Chapter 418: Corruption

The emperor said: "Who else is dissatisfied with what I want to do, you say show me", Zhao Delin arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Brother Xiao said is very reasonable, and he will be promoted to general directly without merit, of course, there will be many people who are not convinced, and Weichen knows that there is a vacancy in the military department", the emperor thought for a while, and felt that what Zhao Delin said was very reasonable, the military department is subordinate to the three provinces and six ministries system, and the military department is a very important position, the emperor said: "Xiao Ge obeys orders", Xiao Ge arched his hand and said: "The grass people are in".

The emperor shook his sleeves and said: "I now order you to be the squire of the military department, the third product, first wronged and seek perfection, and then reward the meritorious deeds in the future", Xiao Ge said: "Thank you to the emperor", the military squire is the third product, the official position is very important, this reward, Zheng Yipin Guo Zhengfan is afraid that he will not be able to sit still, Xiao Ge did not do anything, directly became the third product, Guo Zhengfan was very shocked when he heard the news, Xiao Ge either did not come to the court, or had already done the position of the third product, the housekeeper hurriedly came to Guo Zhengfan, arched his hand and said: "Master, master, it's not good", Guo Zhengfan posed and said: "What's wrong, so panicked", the housekeeper said: "Master, Xiao Ge has come to the capital."

Guo Zhengfan said: "I heard about this matter, it seems that the emperor also summoned him", the housekeeper said: "Yes, however, Xiao Ge has been canonized as a soldier of the Ministry of War, and the official worships the three products", Guo Zhengfan heard this, he was furious, and said: "What, Xiao Ge has been a soldier of the Ministry of War", the housekeeper nodded again and said: "That's right, the emperor's will has been moved out, this matter is not fake, it is indeed the third product", Guo Zhengfan read:" A person who has not contributed to the imperial court, he has made three products, what is the emperor thinking in his heart, is it because he is Xiao Hailong's son, do you have to take care of it like this", the housekeeper shook his head and said: "I don't know what to do, I'm afraid things are really not as simple as we imagined", Guo Zhengfan said: "I don't believe it, I have to go to the palace to ask, prepare a sedan chair for me, and I will enter the palace now", the housekeeper nodded and said: "Yes".

The queen mother also heard that the emperor sealed Xiao Ge as the position of the soldier squire, and felt that the emperor was out of proportion in doing things, so she came to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty", the emperor saw that his mother was looking for himself, and knew that he had heard about his own Feng Xiao Ge, and stepped forward to greet him: "Queen Mother, why are you here", the Queen Mother said: "The mourning family is not worried about you, is it a little inappropriate for you to seal Xiao Ge as the soldier this time, can you think of what Guo Zhengfan will think", the emperor said categorically: " I just want Guo Zhengfan to sober up, don't think that he covers the sky with one hand above the court", the Queen Mother said: "Xiao Ge is just a person in the rivers and lakes, how can he be against Guo Zhengfan, you will only anger Guo Zhengfan by doing this, and it will be difficult to clean up when the time comes."

The emperor smiled, grabbed his mother's wrist, and said, " There is nothing wrong with me doing things, Xiao Ge came at the right time, I still think that Xiao Ge will not come to the court, don't underestimate Xiao Ge, his influence on the rivers and lakes is too great, the head of the free faction, kill Xiongfei, Xiongfei of Tianmen has died in his hands, it can be seen that his uniqueness, otherwise the people in the rivers and lakes will not be so dependent on him, as long as we make a little use of it and give him a position, we will definitely be loyal and dutiful for us, all the year round, Guo Zhengfan has always been against me in the court, I think what I do is wrong, his decision-making is wrongThe Queen Mother said: "You have suffered a lot of grievances, Guo Zhengfan is indeed covering the sky with one hand in the court, but have you ever thought about what the ending will be if Xiao Ge is not on our side, and what your actions will be wrong at that time, but it will boost Guo Zhengfan's morale."

The emperor took a deep breath and said: "Queen Mother, don't worry about this matter, I did a good job, Xiao Ge's father Xiao Hailong died in the hands of Guo Zhengfan, Xiao Ge also knew very well, if he was given an official position, he would definitely go against Guo Zhengfan", the Queen Mother is really proud of her son, he is now a saint today, of course, what he does is for the sake of the future of the Ming Dynasty, and he will definitely desperately maintain the status of the Ming Dynasty, and he does not want to be a slave of the country.

After a while, the eunuch came to pay tribute and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Zhengfan Guo asks to see", the emperor smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, you see that you are not only well-informed, Guo Zhengfan heard the news very early, and now he wants to discuss with me for an explanation, it seems that he is really weak-hearted, otherwise he will not come", the Queen Mother felt that what the emperor said was very reasonable, and said: "Guo Zhengfan must ask for an explanation this time, and the mourning family plans to sit here and give him a shock."

The emperor clapped his hands and said: "Okay, queen mother, I think so too, you are so smart, Guo Zhengfan will not give me face, but will also give you face, isn't it, and Xiao Hailong is the first emperor's canonization", the queen mother said: "Don't worry, as long as our mother and son work together, we can't suppress the evil if we don't believe it", the emperor smiled, and felt that although his mother was older, she was still very powerful, the emperor waved his hand and said: "Quick, quick, please", the eunuch bowed his head and went down, came to the outside of the palace, and said to Guo Zhengfan: " Lord Guo, the emperor is invited", Guo Zhengfan shook off his robe, walked into the palace very arrogantly, as soon as he entered the palace, he saw the emperor and the queen mother sitting together, and knelt down and said: "Weichen Guo Zhengfan meets the emperor, the queen mother", the emperor and the queen mother looked at each other, the emperor smiled and said: "Guo Qing's family, hurry up and get up", Guo Zhengfan said: "Thank you the emperor", the emperor said: "Guo Qing's family, you came just in time, I and the queen mother just have something to find you", Guo Zhengfan shouted: "The emperor", the emperor interrupted him and said: " Listen to me first", one sentence suppressed what Guo Zhengfan wanted to say, and he didn't dare to rush in front of the emperor, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please speak."

The emperor said: "Just now Xiao Ge came to me, and handed over a brocade box to me, the brocade box is a record of the deeds of General Xiao Hailong, and it is clearly written, Xiao Ge is Xiao Hailong's son, Xiao Hailong made a lot of contributions to the Ming Dynasty, the first emperor admired him very much, has always reused him, I hope that I will be better to Xiao Hailong's descendants in the future, and now Xiao Ge came to me, because of the situation, I and the Queen Mother discussed it, and decided to make him the head of the military department."

Guo Zhengfan thought to himself: "The matter has been done, and I have to take the first emperor and the queen to press me, see how I will clean up Xiao Ge and clean you up in the future", the queen mother said: "Guo Qing's family, this matter has not passed your consideration, you will not be dissatisfied, Xiao Hailong was also your good brother back then", Guo Zhengfan said: "The emperor and the queen mother decided on the matter, Weichen does not dare to have any objections, everything is subject to the emperor and the queen mother's affairs", the emperor smiled and said: " I guessed that Guo Qing's family also thought the same way, hey, by the way, Guo Qing's family is looking for me something."

Guo Zhengfan said: "The drought in Henan is now urgent, and Yu Wei is trying his best to find a way for Lord Yu, and he also asks the emperor to allocate funds again", the emperor gasped, last time he had allocated 10 million loads of grain for Henan, and it was used up so quickly, the drought in Henan, would it have such a big impact, the emperor thought twice again, and said: "This matter allows me to think about it, I have allocated 10 million loads of grain to Henan a month ago", Guo Zhengfan grabbed the words and said: " Last month, half of the 10 million quintals of grain were robbed by mountain thieves on the road, and only half of them were left in Henan, where is there enough for tens of millions of people in Henan."

The emperor said: "But now the treasury is not sufficient, and even the palace does not have so much food, let me think about it", Guo Zhengfan said: "Okay, this matter can't wait, so many people in Henan are waiting for dinner, the emperor has to think twice", the emperor nodded, waved his hand and said: "I have already known this matter, and I will try my best to find a way to solve it", Guo Zhengfan said: "Weichen will retire first", after speaking, he left without waiting for the emperor to reply.

The queen mother said: "Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with this matter, there is no 10 million loads of grain in this way, Guo Zhengfan is still vibrating and talking, this matter is that he is not doing things effectively", the emperor scratched his ears and cheeks, and said: "I am really in such a hurry, Guo Zhengfan does not take me in the slightest, just talk to me about anything, let me find a way, there is not so much food in the palace, Guo Zhengfan is obviously embarrassed for me, whether the 10 million loads of grain was really taken away by the bandits, I have not yet known."

The Queen Mother said: "Xiao Ge is a person in the rivers and lakes, it is better to try him, he is now a soldier of the Ministry of War, the thief is definitely not his business, as long as Xiao Ge chases the grain back, then the matter of the drought in Henan can not be solved", when the emperor was worried about this matter, the Queen Mother's words woke up the emperor, Xiao Ge had just been canonized as a soldier of the Ministry of War, and now is the time to use people, as long as he helps, I don't believe that Guo Zhengfan can really cover the sky with one hand, and said: Oh, I forgot Xiao Ge, isn't this the rule of the people in the rivers and lakes, or the Queen Mother is wise", the Queen Mother said: "It's not early, Xiao Ge is in office on the first day, don't make trouble for him, and make a decision early tomorrow morning, so that Xiao Ge can also have a chance to rejoice, let him get to know the court well, here is not the same as paste, let him learn etiquette", the emperor nodded and said: "Okay, this matter is so decided."

Xiao Ge is now an official worship of the three products, this Xiao Mansion is the gift of today's saints, return the Xiao Mansion to Xiao Ge, this was originally Xiao Hailong's mansion, this time Xiao Ge official worship the three products of the military department, there is a big reason for the prestige of his father Xiao Hailong, Xiao Ge pushed open the door of Xiao Mansion, Xiao Ge can have the feeling of going home, looking at Xiao Mansion everything is so beautiful, can think of how majestic his father was in Xiao Mansion, how hard to govern, as soon as he entered the door to his resting place, he did not expect that it had been cleaned clean, Xiao Ge felt very curious, who started so fast, has taken care of Xiao Mansion up and down in an orderly mannerIn pristine condition.