I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 355 Liu Long’s gift to Deng Sui

Liu Long's words really shocked Cai Lun at the side, causing his thoughts that had just calmed down to rise immediately.

"Please give me your Majesty's teachings!"

“There’s nothing to teach me, it’s just that I couldn’t remember many things when I was young.

But not remembering doesn't mean you don't know.

Some things don't require any explanation from you.

When my father died suddenly, leaving such a court and such a situation to my mother, it is indeed not easy for my mother to persevere until now!

It is said that Queen Yin was deposed because she engaged in witchcraft activities in the palace. The queen mother seemed to want to intercede for her back then.

But whether this matter is true or false, there will always be some people who think wildly about it, and then think that the mother is trying to snatch the throne.

This will make the queen happy no matter what she does in the future."

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Is it important what I think?" Liu Long chuckled directly, seeming to answer Cai Lun's question, but he didn't seem to answer.

"My big man has indeed been in a precarious situation in recent years. Not only are there natural disasters every year, but the military disasters outside are also happening one after another. Even my big family's family has risen accordingly.

Strange to say, these people are getting poorer and poorer, but those guys are getting better and better day by day.

Not only do they dominate outside, but even within the palace, those who circulate and distribute documents and memorials in the palace, such as the ministers, ministers, provincial ministers, Huangmen ministers, etc. are all monopolized by famous families. .

Hearing about the news that came out of the Han Dynasty's palace, the wealthy families knew about it earlier than the guards in the palace.

Is this true? "

".Your Majesty is wise!"

Cai Lun didn't dare to speak about this kind of thing, but his attitude said everything.

Seeing Cai Lun like this, Liu Long couldn't help but laugh again.

"It's not easy for the Queen Mother. Since the Queen Mother began to take charge, she immediately informed the world for various reasons that this forbidden area in the palace would no longer admit the noble families.

And with you...such as those eunuchs outside as regular attendants, the small yellow gate conveys orders from the north and south palaces.

Although the servants, the Huangmen servants and the provincial ministers have not been able to completely snatch them away, at least the inside of the palace is inside the palace and the outside is outside. This huge palace will not be like a broken colander leaking air everywhere.

Simply ridiculous! "

"As for the rest of the remarks, the reason why I am not allowed to personally govern is because the big man's business is too big and too difficult. The queen mother is a little worried, and I can understand it.

As for coveting power, to be honest, Cai Lun, you can also tell your mother that I can pretend that I don't know about this matter, but you don't have to hold on to this statement.

After all, this matter is not nonsense, I just don’t take it personally.

Moreover, it has not been easy for the queen mother to win over officials in recent years. I heard that she has begun to pay money directly to the officials in the court? "

Liu Long's words made Cai Lun's face change slightly, and then he smiled awkwardly at Liu Long.

"This is also for the convenience of the court officials, and also to save the officials from selling off the rice grains, or...or..."

"Or is it directly corrupt?" Liu Long's words made Cai Lun even more embarrassed, but he didn't say anything more. After all, it was true. Of course, this was not Deng Sui's direct bribery of officials. They still couldn't do such a dishonorable thing.

The great man and even the whole world have been pursuing salary since ancient times!

This is the so-called food king's salary. In the final analysis, it is either a monthly salary or an annual salary. Food is given directly to officials. The rewards are mainly brocade cloth, golden melon seeds and other items.

After all, although the officials of the Han Dynasty cannot live without money, it always feels a little bad to directly distribute money.

But after Deng Sui took charge of the court, he was very helpless about this behavior.

“Don’t officials need to spend money? Do officials only need to eat dry food every day to survive?

I feel that directly giving money and silk to officials is a bit stinking, a bit... a bit embarrassing!

Then when I give officials a salary and then ask the officials to exchange the salary for money, I, a big man, will not be embarrassed?

Furthermore, officials are too embarrassed to exchange money and directly embezzle money from Mo Chaotang, directly embezzling money and bending the law to accept bribes. At this time, do I, a big man, have the face? "

Under Deng Sui's reprimand, he did something that no emperor in the previous dynasties dared to do.

The "Shijunlu" was directly changed, and only ordinary rice grains were given to court officials as salary, and the remaining half was paid in five baht. This way, at least those officials who were really not corrupt did not have to go to exchange for money. .

It's just that in the eyes of outsiders, this kind of behavior is more or less wooing or even blatant bribery.

"It has not been easy for me to be a queen these past few years. We have reformed the recommendation process, reset the assessment direction, created Youdao subjects, and improved our recommendation system.

Broaden the voice and allow people to participate in politics.

It also gave the women left behind by their father a way to survive, and it also allowed those in power in the court and various families to see their daughters and sisters again.

He also strictly controls his own family, my cousin Deng, who is also a big man. Although there is the Deng Feng incident, in the final analysis, it is still good.

I know all this.

The reason why I keep you here today is to tell you that if you need to teach the people below a lesson, teach them a lesson. It is not good to hand everything over now.

The second is that I really won’t take action against my mother, so you can rest assured and just let your mother rest assured. "

As Liu Long finished speaking, Cai Lun was completely relieved.

"In that case, I will leave!"

"Take care of your people, otherwise I will never be so polite next time!"

"only!"

In the court hall in the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the great Han Pingwang Hou Liu Yi stood up first and counted Deng Sui's many achievements over the years.

It is said that Deng Sui, the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty, faced with more than ten years of continuous natural disasters, could still stay awake all night when she heard that the people were starving, and personally reduced or removed the living supplies to relieve the disaster and hardship, and finally restored peace to the world, and the years were prosperous. Good harvest.

It is also said that Deng Sui, the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty, prospered and destroyed the country. She succeeded Jue Shi, recorded meritorious officials, and restored the clan. Hongde overflows and fills the universe. The towering deeds can be heard but cannot be reached; the swaying achievements can be recited but cannot be named.

Finally, Prince Pingwang Liu Yi spoke directly, saying that the Queen Mother had the demeanor of a "great sage". In the past, there was no one who suffered internal and external disasters, took charge of everything, managed all things in the world, and had great merits and deeds like Queen Mother Deng.

Please order the emperor and the historian to write "Notes on Changle Palace" and "Ode to the Holy Virtue", and engrave Empress Dowager Deng's achievements on gold and stone, and hang them high in the sun and moon for eternity.

(End of this chapter)