Next to Emperor Longxing stood a middle-aged eunuch with a white face and beard. Leaning on his body, he waited aside.

It is known as the internal minister, the celebrant and the eunuch Li Ying and Li Gonggong.

Although Li Ying stood with his hands down, the corners of his eyes were always paying attention to Emperor Longxing's every move.

Seeing that the emperor slowly raised his eyes, Li Ying bent down and raised his head and smiled: "Your Majesty, this thing is really so important, it is worth Jinyiwei to send someone to send someone to expedite delivery for eight hundred miles?" ”

Emperor Longxing glanced sideways at Li Ying in the audience: "You are still a palm seal eunuch, why is your knowledge so bad?" ”

Although the words are derogatory, the tone is not harsh.

Li Ying sneered: "Can the emperor order the slave maid?" Let the slave and maid gain some knowledge. ”

Emperor Longxing nodded: "Okay, I'll give you a few words, so as not to embarrass me in the future." ”

Emperor Longxing liked to talk to the eunuchs around him, and he didn't like to talk to the officials in the court. The hall officials are all full of economic wealth, and their tongues are lotus, and if they say one sentence by themselves, they can answer ten sentences.

If they quote scriptures and metaphors, they will only have to listen.

Emperor Kolong Xing didn't like to hear it, he liked to talk.

Most people like to talk, or express their feelings, or be a good teacher, or express themselves. Therefore, the people who are willing to listen to your preaching are the ones you trust and like the most.

Emperor Longxing saw Li Ying listening attentively, and said slowly: "This pinyin is to use these symbols to guide your pronunciation, similar to the reverse cutting method." But it's much smarter than the reverse cut method. If you memorize these dozens of pronunciations and cooperate with the pinyin spelling in the dictionary, then you can learn the words in the world by yourself. Do you think this thing is good? ”

"Oh, I see, I'm afraid that those sons and daughters are ignorant and deliberately exaggerate some trivial things." Li Ying suddenly realized and was relieved.

"Later, I will be enlightened as a child, and if I learn this pinyin first, I will be able to learn to read all other books with the help of a dictionary. This will be the enlightenment book for all of Dahua! How important, you say? How good is it? This dictionary is the best thing I've ever received in recent years! Emperor Longxing sighed.

Li Ying smiled: "Congratulations to the emperor." No wonder they asked the emperor to inscribe the dictionary, and from then on, all the great Chinese will use the dictionary, and if they learn it for a lifetime, they will have to use it for a lifetime. Every time you use it, you can see the emperor's inscription, and you will be grateful for the emperor's kindness! ”

"Hahaha, that's right! So this word, I have to be a topic! ”

"Since this can be done, the slave and maid will immediately send it to the cabinet and show it to a few cabinet elders. Ask them to draw up a charter as soon as possible. ”

"Nope! This is not a government affair, don't get involved with them! Anything that comes into their hands is just a mess of hemp! Hmph, when the dictionary is born, I want to take a look, why didn't you think of this for these well-educated people? On the contrary, it is my word, which is inscribed on it first! Hahaha, I'll just look at them, where to put their faces! ”

"Your Majesty, after that, what are they nitpicking?"

"Stupid! What is there to dispute about the words on the dictionary? Even if you make a mistake, you can fix it at any time! Supplement! They can't open their eyes and talk nonsense, saying that this dictionary, pinyin, is useless, right? They really dare to be so indistinguishable from wrong, and they don't need to say anything, everyone in the world is watching! Hahaha, when I think of their embarrassment, I feel happy, happy! ”

"Your Majesty, the slave maid flew the pigeon first and passed the book, let them do it first. The emperor's inscription was sent to Jinyi Wei later? ”

Emperor Longxing nodded: "Wang Hai is in Nanchang, well done!" Shu Tingxuan is also good. By the way, Shu Tingxuan seems to be estranged from the Qingliu in the court? Did he get in touch with you? ””

"Yes, Your Majesty, those Qingliu can't do anything. In the matter of the chess game, I want Shu Tingxuan to take responsibility. Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites even withdrew the marriage between his son and Shu Tingxuan's little daughter. Shu Tingxuan found the slave maid and hoped that the slave and maid would tell the truth about the chess game in front of the emperor and give him another chance. He also assured the slaves and maids that in the future, they would do their best for the emperor, and every year, they would find a way to increase the emperor's tax revenue by 20% to enrich the emperor's internal funds. The slave didn't know the emperor's intentions about this matter, so she never talked back to him. ”

"Isn't the matter of the chess game over?"

"The cabinet has discussed this matter, and has asked Governor Shu to assume management responsibility. A few days ago, there were many major incidents, and the emperor has not yet dealt with this matter. Jinyiwei followed the good news again, and the Dongying Goryeo chess player had retired. So the cabinet is still pressing. ”

Emperor Longxing turned his head sideways and asked, "How much is Jiangxi's increase in revenue by two percent?" ”

"The quota for the whole of Jiangxi last year was about 2 million taels. Twenty into 400,000 taels, all of which are counted as the emperor's internal income, Governor Shu may make a difference in business. ”

"The chess game is over! It's over. The fold is left in the middle and not sent. You tell Shu Tingxuan to let him do things in Jiangxi with peace of mind and with his heart. However, we must not act arbitrarily and recklessly, arouse public indignation, and cause civil unrest and civil unrest. That's really going to ask him to come out and take responsibility! Emperor Longxing's last two sentences were extremely harsh.

"Yes, the emperor is wise, and the slave and maid understand."

"If it were other places, how good would it be to increase the income by 20%? Liaodong Rebellion, Xiong Yanming went to solve it? ”

"Your Majesty, it's just a temporary solution. The rebellion was put to rest, and the dozens of sergeants who took the lead in the rebellion were brought to justice. Two days ago, Xiong Jingluo's excerpt arrived at the military department. The excerpt said that the imperial court must raise silver taels as soon as possible, otherwise the next mutiny, I am afraid that he will not be able to suppress it, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

To be able to do the emperor's close ministers, the first thing is that if the emperor asks, the close ministers will answer! There are a lot of national affairs, you have to guess what the emperor is asking, and make adequate preparations in advance.

Just by slapping the horse, at most he is a favored minister, close to the minister, the minister, and still far away!

Emperor Longxing frowned: "Xiong Yanming's excerpt arrived two days ago, why hasn't the cabinet handed it over yet?" ”

"The slave maid also went to the cabinet to ask a few times, and Xiong Jingluo's excerpt actually meant one thing, asking for silver. If the household department does not have money, the cabinet will not be able to draw up a charter. So the fold can't be handed over yet. ”

Dahua national affairs, departments at all levels, localities, write excerpts and send them to the imperial court. It is assigned to each ministry for processing, and each ministry gives advice on how to deal with it, or if it cannot be handled, it is finally handed over to the cabinet.

The Cabinet must give the final opinion, which is the charter. Then hand it over to the celebrant supervisor, who sorted it out and handed it over to the emperor for approval. Whether it is allowed or not, or if the emperor has other opinions, it can be annotated.

Then, the celebrant took out the emperor's big seal and stamped it! Even if it's done.

The celebrant will then return the fold to the cabinet, and the cabinet will announce it to the world, and it can be executed.

If the emperor wanted to be lazy, he threw the work of stamping the seal to the celebrant of ceremonies. In all matters of the imperial court, the cabinet basically has the final say. The celebrant is only responsible for sealing.

If the eunuch of the celebrant is powerful, he will decide whether to seal it or not, or even in the name of the emperor, give another opinion, and then stamp the emperor's seal.

If the cabinet thinks that the instructions are outrageous and cannot be implemented, they can also return the stamped fold to the celebrant supervisor! Not accepted. This command cannot be executed.

In fact, this is a mechanism for the cabinet and the emperor to check each other.

Whoever delegates power, the other side is strong. Whoever is strong will be able to control the government.

Therefore, the cabinet, no matter what government affairs it faces, must first give its own constitution and make annotations.

After listening to Li Ying's words, Emperor Longxing's face froze, and he shouted: "The military family is a big deal!" How long are they going to press? ”

Li Ying said cautiously: "The slaves and maids are also urging them, and the cabinet may be negotiating, how to find the emperor's internal money." ”

Emperor Longxing was suffocated, only to feel a wave of anger, and the brush rose in his chest! Said angrily: "I can only think of my little bit of guilt? This is my minister? You can't be the lord at the top, and you can't benefit the people from the bottom! It's all corpse vegetarian meals! ”

Li Ying didn't dare to reply.

Emperor Longxing let out a long breath of turbidity and sighed: "But my inner clothes are also empty!" There are only 100,000 taels left at the bottom of the box. Where do I go to find the money? Xiong Jingluo said, how long can it last? ”

"Two or three months at most."

"In February and March, there will be half a year before the taxes are paid! Give them all the 100,000 taels! Give them all! The interior is empty, I look at them, how can I think about them in the future! ”

"Your Majesty, Xiong Jingluo is there, at least 300,000 taels of silver. 100,000 taels is not enough. Seeing that Emperor Longxing's face changed, Li Ying hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the slave maid has an idea. ”

"Say!"

"A few days ago, in order to get on the line with the slave maid, Governor Shu proposed to build a family ancestral hall for the slave maid in Jiangxi. The slaves and maids can have today, all thanks to the emperor's grace, and they have nothing to do with their ancestors. In the future, slaves and maids also relied on the emperor's grace, and they had nothing to do with their ancestors. The slave and maid have no relatives, and now they have no father, no mother and no children. A few collateral relatives actually just want to touch the light of slaves. Therefore, there is no need to build this family ancestral hall. The slave maid wanted Governor Shu and Wang Hai to bring the 150,000 silver collected from the ancestral hall to the capital. The slave and maid thought again, make up 50,000 taels, and the emperor's internal money was 100,000, a total of 300,000 taels, and give Xiong Jing a little explanation. Li Ying said with a bitter face: "Only if the emperor is good, the slave will be good." ”

Emperor Longxing pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "It can only be like this, the border pass sergeant is paid, and it can't be delayed anymore!" It's good that you can have this kind of mind! If it is the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, all the officials in the world can think like you, Dahua, why is this! ”

"Your Majesty, slaves and maids, whether they live or die, are all the emperor's people. So the slave has no second heart for the emperor. But those officials are in a different situation from slaves and maids. ”

"I know they have selfish intentions and desires. They can be officials in the previous dynasty, they can be officials in this dynasty, they can be officials in foreign countries, even if the world changes hands and the dynasty changes, they can also be officials! Alas! But the Dahua Dynasty, thousands of Li people, can only rely on them to govern! Emperor Longxing let out a long sigh.

"Damn it! That's not what slaves mean! The Great Chinese Dynasty will last forever! Li Ying knelt down with a thud.

Emperor Longxing snorted coldly: "Looking back at the previous dynasty, you tell me, which dynasty has achieved eternity?" Don't talk about this to coax me! What you say is not as good as the 200,000 taels of silver! ”

Li Ying kowtowed and wept, not daring to reply.

Emperor Longxing was silent for a moment and said, "In the future, if someone sends you silver, you should accept it, and you will accept it!" ”

Li Ying nodded: "Yes, the slave is willing to be the emperor, and her liver and brain are smeared." ”

"There you go!" Emperor Longxing sighed. He said: "Swing, Kunning Palace!" ”

Emperor Longxing was disappointed in the hundred officials and was in an extremely bad mood, so he wanted to go to Kunning Palace and talk to the queen.

Zhang Yan, the queen of Dahua, was born in a scholarly family. Knowledgeable, dignified, and extremely beautiful. Empress Zhang acted solemnly, was a mother of the world, had a great prestige in the harem, and was also trusted by the emperor.

When Empress Zhang heard the rumor that the emperor had come forward, she hurriedly took the palace maid out of the door.

Seeing Emperor Longxing coming, Empress Zhang greeted him, bowed to Emperor Longxing Yingying, and said with a smile: "The emperor is busy with state affairs, why do you have time to come to me at this time?" ”

"I'm a little bored, I'm here to see you and talk to you." Emperor Longxing pulled up Empress Zhang, and the two entered hand in hand.

Stepping through the door, Emperor Longxing saw an open book on Empress Zhang's desk at a glance, and asked with a smile: "What book is the Empress reading?" "Pick it up and take a look: the biography of the traitor, Zhao Gao.

Empress Zhang gently took the book in Emperor Longxing's hand, put it aside, and said with a smile: "The things of the previous dynasty will be a lesson for future generations." I'm idle and have nothing to do, so I'll flip it over. The emperor is upset, let's talk together. ”

Emperor Longxing nodded, and said in a low voice: "Dahua is declining day by day, and it is full of holes. Although I have the heart to work hard, I stop at cooking without rice. If Dahua is lost in my hands, how can I face my ancestors and ancestors. Every time I think about it, my heart is full of sorrow. ”

Empress Zhang stretched out her hand and gently stroked Emperor Longxing's face: "The emperor is ordered by heaven, that is, he is destined by heaven." As long as the emperor has the heart to make the country prosperous, far from the villain, close to the virtuous ministers, and benevolent to the people. Providence will naturally solve the disaster. Don't be sorrowful, don't worry. ”

Emperor Longxing stretched out a hand, pressed it on Empress Zhang's hand, and sighed softly: "The border pass is in arrears, and it urgently needs 300,000 taels." The treasury was empty, and only 100,000 taels of silver were left in the treasury. ”

Empress Zhang lowered her eyes: "In my Kunning Palace, there are many former rewards from the emperor, which can be sold for silver taels." ”

"Nanchang merchants raised 150,000 taels of silver to build an ancestral hall for Li Ying. Li Ying asked them to release 150,000 taels into the capital, and he raised another 50,000 taels to save silver with me and go to the border together. My queen, when she heard about the lack of silver, opened her mouth to sell the objects of Kunning Palace! can be full of officials! The food of the king is supported by all the people, but they have nothing to do! Emperor Longxing sneered: "My virtuous minister, where is it now?" ”

Empress Zhang had a trace of sadness between her eyebrows: "Your Majesty, hundreds of officials act and have their own rules and regulations." Li Ying is the emperor's chamberlain and the emperor's slave. The emperor and I are a family. These relationships are different, and they naturally act differently. Hundreds of officials, there are also difficulties of hundreds of officials. The emperor doesn't have to be harsh, and he saves himself trouble. ”

"The non-commissioned officer's salary arrears have been settled in the short term, and I can now not worry about it. But what's next? Next time you owe money, do you really want me to sell the Kunning Palace objects? And what about next time? Emperor Longxing sighed and said, "Qin II is dead, and Zhao Gao is innocent of death!" Li Si's crime was unforgivable, the king of Qin did not know anyone, Hu Hai took the blame for himself, and Fu Su was killed. If you think about it, who is not wrong? Everyone is guilty! ”

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