Chapter 356 Court Discussion

Don’t underestimate the errands and mailings. The knowledge in it is very great. For example, two yamen have sued and erected, and the emperor asked silence to continue to ask questions separately. It is not wrong to be silent when replying, but the principle of being a preconceived and being a guest afterwards is to be understood by adults who are acquainted with essence.

This is just an example, which is enough to illustrate its key points. So no matter who it is, as long as you want to be an official safely, no matter whether you have anything to do, you have to come and curry favor with him so that you can leave a way out for yourself. Anyway, no matter whether he is on duty or going home on duty, there are always a group of officials around you who say whether they are big or not, or small, chasing them like stars, chasing them like moonlight, having children, taking concubines, building houses, and getting treasures, and you can always make a name for yourself to invite him to a "feast".

There were countless gifts to him, from pens, ink, paper and inkstones, rare books to antiques and jade, and there was nothing missing. Silence was an official, knowing that if he didn't accept it, it would cause the other party to be uneasy. Although some bastards are logical, the fact is that this is the case.

In a blink of an eye, it is June. The proverb says: June is the hottest time of the year. The temperature difference between the four seasons of the capital is extremely large. In winter, water turns into ice, and in summer, it is so hot that it is sweating profusely. Especially after the slump, it is so hot that it can't breathe.

There are ice cubes in the room of the Pavilion Masters to cool down, which makes it feel better. But the room shared by Zhang Siwei and others is not only dense and not even ventilated, but also has no ice cubes. As soon as he enters, he feels like he is entering a steamer.

When he saw Zhang Siwei and others writing inside, they not only had a palm-leaf fan, but they even took off their official uniforms. The gentle ones were dressed in a mid-lane, and the bolder ones were simply shirtless. Seeing that they looked over in silence, the gentle Zhang Siwei felt embarrassed and smiled: "The proverb says 'Summer Gentleman' means that the gentleman who dresses the most in a gentleman can also be naked in the middle of summer without being ridiculed."

Silently, he poured a bowl of strong tea, and then answered Zhang Siwei with practical actions - he took off his official uniform, then took off his wet mid laner, completely bare-handed. While dipping water, he complained: "This Beijing City is much colder in winter than in the south, why is it hotter than in the south in summer?" As he said that, he looked at him and said: "Everyone is bare-handed, you should take it off too."

Zhang Siwei put down the palm fan, took a bite of the 'Suzuo meat' that was about to relieve heat, and said with a wry smile: "I couldn't sleep last night. I found that there was still some cool breeze in the yard, so I slept outside with a cold mat. Who knew that I almost let the mosquitoes eat it." As he said that, he pulled his sleeves up and said: "You see, it's all red bumps, how can it humiliate your vision?"

Chen Siwei shook his head, splashed the water out, came back and wiped his body dry, and wore a clean mid laner. Zhang Siwei asked, "Why have you been there for so long? Why did you waste your time so much?"

Chen Siwei took a bowl of turtle jelly handed over by Zhang Siwei, and sat on a chair and said, "Tomorrow's court will discuss."

"Ting Announcement?" Everyone looked up at the silence and said in surprise: "It hasn't happened for a long time. What's the matter for this time?" The court discussion was the final way for the court to decide major events, with the participation of the Grand Secretary and the Six Ministry and Nine Ministers. Before Jiajing, even the emperor could not overthrow... Of course, there was nothing that could not be overcome under the strong Jiajing Emperor of this dynasty.

"Two things." Ruohan said that he looked mature and calm when he had a beard, so he grew a beard and said, "Yang Yi has left office. The new candidate for the Southeast Governor has been arguing for several days. The two sides are stalemate and will make a decision tomorrow. The second thing is that it has been a long time since the quarrel. The issue of whether the maritime ban is opened will also be cut off on the court's discussion."

"Oh," Zhang Siwei sighed and said, "I hope I can get a good result this time."

"I hope so."

The next morning, the gate of Ziguang Pavilion opened. More than 20 high-ranking officials from red robe, including four Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, six ministers, ministers of the Six Ministers, ministers of the Censorate, envoy of the Tongzheng Department, ministers of the Dali Temple, and other two high-ranking officials entered one after another, stood in two rows, and knelt down in front of the dragon chaise that was still empty in the north.

After three bows, the eunuch brought Jindun to Ge Lao Yan, and the rest of the officials were only able to stand.

Yan Song looked at the veil curtain near the west side of the hall, and then everyone's eyes slowly looked at the veil curtain.

Then I heard a crisp sound of jade chimes coming from inside.

As if he heard the signal, all the eunuchs walked and gently retreated from the small doors on both sides like cats, then slowly closed the door of the hall, and separated the rare wind outside, and the hall immediately became stuffy.

This was actually done by Emperor Jiajing, just to make these pampered guys unable to stand it, so they quickly agreed not to delay.

There was another chime behind the gauze curtain, and Yan Song said in a navy voice: "Let's start discussing matters... This year, there are many troubles. The Japanese invasion in the southeast and Altan in the north have another earthquake. Because of the earthquake, the Yellow River has also begun to flood, and there are floods in several provinces. To be honest, I don't know how I came here in the first half of the year." As he said that, his eyes swept over the great men and said: "The emperor is as good as the heavens, and he doesn't care about us in the night of clothes and food, but if we ministers are helpless and have no choice, they will probably have to apologize and resign." After a while, he set the tone of the court discussion, and then asked Xu Jie, "Geor Xu, where should we start with this mess?"

"Report to the Master," Xu Jie bowed, "The following officials are foolish in their opinion. The problem lies in the word "money". If there is no money, the border troops will be short of salary and cannot resist Altan; if there is no money, the disaster relief will not improve for a long time; if there is no money, the river embankment will be damaged and cannot be repaired, which leads to floods."

'Clang...' A pleasant chime sounded, and Xu Jie seemed to be encouraged, and his voice slightly increased: "Why did the imperial court suddenly lose money? Because several southeastern provinces, which account for 80% of the annual treasury, were unable to take care of themselves in the rampant Japanese pirates, and the imperial income dropped sharply. As soon as they caught up with the troublesome autumn, they were struggling. Therefore, the most urgent task was to restore stability in the southeast." After a pause, he looked at the ministers and said slowly: "The southeast will be settled, and the southeast will be chaotic, and the world will be chaotic."

Another rapid sound of jade chimes, Xu Jie said softly: "So today, the candidate for the Southeast Governor must be decided. Please come up with any candidates if you have."

Li Mo, the Minister of Personnel, said simply: "The Ministry of Personnel recommends the Right Censor of the Censorate and the Governor of the Grain Transport Wang Gao, what do you think?"

Zhao Wenhua, the Minister of Works, immediately stood up and said, "I will promote the left assistant censor and Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian, he is the most suitable candidate!"

Li Mo said in a deep voice: "Wang Gao was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing. When he was a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, he decided to make a mutiny in Datong. When the horse was successful, the Ministry of War recorded its merits. Later, the governor of Gansu, trained troops, Zengchengbao, guarded the border and defended the country. He had outstanding political achievements and was awarded by Bai Jinwenqi! He has been an official for more than 30 years and is the Gancheng of the country!" He said with a sneer: "As far as I know, Hu Zongxian was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing. He has been wasting time between the magistrate and the inspector for more than ten years. He was suddenly promoted to the governor two years ago. You, Lord Zhao, are you?!"

On the futon behind the curtain was Emperor Jiajing. There was no wind here, but he still had a thick cotton sermon robe and was not afraid of prickly heat coming out.

In addition to Jiajing, there was also an official wearing a seventh-grade uniform, naturally the third-person Xu Wei. He was already fat and was sweating profusely at this time. While wiping his sleeves with his face, he used it to peep at the emperor. He found that when Li Mo mocked Hu Zongxian for being out of relationship, Jiajing's eyebrows trembled a few times... obviously it was not very pleasant.

Of course, Xu Wei supported Hu Zongxian, but he knew better that accompanying the king would be like accompanying the tiger, especially a strange tiger like Jiajing who took too much drugs. No matter how bright your tongue, it would only have a counterproductive effect. So "Xu San/Pai" kept his mouth honestly and waited for the result of the argument.

The ministers outside had a short time of argument, and then they were sweating profusely, but they did not dare to lose their manners in front of the emperor, and still had to maintain their respectful appearance... This crime was enough, so the ministers who had suffered so much ended their endless quarrels for the first time and took out their last move... Unknown voting... Who can get to this point is not an old freakish guy who is versatile and has three sides? No one wants to offend the two big bosses, so this method will naturally become the last choice.

The cabinet minister Shen Mo and Zhang Siwei took the red beans and mung beans. After each adult got one, Li Mo, the Minister of Personnel, said: "Red beans represent Wang Gao, and mung beans represent Hu Zongxian, let's start." Shen Mo then carried a long pottery jar and walked past each adult. Everyone reached into the jar and put down a bean. No one could see whether it was red or green.

After walking around, Shen Mo handed the pottery jar to Ge Lao Yan, and Yan Song signaled Xu Jie and Li Mo to count together.

There were 20 beans in total, but they were easy to count. In the end, Wang Gao won eleven to nine.
Chapter completed!