Chapter Four hundred and forty-eight: On meritorious deeds
The words "Our Emperor's wise" make Emperor Tianqi feel extremely comfortable.
Although he knew that many people might not be sincere.
But so what?
At least it's better than pointing at the nose and scolding.
The king and his subject are like husband and wife. Instead of meeting a bad wife who curses you all day long, it is better to take it as long as you have only your body and not your heart. It is better to maintain this superficial relationship.
Thinking of this, Emperor Aoki suddenly became enlightened.
No wonder I was always scolded at the beginning. It turned out that few people killed me, and I was not cruel enough.
The thoughts of Emperor Apocalypse are now very dangerous.
Only two hours later, a large number of orders were recorded.
They are all the wealth of the seven families.
Of course, these are not enough.
Because memory will inevitably be deviated.
Moreover, not everyone has only gold and silver. Where are your calligraphy and paintings? Where is the real estate? Where is the land? Where is the jewelry?
This thing is like a sponge. When you squeeze it, something will always fall out.
After all, it is a family business that has been around for hundreds of years, not just a joke.
What's more, now that the whole family is arrested, and when there is a comparison, if anyone has a little deviation in memory, then he will be punished. These people who are tender and tender in daily life will be punished and confessed desperately.
As a result, the more confessions you get.
So much so that there are ten times more civil servants who are now drawn to record and compare than those who are torture.
Of course, there is also a team of people who are responsible for searching and copying the house.
There are also many good things in the house, even if there are tens of thousands of taels of cash, it is obviously used by these seven families to spend it temporarily.
But everyone is not interested in this thing. What they focus on is various accounts and books. After all, people’s memories may not be reliable, but what they remember is always more reliable than memory.
They were caught in one go and would definitely carry the book with them, so... finding the book will help these people to better recall.
The waves of tragic cry added a bit of mystery and sternness to the prison.
Until the sky was getting dark, the dense books were finally delivered to Emperor Aoki.
Good guy...
Emperor Aoki looked at these things and couldn't understand them, so he looked up and asked, "Are they all hiding their wealth?"
"That's right." The person who came to report was Deng Jian: "There are dozens of places, as well as information about land and real estate. But I'm afraid I still need to check it myself, and they can't even figure it out."
Emperor Aoki took a deep breath, so excited that he couldn't do it himself.
After seven or eight years of poverty, he finally turned around. He said suddenly: "Go search and copy it for me, hurry up."
Deng Jian said: "It's not easy to search and copy, but it's a good idea to transfer the students from Donglin Military Academy to help. Otherwise, it would be difficult to do it with the Thousand Households in Xinxian County."
Emperor Tianqi said proudly: "You need all this, how many people you need, you can call it at any time without reporting it."
Deng Jian took the order happily.
Emperor Tianqi said again: "In addition, we must find out how many of these people have, so that they can dig out all the people they make friends with on weekdays. Don't have any worries, punish those who should be punished, and die if they should die. This is a rotten sore in my Ming Dynasty. Don't always think that there are many people who break the law... If you can do the law and not blame the public, don't play the so-called trick of this matter with me. If you don't dig out this rotten meat and continue to follow this way, the world will be stable, but what's the use of me to do such a world? They dare to do the hijacking of the prince, and they dare to do the treason. Is it useful to keep such a person? In the long run, there will be nothing."
"If I hadn't had these rotten sores, how could I be beaten by this Jiannu and had no power to fight back? How could I have bandits everywhere? I just wanted to stabilize the situation, and I turned a blind eye to the other side, and thought that I could be peaceful. This is putting the cart before the horse. Only by digging out the rotten sores can my Ming Dynasty be revitalized."
"Of course..." Emperor Tianqi continued with a sneer, "If there is still someone who wants to jump over the wall, then it's up to him. I have seen these jump over the wall."
A group of ministers were still staying by Emperor Tianqi, and Huang Liji, Sun Chengzong and others were quite worried.
After all, in the art of controlling the people, a smart emperor should not be too savvy like this, as this will arouse suspicion among the people of the world.
Think about it, because some people are related to these seven families or have any benefits, aren’t they afraid of those officials in the court who are ordered to learn that Your Majesty wants to thoroughly investigate and punish these matters?
If people are afraid, they may do irrational things. Isn’t that the case with people like Zhu Wu?
People like Zhu Wu are obviously more closely related to the unscrupulous businessmen. If those who are not particularly deeply related to each other begin to become scared, it is not a blessing for the world.
At this time, Your Majesty should have shown Cao Cao's courage. After seizing many letters from civil and military officials who secretly communicated with Yuan Shao, he should not have taken out the letters and checked who colluded with Yuan Shao, but should have burned all these letters in front of everyone, showing his tolerance and generosity.
However, Emperor Tianqi said this, and if it was stopped, it would be inappropriate, so he said in a complicated mood: "I will obey the order."
Emperor Tianqi said again: "There is another thing, that is, Liu Hongxun, Minister of Rites...
As soon as he talked about Liu Hongxun, Zhang Jing immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Hongxun went deep into the tiger's den. In order to capture the rioters, he carefully arranged with the thousand households in Xinxian County and cooperated with them. This made a great contribution."
"Yes." Although Emperor Tianqi and Zhang Jingyi were monarchs and ministers, they still had a tacit understanding and understood Zhang Jingyi's meaning at once.
So he said, "The Liu Qing family is still very loyal. If he hadn't staged this bitter plan, how could these thieves relax their vigilance? Where is the Liu Qing family now?"
Zhang Jing said, "He was a little uncomfortable, so he asked someone to send him back to his house to rest."
Emperor Tianqi said: "It's really a good general who is in trouble. I'm going to see a loyal minister. Liu Qing has worked so hard!"
Zhang Jingyi said with emotion: "I have been trying hard to persuade him before this, so there is no need to do it. But when Mr. Liu heard that it was to capture the rioters, he refused sternly and said righteously: Not to mention that he was just a disgrace and was imprisoned and was detained and imprisoned, he was willing to accept it. After hearing Mr. Liu's words, I deeply admire him and still can't forget his teachings."
Emperor Tianqi nodded and said, "Let him restore his official position, no, let him enter the cabinet and serve as the Minister of Rites. Then he will be awarded the title of Prince Shao Guard."
Huang Liji was the first to respond and hurriedly said: "You must first promote the court when you enter the cabinet..."
"I know." Emperor Tianqi said: "Isn't there a vacancy in the Cabinet Grand Secretary now? I'll recommend it tomorrow. Liu Qing's official voice is very good, so it's no problem."
Huang Liji had no choice but to say: "I obey the order."
From the Shangshu to the Pavilion Minister, there are actually great opportunities.
Of course, this is a threshold after all, and it is not that you will definitely have a chance if you become the Secretary of State. After all, this cabinet is a pit and a pit, and the pressure of competition is also quite large.
Even if Liu Hongxun has the opportunity to enter the cabinet, he will have to endure at least a few more years.
Unexpectedly, this time I got the opportunity to join the cabinet easily.
Many people couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. If I had known... I had been here in this prison for ten days and half a month.
Especially Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of Personnel and Cui Chengxiu, Minister of War, thought it was a pity.
On the contrary, Li Qiyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was quite calm and he was thinking about free meals.
However, the Minister of Works has no expression on his face. Anyway, he will definitely not have his share in the cabinet.
Everyone has their own thoughts.
Emperor Tianqi suddenly smiled and said, "In addition... Zhang Qing made great contributions this time, suppressed the rebellion and captured the rebellion. How should I reward him?"
As soon as this said, everyone suddenly understood something.
Think about it, what is Liu Hongxun’s contribution? He said he was a great contribution, but in fact he was just a guest star in the chaos. When he stayed in prison, Zhang Jingyi could still eat him? In the past ten, he lived here with delicious food and drinks.
Just a little contribution was directly entered the cabinet from the Minister of Rites.
So what about Zhang Jingyi’s first achievements?
Your Majesty first proposed to let Liu Hongxun enter the cabinet, and then turn to discuss Zhang Jingyi's contribution. This is not obvious...
Huang Li laughed and said, "I, of course, I am following His Majesty's leader."
Well, let me hear what Your Majesty said first.
"Give me a duke." Emperor Aoki said frankly.
"But, since the Ming Dynasty, there has been no precedent for real-life Duke." Cui Chengxiu, Minister of War, seemed embarrassed.
This military minister’s merits are related to the Ministry of War.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, some founding dukes were awarded to hereditary dukes. When the king of Yan Zhu Di was in Jingnan, this Jingnan was awarded to another group of dukes, which was also hereditary dukes.
But since then, there have been no real dukes. Although some so-called dukes will be awarded, these dukes are actually posthumously conferred.
In other words, a certain marquis died and was given great contributions, so he was given the treatment of a duke and was buried, while his son still inherited the position of marquis.
Almost any duke who could continue to this day was independent and had a prominent position. Because of this, the court tightened the gap of the actual duke, fearing that a bunch of dukes would emerge again, destroying the etiquette system.
Besides, they are heroes in the founding country and Jingnan. Both of them are famous generals in the world. Who is qualified to compare with them in the future?
Emperor Tianqi was obviously prepared, so he said with confidence: "I promised to destroy these thieves, no matter who they are, I will give them the Duke of the Kingdom. Why, does Cui Qing want me to break the trust of others? Is it my words that will not count?"
Speaking of this, Emperor Tianqi glanced at the ministers sarcastically before saying, "If such a merit cannot be given to the Duke of the State, then the ministers in the court will have no merits, but how can they all be the most powerful ministers? I see that you, the Minister of War, are just a corpse and have no achievements."
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