The table was covered with a big red cloud satin table, and the color reminded Zhang Wen of blood. The red pen on the case can be used to hook Zhu to kill, and the big seal in the seal box can determine the food and clothing of thousands of people in an instant. Ancient inkstone, pen holder, everything looks so elegant, and even there is a guqin hanging on the wall, but these things are not so elegant in essence, Zhang Wen understands it too well.

Chang Shun, the envoy of Yang Luo in the household department, asked for the promotion of the division to increase the salt introduction. Zhang Wen remained silent and said calmly: "Since the household department is presiding over the salt reform, the promotion department should be honest, Lord Yang approved the plan and issued an official report?" ”

Changshun stood with a long body up, his chin was cocked with a handful of beard, and he said unhurriedly: "Lord Zhang has this idea, Lord Yang is very pleased, the soldiers of the Nine Sides are short of food and clothing, and Lord Yang is sending down, that is, urging the Lord to report to the official and notify the Yamen and the salt field to start the salt reform immediately." ”

Changshun said a bunch of nonsense and wanted to make mud, but Zhang asked unmoved, he kept grasping the key to the matter, and asked again: "No official newspaper, no official document?" ”

"How can the plan be approved so quickly? Adults only need to hurry up and issue an official report, start the salt reform, and add salt citations, which is the instruction of the household department. Changshun tried to make his voice sound calmer.

Zhang Wen glanced at Changshun's bun, he didn't even wear a hat, but he was just a house slave character. He immediately understood that the salt reform could not be successful, not only Donglin's knowledge, but also the cabinet household department? After the fight for the purpose is over, back to the starting point of this matter, there are always some people who want to be scapegoats for the failure of salt change. If you don't give the official document, it is Zhang Wen who has to bear the blame.

After Zhang Wen understood, he immediately gave up his plan to try to meet the source left and right, and at this time, he could only stand on one side to protect himself. Which side? Of course, it's Donglin, all kinds of relationships are here, and Zhang Wen has no choice.

Zhang Wen said coldly: "There is no official document, why are you here?" ”

Changshun was stunned and said: "I'm here to urge office affairs." ”

Zhang Wen repeated: "Without official documents, who are you and what official duties are you urging?" Get down on your knees and talk back! ”

Changshun's face turned red, and he said angrily: "I have Lord Yang's seal, can Lord Zhang see it clearly just now?" ”

Chen Anshang didn't understand why Zhang Wen's attitude changed so quickly, and in the morning he said that he would try his best to cooperate with the household department to change salt, just after half a day, but he was on top of the household department, and the household department didn't ask for such a thing as printing more salt? Chen Anshang didn't know why, the second monk was confused, and reminded in a whisper next to Zhang Wen: "My lord, people are from the household department. ”

Zhang Wen's hand was placed on the blood-red table of the public case, and while pondering nervously, he said with a full sense of anger: "Da Ming Law, all officials and people are superior and inferior according to their rank, those who are close are opposed to each other, those who are inferior are western, and those who are high are eastern; Those who cross the third level are divided into upper and lower; Those who are more than four are bowed to the lowly, the venerable ones are seated, and they kneel down when there is something to do. This official is an official from the five-rank imperial court, what grade are you? I ordered you to kneel down and reply, why not? Zhang Wen finally said in a fierce voice, "You are not afraid of being exiled for three thousand miles!" ”

Changshun looked at Zhang Wen with a complicated expression after hearing this, Zhang Wen stared at Changshun directly, the hem of Changshun's robe trembled slightly, and he felt that something was wrong: I am a person sent by Tobu Langzhong, why do you want to kneel down for him instead?

"Come on!" Zhang Wen ran with a flick of his sleeves and grabbed the red pen on the mountain pen holder. Changshun hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying that a good man does not suffer immediate losses, and the law clearly stipulates that people have to be more serious, and you can't carry it.

Chen Anshang was stunned and looked at Changshun kneeling on the ground, in the morning, this Changshun represented Yang Luo to come to the lifting division once, at that time he looked arrogant, pointing fingers, it was just a dog fighting people, which made the people in the yamen angry, but there was no way, who called people from the Shangfeng Yamen?

It's good at this time, isn't this guy a cow, he knelt directly on the ground, Chen Anshang sat next to Zhang Wen, and also knelt down, feeling happy for a while, and at the same time thinking, this Zhang Wen background is not shallow! It seems that there are people in the palace.

In fact, Zhang Wen does not have much hard backstage, although his wife and sister Zhang Yan are favored by the world, but now there is no name, Zhu Youxiao will not be married until he is sixteen years old. On the side of the Donglin Party, only the Li family may help Zhang Wen. But most of the people in Donglin, especially the big ones, are not so easy to be controlled by the Li family.

Zhang Wen's courage comes from courage, since the Zhejiang Party wants to use me as a scapegoat, what does it make if he can't turn his face? Whoever kills the deer depends on the means and courage.

Chen Anshang felt that there was a big tree, and he was bold, and said sharply on the side: "My lord asks you, there is no official document, what official business are you urging?" ”

Changshun took a breath, knelt on the ground and raised his head and said, "Lord Zhang, do you want to resist the salt change?" I would like to remind Mr. Zhang that changing salt is a matter of household formulation, cabinet votes, and palace approvals, have you thought clearly? ”

Zhang Wenxin said You dare to threaten me, and the moral righteousness immediately came to his mouth: "Increase the printing of salt, change the official newspaper of salt, the salt merchants who have a nest will inevitably hoard a large amount of salt, sit and wait for the price to rise, and wait for the price to rise, what should be done with so many people in Zhejiang who have just eaten and clothed?" Have you thought about it? As an official of the Ming Dynasty, this official is entrusted by the emperor and hundreds of millions of people, how can he only care about his own safety and forget his duty! ”

Changshun had no words to reply, stood up, and said indignantly: "You wait and see." Then he turned around and left.

At this time, Chen Anshang said cautiously: "My lord, the salt change is an order from the household department, let's raise the division to be subordinate to the household department, and I am afraid that it will be ...... to openly resist the salt change."

"Who said I resisted salt change? Did I say it? Zhang Wen glared, "He didn't take the official document, how can I change it?" Yang Luo thought that I was going to resist the salt change, so he couldn't wait to issue an official document, waiting for me to be impeached for disobedience. Aren't we waiting for an official document? ”

Chen Anshang was stunned, and then came back to his senses, "My lord." After Chen Anshang finished speaking, the backstage of his heart is hard, but it is different, and he is not hard to speak.

As Zhang Wen expected, Changshun returned to the household department, thinking about what Yang Luo said before he sent him, "I can rest assured that you are doing things", but now that the matter has not been done, what can I do, thinking about it, I can only add oil and vinegar, and make my feelings the truth, "Zhang Wen was very arrogant, saying that he was the emperor and Li Min, and also said that we changed the salt because we didn't care about the people and the society, and we didn't want to change the salt." ”

Changshun naturally hid the section where he was forced to kneel, and some things were knocked out of his teeth, so he could only swallow them in his stomach.

When Yang Luo heard this, his black face was stunned, and his eyes widened: "Did he really say that?" How dare he blatantly resist the salt change? Who gave him power, gave him guts! Who told him to do that? ”

Although Chang Shunxin didn't say it explicitly, isn't that what it means, so he replied: "No, this question is to eat the gall of the ambitious leopard, and the dog gall is full of sky." ”

Yang Luo was so angry that he "snapped" the first shot, "It's Wang Huazhen who is against him, it's Wang Huazhen who Donglin forced into our Qing Officials Division, isn't he notoriously bold?" Don't dare to blatantly refuse to carry out the salt change! ”

Yang Luo walked back and forth a few times and said: "This guy is stubborn, whoever uses him is unlucky, I can't let him sit in that position anymore and mess things up...... Go, immediately issue an official report, and order him to change the salt within a time limit, hum, I want to see if it is thick arms or thick thighs. ”

Zhang Wen got the official document issued by the household department from the head store on the same day, and immediately asked the scribe to file the record, sat back in the public seat, opened the seal box without hesitation, took out the big seal, and stamped it on the official newspaper. ”

"Yes...... My lord, do you want to add salt to the seal? ”

Zhang Wen pointed to the plain official document issued by the household department and said: "This is clearly written, and the salt quotation worth 500,000 taels will be printed according to the number." Zhang Wenxin said: Donglin's side, I didn't give a word, I watched how the household changed the salt, this burden can't be carried by me Zhang Wen alone, people have the policy of the imperial court, change it. Anyway, I won't be able to do it in the future, so it's none of my business how it ends.

Huang Renzhi sat next to him, squinting his eyes, as if he was asleep, and after a while, he used his hand to rub the goatee on his chin, which showed that he was not asleep.

Zhang Wen turned around and asked, "Mr. Huang thinks it's okay to do this, right?" ”

Huang Ren opened his eyes and said, "The household has a clear text, why not?" The adults not only have to do it, but also have to do it solidly, inform the nickel division yamen, and assist in clearing the illegal salt dens, so that everyone knows that the adults are implementing the policy of the household department. ”

Zhang Wen exhaled, playing with a thread-bound "Da Ming Law" in his hand, the content of which he had read countless times when he was a child when he was a child in private school, and now he held it in his hand, only as a toy, just like Huang Renzhi playing with his beard.

He looked at the red pen on the mountain pen shelf, sighed and said: "Oil, salt, firewood and rice, the people's families worry every day, isn't this it...... Mr. Huang thinks that if he can't change it in the future, how will the household department end? ”

Huang Ren said straightly: "Find a few officials to take the blame, and change it back to the middle of the fold." ”

Zhang Wen and Huang Renzhi glanced at each other, and Huang Renzhi sighed for a long time: "They are exchanging the prestige of the government for silver. ”

Zhang Wen said in a low voice: "The household department is short of silver, and it is going to prepare for a big war, and the bottom is elbowed by officials and businessmen, and whoever sits in that position has a headache." The emperor understood it and agreed to do this, isn't it because he can take the silver back? Everyone said that the emperor loved money, but the emperor had to send tax envoys to get some silver, which made him feel so bad that he couldn't open his eyes when he was scolded by the officials. It is said that the whole world is the emperor, can you be guilty of this? ”

Emperor Wanli is very enjoyable, and he is also a little happy, and he has fought several "victories" with people that are not very smooth, and he needs silver, but as an emperor, it is really not easy for him to get some silver......