Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Wang An really couldn't hold back anymore. Compared with the old emperor, the new emperor's ideas were too big.In this short period of time, not only has he appointed an emperor teacher for himself, but he has also appointed a queen for himself.

He was engrossed, and subconsciously turned sideways to listen to the conversation in the study.However, in the eyes of Zhou Jiamo, who was standing in the distance, his subtle behavior was the content of Xinjun's secret conversation that made him unable to hold back.

Scholars Zhou Jiamo really want to know who the new ruler is talking about and what they are talking about.

In the study, Zhang Weixian sighed in his heart when he saw Shang Xinjun's sincere and immature face with two big dark circles under his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I can control the imperial army and [-]% of the soldiers to protect the safety of the capital is because I never participate in any party disputes in the court, and those civil officials don't come to trouble me. Another point is that the young girl of the minister At home, because she is the only girl in this generation, she grows up pampered and pampered, and is as good at martial arts as her brothers, and she is not the lady who is respected by those civil servants who respect the three obediences and four virtues and can mother the world."

When Zhu Youxiao heard that it was such a girl, she became more determined.

"Duke, think about the empress who has been the mother of the world for a hundred years. Could it be that the civil servants admire them? They themselves match their children and marry wives, and they also have to consider the right family. Only when it comes to the royal family, all the men and women of the old Zhu family, I can only marry a son of a good family who is innocent. When Goro grows up, I must choose a Shangshu's daughter for him."

Zhang Weixian smiled and persuaded the new monarch, "Being married is a matter of mutual consent. Your Majesty cannot force you to marry someone."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, "The Duke is right. But in this world, there is no son who is better than our brothers. I just appointed Sun Ruyou to be my emperor's teacher. Will the Duke take some time to teach me martial arts? What about learning? It’s good to keep fit.”

This reason of physical fitness is difficult for the British public to refuse.

"It's easy for your majesty to keep fit. Every morning and evening, walk in the palace for half an hour, and after half a month, the ministers will come to see what your majesty can do."

"Okay, that's all settled."

Zhang Weixian said: "The minister will wait for His Majesty to subdue the civil servants in two years."

Wang An saw that the Duke of England had come out, so he hurried in to report to the new king.

"My lord, Zhou Jiamo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is here. Waiting at a distance."

"Well, let him come in. How about this, you whispered to him that I want to punish Liwei who took bribes."

Wang An understood in seconds, nodded and bowed back.

After standing outside for so long, Zhou Jiamo was not that surprised when he finally saw the British Duke come out.The British public manages 40 forbidden troops and five city soldiers and horses, which are the biggest reliance of the emperors of all dynasties.Now that there is nothing wrong with the capital, there is something wrong with the border town.It is also extremely normal for him to have a secret conversation with the new monarch.

Zhou Jiamo and the Duke of England nodded and clasped their hands to signal each other. One strode out of the palace, while the other continued to wait for the new king's summons.Zhou Jiamo saw Wang An entered the inner study, and knew that he might be summoned soon.But looking at the British Duke's back, he wondered if it was necessary to send someone to ask the Ministry of War for the latest battle report.Just as he was thinking about it, he found Wang An walking towards him.

He hurried over.

"Zhou Shangshu, Your Majesty has summoned you."

Wang An was slow to return the gift to Zhou Shangshu. Zhou Jiamo knew that Wang An had become an inner minister, so he smiled and congratulated Wang An, and said that he would rely on Wang An for help in the future.

Handprint eunuchs don't need seals, no matter how easy they think and use other people's opinions, it's hard to get things done.

Wang An smiled, and said in his heart that it is hard to say what kind of temperament the new king is.But in his mouth he said modestly: "Our family is an old slave serving the emperor, and we still need to be taken care of by Lord Shangshu. But Lord Zhou thinks highly of our family." Wang An approached Zhou Jiamo and said in a low voice: "Just one more word from our family, Zhou Shangshu, be careful, His Majesty is about to arrest a corrupt official to gain power."

Zhou Jiamo was taken aback, and immediately gave Wang An the purse he had prepared in his sleeve.With a turbulent heart, nodding with a calm smile on his face, he stepped into Xinjun's inner study.

It was still the appearance of Emperor Wanli. Before the first emperor had time to change, he handed over the study to the new emperor.But Zhou Jiamo felt that the royal ornate furnishings in the study could not match the sharp eyes of the frail young man with dark circles in front of him.

The new king, Zhou Jiamo, was very polite. He took Zhou Jiamo's note and said, "These people you proposed must make up their personal statements. Wang An, write down the necessary content."

Wang An immediately laid out paper and rubbed ink on a small table beside him, picked up a pen and waited for the new king to dictate.

"Name, place of birth, time and place of birth, parents, siblings, and in-laws. Entrance to school, age of Zhongju, family property before Zhongju, age of Zhongjinshi, family property, servants and servants accepted by the family. Being an official comes first. Changes in family property in the first five years, the fifth year, and the tenth year, and whether you have accepted more than 3000 taels of bribes in total. Make a form and fill it out item by item."

Zhou Jiamo's surprise could no longer be concealed.

Xinjun continued to speak.

"This is just the basics. Everyone who is an official in the Ming Dynasty must fill out this form during the triennial assessment. When the censors are surveyed, as the basic basis for verification, those who are false will be submitted to the Sanju Division for filing."

"Is there any question?" Seeing Zhou Jiamo's expression, Zhu Youxiao had to stop and ask him.

Zhou Jiamo bent down on his knees.

"Your Majesty, I have received more than ten thousand taels of property since I became Minister of the Ministry of Officials." After Zhou Jiamo said this, he was too embarrassed to continue.

"Well. What do you want to do?"

"The veteran is ashamed. Resign and return home."

Zhu Youxiao patted the table, "Zhou Jiamo Zhou Shangshu, it's so easy for you to resign and return home. Aren't you ashamed?"

"I am ashamed of the emperor." Zhou Jiamo kowtowed.

"You are not ashamed of the emperor, you are ashamed of the people of the world. Do the math, since you are a scholar, you will be exempted from personal corvee, taxes, etc. What you are exempted will be shared by the people of the world. After the election, you got more reductions and exemptions from the imperial court tax. When you were 26 years old and became a Jinshi, how much did the people in the world share for you? Have you been an official all these years? Now you leave the pick and leave and it’s over? Those Is the people's fat and oil that are offered to you wasted?"

Zhou Jiamo Nuonuo had no choice but to say another word.

"Old Shangshu, get up." Wang An hurried to help Zhou Jiamo up, and sent him back to his seat.

"Now the world needs you. Only when the officials are clear and bright can the people live and work in peace and contentment at home, and it is possible to resist all foreign aggression outside. I know that the people you recommend must be talented, but character also depends. Ask them to fill out this form , It is to let them know that everything has to be measured. The part of the tax that is exempted from the land that they have taken refuge in is used by the Daming Household Department to provide disaster relief, use it to pay soldiers, and use it to care for the orphans, widows, old and young."

"I asked the Ministry of Households to revise the salaries of hundreds of officials. The initial idea is that no official can take refuge in the fields. The final goal is that all the fields in the world will be collected as royal fields, and the cultivators only pay taxes once, and no longer need to pay taxes. All the corvee. The corvee that the imperial court had to bear in the past will spend money to hire laborers to do it in the future."

Zhou Jiamo's eyes were slightly red, "Your Majesty, this will be opposed by scholars."

"If all the people in the world, men and women, could read books, and everyone in the country would be full of young talents, would there be any scholars who would oppose it?"

Zhou Jiamo got up and bowed again and said: "Your Majesty has great plans and wishes in his heart, and this veteran is willing to be your Majesty's forerunner."

Zhu Youxiao took the notebook written by Zhou Jiamo in his hand, and confessed frankly.

"Old Shangshu, I don't know a few words, but I believe that you want to recommend these people for the imperial court. Wang An, the seal must be approved first. Zhou Shangshu must remember to supervise these people, and must submit the items required in the form before entering the job. Fill it out and complete the documents before you can receive a survey and take office in the Ministry of Officials."

Zhou Jiamo originally thought that he would be wasting his time in proposing to add officials this time, but he didn't expect the new king to agree first and ask him to make up the documents later.

This is not just a matter of trust in oneself, but a matter of court affairs.Zhou Jiamo felt respect spontaneously in his heart.

"For your majesty to go to the cabinet to study, the veterans will recommend suitable bachelors, ministers, and Hanlin as soon as possible for your majesty to select."

"Yesterday evening, I met Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and asked Sun Shangshu to open the book list for enlightenment. First, let the eunuch in charge of ceremonies teach me to read and write. After the funeral of the emperor's grandfather and father, Sun Shangshu will give lectures."

Zhou Jiamo paused, okay, Xinjun confirmed his emperor teacher yesterday.However, it cannot be said that the Minister of the Ministry of Rites is not qualified enough to be an emperor's teacher.Seeing that Xinjun readily approved the additional officials, he should not say anything about the emperor's teacher.

"Since Your Majesty likes Sun Shangshu to give lectures, let him do it. Do you want to transfer some attendants from the Imperial Academy to lecture?"

"After I get to know the characters in "Hundred Surnames", "Thousand-Character Classic", "Children's Learning Qionglin", "Zengguang Xianwen" and "Three-Character Classic", I will arrange for the Imperial Academy to teach them. Otherwise, I am afraid that those who are full of Hanlin who read the Four Books and Five Classics would laugh at me."

Zhu Youxiao said the last sentence with a shy expression.Let Zhou Jiamo realize that the new king in front of him is really just a young man.

But the next sentence that Xin Jun, who was sitting behind the Kuan Da Yu An, said was like pouring a bucket of cold water on top of Zhou Jiamo's head.

"Don't forget the old Shangshu. The incumbent Beijing officials have to fill out this document within one month. I have withdrawn all the staff from the East Factory, and they can go to various yamen for inspection on behalf of the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , to see if each official has falsified paperwork."

Wang An put the document that had just been recorded on the desk.Zhu Youxiao stroked it lightly with his finger.

"Wang An, you make it into a table, like strings on a piece of wood, one grid and one slot horizontally, it looks clear at a glance."

Wang An is also a smart person. He knew that the only thing Xinjun could play with before was wood, and he also understood what he meant by one grid and one slot, so he quickly followed Zhu Youxiao's requirements.

Zhu Youxiao took it over to take a look, and praised Wang An: "Very good, just use this first, and you can attach another paper for the content that cannot be written. If you find any deficiencies after using it, you can modify it later."

Then he signaled Zhou Shangshu to leave with the template.

Zhou Jiamo saluted and said goodbye, he felt as if he had forgotten something.He walked to the door in a daze, suddenly remembered what was going on, and hurriedly turned to ask Xinjun.

"Your Majesty, what about the gifts that the old minister received?"

"You keep it first, and then send it to the palace after the late emperor is buried. Later, you will sell it to pay for the army."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Jiamo was completely relieved after receiving such an answer.

Wang An followed Zhou Jiamo and sent him out.

"These people are also true. If they want to be officials in my court, why don't they want to give me gifts?"

Zhou Jiamo staggered once in and out of the door.

Fortunately, Wang An made a quick move, otherwise Zhou Jiamo would have tripped over the threshold.

The author has something to say: Zhou Jiamo (1546-1629), Jinshi in 1571 in the fifth year of Longqing.He first served as the head of the household department and the prefect of Shaozhou.Later, he successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Households, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.In the last years of Wanli, Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu were fighting for power, and the appointment and dismissal of officials could not be decided by the Ministry of Officials.

After he became Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he employed people on their merits and dismissed the leaders of cronies and evildoers.

After Guangzong succeeded to the throne, he opposed Zheng Guifei's invitation to be a queen.

When Xi Zong came to the throne, he and Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others forced Li Xuan to move to the palace.In the end, he was framed for offending Wei Zhongxian, so he resigned and returned to his hometown.

In the fifth year of Apocalypse (1625), he was persecuted by the Wei Party again and was stripped of his membership.

In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing and added the Prince Taibao.Death gift less insurance.

Very upright and capable person.