Chapter 17 It is recommended that Li Shanchang be sunk into the river (please read it!)
Ji Boying glanced at Queen Ma one more time.
I can't help but feel a bit of respect for this empress who is famous in history books.
From the way Queen Ma avoided Lao Zhu just now, Ji Boying could tell that Queen Ma should have known what kind of disease she had.
But in fact, if the Taiyuan Hospital tried its best to keep Queen Ma alive for another three to five years, it would not be a big problem. After all, although tuberculosis was a terminal disease in the Ming Dynasty, it could delay her life for a few years.
However, in order to save the lives of those imperial doctors, Queen Ma never agreed to let the imperial doctors see her from the time she became ill, to her serious illness, and even to her death.
As the mother of a country, she could do this to save the lives of ministers she had never met before. This alone was worthy of her reputation as a virtuous queen left in the annals of history.
"Well, it may not be completely cured, but it can save your life."
Ji Boying nodded.
He was telling the truth. He was not a medical student, so it was not easy to prescribe the anti-tuberculosis medicine. As for the side effects caused by taking the anti-tuberculosis medicine, he could only rely on the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to treat the side effects.
Seeing Ji Boying's affirmative nod, Lao Zhu's eyes turned red. He put the cigar in his hand on the edge of the table and stood up respectfully.
As an emperor, he actually bowed to Ji Boying.
"I, Zhu Yuanzhang, cannot repay my brother's kindness. Whatever my brother needs in the future, the entire Ming Dynasty will be used by him."
A sinister old man, true love is rare.
In other matters, the murderous and sinister emperor may have been courteous to Ji Boying for his own benefit, but when it came to Empress Ma, there was absolutely no pretense.
According to historical records, in August of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Empress Ma left a sentence: "May your Majesty seek talents and accept advice, and be cautious until the end, so that your descendants will all be virtuous, and your subjects will get what they want." After her death, the emperor mourned and did not re-establish himself as an empress.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di also looked serious and bowed to Ji Boying.
"This is only for seven days. Come back and ask me for it after seven days."
"In addition, this disease requires rest. Do not stay up late or do hard work. Your Majesty can go back to the palace to rest first."
Ji Boying withdrew his gaze, picked up the cigar, took a sip, exhaled the mist and sipped the tea carefully.
"Yeah."
Lao Zhu slapped his thigh.
"Biao'er, please send your mother back to the palace quickly."
A Biao was stunned. Although he didn't say anything, Empress Ma could see the reluctance in his eyes. She knew that Ji Boying and Lao Zhu were going to talk about state affairs next, and Zhu Biao didn't want to miss it, so she couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, Chongpachi."
"I'm not a three-year-old child. I need Biao'er to see me off when I go back to the palace. I can just go back by myself."
After saying that, Empress Ma stood up, first looked at Ji Boying with a smile, and then turned and left, taking only a few steps.
"Empress, from today on, you no longer need to avoid the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital."
After Ji Boying's words, Empress Ma paused, smiled, and continued to walk out of the house.
At this moment, Lao Zhu suddenly understood everything. When he recalled these times, no matter how he tried to persuade his sister to summon the imperial doctor, she refused.
"Oh, it was us who harmed the girl."
Lao Zhu looked a little melancholy, picked up the cigar and took a long puff.
"Chongba, look for me late at night. If you have something to say, please tell me."
Ji Boying glanced at the Qinhuai River outside the floor-to-ceiling screen. The hazy mist and rain were rising. The river scenery reflected the wine and lights, and the young willows sprouting by the river were blowing around in the wind. It was quite an artistic conception.
I responded to that sentence: The mist and rain on the sixteenth floor of Qinhuai River, and the willows in Jiangling are full of romance.
After blowing out the smoke, Lao Zhu was silent for a moment.
"Brother, regarding the nobility system, we already have two methods."
Lao Zhu glanced at Zhu Biao beside him.
"Biao'er, please explain these two methods."
Zhu Biao nodded. Xiao Zhu Si, who was standing by the window and smoking a cigar, had doubts in his eyes. When they were discussing the plan for the title system, he was on the way to send Ji Boying to Zuixian Tower.
What's the solution? When did you come up with the solution? I don't know anything about it?
"Master Immortal, there are currently two strategies."
"The first one is to reduce the salary of each level of nobility to reduce the total expenditure incurred by the clan's children. For example, the salary of the eighth-level Lieutenant Feng Guo was reduced from 200 dan to 150 dan, or even 100 dan.
stone."
Ji Boying frowned.
"Who mentioned this?"
Lao Zhu didn't hide it either.
"Korean Gong Li Shanchang."
Ji Boying smiled when he heard the name.
"Chongba, if I were you, tomorrow I would sink this Korean prince to the bottom of the Qinhuai River. He is in a high position, holding power, his body is a mere meal, and he is a moth in the country."
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Shanchang was praised by Lao Zhu for his reputation as Xiao He. But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this old boy seemed to have changed. He appeared to be generous on the outside, but in fact he was jealous and harsh, especially towards Liu Bowen, and did not do much in business.
, more active than anyone else in forming cliques.
Simply cutting the title salary is not even treating the symptoms but not the root cause. It does not look like a thoughtful answer from a famous founding minister.
Lao Zhu's expression suddenly became serious, and he was obviously seriously considering Ji Boying's opinion.
At this time, in the Korean palace, Li Shanchang was having sex with his newly married concubine. His back suddenly felt cold, his body trembled violently, and he was defeated.
"The second strategy is to reduce the title level, such as cutting off Lieutenant Fengguo from the eighth-level title of the clan and making Lieutenant Fuguo the last one. At the same time, it is stipulated that starting from Lieutenant Fuguo, there will be no descendants after that.
Those who have titles are all idle clan members."
After Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Di, who was smoking a cigar next to him, twitched his eyes. He subconsciously glanced at Lao Zhu, wanting to see if Lao Zhu was angry because of this second move.
If this second strategy is implemented, it will be equivalent to removing hereditary abrogation from the clan feudal system. In order to implement this hereditary abrogation system, Lao Zhu killed a lot of people.
"good."
Ji Boying opened his mouth to comment.
"Whoever proposes this policy can be the leader."
"Where is this person?"
Lao Zhu, who was smoking a cigar, suddenly started coughing.
"That, that..."
"Back to Master Immortal, this second strategy was proposed by Song Lian, who has been imprisoned by his father."
Zhu Biao spoke repeatedly, obviously wanting to use Ji Boying's influence to save Song Lian from prison.
"We have no intention of killing him."
Lao Zhu added incidentally.
"But brother, this old boy Song Lian has bad conduct and is a typical hypocrite. He actually openly asked us to increase the salary of hundreds of officials. Brother, tell me, where are the salaries of these dog officials so low?!"
"We feed them, give them clothes, and give them the authority to govern. Isn't that enough of a treat for them?!"
"Open their dog eyes and look at the world. Compared to the people working in the fields in the countryside, their salaries are much higher. They are a bunch of underfed wolf cubs. Sooner or later, we will have to kill all these white-eyed wolves.
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The more Lao Zhu talked, the more enthusiastic he became.
Looking at Lao Zhu who was so excited at the mention of salary increases for employees, Ji Boying finally understood why the "Guo Huan Case" occurred during the Hongwu period.
The horses are asked to run here, and they are not allowed to eat grass there. At the same time, a fifty-meter-long butcher's knife is hung above the horses' heads. This is simply too difficult for the official to make.