The sad reminder of the science man

In the resplendent palace, a majestic man in his prime, about thirty years old, was sitting at the table, looking at the folds on the table, whispering something, and the people around him were standing far away. The voice of the speaker is not loud.So no one heard what he said.

Suddenly the man's voice became louder, "This Xue Ze is really not simple. He can even dig out such secrets. He is indeed the head of the Jiangnan General Administration. He is capable and understands current affairs. Not bad. But Lao Qi and the others really don't give up. Huh, I'll just watch how they dance up here." Although the voice could be heard, the maids and eunuchs around stood there motionless as if they hadn't heard anything.That's right, this man is the current emperor, and his reign name is right.

When the emperor saw this secret document, he thought that although the Supreme Emperor had abdicated, he was still old-hearted, so Xue Ze was probably another pawn of the Supreme Emperor to test me.After thinking about it, the emperor asked someone to fetch Xue Ze's dossier, and probably looked at it.

After seeing it, the emperor put down the file, stood up, and said, "Come on, let's go to the Shou'an Hall." Then he walked out of the hall.The surrounding maids and eunuchs followed suit.

After more than three years of hard work, the current emperor has finally taken over the power of the court from the Supreme Emperor, instead of asking the Supreme Emperor for all important matters like when he first took the throne. This dynasty pays attention to filial piety. The Supreme Emperor's confidant, although the Supreme Emperor gave the General Secretary to the Emperor when he ascended the throne, Xue Ze can be said to be the Supreme Emperor's direct line after all, and now that Xue Ze has completed his mission and returned to Beijing, the Emperor has to tell the Supreme Emperor no matter what.

When the emperor came to the Shou'an Hall and saw the emperor, he told the Supreme Emperor about Xue Ze, "Father, Xue Ze has entered Beijing the day before yesterday."

The Supreme Emperor thought for a while and said, "Is it Xue Ze from the Xue family of Jinling?"

The emperor immediately replied, "Yes, that's Xue Ze."

"Oh, I remember that he is the Secretary of General Administration. Why did he complete his mission? Even so, I have already abdicated. You don't have to report to me, just handle it yourself. Now you are the emperor." The Supreme Emperor looked down. It seems to respect the emperor.

The emperor didn't feel at ease when he heard what the Supreme Emperor said. Isn't it the same in the past few years? "Xue Ze is a member of the royal father. When he came to Beijing, he naturally wanted to inform the royal father."

Hearing what the emperor said, the Supreme Emperor felt a little relieved, "Since Xue Ze has entered Beijing, I will give you a secret copy! You don't need to show me what is written on it. Since I handed over the Secretary of General Administration to you, I will never take it back. .”

The emperor didn't answer the emperor's words, but said, "This Xue Ze was promoted and reused by the emperor, and the task was assigned by the emperor. Now he is going to Beijing, and it seems that he is going to stay in the capital. It is estimated that one is the completion of the task, and the other is Jiangnan. I can't help it, I don't know how the father thinks it is appropriate to arrange him."

The Supreme Emperor thought for a while, this Xue Ze can be said to be his direct descendant, he was assassinated by the second brother and others a few years ago, he has always worked hard, so he paused and said, "This Xue Ze is not bad, since he comes to Beijing, you give him peace of mind. It’s a good position! Don’t let the hearts of the people down. By the way, I remembered that you were in the household department, right?”

The emperor didn't know what the Supreme Emperor meant by asking this question, but he still replied, "Yes, I have been in the Imperial Household Department for eight years."

The Supreme Emperor nodded, "Well, I remember that you praised the bookkeeping method and tables for their ease of use, and it was Xue Zejin who came up; in addition, I remember that he also presented high-yield crops such as corn and potatoes, and other achievements, you are going to You can only find out by going through the hidden secrets of the Secretary of State. I thought about rewarding him back then, but at that time he couldn't get away from Jinling, and it was inconvenient to add an official to him. Now that he has come out, you should reward him well, so that no one will know that we are the royal family. There is no reward for meritorious service.”

The emperor knew that Xue Ze used this bookkeeping method first, but he didn't expect it to be more than that. It seems that Xue Ze is quite capable. It seems that I have underestimated him. I will definitely look through the hidden records of the Secretary of the General Administration to see if he is still alive. Is there any leakage, so as not to miss talents.Since this Xue Ze is talented, he can also be used to show that he will not wantonly suppress the elders of the Taishanghuang's lineage. The emperor cares about gains and losses.After a while, he said, "Father, since Xue's family was born as a merchant, they must be top-notch in accounting. In addition, he has made achievements in this area by using the method of offering accounting. Son Huang put Xue Ze in the household department. , Although the General Secretary has no rank, he has always been the direct line of our royal family, which is equivalent to the third and fourth ranks. It is not an exaggeration to give Xue Ze a fifth-rank healer, how about the father?"

The Supreme Emperor thought for a while, felt that the position was a bit low, and asked, "How about the children of Xue Ze's family?"

The emperor Lai Taishang Huang looked at this before, so he quickly replied, "Xue Ze has two sons, who are twin brothers. This Xue Ze's eldest son, Xue Pan, is Wu Tanhua in the first year of Qianzheng. He worshiped his uncle Wang Ziteng as his teacher. Now He is patrolling the border with Wang Ziteng. This youngest son, Xue Jia, is now a student of Cheng Xiu, and he is Cheng Xiu's closed disciple."

"Yes, the Xue family and the Wang family are in-laws. Since Wang Ziteng accepted Xue Pan, it seems that Xue Pan is going to take the road of martial arts. Since the eldest son is Wu Tanhua, then the youngest son learns from Cheng Xiu. Did you also take the imperial examination, how is your knowledge?" Regarding his confidant, even though the Supreme Emperor abdicated, he did not hesitate to promote him, and this might be a move in the Supreme Emperor's mind to increase his influence.

"This Xue Chi did not take the imperial examination, but studied miscellaneous studies. According to the spy of the Cheng family, he is now in the field of decoration and water conservancy. It is said that he has learned well. Cheng Xiu also said that he is very talented and believes that he will be a master of water conservancy in the future. In addition He also has a bit of ingenuity in improving weapons." When the emperor first saw Cheng's secret talk, he paid great attention to Xue Chi, and it can be said that he was very optimistic about Xue Chi's future.

Although the Supreme Emperor abdicated, he has been the lord of a country for decades, so he naturally knows the importance of this talent, "Water conservancy is the most important thing in the society. Since Cheng Xiu praised this Xue family boy, he must have real talents and practical learning. How much do you like?" Pay attention to this Xue Chi."

The emperor thought the same way, so there was no resistance, "It's the father, the son is paying attention."

The Supreme Emperor saw that the emperor was so obedient, and he was proud of himself. Even if he abdicates now, he can do nothing, "Since the two sons of Xue Ze are good, the fifth rank is a little younger. Give him one from the third rank. You can see it too."

The emperor thought about it for a while, since he wanted to be kind, so what if he obeyed the emperor's wishes, Xue Ze looked like he was not ignorant, so the emperor responded readily, "Father said so, let's do it according to father's wishes!"

The Taishang Emperor was satisfied with the emperor's knowledge, felt that what he said was still very useful, and he was in a good mood, but he also knew that enough was enough, so he saw that the emperor had already agreed to Xue Ze's official request, so he didn't say much, and asked instead, " Fourth, is there anything else?"

The emperor shook his head, "Well, the emperor has something to say, but I don't know if the emperor will be angry when he hears it?"

The Supreme Emperor glanced at the Emperor and knew that the business was coming. Xue Ze’s matter was just an appetizer, and the next thing to say was the most important thing. He thought it’s no wonder why he was so easy to talk to just now, but the Supreme Emperor was not afraid, he thought he was still a deterrent, " Come on, since you said that, how can I not listen?"

The emperor was not annoyed by the Taishanghuang's tone, but said unhurriedly, "My son is panicked, and my son has no such intention."

The Supreme Emperor snorted softly, "Okay, let's talk!"

The emperor saw that the Supreme Emperor had nothing further to say, so he prepared to talk about it, "Father, the emperor came to see you this time, mainly to ask the Zhen family. The impeachment of the Zhen family is two feet high. In addition, Xue Ze The task, I think the father has not forgotten it! This Zhen family has hooked up many high officials in the court. Jiangnan is domineering, and he can be regarded as the emperor of the earth. And I still remember that when I was the prince, the Zhen family owed The household department has 100 million taels of silver, but their life in Jiangnan is even more luxurious than that of our royal family. According to rumors, the Zhen family has it, but the royal family may not have it. Confession..." Said the emperor handed Xue Ze secretly to the Supreme Emperor.

After the Taishanghuang took it, he looked at it quickly, and then "slap!", the book was thrown on the table. He thought of the old minister, but it didn't mean that he could tolerate others treating his generosity as his presumptuous bargaining chip, which made the Taishanghuang angry What does it mean that the royal family has to be ranked behind the Zhen family? Could it be that the Zhen family has some outrageous ideas? "Strict handling, this Zhen family must be strict, let the Zhen family spit out all the greed these years, it is unreasonable, this Zhen family really has the guts of a leopard, I let them serve as the president of the imperial envoy Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education, and I asked them to make up for it with the money they received. I didn't expect them to waste my time, not only did not pay back the money owed by the Ministry of Accounts, but also they were so greedy. Since they don't appreciate it, then our royal family is welcome." Speaking of this, the Supreme Emperor paused, thinking of Mrs. Zhen Concubine, her tone hesitated again, "However, fourth child, all the proceeds of corruption have been confiscated, and the person in charge will be severely punished, that's for sure, and let others who have not committed crimes be let go!"

The emperor knew that the emperor's heart had softened after hearing what the emperor said, but he was not confused in the face of the country's major affairs. Today's temptation has achieved the desired effect. Since the emperor let go, the emperor said that he is still very generous to the women and children of the Zhen family. It doesn't matter if they let them go. To bring down the Zhen family is to cut off the seventh brother and their right-hand men. Thinking of the emperor's mood is very good, "Yes, nothing happened, so naturally he is fine."

After hearing the emperor's assurance, the Supreme Emperor felt a little more at ease, but he was still shocked by Zhen's family affairs, so he said, "Fourth, go down! I'm going to rest!"

The emperor saw that the emperor's expression was not very good, so he naturally knew the reason, so he didn't say any more, and left the Shou'an Hall.After returning to the bedroom, the emperor gave Xue Ze an order to make him the head of the third-rank household department.