golden scales

Zhu Cihong's negotiating skills have reached the peak in his previous life, it can be said that once he enters an office building, there will be a war of words all the time. .Otherwise, how many talents are there in the world?It may be more difficult to get ahead than the imperial examination in Ming Dynasty.However, facing Li Yuzhi, an old man who has no desires inside and no love outside, Zhu Cihong is also a little bit at a loss.

Li Yuzhi has always been trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. This time, despite his advanced age and frailty, he traveled all the way to Tai'an Prefecture. He must have obtained the secret decree of Emperor Chongzhen.With his friendly attitude towards Donggong, he won't play any silly stories.What's more, he just made it very clear that as long as Donggong practiced the test and passed the test, he was willing to serve as an official, and the emperor had already agreed.

Li Yuzhi's bottom line should be here.

But where is the emperor's bottom line?

Zhu Cihong is well aware of his father's emotional intelligence and political wisdom.

In the family, they value family affection and dote on their children, and sometimes they are more like a loving mother than Zhou Hou.As long as he doesn't do too much, the capital's rescue alone can ensure that the country's position will remain unshakable for ten years.

In politics, Chongzhen can bear, allow, and know how to give up.The disadvantage is that they dare not take responsibility, shout fiercely, and do little.They only let people do it, but they don't know how to lead them to do it.

"If you don't have the state's financial power, you won't even be able to pay officials' salaries." Zhu Cihong said bluntly: "I want to be in charge of the household affairs."

"The old minister can recommend Sun Chuanting to be in charge of the military department together with His Highness." Li Yuzhi shook his head slightly and said, "I can also persuade Ni Yuanlu to let him go, but who does His Highness plan to use as the household secretary?"

Ni Yuanlu was also recommended by Li Yuzhi back then, so it can be seen that in this court, it is always more convenient to live longer.

"Hehe, I want to use a female officer." Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

Li Yuzhi laughed aloud, and said: "Although using a female official is not considered deviant, it is indeed shocking. Your Highness, it is not a blessing for the whole country to distinguish between inside and outside."

"Now I don't distinguish between inside and outside." Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "If my female officials can be appointed as court officials, they will be the real ministers of the country, not internal officials."

Li Yuzhi was silent.

"The old minister will send someone to convey it to His Majesty, but I think that this matter can be described as a disorder of the government when it comes to the big talk; it is also out of the public in the novel. Perhaps Your Highness should be more cautious." Although Li Yuzhi did not object violently, it was obvious that he was raised in his heart. built a wall.There is one more thing he didn't say, if the "female Dingke" can be appointed as the official of the six departments of the country, it will open up a new way of promotion, directly weaken the imperial examination, and become an enemy of the world's scholars.

Scholars in the world can live without hair, but they cannot live without imperial examinations!This is the belief they have pursued all their lives.

Li Yuzhi knew very well that the Zhu family's emperor's character was inherited. The more the ministers objected, the more the emperor insisted.Sometimes it is even fun to insist on opposing!If the crown prince himself realized this, he would definitely "avoid the enemy's edge".If you don't realize it, but you are pointed out by yourself, it will inevitably arouse the rebellious psychology of challenging the world...so it's better not to say it.

Seeing Li Yuzhi's exhaustion, Zhu Cihong nodded in agreement, and ordered someone to send Mr. Li out.From Li Yuzhi's hesitation, Zhu Cihuang certainly knew that the old man's consideration was far deeper than he imagined, and he might have seen his real purpose for the imperial examination.

As long as there is an imperial examination, there will be the same year, masters, masters, disciples, disciples... If this network of people is not cut, no matter how good the political framework is, it will not be able to withstand corrosion.Even if it's clear and bright, it won't take long for it to revert to its old ways.Moreover, now the Jinshi subject is, to put it bluntly, a subjective question in the examination, and the main examiner of the general examination is conventionally the cabinet's second assistant. Where can I find out about these?

In the Chongzhen Dynasty, Zhou Yanru used the honor of the first assistant to break the convention and practice favoritism, which is a sign of the collapse of the imperial examination system.

However, to be an enemy of the world's scholars, one's own strength is still too weak after all.

Zhu Cihong sent Li Yuzhi away, and rang the bell to call Lu Suyao in.

"Prepare a recliner, make it softer, and use it exclusively for Mr. Li in the future." Zhu Cihong checked the schedule, and said: "Kun Xing's interview will be in the back row, and I will see the camp of the third guard camp tomorrow. Guan and President Qian."

After experiencing the bandit suppression, Danning's reserve battalion was finally transformed into the third guard battalion.Dan Ning was the officer of the third battalion and was awarded the rank of colonel.Although he was one level lower than Xiao Mo and Xiao Donglou, he did not have the combat achievements of Er Xiao, so he took it for granted.

The more troublesome thing is that the three generals of the third battalion have appointed Hui Xian, Niu Chenghu and Zuo Guangxian respectively.Judging from their resumes, these three are all generals of courage.However, judging from the current feedback, all three of them are dissatisfied with being ranked below Tanning, and they are even more unhappy about being ranked lower than the other two battalions.

This kind of mentality made Zhu Cihong very worried, so he pulled the third battalion to Dongchang Mansion to support the first battalion stationed in Jinan Mansion, and set up the northwest defense line.

In the direction of Zhaoyuan, Min Zhanlian has already started to build a new reserve camp, and the bandits and bandits east of Lexia have basically been eliminated, recruited, and resettled.There is no need to garrison too many troops.

"Your Highness, the princess is in the minister's office, let's see each other." Lu Suyao wondered, "It has been postponed for three days."

"I remember that Mr. Wu and Mr. Sun are coming tonight." Zhu Cihong pursed his lips and said, "Well, when the two gentlemen arrive, let them know, and let Kunxing come over before they arrive. Iron a handkerchief and come in. It’s warmer, I’m going to wash my face.”

Lu Suyao walked out, thinking in her heart: Your Highness treats ministers with great care, but he treats his sister a little bit badly...

Aimee Zhu really had no patience for waiting, so she insisted on staying in Lu Suyao's office, lying on the window to watch the officials coming and going in and out of the yard.When she first left Laizhou, she was very annoyed because the emperor's brother didn't show face to the emperor's parents.After staying in Tai'an Prefecture for three days, the previous anger has dissipated.She can also understand that the current situation is dangerous, and it is not easy for her brother to support the building alone.

"Your Highness, Lord Qian Sui invites you to come and see me." Lu Suyao finally brought back good news, which made Auntie Zhu feel refreshed.

"Okay! Let's lead the way." Auntie Zhu straightened her clothes, helped the hair ornament on her head, and followed Lu Suyao to the mysterious courtyard.

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This is not Tai'an State City, but a big inn at the foot of Mount Tai.

Although it is an inn, it is half the size of Laizhou Prefecture. The mules and horse sheds alone occupy a whole mile long street, and they are spread out one after another. People who come here for the first time think that there are carriages and horses from the entire Shandong Province gathered here!Going up from Luoma Street, there are another mile of shops, and there are more than 20 opera houses alone.

The higher you go, the better the guest room. Zhu Cihong lived in the top courtyard, and the rest of the entourage also lived in the upper house and the middle house according to their grades.Officials who come to meet and do business can always arrange rooms and beds.Even so, the inn is well-staffed, and whatever you want can be delivered to the guest room quickly.

If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who wanted to use this place as the East Palace, the boss would not be willing to let people book it!

The luxury of this inn certainly opened Zhu Cihong's eyes, but what was even more shocking was that it was not the only one at the foot of Mount Tai.The location of other inns is not as good as that of his house, and the scale is not as big as his house, but in other prefectures, they can be regarded as big inns with a reputation, which shows that the number of tourists who come to Mount Tai every year for pilgrimage is large.

"Mount Tai is a place where the emperor can enshrine Zen only when he has auspiciousness. Almost every family in Denglai has to come to offer incense. You have been here for a few days and my elder brother has no time to accompany you. You can ask Min Ziruo to arrange for someone to take you up the mountain." Zhu Cihong saw his sister , while scalding his face with a steaming handkerchief, he smiled.

"Yes, you can still ask for an official to get an official, and ask for a son to get a son. It is really effective... Brother emperor, I have heard this kind of rhetoric hundreds of times from the shopkeeper below." Seeing her brother's exhausted appearance, Zhu Yuxi felt the same. I couldn't bear it in my heart, but I still pouted and said: "I came here just to know why Brother Huang deliberately angered parents."

"Yoyo, you really came to Xingshi to inquire about crimes." Zhu Cihong laughed and said, "It's reasonable for you to watch more, listen more, and talk less about your lord's affairs. How is the orphanage in Laizhou?"

"Brother Huang still remembers the orphanage in his busy schedule?" Aimee Zhu was annoyed that her brother underestimated her, so she couldn't help but sarcastically.But seeing that my brother didn't seem to be able to hear it, I had to answer seriously: "Now there are 1 people in total."

"So much!" Zhu Cihong was a little surprised: "Is the money enough?"

"The main reason is that there are a lot of little dolls between the ages of three and ten." Auntie Zhu bit her lip and said, "Also, some girls deliberately threw girls at the door, so I also took them all."

Zhu Cihong nodded, and said: "It's true that I didn't think carefully about this matter, thanks to my sister, you are kind-hearted and did a good job."

"Really?" People in the world value men over women, and always feel that women are useless.Aimee Zhu originally thought that her brother would reprimand her, but she didn't expect it to be a compliment, so she couldn't help being overjoyed.

"Yin and yang are different, but there is no difference between high and low. The balance between men and women is a major national issue, how can we only raise men." Zhu Cihong got up and said: "However, in this way, the food matter is indeed a bit more stressful."

"My mother asked the palace to reduce some expenses, but it can support it for a while." Aimee Zhu said.

"It's not okay to let parents save money." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "In this way, I will let the prefectures and counties sort out the vacant land and distribute it to these orphans. Anyone who adopts can get land benefits together until the orphans reach adulthood. In addition..." In the middle of Zhu Cihong's speech, he abruptly stopped talking: "The two gentlemen are here?"

Lu Suyao, who was standing at the door, said yes, smiled guiltily at Aimee Zhu, and said, "Colonel Wu Changchun, the chief military judge, reported that there is an urgent matter, please see Your Highness."

Zhu Cilang said: "Let him wait, and let the two gentlemen come in first." He turned to Auntie Zhu again, saw his sister's disappointed gaze, and he had a flash of inspiration, and said, "Lu Suyao, go and call Yao Tao to discuss with Princess Kunxing. Let’s talk about the orphanage, try our best to support the young ones, and avoid the disadvantages of love. After discussing, we will present the basics.”

Auntie Zhu had an errand to do, immediately swept away her gloom, happily resigned, and went to the office meeting with Lu Suyao. (To be continued.)