Chapter 549 – The Use of Ceremonies in a Time of Chaos

Hu Guangqiang suddenly felt that he had made a fool of himself, and thus his mood was much lower.

But then, he was uplifted, the dukes of such a reaction, but rather appear to be their jealousy of their own, visible Hu Mu’s title, really is greatly raised eyebrows.

He sighed inwardly, his mood going up and down!

But when he saw that Zhang Anshi was still in place, he laughed dryly and said, “Is His Highness, the King of Song, not doing anything?”

Zhang Anshi said, “There is, just not much, I think …… we can expand to talk about the stagecoach.”

Hu Guang was originally just asking politely, but he didn’t expect Zhang Anshi to actually talk about this again.

“What?” Hu Guang was first stunned, then said, “Just now, Your Highness didn’t say …… this post ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “Fang is Fang, that is the crowning words to others, but here there are no more outsiders, only Hu Gong and this king, since we have to spit out the truth.”

Hu Guang did not expect, Zhang Anshi really have interest in this stagecoach station, and this interest seems to be very strong.

So he said, “In fact, this stage …… does get more and more tired, hey …… in order to feed the stage, the Ministry of the household every year to allocate money and grain, not a few, the world one hundred and forty provinces, one hundred and ninety-three states, one thousand one hundred and thirty-eight counties. There are also four hundred and ninety-three guards and three hundred and fifty-nine posts. Everywhere there are post stations, post ministers, and tens of thousands of postmen, not to mention the fact that every post station needs to tame horses and supply grass.”

Hu Guang for the situation of the post station, is obviously very clear, can be said to pinch, then went on to say: “But the effect …… well …… you also see, so much to spend, but is to pass the message, reception to and from the Officials, this cost, but it is huge, can be said to be more than lost. Now the number of money and food in the Ministry of the household, you are aware of the …… hey ……”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “What Lord Hu said is very true.”

Hu Guang looked at Zhang Anshi in amazement and said, “What’s wrong with Your Highness today?”

He always felt that there was something wrong with Zhang Anshi today.

Zhang Anshi said, “Nothing much.”

Hu Guang felt even more that Zhang Anshi’s reaction was a bit off, so he said, “Is it rare that Your Highness can also agree with Lao Fu?”

Zhang Anshi said, “In fact, many of Hu Gong’s ideas, I am in favor of, only usually do not say it, today got Hu Gong’s high opinion, this king is really benefited.”

This word is to make Hu Guang happy, so Hu Guang said, “The road is far away to know the horse power and the day is long to see the people, or your highness is real.”

At this time, Hu Guang was feeling a lot of feelings, compared to the other princes, he steeply realized that Zhang Anshi was indeed much more real than the others.

Zhang Anshi said, “Where are the words, but ……”

Hu Guang had a look on his face and couldn’t help but pick up, “But what?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Since Duke Hu knows of the drawbacks, why did he not report it to His Majesty?”

“Ah …… this ……” Hu Guang was stunned again, and then his old face was slightly red.

Isn’t that nonsense? He Hu Guang knows a lot of malpractice, is what to report? What if people really pay attention to it?

There are some things that can’t be said.

Zhang Anshi said: “Every year the Ministry of the household waste so much public money, is not Hu Gong just watch them so unaccounted for? If it is this king, must be righteous report, must court come up with a practicable way out, Hu Gong is the Wen Yuan Pavilion University doctor, the world attention, Hu Gong’s words and deeds, can change a lot of things.”

Hu Guang thought for a moment, then looked up at Zhang Anshi and said, “Will it stir up any right and wrong? Your Highness, this post …… is not completely without favor, is it?”

When Zhang Anshi suddenly offered to lift the roof, Hu Guang was a bit cowed.

Zhang Anshi said, “One size does not fit all, in my opinion, or to think of a better way to cut out the malpractice can not, if not, will not appear to be our corpse?”

Hu Guang more and more not confident up, hesitantly said: “or not, I seek the Ministry of households Secretary Xia Gong first discussion?”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “Of course you can, but I say a word that should not be said, Xia Gong presided over the Ministry of households, and traditionally antipathy to the new government, this Ministry of households, I am afraid that there are a lot of people …… from the various posts in the profit, these things …… Hu The public has heard?”

Hu Guang stroked his beard, he naturally understood Zhang Anshi’s meaning, so much of the Ministry of the household money and food allocated out, to say something unpleasant, wild goose plucking, as for how many of them are involved, it is not really possible to say.

Hu Guang said, “Don’t worry, the old man has been listening to both.”

Zhang Anshi added: “If it is Xia Gong side, this is also pained by the words …… Hu Gong have any plans?”

Hu Guang seems to be forced into a corner by Zhang Anshi, and had to say, “How …… about a zhengshi?”

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “Duke Hu is indeed worthy of his iron bones.”

As soon as Hu Guang heard the words Iron Bone Clank, he shivered and suddenly had a feeling of uneasiness.

After muttering for a long time, he suddenly said, “It won’t be that when the time comes, it will offend His Holiness, and His Majesty will strip the Hu family of their titles, will it?”

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but smile and comforted him, “His Majesty is not that small-minded.”

“Oh.” Hu Guang nodded his head as he began to ponder, silently deducing in his mind the consequences of this matter once it happened.

In fact, the consequences, Hu Guang is not a person without bearing, only …… this stagecoach thing, in his opinion, in fact, it is not so urgent.

It’s been this way for generations, hasn’t it always been this way?

Besides, where in the world can you get away from a stagecoach? Without it, how can we deliver the goods? How can we welcome them?

But now Zhang Anshi in the side of the encouragement, Hu Guang thought about it, the disadvantages are really quite a lot, so they thought it would be better to do a piece of work on this open source and reduce expenditure?

On the other side of the duty room.

Xie Jin is sitting in front of the table, with a pen in his hand, concentrating on the ticket.

Just then, a sherpa knocked softly on the door, while tiptoeing in.

“Duke Xie …… Hu …… has met with Duke Xia, the Minister of the Household.”

“Oh?” Xie Jin raised his head to look at the Sheriff, nodded his head, showing a few meaningful colors. And then put aside the pen, appearing to be solemn, but light tone, “What is the talk about?”

“Looks like a stagecoach.”

“Stage ……,” Xie Jin murmured, then frowned with a thoughtful face.

He had long since noticed that Zhang Anshi’s expression was a bit unnatural when talking about the stagecoach.

Thereafter, Zhang Anshi climbed into conversation with Hu Guang for a while, and when he turned his head, Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came.

This can t help but make people think …… of that His Highness the King of Song, who must have something …… in store.

Xie Jin heart rises thick curiosity, face smiled and said: “Our Song Wang Wang ah, has always been no profit, of course, this is not derogatory, the world hustle and bustle, are not all for profit? This is no excuse.”

He paused, thinking hard before saying, “I know, go ahead.”

The Sheriff nodded and tiptoed out the door again.

Xie Jin continued to sit, he gently closed his eyes, seems to be an old monk over into the general, and then, he remembered something, eyes violently one, scanning the table on the case, and then from the side took a white paper over, put up the pen on this white paper, quickly wrote down a few words.

“Railroad.”

“Stagecoach.”

“Zhang Anshi.”

These three words into the eyes of Xie Jin, Xie Jin at this time, eyes slightly a sheet, it seems that at this moment, he expected to think of something, immediately revitalized, but it seems to find what is related to, and then solemnly put pen to paper, after this word, and write down two words: “mailboat”.

Everything in the world is connected, and now, everything is clear.

The reason why Xie Jin thought of the mail ship, is that, as far as he knows, the mail ships …… in various places overseas are profitable.

Only in the Ming, 10,000 miles of rivers and mountains, no need for postal ships, but if there is a railroad …… then …… is not this railroad …… a ship?

This kind of thought …… Xie Jin is already everything in the chest, immediately smiled, he began to fall into the next thinking.

………………

In fact, the Ministry of the Interior was not too enthusiastic about the stagecoach.

This actually coincided with Hu Guang’s thoughts.

However, as the Minister of the Household, Mr. Natsubayoshi was moved by the idea.

As we all know, Xia Gong has always been not very cold for the new policy, and only because …… this new policy can really bring a lot of money and grain income, only pinching his nose to admit it.

Xia Gong is like a woman who eats in the east and sleeps in the west, presuming to sleep at night in the handsome young man in the west of the village, and hoping to eat at the house of the earnest man in the east of the village by day.

By and large, he took the essence of the New Deal that could generate profits, but he was not very fond of the undertones of the New Deal, and even rejected them.

But as an orthodox reader, what Shahara Ji believes in, historically, is open source and cut down on expenses.

Hu Gong have come to talk, Xia Yuanji feel that if you do not take this opportunity to greatly reduce the expenditure of the treasury, naturally all feel sorry for themselves.

As a result, Xia Yuanji was very agreeable to Hu Guang’s words.

It is thought that the large number of posts, at great expense, and the necessity of feeding such a large number of postmen, as well as donkeys and horses, every year, is even more distressing.

Then one should work on open source, which is as good as anything anyway, so that the treasury spends less money, if not none at all.

Natsubaruyoshi started egging it on.

Hu Guang then, after deep thought, put up a sangha.

Who knows, this one ZaoShan up, can be said to be a stone stirred up a thousand waves, actually not small reaction.

One of the diaries was published on the front page.

Not only that, the original readers who were terrified because of what happened in Jiangxi also reacted violently.

Readers, hearing that the court spends money, than he spends his own money is more difficult.

What’s more, exposing ills is what readers are best at.

Furthermore, at this time, he had the support of Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Household.

At the same time, many gossip has also circulated, roughly how much money and grain a certain stagecoach station spends every year to raise horses, but in fact, these horses …… do not see a head.

It goes so far as to say that even horses are being paid empty wages.

Or, there are stagecoaches who, in three years, have actually saved up ten thousand dollars.

This is a lot of news, both true and false, and the scholarly community is very happy about it.

This was a loud noise, and before long, it reached the heavens.

Zhu Di strangely looked at the zhangzhi in front of him, this zhangzhi can be quite a lot, after Hu Guang uploaded, followed by Xia Yuanji, and then after that is the hundred officials.

Looking at this pile of zhengzhi, Zhu Di was a little confused, couldn’t help but say, “How …… do they still want to lay off the stagecoach?”

Also lost Ha on the side, crying, said:” slave girl also do not know, how good end …… on ……”

Zhu Di couldn’t help but say, “The leader of this guy Hu Guang, a few days ago, I still read him well, today, but want to give me a lesson, lesson me.”

Also Lost Ha: “……”

This is something that Yonaha couldn’t pick up on.

Of course, Zhu Di didn’t want Yilungha to give any answers, he grunted and said, “For the court to function, can it still be away from the post? Really absurd ……”

Instead, also lost ha thought about it, “Will it be someone behind …… the back of the plot, is to use this …… to make an article …… ”

These words were as if a stone had been dropped on the surface of a calm lake. When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes narrowed and he suddenly became alert.

Linked to the previous …… Raozhou side, Zhu Di ruthlessly disposed of a group of officials, it is hard to guarantee that there will not be someone to take the opportunity to deliberately vent their anger, and use it to give Zhu Di a downward spiral.

Zhu Di’s gaze was ghostly, for emperors, they have always had difficulty grasping one issue, that is, the motive.

The world happens every day so much so many things, many of them, must be a person with the intention to promote, and promote the motives of these people how, for the depths of the emperor in the palace, really need to be vigilant about things.

It’s as if, at this point in time, Zhu Di, in a fog, he is in the dark, surrounded by many people, these people have issued voices, these voices or reasonable, or not have other plans.

And all Zhu has to do is screen them as a basis for judgment.

But in the end, how easy it is, even with the factory guards, may not be able to completely dispel this fog, what can be done, but to grasp more clues.

Zhu Di closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he wanted to find clues from the zhengzhi.

Just then, a eunuch came hurriedly and saluted, “Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di’s mood at this time was obviously a bit irritated, and he couldn’t help but say with an ironized face, “Speak.”

The eunuch saw that His Majesty was in a bad mood and was also a little afraid, but still said with trepidation, “There is a secret message from His Highness the King of Song …… ……”

When Zhu Di heard this, he became suspicious, while his mouth said, “Fetch it.”

A report was sent to the hands of Zhu Di, Zhu Di opened, only a careful look, and then revealed a deeper color of suspicion.

However, he ultimately did not show any emotion, will be this zhang rustic closed, but then fell on the paperwork on the mountain of zhang rustic, immediately said: “tomorrow court discussion.”

…………

The next day dawned, and it was only dawn.

Ministers above the fifth rank entered the palace, and as usual, the court began to discuss.

Today’s discussion is precisely the most fashionable hot, involving the Hu Guang, the Ministry of households, for the scholar’s attention of the post matters.

In fact, many ministers, before they came to the meeting, had a clear idea in their mind.

You can’t have a stagecoach without it. Isn’t it a joke to cut it?

But from another perspective, now this is such a big mess, so many readers concerned, the city, but also discussed this, at this …… time, although I know that it is impossible to abolish, who if the abolition of, I am afraid that the first palace does not agree.

It’s good to know the bottom line in the palace.

Anyway, the emperor s old man will not agree, then Solely …… make a show, to show the scholars, their own iron bones and bones of the wind.

To be an official in Daming, in addition to being well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, one needs to know how to get things done on the right and left, and at the same time, one needs to have the training of a performing artist.

After all, no one wants to be stigmatized for years to come, and the pen is in the hands of the scholars.

Court meetings like this one, which will not come to fruition even after it’s opened, are really the stage!

Since this will not affect the real state policy, there is always no problem in soliciting …… a shot in the mouth yourself.

So it was that the hundred officials gave Zhang Anshi a vivid lesson.

Zhang Anshi, as a university scholar of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, sat beside Hu Guang.

With that, the atmosphere suddenly began to heat up.

The first to stand out, is a royal secretary, this royal secretary chest beating, then began to curse the stagecoach station annual expenses of public funds, and then, took out a pile of last year’s fujian stagecoach station situation out.

“District a Pingtan stage, the year to pay seven hundred taels of money, grain twelve thousand stone, in addition, there are grass and other expenses, but the storage of the stage minister and the stage pawn geometry? Four people …… gentlemen …… are only four people, that roster, clearly written thirty-seven people, but the extra people …… are not one … …”

The metropolitan governor spoke with such vigor that he cried as he spoke.

Someone said, “This Pingtan stage is still considered good, that Shandong’s Wendeng stage is even more absurd and ridiculous ……”

The crowd spoke up, each one loudly and bitterly.

Hu Guang saw the situation, very pleased, whispered to Zhang Anshi: “Your Highness …… this does not check yet do not know, a check …… really …… fortunately the gentlemen are always still Sort of to the country in mind, you see them, one by one righteous indignation ……”

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “A person who denounces others for their corruption may not necessarily be clean himself, but most likely, it is by denouncing others that he appears to be clean only.”

Hu Guang was anxious and wanted to say something, but at this time when the atmosphere had reached this point, it was not good for him to argue with Zhang Anshi, so he took a deep breath and sat down.

This bashing continued until midday.

Everyone is starting to get hungry.

Just as everyone was thinking, hurry up and get back to the dry meal at the end of the court meeting.

Suddenly, a eunuch sang, “His Majesty has arrived.”

The crowd shook themselves and scrambled to receive the ride.

Zhu Di letter step into the temple, then ascended to the seat, left and right looked around, then said: “discuss how?”

Hu Guang busily rose, bowed down and said, “Your Majesty, the hundred officials on the stage, much dissatisfaction, all think, should …… be.”

Zhu raised his eyebrows, “Should what?”

“should be abolished ……”

Zhu looked around and faintly said, “Is that so?”

Hundred officials no one objected, although everyone said is angry, but it does not matter, anyway, the position is set, everyone and sin do not share the same day, but the question is, the court dares to lay off?

Zhu Di sighed: “I did not think, this is how many years, the officials are corrupted to such a point, it seems …… not to use heavy punishment is not possible, both so, then according to what all the ministers said, abolition!”

“……”

The temple suddenly became pin drop silent.

People start looking at each other in alarm and face to face.

Isn’t this …… a joke?

Has His Majesty taken the wrong medicine?

This result was different from what they had imagined before ah!