Wanli Xinming

Chapter 73
On the same day, Zhu Yijun accompanied the queen mothers of the two palaces to take a boat ride on the lake, wandering in the beautiful scenery of "the clear letter of Taiye opens in a mirror, and the mellow ripples come from the sky".

A group of people went boating in the South, Middle and North Seas, first visited Chengyuan Pavilion, and took a break in the Showa Hall;Zhu Yijun secretly laughed in his heart that Emperor Jiajing did everything he could to cultivate immortals, and he took out a hole in a good mountain just to make the "dongfu" in the book.

When the tour was over, it was almost dusk.Zhang Hong asked for the order, and Zhu Yijun discussed it with the Empress Dowager Cisheng again, and decided that the whole group should be stationed in Bailu Palace.

Bailu Palace is the Wanshou Palace that was destroyed by fire in Jiajing 41 and rebuilt in the second year. It was renamed Bailu Palace in Jiajing 44.Bailu Palace is not a single palace, but a group of palaces with a high density.

Zhu Yijun still lived with the Empress Dowager Cisheng, and resigned from the main hall, and lived in the warm pavilion on the side of the hall.Because she was not in the big house, Empress Dowager Li did not insist, and she and Empress Dowager Chen both lived in the main hall of Bailu Palace.

In order to find someone to chat with and serve the queen mothers of the two palaces conveniently, the old concubine of the Sejong Dynasty lived close to the supervisor of the li, the supervisor of the royal horse, and so on.As a result, the palaces where Concubine Yi and Concubine Qi lived were far from the main hall of Bailu Palace, and they were both in the side halls in the northwest corner.

By the time everyone settled down, it was already dark, and all the palaces were lit up.

Because he was tired from playing, Zhu Yijun accompanies the two palaces to have dinner, and then returns to the dormitory to rest.Wei Chao waited on him to wash, and ordered the maid to bring a basin of hot water, and washed Zhu Yijun's feet by himself.

When Zhu Yijun was about to settle down to sleep, Zhang Hong asked to see him outside the door.Zhu Yijun felt strange in his heart and called him in.

Zhang Hong went to the rear of the hall to pay homage, and asked to back away.Seeing that he had secret things to say, Zhu Yijun asked Sun Long and Wei Chao to go out.

Zhang Hong kowtowed and said: "I saw the emperor yesterday agreed to the foreign court, and took 60 taels of internal funds for the compensation of military officials. I am a true sage."

In all fairness, Zhu Yijun didn't like Zhang Hong.

Although this person is loyal and knowledgeable, he speaks and does things better than Chen Ju, Zhang Jing, and Zhang Cheng, which always gives Zhu Yijun a slow feeling.

In addition to being a little pedantic, Zhu Yijun sometimes had to persuade him to do things, and often felt tired.

But after Feng Bao was expelled at the beginning, the Empress Dowager Li, who was in charge of the seal, made a decision.In order to make her feel safe enough, Zhu Yijun could not object.After more than a year of running in, Zhu Yijun gradually got used to old Zhang Hong's habit of speaking slowly.

At this time, there was no emotion or emotion in the flattering words he said, and Zhu Yijun felt a little funny in his heart, and even had a good impression of him because of it.

He smiled and said, "You get up, find a pier to sit on your own—what's the matter at this time?"

Zhang Hong thanked him, but he still knelt down and said slowly: "For more than a year, the emperor has been diligent and thrifty, and his expenses cannot be reduced. The minister is in charge of the seal of the supervisor of li, if the emperor is still allowed to eat and wear clothes Be ashamed and ashamed.”

Zhu Yijun saw that he didn't get up, and he didn't do anything for himself. He said in his heart that if you like to kneel, then kneel.

Hearing that he had not yet said the purpose of his request, the sense of humor in his heart became heavier.He smiled and said, "You might as well speak bluntly."

Zhang Hong's tone was still calm, and he said softly, "Your Majesty. The Sili Supervisor is the head of the inner court. Every year, the supervisors and divisions give some money to the ministers. The servant is a eunuch, and it is useless to ask for that money. I want to give it to the emperor. Father."

When Zhu Yijun heard that he was going to donate the small treasury of the Sili Jian, he was secretly moved.

He smiled and said, "How much can you have in the case of silver? When you make a palm print, you can't just shout slogans to make people work hard, and occasionally reward people. Divide some members and subordinates. Keep it for yourself, and I will take it."

Hearing what he said, Zhang Hong's body trembled.Zhu Yijun was sitting beside the bed, watching the two drops of water dripping from the gold brick in front of him, he should be in tears.

Listening to Zhang Hong playing with a choked voice: "I have read books in the inner study, and I have read some myself. I have never heard of someone who is kind and wise like the emperor. This is what I say from the bottom of my heart. ——The amount I want to donate is 60 taels a year."

When Zhu Yijun heard it, he thought he had auditory hallucinations, so he licked his ears on the bed.Involuntarily asked loudly: "How much?"

Zhang Hongzuo said: "Since Emperor Xianzong, the other 23 heads of divisions and supervisors in the inner court have respected the seals of the supervisors every year. This has been the case for more than a hundred years. During the reign of Emperor Sejong, the filial silver has risen to 3 taels per year."

Zhu Yijun opened his mouth wide when he heard this.

Zhang Hong whispered again: "Superintendent Si Li can make money that can't be spent in a few lifetimes by holding the seal for a few years. This minister didn't even know about it before."

Zhu Yijun came back to his senses and called Zhang Hongping again.Zhang Hong respectfully got up, moved a small pier and sat down.

Zhu Yi said calmly, "The ancestors didn't know it for more than a hundred years?"

Zhang Hong echoed back: "If you return to the emperor, the minister did not know when he was holding a pen before he took over the seal of the supervisor of the li. I don't know for the rest of my life."

After a pause, he said: "The former ministers dare not say it, and Grandpa Sejong certainly doesn't know."

Zhu Yijun thought it was unbelievable at first, but after thinking about it a few times, he felt that it was not impossible.

It's funny to think about it, Emperor Sejong played with his ministers in applause, unpredictable.Between the advance and retreat of many big guns around, the battle was even more fierce.Unexpectedly, these people have the same aspirations, and such a large sum of money is hidden from Emperor Jiajing.

As for his cheap father, Emperor Longqing, after only six years as an emperor, his energy was almost all in his lower body, not to mention.

Unexpectedly, after traveling for more than a year, I actually opened a hidden plot of the Ming Dynasty court and obtained an annual fund of 60 taels of silver.Then I thought again: "TMD, this is all my silver!" Thinking of this, I felt heavy on my shoulders.

Zhu Yijun finally decided: "You don't have to hand over the money to the internal treasury, just build an account book. If I have any money that is inconvenient to take the internal money, I will tell you." Zhang Hong saw the emperor accepted, with a relieved expression on his face, His wrinkled face seemed to glow.

Zhang Hong had a few more conversations with Zhu Yijun, and begged the emperor not to make the matter public. Seeing that Zhu Yijun agreed, he quit.

Zhang Hong delayed Zhu Yijun for half an hour. Zhu Yijun got a large sum of money inexplicably, and was a little excited, and it took a while before he fell asleep.

When he was sleeping soundly, Zhu Yijun was gently woken up.When I opened my eyes, it was actually Sun Long and Wei Chao who were prostrating in front of the bed.Zhu Yijun was half asleep and asked in a low voice, "What time is it? Are you going to go to court?"

Sun Long's whole body was almost lying in the cracks of the ground, and he made a few sounds, as if he was organizing language.Wei Chao was beside him, his body trembling with fear.Seeing this, Zhu Yijun became suspicious, and his sleepiness disappeared. He wiped his hand on the head of the bed, and touched the cross guard knife in his hand.He shouted, "What's going on?"

Sun Long settled down and whispered: "Long live, it's the end of Hai at this time. Something happened in the Ningcui Palace, and I asked the Queen Mother Yizhi to wake up grandpa."

Zhu Yijun's heart seemed to be grasped by his hand, and he suddenly had many thoughts in his heart, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's the matter?"

Sun Long said: "One of the purlins of the Ningcui Hall was broken, the glazed tile fell, and Concubine Ye died."

　Sorry, many relatives came to see my mother-in-law, and Lao Mo was busy.Just took the time to fix it.Sorry again!
　　PS: Each supervisor and division contributes 3 taels each year, which is only recorded in the middle and late Wanli period.Lao Mo thought that he must have had it before, and he used it here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)