Chapter 239 Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang Enter Beijing

The story of the Ding silk actually existed in history.

It took more than ten years, and many officials and gentry were implicated.

It seems.

Is it a serious matter?
But for Yan Shaoting.

Or, for those bigwigs like him who are in high positions in the government and hold power in various departments in the capital.

This is just a trivial matter.

It's only about 6,146 taels of silver.

Is it important to the people in the capital? Is it important?

unimportant!
It doesn't matter!
but.

Why did this incident last for more than ten years in the original history?

It's just a fight between big shots.

The prefectural and county officials of Huizhou's one prefecture and six counties each had their own conflicts of interest. Beyond Huizhou prefecture, there were also conflicts between the various ministries and government offices in Nanjing, and even between the various ministries and government offices in Beijing.

That is the real core point.

Yan Shaoting was even certain that even if people had died in Huizhou Prefecture because of the silk issue, the court would at most just say that the people were raging.

Yan Shaoting looked at him with a smile on his face. "The Cabinet, together with the six ministries and the various government offices, had already agreed on all the details of the performance evaluation law a year ago. Now, it has been promulgated by the various ministries and the government offices, and announced to the officials of all ranks in the two capitals and thirteen provinces throughout the country."

Xu Wei had an idea: "If there is chaos in Huizhou, one prefecture and six counties, and the people of the six counties fight each other, then Huizhou can be used as a foothold for the court to rectify the administration of officials."

Lu Yi looked at the two people fighting each other, shook his head in annoyance, and lay down on a chair beside him.

Seeing that Xu Wei already understood what he meant.

Yan Shaoting smiled and nodded.

Is the silk and satin worth 6,146 taels of silver from Huizhou Prefecture very important?
It's not important.

This account can be offset by simply moving some money from somewhere else.

For him, the important thing is to make a breakthrough through the Huizhou Prefecture incident in the implementation of the performance evaluation system and the rectification of official administration that began this year.

Yan Shaoting added: "Hai Rui should still be in Huizhou Prefecture now."

Lu Yi, who had just laid down, hummed and said, "Although we haven't seen him before, we know that he is a stubborn person! Huizhou Prefecture has such a thing now. If it is not resolved, can he leave?
Not to mention the matter of His Majesty issuing an edict to summon him to the capital, I think it is all in vain. This Haibijia might just take advantage of the situation and submit another memorial. He will not be able to come to the capital unless the matter is resolved."

Lu Yi thinks Hai Rui is a fool.

There is no fool in the world more stupid than Hai Rui.

If he were Hai Rui, after receiving the petition to the emperor and sending it to the capital, he would have rushed to the capital without stopping after being summoned by the emperor.

If it catches the emperor's eye.

Wouldn't you be successful in the future?

Xu Wei smiled and said, "The tutor is actually still worried about the people in Huizhou's one prefecture and six counties."

My thoughts were exposed.

Yan Shaoting didn't feel embarrassed either.

He smiled and said, "As long as Hai Rui is in Huizhou Prefecture, even if there is chaos, the people will not suffer any casualties."

In response, Xu Wei just smiled.

The reason why I am so willing now to work for the Yan family, which I despised so much in the past.

It was because he saw Yan Shaoting's true nature.

Whether it is Changping or the performance evaluation system proposed years ago to rectify the administration of officials.

This is what the attendant has in mind.

They are all common people in the world!

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes and said, "Then let Huizhou Prefecture make a fuss?"

Xu Wei nodded, then shook his head: "But the silk tax of 6,146 taels per head still needs to be settled."

Yan Shaoting laughed, with some anticipation.

"Then let's see who will be the first to propose settling this account."

Six thousand one hundred and forty-six taels of silver for silk and satin for the people.

Say no more, say less.

Eventually this matter will definitely come to the court.

According to the current political situation, it is difficult to say who will jump out first to recalculate the account or maintain the status quo.

Xu Wei was a little curious: "Then according to the tutor's suggestion, how should the 6,146 taels of silver in tax on silk and silk be arranged?"

How would you arrange it?
Yan Shaoting pondered silently.

According to his own opinion, Huizhou Prefecture did not produce silk, so this tax should not exist.

But it is probably impossible for the court to cancel this account directly.

Even if he proposed it himself, Gao Gong and Gao Yao would definitely be the first to disagree.

Not to mention that Yan Ne, Paine and others are watching us now.

Share equally among six counties?

The other five counties would certainly be dissatisfied, and then the counties would find the prefecture, the prefecture would find the province, and finally the various tribes in Nanzhili would fight each other, and the matter would be returned to the court for the decision.

After a while.

Yan Shaoting then slowly spoke: "Who said that this amount of money must be paid by the one prefecture and six counties of Huizhou?"

After saying that, Yan Shaoting lay down leisurely and continued to bask in the sun.

The sun is so bright.

How can I not take a short break?

Seeing this, Xu Wei could only suppress his curiosity.

Anyway, for such things, my own tutor has always been able to predict them accurately, and no matter how they will be handled in the end, he will always consider giving the people the best.

I thought about it.

Xu Wei also lay down again.

Following Yan Shaoting, I basked in the sun.

This went on for a few more days.

The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month has passed and it is almost the end of the month.

After the first month of the year, February was the day when the spring examination of the 41st year of the Jiajing reign (1515) officially began.

At the end of the month.

Finally there was news from the canal.

Hu Zongxian, the Governor-General of Zhejiang, the Governor of Zhejiang, and the Military Affairs Commissioner of Jiangxi, and Qi Jiguang, the Lieutenant-General of the Three Prefectures, finally turned into the Tonghui River from Tongzhou and would soon reach the pier outside Chaoyangmen.

There are many docks outside the capital.

Bulk cargo will be unloaded or unloaded at Tongzhou Wharf.

Small and expensive goods and common people and merchants would choose to embark and disembark at the Tonghui River Wharf.

As for court officials, they would take a boat directly to the pier outside Chaoyangmen.

Yan Shaoting from Changping.

Naturally, Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and others received the news when they just arrived in Tongzhou.

As a result, the whole Changping started to move.

Early in the morning.

The Chaoyang Gate was blocked by the Wucheng Bingmasi, and civilians and merchants were prohibited from entering or leaving.

The court.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War each sent several officials over.

Hu Zongxian was a high-ranking official, and according to the rules, he was received by the Ministry of Rites when he returned to Beijing to report on his work.

As for the people from the Ministry of War, they were sent because Hu Zongxian was in charge of the Zhejiang troops, and Qi Jiguang had made outstanding military achievements in suppressing the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang this time, so they sent people.

But apart from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, the court did not send anyone else.

Even the six ministers of the six ministries, the five junior ministers of the five temples, and the nine ministers of the imperial court did not show up.

It seems a bit too low in specifications.

Fortunately.

Over in the Western Garden, Huang Jin and several young eunuchs were also waiting outside the Chaoyang Gate.

Looking at this situation, there must be an oral order or decree given to Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang.

but.

Whether it is the Wucheng troops, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, or Huang Jin.

But they all looked at Yan Shaoting who had arrived early with surprise, and...

And those Changping people who had no idea why they appeared outside Chaoyang Gate.

This group of people came over and they came over.

But what's even more strange is that

This group of people actually dug a pit and built a pot outside Chaoyang Gate, and soon they lit a fire.

There are eight-person tables lined up in a row.

Tables, chairs and benches, everything is available.

Before Huang Jin and the others could find out the reason, servants from the Mansions of Duke Dingguo, Duke Yingguo, and Duke Chengguo came from the city in horse-drawn carriages carrying jars of wine.

And later.

Duke Dingguo Xu Yande, Duke Yingguo Zhang Rong, and Duke Chengguo Zhu Xizhong, the three old gentlemen also left the city and arrived outside Chaoyang Gate.

Huang Jin finally couldn't help it, and moved closer to Yan Shaoting, looking at the busy crowd over there, and asked in a low voice: "Reader, what's going on?"

"Oh! This one!"

Yan Shaoting raised his eyebrows, then snorted, "The three old masters saw that their sons were promising, so they couldn't help but come out to personally welcome their sons back in triumph."

Huang Jin frowned: "Then the people in Changping..."

Huang Jin sniffed.

The air is filled with the aroma of Changping's special big pot braised meat.

I was clearly full when I left the palace.

Why do I feel hungry again?
Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "This is all because of these idiots who have nothing better to do. When they heard that the soldiers in the south had won a victory, they were so happy that they spontaneously bought vegetables and meat to prepare a victory banquet for the soldiers."

"A triumphal feast?"

Huang Jin's brows furrowed even more.

He was a little unsure.

He questioned quietly, "Is this in accordance with the rules?"

Yan Shaoting glanced at Lao Huang and said, "Anyway, I have been looking into it since the reign of Emperor Taizu, and there is no prohibition on this."

If it's not prohibited by law, then it's allowed.

Even Emperor Taizu did not forbid it.

That's it!

That's fine!

Huang Jin said "oh" and pouted.

After I have delivered the oral instructions, can I also go and have a meal?

He then glanced sideways at the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War who were present, and his eyes became somewhat gloomy.

A group of court officials.

They are not as sensible as the people of Changping!
He went out of the palace on behalf of Xiyuan to welcome Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and a group of meritorious Zhejiang soldiers back to Beijing. The people of Changping also spontaneously came to hold a triumphal banquet.

There are only a few officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War in your court.

immature!
Really ignorant!
Huang Jin felt that when he returned to the palace, he would have to have a good talk with the emperor and his master over these officials.

Yan Shaoting was waiting with a smile on his face as several boats were sailing towards him in the river ahead.

Why should I invite the people of Changping to hold a triumphal banquet at Chaoyang Gate?
I just want the people in this capital city to have a good look at it.

These are the people who shed blood and sacrificed their lives on the front lines for the Ming Dynasty.

Rather than those high-ranking officials who occupy high positions in the government.

The faces of several officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War who were present at the scene were already very grim.

Now Huang Jin has been sent from Xiyuan, and three dukes have come out from the meritorious officials, and even Changping has come to join in the fun.

They prepared a welcoming ceremony.

It was simply too much to bear to watch.

Shame!

But no matter what these people in front of Chaoyang Gate think.

The ship carrying the officials, generals and soldiers of Zhejiang Province who had made outstanding contributions in the suppression of the Japanese pirates finally slowly stopped at the Chaoyangmen Wharf.

Uh...

A long horn sound.

It seems to be pulling people into the battlefield where the flames of war are raging.

Next to Hu Zongxian, who was dressed in a red robe, was Qi Jiguang, who was fully armored and holding a sword.

Behind the two men were a group of military officers and soldiers who had made outstanding contributions in Zhejiang's campaign to suppress the Japanese pirates.

Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang looked towards Chaoyangmen Wharf with surprise on their faces.

The dynasty has long valued culture over military affairs.

Never thought about it.

This time, there was such a big commotion.

A huge crowd of people.

The people over there who were cooking had already prepared countless dishes.

The aroma of wine and food.

Come on.

Both of them were surprised and happy.

Not to mention the officers and soldiers who followed them into the capital following the imperial decree.

This end.

On the dock.

Without waiting for the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to speak.

The Changping citizens present, led by several leaders from the Public Security Bureau, had swarmed to occupy the front position on the dock.

"Zhejiang is well settled, and the Japanese threat is completely eliminated."

"The real military commanders, generals and brave soldiers are the pillars of the court and the pillars of the country!"

"Guard the frontiers, publicize virtue and show grace, uphold integrity and friendship, and ensure the safety of the country."

"We congratulate the general!"

"We congratulate the Zhejiang Army!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The Ming army is mighty!"

"..."

"The general is mighty!"

"The Ming army is mighty!"

At the dock outside Chaoyang Gate, the people of Changping had already started cheering.

Like the waves.

The waves continued to surge towards Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and a group of officers and soldiers who had not yet disembarked from the ship and who had come to Beijing in compliance with the imperial order.

And on the other side.

The heads of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War all turned green in the face.

Yan Shaoting looked at Huang Jin, and then together with the three old masters who had come over, they walked to the pier before the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.

on board.

Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang also got off the boat with a group of people and set foot in the capital.

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Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

(Chaoyang Gate is also known as "Liang Gate")
　Chaoyang Gate is also known as the "Grain Gate". Grain produced in the south was transported to Beijing via the Grand Canal to Tongzhou via grain ships. Grain that entered Beijing by land was then transported to the nine warehouses in the city through Chaoyang Gate. On the left wall inside the Chaoyang Gate Wengcheng Gate, a bunch of grain ears was engraved, "filling the warehouse with auspiciousness", symbolizing that this gate is the grain road to Beijing. The "Chaoyang Grain Ears" is the first welcoming god for the transportation of southern grain to the north, and is also a scene in the Nine Gates.

　
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