Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 65
After a while, Yu Qian calmed down and saw Lin Cunde still spinning the tea cup.

Yu Qian is even more convinced that the person behind it is Lin Cunde. Otherwise, Lin Cunde would not be so indifferent.

Yu Qian saw that Lin Cunde was silent, so he didn't say a word and just sat quietly.

Lin Cunde turned the teacup and suddenly said: "Yu Shangshu, you are the Shangshu of the Ministry of War. You have commanded the defense of the capital. You have made great contributions. You can be said to have extended the life of the Ming Dynasty. You just said that you hope that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. I believe it. I have a question, but also Please ask Yu Shangshu to help students clarify their doubts!"

"Say it!" Yu Qian nodded, with a bit of hope.

"How to make the people live and work in peace and contentment? What should the court do? What should local officials do?" Lin Cunde raised his head, looked at Yu Qian and asked seriously.

When Yu Qian heard this, he was a little stunned. He did not expect that Lin Cunde would ask such a question.

After thinking for a while, he said: "If the officials in the court govern the Qingming Festival, select virtuous and local officials, and conduct honest and fair administration, then the people can live and work in peace and contentment!"

Lin Cunde nodded slightly but remained silent.

Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde and asked, "Isn't it right?"

"Oh, no!" Lin Cunde came back to his senses and continued: "Do you have anything to add?"

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "What I'm talking about is the general direction. In terms of details, there are so many details. It's useless to talk too much!"

Lin Cunde nodded slightly and said, "Okay, the student still has two questions!"

He raised a finger and said: "First, as you said, how can people enjoy their work if they have no land to farm?"

He raised his second finger and said: "If wars continue on the border, the armaments are depleted and training is neglected, how can we guard the border? If the border is not peaceful, how can the people live in peace?"

He put away his two fingers and continued: "Yu Shangshu is the Minister of the Ministry of War. You can live in peace. How many elite soldiers and generals are there in my Ming Dynasty's guardhouse? How many of them bear the name of a guardhouse? But among them, thousands or hundreds of households have become landlords, and military households have become tenants? Does Yu Shangshu know?

If it is clear, how can it be changed?How to live and work happily if you don’t live in peace and contentment? "

Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde blankly at this moment. He did not expect that Lin Cunde's question was so direct and pointed at himself. He was unable to answer Lin Cunde's question for the moment. He could only murmur: "In your opinion, what should I do?"

"Managing the Ministry of War is the responsibility of the Minister. How dare students speak nonsense? I am just worried when I see that the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Defense is overstaffed!" Lin Cunde said with a bitter smile.

Yu Qian heard this and said: "That's true, but I will slowly correct these problems. If you have a method, please don't hesitate to teach me!"

Lin Cunde waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to teach you. The students know that Yu Shangshu suspects that I am the person behind it. In fact, Yu Shangshu and the person behind it may be important to those officials who feel guilty. Is it important to Yu Shangshu?" As you said, Yu Shangshu is very satisfied with what His Majesty is doing now, and it has achieved good results. This is enough. There is no need to delve into the people behind it!
In addition, Yu Shangshu, as a student, how dare I say that I am the person behind His Majesty!However, I do not deny that I hope that Your Majesty can securely sit on the throne. My father died in the Tumu Fort, and my brother died in the defense of the capital. My mother heard the bad news and could not survive.
If the Supreme Emperor is allowed to come back and continue to occupy this position, haha, will the battle to defend the capital be repeated again?If it happens again, Mr. Yu, will you still be in command then?There won't be any Li Zhen or Liu Zhen?
The student dared to say, if the Supreme Emperor comes back, can Yu Shangshu still be reused?Maybe he will be killed, but not necessarily!Students also know a little about the Emperor's way of doing things, but sometimes it is so unreasonable! "

After hearing this, Yu Qian smiled, and he was already sure that it was Lin Cunde. Then he picked up the cup, raised it to Lin Cunde, and said: "You are right, why do I need to dig deeper? I offer tea instead of wine to apologize to you. !”

"If you don't deserve an apology, let's toast to reaching a consensus!" Lin Cunde also raised his glass, gestured, drank it in one gulp, then picked up the justice cup and poured tea for Yu Qian.

"This tea table is good. I have never asked for gifts from others. Today I will make an exception. Is it okay to give me one?" Yu Qian asked with a smile.

"That's my honor. I'll send someone to deliver it to Yu Shangshu in the next few days!" Lin Cunde said with a smile.

"Well, are you willing to come out and do things? If you are willing to come out and do things, come to my Ministry of War. I will recommend you to be the head of the Ministry of War! Help me handle the affairs of the Ministry of War!" Yu Qian asked with a smile, looking at Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you to Shangshu for being able to look up to the student. The student is just the son of the seventh-rank censor. Even if he is awarded a position, it cannot be higher than the seventh rank. The head of the Ministry of War is a sixth-rank official. Besides, I am keeping my filial piety. How can I help Shangshu?" ?”

"If I write you a petition to seize love, the cabinet won't have any objections! Besides, you are His Majesty's brother-in-law and have been promoted to one level. His Majesty won't have any objections. As for the staff, I'll go say hello!" Yu Qian still looked at Lin Cunde with a smile.

Lin Cunde waved his hands repeatedly and said: "If this is the case, Wang Shibo will scold me to death. He hopes that I can concentrate on studying and do not have to worry about being an official. If I am 25 years old and haven't passed the imperial examination, I can continue to work hard as an official. And Eight years!”

"That's okay, but I may come here more often in the future. Are you welcome?" Yu Qian asked with a smile.

"Sweep the couch to welcome you!" Lin Cunde nodded affirmatively.

"Well, with so many books, you are getting a big deal. Can I take a look?" Yu Qian turned to point at the books on the rows of bookshelves behind him and asked.

"Please!" Lin Cunde made a gesture of invitation to Yu Qian.Yu Qian stood up and walked to the bookshelf, where Lin Cunde continued to sit there drinking tea.

Almost an hour later, Zhu Ji came back and saw Yu Qian sitting at the tea table reading a book. The two seemed to be chatting about the contents of the book. It felt strange,'

The father-in-law came to visit Lin Cunde just to chat about books. When had the father-in-law ever been so free?

However, he still sat down and said: "Cunde, your mansion is really big. These 6 taels of silver are well spent! When spring comes, the flowers will be in full bloom here, and it will be a beautiful sight!"

Lin Cunde said with a smile: "You can just come over and take a look when the time comes. If Brother Shangde wants to come to my mansion, he can come over at any time!"

"That's good!" Zhu Ji said with a smile.

Yu Qian also nodded and said: "It's true, Wang Zhen spent a lot of money back then! Of course, a lot of money does not belong to Wang Zhen, it is the people below who honor him!"

"So I got the advantage!" Lin Cunde said with a proud smile.

Yu Qian and Zhu Ji also smiled.

At noon, Yu Qian and Zhu Ji had dinner at Lin Cunde's mansion, rested for a while in the study, and then said goodbye. Lin Cunde also personally escorted them to the gate and watched them get into a carriage and leave.

Back at the mansion, Lin Cunyi asked Lin Cuunde, "Is that person who came here Yu Qian, the Minister of War?"

"Well, it's Zhu Ji's father-in-law!" Lin Cunde nodded.

"Fifth brother, you are really good!" Lin Cunyi happily gave Lin Cuunde a thumbs up.

"What is this? It may not be a good thing. Of course, it may not be a bad thing. During this period, I am not going anywhere, just in the house, and so are you. By the way, when the eighth day of the lunar month comes, you go to the store. Take a look, see if the soap and soap are still selling well? If they are selling well, I will continue to approve a note for you, and then the money will be divided into two parts!" Lin Cunde put his hands behind his back, slowly walked through the verandah, and explained to Lin Cunyi road.

"Okay, you should study with peace of mind!" Lin Cunyi nodded.

For the next period of time, Lin Cunde stayed behind closed doors. During this period, Wang Ying came once, and Wang Zhi also came once. Unknowingly, the first month passed. However, the first year of Jingtai was a leap month. After the first month, it was still the first month. The weather It was also very cold.

And this month, some of Zhu Qiyu's actions also made the court ministers praise him. Zhu Qiyu asked the refugees to reclaim land, which is tax-free. Adults can reclaim four acres of land each, and minors can reclaim three acres of land. They are tax-free for five years. The court provides seeds and farm tools every year, and every three households share one cow, and all the money needed comes from the internal treasury!
As soon as this order came out, the government and the public were shocked. They all praised His Majesty for his kindness, especially the refugees and rebels. After learning the news, most of the rebels quickly calmed down. Zhu Qiyu ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to send the right minister to inspect the reclamation. Land matters.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate was ordered to send a censor to supervise the distribution of money and grain.

No one in the court dared to object, and many upright ministers had begun to turn to Zhu Qiyu one after another.

Of course, there are also some ministers who were successful during the period of the Supreme Emperor. Now they are left out, and they are still unwilling to contact the Empress Dowager Sun and the Empress Dowager Qian. All of this is under the control of Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu doesn't want to kill them yet. What he has to do now is to win over the hearts of the people and officials.

And during this period, the ministers sent memorials every day, hoping to welcome the Emperor back. Zhu Qiyu also made it clear that he welcomed the Emperor back, but he had to have Wala send him back in person. If Wala hurt the Emperor even a hair, the Ming army would step on him. Flat and flat, there will be no rest until death.

These remarks shocked the ministers in the court. No one expected that Zhu Qiyu actually publicly said that he hoped the Emperor would come back. Moreover, these remarks were very consistent with the emperor's words. The dignity of the Ming Dynasty cannot be trampled on, and Wala must be sent back in person unconditionally.

Zhu Qiyu said this, but the ministers below did not dare to submit memorials. They had already reached a conclusion. The rest depends on the choice of Wala.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Lin Cunde. Lin Cunde is just studying behind closed doors.

In the evening of this day, Lin Cunde had just finished eating and took a walk in the garden of his home to eat. Although the weather was very cold, after several months of exercise, Lin Cunde obviously felt that his body was better.So I also go out for a walk.

While Lin Cunde was taking a walk, he heard Lin Cunyi shouting: "Fifth brother, fifth brother, hurry up, grandfather is here, grandfather is here!"

Lin Cunde didn't hear clearly for a while. After he heard it clearly, Lin Cunde hurried to the front yard, followed by Qiu Shuang, who was also holding up her skirt to follow.

"Grandfather and my father are here!" Lin Cunyi said happily to Lin Cunde after reuniting with Lin Cunde.

(End of this chapter)