eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 190 Accept the order!

For Liu Daxia, the smartest way is actually to run away as soon as possible with the name of 'can't bear grievances, disregarding your father' at this time.But it happens that someone like Liu Daxia who has a love name and is a bit stubborn will not make this kind of choice...

Maybe he didn't understand, but he just couldn't look back.

Zhu Houzhao's method is meaningless to say whether it is advanced or not.Because who can be admitted to Jinshi and become such a high-ranking official step by step is stupid?

So don't think about deceiving these people, let alone use any conspiracy against Liu Daxia.Zhu Houzhao just made a request. He is the prince, and he made a request for Bu Shangshu. No matter how clever he is, he can't refute it.

"Da Sima, get up, you are old and the ground is cold, don't keep kneeling all the time. You are the minister of the Ministry of War who was personally promoted by the father. Although I am a little angry at you because my father is ill, but this is me. It has nothing to do with the Minister of War of the imperial court."

The prince motioned to the eunuch beside him to help the old man up.

Then he rolled his eyes and called out, "Where is Zhang Mao, the Deputy Chief of the Procuratorate?"

Then a thin old man with sunken cheeks stood up, "The minister is here."

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes and looked at this person, "Your name was mentioned in Gu's ear by Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials. Gu heard that you are a clean and honest official. Even if you entertain guests at home, you can only use tributes during festivals. This Shouldn’t it be true?”

"Returning to Your Highness, this matter is true, but His Highness brought up the embarrassment of your minister during the court meeting. This is just a duty of a minister, and it is not worth mentioning."

"How insignificant, very insignificant. Everyone says that the official salary of this dynasty is the thinnest in history. Hey, but until now I have only heard that you are a poor official like Zhang Demao (Zhang Maozi). You can keep the bottom line of integrity. , must also be an upright character, a person like you, you have to be in awe, with power on your neck, you can say whatever you want with your mouth."

Zhang Mao knelt straight, "It's just like the five words His Highness said before. He sacrificed his life for righteousness."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao got up happily, "It's good to have such a stubborn donkey temper like you. Now I have some questions to ask, and you answer them. You can answer whatever you want. If you are not right, you are wrong, and if you are right, you are right. Of course, Chao Above the hall, all the ministers can also speak uprightly. Say what you have, today, I will not punish anyone for their crimes!"

This is his idea, to lie to these smart people is to be smart, and to promote it with the Dao!
"Please make it clear, Your Highness."

Zhu Houzhao is also not polite, "I study history books alone in the Wenhua Palace. Soldiers have escaped in all dynasties, and the generals have suffered from the ills of empty pay. Previously, Beijing Central rectified Tengxiang Zuowei. It was found that there were only a little over 600 people, but the Ministry of Household Affairs still gave the original salary. This account must always be settled. Otherwise, we would not even know how many soldiers and horses there were in Ming Dynasty, so what kind of country should we rule? In short, the problem If it arises, it must be resolved. Zhang Demao, which department do you think this problem belongs to?"

The old man's voice was loud: "Of course it's the Ministry of War!"

"Any objections?" Zhu Houzhao mainly asked Liu Daxia.

He is the Minister of the Ministry of War.

"I have no objection."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said again: "There are always multiple factors for the occurrence of a problem. Maybe some soldiers didn't want to be soldiers and ran away, or maybe some soldiers went away unfortunately. Receive a dead man's salary, in short, the current situation is like this, it's not a one-day cold, this situation is not caused by Liu Shangshu alone, nor is it caused by one or two years. Gu's words... can be called fair no?"

The smart people in the palace began to wipe Liu Daxia's sweat secretly, they seemed to know what the prince was going to say next.

But the crown prince is also a must, so he used someone like Zhang Mao,

Zhang Mao doesn't care about your face, my face, the king's face is a fart, he can say whatever he wants.

"What Your Highness said is fair."

Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry, and he heard some people whispering, "If you have different opinions, speak up now. Or do some people think it is Liu Shangshu's fault?"

"Your Highness!"

There really was a stunned head.

Zhu Houzhao took a closer look, good guy, isn't this Jiao Fang who has become the minister of the Ministry of Industry?
Jiao Shilang's words were burning, "I think that the problem of the Ministry of War is naturally the problem of the Minister of the Ministry of War. The chief Sima is in charge of the Ministry of War. If there is a problem, it is not his? Could it be mine? Could it be the problem of other colleagues?"

This guy is also arrogant.Hearing Zhu Houzhao say that, he thought it was a signal of attack.

But Zhu Houzhao would not be so rough, lacking self-cultivation and even lacking standards. He raised his arm falsely and pressed it down, "Gu said that it is not a day's cold to be frozen three feet. Don't accuse Da Sima of the crime."

The crown prince said this, but Liu Daxia couldn't take it for granted. He immediately said: "Your Highness, what Jiao Shilang said is correct. The problem of the Ministry of War is naturally the problem of this minister. I ask your highness to punish him to show the true fairness."

Zhu Houzhao thought of you beautifully, I will not hit you with a single board today, I will lift you up.

Climb high and fall hard.

"Needless to say, the sages and lords all said that rewards and punishments must not be unfair. How can decades of problems be blamed on you alone?" Zhu Houzhao pointed to everyone present, "The country has reached this point, not only the military department, the household department, The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry... which one has no accumulated evils? Are you punished? Are you punished alone or not?"

As soon as these words were said, the feeling of empathy for other ministers became stronger. Even if it is not a minister, he still has a responsibility in his hands. Death-free coupons.

Conversely, if Liu Daxia was punished for this reason, it would depend on the prince's mood whether everyone here would be punished.

Compare the two, which one to choose?
So as soon as this remark came out, some officials came out to refute Jiao Fang. Anyway, he has a bad reputation, so it doesn't matter to spit on him a few times.

"I think what your Highness said is justified! Why does Jiao Shilang have to be reasonable? Your Highness has already said that freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, so it is very fair to deal with it like this! This also shows the mind of my Prince Ming!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

……

it is good.

Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay, since it's fair, in short, I don't want to pursue the reasons for these bad policies. But, the problem has already arisen, I'm the prince, you are all ministers of the court, who can Do you want to see this problem unsolved?"

Li Dongyang sighed secretly, as expected.

But if you want to solve this problem, you can't do it even if you peel Liu Daxia.

But the prince's posture is too strong and thick. As a minister of the Ministry of War, if you have problems with your own business, I won't bother you. It's enough. Now that you are an official, you have to do this thing, right?
And aren't you a loyal minister?What is a loyal minister?You won't be afraid of death because you can't do it, right?
Above the court hall, there was silence again.

Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Speak up! Do you want to solve it?!"

This……

Saying it now is like stepping on Liu Daxia's body again.But who can say no at this time?
Such things as morality and public opinion cannot always be used by them to restrict the emperor, but must also be used by them!
Talk to me about serving the country and the people, those who grew up under the red banner of labor and capital, I really want to serve the country and the people, are these people sincere?

Zhu Houzhao saw that there was a clatter, and some soft sounds of "want" came out, which made him very dissatisfied.

"The cabinet first said, do you want to solve the problem of my Ming's empty salary?"

The personal friendship between Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia is good, but at this moment, what can he say?

Fortunately, Liu Daxia is also a proud person,
He came out to receive the decree by himself, "Your Highness, you don't need to ask any more. Since Your Highness intends to change the old ways, how can a courtier accept it? I would like to accept this mission!"

No!

In this way, it makes you look like a hero who sees death as home.

Zhu Houzhao must let the other ministers speak. Everyone is a scholar and does not leave words, but must leave a word.Otherwise, in the future, someone will 'wear a hat' to the prince, saying that he deliberately made things difficult, how can he justify it?

So now these people have to express their views!
He has suffered similar losses before.It must be stated that when the day of the disposal, it is not the prince who forced Liu Daxia to do such a difficult thing, but the courtiers agreed.

"Of course Da Sima is loyal to the country. But Da Sima also told his father that important matters in the court should be discussed with his ministers."

"Gu, this is a discussion." Zhu Houzhao squinted, and then suddenly raised his voice, "Mr. Liu Ge! Do you want to get rid of this evil?!"

Liu Jian has not said a word until now, he originally wanted to be a loach and continue to slide over.But the crown prince asked him to answer by name, but he had no choice but to say: "My minister thinks that if we want to solve this long-standing evil, we need to think about it in the long run."

I want to be an old fox again.

"Gu didn't ask you how to solve it, and what Gu asked was how to solve it. Of course, Gu knew that he had to take a long-term plan. The question is whether the court needs to make this determination to get rid of this evil?"

Liu Jian thought to himself, I have done my best, "Yes."

"Old Li Ge?"

"Is it related to the issue of military pay, should we negotiate with the Ministry of Households?"

It's so difficult.These individuals are really called officials to protect each other.

"Old Li Ge, don't let Gu repeat his words."

"……want."

"Old Liu Ge?"

"want."

"Don't call it a lonely roll call, come out and say it yourself. Six departments and nine divisions?"

Working with these people can be exhausting.

After they finished speaking, the crown prince made a final conclusion, and said slowly: "Since this is the case, Da Sima will work harder. I think the northern frontier army is the most important thing. The Tatars are watching, and no matter what happens, there will be no problems. The Ministry of War You don’t have to attack everywhere, but take it one step at a time. If there are such problems in Guyuan, Datong, Yulin, and towns, you can clean them up one by one. The money you cleared out is unnecessary. Just buy more military rations. Where did you clear up the money? Just buy military rations somewhere, lest people think that the imperial court is picking up the money."

"It's better to buy military rations. The more these soldiers eat, the stronger they will be. Your prosperity and wealth depend on them! So no one will take this money, and no one is allowed to take it!"

"Elder Sima, still not accepting the order?" The eunuch Chen Rong reminded.

Liu Daxia came to his senses, knelt down and said, "My minister Liu Daxia accepts the order!"

Well, let him do this.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't know how far he can do it, but it's always better to be better.

As long as Liu Daxia is weak, he is the weak of the "peace-seekers". In fact, he can do some things. Besides, in the 18th year of Hongzhi, the Tatars invaded the border.

(End of this chapter)