Chapter 215 Famous scene, my money! (Subscribe)

The emperor is a scumbag!
While saying that his words were inappropriate, he called me "my dear".

It looked like a reproach, but there was a smile on his face.

Xu Jie silently lowered his head, closed his eyes, and felt weak.

If the emperor really thinks that what Yan Shaoting said is wrong.

There would be no such thing as Yan Qing Yan Qing.

Yan Shaoting raised his head and looked at the old Taoist priest, whose complexion seemed to have improved a lot.

Letting the emperor do nothing is wrong.

Letting the emperor be the Minister of Revenue is correct.

Who is loyal and who is treacherous.

You can see it at a glance.

I, Yan Runwu, am the most loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!

Very loyal!

Jiajing seemed to sense something and his eyes drifted to Yan Shaoting's face.

The emperor snorted twice.

Then he said, "The end of the year is approaching, and no matter how hard it is, we cannot reduce the salaries of civil and military officials."

After saying this, Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie.

"The 500,000 taels left by the Ministry of Revenue can be allocated and used as a temporary measure to pay salaries to officials during the current year."

Xu Jie's eyes flickered.

What the emperor meant was not to add an additional 500,000 taels to pay the officials' salaries.

Instead, it was reduced from one million taels to five hundred thousand taels.

Sure enough.

Jiajing said quietly, "The remaining shortfall will be made up next year when the revenue from the court's overseas silk business arrives."

After finishing speaking.

Jiajing still looked at Xu Jie, and said with a smile: "Although Lord Xu said that he wanted to make the officials suffer, how can I really let my subjects down?"

Yan Shaoting looked at the atmosphere and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is kind and loving to the people and ministers, and Mr. Xu is loyal to the country. Our monarch and ministers are united and will usher in a prosperous era."

Xu Jie is now in a state of distress.

Who made me say that if one official suffers, all officials will suffer?

This gives Yan Shaoting a handle.

He could even imagine what would happen after he left the Wanshou Palace today.

If the officials in the court knew that because of his words, the official salary of one million taels of silver was cut in half to five hundred thousand taels.

God knows how these officials will scold me behind my back.

In a word.

Five hundred thousand taels.

Xu Jie felt more and more bitter.

Then Jiajing continued: "The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War will each allocate one million taels to make up for the deficit. This amount of money must be allocated.

“If you borrow and repay well, it will not be difficult to borrow again.

“Although the court does not have much money, the rules cannot be abolished. The court’s dignity and credibility cannot be ruined in my hands.

"Another one million taels will be allocated to help the people affected by the disaster this year and to restore their livelihood.

The palace still only takes one million taels. Only that one million taels of wealth will be kept in the Ministry of Revenue for payment."

A few words.

Jiajing then made detailed arrangements on how to spend the five million taels of silver.

In fact, the whole process was just to reduce the official salary of one million taels to five hundred thousand taels, while raising the five hundred thousand taels of relief funds for the people to one million taels.

The palace did not take the goods worth one million taels, but chose to take cash directly.

Jiajing looked at Xu Jie with scrutiny.

And the people who were exposed outside the temple after the curtain was lifted.

Five million taels of silver.

Except I can divide it.

No one can make the decision!

Yan Shaoting immediately said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is wise and wise. This time, you will make up for the deficit of the court, provide relief to the people, and allocate official salaries. This will surely make officials and people happy and praise your majesty's unparalleled benevolent rule."

Let the old Taoist priest experience what it feels like to be the Minister of Revenue.

Yan Shaoting felt that it was of great significance.

Xu Jie also felt that this matter was equally important.

Because this time, he has already lost points in front of the emperor, and he may also be secretly cursed by court officials.

Xu Jie's brows moved a few times, then gradually relaxed.

He raised his head with a smile on his face, and bowed: "Your Majesty's benevolent rule is praised by officials and people. You are truly a benevolent monarch."

After saying that.

Xu Jie immediately took out another memorial from his sleeve.

Then he glanced at Yan Shaoting sideways.

Five million silver coins were divided just like that.

But the story is not over yet.

Xu Jie held up the memorial with both hands and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this time the Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate Yan Maoqing was summoned back to the capital to report on his duties because of the turmoil in Lianghuai last time.

"Originally, we wanted to convict Yan Maoqing, but in order to avoid losing face for the court and being accused of misusing people, we decided to call him back to the capital to report on his work.

"Yan Maoqing is already in Beijing, and the Ministry has recently sent people to investigate in Lianghuai. It has been confirmed that Yan Maoqing has committed many illegal acts in Lianghuai. If it is true as reported in the last emergency report from Lianghuai, his illegal acts are so outrageous that both gods and humans are outraged. There are too many things to list.

I ask Your Majesty to look into the matter and investigate the crimes of Yan Maoqing... and all the others!"

This statement came out.

Yan Shaoting's brows twitched slightly.

This person, Old Xu.

I still remember the party struggles.

Exactly the same as the old guy in my family.

His mind is filled with nothing but party disputes.

After Xu Jie opened his mouth, there was immediately movement outside the palace gate.

The first to speak was the Minister of Punishment Pan En: "I second the motion! Your Majesty, Yan Maoqing has received the emperor's grace, but he does not want to do his job. Instead, he relies on the emperor's grace to covet wealth and fame in Lianghuai, exploit the people's property, and harm the people of Lianghuai. He disregards the laws of the country and the lives of the people.

The previous incident almost caused chaos in Lianghuai, but it also caused prices in Beijing to soar. This time, Yan Maoqing has been summoned back to Beijing. Although he collected 5 million taels of salt tax in Lianghuai, his illegal behavior is also confirmed. The court has always been clear about rewards and punishments when employing people, and merits and demerits cannot be offset. I ask Your Majesty to severely punish Yan Maoqing and investigate the crimes of all others. "

After Paine, the Minister of War Yang Bo came out.

"I am the Minister of War, Yang Bo."

"Your Majesty, please severely punish Yan Maoqing and hold the officials accountable."

"Your Majesty, please enforce the law strictly and set things right!"

Under the leadership of Xu Jie, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War successively expressed their positions.

Jiajing looked at Xu Jie and Pan En and Yang Bo who were outside the palace gate with a scrutinizing gaze.

Yan Shaoting also frowned slightly.

Xu Jie wanted to convict Yan Maoqing.

As long as Yan Maoqing is convicted, the Yan family, who recommended Yan Maoqing to go south, will naturally be held accountable.

otherwise.

Xu Jie would never say that everyone should be held accountable.

At this moment.

The Minister of Rites, Yan Ne, also stood up.

"Your Majesty, since the founding of our dynasty by Emperor Taizu Hongwu, when we first established our dynasty, we have summoned all the wise men to formulate the laws of the dynasty and enforce the laws strictly. Those who have committed mistakes must be investigated, those who have made mistakes must be punished, and those who have committed crimes must be punished.

“If the laws of a country are not clear and strict, if there is no lawlessness and no punishment for crimes, in time, the laws of the court will become as useless as a blank sheet of paper, and everyone will ignore the laws and act arbitrarily.

All the previous emperors followed the teachings of Emperor Taizu Hongwu. Your Majesty, please convict Yan Maoqing according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and issue a holy judgment to investigate the crimes of all the people involved. "

When Yan Ne, who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, opened his mouth.

They elevated this matter to the level of ancestral laws and the country.

It seems that if Yan Maoqing is not killed and the Yan family is not punished, the Ming Dynasty will be on the verge of collapse.

Even Gao Gong followed suit and stood up.

However, he said: "Yan Maoqing was ordered to go south to Lianghuai to collect salt and commercial taxes. The court is thousands of miles away from Lianghuai. Yan Maoqing's illegal behavior must be severely punished, and the officials of the government offices near Lianghuai also watched Yan Maoqing's illegal behavior. The court should also send officials to Lianghuai to investigate the crimes of the government offices in Lianghuai."

Yan Shaoting in the inner hall lowered his head and looked back at Gao Gong.

Lao Gao is a good person!
Knowing that Yan Maoqing would definitely be convicted, he put the blame on the government in the Huai River and Liang Huai regions based on Xu Jie's words to hold all the accused accountable.

And he gave his reasons.

The capital is far away from Lianghuai, so how can the court know what Yan Maoqing can and cannot do in Lianghuai?

After the high arch opening.

Yuan Wei followed closely behind: "I agree with what Lord Gao said. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Maoqing must be convicted and severely punished. The government of Lianghuai also failed to supervise, neglected its duties, failed to protect the local people, and condoned Yan Maoqing's lawless behavior. They should also be punished by imperial decree." After Gao Gong and Yuan Wei.

The Minister of Personnel Guo Pu, the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao, and the Minister of Works Lei Li also stood up.

"I second the proposal."

"Your Majesty should issue an order to severely punish Yan Maoqing and punish the officials in Lianghuai."

moment.

The Wanshou Palace was divided into two factions.

One faction was naturally headed by Xu Jie, assisted by Minister of Rites Yan Ne, Minister of War Yang Bo, and Minister of Punishments Pan En.

The other faction was headed by Gao Gong and Yuan Wei, and the rest were Minister of Personnel Guo Pu, Minister of Revenue Gao Yao, and Minister of Works Lei Li.

Yan Song, who was sitting on the stool, did not speak.

Yan Shaoting, who was standing in the inner hall, did not speak for the time being.

Jiajing glanced at everyone with a faint sneer on his face.

The current situation in the court seemed somewhat unfamiliar to him.

The court of the past.

That's not the case.

He couldn't help but look at Yan Shaoting.

The political situation is now different from what it used to be.

Jiajing pondered and looked at Yan Song who was sitting outside the palace gate.

"What does Lord Yan think?"

After saying this, Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie.

He allowed struggles in the court, and there must be struggles in the court.

If everyone is of one mind, it will be like a solid rock.

Wouldn't it be that as an emperor, I would become dispensable?
But how to contend, how to fight.

But you need to master it in your own hands.

The Prime Minister can still do things for the court, but as for the Second Prime Minister...

Yan Song slowly raised his head and nodded again.

Old Yantou slowly said, "Lord Xu is right. Merits and demerits cannot be offset. No matter how much silver Yan Maoqing brought back from Lianghuai, it cannot offset the things he did in Lianghuai. He should be severely punished."

Once these words were spoken, the attitude was made clear.

No one can excuse Yan Maoqing's crime.

But Yan Song also set a trap.

That is how much silver Yan Maoqing brought back from Lianghuai.

Then, Yan Song said, "Gao Gong is not wrong. The officials in Lianghuai watched Yan Maoqing run rampant and kill the gentry, merchants and people in Lianghuai. They are also guilty of negligence and dereliction of duty. The court should also send people to investigate."

"Ok!"

Without waiting for Xu Jie to speak, he continued to put the blame on the Yan family.

Jiajing nodded heavily.

"Mr. Yan's words are serious, and you are all advising me impartially. How can I not agree?"

Yan Shaoting, who had been silent the whole time, immediately bowed and nodded: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Jiajing smiled faintly and glanced at Yan Shaoting.

"Yan Maoqing has committed a crime, and I have ordered him to be stripped of his position and temporarily detained in the Jinyiwei prison."

"Let Zhang Juzheng go to Lianghuai to investigate those local parasites who are eating salaries but doing nothing!"

Xu Jie frowned.

This is not the result I wanted.

He glanced outside the palace door behind him.

Yan Ne, Yang Bo and Paine also looked at each other.

Just when several people were about to speak again and put the blame on the Yan family.

Jiajing frowned and said in a deep voice: "Just do as you say!"

Xu Jie, who was about to raise his hand, immediately stopped moving.

He frowned slightly.

This is not doing what they say, it is clearly doing what you, the emperor, want.

Yan Shaoting bowed once again and said, "I obey your command."

Without any choice.

Xu Jie had no choice but to take the lead, bowing and nodding his head to accept the order.

At this time, Jiajing lay on his side on the platform again and waved his hand: "Now that everything has been agreed upon, I am also a little tired. You can all go back to your offices and work hard."

Although Xu Jie was very unwilling in his heart.

But the emperor has already spoken, and he has lost points today. Now is not a good opportunity to put the blame on the Yan family.

All I could do was bow my head and accept the order.

Everyone slowly left.

Wait until Xu Jie and Yan Shaoting walked out of the inner hall.

A young eunuch also rushed over from outside and walked into the inner hall.

"My Lord, Jinyiwei Commander Lu Yi has something to report."

Soon, the emperor's voice was heard from the hall.

"Yucheng is here?"

"Let him in."

The people who were walking out of the hall couldn't help but speculate again.

I wonder what’s going on with Lu Yi from the Imperial Guard.

At this time, the young eunuch had already been driven out of the hall to pass on the message.

Not long after.

When Yan Shaoting walked to the door of the front hall of Wanshou Palace, he saw his brother-in-law Lu Yi looking at him with a smile.

Lu Yi was very well behaved at this time, standing aside and bowing.

When Yan Shaoting was the only one left, he stepped forward and walked into the hall.

When passing by Yan Shaoting, Lu Yi spoke in a low voice.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, everything has been done."

After saying this, he entered the hall.

In the inner hall, Jiajing looked at Lu Fang with a slightly gloomy brow.

After a long silence, Jiajing finally spoke: "Lv Fang, do you have any news this time? How much silver did these people embezzle?"

Lu Fang bowed and said, "My Lord, there is no news yet, but everyone below is keeping an eye on it."

At this moment.

Lu Yi has also walked into the inner hall.

He held a memorial in his hand, bowed and said, "I am the commander of the Jinyiwei, Lu Yi, and I am here to see Your Majesty."

Jiajing, who was lying on his side on the platform, moved his head to look at Lu Yi who walked in.

"What do you want to report to me?"

Lu Yi said in a solemn and upright voice, "Your Majesty, it was the Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, Yan Maoqing, who was ordered to inspect the salt industry in Lianghuai and recover the salt tax. The money and treasures he reported to the court did not match the verified accounts. I have come to report this to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will know."

Accounts don't match?

Not matching!

moment.

Jiajing stood up from the Taotai without Lu Fang helping him.

He had already walked in front of Lu Yi, looked at Lu Yi deeply, then waved his sleeves and took the memorial from the other's hand.

As Jiajing walked, he opened the memorial and read it line by line.

Not long after.

When Jiajing walked to the imperial table.

There was a loud bang.

The memorial was slammed heavily on the table by Jiajing.

He turned around with an angry face and looked at Lu Fang and Lu Yi.

At this moment, Jiajing's face was ferocious and he was furious.

He shouted in rage.

"My money!"

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