Zhuo Jing looked at Yu Xin, his face full of astonishment and puzzlement.

Of course, this is only a façade.

In fact, Zhuo Jing's heart "chuckled", because Yu Xin said what he had been worried about all along, but Zhuo Jing tried to suppress the uneasiness in his heart and tried not to show it on his face.

Yu Xin frowned, Zhuo Jing's performance disappointed him, he couldn't help but regret a little, did he say too much?

But the words have already come to this, and Yu Xin can only continue.

"Wei Gong," Yu Xin looked at the roof: "Recently, Your Majesty has adjusted the Zhan Mansion, do you know the intention?" ”

"Know a little bit about it!" Zhuo Jing hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

Yu Xin turned his head, looked at Zhuo Jing, sighed, and said, "Then you can talk about it!" ”

"Your Majesty...... It seems that he is a little dissatisfied with the prince's study course, thinking that ......" Zhuo Jingyan hesitated: "The content of the Four Books and Five Classics is too much, too detailed, and it takes too much time, and it is not worth it." ”

"Your Majesty means to add history, mathematics, physics, and engineering."

"Well, do you think there's a problem?"

"This," Zhuo Jing pondered the words: "I think that the history course might as well add some content, mathematics, physics, and engineering, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only needs to understand, and does not need to go too deep." ”

Listening to Zhuo Jing's tone gradually change from hesitation to firmness, Yu Xin shook his head and said, "Wei Gong, help me put the pillow higher!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Zhuo Jing hurriedly got up, helped Yu Xin up, and added a pillow behind him, so that Yu Xin's line of sight was basically the same as Zhuo Jing.

"Wei Gong, the old man heard that you were resolutely opposed, and even had a dispute with Your Majesty!" Yu Xin looked at Zhuo Jing's eyes and said.

"No," Zhuo Jing was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "I just think that the Confucian classics and the way of the sages are the top priority of the prince's studies, and the rest of the strange and obscene and ingenious, don't learn it." ”

"Alas," Yu Xin sighed, was silent for a long time, and said, "Wei Gong, after so many years, why haven't you made any progress?" ”

"Big ...... My lord, I don't know what I mean by that? ”

"Hehe," Yu Xin sneered twice: "Wei Gong, the old man wants to remind you of one thing, whether the crown prince can ascend the throne and succeed to the throne does not depend on how many Confucian classics he has read and how many sages he understands, but whether the prince is in line with His Majesty's wishes, do you understand?" ”

“......”

Yu Xin's words were like a thunderbolt on Zhuo Jing, his face suddenly turned pale, and he finally knew what he was vaguely worried about: "Boss, what do you ......mean?"

"Yes, that's what the old man meant!" Yu Xin nodded, his expression serious.

"But," Zhuo Jing raised his hand and pointed out the window, and said in a hurried voice: "However, according to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the throne is inherited by the eldest son, and the remaining son is crowned the prince, does Your Majesty still want to abolish the crown prince?" ”

"Moreover, if it weren't for this ancestral system, Your Majesty would ......"

"You want to say that Your Majesty can't succeed to the throne either, right?" Different from Zhuo Jing's hesitation, Yu Xin said.

"......" Zhuo Jing didn't speak, nor did he nod, but his expression said it all.

"Hehe," Yu Xin shook his head with a wry smile and turned his gaze out the window: "So, the old man has never understood why His Majesty values you so much, you are just a group of scholars!" Ancestral system, ancestral system, can it bind Your Majesty? ”

Zhuo Jing thought for a while and shook his head slightly.

"Since you understand this, then you should understand that it is not impossible to abolish the crown prince." Yu Xin said categorically.

"Boss, what do you mean, Concubine Chen?"

"The old man didn't say that," Yu Xin shook his head: "Your Majesty is in full bloom, and he can reign for at least twenty years, and by that time, the crown prince, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince will all be adults, what will happen, it's hard to say!" ”

"The second prince is impossible," Zhuo Jing thought for a while, and said, "His mother, Concubine Shu, was born in a merchant family, and she has no connections to support her in the court, so Your Majesty will not choose him." ”

"The third prince is the prince's own brother, so it shouldn't be possible."

"Then the most likely is Concubine Chen, alas," Zhuo Jing suddenly stood up, clenched his hands into fists, paced in the room, and looked a little excited: "I should have thought of it a long time ago, 'Chen' is where Beichen is located, symbolizing the throne and the emperor's throne, how can this kind of title be easily given?" Could it be that Your Majesty really means this? ”

"Alas, what a pity, if it had been ......"

Zhuo Jing's self-talk made Yu Xin's eyes become solemn, he raised his head and looked at Zhuo Jing, his pupils contracted slightly.

After a long time, Zhuo Jing sat down, and he first apologized to Yu Xin: "Boss, I'm really embarrassed, I was abrupt. ”

"It's nothing," Yu Xin waved his hand, he looked at Zhuo Jing and said, "Maybe the old man is alarmist, but Wei Gong, as the crown prince, should still be cautious." ”

"Humble duty understands!"

"Your Majesty, like the previous emperors, is an emperor who has a fixed mind and will not give up until he reaches his goal, you must always remember this."

"Well, humble!"

Speaking of this, Yu Xin and Zhuo Jing were silent, not knowing what to say.

After a long time, Yu Xin raised his head and smiled: "Wei Gong, I always chat, I forgot the business arranged by His Majesty!" ”

"Oh yes!" Zhuo Jing also woke up like a dream, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The boss commands!" ”

"Well," Yu Xin took a deep breath, and there was a hint of remembrance in his eyes: "In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, the old man was appointed by the first emperor as the head of the household, and it has been fourteen years now. ”

"The household department is in charge of the household registration, land endowment, salt tax, customs duties, banks and financial expenditures, and it is very important among the ministries of the imperial court."

"The world says that the ministry is the head of each ministry, but in the old man's opinion, the household department is," Speaking of this, Yu Xin's eyes lit up: "No matter what dynasty, if there is not enough money and food to help the poor and raise soldiers and salaries, then the overthrow of the country is just around the corner, and the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties are all the same." ”

"Your Majesty is the Lord of the Holy Ming, and he knows this well, so let the old man preside over the Wenyuan Pavilion."

Speaking of this, Yu Xin smiled contentedly.

"In the last years of Hongwu, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to 44 million stone of grain and 22 million taels of silver; Last year, that is, in the eighth year of Jianwen, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was 27 million stone of grain and 34 million yuan of silver, an increase of nearly double. ”

"However, there is a problem here, the grain price in the last years of Hongwu was five coins of stone rice, and last year's grain price was seven coins of stone rice, indicating that the price of grain is rising."

"In addition, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he almost did not fight for many years, and although he made great achievements in war, he spent a lot of money and food. Fortunately, Tong Hailong and others received a large amount of gold and silver from the Americas, otherwise it would have been difficult to pacify the rewards of North Korea. ”

"In addition, the Northeast, North Korea and the newly pacified Tsukushi Island have not been completely pacified, and they all need to transfer grain from Jiangnan, which has virtually caused food prices to rise."

"Of course, with the promotion of potatoes, corn and other crops, food prices should fall."

"Now, the army is conquering the Wa Kingdom, and the reward after the war is not a small amount, but according to His Majesty," Yu Xin smiled bitterly and said: "The Wa State has a large amount of silver, which is enough to reward the army." ”

"Wei Gong, over the years, Daming's financial revenue has grown rapidly, but the expenditure has grown faster, the old capital left by the first emperor has bottomed out, and now Daming urgently needs to recuperate."

"There are two things that the old man is most worried about now, one is that if there is a disaster year, the court relief will be a big problem; The other is that His Majesty refuses to stop the pace of war and continues to expand the territory! ”

"Of course, the old man is not opposed to expanding the territory, the northeast is flat, the land is fertile, if it can be built into a new granary of the Ming Dynasty, then the foundation of the Ming Dynasty can be laid, but it takes time."

......

"Wei Gong, after the old man is served, Your Majesty, all the people of the world, will be entrusted to you!"

"Humble command!"

Zhuo Jing stood up and bowed to the ground!