On this day, Zhang Ru was dressed neatly like never before, and the big red python robe on his body looked very majestic, and at first glance, his eyes lit up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The ministers of civil and military affairs were divided into classes, and Zhang Ru had reached the height of being able to stand side by side with Zhu Yong, the Duke of Baoguo.

Before the emperor came, Zhu Yong couldn't help but look at Zhang Ru a few more times in surprise when he saw Zhang Ru dressed like this, and then asked in a low voice, "Why is it so grand today?" ”

Zhang Ru's head was impartial, his eyes were looking ahead, and his lips moved for a moment: "I like it." ”

The voice was loud, which made the originally solemn Taihe Hall a little more uninhibited and arrogant.

Once upon a time, Zhang Ru saw that Zhu Yongde was an old man.

Now that the two are on an equal footing, Zhu Yong is no longer the Northern Zhu who stands opposite to the Duke of Wei in Nanjing.

The ministers looked at their noses, noses, mouths, mouths, and hearts, and were silent.

This kind of confrontational stance is not something they see as mingling, nor is it something they want to mix.

The emperor came dressed up, and the two of them seemed to have made an appointment, a bright yellow dragon robe, and a big red python robe, and the two glanced at each other and smiled knowingly.

Xiao Jing, the chief eunuch of the inner court, no longer stiffened his back, straightened his waist, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty is in court, and a hundred officials salute!" ”

"Long live my emperor!" The ministers drank lowly.

Zhu Youzhang's gentle and powerful voice echoed in the hall: "All the secretaries are flat. ”

Next is their own recitals, the most of course, the most are the recitals of the ministers, and the generals are relatively few to speak.

Even if they want to speak, it is the military department secretary who speaks for them.

Noble generals, except for those who must open their mouths when fighting, generally rarely get involved in this kind of thing.

After some arguing, everything that should be said was said, and the hall fell silent in an instant, which made many people a little uncomfortable.

Zhang Ru walked out of class slowly, his hands arched, and his back hung slightly: "Minister, there is a play." ”

On the dragon chair, Zhu Youzhu comprehended: "Dingguo Gong has something to do, just play." ”

Zhang Ru said: "Fuzhou 800 miles of expedited express arrived in the capital today, the fire paint has not yet been opened, please Your Majesty to see." ”

A letter was taken out of his arms, and then presented to the Jinluan Hall by Xiao Jing, who was desperately straightening his back.

Tearing up the letter in front of the ministers, after reading it for a while, Zhu Youzhu slammed it on the table: "What a big dog's guts!" ”

The bewildered civil servants had no idea what was going on, and looked at each other one by one. The generals and nobles all looked at Zhang Ru, and they didn't know what happened in Fuzhou.

"A few scholars from the Cabinet will be invited to take a look." Zhu Youzhu handed the sweat-stained letter to Xiao Jing and handed it to several cabinet scholars headed by Liu Jian.

After several people saw it, their complexions changed suddenly, especially Li Dongyang, whose face was indescribable with iron blue.

Everyone else wondered what was going on in the secret letter, and one by one they began to whisper.

Soon, Zhu Youzhu solved the doubts in everyone's hearts: "I am dignified and prosperous, and there are even overseas thieves who dare to detain my merchant ship and kill my businessman, it is simply mad." Tens of millions of taels of silver worth of goods were buried in the sea, the thieves were nowhere to be found, what did Chen Guang eat! ”

mentioned Chen Guang, and Zhang Ru, who happened to get the letter after reading it, immediately excused him: "Your Majesty forgives you, Chen Guang did not carry out this escort." This time for the plundering of the people, it is really a shame for my Ming Dynasty. There are only tens of thousands of sailors in Fuzhou, but there are tens of thousands of merchants, and they can't protect them thoroughly, and it is the responsibility of the ministers. ”

"Dingguo Gong is in the capital, so don't blame yourself too much. These overseas thieves are too bold. The minister suggested that the sailors should be sent overseas to suppress the bandits! Liu Jian rarely helped Zhang Ru say a fair word.

Zhu Yong was slanderous in his heart: I all know that Chen Guang was picked up by you, is it too obvious that you Zhang Wenxuan is so blatantly taking the responsibility on yourself.

But there are some words that he will not say at his level.

A Xungui who belonged to the Baoguo Gong family snorted coldly and expressed his own dissatisfaction.

Zhang Ru said lightly: "The Fuzhou Sailor was originally created by my father, and now that the Sailor has lost someone, Zhang is naturally responsible." ”

This seems to be said to Liu Jian, and it seems to be said to Baoguo Gong.

Zhu Youjiao's face softened slightly: "Okay, don't argue, how to deal with these overseas thieves, the Ministry of War will come up with a charter within three days." I am now worried that the national treasury is too small in silver, and I am afraid that it will make the vassal kings everywhere unhappy. ”

Zhu Yong said at the right time: "The minister is willing to reduce his own income, and there are still some industries under the minister's name, which can ensure that the family has no worries about food and clothing." ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhu Yong approvingly: "It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to protect the country's loyalty to the country." ”

The emperor's face was covered with melancholy, and the courtiers were not happy, especially after Zhu Yong proposed that he could not be Yulu, and the faces of many ministers were even more ugly.

They are not high in the first place, if they are all the same as Baoguo Gong, then they don't have to live.

Who doesn't have a big family to support, and who doesn't have a bunch of people to take care of. If they don't have money, they will have no financial resources, and they really want to be like local officials, reaching out and asking others for everything.

The officials in the capital are relatively much more honest than the local officials, because after all, this is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and no one dares to go too far.

Several members of the cabinet were more or less in business, which was also tacitly approved by the emperor.

Don't care if you compete with the people for profit or anything else, you must always ensure that the courtiers can live, otherwise you, the emperor, will sit on the Jinluan Palace every day and be blind, and the people below will not be able to rebel!

Driven by Zhu Yong, many Wenchen began to express their willingness to donate their own money.

In the midst of your arguing, Zhang Ru cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible. ”

Zhu Youzhang's originally smiling face froze: "Why not?" ”

Zhang Ru said: "My Ming officials are not high, and the officials are already unable to continue their lives, if the imperial court is so exploitative again, I am afraid that after ten years, there will be no more officials in the Ming Dynasty." The minister thinks that at this moment, it should be open source, not throttling. The minister's family has a lot of assets, and you must also know the huge amount of the Wenxuan, and the minister is willing to contribute to double the income of the officials in the DPRK and China! ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar, and many people were happy.

Some people say in their hearts that this Dingguo Gong is really a bodhisattva who saves suffering!

In contrast, Zhu Yong's proposal is much more stingy. It's just that you don't want to be a good man yourself, and you don't let others have a good luck, isn't that forcing others to die!

Zhang Ru said again: "The minister asked for the order to patrol the south and the southeast, since the thieves dare to plunder my Ming merchant ships at sea, they must collude with some people in the country, otherwise with the combat power of the Ming Fuzhou Naval Division, it is impossible to be defeated so easily." ”

If Zhang Ru threw a stone into the sea when he said that he was willing to pay for the court officials himself, then now he is throwing a thunderbolt into the sea. (To be continued.) )