Time flies, and it’s already been a few days in the blink of an eye.
It was a rare time for him to take a rest. Zhu Yunzhen hid in the palace garden and looked at the scenery with some leisure.
Surrounded by pool water, it is green and clear.
As bright as emerald.
It happened that a breeze blew, ruffling a pool of spring water, which was very pleasant.
And since Lao Zhu is a workaholic, he only has one day off every month on the fifth day of the lunar month when all officials take a break.
Other times, I have to work diligently for twelve hours, from seven in the morning to seven in the evening.
Even if Zhu Yunzhen is a grandson, he still has to keep up with the intensity of the work.
So his mood today is actually pretty good.
But no matter how good the mood is, after reading the memorial sent by the officials, it is inevitable that he will be angry and dizzy.
Let them go down a few days ago to think of ideas.
I originally wanted to test their ability to govern the country, but I didn't expect that each of the memorials they sent was more outrageous than the last!
You can really think of anything.
Zhu Yunzhen just flipped through a few of them and was so angry that he went to the back garden of the palace to relax.
It's okay to make a fuss about it, but when it comes time to learn real skills, it really comes down to the topic.
Some are simple and crude, advocating directly formulating a land tax standard and then implementing it regardless of circumstances.
There are also some that are outrageously complicated and advocate that a unified land tax be achieved through tax increases or tax cuts based on the current situation.
If we follow their ideas in front of us, the Ming Dynasty's land tax will not last ten years.
Something is bound to go wrong!
Public dissatisfaction abounds!
Zhu Yunzhen tore it up as waste paper. After all, the matter of unifying land taxes seemed simple, but it was the most complicated.
Because this matter involves taxes.
Then it must be simple and clear, and not allow much flexibility.
Otherwise, once the people below take advantage of the loopholes, they will suffer losses soon.
The hole will not be repaired by then.
But it is too simple, and unfair problems will arise. Everyone has the same tax rate, but the amount of land they own is different.
Issues of unfairness arise regardless.
So this issue is really extremely complicated.
It's just that Zhu Yunxuan didn't expect that...the imperial court was full of losers! Not even really helpful advice!
Only Yang Shiqi was somewhat capable, and some of his words hit the mark.
But when it comes to specific implementation, it is still unclear.
Do not know what to do.
Yang Jing was barely okay, but his ideas were too rigid and he didn't know how to adapt.
The talents of this Ming Dynasty...are really very few!
This is also related to the current official selection system of the Ming Dynasty. As Lao Zhu said, he promoted these officials more for stability.
In the words of later generations, the imperial examination was essentially a elimination system!
Rather than a selection system!
The so-called elimination system, to put it simply, means that I have determined to admit 300 Jinshi in this imperial examination.
I don't care about your ability, as long as you meet three hundred!
And I won’t want one more!
This is true for the famous college entrance examinations, postgraduate examinations and even public examinations in later generations.
The selection system is different. There is no fixed quota, but an ability standard is set.
Only those who meet this standard will be admitted.
If no one can achieve it, then no one will be admitted. On the contrary, if no one can achieve it, then even one thousand or ten thousand will be admitted.
Lao Zhu's idea is not wrong.
Reasonable release of promotion channels is conducive to social stability.
But the shortcomings of the imperial examination were that it gave too high an official position, and because there were too few Jinshi, there was no cruel and fierce competition.
It is difficult to find high-quality talents.
To put it bluntly, there are too few Jinshi people!
Among them, those who can become Zaifu are naturally capable, but the others...most of them are just a bunch of bastards.
Just living in idleness.
"It seems that talents need to continue to be cultivated..."
The future Ming Dynasty will need talents in all aspects.
Now in the entire court, there are only a few people who can be used in Zhu Yunxuan's eyes. What's going on?
"I have to find a chance to find out where the other two of the three Yangs are... and the two sons of the fourth uncle are also pretty good..." Zhu Yunzhen made a small calculation in his heart.
Although they are still young.
But the smaller it gets! On the contrary, Zhu Yunxuan felt better!
Precisely because you are young, you have a strong ability to accept new things!
This is exactly the same idea as his appointment of Xu Miaojin.
The sooner we find them, the better we can develop their abilities earlier.
Zhu Yunzhen thought silently in his heart.
But at this moment, Zhu Yunxi suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind.
Zhu Yunzhen frowned slightly.
He had already ordered the palace officials not to disturb his rest.
When he turned around, he saw that the person who came was none other than Jiang Wei, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Jiang Wei walked five steps behind Zhu Yunzhen and quickly knelt down to salute.
"Jiang Yu? Why are you here?" Zhu Yunxu asked.
"Get up and talk."
Jiang Wei then stood up and said respectfully: "To my great grandson, I have come here because I have something to report to your great grandson!"
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows: "What is it?"
Nothing big seems to have happened these days, right?
Why did Jiang Yu come to report?
Could it be that his uncles are planning something secretly behind his back... That would be really annoying...
Just like a fly, it can be swatted away by clapping your hands, but it just wants to hang around in front of you! Disgusting you!
Really annoying!
"My grandson, yesterday, King Qi quietly left the Prince of Qi's Mansion and went to Yangshan." Jiang Wei said solemnly.
Yangshan?
Why did King Qi go to Yangshan?
Zhu Yunxuan was a little confused. Yangshan was Lao Zhu's palace. If King Qi had any purpose in going to Yangshan, it could only be to find Lao Zhu.
But what can King Qi do to find Lao Zhu?
Could it be that you want to file a lawsuit against him?
Zhu Yunzhen didn't realize it was a bit funny. King Qi should not be so naive. He was not a child. It would be too ridiculous to complain if he couldn't beat him.
Moreover, King Qi was at fault in this matter.
Doesn't he think that Lao Zhu has become too confused to understand the truth?
And now the reputation of King Qi in the capital has completely fallen to the bottom, and it continues to spread to the entire Yingtian Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture...
I'm afraid it won't be long before the news spreads throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.
There is no way, the dissemination power of People's Daily is too wide!
The story was spread word of mouth among the people, and the incident was quite interesting. Corrupt officials were sacked and princes were punished. This was a drama that the people loved to see.
So now King Qi can defeat him in a fight.
It is also impossible to sit in the position of crown prince again.
Zhu Yunxuan really didn't understand what King Qi wanted? Wouldn't it be nice to be his vassal king?
You know, his goal from the beginning was to be a prince who just eats and waits for death...
Maybe this is the greed of the human heart.
"What is King Qi going to Yangshan for?"
Jiang Wei presented a picture album and reported everything truthfully.
"The King of Qi came to His Majesty and first pretended to repent, claiming that he had repented and was regretful for the wrong things he had done."
"I will never miss the position of Crown Prince again in the future."
While Jiang Wei was talking, Zhu Yunxi was looking at the paintings in the album.
Inside, King Qi burst into tears and looked like he had changed his past, which was extremely vivid.
But what surprised Zhu Yunxuan was that there was a portrait of Lao Zhu in it.
Although I have never really drawn a specific expression.
But Zhu Yunzhen also noticed a sharp signal... Jiang Yu, this is moving closer to him!
Otherwise, logically speaking, the image of Lao Zhu should not appear in this album.
But this is normal... After all, although the position of commander of Jinyiwei is high and powerful, he has great power over the ministers.
But it's also a hot potato.
Like a pit of fire, almost anyone who comes will die!
Because there are too many things to know in this position, and there are too many enemies!
Just like Mao Xiang, the previous Jinyiwei commander before Jiang Wei.
After the Hu Weiyong case was liquidated, the birds and beasts died and the lackeys were cooked!
Hu Weiyong's case was so involved that Mao Xiang's hands were stained with blood, and both the government and the public hated him!
At this time, Lao Zhu was also afraid of Mao Xiang.
Only then did Mao Xiang be killed to calm the grievances of the officials, and at the same time, a new commander was replaced to ensure that the Jinyiwei would always be firmly controlled by Lao Zhu.
Jiang Wei knew very well that if one day Lao Zhu passed away, his grandson would succeed him.
When the time comes, the first one to be liquidated will be him, Jiang Ying!
It's even possible that he died before Lao Zhu died!
This is the fate of the commander of the Jinyiwei!
Because they know too many things that they should not know, and they also do too many things that they should not do, and they have a lot of killings on their hands!
That's why Jiang Wei moved closer to Zhu Yunxu at this moment.
Because he knew that the only person who could save his life now was his grandson!
No one else... can protect him!
And the person who wants to kill him must be Lao Zhu in the end!
Therefore, everything Jiang Wei said to Zhu Yunxuan was true without reservation.
After understanding this, Zhu Yunxi looked at Jiang Yu with amusement.
I don’t know about this...does Lao Zhu already know about it?
Right in front, Jiang Wei was still describing what happened at that time.
"When Your Majesty saw King Qi repenting, he just rebuked King Qi a few words, and then said that since His Highness Taisun didn't blame King Qi, then Your Majesty doesn't need to blame King Qi either."
"I just need to live a good life and do things well in the future."
"Don't be arrogant, self-willed, or wanton any more."
"King Qi superficially agreed."
"But the next moment, he mentioned to His Majesty the grandson's intention to unify land taxation, especially the matter in Suzhou Prefecture, adding fuel to the fire."
"Calling yourself grandson is because you are dissatisfied with His Majesty's policies."
"He also lied that he didn't want to take care of this matter, but he just didn't want to see Ming Dynasty go wrong, so he gave advice to His Majesty."
Zhu Yunzhen listened to the whole story.
The expression on his face was slightly complicated, as his seventh uncle really didn't stop.
"Oh? What did Grandpa Huang say?" Zhu Yunzhen asked curiously.
Jiang Wei suddenly chuckled.
It seemed like he thought of something funny.
Said: "Your Majesty didn't say anything, he just asked his subordinates to get the whip."
"I personally whipped King Qi three times."
"Let Prince Qi go back to Prince Qi's Mansion and never go up to Yangshan Mountain again!"
Zhu Yunxuan turned to the next page of the album.
The picture of King Qi being whipped is vividly painted.
The painful gesture of crying for father and mother made Zhu Yunxuan couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: "Does this seventh uncle really think that this method can also work?"
"With this kind of crooked behavior, even if I have to file a lawsuit a hundred times."
"It can't be effective."
"Just let him make trouble!"
(End of chapter)
