Emperor Hongzhi said, picking up the report at hand.

These reports are all about the political envoys of Baoding.

Outstanding political achievements are considered light, but there is no one before and no one after them.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Ouyang Qing's family has been in Baoding for five years, these five years, Baoding can be described as a thousand miles a day, which is breathtaking, I try to encourage hundreds of officials, to learn more from Ouyang Qing's family, have the courage to do things, govern the locality, report to the country, and the people." What Ouyang Qing's family did in Baoding, I all know that the population of Baoding's political envoy has increased sevenfold, and the annual tax paid can be compared with Jiangnan and other tax-heavy places, and there are countless roads and railways built, and the number of people resettled and children enrolled in school is also countless. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, even if it is traced back to the pre-Qin period to the present, the ancient and modern feudal officials are like Ouyang Qing's family? ”

Ouyang Zhi's face was expressionless.

has made great contributions and been praised by the king, but he can be so calm, which is enough to convince everyone.

Fang Jifan took the opportunity to say: "Back to Your Majesty, your sons also read history, like Ouyang Zhi, no." ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "This is all a great achievement, during the governance of Baoding, I have heard a lot of gossip, and I have also heard that many people have doubts about Ouyang Qing's family, and I even almost mistrusted others." But over the years, to this day, I know that Ouyang Qing's family is right, these years, it has not been easy. ”

Fang Jifan said: "Yes, it's really not easy, Your Majesty, Erchen empathizes with this." Over the years, the sons have also been repeatedly slandered, some say that the sons are lazy, some say that the sons are greedy for money, some say that the sons are selfish, some say that the sons are foolish, and even more, say that the sons and daughters are bullying the king, and the sons are because of such rumors and slanders, only to know the grievances of being wronged, it can be said that there are blood and tears, and the past is unbearable to look back, if it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that I can't bear such pressure, but fortunately, the sons and daughters gradually came out, knowing that as long as they serve the country wholeheartedly, and the current emperor is sage, he will know what is wrong, right and wrong, Why bother with people. Ouyang Zhi is a protégé of the student, over the years, he has been wronged, Erchen is also visible, he is wooden by nature, and he is not good at arguing with others, Erchen has always told him that the Fang family should suffer these grievances, outsiders do not understand, their rumors are slanderous, and the criticism of those who have ill intentions, why take it to heart, we are loyal to Your Majesty, even if it is immediately cut off and the body and name are destroyed, but as long as it is beneficial to the country, then it must not blink a brow, these small grievances, what are they? ”

"Really?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at Ouyang Zhi.

Ouyang Zhi Muran.

In fact, when I first entered the temple, it was okay, and my brain could barely keep up, but after listening to the teacher's call, my brain was already on the verge of downtime.

After a long time, he exhaled: "Yes, the teacher said it. ”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "How can I chill the hearts of loyal ministers and righteous people, and let the villains run rampant and talk nonsense." Even so, it is not easy for Ouyang Qing's family to make such a great contribution. A few days ago, Wang Ao, the secretary of the ministry, implored Zhishi, he is old, he wants to take care of his old age, I have repeatedly retained, but I can read his hard work, it is really unbearable, Ouyang Qing's family is in Baoding to set up a political envoy, there is this political achievement, I think about it, in addition to Ouyang Qing's family to do their best, I am afraid that it is also related to being able to use people and be able to recognize people. I have been thinking about it for a long time as the candidate for the secretary of this ministry, this ministry is the position of a heavenly official, and he is in charge of the honor and disgrace of hundreds of officials, and he is not a selfless person who can see everything. Ouyang Qing's family is my favorite candidate, and let's wait for the court to recommend it. ”

Fang Jifan was surprised.

Officials and Secretaries......

This official is a heavenly official, and his status is no longer below the cabinet scholars.

You must know that even if it is the head of a ministry, no one dares to provoke it in Beijing, and everyone is the object of ridicule.

Your Majesty actually ......

Of course, this is only what His Majesty meant.

It seems that such an important position, according to the rules, often needs to be recommended by the court, that is to say, the emperor holds a court meeting and asks the ministers to recommend it.

However, under normal circumstances, the emperor will communicate with the cabinet in advance, and then make a public recommendation, with the support of the cabinet ministers, as long as the candidate is not too bad in reputation and is strongly opposed by everyone, in general, there is no problem.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Ouyang Zhi.

Ouyang Zhi's face was calm, and after a while, he said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace." ”

Fang Jifan couldn't help but said: "Ouyang Zhi, as a teacher, I am going to criticize you, Your Majesty is so kind, why don't you shirk it, you must know that the teacher has always taught you, be humble, although your colleagues are all chickens and dogs, it is not worth mentioning, but you need to know the truth that the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." ”

Ouyang Zhi: "......"

Emperor Hongzhi was happy: "Ji Fan, what are you talking about, Ouyang Qing's family is the true temperament, since you are willing to accept it, why do you need to be hypocritical." ”

Fang Jifan said: "Yes, yes, the son will die." ”

The officials of the Ministry of Heaven must be the most trustworthy person for Your Majesty.

That's too much authority.

Therefore, everyone originally speculated that this heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials must have come from the Hanlin official in the Zhan Mansion when Emperor Hongzhi was the crown prince.

This is actually understandable, after all, the prince's subordinate officials, and his identity as a teacher and friend, were the most trusted by the emperor.

But where did he think that it was Ouyang Zhi.

Yang Yiqing looked surprised.

In fact, for an old fritter like Yang Yiqing, who was up and down in the sea, although he admired Ouyang Zhi, he was very worried about Ouyang Zhi's never-lukewarm temperament.

Teacher Ouyang's temperament is mixed with officialdom, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a promising one.

Come to think of it, it must be his mentor Fang Jifan, who will support him.

If it weren't for this teacher, he would have been torn to shreds.

Can ...... now Yang Yiqing had to think that he was blind.

Because the position of the heavenly official of the ministry is completely beyond the ability of his mentor, his mentor can protect him, but to fight for him for the position of heavenly official, this is almost a fool's dream.

The only possibility is that Ouyang Zhijian is in the emperor's heart, and has been 100% appreciated and recognized by His Majesty, as well as his complete trust in him.

Such a temperament, is it okay?

Yang Yiqing once again felt that his outlook on life and values had completely collapsed.

Life...... It's all water, and water is impermanent and unpredictable.

Emperor Hongzhi took a sip of tea: "It's just that I have always been suspicious, if Ouyang Qing's family enters Beijing and is in charge of the ministry, but this new policy still needs to be implemented, who can succeed him?" ”

He knocked his hand lightly.

His eyes fell on Yang Yiqing.

For Yang Yiqing, he is still disgusted.

The micro-service private patrol in Tongzhou and Baoding, so that the memory of Emperor Hongzhi is particularly profound, in theory, Yang Yiqing is still Ouyang Zhi's enemy, he thought that Ouyang Zhi would recommend those officials he promoted in Baoding Mansion, these people are all taught by Ouyang Zhi, there is no reason why Ouyang Zhi does not recommend them.

But I never thought that what Ouyang Zhi recommended was this person who was once hostile to him, and the dispute between Tongzhou and Baoding was vivid.

Out of respect for Ouyang Zhi, Emperor Hongzhi was still determined to see this Yang Yiqing.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Ouyang Qing's family recommended Yang Qing's family, saying that Yang Qing's family can take charge of the new policy on its own, and it has made great contributions, and it is fair, and it is a rare pillar of talent." ”

When Yang Yiqing heard this, a warm current welled up in his heart.

To be honest, he resented Ouyang Zhi at the beginning, if it weren't for him, why would he have suffered such an accident.

It's just that slowly, he realized that he was wrong, and gradually understood these new policies and new things, and was actually appreciated by Ouyang Zhi, who promoted him step by step, and now, he gave the emperor such a high evaluation of himself.

Teacher Ouyang is really a sincere gentleman, beautiful and flawless.

Yang Yiqing's eyes were slightly red, and he kowtowed: "The old minister is ashamed, ashamed...... Ashamed...... Don't dare to be! ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yang Yiqing indifferently, but calmly held up a note on the case, and said calmly: "A few days ago, the provinces played, hoping that the tax would be changed to a whip law, and try their best to use silver as a tax to change the previous situation of paying taxes in kind, Yang Qingjia, what do you think?" ”

The test is coming.

Yang Yiqing was silent for a moment: "The root of these performances lies in the fact that since the New Deal, inflation has become prevalent, and silver prices and silver bills have become cheaper, and such inflation is beneficial." But for the local gentry, it was harmful, so it was so urgent for them to pay the silver tax. ”

Yang Yiqing paused: "But for the imperial court, the loss of taxes in kind is too large, and most of the taxes in kind, if you want to deploy, it is also troublesome, therefore, the implementation of new taxes and the adoption of a whip method are a mighty trend for the court and for the localities, and it has reached the point of imminence." His Majesty took advantage of the trend in this way, which was of great benefit to the imperial court and the provinces. ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, this analysis of interests and disadvantages is quite decent, not pedantic.

Yang Yiqing said: "But it should be implemented immediately, but the old minister thinks that some things are too hasty, and the imperial court can change it slowly, step by step, take a province first, try first, find out the problem, correct it, and then push it to the provinces." ”

"Of course, the old minister thinks that some taxes cannot be completely taxed in kind, such as grain, the so-called no grain is unstable, this grain endowment, for the time being, it is better not to easily change to silver, otherwise, once a disaster is encountered, the price of grain will be high, even if the court collects silver, there is a large amount of silver that can be relieved, but there is no food, how to stabilize people's hearts and stabilize prices? Jiangnan is an important town of grain endowment in the Ming Dynasty, and this Jiangnan collects grain endowment, which is the bottom line of the imperial court, as for other cloth, silk, raw silk, pig iron, coal, wood, etc., it is not necessary to use silver as the price. ”