Domineering Daming

The salt censor also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the salt law has been in effect for more than two hundred years, and the ancestral law cannot be changed without authorization. Most of the officials in the salt government are hereditary and irreplaceable. If there is a major change, it may cause unrest in the government and the public. The emperor thinks twice."

The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also came out, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although there are occasional corrupt officials, they are in the minority. I believe that diseases should not be kept secret. My Ming Dynasty is in troubled times. I hope that the Emperor will be cautious and don't act recklessly!"

Ni Wenhuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I agree with the proposal of believing in the king!"

Wang Shaohui, Minister of Dali Temple, also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have seconded the proposal."

Xin Wang also had several people, who agreed and seconded seven or eight times in a row.

Seeing that Yang Lian and the others did not speak, Zhu Xu looked at Gu Bingqian and said, "What does the cabinet think?"

Gu Bingqian was terrified at the moment, Wei Guanghui was his accomplice, especially accepting bribes from Shen Li's grandson, and Ye Xianggao, who was about to push him off the stage at any time, was standing not far away, he stood up with dry lips, Bite the bullet and said: "The minister agrees with the proposal of believing in the king."

With the fall of Wei Guanghui, only Gu Bingqian and Sun Chengzong, who focused on military affairs, were left in the cabinet. Therefore, Gu Bingqian's voice naturally became stronger.

Zhu Xu nodded, turned to look at Ye Xianggao, and said with a smile, "Teacher, what do you think?"

Ye Xianggao had just returned to court, and he was still a little uncomfortable.In his previous court, although the Donglin Party was the dominant family, there were many hills inside, and they would attack each other for any important matters, and they would be noisy endlessly. He was really surprised by such "discussing the matter as it stands".

He frowned tightly. The matter was too important. Simply abolishing the transfer department that had been in operation for hundreds of years would cause a huge shock in the government and the public. Be slow rather than hasty, be steady rather than chaotic.”

Still against it.

Zhu Xu nodded, turned to Yang Lian again, and said, "Mr. Yang, what do you think?"

Words such as Mr. are a kind of respectful title in private, especially the title of the emperor, which naturally means extreme respect.But in the court, it is more than just respect.

Yang Lian's heart was agitated, his face was a little red when he stood up, and he played: "Your Majesty, I think... His Royal Highness Xin Wang's play... has merit."

This is neutrality, and neither side can offend.

Zhu Xu nodded. At this point, it was finally a tie.

"it's time."

Zhu Xu thought to himself.

His heart fell, and the servant's loud report came from outside the door: "Qi Zou, the emperor, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Luo Yangxing asks to see you."

A smile flashed at the corner of Zhu Xu's mouth, and he said loudly, "Xuan!"

When Luo Yangxing saw him, many ministers frowned slightly, and suddenly had a bad feeling in their hearts.

Luo Yangxing strode in, knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, I have ordered to supervise the administration of salt, so I am here to report."

Cao Huachun walked down quickly and handed over Luo Yangxing's brochure.

Zhu Xu said lightly: "Read."

Cao Huachun bowed slightly, opened the notebook and said: "...According to my investigation, the transshipment departments, promotion departments, and salt farms in various places are very corrupt. There are 50 silver hidden in the official court, and there are salt households who buy a hundred hectares of land, and the salt tax is lost. , all were corrupted, and the fire consumption was extremely small..."

Before Cao Huachun finished speaking, Zhu Xu slapped the table suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Decree to abolish the promotion department and the transshipment department, all of which should be hereditary and not replaced, will be properly handled by the cabinet. All matters shall be dealt with by the King Xin, and no one shall object!"

"According to the order!"

King Xin, Gu Bingqian, Sun Chengzong and others stood up and bowed to receive the order.

The civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to have been hit with a dull hammer, and they were so choked that they could not speak.

After clearing up the affairs of the Yanzheng, Zhu Xu let out a long breath, looked at the list in front of him, and said, "The second item, biography."

Cao Huachun straightened his body and said loudly, "Tell Zhu Changrun, Zhu Cunshu, Zhu Shenxuan, and Zhu Yipai to have an audience!"

After Cao Huachun's words fell, the courtiers realized that the matter of Yanzheng had already been settled.

Xin Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and calmly glanced at Ni Wenhuan, Wang Shaohui and others behind him, exchanging glances imperceptibly.

Gu Bingqian secretly looked at Zhu Xu above, with slight cold sweat on his head, and he was already thinking in his heart, whether to deal with the aftermath as soon as possible after the court, or to enter the palace to plead guilty as soon as possible.

Sun Chengzong squinted his eyes, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.

As for Yang Lian, he was relieved from the bottom of his heart.He was caught between the Yanzheng, Dayi, and the teacher-student friendship with the emperor, and now he finally survived.

The other adults, although some are still extremely unwilling, but the deal is done, and there is nothing they can do, they can only continue the court discussion in depression.

Amidst the complicated thoughts of the courtiers, King Ping led Zhu Cunshu, Zhu Shenxuan, and Zhu Yipai, wearing their respective royal uniforms, and strode out from the door.

"Minister, Zhu Changrun (Zhu Cunshu, Zhu Shenxuan, Zhu Yipai) pays respects to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hands, and said in a friendly manner like a family member: "Let's all be flat."

King Ping also raised his hand with a smile on his face, and said, "It's the emperor."

Zhu Shenxuan took a step forward, held up the booklet and said: "The three kings of Qin, Jin, and Lu will play on behalf of the three kings. The treasury of the court is empty. I would like to reduce the salary of the three kings and offer ten thousand taels of gold and silver to solve the difficulties of the court. "

As soon as Zhu Shenxuan's words fell, the ministers in the court suddenly buzzed.

Since Taizu, the vassal king has always been the biggest hidden danger of the imperial court. With constant changes, it has become the largest bank of the imperial court. The burden is getting bigger and bigger, and has never been relieved.

Now that the three kings actually have such a book, could it be that they deceived the emperor when he was young, and harbored evil intentions while talking nonsense?

Cao Huachun took the booklet and handed it to Zhu Xu. Zhu Xu glanced at it, his face remained still, but he thought to himself, "I don't know how many papers these three have prepared. Zhu Shenxuan must have spent a lot of thought on choosing this one." ..."

After reading it, Zhu Xu happily nodded to Zhu Shenxuan, then turned to King Ping and said, "Uncle Huang, what do you think about this matter?"

King Ping stood up from one side and said: "Your Majesty, I have also contacted the clan princes inside and outside the capital, and they also intend to reduce their salaries to relieve the court's difficulties and share the emperor's worries."

Zhu Xu smiled even more, and said: "The clan is the foundation of Ming Dynasty, I am very pleased to have such an idea."

After thinking for a while, he looked at Zhu Youjian again, and said, "Brother Xin Wang Huang, what do you think, if it is reduced, how much is appropriate?"

Zhu Shenxuan stood there, looking at Zhu Xu calmly, and then at King Xin.

King Xin stood up, thinking about his own situation, pondered for a while and said: "Go back to the emperor, I think [-]%."

Zhu Shenxuan's face changed slightly, the clan's salary was indeed not much, but the palace has a large population, it added up to a considerable amount of money, if [-]% of it disappeared at once, I'm afraid all the princes in the world would not accept it!

Zhu Shenxuan frowned, stepped forward and said: "Back to the emperor, there is no comparison outside the capital, as far as I know, [-]% should be the limit."

Zhu Xu frowned, turned to look at King Ping, and said, "Uncle Ping Wang, what do you think?"

King Ping's expression moved slightly, this Zhu Xu didn't communicate with him, he looked at Zhu Shenxuan and then at Zhu Youjian, then looked up at Zhu Xu, seeing him smiling, his heart moved, and he said quickly: "Go back Your Majesty, I think it is okay. As far as I am concerned, a [-]% reduction is enough to support me."

Zhu Shenxuan's face changed slightly, and he secretly felt that he had made a mistake. He had explained the specific reduction amount before, and gave Wang Xin the truth, and now he can't refute it.

He looked at King Xin with a cold face, and suppressed his breath.But in my heart I couldn't help but feel uneasy, let him play the performance, and cut the clan's salary by [-]% in one go, I'm afraid all the vassal kings in the world will hate him and his father!

"Well, then [-]%." Zhu Xu smiled sincerely, looked at King Ping and said, "Uncle Ping Wang, please trouble you to sort out the records, and the clan mansion, the household department, and King Xin will discuss the details, and then announce it to the world." .”