After hearing this, Qi Jiguang suddenly looked up at Hu Rong: "Did the old man let Hu Can do this?!" ”

"Sir! Brother, this is also for the sake of the back road of the Guogong Mansion. ”

"Now that you are in the prime minister, you have become the Yuan Fu of the Ming Dynasty, and you have already been ashamed of the people of the world, if you don't take advantage of this time to accumulate strength in the future, and form a greater momentum, then Your Majesty will only use your entire population to thank the world in the future!"

"After all, the death of a cunning rabbit and the cooking of a lackey are eternal principles."

Hu Rong said at this time.

Syllable!

Qi Jiguang slapped the table and stood up, raising his eyes to look at him: "You have to be willing to fall, don't use the name of the old man!" Why do you have to worry about the safety of my Qi family. ”

"Yes, we were wrong about this, we hurt the lord and made the lord angry."

Hu Rong replied at this time, and then said: "But master, it's not just our two brothers who are like us, General Xu of Yongping, Sun Guerrilla of Jizhou, and Jiang Garrison of Gubeikou. ”

"If the lord insists on correcting us, we can only raise troops in the name of the lord, anyway, now the people in the whole world are very rich, and if we really want to let those foolish soldiers loot, I think many people will be happy and excited."

Hu Rong lowered his head after speaking.

After hearing this, Qi Jiguang turned around and continued to stare at Hu Rong, without saying anything.

"Forgive me!"

Hu Rong was already uneasy, and immediately knelt down.

Qi Jiguang only waved his hand in the end: "Go down, the account books are left here." ”

"Yes!"

Hu Rong left Qi Jiguang because of this, and breathed a sigh of relief.

After Hu Rong left, Qi Jiguang paced in his official residence.

After a while.

Qi Jiguang suddenly instructed his counselor Ma Shike: "Prepare the car and go to Chongwenmen." ”

Not long after, Qi Jiguang took a car out of the official residence compound.

Today's area around the courtyard of the official residence of the Beijing Division, since there is an official residence compound, many pavilions and shops have been added, and the flow of people is also larger, and it is more and more prosperous year by year.

Moreover, because many literati began to work as professional political brokers, they all stayed here as if they were in groups, and they also wandered around this area every day, so that there were not only many shops in this area, but also mainly teahouses, inns and sound places.

Therefore, as soon as Qi Jiguang came out, a sharp-eyed person hurriedly ran up to a teahouse and told Hu Rong: "A big official has come out!" ”

"Is it him Qi Penglai?"

"He's still going to denounce us and attack the general, your own people?"

A literati guest named Su Jixie beside Hu Rong asked at this time.

Hu Rong himself also sank his face: "In this way, you can only do it without stopping!" I can't care about the feelings of the former master and servant! ”

Su Jixie still wrinkled his eyebrows and looked out the window, and said: "He Qi Penglai shouldn't be so rough, when Zhang Taiyue returned to his hometown, he knew that he would send birds to guard, and now that he is in charge of the country, shouldn't he be more cautious?" ”

Su Jixie looked at Hu Rong after speaking: "Second master, until the last resort, it's better for us not to do it, after all, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven." ”

Su Jixie suddenly stood up as he spoke, pointed outside and said with a smile: "Second master! You can rest assured that this sedan chair is going to Chongwen Gate, not the palace. ”

"If it's him, what is he going to do in Chongwenmen?"

Hu Rong also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and asked hurriedly.

Su Jixie thought for a while and said, "This should be a good thing. ”

"How is it a good thing?"

Hu Rong was busy looking at Su Jixie with an expectant look at him at this time.

Su Jixie hurriedly smiled and said: "Second master, you think, if it is him Qi Penglai, what will he see when he goes to Chongwenmen, naturally it is to see how much tax Chongwenmen collects, and I want to see how much money he can increase by arranging a person who can also do accounts to Chongwenmen." Presumably, after reading the account books given by the second master, he was moved and had the heart to accumulate wealth. ”

After hearing this, Hu Rong put on a smile: "Qi Shuai still loves money after all." ”

……

West Garden.

Zhu Yijun looked at the pile of secret music illuminated by bright candles in front of him, and asked Zhang Jingxiu: "These are all cases of misconduct under the pretext of luxury tax levied from all over the world?" ”

Zhang Jingxiu arched his hand and replied: "Yes, and there are all the old departments of Yuanfu involved." ”

Zhu Yijun laughed after hearing this.

Zhang Jingxiu couldn't help but hold his breath for a while.

"Isn't the Jiguo Guild also greedy for money and loves money?"

Zhu Yijun asked at this time.

Zhang Jingxiu wanted to speak and stopped, and finally replied: "The minister can't put his beak." ”

Zhu Yijun didn't ask again, only bowed slightly, and said, "Stand down." ”

Zhang Jingxiu said yes.

And after Zhang Jingxiu left, Zhu Yijun walked outside the hall, climbed the steps, and continued to walk on the path of Shiziman, pondering as he walked.

Tian Yi outside the hall saw this and hurriedly followed.

"Prime Minister Li Chengliang sees me."

Zhu Yijun didn't walk for long, but suddenly stopped under a camphor tree and gave Tian Yi an order.

"Yes!"

It didn't take long for Li Chengliang to come to Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun suddenly asked Li Chengliang: "The Privy Council does not have to deal with the official schools that killed the gentry in front of the emperor without asking for an order, and were ordered by me to make meritorious contributions, waiting for me to give them another chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

Li Chengliang said yes.

Zhu Yijun then said: "Let's go for a walk with me." ”

Li Chengliang said yes again.

Nowadays, it is early summer, the trees are rich, and the entire Taiye Pond is also verdant.

Zhu Yijun didn't walk long, then stopped and asked Li Chengliang: "Did Li Rusong write to you?" ”

"Your Majesty knows, and the dog would rather give you a secret recital than send a letter to the minister."

Li Chengliang couldn't help but reply.

Zhu Yijun smiled after hearing this: "You can also take the initiative to send him a letter." ”

Li Chengliang was stunned when he heard this, and then he arched his hand and said: "What Your Majesty said is that the ministers have always taken the initiative to ask him any accusations and questions about him, rather than waiting for him to say it himself. ”

Zhu Yijun fell silent after hearing this.

He sensed that Li Chengliang was punning on what he was saying at this time.

After a while.

Zhu Yijun also asked Li Chengliang directly: "Have you guessed what I want to tell you?" ”

"Your Majesty wants to ask the minister what point he guessed?"

Li Chengliang asked hurriedly at this time.

Zhu Yijun sighed and said: "You people who lead troops to fight, how can you be more cautious and tactful than those old civil officials!" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I've been used to being cautious for decades, and I can't change it for a while, and I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness."

Li Chengliang replied with a smile at this time.

Zhu Yijun continued to walk up, and said, "Since you people have been carefully used to it, it should not be so easy to be careless soon after the Guijun Army." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, if you are a minister, you will only be more careful."

Li Chengliang hurriedly replied at this time.

Zhu Yijun smiled slightly: "Really?" ”

"The minister is not to say in front of His Majesty, since ancient times, there are many noble rights and wrongs, the more because of you, the more careful is the long-term way, not to mention, before your army, there may only be one general available, but after your army, how can you use a good general?"

"Therefore, if Chen Dan is a person who understands, he should also know to be more careful."

Li Chengliang replied.

Zhu Yijun sighed: "But I'm still worried that someone is going to stage the old story of Chen Qiao." ”

"Your Majesty is as majestic as the sky, and no one dares to do it."

Li Chengliang replied at this time.

Zhu Yijun asked, "What about the future?" ”

"In the future, if Your Majesty is willing, the minister is willing to lead the whole clan to Dongying or Luzon, so that at least the minister clan will not be able to do such a thing."

Li Chengliang replied.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Also, the world is so big, why bother to be the king here, I should let those who can be called kings go out and call the king, including the clan." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Li Chengliang replied.

At this time, the eunuch Sun Long came over: "Your Majesty, Yuanfu asks to see you." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Xuan! ”

It turned out that after Qi Jiguang went to Chongwenmen, he found Chongwenmen to collect taxes and taxes, changed his outfit, and then came to the palace.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun saw that he was dressed as a tax supervisor, so he asked, "Why is Qing dressed like this?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is to mislead some shameless people."

"Because there are Hu Can and other officials who see profit and forget their righteousness, they want to use their relationship with the ministers to coerce the ministers to follow together to do things that are sorry for Your Majesty and sorry for the court."

"How dare the ministers, but they are worried that they will not come out after seeing the ministers for a long time, so they did not take the secret passage to enter the palace, but had to go to Chongwenmen first, changed their line, and quietly entered the palace, after all, from the secret passage to the West Garden, there is also a section of the market to go, and now the population of the capital is more mixed, so it is appropriate to be careful."

Qi Jiguang replied.

Zhu Yijun smiled after hearing this: "In the end, it is Yuanfu, who is thoughtful, and I also know about this, you can tell me, I am very relieved." ”

"The minister doesn't dare not come to tell Your Majesty, the minister is under His Majesty's grace, and now he is a very human minister, and he has the position of hereditary prince, if he is not tired of it, will he really become a gambler?"

Qi Jiguang asked with tears as he spoke.

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "If Qing is a gambler, he can't win so many battles." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Qi Jiguang replied, and handed the account book to Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, there is a list of old ministers involved in the use of power to accumulate wealth, and now it is handed over to Your Majesty, whether it is killed or killed, please dispose of it." ”

"The matter involves military officers and generals, how can I deal with it easily."

"There's probably deeper water in there."

Zhu Yijun said.

Li Chengliang echoed at this time: "Your Majesty Shengming! Motosuke is now in power to levy a luxury tax, and it is easy to be harmed by his old ministry and rely on his own old ministry, so it is necessary to be cautious in dealing with his old ministry. ”

Zhu Yijun looked at Li Chengliang as he spoke: "Most of these people belong to the army, so they should be dealt with by you, the privy envoy." ”

Li Chengliang was slightly stunned after hearing this, and regretted for a while that he had said too much, but he still couldn't help but say a word.

Then, Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang again and said, "Remember to write to the people in these account books and ask them more about their current situation." ”

Qi Jiguang said yes.

"Stand down."

"Yes!"

So, Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang retreated.

As soon as Li Chengliang came back, Li Rubai said to him: "Father, Xu Butang, the governor of Jiliao, sent a secret letter, saying that Jizhou assisted in guarding the southern camp and wanted to rebel, so I specially ask my father to decide." ”

Li Chengliang furrowed his eyebrows after hearing this, and then smiled again.

(End of chapter)