Chapter 880: It's not a powder keg, it's better than a powder keg

The court meeting on the thirtieth day of the lunar month is not like a powder keg that seems to explode at any time as people imagine, on the contrary, several news that were originally just word of mouth and have not yet been confirmed were officially announced in the court, which lifted the mood of the upper and lower levels. Whether it is the annexation of several small tribes under the command of the Tatar Taishi Arutai, or the improvement of the situation in Luchuan in the south, several prefectures and counties, such as Guangzhou and Qiongzhou, which are under the political division of Guangdong, have grown three crops a year, and the rice grain production has doubled compared with before...... All in all, it seems that except for the Beijing Division, the whole world is a peaceful and prosperous era.

However, the powder keg that was originally only one spark away was a powder keg after all, and when that spark really burst out, the imperial court exploded all at once. One is Yu Qian's book from Nanzhili, which lists in detail the number of acres of land in the largest prefectures and counties of Nanzhili; the second is that Du Zhen asked Dingzong to replace the new law; The third is Zhang Yueshang's martial arts method. For a time, there was a big uproar in the DPRK and China. The civil officials who thought they were out of the way turned into a cold sweat when they learned the details of the newly made fish scale book, and all the thoughts of watching the tiger fight on the wall turned into a cold sweat.

Since the shock was too much, the day's court meeting ended hastily. The court meeting on the thirtieth day of the lunar month has never been discussed, but the important inscriptions of various ministries and institutes and all parts of the world are read out at the court meeting, and at the same time, the major edicts will be announced, that is, it has become a bulletin board that will speak. So, when the sound of the silent whip dispersed, everyone walked across the Jinshui Bridge and went out of the noon gate, and then gathered together in twos and twos according to each other's factions and whispered, and from time to time someone looked back with complicated expressions.

Today, we are going to have a court meeting again.

Compared with the court meeting that was prepared to meet the car before, today's court meeting is naturally full of people, but there are no military ministers who appeared in power before, all of them are civil officials in red official uniforms, and the complements in front are either cranes and golden chickens or peacocks. The cabinet is led by Yang Shiqi and sits at the east end, the six ministries sit at the west end with Jianyi, and the emperor sits in the middle seat. It's just that compared with the expressionless face at the court meeting, Zhu Zhanji at this time obviously showed an undisguised tired look. Obviously, Chinese New Year's Eve still has to discuss matters, plus Empress Dowager Zhang of Renshou Palace is recuperating, he is in a very bad mood.

Therefore, when the court discussion did not last long, and everyone in the upper cabinet could not argue for a moment, his brows wrinkled even tighter. Some people think that the matter of the clan is not in line with the ancestral system, some people think it is too strict, and some people think it is too hasty...... It can be said that even Yang Shiqi is righteous and does not dare to agree lightly. Zhang Yue's martial arts are the same as the Wenju, set up the township examination and the examination, just like the liberal arts examples, and the patrol is invigilated according to the imperial history, and the military department and the governor's mansion are used to test the martial arts and skills, and naturally some people accuse the martial arts system as determined by Emperor Taizu, how can it be changed lightly, let alone let the martial artists participate in it.

However, what most people really care about is the fish scale book presented by Yu Qian, the speckled new ink on it is particularly dazzling in the candle-lit but still dim Jing Yitang, and several adults frequently swept towards Wang Jin, who was holding the fish scale book next to the emperor, and wanted to say something but was a little worried.

Among the more than a dozen people, there are those who are rich like Zhang Yue, those who are simple and poor like Xia Yuanji, those who revitalize their family business like Yang Shiqi, and those who are just well-off like Du Zhen, but most of them have land, but it's just a matter of how much. In Yu Qian's inscription, a wealthy family in Kunshan, Songjiang Prefecture, owns 500 hectares of land, most of which are donated by neighboring civilians, just because he has a son who has passed the examination; The first district of Taicang Prefecture ordered Shi County to occupy thousands of acres of rich people's fields by various means; The prefect of Songjiang, who served for three years, has accumulated 3,000 acres of filial piety fields...... I don't know what method Yu Qian used to find out so clearly, but since it is written in the inscription, who dares not to believe this famous Metropolitan Procuratorate Inspectorate Imperial History?

"Yu Shiyu's performance is shocking, Yangzhou Mansion is like this, not to mention other places in the world?" Yu Qian can be regarded as a student of Yang Shiqi, and he also recommended it to Gu Zuo, but he secretly sighed at this time, but he also had to worry that he might not end well if he went on like this, but he quickly cheered up and said, "It is imperative to determine the acres of land in the world, but in Nanzhili alone, I am afraid that many people will be needed." ”

"This matter should not be rushed, after all, Yu Tingyi's iron-clad imperial history is a minority, and it is necessary to prevent someone from rushing for quick success and harming the place, that is the worst." Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had been silent, finally opened his mouth, and then said unhurriedly, "This matter needs to be investigated, but who is in charge and who is in charge of it, this is all clear." The emperor had set a charter for this matter, and it could not be decided overnight. In my opinion, it's better to let it go first, and just give an order to praise Yu Tingyi. ”

The two words of praise attracted other people's jaws to say yes, Zhang Yue saw a person nodding one after another, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, thinking that none of the people here were young and ambitious young people, and the old oilmen who had been up and down in officialdom for decades, even if they were clean, they had to think about their good colleagues, relatives and friends. Therefore, he glanced at the Son of Heaven on the seat, and saw that Zhu Zhanji was just frowning, but he had no objections, and he knew that the emperor's current mind was not on this.

However, just when he thought that the next thing must be the matter of the vassal king mentioned by Du Zhen, Zhu Zhanji suddenly coughed lightly, and then said with a straight face: "These few things will be put on hold for the time being." Jian Qing of the Ministry of Officials and Xia Qing of the Ministry of Household relieved the government affairs before this northern tour, and I planned to take over the Shangshu by Guo Jin, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, and Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and after Huang Fu came to Beijing, he would be in charge of the Ministry of Households. Previously, Zhang Ben, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had resigned, and I had already approved it, and the Ministry of War was temporarily signed by Zhang Yue, the left waiter, and the Ministry of Industry was still Wuzhong, and Jin Chun, the secretary of the Criminal Department...... I gave him a leave of absence to recuperate, but he was willing to go to the banquet and drink with others, what a pleasure! ”

At present, the ministries and cabinets are equally important, and the cabinet even has a posture higher than that of the six ministries, and Zhu Zhanji has to discuss all major matters in the cabinet of the lower ministries, and there are very few times when cadres are arbitrary in such important personnel, so as soon as these remarks came out, everyone was taken aback. However, after thinking carefully about this personnel arrangement, even Zhang Yue was surprised to find that all the ups and downs were traceable, and there was nothing surprising about it, but fortunately, he, the waiter, did not go any further, and it was not conspicuous.

Zhang Ben's resignation is reasonable, after all, he was in charge of the Wuxuan Division before, but Lao Shangshu's resignation is a little gloomy, but it is nothing compared to the unlucky Jin Chun. knew that the emperor was angry, but he swept everyone in the hall casually, and no one spoke for him. Obviously, at this moment, no one does not think that Jin Chun is to blame.

"The matter of the clan will be discussed after the prince of Zhengdan Rilu, the king of Xiangfu, and the Anhua dynasty, after all, it is a major matter of the royal family, and I have to ask the queen mother what she means. As for Wuju, Zhang Yue, don't worry about this for now, and recommend the people who are lacking in the Wuxuan Division first. Since Feng Jin, the squire of the military department, said that he was seriously ill, let him raise him first, and the ministers present would elect one person, and select the person after the Lantern Festival. ”

Zhu Zhanji stood up as he spoke, stepped down and said slowly: "This year's Lantern Festival, Beijing officials will give five days off, and the night ban will be lifted for five days. The entry of the three clansmen into Beijing made Taichang Temple more attentive. In a peaceful and prosperous world, the people cannot lose the interest of the festival. ”

The Lantern Festival, that is, the Shangyuan Festival, canceled the night curfew is the previous dynasties and all generations, and the Tokyo City of the Song Dynasty has no curfew at all throughout the year. In contrast, today's Ming Dynasty is much different, but in the eyes of scholars who believe in Cheng Zhu Lixue, Shangyuan Festival is a loss of body regardless of whether the high or the low are messing around. But the emperor, in a peaceful and prosperous life, choked back all possible opposition.

"In addition, how is the income of the household department this year?"

This was asked by everyone, but everyone knew that it could only be asked by two people - one was Hu Hu, who was also in charge of the household department, and the other was Xia Yuanji, who had just been relieved of the ministry. However, the two of them had just come back from the cold and freezing place in the north, and after glancing at each other, Hu Hu lowered his head and pondered, while Xia Yuanji pinched his fingers thoughtfully and calculated, then raised his head and said, "Back to the emperor, it should be two percent more than the annual harvest of previous years." ”

"Then the soldiers who accompanied the northern tour this time will be rewarded with an extra month's grain and rice. The soldiers in the palace who were on duty last time were rewarded for an extra month, and they couldn't be lost. Zhu Zhanji undoubtedly commanded, and then looked at everyone and said, "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve night, I won't leave you Aiqing much, go home early." Only the yamen keeps people on duty, don't forget...... By the way, I almost forgot that Chen Shan, a scholar of the original Jinshen Temple, gave him another hundred taels of platinum, twenty horses of silk, and one hundred stones of rice. ”

After saying these words, Zhu Zhanji looked at Wang Jin next to him, Wang Jin hurriedly glanced at the people who stood up with an inquiring gaze, and saw that everyone didn't have anything to play, so he gently shook off the dust. By the time everyone bowed down and stood up, the emperor and his party had already left from the corner gate. At this time, more than a dozen bigwigs looked at me, and they naturally divided into several groups.

Guo Jin, the newly appointed secretary of the ministry, listened to Jianyi's words with a respectful face, and nodded from time to time; Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, talked with Wu Zhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and had already walked out of the Jingyi Hall; Xia Yuanji was saying something to Yang Pufen, and he didn't care about others; Yang Pu left quietly as always, leaving no sound; Yang Shiqi, Du Zhen, and Zhang Yue were all the way, and after going down the steps to the outside, they breathed a breath of cold air, and Yang Shiqi turned his head to look at the two sons-in-law behind him.

"You two are really ...... Such a big thing doesn't have to talk to me in advance! Yishan, even if Yuan Jie is young and vigorous, and he is also in charge of the military department, why do you have to poke this hornet's nest? You know, there are still three clans in the capital now, one is the Jin domain, one is the Zhou domain, and the other is the Lu domain, which can be said to be the three clans with the most branches, why don't you postpone this in advance? As far as the matter is concerned, you have taken too big a step. ”

"If the steps are small, the tumor will get bigger and bigger, and it will be difficult to make the emperor make up his mind in the future."

This sentence was said by Zhang Yue instead of Du Zhen, and seeing that the old father-in-law smiled, he added softly: "My father-in-law didn't say hello to me on this question, so he just threw it to the political secretary." If my father-in-law hadn't gone to the book first, I would have had such a thing there, but I didn't send it later......"

"Don't follow Yishan to mess around, your martial arts method is already troublesome enough!" Yang Shiqi was startled, frowned and reminded Zhang Yue, "The reason why the emperor doesn't discuss it today is for the sake of tomorrow's Zhengdan Dynasty, and he will talk about it in a few days." ”

The morning of the thirtieth day of the lunar month did not explode with a bang, but in the evening, with the gradual sporadic explosion of firecrackers, many people who were originally worried also exploded at once. Among them, especially the three mansions of the Ten Kings Mansion are the most. Zhu Taikan, the son of King Lu, is just that, he is the prince, plus Lu Fan is adjacent to the Qufu Confucian family, and he is quite famous among the people; Zhu Youyi, the king of auspicious charms, can still maintain the momentum of watching from the wall, his reputation as the county king is very good, plus Zhou Fan and Zhu Ning are such a county lord, it is expected that there will be any impact in the end; The most panicked is Zhu Jihuan, the king of Ninghua.

This time he ventured out of the fiefdom and hurried to the capital to report the mutiny, and after arriving, the court did not blame him, but no one was willing to see him! Of course, he was so oppressed by his damned brother in the fief that he couldn't bear it, and he was even locked up under the pretext of guilt, and if he didn't run away, he might even lose his life. However, he didn't have a trace of hope in his heart, he had to know that Mikyu's father and son were guilty, if it was just in case...... What did the succession of this Jin clan fall to him?

"Your Highness."

Zhu Jihuan Yongle came to the capital to pay homage in the early years, this eunuch was given at that time, and at this time, when he saw that people were only willing to make a bitter face, he couldn't help but be even more angry: "Have you ever been to an event!" ”

Glaring fiercely at the henchman eunuch in front of him who had bent his waist into a big bow, he said sharply again, "Aren't you the same as Wang Jin and Fan Hong and the others, all of whom were brought back from Annan by the British duke, why don't you have a way to meet them?" You can't give gifts, you idiot! ”

"Damn the little ones, damn the little ones!"

Seeing that the person actually knelt down, and immediately kowtowed like pounding garlic, Zhu Jihuan was angry, and he didn't bother to look at this useless face again, turned around and opened the curtain and entered the room. This Chinese New Year's Eve was out of the house, and the loneliness was even more indescribable, and he pondered it repeatedly for a while, and finally decided to think of a way to probe the tone of the two families next to Lu Fan and Zhou Fan.

When Taizu sealed the domain, many relatives were so beautiful, and the princes and ministers bowed down and did not dare to bow down, but now they are cutting the guards and not leaving the fiefdom without permission, which is almost like being in prison. If it is really as strict as the rumors, and even the seal has to be lowered, what is the meaning of this vassal king?