Chapter 435: The Rainstorm is like a note, and the Son of Heaven is thundering

Due to the three major palace disasters, today's early dynasties are all in the gate of heaven, and in case of rain and snow, hundreds of officials wear raincoats. On this day, it was pouring rain, and the officials easily finished the morning dynasty in the rain, and they inevitably hurried back to the yamen to change their clothes. Fortunately, the firewood supply of the six yamen has always been second only to the governor's mansion of the five armies, and they are all the first, so several heaters in the yamen of the military department are full of soaked clothes.

Many officials were just the only ones who could see people's façade clothes, and at first they were worried that they would be criticized for changing into tattered clothes, but when Shangshu Fangbin was summoned to the Qianqing Palace, the officials who walked around the yamen did not care about it, and most of them changed into old clothes that were patched at home, and they were at ease one by one. The people wearing black gauze hats and patched clothes came and went from the rooms, and the entire yamen seemed to stage a version of the Ming military department's changing clothes.

I all know that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are poor, but I can't see anything when I wear bright official uniforms on weekdays, and in the face of the patch army at this time, Zhang Yue suddenly couldn't bear it, so he simply pushed all the errands to Wanshijie with a smile. Not only him, but Cui Fanzhi, who is also wealthy, is unwilling to stand out outside in a silk jacket, and he also became a shrinking turtle at this time.

"If the emperor comes over here, I'm afraid that people who see this courtyard will be shocked."

Hearing Cui Fanzhi's words, Zhang Yue could only smile bitterly. Treating officials favorably was the practice of the Tang and Song dynasties, so as long as the two dynasties were officials, at least they didn't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Although it is a bit too much to be an official to let future generations enjoy happiness, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are really miserable. It's just a little bit of money, and what you get in your hands will be folded and deducted. You know, at least a dozen officials outside at this time are wearing patched clothes, and the most outrageous one is even six or seven patches on the front chest and back! So, he had no choice but to bow his head helplessly and continue to deal with the business that had been piling up again these days.

"It's finally back!"

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a shouting in the house. Zhang Yue looked up, but saw that it was Wanshijie back. I saw that he casually threw the wet umbrella aside, then kicked off the soaked shoes, took off his socks and went to the cabinet to get a new pair of shoes to change into, and then turned around and walked over.

"I thought that our military department was poor enough, who knew that the Yamen side of the household department was even more terrible than ours, and it was difficult to find a few people with good clothes from top to bottom, even Xia Shangshu was summoned to the palace in a cloth suit. Well, when I ran to the Houjun Governor's Mansion, what I saw was a color of silk and satin, which was simply a heaven and an earth! Those nobles looked at me like monkeys, and they were so frustrated! ”

Although this was a complaint, it sounded a little miserable, so that everyone in the room looked at each other for a moment, sighed and stopped talking. To say that these six yamen are much better than the dilapidated row of houses in Nanjing, at least they will not leak on rainy days, and the furniture inside is also replaced after the house is built. It would be good if the officials' salaries could be paid on time, but who could expect civil servants to increase their salaries?

In the rainstormy weather, what is discussed in the Qianqing Palace is also a money word. Since the official secretary of the Ministry of Ministers and the Ministry of Labor did not prepare for military affairs, the people who were summoned at this time were Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Fang Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of War. Zhu Di did not say anything wordy to these henchmen, and spoke bluntly.

"Arutai is the most cunning, although it seems to have run away this time, in fact, it must have other plans. Now that it was autumn, the soldiers of the Guards were recruited not because they decided that Arutai would not dare to come, but because it was not good to go out in winter. You are all ministers, so let's discuss here how to enter the army, how to raise salaries, and when to march, and when the results are available, go to the Dongnuan Pavilion and report to me. ”

Leaving all the four Shangshu in the main hall, Zhu Di went out of the side door, from the corridor to the Dongnuan Pavilion, when he saw Du Zhen come forward to salute, he nodded carelessly and motioned for him to get up, and then instructed Haishou beside him: "Go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War to summon Zhang Yue, and say that I have something important to ask him." ”

After sending Haishou away, Zhu Di came to the rosewood carved Panlong Taishi chair in the middle and sat down, and asked Du Zhen again: "Yang Shiqi is the old man I used to stay behind, and Yang Rongjin Youzi followed me on several northern expeditions, and you are the only newcomer." Would you rather stay, or follow me to the desert to see and learn? ”

"Although the minister said that he used to study in the world, he had not been to Mengyuan's territory, so in his lifetime, the minister wanted to follow the emperor to the desert to have a look. After Meng Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains, the northern border troubles have never been broken. In fact, it was not only our dynasty, the Han suffered from the Xiongnu, the Wei and Jin dynasties were divided into the southern and northern dynasties, the Turkic Hui in the Sui and Tang dynasties were even more frequent in the Central Plains, and in the Song Dynasty, there were Khitans first, and then there were Western Xia Jurchen Mongols...... The change of his clan is like the change of dynasties in the Central Plains, and he has always been a tiger on the side of the couch in the Central Plains. ”

Zhu Di didn't find that Du Zhen didn't use it now, but used the words "lifetime", and immediately laughed when he heard the words, and immediately nodded: "Tiger? Today's Meng Yuan has lost his teeth even if he is a tiger, if I want to say it, it is an old toothless but more and more cunning hungry wolf! If you want to accompany you, then let Jin Youzi and Yang Shiqi stay behind to assist the prince in supervising the country, and you and Yang Rong will accompany me on the northern expedition. I also plan to take Zhang Yue with me, you son-in-law teachers and students can just see what a real war is this time! ”

The palace has always been used for firewood heating on the first day of October, but Zhu Di's wind paralysis has been extremely serious, and he is gradually a little chilly, so several big eunuchs in charge discussed it, and they provided firewood and charcoal to the Qianqing Palace by the Salary Division early. I don't feel anything on weekdays, but today it is pouring heavy rain outside, Du Zhen has just traveled all the way, although he has covered the boots with soft-soled leather shoes, but he is still half wet, and the hem of his shirt is dripping, which is much more comfortable with a heater, and the clothes on his body will dry after a while.

Because Zhu Di is now very impatient with complicated official affairs, most of the excerpts only approve one word or no word, and the rest are added by the cabinet ministers at their discretion, so even if he is nimble, the little eunuch took a large stack of folds from the emperor's case in front of him. After a long time, he was immersed in writing, and suddenly heard an announcement from outside, and couldn't help but raise his head, seeing that it was Zhang Yue, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and immediately took care of his own business again.

Although the Yamen of the Ministry of War was just outside the Daming Gate, it still took half an hour for Haishou to pass the order and Zhang Yue rushed over. Because of the hurry on the road, although he was wearing a black gauze hat outside, but because the rain was too heavy, he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and when he stood up after the salute, he saw Zhu Di looking at him thoughtfully.

"I think when you asked for a straight word, I didn't pay attention to you when you got on the fold of transporting grain by sea. After all, the river has been re-dredged, and there is no reason to continue using sea boats. But now if I want to go north next spring, if the canal is frozen this winter, it will inevitably be inconvenient to only transport grain by land, and this sea transportation will become a road, and the ships from the south of the Yangtze River can go through the Weihe Canal after being transported to Dagu, and it is also convenient to transport them to Xuanfu. Since you brought this up, how about I leave it to you? ”

Although he was guessing the intention of Zhu Di's summons, Zhang Yue still didn't expect that the emperor would be such a question as soon as he opened his mouth. This kind of thing is all for ten years and a hundred years, where can it be used so quickly in wartime? After being stunned for a moment, he simply said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the minister proposed shipping, firstly, to take precautions to prevent the Cao River from silting up and freezing, and secondly, to consolidate coastal defense. However, the sea use ship is not the same as the sea transport, now the sea ban has just opened, there are not many craftsmen who can build sea ships, and there are fewer good sea ships, if you really want to transport grain, I am afraid that you can only supplement it when the water transport is not good, as the main force of grain transportation is not enough. What's more, when the canal freezes in winter, the coastal ports may also freeze, and the sea breeze is more suitable for the south rather than the north. ”

Zhu Di is now thinking about the Northern Expedition, and the rest are secondary activities, and he was immediately quite unhappy when he heard this. Thinking that the previous northern expedition was because the food supply was not available, and he almost caused a big mess on the way back, he was even more irritable, so he simply stood up and paced back and forth in the hall. After a long time, he waved his hand to signal Zhang Yue to retreat, and directly instructed Hai Shou who followed up: "Go out and see those four Shangshu, there should always be a letter for such a long time, let Fang Bin come in first!" ”

Out of the Qianqing Palace, thinking that Zhu Di had always been unpersuadable, and the nine cows could not be pulled back, Zhang Yue couldn't help but carefully consider the possibility of transporting grain by sea for the Northern Expedition, and finally felt that it was not feasible. After all, the most feared thing about the boat is grounding, so the lighter the better; What sea ships are most afraid of is that the carrying capacity is not enough, so it is easy to float if it is too light; Unless Zheng He's treasure ship happened to come back from Nanyang at this time and was all used to transport grain, it would be impossible for this northern expedition to be transported by sea.

Due to the rain and slippery roads, Zhang Yue was thinking about it in his heart, so his steps couldn't help but slow down, and it was already a moment before he returned to the yamen of the military department. After hurriedly picking up two mouthfuls of food and continuing to deal with the affairs of the Arsenal Division, he gradually put aside the unhappiness of the first emperor, after all, he was not an almighty immortal, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't conjure up a thousand eight hundred sea ships. This busy is to be busy until Shen Zheng dispersed, at this time the cloud board had been knocked up, he stretched his waist and stood up, just laughing with a few subordinate officials, and suddenly there was a huge commotion outside.

In the midst of the commotion, a scribe rushed into the room of the Arsenal Division, gasped for two breaths and hurriedly said: "There is news from the palace that Fang Shangshu has been dismissed from his post, and Xia Shangshu of the Household Department and Zou Shiyan of Dali, who used to act as the Household Department, have all been given Jinyi Guards. I heard that Wu Shangshu of the Criminal Department and Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites were also reprimanded, and Bachelor Du didn't know why he was implicated, and he was also imprisoned at this time! ”

At this moment, Wan Shijie couldn't help but gasp, he looked at Zhang Yue, who was stunned, and couldn't help but glance at the heavy rain outside. The sky was as dark as night, and the heaviest rain since the beginning of autumn showed no sign of stopping, and there was only a white curtain of rain between the sky and the earth, smashing the tiles on the ground.