At this time, the prince's palace was indescribably quiet.

Everyone's reaction is a little strange, you look at me, I look at you.

After a long time, Zhu Gaochi said: "Since it is the words played by the supervision of the imperial history...... So ......"

After a pause, Zhu Gaochi continued slowly: "This matter must be handled by Tianfu as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Highness, this imperial history, I also implore Your Majesty to add two more gates in the section of the city wall near Yulinwei, and the location of these two gates is ......."

At this time, Zhang Anshi felt a little blushing and ashamed. I have to say that he also said this head-on.

Zhu Gaochi saw that Zhang Anshi's face was different, and he didn't know why for a while, so he said, "Huh? Go on. ”

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, look at it yourself, this inspector of the imperial history, and also intimately drew a picture." ”

Zhu Gaochi: "......"

Zhang Anshi took the map and handed it to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi was also curious in his heart, and immediately ordered someone to spread it out and teach everyone to watch it together.

Hu Guang looked at it and gasped directly, good guy......

Hu Guang was straight-hearted, and couldn't help but say: "Your Highness, Yulinwei is already separated from the palace city, even if the city gate in the west of the city is added, it needs to be located near the outer city as much as possible, but now, the two city gates to be added are almost all attached to the palace city, and the minister is worried...... Won't this ...... It has an impact on the garrison of the palace, especially the Cheng'en Gate added here, if it is opened here, it is equivalent to Yulin Guard, directly entering the city, it almost enters the royal road of the palace, if there are countless soldiers and civilians entering and leaving every day, I am afraid of ...... I'm just afraid ......"

Xie Jin, Yang Rong and others were silent.

only raised his head, and looked at Zhu Gaochi silently.

Zhu Gaochi also frowned, not knowing what to say for a while.

To be honest, the addition of the city gate in this way has made it easier for the people who have entered and exited Yulinwei, but obviously...... For the Forbidden City, it left a hidden danger.

Zhang Anshi smiled beside him and said: "Yes, the minister also thinks it is very inappropriate, but this imperial history is clever, and it seems that he knows that someone will raise this question, so he said in the song: Gongwei Sheji, in the etiquette and righteousness are also in the hearts of the people, not just the city wall, only read what the people think, and think about the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation, is the best way to keep the country forever, the Son of Heaven is the example of the people, but also the father of the people, the father loves his son, lest they take a detour and work hard." And the Son of Heaven of Shengming could not bear the hardships of the people...... Your Highness...... Probably...... That's what I said, and there are a lot of other paragraphs, and I can't remember clearly. ”

The hall fell silent again, to be honest, moral kidnapping really works, as long as you stand on the moral high ground, anyway, he doesn't blush, it's you who blushes.

Zhu Gaochi silently took a deep breath, he understood this routine.

But the reason why a routine is a routine, and it is repeatedly used, is that it is indeed useful.

If you refuse at this time, it is equivalent to saying that I will kill you Diao people, and this will be spread......

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment, and then said: "It's just, if that's the case, then why add two city gates?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "In the recital, there is also an elaboration, which is ...... Nowadays, unlike in the past, there were not many soldiers and civilians and merchants who entered and exited the city gate in the past, and now the population of the people in the capital is increasing day by day. Therefore, widening and adding city gates is a matter of urgency, for the monarch, not for a while, but for a long-term plan, the addition of two city gates is for long-term peace and stability, not for the present...... A need for the moment. ”

Zhu Gaochi: "......"

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was silent for a long time, Zhang Anshi said: "His Royal Highness means ......"

"Ahem......... Zhu Gaochi glanced at everyone and said, "What do you think?" ”

Zhu Gaochi is definitely a qualified prince, he is very proficient in this routine of moral kidnapping, and of course, he is also good at how to untie this routine.

Under normal circumstances, if you have doubts about this, or if you don't agree with it, as the prince of the prison country, you can't oppose it personally, but ask the suggestions of the left and right ministers.

At this time, there should be a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion to be a bad person, indicating that His Highness can't.

And Zhu Gaochi naturally got off the donkey down the slope, saying that he would adopt the advice of the scholar, and this matter was not a top priority, huh...... Wait and see, think about it in the long run, and slowly figure it out.

But the scholars were as silent as death.

No one said a word.

At one point, Hu Guang wanted to speak, but the corner of his eye suddenly found that Yang Rong gave him a meaningful look.

Hu Guang ...... violently It was as if he had been empowered all of a sudden, and suddenly realized something, so he immediately kept silent.

A few days ago, he Hu Guang was also attacked by Shilin. Many ministers, especially the imperial historians, squatted at the door of his mansion to record his words and deeds, and many people in the market scolded him.

A lifetime of innocence was almost ruined.

At this time, Hu Guang was also smart, he obviously realized that behind this piece of imperial history, it was not a person's idea, but a ...... Many people want to contribute to the results.

If he, Hu Guang, jumped out to oppose it at this time, he was afraid that he would ...... Everyone is not just talking about things, but thinking about how to solve the problem of the person who raised the problem.

The essence of this cabinet system created by Emperor Taizu Gao is to give the supervisory power to Qingliu within the external system and the lower system, give low-ranking ministers the authority to check and balance the authority of those in high positions.

This way of checks and balances was really played by Emperor Taizu Gao.

And for those in high positions, it is easy for him to clean up a few low-level officials.

But once the anger of the people is offended, then they will be attacked by the crowd.

The higher the status, the more they cherish their feathers, lest their reputation be polluted, but precisely, those clear streams are often the representatives of the Qing Parliament, once these people start to spread all kinds of remarks, or write all kinds of crooked poems against you, make up all kinds of jokes, or start looking for your mistakes, swarming impeachment, even if you are innocent, you can't wash it away.

Because of this, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, many ministers in high positions, even if they arrived at Zaifu, most of the time, had to obey the 'people's will', no way, no one wanted to be an official, so that they would be stinky for 10,000 years, and even their children and grandchildren would be ridiculed by the world.

Besides, if the city gate is really opened, it will not be without benefit to Hu Guang. The original division of the house was a chicken rib for Hu Guang. After all, this house is some distance from the capital, and his Hu family is not an ordinary family now, can't he afford a house in the inner city?

But now that the city gate has been added, it is very different, the road has been shortened by more than half at once, and after entering the city, you will arrive directly at the palace city, and it is also a lot more convenient to enter the palace on duty.

Yang Rong and the others obviously quickly saw the Mingtang behind this performance, so they did not easily choose to question and oppose, to the point where they didn't really want any benefits, but ...... It is really not worth running to stand on the opposite side of hundreds of officials, and finally being attacked and attacked by countless people.

"Why, all the secretaries have nothing to say?"

Zhu Gaochi frowned, slightly disappointed, and looked left and right.

But the scholars still kept their heads down and didn't say a word.

Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to sigh and said: "Zhang Qing, in terms of engineering, is this feasible?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Feasible ......"

Zhu Gaochi: "......"

Zhang Anshi continued: "Opening the city gate is indeed the trend of the future, and His Royal Highness also knows that there are too many people, cars and horses inside and outside the capital now, and many city gates are now very congested, and sooner or later they will ...... This gate was to be opened for the convenience of the army and the people. Right now...... It should be started from the west of the city and piloted first. As for the garrison, the minister was not very worried, but now it is different from before, the power of firearms is strong, and Miyagi is enough to protect himself......"

"Alright, alright." Zhu Gaochi nodded: "That being the case, then...... Let Ying Tianfu act. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded.

Zhu Gaochi said: "Others, are there any problems?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "There is no problem. ”

Zhu Gao shook his head, and then said: "Since this is the case, then we will discuss it here today." ”

A pair of performances, this is the end, everyone has their own hearts, and they disperse.

…………

After Zhou Yan, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, got off duty, he returned home as usual.

This Honglu Temple is a yamen with oil and water, but it is ...... Zhou Yan is not on good terms with his superiors, and there are many quarrels on weekdays, although he is a young secretary, he is the second official of Honglu Temple, but he is surprisingly cautious in his actions in the temple.

There is no way, now he is staring at his Shangguan Honglu Temple Zhengqing all day long, just waiting for a fierce impeachment, and the other party is obviously the same, both of them are looking for an opportunity to give each other a fatal blow at any time.

On duty today, I was hit by the damn Zhengqing again. In a bad mood, when I returned to my rented mansion, it was getting dark.

As soon as he entered the door, his son stepped forward and said, "Dad, Mi Xing is here to ask again." ”

When Zhou Yan heard this, his eyebrows sank, his face pulled down, and he suddenly showed displeasure.

Although the imperial court has increased its official income several times, it is still very tight for the Zhou family.

On the one hand, he must be on guard in the officialdom, so he doesn't dare to do anything easily, the accounts in the Honglu Temple, Zhou Yan can be said to be innocent, he is afraid that there are traps waiting for him to jump in.

There is no extra oil and water, but after all, he is a dignified minister, and when he goes out, he still needs face, for example, if a villager comes to take refuge, he will give a little bit of silver to help; For example, where there is a banquet, as a four-grade official, no matter how many gifts people have, they can't be less.

As a dignified Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, he always has to hire a car and horse to travel, and he has to support a family member, and his wife is an official dependent, and it is always difficult to cook, and there must always be a cook.

These seventy-seven-eighty-eight down, although there are a lot of money, but he can't stand his son, he is still a loser, and he owes money on credit outside every once in a while, and the people outside know that his father is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and he is not afraid that he can't find the right master, and he is willing to give money.

This back and forth, in this capital, not only the mansion is rented, but there are still some debts outside, and there are always some people coming to the door recently, which is really not decent at all.

"Others read, you read, others raise their eyebrows, but you are embarrassed, you damn loser......" Zhou Yan was furious, and at this time, his heart was on fire, and he scolded his son.

His son, obviously used to being scolded on weekdays, also figured out Zhou Yan's temperament, not only did he run away, but he never blushed, but just smiled and said: "Eh, eh, eh...... The son deserves to die, it's really a sin that deserves death, and he won't dare anymore. ”

Zhou Yan looked at him, raised his eyebrows, suddenly became vigilant, took a deep breath, and said, "This time, what is the matter...... What did you do again? ”

"Oh, don't blame your son this time, it's the rice shop on Qianmen Street, Dad, you forgot, when Director Liu's family married his daughter, Dad and him were world friends, and it was the same year, you said to yourself, Director Liu's daughter is your daughter, and when this daughter gets married, she will also go with a few loads of rice and meat...... Then...... Didn't you tell your son to go on credit? ”

Zhou Yan finally remembered, but obviously didn't make his mood any better, he calmed his face and frowned: "Last month's matter, isn't it that the official has not yet been issued, so he is in such a hurry to ask for it?" This person is really ignorant. ”

Zhou Yan is displeased, which is reasonable.

He is not a person who borrows and does not pay back, according to the Beijing official credit, often the merchants are settled after the official salary, this is the unspoken rule in the capital, everyone knows it.

But it's not time yet, wouldn't it be shameless to come to the door?

So Zhou Yan said angrily: "Don't deal with this family in the future, it's really no business or treachery, hum......"

His son said, "Dad, in fact, people are not here to ask for money, but only to use this excuse to ......."

"From the head?" Zhou Yan looked suspicious.

"Dad, you forgot? Our Zhou family has a house. Dad, you are a four-grade Shaoqing, a house of one acre and six points......"

"So what?" Zhou Yan still didn't understand what it had to do with this.

Zhou Yan's son said: "What does the owner of that rice line mean...... Let's see if we can transfer this house to him......"

Zhou Yan said in surprise: "What? Isn't this house still divided? ”

The son also had this question, but the other party smiled and said, when the division is done, let's talk about it again, isn't it too late?"

Zhou Yan pursed his lips, his mind moved, he really didn't expect this, so he walked up with his hands behind his back and his head down.

After a long time, he raised his head and muttered, "How much did he bid?" ”

"He said he was willing to give fourteen thousand taels."

Zhou Yan's eyes widened slightly, and he gasped suddenly, and said in shock: "So much!" ”

Soon, he felt speechless, hurriedly put away the shock on his face, and said with a straight face: "This house, is it worth so much?" Yu Linwei, isn't it a wasteland? ”

"Today, didn't you go to tear down the city wall from Tianfu? I heard that there are two city gates, close to the palace city, and then go straight to Yu Linwei, so that although this Yu Lin Wei is not in the city, everyone knows that it will be convenient to enter and exit in the future, not only that...... I also heard that this is a new house built by Qixia Commercial Bank, and now it is ......"

After hearing this, Zhou Yan seemed to faintly think that today in Honglu Temple, some people talked about demolishing the city wall and building a gatehouse.

It's just that he was busy with things at the time and didn't have the heart to listen, but now he realizes that it is closely related to this.

His son also said: "Dad, don't you know, this is the invitation of the superintendent of the imperial history Wang Wenhong, and after several twists and turns, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be gracious." Nowadays, everyone is praising Wang Wenhong for asking for his life for the people, and if you want me to say, this Wang Yushi is indeed very responsible......"

Zhou Yanren was numb, and suddenly felt that his body was fluttering, and he was a little annoyed that he realized it later. yes, why didn't you think of playing this one? If you play it yourself, it has attracted everyone's praise, and in the future in Honglu Temple, you don't have to look at the damn Zhengqing's face, with this reputation, what can the damn guy do to me?

I regretted it in my heart, but I suddenly felt a little happy.

More than 10,000 taels of silver, it may not be a big deal for those big merchants and scholars.

But for him Zhou Yan, it was simply a windfall, and it really solved the urgent need.

His son saw Zhou Yan's face change several times, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and couldn't help but say worriedly: "Dad, you say, should we agree or not?" ”

Zhou Yan thought about it seriously, but shook his head and said: "I can't agree, our Zhou family has no property in the capital, and has been renting other people's houses, and the monthly rent is not a small amount, and now that we finally have a residence, how can we sell it?" Someone will be poked in the back. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Besides, the merchant is treacherous, he is willing to bring more than 10,000 taels of silver to buy, it can be seen that the value of this house is not above this price, our Zhou family, has not reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and he will die without silver, how can he be cheaper?" ”

Saying that, Zhou Yan lowered his head and thought for a while, before he looked up at his son again and said, "Tomorrow, you find a time to go to Ma's ship." The owner of the Ma Boat Company, and the old man were also in the same year, and they went to Beijing together to take the exam! But he had no intention of doing business, and then decided to go into business, and now the business is very big, and on several occasions, he mentioned that if there is any difficulty, you can go to the ship to find him, and he told the shopkeeper that if you want to withdraw the silver, you can do it at any time. ”

It's just that the old man still cares about his old face after all, but it's not easy to go to the door. It seems that the ...... right now It's time to give up this face. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed faintly, and then instructed his son: "You will report your father's name tomorrow, go and withdraw five hundred taels of silver, and pay back all the debts owed by our family, and the rest should be spent, and keep it now, so as not to go out on credit again and be embarrassed." ”

Zhou Yan's son was surprised, and immediately said happily: "Yes, I understand." Dad, why didn't you say it earlier! ”

Zhou Yan saw his son's happy appearance, and he was already depressed, and he suddenly became angry, so he said angrily: "You still think this is a glorious thing!" Phew, you loser, where do you know that such things are the most unspeakable, today because of you, a loser, but you taught the old man to see the old in the future, and he can't raise his head anymore. ”

After hearing this, although his son was used to being scolded, he saw that his father had a tendency to be angry, but he was not confused, and immediately fell silent, and he didn't dare to squeak anymore.

(End of chapter)