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Volume 1: Young Eagle Chapter 352: Discussion of Liaodong

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    Putting his thoughts aside, Emperor Tianqi took the memorial presented by Wang Chengen in his hand and began to read it slowly.  Gradually Emperor Tianqi's brows wrinkled, and until he finished reading, Emperor Tianqi did not speak.  Everyone in the hall held their breath, and the sound of breathing was suppressed to a very low level.  After a long time, Emperor Tianqi asked in a deep voice: "Liu Ai'ai, has this year's grain collection been completed?" Everyone was stunned. No one expected that Emperor Tianqi would ask about the grain collection, but Liu Yijing immediately continued: "  Returning to the emperor, this year's grain collection across the country has been completed, totaling 18 million tons." Emperor Tianqi nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "It is already October, and according to the annual progress, it is still in time.  Yes. But it has started to snow. The cabinet must arrange this matter as soon as possible. We must dare to transport the grain to the warehouse in the capital before the canal is closed. " "Yes, Your Majesty!  Go ahead and start making arrangements!" Liu Yijing nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice.  Everyone knows the importance of grain. All the court's expenses for the next year will be spent on it.  After taking a look at Liu Yijing, Emperor Tianqi asked again: "Liu Aiqing, how much rice do princes and nobles from all over the country need this year?" Several people were stunned again, lowered their heads and thought for a while, Liu Yijing said quietly.  Said: "Going back to the prince, the royal palaces and nobles from all over the country need about 8.46 million dans of Lumi! This is for this year, and there may be more next year." There were many princes and nobles in the Ming Dynasty, and Lumi every year  They are increasing because new nobles are born every year.  Emperor Tianqi¡¯s brows furrowed tightly again. These people have really become the worms of the country.  Of the 18 million dans of grain each, more than 8 million dans were used to make rice for them.  The remaining one thousand dan is the food provided by the court to support the army, as well as to provide disaster relief in various places, etc. How can the court not be stretched thin with food?  But now is obviously not the time to deal with these people.  After pondering for a while, Emperor Tianqi handed the memorial in his hand to Wang Chengen and said in a deep voice: "Let's discuss it in the morning next time! Let's see what the ministers have to say. I will not act arbitrarily on this matter." "Your Majesty, your Majesty!"  Several people saluted Emperor Tianqi and said respectfully.  With a gentle wave of his hand, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "You guys go down!" "Yes. Your Majesty! I'll leave!" After several people bowed, they respectfully left.  Feeling the snow falling in the sky, there was a hint of coolness, but Liu Yijing and the others had no intention of paying attention to it.  Emperor Tianqi asked Xiong Tingbi's statement to be discussed at court in the morning, which already represented a certain trend.  If it is left in place, it means that Emperor Tianqi disagrees. Now at least Emperor Tianqi is hesitating.  Several people didn't speak. They lowered their heads and didn't know what they were thinking about after leaving the palace gate.  After saying hello, they each got on the sedan.  Time passed very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the ninth day of October, the day of morning.  Since it snowed last time, although it is not very heavy, and now we can see snowflakes, the whole capital seems to have entered winter.  For everyone, this kind of weather can only be described in one word: cold.  It¡¯s still dark in the morning.  All the ministers were about to come to court, but everyone was wearing thick fur clothes.  After a series of rituals.  All the ministers entered the hall.  Some ministers were still lightly stamping their feet because it was so cold today.  "The Emperor has arrived!" Following Wang Chengen's shout, Emperor Tianqi walked slowly into the hall and reached behind the dragon chair.  "Long live my emperor!" After everyone paid homage, Emperor Tianqi motioned for everyone to stand up, and the whole set of etiquette was completed.  He glanced at the panting ministers below.  Emperor Tianqi felt that it was a bit cold in the hall, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "The weather is not very good! I'm embarrassing all my dear friends! Come, close the door of the hall and get some braziers." "Thank you, Your Majesty!"  The ministers expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Emperor, and Emperor Tianqi felt sorry for them.  Of course they know.  Smiling and nodding, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "The weather is so cold. My dear friends, if you have anything to say, please tell me quickly!" "Your Majesty, I have this report!" The first person to stand up was a supervisory censor.  , obviously this person discovered something again.  Seeing the censor standing up, all the ministers in the hall frowned. Don't talk about yourself!  These supervisory censors were not big and no one dared to offend them, but no minister really liked them.  Looking at the censor who stood up with a smile, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Say it!" "Yes, Your Majesty! I want to impeach Li Ao, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and Li Ao openly ordered his subordinates to build a flower garden for him.?, wantonly exploiting subordinates, please punish the emperor!  "This man was not polite. He opened his mouth and brought out the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. Many people frowned when they heard that the Prime Minister of Dali Temple was the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. He was really looking for trouble. I don't know what Li Ao, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, is like.  Who did he offend? It was a toad on his feet. Emperor Tianqi also laughed. Now this Dali Temple is different from before. In the absence of Jin Yiwei, Dali Temple is responsible for arresting and interrogating court officials.  In the Ming Dynasty, the Dali Temple did not have this function, because it had been replaced by the Jin Yiwei. As for other criminal cases, the Ministry of Punishment was in charge, and the Dali Temple had no power to intervene unless the Ministry of Punishment reported the case.  Or it was a case that the emperor ordered the Third Law Division to hear, otherwise this Dali Temple is just a decoration. The rank of the Dali Temple Prime Minister is not high, but it is only the fifth grade. This fifth grade does not have the status of the cabinet bachelor.  He impeached an insignificant Dali Temple Prime Minister about this matter. It was obviously a personal grudge. Emperor Tianqi nodded slowly and said angrily: "It is really bold to wantonly exploit subordinates. Where is the Dali Temple Prime Minister?"  " "My lord, Li Ao, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, long live my emperor!  "Li Ao was already covered in cold sweat at this time, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart, who is trying to punish him! "Is this possible?  "Emperor Tianqi's face sank and he asked loudly. Li Ao quickly shook his head. Only a fool would admit such a thing! Besides, he really has never done it! "Since someone is involved in the impeachment, we must investigate.  Turning his gaze to the other side, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Commander of the Imperial Guard!"  " "Your Majesty Luo Sigong is here!  "Luo Sigong stood up quickly and replied respectfully. Luo Sigong was also very dissatisfied with the censor. He really had nothing to do. Looking at Luo Sigong, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "I will leave this matter to your Jin Yiwei, remember.  Check carefully to make sure there are no omissions.  " "Yes, Your Majesty!  I will do my best!  "Emperor Tianqi said seriously, and Luo Sigong looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy. Those who knew he was going to investigate the Dali Temple Prime Minister, but those who didn't know thought he was going to catch the rebels! After that, Emperor Tianqi went again  After dealing with a few things, and seeing that the situation was almost over, Emperor Tianqi said to Wang Chengen on the side: "Just think about it!  After speaking, he turned his head and said: "Here is a report from Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong. It is of great importance. Dear friends, please discuss it!"  " People who don't know the inside story have worried faces on their faces at this time. Could it be that something went wrong in Liaodong? Those who know the inside story have a solemn look on their face, and they finally said it. " Wang Chengen has no worries, how is the matter?  He felt that it had nothing to do with him. Emperor Tianqi asked him to read it, so he naturally wanted to read it. He took out the memorial, opened it gently, and read it loudly. The ministers were all listening attentively. They originally thought it was Liaodong.  What happened, I didn't expect that they were talking about this. The ministers all looked at each other, abolished the guard system in Liaodong, canceled the soldiers' military registration, and converted all the land of the original guard to the soldiers in Liaodong.  Xiong Tingbi's memorial shocked everyone, but many ministers disagreed. It had nothing to do with them anyway, or the Ming Dynasty's border troops could fight if the guard system was abolished.  Winning the battle may be a good thing, but many ministers have become very ugly, especially some officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Personnel. Every year, part of the military salary allocated by the imperial court is withheld.  Naturally, they get the money. In order to exploit the soldiers, the generals below often interact with these officials. However, the officials of the Ministry of Works have no intention to care about this. Although they are also involved, they are not directly worried about the work.  "Your Majesty, the laws of our ancestors cannot be abolished, and the guard station is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's military system.  If the guard station system is changed to a recruitment system, the court's annual military expenditures will inevitably increase exponentially.  After all, the soldiers under the guard system were self-sufficient in money and food, and all the imperial court needed every year was only part of the military pay and equipment.  Now that the imperial treasury is spending huge amounts of money, the guard system must not be changed!  "A doctor from the Ministry of Hubu stood up and quickly expressed his opinion. After taking a look at the doctor, Emperor Tianqi's face sank, and he said with an unhappy expression: "The reforms of Jiangling Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng have filled the Ming Dynasty's treasury.  This already explains the problem. Don¡¯t talk about how the ancestral laws cannot be abolished in the future.  As the saying goes, time has changed. The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than two hundred years, and many things have changed.  Today I just want to talk about whether this thing can work, nothing else.The ancestral method.  "The ministers were all stunned. What is Emperor Tianqi going to do? Is he going to re-implement Zhang Juzheng's reforms? Many ministers have begun to beat the drum in their hearts. If this is really the case, it will be troublesome. What happened in Liaodong and them  It doesn't matter, but real reform has something to do with them (To be continued)
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