Chapter 190 God Shake

Author: six silent

The city of Yanjing was sealed off all night, and the sound of horse teams passing by in groups could occasionally be heard through the courtyard gate.

After a night like this, on the second day, there were fewer guards on the road, and there were more rustling activities everywhere.

Although Li Congyuan, who was staying alone in his empty house, had long said that he would close the door to thank guests, he only had a few old servants at home, and half of them went back to his hometown for the New Year. Several ministers from the court and the central government came knocking on his door, and he stared at the back door.

After looking at the courtyard wall for a long time, I finally accepted my fate and asked someone to open the door.

Although he prides himself on being young and powerful, he is unable to do such things as jumping over a wall and escaping to avoid his colleagues.

"Mr. Ge! Those female officials are crazy! They actually took the royal guards everywhere to arrest people. They said they were following the Queen's orders. Now they are breaking down doors and breaking down people's houses. They said that those civil servants who once opposed the entry of female officials into the court may be in trouble.

The palace’s accomplice!”

Li Congyuan stroked his beard and said nothing.

He vaguely remembered that the last time Shilang Zhang came to his house in such a hurry was because His Majesty disliked the shad being stale. His Majesty clearly wanted to investigate the shad tribute, but this man pulled his hair and said that His Majesty wanted to move the capital.

His brows moved slightly, and Li Congyuan said haha:

"Shilang Zhang, there is no need to worry. Duanji Palace was destroyed. This is a rare event since the founding of the country. It coincides with the implementation of His Majesty's new policy..."

"Mr. Yunshan! How can things be so simple? Who are those female officials? They are just assisting His Majesty in writing documents and writing imperial edicts, just like the former Supervisors of Ceremonies. Now the Empress has taken advantage of the incident in Duanji Palace.

, it is clear that the female officers are to be involved in the two factories and the Jinyiwei! The female officers have already taken up six subjects. If even the Jinyiwei can be dispatched by the female officers, then, wouldn’t I, the great Yong man, have to watch those women being rampant every day?

!?"

The speaker was an editor of the Hanlin Academy, who was fifty-six this year. His impassioned attitude was as if if Li Congyuan didn't care, the Yong Dynasty would be destroyed tomorrow.

Li Congyuan touched his beard again.

Seeing that he always looked calm, someone said angrily:

"Mr. Li Ge, ever since His Majesty appointed female officials, you have stepped back on everything and allowed Princess Yueqing and Chang Shengning to cater to His Majesty and make the court unbecoming. Why, have you already stopped petitioning for the people?

Zhi, you also want to learn to be a Taipingge elder?"

Li Congyuan didn't even raise an eye at such offensive words.

Others saw his rise to prominence, but he himself knew that his passion for serving the country had experienced ups and downs.

Zhang Shilang waved away the censor who was brought by who knew who, and walked up to Li Congyuan again:

"Lao Ge, 'the golden mean is the most important way'*."

Li Congyuan put down his hand twirling his beard, looked at Minister Zhang first, and then looked at the others in turn.

"Well, since you have so much to say, you might as well write it down and I will present it to you when your Majesty summons you."

After speaking, he waved his hand and asked the old servant to bring him paper and pen.

The Hanlin editor immediately picked up his pen and started writing the excerpts, splashing ink with great ease.

Others also found places to write.

Only Minister Zhang looked to his left and right, and then to Li Congyuan.

"Mr. Ge..."

"Huh?" Li Congyuan took a cup of chrysanthemum tea and sipped it slowly, with a leisurely look on his face.

However, Zhang Shilang felt uneasy. His Majesty has become much better tempered in the past six months than before. This time there was a fire in the palace, and His Majesty delegated power to the Queen. If they just let the Queen rush to the front and your Majesty comes out to appease people, then their trick will be

Can be handed in.

But, what if not?

If His Majesty is just angry with thunder, or there is some unknown secret in this.

Didn't he hit His Majesty's knife edge?

"Shilang Zhang, why haven't you started writing yet? Or do you want to write the excerpt and present it separately?"

Li Congyuan straightened his wrinkled clothes and raised his head to look at him.

Zhang Shilang thought for a while and said: "I just feel that your Majesty has made clear rewards and punishments in the past six months, and has been diligent in political affairs. He is not always thinking about personal expeditions like before. The fire in Duanji Palace is indeed a big event. Although Duanji Palace is

It was set up for a female official, who is, after all, an official in the court. Duanji Palace is located in the West Garden. Setting fire here clearly shows the intention of causing trouble. Your Majesty ordered severe punishment, which is what it should be."

Now not only Li Congyuan, but also everyone who came with Zhang Shilang turned to look at him.

If they remembered correctly, before the tea ceremony, the minister Zhang still swore that all the female officials were crazy. Why did he change his tune now?

Zhang Shilang took a deep breath.

Every word he said made his teeth hurt.

But he still had to say these words.

"I just don't want the female officials to take advantage of the affairs of Duanji Palace. If the female officials gain momentum and compete with us for power... But in the final analysis..."

"After all, His Majesty has changed his mind quite a bit in the past six months. Mr. Zhang, you are afraid that His Majesty will return to his old ways in anger." Li Congyuan said what Mr. Zhang had not finished.

Others put down their pens one after another and looked at the two people sitting and standing.

Li Congyuan sighed softly.

"In the past six months, His Majesty has inspected the Taipu Temple, rectified the administration of officials, and reduced taxes on the people several times. In Dengzhou alone, six miscellaneous taxes were reduced this year. The people who abandoned their fields returned to their hometowns, and Chen Shouzhang returned

Their errands of growing food and building the city wall were provided with work in exchange for relief, so that they could survive. Chen Shouzhang, do you still remember? At the beginning, we all thought that he would definitely die, but His Majesty did not kill him, and even let him do it.

Magistrate of Dengzhou. Years ago, His Majesty invited me to discuss matters. He also told me that he wanted to test the "fishing leisure promotion weaving" in Dengzhou and build a silk reeling factory in Dengzhou so that both fishermen and salt wives can make a living.

If this can be accomplished, how many people in Dengzhou alone will no longer have to be displaced?"

He looked at Mr. Zhang.

Zhang Ding, the minister of household affairs, was transferred from Zhejiang after Chu Jiyuan was demoted and Wan Sencai was promoted to minister of household affairs. He and Wan Sencai racked their brains to transfer him from Zhejiang.

In terms of true ability, he is naturally not as good as Chu Jiyuan or Wan Sencai. He thinks too much in his mind and is timid when doing things. But he has one good thing, that is, he comes from a poor family and has always opposed the imperial court's tax increase.

Over the past few years that Your Majesty has been in power, there have been countless people in the court who have catered to Your Majesty for profit. There is such a person sitting in the position of the Left Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even if he is always making noises and making a fuss, it is better than some people who use the blessing of the people of the world to

To please His Majesty.

"Your Majesty uses female officers..."

Hearing someone retort in a low voice, Li Congyuan smiled and shook his head.

"Your Majesty uses female officials, His Majesty uses eunuchs, His Majesty uses powerful ministers, and His Majesty uses traitors. I didn't know that female officials are even more shocking than Zhang Wan and his ilk back then."

He stood up slowly:

"Think carefully. What do you want, is the His Majesty who is currently using female officials and working hard to govern at the same time, or is it the His Majesty in the past who just thought about it, wrote out the details, and left."

Walking into the backyard, Li Congyuan looked up at the sky and then at the dead trees in the courtyard.

Since his wife Mi Xinlan left, he always felt that the yard was boring and boring.

But his wife also suffered from such loneliness for many, many years.

Reaching into his arms and squeezing the bag of tips, Li Congyuan looked at his shadow standing under the warm winter sun.

He asked others to think about it.

He himself needs to think carefully.

No responsibility extra 25

On the day he entered Beijing, Zhao Surui did not see Shen Shiqing.

"I didn't know you were coming back. Mr. Ming returned to Beijing to report on his work, and Shen...went to drink with him."

Zhao Surui sneered and almost smashed his luggage: "I am pregnant with her child and he goes to fool around with others???"
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