Hongji nodded heavily: "What Aiqing said is true!" The officials of the Ming Dynasty are indeed bitter. Well, a wage increase! Oh, the suffrage! ”

Several pavilion elders all glanced at each other in surprise, and Xu Pu also stopped being sad, and his sleeve robe fell. However, the emperor of the old Zhu family has many previous convictions, it won't be so easy, right?

Sure enough, Hongzhi's words changed: "Yulu is the people's fat and people's ointment, and it can't be easily raised, I think there should be a planned rise." Jingcha is about to start, and each official will make adjustments according to the results of the evaluation. You come up with a charter to ensure the principles of fairness, justice and openness, and you can't let honest people cry and be sad! ”

Isn't it the right way? Several bigwigs exchanged glances with each other. In the past, Emperor Hongzhi was a little picky, but there weren't so many fancy intestines, but now, how do you feel that a few of you are a little cocooned? This smell is familiar!

Hongzhi is still playing to the fullest: "Well, to be specific, it is linked to the responsibilities of each official, and the dutiful increase is doubled, and the outstanding performance is doubled, that is, to make the official honest, the official competent, and the good official to get benefits!" Oh, I mean that clearly, right? For example, the squire of the criminal department must be responsible for the case at hand, and he can't accumulate too many death cases, and he can't make mistakes, so he can be regarded as conscientious! ”

How does this tone become more and more like Second Highness? The thought flashed in Xie Qian's mind, and he said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I roughly understand what you mean. But is this charter for all civil and military officials? ”

Hongzhi shook his head: "No, no, civil and military are different, and you are not military generals, how do you understand the matter of fighting on the battlefield?" It's a civil official! ”

Xie Qian was immediately sure that it was definitely Hua Houwei's handiwork! In the past, Hongzhi would not have such a detailed idea, most of them put forward a few opinions by themselves, and Hongzhi would consider and approve the red; It's rare to see when your thoughts are so clear today! Xu Pu is the first assistant, and he has to come forward in this matter.

Xu Pu twisted his beard and muttered for a moment: "Your Majesty's idea is very good, but the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, is it the first part to relieve the urgent need?" ”

Hongji shook his head: "No penny can be wasted." Lord Xu, I know the hardships of hundreds of officials, but I can't just send money casually, right? The good and the bad, in the long run, will raise a bunch of silverfish! ”

This reason is very strong, and of course Xu Pu can't oppose it. He himself doesn't look down on such mediocre officials, and he doesn't want to bang the wooden clock for these people. After groaning again, Xu Pu nodded and agreed: "Your Majesty has a bright candle, and the ministers must do their best." ”

While the monarchs and ministers were playing, Hua Houwei was competing with the brush in his hand in the Wenhua Palace. After crossing over and calculating that there will be a month, the body has gradually improved. But this brush is really hard to adapt! Looking at his crooked crawling words on the rice paper, Hua Houwei blushed for the first time!

Wang Hua looked at his beloved apprentice and smiled: "Your Highness, don't worry! You are too young, wait until you have the strength in your hands, and then practice diligently, and you will naturally be fine. ”

Hua Houwei's little face was puffed up, and he jumped down from the stool and stretched his body back and forth a few times. After his breath stabilized, he bowed to Wang Hua: "Master, I want to go and see the old ancestor." ”

Wang Hua hesitated: "Your Highness, there are two companions by your side, no..."

Hua Houwei shook his head: "Master, don't worry, this is my home, no one will harm me." ”

Wang Hua's eyes were deep and he sighed in his heart. Your Highness, your family is an emperor's family, the most dangerous tiger and wolf den in the world, where is it so simple? But the prince is still here, and there are some things he can't say.

Hua Houwei said goodbye to his master and Zhu Houzhao, and jumped towards Cining Palace. Cining Palace is not close to Wenhua Palace, how can there be three or four miles. The two eunuchs beside Hua Houwei, one named Jin Xi and the other named Jin Zhong, were both in their twenties, and they were guarding Hua Houwei for fear that Hua Houwei would fall.

Hua Houwei was idle, and he teased the two eunuchs: "Jin Xi, who else is in your family?" ”

"If you go back to Your Highness, there are eight brothers in the slave family, and I am the fifth."

"Don't talk like that, aren't you tired? In the future, both of you will be with me for the rest of your life, and I'm annoyed that you don't get tired every day. Jin Zhong, do you say? ”

"Your Highness, we're all used to it. We were castrated by our father when we were eight years old, and later sold into the palace, which has been nearly 20 years. "Jin Zhong is obviously a little more lively than Jin Xi.

Hua Houwei sighed: "Oh, your father is ruthless enough." ”

"Your Highness, in fact, my father loves me very much, but his family is really poor and can't support him. Back then, I hated my father, but now that I think about it, if I hadn't entered the palace, I might have fed the wild dogs a long time ago. ”

Hua Houwei was shocked, he had long known that the common people were having a hard time, who would have thought that it would be so bad!

Jin Xi also echoed: "Your Highness, the most difficult thing is this season, when there is no success. When I was a child, I followed my older brothers and sisters out to dig wild vegetables, peel tree bark, and pick up mushrooms. I remember once being poisoned, and it took three days for my face to recover. ”

Hua Houwei sighed, and the pride of the past few days came to naught. It seems that even if you are a traverser, if you want to change the world, it will be difficult to go to the sky.

Ahead was Cining Palace, Hua Houwei rushed into the hall and shouted: "Old ancestor! Ancestor! I am hungry! ”

Empress Dowager Zhou laughed, hurriedly asked the palace maid to take candied pastries, and walked to Hua Houwei tremblingly: "You little monkey cub, why did you come to me today?" ”

"I can't write well, I'm angry! I miss you mainly! Hua Houwei didn't wash his hands, grabbed the candied fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

Empress Dowager Zhou slapped Hua Houwei's thigh: "Hmph! You still don't want to write, do you? One day, his mouth was like honey, and he coaxed me, an old woman. ”

Hua Houwei drank two sips of water, laughed for a while, remembered one thing, and asked the Empress Dowager Zhou: "Ancestor, do we have that kind of powerful eunuch in our family who made mistakes again?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhou was surprised, and then lightly ordered: "You all go out!" ”

All the palace maids and eunuchs who served all bowed their heads and walked out, and the Empress Dowager Zhou asked with a smile: "Why are you asking this?" ”

Hua Houwei sighed, scratched his ears and cheeks and thought for a long time before he came up with an excuse: "I'm going to write a script to make the ancestor happy." I really don't have enough goods in my stomach, and I want to find such a eunuch to help me provide a story! ”

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled, her eyes staring at Hua Houwei. Hua Houwei looked at his body suspiciously, there was nothing embarrassing? After a while, Empress Dowager Zhou sighed: "Monkey cub, my ancestor has lived for more than sixty years, and I have seen too much in this palace, what?" Do you think you can really hide it from me? ”

Hua Houwei was confused: "Ancestor, is it really nothing?" I really just wanted to write a book. ”