In previous years, Emperor Chongzhen would not have any opinion on the outcome of this discussion. Because they were all negotiated according to pre-set rules, and he was a very rule-oriented person.

At this time, all the ministries and departments are very happy, after all, this year's dividends have increased several times compared with before.

However, this time, I saw that Emperor Chongzhen did not reply to Shoufu's words, but said lightly with a cold face: "I remember that the split of the shares was given to the six yamen, and I am not mistaken, right?" ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, they didn't understand, why did the emperor suddenly mention this at this time?

"Back to Your Majesty, it's for the six yamen and the inner palace." Wen Tiren had already stood up and played the right game, so he replied in the affirmative.

These people in the Wenhua Hall are all human spirits, and at this time, they have a faint bad feeling in their hearts: the emperor seems to be going to produce some moths!

Sure enough, they immediately heard Emperor Chongzhen suddenly raise his voice a little, and shouted coldly: "But why didn't I find out that the previous equity dividends were given to the six yamen?" ”

"......" Wen Tiren was stunned when he heard this, no matter how shrewd he was, he didn't react for a while. Today's matter, the emperor has not talked to him. The dividends in the past, he thought about it in his heart, it was indeed handed over to the six departments!

Thinking so, he turned his head to look at the six books on the side.

The six Shangshu didn't understand what was going on, and when they saw Shoufu's gaze, Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, first stood up and testified: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has indeed received dividends, no problem!" ”

Li Changgeng, the secretary of the ministry, also followed and said: "The ministry has also received dividends, no problem!" ”

“……”

The six Shangshu books have been listed and stated, and there is no problem with dividends.

Hearing their words, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sneered, turned his head and instructed Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard standing beside him: "Send each of them a copy of these, and let them see if the six yamen have received dividends over the years!" ”

"The last will obey!" Liu Xingzuo immediately hugged his fists and agreed, picked up a stack of pieces from the imperial case, seemed to know what the content was, and went down to the people below, and each person sent a copy.

Wen Tiren was the first to get it, and hurriedly opened this piece and looked at it. Just after a look, he immediately understood why Emperor Chongzhen said that the previous dividends were not given to the six yamen, what he meant!

So, he turned his head to look at the official book, and saw that Li Changgeng also unfolded the piece and looked at it.

That Li Changgeng's face, which was still ruddy just now, suddenly became very pale, and even the hand holding the chapter was trembling faintly.

The other Yamen's Shangshu also lost their excitement just now, and the faces of several people also turned pale.

Only the eunuchs on one side, the celebrant and the eunuchs, were not shocked, because this dividend matter had nothing to do with them.

They looked at the piece in their hands and saw that it was written on it the specific whereabouts of the six parts of red in the past, the silver. Looking at the name of Li Changgeng, the secretary of the ministry, it was in the most conspicuous position, and the amount that fell into his pocket was also the highest amount of money that fell into his personal pocket, which was very dazzling.

Among them, Wang Chengen, the governor of Dongchang, was the most proud in his heart, among these books, there were many old treacherous and cunning people, and some of the silver was turned a few times, using various names, and finally fell into the pockets of these Shangshu individuals. And none of this was hidden from the eyes of the soldiers he sent out. The only thing he regretted was that he didn't know why the emperor asked Liu Xingzuo to divide it, as if these investigation results were an errand for Jinyiwei!

Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, and there was a lot of movement. This voice shook the hand of Li Changgeng, the secretary of the ministry, and the piece of music fell to the ground.

When everyone heard the sound, they saw that it was Emperor Chongzhen who slapped the imperial case suddenly, and his face was already full of anger, and he shouted loudly: "Qing and others are all the highest-grade officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they are important ministers of the imperial court. The result is good, these dividends and silver taels, but did they fall into the six yamen? ”

Hearing this, even the most stupid person knows what the emperor means.

Li Changgeng, the secretary of the ministry, had weak legs, fell to his knees, lowered his head, his voice was not loud, and even played with a slight tremor: "The minister is guilty!" ”

The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao also knelt down, and also bowed his head and confessed.

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Only Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, did not kneel, because in this recital, only the dividends of the Ministry of Rites were dividends, and not a penny went into his personal pocket.

None of them dared to deny it. Because they know in their hearts that the content of this piece is so detailed, it shows that the emperor absolutely grasps the ins and outs of dividends.

More importantly, the military parade ceremony has just been experienced, and the majesty of the army is impressive, and all this, especially the new army formed by the emperor himself and poured his heart and soul into it! Anyone, as long as they participated in the military parade, can understand that whether it is those soldiers who have become a part of the Beijing camp, or the people of the Beijing Division, they all admire the emperor very much. The prestige of the emperor is in full swing!

For civilian officials, in addition to this, the emperor suddenly improvised a lyric at the parade. The so-called Qin Emperor and Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors, all have the spirit of not taking it seriously. The heroism of this Qinyuan spring is rooted in the hearts of the people. The so-called poetry expresses feelings, which makes these civil officials see what kind of feelings Emperor Chongzhen has! This deterrent to civil officials will definitely not be less shocking than the recovery of Liaodong!

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, in their eyes, was already an emperor who was both civil and military! His current prestige firmly suppresses the desire of civil officials to resist.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was angry, and these courtiers, the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, knelt on the ground one by one, bowed down. For a while, the atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall was very tense, and it was incompatible with the festive atmosphere of the upcoming New Year.

"I know that some of you may dismiss this. Wasn't that the case in the past? The silver issued by the imperial court, every time you pass through a yamen, you will pluck your hair, hehe, the fire is consumed, right......" Emperor Chongzhen said, and sneered again, "It's a high-sounding excuse, every time you stretch out your hand, have you ever thought about the words of Confucius and Mencius?" If you are an official for thousands of miles, you really have to do it only for money? ”

"Do you think that this kind of thing has been a convention for hundreds of years, and it is a big fuss for me to ask about it?" In the Wenhua Palace, only Emperor Chongzhen's words were echoing, even if it was Wen Tiren, or the celebrant supervisor, they all lowered their heads and suffered the emperor's anger: "If according to the ancestral system, how many of the six books of the Ming Dynasty can be exempted from the punishment of peeling and filling the grass?" Do you want me to peel and fill the grass of the second-grade members of the dignified court, and put them in the six yamen to warn the latecomers? ”

Li Changgeng was greedy for the most money in his pocket, and when he heard the emperor's words, even if it was a cold winter day, and it was snowing heavily outside the palace, his sweat couldn't stop at all, and he kept flowing down.

"For the silver! You can be shameless! But I want face! Emperor Chongzhen's anger was permeated in the Wenhua Palace, and his title to the courtiers, unconsciously, had changed from "Qing" to "you", and there was no respect at all, "What kind of example did you set for the world's hundred officials?" I've been waiting, waiting for any of you to wake up! But to this day, no one wants to change their ways! Now that it's time for a new dividend, it's no wonder I'm so excited to see you! ”

In fact, as long as he has real evidence, Emperor Chongzhen can do this kind of thing without such a lot of effort, and directly issue an order to the factory guards to take down the corrupt and pervert the law. This kind of thing, absolutely no one will say anything, because from the point of view and on the bright side, it is tenable.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's purpose is not so simple, his purpose, in addition to collecting equity dividends to the treasury, also wants to touch the unspoken rule of "goose plucking" formed by the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. This is not as simple as punishing a few corrupt people and taking a serious yamen atmosphere.

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he paused for a while, and slowly looked at these courtiers below, watching them either sweat profusely, tremble, or bow down silently.

Suddenly, he softened his tone a little, restrained his anger, and said to the courtiers below: "I am not an unreasonable person! I know that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the officials of my Ming Dynasty have not been high. Especially for low-level officials, it is only enough for the officials themselves to live, if there is a welcome send-off, personal exchanges, or prosperity, it is definitely not enough to rely on the officials' income. It should be because of this reason that the unspoken rule of 'goose plucking' of the yamen of various ministries has slowly been developed......"

Hearing that the emperor, who was furious just now, suddenly said such reasonable words, and suddenly, it made these courtiers a little unable to come back to their senses. At the same time, they couldn't help but secretly thank the emperor in their hearts and appreciate the emperor's understanding.

In fact, these people in the Wenhua Hall all knew that Emperor Chongzhen said this to save face for them. If you were to take it by the facts, the reality could be very harsh. There are a large number of officials, even if they have enough money, those officials who reach out to make money will still reach out to make money.

For this situation, Taizu did not save face at all, and the punishment was severe, and the torture of stripping the skin and filling the grass for embezzlement of a little silver tael could not stop the corrupt officials. Today's Emperor Chongzhen obviously did not take that kind of means like Taizu did back then.

As a result, the atmosphere in the Wenhua Palace, with the easing of Emperor Chongzhen's speech, unconsciously became no longer so tense.

“…… However, these unspoken rules are very harmful to my Ming! How much of the military salaries allocated to the border army really fell into the hands of the soldiers of the border army? In the past, the low combat power of the Ming army was to blame those hungry soldiers, or was it someone else who was responsible? “

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, his tone was a little more stern, and he raised his voice and said: "Therefore, this unspoken rule of 'goose plucking' is absolutely unacceptable. It is also for this reason that I decided to split the equity in the treasury revenue and distribute it to the six yamen. I hope that I, the Ming officials, regardless of their official positions, can benefit from it and no longer bend down because of life......"

At this time, these officials in the Wenhua Palace all understood that the emperor sent the matter of equity dividends to various departments, originally to improve the lives of all officials in the six ministries, that is to say, if this money can be obtained by everyone in the yamen, it will be divided among the yamen's income, so it doesn't matter. But when all the equity dividends go into the pockets of the main officials in the first and second leaders of the yamen, it won't work! The emperor was furious because of this.

Hearing this, Shoufu Wen Tiren pondered the emperor's intentions, and he already realized it in his heart. At this time, he had already remembered that the emperor had actually talked to him about this matter. Thinking of this, he immediately went out to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty's good intentions, the ministers believe that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are grateful for the emperor's great grace!" The minister thought that the income from equity dividends should be attributed to the treasury, and then it could be distributed together with Yulu, which was a supplement to the Ming officials in addition to Yulu. And to tell the world that all officials who are honest and honest and have outstanding political achievements can get this share dividend. “

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but admire in his heart when he heard this, he was worthy of being the first assistant he had chosen, and he was really a roundworm in his stomach, and he knew what the purpose of this meeting was. Even gave a very avant-garde proposal, which turned out to be in the form of a bonus!

I have to say that Ming officials, this should also be a profession, if they want to serve the people wholeheartedly, it doesn't seem to be in line with human nature. This form of bonus, although not heard of before. But that sounds like a good idea, or you can put it into practice and see how it goes!

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about this, and Cao Huachun, the eunuch in the other column, also came out and said: "Your Majesty's benevolence is unprecedented. The slave maid thought that the first assistant was reasonable. The dividends of the share capital, which come from the treasury, are the kindness of His Majesty, not the gift of the ministry, which is a matter of course. Therefore, the slave and maid seconded the proposal! ”

Although he said it a little sensually, it represented the meaning of the palm print eunuch. When those eunuchs saw it, they all stood up one by one, and they all followed the proposal, and followed the emperor's sycophants by the way.

On the side of foreign ministers and officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Rites, and others who do not have much to do with today's corruption, or say that they do not care about the money if they are upright, they have also seconded the proposal. I feel that these equity dividends should be attributed to the treasury, and the favor should come from above, rather than being distributed by the palm seal of the ministry. In the Wenhua Palace, there was soon this consensus.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded, "In this way, I will play it for Zhun Qing and others." In addition, I also have an idea, in addition to the reward of honesty and honesty and excellent political performance, those who are willing to go to the remote places of the Ming Dynasty and go to the places with difficult conditions and harsh environment in the Ming Dynasty to be officials can be rewarded! ”