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Chapter one hundred and fortieth

The identity of the eunuch who is in charge of the seal is Feng Bao. Anyone who does not need to be an emperor's post must be given a letter. However, if time permits, Feng Bao still welcomes and sees him off before and after the court.

Of course, Feng Bao himself was proud and serious, and he advised Emperor Wanli for his actions. Emperor Wanli felt very restrained when he saw him and was unwilling to come. This is another matter.

He arrived at Wanli's bedroom early. When Feng Bao walked in, he saw several palace maids serving the emperor to change clothes. Zhang Cheng stood respectfully.

Even without the keen observation skills of Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng, everyone can see that Emperor Wanli is very interested now. After Feng Bao greeted him and stood in front of Zhang Cheng.

He lowered his head and glanced at Emperor Wanli's dress, but found something wrong, and immediately frowned and asked:

"How about the wedding dragon jade pendant that Long Lively often hangs? How can you use such a crude jade ring?"

Feng Bao asked, the two palace maids who were serving Emperor Wanli to change clothes trembled, and they both turned their heads to look at Wanli. The little emperor smiled and said, "It was a relief for them."

"It's Lian that I want to hang it up, Feng Daban, you see. This is the gift Wang Tong brought to Lian by going to wipe out the thieves, saying it was seized on the thief."

While speaking, he even offered treasures to show Feng Bao. Feng Bao looked back at Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng shook his head with a wry smile, and Feng Bao said in a warm voice:

"Your Majesty, the emperor's ceremonial clothing has certain regulations. Not only does this jade ring from the thief have been crude, maybe it is even stained with some unclean things. Your Majesty should replace it!"

"The couplet is the emperor. If you have any unclean things, you dare to approach the couplet. You are a great companion. I won't bring the couplet tomorrow. OK?"

The little emperor Wanli was so arrogant that he just said the first sentence when he saw Feng Bao's face becoming serious and quickly changed his tone. When Feng Bao heard him say this, he shook his head helplessly and bowed.

Zhang Cheng, who was standing next to him, glanced at him. Then he lowered his head again, without saying a word

In the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng was the center of course, but a month ago, at least the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Guoguang, Minister of Rites Wan Shihe, and Minister of War Tan Lun, were quite independent of the old ministers of several dynasties. However, Wang Guoguang retired and Tan Lun died of illness. After being dismissed, the Minister of Personnel became Zhang Han, and the Minister of War became Zhang Siwei. The bosses in the entire court were almost all former officials of Zhang Juzheng.

A mere minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wanshi, could not stir up any storm. In order to protect himself, he would only gather in a corner, and he would not say much, so he would rest assured himself.

The atmosphere in the cabinet is quite warm today. Several cabinet ministers, six ministers and the censors of the Censorate were all full of joy.

Everyone is talking about one thing. There will definitely be no deficit this year. The national treasury can have a surplus of at least two million yuan. The middle and late Jiajing periods were deficits every year, and it was only slowly reversed in the late Longqing period. There is such a large surplus today. Why is this? It is all assisting Lord Zhang to work hard and make great contributions to the clearance of the world, finding a lot of hidden fields, and adding a base for taxes to the court. If the tax is reorganized, the treasury will be more abundant.

Zhang Juzheng just smiled and nodded in the praise and flattery of his colleagues. Now everything in the world is proceeding according to what Zhang Juzheng expected. Moreover, the world is called wise, which makes people unsatisfied.

However, Zhang Juzheng was also worried, and he received an urgent letter from Huguang yesterday. The old man from the Zhang family was in serious condition again.

"The Emperor is here!!!"

As the eunuch outside reported the elongated tone, the cabinet, which was still very lively just now, suddenly became quiet. Everyone sorted out their clothes and hats, stood up and arranged in order to prepare for the welcome.

Emperor Wanli walked in excitedly and finished his usual etiquette procedures. The other eunuchs in the hall in the Sili Supervisory Bureau also walked in. There were several tables on the right side of the emperor. Several eunuchs in the Sili Supervisory Bureau were standing there, and the four treasures of the study were displayed on the table. If the tickets of the cabinet could be handled on the spot, they could be approved now.

Zhang Juzheng said a few simple words, and then there was Chen's report from Zhang Han, the Minister of Personnel. Now the world is clearing the land and acres, and I don't know how many officials are involved.

A mu of land is hidden, and the country loses the tax on this mu, and this tax falls into the personal pocket. A mu of land may not have much money, but tens of thousands of them are extremely huge benefits. Moreover, this land can be passed down from generation to generation, and there are benefits every year.

Many officials colluded with local tyrants to swallow up the land that originally belonged to the country. This time, many people found out that the land was cleared.

Hidden land is a serious crime, and it is a responsibility for misunderstandings, and I don’t know how many people will be dismissed from office and confiscated. Many people have made merits and rewards for presiding over the cleaning of land and mu.

Personnel appointments and gatherings are the lifeblood of the big men in the court. In the past few days, at the court meetings, we talk about the appointment and removal of officials every day. The cabinets below the fourth rank and the Ministry of Personnel will decide, and the cabinets above the fourth rank and the Ministry of Personnel will recommend them. Then it is handed over to the emperor to decide, but the number of people involved is too many, and a new list is reported every day, so we talk about this every day.

Who should be promoted and who should be demoted? The list has been drawn up, the Empress Dowager, Feng Bao, and Zhang Juzheng, all of them have already reported to Emperor Wanli to the side of Emperor Wanli, which is a scheming. In the previous few days, Zhang Hannian, the Minister of Personnel, arrived in the middle, and the little emperor Wanli yawned indecently.

Today is different. All the big guys who listened to Zhang Han's statements intently noticed that Emperor Wanli was very interested today and listened very carefully.

Things are abnormal and are the manifestation of the emperor. The big guys couldn't help but feel a little worried. Everyone remembers clearly that Emperor Wanli forced Wang Guoguang to retire. Is there something wrong today?

"What Zhang Aiqing said, since the cabinet feels that there is no problem, the Sili Supervisor will approve the reputation."

After Zhang Han finished speaking, Emperor Wanli nodded and said. Zhang Han quickly thanked him and handed the note in his hand to the little eunuch beside him and gave it to Zhang Cheng who was behind the desk.

Zhang Cheng looked at Feng Bao, saw Feng Bao nodding, picked up a red pen and approved the two words "accurate" on the memorial. Emperor Wanli asked Zhang Han to sit down and said:

"Yesterday, the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the East Factory reported the battle report to suppress the thieves outside the city. The traitors in the temple were all killed. The soldiers of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the East Factory deserve praise!"

Listening to Emperor Wanli's evaluation, the big guys below were a little dissatisfied. The inner court yamen led by the Imperial Horse Prison and the eunuch, and the Dongchang were also responsibilities of the Sili Prison. They did a good job and received praise. What is the benefit of the expansion of power for everyone? It's just a little more evil dogs to keep an eye on the door.

So everyone agreed with it very reluctantly, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile:

"Your Majesty is so magnificent, and the soldiers below will naturally be loyal to their lives. It is a matter of being able to achieve such military achievements. Please ask the Sili Supervisor to praise it according to the rules!"

This sentence is just right, and everyone agrees with it. Emperor Wanli finished his talk and continued:

"Look at the newspaper, Wang Tong, the chief flag of the Jinyiwei who assisted in the commission, was keen and courageous. First, the thief fled along the secret passage, and then bravely pursued and killed the thief. The Imperial Horse Supervisor and the East Factory thought that Wang Tong was due to his merits in this battle. What do you think?"

It turned out that this was the main topic. Zhang Juzheng glanced at Feng Bao standing beside him, while the other bigwigs exchanged glances with each other. Of course, he knew who Wang Tong was who could have a place in the cabinet room.

Zhang Juzheng and everyone knew in their hearts that Wang Tong was a close minister of the emperor and was favored by such a favor. There would definitely be no surprise in the future. But Wang Tong had a problem. He was not a scholar, but he was born in the Jinyiwei. Such a warrior was almost born to be the opposite of civil officials.

Now Wang Tong can push the emperor to force the Minister of Personnel to leave. If he grows up in the future and returns to what point, it is really unimaginable.

The Jinyiwei is an institution of the outer court and has a great say in all aspects of his cabinet. When the emperor asked, the one who could answer this question was Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng spoke indifferently:

"Wang Tong is fourteen years old this year. He is still too old and will inevitably make him unaware of the reason. Moreover, he is just a merit for suppressing thieves and killing thieves. He is too high, and he is light in killing border towns. How can he prepare the merits of the soldiers who are hunched in the southeast to reward the rewards? I think it is enough to be praised by Liu Shouyou, the commander of the Jinyiwei Commander, and then reward some money."

Emperor Wanli was excited to wait for the conversation, but he didn't expect that he was pushed back by the cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng, and the smile on his face froze.

The Censor Lu Guangming, who was beside him, stepped forward and knelt down and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial!"

The scene was awkward. Emperor Wanli was about to find a step down. When he heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:

"Please speak with me, my dear!"

"A few days ago, the censor of the Censorate heard a strange thing, saying that a suspect was arrested by a village outside the city. When he was about to send him to the official position, he was penetrated by a masked villain and robbed the suspect and left. During this period, he robbed property and injured the village's customers. The damage was severe. Some people saw that the masked villain changed into the city soon after. However, it was the costume of the Jinyiwei, and some people recognized that these soldiers of the Jinyiwei were Wang Tong."

Before he finished speaking, everyone in the room was a little restless. Zhang Juzheng nodded and said:

"Your Majesty, Wang Tong has lost his composure by relying on the emperor's pampering behavior. However, since he has made contributions, his merits and demerits will be exposed."

"Mr. Zhang is a mature saying,"

"Young people are rich and noble, and they are always unstable. It is better for Liu Shou to have the constraints there to be.

The Grand Secretary and the Monks of the Cabinet all agreed with a few words. Emperor Wanli sat in his seat, looked left and right, and didn't know what to say for a moment. He also saw the ministers who looked respectful but refused to give in and said in a voice:

"If you make a contribution, you can't deny it just because of a false memorial. You should still reward and promote it!"

"There is nothing more than His Majesty tomorrow. Wang Tong is now a general bannerman. I think it is very appropriate to promote hundreds of households."

Zhang Juzheng answered in a deep voice.

Wang Tong has become a hundred households from the General Banner and has been promoted to the next level. In order to congratulate the promotion, everyone vote for monthly votes to congratulate him.
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