Time passed quietly, day by day, month by month.

The courtiers, who had been busy with many important things, found that they were still too tired to have free time. There are always so many things, big and small, that are shared among themselves—even though they are their part of the story.

No matter how busy I used to be, I wasn't as busy as I am now, so busy that I didn't even have time to breathe, right? It's really going to kill you!

The household department has the liquidation of the treasury and the distribution of silver salaries in various places; The officials have the new Jinshi and the same Jinshi to arrange; The Ministry of Rites was busy preparing for the Eight Princesses' Xijiao ceremony; The Criminal Department and Dali Temple are the busiest, in addition to the case of the kidnapping of the Tang Gate in which Princess Rong was involved, and the murder of Gu Yannian, the right deputy commander of the city defense battalion, and other cases, they were also assigned a new task by the emperor's decree: settling accounts after the autumn. Sun Zheng and others realized that the auction of the Star Picking Tower was actually an assessment and review of the emperor's palace servants and officials in the court! Among the officials and servants who were arranged to sit in the town, there were so many people who took bribes privately!

The notes on this book are clear, not only those who were involved in the auction of the Star Picking Building, but also those who were not clean in the autumn season, which was really ...... Be discerning!

While glad that he was not arranged for these two fat differences, which attracted the envy of countless people at that time, so that he had no chance to stretch out his hand, he couldn't help but sigh, and the companion was like a tiger!

Emperor, how can you be so fooled?

Especially the closer you are to the core of power, the more vigilant you must be to the people around you being bought!

These people completely hit the muzzle of the gun, the auction was held because the treasury was empty, and the autumn festival was held for the purpose of selecting the talents of the pillars of the society, and they dared to fish in troubled waters! Deserve!

Of course, what the emperor really wants to punish severely is naturally those insatiable officials and servants, and other "tainted" personnel, each with a small punishment and a big commandment, which is enough for them to tremble for several days.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no fugitives.

Emperor Mingzong couldn't be clearer about this truth.

As for the ordinary people, they didn't know the inside story, but after learning that the emperor had punished a few corrupt officials, they applauded their hands, sang praises of virtue, and praised "Mingjun".

On this day, Emperor Mingzong summoned Lin Ruo into the palace again and asked people to accompany him to walk in the imperial garden. Autumn is already strong, and the chrysanthemums in the imperial garden are all kinds of flowers, which is also a good scene.

"In spring, there are peach blossoms on the face of red, in summer, a pool of hibiscus is still full, in autumn is full of golden chrysanthemums, and in winter, it is the fragrance of plum blossoms." Lin Ruo sincerely admired, "The scenery of this imperial garden, one scene per season, is really beautiful!" Thanks to the emperor's Hongfu, Minhui can see such a beautiful scenery. ”

"You can talk to make me happy." Emperor Mingzong's tone was not appreciative, but the smile in the corner of his eyes revealed that he was actually deliberate, "Is it possible, I won't let you accompany you, so you won't come to this imperial garden to walk around?" ”

"Walk around, of course move around," Lin Ruo responded with a grin, "However, what Min Hui said about 'Hongfu to the emperor' does not mean accompanying the emperor to the imperial garden, but because the emperor is the son of heaven and lives in the palace, the residence of the emperor, so someone is willing to arrange this imperial garden in order to please the emperor, so Minhui can meet him!" Is there something wrong? ”

Emperor Mingzong smiled: "Someone wants to please me, so they arranged this imperial garden?" ”

Lin Ruo nodded without hesitation: "That's right! ”

"Then tell me, who is this 'caring person'? Is it good intentions that should be rewarded, or is it ill-intentioned that should be punished? ”

"This ......" Lin Ruo tilted his head slightly, tapped his chin with his fingers, and said embarrassedly, "You can't generalize." ”

Emperor Mingzong was suddenly full of interest, and the group happened to be near the Xunfang Pavilion in the imperial garden, so they sat down in the pavilion and said, "Oh? Then tell me about it! ”

"Yes!" Lin Ruo playfully made a simple salute, and then said, "Your Majesty, this imperial garden has an elegant layout, and the people who built it naturally put a lot of thought into it, where to plant what flowers, where to lay bluestone slabs, where to dig a pond, where to place a rockery, how to go to the corridor, including where this pavilion should be located...... It's all to make the emperor happy and satisfied, and you should be rewarded. ”

"Well," Emperor Mingzong nodded with interest, "Go on." ”

"Yes." Lin Ruoqian smiled and continued, "This design is finished, the emperor, you are satisfied with the design drawings, and then it is the supervision of construction." There are officials of all sizes who oversee the work, all kinds of craftsmen who work according to the drawings, people who are in charge of coolies, and palace maids who are responsible for logistics, fire, cooking, and other miscellaneous work. They are all in order to turn the imperial garden on the drawings into a real imperial garden, present it in front of the emperor, and make the emperor satisfied. Well, but among these people, especially the big and small officials, it's hard to say who should be punished and who should be rewarded! ”

Lin Ruo blinked his eyes and made an objective evaluation, his words were not finished, but his meaning was exhausted.

Emperor Mingzong still had a smile on his face, looking at this cunning girl.

"After the completion of the supervision, it is to serve the flowers and plants in this garden, and the flowers and plants have their own flowering periods, but they can't let the emperor see the decay and depression of the grass and trees, so I don't know how many people up and down, and they have worked hard to arrange it, so that the imperial garden is like spring all year round, and there is always a green and beautiful flower, which is also to please the emperor!" Lin Ruo showed a look of embarrassment, "However, some of them are really doing their duty and taking care of the flowers and plants, while some people are saving it...... Whether it should be rewarded or punished, only a discerning monarch like you, the emperor, can distinguish it at a glance. ”

You can't tell a lie in front of the emperor, but the truth can also be true nonsense. Don't offend people, but also make the emperor happy.

"You girl, every time you say a serious thing, it's just some flattery to make me happy."

"It's also a skill to be able to say flattering words so sincerely and sincerely!" Lin Ruo grinned proudly, "It's not like some people, the horse's fart is slapped on the horse's leg, but doesn't it make people think it's a lie when they hear it?" ”

Emperor Mingzong was stunned, laughed, stretched out his finger and nodded at Lin Ruo in the air: "Look at what you can." ”

Lin Ruo sat down beside the emperor with a hippie smile: "That's also because the emperor is wise and wise, so Minhui dares to speak so unscrupulously!" Your Majesty, you don't know that a few days ago you issued a decree to reduce taxes and support the people's livelihood; Reduce tariffs, promote commercial banks, how many people praise you as the king of benevolence, Yao Shunyu soup! ”

This decree was issued shortly after the auction of the Star Picking Tower, and it was also proposed by the prince.

It is precisely because of the abundance of the treasury that the emperor has the confidence to make this order, especially for the area around Jingzhao and the land south of the Yangtze River, where trade is prosperous.

When taxes are reduced, there will be less "shackles" on the people, and there will be more surplus money in their hands, which can drive economic development; When tariffs are lowered, businessmen from neighboring countries will rush to Donglu to do business. On that day, the prince talked eloquently in the court, clearly saying, "You can't just focus on the small profits in front of you, taxes and tariffs will be reduced, and it seems that the amount of revenue will be less, but the objects of collection will increase significantly, and you will definitely be able to harvest more." Take a look at the latest chapter of "Female Business Owl Claw Book House" to read for free for the first time.