Chapter 406: The Son of Heaven Bestows Submission
There are various legends in wild history, saying that Empress Dowager Li and Zhang Juzheng have one leg. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
When Lin Yanchao was an official in the Hanlin Academy, he also heard a lot of episodes, and there was almost no script for the two of them and a picture of the Spring Palace.
Of course, Zhang Juzheng is already a very popular minister, and in the hearts of the people, the women of the world are already what Zhang Juzheng wants. And in the face of this newly widowed woman, or is she the queen mother, Zhang Juzheng does not have the slightest idea of obscenity in his heart?
We ordinary people don't believe it.
Lin Yanchao thought of this, and couldn't help but think wildly, if Zhang Juzheng and Empress Dowager Li were to see something, knowing what he was thinking at the moment, he would definitely be dragged out of the noon gate and bounced to death.
Zhang Juzheng said: "Back to the Queen Mother, there are also inconsiderate places in this matter, and the reason why the household department lacks silver is that the ministers embezzled Taicang silver to fill the military expenses of Liaodong, so the Beijing camp is only making trouble." The blame for this matter lies with the minister, and I implore the Queen Mother and the Son of Heaven to surrender. β
After hanging the curtain, Empress Dowager Li said: "How can Mr. Zhang be guilty of a heart for the country, it's just that this palace has recently heard rumors outside that a whip law has been implemented for three years, and it stands to reason that the country's treasury is full, so why is it still insufficient." Is it effective? β
Zhang Juzheng said: "Back to the Queen Mother, at the moment, a whip law and Qingzhang Tianmu, but it has been tried in Fujian and other places, and it has not yet been pushed to the world. In fact, this time the Beijing camp is paying for it, which is to discount the color to offset the true color. Let's ask where the color comes from, it is the local government treasury that collects the people to fold the color, if the people pay taxes and silver in their true colors, why is there such trouble? β
"As for the acres of Qingzhang fields, the Queen Mother, please listen to her ministers say a few figures, Hongwu year, the world is at the beginning of peace, a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived, the number of acres of land is only 377.12 million mu, to the year of Hongzhi, the country is prosperous, the people are rich, the number of acres of land is 829.93 million mu, but in the last year of Jiajing, there are only 431.14 million mu left, which is half less than the year of Hongzhi, why is this? This is the rich family of the eunuch family sprinkling the fertile land, and the people tricking the acres of land to avoid official servitude, so that my Ming tax mu is reduced by half. Not to mention that in the long run, if we don't follow the policy of clearing the fields and acres and implement a whip law, the imperial court will not be able to take out the military expenses of the Liaodong border army next year. β
Zhang Juzheng was vibrating, and he didn't even give the queen mother's face, but Lin Yanchao thought to himself, Zhang Juzheng remembered these numbers well, and it seemed that his cadres were powerful.
Moreover, Zhang Juzheng is not alarmist, intimidating the empress dowager, in the Ming Dynasty, military expenditure has always accounted for the majority of the country's Taicang silver, to the fifth year of Wanli, the annual income of 3.5 million Taicang silver, spent on military spending reached 2.6 million, reaching 75 percent. After the Battle of Sarhu, the military expenditure reached 95% of the silver in Taicang.
After hanging the curtain, Empress Dowager Li said: "Mr. Zhang's court affairs, our women don't understand, we can't help but have you take care of it, our mother and son are at ease." Not to mention working for the country, this time there is no shortage of money, but you are not short of gold and silver, and you are a very human minister, and the palace doesn't know how to reward you. β
Zhang Juzheng said: "The queen mother said so, and her subordinates were even more guilty. β
"How can you not be rewarded for your merits, Feng Bao, you can give Mr. Zhang the Huayan Sutra copied by the palace yesterday."
Zhang Juzheng thanked him.
At this time, Feng Bao on the side said with a smile: "Queen Mother, don't take care of Mr. Zhang alone, Mr. Shen has also made a great contribution to pacifying the troubles this time?" β
After Feng Bao said this, Empress Dowager Li said with a smile behind the curtain: "How can this palace not remember, Shen Aiqing, how did you calm down the trouble, tell this palace." β
"Yes, Queen Mother." Shen Shixing said that he would solve the problem of the salary in 1510 at the moment, and there was no exaggeration in it, and as for what Lin Yanchao did, it was also 1510.
The little emperor listened to Long Yan Dayue, except for the little emperor, Lin Yanchao felt that there was a gaze looking at him behind the screen, and Lin Yanchao knew that it was the gaze of the Empress Dowager Li.
Immediately after hanging the curtain, Empress Dowager Li said with a smile: "Lin Xiuxiu, how old is this year?" β
Lin Yanchao said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Weichen has been in vain for nineteen years. β
Empress Dowager Li smiled and said: "Nineteen, this palace is also a nineteen-year-old concubine, this time you dare to do anything, serve the country and do not hesitate to be in danger, what reward do you want from this palace?" β
Lin Yanchao said at the moment: "The Queen Mother, this matter can be determined by the trouble, it is the blessing of the Queen Mother, the grace of the Son of Heaven, the subordinates are just doing their best, where is the slightest credit." β
The little emperor couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Lin Aiqing, since the queen mother said that she wanted to reward you, you shouldn't be humble, say what reward do you want?" β
Lin Yanchao said: "Back to Your Majesty, if you really want Weichen to say, Weichen only wants the peace of the Ming Dynasty and the people." β
As soon as Lin Yanchao said this, the little emperor immediately laughed, Feng Bao on the side was also Wan'er, and after hanging the curtain, Empress Dowager Li said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this Lin Xiuzhu is really a loyal and patriotic minister, and he will be rewarded well." β
"Yes, Queen Mother."
The little emperor agreed behind him, then turned his head to look at Lin Yanchao and said: "Lin Aiqing, in order to reward you for this calming down of the trouble, I will give you a set of unicorn clothes, silk leno and ten taels of silver." β
The Son of Heaven bestows obedience as a rare honor for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.
There are several grades of clothing, the most noble is the python suit, and the python costume can only be worn by first- and second-grade officials and extremely favored eunuchs.
Among them, the python suit is divided into a python and a python, and the general cabinet ministers only wear the python, while Zhang Juzheng has a big red python suit, which is the highest level of service for the ministers.
The python suit is a bullfighting suit, which is slightly inferior to the python suit, such as the master of ceremonies and the eunuch Feng Bao is a bullfighting suit.
Although Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, one is the foreign minister and the other is the internal minister, they are called the two ministers of the palace in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, but Feng Bao has always worn bullfighting clothes in order to show respect for Zhang Juzheng.
The next class of bullfighting clothes is the flying fish suit, as we all know, the Son of Heaven's pro-army brocade clothes are wearing flying fish suits, in addition, the flying fish suits are given to military attachΓ©s, as for Shangshu, the squire sometimes gives them.
Under the flying fish suit, it is a unicorn suit.
Those who wear unicorn clothes are generally princes, marquis and other lords, emperor's concubines, and third and fourth rank officials.
Generally speaking, Lin Yanchao's current unicorn costume from a six-rank official is simply an arrogance, how can a six-rank official wear the costume of a prince and a horse.
However, Lin Yanchao is Hanlin, Hanlin was born in Tsinghua University, and the service can not be determined by rank, when the former emperor gave the service at will, the five-grade official of Hanlin can even borrow the color of the three-grade uniform, and there are even lecturers who give bullfighting clothes.
Therefore, the little emperor gave Lin Yanchao a unicorn suit, not only did not violate the system, but it was also just right.
Listening to the Son of Heaven giving him a unicorn suit, Lin Yanchao immediately said: "Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen." β
The little emperor below said to Zhang Juzheng again: "Mr. Zhang, how about I let Lin Aiqing go to Wenhua Hall as a banquet official?" β
Zhang Juzheng said: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of Hanlin to serve as the official of the banquet for the Son of Heaven, and the minister thinks it is feasible. β
The little emperor listened to Long Yan Dayue and said, "Okay, it's decided." (To be continued.) )