"What's the panic? You are also a eunuch now, can you pay attention to your image? Do you understand the image? Zheng De saw Liu Jin and couldn't help but tease. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Liu Jin said with a smile, "Under the great image of the light of the moon of the long live lord, where does the image come from?" ”

"Less sycophants." Zheng De couldn't help but kick him with a smile, I don't know if he has developed a habit, every time he sees Liu Jin not kicking him, he always feels uncomfortable.

"It's good to stay in the celebrant eunuch, why did you come to me?"

Liu Jin smiled and said with a serious expression, "Your Majesty, Yang Ziqi, the master of the Ministry of Industry, knelt outside the noon gate and asked to see Your Majesty, saying that something happened to Tailing. ”

"Something happened to Taereung? Isn't it just to build a mausoleum, what else can happen? Could it be that a serious engineering accident occurred during the construction process, causing serious casualties? At the thought of it, Zheng De was shocked, and hurriedly greeted, "Let's go, go and have a look." ”

But when he turned around, he glanced at him with some suspicion, "How do you know what happened at the noon gate?" ”

Liu Jin smiled and explained, "The slave happened to pass by. ”

"Happened to be passing by? Is it a coincidence? Zheng De didn't believe it, the celebrant was in the northwest of the palace, and the noon gate was in the south of the palace, how could there be such a coincidence?

But he didn't bother to pursue it, after all, it wasn't a big deal.

"De'an, the emperor's brother won't play with you if he has something, you are obedient alone." Zheng De said to De'an, who was playing on the side.

Lord De'an glanced at him with disdain, "Originally, I was playing alone, how could you accompany me?" Hmph, ignore you. ”

After saying that, he spat out his pink little tongue, turned around and trotted away, and the maid who accompanied him hurriedly followed.

Zheng De could only shake his head helplessly and smile bitterly, and followed Liu Jin to the noon gate.

"You said that when the Xuangong Golden Well was excavated during the construction of Tailing, there was a spring water gushing out, and the water hole was like a giant cup, and it was sprayed upwards." Zheng De looked at the head of the Ministry of Engineering in front of him with a rather unkind look, "You came all the way to see me just to talk about this?" ”

Isn't that a big deal? Yang Ziqi was completely blinded, "The water coming out of the golden well is an ominous omen." I also ask Your Majesty to issue an order for the Tailing to be relocated and rebuilt. ”

Relocated and rebuilt? Zheng De's face turned green when he heard this, and he said secretly, "Lao Tzu threw down nearly 600,000 taels of silver to build, and you suddenly told me that Feng Shui is not good and needs to be relocated and rebuilt, and your money as Lao Tzu came for nothing?" ”

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that his cheap father was the emperor, and he felt a little indebted to take his son's body, Zheng De would really be reluctant to spend so much money to build a mausoleum. I just heard Wang Yue say that his family is about to be hollowed out by this huge project, and he has almost become a poor egg. When he was not in a good mood, he suddenly ran to say that the feng shui was not good and he needed to change the address, so it was strange that he could have a good face.

"Okay, I already know about this, you go down first." Zheng De waved his hand impatiently.

"This ......"

Looking at the emperor's expression, he obviously didn't care too much about this matter. Seeing Zheng De turn around and leave, Yang Ziqi couldn't help but shout loudly, "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the Daming Jiangshan Sheji and the coffin of the first emperor, you can't ignore it!" If the first emperor's soul is not at peace underground, how can Your Majesty bear it! ”

"Damn, you still give me this crooked, I still don't believe in this set!" Zheng De, who had already walked out of the distance, looked back at him coldly when he heard this, and replied lightly, "If my father and emperor have knowledge, I will definitely be ashamed of having a courtier like you who doesn't know the importance of it." ”

After speaking, he walked away, leaving Yang Ziqi with a stunned face, he really didn't understand the meaning of the emperor's words.

Inside the Imperial Study of the Maoqin Palace.

"Ziheng, do you think people have souls when they die?" Zheng De, who had just come in, asked Wang Tingxiang, who was still helping him correct the recitals.

Wang Tingxiang raised his head and looked at the emperor in front of him, not understanding why he suddenly asked this. However, he immediately replied, "The minister thinks that human death is like a lamp going out, and after hundreds or thousands of years, it will be no different from clay, otherwise if there is really a soul, why can no one see it?" ”

Sure enough, he is a complete materialist! If there is anyone in this world whose worldview is closest to Zheng De, it is the one in front of him. I don't know what I've experienced since I was a child, in this world where idealism is rampant, I can doubt the theory of ghosts and gods, and it's also an outlier.

Zheng De said about what happened just now, "Just now, a director of the Ministry of Engineering came over and said that the golden well of the Xuangong Palace of Tailing Underground Palace was out of water, which is an ominous omen. What do you think about letting me relocate and build another one? ”

Looking at the emperor's plain and usual expression, combined with the fact that the emperor asked him about the soul just now, Wang Tingxiang understood that the emperor didn't care too much about this matter. I was a little surprised and felt that it was a good thing, after all, building a mausoleum is a very laborious thing. It is better to spend the money of the court on such a very useless thing than to spend it on the people of the world. After all, after death, people are just a corpse, and no matter how much money you spend on burial, no matter how many things you need, you can't use them. As for the disrespect for the undead of the first emperor, it is even more ridiculous, he completely sneers at what gods and ghosts say, and does not believe it at all.

However, in order to strengthen the emperor's belief, Wang Tingxiang said again, "Back to Your Majesty's words, if the feng shui pattern of the mausoleum can determine the fate of a dynasty, then Qin Shi Huang requisitioned millions of people to build a mausoleum, why did the Qin Dynasty die?" ”

Zheng De nodded, "Ziheng said well, I don't believe in this kind of thing." So even if the water comes out of the Taeling Golden Well, I won't care. Otherwise, if you change the location and build another one, won't it cost more money? ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Tingxiang praised him sincerely.

After all, no matter who cares about the tombs of their ancestors, especially for the feng shui pattern, it is extremely important, and the emperor's house is even more excessive. Unexpectedly, even if today's son knew that the water from Jinjing was an ominous omen, he refused to relocate and build it because of the huge cost. It is a blessing to invite heaven to let the wise king who cherishes the people's power so much!

Wang Tingxiang thought so, and also felt that his talent would finally not be wasted. It's a pity that Zheng De's next sentence shattered his illusions in an instant.

"It's a pity that I'm too poor to come up with a penny now!"

Looking at Wang Tingxiang's depressed expression next to him, Zheng De asked strangely, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's fine."

Wang Tingxiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seemed that he was still thinking too much.

Zheng De nodded and asked habitually, "Is there anything going on lately?" ”

"Your Majesty, here's a note that you need to see for yourself." When Wang Tingxiang heard this, he handed a note to Zheng De.

"Li Dongyang is actually going to resign?"

Zheng De took the piece handed over by Wang Tingxiang and browsed it, and looked at him in disbelief, "What's the matter?" He is less than 60 years old this year, why should he resign? But there is still a great future waiting for him ahead, doesn't he want to be the head of the cabinet? ”

The first assistant of the cabinet? Wang Tingxiang really didn't know that the emperor wanted Li Dongyang to take this position, but thinking of his "hello, hello, everyone" character, it is no wonder that the emperor liked him. And at present, he is the only one in the DPRK and China who has this qualification, after all, as a deputy assistant to the cabinet, his qualifications are there.

However, he suddenly thought of another reason, Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, is also over seventy, and it is estimated that it will not be long before he should become a minister. But if Li Dongyang resigns and returns to his hometown, Xie Qian will inevitably serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, and this may be the main reason why the emperor is reluctant to resign from Li Dongyang.

However, as for who will be the first assistant to the cabinet, Wang Tingxiang doesn't care too much at all. After all, the three of them are all known as "virtuous ministers", and no matter who is in charge, it is not a bad thing for Daming. However, after careful comparison, he still agrees with Li Dongyang. After all, compared to Li Dongyang's temperament of not caring too much about anything, Xie Qian, the pavilion honest, is a little brainless, and if he wants to implement reforms or something, he will inevitably be seriously opposed by him.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Zheng De and said, "Your Majesty, this Elder Li Ge may not really have the ambition to be the first assistant of the cabinet. ”

Zheng De looked at him strangely, "Is this really true?" ”

"In the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, Li Ge Lao asked the first emperor three times for resignation; In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, he asked the first emperor to resign four times, but was rejected; In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, that is, in the first half of this year, he asked the first emperor for resignation. Wang Tingxiang did not answer positively, but just said what he had learned, but it was undoubtedly more convincing.

"Damn! There are really such people in this world who are so indifferent to fame and fortune, I have seen it for a long time. Zheng De was also taken aback by Li Dongyang's resume when he heard this. The world tried every possible way to climb to his high position, but they didn't expect this person to be good, and he didn't care about all this he had like dung, and he resigned again and again. He didn't know what to say, so he could only praise, "Admire!" Admire! ”

But things in the world are so strange, there are things that others can't get by doing everything possible, and if you try your best to refuse, you won't accept it and hit you on the head. This is the case with Li Dongyang in history, who resigned eight times when Emperor Xiaozong was alive. When Liu Jin was in power, he wanted to return to his hometown with Liu Jian and Xie Qian, but unfortunately he didn't succeed when he wanted to leave the most, but became the first assistant of the cabinet, and was misunderstood by the other two. Throughout Li Dongyang's life, he once resigned 20 times, and after 11 years of hard work, he finally resigned and returned to his hometown. As an official, he is so valued by the leadership, and I don't know whether he should be happy or cry for Li Dongyang, who has always wanted to go home to retire!

"It seems that this person is tired of officialdom." Zheng De couldn't help but sigh, and he was a little dazed in his heart. If this one is gone, who can he rely on?

Among the three pavilion elders and the six Jiuqing, except for most of the old ones, the one who is most favored by himself is Li Dongyang. The age is not too big among the twelve, and the ability is okay, the most important thing is that he can be a person, unlike Xie Qian and others, who are too boring. If his retirement plan can be implemented, he is also the best person to stay and preside over the government, both in terms of qualifications and other aspects, it is impeccable, enough to live in the town.

Wang Tingxiang naturally understood Zheng De's thoughts, and asked regardless of it, "Your Majesty doesn't want Li Ge to leave?" ”

Hearing this, Zheng De seemed to grasp a life-saving straw and looked at him, "What can you do?" ”

"Just stay in the middle and don't send it." Wang Tingxiang looked at Zheng De a little strangely, such a simple question can also make the emperor look sad, it is really a little abnormal. After all, if the emperor doesn't want anyone to go, who can go?

"That's right!"

Zheng De only reacted at this time, this is not in modern society, if employees feel unhappy, they can fire the boss. This is in ancient times, who would dare to fry the emperor's squid?

"Spread the decree, let Elder Li Ge come to see me." Zheng De, who let go of the knot, shouted with a smile.