This is true, since Zhang Li's reinstatement, Zu Dashou specially sent someone to repair the relationship. After all, Tuanshan Fort is now also an independent town with soldiers and horses, with an establishment of 15,000 people. And Zu Dashou also knows that the fifteen thousand people of Zhang Li are not empty salaries, and their combat effectiveness is not bad.

At present, the relationship between Tuanshanbao and Jinzhou seems to have entered a "honeymoon period", and the two sides have died down, and they are not as hostile as before.

This is obviously indispensable Wen Tiren's advice to Zu Dashou, presumably Lord Wen, as the first assistant of the cabinet, is very reluctant to see Liaodong full of chickens and dogs, right?

The matter of Liaodong is not in Liaodong at all, but in Beijing.

Yes, for Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet in Beijing, Liaodong is just a very small matter, and after sending someone to Jinzhou to explain a few words to Zu Dashou, Lord Wen now has more important things to do.

Just after the end of the day's court meeting, Wen Tiren was physically and mentally exhausted, and as soon as he went home, he went straight to the back garden.

A servant had already carried a Taishi chair to the fish pond in the back garden, watching the fish and meditating - this is a habit formed by Lord Wen all year round, and everyone naturally understands it.

Wen Tiren walked to the Taishi's chair and sat down. He waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stand down. The servants came out as promised, and Wen Tiren began to close his eyes and recuperate, not knowing what "national affairs" he was thinking......

I have to admit that not long after he sat in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, Wen Tiren has already "benefited" many people.

Many years ago, Wen Tiren's family was only well-off, and it was not until his position in the officialdom became increasingly high.

Although the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulated that the officials at all levels were outrageously few, all the officials could only live a life that was not much better than that of being called Huazi. But a decree is a decree. Institutions are dead, but people are alive.

A high salary does not necessarily make you cheap. But most people with low salaries will "find another way".

Therefore, most of the officials in the Ming Dynasty had "three wrong views", and their outlook on life was "to be an official for thousands of miles only for money". There are thousands of ways to open up financial resources other than Yulu. What "ice respect", "charcoal respect", "drifting" and so on, and so on.

After Wen Tiren entered the cabinet, his position was higher, and the financial resources were rolling in more and more. There is no need for him to take the initiative to "plan", and someone will naturally send it to the door spontaneously. Even ordinary officials even want to "dedicate their wealth" to Lord Shoufu, so they still need to find a way.

Wen Tiren held an important position and was deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. On the one hand, he has already sat on the top spot of the Ming civil service system. At the same time, he has also ranked among the top of the entire Ming Dynasty rankings in terms of wealth.

For the double harvest of official positions and wealth, Lord Wen is naturally very satisfied. With the position of head of the cabinet, it is even more convenient to run something. He has climbed to the position of "below one person and above ten thousand", and it is no longer possible to "go to the next level" in the official position. Nowadays, all you need to worry about is to sit firmly in your seat and sit for a long time.

At this moment, Wen Tiren's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed softly. With a disdainful face, he muttered to himself: "Zhou Yanru's traitor must really want to take back the throne of Shoufu, right?!" Hum! ”

Wen Tiren does not dare to take lightly his goal of being a long-term first assistant, and even often maintains a cautious and fearful attitude in his heart to examine everything he already has.

Wen Tiren knew that it was understandable that he didn't feel safe in his heart. Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, due to the emperor's suspicious temperament. The appointment of people is all based on joy and anger and is unprincipled, and after just six years on the throne, the cabinet has already changed several people. Everyone's tenure is very short - even Chongzhen's favorite in the past was Zhou Yanru, who was his former No. 1 celebrity. also lost the throne of Shousuke-

And now, the parties have changed to themselves......

"It took so much effort to get it. You can't just do it for three or two days and come down......"

Wen Tiren repeated this sentence over and over again - because he is already a "supreme minister" and has no official position to be promoted, the goal he has to work hard to "die in office", not lose his official position, not retire, and hold on to this position until he swallows his last breath, and he will die in office!

Wen Tiren's eyes narrowed slightly, and his face twitched from time to time, remembering the "efforts" he had made.

Having lived in officialdom for a long time, Wen Tiren certainly knows that there are no more than two ways for his subordinates to tie up with their superiors in order to achieve their goals. One is to pat yourself on the back, and the other is to give red envelopes - both of these methods have already been used perfectly, and they are very handy in their use. But now that the official position is different, and the only chief of the cabinet is the emperor, these two methods require even more wisdom.

In the past, he was proud of being good at speculating on Emperor Chongzhen's joy and anger and making good use of it. But I was complacent, but I didn't get carried away. Especially after sitting on the first assistant, the experience of the previous first few first assistants in the ultra-short term made him more and more observant of Emperor Chongzhen and speculate on his inner world.

All the words that the emperor likes to hear, even an expression, a move, he has "rehearsed" countless times -- for himself who aspires to be a "powerful minister", he has already paid a huge price, and of course the harvest is also quite rich.

In addition to "patting sycophants", there is also "giving red envelopes".

In the past, in the concept of ordinary people, the Son of Heaven was rich in the world - "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister" -- anything in the world can be regarded as the emperor's private property. Therefore, the only way to be a courtier is to accept the emperor's reward, and there is no reason to give red envelopes to the emperor.

"So, they can't do it, but the old man can't do it!" Wen Tiren smiled slightly and said to himself.

Wen Tiren - actually bribed Chongzhen!

Although "the Son of Heaven is rich in the world", everything in the world belongs to the king. However, this is simply an empty and unrealistic statement, just saying that it sounds good on the surface, and the Son of Heaven has not gained anything in substance. The so-called "wealth" is counted only when it is put in one's own treasury.

The emperor's treasury is also the "inner treasury".

Wen Tiren has been up and down in the sea for decades, and his careful observation of the emperor of this dynasty has led him to a conclusion: the emperor's desire to own private property is not the same as that of ordinary people, but stronger than ordinary people!

Chongzhen entered the great unification as a vassal king, and did not receive the education of the prince since he was a child. If it weren't for his brother Emperor Tianqi hanging up in his early twenties and leaving no heirs, it would not have been his turn to be emperor anyway.

For Chongzhen, getting the emperor's throne was quite lucky, so he was very insecure. The courtiers say "Your Majesty is wise" every day, how can there be real money to benefit? (To be continued.) )