Emperor Chongzhen flipped over the fold in his hand, then threw it aside, glanced at Wang Chengen, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Lu Xiangsheng is having a hard time these days, right?" ”

"Back to the emperor, indeed!" Wang Chengen nodded, and seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, he said with a smile: "Lu Xiangsheng was ordered by the emperor to select a new army, and the requirements were very strict, and there was even a guard station, from the command to the ordinary soldiers, and he was dismissed seven or eight times out of ten. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Seven or eight out of ten! Emperor Chongzhen shook his head helplessly, it was really a big proportion.

Although he was also shocked in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything, since he chose to believe in Lu Xiangsheng, he had to believe in his ability.

The people who went out were naturally unqualified people, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't care very much, but Lu Xiangsheng actually drove the envoy home, so is there anyone else under his command who can use it? After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen sighed helplessly.

At this time, what he needs to do is to support Lu Xiangsheng, and not let others disturb Lu Xiangsheng's work.

Those who were expelled must not be reconciled, otherwise there would not have been so many twists and turns sent to their own dragon book case. Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a moment, and said to Wang Chengen on the side: "Send a decree to the cabinet and tell them to reprimand those who participated in the impeachment of Lu Xiangsheng. ”

"One of the court's selection of materials is a meritocracy, and the army is even more so, the capable are up, and the incompetent are down, since they have been eliminated, there must be a reason for being eliminated. If anyone is not convinced, I will let Dongchang and Jinyi Wei check him. Emperor Chongzhen's face suddenly became more and more stern.

Wang Chengen nodded, but there was still some hesitation in his expression, and after thinking about it, he said: "Your Majesty, in this way, I am afraid that Lord Lu Xiangsheng will be under more pressure!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look at Wang Chengen, and said with a gloomy face: "I want to see who dares to make trouble, if I can't even say anything about the twelve guards and the three battalions of the pro-army, then whose army is this?" Send Lu Xiangsheng a Shang Fang sword, who dares to move, I allow Lu Xiangsheng to act cheaply. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen understood that Emperor Chongzhen was iron-hearted, so he no longer persuaded him, he was very worried in his heart, afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would act too much, once there were soldiers in the capital mutiny, it would be troublesome, and things would be out of control!

Has Emperor Chongzhen ever thought about such a problem? Of course, I have thought about it, but this is a problem that must be faced in military reform.

If even the reform in the capital cannot be carried out, let alone other places, and this is not a system reform, it is just a matter of eliminating the old and the weak. If someone dares to mutiny, Emperor Chongzhen doesn't mind killing chickens and monkeys. At this point, it is necessary to move forward.

I am already standing on the edge of the cliff, and if I go forward, I will have to fall. Although the road ahead is full of thorns, I still have to do it.

"By the way, I asked you to summon the Hubu Shangshu, is anyone here?" Emperor Chongzhen remembered one more thing, raised his head and asked.

"Back to the emperor, Lord Guo Yunhou, the head of the household department, is already waiting outside!" Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "The slave maid is going to invite Master Guo in." ”

Emperor Chongzhen was ready to reform the tax system, and there were two departments that could not be bypassed, one was the household department, and the other was the official department. These two departments must be controlled in their own hands, this Guo Yunhou has very little information, and Emperor Chongzhen decided to take a look at it himself.

However, before that, Emperor Chongzhen had to train the new army in the capital before he could reform the tax system. As for the issue of separating the military and the government, Emperor Chongzhen was already in the plan, and it was imperative to set up a military aircraft department, and put military and political affairs in the cabinet, and there were too many drawbacks.

It is not a good belief that cabinet ministers have lost their restraints, their power has swelled too much, and the military has been suppressed too much by civilian officials.

There are many benefits to the separation of military and government, mixed together, there are too many problems, and Emperor Chongzhen will not allow this to happen.

It didn't take long for Guo Yunhou to walk in from outside, and Guo Yunhou was not yet fifty years old at this time, which was considered to be in the prime of life. However, at this time, he had already conceived the idea of mountains and forests, and he did not have much expectation of being an official. If it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne, his resignation would have been handed over a long time ago.

This time he was summoned by Emperor Chongzhen, Guo Yunhou was ready to be fired, after all, Emperor Chongzhen thoroughly investigated Zhou Fulu's case, and now the spearhead is directly aimed at the household department.

Although it is not honorable to go home in this situation, or to be dismissed, it is also within the acceptable range of Guo Yunhou.

"Minister Guo Yunhou see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!" Guo Yunhou knelt on the ground and said loudly,

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and said with a calm face: "Guo Aiqing, please get up!" After looking at Guo Yunhou, Emperor Chongzhen recalled the pitiful information about Guo Yunhou, and slowly overlapped Guo Yunhou in his mind with the person in front of him.

In the thirty-fifth year of Wanli, Guo Yunhou was a jinshi and served as Wen'an Zhi County. Wa County is often hit by floods, where old waterproof dikes have been washed away, flooding farmhouses and fields, destroying crops and displacing people. He imitated the method of Mengjin Zhandi, the king of the military department, to build a dam and strengthen the embankment.

In the autumn of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, there was a big flood, and Baoding, Bazhou and other counties became Zeguo, and the only Wa County was spared, and the five grains were abundant.

It was precisely because of this incident that Guo Yunhou entered the sight of the Emperor of the Apocalypse and was promoted to Guo Yunhou's official. He was appointed as the deputy envoy of Huguang and managed the food and salary in Xinzhou, but he was unable to perform his duties due to illness. A year later, he was promoted to Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, and then promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Military Department.

The imperial court became increasingly politically corrupt, and the supply of grain and salary in the frontier could not be guaranteed. He worked hard to enrich the people and strengthen the country, enjoyed prestige inside and outside the court, and was recorded in the "accounting books" as an example to follow.

These are all records of materials, and Emperor Chongzhen got a very important information from them, that is, the reason why the imperial court was able to maintain a general balance of income and expenditure during the Apocalypse period was that the imperial court was not as embarrassed as Chongzhen in the last years, and Guo Yunhou made great contributions. This is also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen wants to inspect some Guo Yunhou, talents are too difficult.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Guo Yunhou was able to sit firmly in the position of the head of the household without forming a party. For Wei Zhongxian, he doesn't flatter, but he doesn't openly oppose it, he only does his own thing, and he can be regarded as an official who does practical things, and such an official is even more rare.

If Guo Yunhou can come together with himself in reforming the tax system, then this person must be used, and even Emperor Chongzhen will not be stingy with the position of a cabinet scholar.

Among them, what made Emperor Chongzhen more interested was that Guo Yunhou acted impartially, and was not afraid of *** when he was the magistrate of Luoyang, King Fu was made an envoy at the beginning, and he used his power to levy and extort money for his own spending, and also invaded and seized the people's land, beat the captain, and forcibly sent his subordinates to support the land, which the people could not bear.

There are two major families surnamed Shi and Huang, who take refuge in the vassal king as an errand servant, adhering to the will of the master, and going to Lijia to extort anytime and anywhere. On the surface, Guo Yunhou coped with the blockage, but in fact, he ordered the supervision departments to act in accordance with the laws and regulations, and not to levy more or more apportionment.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was not very satisfied with Guo Yunhou's lack of strength and did not face the lawlessness of King Fu, in this era, this is a completely understandable thing.

It is very, very rare that he can keep himself, not to be in the same stream as King Fu, not to flatter, not to stammer.

Guo Yunhou had also seen Emperor Chongzhen before, but that was when Emperor Chongzhen was the king of letters. Although I have seen it in the court, at that time, Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on a high throne, and it was not easy for him to look at the emperor carefully.

But at this time, Guo Yunhou was finally able to take a good look at Emperor Chongzhen, because he found that the emperor was distracted.

The emperor is really young, this is Guo Yunhou's first impression, Emperor Chongzhen's face is very tough, quite heroic, frowning at this time, as if thinking about something big, frowning for a while, and browning for a while.

In my heart, I was angry and funny, and I met with a household book, and the emperor actually traveled outside the world. If you are a hot-tempered courtier, you will definitely be unhappy, but Guo Yunhou has been an official for many years, and his qi cultivation kung fu is very in place, so he just stood there, bowed quietly, was not rude, and respectfully waited for Emperor Chongzhen to return to his senses.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen finally came back to his senses, and when he saw Guo Yunhou's appearance, Emperor Chongzhen was also a little embarrassed.

coughed a few times and cleared his throat: "When I first saw Guo Aiqing, I couldn't help but think of interesting things about Guo Aiqing, and I couldn't help but wander out of the world, and my heart longed for it. ”

After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, Guo Yunhou hurriedly said: "The minister doesn't dare, please ask the emperor to inquire." ”

has a good impression of Emperor Chongzhen, he can speak so calmly, and he can admit it in front of his courtiers, which shows that this is a broad-minded emperor.

"I heard that Guo Aiqing is very familiar with taxes, and he is a well-known living account book, and I just took the test for Aiqing today." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Guo Yunhou with a smile and said, "Aiqing, how much did you earn last year?" ”

"Back to the emperor, last year's annual income was 5.4 million taels, of which 2.1 million taels were paid, 1.39 million taels were added, and 2.91 million taels were earned." Guo Yunhou didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen to ask such a question, so he said directly.

Guo Yunhou also thought that Emperor Chongzhen would hold him accountable, after all, Zhou Fulu's case was there, not to mention that he had an old relationship with Wei Zhongxian and was accused of being a eunuch.

Guo Yunhou has nothing to say about this, many things are involuntary, as long as he disagrees with the policies of the Donglin Party and expresses his opinions on them, he will be accused of being a eunuch. Thinking of Zhu Tongmeng, who has always had a good relationship with him, he was shocked three times a day these days, and Guo Yunhou felt more and more bitter in his mouth.