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When the council ended, it was already noon for dinner, and it was inconvenient for Yue Su to enter the palace at this time, so he went home to eat by himself, and waited until after noon, and then went to face the saint. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and eunuchs and parliamentarians are going back to the palace together, and those who should report to the emperor should report to the emperor, and those who should go to dinner will go to eat by themselves.

Liu Mingguo, Cao Huachun, and Zhao Zhi went to the Yangxin Palace together, Zhu Ciyan is simply a copy of his father, inheriting the fine bloodline of his father Zhu Carpenter, and doing carpenter work in the Yangxin Palace, very skillful, it didn't take long to make many exquisite woodware. It's the same today, Zhu Ciyun is building furniture.

Doing carpenter work has always been particular about from big to small, carving wooden figures or something, that is high-end technical work, without a few years of skills, it can't be done. Therefore, the current Zhu Ciyan mainly focuses on building large furniture, stools, chairs, tables, beds and so on.

Liu Mingguo and the three of them came to the outside of the Heart Cultivation Hall together, knelt on the ground and saluted, "The slave and maid knock to see the emperor." ”

"It's all forgiven." Hearing the voice, Zhu Ciyan stopped his hand and said, "Come in and talk." ”

"Your Majesty." The three of them walked into the hall, bowed their heads and stood aside, no one took the initiative to speak, just waiting for the emperor to ask.

"Today is the council's son, Yue Qing said on the excerpt that it is about increasing commercial taxes, what is the result?" Zhu Ciyan asked calmly.

"If you go back to the emperor, the parliament has not fully discussed it......" Liu Mingguo is the eunuch of the palm seal of the celebrant and has the highest status, so he answered. At that moment, he told Zhu Ciyan everything that happened in the council.

After Liu Mingguo finished speaking, Zhu Ciyan nodded and said, "So that's the case, I have to make the decision." Since it is said that increasing business taxes is a matter for the benefit of the country and the people, then I promised Yue Qing's family that it would be okay, and when Yue Qing came over in the afternoon, I would personally talk to him. ”

"Your Majesty." ……

Although the three of them have a lot of business and increase business taxes, which also has a certain impact on them, but this is said by the emperor, and the three of them really can't refute it. Refuting the emperor is a trivial matter, this refutation is actually not a refutation of Lord Yue, there are several people at the moment, don't offend Yue Su again because of a few money.

Seeing the three of them bowing down together and saying yes, Zhu Ciyan thought that his decision was correct, and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there is no more."

"Well, since there's nothing else to do, you can step aside." Zhu Ciyan waved his hand and said.

"It's the emperor."

The three of them agreed, bowed down and exited together, leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the three great eunuchs arched their hands to each other, saying that they would go back to their duty rooms now. At that moment, the three of them left separately, and Zhao Zhi turned a corner and did not go back to his duty room, but went to Cining Palace.

spread outside Cining Palace, and soon got a reply, and Zhang Yan was summoned. Zhao Zhi entered the hall, greeted Zhang Yan, and then told Zhang Yan everything that happened in the council, as well as the emperor's attitude just after meeting the saint.

After hearing this, Zhang Yan nodded slightly, and said, "Zhao Zhi, what do you think of this matter, should the emperor agree?" ”

"This ...... It is a major event of the imperial court, and the slave and maid really dare not speak falsely. Zhao Zhi said cautiously.

"You're not guilty, but it's okay to say it."

"Thank you, Queen Mother. The slave maid thought that the emperor should not agree to Lord Yue in this matter. Zhao Zhi said cautiously.

"Why shouldn't we?" Zhang Yan asked lightly.

"The slave maid is here to ask the queen mother for the guilt, the slave maid's family, in fact, there are some transactions outside the palace, although the imperial court increases the commercial tax, which will reduce the profits, but after all, it is still profitable, so the slave and maid are definitely not because of this objection to Lord Yue's suggestion. On the contrary, the increase in taxes was beneficial to the imperial court, and the slaves and maids were very supportive. Just ......"

When Zhao Zhi said this, he deliberately raised his eyes to look at Zhang Yan's face, and saw that Zhang Yan's face was as usual, so he continued: "Just making the accounts of the imperial court public, it is inevitable that it will be criticized in the future, for example, the mausoleums of the emperors of previous dynasties have to be built with the silver of the treasury, which has always cost a lot, and the outside world did not know in the past, so it will be stopped, but once the outside world knows that the cost is huge, will it be nonsense?" Also, the palace in the imperial city, over the years, will inevitably be renovated and rebuilt, such things, not the treasury, but also the treasury of silver, this matter announced to the public, so that the world knows, how much it has been spent, is it not good. If there are fewer flowers, it is naturally easy to say, but if there are more, it will be inappropriate. There is also the emperor's big wedding and the reward of the vassal king, all of which are paid from the treasury, more or less. In fact, these are secondary, and the most important thing is that when Lord Yue asked the emperor to agree to make the account book public, that posture, like the account book of the imperial court, was his ......"

Speaking of which, Zhao Zhi didn't say anything further, but everyone understood what he meant.

"Zhao Zhi, you are very honest, but the relatives of the people in the palace are nothing to do some business outside the palace, but don't use power for personal gain." Zhang Yan first said lightly.

"The slave and maid obey the will of the Queen Mother, and dare not use their power for personal gain, and they will write a letter to tell their families again that they must strictly abide by their duties." Zhao Zhi hurriedly responded.

"That's good. You said that it is not very appropriate to disclose the accounts of the imperial court, and after you said this, the mourning family also felt that this was indeed the case. Okay, what's the matter, if not, just kneel. Zhang Yan said.

"Yes, Queen Mother. The slave and maid retired. ”

Zhao Zhi bowed and withdrew, out of the courtyard where Cining Palace was located, and as soon as he went out with his front foot, he happened to run into Liu Mingguo.

"Father-in-law Liu......" Zhao Zhi was embarrassed in his heart, but there was a smile on his face, and he arched his hand.

"It turned out to be Zhao Gonggong'......" When Liu Mingguo saw Zhao Zhi, he secretly hated this kid for being cunning and grabbed his head. But there was also a smile on his face. "Is the Queen Mother inside?"

"Yes." Zhao Zhi said.

"Oh...... Then our family is now going to see the Queen Mother. After Liu Mingguo finished speaking, he asked the little eunuch in the door to pass the word.

"The little one won't bother my father-in-law here."

Zhao Zhi and Liu Mingguo were polite, and walked past Liu Mingguo.

Soon after, Zhang Yan passed on the decree and let Liu Mingguo in. When he arrived at the dormitory, Liu Mingguo had no choice but to give Zhang Yan a salute, and then told him everything that happened in the council and the emperor's attitude after facing the saint.

Now that the emperor is in power, it stands to reason that the queen mother is useless. However, after all, Zhang Yan has been in charge for a long time, and has accumulated a lot of prestige in the harem, and now the little emperor is just pro-government, it can be seen that he respects his mother very much, and the affairs in the palace are still Zhang Yan's words. Therefore, if there is anything, report it to Zhang Yan at the end, so as not to be mistaken by Zhang Yan for others not taking her seriously.

What Liu Mingguo said, Zhao Zhi had already said just now, Zhang Yanquan had not heard Zhao Zhi's story just now, and listened carefully to Liu Mingguo's story. Then, he still seriously asked Liu Mingguo's opinion.

Unexpectedly, Liu Mingguo, like Zhao Zhi, also opposed the publication of the accounts to the public, and even the reasons were the same as Zhao Zhi. It can be seen that all eunuchs are very considerate of the royal family, and if you want to mix for a long time, you have to be like this.

Like Zhao Zhi, after hearing this, Zhang Yan sent Liu Mingguo away, and then sent someone to invite the emperor over. At the moment when the little eunuch was sent to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Cao Huachun also came.

Gonggong Cao actually came a long time ago, but unfortunately because of his age, he was one step later than Zhao Zhi, and he saw Zhao Zhi enter Cining Palace. If he can't grab the first one, there is no difference between the second and the third, in order to prevent him from meeting Liu Mingguo and Zhao Zhi, he hid, watched Zhao Zhi leave, and waited until Liu Mingguo left again, and then he came to the door to ask to see him.

Zhang Yan naturally wanted to send him in to speak, at first he also talked about the content of today's parliament and the emperor's attitude, and then Zhang Yan asked his opinion. To tell the truth, these three brothers all hid their own thoughts, and no one had discussed them beforehand, but their answers turned out to be the same, as if they had been discussed.

Cao Huachun left, and after a while, Zhu Ciyan came. When you see your mother, you have to be humane.

Zhang Yan sat him down first, and then said, "Emperor, have you heard about today's council?" ”

"The boy heard about it." Zhu Ciyan replied honestly.

"What do you think about this?" Zhang Yan asked.

"It should be a good thing for the country and the people to increase the commercial tax, and then use the excess money to implement free medical treatment and free education for the people. So the child thought that he should agree to Lord Yue's proposal. Zhu Ciyan said.

"The emperor is right, this is indeed a good thing. However, there is one point, if you want to increase the commercial tax, you have to make the accounts of the imperial court public, which is inappropriate. The annual expenditure of the imperial court is taken from the state treasury, and as long as it is reasonable, it is nothing. It's just that most of the emperor's expenses are also from the treasury, and the amount is not small, such as building the imperial mausoleum, repairing the inner palace, and rewarding the emperor's relatives and relatives, which are all big discrepancies. It would not be good if it all went public and let the world know that my royal family had spent so much silver. Zhang Yan said.

"That's what the Queen Mother said. However, wasn't it the same in the past, didn't the hundred officials of the court also know about it? Since so many people know about it, what is the difference between making it public and not making it public? "Zhu Ciyan is not a child anymore, there are a lot of masters, and he hasn't told him anything, so he knows a lot of things. Now that his mother said this, he was a little puzzled why something that was already known to many people couldn't be made public.

"Emperor, you don't understand. Although there are many people who know, but it is a matter of the royal family, and how many people dare to criticize it. Moreover, using the money from the treasury to repair the emperor's mausoleum and palace is all an ancestral system, and no one dares to oppose it. But after it is made public, it will be different, many people will complain, and it will definitely be much more difficult for our royal family to reach out to the treasury to ask for silver. Also, as soon as this example is opened, the court will not become transparent, and everyone in the world knows how much silver the court has, and everyone in the world knows that many things, money that should not be spent, and the officials outside must reach out to the treasury when they see that the treasury has money, and think of ways to empty the treasury, which is not good. Therefore, the accounts of the imperial court must not be disclosed to the world. Zhang Yan said earnestly.

"Oh, when the mother says this, the child understands. It's just that Yue Qing's family will definitely come to me to discuss this matter in the afternoon, so how will the child talk to Yue Qing's family at that time? "Yue Su in Zhu Ciyan's heart, there is always a feeling of a division commander, for Yue Su, he is also very respectful, from Yue Su to Beijing, he has not refuted Yue Su anything, if this time to refute Yue Su, he really doesn't know, how to say.

"You just tell Master Yue that it is okay to increase business taxes, and he is in charge of everything. However, it is absolutely not okay to make the accounts of the imperial court public, let him find a way to increase the commercial tax on his own, and do not have the idea of making the accounts public. If he must make it public, then you should respond with the resignation of the queen mother just now, and tell him that the royal expenditure and the treasury deposits, how can so many people know that once someone has ill intentions and wants to empty the treasury, will it not break the foundation of the society. Zhang Yan said.

"The child knows......" Zhu Ciyan whispered. When he said this, he seemed a little unconfident.

"Emperor, you are the king, Yue Su is the minister, you are high in front of him, so when facing Yue Su, you have to take out the emperor's style, don't be afraid of him. In this world, only courtiers are afraid of the emperor, and there is no emperor who is afraid of being a courtier. In this way, this afternoon, when Yue Su came to perform the bow ceremony, your words of disobedience, don't speak so quickly, really let him kneel once, you know? Zhang Yan instructed.

"The child knows." Zhu Ciyan hurriedly said. But the confidence is still insufficient.

Seeing her son's appearance, Zhang Yan hesitated, still worried that her son would agree to Yue Su, so she said: "That's it, wait for the queen mother to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall with you, sit in the inner hall of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and support you, what do you have to do, thinking that with the queen mother behind you, you will naturally have the courage." You say it's good. ”

"Good. With the presence of the queen mother, the child is relieved. ”

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After noon, Yue Su really came to ask for a meeting, and Zhang Yan sent a decree to Yue Su to see the heart palace. In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Ciyan was in front, and Zhang Yan hid in the inner hall. At present, on the way to the Heart Cultivation Palace, I have to give Zhu Ciyan some instructions.

Zhu Ciyan, who was doing the work in front, was obviously a little absent-minded, and the movements of his hands were very slow, as if he was thinking about how he would deal with it when Lord Xia Yue came. It didn't take long for Yue Su to arrive, and the little eunuch passed the word, and Zhu Ciyan hurriedly put down the household goods in his hand and shouted, "Spread quickly." ”

Yue Su walked into the hall, took two steps forward, lifted his shirt and knelt down, "Minister Yue Su knocked to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

Under normal circumstances, this is polite, but whenever a big official faces the saint and makes a kneeling posture, the emperor will immediately tell him to be exempted, and now it has almost become a tradition. But this time, Zhu Ciyan just used to say "Yue Qing......"

The latter words, swallowed, and he remembered his mother's instructions.

The emperor didn't say that he was exempt, of course Yue Su couldn't help but kneel, followed by kneeling and falling to the ground, rushing up and kowtowing. But kowtow to kowtow, Yue Su is not a fool, I think there must be a reason for this.

At this time, Zhu Ciyan said: "The Qing family is exempt from courtesy. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yue Su stood up and didn't speak, just looked at Zhu Ciyan.

Just like doing something wrong, Zhu Ciyan was a little flustered by Yue Su, and stammered: "Yue Qing is asking to see you at this moment...... It's for the sake of the council......"

Young is young, under normal circumstances, Zhu Ciyan should say, "I don't know what Aiqing is asking to see", even if he knows what he is for, he can't say it directly, this is the prestige of being the Son of Heaven, no matter what it is, let the courtiers say it.

"Your Majesty is right, and the ministers have come this time for the purpose of the council to discuss. The minister said that he proposed to convene a parliament, and what he did was to increase the commercial tax. The overcharged commercial tax was used to open free medical centers and free schools, so that when the people were sick, they could see a doctor and get medicine without spending money, and the children of poor families could learn the way of the saints for free if they wanted to study. Yue Su said.

"Well, that's a good thing, and it should be ...... By ......," Zhu Ciyan said a little nervously.

"This matter has been discussed above the parliament, but some parliamentarians said that the silver is from the merchants, and the court will use it in the future, and how much it will spend on the free medical hall and free school, must be seen by everyone, otherwise, who knows if the court will increase taxes by chance. So, they said that if the imperial court could make the accounts public, they would agree to increase the tax. The minister thought that the court had always done things above board, and all the money was spent in a disciplined manner, even if the accounts were made public and supervised by the people who paid taxes in the world, it was nothing. I don't know what your majesty thinks? Yue Su said.

"What the Qing family said is true, but the accounts of the imperial court can be made public, which seems to be a bit ...... No, it's not right......"

"I don't know what Your Majesty thinks is inappropriate, where is something inappropriate, the minister must find a way to be flexible." Yue Su said.

Lord Yue can also be regarded as the emperor's teacher, but he has never oppressed the emperor in his own capacity like Zhang Juzheng, but he is cautious, no matter what he does, he has already said it in the tone of a courtier.

"I thought that if the accounts of the imperial court were made public, wouldn't the whole world know how much silver was in the treasury. At that time, once you had ulterior motives and the idea of hitting the treasury, how could it be good. The amount of silver in the national treasury is a secret of the imperial court, and it is really not suitable to be disclosed to the public. Zhu Ciyan said according to what his mother taught him.

"It turns out that the emperor is worried about this." Yue Su could guess that after the end of the parliament, the eunuchs and parliamentarians present would immediately convey the situation in the parliament to the emperor. Because it is a matter of the emperor, it is necessary to study the matter of whether to disclose the accounts. It's not wrong for the emperor to think about this right now, but it's just that when you enter the door, let yourself kneel, then there is a bit of a hidden meaning in it. Zhu Ciyan, like his father, is generous, Yue Su can see the shadow of Zhu Carpenter from him, and now it seems that he should communicate well with this little emperor. Yue Su said calmly: "Your Majesty, this question you are considering is also good, but there are advantages and disadvantages in everything, just look at whether the pros outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the pros." The minister believes that the benefits of this matter should outweigh the disadvantages. ”

He rejected Yue Su's proposal, Zhu Ciyan was still nervous, I didn't know if Yue Su would have a seizure in person, but I didn't expect that Yue Su was still calm. In this way, Zhu Ciyan couldn't help but want to hear what Master Yue would say and whether what he said made sense. He immediately nodded and said, "Aiqing, I really want to hear about how the advantages of this matter outweigh the disadvantages." Come, let's sit down and talk. ”

(To be continued)