I'm really not doing business

Chapter 248
Zhu Yijun knew exactly what Wan Shihe was talking about. He was talking about the problem between the departments in the basic official system of Daming, which was the separation between the upper and lower classes.

Apportionment and table making are inevitable phenomena in the new policies of finance and taxation and official administration in the Ming Dynasty. Wang Guoguang noticed this phenomenon, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials Wan Shihe proposed an improvement method, that is, accountability to the person in charge.

It is worth noting that Wang Guoguang and Wan Shihe did not completely deny apportionment and table making, and even affirmed the existence of some positive meanings.

Because for Daming, the predicament of apportionment and table making was caused by the reform, which itself was a bumpy road to the reform. Before this kind of trend had fully spread and become a common practice, the court council of Daming noticed this kind of bad atmosphere, and intends to find a solution.

For example, making tables. Six volumes and one account are the tables required by the court and are the core of finance and taxation. Without understanding these six volumes and one account, it would be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to complete the financial and taxation reform. The Ming Dynasty did not know how many acres of land and how many people it had. , Even the collection of taxes is not clear, and the six books and one account can be done well, which is the key to the muddy account of Daming Finance and Taxation.

It is absolutely necessary to make a table, and it can even improve efficiency, but is it a requirement of the Ming court to turn six books and one account into dozens of tables?No, it's just a means for the gentlemen at all levels to spread the responsibilities.

Apportionment also has certain advantages. For example, this time there was a locust plague in Jiangxi, and it was so troublesome that Pan Jixun, a good old man, wanted to kill people. In order to raise food and grass, the imperial court asked Huguang, Nanya, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong to support Jiangxi. This apportionment has injected strong impetus into the disaster area.

But this apportionment only apportions responsibility, not apportionment of power. Isn't this embarrassing for people who do things?

The imperial court asked Hou Yuzhao to go to Liaodong Zhangwu to farm, and Hou Yuzhao was able to do a good job, but the imperial court did not give Hou Yuzhao Ding any power, so what the hell did Hou Yuzhao do?Hou Yuzhao went to Tuntianshu before, and this time he went to war with the army, could it be that the imperial court gave Hou Yuzhao the authority.

The imperial court asked Yin Zhengmao to pacify the Hongmaofan in Luzon. At that time, the imperial court was poor and white, not to mention the five-masted foreign ships, and there were not even a few warships of [-] materials. The imperial court could not provide material support, so it gave policy support. , gave Yin Zhengmao the authority, Yin Zhengmao recruited Lin Afeng, raided Miyan Port, and now he is mixed with the surname of the country.

At the beginning, the imperial court asked Yin Zhengmao to go to Guangdong and Guangxi to be the governor of Pingwo, and he also gave him powers. Zhang Juzheng talked about strengthening the army, and also said that he would give the generals some powers.

It is worth noting that even if a little power is given, people like Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Li Chengliang, Liu Xian, Zhang Yuanxun, etc. are already grateful and do not ask for more. As long as they are allowed to fight, it will be a good court...

Wan Shihe's method is to use official hats and big heads to force the gentlemen who live in brothels and gentle villages to delegate their power to those who do things.

Wan Shihe hesitated again and again, looked at His Majesty's young face, bowed his head again and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Ting Yi, of course, knows everything and says everything." Zhu Yijun stretched out a hand, asking Wan Shihe and Wan Dazai to continue explaining his official law and continue his performance.

Wan Shihe stretched out his hand to the official's writing screen, and said very solemnly: "Your Majesty, those who talk with one's heart and mind are never the ones who solve problems. The people who talk and talk are often in the capital, not in the place. To be more precise, , the hollow ones are court officials, not local officials, they are the most busy and hardest, and His Majesty can't see them, even this official book screen will not record them."

Zhu Yijun said sincerely: "So, from the first year of Wanli, sir, let me follow the example of my ancestors, meeting foreign officials, county magistrates, elders, and common people?"

Wan Shihe bowed his head very respectfully and said: "That's right, this is the reason why I think that Mr. Jiang Ling has never really shocked the Lord."

Regarding whether Zhang Juzheng has been a powerful master during the past few years in the country, Wan Shihe must use this matter to make a qualitative determination, otherwise there will be some voices that hinder the revival of Ming Dynasty, and these voices are easy to confuse the audience At present, various miscellaneous newspapers are sniffing the wind in the court, testing whether they can "set things right", Wan Shihe hopes to use Wang Guoguang's six volumes, one account, and the problems and contradictions arising from the examination method to determine Zhang Juzheng's reputation .

"Big Ming is very fortunate." Zhu Yijun said sincerely.

Yu Qian was beheaded in public, Zhang Juzheng almost had his coffin opened and his body whipped, and more than a dozen of his family members were forced to death. Wild dogs fought to drag and bite them. These two key men in the critical period of the Ming Dynasty ended up like this. Zhu Wan, Hu Zongxian, etc. Waiting for the end, it will be chilling to watch.

There is also Qi Jiguang, Qi Jiguang drifted away in his later years, because he knew that he would be liquidated, and he was afraid that his wife's family would be involved, and finally handed over all the family wealth to his wife and Li. Qi Shuai, they all end up like this.

It's no wonder Daming didn't die.

It is conceivable that the people who do things are so cold-blooded and unkind, seeking honor and humiliation, and losing their centripetal force.

The construction of legal system is actually the construction of centripetal force. The centripetal force in military, political, economic, cultural and other fields was lost. During the Wanli period, Emperor Wanli stood up and stepped on the accelerator into the fuel tank.

"Such a simple method, why has no one mentioned it before?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wan Shihe and said with a smile.

Wan Shihe said very sincerely: "Mr. Zhang said that the time has not come, so there is no need to mention it. If the time comes, everyone will mention it."

Zhu Yijun said with great satisfaction: "It's true, the Ministry of Officials drafted a regulation on the accountability of the official and submitted it to the cabinet for reporting."

"The minister obeys the order."

On the first day Zhang Juzheng left the court, not only the courtiers missed him, but the emperor also missed him.

Zhang Juzheng's first step in grasping the administration of officials is to break the appeasement. Promotion depends entirely on human sophistication. What is bad is the right to appoint and remove personnel in the Ming Dynasty's official administration. Only by changing the standard of promotion from human to merit can we select enough talents to do things Only by finding out those who are willing and able to do things, can the administration of officials be further promoted. In order to break the tolerance, Zhang Juzheng, in addition to setting a time limit, also has draft names, names in the bottom book, etc.

After breaking the appeasement, the rectification of officials can be further promoted.

This is the step-by-step approach that Zhang Juzheng has always advocated. It is not achieved overnight, taking the emperor's prestige and power and making nonsense, but promoting the revival of Ming Dynasty step by step.

Lu Tiaoyang took out another memorial and said: "Shen Yingshi, the right servant of the Governor's Cangchang Household Department, made a memorial: the actual amount of silver taels in Taicang warehouse is more than 690 taels, which should have been more than 160 million, and the official factory handed over 500 taels of money. Ten thousand taels, the tax office and the city ship department pay more than one million taels, so it is sufficient for national use.”

Tan Lun said in a daze, "There are still so many this year?"

Last year, because the tax bureau paid more than 100 million taels of extra money, the national treasury had a surplus of more than 400 million taels, and this year's deposits directly reached nearly 700 million taels.

"Da Sima, I'm telling you that the Ming Dynasty is rich now, and it's not nonsense." Wang Guoguang said with a smile: "This is still the most money spent this year, because it is necessary to make up for the debts of Jiubian. Ding built the palace, the pagoda, and the Gwuyuan. , Jiangwu School, this only has 698 million taels of silver."

"Just?!" Tan Lun shook his head and exhaled, "I don't know who was devastated by the 11 taels of mausoleum fees for the late emperor's mausoleum in the first year of Wanli."

"At that time... Alas." Wang Guoguang didn't finish his sentence, and everyone didn't say much. Back then, the state suffered a huge loss, and even the money owed by the late emperor's mausoleum was not paid until December of the first year of Wanli.

The great loss of money is a result and a concrete manifestation of the corruption of the Ming Dynasty.

Big financial losses often represent loopholes in the military, politics, economy, and culture, such as military defeat, political corruption, unrestrained growth in the economy, and extravagance in the culture. Competing for extravagance and financial loss is just a manifestation of the corruption of the country.

Wang Chonggu said with a little emotion: "It seems that I still have to work harder. I only paid a profit of more than 60 taels last year. I am really ashamed of your majesty's trust."

Most of the profits of the official wool factory were used for expansion, but even so, nearly 60 taels of profits were handed over to the state. As the pace of expansion slowed this year, the price of worsted wool soared, and profits would There is a larger increase.

"Mr. Wang Ge, I do not advocate profit-based pursuits." Zhu Yijun began to emphasize that the official factory is not an administrative unit that is only profit-oriented. What the official factory captures are the lifeblood of the people, such as firewood, rice, oil and salt. It is inevitable for the official factory to pursue profits, but the official factory If you are only interested in profit, then you don’t want this official factory.

During the Song Dynasty, salt, iron, coal, alum and wine were all franchised. During Song Huizong's time, the price of a catty of coal was sold at [-] Wen, which is a concrete manifestation of mercenary. In those big cities with millions of people, not a single grass will grow around them. , all firewood.

The finances of the two Song dynasties were relatively healthy until Jia Sidao came to power, even healthier than the finance and taxation of the Ming Dynasty. The annual coin of the two Song dynasties, starting from Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, was 30 taels of silver per year, excluding cloth and silk. , and then continued to increase the amount. You must know that silver had not flowed into China in large quantities at that time, and China was poor in silver. At that time, the money lost in one year during the Song Dynasty was the tomb of Emperor Longqing.

The health of finance and taxation in the Song Dynasty was an extreme official monopoly, seeking huge profits, while the health of finance and taxation in the Ming Dynasty was decentralized to the hands of the Jin gentry. Now the court is gradually taking back this power, and the Jin gentry usually gives the people something to drink. The Qingzhang returned the land even though the imperial court would not go into a big fight.

Zhu Yijun reminded Wang Chonggu that his political vision for joining the cabinet was to create a new craftsman class, not to amass profits for the court.

"People are really greedy. Yesterday, worsted wool was reported to be 17 taels a foot." Of course, Wang Chonggu remembered the fundamental reason why he survived, and he explained the main growth point of profit concisely.

Zhu Yijun and Wang Chonggu looked at each other, and both showed understanding smiles. Zhu Yijun said as if he suddenly realized, "That's it, then it's okay."

Worsted wool is a huge scam. It is a gamble between Wang Chonggu and Shi Yaohaoyou. Shi Yaohaoyou is desperately raising the price of worsted wool. The price of worsted wool has already been raised to a use value. It is completely negligible, and Wang Chonggu is working overtime to expand production.

The critical point in time is the day when Wang Chonggu smashes the market when he is about to make a fortune by telling the myths and stories of getting rich, and turning a piece of cloth into dozens of tickets and selling them to the people.

Wang Chonggu has already hoarded a large amount of worsted wool, and is harvesting silver in an orderly manner. This is an economic war that will last at least three years.

The court discussion continued, and Ling Yunyitiao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, played the progress and further actions of Luo Pangshan's rebellion. Wing spends on local aftermath.

Ling Yunyi was accused every day. He was planning to kill people recently. The purpose was to relocate people to Luopang Mountain and dilute the number of Yao people for long-term peace and stability. However, the Han people who relocated did not just fall from the sky. Ling Yunyi took aim. The collective of tenants.

But the tenants are all in the hands of the local gentry and powerful, and Ling Yunyi wants to relocate, isn't it?Following the basic logic of asking whoever has it, Ling Yunyi showed his knife.

To give or not to give, this is not a question, the Guangdong and Guangxi tyrants who have been repeatedly domesticated by Yin Zhengmao and Ling Yunyi are really afraid of this guy, and send people to work in the capital all day long, looking for someone to take care of Ling Yunyi.

Right now, Quanhao of Guangdong and Guangxi has nothing else to do, just to let the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi know that Quanhao has surrendered, and government orders are government orders.

Not as good as Yin Zhengmao!
Yin Butang is in Guangdong and Guangxi, so at least the doors are demolished and the bed moved. Governor Ling is really murderous.

Zhao Tijing, the magistrate of Fengyang, was transferred to participate in politics in Sichuan, Qingzhang did a good job in farming and other things, and went to Sichuan as a senior official, and Yuan Hongde, the prime minister of Guanglu Temple, was a counselor for Shaanxi You. of victims.

Later, the court meeting agreed that the period for selecting shujishi for the pavilion would be fifteen days, and the list of shujishi for the pavilion was determined, including Shen Zifan, Gu Shaofang, Yang Qiyuan, Ao Wenzhen, Yao Yuexiang, Feng Mengzhen and more than ten people, plus Yijia Jinshi Shen Maoxue and others were sent to the Hanlin Academy to study.

Yuanfu Lu Tiaoyang specifically asked the number one scholar Jiao Hong and Zhang Siwen whether they would participate in the selection of the museum. Zhu Yijun really wanted them to go, but both of them said that the Imperial Museum was really good, so the emperor didn't have to ask any more.

Since after the palace examination, he directly entered Gewuyuan, he had already made a choice, and he would not regret it.

"The censor Wang Qian is among the best, why isn't he on the list of Shujishi selected by the museum?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and asked with a little doubt.

The only son of the old Wang Chonggu of the Ming Dynasty Xinge, who passed the exams at the top, did not have Wang Qian's place as a good scholar. How did this work?
"Your Majesty, please tell me that Quan Zi has been appointed as the supervisory censor by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he can no longer study in the Imperial Academy." Wang Chonggu said very solemnly.

Zhu Yijun suddenly realized that he was waiting for him here!

It turned out that Wang Chonggu hired Sun Jigao for an official position when he asked his son to protect himself!

With such a strong desire to survive, Wang Chonggu had already used Dodge before the emperor could kill!

The Ministry of Rituals agreed that on May [-]th, the emperor would go outside the Meridian Gate and announce the sound of Luo Pangjie. This ceremony would take a whole morning, and it was very lengthy, but Zhu Yijun readily agreed. For such a thing as a victory report, the etiquette is cumbersome Some are more cumbersome, after all, a decree must be issued to reward meritorious soldiers.

Ling Yunyi was promoted to be the censor of the right capital and concurrently the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Yin's son, Jin Yiwei, was the deputy of Qianhu, rewarding silver and flying fish clothes.

Uncle Ying Yang and Zhang Yuanxun, the commander-in-chief of Lu Song Dynasty, bestowed world certificates, and the extra son of Enyin was hereditary from a thousand households of Jinyiwei.

Li Xishi, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and his son was hereditary from hundreds of households in the guard.

It is worth noting that even the governor of Lusong and the Boguo of Surabaya, whose surname is Zhengmao, paid for borrowing soldiers and made meritorious service at the beginning. Zhang Yuanxun was lent to Ling Yunyi by Yin Zhengmao. Yin Zhengmao has contributed to laying the foundation, and the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi has improved, and Yin Zhengmao has contributed to it.

Tan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was promoted to a first-level salary, and the servants Liang Menglong, Zeng Xingwu and the department's doctors were not promoted.

"This is comprehensive, everyone has a reward, but why are there no rewards for the cabinet ministers? Isn't the prime minister important? They should be rewarded." Zhu Yijun was a little dissatisfied with this list. Every time he was rewarded for military merit, he did not care about the cabinet elders. Meritorious service.

It's been a long time, and the elders still have to feel resentful. As the decision-makers of the empire, the elders are dissatisfied, and the army over there is going to be in trouble.

Everyone has it, but Mr. Ge doesn’t. If Mr. Ge doesn’t get rewards, how can others get rewards?

Wang Chonggu replied very confidently: "Your Majesty, Mr. Jiang Ling talked about Ning Yuan Bo Li Chengliang's border merits in the spring of the third year of Wanli. Mr. has ordered that in the future, the ministers are not allowed to describe the merits of the sidelines. How dare the ministers offend them? Please give me a rest , with An differential."

If Zhang Juzheng didn't take it, neither could Lu Tiaoyang and Wang Chonggu. Yang Ting and Ding You returned home, and if Zhang Juzheng didn't return home, Ding You would become a beast.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng has to get it.

"Is it a routine already formed at that time?" Zhu Yijun felt that this was wrong, he thought about it, and looked at Wan Shihe.

Wan Shihe received the signal and wanted to give feedback. He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, you are not allowed to talk about the ministers, because the minister is the minister of vitality, and he has already participated in the decision-making of national policies. He is suspected of being a superstar. If you have military merits again, there may be rumors and gossip, which will be bad for Ge Lao's reputation."

"It's about becoming an official or leaving a name in history, so there will naturally be discussions."

"Oh, that's how it is." Zhu Yijun was just to guide Wan Shihe to say this conclusion. He made Zhang Juzheng a Liujue Yicheng Bo. The courtiers were restricted by the emperor's ban and dared not talk about it, but it didn't mean No doubt, why?
What Wan Shihe said is why.

The purpose of ignoring Bian Gong and his assistant ministers is to prevent the occurrence of things that would usurp the power of the sovereign. He, Qi Jiguang, is afraid that he will be a fourth-rank military officer in Dengzhou Wei, just like Xin Qiji, whose military talent cannot be displayed.

When the assistant ministers leave office, they have to make a list and describe their merits. The court should not be so stingy, it's just a nobility.

Not talking about merit for now is a compromise, but talking about merit together in the future is a reward.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wan Shihe more and more satisfied, and Wan Shihe looked more and more satisfied at His Majesty. Zhang Juzheng's departure from court was also a good thing for Daming.

Zhang Juzheng is too invincible. He is going forward without thinking about the future at all. Can the minister not care?

This court is a place to share spoils, Xu Gong has no share in Minggong, which Minggong can still fully support Zhenwu?

When Zhang Juzheng was in power, no one dared to make a fuss about it, but after he left the court, he could discuss a slight change. The spoils were not evenly distributed, and rewards and punishments were easy to be unclear.

This is not Wan Shihe wiping his ass, this is Zhang Juzheng's completion of the New Deal, and the completion of these 27 months was achieved by Zhang Juzheng.

The law of the development of things is always a spiral, with ups and downs.

"The ministers are waiting to leave." After the court discussion, the ministers saluted respectfully and planned to leave.

Zhu Yijun was still waiting on the platform as usual. He opened a large pile of memorials on the table and said very naturally: "Sir..."

This is a habit. Every time Zhang Juzheng will use the name of the banquet to explain the background of each government order, why he made such a choice, what are the benefits of such a choice, and what hidden worries will there be? Based on Zhang Juzheng's cognition and experience, he explained clearly the impact of such a decision and how to correct it in the future.

Zhu Yijun was also used to feeding food into his mouth, but suddenly, Zhang Juzheng slipped away, and Zhu Yijun was really not used to it.

"Mr. went to Xishan to hide for leisure, right! I still refused to let me send every volume compiled by the Daming Huidian to the uncle's mansion in Yicheng, Xishan, to be corrected by Mr. Want to be lazy? This is not government affairs, he can't think about it." Dodge." Zhu Yijun's eyes rolled, and he found a job for Zhang Juzheng, to correct the Ming Huidian.

Zhang Juzheng asked for the compilation of the Great Ming Huidian, and he gave up his pick. The president became Shen Shixing. Shen Shixing was still a little uncertain about the characterization of some historical issues since Xiaozong, and Zhang Juzheng had to look at some of them.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Hong said with a suppressed smile and bowed his head.

In fact, Lu Tiaoyang, Wang Chonggu, and even Wan Shihe can do this. His Majesty just can't understand that Zhang Ju is hiding in Xishan, so he deliberately finds trouble, and he is probably a little angry. However, the emperor, a closed disciple, cannot go to pay homage , what kind of system is this?
Zhu Yijun began to deal with the daily memorials, and all the memorials that were brought to the court were major matters. The memorials that were submitted to the imperial court every day still had to be approved by the emperor Zhu.

These things are not worth making decisions at the court meeting and the court meeting. For example, King Su wanted to build a book pavilion to ask for money, for example, Lin Yuntong, the former minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in Nanjing, died of illness, for example, the mourning case in Yixian County, Shandong, etc., all of which do not need to be discussed by the court. But the emperor wants to make a memorial of approval.

After Zhu Yijun finished his treatment, he went to have a meal. After the meal, he originally planned to go directly to the Beijing camp, but was called by Queen Mother Li and Queen Mother Chen.

Wang Yaozhuo, who was waiting in front of Zhu Yijun, was called together.

"It has been three or four years since the girl entered the palace. In front of His Majesty, it is nothing unclear. Today, the emperor and the girl are called here to confirm their status. Emperor, for the wedding, the first wife Second Concubine, do you have any other ideas?" Queen Mother Li asked.

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Don't be extravagant and wasteful."

Empress Dowager Li didn't choke on her sip of water, and Empress Dowager Chen looked at the emperor with a complicated expression. The emperor's wedding, not even the prince's wedding, is such a top priority, the emperor rarely puts forward his own ideas. The only idea is not to waste extravagance.

The etiquette system of this big wedding involves the majesty of the emperor, so it must be arranged wantonly. Zhu Yijun's request is not to waste too much money.

"If it is simple, the outer court will have to pay attention to it, and it will be handled according to the old system." The Empress Dowager Chen chose to deny the emperor's intentions. Was it extravagant?

The annoying Zhang Juzheng who advocated frugality all day has also left the court, and he still has to make arrangements.

Zhu Yijun smiled, what he said didn't matter, and he asked himself why, the marriage was really out of Zhu Yijun's control because of the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker.

"Girl, there are many rules in the palace. The girl's parents leave early, so you can't let the girl be bullied. Naturally, the three media and six hires are indispensable. Today, I gave the gift money to the girl. Come." Empress Dowager Li patted clap your hands.

This Wang Yaozhuo entered the palace a long time ago, and his parents are gone. If folks chew on their tongues, it would be really unpleasant to chew. Her Queen Mother Li and Queen Mother Chen are not that kind of evil mother-in-law, so the gift money this time is also extraordinarily generous. .

"I don't study much, and I'm also a layman. This is 8 taels of silver and 3000 taels of gold. I don't count other jewelry and jade. People can't say that I am a wicked mother-in-law." Come in and speak directly.

8 taels of Wenyin is five thousand catties, 3000 taels of gold is 180 seven catties, one catty of Daming is 596 grams, silver is silver coins, gold is gold bars, one is one tael, and more than 3000 bars are neatly arranged.

Among the gold, silver and jewellery, the most dazzling one is the red coral tree, which is more than a foot high, and there is a large piece of ambergris, which is a gift from Yin Zhengmao to the capital to congratulate His Majesty on his wedding.

Zhu Yijun was directly blinded by the gold and silver, the empress dowagers of the two palaces are really too powerful!
Looking at the gold and silver, he suddenly thought for a moment and said: "This is the gold and silver sent to the palace by the household department when the husband was still in court in mid-April."

"Yes, this is the gift money for the queen." Empress Dowager Li said with a smile: "The king is selfless. His Majesty's marriage is also a state affair. Naturally, the state money should give this money. This is also a rule. Mr. Zhang can't stop it even if he wants to."

"But let's talk about it first. This is the private money for the girl. The emperor can't use it to do business." Seeing the emperor's eyes turned into gold and silver, Empress Dowager Li reminded immediately when she thought of the emperor's stingy temper .

"What do we need from him? What can we do with this little money?" Zhu Yijun shook his head and said.

Gold and silver are just numbers in the ledger, but in front of them, the neat [-] silver coins and [-] gold bars are still very impactful.

"Is this too much... I, I, I..." Wang Yaozhuo had never seen so much gold and silver in this life, and she was stunned, she stammered slightly.

Every time she went to do the accounting, the money she made under her hands was like mountains of gold and silver, but those were just numbers, and it was a bit scary to see them suddenly in front of her eyes.

At first, I thought that being able to avenge my parents was a blessing obtained in eight lifetimes in the previous life. Your majesty is handsome, and she has a heroic air in martial arts. She can serve your majesty for a lifetime. It is because she wants to repay his kindness. After buying so much gold and silver, Wang Yaozhuo was at a loss.

Empress Dowager Li said very solemnly: "The emperor wants to implement your husband's new policy. This is a state matter. Even the mother can't control it. It can't be controlled. But the people around the emperor can't get confused because of these stupid things. That's why." It’s my mother’s fault.”

Why does Empress Dowager Li like Wang Yaozhuo?

Because Wang Yaozhuo is clean enough, and his background is innocent.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, woohoo! ! ! ! ! ! !
　　
　
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