Disperse towards the meeting.
Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Juzheng looked at the imperial edict hanging on the pavilion: "This is a confidential place where officials and other people are waiting. No unauthorized entry is allowed. Violators will be punished without mercy." He held his long beard with his hands, thinking thoughtfully. Lu Tiaoyang, who was following him, saw him stop and stopped too, looking at the Jiajing imperial pen on Wenyuan Pavilion.
Under Zhang Juzheng's emotional excitement, he rarely showed any flaws. He turned to Lu Tiaoyang and said, "Master Yu Suo (Lü Tiaoyang's title), today you know what 'the clouds in the cabinet and the wind in the palace' feel like!"
Lu Tiaoyang was an upright person and didn't like to talk. When he saw Zhang Juzheng losing his composure, he knew that he had been worried all morning. He smiled understandingly and said: "Brother Taiyue can lay out a big plan and 'take the world as his own responsibility.'" Come on!" After saying that, he raised his hand and said, "Tiaoyang (Lü Tiaoyang's nickname is Heqing) is willing to obey Yuan Fu's orders!"
When Zhang Juzheng heard what Lu Tiaoyang said, he quickly returned the greeting and said: "The Duke of Yu is nine years older than me, and there are only you and me in the cabinet. How can I be the master of my own affairs? Everything must be planned for the public and I dare to do it."
After hearing this, Lu Tiaoyang said a few humble words, and the two of them entered hand in hand. Zhongshu and other clerks moved the thick documents into Zhang Juzheng's room. After a while, Zhongshu moved a pile of documents into Lu Tiaoyang's duty room and said, "Prime Minister Lu, you have to deal with these Yuanfu." The corner of Lu Tiaoyang's mouth twitched, but he smiled and said, "Put it down." The clerk bowed and left.
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Not to mention that Zhang Juzheng is waiting for work here. After Zhu Yijun returned to the palace, the internal eunuchs had already informed the Empress Dowager Cisheng about the emperor's affairs in court. Empress Dowager Li nodded secretly when she heard the emperor's tactics to coerce Zhang Juzheng, but it was a bit hard to understand.
When the emperor changed out of his long clothes and came to see him in ordinary clothes, he hurriedly ordered the food to be served. Seeing that Zhu Yijun did not look complacent and looked like a young adult, he smiled and said: "The emperor is very good today, the late emperor was nothing more than this." Zhu Yijun hurriedly smiled and said: "The emperor is lucky to have the mother and empress to advise him. If not, How can the mother teach you so hard, how can you be so lighthearted?" He changed the subject and said: "The emperor had an edict before seeing his mother to build the Empress Temple of Yuanjun Bixia in Zhuozhou, and today the court has instructed the Ministry of Industry to handle it."
Queen Mother Li looked very happy after hearing this. Nai smiled and said: "The British princess said that the Empress Temple is very effective. I thought that chanting sutras is not as good as building a temple. This is a matter of accumulating merit. It is rare for the emperor to think about it. In addition, the money does not need to come from the national treasury. The queen mother has some self-esteem here. .”
After Zhu Yijun heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. I really want to tell the Queen Mother Bixia Yuanjun is a Taoist god and has nothing to do with Buddhism. But after reciting "Buddha is the Tao" several times in my heart, I felt calm.
I heard that Queen Mother Li wanted to use her body to build a temple, and I felt a little admired. Then he smiled and said: "How much money can be spent on building a temple? The mother does not have to go out of her body, all the funds are used, and it saves the noise of the court officials outside."
After a pause, he said again: "The bad guy's family copied hundreds of thousands of dollars in silver and kept it all in his own money. If the mother remembers this, she can be more generous when rewarding people." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li felt a little sad, but she thought Just say "Buddha" and just throw it away.
During lunch, Zhang Hong came to report: "Qin Tian Jian has chosen the right date for the platform call, which is June 17." Zhu Yijun laughed angrily, dropped his chopsticks and cursed: "Qin Tian Jian is so mediocre! Yang Hongliang doesn't want to do it. Is it possible?! Choose another date to report, it must be this month!" Zhang Hong said: "The platform call is a grand ceremony, the Qin Tianjian also reports to the cabinet for orders, and the Ministry of Rites also arranges etiquette..." Before she finished speaking, Queen Mother Li snorted coldly. Zhang Hong felt sweat on his forehead and kowtowed before going down.
Zhu Yijun frowned. The Empress Dowager Cisheng saw this and said: "Don't worry, Emperor. It was always like this when he first came to power. When your father ascended the throne, the eunuchs on the left and right still showed no respect for the prince. It will be better after a while." After thinking for a while, he said. : "If you don't change after repeated admonitions, just take the opportunity to have a few attacks and you'll be fine."
Zhu Yijun calmed down and said with a smile: "What the mother said is that my son is not worried about Qin Tianjian." He pointed to the lunch that was being withdrawn and said: "How can you, mother and son, eat so much food? As the saying goes, 'you never get tired of eating. "It's very fine, and the food is never too fine." Many of these meals are time-consuming and labor-intensive to prepare, but are cold when they are served, and are far less delicious than those from small kitchens."
Empress Dowager Li laughed and said, "That's true. When we were in the royal palace, the late emperor and I both ate from the small kitchen. It was indeed delicious. However, it is indeed a ritual, so it's no wonder."
Zhu Yijun pretended to be coy, but because he was young, he looked decent, and said: "Mother, why don't we eat in the small kitchen instead. Grandpa Shizong also eats in the small kitchen, and it was all provided by the companions at that time, so it doesn't cost the country's children." Seeing Empress Dowager Li frown slightly, she quickly stopped talking.
The Empress Dowager Cisheng said: "Grandpa Sejong's small kitchen, according to your father, is much more expensive than what we have listed here. Most of them are rare recipes that cannot be learned."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "My father and mother were coaxed by my eldest companion. My son heard that his father loved to eat braised donkey intestines when he was in the dormitory..." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li said: "Yes, after he ascended the throne, I heard that each time you make one, you need to kill a donkey, which costs a lot of money, so I stopped offering it."
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "How can this be reasonable? To purchase goods in Guanglu Temple, you only need to go to the market in the middle of the capital. The donkey intestines and various kinds of meat are sold separately. The donkey intestines that my father eats only cost a few dozen coins. However, The price of a donkey will be added to the account a hundred times. The donkey money was privately divided by the monks and supervisors of Guanglu Temple, and all the leaders and eunuchs will have their monthly share." After saying this, he pursed his lips and smiled.
Queen Mother Li was stunned after hearing this. Then she thought about how little she had spent on food and expenses when she was young. After entering the palace, I only thought that it was something that the royal family enjoyed, and that it was an extraordinary thing that must have an extraordinary price. Moreover, my mind was focused on fighting for favors and favors, so I had no time to think about these things. Hearing what the emperor said, he smiled and said, "How does the emperor know? Well, your father must have told you in heaven."
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "That's not true. Previously, the Ministry of Revenue submitted a letter to compile the "Wanli Accounting Records". My son asked for some information and looked at it. The price of live cattle is only 6 taels, and the price of donkeys is only 3 taels..." ( ps: "Wanli Accounting Records" was not completed until the ninth year of Wanli, so the date is moved forward here.)
Empress Dowager Li smiled and said: "Your Majesty, are you talking nonsense? In front of me, I saw the account books of Guanglu Temple, one live cow and twenty taels..." After saying that, she stopped herself and said, "Is it a fake account?" Zhu Yijun Nod yes.
Queen Mother Li was so angry that she felt dizzy. She was originally from a small family and had a stingy and careless character, but she didn't want to be deceived into this by the people in the palace. Nai said angrily: "Send the minister of Guanglu Temple to come!"
Zhu Yijun hurriedly advised: "Mother, you don't have to be like this. This has been the case in the palace since ancient times. It's just hidden from the master. When the generals started to move, it was even louder than the commotion in the palace yesterday."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Li became a little angry. Asked: "What kind of love abuses are there? Your Majesty, tell them all."
Zhu Yijun said: "Well, my son estimates that there are less than 200 people in the palace, and the number of internal officials, maids and handymen is 8,200. In addition, there are large employers such as internal manufacturing factories and economic factories." , the number is nearly twelve thousand." Queen Mother Li was greatly surprised when she heard this. She only knew that there were many people in the inner palace, but she didn't know that there were over 10,000 people.
Zhu Yijun added: "To support these many people, the major items are food, clothing, charcoal, candlelight, tea, etc. The daily cost is about ten thousand taels, of which about two-thirds are wasted. Among them, the palace maids and miscellaneous servants There is not much oil and water to fish for, and most of it is on our meals, clothes, and daily charcoal and candles. In the name of in-house products and tributes, they double or triple the amount in their accounts at reasonable prices, sometimes ten times or even a hundred times. Yes."
Empress Dowager Li smiled bitterly and said: "How many are there?" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "How much does the empress mother think it costs to have one egg?"
Queen Mother Li: "One article?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "One penny can buy two. The two palaces and sons use only two coins each. It is said to be a special gift, but I don't know how to raise the chickens that lay eggs for me."
"There is another big disadvantage, which is that the palace purchasers really make money from both sides. The palace purchasers, relying on the banner of the master, are running rampant and illegal in the capital, and this is not just a day. For example, when buying charcoal, he will send a letter to the charcoal factory and say It was purchased in the palace, but the money was not paid until the merchant had paid the bribe in full, and then the money was paid, but the price was lower than the market price on the grounds of large quantity. If the merchants in the capital had no backing, they would come to their door after hearing the word "He Buy" Yes, some hang themselves immediately."
Seeing that the Queen Mother wanted to interrupt, she hurriedly added: "Therefore, those who do business in the capital are either from noble families or important officials in the capital. It is indeed a good business to 'buy' from them. Therefore, none of the emperors in our dynasty have any The ministers told him about these things and listened to him."
Empress Dowager Li was less than thirty years old and had been in politics for only half a year. She was still in the learning stage of political affairs. At this time, if you ask her about rouge and gouache, if she can tell one, two or three, when it comes to these political affairs, she is really weak. These days, Zhu Yijun's confidence has been constantly undermined, and he has written the word "submit" flatly to the emperor, which only makes him smile bitterly.
Seeing Zhu Yijun talking eloquently, I knew that my knowledge was far inferior to that of this eleven-year-old child. She thought to herself secretly: "No wonder the emperor has been a man from ancient times to the present." She was not a person who liked to take power, so she said: "In the emperor's opinion, how should we deal with it?"
