Yang Yiqing's hometown is in Anning, Yunnan, the fallen leaves return to the roots, and after a few days of stopping in the capital, the coffins of Taifu, An Ningbo, and Yang Zhong set off from Beijing in a grand ceremony.

But what shocked the government and the opposition was that the nine-year-old emperor's eldest son, Zhu Zaiyu, under the protection of Lingbi Bo, wanted to go to Yunnan with Yang Bo, a bachelor in the imperial study, to attend the funeral on behalf of the emperor.

If the intention to enter the temple has made many people envious, the treatment of the prince to be buried together will make people suffer from pink eye.

Is this the temple of the Jiajing Dynasty?

Don't say it, in the future, when Zhu Houxi's heirs worship him, they will also offer blood food to the important ministers who accompany him, but I never expected it to start now.

In the huge team, Zhu Zaiyun, who was actually only more than eight years old, saluted Yang Bo seriously: "I have long heard that Mr. Yang is a talented man for a while, and he has even followed General Yu to destroy the thieves. ”

Yang Bo was in a strange mood, and hurriedly replied: "Don't dare, don't dare, Your Highness praises falsely." It was a meeting that year, and I really didn't do much. ”

Zhu Zaiyun said with a smile: "My father only instructed me to listen to Mr. Arrange when I go to the Qianguo Mansion, and I didn't elaborate on the rest, and I am afraid that I will miss my father's plan." ”

If outsiders hear these words, they will know that the eldest son of the emperor went to Yunnan not only for funerals, but also for other important tasks.

Yang Bo said solemnly: "The ministers will do their best to obey the holy order." Your Highness is smart, and when you know that Your Majesty sent His Highness to Yunnan this time, in fact, you want Your Highness to see more and think more along the way. His Majesty has high expectations for His Royal Highness, and the ministers have been ordered to go together, and His Highness has doubts all the way, and the ministers will answer them one by one. ”

"Then thank Mr. Yang in advance."

Yang Bo looked at the young emperor's eldest son in amazement, and at the same time had some doubts in his heart.

There is the eldest son of the main palace, and the eldest son of the emperor naturally has no chance with the throne. But looking at His Majesty's arrangement now, it has a great intention of cultivating him and training him.

What kind of stable place is Yunnan? Not to mention that there are still many toasts there who are not convinced by the king, just the bumpy road, poor mountains and bad waters, it is not a good place.

How can this round trip be over in a year and a half? Isn't Your Majesty really worried that the eldest son of the emperor is sick or something on the road?

What's more, according to His Majesty's holy decree, Yang Bo is asked to take the emperor's eldest son to live in the Qianguo Mansion for a period of time, at least a year......

Yang Bo could only say that he was under a lot of pressure, and after answering Zhu Zaiyun's academic doubts, he went to find Lingbibo.

He didn't know why, but the secret was on the ministers sent by the celebrant to accompany him.

This founding hero, the descendant of Tang He, the prince of the new country, was re-enthroned after His Majesty ascended the throne. Now, he is responsible for the safety of the prince.

When I found him, I saw that he was instructing two subordinates: "Your Highness is young, you only teach some tuna and footwork along the way, and you can strengthen your body, not like in the palace!" ”

"Uncle, don't worry, the inferior rank knows the severity."

Yang Bo thought about it, he would take the high school entrance examination and be awarded for less than a year. It seems that His Majesty attaches great importance to the education of this eldest son of the emperor, both civil and military.

The doubts in his heart became bigger and bigger, and he could only force himself not to think about them first, and began to discuss all the things along the way with Lingbi Bo Tang Shaozong.

Yang Yiqing's funeral was of such a high standard, and now their group is far ahead of the road in Jingzhou Mansion, Huguang, and the Zhang family is also holding a funeral.

Starting from Zhang Zhen, to Zhang Wenming and Zhang Baigui, everyone wore linen and filial piety to bury Zhang Cheng, who had just passed away.

Zhang Zhendu's hair is gray, and his father Zhang Cheng is naturally happy and mournful.

Six-year-old Zhang Baigui had tears in his eyes, after all, this great-grandfather had always loved him very much. Now that he has passed away, the Zhang family has taken on some debts at once in order to handle this funeral.

Rao is so, and the funeral is also relatively shabby. Although he had a good coffin, Zhang Baigui recalled that his great-grandfather always thought that he would definitely be able to be the chief ruler in the future, and he always felt that his great-ancestor was kind and kind to the Bodhisattva all his life, and he should not be so hasty but in this life.

The Liao Wangfu is no longer there, and the princess took the prince who has not yet grown up to the capital.

Zhang Zhen was also very old, and he did not enter the public security bureau as he wished, but he spent his family's financial resources to buy a few acres of thin fields when the official land was sold later, and became an old farmer.

Because of this, Zhang Cheng's death made the Zhang family in debt.

After burying Zhang Cheng, Zhang Wenming walked to Zhang Zhen, whose eyes were red and a little older, and asked softly, "Father, do you really live here?" ”

"This is my father, I naturally have to be filial." Zhang Zhen looked at the grass shed on the side, "This is not far from our field. ”

"But your body is ...... bones"

"Don't be stubborn anymore, why do you want to go to middle school all the time? If I want to repay the debt, how long will it take for me to repay these acres of land? You just teach Bai Gui well, and in a few months, take him to the elementary school and take the exam together. Zhang Zhen looked at his father's tomb, and after a pause, he sighed, "This is my father's greatest wish......

Zhang Wenming was ashamed and sad.

After half his life, he never failed to pass the exam. Now that the syllabus has changed, he wanted to delve into new learning and arithmetic, so that he could go to the Jingzhou Mansion Middle School under construction to find a teaching position, but unfortunately he became more and more inferior to his talents. Now it seems that primary schools only teach literacy and some simple articles, and although the salary is small, it is the right position for themselves.

It's always hard to really recognize yourself.

The young Jang Baek-gyu listened to the conversation between his father and grandfather and clenched his little fists.

In She County, the capital of Huizhou in Nanzhili, in the south of Huguang, there is also a young man in his twenties who is guarding filial piety.

The sackcloth on his body was very old, but it had been covering his body.

At this moment, he had just stepped out of the forest beside him in the morning sun, carrying a pheasant and a hare in his hands.

There were two other young men chatting beside the shed where he was keeping filial piety, and when they heard the movement, they looked over, and then stood up with admiration on their faces.

"Brother Zhi, entered the mountain so early?"

The young man known as Brother Zhi raised the bow in his other hand and said hello, then grinned, "You two little rabbit cubs came early. It's not that you don't have land at home, and you still come to eat and drink Lao Tzu. ”

"Brother Zhi, you have wronged us. Look, I came back with the sixth child yesterday with good wine in the county, and I came to you. ”

"Oh? Where does the money come from to buy alcohol? What did you two do that was not a sight to behold? ”

"Oh, you wronged us again!" One of them quickly lit the fire, let the other wash and peel the pheasant and hare, and said, "It is the Xu family who is recruiting workers in the county, and we are ready to go to Zhejiang with the Xu family to go to sea to earn money." The money for buying wine was sent down first to let us settle down at home. ”

The straight brother's eyes froze: "Go to sea? ”

"Brother Zhi, after this month, your filial piety has also expired." The young man looked at him expectantly, "Why don't we go together?" In our nearby township, there are a total of six people walking together, and the big guy has always been led by you. I heard that the Xu family's business in Zhejiang is already very large, and with you, the six of us will not be bullied. You are still literate and know how to settle accounts, you will definitely have to reuse it, and your brothers can follow suit. ”

The straight brother was silent for a while, and then asked, "How much moon silver does the Xu family give?" ”

"Two coins and a month of silver, take care of the rice." The young man looked at it and seemed to be playful, and immediately came to his senses, "If you are willing to follow the boat to the sea, the moon silver will have five coins." Luck earns a lot, and there are rewards. Brother Zhi, you have such a great ability, at least one or two taels of silver per month, even if you spend some of it, you can save a few taels of silver a year! ”

It is indeed tempting to earn an acre of land in a year and a house in two or three years.

The straight brother looked at his mother's tomb not far away, thought about it, and punched the young man on the shoulder: "Go to sea, that's the money to sell your life!" Which six? Don't make any money, I fed the king of the sea with my life. ”

"What other six? Naturally, it's from me to the seventh. Brother Zhi, you're the boss, you can't leave us alone, right? ”

Looking at his grinning smile, the straight brother had a smile on his face: "Let me guess, you guys have already sold Lao Tzu, right?" Isn't there also a share of Lao Tzu for this wine money? ”

"Boss Wise!" The young man handed over an extra wooden sign in his hand, "To tell you the truth, the wine money is all paid by the boss, and we haven't sold ourselves yet." Master Xu Dong of the Xu family has long known the reputation of the boss, and he asked me to ask you. As long as you take this wooden card, the moon silver will be one or two. After meeting, I decided on the messenger and monthly money. ”

The straight brother picked up the wooden sign and looked at it, and there were three words on the front: Huihai Xu. On the back are two words: Wang Gong.

This is his name, and familiar people call him his straight brother, but because of his upright temperament and righteousness.

Wang Kuan sneered: "I heard that this Huizhou Maritime Trade Company is a partnership of several companies, and there are shares of the treasure ship supervisor behind it. How many boats does the Xu family have? ”

"I have inquired, and the Xu family boat group has a total of four large sea boats and three small sea boats. Our Huizhou big ship group has a total of 15 large sea ships and 27 small sea boats. Nowadays, among the maritime merchants in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Huangmingji Maritime Trade Company does not care about those enterprises, and the private maritime companies, we Huizhou ranks second! ”

"This is to be the first and recruit." Wang Qi looked at the young man, and after a while, he grinned, "Well, anyway, Lao Tzu is already alone, so he will go to the sea to break through, and I can't see the six of you losing your lives in vain." ”

"Brother Straight!" The young man was overjoyed, "Sixth, have you washed and peeled it?" ”

In the distance, a voice faintly came back from the edge of the small pond: "It's peeling, it's peeling!" ”

"Brother Zhi, I'll call them all to come, and bring some snacks."

is outdated, and there is laughter and laughter in front of this shack that should prohibit meat and filial piety. That Wang Kuan is obviously a free and easy man, and he doesn't care much about these etiquette rules.

As far as he is concerned, his parents gave birth to him and raised him, and it is the proper duty of human ethics to keep filial piety here.

But hunting mountain treasures, having a full stomach and a happy heart, is also the expectation of parents, how can you mourn all day long and be thin into skinny bones?

In Nanjing, northeast of Huizhou, the news of Yang Yiqing's death and Ming Zhi's entry into the temple has come, but there is one more thing that many people are concerned about.

"Yan Weizhong really said that?"

In the main hall of a family, from the door to the main hall, there are many plaques, calligraphy and paintings. If you look closely, all of them come from the hands of famous calligraphers and painters, and important ministers for a while.

The main hall of the host and guest are all dressed decently, and they must be meticulous.

It was one of them who asked, and the host said solemnly: "Word for word!" If it weren't for the fact that the matter was important, and the matter in the national policy hall, those adults would naturally not dare to leak it. Yang Gong died suddenly, and this debate did not continue. But who is Yan Weizhong? He is the one who His Majesty single-handedly promotes! ”

"In my opinion, I didn't say anything." The other muttered, "Your Majesty didn't come in person after all. ”

"Haven't said anything yet? When was Jiangnan not the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty? The person who spoke was terrified, "Yan Weizhong, this person is the best at figuring out the will!" Last year, the Suzhou government couldn't do anything, but now it's more than three months, and the grain endowment of the provinces has already been shipped, and the grain imperial history has not left! Zhang Fujing asked for the establishment of the Huaiyang Political Envoy on the grounds of governing the Huanghuai, and the water patrol imperial history was sent down first, and then the water conservancy in the Huanghuai area was cleaned up. This time, only Nanzhili has a history of patrolling the water, and he also has the title of the imperial history of the right capital! ”

What does the water patrol do? Last time, it was to investigate the clans, magnates, and wealthy officials and gentry in various localities who changed and grabbed water for the sake of their own fields, and sorted out all the irrigation and water conservancy projects in some places.

And this time, it was a problem with the river embankment and seawall of Suzhou Prefecture, so it was sent down again.

It is said that it is to prepare for the control of the Huanghuai flood, but it is more likely to run south of the Yangtze River! Otherwise, why do you need to hang the title of the right capital imperial history? That's the fourth product!

The last time I patrolled the water, it was just six products.

is the fourth product plus the Qin order, what if this guy follows the example of Zhang Fujing who went to Guangdong back then?

"What do you mean?"

"How so? Now that Yang Gong has passed away, this position of the General Staff always has to be sitting! At this time, those adults are only afraid that their hearts are not here. ”

"Won't this matter be delayed? What about the adults in Nanjing? How so? ”

"Drag? What Zhang Fujing wants to do, is it easy to delay? All of you in Nanjing, I'm afraid you are also thinking about whether there is a chance to make up for a position as a counselor. At present, among the counselors, there are more like Yan Weizhong. For the sake of this opportunity, do you know if anyone is willing to sell Nanzhili? As long as he is listed as a counselor, what does it have to do with him if there is no Nanjing Sixth Department in the future? ”

This is very painful, and at this moment they are also worried, it is inconvenient for Zang to deny the people who have a chance in the Sixth Department of Nanjing-those people, after all, they are also the members of the second grade.

At this moment, the housekeeper of the master's house hurriedly came with a letter. The host was dumbfounded after reading it, and the other guests hurriedly asked.

“…… News came from Beijing that Yang Gong was loyal, and the emperor's eldest son was sent to Yunnan for burial with Lingbi Bo and Yang Bo, a bachelor in the imperial study. ”

Everyone in the hall was silent when they heard this.

The eldest son of the emperor, who is less than nine years old, traveled thousands of miles to send off his loyal ministers on behalf of His Majesty, and went to such a dangerous place as Yunnan, what kind of honor is this?

Even those of them who have fame but have not become officials can't help but be moved.

After a long time, the master said abruptly: "I'm afraid that after my brother hears about it, he will also write to me and admonish me again, don't be lucky anymore, and run all day long for some small tax money......"

The others were in a trance and didn't answer.

Is it a small amount of tax money? Generations of big families, decent status, ushering in and sending to, raising children, and burdening servants, all of which are inseparable from the grain collected in the field and the silver earned in the store.

It's already much worse than before, to what extent?

But the treatment Yang Yiqing received after his death was really terrifying. From the moment they learned the news, all the military officials in the world looked at the emperor with their eyes.

Even if Jiajing finally ends, only a few people can get this kind of honor, which is also a great incentive and stimulation.

In a word: Loyalty to His Majesty, the position of power before his death, and his reputation after death, that is not a matter.

People like Liang Chu, who have seized officials for the people because of their crimes, have the reputation of being loyal!

What will the adults at the national policy meeting who still want to rely on contributing to Jiangnan and going further? If you accidentally make a mistake, can you count on this?

However, the emperor did not show his attitude now.

Only Zhang Fujing made this suggestion, and only Yan Song said that Jiangnan is not Jiangnan of Nanzhili.

They didn't know that at this moment in the Forbidden City, the interrupted national policy meeting was still being held.

This time, Zhu Houxi participated.

Because he no longer discussed the affairs of Huaiyang's political envoys, he actually didn't express his position.

He came to convey an issue that everyone was concerned about how it would be arranged.

Xia Yan served as the general staff of the Military Council, and Tang Shunzhi served as the governor of the trilateral. There is Bo'an in Xuanda, and Xuanfu and Datong are still the same as the old practice, and each elected a governor. ”

The rest of the participants at this national policy meeting were shaken.

How could Tang Shunzhi rise so fast?

Zhu Houxi said again: "This An Ningbo's testament is recommended. There will be a war with the northern captives, and military affairs will be eclectic to promote talents. In the affairs of government affairs, stability is paramount. I have come to strengthen the army, and the general assistants, state ministers and secretaries must ensure that the country is rich and the people are safe. Inform the world that since the Jiajing 10-year major policy conference began, except for those who participated in the national policy due to military affairs and other reasons due to the smooth flow of government decrees, the rest of the civil affairs recommended candidates for the court have no qualifications in charge of the prefecture or province, and are not allowed to enter the national policy meeting and the state hall. ”

Everyone was shocked that this new rule would not affect them, but there would be a clear threshold from now on.

The key issue is that this threshold will clearly block the hopes of those who have enough grades in the Nanjing Sixth Division. Nanzhili is not a province, and there is no governor or any political envoy.

The emperor didn't seem to show his attitude, but he seemed to say something.

The problem was thrown to them, and Zhu Houxi then left.

The hall was quiet, and the hope of becoming a general staff member had just been dashed, but Wang Xian, who was in charge of the ministry, was keenly aware of the impact of this rule.

In terms of government affairs, the Ming Dynasty now has only two capitals and thirteen provinces.

If the political envoy of Zuobu is also counted as the governor of a province, there are only 26 positions in total.

Gone are the days when the clear stream could always climb up, and the governors of the provinces other than the border towns want to be among the counselors again, what is the merit test? It is a province of taxation, culture and education, and people's livelihood.

The key problem is that there are only twenty-six positions, which is a little too few!

From this moment on, the youngest generation of aspiring new officials must strive to start with the prefect or prefectural order. The backbone generation, even if it is now the fourth grade, must be a prefect or even demoted to a prefect. And the three products and the second products, how can you not go to the ruling side for several years?

Ten years after Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty is a truly new era. Its tide is about to start surging from now on.

Wang Xian broke the silence and slowly opened his mouth: "It doesn't matter whether there is a Huaiyang political envoy or not, Your Majesty has a will, and you must inform the world, how the system of the two capitals and 13 provinces should be changed, and how to recommend the court in the future, we will have to discuss one or two." ”

Those who are eligible to participate in the National Policy Council are not only the chief of the Imperial Study, who has some seats in the military and special cases, but also the general envoy, the chief of the six sections, the chief of public security, and the chief of the tax department, who have been added to the expanded seats. Their official character and the nature of their official positions determine that they are also special cases like the chief of the imperial study, and it is difficult to meet the qualifications of being in charge of the provincial government.

Then this new rule is only aimed at the ordinary passage from the position of Jiuqing to enter the national policy meeting.

There are still two more planned ones, so will there be such a channel as Jiuqing in the future? The issues involved are indeed many.

These problems all point to one point: the old system of dividing the highest level of administrative regions in the Ming Dynasty into the two capitals and 13 provinces, and the highest level of local administrative regions, should be considered holistically.

Huaiyang Bu Political Envoy Division? That's just part of the bigger picture.

This consideration will be protracted, but one thing is clear: the officials of Nanjing, don't easily jump through the Nanjing Sixth Department to the Beijing Sixth Department, and thus be listed in the National Policy Council or the State Palace.

Correspondingly, before the final results come out, many Beijing officials who still want to think about their future careers want to find ways to govern a government or a province first.

Therefore...... If the current chief officials of the Jiangnan Prefectures do not change their thinking and do things well, they will be replaced.

The grace of heaven is vast, with the supreme grace after Yang Yiqing's death, and Tang Shunzhi's supreme saint who was promoted to governor after three years as an official, the silent shock in the Ming officialdom has been thrilling.

The holy decree soon reached Huailai, and Tang Shunzhi, who was still busy, couldn't help but be stunned when he received the order.

He knew what it would mean to be so responsible at his age.

Tang Shunzhi, who had a completely different life, saw the emperor's young face in his heart at this moment, and only a sigh of emotion surged up his throat and eyes, and he choked up and said: "The minister's decree!" Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Banzai! Hooray! ”

He knew that His Majesty had always held himself in high esteem, but His Majesty's high opinion of him was always beyond his expectations.

Governor Xuanda, he holds the title of the right capital imperial history. On the three sides of the governor, he holds the title of the right deputy envoy.

But he has been an official for three years, and he is already a third product.

Death for a confidant.

Before going to Shaanxi, he had to go back to Beijing to see His Majesty.

Tang Shunzhi really wanted to ask the emperor why he valued him so much.

When the news reached Shuozhou, Yu Dayou was happy for him, and then he trained more diligently.

Tang Shunzhi went to the three sides, and there was no miracle in the world, how could he convince the public, and why did the government and the opposition not talk about it?

That kind of miracle will not be missing him Yu Dayou.

He is the first dignified martial champion in the Jiajing Dynasty!

The news was transmitted back to Tang Shunzhi's hometown, and Master Tang's surprises in the past few years have become more and more terrifying, and now he is even a little frightened.

Twenty-four years old is the third grade, what kind of height does he want to go in this life?

What happens if the credit is too high?

“…… Quick, go find someone again, and sell some more fields and shops! ”

He didn't know how to help his son, he only knew that his son would be on the cusp of the storm for the rest of his life. And the Tang family must be clean and clean, and no one can find any fault.

Otherwise, there is no place to die!

The news reached Ningbo, from the officials to the common people, and to the new port of the city of Bosi in Shuangyu, which was already May.

"Obediently, at the age of twenty-four he became a governor. Brother, the same year as you. ”

"You kid bury Lao Tzu?"

For some reason, he officially became an account office of Huizhou Haimao Company, and insisted on changing his name, from his mother's surname Wang to Zhi.

Looking at the waves outside Shuangyu Port, Wang Zhi exclaimed: "I don't know what kind of person Tang Shunzhi is, the saint is like this!" Your Majesty also has the spirit of the Han Martial Arts to reuse the champion Hou, if I didn't take you everywhere to do chivalry and righteousness, and study hard, I don't know if I can take the Jinshi exam to see the holy driver. ”

"Brother Zhi, if you want to see Your Majesty now, this may not be the way. If you make a name for yourself at sea, and then go to the Huangmingji Sea Trade House to be a shopkeeper and rise all the way, there is no chance. ”

Wang Zhi was full of pride: "That's what I said." Since three years ago, Huizhou also cleared the land, it has been the same every year. It's a good day like this, but when I arrived in Ningbo, I felt that this vast sea was more suitable for my temperament! ”

There are many mountains in Huizhou, but now Wang Zhi is facing an endless ocean.

(End of chapter)