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"The Emperor has a decree to summon Lord Yue to Yangxin Palace to see you!"

Yue Su was currently reviewing the memorial in the cabinet. Master Yue was not surprised by the arrival of the eunuch who delivered the edict and the emperor's summons. He stood up and let the eunuch who delivered the edict lead the way to the Yangxin Hall.

Inside the main entrance hall of Yangxin Hall, Zhu Carpenter's relics were still on display. The eunuch said that the Emperor and the Queen Mother were waiting in the side room. Yue Su first saluted Zhu Youxiao's relics and then walked to the side room.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Zhang Yan and Zhu Ciyan sitting on the chairs in front. Yue Su hurriedly lifted his clothes and knelt down to salute, but before he could kneel down, Zhu Ciyan quickly asked him to flatten himself and sit down. Yue Su followed his instructions and sat on the chair next to him.

He came down, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder if you have anything to tell me when your Majesty has summoned your ministers to come here."

"Master Yue, the emperor sent you here to ask about something." Zhang Yan took over the conversation and said: "Today the emperor read the document sent by the cabinet. It said that Li Wenzhang, a wealthy businessman from Huguang, was to be conferred the title of earl. The reason is that they

The Li family donated 800,000 dan of grain and grain to the imperial court to relieve the urgent needs of the imperial court and the people."

"It is true that when I was governor of Sichuan, I defeated the bandits and killed their leader Wang Jiayin. After defeating the enemy, the bandits surrendered one after another. These bandits were ordinary people. Some of them had no choice but to join the bandits because they could not afford to eat in Shaanxi; some were

The people in Sichuan were kidnapped because of the rogue bandits. They had returned home and had enough to eat. It was winter. As officials of the court and parents of the people, we couldn't just sit back and watch them starve to death. Moreover, if there was no food, they would inevitably die.

Once again, he took the risk. But at that time, there was limited food in central Sichuan, and there was not much food in Beijing, and the Tatars entered the customs at this time. The ministers were in a dilemma, and the people would starve to death, or another misfortune would happen, so they asked the Li family, a wealthy businessman from Huguang, to donate grain and rice. The Li family

He generously donated 800,000 dan of grain and rice, and was willing to sell another 1,200,000 dan of grain at a fair price. Such a good deed, I think, should indeed be commended." Yue Su said truthfully.

"The good deeds of the Li family and the benefit of the country and the people should indeed be commended. But is it too much to ennoble a merchant? You know, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no precedent for ennobling merchants. Even if it is commended, it is not enough.

Can I give you something else?" Zhang Yan said softly.

"I have also thought about awarding something else, but since the Li family is extremely rich, I have thought about it and I really don't know what to award." Yue Su said with a quandary.

"This..." After hearing this, Zhang Yan also fell into thinking, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure out what to reward the Li family. The reward was gold and silver. The Li family has no shortage of it. If they don't have money, they won't.

Maybe 800,000 shi of grain will be donated. The price of 800,000 shi of grain now is not what it used to be. There is a severe drought in Shaanxi and the people in the north are not having a good time. How much is so much grain worth? Besides gold and silver.

The reward is honorary. It is impossible to give an official position. What is given is a false title. A real title may be the best choice. "The Qing family is right. If you want to reward the Li family,

Maybe I can only award a title in name only. But have you ever thought about it? In the Ming Dynasty, we have never awarded a title to a businessman. Once this happens, there will definitely be a large number of officials and Qingliu who will seriously hurt the Lord. I am afraid that this saliva will be

They will drown you. Also, if you confer a title on the Li family this time, if other businessmen rush to follow suit, what will you do then? Will you reward them with a title?"

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I actually do this because I hope that businessmen will follow suit." Yue Su groaned and said: "The current Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, rogue bandits are rampant, and Tatars are raging. Our Ming Dynasty is really in a state of turmoil now.

, it’s just that many people don’t want to admit it. During the great disaster in Shaanxi, the court did not have so much money to provide disaster relief, which made the people hungry and caused great changes. The court had no money, and the people did not have much property, and the money was in the hands of the rich households.

, if the imperial court gives Li Wenzhang a title and other wealthy households can donate enthusiastically, the danger of rogue bandits will be solved soon, because if the people have enough to eat, they will not rise up and cause trouble. The imperial court cannot do that now.

Yes, if we can gather the efforts of the world's wealthy businessmen to do it, it can be said to be a great good. As for the scoldings of Yanguan and Qingliu, they are also scolding the minister. Your Majesty is young, and everything has to be borne by the minister who has entrusted me.

Let me bear all the infamy. I am a powerful official, a jester, an uneducated person, and a fool for the saints. I have already received a lot of these infamy, and I don’t need to bear one or two more. The honor and disgrace in a lifetime are nothing, I only have to bear them.

I pray that when the emperor takes charge, what is in front of you is not a mess, but a peaceful world, a peaceful and prosperous age." At this point, Yue Su stood up, walked to the middle, lifted his clothes and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty,

The Queen Mother..."

Zhu Ciyan may not be able to understand everything Yue Su said, but when he saw Yue Su suddenly kneeling down, he quickly stood up and said: "Yue Taibao, you, you... get up quickly..."

Compared with Zhu Ciyan, Zhang Yan still understands Yue Su's good intentions. Mr. Yue is eager for quick success and wants to put down the bandits in the shortest time, even if he has to bear infamy. Such courage, looking at the world,

How many people can do this? Qingliu and officials only want reputation. At this time, they will definitely stand up and scold Yue Su. They will also quote scriptures and criticize Yue Su's body and skin, thereby gaining their own reputation.

Because if you scold the second minister of the dynasty and the minister Tuogu, you will get the capital to show off in the future. Furthermore, these days, it is a sin for the speaker and the official to scold others. If you scold them, they will be scolded. You can't cut them off. At most, they will be scolded.

That is to say, imperial staff or exile, which will only arouse their arrogance even more.

However, the system of speaking officials has advantages and disadvantages. Generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. After all, a dynasty that dares to speak is more dynamic than a court that does not allow people to speak. This is called freedom of speech.

"Aiqing, get up quickly." Zhang Yan said earnestly: "Aiqing's good intentions are understood by the Aijia and His Majesty also understands them. It's just that this infamy, for you to bear it with all your strength, really makes the Aijia and Your Majesty feel sad.

I’m ashamed.”

"The Empress Dowager has made a serious statement. I should be loyal to you if I eat the emperor's salary. Moreover, the late emperor's kindness to me will never be repaid even if I die. The late emperor regarded my ministers as brothers and sisters, and he took care of me. In this turbulent time,

If I am dedicated to taking good care of myself, I will never see my late emperor again. I also ask the Empress Dowager to grant me permission to bear all the infamy. I will definitely restore your Majesty a peaceful and prosperous era when your Majesty is in charge." Yue Su said sincerely.

said.

"The Qing family is safe... please be safe soon... this matter... the Ai family... Your Majesty has approved it..." Zhang Yan was moved by Yue Su and eagerly agreed.

Yes, a mere empty earl is nothing to the court. When the emperor marries a concubine or a princess, he also has to confer a few empty titles. This is all a matter of concern. That is, granting titles to businessmen.

If you are a nobility and violate the ancestral system, you will be scolded by Qingliu and Yanguan. However, Mr. Yue has already stated that all the scoldings will be borne by himself. There is no need for the Queen Mother and the Emperor to worry about it. So what else does the Queen Mother not want to do?

Eight hundred thousand shi of grain! At the current price of grain, the court has to grit its teeth if it wants to take it out. And it’s not something that can be taken out immediately. In comparison, a title is not the kind of hereditary replacement.

Yes, not worth a penny at all.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Queen Mother..." After Yue Su finished speaking, he slowly stood up.

Just as Yue Su and the Queen Mother expected, Lord Yue would be scolded for giving the title to the Li family. After the edict to confer Li Wenzhang as earl was issued, as expected, the officials and Qingliu wrote letters one after another, scolding Yue Su.

.Among them, the officials of the Donglin Party who were scolded the most were undoubtedly the officials of the Donglin Party. After Han Xu re-entered the cabinet and became the chief minister, all the officials of the Donglin Party who used to keep their tail between their legs came out. Now they just caught an opportunity.

, how can you not vent your anger fiercely.

The memorials criticizing Yue Su are like flowers in full bloom. They either accuse him of cheating the world and stealing his reputation, or accuse him of pretending to be a public servant for personal gain. There are even some who turn out Yue Su's old record and curse him. He should be severely punished for cheating in the examination room and deceiving Sheng Cong.

Yue Su didn't even pay attention to these scoldings on him, but these people went even further and scolded him more fiercely. In the end, Mr. Yue didn't have an attack, but Zhang Yan couldn't help it anymore.

"This is too outrageous. Let's just curse, this is not over yet. Zou Yi, now go and draft a decree to exile all the leaders to Yunnan."

It’s no wonder that Zhang Yan is angry. In the past few days, the entire Supervisor of Ceremonies has been drowned out by the scolding of Yue Su. The country is suffering from internal and external troubles. If you don’t do something constructive, you just think about scolding people and inviting favors all day long.

, are you full after eating enough?

Zou Yi accepted the order and exiled the two leading officials to Yunnan. In this way, the people below saw the Queen Mother's intention and stopped writing. However, the two exiled brothers saw him off when they left Beijing.

There were hundreds of officials, and the two of them were complacent and boasted that it wouldn't be long before our brothers would come back again.

Because Zhang Yan expressed her support for Yue Su and became a public prosecutor, the other public officials saw the signs and stopped continuing to impeach Yue Su. The matter was suppressed and gradually calmed down, but everyone could see it.

On the outside, the Queen Mother openly helped Yue Su in this matter, but she also felt more or less like giving Yue Su eye drops.

When Yan Guan just started scolding, if Zhang Yan had stood up immediately and immediately punished the leading Yan Guan, the subsequent scolding would definitely not have been so loud. After all, Yan Guan also has to rely on this job to earn a living. Faced with

The Queen Mother and Minister Tuogu joined forces. No matter how much they scolded them, it was still useless. How could they continue to humiliate themselves?

The key point is that Zhang Yan did not stand up at the beginning, and she seemed to be watching the excitement. She did not speak, and the officials of course scolded Yue Su more and more fiercely. Some even thought they could scold Yue Su and step down. Until Zhang Yan made her position clear.

, they were honest. Because they understood clearly that the Queen Mother did not intend to touch Yue Su now, and it was useless no matter how much she scolded him.

But now, Master Yue's reputation is really not that good. For a while, he has been compared to Cao Cao and Wang Mang.

On this day, Han Xu entered the capital. As soon as the chief minister arrived, the officials of the Donglin Party came out in full force and went to Shiliting to greet him. Not only the officials of the Donglin Party, but also many officials who had failed in Beijing also showed up.

He hurried over as if he was seeing a relative. After all, the imperial court had either the Yue Party or the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties in charge. It was really difficult for other officials to get along. Now that I have an extra thigh, why don't you hurry up and hug it?

As a result, the situation in the capital becomes more and more delicate. It won't be long before a great uproar is coming. But the trigger of the uproar is a person, and his name is Yuan Chonghuan.
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