Hearing this, Wen Tianyu raised his hands to salute and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have failed to live up to the emperor's expectations. What Shilang Jiao said is not untrue. It was not my intention to bully the emperor in the early court. I have to take into account the majesty of the royal family.
If you make others suspicious, I hope the emperor will forgive you."
When Hongzhi saw that Tianyu had confessed the matter at this time, his somewhat angry face relaxed, and he said sternly with admiration: "Don't I understand your character? I know that you are cautious in everything, low-key, and
I'm not a pushy person who specializes in causing trouble. You must have your own reasons for this.
Okay. Well, I won’t pursue this matter anymore. It’s just that you secretly called the Jin Yiwei. If I don’t give you some punishment, it will inevitably make other people dissatisfied.”
Speaking of this, Hongzhi paused and continued: "Forget it, you can stay in the house for a while during this period, and you don't have to come to the court again. This can be regarded as your punishment. After I suppress this matter,
Make plans again.”
After hearing the punishment given to him by the emperor, Wen Tianyu murmured in his heart, "The emperor is worthy of being the emperor. The pros and cons of this can be seen clearly at a glance, and the method of handling it is even more appropriate. But this punishment, how can it be considered a punishment?
I wish I could leave this court that was fighting for power as soon as possible. It's great now, finally.
Now I can legitimately take some time off."
Wen Tianyu was overjoyed but did not show it on his face. He pretended to admit his guilt and said, "I have thanked the emperor, and I will obey the emperor's orders in everything."
Seeing that he didn't hesitate at all, Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction and said meaningfully: "Don't be too happy too early. On the surface, I asked you to go back to the house and not go out. This was just to deceive others. In fact, there was something else.
I'll leave it to you to do it."
Wen Tianyu was stunned when he heard this. This Sacred Heart is really unpredictable, but he didn't know what the emperor was going to ask him to do. So he asked doubtfully: "I wonder if the emperor has anything to tell me and the ministers to do?"
Hongzhi smiled and said: "The court seems to be calm now, but in the past few years, the national treasury has been getting less and less each year, and the number of corrupt officials has gradually increased, causing trouble for the people, and complaints are everywhere. However, I have sent many imperial envoys to conduct overt and covert visits, but nothing has happened.
I don’t have a clue.”
Hongzhi paused and continued: "Yu'er, with your intelligence and talent, you are the right person to handle this matter. Besides, the officials below have never met you in person, so you are even more powerful in handling the matter. But that's it.
It's not a matter of urgency. After I make a good plan, you can handle this as an imperial envoy.
thing."
Wen Tianyu heard that the emperor asked him to be an imperial envoy to visit and secretly investigate those corrupt officials. He also hated these scum who specialized in squeezing the people's hard-earned money, so he just took this opportunity to repair them.
So Wentianyu said excitedly: "Wei Chen admires the emperor's love for the people. Wei Chen thanked the emperor in advance on behalf of the people. Please rest assured. Wei Chen will do his best to handle this matter, petition for the emperor on behalf of the people, and thoroughly investigate corruption."
Official."
Hongzhi smiled happily after hearing this and said: "Well~ I believe you have this ability. I will also give you a secret edict when you set off. You can kill it first and then report it to let those corrupt officials know that the majesty of the royal family is not just a decoration, so that they can remember it for a long time.
"
When Wen Tianyu saw that the matter had been decided and his own affairs had been resolved, he immediately remembered that he had to submit a memorial this morning, but he had forgotten about it because of the matter. Now he would take advantage of the emperor's happiness to deal with this matter as well.
Alright.
Seeing him reaching out and taking out the memorial from his sleeve, he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have a copy of the memorial, please take a look at it."
Hongzhi heard this and said curiously: "Oh, Yu'er, you never write down the memorials, so why are you going to write them down today? This doesn't suit your character~" After saying that, he reached out to take the memorials and read them carefully.
After a while, Hongzhi was startled after reading it, and his face was full of joy, "Okay, okay, okay." He saw Hongzhi saying three good words in a row, then he raised his head and said to Wentian Yu: "Yu'er, what this memorial tells is very good.
It will benefit the people at the bottom and the country at the top. If this method can be implemented, the emptiness of the national treasury can be solved, and the taxes of the people can be reduced by as much as half. It is really a good strategy."
After finishing speaking, Hongzhi asked worriedly: "But, where can I find this improved rice seed?"
In fact, what Wentian Yu wrote about was the hybrid rice of later generations. Since he came here, after so many years, he has integrated into this world. This is a new home for him, so he wanted to do something good for it. When he saw
In previous years, the rice planted by the people was either hit by drought or insect infestation. When it was time to harvest,
At that time, it would be a blessing from God to get half of it. In the meantime, taxes had to be paid. After being deducted by corrupt officials, there was very little left. It was a problem to live a stable life, so he thought of improved hybrid rice, which could be just right.
Solve the current situation and make people's lives richer. As long as people's lives are better,
Then taxes can be increased. If everyone pays taxes, it will be beneficial to the court but not harmful. As long as the national treasury is sufficient, can such a country still be strong? With money, military convenience can be improved to a higher level, and there is no need to fear the frontier.
Small countries and those Japanese pirates?
So Wentianyu said with confidence: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen has begun to plant some experimentally. Weichen is fully confident that it will be successful. At that time, it will be spread into the hands of some people, so that people can plant it in a big way."
When Hongzhi heard this, he immediately brightened up and said: "Okay, Yu'er will do this with confidence and boldness. Everything must be done with this matter first. As long as this method is feasible, it won't be too late to investigate and deal with those corrupt officials later. Do you have anything to tell us?"
I said, I will fully support you."
Wen Tianyu responded enthusiastically. When Hongzhi saw that it was already noon, he wanted to stay with Wen Tianyu for dinner in the palace so that he could express his condolences in advance.