When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 17 I want to play some new tricks

Zhao Zhongxiao's worries were not unnecessary. Li Shun had indeed begun to seize power from him.Zhang Liansheng, a young eunuch who took care of his daily life, was promoted to the position of manager of the imperial kitchen. It would take at least ten or twenty years for an ordinary eunuch to reach this position.

In addition to the purpose of cultivating cronies, this is also a signal sent by the emperor to everyone in the palace: "A thousand gold buys horse bones! Anyone who serves me will be reused!"

Zhao Zhongxiao once again thought of the dark situation when the late emperor was in power.

The whole morning was spent drinking chicken soup, and it ended with nosebleeds for several veterans. Even Hu Minde returned to the mansion and once again announced that he would close the door to thank guests, find his concubine Wang, close the door, and engage in prostitution during the day. He accidentally sprained his waist, and this account was recorded on the emperor's head.

Li Shun felt that he was wronged!I asked you to take supplements with good intentions, but you ended up complaining.After the disbandment of the dynasty, he continued to stay in the study room and found several Wenyuan Pavilion college students to discuss the Wanshou Festival, which was the emperor's birthday.Because it will be his birthday in two months, he is planning to have a grand party.

The main members of this discussion include Fang Zhi, who attended the court meeting last time, Sun Xuewen, who attended Hu's wedding banquet, and Hua Jingrong, a veteran whose beard has turned white.These three people are all over fifty, and the combined age of all of them is longer than Dayin has lived.Li Shun didn't dare to speak loudly to them, for fear of shocking one or two to death.It can be seen that the position of bachelor in the Shengtong Dynasty has long become a pension position for some veterans who have lost power and are about to retire.

Li Shun glanced at the three trembling first-class college students with disgust and said, "This year, I want to play some new tricks and new things."

Sun Xuewen and Hua Jingrong were obviously used to the emperor's absurdity. They were too lazy to speak perfunctorily and just nodded. Only Fang Zhi was listening seriously. He was the youngest among the three. During the Sejong Dynasty, he served as the compiler of the history books of the previous dynasty. During the reign of the late emperor, the Imperial Academy was responsible for offering wine sacrifices. He was dismissed from office because he opposed the late emperor's superstitious alchemy. After Li Shun succeeded to the throne, he was appointed as a student of Wenyuan Pavilion.

How brave he was back then, he is so cowardly now.Since he was dismissed from office and reinstated, he has changed from a fighter who dared to correct the king's gains and losses to a submissive mediocre minister, as if he was already dead back then.

Li Shun continued as if he hadn't seen it: "I hope to hold a magic competition and summon magic masters from all over the country to come to Beijing to perform and have fun with the people. In addition to the bonus, I will personally give it to the world." First Trick' plaque."

Fang Zhi listened carefully and asked, "It costs a lot for the emperor to organize such an event. If it comes from the palace treasury, I'm afraid it won't be able to support it. If it comes from the national treasury, I'm afraid the officials won't agree."

Li Shundao said: "How much money do I need to set up a stage? I order the governors and governors of various places to select them locally first and recommend them on the basis of merit. They will bear their own expenses. Then they will ask the major imperial merchants to contribute money for carriage, horse, board and lodging."

Hua Jingrong shook his head when he heard this, and couldn't help but say: "Those corrupt officials will definitely use clever names to collect taxes from the people and line their own pockets. In this troubled year, I hope the emperor will think twice."

The old man was a bachelor during the late emperor's time. He usually looks like a thousand-year-old tortoise, with half-closed eyes and drooped head. He stands there motionless, as if he cannot wake up. He is best at pretending to be deaf and mute, and occasionally utters a sentence or two. Key words.

Li Shun nodded in agreement: "What you said makes sense, then let the imperial merchants be responsible. The local government offices only cooperate and are not allowed to interfere."

Hua Jingrong was speechless and seemed to be asleep again.

Li Shun glanced at him helplessly. This old man was really a smart old fox, and he could figure out his thoughts at once.

As mentioned before, Li Shun's mother's family is a merchant family and one of the eight imperial merchants.Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, the merchants of the Dayin Dynasty generally had a low status, and the imperial merchants were not much better, they were just egg-laying hens raised by the royal family.

Dayin gave birth to an emperor who was half of the merchant family, which made the merchants feel proud.Therefore, no matter what others say, Li Shun's status in the eyes of businessmen is still very high.They were also the only force that Li Shun could use. The imperial merchants, headed by the Zhu family, united with chambers of commerce from various places and often went to Beijing to give him gifts.In fact, he also told him the situation in various places from the side.

I wish my family seems to have longevity genes. Among the elders from Li Shun's father's line, only two uncles are still alive. On the mother's side, even the great-grandfather is still alive and well. Of course, he married people in this world early and had children early. Very relevant.Li Shun's move was to find a pretext to call people from the Zhu family to Beijing.

After some discussion, Sun Xuewen said nothing during the whole process, as if he was absent-minded, lowering his head and counting the cracks in the bricks.

"Sun Aiqing!"

"Ah? The old minister is here."

"If you have nothing to do, don't join in the fun, and don't drink. If people of all ages are watching the fun, if they are pushed or stepped on, half of their lives will be gone. Alcohol is the medicine for madness. If a person is mad, he will not be able to control himself. position. Keep one thing in mind, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, don’t be a bully or a horse for your children and grandchildren.”

Sun Xuewen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Did the emperor know that he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday to congratulate him?Even the reason is clear.He just wanted to find a way out for his son who had been in the Hanlin Academy for almost 20 years, but he also just hoped that Hu Minde would give him a little face as an old minister.

"Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong to you!"

"I know, if you had done it, would you still be standing here today?"

Li Shun still believed in the character of these three veterans, otherwise he would not have kept them by his side.

Li Shun asked again: "Have you done what you want to do?"

Sun Xuewen smiled bitterly and said: "I am just an old man who has been cut off from the earth. Who cares?"

Li Shundao said: "Then I will help you. You go and draft the edict and prepare it for the Hanlin Academy. Sun Shu will be appointed as the Imperial Censor of Zuo Qiandu in the Imperial Academy."

Sun Xuewen raised his pen and hung it in the air, crying: "Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for your kindness."

Li Shun educated him: "Why should we sacrifice the near and seek the distant for some things?"

Sun Xuewen dropped the pen in his hand, knelt down in front of Li Shun, and cried bitterly: "I am confused. I have let the emperor down. Please take back your order. I don't want to embarrass the emperor."

Li Shun helped Sun Xuewen up: "I arranged for someone to go to the Inspectorate. He will still give you this face. I also know about your son Sun Shu. Last night he knew that you went to beg Hu Minde and swore to sever the father-son relationship with you. That's it. If I don't use my upright minister, wouldn't I be a ruler in vain? From now on, as long as you and your son are of the same mind as me, that's what I want to see most."

Li Shun's eyes moved from the three of them one by one, and he saw a sudden look in Fang Zhi's eyes, which was no longer as chaotic as before.Hua Jingrong also opened his eyes, twirling his beard and smiling.Sun Xuewen wiped away his tears and bowed his hands: "Old minister, I swear to be loyal to the emperor to the death!"

(End of this chapter)