Chapter 588 – A Gentleman and a Minister

At this moment, this prince’s palace was indescribably quiet.

There was some marvelous reaction from everyone, you looked at me and I looked at you.

After a long time, Zhu Gaoqi said, “Since it is the words of the Supervisory Royal Historian …… then ……”

After a pause, Zhu Gaoqi only then slowly continued: “This matter, to Yingtianfu grasp to do.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Highness, this imperial history, but also pleaded with His Majesty, in the Feilinwei near the section of the city wall to set up two additional doors, the location of these two doors …… ”

When the words came to this point, Zhang Anshi felt a bit flushed and bashful. It had to be said that this was something that he also said with a hard head.

Zhu Gaoqi saw that Zhang Anshi’s face looked different, and for a moment he was unsure, so he said, “Hmm? Speak on.”

Zhang Anshi had to say, “See for yourself, Your Highness, this inspector general, has also thoughtfully drawn a public opinion map.”

Zhu Gaoqi: “……”

Zhang Anshi took the maps and handed them over to Zhu Gaoqi.

Zhu Gaoqi was also curious in his heart, and immediately ordered people to spread it out and teach everyone to look at it together.

Hu Guang took a look, directly sucked a mouthful of cool air, good guy ……

Hu Guang nature straight, could not help but say: “Your Highness, the Feilinwei would have been separated from the palace city, even if the addition of the city’s western gate, that also need to try to be located near the outer city, but now, to set up these two gates, almost all with the palace city, I worry …… that this will not be … … to the palace city guards have an impact, especially this one additional Chengen Gate, if this is opened, it is tantamount to the guards directly into the city, will almost enter the palace city guard. … to the palace city of the garrison has an impact, especially this one additional Cheng En Gate, here if opened, is tantamount to the feather guards, directly into the city, will almost enter the palace city of the Royal Road, which if the daily countless people in and out of the military and civilian people, I’m afraid that …… only afraid of… …”

Xie Jin, Yang Rong and others, but all do not make a sound.

Only raising their heads, they all silently looked at Zhu Gaoqi.

Zhu Gaoqi also frowned up, not knowing what to say for a moment.

To be honest, this additional city gate, but it is convenient to enter and exit the people of the Feilinwei, but obviously …… for the Forbidden City, but left a hidden danger.

Zhang Anshi laughed at the side, said: “Yes, I also think it is greatly inappropriate, but this imperial historian is clever as a reed, seems to know that there will be people to raise this question, and thus in the rustic said: the arch of the gods, in the rituals and righteousness of the people, not just the walls, the only way to think of the people, the people’s food, clothing, housing and transportation in mind is the recipe for the eternal firmness of the kingdom of heaven and earth, the son of heaven is the example of the people, but also the father of the king. The son of heaven is the example of the people, but also the people’s father, the father loves his own son, lest they detour hard work. And the wise son of heaven, is more intolerant of the people trekking hard …… your highness …… roughly …… the original words is so said, the other there is a big paragraph, I can not remember. ”

The temple fell into silence again, to be honest, moral abduction really works, as long as you stand on the moral high ground, anyway, he does not blush, the one who blushes is yourself.

Zhu Gaoqi silently took a deep breath, he understood this routine.

But the essence of what makes a trope a trope, and what makes people use it over and over again, is that it does work.

If you refuse at this time, it is like saying that I care about you unruly people to die, this is going to spread out ……

Zhu Gaoqi pondered for a moment, then said, “Just, since this is the case, then why do we need to set up two additional city gates?”

Zhang Anshi said: “The cadence, there are also elaborated, said …… this time is different from the past, in the past days in and out of the city gates of the military and civilians and merchants are not many, now the capital city people’s population is increasing. Therefore, the widening and additional city gates, this is the urgent matter, for the king, do not seek a moment, but should seek a long term plan, the addition of two city gates, is for the long term security, not the immediate …… momentary need.”

Zhu Gaoqi: “……”

Seeing that Zhu Gaoqi was silent for a long time, Zhang Anshi said, “What does Your Highness mean ……”

“Ahem ………” Zhu Gaoqi glanced at the crowd and said, “What do the ministers think?”

Zhu Gaoqi is definitely considered a qualified Crown Prince, he is well versed in this kind of moral kidnapping trope, and of course, he is also good at how to untie this kind of trope.

Under normal circumstances, if there are doubts about this, or do not quite agree, as the Supervisory Crown Prince, can not personally oppose, but to ask the left and right ministers of the advice.

At this point, it’s time for a Wen Yuan Ge University scholar to be the bad guy and indicate that His Highness may not.

And Zhu Gaoqi naturally downhill, said to adopt the advice of the university scholar, this matter is not an urgent matter, well …… wait and see, from the long term, Xu Xu Tu Zhi.

But the university professors, they were dead silent.

No one said a word.

At one point Hu Guang wanted to open his mouth, but out of the corner of his eye he abruptly realized that Yang Rong had given him a meaningful look.

Hu Guang snapped …… as if all of a sudden, he steeply realized what, so he immediately kept three mouths shut.

A few days ago, he Hu Guang was also criticized by the scholarly community. Quite a few ministers, especially the majority of imperial historians, squatted in front of his residence, recording his words and actions, and I don’t know how many people in the neighborhood cursed him.

A lifetime of innocence, almost ruined.

And at this time, Hu Guang is also considered to be smart, he obviously realized that behind this imperial historian s zhengshi, it is by no means the idea of one person, but it may be …… the result of many people who want to make it happen.

If he Hu Guang jumped out to oppose at this time, I am afraid that …… everyone will not be discussing the matter on the matter, but they have been thinking about how to solve the person who raised the problem.

The essence of the cabinet system created by Emperor Taizu was to control the internal from the outside and the upper from the bottom, and to delegate the supervisory authority to the purists and give the ministers of low rank to check and balance the authority of the people in high positions.

This way of checks and balances, the genus was played by Emperor Taizu Gao to understand.

And for someone in a high position, it’s easy for him to clean up a few low-level officials.

But if you offend the public, you will be attacked.

The higher the status of people, the more they cherish their own feathers, lest their own reputation and integrity suffered pollution, but precisely, those clear streams are often representatives of the clear discussion, once these people began to spread around a variety of statements, or against you to write a variety of crooked poems, compiled a variety of paragraphs, or, start looking for your faults, flocking to impeachment, even if you’re innocent, but also can not be washed away.

Because of this, so the history of the Ming Dynasty, many ministers in high positions, even to the Zaifu, the vast majority of the time, but also have to obey the ‘people’s heart’, no way, who do not want to do an official, to do a thousand years of stench, even their own children and grandchildren were the shame of the world to the point of ridicule.

Furthermore, if the city gates were really opened, it would not be without benefit to him, Hu Guang. The original split mansion, for Hu Guang, is chicken ribs. After all, this mansion, some distance from the capital, his Hu family, now is not an ordinary family, the inner city of the mansion, can not afford to buy?

But now additional gates, it is very different, the road at once shortened by a big half, and after entering the city, directly after arriving at the palace, actually into the palace on duty is also convenient a lot.

Yang Rong and others, apparently, is very quickly see this rust behind the hall, so did not easily choose to question and oppose, to their point, not really want any benefits, but …… this and other minutiae of the problem, run to stand in the hundreds of officials on the opposite side, and finally suffered countless people’s denunciation and attack, it is not worth it.

“What, all the ministers have nothing to say?”

Zhu Gaoqi frowned, slightly disappointed, and looked around.

But the university professors still kept their heads down and didn’t say a word.

Zhu Gaoqi had to sigh, “Secretary Zhang, engineering, is this feasible?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Feasible ……”

Zhu Gaoqi: “……”

Zhang Anshi then said: “Open up the city gate, is indeed the future trend, Your Highness also know, now the capital inside and outside the flow of people and carriages is too much, many of the city gates, are now very congested, sooner or later …… this city gate is to be opened up for the convenience of the military and civilian population. Now …… it is considered to be from the west of the city to start, the first pilot. As for the problem of the garrison, I rather not very worried, now and before is different, the power of firearms is powerful, the palace city is enough to protect itself ……”

“Alright, alright.” Zhu Gaoqi nodded: “In that case, then …… order Yingtianfu to act.”

Zhang Anshi nodded.

Zhu Gaoqi said, “Other than that, are there any questions?”

Zhang Anshi said, “There is no more problem.”

Zhu Gaoqi nodded and then said, “In that case, then today’s discussion will end here.”

A playing pair, this ended, everyone carries their own mind, since the dispersal.

…………

Zhou Yan, Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple, after going off duty, as usual, hit the road back to his home.

This Honglu Temple, is considered to have oil and water Yamen, but …… Zhou Yan and his own Shangguan is not good, weekdays more than a verbal corner, although for the lesser Secretary, is the Honglu Temple of the Zuo II officer, in the temple acted surprisingly cautious.

It can not be helped, now he stares at his superior official Honglu Temple Zhengqing all day long, just waiting for a hard impeachment then, and the other party is obviously the same, the two are looking for an opportunity to give each other a fatal blow at any time.

Today on duty, again by that damn Zhengqing yin and yang. With a bad mood, when he returned to his rented mansion, it was already getting dark.

Just as he entered the door, his own son stepped forward in faith and said, “Father, on the side of the rice bank, there’s another call for money.”

When Zhou Yan heard this, his eyebrows sank and his face pulled down, revealing a displeased look.

Although the court has increased the official salary several times, but for the Zhou family, it is still very tight.

On the one hand, it is in the officialdom he must have guarded, so do not dare to easily move anything, Honglu Temple in the accounts, Zhou Yan can be said to be clean, for fear of what traps waiting for their own jump in.

There is no extra oil and water, but after all, it is a minister of the fourth rank, go out, face or to, for example, there are townspeople to rely on, to give a little bit of silver to succor; for example, where there is a banquet, as a fourth-ranking official, how many people with the gift, they can not be less.

As a hall Honglu Temple Secretary, always have to hire a car and horse travel, home to raise a door, his wife, is the official family, always not good under the kitchen, always have to have a cook.

This seven, seven, eight down, although the salary is quite a lot, but can not help their own son, or a loser, every now and then out of the silver on credit, outside the people, know that his father is the Honglu Temple Secretary, not afraid to find the owner, but also happy to give money.

This time and again, in the capital, not only is the residence rented, there are some debts outside, recently there are always some people to the door, really no decency at all.

“Other people read, you read, other people raise their eyebrows, but you are a disgrace, you damn loser ……” Zhou Yan was furious, and at this time, the fire in his heart, he cursed at his own son.

This son of his, obviously weekdays are scolded accustomed to, but also feel through the nature of Zhou Yan, nonetheless do not escape, but also by no means red face, just compensated for the smile and said, “Eh, eh, eh …… son should die, really deserve to die, never dare again.”

Zhou Yan looked at him and raised his eyebrows, instantly alert, and took a deep breath before saying, “This time, what is it again …… What have you done?”

“Aiya, this time is not to blame son, is the front door street rice line, father, you forget, when Liu master family married daughter, father and he is a family friend, and is the same year, you said yourself, Liu master’s daughter, is your daughter, this daughter married, also want to go with a few quintals of rice and meat to …… then …… is not you told your son to go on credit?”

Zhou Yan finally remembered, but obviously did not make the mood a little better, he sank his face, frowned: “Last month, now is not the official salary has not been issued, so anxious to come to the demand? This person really does not understand things.”

Zhou Yan’s displeasure was justified.

He is not borrowed not to return the person, as a matter of fact, the Beijing officials on credit, often merchants are in the issuance of the official salary after the settlement, which is the subtle rules of the capital, we are unspoken.

But wouldn’t it be humiliating to come to the door before it’s time?

So Zhou Yan said in annoyance, “Don’t deal with this family in the future, it’s really no business, hum ……”

This son of his then said, “Father, in fact, people are not here to demand silver, but only to use this excuse …….”

“By the way?” Zhou Yan revealed a look of suspicion.

“Father, have you forgotten? Our Zhou family, we were divided into a mansion. Father, you are a fourth grade young secretary, it is a mansion of one acre and six cents ……”

“So what?” Zhou Yan still didn’t understand what it had to do with this.

Zhou Yan’s son then said, “That rice bank proprietor’s meaning is …… to see if this mansion can be transferred to him ……”

Zhou Yan said in surprise, “What? Isn’t this mansion not yet divided?”

“My son had the same query, but the other party laughed and said that it would be too late to talk about it when it was divided.”

Zhou Yan pursed his lips, his mind moved, he really didn’t think of this, so he paced up with his hands behind his back and his head hung low.

It was a long time before he looked up and mused, “What was his bid?”

“Said he was willing to pay fourteen thousand taels.”

Zhou Yan’s eyes slightly opened and he violently sucked in a mouthful of cool air, shocked, “So much!”

Soon, he felt that he had misspoken, and busily put away the shock on his face, and said with a dignified face, “This mansion, is it worth this much? Feilinwei there, isn’t it barren land?”

“Today’s time, is not Yingtianfu side to demolish the city wall? I heard that there are two city gates, close to the palace city, and then straight through the Feilinwei, so that this Feilinwei although not in the city, but we all know that the future in and out to be convenient, not only so …… also heard that this is the Qixia merchant bank to build a new house, now …… ”

Zhou Yan heard, also seems to vaguely think of, today in Honglu Temple, someone talked about the demolition of the city wall built into the door tower son of the matter.

Just he was busy at that time, did not have the heart to listen carefully, and now I realize that it is closely related to this.

His son, but also said: “Dad, you do not know, this is the supervision of the Royal Historian Wang Wenhong played, after a few weeks, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only approved. Nowadays, everyone is praising Wang Wen Hong for the people to ask for help, to me, this Wang Royal Secretary, indeed very bear ……”

Zhou Yan people are numb, suddenly feel the body floating, both some chagrin their own hindsight. Yes, why did he not think of this play? If he played, attracted everyone’s praise, in the future in Honglu Temple, they do not have to look at the damn face of the Secretary, hostage to this reputation, the damn guy can do anything to me?

The heart regretted it, but it was suddenly somewhat elated.

More than ten thousand taels of silver, ah, for those big merchants and university professors, it may be nothing.

But for him Zhou Yan, it is simply a large sum of money, really solved the urgent need.

This son of his looked at Zhou Yan’s face changed several times and did not say anything for a long time, so he could not help but say apprehensively, “Father, do you think we should say yes or no?”

Zhou Yan thought seriously, but shook his head: “Can not promise, our Zhou family, in the capital did not buy property, has been renting someone else’s mansion, the monthly rent, is not a small amount, now it is not easy to have a residence, how can we sell it? To be poked and prodded.”

After a pause, he went on to say: “In addition, that businessman treacherous, he was willing to put up more than 10,000 taels of silver to buy, visible must also see the value of the mansion is by no means above the price, our Zhou family, not to the end of the mountain, no silver to die on the point of extinction, how can he be cheaper?”

Said Zhou Yan lowered his head to think carefully before looking up at his son: “Tomorrow, you find a time to go to Ma’s boat line. That Ma’s boat line proprietor, and when I was also regarded as the same year, when there was also a together to Beijing to catch the examination it! Just he is not interested in the career, and then determined to do business, and now the business is doing great, there are a few times, he has mentioned, if there are any difficulties, you can go to the boat line to find him, he and the shopkeeper explained, if you want to withdraw silver, at any time.”

“Only, the old man is still concerned about his own old face after all, instead, it is not good to go to the door. It seems that right now …… it is time to shed this piece of face.”

Speaking of this, he sighed quietly, before instructing his son: “You tomorrow report for the father’s name, go to draw five hundred taels of silver to, will our family credit account, the pay back all the pay back, the rest, do not spend, and now keep lest go out again on credit, disgraceful.”

Surprised, Zhou Yan’s son instantly rejoiced, “Yes, I see. Father, why didn’t you say so earlier!”

Zhou Yan see his son’s happy appearance, the depressed mood, suddenly angry, then huffed: “You still think this is a glorious thing! Bah, you’re a loser, where do you know that these things are most not open mouth, today because you’re a loser, but teach my old man to see the old man, can no longer raise his head.”

His son heard, although he was scolded habitually, but look at his father has the tendency of fire, but also do not make a mistake, immediately silenced, no longer dare to squeak.