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It has to be said that at this grand meeting, an official suddenly jumped out and shouted such a voice, which really attracted everyone's attention at once.

Especially the other party still openly questioned the emperor's award to Li Huan in front of so many people.

You must know that when Qiuju gathered to read the imperial decree and announced the emperor's reward for Li Huan, although the officials said they were surprised that the emperor would confer such an honorable title as Duke of Qin on Li Huan, at least in the eyes of most officials However, considering Li Huan's meritorious service, he deserved the title of Duke of Qin.

Therefore, even though many officials were quite displeased with Li Huan being made the Duke of Qin, they did not stand up. After all, with Li Huan's credit, it was really difficult for everyone to say anything.

But the fact that most officials did not respond does not mean that all officials did not respond.

Just like the one who openly opposed at the Great Court Meeting, not to mention other officials, even the emperor sitting there with a smile on his face couldn't help but look at each other in order not to change.

"Master Su, this is..."

As a member of the Ministry of Industry, Su Lu's rank is not high among the hundred officials. It can even be said that under normal circumstances, he does not have the opportunity to speak at this grand meeting.

Now that Sulu shouted, he suddenly became the focus of the presence, and even the emperor looked sideways at him.

Someone recognized Su Lulai and couldn't help showing surprise. It seems that he didn't expect that Su Lu, who usually looks honest and honest, would have the courage to stand up and question the emperor's award at this time. This is simply fatal. ah.

Even a fool can see the trust and reliance of the emperor on Li Huan, but at this time, Su Lu questioned the emperor's award, not to mention whether it will have any impact on Li Huan, first of all, he hated the emperor.

The gloomy Zhu Houzhao naturally didn't recognize Sulu. Zhu Houzhao just glanced at Sulu lightly, and then turned to Wang Yangming, Yang Tinghe and other important officials.

Generally speaking, such things are unlikely to happen on occasions like this. After all, the cabinet must do the work of all the officials, otherwise it would be an embarrassment to the emperor.

Wang Yangming, Yang Ting and the others also looked at Sulu with uneasy expressions. Obviously, Sulu's move was beyond their expectations.

Take a deep breath, Wang Yangming, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, naturally it is impossible to stay out of such a thing.

Seeing Wang Yangming stepping forward and stepping out of the courtiers, he looked at Su Lu and said, "Su Lu, the champion Hou has made outstanding achievements and made great achievements for our Ming Dynasty. His Majesty's award of Qin Guogong is well deserved. Why do you question your majesty? !"

Su Lu seemed to have known that this would happen a long time ago. He took a look at Wang Yangming, and immediately bowed to Wang Yangming, and then bowed to the emperor: "I impeach Li Huan for corrupting the law, guarding himself and stealing, such behavior, How can I be worthy of the position of Qin Guogong, the minister refuses to accept..."

Yang Tinghe raised his brows and frowned and said, "Why did Su Lu say that? How can Champion Hou guard and steal from himself, taking money and breaking the law!"

Su Lu looked at Li Huan with a bit of complacency on his face and said, "I want to come to the champion, I know very well in my heart, I only ask the champion, the box of rare treasures that the champion brought back to your mansion in the evening a few days ago Where did it come from, isn't it the stolen goods that were stolen from the south this time?"

All of a sudden, the eyes of all the officials fell on Li Huan, and many officials showed excitement.

Just looking at Sulu's expression at this moment, he knew that Sulu must have some substantive evidence, otherwise he would not dare to be so sure, and he would expose Li Huan in front of so many people.

Now it's up to Li Huan to explain, so everyone is staring at Li Huan.

Li Huan, on the other hand, looked calm and calm, and didn't have any abnormal reaction to Su Lu's words.

But at this moment, the emperor who was sitting there suddenly laughed.

The emperor's sudden laugh naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Under the stunned gazes of all the officials, Zhu Houzhao smiled lightly and said, "It turns out that what Su Qing's family is referring to is the box of treasures that Li Qing brought back to the house!"

All the officials looked at the emperor in puzzlement, and listened to the emperor's meaning. Li Huan really brought a box of rare treasures back to the mansion. In this way, Li Huan really stole from himself and corrupted the law.

I don't know how many people showed excitement, and they were eager to stand up and impeach Li Huan.

However, at this moment, Zhu Houzhao's voice sounded: "If it is only because of this rare treasure, I can testify that Li Qing is not corrupt and perverting the law!"

Su Lu couldn't help but anxiously said: "Your Majesty, how can you protect Li Huan like this..."

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently: "That box of rare treasures was rewarded to Li Qing by my secret decree. Could it be that the Qing family has opinions?"

In fact, at this moment, especially after seeing the emperor's reaction, anyone who is not a fool has already reacted.

Li Huan was indeed corrupt and broke the law, but who let the emperor favor Li Huan?

The emperor himself testified for Li Huan, so what if Li Huan was really corrupt and perverted the law? Could it be that they can still say that the emperor lied to them!

Just as Su Lu was about to say something, Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "If Su Qing has nothing else to do, step back."

The pale Sulu was dragged back by the colleagues around him, while Qiu Ju at the side saw this situation and immediately continued to read the imperial decree.

In one day, there were more than a dozen new nobles in the court, and Li Huan was conferred the title of Duke of Qin, and was faintly the head of the noble group. As the officials dispersed, the news spread at an extremely fast speed. open.

It can be said that in less than a day, the news that Li Huan was named Duke of Qin spread throughout the capital.

When the Li family received the news, they immediately fell into a jubilation.

From champion Hou Yi to Qin Guogong, Li Huan's title has been raised by a whole level.

Since then, the Li family has become the most noble family in the capital.

Here, before Li Huan returned to the mansion, an official who reacted quickly enough came to the door immediately and personally presented a big gift as Li Huan's congratulations.

If it is said that many officials were jealous of Li Huan in the past, then now that Li Huan's power in the court is becoming more and more prosperous, many officials will naturally have the idea of ​​​​attaching to Li Huan.

Even though there were rumors that Li Huan was a master of high power, judging from the emperor's reaction at the Great Court Meeting today, they only saw the emperor's favor and trust in Li Huan, but they did not see the emperor's fear of Li Huan. Naturally, the rumors of the emperor were self-defeating because of the emperor's attitude.

As some officials changed their course and Zhang chose to attach himself to Li Huan, the power of Li Huan's family above the court rose sharply. If the officials attached to the chief assistant Wang Yangming were added, the two parties could already keep the same old The civil service group competed with each other.

Many people regard Li Huan and Wang Yangming as the same party, but whether it is Li Huan or Wang Yangming, the two of them are very clear that at most they are like-minded, and it is really unfair to say that they are the same party.

The reason why Wang Yangming so unswervingly chose to stand by Li Huan and support Li Huan in carrying out the New Deal reforms was because Wang Yangming was very clear about the current situation of Ming Dynasty.

With the current situation of Ming Dynasty gradually declining, if there is no reform, if there are any natural or man-made disasters, I am afraid that the country will be in danger of collapse.

As a generation of sages who have gathered a great deal of mind learning, Wang Yangming can be said to be a figure who emerges once in hundreds of years in terms of vision and ability.

Maybe Li Huan's methods are a bit brutal, but one thing has to be admitted, that is, Li Huan's methods are beneficial to Daming but not harmful.

Wang Yangming may not be able to do what Li Huan's hands are covered with blood, but it does not prevent Wang Yangming's recognition of Li Huan's way.

It is also because of this that Li Huan and Wang Yangming have a tacit understanding in the court, and the two forces are absolutely on the same position at least in terms of the New Deal reform.

Because Li Huanping rebelled abroad and did not return to Beijing for more than half a year, this time Li Huan's class teacher returned to the court. After he was granted the title, the emperor allowed Li Huan to rest in the mansion for a period of time.

In the blink of an eye, one or two months passed, the five years of Zhengde have passed, and the new year has arrived.

The first grand court meeting in the sixth year of Zhengde was held as scheduled.

The Spring Festival has just passed, and the officials who have been resting for several days seem to be in a pretty good mood.

Even the Son of Heaven had a smile on his face, which showed that he was in a good mood.

Looking at the officials below, Zhu Houzhao nodded to Gao Feng beside him.

Then I heard Gao Feng's sharp voice: "If there is something to do, start playing, and if there is nothing to do, leave the court!"

It is said that the new year is new, the beginning of the new year, the renewal of Vientiane, the first big court meeting in the six years of Zhengde, if the court did not make any big moves, then I am sorry for the great harvest of the court last year.

Li Huan's confiscated proceeds in the south of the Yangtze River alone have entered the treasury worth hundreds of millions, especially after the imperial court personally presided over the processing of some of the rare treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc. For part of the funds, it can be said that the treasury of the Ming Dynasty has definitely reached the highest level in all dynasties.

With sufficient money, the cabinet ministers and the six ministries and nine ministers are not fools. They naturally realize that their chance to make a name in history is at hand. It just depends on whether they can seize such a good opportunity.

Not to mention anything else, let's talk about the officials of their current class. If they can make good use of the huge amount of gold and silver in the treasury to do things, it is hard to imagine that there is anything they can't do.

The affairs of the imperial court are nothing more than related to people's livelihood, the most common of which are repairing rivers and relief places, and the most important thing about these things is to make the imperial court rich. As long as there is money, these things are really not difficult.

The first wave of cabinet ministers headed by Wang Yangming stood up and wrote to the emperor, asking the emperor to repair the Yellow River, the Canal, the Huaihe River and other rivers. The court planned to spend three years and spend tens of millions of taels of silver to solve the problem of the world's rivers.

Not seeking to solve the hidden dangers of many rivers in the world once and for all, at least to ensure that the rivers in the world can be stable for 20 years without irresistible flood disasters.

Repairing the river is definitely a big project, especially under the new law, the taxation and labor are unified, and the imperial court has abolished the labor system, which means that the imperial court now wants to repair the river, and it is impossible to directly collect them like in the past labor.

Nowadays, if the imperial court wants to conscript labor, it must take out real gold and silver to recruit labor. It can be imagined that for the poor people at the bottom, it may be inevitable, but it will not be as hard as before. For months, nothing came of it.

To a certain extent, it can be said that the money concentrated in the hands of the court will flow into the hands of the people at the bottom through infrastructure projects such as major river repairs, which can be said to be a good thing for both the people and the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao naturally agreed directly to the cabinet's petition.

The cabinet has put forward a lot of plans. Although I dare not say that they are spending money lavishly, but if they are all calculated together, it means that in the sixth year of Zhengde, the imperial court will spend at least 4000 to [-] million taels of silver. many.

If this was the case in the past, let alone asking the court to allocate funds to the officials, I am afraid they would not even dare to think about it.

A group of nobles nearby watched the civil servants ask the emperor to transfer money one by one like chicken blood, and couldn't help but feel jealous.

After the civil servants calmed down a bit, Li Huan, who was faintly the leader of the nobles, stepped forward and bowed to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, I have an answer!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with a smile on his face and said with a light smile, "Oh, what's the matter with Li Qing?"

Standing beside Li Huan were Dukes of England, Dukes of Ding, Dukes of Cheng and a group of dignitaries. There were dozens of people in total, and they were also a force that could not be ignored in this court.

Especially now with the rise of a group of new nobles, it can be said that the noble group that was suppressed by the civil service group in the past has risen again.

Now all the nobles who are united around Li Huan have enough confidence even in the face of the civil official group.

Naturally, with confidence, the Xungui Group naturally wants to make its own voice above the court, and the first step is naturally to take back the rights that were embezzled by the civil official group in the past.

Even Li Huan has the official position of the Central Military Commander of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, the power of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion is not small at all, but because of the decline of the nobles, too many rights have been invaded by the civil official group through the Ministry of War. It became a decoration.

But now that Xungui has returned strongly, it is not difficult to take back the authority that belongs to Xungui's side by virtue of the name of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Then Li Huan said: "Your Majesty, please investigate the Nine Frontier Army Towns, weed out the old and the weak, replace the armor and weapons, and revive the military affairs in the Border Townships!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded without the slightest hesitation when he heard the words: "I have agreed to this matter, and Li Qing will be the leader to personally supervise the handling."

Li Huan had no intention of backing down, and responded immediately.

I thought that Li Huanzuo should have stepped back when he invited this matter, but the next moment Li Huan spoke again, and this opening made everyone present widen their eyes in shock, with a look of astonishment and disbelief on their faces. look.

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