I am the king of the dead

"The [-]% that is distributed to the Muromachi Shogunate now, in the future, Old Tang, you will take Imisanju as your concubine. Isn't this all dowry?"

"Isn't it Daming's?"

Tang Xing immediately shivered and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't want to ask for trouble, I want to pay you, I am a relative of the emperor, how can I take concubines at will, I will not cause trouble for my daughter and grandson."

Chen Fuyin said confidently: "For Daming!"

"Don't do this with me!" Tang Xing stared at Chen Fuyin with wide eyes. He just realized today that this coconut king is so shameless.

Chapter 538 Don't Seek Everlasting, Only Seize the Day and Night

The power of Yamano Ginzan, after annexing the three kingdoms of the Chimatsu family, has completely gained a foothold. Even if it does not rely on the Muromachi shogunate, it is still an extremely powerful force.

At the beginning, when the general manager of the Pu family, Fei Yiying, Xu Chengzong and others were discussing in the Yanyun Tower, Fei Yiying asked if the Fei family could be crowned king if they could raise their swords in the country of Wa.

At that time, Xu Chengzong's answer was very subtle.

Fei Yiying knew the situation in Wa country, so he asked so boldly.

When Shanye Yinshan gained a firm foothold, Li Xian and Li Binyan, the living kings of Jiangnan, met again.

After Li Binyan returned to Nanjing from the capital, one thing most officials wanted to know was whether Li Binyan's Yongle Sword was still on him.

To the disappointment of many officials, Li Binyan still brought the Yongle Sword with him after he came back.

"I've only completed [-]% of the exam this year. I thought His Majesty would reprimand me, but I didn't expect His Majesty to praise me. I'm really flattered." Li Xian closed the imperial edict given to him by His Majesty, and said a little confused.

Last year, the test was set. As the governor of Yingtian, Li Xian only completed about [-]% of the test. However, in the edict, His Majesty did not order Li Xian, but praised and rewarded him, and even gave Li Xianhe Liu Yuniang's son brought a New Year's gift.

If there is no New Year's gift, Li Xian will think that His Majesty is angry, but with the New Year's gift, Li Xian confirms that he is indeed a holy family.

It's just that he didn't complete all aspects of the assessment, so why was he praised and rewarded?

Li Binyan put down his teacup, thought for a while and said, "When your Majesty was in the capital, he asked me to meet Hu Shangshu. Hu Shangshu said that after the examination was set last year, His Majesty discovered that the standard was too high in practice. , You are better off, the governor of Sichuan has completed less than [-]% of the exam this year."

"Your Majesty has adjusted the specific numbers of the exams this year, so this phenomenon will no longer exist."

For example, last year it was ordered to complete the population statistics of the fourteen prefectures of Nanya, but only about [-]% of them were completed, and it was not completely completed until the spring of this year.

This matter has been done on and off for five years since the second year of Jingtai, and it is considered to be a preliminary calculation of how many people there are in the Fourteenth Mansion of Nanya.

For example, according to past practice, the five prefectures of Suzhou, in addition to the original [-] shi of white grain collected, had to add [-] shi of white grain to Beijing.

During the actual implementation, it was discovered that only 13% of the [-] Susong white grains could be completed. Affected by the cold wave, the five prefectures that produced white grains did not have so much grain at all.

Bailiang is a kind of grain that is specially used by the court and officials in the capital. The price of a stone of white grain is about three to four times the price of ordinary rice.

"Actually, the cabinet expected to achieve [-]% to [-]% of the examination results for Nanya Fourteen Prefectures, which is excellent, but it turned out to be [-]%, which has exceeded the cabinet's expectations."

"And Hu Shangshu told me something." Li Binyan leaned forward and said, "Do you know how the word "authority" is achieved?"

"Arbitrary authority?" Li Xian was full of memories when he talked about this. He was forced to arrogate the imperial authority in Nanya.

But he didn't know how to take the initiative to take power, and he didn't get to that position.

Li Binyan learned a lot when he came to Beijing this time, he nodded and said, "Yes."

"In the third year of Xuande, Liu Guan, the director of salt transportation, took bribes from the city and imposed excessive taxes. The sex was extravagant, so that the toilet bed was decorated with brocade, and the drowning vessel was decorated with platinum."

During the reign of Xuande, Liu Guan was an official to Zuodu censor, and then attached to Yang Shiqi, and presided over the salt administration of Liangzhe, Lianghuai, Changlu, and Hedong.

If you want to talk about how the Ming Dynasty's salt administration was destroyed, Liu Guan can't get around it.

"I have heard a little bit. It is said that the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in the entire Nanya government is determined by this Liu Guan. He is really majestic." Li Xian has heard of such a person who spreads clothes made of silk in the toilet and uses gold Silver decorated chamber pot.

This description is very exaggerated, Li Xian does not think it is true.But back then Liu Guan was omnipotent in Nanya, and all the officials acted according to his face. This is true.

Li Binyan said a little embarrassed: "Actually... Liu Guan belongs to Yang Shiqi."

Li Xian and Yang Shiqi had a little conflict, and then Li Xian was thrown out to patrol the border. Li Binyan made it clear.

"No surprise, if it wasn't for the collusion with Yang Shiqi, how could Liu Guan, a censor of Zuodu, gain such power?" Li Xian nodded, he was not too surprised by this matter.

In the third year of Xuande, Emperor Xuande asked about politics and asked Yang Shiqi, who is the most corrupt official in the world?

Yang Shiqi said it was Liu Guan, and then Liu Guan was exiled to Liaodong by his family.

Liu Guan is the scapegoat.

Because of punishing Liu Guan, Emperor Xuande was beating Yang Shiqi.

Pushing a person with an extravagant personality to a position where virtue is unworthy, allowing him to be arrogant, and pushing him out as a scapegoat when something happens, is really a very common way of fighting for power.

Li Binyan took a deep breath, and said with an extremely complicated expression: "Back then, the Salt Administration had a total of 120 million citations. In Xuande's three-year household budget, the over-issued salt citations were 320 million. The extra 200 million citations are what Liu Guan can pay. The reason for calling the wind and rain."

"Liu Guan's money is divided into two parts, and the difference is clear. 120 million was introduced into the state treasury, and the remaining 200 million was led by Liu Guan and the officials of the Salt Transportation Department worked hard."

"They have established a set of means independent of the Jingchao and the big plan. The promotion, appointment and removal of officials are all based on nepotism, not politics."

Liu Guan was killed and Yang Shiqi was beaten, but as long as Yang Shiqi is still alive, most of the bureaucratic promotions were decided by Yang Shiqi alone.

Jingcha and Daji are themselves the standards for the promotion of officials set by Emperor Taizu, but the results are like waste paper.

Li Xian frowned and said, "I understand what you mean."

"You mean, the 200 million yuan is the key means for officials to be promoted and transferred. If you refuse to join them, let alone promotion, you will have to talk about keeping your official position."

"So in the first five years of the examination, His Majesty wants the bureaucrats in the world to accept this examination and decide to be promoted. Therefore, His Majesty's expectations for the examination are not very high. He just wants everyone to accept it?"

The implementation of the test method, within the first five years, is to make bureaucrats get used to the existence of the test method, and only the habit of the test method can determine the standard for promotion or not.

His Majesty is using the test method to take back his authority.

"Of course." Li Binyan nodded and shook his head and said, "This is where you thrive, and where you die."

"King Jili gradually grew up, and found out that Yang Shiqi's power is so powerful. Naturally, he was dissatisfied with Yang Shiqi's monopoly on the court, but Yang Shiqi has no way to turn back."

"It's like the word corruption. He must keep the money given to him by filial piety. If he doesn't take it, he will give it to King Jili. Yang Shiqi's subordinates will tear him to pieces."

"This is Yang Shiqi's predicament back then. He knew that the emperor was dissatisfied with his monopoly on the court, but he could only go all the way to the dark end."

Hu Wei told Li Binyan the way to survive in officialdom, the world's largest vanity fair.

Some things, if you can't reach out, don't reach out.

Some things, once started, there is no going back.

Li Xian stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "Then Yang Shiqi fell down, the world is still the same world, nothing has changed."

"It's just Yang Shiqi! There are also Liu Shiqi, Zhang Shiqi, and Wang Shiqi!"

"They are extravagant and lustful, filling their pockets, even if they are temporarily dormant, they are just hiding their selfish desires deep in their hearts, and then waiting for the next Yang Shiqi!"

Li Binyan said with a playful expression: "I know, Hu Shangshu knows, Yu Shaobao knows, and Your Majesty knows even more."

"After Yang Shiqi fell, it was Wang Zhen. After Wang Zhen fell, it should have been Wang Ji's turn, and it was the uncle Jingyuan Wang Ji."

"It's a pity that Wang Ji has never started in His Majesty's hands, and it's over."

Wang Ji uses Wang Zhen, not Wang Zhen uses Wang Ji.

Li Xian slowly sat down in his seat, looked at Li Binyan with a confused face, and said in a daze: "So, how to prevent these people, so that they will be born again when the spring breeze blows?"

The two haven't spoken for a long time, because they both know that there is no answer to this question.

Even a martial artist like Emperor Taizu Gao, a wise emperor like Emperor Taizong Wen, and even His Majesty today seem unable to solve this problem.

A smile appeared on Li Binyan's face and said: "So Your Majesty never asks for eternity, but only fights for the day and night."

This is His Majesty's pragmatic way. As long as His Majesty is still in position, these people can only dormant.

"How about Li Sui?" Li Binyan asked another question.

Nanjing is a world of flowers and flowers. The Huaihe River is ten miles away and the fireworks are ten miles away. The world here is so wonderful. Li Binyan himself knows what it would be like to come to such a rich and prosperous town suddenly from a poor and remote place.

Li Sui, the person who beat the Dengwen drum, will he sink in this world of fireworks?

"It's hard to say." Li Xian hesitated before saying, "His condition is not very good. Although he said he hasn't made a mistake yet, he has already reached the edge of a cliff."

"The chaotic flowers gradually become attractive to the eyes."

"Ugh."

Li Xian talked about Li Sui's situation. Li Sui was mainly responsible for the cases of abnormal female households in Bo'ai Township, and the progress was extremely fast.

But Li Sui has also withstood many, many tests. These tests made it difficult for Li Sui, a newcomer in the examination room, to cope.

There are too many methods used by these counties and village sages.

Specifically, Li Sui recently fell in love with a lady from a great family. This is Li Sui's weakness. His old man in Sichuan married someone else after he left Sichuan.

Later, after winning the top ten in the capital, Xiang Wenyao forced her to marry him.

This is Li Sui's heart disease.

Li Sui happened to meet a well-educated and sensible lady, and the two were talented and beautiful, and it was a good story.

It would be great if this lady's background was not so complicated.

According to Jin Yiwei Yang Han's investigation, this lady's home is almost certainly closely related to the case of the abnormal female household, and the purpose of this lady's approach to Li Sui is because Li Sui hosted the case.

"Have you talked to him?" Li Binyan asked very seriously.

Li Xian shook his head and said, "No, I don't know where to start."

At the beginning, Li Xian accepted Yuniang and sought skin from the tiger, which was helpless. How could Li Xian speak about Li Sui?

Li Binyan thought for a moment and said, "I'll come to talk to him, Commander Yang, tell me about the situation of that woman."

Yang Han put a question book on the table.

Li Sui is someone His Majesty is very concerned about. According to the unspoken rules of the examination room, Li Sui beat the Dengwen drum. In the second year of Jingtai, Ke Qian, the new champion of Jingtai, went to the Xingdu Division of Shaanxi.

Now, Ke Qian is the capital of Shaanxi Xingdu, and he has won the top card, but Li Sui has once again met with unkind people.

Zhenjiang Zhao's daughter and Li Sui met by chance, followed by a very cliche plot of a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman.

When the Tiqis were investigating the case of the abnormal female household, they found Zhao's head.

So, it wasn't any kind of talent or beauty, but that Zhao's daughter deliberately approached Li Sui, but Li Sui didn't know it.

Li Binyan communicated with Yang Han for a long time, and then someone called Li Sui.

Li Sui gained a little weight, his originally dark and thin cheeks became much fairer, and he also gained a lot of weight.

Li Binyan looked at Li Sui looking like a spring breeze, and handed the inscription book in his hand to Li Sui.

"This... this..." Li Sui held the memorial in his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "This is impossible, I have seen this high official Zhao, he is a prefect, how could he do such a thing? "

"No, no..." Li Sui kept muttering to himself, he didn't believe that Zhao's daughter approached him on purpose, and he didn't believe that Zhenjiang Zhao's involvement in the big case of abnormal female household.

He didn't believe it, but the evidence was solid.

Li Binyan didn't say much, took back the test book, and let Li Sui leave.

"Governor Li, do you want to send some cavalry to watch him?" Yang Han asked in a low voice, seeing Li Sui's distraught appearance.

The relationship between Li Sui and the daughter of the Zhao family is progressing very fast, and it is said that they are almost at the point of discussing marriage.

Li Binyan stood up and said, "Keep an eye on Mrs. Zhao, there are some things that he has to figure out by himself."

Li Sui returned home. The story between him and Zhao's daughter was very long.

From the amazed glance at the time of meeting in the misty rain;

After getting acquainted, I exchanged letters and played the piano and wrote poems in my spare time at the poetry club;

And then to fall in love with each other and send tokens to each other for life.

Zhao's daughter's father's objection, Zhao's daughter's struggle.

Now it's finally time for the matchmaker to talk about marriage.

Then Li Binyan told him that all of this was fake.

Li Sui was sitting on a chair, holding a square scarf in his hand, and grasping it vigorously.

What should I do?

Li Sui leaned on the back of the chair a little confused, his eyes were a little lost, he sunk too deeply.

There was always a voice in his mind, telling him to write a letter as soon as possible, telling him that the wife of the unmarried Zhao family, Jin Yiwei had already found them, or writing a letter to question this woman, why did she do this? Do.

But Li Sui didn't do anything, he just sat there.

The time to choose has come.