Then Empress Dowager Xu said: "Your uncle has been working abroad for the past few years, and he only came to the capital yesterday. ”

As she spoke, Empress Dowager Xu sighed again: "Speaking of which, there is only one relative like your uncle in the mourning family, but over the years, I haven't seen him a few times?" ”

As she spoke, Empress Dowager Xu's voice was a little choked.

Zhang Lingyang hurriedly came up and persuaded him: "Don't be sad after the queen mother, isn't your uncle's family already in the capital?" ”

Empress Dowager Xu continued to sob: "It's better not to come." I couldn't see them before, and the mourning family just missed them again, and after a long time, this thought faded. But now that I see this, I think that in another ten days and half a month, they will go to work abroad again, and I will mourn my family......"

Having said that, where does Zhang Lingyang not know what Empress Dowager Xu is thinking?

It's nothing more than hoping that he, the emperor, can leave his uncle in the capital as an official.

"How old is it, the Queen Mother actually sang such a play to me?" Zhang Lingyang couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, but he said: "Don't be sad for the queen mother, the son will make an order to keep his uncle in Beijing to serve, so that the uncle's family can often enter the palace to visit the queen mother?" ”

Seeing Zhang Lingyang say this, Empress Dowager Xu stopped sobbing and said, "The mourning family knows that the emperor is filial. ”

The face of the Queen Mother, like the sky in July, changes when she says it, even faster than the day in July.

In the blink of an eye, Empress Dowager Xu's face was full of smiles, and she took Xu Wanming's hand and said to Zhang Lingyang: "Your cousin Wanming has just entered Beijing, and she is still very unfamiliar with the environment of the capital. Also, you, who are cousins, want to be close to Wan Ming! ”

Looking at Xu Wanming, Empress Dowager Xu's eyes were full of doting.

And Xu Wanming listened to the Queen Mother's words, lowered her head shyly, and blushed slightly.

Where did Zhang Lingyang not understand what the Queen Mother meant? It's just that he wants to stuff this Xu Wanming into his harem.

can look at Xu Wanming, she does have a beautiful embryo.

But this age is indeed a bit young.

Zhang Lingyang was a little unable to do it, so he said incorrectly: "This is natural!" ”

As he spoke, Zhang Lingyang got up and confessed to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, the court is busy with official business, and the sons and daughters will retire first!" ”

After speaking, Zhang Lingyang turned around and walked out of Cining Palace without looking back.

"Alas......" Seeing Zhang Lingyang say to leave, the Queen Mother wanted to say something, but when the words came to her mouth, she still didn't say it after all.

Out of Cining Palace, Zhang Lingyang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to go to the Imperial Garden to relax, he saw Xiao Fuzi hurriedly running over from a distance.

Coming to Zhang Lingyang, Xiao Fuzi calmed down his breath, and then bowed his waist and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Zhiyuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, Liu Wenxuan, the secretary of the household department, Zhou Shanning, the secretary of the ministry, Li Guangtai, the left capital of the Inspectorate, and others jointly asked to see him, and they are waiting in the Qianqing Palace right now!" ”

"Oh?" With so many ministers jointly asking for a meeting, Zhang Lingyang thought that something big had happened, so he still had the mind to hang out, so he hurriedly walked in the direction of Qianqing Palace.

Xiao Fuzi followed closely behind Zhang Lingyang.

When he came to the Heart Cultivation Palace, after Zhang Zhiyuan and a few people greeted him, Zhang Lingyang hurriedly asked, "You Aiqing came to ask for a meeting, but what happened?" ”

Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital, said: "The minister heard that today His Majesty issued an order to His Excellency to let the local government pay tribute to the palace again, I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

Li Guangtai's words were full of questioning tones, as if he was interrogating a prisoner, Zhang Lingyang was very displeased when he heard it, and nodded lightly: "This is indeed the case!" ”

Li Guangtai said: "Your Majesty, the local tribute to the palace is a move to work hard and hurt money, please take back your majesty!" ”

Zhang Lingyang asked disapprovingly: "Since Li Aiqing said that the people are working hard and losing money, then I ask you, how much money is needed to deliver tribute from the ground to the capital?" What is the geometry of people's power? ”

In Zhang Lingyang's view, this is nothing more than sending something from the ground to the capital, and how much money can it cost? Is there any need for such a stirring of opposition?

"This ......" Li Guangtai was dumbfounded for a while, not knowing how to answer.

For a while, Li Guangtai was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, at this time, Liu Wenxuan, the head of the household, said in time: "Your Majesty, the minister has made some statistics in private, according to the regulations of the previous dynasty, if the local government is allowed to pay tribute to the palace, the local government will spend more than 200,000 taels of silver every year, and the people will be tens of thousands of people. ”

"So much?" Zhang Lingyang said secretly, surprised in his heart.

"What do you mean?" As an emperor, how can Zhang Lingyang take back the words he says and the water he spills? Therefore, he could only look at Zhang Zhiyuan and Zhou Shanning and ask.

"The minister also thinks that His Majesty is a little sorry for doing this!" After Zhang Zhiyuan and Zhou Shanning glanced at each other, Zhou Shanning spoke.

"In this case, the expenses required for tribute are all paid inward!" Zhang Lingyang said.

When he said this, Zhang Lingyang was a little painful. After all, unlike the national treasury, the money in the treasury is your own private money.

Seeing that Zhang Lingyang had already said this, and did not use a penny from the treasury, Zhang Zhiyuan and the others naturally had no reason to object, so they wanted to leave.

"Wait!" Zhang Lingyang suddenly called out to Zhang Zhiyuan and a few people, and said: "I heard that Xu Ziji has entered Beijing to report on his work, I don't know if the Ministry of Officials has drawn up his position?" ”

Xu Ziji, that is, the younger brother of Empress Dowager Xu, the uncle of Emperor Zhao Chenxi of Tai'an, naturally, is also Zhang Lingyang's nominal uncle, and previously held the post of Jiangning prefect.

Zhou Shanning, the secretary of the ministry, replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Xu Ziji's political achievements during his tenure in the Jiangning prefect are mediocre, and the ministry intends to demote him by half a level and serve as the prefect of Xuzhou. ”

Jiangning is located in the prosperous place of Jiangnan, and is the most important city in Jiangnan. Therefore, in addition to the Beijing officials, the officials in Jiangning are often half a level higher than the local officials next to them.

In such an important place as Jiangning, as long as officials are willing to do things in a down-to-earth manner, they can often achieve good political results.

However, Xu Ziji did not make any political achievements in the three years he served as the prefect of Jiangning.

It can be deduced from this that Xu Ziji is simply a mediocre talent.

"Xu Ziji will stay in Beijing for the time being and serve as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple." Zhang Lingyang said.

"The emperor's ......" Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital, wanted to oppose it, but was stopped by Zhang Lingyang.

Zhang Lingyang said: "I know that there is something wrong with this, but Xu Ziji is the only relative of the Queen Mother outside the palace after all. I don't want to, and I can't bear to let the Queen Mother's only relative outside the palace part with the Queen Mother. ”

"Your Majesty treats the Queen Mother with sincerity and filial piety, and the ministers have no objections!" Zhang Zhiyuan said.

Also, since Zhang Lingyang is talking about the Queen Mother, how dare they oppose it?

Is it possible to persuade the emperor not to be filial to the queen mother?

Since Zhang Zhiyuan has expressed his position, Liu Wenxuan and Zhou Shanning will naturally not oppose it anymore.

As for Li Guangtai?

Although Li Guangtai thought that this was a bit inappropriate, he did not take advantage of the opposition to the emperor to show filial piety to the queen mother, right?

In the end, Li Guangtai had to pinch his nose and agree to this.

Even if Li Guangtai disagreed, there was no other way. Although he is an official and a second-class official, in the final analysis, the imperial history of Zuodu is only responsible for picketing the court and discipline, and does not interfere in the appointment of officials, at most he only impeaches a few twists and turns for some dissatisfied people.

After Zhang Zhiyuan and other ministers resigned, Zhang Lingyang felt sorry for his private money again.

200,000 taels of silver, but I can rebuild a temple of nourishing hearts.

So, Zhang Lingyun began to meditate, wanting to find a way to fill the hole of 200,000 silver per year.

Suddenly, Zhang Lingyang's mind flashed, his eyes couldn't help but become excited, and he hurriedly shouted outside the hall: "Little Fuzi, come in!" ”

"I don't know what the Lord of Banzai commands?" Xiao Fuzi bowed into the hall and asked.

Zhang Lingyang said: "Xiaofuzi, I ask you, in addition to Huangzhuang, do I have any other private property?" ”

Xiaofuzi replied: "Back to Long Live Lord, in addition to the imperial village, there are imperial stores in the palace in the capital and in various provinces. ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang's eyes couldn't help but brighten up a little, and he thought: "I'm really sleepy, someone will send a pillow." ”

Then, Zhang Lingyang said to Xiaofuzi: "You first allocate one million taels of silver from the internal money, buy a shop near Chaoyangmen, the most prosperous in the capital, and transform it into a restaurant. ”

As for the imperial store, Zhang Lingyang stayed and didn't move, so he naturally had his own plans.