marquis of jingan

Chapter 430
In the Ganlu Palace, Zhao Shangshu, who was dressed in a crimson official uniform, saluted the emperor, and was granted a seat by the emperor, sitting opposite the emperor.

The young emperor looked at the Hubu Shangshu who was no longer young, and said with some emotion: "Qing Zhao has more and more gray hair in recent years."

At that time, Zhao Changping was the youngest of the six servants in the imperial court, hardly one of them. At that time, Liu Jizhang, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, was old, and he, a servant in his 40s, was in charge of the entire household department, and the other servant on the right was suppressed by him. Can't breathe, almost became a subordinate, how high-spirited.

But now, Zhao Changping is over 50 years old.

Although at this age, for a second-rank official, his political life is still very long, but Zhao Changping's worrying personality, and the fact that he has been in charge of the household department for these years has indeed added a lot of gray hair to him.

Hearing the emperor's words of concern, Zhao Changping lowered his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The minister is getting old, and His Majesty is also growing up gradually. Seeing His Majesty's heroic appearance, and at the same time becoming more and more calm, I am very happy."

Although this sentence is a bit sensational, it is from the heart. The emperor has been on the throne for eight years today, and he was only ten years old when he first took the throne. He was still a child. It grows little by little.

His Majesty the Emperor was only sentimental for a while, and soon remembered the business. He waved his hand at Gao Ming, and signaled Gao Ming to deliver the document sent back by Du Huai to Zhao Shangshu.

The emperor said slowly: "This is a report from the palace servants in my palace, who just sent back from Taizhou Prefecture, which describes some requests from Shen Yi and the court. Zhao Qing is both the secretary of the household department and Shen Yi's teacher. Please Zhao Qing come over to discuss this matter."

Zhao Changping stood up and took the memorabilia with both hands. After unfolding it, he could see ten lines at a glance, and quickly read the whole memo. The more he looked at it, the deeper his frown became.

After reading a memorial, he already frowned, and the servant of the household department looked up at the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Shen Yi said that he would build shipyards and firearms along the coast, where did the expenses come from? The Ministry of Accounts has not seen this account..."

After a pause, he continued: "If it's a big ship, His Majesty's internal funds seem to be too expensive..."

Hearing his words, the little emperor's expression immediately became a little embarrassed.

Because of this matter, there is a procedural problem.

According to the rules of the imperial court, if the imperial court confiscated the stolen property, it should be charged to the national treasury, that is, to the Ministry of Households. Even if it is not included in the Ministry of Households, but into the private treasury of the inner court, it is necessary to greet the Ministry of Households.

But now, the emperor asked Li and Chen to go south to patrol the sea and spend the money and property confiscated on the spot, skipping the household department in the middle.

This is very inconsistent with the court's procedures.

His Majesty the Emperor coughed and touched his nose in embarrassment.

"This...Didn't Shen Yi tell Zhao Qing before he left Beijing?"

Zhao Changping shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although I have a good personal relationship with Shen Qi, he also calls me his uncle in private, but the personal relationship does not involve official affairs, and the minister only talks to him about some academic matters on weekdays, which has nothing to do with official affairs."

"Before he left Beijing, he did go to the minister's house to say goodbye, but he only said that he was ordered to go south to run an errand, and he didn't say what kind of errand he was on."

What Zhao Shangshu said was a bit of nonsense, because he, Shen Yi, and even the officials from Ganquan Academy were all political alliances in a certain sense.

There are many things that he cannot possibly not know.

But now, when these words are spoken, it does feel a bit stern and selfless, and it immediately stands on the moral high ground.

The little emperor frowned slightly. After thinking about it for a while, he decided to tell the truth, so His Majesty sighed, and said: "Qing Zhao is in charge of the Ministry of Households, and she may not be very clear about many things in the sea. The Japanese pirates are becoming more and more rampant, killing and wounding my people countless times, and I am determined to clean up the coastal pirates and return the people of the coastal states to a peaceful world."

"The pirates along the coast are quick to move, and I have to act fast. Many things can only be done in a hurry. Zhao Qing also knows that my cousin discovered the Wang family who communicated with the Japanese in Taizhou, so I allow them to use it on the spot." Steal property and build an anti-Japanese army."

The matter of the Wang family's communication with the Japanese was aroused in the court. Before the evidence of the crime was conclusive, many civil servants even wrote to the Wang family to defend themselves. Of course, Zhao Changping knew about this matter.

It's just that he chooses not to know at the moment.

At this moment, the Minister of the Household Department lowered his head slightly and said: "So that's the case, then there is nothing wrong with the minister."

His Majesty the Emperor was also relieved to see that he was not chasing after this matter.

After all, he is young, so it is impossible to have too much control over the court. If the Ministry of Household Affairs really uses this matter as an issue and accuses him of nonsense, then he, the emperor, will really have to face a lot of pressure.

After all, he still has a mother on his head, and the words of the empress dowager are more important than him, the emperor.

After the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly came back to his senses and asked Zhao Changping why he came here to ask questions.

He couldn't help feeling secretly in his heart.

None of these important ministers in the court was easy to get along with. For example, the Minister of the Household Department, with a few words, let himself, the emperor, fall into his rhythm.

After the emperor calmed down for a while, he sorted out his thoughts, and then said slowly: "Zhao Qing, I came to you today to ask you, what do you think of Shen Yi's request?"

Zhao Changping stood up straight away, bowed his hands to the emperor, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, don't even think about such a thing!"

"Shipbuilding is a matter of the Ministry of Industry, and firearms is a matter of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War. No matter what, it has nothing to do with his mansion department!"

"Besides, His Majesty sent Jin Shizi to patrol the sea south as an imperial envoy, and Shen Qi just accompanied him along the way. If he wanted something, it should be Jin Shizi who wrote a letter to His Majesty asking for something. What does it have to do with Shen Qi?"

Zhao Shangshu's expression was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "These two requests are unreasonable and illegal. They are really nonsense. I beg your majesty to ignore them..."

"Shen Ziheng was only awarded a Jinshi last year, and this year he went south on a business trip. Before that, he just read a few more books and knew nothing about practical matters. Your Majesty, please issue an order to him. If it is possible..."

"Your servant, please transfer him back to Jiankang, and train him in the Mansion Reporting Department for a few years before sending him out to work!"

"I don't know anything about the facts..."

The emperor repeated this sentence, then looked at Zhao Changping, and said silently: "But not long ago, Shen Yi created a new type of weapon in Taizhou Prefecture, and then brought less than [-] recruits from the Anti-Japanese Army and severely injured Japanese pirates along the way. Killed nearly a hundred enemies."

He looked at Zhao Changping and asked, "Is this also called ignorance of practical things?"

Zhao Shangshu's tone was firm: "Your Majesty, if there is no proof, one thing can't explain anything. It may be just a fluke."

He bowed to the emperor and said: "In any case, firearms and ammunition cannot be handed over to the local government. If ships and guns are needed to fight against the Japanese along the coast, they can be handed over to the local government after being supervised by the Ministry of Industry and War. The Ministry of War sent people to the place!"

The emperor touched his chin, which already had some soft beards, and thoughtfully: "Why is Zhao Qing so resistant to her younger generation?"

"This is official business."

Zhao Changping looked serious: "It has nothing to do with personal matters."

"Even if it's a private opinion, I will write a letter to Shen Qi in private, denouncing him!"

(End of this chapter)