Chapter two hundred and ninety sixth
"Mr. Ma is old. Please come to the crowd to swim in the evening and ask Quan Han!, ※ "What's wrong with Mr. Zhang? Although I am old, I am not as energetic as a young man. Besides, Mr. Ge invited me to me. What's wrong with not sleeping?"
Ma Ziqiang, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of Revenue, spoke passionately, and was dissatisfied with old age and flattered Zhang Juzheng. Both sides laughed and sat down.
Zhang Juzheng waved to both sides, and the servants and maids all bowed their heads and asked straight to the point:
"Brother Tai Gang, how did you check these days?"
Ma Ziqiang is 63 years old this year and is indeed a little lacking in spirit, but when he heard Zhang Juzheng's inquiry, Li Hai straightened his body from the back of the chair and said in a solemn voice:
"The Ministry of Revenue has checked it all over the place. If the entries Your Majesty said are not used, there is indeed no way to make money in the world."
Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard and pondered for a while, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty and the palace are all those things. Those who read the books of sages inside and outside the palace are all about sages. They listen to the affairs of sages and will not break out of this circle, but what I am worried about is Wang Tong. Although this man is a vulgar man, he often expresses his intentions when doing things. He thinks that his predecessors did not think about it or his predecessors made a solution, but he has a new thing. This time the amount of gold, flowers and silver increased by one million, and most of them are what he did.
Ma Ziqiang said with a smile:
"The Master of the Pavilion is overly concerned. Maybe His Majesty is just angry. If Wang Tong really thinks this way, it may not be a bad thing. The Master of the Pavilion has led us to think about it for so many years, and only a few million taels have been accumulated in the treasury. As soon as he touched his upper and lower lips, one million taels came out. If he couldn't do it, he would be punished on this ground!"
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Every Mid-Autumn Festival is also one of the busiest times in the palace. Banquet arrangements, rituals and sacrifices are complicated and unusual. The eunuchs in the twelve prisons are so busy that they don’t touch the ground.
Feng Bao, the number one person in the inner court, has been sleeping for only three hours a day and is busy in the palace every day. He is still ten days away from Mid-Autumn Festival, and he hasn't done much to do, so he is anxious.
On the seventh day of the eighth month, Feng Bao approved several documents in the Imperial Inspectorate, denounced two eunuchs who were not good at purchasing and were going to inspect all the supplies for the harem when worshiping the moon. Suddenly, a small eunuch came to report that it was said that Long Live had something to summon him.
After hearing the summons, Feng Bao was a little anxious. He was the prime minister in the palace and even Empress Dowager Cisheng Li didn't interfere, let alone Emperor Wanli.
He also remembered that there was no government affairs today, and the court had dispersed calmly. What was the matter at this time? Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, did not notice his change in his attitude. He put himself in a position of adulthood, thinking that Emperor Wanli was a child.
Finding someone at this time makes him irritated, just like an adult who is uninterested and uninterested child coming to disturb him when he is busy, he will be very popular.
Feng Bao suppressed his annoyance and sat in the sedan chair and walked quickly to the Yu Study room. He walked outside the door of the Yu Study room. He lifted the sedan chair and the eunuch guarding the door immediately stepped forward to salute.
Feng Bao was even more upset when he saw the Imperial Study Room. I don’t know when the Imperial Study Room became the complete personal space of Emperor Wanli. Those who were not well-known inside and outside were promoted by Emperor Wanli, or they were recommended by Zhang Cheng.
Although the children always have their own privacy and space when they grow up, the adults always feel uncomfortable. However, after walking in and seeing Zhao Jinliang who was not listening to the door, Feng Bao smiled a little. The child was smart and worked hard to improve. The teaching staff in Neishu Hall praised him many times and always liked such an eunuch.
When he walked into the imperial study, the little emperor Wanli was half lying in the dragon throne, and was there in his most comfortable position, holding a few pieces of paper to look there. Zhang Cheng was serving him next to him.
"I, Feng Bao, please come to see Master!"
Feng Bao shouted in front of him and bowed directly. With this action, Emperor Wanli subconsciously sat upright and made a serious look. He was disciplined by Feng Bao since he was a child in Prince Yu's Mansion, and many things became subconscious habits.
"Carry Feng, please get up quickly. Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching these days, and it is also a great companion who has worked hard."
Although he didn't know what to summon, Emperor Wanli was kind and Feng Bao felt relieved, smiled and stood up to thank him:
"It's all my duty, so I've praised it."
Emperor Wanli neatly put the papers on the table and asked with a smile:
"Does Daban know what's wrong with Tianjin Wei?"
"Long live, why should I ask the old slave? Why do you know why Tianjin Wei asks Wang Qianhu and Eunuch Zhang?
This was ridiculed with some ridicule. Xiang Yan from Tianjin was Xue Zhanye's member, and Xue Zhanye was Zhang Cheng's disciple. Feng Bao was not very moved, so it was hard to say how timely the news reported was. Wang Tong had a self-contained system and reported directly to Emperor Wanli.
Emperor Zili laughed twice and said:
"The big partner, there is really a lot of trouble. Tianjin Wei found a major case of Tonglu when he was early August. It was said that someone transported weapons to the Luguo through the Tianjin port to make huge profits. However, this was Wang Qianhu's credit for this matter and he accidentally investigated it."
Feng Bao's face became more cautious. "I knew that Guihai was not the kind of little knowledge who made a fake thing and only earned fame. He was very confident.
"Honsai, Tianjin Acropolis is the gateway of the capital, and Tongluo here is the first-class major case. I will send the Dongchang to you. I also asked the Emperor to issue an order and ask the officials to investigate it strictly."
Wanli waved his hand and said:
"If Wang Tong wants to investigate strictly, he will not send the case file to the Lianhe. He will report it to the Jinyiwei Commander's Office. He is a big companion. This Tongluo incident has something to do with you!"
"Long live, how could I bend over by my old slave??"
Hearing this, Feng Bao was shocked. He could be executed by hunching a serious crime. Why did he get involved with this? He asked in a word and knelt on the ground and kowtowed:
"I am loyal, and I can tell you the sun, so I will check it out carefully.
"If there is any obstacle, it's not that you are accompanied you. Get up and take a look at the document you received in the couplet!!"
While holding the document, Zhang Cheng helped Feng Bao up. After handing over the document, Feng Bao quickly browsed it. Emperor Wanli said with a serious expression:
"The evidence of the people is already on the way. I guess I can arrive in the next few days. This Lu is under the Imperial Prison. This servant should really be cut into pieces. He obviously did a despicable bastard. He died happily and poured some dirty water on his partner's body."
"Damn it, a bastard, it's a bastard!!"
Looking at the case file, Feng Bao's face turned pale. Although Tongluo was a serious crime, he was just a crime of misunderstanding. Strictly speaking, it was not too much to involve him. However, if he was taken as a handle by a political enemy and arrested and abandoned, it would be a problem.
Moreover, Feng Bao knew that this was later than Emperor Wanli, and this was the real trouble. Zhang Cheng and Eunuch Zhang, who were standing quietly there, must have known it. Who knows what to do?
After thinking about it, Feng Bao returned the document, knelt on the ground again and said:
"Long live, this matter is horrifying. It is the first time I have heard of it, but it is unforgivable to bend. I ask for punishment and ask for strict investigation to the end.
A smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Wanli's mouth, but it disappeared quickly. He quickly got up and helped him up and said:
"What are you doing with Dapai? Lu has committed suicide because he is afraid of his crime. He has only stayed there for a few years. What does it have to do with Dapai? The reason why Lian asked you to come is that he was in the Imperial Inspectorate. You are his chief manager. I know it. I know it in my heart."
"I thanked the grace of the Lord."
Feng Bao naturally would not naively think that things were really the same. After he got up, he didn't have any next move and just stood there and waited quietly.
Sure enough, Emperor Wanli smiled and said:
"This matter was disappointing, but Wang Tong was really troubled by punching and kicking. He said in his memorial that Wei Linhai in Tianjin, but no one was in charge of Haikou, and the ships were in trouble at will. He was afraid that something illegal was jeopardized by the capital, so he decided to rectify it."
Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli asked Zhang Cheng beside him with a smile:
"Zhang Fan, how much is the total penalty for rectification?"
"If you go back to Master Long Live, you will receive a total of 37,000 yuan.
"I have only been rectifying for three days and I have collected so much money. If I continue to rectify this, I can get it. What's more, I have collected more than 200,000 taels of Lu's property this time, and I will pay it for almost 250,000 taels of silver. Dalian, the couplet said that the amount of gold and silver increased by one million taels a year. Look, this is 250,000 taels, it's only three days! If it's over a year, I don't know how many it will be?"
Listening to Emperor Wanli's excited summary, Feng Bao had no expression on his face, and just said:
"I congratulate you, Long Live. Wang Tong is so diligent and loyal, and it is also his own blessing."
"What Daban said makes sense. Lian thought. If you collect so many in three days, it would be better to make this inspection a normal case and set up an inspection office in Tianjin. This job will be raised for Wang Tong and specially for Lian to raise gold and silver. Daban thought what?"
"Long live the sage,"
"If Wang Tong hadn't been trying to cover up this time, he would send someone to report to Lianhe secretly. I'm afraid the court officials would be making trouble again without any winks. Wang Tong also helped Dalian. Tianjin rectified Haikou and set up an inspection yamen. I'm afraid the court officials would be a little confused. It would be inevitable that they would be a little trouble. It would be better for Dalian to go and talk to Mr. Zhang and the others. The cabinet agreed on this matter and just draft a ticket to submit it. Dalian thinks?"
Feng Bao took a breath, but he didn't expect that the emperor's purpose this time was this. He said that the instigation was clear. Tonglu, the subordinate of the Imperial Supervisor, could be punished. However, Wang Tong's new position in Tianjin asked Feng Bao to help persuade all the officials of the cabinet to confirm.
Emperor, it's really no longer a child,
Chapter completed!