Chapter 39 Which dragon bed should I sleep on tonight?
"Heh." Zhu Houcong just chuckled, paused and said something that shocked Zhang Yong and others: "I want to invite Yang Yiqing to come out, so you should also write a letter."
Zhang Yong was dumbfounded: "Slave...a letter?"
After Yang Yiqing came out, how could his position be lowered? He left with the dignity of a cabinet minister!
When did it become the eunuch’s turn to get involved in such things?
"You don't want the grace given to you?" Zhu Houcong laughed, "I heard that Yang Yiqing has a good opinion of you. It's better than other courtiers chasing you to beat or kill you, right?"
"...Your Majesty is so kind, and I am inexplicably grateful for it. It is such a big thing as asking Mr. Yang to come out, and for me to serve as a minister...isn't it too negligent?"
"What are you thinking about? I will personally send someone there, and someone in the court will recommend him." Zhu Houxuan paused and sighed softly, "Now that I have just ascended the throne, I am afraid that the Wala people will take the opportunity to invade the border. The border town will be corrupted.
One day, some of the officers and soldiers in the capital will be disbanded due to their indiscriminate behavior. The capital camp... you will be loyal to your duties first, and I will protect you first."
After hearing this, Zhang Yong immediately thanked him: "I understand, I must write this letter well!"
"You have to write it well. Brother Huang has been training for many years, but if he does not resolve some issues with the courtiers, he will eventually cause another disaster. But I will not avoid other affairs of the court. Mr. Yang Ge has been in charge of the three sides twice. He returned to the court
"I feel more at ease." Zhu Houcong asked again, "In addition, you know more about the honorable ministers and generals of this dynasty, including the six leading guards in the palace, as well as the military ministers in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. You can go back and tell me your resume and achievements.
Present your talents truthfully."
"My slave obeys the order!" Zhang Yong received the assurance and was overjoyed by the envy of Wei Bin and Gu Dayong.
However, Wei Bin and Gu Dayong exceeded their expectations. Instead of immediately going to the shrine to supervise the mausoleum, they each had their own missions to supervise the construction.
As a result, Zhu Houcong said: "If I want to deal with you first like this, I must first have sufficient reasons to be prepared to deal with the courtiers. After tomorrow, the memorials to impeach you will definitely be piled up in the palace. Those who pretend to be in office do not get their positions based on merit."
Give me a list of those who have been promoted, and those who are arrogant and lawless, both in Beijing and abroad. You must also have a plan for how to make up for your mistakes."
"……yes."
"The foreign ministers must also have a list. I will not be partial to faith, nor will I tolerate it!" Zhu Houcong waved his hand, "The memorial for me to come to court to listen to the government will arrive tomorrow. I will give you four days. The 27th.
, I am here to listen to the government, and many things will come to an end, don’t you understand?"
"My slave obeys the order!"
"So we'll start checking the accounts tomorrow! We need to check the internal transport warehouse, the Taikuang warehouse, and the Changying warehouse! Tomorrow morning, you will move the account books from the internal transport warehouse, and then go to the Accounts Department, Taipu Temple to transfer the Taikuang and Changying warehouses.
The account books of the treasury. In addition, call all the literate and careful people in the twenty-four yamen in the palace to Qianqing Palace tomorrow to help me check the accounts."
Gu Dayong looked at Zhu Houcong in surprise, such a large-scale audit?
Wei Bin was the first to kowtow: "I understand, I will check the account within four days!"
The emperor clearly said that he would check the accounts for him, but Wei Bin said that he would definitely check the accounts.
Zhu Houcong looked at him deeply: There is indeed a reason why the only three remaining among the Eight Tigers can remain standing. They know how to advance and retreat, and have the determination to give up.
"That's all, please step back."
After Zhu Houcong asked them to leave, he sat down behind the desk again.
Zhu Qingping just came in to help him change a cup of hot milk. Zhu Houcong said: "Let's make a cup of tea."
"...Your Majesty, aren't you ready to take a rest?"
Zhu Houcong nodded: "We still need to make some preparations for tomorrow."
If you think about it, you will know what the original state of the account books of this era was. Zhu Houcong needed to extract enough available information from it and conduct statistical analysis from it with his professional knowledge.
A lot of repetitive work can be done by the eunuchs, but the format... Zhu Houcong has to teach them how to record and copy.
After making tea and looking at the emperor, Zhu Qingping stood aside silently.
She is the one who is most sensitive to His Majesty's changes over the past year.
In her opinion, the crown prince at that time had felt alienated from the princess and the two princesses for nearly a month.
Although King Xingxian passed away at that time, and the prince's taciturn behavior was considered by everyone to be excessive sadness, Zhu Qingping could see that the prince at that time was not simply reticent, but did so deliberately and calmly.
Of course, Zhu Qingping only thought that His Majesty suddenly felt the burden on his body and grew up overnight.
Seeing that His Majesty was worrying about state affairs so late on the first night after he ascended the throne, and looking at Zhu Houcong's profile with his head lowered and his eyebrows furrowed, Zhu Qingping stood for a long time before softly saying: "Your Majesty, please have some snacks first and take a rest."
Zhu Houcong put down his pen and stood up. He was just walking around eating some snacks with a porcelain bowl in his hand. He turned around and teased Zhu Qingping: "As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. Don't you regret it?"
"...The King...the Queen Mother is as kind as a mountain to this slave. I will never be able to repay you in this lifetime. I have never thought of leaving the palace."
Zhu Houcong could only drink hot milk silently.
There are still some loyal people, but unfortunately there are only enough to stay around.
He put down the porcelain cup and said: "First appoint a minister in my palace and control all the maids. You should pay more attention to my food, clothing and sleep."
Zhu Qingping and Zhu Houcon were still very relieved.
Zhu Qingping's mother was the concubine of a prison officer. All the male members of the family died, and her mother was relegated to the Jiaofang Division.
Twenty-seven years ago, when King Xingxian abdicated the vassal state, Zhu Qingping's mother was selected as a musician in the palace and arrived in Anlu. Only when she arrived did she find out that she was pregnant with a child.
Le Ji has been Le Ji for generations, and her daughter would have continued to become an official prostitute. Zhu Qingping's mother was very sad and angry. She once wanted to commit suicide but could not bear the child in her belly.
She died after giving birth to the child. Zhu Qingping didn't know who her father was. What happened to her mother when she was working as an official prostitute on the 16th floor of the Liangyuan in Beijing?
concerned.
The status of Jiji in this era is really low.
On the contrary, Mrs. Jiang, who had been married to the prince for three years but had not given birth to a child, wanted to raise the child and accumulate merit.
After doing this, the Jiang family was indeed pregnant with Zhu Houcong's brother that year. King Xingxian was so happy that he finally helped Zhu Qingping to renounce her citizenship. She was even given the surname Zhu, and even Zhu Houcong's sister and sister were later named.
They all continue the habit of having a clear character in the middle of their names.
But when she grew up, Zhu Qingping was unwilling to get married. She grew up in the palace until she was twenty-six years old, becoming the most capable and potential female official in the palace.
This time Zhu Houcong was about to enter the palace and ascend the throne, so Zhu Qingping was entrusted by the Chiang family to send her here.
Now that she heard Zhu Houcong's entrustment, she immediately knelt down to express her gratitude and promise.
"Don't be so cautious. The palace has no rank. When I get the palace in order, the palace order will be yours sooner or later." Zhu Houcong asked her to get up, "I'm a slave, you're a slave, you're a slave."
Zhu Qingping shook her head: "I cannot allow Your Majesty to be accused of neglecting etiquette because of myself."
"... Then you can wait aside for now." Zhu Houcong finished his snack and sat back on the throne behind the desk.
Zhu Qingping asked, "Your Majesty, which dragon couch will you rest on tonight? I'd like to take care and arrange it first."
Zhu Houcong was stunned: "Which dragon couch is it?"