Chapter 711 Bullying me too much
One hour is two hours, Qi Jiguang waited outside Yan Song's gate for half an hour before being summoned.
After Qi Jiguang walked into Yan Song's room, Zhu Ping'an withdrew his gaze and began to deal with the official affairs piled up due to the writing of Qing Ci. After only reading two memorials, Yan Song began to ask people to hand in the Qing Ci. As for Qi Jiguang, who reported the military situation, Zhu Ping'an only had time to see his back walking out of Wuyi Hall.
At around eleven o'clock, Zhu Ping'an felt that the entire Xiyuan became busy for Emperor Jiajing's Zhaijiao activities.
Soon, the entire Xiyuan was filled with smoke, and more than a thousand kilograms of incense, candles, and paper were wiped out. If this were to happen in modern times, Emperor Jiajing would have been sprayed by environmentalists.
This is the second time Zhu Ping'an has participated in Emperor Jiajing's Zhaijiao. The last time was at the Hanlin Academy.
This time Zhu Ping'an felt a little different from last time. Last time he was responsible for writing, drawing and decorating the venue. This time he was accompanying him to worship, which was closer to the Zhaijiao Activity Center.
Yuan Wei, Li Chunfang and others are still responsible for writing Qing Ci in the Dharma altar. When Zhu Ping'an met Yuan Wei, he felt the envy, jealousy and hatred in Yuan Wei's eyes, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with his early appointment to the cabinet.
After the Zhai Jiao event began, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but thank Li Shu for her foresight. The soft leather and silk shoes under her feet were really a sacred tool for the Zhai Jiao.
In the Zhaijiao activities, he prayed and knelt again and again. If he still wore the official boots before, Zhu Pingan estimated that he would have two useless feet now. Now wearing these soft leather and silk shoes, After kneeling so much, Zhu Pingan didn't feel any discomfort in his legs and feet.
While kneeling during the Zhaijiao event, Zhu Ping'an quietly observed Tao Zhongwen, the old god stick, at close range. The old god stick had a fluttering white beard, a childish face with white hair, and apricot-yellow Taoist robes. He had a somewhat fairy-like demeanor.
But no matter how immortal he is, he can't change the nature of his old magic stick.
After the Zhaijiao activity was about to end, a Taoist boy urgently sent a letter. After Tao Zhongwen opened it, his face was filled with joy, and then he thanked Emperor Jiajing, who was wearing a blue Bagua Taoist robe.
"Report to the True Lord, my junior brother - Zhang Yan, a Taoist priest in Qihe County, was promoted to build the Daqing Bridge. When dredging the river, he found a keel weighing a thousand kilograms. It also highlighted a vein of stone and sand, which was several feet long. , like a god . This is a blessing from heaven, congratulations to the true king, congratulations to the true king."
By reading Tao Zhongwen's lips, Zhu Ping'an knew the content of the letter in Tao Zhongwen's hand, and it turned out that he had dug out a worth of bones.
keel?
It’s terrible to be uneducated. What dragon bones? They are fossils of paleontology.
Zhu Pingan curled his lips speechlessly.
However, Emperor Jiajing followed this trick and was very happy when he heard the words of Longyan. As soon as the golden words were spoken, he allocated 200,000 taels of silver and ordered him to build Yuanyue Mountain in Taihe Mountain, Huguang, and perform the ritual of calming the gods. Build a memorial ceremony to pray for the Ming Dynasty.
Taihe Mountain, also known as Wudang Mountain, is said to be a famous Taoist mountain. Emperor Jiajing named Wudang Mountain the most famous mountain in the world. Whenever there was a major event, Emperor Jiajing would have people worship at Mount Wudang.
Damn it! Tao Zhongwen, the old bastard who brought disaster to the country!
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but cursed Tao Zhongwen again in his heart.
During the last fasting ceremony, I wrote Qing Ci on the Dharma altar. I was so courageous that I just hid the gold powder dipped in more than ten brushes in my sleeves.
But this old magician defrauded Emperor Jiajing of two hundred thousand taels of silver with just one letter.
Two hundred thousand taels is not a small amount.
Last year, there was a severe drought in Ningxia and Gansu. People had nothing to eat and had to eat each other. The court only distributed 200,000 taels of silver to provide disaster relief.
Tao Zhongwen, an old bastard, and a paleontological fossil, took away disaster relief funds from two provinces from the treasury
Zhu Pingan could no longer be disgusted with Tao Zhongwen, an old bastard.
Cultivation of your way in the mountains and reciting your sutras, how can you torment me, Ming Dynasty! The overthrow of the Ming Dynasty a hundred years later was due to the considerable "contribution" of these magicians. Otherwise, why would the Ming Dynasty suffer such losses?
At this time, Tao Zhongwen, who had an immortal demeanor and a childlike appearance, became more and more vulgar and ugly in the eyes of Zhu Pingan.
Because of the "dragon bone" incident, Emperor Jiajing was very happy. Yan Song, who performed outstandingly in this Zhaijiao event, also received a special commendation from Emperor Jiajing. He was rewarded with a "cuckold" that must have been made by himself. No, it was a fragrant leaf crown, with the help of Jiajing Yan Song. The merits of Zhai Jiao, as well as two excellent Qing Ci poems written by Yan Song.
Yuan Wei also received a special commendation from Emperor Jiajing. During this Zhai Jiao, a poem written by Yuan Wei was also favored by Emperor Jiajing.
The same goes for Li Chunfang. Suye's artificial Qingci was also favored by Emperor Jiajing.
As for Zhu Ping'an, like other people who participated in the Zhai Jiao, he only received a reward from Emperor Jiajing: "Other officials gave him a pound of ice."
Yuan Wei wore a fragrant leaf crown specially awarded to his ears by Emperor Jiajing, and walked arrogantly in front of Zhu Pingan. When he passed by Zhu Pingan, he glanced at Zhu Pingan and deliberately flicked the fragrant leaf crown. After a moment, he walked away from Zhu Pingan's eyes with a complacent expression.
"You are a cuckold and yet you are so proud. You are really a model of forgiveness."
Zhu Ping'an looked at Yuan Wei's walking back and curled his lips speechlessly.
Emperor Jiajing returned Long Yan's joy during the fasting ceremony at noon, but when he was about to get off work in the afternoon, his temper was expressed in the cabinet.
Under Emperor Jiajing's temper, the cabinet was like a boat about to capsize in a storm.
This was the first time Zhu Pingan saw Emperor Jiajing lose his temper.
When Emperor Jiajing set foot in the cabinet, Zhu Pingan felt a great pressure. He lowered his head like a quail and knelt on the ground with everyone to plead guilty.
The reason why Emperor Jiajing lost his temper was that Jinkou Yuyan allocated 200,000 taels for Tao Zhongwen to perform rituals to calm the gods and build a memorial ceremony at Jianyuan Mountain in Wudang Mountain during the fasting ceremony.
The problem lies in these two hundred thousand taels.
After the fasting ceremony, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War wrote at this juncture. The Ministry of Revenue said that disaster relief, military expenditures, etc. were huge, and the treasury was in short supply; the Ministry of Industry said that the cost of repairing the walls of the capital was huge; the Ministry of War said There was a famine in Xuanfu and Datong, and Shangshu asked for a loan of 300,000 silver from military pay for relief.
In short, the treasury was short of silver.
The three ministries wrote to Emperor Jiajing, asking him to withdraw the two hundred thousand taels from the inner treasury to finance the construction of Yuan Yue on Mount Taihe.
What is the inner library?
The inner treasury is the concept corresponding to the national treasury. The inner treasury is the internal transportation treasury. It is the small treasury of Emperor Jiajing. It is the private money that Emperor Jiajing worked hard to "save". For example, the imperial treasury in the name of Emperor Jiajing Zhuang Yiyi, local officials, ethnic minority leaders Tribute proceeds from direct attacks by the Ming Dynasty's vassal states to Emperor Jiajing, pocket money allocated from the treasury every year, confiscation of homes, mining taxes sent by eunuchs to various places to collect, mountain taxes, tomb taxes, river taxes, etc.
It’s not easy to save.
This is the lifeblood of Emperor Jiajing and the basis for Emperor Jiajing to practice Taoism and refine elixirs.
Emperor Jiajing's cultivation of immortality and elixir refining cost a lot of money. Alchemy materials such as musk, cinnabar, mercury, lead, mica, and lead mother were expensive. The amount used by Emperor Jiajing to cultivate immortality and refining elixir was astronomical. Refining elixir was like burning money.
It was not that Emperor Jiajing had not attracted the attention of the treasury, but if the money of the treasury was used to refine elixirs, the ministers would not allow it. Some of them were stubborn and even threatened their lives. Emperor Jiajing had no choice but to The idea of using treasury money to make elixirs was abandoned.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing could only rely on his inner treasury to support his Taoism and alchemy.
In Emperor Jiajing's view, the ritual of calming the gods at Jianyuan Mountain was the same project as the Fengzen Mount Tai to worship heaven. They were all praying for the Ming Dynasty, and they should have been paid for from the national treasury.
Now the minister actually wants Emperor Jiajing to pay money from the inner treasury. How can Emperor Jiajing endure it?
For alchemy, you don’t let me use the treasury money, okay, I’ll use my own private money! Now, Jianyuan Yue is performing the ritual of calming the gods. Your treasury should have come forward, but now you have to use my private money!
It’s too much to bully me! You are so brave!
(End of this chapter)