Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 140 The king has orders and the ministers will not accept it
With Feng Baosi's status as the eunuch in charge of ceremonies, he no longer needs to be the emperor's personal companion, but Feng Bao still has to greet and see him off before and after the court if time permits.

Of course, Feng Bao himself was serious and serious, and he had a lot of advice on Emperor Wanli's behavior. Emperor Wanli felt very restrained when he saw him, and he didn't want him to come. This is another matter.

Arriving at Wanli's bedroom early, when Feng Bao walked in, he saw several maids waiting for the emperor to change clothes, and Zhang Cheng respectfully stood aside.

Even without the keen observation skills of Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng, everyone could see that Emperor Wanli was in high spirits now. Feng Bao said hello to An and stood in front of Zhang Cheng.

He lowered his head and glanced at Emperor Wanli's attire, but found something wrong, and immediately frowned and asked:

"The Panlong jade pendant that Long Live Lord always hangs, how can you use such a crude jade ring?"

When Feng Bao asked, the two court ladies serving Emperor Wanli's dressing trembled and turned to look at Wanli. The little emperor smiled and relieved them:

"I want to hang it up myself, Feng Daban, look, this is a gift from Wang Tong who went to kill the thieves, and said it was seized from the head of the thieves."

While talking, he untied the jade ring and showed it to Feng Bao as if offering a treasure. Feng Bao turned his head and glanced at Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng smiled wryly and shook his head. Feng Wenbao said in a voice:

"Your Majesty, there are certain regulations on the emperor's ceremonial attire. This jade ring from a thief is rough, and it may be contaminated with some unclean things. Your Majesty should replace it!"

"I am the Son of Heaven, if there is something unclean that dares to approach me... Big Companion, I won't bring it with me tomorrow, okay?"

As soon as the little emperor Wanli uttered the first sentence in high spirits, he saw Feng Bao's face turned serious, and quickly changed his tone. When Feng Bao heard him say this, he shook his head helplessly and bowed down to wait.

Zhang Cheng, who was standing next to him, glanced at him, then lowered his head again without saying a word.

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Among the cabinets, the chief assistant Zhang Ju is the center of course, but a month ago, at least the veteran ministers of several dynasties such as Minister of Officials Wang Guoguang, Minister of Rites Wan Shihe, and Minister of War Tan Lun were quite independent, but Wang Guoguang became an official. , Tan Lun died of illness, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials became Zhang Han, and the Minister of the Ministry of War became Zhang Siwei. The big bosses in the entire court were almost all former students of Zhang Juzheng.

A mere minister of rites, Wan Shi, can't stir up any storms. In order to protect himself, he can only shrink in a corner, don't say much, and relax.

The atmosphere in the cabinet today is quite warm, the faces of several cabinet scholars, the six ministers and the capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all beaming.

Everyone is talking about one thing, there will definitely be no deficit this year, the treasury will at least have a surplus of 200 million yuan, the deficit has been yearly in the middle and late stages of Jiajing, and it was only slowly reversed in the last years of Longqing, and there is such a big surplus today The surplus, why, is all due to the hard work of Mr. Zhang, the chief assistant, who promoted the clearing of the fields in the world, found many hidden fields, and increased the tax base for the court. If the tax system is reformed, the treasury will be even more abundant.

Zhang Juzheng just smiled and nodded to his colleagues' compliments and flattery. Now everything in the world is going according to Zhang Juzheng's expectation, and the world is called wise and wise. It's hard to feel complacent.

However, under Zhang Juzheng's smile, there was also some worry. Yesterday, he received an urgent letter from Huguang, saying that the old man of the Zhang family was seriously ill again.

"The emperor is here!!!~~~"

Following the elongated tone of the little eunuch outside, the cabinet, which was still very lively just now, suddenly fell silent. Everyone tidied up their clothes, stood up and lined up in order to welcome them.

Emperor Wanli walked in excitedly, and after finishing the usual set of etiquette procedures, the other eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremony also came in. Standing there, the four treasures of the study are displayed on the table, and the proposals of the cabinet, if they can be processed on the spot, they can be approved now.

Zhang Juzheng said a few words briefly, and the next one was Chen Zou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Han. Now the world is clearing Zhang Tianmu, and I don't know how many officials are involved in it.

One mu of land is concealed, and the state loses the tax of this mu of land, and this tax falls into the pockets of individuals. One mu of land may not have much money, but tens of thousands of them are extremely huge benefits, and this Fields can be passed down from generation to generation, with annual benefits.

How many officials colluded with the local wealthy families to swallow up the land that originally belonged to the country. This time, many people found out the land that belonged to the Qingzhang.

It is a serious crime to conceal the farmland, and it is also responsible for negligence and so on. I don’t know how many people will be dismissed from office and ransacked their homes. However, many people who preside over the clearing of the farmland have made meritorious deeds and need to be promoted and rewarded.

The appointment of personnel is the lifeblood of the big shots in the court. In the past few days at the court meeting, they have been talking about the appointment and dismissal of officials every day. It is up to the emperor to decide, but the number of people involved is too many, and a new list is reported every day, so this is said every day.

The list of who should be promoted and who should be reprimanded has been drawn up. The Empress Dowager, Feng Bao, and Zhang Juzheng have all nodded their heads. Reporting to Emperor Wanli is just a formality.

In the past few days, Zhang Han, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was halfway through the reading, and the little emperor Wanli yawned very indecently...

Today is different. All the bigwigs who listened intently to Zhang Han's statement all noticed that Emperor Wanli was in high spirits today and listened very carefully.

Things are abnormal, and it is the performance of the emperor, and the bosses can't help but feel a little worried. Everyone still remembers the thing that Emperor Wanli forced Wang Guoguang to become an official. Is there any right and wrong today?
"What Zhang Aiqing said, since the cabinet thinks there is no problem, the supervisor of ceremonies will approve it!"

After Zhang Han finished speaking, Emperor Wanli nodded and said, Zhang Han hurriedly thanked him, and handed the booklet in his hand to the little eunuch, who then gave it to Zhang Cheng who was behind the desk.

Zhang Cheng looked at Feng Bao here, saw Feng Bao nodding, picked up the ink brush and wrote the word "Approval" on the memorial book, Emperor Wanli let Zhang Han sit down, and said:
"Yesterday, the Yumajian and Dongchang newspapers came up with the battle report of the bandits outside the city. The traitors in the temple were wiped out. The generals and soldiers of Yumajian and Dongchang are worthy of praise!"

Listening to Emperor Wanli's evaluation, the big bosses below are a little bit disapproving. The inner court yamen under the command of Yumajian and eunuchs, and Dongchang are also the errands of the ceremonial supervisor. They have done a good job, won praise, and their power has expanded. The benefit is nothing more than more vicious dogs watching the door.

So everyone agreed reluctantly, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile:

"Your Majesty's holiness is virtuous, and the soldiers below will naturally serve their lives loyally. It is their due duty to have such military exploits. Let the chief of ceremonies reward you according to the rules!"

This sentence was quite satisfactory, and everyone echoed it repeatedly. Emperor Wanli stopped talking and continued:

"Looking at the newspaper, it was said that Wang Tong, the general banner of Jinyiwei, who assisted in the errand this time, was keen and courageous. He first discovered that the thief leader was fleeing along a secret road, and then pursued him bravely. He killed the leader of the thief. Tong should be the first in this battle, what do you think?"

It turned out that this was the main topic. Zhang Juzheng glanced at Feng Bao who was standing beside him, while the other bigwigs exchanged glances with each other. Those who can have a place in the cabinet certainly know who Wang Tong is.

Zhang Juzheng and everyone else knew in their hearts that Wang Tong was a close minister of the emperor and he was so favored. There would be no surprises in the future, but Wang Tong had a problem. He was not a scholar, and he was born in Jinyiwei. Such a warrior, Almost by nature the antithesis of civil servants.

Now this Wang Tong has been able to push the emperor to force the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to leave. If he grows up in the future, how far he will go back is really unimaginable.

Jinyiwei is an institution of the outer court, and the cabinet has a great say in all aspects of him. The emperor mentioned that the one who can answer this question is Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng said calmly:
"Wang Tong is 14 years old this year, and he is still young. Excessive praise will inevitably make him unaware, and it is just a credit for suppressing thieves and thieves. It is too high-level, so what about the meritorious service of the soldiers who killed the Tartars in the border towns and suppressed the Japanese in the southeast? As for rewards and rewards, I think that Liu Shouyou, the Commander of Jinyiwei, will give a few verbal compliments and some money, which will be enough."

Emperor Wanli was excitedly waiting to answer, but he didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, would push him back with ease, and the smile on his face froze immediately.

Lu Guangming, the censor at the side, took a step forward, knelt down and raised his voice and said:

"Your Majesty, I have this Chen Zuo!"

The scene was embarrassing. Emperor Wanli was about to find a step to come down. Hearing this, he was relieved and said quickly:
"Aiqing, please speak!"

"A few days ago, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate heard a strange incident, saying that a certain village outside the city had captured a suspect and was about to send him to the official, but masked villains broke in and robbed the suspect and left. The villager was beaten and the damage was serious, and some people saw that this group of masked villains changed into the city shortly after, but they were dressed in the clothes of Jin Yiwei, and some people recognized that the leader of these Jin Yi guards was Wang Tong..."

Before the words fell, everyone in the room was a little restless, Zhang Juzheng nodded and said:
"Your Majesty, relying on the emperor's pampering, Wang Tong acted a little out of proportion, but since he has made meritorious deeds, it will be revealed if the merits and demerits are offset."

"Master Zhang, these are old-fashioned words..."

"When you are young and rich, there are always some unsteady places. It is better for Liu Shou to restrain him..."

The cabinet scholars and ministers all echoed a few words. Emperor Wanli sat in his seat and looked left and right. whispered:
"If you have meritorious service, you can't just reject it because of a non-existent memorial. You should be rewarded and promoted!"

"There is nothing better than your majesty in the Holy Tomorrow. Wang Tong is now a general banner. I think it is appropriate to promote hundreds of households."

Zhang Juzheng replied in a deep voice.
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Wang Tong has become a hundred households from the general banner, and has been promoted to one level. In order to congratulate the promotion, let's vote monthly to congratulate
Thank you everyone haha

(End of this chapter)