After Li Shi finished speaking, he confessed his guilt and went back to his seat and sat down.

Lu Yijian bowed: "Li Zhi has been working the tea method for many years, and he knows all kinds of disadvantages in his chest, and this remark is right to the point. I thought that this time the tea law was changed by Li Zhi, and the three divisions assisted by the side, so as to get rid of the old evils, and there was nothing to do at home and abroad. ”

Zhang Dexiang, who had not spoken, echoed casually: "Deputy Li Shu has presided over the planning department for many years, and there is indeed no one who is suitable. ”

Zhang Shixun looked at the other people and nodded: "I also think so, now there is no one inside and outside the court who is more familiar with the tea method than Li Shi." Employing people should be the strengths of employing people, and this matter is still handed over to Li Shi. ”

Kou Ying, who was sitting on the side, listened to these words, and his face had become extremely ugly. In any case, he is the current envoy of the third division, and these Zaifu took away the authority of the third division casually, and they still look like they should be, how can they swallow this breath? But the two prime ministers nodded, what can they say? The three envoys are known as the prime ministers, but in the end, they are not among the rulers, and they still have to obediently listen to the orders of the Zhongshu Sect to do specific things.

Zhao Zhen's face is not good-looking, if it passes like this today, why should he bother to gather everyone in the Chongzheng Hall and personally participate in the discussion. As long as the relevant departments meet in the government hall, they can come in and draw their own pictures!

As the emperor, the most unwilling thing is this situation, the ministers who make decisions speak in unison, but the result of the discussion is not what they want. If you want to promote your own opinions, it is difficult to replace all the rulers!

At this moment, Cai Qi, the governor of the council, who had been silent and did not participate in it, said in a deep voice: "Tea and salt have always been under the control of the Salt and Iron Division, and no matter how the tea law is changed, we must always listen to what the Third Division says and what the Salt and Iron Division say." If another person is appointed to reform the tea law, the meritorious person will not be as good as the three divisions, and there will be three divisions punished, so it is inappropriate. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, he closed his eyes slightly, without any expression on his face.

Zhang Shixun's face changed color, turned his head and glared at Cai Qi fiercely, and said to Zhao Zhen above: "The origin of this matter, one is the merchant drum court of the southeast tea field who submitted a letter, and the other is the performance of Xu Pingshang, the deputy envoy of salt and iron, implicated in the tea method. It seems that this kind of thing should always be played through the seal, and Xu Ping has set up a name and mixed this matter in the actual seal performance, which is already out of place. When the one who seals it through and seals it with the real seal, the rod is twenty! Nian Xu Ping was young, and he had just joined the court from the local government as an official, and the matter was put aside and not investigated. But the matter of the tea law is not allowed to be touched by Xu Ping again! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a fluke? ”

Zhang Shixun and Lu Yijian had already discussed this matter in private, and both of them believed that Xu Ping wanted to use the reform of the tea law to make political achievements for himself, especially by means that he did not use the stage to secretly play a taboo. If this is all right, then other officials will not follow the same example, and daily political affairs are flying all over the sky, how can they still be prime ministers?

Originally, Lu Yijian bypassed the three divisions and made Xu Ping unable to get involved, and this matter passed without mentioning it. As a result, Cai Qi had nothing to do, so he had to involve the three divisions, and Zhang Shixun was not polite.

The real seal secret music was requested by Emperor Zhao Zhen, and it was already very difficult for Xu Ping to make it like this, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't get around.

Zhao Zhen saw Zhang Shixun's resolute attitude, and he was also a little embarrassed, and said: "Previously, I wanted to understand the affairs of Yong Langlu, and asked Xu Ping to write a letter to it, which was related to the tea law into the middle school, but it was just an unintentional move, so I didn't mention it." ”

Hearing this, Sun Zude stood up in the Governor's Court: "Your Majesty, the national code regulates it, how can it be just so-so without mentioning it!" Xu Ping violated the law, he should be punished, and when he was punished, what was the law of the court? ”

The people of the Imperial Court can't intervene in the matter of the Tea Law, this matter is within the scope of their duties, not to mention that Xu Ping had a disagreement with the Imperial Court before, how could Sun Zude let it go!

Zhao Zhen looked at Xu Ping and saw that he was looking at his nose, nose, mouth, and mouth, as if he was settled, and he looked like he could deal with it as he wanted. I sighed secretly in my heart, this matter is that I did a bad job, since I have asked Xu Ping to seal the report, what are you doing in the political affairs hall, isn't there nothing to do! It is completely possible to use the excuse of the tea merchant to write a book, suppress this movement, and let Xu Ping participate, but it can't end now.

Looking at the people seated, Lu Yijian didn't speak, and only one person could clean up the scene.

Zhao Zhen said to Wang Zeng, who was sitting in a precarious position: "What do you think? ”

Wang Zeng bowed and replied calmly: "There are rules in the imperial court, and the internal and external ministers should naturally act according to the rules, and Xu Ping has done a bad job in this matter, so he should naturally be punished." If you don't punish them, how will the princes of the government affairs handle political affairs in the future? However, when Xu Ping was young, he was answering His Majesty's question, and it was enough to give a light punishment, and it was not appropriate to impose a heavy punishment. If the subordinates are heavily blamed for such trivial matters, won't the officials in the court be at peace every day, for fear of making mistakes, and how else to do things? ”

"The privy has a point." Zhao Zhen nodded, "Xu Ping will be fined for half a year and punished slightly." ”

"Your Majesty." Wang Zeng immediately replied, revealed the matter, and continued: "But one thing is one thing, Xu Ping did something wrong, and he will naturally be punished." Tea and salt are in charge of the Salt and Iron Division, and if you want to change the tea law, you must listen to what the officials of the three divisions say. If the three divisions are in charge of the state finances, if they only act according to the instructions of the ministers and cannot appeal what they think, then what is the difference between them and ordinary officials? The tea law should be changed, and it is still mainly based on the three divisions. ”

Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and things finally returned to the normal track. He didn't ask a few Zaifu from the Political Affairs Hall anymore, and said directly to Kou Ying: "Kou Ying, Xu Ping, what do you think of the tea law?" Just play! ”

Kou Ying said: "Back to Your Majesty, although Weichen is involved in this matter, he is all let go of Xu Ping to preside. The opinion of the three divisions is still from Xu Ping, and Weichen added on the side. ”

"Okay, Xu Ping, you can talk about it!"

The so-called fines do not really stop all the money, but there is a fixed amount according to the different official qualities. For example, Xu Ping's current Yongning Junhou is from the third grade, so it costs five times a month, and half a year is only thirty times.

This figure is just a drop in the bucket for Xu Ping's net worth, and it is not worth mentioning at all, and the key is still in the word "punishment". In the words of Xu Ping's previous life, this is recorded in the archives, and it is also a stain on his career.

But what does it matter? The first-class jinshi was not very promoted according to the routine, and when he reached the official position of Xu Ping, most of the time in the future, he was afraid that the emperor would appoint him personally, and he still cared about what he did. This punishment was originally a black cauldron for the emperor Zhao Zhen, and there was a stain on the file, and the emperor was only afraid that it was still a bright spot in his heart.

Xu Ping stood up and saluted Zhao Zhen: "Weichen is afraid, my time in the third division is still short, and I naturally don't understand the tea method as thoroughly as the ministers. However, since I joined the three divisions, I have compiled the regulations of the three divisions, sorted out the case files over the years, sorted out the data for many years, and compared with the previous changes in the tea law, I also have some views. In view of the past and the future, Weichen thinks that only by explaining the changes in the tea law over the years and its pros and cons can we decide how to change it in the future. ”

Zhang Shixun saw that Xu Ping was easily confused about the secret performance, Lu Yijian didn't speak, he was not angry, and sneered: "Most of you here have participated in the previous changes in the tea law, so why don't you know?" I want you to come to the Imperial Front to talk about the changes of the past years! What can you say? ”

Xu Ping smiled at Zhang Shixun: "Xianggong, I naturally felt that I saw some things that the princes hadn't noticed before, so I dared to bring it up." If you think I'm useless for a while, just tell me to shut up. ”

Zhang Shixun saw that Xu Ping's face was not the slightest nervous, but looked calm and confident, and he felt irritable in his heart. Could it be that this kid really saw something unique? Impossible, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Shixun is familiar with every detail of the tea law, and he has really worked hard back then, how can there be any omissions?

Wrong! Zhang Shixun suddenly remembered that the reason why the tea emperor made up his mind to change this time was not because of those tea merchants, but because of Xu Ping's recital.

There are many things to do along the border, which of the ministers in the palace has not participated? But Xu Ping's performance was exactly what other ministers did not notice. There has not been a stone of grain in Shaanxi for three years, in fact, it is not just three years, but the information compiled by Xu Ping can only confirm that it is only three years. This point is just like the light is dark, and it really doesn't notice it, but as soon as Xu Ping brought it up, it was immediately recognized by everyone. Even Zhang Shixun himself and Lu Yijian have studied it together, as long as the information of all parties is paired, it is indeed as Xu Ping said.

So what can Xu Ping say about the tea method? Will it be the same as the one who entered Shaanxi without grain along the border, and suddenly took a salary from the bottom of the kettle and negated the entire system?

Li Zhi's "cash money method" actually nominally decoupled tea from the grain and grass along the border, and the tea merchants used money to buy tea, and the border states and counties used money to buy grain, and the two had nothing to do with each other. However, due to the fact that the money for buying grain at the border still comes from the income from tea, it is still inseparable from it in practice, and it also exacerbates the contradiction that both the Beijing division and the border need copper money.

Seeing that Zhang Shixun was no longer talking, Xu Ping stepped out of the column and saluted Zhao Zhen who was sitting on it: "Weichen is an official under the Third Division, in charge of the accounts of the world, and when he talks about the tea law, he still has to look at the accounts to speak." In order to let His Majesty and the ministers see clearly, Wei Chen made a few wooden boards, which look clear at a glance, and asked His Majesty to allow me to use them in the palace. ”

"Well, the clearer it looks, the better!"

Zhao Zhen nodded, and ordered the little yellow door beside him to go outside the hall, and take the wooden planks brought by the three divisions' entourage to the hall together with the relevant account books and other utensils, and let Xu Ping use them casually.

Lu Yijian's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was in a state of flux, and he didn't say a word. The others hadn't had much contact with Xu Ping, and they didn't know what tricks he was going to do, so they were full of interest.

Only Zhang Shixun was irritable in his heart, he hated Xu Ping to death, no matter what he talked about, he liked to take out a lot of data, put it in front of him, and he couldn't say many wonderful sentences that quoted scriptures and classics, so he could only be at his mercy. (To be continued.) )