Chapter 952 Is there any Wang Mang of the same style?
The eight auxiliary ministers, as a whole, collectively exercised the voting power of the former chief minister of the Ming cabinet.
The Empress Dowager Cikang assumed the authority of the emperor's red pen review.
The little emperor, hehe, is just like the old emperor who was only eight years old back then. Before he gets married and takes charge of the government, he can only stand aside with a stare.
After the new king ascends the throne, the three most important things are: generous rewards to the ministers who support Conglong, the royal family and princes, and the concubines of the old emperor.
What is more troublesome is how to reward the jade pillar from the Dragon Head Skill?
By the time the old emperor passed away, Yuzhu was a bachelor of Zhonghe Palace and the proper Prime Minister of Manchuria.
As for Yuzhu's title, he was the first king with a different surname after the three feudal dynasties.
This problem was extremely difficult. Lao Wu and Lao Qi discussed it for several days, but could not come up with a good solution, so they had no choice but to put it aside for the time being.
Among the princes of the clan, the princes of Heshuo can only be rewarded with silver, but cannot be promoted to noble titles.
In fact, there are not many county kings alive, so naming them princes does not make a difference.
Anyway, as long as the words "hereditary" are not included in the decree, it means that the title is inherited from generation to generation, and the burden on the court is actually not heavy.
The total number of Beile and Beizi together exceeds five hundred, which is quite a lot.
If the general Baylor is promoted to the county king, and Beizi is promoted to Baylor, I am afraid that the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to bear it!
Since the Qin Dynasty, there have been four main types of taxes in all dynasties: land tax, Ding tax, monopoly tax on salt, tea and iron, and commercial tax on general commodities.
Among them, land tax accounts for more than 70%, and the rest of the taxes belong to the younger brother.
Farming is purely dependent on the weather, and the annual increase is extremely limited.
The imposition of Ding tax has led to the existence of a large number of hidden people.
Among the monopoly taxes on salt, tea and iron, salt tax accounted for the majority, which was equivalent to approximately 1.5% of the total annual revenue of the imperial court.
The imperial court's fiscal revenue must be calculated carefully. Once it is used to spend money, the result will definitely be a rat in the Treasury's coffers.
As for the concubines of the old emperor, adding the word "emperor's exam" in front of their titles is very symbolic.
According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, there is only one imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine who is the same as the deputy empress is not permanent.
As for the queen, until the little emperor gets married, she can only stay vacant.
Therefore, the concubines in the palace just added the word "emperor's examination" in front of the concubine's title, and each of them was given another thousand taels of silver, and that was it.
For example, the Imperial Concubine will be the Imperial Concubine in the future.
However, there are two exceptions, one is Cheng Fei and the other is Yi Fei.
Concubine Cheng is the biological mother of Lao Qi, and Concubine Yi is the biological mother of Lao Wu and Lao Jiu.
If Lao Wu and Lao Seven were not in power, they would have no choice but to stare blankly, no matter how the biological mother sealed the title.
However, Lao Wu and Lao Qi are now important figures with real power among the ministers assisting the king.
Especially Lao Qi, he felt extremely guilty towards his biological mother.
Lao Qi was born with short legs, which made Concubine Cheng a widow for decades.
It just so happened that the imperial concubine's position was vacant, and Lao Qi wanted to make her a beautiful concubine.
It's a trivial matter, and it doesn't involve the division of power. Raul can do it with a raise of his hand.
Originally, Lao Qi thought that Lao Wu would definitely support him.
However, Lao Qi never expected that Lao Wu would look embarrassed and say: "Lao Jiu has been clamoring for a promotion for my concubine."
The seventh child understood immediately, and the fifth child was also concerned about the emperor's examination for the position of concubine.
This is troublesome!
Lao Qi struggled hard and made a last-ditch effort, discussing with Lao Wu in a lowly manner.
"Fifth brother, you also know that because of my sick leg, my concubine has never been welcomed by Emperor Daxing..."
What Lao Qi said was touching, Lao Wu was soft-hearted after all, so he nodded in agreement.
However, when Lao Jiu found out, he sneered and said, "Fifth brother, you can tell your mother-in-law yourself. I'm afraid someone will poke me in the bone and scold me for being unfilial."
Poisonous snakes are poisonous snakes. Lao Jiu opened his mouth and pulled out the banner of filial piety as a tiger skin, choking the honest Lao Wu into silence.
Yuzhu's aunt has long been the Queen Mother, so it is naturally impossible for him to get involved.
With such a delay, the matter of canonizing the emperor and testing the concubines was stuck.
Yuzhu had no way of knowing what Lao Wu and Lao Qi were discussing in private.
However, Yuzhu was sensitive to the fact that Lao Wu and Lao Qi, who were supposed to work together, actually separated.
How many days have you been in power?
Hehe, the so-called brotherhood, which is stronger than iron, will also deform when faced with important matters such as profit distribution.
A broken friendship is like broken glass. Even if it is glued back together, it cannot be restored to its original state.
Whether Lao Wu and Lao Seven are separated or together, Yuzhu doesn't matter at all.
To put it bluntly, Yuzhu had already foreseen the situation before him when he designed the system of mother-mother hanging curtains and eight ministers assisting the government in the imperial edict.
Under the influence of the "me-only" mentality, it is actually the norm to be able to share adversities but not happiness.
Therefore, in the history of more than 2,000 years, there are only a handful of emperors who did not kill the founding heroes.
When the cabinet of the Qian Ming Dynasty was first established, several academicians were equal colleagues, and there was no distinction between first and second assistants.
However, under the influence of traditional culture, as long as there is a crowd of people, it is necessary to distinguish who is the master and who is the slave.
After several rounds of brutal struggles, the chief assistant who had the power to vote came to the fore.
Yuzhu knew better than anyone else that Lao Wu and Lao Qi's previous camaraderie was just to prevent him from seizing power.
Whether An Da or good brothers, once they encounter major issues of interest, they will all follow suit.
Guo Jing and Tuo Lei also agreed. However, when Temujin went south to invade the Song Dynasty, wouldn't Tuo Lei stop sending troops?
However, Yuzhu never took power. Lao Wu and Lao Qi couldn't find a target to fight with, so it was inevitable to fight among themselves.
Lao Wu is kind-hearted and loyal by nature. However, he has a fatal problem: his ears are soft.
Yuzhu deliberately put Lao Jiu among his ministers because he understood Lao Jiu's character.
To be honest, Lao Jiu wouldn’t be Lao Jiu if he didn’t stir up trouble.
Historically, after Lao Si came to power, Lao Jiu must be eliminated first. This is similar to the logic that traitors are more hateful than Japanese pirates.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the eyes of Lao Si, Lao Ba is certainly hateful, but Lao Jiu, who always comes up with bad ideas, must be sent away first.
Yuzhu knows better than anyone else that his thunderous victory over the country frightened the old nobles of Manchuria!
Rumors about reckless people spread rapidly, making Lao Wu and Lao Qi extremely afraid.
No matter how strong the relationship between An and Da is, can it be more important than the country left by our ancestors?
So, the reason why interpersonal relationships are complicated is that one moment and another moment!
In order to avoid the suspicion of provoking a relationship, Yuzhu simply stopped staying in Nanxun Hall. When it was time to cry, he cried. After crying, he went to the guard tea room to drink tea and rest his legs.
With Yuzhu gone, who dares to make the decision without authorization, Zhang Tingyu or Ma Qi?
However, the Jade Pillar from the Dragon Head Skill can be ignored and not sealed. The late emperor's concubines can be put on hold for the time being, but the large-scale sealing of the clan princes is imminent.
Yuzhu was drinking tea comfortably, surrounded by old subordinates.
The guards were originally bright-sighted, but when they saw Yuzhu coming to his door, how could they not take the opportunity to flatter him?
In the room, when the conversation was in full swing, Lao Qi suddenly came.
"You all go down." As soon as Lao Qi entered the door, he drove away the guards.
Yuzhu held a tea cup in his hand and waited calmly for Lao Qi to play his cards.
"Good brother, fifth brother promised me something and then went back on it. To be honest, this makes me feel quite uncomfortable." Lao Qi took a breath and began to complain endlessly.
If Yuzhu was Lao Jiu, he would definitely take this opportunity to apply eye drops to Lao Wu.
However, as an old politician, Yuzhu always plays the role of a loyal listener, just listening quietly and never interrupting.
Glass from this era is extremely valuable.
Now, there are only cracks in the friendship between Lao Wu and Lao Seven, and it is far from breaking up.
The situation among the assistant ministers is extremely delicate.
As long as Yuzhu actually sided with Lao Qi. He dared to assert that within a day, Lao Wu would take the initiative to relax and draw Lao Qi over again.
Lao Qixu chatted for a long time, but saw that Yuzhu remained silent, so she couldn't help but asked him angrily: "Why don't you speak?"
Yuzhu sighed: "The palms and backs of my hands are all flesh. Brother Qi, what do you want me to say?"
On the surface, Lao Wu and Yu Zhu are Anda. In fact, Lao Qi was promoted to Prince Chun, and Yu Zhu also secretly played a great role.
Lao Qi felt very ashamed.
To be honest, Yuzhu treated him really well.
In the past, when Lao Qi was short of money, it was Yuzhu who personally greeted Sun Chengyun and helped Lao Qi more than triple the amount of smuggled salt.
Otherwise, the dignified Chunjun Prince's Mansion will have to live a hard life of being stretched thin and struggling to make ends meet.
According to common sense, after Lao Qi takes power, he should naturally be with Yuzhu.
However, the rumors outside are so good that people have to believe them.
The military power of the capital is in the hands of Yuzhu. This is an indisputable fact.
For the sake of the ancestor's foundation, as long as Lao Qi is not stupid, it is definitely impossible for Yuzhu's strength to continue to expand without restraint.
If Yuzhu is like Master Dong, who not only monopolizes power but also deposes and abolishes the establishment, Lao Qi will definitely join the team that opposes Master Yu.
However, what troubled Lao Qiwan was that Yuzhu did not want to take power at all, and even the most important Eight Banners Command Yamen, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs were handed over to him and Lao Wu.
To be honest, Lao Qi has read a lot. In the history books, what Wang Mang did and Yu Zhu’s performance are so different that they cannot be compared at all!
Not to mention anything else, Yuzhu openly stole many officials' wives, and his reputation for being lustful has spread throughout the country.
Alas, let me ask, is there a Wang Mang of the same style in the history books?
Lao Qi is deeply confused!
"Good brother, can you help me speak to my mother, the Queen Mother?" Lao Qi hesitated again and again, but in the end filial piety prevailed.
Yuzhu looked deeply at Lao Qi and sighed: "Okay, I will just pass on the message, whether it succeeds or not, just don't blame me."
While Lao Qi was overjoyed, he did not expect that the rift in the friendship between him and Lao Wu would become wider and wider.
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