It was about the same as the emperor expected.

Wang Qiong did not live in peace in Beijing, and he was familiar with Wang Wei, who was formerly the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, and Wang Wei was now the second assistant of the cabinet, so he also came to visit him.

However, Wang Wei is a high-minded and honest person, and he didn't know Wang Qiong at first, but after a long time, he understood what kind of character he was, so he was very cold to him.

Don't talk about Wang Qiong, in the early years, Emperor Hongzhi's father-in-law dared not to give face.

However, as the old saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, Wang Qiong was naturally dissatisfied with him after he was cold, so he wanted to take the path of the celebrant again.

At this time, although the celebrant was different from the powerful eunuchs, no matter what, he was also the person around the emperor, even if he had some news on his lips, it would be of great use.

It was the first time that You Di did this kind of thing under the emperor's nose, and he was really a little unaccustomed to it, so before leaving the palace, he went to the palace to ask for instructions before he dared to leave.

Before the Great Dynasty Meeting, there were only a lot of such movements in Beijing.

It is vaguely rumored that the emperor wants to carry out a large range of supervision and adjustment in various places, and things in the world are not unusual, and the cleaning of the tuntian in the north has caused frequent chaos, so the henchmen of the Son of Heaven in the southeast are very likely to go north.

It has become a fact that Wang Qiong left Zhejiang, so it is not difficult to guess.

But the key lies in how to adjust and who can influence the decision of the Son of Heaven.

You Di also has to do something like when he leaves the palace, he chooses to do it in the afternoon, and when he goes out, he says that he will take a nap in the afternoon, so he can get a chance.

The southern city of Jingshi is luxuriant, but there are a lot of peddlers and pawns, and it is still necessary to have a style in Xicheng, because there is a specially set up Jingshi Planning Division, where the academy, the medical hall and the Guozijian are concentrated like Xicheng, that is, the bricks and stones on the ground are washed very clean.

On several streets, new-style buildings, pavilions and pavilions are scattered, flowers blooming in spring, green branches are dotted among them, the children of the eunuchs passing by in three or two are white, and most of the female relatives who enter and leave the women's hospital are also elegant.

Xicheng is like a pure land on earth embedded here, and its noble temperament makes the capital look really like the capital.

An upper-class figure like Wang Qiong really took out the occasion to entertain guests is also quite extraordinary, the private mansion under the lush greenery, the exquisite and elegant garden arrangement, which is planted with peach blossoms, the fake lake raises carp, and the elegant taste of the owner's family is displayed in every detail.

"Father-in-law You." Wang Qiong came out of the hall to greet him, "Thank you for taking the time to come!" ”

You Di didn't talk nonsense with him, "Duke Dehua, Your Majesty will take a nap at noon, at most an hour, this is a big deal, don't dare to delay." ”

"Understand, understand, how dare you delay your father-in-law's big business? Please. ”

You Ji walked inside to take a look, this guy was serving young and beautiful girls with long bodies, and the things on it, the shrimp shelled, it was extremely tender, the egg yolk was removed, it was extremely white, and the fish meat was thorned, it was tender and white.

The eunuch thought of the emperor's instructions, so he came up and scared Wang Qiong, "Duke Dehua, Your Majesty ascended the throne to often teach the palace attendants, food and clothing need to be frugal, since you are a guest today, then the guest is as you please, but next time, next time you must not be like this!" ”

"It's the pole, it's the pole. Where would I be so delicate in my daily life? It's not because my father-in-law is coming, so I can't be inconsiderate. ”

……

……

"Your Majesty is really so relieved, Gonggong You is going to be with Wang Dehua?"

Zhu Houzhao was wearing comfortable clothes, lying on a rocking chair and swaying, while beside him was Wang Zhi, who was announced into the palace.

It's also a good time to take advantage of Youji's absence.

"What do you want to say?"

"That'...... But two smart people. ”

Zhu Houzhao understood, "Ah, are you worried that I am smart but will be mistaken by cleverness." ”

Wang Zhi didn't speak, probably acquiescing to this.

"Actually...... If you don't mention it, I won't even think about what and how You Di and Wang Qiong will talk. ”

"Why?"

"Because there's nothing to think about, what new things can an eight-faced eunuch and an eight-faced official talk about?"

"In my opinion, this man is quite ambitious."

"It's easy to be ambitious." Zhu Houzhao went to the ground, and what he held in his hand was Fei Hongshang's recital, introducing the situation in Sichuan last year, but he couldn't see it, "Tsk." After Wang Dehua is gone, who will Zhejiang use? ”

This Wang Zhi didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Her so-called audacity is actually very good at boldness, and when it comes to what is really crucial, that's another matter.

The emperor took the song and tapped his chest regularly.

“…… Then, it depends on what His Majesty wants to make Zhejiang become. ”

The Emperor turned his head, "Go on." ”

"It is rumored outside that His Majesty is going to transfer the governor of the south to the north, and the reason why the rumors are very true is because His Majesty wants the northern provinces to be more obedient. If you think like this, what does Your Majesty want to make Zhejiang look like? ”

Zhu Houzhao felt a little interesting, his eyes narrowed, "I want Zhejiang to have more contact with the outside world through sea trade, and become a window between Daming and overseas." ”

"Then Your Majesty should use someone who knows how to be emotional."

"That's right." Zhu Houzhao was suddenly overjoyed, "You are a person who wakes up in a dream, I have been thinking that this person must understand officials, understand business, and dance with long shirts and sleeves, and he can't be a dead student, but if you want this and that, in the end, you want to be emotional." ”

"Your Majesty has won the prize. It's simple, but it's not easy to find, right? ”

"It's not easy to find, so it's easy to find someone who is willing to be in love."

The so-called willingness to be sympathetic, expressed in modern discourse, is to adhere to an open attitude.

But there is this person, and it is Zhang Li, the current political envoy of Fujian.

Zhang Li does not have a strong sense of existence. If you really want to talk about it, you have to go back and go.

At the end of the eighteenth year of Hongzhi and the beginning of the first year of Zhengde, the imperial court promoted the sea ban in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, for which Zhu Houzhao sent Wang Wei as the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Feng Xi as the political envoy of Fujian, Zhang Li as the Fujian envoy, and Yu Zichu as the commander of Fujian.

The original governor of Fujian was a stubborn person who could be ignored, so at that time, all the upper-level officials in Fujian were basically replaced.

Feng Xi didn't mention it, Yu Zichu was one of the eight people who swore at the beginning, and it was needless to say that the Son of Heaven was a confidant.

And the reason why Zhang Li was sent was not determined by Zhu Houzhao, but recommended by Wang Wei.

Zhang Li is a student of Wang Wei, and it is accurate to say that Wang Wei was a student when he was propagating the doctrine of applying the scriptures to the world, so he is not pedantic and clear.

For Zhu Houzhao, he must have sent Wang Wei's own people, otherwise to demolish him, the governor's platform, how can the matter be pushed?

However, at this point, Zhang Li still didn't attract the emperor's attention too much, and the so-called lack of a strong sense of existence is like this.

However, Wang Wei recommended him, there must be a reason, at least his head is bright, right? Later, Feng Xi was transferred to the governor, and Zhang Li took over the political envoy.

After receiving the political envoy, Zhang Li began to focus on promoting Fujian's maritime trade, and as a result, this guy began to plan and build a port in Quanzhou. Zhu Houzhao felt that it was a little interesting, the port, of course, it was not a bad thing, so he agreed.

Now that I think about it, how can officials who are unwilling to open up and engage with overseas countries go to build ports?

Zhu Houzhao had a plan in his heart, but he first sold a pass on his lips, and after thinking about it, his mood became much better, and the whole person got up from the recliner at once.

"It's been a long time since I've been out of the palace, but it's a pity that it's not a good time now. Zhi'er, I heard that the capital is lively now, right? ”

"If the politics are clear and the life is rich, the Jingshi will naturally be lively. This is all thanks to His Majesty's blessings. ”

The emperor was not completely complacent, he twisted his body twice, and after walking a few steps, another eunuch came from a distance, they bowed their heads and walked briskly, "Your Majesty, the governors of Henan and Sichuan ask to see you." ”

"Look, there's no time to rest." Zhu Houzhao pointed his finger and scolded with a smile, "Go back, go back, you go first, let them wait for me in the Qianqing Palace." ”

After speaking, he rubbed his shoulders twice, "As an emperor, you have to pay attention to your demeanor in front of your courtiers, so the ministers have seen a lot, and my bones are going to stiffen." ”

Wang Zhi looked at it and smiled, the Son of Heaven is approachable, diligent and loves the people, she has revered such an emperor the most since she was a child. Moreover, she herself felt that Emperor Zhengde had done better.

Outside the Qianqing Palace,

The emperor crossed the threshold, but before anyone arrived, the voice came first, "Fei Aiqing, Peng Aiqing, long time no see!" ”

Fei Hong and Peng Ze, this is another kind of official who is completely different from Wang Qiong, they are clean, pay attention to clean names, and rough generalizations, which can be said to be biased towards the traditional concept of gentlemen.

Among them, Peng Ze is older, he is the same age as Wang Qiong and Yang Tinghe, and he is fifty-two this year, and Fei Hong is younger, because he became famous at a young age, and he won the top prize at the age of twenty, and he is forty-three years old this year.

"Minister Peng Ze (Fei Hong) see Your Majesty."

"Flat, flat."

The emperor came from outside, brought some cold air, rubbed his hands and carefully looked at the two ministers he hadn't seen for a year, and pointed to their bright spots last year, "Sichuan has been in good weather for a year, and several years of water conservancy construction have finally yielded results. Henan is not bad, you Peng kills God without favoritism, is not afraid of the powerful, and handles those cases very well. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!"

"Throne, seat."

After Peng Ze sat down, he said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not handling cases just to kill people, but to uphold justice for the people and uphold justice. Henan is located in the Central Plains, the people live on the land, facing the loess with their backs to the sky, which is a hard life, how can they still stand the bullying? ”

"I have seen that Xiang Ru, the prefect of Kaifeng, is guarding and stealing, colluding with several prefects, embezzling public funds for repairing the river, and then forcing his own dangerous fields that have burst the embankment and been flooded to the local people. The case is still being handled, is there any other person involved? ”

"Yes!" Peng Ze is neither humble nor arrogant, without the slightest intention of concealment, "Weichen has found out that there is a Zhou Wangfu clan involved. ”

King Zhou, the first name Zhu Hu, was the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and attacked Kaifeng.

There were surprisingly many people in some palaces in the Ming Dynasty, and one of the representatives was the Zhou Palace.

Zhu Houzhao took his hand and said: "I grew up in the palace since I was a child, and I always listened to people when I was a child when I was next to the first emperor to listen to politics. The first emperor treated people with generosity, and even if he had the heart to uphold justice for the people, it was difficult to ignore the overall situation. But until I became an adult, I still didn't understand the words 'I'm afraid it will end hard'.

It seems that this matter is covered, and the monarchs and ministers don't know it, no matter how much the people cry and wail, this is called the end. But when it doesn't exist, doesn't it exist? Let's not dig deeper, let's close the field, how can we close the field on the people's side? Looking back, why can't it be closed? I don't believe in this evil, I just want to see what can happen! Peng Aiqing! ”

"The minister is here!"

"This time, I support you to investigate, and I want to investigate to the end, so that we can all see what terrible things are here, and who can be scared! If someone threatens you, you straighten your back, and you don't care who their backstage is, because I am your backstage! ”

Peng Ze was originally a righteous and indomitable person, he was very uplifted when he heard the emperor speak like this, knelt down straight, and shouted: "The Holy Son of Heaven is above!" The people of Kaifeng on behalf of the ministers thanked the Holy Grace! ”

"Flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Peng Ze was old and became an official at the end of Chenghua, so he experienced the kind of political darkness in the last years of Chenghua and the early years of Hongzhi. He himself can fully understand the difference between the three emperors of Chenghua, Hongzhi and Zhengde.

If you want to talk about being happy and wanton, there is really nothing more enjoyable and wanton than in the past few years.

In the fourth year of Zhengde, there was the rebellion of the king of Anhua in Ningxia, the rebellion of Zunhua in Jizhou, and the rebellion in Shanxi at the end of the year.

But Peng Ze, the governor of Henan, kept playing to correct the emperor's name, because he knew what a real good emperor was.

I haven't seen each other for a year this time, and when we meet, we have such an attitude, what else is there to say?

In his opinion, this is the benevolent and righteous king given by God to all living beings in the world!

"Oh, that's right, Zichong."

Fei Hong immediately raised his head.

"Sichuan is a country of abundance, but subject to the population, the cultivated land is only more than 13 million mu, you must know that Zhejiang can have more than 46 million mu, so the tax grain is also insufficient, this time the north has to distribute a lot of people, I have already made a will, part of which will go to Sichuan to reclaim the wasteland."

Fei Hong raised his hand and said, "It's best if you can go naturally, but the difficulty of Shu Road, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, it is useless for people to go less, and there are more people to go, and the money and food spent do not know how much." ”

Previously, they also thought about attracting displaced people to reclaim the land, for example, if you plead for yourself, it will belong to you, and you can be exempt from taxes for the first three years. But it's not so easy, the homeless people are dying of hunger, how can they have the life to migrate so far.

So I can only do it with the help of the government, but it's slow.

Sichuan was very prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasties, but it has not risen since the Song Dynasty, one of the reasons is that the population has decreased a lot due to the war, and the roads are rugged, so it is not so easy to replenish from outside.

So that's where it takes time.

Although Li Bai said that Shu Dao is difficult, in fact, many people still don't understand, and they really feel it after a trip, which basically belongs to the level that it is not easy to get to the destination alive.

However, Zhu Houzhao will not stop doing it because it is difficult.

“…… Two days ago, when the Shaofu ordered Gu Zuo to enter the palace, he suddenly talked to me about this matter, which was also a method that the Shaofu was thinking of. How about Shangtun? ”

"Shang Tun?" Fei Hong thought for a while, and quickly reminisced, "Shang Tun's words...... Sell it to whom? The people are mostly self-sufficient. ”

"Of course, it was sold to the government." Zhu Houzhao smiled, "Oh, I may not have made it clear, there are grain merchants under Shaofu, and they can be used to conduct business tun, and the grain grown can be sold to the government as military rations." In this way, transportation costs can also be eliminated. ”

"But there is no war in Sichuan at the moment."

The corners of Zhu Houzhao's mouth curved, there was no war? Wouldn't it be enough to start a war. However, this involves the southwest toast, which is the layout of the future.

"Let's talk about it. In a few days, there will be a court meeting, and this matter can be discussed. ”

"Yes!"

……

……

Zhengde 5th year, March 4. The Great Pilgrimage Meeting officially began.

The emperor and all the ministers in Beijing had already gotten up before dawn, the eunuchs in the palace moved earlier, and the people in charge of opening the palace door were waiting for the auspicious time early.

After several years of development and optimization, the current dynasty will be a little different from the past.

Because it lasted for a few days, it didn't make much sense to quarrel with each other in Fengtian Hall every day, so Zhu Houzhao made a lot of changes to the agenda of the meeting.

First of all, on the morning of the fourth day, all the officials worshiped the emperor together and shouted long live three times, which remained unchanged.

In this meeting, the emperor is the protagonist, who looks back on the achievements of the past year, the lessons learned, and looks to the future.

The so-called looking forward to the future is to put forward the goals and main tasks for the next few years, which are not one or two, but usually more than five, and try to include the main aspects of society.

After this is over, it will be divided into provincial-level administrative regions, and each will set up sub-venues.

The emperor and the officials appointed by the emperor attended the branch meetings in different provinces, and the content of the discussion was mainly two parts, the first was of course the actual situation of the province, and the second part was for the future tasks proposed by the emperor, based on the situation of the province, each put forward their opinions, whether they could or could not, and what was special and different from the old precedents of other regions, this can be said.

Daming has two capitals and thirteen provinces, and maybe there will be more in the future, so it is impossible to rely on Zhu Houzhao alone, so he will appoint important cabinet members such as Yang Yiqing and Wang Wei to attend the branches of some provinces instead of him.

In fact, some provinces are not so important, and they don't need the emperor to listen to them. The first and second assistants of the cabinet can completely handle some things instead of the emperor.

The three of them will speed up a lot of progress, basically two to three days, and this stage can be over.

The third stage is to discuss them together, especially where it is difficult to reach a conclusion in the previous meetings. But it's not everyone, only the cabinet, the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the governors of various places, about thirty people.

The final stage is the closed-door meeting.

This was a smaller scope, and only the emperor, the cabinet, and the governors of the five military prefectures in charge of the capital camp could participate.

Even if it is a governor, he is not eligible to enter.

Because there have been two previous opportunities to express opinions, the last time there was no question of expressing or not expressing. The emperor and his ministers made a decision after comprehensive consideration, and this decision was a holy decree, and the governor was tasked with it.

Therefore, the most important thing is the fourth stage, which is also what Zhu Houzhao values the most and firmly asks to add. No matter how many people discuss, there must be a conclusion in the end, otherwise it will be lively and lively, but it will not solve the actual problem.

In this way, the status of the cabinet ministers has been elevated, and the so-called overriding of hundreds of officials has also been concretely reflected.

As far as the five years of Zhengde are concerned, Zhu Houzhao doesn't care much, three things.

First, the military cantonment clean-up; second, the promotion of sweet potatoes; Third, the preparation of the water division.

Of course, this is what he attaches importance to, and there are some things that the courtiers will not give up no matter what, such as supervising the education of the local government, managing the troubled rivers, and so on.

These can also be added to the discussion, no problem.

The Fengtian Hall was crowded with officials, and some people even had to stand outside, in order to avoid this part of the people not being able to hear the emperor's speech, after all, there was no amplification equipment at this time, and the attendant room would print the speech prepared in advance and distribute it, so that it could not be heard, but could be seen, so as to ensure that the emperor's will could be conveyed.

These are all small reforms, or can only be called changes, it has been five years in Zhengde, and these small changes Zhu Houzhao are very casual, unlike at the beginning, even the time of an early dynasty could not be moved.

On such a solemn occasion, he was wearing a round-necked yellow dragon robe, with a jade belt around his waist, and the emperor, who was twenty years old, was young and tall, especially with a jade belt around his waist, and the heroic spirit of the young son of heaven could be seen at a glance.

From him, the civil officials stood in turn.

When the time came, You Zhi stepped forward and shouted: "Zhengde Five-Year Dynasty Meeting, start!" Your Majesty, Please! ”

Zhu Houzhao glanced at a circle of ministers, these were the links that he controlled the whole country, and the people below all knelt down and kowtowed, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Up!" You Zhi shouted again.

These etiquette procedures were originally unnecessary, but the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette couldn't let him go, and Zhu Houzhao later felt that this was not the core issue, so he added it, so he allowed them.

When these are over, it will be the turn of Zhu Houzhao, the emperor.

So far, the system of the Great Dynasty has been a change that he is very satisfied with. In the world, I am not afraid to do it slowly, but I am afraid that no one will do it. Through this mechanism, he promoted some things, and systematically promoted some things, instead of letting him, a guest in later generations, think of something to do, so even if the action is slower and the efficiency is lower, things are always being done, and the results have slowly been seen over the past few years.

"Every year, the Great Dynasty Meeting is the happiest day for me, when the elites of the two capitals and 13 provinces of the Ming Dynasty gather to make suggestions for the well-being of the people in the world. From your mouth, I learned that the burden of the people in various places has been lightened, and the bandits in various places have been alleviated...... I am very relieved......"

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On the last day of the month, a total of 158,000 were updated in August.

It's September after midnight, don't go, and discuss the monthly pass at the beginning of next month!!

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