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"Your Majesty. This Jia Min is really a talent of our dynasty. According to Jia Min, if he can subdue those grassland tribes and set up three prefectures and eighteen counties there, all the donors of our ministry will be resettled, and the imperial court will be able to receive a large amount of donations. ”

The so-called donation is the money to buy officials.

The Dade Dynasty, in fact, is not only Dade, in which dynasty and generation in history, almost all exist in this kind of phenomenon and system of spending money to buy officials from the imperial court.

This kind of system is different from the ordinary illegal buying and selling of officials, it is legal. It is a method adopted by the imperial court in order to increase income and open up financial resources.

The officials of the Dade Dynasty generally came from three ways.

The first way is the imperial examination. This is based on real skills. This is the mainstream, the most formal, and the most numerous.

The second way is hereditary, also called Yin Guan. It was the light of the ancestors who became an official. For example, Jia Zheng is this way.

The third way is to donate, that is, to spend money to buy officials. For example, Lai's son Lai Shangrong.

The imperial examination is the right way to become an official. As long as you are admitted, you will become an official sooner or later. Even if you wait, you can't wait long.

However, this is not necessarily the case with shadow officials and donor officials. Unless there is a real vacancy, priority should be given to officials from the imperial examination.

Therefore, some donors may not be able to be officials for the rest of their lives, but only have a name.

In Jia Min's recital, he described a bright future for the imperial court.

After he subjugated the Wendura steppe in the north and south, he would set up prefectures and counties on the steppe in accordance with the provisions of the "Wendura Covenant", which would be governed by civil officials stationed by the imperial court, and implement the same system as in the interior.

Jia Min initially planned to set up three prefectures and eighteen counties. If this plan is to be realized, it will require a large number of officials.

At present, there are a large number of donors and shadow officials waiting to find a position, so the secretary of the ministry has this to say.

In fact, neither the Ministry of Rites nor the Ministry of Household Thought thought that Jia Min would be able to do this. However, they said so anyway.

This is not only to curry favor with the emperor, but also to use it to hit Li Yuan. Jia Min became it, and they sat back and enjoyed it. No, they have nothing to lose.

"Li Aiqing, you see that there is a place to spend money, and the officials are ready, when will you be able to finish the errand?"

The emperor spoke again.

Why is this up to me? I was a good official at home, but it was Na Jia Min who messed around and caused trouble, and you didn't go to him, but you relied on me.

"Your Majesty, Jia Min also said in the excerpt that he asked for 30,000 more troops to him, and he finished this errand before the winter. It's just that if you want to increase the number of troops now, you can't do it. After thinking about it, the minister could only muster up 2,000 soldiers and horses, which was far from 30,000. ”

Therefore, the minister thought that Jia Min's move was not feasible, it was nothing more than that he was young and vigorous, and he was so happy. He himself said that now he is fighting with the four major tribes, and he has been defeated repeatedly. The minister thought that the emperor should issue an order to remove Jia Min's officials. At the very least, he must issue an order to reprimand Jia Min and tell him to keep to himself. ”

"It's okay to get rid of Jia Min's official position. But when he is called back, who will he go? You said that he was defeated repeatedly, but I read his excerpts, but he didn't write like that, he wrote about repeated defeats and battles. Look at it, this Jia family kid poked out such a big basket, he is still reasonable. Defeated and battled repeatedly, as if he was desperate there, and everyone else was watching the excitement. ”

"As for the reprimand, there is no need. It is not easy to defend the border in the bitter cold land of Nabkui in the extreme north. Thinking of his loyalty to the country, if I reprimand him, it will also chill the hearts of the soldiers. ”

"You tell him that it's good to want to make a great achievement, but you can't make a big difference. As for the tribute and the establishment of prefectures and counties, I don't count on it. If you are lucky enough to get a little, let him use it on Bu Kui's military expenses. If he was a little more lucky, he would have won one or two counties, and he would not have to send people from the imperial court, he would just choose someone by himself. ”

"Your Majesty. Obey the order. ”

Seeing that the emperor finally relented, Li Yuan was afraid that the emperor would regret it, so he hurried to keep an eye on it.

"Na Jia Min is a little reckless in doing things, but. After a few months of training, he dared to fight against the steppe iron cavalry, and his courage was commendable. It's just that how well the soldiers of other prefectures are trained, I have heard a lot of rumors. I heard that some children of the family just put up a name, but in fact they didn't train at all, so you go and check this matter. ”

"Obey."

This time, Li Yuan's answer was not so crisp.

You can check it, but it's really an errand that offends people.

"Besides, I heard that Jia Min got some kind of best loser award in their mansion last year. You tell Jia Min that if you don't have to do things in the future, I will also set up a prize for the best loser this year, and this year's award will belong to him. Presumably, all of you Aiqing will vote for him. ”

Regarding Jia Min's annual meeting in Jia Mansion, the ministers have also heard about it for a long time. Especially the Best Loser Award, which is even more well-known among various official eunuchs and noble families.

Even some families are ready to draw scoops according to the gourd, and set up such an award in their own homes to warn their children.

Now that the emperor mentioned this, they didn't all take it as a joke. The emperor's temper, they still know. Maybe there will be such an award.

However, they didn't worry too much about it, even if this award was really set, it would be a big deal to vote for Jia Min together.

Anyway, he is young, and he is in a place where the Buquina bird doesn't, even if he bullies him, he is not afraid.

Regarding the matter of Bukui, even if it is dealt with. Sorting out the context of this matter, that is, Jia Min was so happy that he drew a big pie, and finally he couldn't get it himself, and then asked for reinforcements from the imperial court. Fortunately, the emperor was merciful, so he was not dismissed and investigated.

As for Jia Min's request for more troops from the imperial court, it was naturally over.

However, everyone knows that Jia Min, the career of Wu Tanhua, is afraid that it will be overshadowed from now on.

None of the ministers delved into the matter, not because they didn't want to pursue it, but because they felt that there was no need to pursue it.

If it's fat, it's just that, then Bukui's errand is something that no one wants to go, and it's not easy to catch a Jia Min to go to the top pit. If you chase this relentlessly, it will be a little inauthentic.

Scattered, Ji Mingluan was walking, and King Shui Rong of Beijing chased after him from behind.

"Scholar Ji, I want to invite you to tea, can you give me face?"

"King Beijing invited, it's an honor to be here, then it's bothering."

The two kept walking forward, and when they got out of Zhengyang Gate, they came to Dashilar. I sat down at a teahouse called "Tiexi" and drank tea while asking for breakfast.

"Scholar Ji, why didn't you speak up for Jia Huaiyuan today?"

Shui Rong knew the relationship between Ji Mingluan and Jia Min, and saw that Ji Mingluan did not speak for Jia Min in the court, so he asked.

"There's nothing to say, this ending is also the best outcome."

"Scholar Ji is a bamboo in his chest, but I have a lot of puzzles."

"This matter is already clear, what questions does King Beijing have?"

"Although I don't have any friendship with Jia Huaiyuan, and I haven't had much contact, I have been paying attention to this person's actions for a long time. I also have a lot of contacts with other people in Jiafu, and I think that Jia Huaiyuan's actions are quite unreasonable, not like his style of doing things. ”

As soon as Shui Rong said this, Ji Mingluan was a little shocked: it was said that Shui Rong was not a simple person, and it really made sense. Could it be that he saw Huaiyuan's true intentions?

"Why did King Beijing say this? I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Although Huaiyuan is talented, he is still too young after all. It is not necessary to be happy with great achievements, and I am afraid that there is a desire to make meritorious contributions. As soon as the mood is impetuous, it is inevitable that there will be some consideration in doing things. ”

"To be honest, I have a very good relationship with Jia Yu, Jia Lian, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and others in Jiafu. I also talked about Jia Huaiyuan with them. I have the impression that Huaiyuan does everything after the plan. ”

According to the people in his own house, the more Jia Huaiyuan looks ridiculous and the more he looks impossible, the more he can do it. Could it be that this time is the same? ”

"I want him to do the same, but how do you think he can do it with all the men he has? That grassland cavalry is not the grass of Wulong Mountain. ”

"I thought that Scholar Ji would know something inside, it turned out to be similar to me, but it made Scholar Ji laugh."

"King Beijing is polite, it's not that I mean to hide it, but I don't know more."

In fact, Scholar Ji still knows something that others don't know.

When Jia Min was playing, he also sent him a letter. In addition to introducing the general situation of himself in Bukui, the main point is that when Scholar Ji is in the court, don't come forward to speak for him, just let everything go naturally.

Although Ji Mingluan didn't understand this, Jia Min said so, so he didn't have to ask for trouble anymore.

However, he still couldn't figure out why Jia Min did this.

It was obvious that an army of less than 2,000 men was certainly no match for the steppe cavalry. Even if the two sides reconcile in the end, the matter of tribute and the establishment of states and counties will be over.

Moreover, judging from the situation of today's court discussion, the court obviously doesn't care about Bu Kui's affairs at all. It is simply impossible to increase the number of troops, and he is not interested in taxes and state and county affairs, which is quite a bit of a meaning for Jia Min to fend for himself in Bukui.

Therefore, although Jia Min said that he had a reason to do things, Ji Mingluan couldn't see that Jia Min would have any tricks to return to heaven.

After eating breakfast and drinking tea for a while, Ji Mingluan and King Beijing went their separate ways.

King Beijing was still puzzled by this, no matter what he thought, he couldn't figure out why Jia Min did this. If it were an ordinary person, it really doesn't make sense for a smart person like Jia Min to do such a stupid thing.

Ji Mingluan naturally couldn't figure it out, but he was a relatively open-minded person. If you can't figure it out, you don't want to. He was going to go back and write a letter to Jia Min, reminding Jia Min to do things step by step and not to be ambitious.