Another busy place in Beijing is Zhaojia Hutong.

Yesterday, an order was reported in the palace, including the young woman, the title of Minister of Personnel, Zhao Shouzheng, the Grand Secretary of the Wuying Palace, and the Grand Secretary of the Zuozhu Kingdom, and the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace. It is commonly known as the Chief Auxiliary of the Cabinet...

Of course, Zhao Shouzheng wanted to resign as usual. He only posted this time once, and he had to spend more than a few days.

But who would take it seriously? So after all the officials paid their respects at the Grand Tutor's Mansion, they turned around and came to pay their respects to the new leader.

The ex just had his wife and was a relative of children. Of course, Zhao Shouzheng would not accept the congratulations, so he asked the disciples to leave only a greeting, and all visitors would stop him.

The disciple of the prime minister's mansion is still Yu Man, who was the magistrate of Kunshan when Zhao Shouzheng was the county magistrate.

Twenty years have passed, Yu Man's brother Yu Ben is already the top figure in the third-level administrative level of the group, but he has turned himself into the gatekeeper Mr. Yu.

In fact, his elder brother and even Zhao Hao wanted to make arrangements for him several times, but Yu Men refused to change his career. He said that he loved everything and ended up doing everything, and would never give up halfway!

Now that he has finally become the chief minister, his life is a perfection for him, so what else can he ask for?

If you want to upgrade, you have to castrate yourself and work as a job in the Forbidden City. However, Mr. Yu is reluctant to part with his eight-bedroom concubine.

Sometimes he would also think, if his master becomes the emperor, then will he cut it? Alas, it is really difficult to make a decision, and he can only see the needs of the organization at that time...

I hope that by then, it is no longer useful, and it is not bad to cut or not...

"Mr. Kunchao, Mr. Kunchao..." A pleading voice interrupted Mr. Yu's reverie.

"Oh." Yu Men realized that he was calling him. His alias was more than ten years ago. He was given to him by art and elegance when he first entered Beijing to commemorate his glorious years of serving as a disciple in Kunshan County and Chaozhou Prefecture. But he never made a name for himself, and few people knew about it.

He was suddenly called out and he was stunned for a moment.

He quickly looked closely and found that it was Xu Xuemo, the Minister of Rites. He quickly bowed and smiled, "Da Zong Bo Mo killed the villain, so he might as well call me Yu Man!"

"Oh, brothers are extraordinary now, so you can't just call him a name." Xu Xuemo smiled all over his face. He was so proud of his dear Minister of Rites who was close to someone on the street.

In fact, Xu Xuemo had just passed Qiu Luan, King Jing, and even Zhang Juzheng. But he was impeached and dismissed from office every time, and was almost lost his life by King Jing. Xu Xuemo learned from his mistakes, weakened his body and finally walked wide.

When Zhang Juzheng was buried, he was the governor of Yunyang. He was favored because of his flattery. He went to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Justice, promoted to the Minister of Justice, and was transferred to the Minister of Rites.

However, since Hongzhi, Dazong Bo was not a Hanlin, but only Xi Shu said that he was the one who said "great rituals". Xu Xuemo had never been to the Hanlin Academy for a day, but he was appointed as the Minister of Rites. Naturally, many people don't like this kind of behavior of destroying officialdom. It was just Zhang Juzheng's decision. Who dares to say "no"?

Now that Grand Master Zhang has become an old friend, his intuition of ups and downs in the officialdom for many years told Xu Xuemo that he was going to be a target. So he hurried to come to Zhaojia Hutong to hug his thighs.

"Da Zong wants to see my husband?" However, Mr. Yu has been a supporter for ten years and is immune to the Viagra. "I'm really sorry, my husband is not convenient to see guests now. He ordered everyone to leave a famous post and apologize to another day."

"Mr. Kunchao misunderstood. Brother Yu has official duties and wants to ask for instructions from me." Xu Xuemo opened his cuffs calmly, revealing a corner of the yellow edict.

"Oh, please come in and serve tea. The villain will report to my husband now." Yu Men naturally knew the right way, so he quickly turned sideways and asked Xu Xuemo to enter.

In the back house of Zhaofu Zhengyuan.

The new chief assistant Zhao Shouzheng told his son about the last words of Grandmaster Zhang to his son with tears in his eyes. He is a kind person, and he will only remember it and not hold grudges whenever he dies.

"The Grand Master told me that after taking over as the chief minister, all the officials will return to their hearts. One call and one hundred responses can make the emperor trust me completely."

Zhao Hao nodded. He did not keep a guard in Dashamao Hutong every day. Their father-in-law and son-in-law were not in harmony with everyone in the world, so he still had to do a full set of plays.

"First, it is to exempt the taxes accumulated over the years. The Grand Master said that from the first year of Longqing to the 12th year of Wanli, the provinces accumulated money and grain, not including households, the horse prices and material prices of the second department of the Ministry of Works, totaling more than 2 million taels of silver... After years of examination, the ones that cannot be paid will not be paid. You can ask the emperor to order the Ministry of Revenue to check the old money and grain owed before Wanli. Except for gold, flowers and silver, all of them will be exempted."

Zhao Shouzheng's speech speed was significantly slower than before, not because he was old. Although he was fifty-seven years old, it was the golden time for an official. The dose of power elixir made him experience a spiritual climax at all times, and his whole body was unprecedentedly good.

In fact, the slow speaking speed is a habit he has developed over the years. A Grand Secretary cannot say the wrong words, so he should think twice before speaking. Sometimes he would rather not speak first and come back and think clearly... Okay, just ask the painter before talking.

Over time, the whole person becomes steady and skillful, deeply integrated.

"My father-in-law never relaxed in pursuing taxes during his lifetime, but he would tell his father like this." Zhao Hao sighed softly.

"He said that those who rule the country should prescribe the right medicine and adapt to the situation. In the early years of Wanli, the national treasury was empty and the border defense was abolished. Once the country had something to do, what money and food would be spent? Therefore, we must implement a 'harsh government' and get rid of the crisis of not being able to make ends meet as soon as possible." Zhao Shouzheng said slowly:

"Fortunately, the new policy has been effective over the years, and the weather has made good use of it. Now the four sides are flattened and the national treasury is full, which is enough to cope with three major battles. If you chase more than the competition, you should take advantage of this time to change your course and rest with the people. One thing is to relax and relax, and the way of civil and military affairs."

Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Father-in-law is a bad person himself, and let his father be a good person."

"Yes." Zhao Shouzheng's eyes were slightly red and he choked slightly, "The Grand Master knew that being a father was not the material. He often said that he was righteous and kept the truth, and God's will was what I wanted to keep for him."

"Yeah." Zhao Hao asked, "There's more."

"There is also the relaxation of the standards for the examination and the officials will breathe a sigh of relief. But they cannot let go at once. They will have to drop by 10% a year, and eventually drop by 70% or 80% of his. I will decide for myself." Zhao Shouzheng continued: "They will slack off when they drop too much at once. They can also gain gratitude every year."

"That's the reason." Zhao Hao nodded. The emperor and raising monkeys do have similarities. "But the standards can be reduced, but they must still be strictly implemented. It is said that 90% of them will be 90% if they receive them, and a little less will be punished, otherwise they will really dare to herd sheep for their father to see."

"Oh, the Grand Master said the same thing." Zhao Shouzheng sighed and said, "Your father-in-law and son-in-law really should have a good chat. He was so lonely in the last few years that no one could understand him. I thought at that time, if you were there, you would definitely be able to talk to him."

"Father thought too much." Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "After the eighth year of Wanli, we parted ways. Apart from thanking my father-in-law for not killing, we had nothing to talk about."

"Oh, it's not......" Zhao Shouzheng waved his hand and said, "Do you know what the third thing he said is?"

"What?" Zhao Hao asked softly.

"Reopen the Tianxia Academy." Zhao Shouzheng said slowly.

"Is that right?" Zhao Hao's nose felt sore.

The father-in-law and son-in-law pretended to be disagreement at the beginning, but in fact, "the true is also false when it is fake." Zhang Juzheng suppressed him and his people a lot. So seven years later, Zhao Hao couldn't tell whether it was a real discord or a fake discord.

"The Grand Master said that it was because the academies across the country stood opposite him. If they did not destroy academies and ban lectures, the reform could not be implemented at all. But since the academies and ban lectures, the reform still failed. Then there is no need to offend scholars all over the world again." Zhao Shouzheng sighed:

"He also said that after his death, countless people would definitely call for the reopening of the academy. This is a huge favor, and outsiders must not take advantage."

"Oh..." Zhao Hao also sighed deeply. It is conceivable how painful and desperate my father-in-law was in the last few years.

At this moment, a soft knock on the door sounded outside.

The father and son wiped the tears from the corners of their eyes, and Zhao Hao said in a deep voice: "Come in."

Yu Men pushed the door gently and reported respectfully that Da Zongbo asked for advice.

This is a must-see. Zhao Shouzheng nodded, asked Xiaohong to change his clothes and meet the guests in the flower hall.

After Zhao Shouzheng left, Zhao Hao sat in the study for a long time.

It was not until Xu Wei shook and walked in that he came back to his senses.

The painter is 67 years old this year. Since he has returned to freedom, he and his wife have traveled all over the country. Now that the parade has been gone, the writer stays at home and has finished writing his "Journey to the West". Old Xu is useless all day long and has long lost the idea of ​​the world. He eats, sleeps, and eats all day, and becomes fatter and fatter.

Xu Wei sat next to Zhao Hao, picked up the refreshment on the table and ate it.

Seeing the few white hairs left on his head, Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Get up so early today?"

Dangdang, the clock reported the time, it was eleven o'clock in the morning.

"Damn it, it's so noisy." Xu Wei choked by the red bean cake and quickly picked up Zhao Hao's teacup and poured it down. After recovering, he grinned at Zhao Hao and said:

"How is it, are you moved?"

"It's okay." Zhao Hao knew that nothing could be hidden from this wise and close-to-demon man.

"He is putting a trap on you. The better your father's official voice, the more the emperor trusts your father, the harder it will be to cause trouble." Xu Wei sneered: "Is there any energy but no place to use it, can you feel uncomfortable?"

"Why did sir teach me?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

"How dare you?" Xu Wei pretended to behave and waved his hand and said repeatedly: "You still need to teach this? Your ancestor is a big expert!"

"You don't have to test me anymore. I will always count what I said back then." Zhao Hao supported the back of the chair with both hands and looked at Xu Wei calmly and said, "I want to eliminate this great harm for the world and change the law of one family into the law of the world! How can I cause harm to myself?"

"Take it seriously?" Xu Wei also looked at him firmly. His old eyes, covered in eyes, were now shining with light that penetrated the world and people's hearts.

He looked at Zhao Hao for a moment and asked, "What if someone insists on putting on you in a yellow robe in the future?"
Chapter completed!