As soon as Li Guopu spoke, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, and Zhang Ruitu all fell into petrification, and even Zhang Ruitu, who had the closest relationship with Li Guopu, did not speak out to support him.

What Li Guopu said was not untargeted, but he has always been pedantic, but this time he really raised a very realistic question.

But this question is too realistic, so the three scholars deliberately avoided mentioning it just now. After more than 3,000 vacancies, the three scholars naturally wanted to ignore the question of where the income of these officials should come from.

The three scholars have reached this status today, and who has no protégés and old relatives to take care of. It seems that deputy county, judge, and the National Taxation Bureau are only the lowest-level official positions, but this is the starting point for entering the official career, and it is also a pro-people official with real power.

The protégés who have entered the official career are probably not looking down on these low-level official positions, but these protégés also have their own protégés, and the society of the Ming Dynasty is a human society composed of such a ladder.

In the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between protégés, relatives, and old people is the strongest, and the reason why the eunuch party can't fight Donglin is because the Donglin Party is based on Jiangnan scholars, and more than half of the Ming imperial examination comes from Jiangnan scholars.

It can be said that the eunuch party, which lacks stamina and new blood supplementation, will not be able to fight against a Donglin group that constantly replenishes new science and technology scholars. But now it's different, the local administrative reform that Chongzhen wants to carry out has created more than 3,000 vacancies at once, and no matter how good the Donglin Party is, it is impossible to swallow so many vacant official positions.

In addition to providing convenience for their protégés, several scholars can also use this to win over the officials of the court.

As long as there are officials in the family who are suitable for their children and nephews, and they are not sure about the imperial examination, they will inevitably move closer to a few scholars to win a future for their children and nephews.

The benefits of this local administrative reform are so great that even if there are some flaws, several scholars think that it is tolerable. But like Li Guopu, it is a bit too much to directly smash the pot and not let everyone eat.

Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, and Zhang Ruitu glanced at each other, and Shi Fenglai immediately came out and said, "It's not too early today, I think it's worth it." As for the reform? I think everyone should go back and think about it first, and talk about it tomorrow. ”

Shi Fenglai gave Zhang Ruitu a look, Zhang Ruitu came to his senses, and found an excuse to pull Li Guopu away.

After watching Li Guopu being dragged away, Shi Fenglai immediately said to Huang Liji: "Your Majesty has such a determination, it is my blessing to be Ming." I think His Majesty's reform plan is promising, and if my brother Fan doesn't mind, I am willing to work with my brother Fan to promote this reform plan, and I think Brother Mustard should think the same as me. ”

Hearing that Shi Fenglai didn't mention Li Guopu's name at all, Huang Liji immediately nodded knowingly, and said reservedly: "This matter should be considered in the long run, Your Majesty only gave a general direction, and there are many details that need to be carefully discussed by Brother Yuanzhi and Brother Mustard." ”

Shi Fenglai suddenly smiled, knowing that on the issue of reform, the three of them had formed a temporary alliance.

If the local reform plan is passed, so many officials will be appointed at once, and it is obvious that it will not be enough to rely on the vacant officials left over from the past, so the addition of Enko next year will naturally become the top priority. Although several university scholars cannot directly interfere in the Enke exam, they can appoint examiners.

If the number of admissions to Enke increases greatly next year, it is conceivable that the person who will serve as the chief examiner will inevitably occupy a corner of the court in the future, and whose protégé will serve as the chief examiner will become the focus of competition for several university scholars.

Originally, Li Guopu was also qualified to put forward a candidate, but his attitude of opposing the reform plan was also excluded from this circle of political interest exchange by the three scholars.

In the Forbidden City shining at sunset, in a side hall in Kunning Palace, Zhou Yufeng, who was sitting in front of the window embroidery, stopped what he was doing. She looked up at the palace wall outside the window, which was dyed red by the sunset, and couldn't help but reach out and rub her somewhat swollen eyes.

"Your Royal Highness the Queen, let's take a rest, you don't stop these days, embroidering this picture of a hundred children, it's too much for your eyes. Her Royal Highness the Queen, I think you should still go out and walk around from time to time, and move your body and bones, otherwise I am afraid that it will hinder the phoenix body. A female officer said respectfully to Zhou Yufeng.

Zhou Yufeng turned his head and nodded at the female official, and said politely: "Yao Shangyi has a heart, what time is it now?" ”

"It's almost two o'clock, Your Highness." Yao Suniang bent down and said.

Zhou Yufeng hesitated for a moment, and then continued to ask, "Is there still no one on Your Majesty's side today?" ”

Yao Suniang replied expressionlessly: "Still not, but the slave maid has already inquired, and His Majesty did not send anyone to the two highnesses Tian and Yuan." ”

Zhou Yufeng was originally in a somewhat lost mood, but he was a little more comfortable. As a queen from a cold family, she has been in charge of housework since she was a child, and she can be regarded as full of human affection.

Although by chance, she was selected to become the wife of King Xin, and since then she has ascended to the sky, and then she has become the queen of the Ming Dynasty in the world, but the cautious character she has cultivated since childhood has never changed.

Because her family is poor, she can't learn from Tian and Yuan, the two side concubines, and use money to win people's hearts. And Chongzhen is a thrifty and hard-working person, so she can't save much money in her hands.

In addition, her father came to fight the autumn breeze from time to time, so this Ming Queen is the most miserable one in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Because of this, there are not many cronies around the most noble woman in the Ming Dynasty. Only when she was selected as Queen Xin, a personal slave who was assigned was more intimate.

But when she changed from Queen Xin to Queen Daming, this personal slave was a little inadequate. After all, this slave was originally deployed to serve Zhou Yufeng, not as an assistant to assist the queen in managing the inner palace.

However, Zhang Yan, the queen of the Apocalypse who advocated making Zhou Yufeng the queen of Xin, saw the embarrassment of Zhou Yufeng after entering the palace, and transferred two of the right-hand women around her to Zhou Yufeng to help her take over the management of the palace as soon as possible.

With the help of these two female officials, coupled with Chongzhen's rectification of the order in the palace, soon the palace became very peaceful, and Zhou Yufeng also fell into a state of idleness. As a Suzhou woman, embroidery is the basic skill, Zhou Yufeng's embroidery is even admired by the embroidery masters in the palace.

But Zhou Yufeng was not happy because of this, because Chongzhen has not been close to her since he entered the palace. At first, she thought it was in mourning, and she didn't care. But after the decay period, Chongzhen still did not step into Kunning Palace for half a step, which made her a little uneasy.

But fortunately, Chongzhen did not go to the residence of the two concubines Tian and Yuan, which also made her feel a little relieved. As a woman, even if she is the queen of the Ming Dynasty, if she is not favored by her husband, she will become extremely sad in the future. In the folk wife, she is not liked by her husband, and she has seen a lot of tragic endings. And if you lose the emperor's favor in the palace, it will not end up being left out in the cold.

Zhou Yufeng lowered his head and thought about it carefully, and then asked casually, "Lin Siyao, what have you been busy with lately?" Have you ever met Your Majesty to report on the progress of the Internal Medicine Bureau? ”

A strange light flashed in Yao Suniang's eyes, and she still said unhurriedly: "Lin Xiang'er has sorted it out, and the report of the Internal Medicine Bureau since its establishment these days, I hope to report it to Your Majesty after Her Royal Highness the Queen has seen it." ”

Zhou Yufeng only hesitated for a while, then said with a smile: "Let Lin Siyao take her report and go to see Your Majesty with this palace, this internal medicine bureau was proposed by Your Majesty, let Your Majesty take a look at this report first." ”

Yao Suniang nodded in response, but did not retreat immediately, but reminded tentatively: "A few days ago, the pickled melon made by Her Royal Highness the Queen herself seems to be ripe, so it is better for Her Highness to bring some and give Your Majesty a taste." ”

Zhou Yufeng glanced at it with some surprise, this female official who usually never said much. Although Yao Suniang is 27 or 8 years old, she is beautiful, tall, and mature like a delicious peach. Compared with this female official, Zhou Yufeng looks like a yellow-haired girl who has not grown up.

However, Zhou Yufeng, who is the same age as Chongzhen, is really a yellow-haired girl in Chongzhen's eyes, of course, Chongzhen will not run to Zhou Yufeng so stupidly.

Zhou Yufeng's mind turned, and he replied with a smile: "It's okay, this pickled melon was made by Wang Xuanzhi and Bengong together, and she also has a share of the credit." Let the king choose some ripe pickles and go with the palace. ”

Yao Suniang agreed with an unchanged face, and then bowed her head and bowed and exited the room. When she looked down, there was a bit of loss in her eyes.

After the death of the apocalypse, the female officials who followed the queen thought that they were going to live in the cold palace for the rest of their lives. However, Yao Suniang and Yu Yunyan were assigned by Empress Zhang to Queen Xin, who had just entered the palace, and became the female officials next to the new queen.

This undoubtedly gave the two of them a chance, an opportunity to get close to Chongzhen and break away from the identity of the palace maid. However, Zhou Yufeng's cautiousness made Yao Suniang sometimes wonder if this queen, who would not take the initiative to show favor to Chongzhen at all, could give them the opportunity to get close to Chongzhen.

However, Zhou Yufeng's performance today made Yao Suniang realize that in Zhou Yufeng's seemingly weak body, there is a stubborn soul.

After Zhu Youzhen sent Huang Liji away, he summoned Wang Chengen and said to him: "Hasn't the sample report of the first issue of the Ming Times come out yet?" I want to change the inaugural article, and I will write it myself. ”

Wang Chengen immediately replied: "Of course, it is excellent for Your Majesty to personally write the inaugural speech, and the sample report has just been delivered, but Your Majesty is talking with the first assistant, and the subordinates dare not disturb it." ”