Chapter 324: The direction of the court is very different
Chapter 324: The direction of the court is very different
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the ridge of the field, with his hands naturally resting on his legs, just like an old farmer who wanted to take a break after working in the field.
The old man's eyes calmly swept over the faces of the courtiers in front of him, and he sighed quietly.
Yu Xin, Wang Jun and others' hearts jumped for no reason. His Majesty, who was so good, actually said that he was at fault?
No room for overthinking.
The person kneeling at the front immediately raised his hands and slapped them on the ground.
"Your Majesty is the Holy Emperor, why do you say this?"
"Today we are blessed with a yield of thirty kilograms of sweet potatoes per mu, which is a matter of celebration for both heaven and earth."
"The Holy Emperor's merits are immeasurable, and the whole world surrenders to him."
The ministers were chirping, just like the forest birds in the dense jungle on Shenlie Mountain, engaged in chirping day and night.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, stuffed the record text in his hand into his sleeve, and said quietly: "I have been on the throne for twenty-seven years. Every year, the local area is hit by disasters, and the people starve to death. The people are hungry and poor, so what reputation do we have? To be a saint? Ashamed."
Yu Xin raised his head fiercely.
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Jun and other officials also looked frightened and said one after another: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
They are really scared.
Because the yield of sweet potatoes is thirty kilograms per mu, and the emperor is praised as a saint descended from heaven, even if all the credit goes to the emperor alone, it is a good thing for everyone.
But if the emperor, because he is so sad now, ends up issuing an edict against himself, that would be a big mistake for his ministers.
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed, patted his butt and stood up.
Looking at the courtiers kneeling on the ground in front of them.
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a deep voice: "I am not an emperor who enjoys great achievements, nor am I a person who seeks fame and fame. The cultivation of sweet potatoes in the Ming Dynasty is like a child learning to walk, just taking three or five steps. One thing will be a blessing in the future, and everything will be a blessing in the future?< /p>
I do not want to be the monarch of the former Song Dynasty. I don’t want to live up to my reputation, and I don’t like to be unworthy of merit. Today, I will not allow you to beg, and I hope that you will not mention it again in the future.”
Yu Xin and others did not expect that the emperor would be so decisive, and even use the previous king's affairs to warn them, those who are admonishing today.
Although the emperor did not say what would happen if they mentioned this matter again in the future, he thought that if he really did not listen to what he said today, he might have to go to Jinyiwei.
I heard that the most recent member of the Jinyiwei family, named Zhang Hui, has made great achievements in interrogation matters, and the sages from Taiyuan Hospital value him very much.
Zhu Yunxi looked strange at this time.
A certain Zhao had such a face that he was slapped severely by the old man hundreds of years after his death.
When Zhu Yunxi started to fantasize about whether someone Zhao would jump crazy because he knew about this matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already looked at his eldest grandson with kind eyes: "What your grandson said today is excellent. Now the sweet potato yield of thirty shi per mu is due to the work of the supervisors in Shanglinyuan. We must not fail to reward and value it."
Reward!"
Zhu Yunxi's eyes flashed.
Seeing the old man looking at him with unclear eyes, he immediately bent down and handed over his hands: "Grandpa Shengming."
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed and turned to look at Yuan Sutai and the other Shanglinyuan officials present.
"Today we have a sweet potato yield of thirty dan per mu, and the supervisor of Shanglinyuan has made great contributions."
In front of the sweet potato field, the breath of the officials could not help but stagnate.
Everyone knows that Shanglinyuan Prison will become prosperous again this time.
Many people inevitably have a trace of jealousy and envy in their hearts.
How long did it take for the Shanglinyuan Supervisor to be upgraded from a small yamen with no sense of presence in the court to a third-rank yamen of the ministries and departments.
Your Majesty will probably continue to serve as supervisor of Shanglinyuan Yuan Sutai.
Is it necessary to upgrade the Shanglinyuan Supervisory Office again?
Ranked among the six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate?
While everyone is envious and waiting.
Yuan Sutai and a group of officials from Shanglinyuan Prison had crowded to the emperor's feet at the foot of the field ridge.
"I dare not claim credit for my humble work."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "I will give Yuan Sutai, the supervisor of Linyuan, the title of young master. I will reward him with an eight-beam crown and a python suit. I will also grant his wife a title."
This grace is great!
Under the ridge, not only Yuan Sutai himself, but also all the remaining officials were shocked and surprised.
The emperor almost gave Yuan Sutai the greatest reward.
If you look closely, there is no one present who can surpass Yuan Sutai in official rank.
Not even Zhai Shan, the newly appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, can!
Young Master, from the First Grade Crane Dahongpao.
Literary and honorary scholars of all ranks share the same rank.
Yuan Sutai's wife also has a royal title.
This is the highest reward that the Ming Dynasty could give Yuan Sutai.
As for the first-class Grand Master, only Li Shanchang could obtain it in the early days of the Kingdom.
Before everyone can finish marveling.
Zhu Yuanzhang has already spoken again: "All the ministers and workers in the Shanglin Garden Supervision will be promoted to the first level."
Really, one person has achieved enlightenment and the chicken and the dog have ascended to heaven.
Yuan Sutai was rewarded with the highest rank, and the officials of Shanglinyuan Prison were also promoted to one level.
It is true that rain and dew are equally affected, no matter how thick or thin it is.
For a moment, all the officials on the sweet potato ground were silent, and they were all filled with envy.
Yuan Sutai, who had just been crying for a long time because of the confirmation of the sweet potato yield, almost failed to control his emotions again.
From a first-grade young master.
Although he is from the first rank, he is also a senior member of the first rank!
Yuan Sutai felt that his liver and gallbladder were trembling uncontrollably at this moment. The emperor gave it to me, and I dare not refuse.
Yuan Sutai bowed to the ground.
"Your Majesty Yuan Sutai, I accept the order and express my gratitude!"
"I accept the order and thank you!"
"Long live my emperor."
Zhai Shan, who was behind the officials, smiled slightly, prostrated himself on the ground, and led the officials to shout: "My emperor is wise."
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"Your Majesty is truly a saint!"
In the Shanglinyuan Prison, by the Qianhu Lake at the foot of Shenlie Mountain, Yu Xin, whose knees were covered with dust, stood in a field planted with unknown crops, looking at the road ahead after seeing off the emperor, prince and others. Five groups of officials muttered in low voices.
Wang Jun stood next to him, with his hands in his sleeves, tilting his head and looking at Yu Xin: "What's the explanation?"
Yu Xin was stunned for a moment, blinking and looking at Wang Jun, as if to confirm whether the old man really didn't understand or pretended not to understand.
After a while, Yu Xin didn't see any clue.
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He could only speak in a low voice: "Your Majesty is not rewarding Yuan Sutai and the supervisor of Shanglin Garden. This is clearly a reward for the grandson."
When Wang Jun heard this, he suddenly woke up, his eyes lit up, and he whispered in a panic: "There is no reward to prevent the trees from showing off in the forest?"
Yu Xin nodded: "The more your Majesty behaves like this, the more stable your grandson's position will be..."
The emperor took such careful care of his grandson that the Ming Dynasty now has sweet potatoes with a yield of thirty shi per mu because of his grandson. Logically speaking, the greatest contribution should be made by the grandson, but he just happened to be in the sweet potato field. Over there, Yuan Sutai and the supervisor of Shangliyuan were fully rewarded, but they did not say a word about the grandson's contribution, and even deliberately avoided it.
Rewards and punishments, in many cases, cannot simply be viewed superficially.
Involuntarily, Yu Xin thought of King Qin who was recently recalled to Yingtian and punished to kneel in the Ancestral Temple.
Could it be that the things King Qin did and the sins he suffered were not because of his grandson?
Yu Xin shook his head silently.
However, Wang Jun seemed to have been enlightened by his words, and whispered in a low voice: "If this is the case, then your Majesty will give Yuan Sutai the position of young master that has been vacant for twenty-seven years today. I am afraid there will be something wrong with him." I'm just waiting to beat the officials."
After he finished speaking, Wang Jun felt as if a cool breeze was blowing behind his back, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Yu Xin nodded, with an unsightly look on his face: "Why did Zhan Zishan resign and beg for his body? That's why he saw this clearly. Your Majesty now only cares about whether the minister is really doing things, and whether he will become a hindrance. Those who do things with merit must do so. Even if you are rewarded, you will still protect me. But if you are a hindrance, I am afraid that you will be driven away one by one."
"Zhan Zishan has a resolute nature, but in the end, he became a good person for once. When he resigned, he took the blame for us people!"
Wang Jun's face also became a little ugly.
He understood the reason why Zhan Zishan resigned and begged for his bones.
Because the Li family was wiped out in Taiping, these people just tried it a little bit. At that time, His Majesty showed a tough attitude.
Zhan Zishan saw the matter clearly, so he took the initiative to use his position as Bachelor of Wenhua Palace and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to shoulder the blame for all those who were impeached at that time.
Wang Jun whispered hesitantly: "Then from now on, how...how should we gain a foothold in this court?"
Yu Xin turned to look at Wang Jun, with a strange smile on his face: "As long as you treat Zhang Ergong and others with kindness, you will be fine..."
After finishing speaking, he did not wait for Wang Jun to speak.
Then he smiled sarcastically, shook his head and said, "I think you don't want to come either."
Wang Jun was probably seen through the unspoken thoughts in his heart. Even though he had been an official for many years, his face was still slightly red, and he couldn't help but look away subconsciously.
Wang Jun muttered: "It's time to get down to business."
Yu Xin hummed twice: "Then continue to do what I did today. Although I can't be as high-ranking as Yuan Sutai, wearing a crane and red robe, I won't be noticed by His Majesty."
"You want me to be a flattering minister in front of His Majesty?" Wang Jun turned around sharply and looked at Yu Xin with wide eyes: "Have you forgotten what His Majesty said today? I'm afraid you won't be able to escape the blame next time. ”
Yu Xin was scolded as a flattering minister, but he was not angry.
He just smiled helplessly and shook his head: "Brother Wang, you are really... I mean, from now on, when I become an official in the court, I will just be a nodding quail. It is difficult to violate the holy will and the holy mandate. You and I are just doing the job of being a monk and ringing the bell for a day. Whatever your Majesty wants us to do, we will arrange it and we will never go against your Majesty."
Wang Jun felt that he had probably been dulled by the rough work at the Ministry of Works, and he asked disdainfully and ignorantly: "If you become a yes man, your Majesty will not be angry?"
Yu Xin shook his head repeatedly: "In this world, can everyone really be fair and down-to-earth in their work? You and I both know it is impossible, and His Majesty also knows it. In this case, it is better to keep an obedient person in front of you than to replace him with someone else." Isn’t it better for a person who only knows how to criticize and contradict him all day long?”
"This official..."
Wang Jun sighed softly, but in the end he did not say what was in his heart. He waved his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, shook his head and walked away.
Yu Xin hummed twice.
Since he entered the officialdom, he has been familiar with the government affairs of the world. He must keep in mind all the people, land, land and dangers in the world. The Ministry of Household is responsible for the money, grain and taxation of the world. He thinks that he has done a good job and always protects the people of the court. Don’t lose money and food.
It’s amazing that people’s minds have changed.
It has been twenty-seven years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Your Majesty's thoughts are changing, and so are those of the people below.
My own thoughts are also changing.
I don’t want to be a mediocre official, but I don’t have the courage to do so.
Turning a blind eye and guarding Ming's money bag, Yu Xin felt that he was worthy of the guidance of sages and the cultivation and promotion of the emperor.
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"Yuan Sutai's wife was very happy after receiving the royal decree. Now she no longer says that he is away from home all day."
"Yuan Sutai, on the other hand, only wore the red crane robe once to worship his ancestors, and then put on his dirty clothes and worked hard in the fields."
"The news about the sweet potato yield of 30 dan per mu has been spread. Now everyone in Yingtian Mansion is eagerly looking forward to it. They only hope to grow sweet potatoes next year."
"It is also because of this that the common people took the initiative to expose several places in Yingtian Mansion that had not yet completed the restructuring of grain chiefs and tax collectors, and pushed forward."
The autumn breeze is blowing, and the smoke is vast.
On the bank of the Yangtze River, at the Longwan Pier under Yingtian City, Zhu Gaochi put his hands in his pockets, looking sideways at Zhu Yunxi who was wearing an indigo swimsuit next to him, and whispered about the follow-up events caused by the sweet potato incident in the past two days.
Zhu Yunxi looked back at the welcoming team on the pier, which was composed of palace servants, palace maids, military guards and officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Everywhere I looked, there were flags waving and ribbons dancing, and my heart that had been hanging around relaxed a little.
"How have the officials in the DPRK been doing these past two days?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at Xiaopang and asked.
Zhu Gaochi shrugged and curled his lips: "What else can I do? Naturally, I have been talking about Master Yuan's great achievements all day long, and I wish I could replace him and enjoy the glory of that first-class official."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaochi let out a sigh, frowned, and tilted his head to look at Zhu Yunxi with a slight smile on his face.
"That's not what you're asking!"
After speaking urgently, Zhu Gaochi's eyes kept turning, and then stopped: "They, don't they mean that one day is like a hundred days, and a hundred days are like one day. I heard that Zhai Shan feels that the current three-year Beijing inspection is not enough to cover all the hundred days. Regarding the performance of official ethics, we should learn from the official selection and assessment system of Jiaozhi Road, but now there are some rumors, and many people are paying attention.
Furthermore, Yu Xin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, seemed to feel that the clan received too much salary, and intended to file a petition to reduce the clan's expenses. Also, due to the military affairs of the Nine Borders, he wanted to make some changes to the Kaizhong system. However, it was also a rumor that had not been released. Put it into practice.
On the other hand, Wang Jun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, seemed to have heard about the rumors from the Ministry of Revenue. For some reason, he yelled at Yu Xin in the yamen. Then he issued a memorial, admonishing that Grandpa should give Zhang Ergong an official position in the Ministry of Industry. Errand."
On the river outside the pier, there are currently only one merchant ship following Ying Tianfu's order, moored or towed on the river, never approaching the berthing area of the pier. There are also fishing boats scattered on the river like snowflakes.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at them twice before saying with a smile: "I am a little surprised that they are like this."
"Huh?" Zhu Gaochi was a little confused.
"The direction of the imperial court has begun to change." Zhu Yunxi's face was tense, not daring to slack off: "Do you think they are all worried about state affairs, and even do not hesitate to offend the clan?"
Zhu Gaochi nodded: "Isn't it? Because of the rumors in the household department, Brother Bing and the others almost rushed to the household department to find Yu Xin to settle accounts and ask him whose household department it was. ”
Zhu Yunxi was stunned for a moment and searched the pier, but could not find Zhu Shangbing and the others.
Then he turned around and said, "Are they gone?"
Zhu Gaochi curled his lips and cupped his hands in his pockets: "If I really went there, would I still be able to leave the palace now? But I would have to be beaten severely by grandpa, and the inevitable meal would be fried shredded pork on a bamboo board."
Zhu Yunxi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
This is what I worry about.
The trend of officials in the DPRK and China has changed. They are more cautious in doing things and put their official positions first.
Regardless of whether the Ministry of Revenue is pushing ahead with the clan’s salary reduction, at least if the rumors come out, they are working for the country. Does the clan dare to say another word?
It can be said that you can move forward and retreat freely.
However, Wang Jun, a serious Confucian disciple, was able to lose face and directly petitioned the old man to get Zhang Ergong and others to the Ministry of Industry, which was a bit unexpected.
Just...
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi, who had been frowning, and said in a low voice: "Are you worried that if Zhang Ergong and others are sent to the Ministry of Industry, they will be placed under Wang Jun's rule and it will be difficult to do things in the future? ”
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "I have this worry."
Zhu Gaochi took his hands out of his pockets, stretched out his hand to support his chin, and asked curiously: "You haven't read the memorial in the past two days?"
Zhu Yunxi said doubtfully: "The wedding is approaching, and today is the day when Duke Xinguo and Marquis Xiping enter the capital. They have been busy with this matter, so how can they have time to read the memorial."
August 15th is just around the corner, and my wedding is about to begin.
Whether it is the Duke of Xinguo's Mansion or the Marquis of Xiping's Mansion, it is not only the woman's family, but also the close relationship between the clan.
After he was busy supervising the sweet potato harvest in Linyuan, Zhu Yunxi was urged by the old man to concentrate on organizing the wedding and welcoming the two families to Beijing.
Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and nodded: "Then you don't have time. After Wang Jun gave the memorial that day, Zhang Ergong also went to the memorial, saying that he had no talent and was a vulgar person. He only knew how to make the steam engine better and didn't dare to The chief of the workmanship department.
After my grandfather read it, he laughed for a while and scolded Zhang Ergong for being a poor man who didn't understand officialdom. But I thought, Wang Jun's face would probably turn green when he heard Zhang Ergong's memorial."
Not green.
What has happened to this idiot Zhang Ergong?
Zhu Yunxi felt better for no reason.
Just at this time.
Zhu Shangbing, who had been leaving the city since he left the city, and jumping up and down with a bunch of cousins, suddenly appeared in Zhu Yunxi's sight.
I saw him leading a group of cousins from the clan, running along the edge of the pier.