Chapter 56: A Visitor from Jinling
Yao Kui didn't stand firmly, he almost collapsed on the ground, his legs and stomach trembled, and at this moment, he panicked to the extreme.
is not only the emperor's upper platform, but also Li Qing's murderous spirit, and the fear that the latter brings to him is even better.
Afraid, can you not be afraid?
Li Qing, this bastard, has a criminal record, a criminal record for killing officials.
This guy went crazy and chopped him with a knife, who to talk to?
Even if the emperor can't withstand the pressure afterwards, he really deals with Li Qing strictly, so ...... I can't save his life!
The officials are also human, and they can't go back if their heads fall off.
It's only a few hundred taels a year, what kind of life is playing!
Yao Kui regretted it in his heart.
However, there is more helplessness, there is no way, the interests of monarchs and ministers are conflicting in most cases, and it is almost impossible to get along.
And as the head of a hundred officials, it is necessary to fulfill the responsibility of 'leader', otherwise, he, a heavenly official, will have no real name, let alone any prestige.
Power is a double-edged sword, and when it comes to him, many things are involuntary.
At the beginning, Sanyang was an example.
Yao Kui knew that this time was unusual, he didn't want to be tough to the end, just to put on a show.
But I don't want to, the emperor is so on the line, Li Qing ...... Such a bastard again!
In desperation, he had to work hard to make amends: "Your Majesty, the ministers are also for the court, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty." β
This trick is 'all for your good' has been tried and tested, almost invincible, Yao Kui sacrificed again, and for a while the old tears were rampant:
"Your Majesty, what bad intentions can a minister have? The minister is also to save the expenses of the court, for the Ming soldiers......"
Crying, in the concept of civil officials, never loses people, but is the embodiment of loyalty.
Preventing the sending of troops, there is a high probability that it will not work, and the emperor can only send as few troops as possible, so as to suppress the rise of the generals to a certain extent.
Although a domestic use of troops is far from enough to make the generals turn over, they have been oppressed by the generals for several dynasties, although today's civil officials have not experienced it, but they also know how the predecessors were bullied.
Before Sanyang, the civil official was really a younger brother.
Now that they have finally taken the lead, they will not give the generals another chance.
Yao Kui's shameless style of play is very shameless, but it is quite marketable, and it soon became a weather vane...... The response is like a cloud.
In addition, a considerable number of civilian officials were already in favor of sending troops, and the matter was quickly decided.
Troops!
However, in order to reduce the financial expenses of the Ming Dynasty, try to send as few troops as possible.
In particular, the Shangshu and Shilang led by the Tobe...... But Jin poured bitter water, telling how tight the finances are and how difficult it is for the household department.
As soon as they did this, the generals who were originally eager to try their careers greatly reduced their desire to fight.
They all know the difficulty of fighting with Toast, if they can't be crushed by their strength, they can't fight at all.
Don't talk about merit, if you don't get impeached and punished, thank God, who will do such a drudgery?
Zhu Jian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If there are fewer troops, it will drag on into a protracted war, which of you is responsible?" β
"But the treasury is really ...... No money! Hubu Shangshu Maang, said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, you know that in the first year of Chenghua, it was almost impossible to make ends meet, and then it was built as a loop, and then tens of thousands of troops were sent to Wara to explore the situation on the grassland...... Tusi is indeed hateful and should be severely punished, however, the Ming Dynasty's finances are really poor......"
This is true, the household department really doesn't have much money.
Zhu Jianshen knew that someone would talk about this, and said lightly: "What if the money problem is solved?" β
Maang: "......"
The noisy hall was also quiet, and this time, even Yao Kui was silent.
Everyone knows what the emperor will say next.
Zhu Jianshen lived up to expectations and hummed: "The required military expenses are all paid from the inside, and the household department does not need to pay a tael of silver." β
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Still can't let the emperor have money in his hands, it's too passive...... The ministers were helpless.
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The emperor paid out of his own pocket, and no one could say anything more about the objections, and the dust settled.
However, soon the impeachment of the emperor was sent to the imperial case, and the main content was: the emperor should not include the imperial court's financial revenue as private property;
This is not right, when it is incorporated into the treasury, it is placed under the management of the Ministry of Households...... Yunyun.
This contest made them more aware of the importance of financial power and the terrible nature of the emperor's control of financial power.
They also gave a set of plans, in which 19 percent of the state's fiscal revenue went into the internal treasury and 90 percent went into the state treasury.
When Zhu Jianshen saw this distribution proposal, he was so angry that the table was lifted, and he deceived people too much!
It's simply ...... It's better to beg for food on your knees.
Of course, he knew that the ministers did this, and they also left room for bargaining, but he couldn't accept it.
According to the rhythm of the other party, at most, it is the appearance of 'kneeling for food'.
Simply, Zhu Jianshen was directly drowned, and all the impeachment notes on the distribution of financial power were left in the middle and not issued.
The ministers sent it one by one, but they didn't splash a little wave.
Within two days, they couldn't stand it anymore, and said directly in front of Zhu Jianshen in the court, all of them were sharp, and they were going to scold.
Zhu Jianshen didn't get mad, not because he had a good temper, but because he was numb.
Scold and scold, and there will be no less meat, no matter how ugly you say, it is impossible to cede financial power, and I have the final say on how to divide it.
Listen with the left ear, throw it with the right ear, sometimes I can't listen to it, Zhu Jianshen will stop the morning court on the grounds that the dragon is sick, so that these individuals have nowhere to vent.
At the same time, he put more energy into this dispatch.
Influenced by Li Qing, he also felt that pushing and crushing was the best choice, so he added an additional 10,000 elite soldiers on the basis of 150,000, and it was still a Shenji battalion.
No wonder Zhu Jianshen attaches so much importance to it, this is the first battle in the real sense after he ascended the throne, which is of great significance and far-reaching impact, and he doesn't want any changes.
Li Qing only mentioned some precautions, such as: to what extent to fight, how to deal with post-war matters......
Specific tactical arrangements, personnel scheduling, he did not have any involvement, first, it was impossible to lose such a big battle, and second, Zhu Jianshen was not very willing for him to be in the limelight.
Li Qing is not rare to get these, and he is also used to it, the emperor of the old Zhu family, there are few people who call him in private, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
But on the other hand, such an emperor reassures him more, at least ...... All have the consciousness of being alone.
Especially since Zhu Zhanji, except for Zhu Qiyu who came out in the middle is slightly better, the grandfather can be said to be all the way.
How to put it, from the emperor's point of view, this is understandable.
No emperor wants a top-level minister, unless the emperor is not in power at all, and he must rely on this minister to stabilize his position...... However, Zhu Jianshen is obviously not this one.
Li Qing doesn't care, he's just doing what he wants to do, sticking to what he wants to stick to, as for the rest...... It doesn't matter at all.
After a few busy days, Li Qing returned to the small courtyard and was leisurely all day long......
In the court, there was a lot of quarrel about the distribution of financial power, Li Qing didn't interfere again, Zhu Jianshen seemed to be embarrassed, and he didn't come over to ask for help......
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One morning in early February, two luxury carriages parked in front of the small courtyard.
One is Li Hong's father's, and the other is Zhu Wanqing's, one of them wants their son, and the other thinks of Langjun, and they come from the same way.
Li Hong was so happy, he went to the vegetable market to buy a lot of vegetables and came back, ready to show everyone a good hand.
In the guest hall, Li Qing and Li Hong's fathers sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting.
Father Li glanced at the direction of the East Kitchen and sighed: "Brother Li, this child is twenty-three years old, and it just so happens that the girl is almost at the age of leaving the cabinet, before coming this time, I also went to the house to propose relatives......"
"You don't want him to go to counter-insurgency?" Li Qing asked.
"Uh... Neither is it. Father Li sneered, "Start a family, start a family first, and then start a business, right?" β
Li Qing smiled, he understood the psychology of Father Li, to put it bluntly, it was the same as before, let his son inherit the title of Marquis of Yongqing, and then be prosperous and rich for a lifetime.
"He's an adult and has his own ideas, and I've advised him to do that before, but he insisted." Li Qingdao said, "It's a rare opportunity, he wants to prove himself, it's understandable." β
After a pause, "You are Hong'er's father, of course you have the right to express your opinion, if you don't want him to go, you might as well persuade him." β
Under your influence, the rabbit cub has long been disobedient, I said that it can be used for a fart...... Father Li smiled bitterly: "Brother Li is also Hong'er's father, why don't we go together?" β
Li Qing shook his head: "I've already persuaded it, so I won't go, Brother Li, please do it." β
Father Li: "......"
After a stalemate, Father Li was defeated, and then said: "Brother Li, if this is not the case, let's decide the marriage of the two juniors first, do you think it's okay?" β
Li Qing said strangely: "It seems that I shouldn't be in charge of this matter, right?" β
"Brother Li is Hong'er's father, why can't you?"
"It's not...... I'm his godfather, yes, but I'm not the girl's father! Li Qing was speechless, "You should talk to that Master Zhu about this." βgΓ²ΠΉΠͺ.ΕΞg
"Brother Li and Brother Zhu are like brothers and sisters, and they don't distinguish each other's ......"
"And slow love is like brotherhood!" Li Qing hurriedly stopped, feeling offended again, "He's him, I'm me, we don't have any friendship." β
Father Li didn't believe it, and he didn't have a friendship to hand over the big family business to him?
This is definitely a friendship between two ribs and knives!
"Brother Li, Hong'er can't delay any longer!" Father Li tried to play the emotional card.
However, Li Qing didn't eat this set at all.
He has no feelings for Zhu Qizhen, but Zhu Wanqing is Zhu Qizhen's daughter, a baby.
Li Qing has no taste, and he will not do such a generous thing to others.
What's more, this is not something else, but a living person.
Although the two little guys are in love and childhood sweethearts, they should seek the consent of their parents for a major marriage event.
Engaging in black-box operations? It's too low!
Li Qing said lightly: "Why do men have no wife? Moreover, Hong'er is only in her early twenties, so she is not in a hurry for a moment. β
Father Li smiled helplessly: "Brother Li, my brother has also read the book of sages, how could he not communicate with that girl's parents...... Unfortunately, I can't communicate! β
"People don't give a chance at all, I went to the house to propose marriage during the Chinese New Year, but the result was ......," Li's father said with a headache, "I was driven out directly, and the gifts were thrown out of the courtyard wall and shattered." β
In this regard, Father Li was angry, no matter how he said that he was also a descendant of Cao Guogong, although he was a concubine, he was also stained with honor.
...... by a rich old man And he is still a rich man under the fence, and it is a great shame to treat him like this.
If it weren't for his son's iron heart and her not to marry, and the girl was sensible and likable, he really wanted to rush up and theorize:
What do you have to be arrogant?!