Despite the monstrous anger in his heart, Emperor Hongji was still outwardly happy and angry, a habit he had cultivated over the years.

He just watched quietly and listened quietly.

The following courtiers are constantly playing, hoping that Emperor Hongzhi will take out his own internal money to buy food to save the people of Li in the world, all of them seem to be truly loving the people like sons, in their mouths, the current disaster has reached the point of 100,000 urgency, even if it is dragging on for a minute and a half seconds, something big will happen.

Emperor Hongzhi's gaze turned to the military generals and nobles in the court, these military generals and nobles were as always, neither any expression, nor did anyone stand up to express their position, as if they were air, without the slightest sense of existence.

This is almost the norm for the generals and nobles after the Tumubao Change, although they stand on top of this court, but there is no place for them to speak here, and everything is controlled by the ministers.

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi coughed lightly, and suddenly the entire hall quickly quieted down, and everyone knew that Emperor Hongzhi had something to say.

"What do you think about this?"

To everyone's surprise, Emperor Hongzhi actually asked the military generals and nobles, this is something that has not happened before, not to mention that this disaster relief has nothing to do with the military generals and nobles, even if it is a military matter, these generals and nobles have always had no right to speak.

This feature basically runs through the history of the Ming Dynasty, of course, all of this is gradually formed and stabilized after the Tumubao Change, and the civilian officials completely control all the right to speak, including the right to speak in the army.

Many famous generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were actually literati, like Wang Yangming, Tan Lun, and Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and so on in the late Ming Dynasty, these people are literati, not military generals themselves, this one side shows that the literati are also very good at fighting, and on the other hand, it also shows that the control of the Ming Dynasty army has always been firmly controlled by the literati since Yu Qian, and there is nothing to do with the generals and nobles.

Now Emperor Hongzhi actually asked the British Duke Zhang Mao to ask questions, which immediately made the ministers present either frown, or widen their eyes slightly.

As for the cabinet ministers like Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, one by one they thought about it quickly, this Hongzhi Emperor would never ask such random questions, in the past, he always asked the opinions of the three of them or the six Shangshu, and he would not consult the opinions of these generals and nobles at all.

British Gong Zhang Mao was originally in a daze, this is a habit he has developed for a long time, of course, not only him, many military generals and nobles have even practiced the special ability of standing and sleeping.

There is no way, the early dynasty is too early, as a military general and noble, he does not have any right to speak, but this early dynasty can't not go, he can't always stand and have nothing to do, he always has to find something to pass the time, otherwise an early dynasty will be no different from living like a year.

British Gong Zhang Mao is a representative figure among the nobles of Wenchen, but he has always been like this, at the end of the year, every morning and every day, he can count the number of times he speaks, and every time it is basically about things like ancestor worship that he has the opportunity to speak.

So he, like other generals and nobles, has developed a good ability to pass the time, his method is to be in a daze, the whole person seems to be listening carefully to the emperor's speech, in fact, he has already been too empty, I don't know what to think.

"Zhang Mao?"

Emperor Hongzhi waited a few times, and when he saw that Zhang Mao had not replied, he frowned slightly, and his voice was raised a little.

"Oh ~ the minister is here."

Zhang Mao came back to his senses and hurriedly said respectfully.

"What do you think about this?"

Emperor Hongzhi asked again, in fact, he knew that this Zhang Mao should not have paid attention to this aspect at all, because he had been an emperor for many years, and it seemed that he had not let the military generals express their opinions.

"Maybe in the future, I should consult more with the opinions of the generals and nobles, the way of civil and military affairs, one by one, I used to trust these civil servants too much."

In the heart of Emperor Hongzhi, a very subtle change has taken place, look at Zhang Mao, and then look at other military generals and nobles, he also began to reflect on his way of governance.

"Minister..."

Zhang Mao had some slight sweat on his forehead at this time, he didn't know how to say it, because he had never had a sense of existence, he, like other generals and nobles, also adhered to the principle of inaction, the so-called inaction, that is, not to care, but to ask, not to express any opinions.

Anyway, these generals and nobles are all iron rice bowls, as long as they don't rebel, this glory and wealth can be passed on from generation to generation, and there is no need to fight with these ministers at all, of course, they can't fight.

These ministers are also very clear, all the power is in the hands of the ministers, and all the right to speak is also in the hands of the ministers.

You continue to enjoy your glory and wealth, I continue to control my power and right to speak, and everyone will be better off with each other's well water, otherwise, these civil servants have the means to make these generals and nobles sad.

"How?"

"You are the British prince, the cornerstone of the country, the pillar of the society, and now that the country is in trouble, don't you even have a little opinion and opinion of your own?"

Emperor Hongzhi's face changed, and he said sharply.

"Minister, the minister thinks that what the princes said is very true, now that the famine is raging and the lives are ruined, the court should quickly raise food to help the victims."

Sweat broke out on Zhang Mao's forehead, and he thought about it quickly, he noticed the abnormality of Emperor Hongzhi this time, and he also understood that Emperor Hongzhi now needed his side to help him.

Zhang Mao, who has always been an old fox, also began to think about countermeasures in his mind, when the emperor let himself carry the pot, he had to carry the pot if he didn't carry it, otherwise there would definitely be no good fruit to eat in the future.

This offended the Wenchen of the Manchu Dynasty, and life may be difficult, but if he offends the emperor, the iron rice bowl handed down by his ancestors may be gone, so after thinking about it, he knows that he has set his back.

His words also made the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty nod slightly one by one, and praised Zhang Mao in his heart.

However, Zhang Mao's words changed and said: "It's just that this time the famine is quite serious, and the princes of the court and the central government are anxious and feel the same way as the victims, so the ministers think that this relief for the victims should not only be the contribution of His Majesty, but also the princes of the court and the central government should have money and grain to help the victims." ”