Some people objected to the emperor's too preferential treatment of the soldiers, and just said a few words; "Please think twice, this move violates the ancestral system, the military household system, it was set by Taizu, such a change, I am afraid of ······."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao was ruthlessly interrupted and said; "Shut up, it's not you who die, it's those lowly soldiers and martial artists in your eyes, they take the least military salary, or even no military salary, and do the most dangerous things in the Ming Dynasty to protect you, the officials in the court, if Taizu doesn't have these lowly soldiers and martial artists, how can there be this Ming Dynasty hundred years of the world, rely on you? Or is it up to you? His eyes swept to everyone.

Yang Tinghe bowed his head and was silent, Liu Li Xie was silent, Liu Daxia and Jiao Fang looked at the ministers with a sneer, Xu Qiong frowned slightly, but he also felt that what His Majesty said was right and remained silent.

The generals and nobles smiled very comfortably, Your Majesty said well, there is no rough martial artist like us, what is the matter with you, especially Zhang Mao, facing the adult who spoke, his eyes were on fire, almost murderous, you mother, you look down on Lao Tzu, ah, I want to find a smoke, Lao Tzu remembers you.

The old minister saw that everyone didn't speak, and hurriedly confessed and quit the shift and went back, feeling palpitations, offending people, these "show their faces".

Zhu Houzhao sneered; "Who's against it?"

Liu Jian stood up and said; "The old minister agrees with His Majesty's will."

"The ministers seconded the proposal."

Zhu Houzhao said; "Liu Jin drafted the decree and sent it to the cabinet for deliberation, lest someone say that I will make a decision without consulting with the minister, and the secretary is satisfied?" He asked, smiling.

Liu Li Xie and the three pavilion elders glanced at each other, helpless in their eyes, and said in unison; "The ministers have no objections."

Zhu Hou glanced at Liu Jin and motioned to disperse.

"Retreat~Chao!" Liu Jin shouted sensibly in an ugly voice.

"The ministers are leaving."

Zhu Houzhao's victory and return to Beijing further established his prestige, and the ministers of the court became more and more submissive.

Take the matter of Liu Daxia and Wang Qiong as an example, it is an example of benevolence, the temperament of the Son of Heaven, you attack me, I don't care, I still send ministers to mourn when I die, and I have subdued a large number of courtiers.

Speaking of this big victory, it is said that it can be imagined that when the Son of Heaven personally conscripted, with 100,000 military salaries and 5,000 Iron Eagle Guards, he could really win the battle against the 130,000 coalition army of Dayan, and finally took back Daning and pushed the Daming defense line into the grassland again.

This kind of feat, in addition to the Yongle Emperor of the year, the emperor of the past dynasties has done this step, but he is different from Yongle's domineering killing, treating the ministers humbly and politely, making people drink nectar, and feel comfortable, so the ministers have contradictions.

The people have approved, the courtiers have approved, and now, if this holy decree goes down, it is conceivable that the military is going to die to the ground, and everyone expects it, what the first emperor did not do, all the things that Zhu Houzhao did have realized in the hands of Zhu Houzhao.

Especially the three elders, thinking about the entrustment of the first emperor, and then looking at Zhu Houzhao, what else is going on with them, they are old, it's time to think about the successor, and you can rest assured that you can go back to retire.

"In thirty years, Daming, there will be no more danger of border troubles, haha·· Okay·· Okay, hahaha! Liu Jian walked out of the hall and laughed heartily, attracting the courtiers' sideways, but he ignored it and laughed wantonly.

If it was someone else, he would have been reprimanded by the guards and the imperial history a long time ago, and when he saw that it was the elder of the pavilion, he immediately turned his eyes and stopped paying attention.

Li Dongyang had already had the intention of recuperating, and echoed when he heard this; "The old man also has this intention, Your Majesty is now in the general trend, the DPRK and China are renewed, it's time to let go, and after Your Majesty Long Pei, the old man will enjoy his grandchildren and chess, and spend his old age in peace."

Xie Qian's forehead, stroking his beard; "The old man is in a high position, since the first emperor, His Majesty ascended the throne, the old man always acted in the eyes of His Majesty back then, self-righteous, now think about it, but the old man is old and faint, with His Majesty's wisdom and mind, the old man should also retreat, it is better to go back."

He is the most ruthless first assistant minister who has been hit, and he is the most opposed to Zhu Houzhao, but he is always slapped in the face at the end, and gradually he understands that the current emperor is no longer the prince who was messing around with fun at the beginning, and the thought of sighing and retiring in his heart is no longer inevitable, it is more of a kind of confusion, sighing and mourning.

Yang Tinghe walked from behind them and raised his hand; "Three elders, there are still many things that the court needs to rely on you, and the court can't afford to lose the three elders."

Liu Jian pointed with a slightly meaningful smile; "Jiefu, in the future, I will assist Your Majesty, the old man can see how trusting Your Majesty is to you, Jiao Fang is cunning, Liu Daxia is not enough to succeed, in the future, it will depend on you."

Yang Tinghe bowed and bowed, and said; "Don't worry, Your Majesty's heart is like a mirror, and you have your own arrangements."

He responded like this, which was to indicate his position and identity, Liu Li Xie and the three elders did not blame him, everyone has their own choice, Yang Tinghe is still young, rigorous enough, upright, and has a bottom line, with him by His Majesty's side, they are still very relieved.

Several people talked to each other and left, Liu Daxia and Jiao Fang walked behind, wanting to step forward, but they were afraid of being disgusted, Jiao Fang knew that Yang Tinghe looked down on him, and the three pavilion elders didn't treat him very well, so they didn't talk about themselves.

The two of them reported to the group for warmth, it was, but the two of them entered the cabinet, it was almost a sure thing, and it was also the return benefit that Zhu Houzhao gave them, the things of Hejian Mansion and Nanjing Mansion made Zhu Houzhao Longyan happy, and let him harvest countless people's capital, so that the courtiers who can do things must be reused.

There was also a group of people following behind them.

Civil and military generals, Zhang Mao's followers are naturally Yang Yiqing, since this time out, Yang Yiqing has completely leaned towards the military, the marquis and the prime minister, that is the ultimate goal of being a courtier, and when today's son obviously attaches importance to martial artists, the military equipment makes him see the great prospects, so what is there to hesitate, Zhang Mao is already old, and he can go to the battlefield a few more times, the successor of the military, who else is Yang Yiqing?

Although Zhu Houzhao deliberately mixed the civil and military, but depending on the situation, there is still a long way to go.

But that's all for later.

After retiring from the dynasty, Kong Wenxun was left behind by Zhu Houzhao.

"Sinner Minister Kong Wenxun, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live." He put on the most humble posture and knelt down to worship Zhu Houzhao, hoping to be let go by Zhu Houzhao, he was afraid, he was really afraid.

Zhu Houzhao has achieved the general trend, he is gone, if he still can't figure out his position, he is looking for death.

Kong Wenxun bent his head and knocked on the ground, the emperor didn't tell him to get up, he didn't dare to get up, according to his identity, he didn't need to kowtow when he saw the emperor, just do the prince's courtesy.

Zhu Houzhao didn't speak, leaned on the dragon chair, and gently blew a steaming tea.

Kong Wenxun's back shirt has been wet with cold sweat, it is already November, and the weather is extremely cold this year, and the ground in the hall is cold, in this case, he is still in a cold sweat, which shows how nervous he is in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao put down the teacup and slammed it heavily on the imperial case, Kong Wenxun's heart jumped suddenly, and he just listened.

"Are you guilty?" Zhu Houzhao's cold voice came.

Kong Wenxun hurriedly kowtowed and confessed, kowtowing in the main hall.

"The minister is guilty... The minister is guilty······! ”

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently; "So, tell me, what am I going to do with it?"

When Kong Wenxun heard this, he knew whether he could be forgiven, it depended on how he answered, if he had other thoughts, he was afraid that he would be doomed.

"Your Majesty, are you willing to listen to the words of the criminal minister?"

This is his last chance, or the last chance of Beizong, so he hopes to use his greatest sincerity and determination in exchange for a chance to survive, others may see that Zhu Houzhao is a young emperor with a mind and wisdom beyond ordinary people.

But he saw another side that others couldn't see, the ruthless and domineering state of the hero, they had experienced the era of Kublai Khan, Hongwu and Yongle Emperors, for such emperors, they had chosen complete surrender before, because in addition to submission, it was a dead end.

Zhu Houzhao looked at him calmly, oh, and said; "Tell me about it."

In fact, Zhu Houzhao doesn't have to deal with him Confucian family, or Confucianism, the thousand-year-old family is not so easy to deal with, the huge folk and Shilin foundation is a big trouble, and it will be criticized by others, for an inspirational saint monarch and lord, these are not the results he wants.

However, if you provoke him, then let's talk about it, now it's up to Kong Wenxun himself.

"Your Majesty, when the guilty minister came, he had already prepared everything, I believe that after His Majesty saw the guilty minister's recital, he would be satisfied, this is the explanation given by the criminal minister to His Majesty, as well as my Kong family's apology gift."

After speaking, he took out a piece of folding from his sleeve, knelt on the ground, raised his hands and presented it, Liu Jin stepped forward to take it and presented it to Zhu Houzhao.

When Zhu Houzhao opened the fold and saw the first line of words, he was surprised.

"Thirty million taels of silver, eight hundred thousand taels of gold·······

Hiss~!

Zhu Houzhao gasped in his heart, the Kong family is really rich, just this contribution is enough for five years of taxes for the imperial court, and the heritage of the thousand-year-old family is really profound, I am afraid that this is not only all the net worth.

Of course, this is not all of Kong Wenxun's net worth, but it is enough to hurt the vitality of the Kong family, this is most of the net worth of the Kong family, and it is almost the same, but the money-making business is still there, and the wealth of the dedication is nothing, as long as the Kong family is still there, sooner or later it will be able to recover its vitality, and now, it is important to keep the Kong family first.

Zhu Houzhao collects business taxes, isn't it because the court has no money, everything he wants to do, he needs money, Kong Wenxun did what he liked, this trick really worked, Zhu Houzhao immediately changed his face, and said with a smile: "Aiqing, get up, get up." ”

As soon as these words came out, Kong Wenxun was relieved, knowing that the bet was right, and the emperor was really short of silver.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Kong Wenxun thanked him, he stood aside respectfully, but he didn't dare to be careless, judging from the current situation, His Majesty is obviously a person who turns his face faster than turning a book, and the person who is uncertain is the most incomprehensible.

Zhu Houzhao carefully read this recital, his eyebrows smiled, his face was happy, and he thought in his heart, it seems that the rich people of the Ming Dynasty are really fucking rich, and his father has been frugal for more than ten years before he left me this bit of wealth, but I didn't expect a Kong family to make a move more than my father's left, it's really...

Kong Wenxun carefully observed the emperor's face and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Jin coughed and glared at Kong Wenxun.

Kong Wenxun said cautiously; "Your Majesty, the criminal minister has passed on the letter to his friends, and jointly played, asking the imperial court to collect business taxes, the eight major firms in Shandong and Shanxi responded to the call, and the political envoys from all over the country will soon have a fold to Beijing, and there are also our Confucian firms in Nanjing and other places to take the lead in paying commercial taxes, and the guilty ministers do this, just to let Your Majesty understand that the guilty ministers have a loyal heart, and there are no two hearts, please let Your Majesty know clearly."