Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 467

When Qin Shao left his job and returned to the harem, he didn't see Han Jinrong.

Today's Ming court works on a one-week system, with six days a week and one day off.

Officials go to work at 8:5 am every morning, go to work at about [-]:[-], and leave work at about [-]:[-] in the afternoon.

Don't look at the nine-to-five and weekends advocated in the previous life, the working hours in this era are relatively longer.

But this method of rest has excited many civil servants in Beijing.

You must know that the time they were on duty before was called a search. They were on duty before dawn, and they worked on more than a dozen small things a day.

It's hardly an easy way of working these days.

Let’s not talk about everyone’s love and gratitude for Xinhuang!

You must know that during the Ming Dynasty, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, officials were basically regarded as laborers. The daily working hours were so long, and there were very few holidays, just rest. Sometimes one or two days a month would be good.

It was really strict at the beginning, but later on, some powerful officials were allowed to fish, but low-level officials had to do a lot of work because of the constraints, because those officials who fished had less time to rest.

It is not uncommon for many officials to collapse on their posts due to exhaustion.

Now the new emperor has stipulated a new rest system. Under such circumstances, those low-level officials can justifiably take a break when they encounter a rest day.

Qin Shao also thought about taking longer breaks and more holidays, allowing officials to take more rest to stimulate domestic demand, climb mountains, go shopping, and spend some time.

It's just that there is a lot of waste to be done in today's Ming Dynasty, and there are many things to do. Now we can only say that we should focus on production first, and then consider the issue of increasing rest.

Many policies need to be effective from top to bottom, because I have a lot of work to be familiar with, and in order to let those people develop good habits, he now goes to work every day to facilitate things.

The emperor is like this, and the other subordinates dare not slack off!

In today's Ming Dynasty, although the working days of officials have been reduced, the work efficiency is much higher than before, and many tasks are done step by step without confusion.

"Your Majesty, you are back. Your Majesty is making flower cakes in the kitchen, and the prince and princess are over there!"

Su Jin was holding a tray with freshly made flower cakes in it, which was still emitting heat, apparently just came from the imperial stove.

It was only then that Qin Shao remembered that the Double Ninth Festival would be in two days. According to the custom here in Daming, flower cakes should be made early to celebrate, and on the Double Ninth Day, they would be brought to the heights to worship ancestors to celebrate.

According to the customs in the palace, he would also take people to climb the Long Live Mountain to see the scenery in person, so as to refresh his autumn aspirations.

The previous emperors would hold heavy ceremonies on the Double Ninth Day, and lead many officials to climb the Long Live Mountain to see the scenery and enjoy the autumn aspirations.

Every time the etiquette is too grand, the cost is countless.

When Qin Shao checked the account books in the palace, he found that the simple sacrifices and various etiquette expenses were the big ones.

The wasted money was actually not spent on the emperor himself, in the final analysis it was spent on the outside, as for who got the big profits, those people would naturally know.

After Qin Shao came to power, he directly canceled some unnecessary etiquette. As for ancestor worship and so on, it can be streamlined if it can be streamlined.

You must know that the money spent in the palace is basically the emperor's private treasury, and those people will not feel distressed if they don't spend their own money.

For example, after climbing Longevity Mountain on the Double Ninth Festival in two days, Qin Shao reduced the company of civil and military officials, and only planned to take his family and inner guards together, which was considered an outing.

Qin Shao took off his coat, changed into casual clothes, and went to the kitchen stove.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard the childish voices of children.

"Mother, why does this flower cake smell like chrysanthemums and flowers?"

It was the childish voice of the youngest daughter, Fukuai.

"Because you put chrysanthemums, you are so stupid!"

The second son Zhu Zaitan is a little guy who speaks directly.

"You are stupid!"

"You are stupid!"

The two little guys quickly quarreled.

"Hey, take your younger brother out to play for a while, don't let them quarrel!"

Han Jinrong's voice sounded.

Although the three children are cute, they are inevitably noisy.

"Father!"

"Father is back!"

"Father!"

The three little guys shouted excitedly when they heard Qin Shao's cough.

The eldest son, Zhu Zaiyu, was relatively older. Over the past year, he gradually assumed the posture of an elder brother. Compared with the two little guys who were chattering, they just looked at Qin Shao with a smile, and prevented the younger sister from running too fast and falling down.

Qin Shao hugged one in each hand, went to the elder son, wrapped the two little guys with his arms, and patted the elder son's head with the other hand to show comfort.

"Grandfather is back!"

Han Jinrong came out wearing an apron, like an ordinary housewife.

"what to do?"

"Isn't it the Double Ninth Festival the next day to go to Long Live Mountain to climb? Just prepare some flower cakes... the children like it!"

The dinner in the evening is very simple, some rice porridge, flower cakes, small vegetarian dishes, and the crabs sent from the south on August [-]th are not finished. They are kept in the pond and a few are prepared.

Dip it in vinegar and garlic and serve it with wine. Qin Shao drank two glasses.

After tossing and tossing in Wenrou Township all night, the next day was refreshing.

On the second day, he got up early and practiced the long halberd for a while, and was about to have some breakfast to go to duty, when Wang Yin came over.

"What happened?"

Coming here so early in the morning, Wang Yin must have something to report.

"The Empress Dowager Zhang is coming back!"

Wang Yin said in a low voice.

"Eh? Hasn't it been a long time?"

Qin Shao was a little surprised.

yes!Empress Dowager Zhang is not in the palace now.

Ever since Zhang Yanling was sentenced to two years of exile and Zhang Heling was beaten back to his hometown of Cangzhou, Queen Mother Zhang fell ill and stayed in bed for several months.

Qin Shao originally thought that after dealing with the Zhang brothers, Queen Mother Zhang would come and make a fuss, but he didn't want to fall down first.

In the final analysis, that woman is a woman who had a smooth life in the past, and she was too harsh and introverted. When things really happened, she couldn't afford that kind of thing at all.

Thinking of the history that the Queen Mother Zhang was the one who belched after the Zhang brothers were killed, and then fell ill, Qin Shao felt a little uncomfortable inside.

The Zhang brothers must be rectified. Xiaozong has raised tigers and made those two thorns. Although Wuzong suppressed those two in name, he is still his uncle after all, and at most he will punish them verbally.

Because Queen Zhang stood there, the Zhang brothers were confident.

Qin Shao wanted to pull out the two thorns, but he didn't think about killing them. In the end, he was just greedy for some money. Those two people would not have committed the same crime as Yang Tinghe and his ilk.

After all, they were Zhu Houzhao's uncle and mother, so Qin Shao would not be cruel to them.

It's just that Mrs. Zhang is really too weak to be on the stage, and she can't bear this matter again.

Later, Han Jinrong came back from visiting Empress Dowager Zhang and suggested that Empress Dowager Zhang go to her natal family in Cangzhou to visit relatives.

"Is that useful?"

Qin Shao didn't know women very well, and was a little puzzled after hearing Han Jinrong's words.

"Master, you still don't quite understand this woman's mind! The Empress Dowager Zhang is living a relatively smooth life. Although she is the elder sister, she is the only daughter in the family. Her parents are more pampered, and she is good-looking. Became a queen in the palace and became the honor of the family, Xiaozong treated her so well, and even set up a special residence for her mother in the palace, although Queen Mother Zhang married Xiaozong, but her mind has always been with her natal family."

"Although Empress Dowager Zhang later gave birth to the first emperor, the late emperor was always taken care of by wet nurses and palace servants. The time that Empress Dowager Zhang spent with her son was not as long as that of her younger brother Zhang Yanling! Compared with the first emperor, Empress Dowager Zhang regarded Zhang Yanling as her own son. The same love, and the later conflicts between her and the first emperor were often based on this. After the death of the first emperor, Empress Dowager Zhang placed her affection on her two younger brothers. Now that they have left the capital, she naturally has no spiritual sustenance. I think she It is a heart disease, the imperial physician also said that heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine!"

Han Jinrong expressed her thoughts.

Empress Dowager Zhang has calmed down a lot since the Zhang brothers left. She used to see Han Jinrong baring her teeth and claws, but now she seemed to be exhausted.

"Did she ever have the idea of ​​visiting relatives?"

Qin Shao felt that this woman was really troublesome.

It would be great if the Queen Mother had the idea of ​​visiting relatives, the palace would be pure without such a person, with such a small mind, don't get sick and make it like he treats this lonely old man harshly.

"Grandpa, isn't that Zhang Yanling's time in exile is enough? Now it's about to change back. I'll let someone take this opportunity to find out what she's saying. If she wants to go to Cangzhou, it's fine, so she can relax."

Han Jinrong suggested.

Qin Shao thought it was a good idea.

Anyway, it's just a widowed old lady, now she has let go of her hostility, not to mention that she is willing to visit her relatives, even if she wants to live in Cangzhou in the future, he doesn't have much opinion.

Since he came to power, those concubines in the palace and concubines of Zhu Houzhao's harem who wanted to visit relatives were basically approved as long as they had formal procedures and followers.

If you have children, you can live with your son.

As for going back to her natal family to visit relatives, as long as she applies, she will be allowed.

It's just that the palace is lonely, and there are really not many women in the harem who live too long.

Except for the queen and two concubines in Zhu Houzhao's harem, there are really not many women in the harem today.

Qin Shao once asked Han Jinrong to test, if they have plans to return to their natal family, they can also discuss it.

It's just that in this era, after women get married, they are willing to go back to their natal family, and the natal family regards the married daughter as a splash of water, thinking that taking it back is unlucky and bad for the family's fortune, but they are not very willing.

Many of the education those women received was consistent, especially the women who entered the palace.

There is no way but to pay for it.

It costs money to raise a woman, Qin Shao really feels it now.

A day later, Han Jinrong sent someone to visit Queen Mother Zhang, and she was really willing.

What's more, the person who was still sick before, became alive and well within two days, and started to pack things to go to her mother's house.

"Your Majesty, I think the Empress Dowager is planning to evacuate her own things in the palace to her natal brothers."

Zhang Zuo came back from the Empress Dowager's Palace and reported to Qin Shao.

Qin Shao just smiled, telling her not to worry about her so much, it's all her own thing anyway, and she can do whatever she wants.

After three days of tossing, Empress Dowager Zhang talked to Qin Shao, and hurriedly led people to Cangzhou.

Qin Shao didn't pay attention to this matter after the person who sent it back came back and reported that the person had been delivered safely.

After all, he was going to her natal family, and he guessed that the Queen Mother liked her natal family so much, so she naturally liked to live in her natal family.

If someone asks, it is natural that the queen mother is allergic to the weather in the capital, and she will go to Cangzhou to take care of her health.

But in today's imperial court, there are not so many ministers asking about the situation.

Moreover, Zhang Cong and the others heard that the emperor had approved the Queen Mother Zhang to visit relatives in Cangzhou, and they all privately praised the new emperor for his generosity and benevolence.

After all, the queen mother had made troubles with the emperor a lot before, and the Zhang brothers also caused troubles a lot.

Now that they can be reunited, the new emperor can be said to be kind-hearted.

It's normal for them to think this way. In Qin Shao's previous life, women were free to return to their natal homes and go anywhere.

And in this era, even the queen mother doesn't mean that she can go back to her mother's house if she wants to.

Married to the royal family, that is the private property of the royal family, a royal person is born, and a royal ghost dies.

You must know that the old concubine and the others could not even meet their own sons in their domain, let alone go to their mother's house where there were only brothers.

Although Zhang Cong had a bit of a bad personality because of the failure of the scientific examination in the early years, he was definitely a man of integrity.

According to historical records, when Zhu Houcong assisted Na Zhu Houcong in the previous life, Zhu Houcong killed the Queen Mother Zhang and the Zhang brothers. Zhang Cong directly advised him many times, hoping to treat the late emperor's mother and uncle kindly, but Zhu Houcong did not listen to him.

The queen has been in Cangzhou for more than half a year, and it seems that she can live there. Qin Shao originally thought that she would not come back until at least a year later, but she didn't expect to come back now.

"The person who came back to report said that Empress Dowager Zhang and the two brothers had fallen out!"

"what?"

Qin Shao was a little puzzled. The queen mother treated her two younger brothers, especially his younger brother Zhang Yanling, as his own son. No, he felt that the queen mother treated Zhang Yanling more closely than her own son Zhu Houzhao.

Empress Dowager Zhang always felt that her son was the emperor, who took advantage of it and didn't worry about anything, but her younger brother was pitiful, so she kept pulling things from the imperial court and Zhu Houzhao's private treasury to her two younger brothers.

Why did you fall out with your brother?
Even if she fell out with her eldest brother Zhang Heling, she should not fall out with her younger brother Zhang Yanling. After all, she was responsive to him.

"After Queen Mother Zhang went to Cangzhou, Zhang Heling warmly received Queen Mother Zhang, but after Zhang Yanling came back, Zhang Heling objected to Queen Mother Zhang's plan to buy a house with Zhang Yanling, and the two brothers ended up fighting!"

"Still marked?"

Qin Shao wanted to laugh when he heard Wang Yin's description, but when he thought about the attitude of the Zhang brothers, it was like their style.

That Zhang Heling is still low-key and knows how to clean up, but he is also a character that does not suffer. After all, even if they are brothers, they have already started their own families, and they all think about their own small families.

"I heard that the beating was bloody. Although Zhang Heling is old, Zhang Yanling is lame after all, so it doesn't take much advantage! The two brothers started fighting in Queen Mother Zhang's room, and Queen Mother Zhang was too anxious. I almost fainted! Master, when Empress Dowager Zhang was leaving, you said that you might live there for a year or so, not too long, you really expected it!"

Wang Yin couldn't help laughing when he thought of the funny situation that the person who reported back said!

"Master, when will the Queen Mother be brought back, I'll ask someone to arrange it!"

Wang Yin knew that Qin Shao didn't like the queen mother, but he wouldn't treat her harshly. Even if he looked at Zhu Houzhao's face, he would support her until the end of his life.

The Zhang brothers are unreliable, and the Empress Dowager will still be brought into the palace sooner or later.

"Wait a few more months before making plans, just find someone to watch over!"

"Grandpa?"

(End of this chapter)