"I see your Majesty, veteran." Xie Qian entered the palace and saw a mess in front of him, with some remaining stains on the ground that had not been completely cleaned up.
He suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he frowned in confusion and said, "Your Majesty, the old ministers and people outside the palace heard that Your Majesty is so angry, and they don't know why?"
He didn't say the purpose of his coming here, but first asked about the affairs in the palace. Although he had completely swung to the emperor's side, the doubts in his heart still made him unable to remain indifferent. He had previously heard that Mou Bin and Fan Ting were raped by the imperial staff. , which made him very curious.
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his lingering anger surged up again, but he couldn't vent his anger to the master, so he had to muffled his voice and asked: "Master Xie, do you think I am too kind to my ministers?" , so that they are unscrupulous and have no regard for the imperial court not taking me seriously."
After Xie Qian heard this, he was silent for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty said something serious. Although I don't know why your Majesty is so angry, I think that whether your Majesty is merciful or not depends entirely on what your Majesty thinks as the main and auxiliary. He is overbearing. , are all in the Sacred Heart, so why do you need to be angry?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded, his anger subsided, and he gradually calmed down and said: "Thank you, Master, I was angry just now and it was inappropriate. I would like to be taught a lesson."
Xie Qian cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I don't dare, my Majesty, just understand."
Zhu Houzhao is not a person who doesn't listen to good words. Xie Qian's words made him understand that everything in the world is decided by his own thoughts. It is not worth getting angry. No matter whether it is kingly or overbearing, all the old ministers are on your side. Your Majesty is not Need to be angry.
Zhu Houzhao understood it, but he was very curious, what would happen if Mr. Xie saw this secret report?
On the dragon table that had been set up, he picked up a copy of the Jin Yiwei Secret Music, handed it to Liu Jin, and said, "Master Xie, there is a copy of the Jinyiwei Secret Music here. I ask Master Xie to read it for me."
Master Xie, didn’t you tell me that I wasn’t worthy of being angry? Then take a look at the contents of this secret memorial. I will also take a look at your realm, Master Xie.
I have to say that Zhu Houzhao is really without moral integrity. If Xie Qian knew what he was thinking, would he still say anything on his side?
Xie Qian took the secret memorial from Liu Jin and opened it curiously.
Before he even finished reading the first page, his eyebrows stood up, anger rushed to his forehead, veins on his forehead popped, his body trembled slightly, and he felt dizzy.
"Quick, hold on to Master Xie."
Zhang Zhong has quick hands and eyes and has already set off.
Liu Jin was also supporting Xie Qian's body on the other side.
Xie Qian stabilized his body, threw the two of them away, fell to his knees with a bang, and spoke in pain, intermittently: "Old minister...Old minister, you are wrong."
Zhu Houzhao had already stood up, came to Xie Qian himself, helped him up, and comforted him: "Master Xie, this is not your fault, it is the fault of Taizu, Taizong, and the previous emperors. I am also at fault."
Xie Qian shook his head and said bitterly: "No, how could Taizu Taizong be wrong? How could all the previous emperors be wrong? Your Majesty can't be wrong either. The ones who are wrong are the old ministers, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, and we."
Zhu Houzhao signaled Liu Jin to get Jindun, helped Xie Qian sit down, and he also sat down beside Xie Qian, and said: "Master Xie, the military household system of our Ming Dynasty has changed with the times and is not suitable for the changes of the current era. , the military household system must be changed.”
Xie Qian nodded when he heard the words, but then shook his head and said: "I know your Majesty's intentions. Just like your Majesty collects business taxes and inventories the world's fields, your Majesty is determined to reform the old system and neglect government affairs. This is progress and a good thing, but if you act too hastily, it will lead to failure. Disaster."
"Your Majesty moved the vassal to the vassal, changed the tax system, implemented new imperial examinations, and surveyed the land. Although it seems to be stable now, in fact, it is like burning oil and it is already on the verge of crisis. If your Majesty carries out the reform of military households at this time, the world will only be in turmoil. Day and night.”
"Your Majesty, do you know why you have been able to survive so many previous crises without causing great turmoil in the world?"
Zhu Houzhao fell silent after hearing this. He got up and walked back and forth in the hall. He seemed to have some understanding, but he still asked without giving up.
"Master Xie is saying that the nobles and gentry are deliberately giving in?"
Xie Qian nodded happily after hearing this, and then said: "Your Majesty, you finally understand that although your Majesty has the general trend of the world, it seems that the military power and public opinion are in your hands, but after all, it is just a word of profit."
"Your Majesty, your move to the vassal will benefit all the officials in the court, and they will naturally support it strongly. Your reform of the tax system will benefit the world's interests, nobles, officials and gentry. They have nothing to say. The new imperial examination system will be reformed. At that time, Your Majesty With the power of great victory, the ministers will be unstoppable."
"But your majesty has been surveying the world's fields and has already tasted the backlash from the interests of the world. Although they were quickly extinguished, have they really surrendered completely? In fact, they have not. Moreover, they are hiding and waiting to kill your majesty. one strike."
Xie Qian was worthy of being a veteran of three dynasties, and he looked at things with such vicious eyes. After this analysis, Zhu Houzhao felt his scalp numb.
"If Your Majesty touches the military household system again this time, let's not mention that the military households of the Ming Dynasty account for most of the world's army, but also the intricate entanglements behind these military households. Your Majesty, can you imagine the scene of war in the world? ?”
Zhu Houzhao seemed to really see the smoke everywhere, the smoke rising everywhere, and the bones lying in the wild for thousands of miles without roosters crowing.
He stumbled, and at this moment, like Xie Qian, he almost fell.
Liu Jin and Zhang Zhong supported him, allowing him to gradually stabilize his figure, with a look of horror on his face.
He knew that Xie Qian was not alarmist, but that it was really possible. He wanted to change the military household system, just like rooting out the roots.
The nobles will not be indifferent, the officials and gentry will not be indifferent, and the millions of military households in the world will not be indifferent. Even the vassal king will cheer for joy.
The great victory he had won over the past year had made him forget everything. He even felt that there was no objection in the world. He was the Holy King of the Ming Dynasty. He was praised for nine days and became a monarch who surpassed all previous dynasties.
However, Xie Qian's words today made him break out in a cold sweat. The fire was cooking the oil, the flowers were blooming, and the higher he held it, the harder he fell.
Someone once said to him, Your Majesty, if you want to do big things, you must not act too hastily. This era is different after all.
He was in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, an era when the mountains and rivers were about to be shattered and a new world could be built. At this time, no one could break the human heart and limited thinking.
Just like a blind man crossing a river, he only relies on groping, taking one step and ten steps, and walking steadily, only then can he know whether the way forward is the abyss or the other side.
Zhu Houzhao was too impatient, because he never got out of his ten-life reincarnation thoughts of forgiveness, like a tight curse, always pushing him to move forward quickly.
Xie Qian sighed in his heart, "Late Emperor, your Majesty has lived up to your expectations. Your Majesty will definitely become a saint king in the future."
"Your Majesty understands. I must have the answer in my heart. I won't say any more. Your Majesty, you still have a long time. Please be steady first. Although the veteran is old, he still has a few years of good life. Let the veteran serve as your majesty. , block out some wind and rain."
Xie Qian picked up the secret music on the ground, held it in both hands and handed it over.
Zhu Houzhao took the secret memorial with both hands and handed it to Liu Jin. Then, he bowed his hands to Xie Qian and said respectfully: "Thank you, master. I thank you for all the people in the world."
Xie Qian hurriedly dodged and said with shame: "Your Majesty, why do you do this? I can't bear it."
Jin Yiwei's secret report describes how the officials, gentry and nobles wielded power, oppressed the military households, and turned these civilians who had been military households for generations into thieves. The process was investigated in detail.
The shamelessness and forbearance of officials, gentry and nobles are like evil wolves, waiting for the opportunity to strike.
Although Zhu Houzhao had evidence of their crimes, he could not easily touch them. This could not be solved by an invincible army, nor could it be settled by an imperial edict.
Are you saying that you can guarantee that the people on these criminal evidence are not the chess pieces pushed out by those people to play games with the emperor?
But if we don’t kill them, how can we deal with the military civilians who fled to Beijing? Are they not human beings?
Zhu Houzhao couldn't remain indifferent, but he couldn't just lift the table, so he had to find other ways to solve the livelihood of these refugees first.
Xie Qian didn't have anything important to do originally, just because it was the Chinese New Year. As an auxiliary minister in the cabinet, he was also a minister on duty in the palace.
Naturally, it was my duty to come here to ask for instructions. Xu Qiong from the Ministry of Rites had already made several arrangements for this year's Zhengda ceremony and was waiting for the cabinet's approval.
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao replied: "Just follow the regulations of previous years, but remember that on the first day of the lunar month, the sacrifice at the Monument to the Martyrs of the Ming Dynasty is indispensable."
Xie Qian accepted the order and resigned.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Xie Qian's leaving back, his eyes deepened, and he said with a smile: "Master Xie and Master Li are worthy of being ministers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Liu Jin."
He, who had been standing beside Zhang Zhong as a backdrop, immediately said to please him, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Xuan Yansong came to the palace to pay his respects."
"According to the order."
Liu Jin then went to deliver the order.
The dirty work was naturally done by this "capable" minister. Yan Song was a man of outstanding ability. If it weren't for his qualifications and young age, Zhu Houzhao would have really wanted to give him a chance to join the cabinet and participate in politics now.
Unlike Yang Shen's intelligence, Yan Song is shrewd, and Zhu Houzhao has yet to find someone who can replace him.
No wonder Ming Shizong Zhu Houconn trusted Yan Song so much. He was really easy to use.
For example, if this matter is left to Yan Song, he will definitely be able to give Zhu Houzhao a satisfactory answer.
Yan Song entered the palace later. Although he had prepared and guessed in his heart, he still trembled when he heard what the emperor asked him to do.
"Do you understand?" Zhu Houzhao said calmly.
Although Yan Song was reluctant in his heart, he accepted the problem calmly on the outside.
"When a minister accepts an edict, he will live up to the holy will."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, asked him to stand up, and said pointedly: "You have to settle down the military households, and those shameless officials have to kill chickens and scare monkeys. It is up to you to control the proportion. Remember, this matter has nothing to do with me. "
Emperor Yan Song wanted to put aside the relationship and said that since he had made it clear, he knew how to do it.
"My lord, I understand."
Zhu Houzhao then handed him the information and secret reports that Jinyiwei and Dongchang had found, and told him again: "Also, neither Dongchang nor Jinyiwei were involved in this matter. You are looking for someone on your own, and you cannot participate on your own."
Yan Song was immediately moved again. The emperor was protecting him. He nodded and said in a deep voice: "I understand, I will leave."
Zhu Houzhao was not protecting him, he just thought that this person would be of great use in the future and should not be exposed easily.
Seeing Yan Song leaving the palace, Zhu Houzhao sneered and said to himself: "If you want to play chess with me, then I will help you. Is it better for you or for me to suppress you?"
