It should be said that Zhao Shiqing's appearance was not only something that Zhu Changluo did not expect, but also what the ministers of the court did not expect, and Zhao Shiqing's words shocked them even more, and there were countless voices of discussion at the moment.

Different from Zhu Changluo's banter, there were more dissatisfaction among the courtiers, and the Honglu Siqing who preached the way of kingization in front of him was even more angry, and pointed at Zhao Shiqing's angry way.

"Insulting Sven! I, the Ming Dynasty, as the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, the land of the four Yi annexes, as the head of the household, but the mouth is full of copper smell, what is the difference between me and the people in the market? He is not worthy to be a disciple of a saint! ”

In the face of the old man's scolding and the doubts of the ministers, Zhao Shangshu not only did not retreat, but said confidently.

"Money, food, salaries, taxes and tribute silver, these general affairs are the duties of the household department, and the official is the secretary of the household department, why can't he talk about silver money? If everyone is like Honglu Temple, you regard money like dung, why does this court allocate money to your lords every year! ”

As soon as the words came out, the ministers immediately booed, you look at me, I look at you, and I don't dare to talk too much.

Without him, these two sentences, people with a little eye can hear the meaning of Zhao Shangshu's words.

Let's be careful if we are pinching your money......

Although it is said that the imperial court is customized, and it is issued according to the grade of each person, but if anyone really thinks that this way they can not care about the household, it is a big mistake.

Because the court's money is never distributed in full!

This huge imperial court, some of the places where money is used, these years, the treasury is not very sufficient, all rely on the successive household department Shangshu to borrow from the east and west, and this place borrowed from the east and west naturally includes the court officials.

Don't think that only the army will be in arrears, and there are more times when the court is in arrears.

If it was put a year ago or even half a year ago, everyone has a way to get money, and they don't care much about the court in this area, but everyone knows that since he ascended the throne today, the biggest thing he has done is to rectify the rule of officials.

At present, in this Wenyuan Pavilion, there are not seven or eighty percent of the officials who live on their money, but more than half of them, so as soon as Zhao Shangshu spoke like this, half of the officials suddenly wilted.

It is indeed a bit ungentlemanly to ask for compensation for silver from foreign countries, but this sage also said no, he knows the etiquette in a real way, although few people present know what is going on in the war, but he has also heard of the money-burning tactics of the Son of Heaven.

I would rather sacrifice my own integrity, but also get back the silver taels for the imperial treasury to ensure the courtiers' income, and it is not easy for Zhao Shangshu, the head of the household department!

Suddenly, many people in this hall had sympathetic eyes for Zhao Shangshu.

"It's ridiculous, the old man has been in the dynasty for more than ten years, but I don't know that you Zhao Xiangxian are so greedy for profit and silver, and you are also clever and eloquent, and you are really a thief of the country!"

Seeing that Zhao Shiqing's words made the entire court change direction, the Honglu Temple Qing opposite him was even more angry, and he couldn't care about the etiquette in front of the palace anymore, and scolded.

This time Zhao Shiqing was also angry, he was one of the six Shangshu, and he was in charge of the top-ranked household department, not to mention being scolded on weekdays, even if he was contradicted, it was a rare thing.

Especially after the Son of Heaven rectified the rule of officials, the status of the household department rose, and he, the leader of the household department, whose status was directly after the six departments, had no one talk to him for a long time.

Previously, Zhao Shangshu was respecting this Honglu Temple Qing for a long time, but who would have expected this old man to gain an inch, so Zhao Shangshu became angry and snorted coldly.

"What about greed for money? This official is greedy for profit and silver, it is for the court, for the community, and for the people of Li, it is better than Honglu Siqing You sell your reputation and reputation, and do not hesitate to speak for the enemy country. When my front-line soldiers fought bloody battles and forgot to die, why didn't you ask their wives and children how they should live? Now that the war is over and the border has been flattened, do you come out to look like a gentleman and let the court release the surrendered army? Are you really not afraid that when the souls of the thousands of horse-leather shrouded soldiers return to their homeland, they will go to your house at night to cry? What is a great traitor who seems to be loyal, a big hypocrisy is like the truth, what is a reversal of black and white, relying on the old and selling the old, this official has really seen it today! ”

It should be said that above this court, if you want to go to a higher position, a very important quality is eloquence, Zhao Shiqing can go to the position of the head of the household, and he will not lose to anyone in his verbal efforts, but at his point, the meaning of the battle of words is not great, and it is unlikely that the court bigwigs will change their political opinions because of what a person says.

And when he comes to his status, he always has to pay attention to a little face, and scolding is really a loss of identity, but now this Honglu Siqing is really angry with Zhao Shangshu, as soon as he opens his mouth, the words are sharp, and he doesn't let people step by step, the former is blushing, not ashamed, but angry, pointing at Zhao Shangshu's body is trembling, and suddenly turned around, a puff is to kneel on the ground, tears flowing.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is dedicated to the country, but he was unexpectedly slandered by this profit-seeking villain, and he really has no shame to stand on top of the court again, and he hangs his crown and goes away today, I just ask Your Majesty not to be deceived by this son and do unkind and unrighteous things!"

Yes, the old man seems to have been forced to have no choice, and he even used such a killer weapon as hanging up the crown and leaving.

But think about it, this Honglu Siqing is a well-known old pedant, he has studied the classics all his life, and he has not made any achievements in court politics, if it is really about the court fight, eight of him tied together may not be able to compare with a Zhao Shiqing, and it is common for him to be defeated, only blame him for his own eagerness for success and profit, and he has to jump out and go against the big guys, isn't this looking for death......

"Your Majesty, the old minister is dedicated to the country, but unexpectedly he was slandered by this fame, and he is really ashamed to be an official in the same dynasty as this generation, please let your majesty give permission to let the old minister return to his hometown, so as to keep his name in his old age!"

Honglu Siqing knelt like this, and Zhao Shangshu naturally did not fall behind, so he simply took off the black yarn on his head and knelt down.

As a result, the disturbing court suddenly quieted down, and the eyes of the ministers converged on the face of the Son of Heaven.

On the other side, Zhu Changluo, who was originally sitting on the throne and watching the play, said......

He hasn't seen enough yet!

It is said that the civilian official group of the Ming Dynasty is the most powerful civilian official, and if it is really scolded and warned, it can be said that it will do everything.

In the past, Zhu Changluo had only seen it in the wild history, but it was really the first time he had seen two senior officials above the third grade in the court roll up their sleeves and scold each other like this.

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Zhu Changluo is still very happy.

At least Zhao Shiqing's change shows one point, that is, his efforts all the time are still useful!

In fact, if it had been placed a few years ago, there would have been no controversy in the imperial court over the issue of surrendering the army, because it was a common practice to release the surrendered army, and it was also the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty as a great power.

But since the First World War in Liaodong, Zhu Changluo has given a different disposal plan, ransom and tribute......

To put it simply, it is what Zhao Shiqing said just now, if you want people, take money!

In the first battle of Liaodong, the Japanese State was defeated, and in order to redeem the tens of thousands of troops who were detained, tens of millions of taels of silver were paid to the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, the treasury was always empty to run mice, and he, the head of the household, was better off than dead.

But with this silver tael, even if it was returned, the emperor took the lion's head (Zhao Shangshu's resentment...... But in the end, half of the silver still went into the treasury.

With the silver, Zhao Shangshu really felt the majesty that the household Shangshu should have, and the feeling of a big stroke of the pen was a cool word.

What's more, this meat is always rotten in the pot, whether it is the present or the first emperor, although they are generous, but in the end they are not profligate, whether the silver is in the treasury or in the treasury, as long as there is, no matter what method Zhao Shangshu uses, whether he enters the palace and cries poor, whether he is relying on it or not, he can always get the silver taels.

But if there is no silver at all, he Zhao Shiqing will have great ability, and he will not be able to do it!

So as early as the beginning of this war, Zhao Shangshu had a small calculation in his heart, since he could scrape a layer of oil from the Japanese kingdom today, why couldn't he do the same from Tumut's hands?

What's more, this great victory is a more brilliant victory than the last time with the Wa Kingdom, and such an opportunity cannot be let go in vain, presumably the Son of Heaven thinks the same......

So Zhao Shangshu happily put on the notebook, but unexpectedly, such a stinky and hard stone suddenly appeared in Honglu Temple, which really angered Zhao Shangshu!

From Zhu Changluo's point of view, since Zhao Shiqing has had this change in concept, it proves that Daming is not hopeless, and his efforts are still meaningful.

So although there was a lot of trouble in the court, Zhu Changluo didn't take it seriously, just watched the play happily.

But now, how to deal with it has made it difficult for him.

Let's talk about punishment......

Zhu Changluo wanted to send this old Honglu Siqing home from the bottom of his heart, this kind of nerd would go home and study honestly, but first, this Honglu Siqing is very senior, and it is not good to send it back like this, and more importantly, this one jumped out of a Honglu Siqing, but it didn't jump out, but it was the same as his thoughts, but there were a lot of people, and he couldn't get rid of them all one by one.

And the most important point is that although he admires Zhao Shangshu's courage to change, unfortunately, he does not intend to adopt Zhao Shangshu's suggestion.

Because this time and the last time the situation is different, the Japanese country is a small country, isolated overseas, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is reckless, and the repeated wars have exhausted the vitality of the Japanese country, they have no reinforcements outside, no strength inside, and they are naturally ravaged by others if they lose the war.

But Tumut is different, although it was also a defeat, but Tumut still has at least tens of thousands of troops stationed in the royal city, not to mention that Tumut is not an independent state, it still nominally belongs to a tribe of Mongolia, if it is really forced to rush back, return to the left wing of Mongolia, and join forces with Chahar and other departments, it is what Zhu Changluo does not want to see.

And more importantly, the reason why Zhu Changluo squeezed oil from the Wa Kingdom last time was because they had oil to squeeze, and the Wa State was famous for its rich silver mines, but Tumut was a grassland land, even though it had been in the market with the Ming Dynasty for many years, the growth of strength was more reflected in the herdsmen and the territory, and it was not necessarily much wealth to say.

So although Zhu Changluo admired Zhao Shangshu's suggestion, he couldn't take it.

In the words of later generations, this is called ten reluctant rejections?

So how to deal with the situation in front of him made Zhu Changluo difficult.

Because no matter which side he stands on, it is not suitable for Honglu Siqing's side, but if he stands on Zhao Shangshu's side, it will inevitably make the ministers think that Zhao Shiqing was instructed by him, and they all echo Zhao Shiqing's opinion, which is also something that Zhu Changluo does not want to see.

So after thinking about it, Zhu Changluo finally chose to ......

Shake the pot!

The ministers below quietly waited for the Son of Heaven to speak, but saw that the Son of Heaven frowned, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and the bolder ones quietly raised their heads, but they saw that the Son of Heaven was glancing vigorously in the direction of the old Shoufu, but unfortunately, the latter was still standing in place, as steady as Mount Tai, without saying a word.

At the same time, Zhu Changluo, whose eyelids were a little sour, finally realized the fact that he had failed to shake the pot, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

It stands to reason that in the current situation, it is most appropriate for Lao Shoufu to come forward.

Whether it is Zhao Shiqing or Honglu Siqing, they are all shorter in front of the old Shoufu, with the prestige and qualifications of the old Shoufu, it is most appropriate to come forward to clean up this mess, but unfortunately, the old Shoufu doesn't buy Zhu Changluo's account much today, he has signaled for a long time, and the old Shoufu still doesn't move.

"Ahem......"

In desperation, Zhu Changluo had no choice but to go out on his own, coughed lightly twice, and the ministers suddenly drew their attention, how this court war should end depends on the meaning of the Son of Heaven.

"The matter of surrendering the army must indeed be properly handled, but since I have promised the covenant of Mrs. Zhongshun as in the past, I can't take the opportunity to ask for compensation, but Zhao Shangshu is also loyal to the country, a piece of sincerity, Honglu Siqing's words are inevitably extreme, and he will be fined for three months and locked for one month to show punishment! As for the resignation and return, is it child's play? Hugh to mention it again! ”

So the old man Hongluqing was happy, and he didn't mention the resignation, picked up the black yarn and put it on, and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

On the other hand, Zhao Shangshu's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, and he got up sullenly and stood back in place......