Li Chunfang came out of Xiyuan and took a sedan chair directly to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

If we say which dynasty had the longest working hours of the imperial court, it is probably the current Jiajing dynasty. For example, Yan Song, the former chief minister, almost lived in Xiyuan and accompanied Jiajing day and night.

When Xu Jie came to power, although he was not as exaggerated as Yan Song, he often stayed in Xiyuan. Li Chunfang, Yan Ne, Dong Fen and other senior officials not only handled yamen affairs, but also often went to Xiyuan to take turns at night.

Even though it is the Spring Festival, these people don't have much vacation. They go to the palace from time to time to write poems for the emperor.

"Greetings to the Lord!"

Lin Haoran and Qin Mingtang came to the living room first to have tea. When they saw Li Chunfang coming in from outside, they immediately stood up and saluted respectfully.

The current Ministry of Rites is a wonder: Li Chunfang, the Minister of Rites, was the number one scholar in the 26th year of Jiajing, Lin Haoran, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the number one scholar in the 37th year of Jiajing, and Qin Minglei, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the number one scholar in the 23rd year of Jiajing.

"The three departments of the Ministry of Rites are all number one scholars." Although this cannot be said to be unprecedented, it can also be regarded as unprecedented. Therefore, some good people call this phenomenon auspicious to Jiajing, and it is also a great success to coax Jiajing.

For joy.

Li Chunfang didn't have any airs. She returned the gift gently to the two of them, and then explained with humility: "Ruoyu, Ziyu, I suddenly asked you to return to the headquarters today. We really have something important to discuss!"

Before Lin Haoran responded, Qin Minglei was the first to say: "Please tell me!"

Li Chunfang sat down at the master's seat, glanced at the two of them, and said straight to the point: "The emperor intends to reduce the lordship's lordship, and Mr. Xu Ge asked us, the Ministry of Rites, to come up with a plan!"

When Lin Haoran heard about the reduction of the sect's clan, there was a hint of bitterness in the corner of his mouth. Although he had already guessed this, when the ball rolled over, he couldn't help but murmur: This court is really not easy to save.

Heart.

"Your Majesty, does the emperor really want to reduce the sect's lordship?" Qin Minglei's eyes flashed with excitement, and he seemed to be very serious in verifying.

During the Jiajing Dynasty, many officials knew one thing clearly: as long as they did their best to act in accordance with the emperor's wishes, even though they were not as generous as Zhang Cong in the past, they would be easily promoted and made rich.

Li Chunfang turned to look at Qin Minglei, whose eyes were full of hope, and nodded honestly: "The emperor is very angry about the Han Dynasty clan causing trouble in Xi'an, and has already ordered Elder Xu Ge to come up with a plan to reduce the clan's lumen, and Elder General Xu Ge

This matter is left to our Ministry of Etiquette."

Qin Minglei clenched his fist and hit the other palm, and echoed excitedly: "If this is the case, it is our duty as the Ministry of Rites to come up with an effective plan and submit it to the emperor and Mr. Xu Ge!"

There was no excitement on Lin Haoran's face. He sat quietly beside him and continued to sip tea slowly.

"Uncle Zuo Zong, do you have any plans to reduce the sect's Lumi?" Li Chunfang's eyes fell on Lin Hanran and asked with great concern.

When Qin Minglei heard Li Chunfang's first question about Lin Haoran, the excitement on his face immediately disappeared, and he looked at Lin Haoran who was sitting quietly opposite with hostility.

Qin Mingli was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing. He is already in his fifties this year. In terms of qualifications and age, he is firmly ahead of Lin Haoran, but Lin Haoran snatched the position of left minister of the Ministry of Rites.

It would be fine if Lin Haoran was an incompetent person, but Lin Haoran was still quite capable, so that he could not see any hope of replacing him, and it really made him grit his teeth.

Lin Haoran was sitting with his eyes and nose in mind. When he heard Li Chunfang's question, he seemed to have just come to his senses and responded humbly: "Master, this matter is of great concern and involves many things. For a moment, I am also a low-ranking official."

I can’t explain why! But we definitely want to reduce the number of clan members, but how to reduce it, whether to reduce it to the prince or to the lieutenant, and what the extent of the reduction is, all of which must be considered in the long run!"

"What's so difficult about this! In my opinion, the prince's salary will be reduced by half; the prince's salary, the prince's concubine, and the prince's prince's salary will be reduced by 70%; the general and lieutenant's salary will be reduced by 60%!" Qin Minglei

He seemed impatient and immediately announced his plan to reduce Lumi.

Li Chunfang frowned slightly, but she did not express her position immediately. Instead, she looked at Lin Haoran and asked again: "Uncle Zuo Zong, do you think this plan is appropriate?"

Qin Minglei felt even stronger dissatisfaction and stared at Lin Haoran more warily.

"Brother You Zong has become a leader in planning for the country. Since he is so confident, I'm afraid he won't make any big mistakes!" Lin Haoran seemed to respect Qin Minglei quite a bit, and said to Qin Minglei with a smile.

Qin Minglei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found that Lin Haoran was not as disgusting as before, and seemed to have a little bit of merit. He couldn't help but look at Li Chunfang with pride.

Li Chunfang glanced at Lin Haoran, but still did not express his position, but said seriously: "According to Mr. Xu Ge's intention, this time is not only to reduce the clan's lumi, but also hopes that we can come up with a plan that can make the Ming Dynasty

A strategy for a hundred generations! Uncle Zuo Zong, you have the talent to manage the country and govern the world. I wonder if you have any good strategies for this?"

"Master Zhengtang has promoted me, and the lower officials are lucky enough to have done some good things. But when it comes to managing the country and governing the world, not to mention you, Master Zhengtang, Uncle Youzong is also above the lower officials!" Lin Haoran immediately handed over his hand and praised Qin Minglei again.

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Qin Minglei was afraid of missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he immediately expressed his stance to Li Chunfang: "Master Zhengtang, if you can trust this official, I am willing to share the worries of Zhengtang and draft a plan for the Ming Dynasty that will last forever!"

Li Chunfang glanced at Lin Haoran meaningfully, sighed silently in her heart, and finally responded to Qin Minglei: "Uncle You Zong, you will handle this matter. Draft a plan as soon as possible, and then the three of us will discuss it again."

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"Your Majesty, I obey!" Qin Minglei's eyes shone brightly, and he bowed his hands respectfully.

Li Chunfang saw that the matter was over, exchanged some polite words, and then left.

Lin Haoran watched Qin Mingleixing leave in a hurry, but gently shook his head.

Although it was Jiajing's intention to reduce the clan's lumi now, it was Jiajing's words in anger and can only be regarded as farts.

What was the original plan to recapture the Hetao? Xia Yan and his ministers had made intensive preparations, and just when they were about to take action, Jiajing suddenly issued an edict: "Today we are chasing the thieves, will the division have a reputation? Will the soldiers have enough food and fruits? Is success certain?"

What is there to say, and why is it so cruel to the living people?"

Faced with such a fickle and ruthless emperor, Jiajing was not the kind of sage king who wanted to make drastic reforms. Lin Haoran knew that reducing the family's salary was not a good thing, and he would probably be in trouble.

The most important thing is that once the new issue of "Talking About the Past and the Present" adds to the popularity, the scholars' enthusiasm for reducing the clan's lumi will climax, and they must hope to make all the clan's children lose their jobs.

It's just that Jiajing was a small sect that succeeded a large sect, but it was impossible to destroy the clan's job easily, let alone change the ancestral system easily. If that happens, the officials in charge of this matter will easily become a centrist who cannot please both ends.

Lin Haoran saw this clearly. Even if he wanted to say a few nice words to Qin Minglei, he was unwilling to wade into this muddy water and chose to watch the development of the situation silently.

Since Lin Haoran did not participate in the drafting of reducing the clan's lumi, he went home directly to continue his vacation. During this period, he also moved back to Jintaifang in the north of the city for a few days, and also went to the lantern festival at the Drum Tower.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, another news came from Shaanxi.

Fengguo general Zhu Rongyu refused to accept the edict. He not only expelled those who promulgated the edict, but also beat Pingliang Magistrate Qi Tianxu. Chen Qixue waited until their ruckus reached a certain level before Chen Qixue used the army to quell the chaos and enforce the law.
Chapter completed!