Chapter 306: Face
Seeing that these officials are all reasonable, Chongzhen can't make up his mind for a while, which is not to blame Chongzhen, after all, everything in this world has two sides, there are pros and cons, it depends on how you look at it!
A kitchen knife can kill people, but it can also cook, depending on how you look at it!
Chongzhen thought for a while, and then said to Han Yi, the first assistant of the cabinet; "What does Han Aiqing think about the abolition of the post station?"
Chongzhen has always attached great importance to Han Yi, after all, he is an old minister and has seen a lot of things. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
This Han Yi is the first assistant of the dynasty, his words and deeds are very influential, Han Yi, the word is like a cloud, a native of Puzhou, Shanxi, born in Jiajing 43 years, Wanli 20 years on high school Jinshi, since then into the career, he has personally experienced many important moments of the Ming Dynasty, and is an important participant in many important things,
For example, Emperor Taichang had just succeeded to the throne, and soon he was critically ill, Han Yi and Fang Congzhe and Liu Yixiao accepted the edict of Emperor Taichang in front of the hospital bed, and then eliminated all difficulties and helped Emperor Tianqi to ascend the throne.
In the second year of the Apocalypse, the Donglin Party used the "Red Pill Case" to impeach Fang Congzhe, the first assistant of the cabinet at that time, and for a while, it was an uproar, Fang Congzhe was about to die, and many officials were also implicated.
In the third year of the Apocalypse, because of the meritorious service of pacifying the demon thief Xu Hongru, he was crowned the prince and the prince again, and in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Han Yi was appointed as the first assistant, but at this time Wei Zhongxian was already the general trend, many loyal ministers died or left, Han Yi was difficult to support alone, and soon after, Han Yi returned to his hometown.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Han Yi was enabled by Chongzhen, and once again served as the first assistant of the cabinet, in the second year of Chongzhen, the Tartar army detoured to Gubeikou, and then surrounded the capital, during which Chongzhen asked Han Yi for a plan, Han Yi advocated moving the capital to Nanjing, so that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty can be guaranteed, which is the first time that the important ministers of the late Ming Dynasty clearly put forward the idea of moving the capital.
Chongzhen was furious, the Jiangshan Sheji is here, and the ancestral mausoleum is here, how can the capital be moved! Since then, Chongzhen has alienated Han Yi, and it didn't take long for Chongzhen to remove Han Yi's position as the first assistant and drive him back to his hometown.
Later, Li Zicheng captured Puzhou and forced Han Yi to surrender, Han Yi did not comply, Li Zicheng arrested Han Yi's only grandson and threatened him, Han Yi was helpless, in order to save his grandson's life, he had to surrender Li Zicheng, a few days later, Han Yi found an opportunity to commit suicide, and repaid the king with death, at the age of eighty.
Because Han Yi was fair and had an excellent reputation, many officials in the imperial court admired him very much, and Chongzhen at this time also relied on him very much.
After listening to Chongzhen's question, Han Yi replied: "Back to the emperor, the post station has been ill for a long time, and it cannot be cured overnight. ”
A group of officials feel justified, so take your time.
Chongzhen also felt reasonable, and it was feasible to slowly rectify this method, so Chongzhen looked at Liu Mao, this person was brave enough to do things, and he also saw the harm of the post station deeply, but he could preside over this matter.
So Chongzhen said to Liu Mao: "Liu Aiqing is loyal to the work, I am very pleased, and Aiqing is in charge of the military department, and has full authority to preside over the rectification of the affairs of the post station, hoping that Aiqing will live up to my expectations." ”
Liu Mao's spirits perked up, he only felt that the blood was all over his body, he didn't expect Chongzhen to trust him so much and entrust him with such an important matter, how could he not be excited!
Liu Mao knelt on the ground and said in a loud voice: "The minister will thank you, and the minister will do his best and die to repay the emperor's grace." ”
Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, and was also relieved in his heart, thinking of how he could save hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for the imperial court this time to check the post station, Chongzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief,
I didn't think it was difficult to be the emperor before, the things in the world are not the emperor's words, but after becoming the emperor, Chongzhen knows that the emperor is not so easy to be!
After retreating from the court, Mao Yujian hurriedly approached Liu Mao and said with a happy face: "Yu Jian congratulates my uncle, I congratulate my uncle, the emperor values my uncle so much, and it is unknown that my uncle will enter the cabinet in the future." ”
Liu Mao smiled and waved his hand, and said: "I don't dare to think about entering the cabinet, while my body is still a little useful now, I just want to do something for the emperor." ”
At this time, several officials walked past Liu Mao and Mao Yujian, and one of them snorted at them, and then shook his face away.
Mao Yujian is angry, just to come forward to theorize, don't look at this Mao Yujian is more well-behaved than a cat in front of his wife, in this officialdom, that is also tempered, no way, literati want face!
Soon, he was stopped by Liu Mao, and Liu Mao said: "Why should Yu Jian be angry, everyone is a minister in the same hall, how can you hurt the harmony!" ”
Mao Yujian also "snorted" and said: "Today in front of my uncle, Yu Jian will not worry more about him, in order to celebrate, Yu Jian will be the east in the evening, please ask my uncle to have a drink?" ”
Liu Mao was also happy, so he didn't shirk and said: "Okay, I'll have a drink with you, I haven't been so happy for a long time." ”
Saying that, Liu Mao just walked out of the palace with Mao Yujian.
Bi Ziyan's house, at this time, Bi Ziyan was drinking with Han Yi, the two of them were old, and they had been friends for many years, and they often had a few drinks together, which could relieve their worries and exchange discussions.
After a cup, Bi Ziyan couldn't help but say: "Today's matter of the post station played by Mao Yushi is also dedicated to the country, but now there are a lot of things in the imperial court, where can I have the energy to rectify the post station, Zhang Taiyue (Zhang Juzheng) rectified the post station back then, let alone now." ”
Han Yi took a sip of wine, and then said: "Jinghui, why do you have to worry, when some time comes, the emperor's prosperity will pass, and it will not be what it should be, how can this post station be so easy to rectify." ”
Bi Ziyan glanced at Han Yi and saw that he didn't take this matter to heart at all, so he said: "Since Brother Xiangyun is not optimistic about the rectification of the post station, why should he suggest that the emperor cut the redundant post station and impostors first?" Why not oppose it outright? ”
Han Yi smiled, then took a green vegetable and put it in his mouth, and said after his stomach: "Our emperor is now racking his brains for this silver, if he doesn't let him do it, then the emperor has to worry about it every day, we as courtiers always have to give the emperor some face." ”