Wenyuan Pavilion, the regular meeting continues.

"Zhao Zhenji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said three things" Li Chunfang, who was on duty today, said softly: "First, please take away the late real people Shao Yuanjie, Tao Zhongwen and other officials and orders, destroy the memorial arch of the tablet, and use their field houses: second, please destroy the new construction of Xiyuan and the palace under construction; Third, please give the first emperor the title of the king of the world, a real person. "Once these three things are correct, the world will inevitably be in an uproar, but because they are all from the spirit of the edict, no one can oppose it, Zhao Dazhou is worthy of Zhao Dazhou, this new official took office with three fires burned accurately and warmly, and he can regain his prestige at once.

"It's long overdue!" Zhang Juzheng was the first to agree: "First of all, the liquidation of Shao and Tao can warn the world of those who want to enter the world with luck: second, Xiyuan is a royal forbidden garden, but now it is all "Yuxi Palace,、, Xuandu Temple, and other Taoist palace views, which are not systematic. However, there is no need to demolish it, not to mention that it is an expense, and it is a pity that the palace built with so many good materials will be destroyed. In fact, foolishly thought that just by taking off those plaques, changing the names of these palaces, and then removing all the fasting and looking at the Dharma utensils, they could be used for other purposes, so why tear them down? ”

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's revision of the Xiyuan Palace, everyone nodded one after another, and they all said that this was the right thing to do.

"The third one is even more necessary." Seeing the jackpot, Zhang Juzheng's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, the first emperor was keen on cultivating Xuan, and the vassal kings believed in Taoism and asked for real people to be titled, such as the Liao King in my hometown. If they were just flattering the former emperors, there were some scheming vassal kings, who used this name to gather people who had escaped with magic to confuse the people. also left the fiefdom every once in a while, "said that he was going to Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi Province to visit Zhang Tianshi." But in fact, asking for immortals to visit the Tao is just in the name of grandeur, and no one knows what he went out to do, and no one knows "......"

According to the regulations, the vassal king of the clan was not allowed to leave the fiefdom for half a step without the emperor's permission, and those who violated it were to be reduced to commoners. Although the King of Liao has it, Qingwei is loyal to the real person, this talisman, no one dared to investigate it when Jiajing was there, but after all, he violated the law of the ancestors, and he has not been restrained so far. Zhang Juzheng poked out this stubble, and also pointed out that Sang scolded Huai for chasing after the wind. Everyone couldn't help but speculate, what did he have to do with the king of Liao when he was so exaggerated?

However, although he is a scholar, "there is no need for a prince on this trumped-up charge alone..., perhaps he just can't get used to it, so he just complains a few more words."

But this is just the idea of loyal elders like Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin, although the rest of the people don't know how Zhang Juzheng will do it, but they all know that he has already set his sights on the King of Liao," ......, after listening to Zhang Juzheng's words, Xu Jie nodded, and looked at Zhu Gongdao: "If there is no objection, it will be correct." ”

"Yuan Weng, Xia Guan also basically agrees with the views of the Ministry of Rites, but it seems that the punishment of Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen should not be too severe." Silent said in a low voice: "First, the reason why the monks and Taoist priests are favored is that the first emperor was obsessed with cultivating Xuan" In the end of the Jiajing Dynasty, more than ten Taoist priests entered the Chaotianguan, among which Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen were considered to have a better reputation" Before and after the thirty years in the dynasty, there were no significant evil deeds: the two, the two have been with the emperor for a long time, and they know the secrets of the imperial court very well, and they will inevitably pass it on to their descendants. If the punishment is too harsh, it is inevitable that his children will spread rumors, and when the time comes, the secret of the Son of Heaven will be known to the world, and the behavior of the close ministers will be passed on as a joke; If there is a person with evil intentions who adds oil and vinegar, I don't know what kind of damage will be made to the face of the court. Saying that, he sighed lightly and said: "I foolishly think that the gains of a complete liquidation outweigh the losses, it is better to only cut his official position and title, which can also alert the world" and make his children feel awe-inspiring and dare not make a mistake.........

As soon as Shen Mo said this, others were still good, Xu Jie's heart chuckled, because in order to compete with Yan Song for favor, as a minister of Zaifu, he wrote green words all day long, tried pills, and often wore his hair and feet, wore a grass ring on his head, and danced with the emperor ...... Such unsightly things can be said to be countless in the more than ten years that I have praised Xiuxuan. Looking back on it to this day, I was sweating profusely and feeling ashamed and indignant. If you really want to be white, how can you still have the face to gain a foothold in the court? I could only find a crooked-necked tree and hang myself.

"Well, there's some truth to that." Xu Jie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and when he saw that everyone had no objections, he laughed dryly and said, "Then vote according to the meaning of Taiyue and Jiangnan." ”

At the risk of damaging his reputation, he finally saved Tao Tianshi's family, and Shen Mo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was the most he had spoken since he lost his voice. In fact, he could not have interjected this voice at all, because it was only a verbal appointment with Tao Zhongwen at the beginning, and there was no evidence left, if he was deaf and dumb like this, no one could accuse him of anything.

But silence will not be like this, since he promised others, he will not repay the debt. Even if Tao Zhongwen has been dead for many years, and everyone doesn't know about it, he will not forget that in the Yuxi Palace, by the Zijin furnace, he promised to take care of Tao Zhongwen's family ........., think about it in turn, isn't this Tao Tianshi's wisdom to know people?

There is another incident in the New Year, which seems to have little impact, but it is extremely far-reaching. That is, Zhang Juzheng summed up the financial shortcomings of Zhengde and Jiajing since the re-dynasty, combined with his own thinking about reality, and solemnly put forward "Chen Ji Disadvantages and Sparse": in the song, he clearly pointed out that "in the present, the main income of the treasury is the field endowment, and the imperial court only has the field endowment in hand, so that it talks about sorting out the finances, and then talks about the rich country." However, since Jiajing, the government of the country has been bribed, the officials and the people have been anointed with fawning power, and those who have succeeded the country have been engaged in all appeasement and selfishness.

As a result, the private family is getting richer, the public office is getting poorer, the country is poor and the people are poor, and the disease is really here. The ministers thought that the disadvantages of bribery were easy to cure, and the disadvantages of appeasement were difficult to cure. Why? As for the government of bribery, only to punish corruption, as for the appeasement of the government, according to the law for private purposes, cut off for oneself, as far as the minister knows, the rich family land occupies seventy percent of the world, and it is not timely.

Li Shu with three percent of the field, Fengwen Wu, Lu Zong, pay the border army, for the country, can the people not get tired? Can the country not be poor?!

Today, tomorrow and tomorrow are bowing and king, and all the virtuous ministers are complementing each other. If Zhongni is the prime minister, I am afraid that it will not be able to exceed this. Therefore, it is at this time to refresh politics and strengthen the fundamental plan of "setting up a policy of peace, advocating a thrifty style, and promoting the teaching of etiquette and righteousness." The minister is not talented, and the courage to play please tidy up the world's Tianfu. Its first priority is to make a good promise, put an end to bribery, and punish corruption, so it saves the disadvantages of bribery; Check the old cheats, clean up the arrears, and strictly control the traitors who encroach on fishing and solicit money, so the government of appeasement is also. The upper loss is the lower benefit, and the private door is closed, the office is strong. Therefore, those who punish the corrupt are enough for the people, and those who are free are enough for the country. Then the government and the people are both legged, and both up and down are beneficial! Longqing Kaiyuan, the world returns to the heart!

This recital is Zhang Juzheng's declaration to eliminate financial malpractices, "The statement is not new, but the biggest difference between him and others is that people only say not to do it, but he says he will do it!" Immediately afterwards, there was a "Recital for Tidying Up the Fields and Mu Shu", which clearly stated that all provinces were required to clear up the arrears before the 38th year of Jiajing, and all of them would be exempted; Arrears accumulated before forty-two years shall be exempted from three levies and seven levies. The subsequent arrears will be recovered in full. The recovery is less than eight points, and there is a division to stop Dai. If it is less than six points, the governor and the governor will listen to the imperial history, and the government, state, and county officials will listen to the tune!

This is terrible, because those who have the ability to owe taxes are all big landlords and big families, and now Zhang Juzheng is proposing to force officials to recover the arrears over the years, which is to force them to move the knife against the big households!

So as soon as the book was published, "it immediately caused a heated debate in the cabinet." Even Li Chunfang, who doesn't usually express his opinions, said: "This is a bit of a manipulation, right? ”

"In addition, what other ways can we increase the revenue of the treasury and make up for the huge difference between revenue and expenditure?" Zhang Juzheng said with a firm expression: "It is foreseeable that in the next few years, the imperial court will frequently use troops to Mongolia, and it is far from enough to rely on the tariff silver of the city, and it is necessary to start from the roots" There is no need to change the grass, as long as the tax revenue that should be collected can be raised" The treasury is really rich, and it can afford to use troops for many years! ”

"Too urgent", I am afraid that the people will flee and become chaos. Guo Pu frowned.

"The elder is being deceived! This is all a traitor's drum to shake up, and you can't deceive the wise! Zhang Juzheng said loudly: "The death of the husband and the people and the chaos are recorded by the greedy officials, and the superiors are not merged, and the people are poor and lost!" "Hit the nail on the head to point out the real reason why the people fled. continued to ruthlessly expose: "Today, it is a person who invades and deceives the occupiers, and the powerful are also not small people!" And those who do our law are traitors, not good people! If you are clear and occupy, the small people will not be burdened with compensation, and they will have to keep their business: punish the corruption of ink, then the pavilion Yan will not be disturbed by the record, and will be able to settle in his field! If so, the people will celebrate with their foreheads, why should they flee? Saying that, he looked at Guo Pudao: "The public museum is comprehensive, and the reason for the rise and fall of the ancient and modern chaos has been investigated. Therefore, whoever speaks for this is a traitor, and he who shakes it is also. May the public not be confused by rumors! ”

Zhang Juzheng's gaze swept over everyone present, and finally fell on Xu Jie, and arched his hand: "The emperor trusts and entrusts all state affairs to the prime minister, my generation should be loyal to the country, and will never show favoritism!" With the weight of the world, he does not hesitate to break his family to benefit the country, why not be afraid of Mo Shou to seek help? ! Is it just a matter of getting a float and shaking it? "The sonorous words, the liver and gall, make people smell the same color.

Gao Gong applauded at that time, and Shen Mo nodded secretly, and said in his heart: , What a copper gall and iron heart Zhang Juzheng"

No one can argue with Zhang Juzheng face to face, because in the face of the truth, all language is pale......

However, this does not mean that Zhang Juzheng's suggestion will be adopted, because the truth will always be silently raped by the powerful. After the two pieces were handed over, the former only received one sentence, and when he knew it, "there was no follow-up, and the latter was directly shelved."

After the first month, there was a change in the personnel arrangements of the cabinet, because the resumption of officials was basically in place, Zhang Juzheng and Chen Yiqin no longer served as ministers, but only full-time university scholars with the title of Shangshu...... The secretary of the household department was succeeded by Ge Shouli, the secretary of the military department was Wang Guoguang, and the left servant of the ministry was replaced by Zhong Qing, because these officials themselves were reinstated through the edict, so they could take office directly without going through the court push.

The work of the Cabinet itself has also been under the collective control of the original and has been refined into special responsibility. In addition to Xu Jie, who is still in charge of the overall situation, Gao Gong is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, Guo Pu is in charge of the affairs of the Criminal Department, Li Chunfang is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, Shen Mo is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War, Chen Yiqin is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Engineering, and Zhang Juzheng is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Households. This is a very important practice after Xu Jie's high-profile proposal, three returns, and the program. For the first assistant, he no longer cares about everything, but only takes charge of national policies and major affairs of the court, which can not only get rid of the name of seizing power, but also get rid of heavy specific affairs, and better look at the overall situation and grasp the major policies.

However, it is the first assistant who has delegated power, and for the cabinet as a whole, this is a strengthening of power, and the six scholars correspond to the six departments, and each person is responsible for a share of the merits and demerits, which will undoubtedly make the cabinet members and the ministries more close, and ask more frequently about large and small affairs. It is inevitable that the power of the officials in the various ministries will be more or less weakened...... As for how much, it depends on each person's ability.

This series of personnel arrangements are all out of the Xu Steps. Take a closer look, there is a lot of knowledge in it. Six scholars and six scholars are paired, each pair has a different style, the etiquette department is, the husband sings the woman with the type, the Shangshu Zhao Zhenji, the old qualification like a thunderbolt, and Li Chunfang, who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, is like a gentle and drizzly temperament, never willing to argue with others, I believe they will get along happily in the future, but Zhao Zhenji has the final say.

The Ministry of Industry is "restless chickens and dogs, type, Chen Yiqin and Shangshu Lei Li are not good-tempered" and scores different camps, one is Gao Gong's ally, the other is Xu Jie's lackey, but the Ministry of Industry is a particularly real yamen, these two get together "It's strange if they don't quarrel."

The criminal department is, Yang Feng Yin violated, type, Guo Pu has high prestige, Huang Guangsheng is scheming, and the two are also in the Xu and Gao camps, "They have their own competitions with each other, but the situation of the criminal department is relatively special, and the criminal investigation and sentencing have their own laws to follow, and they are the most independent of the six departments, and there are few places where the cabinet needs to be consulted. Guo Pu just wants to take care of it, and there is not much to meddle in, so it is not a problem to fool Lao Guo with Huang Guangsheng's ability............

The household department is, the elite combination, the type, Ge Shouli is an old minister who is one year older than Xu Jie, and he was originally an old qualified household secretary, and the old man is "experienced." And Zhang Juzheng has great talent and forge ahead, plus Xu Yangzheng, the left waiter who is also excellent, steady and capable, and Liu Tiqian, the right waiter, form a luxury combination of the top six. Xu Jie also realized that the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty had reached the point where it had to be reversed, so he sent his generals to take the household department as a breakthrough in Longqing's new policy.

The Ministry of Officials is, the combination of strong and strong "Lao Gao and Lao Yang, the two giants of the imperial court, the same strong, the same hard, together, and the election of officials and officials in charge of the imperial court, who listens to whom? At first, it is possible to take care of face and be polite to each other, but after a long time, it is inevitable to give birth to sisters and seedlings, and no matter how intimate the relationship is, it will have to be turned against each other"......

Although Wang Chonggu did not become the secretary of the military department, the new soldier Wang Guoguang is also from Shanxi, and Huo Ji, who is also the right attendant of Shanxi, directly gave the military department to Bao Yuan. Even if Old Yang Bo didn't speak, Shen Mo couldn't intervene...... Although Lu Bu is no more brave than Sanying, he can't escape the fate of playing soy sauce!

A "one " one "one "one "one one " one "one Yan Song's method has been the same for decades, risking his life to serve the emperor, so that he can repay his honor. And Xu Jie, like Yan Song, could not lose all the dignity of the minister and please the new emperor, so he could only use other methods to stabilize his position, that is, careful personnel arrangements. It is no exaggeration to say that in recent years, Xu Gelao's main energy has been devoted to personnel arrangements, and he has regarded the two capitals and 36 yamen as a chessboard, calmly and interlockingly, and embodied all his intentions in the appointment and arrangement of officials in the DPRK and China.

Therefore, Xu Jie can delegate power elsewhere, but he will definitely not delegate personnel power, even Zhang Juzheng can't change his mind...... In fact, Zhang Juzheng strongly recommended that his best friend Wang Guoguang take over as the head of the household department, but Xu Jie insisted on arranging Ge Shouli to the household department. The reason is that Xu Ge Lao is uneasy about Zhang Juzheng's overly radical grass change strategy, although he knows that the grass change is imminent, but he still hopes to step by step in a smooth way, so let Ge Shouli sit in the household department, is to put the reins on Zhang Juzheng's divine horse, don't change the grass is not done, and it makes people angry and resentful, and it can't be ended.

For Zhang Juzheng, this spring is a little cold, and he completely understands that although the teacher has been working hard to lay out the red carpet for himself, what Xu Jie wants is a successor who obeys him, not a debt collector who works with him. Therefore, although Xu Jie did not take care of himself, he also suppressed him with a lot of intensity...... He has always refused to allow himself to be alone, I am afraid that in addition to protection, there is a reason to prevent himself from becoming his own faction.

Obviously, in Mr. Xu's view, students who always rely on themselves are good students, and those who always want to make small moves with themselves will eat the board like silence, Taiyue, do you want to be a good student, or eat the board?! ……！