The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Cabinet, duty room.

The gentlemen knew that tax silver would rise.

In this way, Wang Qiong's entry into the cabinet became a foregone conclusion. Wang Qiong's entry into the cabinet was not as good as Wang Ao's entry into the cabinet. This guy was as clever as Yan Chengjin.

Jiang Mian thought for a while before saying, "Today, my foolish brother went to the Zhanshi Mansion and found that the emperor's grandson had not been to school for three days."

Li Dongyang and the others exchanged glances and couldn't help but become serious.

"What does brother Jingzhi mean?"

"I used to teach the "University" to the emperor's grandson once every three days, but today I went to Minglun Hall, and the assistant said that the emperor's grandson had not come for three days and was taken back to Kunning Palace by the new emperor."

Xie Qian looked thoughtful.

The emperor was busy with government affairs and had not been to the Zhanshi Mansion to listen to the lecture for a long time. The empress dowager thought that the emperor's grandson was studying in the Zhanshi Mansion.

"I guess, he is not in Kunning Palace either. This matter has not been reported to the emperor yet." Jiang Mian continued.

The harem is a forbidden area, and it is not convenient to send people to investigate.

Liu Jian and the others' eyes condensed slightly, and they fell into deep thought.

This matter was reported to the emperor, and even if Wang Qiong's tax silver increased, he would not let the new emperor appoint him.

Ministry of Revenue, duty room.

Wang Qiong had to calculate the summer tax and autumn grain from the first year of Zhengde to the present, and only when the number was correct could he show it to the emperor Hongzhi.

He was happy, and it grew more and more every year.

"Can I help brother Dehua calculate it together?"

Wang Yan, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, reached out to take it, but was blocked by Wang Qiong. These cabinet ministers did not want him to join the cabinet. He only believed in Yan Chengjin and the new emperor.

"I want brother Dehua to join the cabinet!"

Wang Qiong and Wang Yan were not close friends, but if he joined the cabinet, Wang Yan could also be promoted to the minister of this department, "Then you calculate here, and you can't leave my eyes."

After calculating the tax silver, they also had to calculate the population and land in the yellow book. Even if the two were fast, it would be noon when they finished calculating.

The retired emperor Hongzhi took a sip of tea, rested his eyes, and looked at the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue for three years, which made him energetic.

"What about this year's summer tax?"

"The autumn grain has not been collected yet, so I haven't settled it. However, given the situation this year, I estimate that it will increase."

Wang Qiong raised his eyes slightly and observed the expression of the retired emperor Hongzhi.

The retired emperor Hongzhi quickly flipped through a few pages, his face gradually relaxed, and he showed a little smile.

Xiao Jing walked in quickly and whispered a few words in the retired emperor's ear.

Wang Qiong and Wang Yan saw that the retired emperor Hongzhi's face was stiff,

"Where did he go?"

"The new emperor said that he was sent to Kunning Palace." Xiao Jing had sent someone to check, and soon, the eunuch came to report. There was no one in Kunning Palace.

A quarter of an hour later, Yan Chengjin and Zhu Houzhao appeared in Fengtian Hall.

"Where is the grandson?"

"Grandson, I sent him to visit the outside of the palace."

This understated sentence, like a torch, completely ignited the anger of the retired emperor and the ministers.

"Didn't your father say that you should live and eat with the people to experience the sufferings of the people? I thought of the simplest way to send the grandson to the refugee hut."

The retired emperor Hongzhi's head buzzed, and he reached out to grab the surroundings, but found nothing.

The ministers were more nervous than the retired emperor Hongzhi. If he was infected with the epidemic...

Yan Chengjin's eyes moved slightly, and he moved away from Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Weiwu is in the palace, but he doesn't know how much rice is, let alone where it comes from. How can he sympathize with the people in the future?

Refugees are also people. I find it strange that your father is so angry about living with refugees?"

The retired emperor Hongzhi seemed to be hit, angry but didn't know how to answer Zhu Houzhao's words.

Wang Qiong blushed, the new emperor was a stick to stir up trouble.

Jiang Mian bowed slightly: "The new cabinet ministers should be appointed by the emperor, right?"

"I just use a faster method to teach Weiwu how to be an emperor. Why should it be appointed by my father?" He said somewhat unwillingly.

The cabinet officials were worried and cast complicated eyes on Zhu Houzhao.

Yan Chengjin said: "Why not wait until the emperor's grandson comes back?"

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Dayong appeared in the hall with Zhu Zaikun and Zhu Houcong, who had disappeared for three days.

The emperor Hongzhi was slightly moved and took a deep breath to avoid losing his manners in front of the hall.

The officials looked at him anxiously. Although he had returned to the palace, he didn't know if he was sick and his appearance was thin.

Zhu Zaikun looked around with big eyes and observed the reactions of everyone.

"Weiwu, what did you see in Fangshan? Tell the truth?"

Zhu Zaikun was very embarrassed and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao looked stern and pretended to be angry, "Huh?"

"I saw someone without clothes."

There was an uproar in the hall.

The faces of the officials changed. They didn't expect to see such filthy things, but the words of children were innocent. Could it be false?

Zhu Houzhao almost choked to death, "Don't frame my father."

"He really didn't wear clothes." Zhu Houcong blinked his big eyes and testified for his good brother Zhu Zaikun.

The emperor made a grinding sound, and held the inkstone tightly with his hand holding the imperial desk.

The eyes of the officials were as big as copper bells.

Yan Chengjin thought carefully and said, "The emperor's grandson should be talking about refugees without clothes."

The atmosphere in the hall gradually warmed up.

The retired emperor Hongzhi asked again: "Zaikun, how have you been these days?"

"I was so hungry that I wanted to steal food. My grandson stole Fang Xiaoyao's steamed buns, stole Zhang Shiqi's scallion pancakes, and took the copper coins hidden under the bed by Aunt Huang..."

The retired emperor's face changed drastically when he heard this, and his eyes gradually turned to Zhu Houzhao.

The gentlemen covered their chests, as if they had lost face.

Zhu Houzhao picked up Zhu Zaikun, "Father knows, you don't need to say anything."

"Grand Emperor, the grandson is still young. When he is hungry, he will fill his stomach according to his instinct. This is human nature. I think..." Yan Chengjin said with a bow.

Grand Emperor Hongzhi remained silent, his face extremely gloomy.

"No need to say more, Mr. Yan!"

Zhu Zaikun saw that the emperor's grandfather and the officials were angry and wanted to beat his father to death. He thought that his father would not dare to bully him in the future.

He said in a baby voice: "My grandson has understood many truths in the straw hut. The people have to go out to work to get food. When they are very hungry, they will steal.

If the policy is more stringent, they will become bandits and rebel against the court. When people are very hungry, they have no empathy and only care about filling their stomachs, regardless of the life and death of others..."

The childish voice was very small, but it was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the ministers, and they all looked at the grandson with wide eyes.

Jiang Mian and Zhang Sheng looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

The retired emperor Hongzhi was relieved and angry, and ordered people to take him down to change clothes and eat.

As the grandson left, the atmosphere in the hall calmed down again.

The gentlemen looked at the retired emperor with firm eyes.

"The new emperor sent the grandson out of the palace without consideration. I think the new cabinet ministers should be appointed by the retired emperor."

"I second the proposal."

Zhu Houzhao was unhappy, "How can you go back on your word?"

The retired emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin with a stern face: "Does the Yan family have anything to say?"

Yan Chengjin had already walked to the center of the hall, and it seemed that he could only go to the second floor, "Why don't we take a step back and let Cui Yan, the Nanjing Minister of Personnel, join the cabinet?"

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