Six hundred and sixtieth chapters why they are together
In an awkward atmosphere, Zhang Zuo had a "friendly and cordial" exchange with people from the Hanlin Academy.
He himself felt very awkward.
I always felt that it was too rude to sit there while Zhu Hao stood watching.
He was a eunuch, and he was a waiter in Prince Xing's palace. He knew how to deal with situations. What he cared about most was not to cause trouble for himself. But now he knew that offending Zhu Hao, the emperor's former favorite, was not a good thing, but he was still here.
Sitting there, not knowing how to get along with each other in the future...
Another thought.
Forget it, I'd better not cause trouble for myself, it would be best to leave as soon as possible.
When Zhang Zuo stood up to say goodbye, everyone saw him off.
Zhang Zuo smiled and said to Zhu Hao: "Zhu Hanlin, you did a good job yesterday. I have time to talk to His Majesty more about open source. Let's go!"
After hearing this, all the Hanlin officials looked at each other in astonishment.
What's the meaning?
Zhu Hao is so rude, Zhang Zuo, who is the Chief of Ceremonies, actually doesn't care at all?
Hey, this Eunuch Zhang is very rich!
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Zhang Zuo left, and the officials quickly dispersed and went back to their respective offices, but Zhu Hao was left behind by Liu Chun.
Liu Chuntao: "Bang Yan came to me and told me about your behavior in the palace, which was very unbecoming, but I know that this was... to force you to do this, right?"
After hearing this, Zhu Hao couldn't help but be surprised.
Or how can we say that Liu Chun admired him? It was obvious that he was talking nonsense when he was speaking in Japan, which was inappropriate, but Liu Chun found a reasonable reason for him to sever the relationship!
"this……"
Zhu Hao was a little embarrassed.
Did Yang Shen force him to do this?
Indirectly speaking, yes, Yang Shensei gave him the lecture notes and asked him to talk about those deviant contents, but later he acted on the spot and talked about some concepts that were even less recognized by Confucianism.
Liu Chun said helplessly: "I have been in the government for many years, and I have already noticed that there are many factions among civil servants now. The most difficult thing to avoid when serving as an official is the idea of joining the party and fighting against those who are different... Although everyone says that our Ming Dynasty governs the Ming Dynasty in a clean and honest manner, and officials are clean and self-sufficient, but
This kind of cliques has been difficult to eradicate since ancient times."
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded.
There is nothing wrong with this.
If you leave me here to talk, isn't the essence of it just to draw me into your faction? Teachers and students, classmates, township party members, Nian Yi... which one is not a way to form a party?
"But that's fine, I think there's nothing wrong with what you said. People still have to be realistic after all. The court can't always win people's hearts with its righteousness. If it doesn't allow benefits and doesn't punish them, how can it win people's hearts by using both kindness and power? But there are always problems.
Those rotten scholars think that they understand the principles of governing a country because they are familiar with the classics? Ridiculous!"
Liu Chun's casual thoughts surprised Zhu Hao again.
From what Zhu Hao knew, in the past, Liu Chun was a stubborn old academic representative in the Hanlin Academy. How did he become more open-minded now?
Is it because after resurrecting from the dead, he began to reflect on what he had learned in his life, and after enlightenment he became transcendent?
Or is it because Zhu Hao said these words, and Liu Chun admires him very much and loves him so much that he even chooses to accept these remarks that sound contrary to Confucian etiquette?
Zhu Hao cupped his hand and expressed his gratitude.
In any case, it would be very difficult for Liu Chun to support him.
Because Liu Chun represents the pinnacle achievement of the Ming Dynasty literati, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, who can identify people with just one sentence. With his appreciation, even if people outside have many criticisms of Zhu Hao's theory
, Liu Chun's words alone can make Zhu Hao stand firm in the Confucian school.
"Go back and do some work. Recently, your father-in-law... Sun Zhitong and I have met frequently and occasionally talked about you. We both feel that you are a talented person who can be made good. If you serve the court well in the future, you will definitely have a bright future."
There was appreciation in Liu Chun's eyes, as if he really regarded Zhu Hao as his nephew.
Zhu Hao was wondering, does Sun Jiao appreciate him so much now? He actually praised him in front of Liu Chun?
Then...why do you do it to yourself?
Why does Old Man Sun seem so unkind every time in front of him?
Is it because of me, Zhu Hao, that Sun Jiao and Liu Chun have become sworn friends?
It sounds a bit ridiculous and hard to believe.
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Zhu Hao's verbal refutation of Zhang Zuo in the Imperial Academy soon became a hot topic in the Imperial Academy.
Zhu Hao did not expect that he would become a famous figure in the Hanlin Academy so quickly because he said a lot of deviant things during his lecture, but he could not be as good as choking Zhang Zuo for a few words.
Zhu Hao knew that his speech in the palace should have been suppressed by Liu Chun.
As a Hanlin bachelor on the same level as Liu Chun, Shi Yun also served as the official minister for a few months. Logically speaking, Shi Yun's status was higher than that of Liu Chun, but after all, Liu Chun was the head of the Hanlin Academy. With him coming forward, Shi Yun had no choice but to
To save face, none of his colleagues knew what Zhu Hao said in the palace.
Many people even thought that Zhu Hao had taught some awesome scriptures in front of the emperor, so the emperor sent Zhang Zuo, the Chief of Ceremonies, to come to the Hanlin Academy to award the award, and even ignored Zhu Hao's rebuttal.
When Zhu Hao saw Zhang Zuo again in the afternoon, he first said sorry.
Zhang Zuo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhu really hurt our family. He was just pretending to be in front of others. How can our family be ignorant of the truth? As long as we don't embarrass Mr. Zhu... In fact, His Majesty allowed you to enter the palace.
We feel that this matter may have been handled too hastily, but we are very impressed that your husband can handle it so well."
Not to mention that Zhang Zuo sized up the situation and knew that he could not afford to offend Zhu Hao, so he had to bow his head. Then there was the fact that he really admired Zhu Hao from the bottom of his heart.
Now the relationship between Zhang Zuo and Zhu Hao is extremely harmonious.
"Mr. Zhu, there is something going on today that involves the dispatch of money and food in the northwest. Your Majesty asked our family to see Mr. Sun, and specifically asked us to inquire about the situation in secret. You see..."
Zhang Zuo looked embarrassed.
It means that I have an errand that is not easy to handle. Can you help me?
Zhu Hao said: "Since it is your Majesty's order, why don't you come forward?"
"Where, where."
Zhang Zuo smiled, "Your Majesty means to obey your orders, that's it... The Fuxuan Prefecture reported that this year's shortfall in money and food is equivalent to about 100,000 taels of silver. What Your Majesty wants is that we can't always keep this money by ourselves."
It is best to let the Ministry of Household Affairs make arrangements without letting the courtiers know. In this case, you need to communicate privately with Sun Laobu Tang. In fact, His Majesty does not want Mr. Zhu to worry about money and food anymore."
Zhu Hao nodded, he could understand Zhu Si's situation.
After becoming the emperor, the most difficult thing was that people were asking for money from everywhere. In fact, there were too many places where the court was short of money.
The Ming Dynasty's finances relied too heavily on agricultural taxes, and with a little salt tax or commercial tax, the final result was... Even if the weather was smooth everywhere, the borders were stable, and the rivers did not need to be repaired, the Ming Dynasty's finances would still be adequate.
Once there is a natural or man-made disaster in the local area, or the court has additional expenses, the treasury will be tight, and the result will inevitably be a deficit.
Once or twice, it can be filled with future salt tax and other projects. The result is that this kind of deficit will accumulate more and more, and when it has to be made up, it will become extremely difficult. For example, the northwest generals and soldiers can now receive 30% of their salary in a year.
No, it has been in arrears for several years, and official salaries have been in arrears for several months...
"Let's go, I'll accompany you to talk to Mr. Sun," Zhu Hao said.
Zhang Zuodao: "I'm not afraid of Mr. Sun..."
What he means is that it’s fine if I go, and if you go, aren’t you afraid that Old Man Sun will find out about our relationship?
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "You think Mr. Sun doesn't know anything? He just doesn't tell the truth."
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Sun Mansion.
When Sun Jiao learned that Zhang Zuo was visiting after midnight, he felt that there was nothing good going on and hurriedly came out to greet him. When he saw Zhu Hao and Zhang Zuo walking together, his expression was slightly abnormal, but he soon returned to normal.
As Zhu Hao expected, Sun Jiao already knew Zhu Hao's stance on Zhu Hao. He knew that Zhu Hao was a member of the new emperor, but he was not sure what role Zhu Hao played in the new emperor's faction.
What kind of role did you play?
Before, he might have thought that Zhu Hao was a consultant, helping the emperor with advice, such as opening mines, collecting mineral taxes, etc., but he had a vague feeling that Zhu Hao's identity might not be that simple.
The main hall of Sun Mansion.
After the three of them sat down, Zhang Zuo explained his purpose.
Sun Jiao's eyes kept wandering around Zhu Hao. Obviously he wanted to ask Zhang Zuo, "You are just here to convey the emperor's will. What does it mean to bring Zhu Hao here?"
"...Mr. Sun, do you think how should we fill the shortage of money and food in Xuanfu? According to the previous management, more salt should be opened. This year, it is said that the official salt production of each salt farm will still increase. You see..."
Zhang Zuo paused mid-sentence. He found that Sun Jiao's eyes fell on Zhu Hao beside him. He was in a trance and did not listen to him seriously at all.
Zhu Hao reminded with a smile: "Mr. Sun, Eunuch Zhang is asking you something."
"oh."
Sun Jiao calmed down and looked back at Zhang Zuo, "Zhu Hao... Eunuch Zhang, actually what I mean is to allocate a batch of silver to Sanbian and Xuanda each on the basis of summer grain, which may not reach 100,000."
Two, but each of them should be fine with sixty or seventy thousand taels."
Sun Jiao is more experienced.
As the Minister of Household Affairs, he usually laughs and laughs, but at least he is an experienced veteran who knows how to save and make money.
Now I can add an additional balance of hundreds of thousands taels of silver to the main item.
Originally, more than 100,000 taels were sent to the Xuan Mansion, which not only made up for the shortfall, but was more than enough.
But Sun Jiao was scheming. He was reminding Zhang Zuo that we can't just support the Xuanfu and ignore Yansui. Although everyone now knows that the new emperor's goal is to win over people's hearts and military power in Xuanfu and Datong.
I'll take it back, but is it really okay to openly favor one over the other?
In order not to be rejected by Yang Tinghe and others' proposal to allocate money and food from the Ministry of Revenue, the three sides and Xuanda must allocate money together.
Zhang Zuo smiled happily: "Sure enough, Mr. Sun can save a lot of energy when he is in the court. Previously, our family said that the money in the court was never enough. By the way, didn't it say that the south was suffering from a disaster?"
"The south is Nanhu's business. I only care about the north. There is no big problem... Huang Gongxian is here in Nanhu. His ability to raise money and food is much better than that of me. Don't worry about him!"
Sun Jiao's words were actually self-deprecating.
My Sun Jiao is somewhat capable, but compared to Huang Zan, it pales in comparison.
What level are they at?
It's not about cutting expenditures, it's not even about increasing revenue... It's simply making money out of thin air, and it's hard not to accept this ability.