The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Bazhou Yamen,

Zhao Liang walked out of the courtyard with a refreshed look on his face, but suddenly remembered something and frowned again.

He turned around slowly and looked in the direction of the capital. Today was the grand ceremony of the imperial examination. I wonder if Brother Zhu had passed the imperial examination, a scholar of his age.

"Most likely... he didn't pass, right?"

The county magistrate next to him said, "Master, are you still thinking about that? That old scholar is not a scholar."

"Merchants?"

"Yes, they should be merchants who want to establish a relationship with you. I have never seen scholars who travel to the capital with these followers."

Thinking back to the followers of the old scholar, each of them carried a knife, perhaps they were the guards of the merchants.

Even if he had connections in the court, it would be difficult for him to stop growing crops.

The war horses in the Bazhou grassland were to be supplied to Northern Zhili as an important transportation capacity, just like the cattle restriction order, how could it be banned by the court?

At this time, a figure came riding a fast horse. Seeing the face of the person clearly, it was the postmaster of Bazhou.

"The edict of the new emperor."

Zhao Liang looked around blankly, raised his head slightly, and looked at the postmaster at a loss, "Real edict? Why didn't the eunuch in the palace announce the edict?"

The postmaster didn't know, so he handed in the book and left in a hurry.

When Zhao Liang finished reading the book, a wealthy merchant had appeared in his sight.

Coming out of Bazhou, the retired emperor Hongzhi lowered his head. Bazhou was only more than 200 miles away from the capital. The people's livelihood was in decline. How difficult would it be to have a prosperous era?

I often read the memorials about the people's miserable lives in Shandong. Now three years have passed. I wonder how Shandong is doing?

"Go to Shandong. It's too far and Yan Qing's family doesn't want to come."

Xiao Jing's face was slightly stiff, with a touch of resentment, and he went to Qufu, Shandong reluctantly.

...

Capital,

"**** said that he would give me a dragon robe." Yan Chengjin took the initiative to report his merits.

There are also titles such as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Grand Tutor, National Pillar, and Regent, but the Emperor only gave him a dragon robe.

But it doesn't matter, the advantage of having two emperors is...

Two rewards, double happiness.

Zhu Houzhao heard about Bazhou. The people of Bazhou begged for mercy and could not return the farmland to support the war horses of Northern Zhili. Lao Gao built a new workshop in Bazhou and recruited people to do labor...

"Lao Gao has resettled the people of Bazhou, which is a great achievement. Father is too stingy. I think he should be promoted."

Yan Chengjin was grateful: "Minister, thank the new emperor for his grace!" It was not in vain.

You all know that Yan Chengjin's promotion is inevitable.

But this speed is too fast. The new emperor has only been on the throne for a few years. If this guy can survive three dynasties, what else should he be given?

Jiang Mian thought of this and stepped forward:

"We still need to wait and see about the effect of the Bazhou grassland. The previous emperor had repeatedly issued orders not to grant dragon robes at will. Now granting Yan Chengjin one is a great gift.

I think it is enough!"

During the Tianshun period, Emperor Yingzong had issued an order not to grant dragon robes at will, so even during the Chenghua period when the Chuanfeng officials were popular, no dragon robes were granted.

During the Hongzhi period, the order was issued again.

At this moment, all the officials in the hall looked at Yan Chengjin. At such a young age, he had collected all the robes.

There were even those who were envious and jealous, and their eyes were red.

Yan Chengjin glanced at Jiang Mian, nodded and said, "I didn't say I wanted a dragon robe. What Lord Jiang said makes sense. The dragon robe should not be granted easily. It is better to grant me a promotion."

"..." Jiang Mian.

Zhu Houzhao nodded proudly. Of course, he didn't care what the gentlemen thought. Anyway, the masters didn't listen to him. If Master Li wasn't the Taishan of Lao Gao, it would have been like this long ago.

The gentlemen knelt on the gold bricks to give advice, but Zhu Houzhao seemed to be blind and conferred Yan Chengjin as the Grand Secretary of the Jinshen Palace.

"I thank your majesty for your grace."

The court meeting was over and walked out of the palace.

Li Dongyang called Yan Chengjin over, and the father-in-law and son-in-law walked in the secluded palace corridor and talked to each other.

"Being favored by the new emperor may not be a good thing."

It will definitely be envied by officials. Once you make a mistake, you will be attacked by others. There are many such examples in the court. Moreover, it is not good for the official reputation, and it is easy to be labeled as flattering the emperor.

"Thank you, Mr. Li for your advice."

Yan Chengjin naturally knew that this was the case, and whether it succeeded or not, he might just have to run away.

So, do you still care?

…………

Back at the Censorate,

Yan Chengjin called Fang Xue and told him to bring Jiang Mian's family files.

"Mr. Jiang is devoted to the court, and you want to impeach him?" Fang Xue raised his head slightly, asking reluctantly.

Mr. Yan wanted to see Jiang Mian's memorial, and he was probably preparing an impeachment.

"People with different ideals cannot work together. I can't bend him, so I can only impeach him."

Yan Chengjin was not targeting Jiang Mian. Zhu Houzhao promoted him, and he would soon become the chief minister of the cabinet.

If he became the chief minister of the cabinet and impeached Jiang Mian again, he would be infamous for eliminating dissidents.

In addition, Han Wen, Wang Qiong and others are waiting to join the cabinet, and there is no shortage of talents. The cabinet needs to loosen up the soil.

"I understand. Recently, Huguang has something that can impeach Mr. Jiang."

Fang Xue took out an impeachment from his chest. It was a memorial from Huguang Censor Lu Chu.

A moment later, Yan Chengjin frowned slightly after reading the impeachment. The retired emperor Hongzhi went to Shandong. It seemed that he needed to send a letter to ask him to change his route to Huguang.

………

Golden State,

The snow melted in the spring, and more and more golden beans flowed down the river. The Zhang brothers lived and ate by the river, and only did three things every day:

Eat, sleep, and pick up gold.

Zhang Fuhua secretly thanked himself for bringing three thousand personal soldiers with him, otherwise, he would not be able to control the hands of the laborers and sailors.

All the gold in the pond had been picked up.

He knew that many laborers came to the pond to pick up gold at night.

"If you can't return to the Ming Dynasty, what use will the gold you picked up be? Those who hide it privately, hand it over to me!"

Yes, how can we spend it on this island?

It's not as valuable as food, and if we return to the Ming Dynasty, we will definitely be punished by the court.

Thinking of this, the sailors and laborers who hid the gold beans came forward to hand over the gold.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling also stepped forward and threw out the smallest gold bean.

"..." Zhang Fuhua.

In the blink of an eye, a pile of gold as high as a grave appeared in front of Zhang Fuhua.

"From now on, this official will give you five gold beans every month."

If you only oppress without reward, people's hearts will collapse over time, and this is a golden state without laws.

The eyes of the sailors and laborers were enthusiastic. It was worth following Lord Zhang to the sea.

Five gold beans a month, and within three months, they could become a household with a hundred taels.

Gao Feng stepped forward with a smile and said, "Lord Zhang, since you have dug a gold mine, why don't you report the good news to the court and order the army to come?"

"Yes, yes, in our opinion, this Golden State is full of gold, and we can't let the French take advantage of it!" Zhang Heling also wanted to send a wave of gold back to the capital first.

Liu Jin handed over a cup of tea and smiled, "Let's go back and report the good news?"

"Lord Zhang, don't drink it, this tea is not a proper tea." Gao Feng said.

Zhang Fuhua also knew that these two eunuchs were not easy to deal with. Qian Ning said that only Yan Chengjin could deal with the two.

"This official and Eunuch Liu will stay here to guard, and Eunuch Gao will return to the court to report the good news."

He liked the eunuch Liu Jin, but Gao Feng, who stayed and only ate white rice, was a borer!

Liu Jin was anxious: "Master Zhang, I also want to go back to Beijing to have a look."

Zhang Fuhua: "No problem, when I return to Beijing, I will praise the merits of Eunuch Liu to the new emperor and Master Yan."

Gao Feng was overjoyed, and he didn't want to stay in this ghost place for a long time, "Then let's go back to Beijing first."

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