"Thank you, long live my emperor, long live long live."

All the officials shouted again, and then stood up in unison.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to the hundred officials: "Can the Zhongqing family have a performance today?" ”

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's voice fell, Qian Qianyi immediately couldn't wait to go out and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this time the commander of the bandits, Lord Liu, has done his best to quell the bandits in Shaanxi in one fell swoop, and released the rebel thief Jiayin in front of the saint, and recruited the rice fat giant thief in front of the battle.

Therefore, the minister thought that he had to meet such a happy event, and the emperor should choose an auspicious day, sacrifice to the temple, and report the good news to the first emperors of the Ming Dynasty in my past dynasties. ”

As soon as Qian Qianyi's words came out, it naturally attracted a group of officials to sing and harmonize.

"What Lord Qian said is very true, now I have changed from difficulty to peace, from sorrow to joy, this is the emperor's benevolence and righteousness, moving heaven and earth, I have such a moment. That is, it is a great joy, and it should be sacrificed to the Taimiao, to comfort the emperors of the past dynasties, in order to show solemnity! ”

"It is extreme, such a great victory, it is our emperor Wencheng martial virtue, the supreme of the world, the blessing of the people, and the widespread rain, so that he is loved by God and wins this victory. In this way, it is necessary to solemnly pay tribute to the Taimiao Temple in order to promote the benevolence of our emperor to the people of the world. ”，，，

Seeing that all the ministers said so, Emperor Chongzhen was also happy in his heart, this sacrifice to the temple was only when it encountered an extremely important event, a happy event, and only then did he have to pay tribute.

Now that the bandits have finally been quelled and the peace has been obtained, this is naturally to pay tribute to the Taimiao and tell the emperors of the past dynasties, so as to show their merits and leave a beautiful mark in the history books!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile proudly, I have to say that Qian Qianyi's proposal to these Donglin Party officials was very popular with Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Chongzhen was very complacent!

I only heard Emperor Chongzhen say to the ministers: "What you Aiqing said is very much in line with my intentions, and I also have this plan." ”

After speaking, Emperor Chongzhen said to Li Tengfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites: "Li Aiqing, the matter of sacrificing to the Taimiao will be handled by Aiqing." ”

Li Tengfang came out of the class to receive the order, and said, "The minister has the order." ”

Then Emperor Chongzhen asked the ministers: "This time the rice fat giant thief came to surrender, and I am very relieved. Although they are thieves, they are also my people, and although their sins are unforgivable, they are forced by natural disasters after all, and there are extenuating circumstances. Therefore, I am determined to accept his invitation to surrender, I wonder what official position you Aiqing thinks should be awarded to him? ”

Now that the thief asked to surrender, and Emperor Chongzhen accepted it clearly, then naturally no one would stand up against it again, after all, as long as the thief was recruited, his men and horses were dismantled, and he would be unpleasant in the future, and it would be not easy to clean him up!

So all the officials nodded in agreement and accepted the thief's request to surrender.

That Zhou Yanru, as the first assistant of the cabinet, listened to Emperor Chongzhen's words, and replied: "Your Majesty, since the thief is willing to surrender, the minister thinks that he will be awarded the title of general of the third grade, which shows the emperor's grace!" I only hope that the thief will change his life from now on, so that he can do it himself! ”

Zhou Yanru's last sentence was extremely heavy, he was actually saying that he would give the thief a third-grade general first, and when it was over, he would just catch a mistake and kill him, so as to put an end to future troubles!

"The minister seconded the proposal." "The minister seconded the proposal." ，，，

Many officials have also come forward to express their approval.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he also felt reasonable, but he didn't know whether he understood the meaning of Zhou Yanru's last sentence.

"What Aiqing said is extremely true, and the general is also a high-ranking official, which is enough to make him shine on the lintel."

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he said to Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry: "Wang Aiqing, about the matter of conferring the official title of Mi Zhi Thief and Counselor, I will hand it over to Aiqing for handling, and it must be done properly." ”

Wang Yongguang immediately went out to receive the order, and said, "The minister has the order." ”

As soon as this matter was over, Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood, and then he thought that he would be going to sue the Taimiao Temple in a while, and the pride in his heart could not be hidden, all of which appeared on his face, and anyone could see it.

At this time, Qian Qianyi saw that Emperor Chongzhen was very happy, and felt that the opportunity was rare, so he went out again and said: "Your Majesty, these days, the squires in the southeast have written and petitioned, saying that the mine has been mined for many years, and now there is a lack of resources, coupled with the long drought, the labor is stuffy and there are many deaths, so that the mine is unsustainable, and asks the court to reduce or reduce the mining tax.

The minister thinks that now that my Ming bandits have been calmed, it is reasonable for the whole world to celebrate, so it is better for the emperor to send down grace, revoke the southeast mining tax, and recall the mine eunuchs to the imperial court, so as to show that our emperor is kind to the people and does not compete with the people. In this way, my people, fortunately, I am very bright, fortunately! ”

As soon as Qian Qianyi's words came out, a young general of the Donglin Party immediately jumped out to help.

"What Lord Qian said is reasonable, since ancient times, the monarch did not compete with the people for profit, when the temple master sent eunuchs to collect the mining tax in order to raise the military food and grass needed to rescue the Korean army, and now the Korean campaign has long passed decades, and the mining tax should have been withdrawn a long time ago!"

"Yes, yes, now I have won a big victory, this is the emperor's benevolence to move the sky, the sky blessed me Ming to achieve such a victory, in order to thank the heavens for their kindness, the emperor should rest with the people, let the people benefit, hide the benefits of the people, so, in order to live up to the heavens!" ，，，

A group of young generals of the Donglin Party said that this mining tax is a disaster for the country and the people, and if it is not revoked, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of this mining tax!

At this time, the head of the household department Bi Ziyan really couldn't help it, and stood up and shouted to a group of officials: "Now my Ming financial income is beyond its means, and the gap is even worse every year, just Liaodong alone, it will cost four million taels of military salaries every year to fill in, and now the treasury is empty, you actually proposed to abolish the southeast mining tax at this time, what are your intentions!" ”

The Donglin Party officials who said this were annoyed, and Qian Qianyi was the first to stand up and defend: "Lord Bi's words are very ridiculous, the so-called in his position, seeking his own government, you are the head of the household department, the prime minister's national financial revenue, and now the annual financial income is beyond the means, you don't find the reason in yourself, but blindly blame others, isn't this ridiculous!"

Moreover, our Han dynasty has been based on agriculture since ancient times, and taxes also rely on agricultural taxes. It's all about sacrificing the basics and chasing the end!

Now that I have a big victory, it is the time to win the hearts of the people of the world, and a little reduction and exemption of mining taxes can be exchanged for the hearts of the people in my southeast, so that they all miss the emperor's kindness. ”