"These are all submitted by Baoding Prefecture, Zhending Prefecture, and Hejian Prefecture..."
In the duty room of the cabinet, Mr. Xie Ge sorted out the memorials one by one and placed them in front of Li Dongyang. The incense sticks on the desk floated repeatedly without making any sound.
Li Dongyang was also silent. He stood up with his hands on his hands, glanced at Xie Qian, and looked around the room.
As more and more memorials were issued to allocate land in various places, the matter was getting closer to its end, and it was gradually time for him, the head of the cabinet, to retire.
There was a gap between him and the emperor because of the land division, and this gap would be constantly exploited. Even if you don't want to leave, you will eventually be driven away, so why bother if you end up feeling disgusted with the dog. After all, the current emperor will not let the old man who has become an official have his head in a different place and no bones left, so it is better to go quietly.
In particular, Wang Hao has also been ordered to enter the cabinet.
"In two days, I will submit my resignation to His Majesty." Li Dongyang's voice was a little impure, as if there was a mouthful of phlegm that couldn't come out of his throat. "Think about it now, when I wanted to buy Osmanthus fragrans and wine, I never thought about it. Time passes so quickly.”
"What about Jizhi's proposal? What do you think?"
Wang Hao proposed that the two of them should still govern a place and benefit the people like Liu Jian. This passage should have come from the emperor. This shows that the emperor still agrees with the two of them.
For an old and retiring minister to have such an ending, Li Dongyang was still grateful to the emperor.
But he was still hesitant about whether he was like Liu Jian.
At this time, an eunuch came to the door and said: "Elder Pavilion, this is a message from Qianqing Palace. His Majesty left the palace this morning and I don't know when he will come back. Please tell the two pavilion elders not to wait. He will return at the next shift time." Just go to the house.”
When Li Dongyang and Xie Qian heard this, they no longer reacted as strongly as before. They were just slightly stunned, and then seemed to have no choice but to accept it.
"Have you brought enough manpower?" Xie Qian stepped forward and asked.
"Go back to the pavilion. Take it with you. Most of the Shenwu Guards are out."
When encountering such a powerful emperor, the two of them probably could only worry about this. Of course there will be some memorial from some censor to the court tomorrow, but the emperor will not pay attention to him.
In this way, everyone will be at peace with each other.
If he wanted to do something serious, the emperor wouldn't let him.
This is what happens between monarchs and ministers now.
Just like Emperor Taizong's five expeditions to Mobei, many ministers also tried to stop him. How could they stop him?
As a pavilion elder, his reaction to this was so feeble, which seemed to indicate that they should leave.
"I understand, you can go down." Xie Qian waved his hand, and then walked to Li Dongyang, "Wang Jizhi's words are not groundless, and His Majesty must agree. We are so favored by the country, as long as the emperor still trusts us, I think You can listen to it. Duke Xixian has a good reputation in Shandong. Isn’t that what we people want?"
Xie Qian was willing, and he was just following the principles he said - read the books of sages, plan things for the people, and there was a precedent like Liu Jian. Privately, he still has his second son Xie Pi in the attendant's room.
However, Li Dongyang lost his son and daughter and has only one adopted child so far. He himself has reached the age of hearing loss. After Liu Jian left, as the chief minister, he could not be completely comfortable, because the purpose of Zhu Houzhao becoming the emperor was not to make him happy.
So after several struggles, my heart became somewhat dry.
This is inevitable. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be the subject of a powerful monarch.
"Yu Qiao, since we have been assisting His Majesty, we have experienced many things that have made me understand that the Ming Dynasty does not lack me or you. What is really indispensable is the emperor. With the emperor, the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos. No. Your Majesty retaining Duke Xixian has made him a wise king and a wise minister. As for us, we may have to leave a bad reputation for being greedy for power and position."
"Why is it a bad name?"
"Occupying one position is a good reputation, but occupying one position after another is a bad reputation? Will all the veterans who serve in the imperial court go to the provinces to become governors?"
Xie Qian couldn't deny it. It was indeed difficult to explain things in this world clearly.
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In the summer, there will be cicadas squealing in the forest. In the feudal era, officials thought they would ask their servants to chase away the noise, which was actually a source of embarrassment. I haven’t heard of Zhu Houzhao in his past and present lives for several decades, so I feel a sense of intimacy.
The girl named Wang Zhi in front of him should be a few years older than him, but her eyebrows have not yet bloomed, and she is still in the boudoir. However, such a person can control and command Wei Ningbo to say many words that are in line with the holy will. This is not an expert. What is it again?
"Wang Xiangmin Gong said that he doted on a granddaughter, and it was you, right?"
Wang Zhi nodded, "My grandfather treats his descendants the same way. It's just that the little girl was naughty and pestered his old man. My grandfather couldn't bear to punish her, so he gave in to me everywhere."
"You have no official position in the court, and you don't receive a salary. Later, I found out that you had contributed to the affairs of the people and animal husbandry in Shuntian Prefecture, so I owe you a favor."
"Your Majesty is serious. The Wang family relied on your kindness and was awarded the title of Wei Ningbo. This little girl enjoys the glory and wealth because of it. This is all your Majesty's grace."
There is no need to mention these scenes.
Zhu Houzhao asked: "I remember telling Uncle Wei Ning to do the people and animal husbandry matters by myself. Why did I still bother you later?"
Wang Zhi raised her eyelids. She seemed to want to say something, but her red lips pursed, as if she didn't dare to say anything.
Zhu Houzhao was not a stupid person. He thought as soon as he glanced at him that such a smart man probably had this expression on purpose.
Anyway, I'm not in the palace today, so the rules shouldn't be so big.
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Wang Zhi stood up and lowered his head, "The civil unrest that Your Majesty wanted has already happened, so naturally we don't want it to continue. Otherwise, my brother will never be able to escape the crime."
Zhu Houzhao's index finger trembled inadvertently.
Liu Jin's expression also changed beside him, "Presumptuous!"
How dare you say that the emperor 'wants civil strife'? !
Wei Ningbo was also startled. He immediately stood up, kowtowed and said, "My sister is raised in a boudoir and does not know the etiquette before the king. Please forgive me for my inappropriate words."
"Liu Jin."
"My slave is here."
"Who told you to talk too much? Take everyone else away and wait. Lest you, a talkative guy, keep interrupting!"
this……
Liu Jin had no choice but to say, "I obey the order."
"Uncle Weining, get up too and follow us together."
These are all honest people, and they will do whatever the emperor asks them to do.
Liu Jin turned back three times with each step, as if he was reluctant to leave. It wasn't until the emperor waved to him again that he took Xu Guan and walked ten steps out.
In this way, the emperor and Wang Zhi were the only two people left in the pavilion.
The summer wind blew slightly, blowing her silky black hair, blowing a green leaf and falling on the stone table. Zhu Houzhao picked it up and played with it, and at the same time said, "What you say has a big impact. If you say It’s really wrong, it’s terrible.”
Wang Zhi continued: "Your Majesty is doing this for the good of the people. If the people are not in chaos, how can we let the civil and military officials know that the land has to be divided?"
Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly. So far, this girl was the only one who had the right idea.
"How did you come up with the idea?"
"Because my brother is stupid, and at that time, the government and the government were fighting openly and secretly for money from the national treasury, which involved how many counties the people and herdsmen had withdrawn from. His Majesty would not ask my brother to do such a thing based on his way of employing people. Unless...
... Unless His Majesty himself wants a bad result. However, His Majesty's intention to achieve bad results was not to cause civil unrest in various parts of Northern Zhili, so my brother could not make any more mistakes later. "
Wang Zhi was also puzzled for a long time, especially when the emperor told Wang Xuan not to let anyone teach him. This is obviously something strange.
Which emperor doesn't want his ministers to get things done?
It would be another thing to say that the emperor was stupid, but Emperor Zhengde was obviously deep-minded and extremely intelligent, so there was no other explanation other than deliberately wanting Uncle Wei Ning to mess things up.
It was not until later, when the court began to talk about Zhuang Tian on a large scale, that she finally figured it out and realized that many things in the court were all under the control of the emperor.
"What a pity." Zhu Houzhao clicked his tongue and shook his head, "You are a girl."
"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty."
Her reply made Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh again, "There is no one around here, but I can tell you. I am conceited and different from many emperors in the past three generations. Being a daughter is a problem, but it is not a big deal. question. The pity I am talking about is that I feel pity for Duke Xiangmin. He fought many battles in his life, but no one can inherit his legacy."
In the past few days, he has also been thinking carefully. If there is such a capable person, of course he must use it.
It’s time for the country to employ people. But how to arrange it will really test him.
Of course, the girl’s own opinions must also be considered. He can somewhat grasp a man's ambition, but he is really not sure whether women of this era have that desire.
"My grandfather is over seventy years old, and it is a great blessing that Your Majesty can still get to know and get along with him. If my grandfather were twenty years younger, Your Majesty wouldn't have to be so upset about it."
There was a rustling sound in the forest, and Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell into the distance. Thinking about it, it was indeed a pity.
Wang Yue went out to the fortress three times in his life, and fought countless battles with the Mongols. He made a surprise attack on Weininghai and chased the Black Rock Cliff, both of which resulted in a major defeat of the Tatars. Now he has made the resumption of Taoism a national policy... In fact, the Hetao area was recovered during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, and the battle was fought by Wang Yue.
Therefore, he is also a famous general among the three literati in the Ming Dynasty who were knighted for their military merits.
Fortunately, one Wang Yue left, and another Wang Shouren left.
At this time when relations between Ming Dynasty and Tatar are tense,
Zhu Houzhao thought of something else, "Wang Xiangmin fought for the country against foreign barbarians. His achievements were not only written in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but also in the history of the Han people in the Central Plains and the descendants of China in the past three thousand years. This is related to the war. In the 1960s, the generals in the civil war between the Han people were different.
Just like Huo Qubing and Xue Rengui and Yue Fei back then. Even though Li, Tang, Zhao and Song have become history, as Chinese people, we should pay tribute to such heroic souls from generation to generation! Generals like them can be called national heroes! "
He had a thought in his mind that he should really enshrine these generals who fought against foreign countries. On the one hand, they would shape the national character of the Han people, and on the other hand, they would be part of the current Ming-Mongolian war. Because sharpness is sometimes more than just weapons.
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(End of chapter)
