Chapter 109 The Imperial Family Affairs

Master Zhang Tian came from Longhu Mountain and had thirty-six disciples of the Taoist temple accompany him.

A giant carriage was parked outside the palace gate. Zhang Yanshuo got on the carriage, and the little Taoist boy followed. As soon as he entered the carriage, he put down the curtain of the sedan chair. The little Taoist boy took off his crown, and his hair poured down like a waterfall. There was a hint of tenderness on his handsome face.

This little boy's eyes are like autumn water, his eyebrows are as dark as far away, and his long hair is dispersed. He turns out to be a girl's house.

She looked at her brother nervously and whispered: "Brother, there is something wrong with that Yang Ling. Judging from his appearance, he was a person with a young man who died prematurely and had little blessings. But now he is not only indescribable in his fate, but also in a very high life. Isn't that strange?"

Tianshi Zhang Yanshuo laughed dryly and said, "Where is such a thing? Maybe you calculated it wrong, or maybe he did some good deeds, and his fate may change. Baoer, don't mention this matter again."

"Oh?" Baoer's eyes rolled, his eyes were so sarcastic and proud: "Brother, is there something wrong with the Taoist technique passed down by his father? Then, our Tianshi Taoist Tao has been passed down for more than a thousand years. Is it all a lie?"

"Baoer!" Zhang Yanshuo suppressed his anger and glared at his sister fiercely: "Don't show off your Taoist skills. The great way is clear and empty, and the magic tricks are small. Our magic is used to avoid good and bad luck. It is not enough to protect yourself. If you are against luck again, you will never be able to identify the national situation.

Look at General Yang's eyes are clear and clear, and he is definitely not a treacherous person. That's enough. If someone really changes his fate for him, prolongs his life and increases his blessings, can you and I deal with this kind of Taoist practice? Do you still have to carry the peach wood sword and go to the palace to catch monsters?"

Xiao Tianshi was not old but very steady. He lowered his voice and said, "I am a idle person in the world, so why should you give me the gift? I have no way of trouble and good fortune, but I will only bring you my own fault. Don't get involved in royal affairs. Don't mention it, it's not something we can provoke."

The Zhu family dynasty was always mean and polite. Zhu Yuanzhang started his business through religion, fearing that others would follow suit, so he was extremely taboo about monks and Taoists.

Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain and Confucius from Qufu were respectful to them no matter who was in the country. Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to break the customs, but he restricted the development of the power of the Buddhist and Taoist families in national affairs. Even the rights to distribute spies to Longhu Mountain were under the management of the Daolu Department of the Capital, for fear that their power would be too great, so how could the little Tianshi dare to show off?

What's more, the saying of ghosts and gods is really vague. If you become an emperor, you hope that others will believe in ghosts and gods, which will help him to stay firmly. However, you will never want a person who truly understands magic to appear in front of him. It is a force that cannot be controlled by the imperial power, and you will inevitably find a way to get rid of it. Zhang Tianshi's lineage has long understood this principle. Therefore, they can pretend to pray for the royal family, and they are not afraid of being false when the emperor sees it, but they dare not let him see any real skills.

Besides, they can see that their personal fortune may not be affected, and the national fortune is more variable. It is by no means that Taoism can see the secrets of heaven and earth. People like Yang Ling, who have a strange face, actually appeared in the court. Who knows whether it is a blessing or a disaster, so it is a good idea to avoid it naturally.

They live in Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi. In recent years, the Ning King of Jiangxi has sent people to take his son's birth date and horoscope to ask him to divine fortunes and make a fortune for his son. Ning King is a hereditary prince, and his son is naturally King Ning, so what's the point? Although Ning King came to the commander to say that his son had been sick since childhood and that the father was too worried, he asked the Tianshi to make a fortune, but his ambition could not be hidden from this little Tianshi.

If Yang Ling hadn't looked righteous, Zhang Yanshuo would have suspected that it was a spy sent by a vassal king to Beijing. He was a Tianshi, but even the Tianshi wouldn't know which cloud was raining. Wouldn't Yan Wang Jingnan succeed at the beginning? Who knows which place Yang Ling is now? It's better to pretend to be confused and not get involved in such a thing.

However, he was very fond of this sister. Seeing that his tone was getting strong, he hurriedly comforted Yan. Speaking of this, Fu Baolai, although he was born to Zhang Tianshi's concubine, his status in Longhu Mountain was very special.

The 46th generation of Tianshi Zhang Yuanji was impeached to harm the countryside for bullying men and women, and was exiled by the emperor. After Zhang Yuanqing inherited his brother's position as Tianshi, he has been low-key. He abides by the public and law-abiding, and dares not make a fool of himself. He does not dare to boast about Taoism and immortal skills, but just be a loyal and dedicated master of the earth and heavenly master.

However, in the fourth year of Hongzhi, the emperor sent an eunuch to Longhu Mountain to give seals and talismans. The eunuch was on a whim and asked Zhang Tianshi to pray for the arrival of auspicious snow. Cranes danced in the sky, thinking that it was auspicious. Zhang Tianshi had his own way, but it would be a bit embarrassing for snow to come.

Master Zhang gritted his teeth and chose the day, chanting mantras and drawing talismans and praying. He didn't know whether he knew meteorology or had good luck. It turned out that day that snow was heavy, and he really exposed his face.

When he returned to Chaotian Palace, he realized that the fourth concubine Liu had just given birth to a baby girl. Zhang Yuanqing thought that this baby girl brought him good fortune, so he loved the daughter born to this concubine and often took her with him. His status was very different from that of other concubines. She and her legitimate brother played together since childhood, so they had a good relationship with each other.

But this time, Zhang Fubao saw his brother's unprecedented serious expression, and for the first time he scolded her for being ungrateful and ruthless, Zhang Fubao was also panicked and did not dare to talk nonsense anymore.

When the car arrived in front of the Duke Cheng Guo’s mansion, someone came to report the news in advance. Zhang Yanshuo was the grandson of Duke Cheng Guo. Although he was a national teacher, he visited relatives as a relative. There was no reason for elders to come out to greet him, so he came out to welcome his two cousins ​​Zhu Heyi and Zhu Heliu greeted him.

Duke Cheng is still strong, and his biological flesh and blood are much worse. His eldest son is sixty years old, and his youngest son is only twenty-four. The youngest daughter who married Zhang Tianshi is just thirty-three years old this year. The two cousins ​​welcomed Senior Tian and sisters into the mansion. As soon as they turned the screen wall, they saw a man with a red face and drunken face staggering out by someone, and almost hit Zhang Yanshuo.

Zhu Heyi frowned and said to the thirty-year-old man who was holding the drunk man: "Sixth brother, Brother Xue is drunk again?"

The sixth brother said "ah" and said with a smile: "When isn't he drunk? Don't worry, I'll take him back." When he saw Zhang Yanshuo and his sister wearing Taoist robes, he knew that his cousin had arrived. He couldn't help but smile with Yan: "I'll send a friend back home, and my cousin invites me to the hall. Grandpa is waiting to see you."

Zhang Yanshuo smiled and bowed and watched the two go out. Zhang Fubao reached out and picked the flower that was as big as a cup from the flowerpot next to the screen wall and sniffed it, and asked, "Cousin, grandpa is a military general, and you are all very generous in dating people. Are you drunk every time your friends come to the mansion?"

Zhu Heli laughed and said, "Brother Xue is not a military general, and he is a Jinshi from the sixth year of Hongzhi. He is a great talent." Zhu Heli shook his head helplessly and sighed, "It's just that since he has been promoted to Princess Ningqing and become the prince-in-law. Alas... I won't mention this anymore, please come in."

Zhang Yanshuo and his sister looked at each other in surprise and walked in with them.

Yang Ling came to Dongnuan Pavilion. Gu Dayi's eyes were the first to see him. He hurriedly greeted him with a smile and said, "Mr. Yang is here. The emperor is waiting for you, come quickly."

He gave the idea of ​​the local court for the lecture. Now Yang Ling really shocked a group of civil servants and made Emperor Zhengde smile. He was naturally very happy and resolute.

Zhengde was so excited that his face turned red when he saw Yang Ling. He said, "Yang Shidu, come on, come on, give him a seat, hahaha. I am so happy today. I can't say a word when I see those old guys who usually look like a bunch of flies in front of me. I'm really laughing to death. This time I want to be promoted to your official position, I think who dares to object."

Yang Ling smiled and greeted the emperor and replied, "I am just lucky to ask the emperor for his blessings. The emperor cared for me, and I am grateful to me. However, I am young and knowledgeable. If I rashly promoted to six ministers, it would be like a joke. With just one lecture, the ministers would not be convinced. Even if I were to be a minister, I would not dare to take on this responsibility."

This statement was not only Zhengde, but also Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, and Liu Jin, who were beside Emperor Zhengde, were stunned. How many days had Liu Jin read the book and hurriedly advised: "Can the Twelve Can Gang Luo be appointed as the Minister of Justice. How can Lord Yang not be the Minister of Justice? With the current emperor protecting you, why are you afraid of the opposition of a few civil officials?"

Yang Ling made up for trouble all night, and this historical knowledge has improved a lot, and he knew the story of Gan Luo’s worship of the prime minister. He thought to himself: "Gan Luo twelve became the minister? He was beheaded when he was still twelve. Look at you giving this example, it’s really awkward."

Yang Ling had already had some concerns about rashly joining the imperial court. Today, the attitude of seeing all civil and military officials in the court strengthened his determination.

Now only in terms of reputation, Yang Ling is at its peak. Moreover, there is an emperor inside the ban and an Jinyiwei outside the palace as a backing. Now he has gained the trust of a group of military generals. Yang Ling believes that even if he dies, with the care of these interpersonal relationships and the salary of the mighty man, it is enough to make the young mother... and Xueer who came in with the orders, Yu'er will have no worries about food and clothing.

But if you really become the Minister of the Shang Dynasty, you will fall into a scheming with civil officials. After a year, the hatred has been formed and you have left. What should you do if the young lady? Those pens are not all kind people. If someone comes to spread rumors and make trouble at that time, can the saints keep going?

With this thought in mind, Yang Ling has decided that no matter what the debate at the imperial court today, he would refuse to accept the position of Minister of Justice. Since the emperor ascended the throne, Liu Jin and others have become much more popular than before, and these guys who have no ambitions are also quite content.

But there was an old Wang Yue above them. Seeing that they were coaxing the emperor was dissatisfied, they sometimes called them to scold them. They were quite awkward. If Yang Ling, who had close relationships, became the Minister of Shangqing and the people outside the palace would have a better life. When they heard that Yang Ling did not want to be an official, they really agreed with the old saying "The emperor is not in a hurry to die of the eunuch" and he immediately persuaded him.

Yang Ling couldn't express his plans, so he had to look at Zhengde: "Your Majesty, you have just ascended to the great treasure. At this time, you are the one who has thoughts that have been supported by all officials. A few days ago, he demoted three ministers for the sake of the empress. The advantage is that the emperor established his authority from this. The disadvantage is that the emperor was demoted to the ministers as soon as the emperor ascended to the supreme emperor, and it is inevitable that all officials will not accept it. If the empress is promoted at this time, what would the ministers think? Maybe they were worried that the emperor would replace all the old ministers, which would be unfavorable to the government."

Zhengde was very moved when he heard Yang Ling's words: "The father is indeed as wise as a torch. This Yang Shituo has no ambition at all. He doesn't even want such a great official to be sent to him. He only thinks about me."

A child's character, who treats him well, of course he wants to give away all the benefits that can be given to others. Yang Ling's statement made him feel even more sorry for his loyal ministers if he didn't assign him a big official, but what Yang Ling said was reasonable, so what official was appropriate to give him?

Zhengde frowned and was about to think about it. A cute little girl in a green shirt rushed in angrily. She didn't look at the person next to her and said to Zhengde: "Brother, Princess Ning Qing was actually bullied by a slave and cried endlessly. It's so outrageous. The prince cannot ignore this matter."

When Yang Ling saw that the girl in the green shirt who broke in rashly was Princess Yongchun, she hurriedly stepped forward to see him. Liu Jin and the others knelt on the ground. Princess Yongchun, who was so angry that her face turned red, ignored them. A layer of compromised mist was covered in her round eyes, staring at Zhengde.

Zhengde was very serious about this naughty and lively sister-in-law. Seeing her angry, he stood up and laughed and said, "Princess Ning Qing? What happened? Look, you are so angry. Come on, the emperor has the golden dates that have just been offered here. Come and try it, and say something slowly."

Emperor Zhengde did not look like an emperor. Princess Yongchun lacked the awareness of being a minister when she had just ascended to the rank of the emperor. She pouted and walked over and sat on Zhengde's position angrily, slapped the table and said, "Aunt Ning Qing has loved us since she was a child. Now that the emperor is the emperor, she has to support her.

Today, when Prince Xue came to the palace to see the princess, she was driven out by the female official in the princess's mansion. The aunt was so angry that she cried. But she found the Empress Dowager to complain, but the Empress Dowager scolded her for being ungrateful. She was so angry that she was so angry."

After Princess Yongchun said that, she picked up a candied date from the box and threw it into her mouth to chew it hatefully. Ma Yongcheng is now the general manager of the mainland. When she heard the case announced by Princess Yongchun, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

His eyes rolled, and he leaned into Zhengde's ear and muttered a few words. Zhengde disagreed and said to Princess Yongchun: "Oh... So that's the case. There are rules in the palace, and even the prince-consort cannot break the rules. How could the empress dowager scold the princess? It's such a big deal."

Princess Yongchun stood up and pointed at Zhengde, "You...you..." After a long time, she couldn't speak in tears. Ma Yongcheng coughed next to her and said in a dark voice: "Your Highness, the emperor is your royal brother, and you are the king of the earth. Please pay attention to the etiquette of being a minister."

Princess Yongchun picked up the box of candied fruit suddenly, smashed it at Ma Yongcheng, stamped her bow shoes and said angrily: "Okay, okay, you are the emperor, forget you kill me!" As she said that, she was about to rush out as soon as she lifted her skirt.

Zhengde saw that Ma Yongcheng had a piece of candied fruit sticking to his face and a few pieces on his head. He couldn't help but move his eyebrows and eyes, and he forced himself to laugh out loud. Seeing that the little emperor girl was so angry that his body trembled, he hurriedly said to the peacemaker: "Forget it, forget it, can the emperor help you?"

When he turned his head and saw Yang Ling, he couldn't help but say happily: "Yang Shidu, go with the emperor sister and see what happened. As long as you make the emperor sister happy, it will be fine, so that she can throw my things back again."

Yang Ling was startled and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the empress is a foreign minister. This seems to be the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Zhengde said impatiently: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Anyway, I have reported to the Empress Dowager. My wedding is for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This angel is chosen by Wen Ze'an, the head of the Ministry of Rites, and you. You will have to go in and out frequently in the palace in the past a while."

Zhengde said as he thought of something, he took off his dragon jade pendant from his waist and handed it to him: "The inner palace is not as good as the outer palace. If you can't get an ordinary tooth card, you can bring this jade pendant first."

Princess Yongchun's tears were not dry yet. She was furry and her big eyes flashed and looked at Yang Ling for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "I recognize you, why did you put on your armor and enter the Ganqing Palace?"

The eleven-year-old girl burst into tears and quickly withdrew her. When she said this, she couldn't help laughing: "Are you afraid that you will be beaten to a court stick again? Wearing armor can withstand it for a while?"

Princess Yongchun had just reached Yang Ling's chest. I don't know if she was young and didn't understand the difference between men and women or was spoiled by her good-tempered father. She actually came to Yang Ling and stroked the scales on his chest, and praised him, "I can't tell, it's very strong. It's okay to be hit by twenty boards."

As soon as the little girl approached, a fragrant wind blew over. Yang Ling couldn't help but take a step back awkwardly. Gu Dayong opened his mouth, and was about to remind His Highness Yongchun to pay attention to the princess's etiquette, but when he saw that there were a few pieces of candied fruit on the top of Ma Yongcheng's forehead, her second-hand emperor brother stood there like a person who was fine and disagreed, so he wisely stopped saying a word.

Last time, Yang Ling was paid for by this little girl to be the scapegoat for Princess Yongfu, and was beaten by Emperor Hongzhi in anger. Now that the old emperor has been replaced by the little emperor, the little princess is even more unscrupulous. He was really scared when he saw this yellow-haired girl.

Princess Yongchun stretched out her finger and said with satisfaction: "Very good, just wear this outfit and go to the Ten Princess Mansion with me to teach those arrogant slaves a lesson."

Emperor Zhengde covered his mouth with a small golden fan, coughed twice, and winked at him, indicating that he should coax the little evil star away soon, but he said vaguely: "It is about the royal decency. Let's see what happened, and I will be the master of everything."

What happened to this Princess Ningqing’s mansion?

It turned out that after the Ming Dynasty, the princesses did not live with her husband after marrying, but moved to the ten royal palaces in the palace and lived in a palace. The emperor assigned a female official in the palace to be responsible for the princess's sleep, food and drink. Even if the princess wants to meet the princess, she must get the consent of the female official, otherwise the princess will not even be able to enter the palace gate.

Since this female official was sent by the emperor, it was equivalent to an imperial envoy under the order. Even the princess dared not offend her, and it was even harder to say something to the emperor that she wanted to see her husband. Therefore, the unmarried princess was a phoenix on the branch. Once the princess was given a son-in-law, most of them lived a coward. In order to meet with the couple, many princesses often bribe female officials with a large sum of money, but the female officials became more and more arrogant.

No matter how great the princess of the Ming Dynasty was, once Princess Shang became the princess, she had to resign from her official position and stayed in the princess's mansion alone. Some could even do some work in the clan's mansion, but most of them only received their salary and had no official position. They could not take concubines, and they did not dare to go to brothels, and became living widowers.

Moreover, once the princess dies, all the property granted by the royal family will be taken back. The power of this son-in-law is not even comparable to a small official in the court. Most of the female officials are often filial to the powerful eunuchs in the palace. Some people support them, so the son-in-law can't do anything to them.

Ma Yongcheng accepted the money from the female official of Princess Ningqing's mansion. He knew that it was because the female official of Princess Ningqing's mansion thought that the bribes were too little and deliberately prevented the couple from meeting each other. When he heard that Prince Yongchun was troubled by the female official, he whispered a few words to Zhengde, saying that Prince Xue often entered and left the palace without permission, which would damage the royal face. The female official just followed the law and told the emperor not to interfere in these affairs between women in the harem.

Yongchun was so weird that she couldn't hear what the emperor said. She wrinkled her nose and did not refute. She secretly made up her mind and snorted coldly: "Let's go, go with this princess to the Tenth Prince's Mansion."

Yang Ling had no choice but to follow her to deal with the emperor's family affairs. Princess Yongchun walked out of the Ganqing Palace and gently walked along the curved corridor to a secluded and deserted place. She suddenly stopped and turned around, looking at Yang Ling with a smile and said, "I heard that...You almost got your head beheaded by the emperor's brother a few days ago?"

When Yang Ling saw her expression, she couldn't help but take a step back carefully and said carefully: "Yes, the empress was framed by someone and could not defend it for a while. Fortunately, the emperor was wise and the empress was able to escape from prison."

Princess Yongchun nodded with her hands behind her back and said, "Well, since ancient times, there is a saying that being with the king is like being with a tiger. I believe Lord Yang has a deep understanding now."

Yang Ling only felt that this Princess Yongchun was a little weird and felt a bit dangerous. This kind of girl who was spoiled since childhood was not easy to serve, but she was still a princess. Yang Ling had a headache dealing with such a little girl.

Princess Yongchun's eyes turned and slowly narrowed her big eyes. Her childish face was full of "I want to frame you", and she said with a sly smile: "Is it terrible to be framed? Is it a pleasure to pull it to Caishikou?"

Yongchun smiled cunningly and said, "Do you think I can't hear the meaning of the emperor's brother just now? Tell you, Lord Yang, if you don't vent your anger for my aunt, you don't have to send you to Caishikou. This princess directly asked the Jinyiwei to take you down and behead you!"

Yang Ling smiled dryly and said, "Your Highness, you must let me understand the causes and consequences before making a decision, right? I am not willing to die. If I kill the ministers without permission, it will be a hindrance to the princess."

Yang Ling said, and couldn't help but complain in his heart: This is really a brother and sister of a mother. Her brother held a sword and chased Shouning Hou all over the palace. Now this little princess wants to chase me, General Yang Shen, again?"

Princess Yongchun suddenly laughed, like a spring flower blooming. At a young age, she smiled so proudly that she was actually elegant and charming, and she smiled and said, "What's the problem? If I say you are so bold and rude to this princess, do you think about whether it's enough to behead you?"

When Yang Ling heard this, Princess Yongchun suddenly saw Yang Ling's eyebrows tremble. The angry aura actually scared the little princess to take a step back. She knew that Yang Ling had a good relationship with these internal officials, so she was intimidating and was afraid that he would follow his own words. Yang Ling had already regarded her as a femme fatale who took human life.

Yang Ling suppressed his anger, lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Your Highness the Princess is a golden branch and a jade leaf, a phoenix son and a dragon grandson. What is the count of Weichen? Since the emperor sent this mission, Weichen will naturally deal with it impartially. If the reason is not with Your Highness, I just hope that Your Highness can forgive me."

Princess Yongchun saw Yang Ling's faint expression, and couldn't help but say a little embarrassedly: "I...I'm not an unreasonable person. Of course, I have reason to ask you to vent my anger..."

She saw that although Yang Ling was standing there with great respect, she stared at her feet with her eyes, and she didn't bother to look at her, and couldn't help but feel angry, thinking: I am the dignified Princess of the Ming Dynasty, why should I explain so humbly to you?

She shook Cui Xiu, raised her pretty face and said, "Remember what you said, handle it impartially! Otherwise, I will not let you go. Humph!" After saying that, he turned around and went angrily.

In the Ganqing Palace, Dai Yi, the chief ceremonial director of the Tailing Engineering Department, just rushed back with great utmost status. Liu Jingu Dayong and others had only nodded and bowed in front of him, but since Dai Yi had a rift against Wang Yue, he also knew that his connections and status were far inferior to Wang Yue. Although Liu Jin and others were in power but had no power, they were the eunuchs who were favored by the emperor today. They were very kind to accept them, so they were very happy when they met. They were very different from the disdainful expressions in the past, which made Liu Jin and others very happy.

When Zhengde saw Dai Yi, he hurriedly said, "Dai Yi, I have something to discuss with you, so I hurriedly found you back."

Dai Yi was flattered and said, "The emperor has something to do, but please give me the order. How dare I not accept it?"

Zhengde pondered and said, "How expensive is the Tailing project? But is there still a shortage of silver?"

Since the case of the imperial tomb seepage, Tailing has attracted more attention from the court officials. Dai Yi really dares to make a lot of money from it. He is really working hard and has taken it as a political achievement project. Therefore, the court has more than enough to allocate land ICBC. After hearing Zhengde's question, Dai Yi hurriedly said: "Go back to the emperor, the silver for the Tailing project is enough to cover the funds."

Zhengde nodded and said, "Well, that's good. I'm going to have a big wedding. The wedding and rewards require 1.8 million taels of silver. I asked the Ministry of Revenue for the silver, but Han Wen asked me to pay from the inner treasury. However, Ma Yongcheng was in charge of the inner treasury and checked it. Now the inner treasury is not rich. At most, 1 million taels are taken out, and there are still 800,000 taels left.

I was looking for 800,000 taels and the Ministry of Revenue should agree, but Han Wen was only willing to give me 300,000 taels, and the rest he sent me to give me silver bills instead of silver.

Hum! I almost agreed with a confusion for a moment. It was Liu Jin who reminded me that I realized that I had ascended the throne and the wedding was held in one year. This is a double happiness, and I asked me to give silver notes to my ministers and the soldiers guarding the border. Isn’t this a shame? So..."

Zhengde glanced at Dai Yi and hesitated a little in his heart: "Is it too disrespectful to his father to ask for money under the guise of insufficient ICBC in Tailing?

Dai Yi hesitated when he saw Zhengde, thinking that the emperor wanted to squeeze out the silver from the Tailing Project. Now he was eager to please Zhengde, so he quickly thought about it. If the control was stricter, all the foremans in charge of the management team were not allowed to make money, and they would save some money when purchasing materials. Four or five hundred thousand taels should be able to get it.

Dai Yi was settled and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty. The Tailing Project was originally estimated to use 3.8 million taels of silver. The slaves and several adults did the task for the emperor, so they did not dare to neglect and neglect. The project progress was also fast. It was estimated that 3.3 million taels of foot-filled patches were used. The remaining 500,000 taels of land should be used from the tomb."

Zhengde was overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help but stand up and said, "What? Can the mountain mausoleum project be squeezed out for 500,000 taels?" He thought for a moment, then lowered his face and said suspiciously: "Are you going to cut corners on the tomb of the former emperor in order to please me?"

Dai Yi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, how dare I? I really estimated that it was a little longer. Now that the project has been completed, I have carefully calculated that the construction of the palace and tomb on the ground can save hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. I dare not hide it. I was thinking about reporting to the emperor, but the emperor just happened to use the money. How dare I not share the worries for the emperor?"

Zhengde then turned his anger and said, "This is good, this is good, as long as it is not missed by the father's tomb, it will be done. I have been worried about this for a long time. The huge inner court is controlled by Wang Yue. I went to ask him for advice, but he had no choice. I didn't expect that you would have the ability to help me relieve my worries."

"Wang Yue?" Dai Yi was a jealous person. He was originally loyal to Wang Yue, but he was imprisoned and waited to die. Wang Yue actually stood by. Now Dai Yi hated Wang Yue to the core. He saw that there were only Liu Jin, Gu Dayong and Ma Yongcheng in front of him. They were all eunuchs that Wang Yue didn't like very much. Dai Yi plucked up his courage and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right, even if there is a way, I'm afraid that Eunuch Wang will not be willing to take it out."

"Hmm?" Zhengde could not help but look at him in confusion and asked, "How do you say this? Tell me honestly."

Dai Yi hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I dare not, but I dare not. Eunuch Wang held the East Factory and the West Factory. The slave said something that made him unhappy. If you want a slave to die, it would be like an ant to die. I dare not say it."

Zhengde became angry when he heard this. He slapped the table and said angrily: "Is Wang Yue even better than me? Are you afraid that Wang Yue dare not speak to me?"

Liu Jin heard Dai Yixian's voice outside, and couldn't help but smiled sinisterly: "Eunuch Dai, here except the emperor, there are three servants in our family, all of whom are looking to the emperor. If you have anything to say, just say it to the emperor. No matter whether it is right or not, the emperor will just know it. Except for the few of us in the palace, we will never let outsiders know it."

Dai Yi was secretly happy and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, ye

While he said, he raised his head tremblingly and said, "The Emperor, the governors of the East Factory and the Jinyiwei have a great power. I don't know how much money I have to pay filial piety alone. As for the West Factory, if you supervise the East Factory, the oil and water are even more amazing. If you squeeze out a little, you won't worry so much.

Besides, who is in charge of the East and West Factory? Eunuch Wang of Silijian, the tax supervisors, mining supervisors, salt supervisors, and pearl supervisors in the Ming Dynasty were all sent by Eunuch Wang of Silijian. These inner court supervisors have self-built yamen to collect taxes. The people say: "The Ministry of Revenue accounts for three of the tax power, and the Ministry of Revenue accounts for 70% of the Silijian. It would be really strange if the Silijian could not raise this little money."

Otherwise, it would be better to offend gentlemen than villains. Wang Yue was in charge of the Sili Supervisor. The Ming Dynasty was known for its nickname "Skinning". There were many people in the inner court supervision in all dynasties. However, the Hongzhi Dynasty was still quite stable. Although Wang Yue could not stop the exploitation of the layers of below, and he could not be so knowledgeable. However, most of the money he handed over to the capital was delivered to the Ministry of Revenue and the inner treasury in proportion, and there was really not much left in his hand.

But now Dai Yi's words are all possible. Perhaps, it is estimated that if you really want to pursue them, it is not responsible, but it has made Zhengde suspicious. Zhengde was shocked and angry and said, "Does Wang Yue dare to deceive me like this? What you said is true?"

Dai Yi hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The emperor asked, "I just talk about the matter and guess based on common sense, but there is no evidence."

Liu Jin was dissatisfied with Wang Yue, but Wang Yue had many seniors in the palace, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense without seizing it. Today's opportunity was very rare. Liu Jin took the opportunity to say, "If someone really had selfish intentions in these things, how could Eunuch Dai know? Only the East Factory and the West Factory can be asked about it, but both factories are under Eunuch Wang, who dares to talk nonsense?"

Zhengde felt even more suspicious when he heard this, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "The former emperor favored Wang Yue and gave him all the east and west factories. I have never asked since the country. Wang Yue has controlled the two factories for many years, and I am afraid that he will be his confidants in a mess. Of course, there will be no news for me to know. Hum! It seems that I should check them carefully."

Dai Yi was overjoyed, but pretended to be worried and frowned: "East Factory and the West Factory are all under the jurisdiction of Eunuch Wang, and the Jinyiwei is always under the jurisdiction of the East Factory. If the emperor wants to investigate, he is afraid that he will not be able to find out what he can do."

Zhengde slapped the table with a "slap" and said unconvincedly: "The East Factory, West Factory, isn't the emperor's permission to build him? The East Factory, West Factory, are all his people? Hey! Can't I build another factory?...Yes! I will build another internal factory, and I will personally take charge of it. The East Factory, West Factory, Jinyiwei, and civil and military officials are all under the supervision of my internal factory. Let's see who dares to hide it from me!"

When Dai Yi, Liu Jin, Ma Yongcheng, and Gu Dayong heard it, his heart suddenly jumped to his throat. The emperor personally took charge of it. To put it nicely, the emperor did not have the ability to manage factory guards, and he was not a name to find someone else to find a way to deal with it?

The pie in the world might fall down among the four people, the East Factory, the West Factory, the Jinyiwei, the civil and military officials, and the thunderous...

Just as the four people were holding their breath and their ears were buzzing, Emperor Zhengde slapped the table and said a wonderful and enchanting saying: "Go and call Yang Ling back and ask him to set up an internal factory for me!"
Chapter completed!