Chapter 44: Is this palace a person who loves money?
The Minister of the Ministry of Finance was moved for a while. Although the movement was very big, it was not unexpected. The same reason was true for accepting Qi You as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Although many people were dissatisfied, they were basically mentally prepared.
However, if the three cabinet bachelors were moved, the court might be in chaos, and Zhu Youtang did not want to see too many changes in the court at this time.
Zhu Houzhao also understood this, so he didn't fight for it. Anyway, there were many opportunities later, so he wasn't so anxious.
After strolling back to Xianyang Palace, things went very smoothly, and Zhu Houzhao was in a much better mood. After returning to Xianyang Palace, Liu Jin came to report that Yang Lian was here.
Zhu Houzhao did not expect that Yang Lian would come so quickly and gain something in such a short time. Zhu Houzhao smiled and ordered: "Let them come in!"
Not long after, Yang Lian came in from the outside and saluted Zhu Houzhao with a humble expression: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Since going to the Huanyi Bureau, Yang Lian has basically been like a fish in water. There are endless espionage methods, and the intelligence has come in time and prepared. However, she said that she was not wrong about the person at the beginning. Yang Lian is indeed a genius in this area. She glanced at Yang
Lian and Zhu Houzhao sat down casually, and then asked: "Is there any clue about the matter?"
"His Royal Highness, we really have something to look forward to!" Yang Lian held a stack of booklets in her hand and said respectfully: "There are twenty-one names on the list. I asked someone to check them out. Three of them are the most serious, and the remaining three are the most serious.
It's a little lighter, and four of them basically don't have any major problems, so I sent the information over one by one."
Liu Jin presented the booklet, and Zhu Houzhao picked it up and looked through it. Sure enough, some of them were quite excessive.
After briefly flipping through it, Zhu Houzhao had an idea. He nodded and said, "The job was done well. I have an idea. Okay, you can go down!"
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was satisfied, Yang Lian breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and quickly bowed and said: "My slave, please leave!" After saying this, Yang Lian bowed and retreated, and then disappeared at the gate of the palace.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Houzhao told Liu Jin: "Go, send someone to Shouning Hou's Mansion and let Shouning Hou enter the palace."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Liu Jin agreed, then turned around and walked out, walking quickly.
Looking at Liu Jin's back, Zhu Houzhao stood up and stretched his muscles. At this time, it was indeed time to take action. Shouning Hou Zhang Heling had enjoyed the benefits of himself for such a long time, and it was indeed time for him to do what he should do. Zhu Houzhao
There is no psychological burden on him at all, although this incident will probably make his life difficult.
Zhu Houzhao did not wait too long, Shouning Hou Zhang Heling walked in from outside under the guidance of Liu Jin, with a solemn expression on his face.
Since the incident happened, Shouning Hou Zhang Heling's status can be said to have plummeted. Now he is very nervous when he sees Zhu Houzhao, for fear that Zhu Houzhao is arranging him to do something. It can be said that Zhang Heling is really afraid. But things in this world
You can't just hide away if you are afraid, Shouning Hou obviously knew this.
This time when Zhu Houzhao called him into the palace, Zhang Heling was naturally very serious, and the expression on his face also showed his mood: "I see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Why are you so polite, uncle?" Zhu Houzhao smiled directly and ordered Liu Jin, who was waiting on the side: "Bring a stool to uncle and serve some good tea."
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's uncle, Zhang Heling suddenly trembled. He knew in his heart that this time he was afraid it would be over. He had to call him uncle. Looking at the prince's nephew with a bright smile, Shouning Hou felt even worse. This time he was afraid it was a
Dakeng. Now Zhang Heling is not afraid of being scolded by his nephew, the prince, but he is afraid that the prince's nephew will laugh, and this smile will prepare him for good things.
Zhu Houzhao picked up the three most serious memorials, handed them to Liu Jin and said, "Show them to your uncle for a look."
Shouning Hou was stunned for a moment, and was frightened in his heart. Could this be a memorial to impeach him? Only after the secret record system was implemented, the officials of the Ming Dynasty knew the power of this thing. It is really a mistake to be involved in a copy, and you still have to do it.
If you don't know who is involved, you can say that you are walking on thin ice with trepidation. Zhang Heling is not afraid of impeachment. He is afraid that the prince's nephew will deal with him.
After taking the memorial and taking a look at it, Shouning Hou breathed a sigh of relief and shocked himself. It turned out that it was not his fault!
Looking at the contents of the memorial, which were all the illegal acts of the honorable nobles, and the ones they did were very excessive, Zhang Heling swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously: "What do you mean by His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Find a few people to impeach, and it will be done secretly." Zhu Houzhao ordered casually, looking like he didn't care much.
Zhang Heling immediately breathed a sigh of relief. What about this matter? Not to mention secretly writing a letter to impeach a few nobles, but now Zhang Heling is being impeached on his own. He feels that it doesn't matter, and nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make arrangements when I get back."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said with a smile: "I can rest assured that I will leave this matter to my uncle. There is one more thing I want to discuss with my uncle."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Heling suddenly shuddered again. Sure enough, he was right. It was definitely not a good thing. This memorial was indeed not a big deal. But Zhang Heling did not dare to say no! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to discuss matters with you.
, if you say no, I don’t want to discuss it, then you are really committing suicide! Typical of living impatiently.
"That's right, the General Staff Office is about to be established, and the Ming Dynasty also wants to reform the military. But you also know that this military reform will cost money!" Zhu Houzhao looked sad, as if he was encountering some difficulty.
Money matter? Zhang Heling breathed a sigh of relief again. Things that can be solved with money are no big deal. Now he doesn’t have much else, and that is more money. Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Heling said directly: "Your Highness, in the Chen family
There is still some money left, but if it is too much, I will give you 200,000 taels!"
Originally he wanted to say one hundred thousand taels, but thinking of the prince's nephew's expression, Zhang Heling gritted his teeth and directly mentioned two hundred thousand taels. In the end, he seemed to feel that it was not enough, and said again: "Two hundred thousand taels per year!"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Heling, his uncle is really rich, but is he that kind of person? Zhu Houzhao said with a stern face: "What are you talking about, uncle? I am not the kind of person who is greedy for money. The country has
The difficulty is, how can I allow my ministers to donate their family property? Is this the palace's doing? My uncle must never say such things in the future."
Chapter completed!