The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 446 The Goodwill of the Old Shoufu
After the great heat comes the beginning of autumn.

"One year cool breeze arrives; second year white dew is born; third year chilly cicadas scream."

The arrival of the Beginning of Autumn is a sign of the transition from summer to autumn, and the weather has gradually cooled down since then.

The people in the capital cut the red heather leaves into petals and put them on their temples to celebrate. As for the princes in the court, they also put down their busy official duties to accompany the emperor Qiushou.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were not as excessive as those of the Song Dynasty, requiring the emperor to restrain himself from hunting.

From their point of view, as long as the emperor doesn't make troubles all day long on tours north and south, it doesn't matter how many times he hunts in a year.

In fact, ever since the treacherous Liu Jin, Qian Ning, and Jiang Bin were demoted, the original absurd father seems to have changed.The ministers attributed this credit to Xie Shen, a scholar of the cabinet, because only the elder Xiaoge could persuade the emperor in all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

For the emperor, it was a blessing to be able to escape from the cramped capital to get some fresh air, even if it was only for a moment.

He was very satisfied with the results of the autumn hunting. Not only did he hunt several beasts with his own hands, but he also taught Mr. Xie how to hunt deer.

Usually Mr. Xie taught him, but this time it was reversed.Emperor Zhengde couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw Mr. at a loss with his hunting bow.

During the short period of hunting, they are no longer monarchs and ministers, they put down all masks, and try their best to be authentic.This is not easy for a king and cabinet ministers.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a custom of offering sacrifices to the Five Emperors on the day of the Beginning of Autumn, but this custom disappeared in the Song Dynasty, and so did the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Zhengde was most afraid of trouble, so he was naturally happy.

For him, more is worse than less.

After the autumn hunt, His Majesty the Emperor hid in the Leopard Room outside the Xihua Gate without hesitation, and left the government affairs of the Manchu Dynasty to the three cabinet scholars.

The king is slack in politics, the cabinet is the leader, and everything is business as usual.

In the cabinet, Xie Cifu asked for leave to recuperate, and only Li Shoufu and Xiaoge's elders were on duty.

On this day, Xie Shen handed a letter to Mr. Shoufu, and said in a harmonious voice, "Let's take a look, Mr. Xiya, Brother Shouren implemented the new policy in Huating, and now it seems that it is very effective."

Li Dongyang took the letter and glanced it over, nodded slightly and said: "It is true that the tiger father has no sons. Brother Dehui has sons like this, so there is no regret in this life."

Xie Shen couldn't help laughing when he heard the words.Others are like sons are more expensive than their fathers, but this Wang's family is fine, it seems that fathers are more expensive than their sons.

When people mention Wang Hua in the future, do they want to say that this is the old father of the imperial envoy?

"Su Songjin and Gentleman formed their own lineage. After Songjiang was eliminated, the pressure to relocate Suzhou will be much less."

Since taxation is to be changed, Nanzhili, which has the heaviest taxation in the world, must be moved.To move Nanzhili, Su Song must be moved first.

This is what affects the whole body.

"Well, what Xi Yagong said is right. Now it seems that these gentry are just some strong outsiders. No matter how hard their necks are, they are not as strong as the handle of a knife. If a knife is put on their necks, they will all become shrinking turtles. gone."

Li Dongyang stroked his beard and said, "Si Ming, your description is quite interesting."

Xie Shen was secretly pleased: "Mr. Xi Ya, it seems that it is time to present to His Majesty and promote the New Deal in Nanzhili."

However, Li Dongyang said bitterly: "It's not urgent. The new policy of Songjiang Mansion has only been implemented halfway, and the effect of the commercial tax reform has not yet been seen. Let's wait and see."

Although Xie Shen was helpless, he also knew that with Li Dongyang's mature and prudent temperament, it was impossible to directly agree to implement the New Deal in Nanzhili.Only by impressing him with the results can the old Chief Assistant write a letter to His Majesty.

Right now, Li Dongyang is Xie Shen's most important political ally, and also the reliance of Xie Shen's political ideals, and he must not lose it.

"The boss said yes, then wait and see."

Xie Shen said softly: "I heard that His Majesty has recently become obsessed with chess, which is a good thing."

Li Dongyang nodded and said: "Playing chess is good for cultivating one's character. Your Majesty has a noble status, so it's good to be able to calm down."

In fact, what Li Dongyang wants to say is that there is one thing that can tie the emperor, so he won't think about running outside all day long.But this is not what the courtier should say, so he changed to another set of rhetoric when it came to his mouth.

"Siming, at your age, you should be more casual, but you are confined to this cabinet duty room all day. It's hard for you. Why don't you take a rest in a few days, and the good thing is that Joe is coming back It's okay, you can take a break for a while."

The rest and mu system of the Ming Dynasty determined that the distribution of holidays was very uneven.There are plenty of holidays around the Chinese New Year, but it seems stretched on weekdays.

However, this has no effect on officials of Xie Shen's level.

As long as he wants to take a rest, he only needs to tell the chief assistant Li Dongyang.Unless it's a long vacation, even the emperor doesn't need to be alarmed.

This is the so-called privilege.

But Xie Shen has never enjoyed this privilege.The reason was simple, he couldn't just watch the two old men busy preparing the memorandum while he was happy.

This is also a manifestation of responsibility.

Since you are in an important position, you can't have a vegetarian meal, otherwise, what is the difference from those old fritters who are dawdling around?
Since Xie Qian asked for leave, Xie Shen didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.For two months in a row, he wished he could move to the value house, and there were seventy or eighty memorials drafted every day, if not one hundred.

But people are not made of iron after all. Although he is young, he still feels exhausted.Now that Xie Qian is coming back to work, Xie Shen can finally rest for a while.

To say no more would be hypocritical.

Xie Shen smiled and said: "Then I would like to thank Duke Xi Ya."

"The scenery of this western mountain is very good, Siming doesn't need to go far, it's good to go there to relax."

People are not machines, and there will always be moments of emotional breakdown after long hours of high-intensity work.

What Xie Shen needs at this moment is not a long journey, but to be alone for a while, to let go of himself completely.

Li Dongyang is right, Xishan is indeed a good choice.

"It just so happened that last year I bought a house at the foot of Xishan Mountain as a separate courtyard. I have never lived in it before. This time, I happened to live alone for ten days and a half."

"While the old man can still move, Siming, you should take a good rest. If the old man can't move someday, the heavy burden will be on Siming's shoulders alone."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian entered the cabinet in the same year, and if there is no accident, they will be in the front and back in the future.Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Li Dongyang saying that.

In fact, Xie Shen has been trained as the chief assistant since he entered the cabinet.So much so that Jiao Fang, who joined the cabinet earlier, was completely a foil, and that's why he resented Xie Shen and set fire to Wenyuan Pavilion to blame others.

But that's all in the past.

"Mr. Xiya, don't say that. You are in good health, and you can help His Majesty manage government affairs for at least ten or two years."

"Haha, isn't that old man an old monster?"

(End of this chapter)