The smartest way for Liu Daxia was actually to run away at this time, bearing the reputation of being someone who couldn't bear the grievance and ignored his father. But Liu Daxia, who loves his name and is a bit stubborn, would never make this choice...
Maybe he didn't understand, but he just couldn't look back.
Whether Zhu Houzhao's method is advanced or not is meaningless. Because who can be admitted to Jinshi and become such a high official step by step, which one is stupid?
So don't think about deceiving these people, let alone use any conspiracy against Liu Daxia. Zhu Houzhao just made demands. He was the prince and made demands to the Minister of War. No matter how smart he was, he could not refute this.
"Da Sima, please get up. You are old and the ground is cold. Don't keep kneeling all the time. You are the Minister of the Ministry of War who was personally promoted by my father. Although I am a little angry with you because my father is ill, this is for me. My mood has nothing to do with the Imperial Court’s Minister of War.”
The prince motioned to the eunuch beside him and asked him to help the old man up.
Then he rolled his eyes and called out, "Where is Zhang Mao, the deputy governor of the Inspectorate?"
Then a thin old man with sunken cheeks stood up and said, "I'm here."
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes and looked at this person, "Your name was mentioned in Gu's ears by Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I heard that you are an upright and honest official. Even if you treat guests at home, you can only use tributes during festivals. This Isn’t this true?"
"Back to Your Highness, this matter is true. However, His Highness brought up the subject's shame during the court meeting. This is just the duty of a minister and is insignificant."
"Why is it insignificant? It is very insignificant. Everyone says that the official salary of this dynasty is the thinnest in history. Hey, but up to now I have only heard about you, Zhang Demao (Zhang Mao), a poor official. Can you maintain the bottom line of integrity? , he must also have an upright character. People like you should be in awe. If you have power around your neck, you will say whatever you should say with your mouth."
Zhang Mao knelt straight and said, "Just like the five words His Highness said before. Sacrifice your life for justice."
"Okay." Zhu Houzhao stood up happily, "It's good to have such a stubborn donkey temper like you. I have some questions to ask now. You answer them. You can answer them how you want. If I'm wrong, it's wrong, and if I'm right, it's right. Of course, Chao In the hall, all the ministers can speak out and impartially. Just say whatever you have to say. Today, I will not punish anyone’s sins!"
This is his idea. To deceive these smart people is to be smart, and he wants to implement it in a big way!
"Your Highness, please make it clear."
Zhu Houzhao was not polite, "I was alone in the Wenhua Hall reading history books. In all dynasties, there were soldiers escaping and generals being paid empty wages. The previous rectification of Tengxiang's left guard in Beijing also had a similar problem. Each guard had 5,600 people. After an inventory, it was found that there were only a little over 5,000 people, but the Ministry of Revenue still paid the original salary. This account must be settled. Otherwise, if we can't even figure out how many soldiers and horses the Ming Dynasty has, how can we govern the country? In short , when a problem arises, it must be solved. Zhang Demao, which movie do you think this problem belongs to?"
The old man's voice was loud: "Of course it's the Ministry of War!"
"Do you have any objections?" Zhu Houzhao mainly asked Liu Daxia. ….
He is the Minister of War.
"I have no objections."
"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said again: "A problem always arises from many factors. Maybe some soldiers ran away because they didn't want to be soldiers. Maybe some soldiers unfortunately died. The officer in charge didn't report it, so he thought more about it. Receive a dead man's salary, in short, the current situation is like this, three feet of ice, not a day's cold. This situation was not caused by Liu Shangshu alone, nor was it caused in the past two years. Gu's words... can be called fair no?"
The smart people in the palace secretly began to wipe away Liu Daxia's sweat. They seemed to already know what the prince was going to say next.
But the prince is also unique. He actually used someone like Zhang Mao.
Zhang Mao doesn't care about your face or my face. The face of the King of Heaven and I is nothing, just say whatever it is.
"What Your Highness said is fair."
Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry. He heard some people whispering, "If you have different opinions, please say it now. Or do some people think this is Liu Shangshu's fault?"
"Your Highness!"
There really was a dumbfounded young man popping up.
Zhu Houzhao took a closer look, "Good guy, isn't this Jiao Fang, who has become the minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
Jiao Shilang spoke eloquently, "Wei Chen thinks that the problem of the Ministry of War is naturally the problem of the Minister of War. Da Sima is in charge of the Ministry of War. If there is a problem, it is not his? Is it mine? Is it the problem of other colleagues?"
This guy is also arrogant. When Zhu Houzhao said that, he thought it was a signal of attack.
But Zhu Houzhao was not so rude, lacking in restraint, and lacked standards. He raised his arm and pressed down, "I have said it before, freezing three feet does not last in a day. Don't blame Da Sima on his head."
The prince said this, but Liu Daxia couldn't take it for granted. He immediately said: "Your Highness, Jiao Shilang is right. The problem of the Ministry of War is naturally the problem of the minister. I ask your highness to punish me to show true fairness."
Zhu Houzhao thought about you, you are beautiful, today I will not hit you with a stick, I will lift you up.
Climb high and fall hard.
"Needless to say, the sages and sages have said that rewards and punishments must not be unfair. How can the problems of decades be blamed on you alone?" Zhu Houzhao pointed to everyone present, "The country has reached this point, not only the Ministry of War, but also the Ministry of Husbandry, The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works...which one has no accumulated abuses? Did they punish you? Do you punish them alone?"
As soon as these words were said, the other ministers felt the same way. Even if they were not ministers, they would still have responsible matters in their hands. If the prince said something like this and something went wrong in the future, it would be a piece of paper. Death-free ticket.
On the contrary, if Liu Daxia is punished for this reason, then whether everyone here will be punished depends on the prince's mood.
Comparing the two, which one to choose?
So as soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar and officials came out to refute Jiao Fang. Anyway, he had a bad reputation, so it didn't matter if he criticized him a few times.
"I think what His Highness said is reasonable! Why should Shilang Jiao be so unreasonable? His Highness has already said that freezing three feet does not last in a day. Such a treatment is very fair! This also shows the broad-mindedness of the Ming Dynasty Prince!"... .
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
…
good.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, as long as it is fair, in short, Gu Bu will not investigate the reasons for these bad policies. But the problem has arisen. Gu is the prince, and you are all ministers of the imperial court. Who can Do you just watch this problem go unsolved?"
Li Dongyang sighed secretly, as expected.
But if you want to solve this problem, you can't do it even if you peel off Liu Daxia.
But the prince's attitude is too solid and solid. As a minister of the Ministry of War, if you have a problem with your own business, I won't trouble you. That's fine. Now that you are an official, you have to do this, right?
And aren’t you a loyal minister? What is a loyal minister? You're not afraid of death because you can't do it, right?
Above the court, there was silence again.
Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Speak! Do you want to solve it?!"
this……
Saying it now would be another step on Liu Daxia's body. But who can say no at this time?
Moral public opinion cannot always be used by them to restrict the emperor, but it must also be used to trap them!
Talk to me about serving the country and the people, those who grew up under the red flag of labor and capital, and I sincerely want to serve the country and the people. Are these people sincere?
Zhu Houzhao saw the clattering and soft sounds of "wanting" coming out, which made him very dissatisfied.
"The cabinet will tell you first, do you want to solve the problem of Ming Dynasty's empty salary?"
Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia still have a good personal relationship, but at this point, what can he say?
Fortunately, Liu Daxia is also a proud person.
He himself came out to receive the decree, "Your Highness, there is no need to ask any more questions. Your Highness has already retired."
How can one accept the idea of reform and opening up as a minister? I am willing to accept this offer! "
no!
In this way, it makes you look like a hero who is ready to die.
Zhu Houzhao had to let other ministers speak. They were all scholars and did not leave words, but they must leave a message. Otherwise, if someone puts a hat on the prince in the future and accuses him of deliberately making things difficult, how can he defend himself?
So now these people have to take a stand!
He had suffered similar losses before. We must express our position. When the day comes, it will not be the prince who forces Liu Daxia to do such a difficult thing, but the courtiers will agree.
"Da Sima is loyal to the country, of course I see it. However, Da Sima also told my father that major matters in the court should be discussed with the ministers."
"Gu, this is just a discussion." Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes, and then suddenly raised his voice, "Mr. Liu Ge! Do you want to get rid of this shortcoming?!"
Liu Jian has not said a word until now. He originally wanted to be a loach and continue to slide over. But the prince asked him to answer by name, but he had no choice but to say: "We think that if we want to solve the long-term disadvantages, we need to take a long-term approach."
I want to be an old fox again.
"I didn't ask you how to solve it. What I asked was whether you want to solve it. Of course I know that we need to take a long-term approach. The question is, does the court need to make this determination to eliminate this disadvantage?"
Liu Jian thought to himself, I have exhausted all my benevolence and righteousness, "Yes."
"Mr. Li Ge?"
"When it comes to military pay issues, it seems that the Ministry of Household Affairs should negotiate and resolve them together?"
It's so difficult. These people are really called officials to protect each other.
"Mr. Li Ge, don't let me repeat myself."
"……want."
"Mr. Liu Ge?"
"want."
"Don't call me by name, come out and say it yourself. Six divisions and nine divisions?"
Working with these people can be exhausting.
After they had finished speaking, the prince concluded the coffin and said slowly: "In that case, Da Sima will work harder. I think that the border troops in the north are the most important, and the Tatars are watching eagerly, so there can be no problems no matter what. The Ministry of War There is no need to attack everywhere, but one step at a time. If there are these problems in the towns of Guyuan, Datong, and Yulin, you can clean them up one by one. If you don’t need the money you clean up, just buy more military rations. Where did you clean up the money? Just buy military rations from somewhere, lest people think that the imperial court is trying to get this money."
"It's better to buy military rations. The more these soldiers eat, the stronger they will be. Your prosperity and wealth all depend on them! So you can't take this money alone, and no one is allowed to take it!"
"Da Sima, you still haven't accepted the order?" Chen Rong, the eunuch beside him, reminded him.
Liu Daxia reacted, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Daxia, accepts the order!"
Okay, let him do this.
Zhu Houzhao doesn't know how far he can achieve it, but one point better is always one point better.
As long as Liu Daxia is weak, that is, the peace-seeking faction, he can actually do some things. Moreover, in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the Tatar invaders were also close at hand. .
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