Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Regarding the appointment of Wu Sangui to encircle and suppress the Turghut tribe, Lu Mou regretted it now. He even regretted it in his intestines.

But now, whether it’s to save face or to ride a tiger with difficulty, you must grit your teeth and stick to your decision.

Therefore, during this period of time, Lu Mou was very angry because of the constant war, or because he could not get a wife. His temper became more and more irritable, and he would overturn the table at every turn.

Fortunately, he only lifted the table, and did not take it out on his ministers like his father did, dragging out the five doors and hitting the board. Therefore, the current ministers still dare to speak out and give advice in front of him. As a result, his enemy Li Yan rebuked Lu Mou mercilessly and criticized Lu Mou's original decision.

Lu Mou became angry from embarrassment: "Li Yan, what do you mean? How can you talk to me like this?"

"As ministers, if the Emperor makes a mistake, we must speak out. Otherwise, what kind of minister would we be? It is the principle of conduct of a loyal minister to speak out and dare to remonstrate. Did I do something wrong? Do you want me to do it? A sycophantic kowtow?"

As soon as Li Yan said this, the ministers could only lament in their hearts: "It's over, the king and his ministers have harmed their friends again."

"Since you know my fault, why don't you try to remedy it?"

"The emperor knows his mistakes, so why doesn't he correct them? The sage said that the emperor can correct his mistakes if he knows his mistakes."

"Don't talk to me about saints, just tell me what to do now."

"What should I do? Just follow what Wu Sangui said and give him money."

"Are you blind that he created such a clever name?"

"Then your Majesty, don't give it to me."

"If he doesn't give it, he will have an excuse to continue delaying it."

"Then the emperor will give it."

"Am I so easy to deceive?"

"Since the Emperor is wise, he will not give it to me."

Zhang opened his mouth and said: "Forget it, stop talking. If we talk anymore, it will be an endless cycle."

The minister lamented that this emperor clearly knew that his original decision was wrong, but he wanted to save face and suffer the consequences. In this regard, he has the same virtue as his father. But fortunately, I don't take the blame or vent my anger on my ministers. Do you want to save face? It doesn't hurt. This emperor, just make do with it.

Lu Mou stamped his feet again: "Forget it, please come out of the mountain and I will lead the imperial guards to conquer in person."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole palace was in an uproar.

The emperor wanted to personally conduct the expedition, which immediately caused an uproar in the civil and military circles of the court.

The ministers had a huge psychological shadow over the Ming Emperor's personal conquest. This is absolutely not okay.

Therefore, at the fifteenth dynasty meeting, after the ministers bowed three times and kowtowed, danced and bowed, Lu Mou followed the procedure and said "I love you" without paying tribute, and then the ministers stood up and returned to work according to the procedure.

As a result, Lu Mou said twice today that he would be fine, and all the ministers knelt on the ground and refused to get up.

Lu Mou asked in confusion: "My dear friends, what is going on?"

Liu Zongzhou Huang Dao said with hesitation on Monday: "If the emperor does not agree to the request of the ministers, the ministers will kneel down and die."

Lu Mou knew what the ministers were going to say, so he smiled deliberately: "Did you see Zhang Shenyan handing over 30 million yuan in seizures and you want to get a raise? Okay, I have already wanted to do this. I promise you, get up quickly." ”

Teacher Huang Daoyi frowned: "My salary is generous enough and I don't need a salary increase. Please don't evade the important and take the easy."

Lu Mou sighed: "Am I impatient too? Okay, I promise you, I won't mention the imperial commander's personal expedition any more. Get up."

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief and stood up happily.

Just as he stood up, Yushi Yingge stood up and said: "I impeach you——" "Master Ying, this is against the rules. The imperial court does not allow impeachment of people."

"I will fight to the death to make an exception."

"No."

"Then I would like to ask Wu Sangui to be punished for waiting for the military aircraft. It is a crime of damaging national affairs."

"That's okay. But that's a matter for the staff department to decide. It's not your responsibility. You can go back to work." At this time, the system of not allowing impeachment of people in the court was truly implemented. Everyone had nothing to say.

"After careful consideration, I decided to agree to Wu Sangui's request, and all the amounts will be given according to his requirements."

Then, without waiting for the ministers to object, he bluntly said: "The reason why I made this decision is to give Wu Sangui another chance."

There is no need to say the rest. Giving another one would mean that the emperor's tolerance for Wu Sangui has reached its limit, and Wu Sangui should be self-aware.

Wu Sangui will definitely always care about the direction of the court. These words will reach his ears immediately, and he should know what to do.

In this case, everyone has nothing to say and just wait and see what happens. This is not because the royal family is trying to save face, but because of their tolerance for mistakes in reality.

But everyone should pay attention, our emperor is a tempered emperor, and he is not so easy to mess with.

Various ministries began to discuss various issues, and the whole meeting ended without incident.

But such a decision was painful for Wang Weiwei, who was in charge of Wu Sangui's logistics.

Now, all the taxes paid and transferred in Shanxi have been spent on Wu Sangui's expeditionary force. Even the money for the service has been spent on the transfer of materials, and no more penny can be paid out.

Fortunately, Zhang Shenyan led Mrs. Qin to kill Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan and seized a large amount of money. Wang Weiyi could only reach out to the court.

Faced with Wang Weiyi's request, Lu Mou asked the Ministry of Household Affairs at Jiying Hall: "Is there no problem with the Ministry of Household Affairs appropriating these five hundred thousand?"

He Fugui replied: "There is no problem with the allocation of 500,000 yuan. But I think Mr. Wang made a mistake in his calculation."

Lu Mou frowned and said calmly: "Now that our finances have eased, it is necessary to be more relaxed. Don't make the old habit of cutting off expenses as long as they are necessary. This makes it difficult for the following. You are in the same year, so don't be too mean to him. ”

He Fugui smiled: "I am the same age as Mr. Wang, so it is appropriate for me to be of the same age. But I do things fairly, regardless of friendship. I said Mr. Wang miscalculated, but I think Mr. Wang is too young."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Our court's acquisition of grain and grass is no longer a physical collection, but a cash transaction. According to the rules of business operation, shortage of supplies means high prices. Shaanxi and Shanxi have been supplying grain and grass supplies to Wu Sangui's army for more than half a year. The grain in the hands of the people has been reduced due to the last war. There is already very little left, and after more than half a year of purchasing, it is almost gone. Therefore, everyone in the capital feels that the price of grain and beans from the northwest must be high."

Lu Mou nodded, agreeing with his view.

"I have a habit of walking to and from the car every time I go to and from court, or when I go home from work."

Everyone knows this, and many officials secretly ridicule him for his merchant background and his habit of picking things up. I can't even bear to hire two bearers.

"The purpose of my walk home is to walk along the streets and inquire about prices, supplies and so on. I want to know what to do when dealing with official matters."

As soon as these words came out, he immediately changed the views of the officials towards him, and they immediately respected him.

Lu Mou praised: "As an official, you must be like Mr. He. You must always understand the sentiments of the people and understand the actual situation related to your responsibilities. Only in this way can you be a qualified official who understands the sufferings of the people and understands his own profession. For this reason, the Cabinet Let’s do some research. Should we give officials three or two days of study leave every month in addition to their regular holidays? Let them go out and face the reality?”

Liu Zongzhou stood up with difficulty: "Your Majesty suggested that we go for a walk. If there are any actual reports, I suggest that we pay some travel expenses and encourage all officials to go out, go further, inspect and investigate carefully."

"This method is feasible, I am sure. This month, I will first give Mr. He a replacement amount for shoe soles."

Amid the kind smiles of the ministers, Lu Mou faced He Fugui: "Go on, what did you find?" (End of Chapter)