Jiajing emperor is a heavenly emperor, although by the cultivation of immortality alchemy delay, although has been more than ten years do not go to the court, but does not go to the court does not mean that ignore the government, Jiajing emperor firmly hold the dynasty, the court any wind blowing grass can not escape his ears.
From his reign, there is no day is the fall of power, his control of the art of power to the point of pure perfection, Zhang Zong, Xia Yan, Yan Song …….Seemingly endless scenery, but are just a pawn in the hands of Jiajing Emperor.
Genius is not scary, diligent genius is scary.
Jiajing Emperor is addicted to cultivate immortality alchemy is not false, but Jiajing Emperor is also famous for his diligence, often reviewing Zhang Zongzhi late into the night.
I guess in modern times, most people can only play late into the night.
Jiajing emperor of a country, but also so diligent, we should not also from time to time on a whim diligent one or two.
The Jiajing Emperor is a thunder and lightning.
Afternoon almost off time, Jiajing Emperor in the cabinet temper, after the temper, they ordered the convening of the court, the court discusses the matter of the treasury is empty.
The court meeting was also known as the gathering of the lower court ministers, which was a deliberative system that started in the Ming Dynasty.
Because of the suddenness of the incident, Zhu Ping’an and other cabinet staff, they were sent to urgently notify the relevant personnel court discussion.
Zhu Pingan was responsible for notifying Sun Yingkui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
When Zhu Pingan felt the Ministry of Revenue, many of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue had already gone home from work, but Sun Yingkui was still in office.
Sun Yingkui is a more than sixty years old white bearded old man, official uniforms are neat, white hair is also combed meticulously, heard Zhu Pingan close to the Bing Bing discussion, Sun Yingkui looked up at Zhu Pingan, formulaic smile and said, “Scholarship Lang please wait a moment, to wait for me to too warehouse income and expenditure organised and then go. Liu Er serves tea to Scholar Lang.”
“Many thanks to Minister Sun, but please be quick, Minister Sun.”
Zhu Pingan arched his hand and thanked Sun Yingkui before reminding him to tidy up quickly, then he sat down and waited for Sun Yingkui.
The bookkeeper in the room called Liu Er poured Zhu Pingan a cup of tea and Zhu Pingan arched his hand and thanked him again.
Sun Yingkui checked the books while organising the income and expenditure of Taicang.
Zhu Pingan silently scanned the stacks of books on Sun Yingkui’s desk and the several records of income and expenditure, his heart was clear, Sun Yingkui had already sorted out most of the books before he came, and now it was just a matter of finishing the work.
It seems that Sun Yingkui in the book, has already expected today, so the end of the day is still not off, but in the finishing Taicang income and expenditure situation.
Sun Yingkui was not a historical figure, and Zhu Pingan had not paid much attention to Sun Yingkui in modern times.
However, after Zhu Pingan came to the capital, he had heard of Sun Yingkui.
In other people’s mouths, Sun Yingkui, as an admonishing official when he was young, had repeatedly offended the powerful and noble, and was an official with a high level of integrity. However, since Sun Yingkui got older, especially after he was in charge of the Ministry of households, the popularity is not as good as in the past, everyone’s evaluation of Sun Yingkui is described in one idiom: to steal the peace.
Regardless of how everyone evaluates, from this short contact today, Zhu Pingan would not dare to underestimate Sun Yingkui.
This is an old official driver who can predict the thoughts of Jiajing Emperor, and there are not many officials who can do this in the whole Ming Dynasty.
Regardless of whether or not he’s not a scoundrel.
With his political acumen, Zhu Pingan would not dare to underestimate.
Sun Yingkui said a tea time, is a tea time, Zhu Ping’an this side of a cup of tea is almost finished, Sun Yingkui has been sorted out.
The Ministry of households is just outside the West Garden, Zhu Pingan and the Secretary of the Ministry of households Sun Yingkui quickly arrived at the West Garden.
This court meeting was located in Wuyiqiao.
The three cabinet ministers Yan Song, Lu Ben, Xu Jie, the Minister of Household Sun Yingkui, the Minister of War He Ao, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of War, the Minister of the Ministry of Administration, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of the Department of General Affairs, the Imperial Household Inspectorate and other dozen of officials, divided into the left and right rows of two rows of the hall into the Wuyiqian, facing the middle of the throne of the Dragon Chair, kneeling down on the ground, waiting for the Emperor Jiajing’s holy car.
Zhu Pingan, Li Chunfang and other four people as the Cabinet Secretary, also had the honour to participate in the court, they are in the hall farther away from the place, the same kneeling on the ground.
Kneeling in this manner for about nearly ten minutes.
Zhu Pingan was kneeling at the back, and in his heart, he was sure that Emperor Jiajing was about to be angry in his heart, and intentionally came late to hang these ministers out to dry.
He himself was dragged into it.
Kneeling ten minutes later, only to hear the net whip rang three, and then two teams of eunuchs holding a gold furnace, gossip pads and other dependencies came in one after another, orderly burning ambergris incense, set up dependency vessels; then, it is a team of courtesans holding a palace fan flanked by nine or five of the Jia Jing Emperor came in.
Jiajing emperor with the same as before, dressed in green cloth gossip robe, Shi Shi Ran sat on the dragon chair, extraordinary majesty.
To be Jiajing emperor sat on the dragon chair, kneeling officials in the ground under the leadership of Yan Song, called my “emperor long live long live ten thousand years old”, three long live after the head against the ground, everyone on the Jiajing emperor respect.
“All the ministers flat body, yellow companion, give but in a seat.”Jiajing Emperor swept the crowd as he sat in the dragon chair and waved his hand.
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”The officials shouted their thanks, then rose one after another.
Huang Jin led a small eunuch, to Yan Song moved a cushion embroidered with gossip pattern, let Yan Song sit down to deliberate, Yan Song old, still insisted on kneeling down to Jiajing Emperor to thank, Jiajing Emperor waved his hand, Yan Song only dared to sit down.
This is Yan Song’s unique benefits, other officials have to stand and deliberate.
A chime rang, representing the official start of the court deliberations.
The small eunuchs in the hall, lowered their heads and took small steps to speedily exit the Wuyi ��������������� and closed the door of the hall.
“Today, why I called the ministers, I think the ministers also know in their hearts. Qing and so are all of my humerus ministers, today and speak freely, I do not speak to the offence, today will listen to the ministers to me said said.”
Jiajing Emperor’s eyes burned as he swept through each minister one by one, then waved down the sleeves of his wide dao robe and leaned back on the dragon chair.
The hall was quiet for a second, following which Yan Song opened his mouth, as the chief cabinet minister, it was only right that he should open his mouth first at this time.
“In recent years, my dynasty is eventful and difficult, northern captives and southern Japanese, natural and man-made disasters …….But as the saying goes, many difficulties revive a nation. Fortunately rely on the saint’s wisdom, my dynasty through the tribulations and more and more solid earth and grain, the river and mountain like a picture …… the saint’s grand grace voluminous, the grace of the people, I and so on bathe in the imperial grace, when thinking of serving the country, if you can’t share the saint’s worries, there is no face to bathe in the imperial grace, as well as the resignation of the good ……”Yan Song slowly opened his mouth.
“What Yan pavilion elder said is very true.”Xu Yi was the first to nod his head.
“Ta-Jen Xu, where do you think we should start.”Yan Song looked at Xu Shi and asked.
“Just now, what Lord Yan said in recent years my dynasty is eventful and difficult, I thought that the national treasury is the key, if the national treasury is full, then the border pay is sufficient, there is no fear of the northern captives and the southern Japanese, then the disaster relief food, then there is no fear of natural disasters. And the treasury is sufficient or not, is no more than income and expenditure two things, more income, less expenditure, then the treasury is sufficient; less income, more expenditure, then the treasury is empty. Treasury situation, no one than the Ministry of Commerce Sun Shangshu clear again, or please Ministry of Commerce Sun Shangshu, for us to talk about Taicang income and expenditure entries, we also have a target.”Xu step arched his hand and said slowly.
