Wanli Youming

Chapter 82
Royal Garden.

Zhu Yijun was walking on a green path, the sunlight could not penetrate the branches and leaves, making his surroundings look a bit dark.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji and others had already left, and Zhang Jing was the only one beside him, with low eyebrows and obedient eyes, following behind humbly and respectfully.

Very quiet.

Such an environment allowed Zhu Yijun to calm down and think carefully.

"Now Qingzhang Tianmu has achieved results. As long as it can continue, Ming Dynasty will eventually become strong. In the future, there will never be such things as Shenzhou Luchen and Hu Xun stealing the Central Plains. But the Dukes of the Ming Dynasty may not be all Care about these, some people care more about their own gains and losses.”

Zhu Yijun thought to himself.

He can clearly remember how some literati and bureaucrats knelt down to greet them after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and how the Nanming Dynasty fell and fought among themselves.

After all, in the perception of these people, scholar-bureaucrats have always shared the world with the emperor.Even if there is a change of dynasty, it's just that the emperor changes his surname, and they continue to share the world with another person. It's no big deal.

"Qingzhang's reform touches the interests of this group of people. Fortunately, Mr. You is at the front, clearing away many obstacles, and bearing all the pressure. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me, a young emperor, to reform. However, we cannot put these People are forced to death. What I have to do now is to show kindness to the officials and let them have hope in their hearts so that they will not be hysterical."

While Zhu Yijun was thinking in his heart, he had already walked out of this green path, and the sun shone on him again, and the warmth immediately swept away the original shade.

He looked up at the sun in the sky, bright and warm.

In the autumn that has begun to get cold, bathing in the sun can always make people feel warm, especially when they have just stepped out of the cold path.

"Presumably some people also think that the current Qingzhang reform is just a short shady path, and sooner or later they will go out, get rid of the current shady, and usher in the warm sunshine. In their view, they should just wait, wait for the emperor The sun will shine in the 'shade' and everything will be back to normal."

Zhu Yijun thought to himself, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a sneer.

Just let them wait!

Wait for the emperor to grow up, wait for the emperor to take charge.

Wait for the sun to rise high!
……

Hai Rui's home.

In a simple courtyard, an old woman is mending clothes.

As she is old, she can't see clearly and her eyes are dim, but she still mends her son's clothes stitch by stitch.

My son has always been famous for his uprightness, and has never been in the same class as corrupt officials. Naturally, the family has become poorer.

Even if he is restored by the emperor's favor now, he is still the same as before, just as upright, as poor, with few clothes all year round.

As a mother, I always want my son to dress decently.

However, she was also happy about it.

As long as the son can realize the ambition in his heart, uphold the consistent belief, and live as Hai Gangfeng, that is enough.

What's the point of being poor?
At this time, the gate of the courtyard opened, and Hai Rui walked in from the outside, holding a wooden box in his hand, which seemed quite valuable.

Hai Rui's mother was originally happy when she saw her son come back, but when she saw the wooden box in his hand and the red silk peeping out of it, the old man's heart skipped a beat.

As soon as she was anxious, she immediately put down the needle and thread in her hand for a while, and wanted to get up directly.

But her old body has not had such strenuous activities for a long time, and her long-term poor life has also made her body a little weak, and she would fall to the ground if she didn't stand still.

"Mother!" Hai Rui exclaimed when he saw this, he didn't even care about the wooden box in his hand, left it on the ground, rushed over to support the old man, and said anxiously, "Mother, what are you doing? "

"Alas!" The old man leaned on his son and let out a long sigh. Although she didn't fall down, her body was trembling. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just closed her eyes and pointed at the boy who had just been killed. Throwing the wooden box on the ground, he said sadly, "Son, where did you get these things?"

At this time, the wooden box had been thrown apart, and the red silk inside was spread out on the ground, and there were five good ginseng wrapped in it.

Hai Rui was worried about his mother, so he didn't think too much about it, and said truthfully, "I bought this to honor your old man."

"Buy?" The old man was even more sad when he heard the words, took a deep breath, grabbed his son's arm, and sighed, "Son, send it back, mother doesn't need these, don't make mistakes for mother!"

She knows that ginseng is always precious, and even if it is of good quality, it will be sold for sky-high prices.

As well as his son's salary, it is impossible to afford so many high-quality ginseng.

But now I actually bought it.

Then there is only one explanation...

"Mother, you misunderstood." Hai Rui also understood at this moment, and hurriedly began to explain.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by the old man, "Send it back, mother won't listen to your excuses, such a thing must never start!"

"Mother, this is a gift from the emperor, do you want me to send it back?" Hai Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Heaven, the gift of the emperor?" The old man was stunned for a moment, looked at the ginseng on the ground, then at his son, and asked in surprise, "Long En, the emperor, why are there so many rewards?"

"This is only part of it." Hai Rui supported his mother to sit aside, and explained with a smile, "The Son of Heaven is benevolent, and he appreciates the difficulty of Qingzhang's reform, so he wants to reward me and other reformist officials, and reward the executive officials. At the first level, double salaries are given below prefectures and counties, three salaries are given above Daotai, 1 taels of silver are given to governors and general soldiers, and 2 taels of silver are given to governors and above. The sub-governor southeast can also get 2 taels of silver, And the Holy Majesty is not allowed to refuse, saying that only my son will receive the reward, and others will dare to accept the reward."

"The Son of Heaven is kind." The old man couldn't help sighing, and at the same time he finally let go of his hanging heart, and told Hai Rui, "Son, since you have received the grace of the Son of Heaven, you must continue to do your duty faithfully and share the worries for the Son of Heaven. You I have lost my father since I was a child, the king is like a father, the king is your father, this is what I told you, you must not forget it."

"I didn't dare to forget." Hai Rui smiled, looked in the direction of the Forbidden City, and knelt down.

Then, Hai Rui came to the kitchen, and patted Haiwife on the shoulder who was making a fire in the kitchen.

Hai's wife raised her head: "What's the matter?"

"For you!"

Hai Rui took out a pair of jade bracelets from his sleeve, "I don't know what you like, so I just bought this for you."

Hai Wife couldn't hide her joy: "For me?"

Hai Rui smiled and nodded.

Haiwife: "Go out, the kitchen is not your place."

……

During the Wanli period, the post station system in Daming had not been abandoned, so the decree to reward reform officials was issued soon.

Such a large-scale reward is simply unprecedented.

In the face of real rewards, even the officials who had criticized the reform of the Qingzhang in the past, but were reluctant to obey their orders, were full of joy, and even began to think about how to improve the Qingzhang reform in the future, thinking that they would seek a better one. Many benefits.

And for those officials who are upright and honest, and carry out the Qingzhang reform policy to the letter, such a generous reward solves their urgent needs. Many difficulties that were difficult to solve in the past are now solved. It can also be a little more decent.

Of course, what is more important is that they saw the attitude of the emperor, saw the hope of the future of the country, and saw the era in which they could do their best and die!

Wang Yongji, who was in Baoding at this time, couldn't suppress the joy in his heart after receiving the news, and went directly to Governor Yan Qing's home.

Seeing Wang Yongji, Yan Qing smiled and said, "Why is Runlian so happy?"

Wang Yongji said with a smile, "The Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and a good minister assists the country. This is a sign of a prosperous age. How can you be dissatisfied with joy?"

(End of this chapter)