This February, so many people entered Beijing, not only the emperor was busy, but the cabinet was also busy, and the yamen in Beijing were even busier.

What Gu Renyi bumped into was also seen by others.

"The total treasury and domestic funds exceed 10 million taels of silver, and Zhejiang will also ship at least 4 million taels of silver this year. It adds up to fifteen million taels of silver, which can be made up. ”

Peng Ze, who was transferred to Henan last year, served as an envoy in Zhejiang, and he naturally knew a little about Mei's 'madness' in Zhejiang and the huge profits of sea trade.

“…… But the imperial court has so many silver taels, but the Ming Dynasty is still hungry. Sichuan and other provinces have suffered disasters, so don't talk about it, Henan is not a good year, and there are even people begging along the way in the Beizhili area. Elder Ge, how will Your Majesty discuss this year's court meeting, is there any way to say it? ”

Peng Ze is a Qingliu official, upright and honest.

At the beginning in Zhejiang, he and Wang Qiong did not deal with each other, and the two quarreled a lot. Later, he was transferred to Henan, and he was stable as an official, and in this stability, there was also a bit of struggle.

In today's trend of the emperor's favor being more and more biased towards magistrates, he Peng Ze can occupy a place, relying on the three words of honesty, stability and hardness.

As a Qingliu official, he is still biased towards the traditional bureaucracy of the cabinet as a whole.

In any case, the emperor held Liu Jian and steadily kept the positions of Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, which shows that they still have weight in the emperor's heart. The Emperor sometimes used theirs.

In addition to Peng Ze, there is also Wu Hou, the governor of Baoding.

Wu Hou, whose name is Wenfu, is the second Jinshi in the second class in the fourteenth year of Chenghua, and the current secretary of the department Liang Chu is in the same department, and Liang Chu is the first in the second class. Later, he came to Hallym Temple...... Editing, revising, and teaching bachelors, most of them have survived like this.

The official position of the governor of Baoding is naturally not as good as that of the minister.

This is the difference between going to the East Palace or not, Prince Liang was a Xian Ma in the East Palace, this identity is a subordinate official of the East Palace, and as soon as the new monarch succeeds to the throne, it is naturally different.

However, after all, the governor of Baoding is in charge of more than 50 counties in six prefectures including Baoding Mansion, and he is a proper feudal official.

"The imperial court wants to withdraw from the people's pasture, but the order is different, in the past, whether it is the government or the people, we must understand the difficulties of the imperial court. But what about this year? Baoding Mansion has retreated, and Zhending Mansion and Hejian Mansion have not retreated. When the people make a fuss, I can't keep the governor's head. I finally saved some money, and some people wanted to make a big military effort. ”

Wu Hou's expression was extremely concentric, "My official of the Ming Dynasty really doesn't care about the life and death of the people so much?" ”

"Have you both reported to Your Majesty?"

Peng Ze and Wu Hou are in the same situation, queuing.

Peng Ze said: "I am tomorrow. When the time comes, I will explain this to Your Majesty! ”

"Good. I'm with Brother Jiwu. ”

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's statement on them is undeniable, that is, they also feel that this year's situation, the imperial court really wants to benefit the people. Otherwise, how can these people be worthy of the world?

The question is......

Lin Han, who was also here in the Ministry of Rites, said: "However, Yang Zengrong's recital was left behind. Perhaps His Majesty is also considering the plan of Zhengde to go on an expedition to Tatar in the second year. His Majesty is ambitious and an extraordinary king, and since ancient times, monarchs of such eloquence and strategy have wanted martial arts, which can be seen from the fact that the complex is listed as a national policy.

When it comes to repetition, the matter of the people and herdsmen mentioned by Wu Zhongcheng is the most important. First, if the people and herds retreat quickly, the number of horses will inevitably be greatly reduced. On the occasion of the expedition against the Tatars, will His Majesty really allow Wu Zhongcheng to ask? Second, the soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. No matter how much silver the imperial court has, but if it really has to be counted on the head of the expansion of armaments, it won't last long, the Han family's sixty years of savings are enough for Emperor Wu to attack the Xiongnu in the north, although my Ming Dynasty said that the financial resources have increased, but after all, it is the kung fu of the past few years, how can it compare with the Han Dynasty under the rule of Wenjing? ”

What Lin Han said is the crux of the moment.

Let the benefit of the people, and also divide the law. Even when it comes to the matter of civil herdsmen, the benefits are still secondary, and the key is the horse.

Peng Ze clenched his fist in his sleeve, "In that case, I will go to Shuxuan to ask Your Majesty to temporarily dismiss the army, they can change the three-year compound to a two-year duplicate, why can't we change the three-year compound to a five-year or eight-year duplicate?" Your Majesty loves the people like a son, he is by no means a tyrannical king, the life of the people is good, the Ming Dynasty is rich and strong, and the Quartet should also be obeyed! ”

Xie Qian raised his eyes, "If Your Majesty's will could be changed, Xixian Gong would have changed it a long time ago." Why now? The will of the Son of Heaven can only be fought for, not forced. Jiwu, your ability still has to grow. ”

Xie Qian is a senior in private and a boss in office, so this sentence can still be said.

No matter how angry Peng Ze was, he could only tilt his head and snort, and he didn't dare to refute.

Li Dongyang sat like a dead tree for a long time, and finally spoke: "Yu Qiao's words still have some truth. The will of the Son of Heaven cannot be forced. It is easy to fold just over, and the impulse will become the beauty of others. Some people still wish that we would have trouble with the emperor. At that time, it will be the real harm to the people.

As for the thing itself...... It is true that the emperor loves the people, we will each state our own words and explain the reason, and Your Majesty will not completely ignore it. ”

This is the perception of the cabinet after years of struggle with the emperor.

To put it bluntly, you have to brush the emperor's hair. The more you want to achieve your goals, the more you have to do it.

Don't even want to frame him with the words of a saint or the way of a wise king.

How many times......

In the end, it is not certain who frames whom.

So let's look at what the emperor said at the time of the Great Court Meeting.

And this year's big court meeting, because there has been previous experience. The arrangements will be much smoother. And it doesn't seem to be the most important thing to care about last year.

It's more about the flow of people and money behind the issue.

But no one really wrote these two things on their faces, and power and money appeared in the cloak of issues.

As for the topic itself, what is the repetition, river work, the city that never sleeps, etc., it is basically the same set.

The key to everything lies in how the emperor decides.

can win the emperor's "this vote", promotion and appropriation are not a problem.

If the emperor doesn't approve of you, it's basically in vain.

There are problems with this pattern, for example, no one cares about the issue itself, but cares most about the "upper intention".

But how to say it, this situation was created by Zhu Houzhao's painstaking efforts and use various means.

It can even be said that it has been since the eleventh year of Koji.

This is the inevitable consequence of the concentration of power.

But in Zhu Houzhao's hands, it's okay, because his 'upper intentions' can be said to be for the country and the people.

Yang Zengrong analyzed the importance of the word "situation" in his recital. Sometimes, personal preparation is important to get something done, but it may be even more important to look up and see what's going on around you.

The ending of Mongolia on the left and right, will Daming just sit idly by?

And if we don't fight this year, we will continue to allocate large sums of money next year.

In fact, it is better to settle accounts in this way.

But where is it so easy to make decisions on military affairs?

Maybe the great man secretly thought about what to do if he failed, let alone an ordinary person.

But Yang Zengrong's recital was left behind, which touched the hearts of many people at once.

Wang Bing, the secretary of the military department, felt that he had touched a trace of holy will.

He had long wanted to push for cabinet changes, but the emperor was very politically sensitive, and a casual response would wipe out his arrangement.

So he tried several times, until this time he changed his mind and finally hit a shot.

also made him think a little higher about this Yang Zengrong.

"The emperor will keep your recital, presumably with the intention of completing the repetition in advance."

"If that's the case, the lower officials will congratulate Da Sima in advance."

"What do you mean by that?"

"In this year's situation, all localities and yamen will reach out to the emperor to ask for money, and the most powerful of them is the cabinet."

"Why?" When Wang Bing asked this, it seemed that he also had some implications for the school examination.

"Because that's the trend. These officials were already staring at the silver of the imperial court, and His Majesty had the intention of spending money this year. Officials from all over the country who have entered Beijing are all running relationships, except for the emperor, the biggest relationship is the cabinet. And the reasons for these officials to ask for money must be very legitimate, and the cabinet cannot and will not refuse. ”

Wang Bing smiled slightly,

This Yang Zengrong is indeed a bit clever.

He also said what he thought in his heart.

Last time, he broke up with Li Ge Lao and Xie Ge Lao unhappily, and he was even more disapprehensive of the two of them in his heart.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, that seat, can't all ask these people to sit down slowly, right?

The point is that there are some 'political rifts' between the cabinet itself and the emperor.

This is to blame others.

If he doesn't use it today, he will be used by others tomorrow. In that case, why give it to others?

And this crack will appear in this dynasty.

When Wang Bing began to feel the atmosphere of 'reaching out to the imperial court' to ask for money, he was keenly aware that he could dig this hole for the cabinet. As Yang Zengrong said, if you want money now, the reason will be very legitimate.

After all, it's been two years since Zhengde, could there be any fool who would suggest that the emperor build a palace? The magistrate already has the pressure of political performance, and the emperor loves the people, so of course he asks for money for the sake of the people!

And when such a request is made, the cabinet is truly unable to refuse.

"Speaking of which, the old man is also forced to do so."

Yang Zengrong didn't understand what a dignified military secretary had to do, "What does Da Sima mean?" ”

"Pointing to horses." Wang Bing's index finger tapped heavily on the table, and his eyes were very profound.

"The cabinet wants to quickly withdraw the herdsmen. If this is the case, they can go down in history and raise a glass to drink. But the gap of the remaining horses, the emperor will ask the Taifu Temple, and the Taifu Temple belongs to the Ministry of War, but the people and herdsmen are missing a large piece, where will the Ministry of War get these horses? Do you want me to conjure up this Shangshu? ”

Yang Zengrong nodded thoughtfully.

But if His Majesty is willing to push Zhengde to start repeating it in the second year, it will be different, and it can even be said to be completely reversed.

First, in order to prepare for the war, the people and herds will not retreat so quickly, so the problem of horses will not arise.

Second, the emperor will naturally not give all the silver to the cabinet and Qingliu, at least leave a large head for military supplies, and leave silver for emergencies in order to be safe. Then the contradiction between the cabinet and the emperor will be highlighted.

Think about how Liu Jian went down in the first place? It's not because it's against the emperor sending troops!

According to the emperor's temperament, you can endure the small sections on weekdays, but when it comes to military affairs, it doesn't matter if you are a veteran of the Four Dynasties or a founding honorary, you can still take it!

In that situation, are they still stable in the cabinet position?

"If Da Sima wants to be safer, it's best to see someone again."

"Who?"

"Yang Yingning."

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(End of chapter)