Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 490

There was a moment of silence above the main hall, and no one spoke for a while.

It's not that they don't want to speak, but that they really don't know how to speak.

If this matter was only brought up by Qi You, it would be easy to handle, and everyone can say what they want.

But the current problem is not like this, it is obviously caused by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Although everyone can ignore this point and regard this matter as Qi You's doing, they can continue to say what they should say.But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't see it so simply, and the troubles that would be caused would not be less, but more.

However, there are also some people who are unwilling to do this, and Liu Qi, the servant of the household department, is one of them.

Now Liu Qi is in charge of the tax department and is a powerful figure in the household department, but the conflicts between him and Qi You have become more and more, or the two of them are inherently unable to cooperate.

Although they are all from Zhu Houzhao, they are in a competitive relationship.Back then, Qi You came from the position of the tax department, and both Qi You and Liu Qi knew this in their hearts.

Qi You can be said to be on guard against Liu Qi, for fear that this person will accidentally pry into his corner and take his position away.

You know, in Qi You's opinion, he is still far from the peak.Although he is now the Minister of the Household Department, and the Household Department has expanded very rapidly in the past few years, he can be regarded as one of the big figures in the imperial court and the core power class.

However, there is still a cabinet above the six departments, and His Royal Highness has not yet ascended the throne. His Minister of the Household Department is far from reaching its peak. It can be said that his career is on the rise.

If he was killed by Liu Qi at this time, or replaced, then everything he had done before would be in vain.After struggling for a lifetime, who wants to do such a thing?

So in the daily affairs, Qi You was very wary of Liu Qi.

Looking at Liu Qi on the other hand, how could he not want to replace Qi You?
For Liu Qi, Qi You's path is his own path.If Qi You is killed at this time, then he will succeed Qi You and successfully occupy the position of Minister of the Household Department, and even the future.After His Royal Highness ascends the throne, he will take a step forward.

Two people have opposite ideas and have an essential conflict of interest. How can there be no conflict?
But Liu Qi didn't dare to jump around in this matter. He knew in his heart that His Royal Highness asked Qi You to do it. If he jumped out at this time, the result would definitely be very miserable. Not only would he not be able to make further progress, but he would lose his present Everything you own.

This is definitely not what Liu Qi wants. What he needs to do is to be more active and make His Royal Highness feel that he is doing a better job.

So at this time Liu Qi stood up, bowed and said, "I want to report to Your Majesty, I have a statement."

Zhu Youtang glanced at Liu Qi, and he didn't feel the slightest surprise that he stood up, this was also one of his son's ironclads.

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Then you can talk about it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Qi quickly agreed, and then said respectfully: "The tax department in charge of the minister is quite touched by this matter. Every year, the accounts of the tax department of the Ministry of Households are very chaotic. There are so many things to donate that it is difficult for the tax department to know how much land there is and what kind of tax should be collected.”

"Because of this, local corruption is rampant, and tax accounts are in chaos, so I think what Mr. Qi Youqi said makes sense."

Everyone glanced at Liu Qi with some interest in their eyes.

As for Qi You, his face became a little ugly.

According to the normal procedure, I am the minister of the household department, and I have already finished talking, and it is not the turn of a minister of the household department to speak.

As long as Liu Qi remains silent, it is enough for him to express his approval; now that Liu Qi has come out, although he expresses his approval, this is also a way of provoking his own authority, which is second only to standing up to oppose.

Everyone knew that the reason why Liu Qi did not object was because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not because of himself as the Minister of the Household Department.

If this matter was not initiated by His Royal Highness, Liu Qi might have directly opposed it.Under such circumstances, it's no wonder Qi You's complexion looks good.

Zhu Youtang nodded, didn't say anything, but looked at his son, with a feeling of gloating in his heart.

Obviously, the son's subordinates also had problems, which put the competition on the bright side.

Zhu Houzhao was a little helpless, he glanced at Liu Qi and Qi You calmly.

How long has it been since the two started fighting before he was enthroned as emperor?

It seems that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the conflict between the two of them has reached the point of irreconcilability.

But now this matter is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to push down the tax collection.

After Liu Qi took the lead, many people really stood up in favor, basically all of them were Zhu Houzhao's people.

The ones who spoke the most fiercely and were most in favor were Xungui and his relatives. They all gave great support to this matter one by one.

For them, the reason is also very simple, this matter does not harm their interests, their interests have been harmed in the past, now it is the turn of the civil servants, and it is right to add obstacles to the civil servants.

What's more, they are all members of the military now, and the military needs a lot of funding from the court.

Especially after the reorganization of the army, now everyone has no place to farm.Then all the expenses need to be allocated by the imperial court. The more money the imperial court has, the more money it will give them. So they are happy to see the results, and with the attitude of gloating and gaining benefits, they naturally support and agree with all their strength.

On the contrary, there are quite a few people in favor of the civil servants, so those who want to stand up and oppose have some hesitation.

It's just that they are now divided into two factions, and they probably have two ideas, and the reason is very simple.

A group of people think that this should be done. They have already had this idea in their hearts, but they dare not say it.Now that someone has proposed it, they are willing to support it by default.

Anyway, even if someone makes a fuss, they can't be blamed, and I didn't express my position, I just acquiesced.

The other group of people are just timid, they really want to stand up and oppose, but they also know the ability of His Highness the Crown Prince.

The power of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has grown tremendously over the years, not only in the court, but also in the military.

In terms of locality, Qiyizhai has expanded rapidly in the past few years. Merchants from all over the country have cooperated with Qiweizhai, and a large number of people have gathered around His Royal Highness.

They stand up and oppose, but there may not be good fruit to eat.

So for a while, there was no voice of opposition in the court.

Of course, this may have something to do with them not thinking of any reason to oppose it. After all, the reasons given by Qi You are very sufficient, and no one has the guts to agree that it is reasonable to hide land and contribute, because this is the rule of this era. correct.

If you dare to express your approval, your fate will be miserable, and public opinion will not support you.

Seeing such a situation, Zhu Youtang felt a little helpless. It seemed that his son was really scary.

So he nodded and said: "Then let's push this matter down, starting with Shuntian Mansion first."

"The household department uses dim sum." Zhu Youtang looked at Qi You and said.

Qi You hurriedly bowed and agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty. The household department must do their best."

Zhu Youtang nodded, and then said, "That's all for today."

After saying this, he stood up directly and walked out to the back.

Zhu Houzhao didn't stay too long, just glanced at Liu Qi and Qi You before he left.

It seems that one of the two is about to move.It's just who to move, I haven't figured it out yet.

In fact, what Zhu Houzhao wanted to move was Qi You, who had been in the position of Minister of the Household Department for a long time.

It's not that there is a problem with Qi You's ability, nor is it that he doesn't do things well, it's just that it's been a long time.

For an emperor, if he puts a courtier in one position for too long, he needs to be relocated.

It's just that I'm afraid I need to discuss these things with my father, and I don't want to use Qi You in the future, so this time I can't just reprimand him, I need to find a position for him to be promoted.

However, Qi You is now the Secretary of the Household Department, and if he is promoted, there will not be many positions for him to go.

As for the positions that Qi You can go to, Zhu Houzhao can't decide, so he has to discuss with his father.

So when the matter was over, Zhu Houzhao followed his father directly to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang was not surprised to see Zhu Houzhao walking over with him.

After the father and son sat down, Yang Peng went to bring the tea.

After taking a sip of tea and eating a few pieces of snacks, Zhu Youtang said, "For the matter of Liu Qi and Qi You?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "The two of them have fallen out now, and it is indeed time to move. I don't want them to make trouble in the household department. What the household department does now is more important. Really It's not good to make a fuss."

Zhu Youtang nodded, glanced at his son appreciatively, and then said, "Then who are you planning to move?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "Let my father be the master."

Glancing at Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Youtang said angrily: "Such troublesome things are always left to me. But I do have some ideas. These two people can't stay, and they all have to move."

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect his father to give such an opinion, so he said with some hesitation: "Now the household department is doing such a big thing, should we think about it? When they finish their work, at least one person should be left behind."

Zhu Youtang shook his head directly, and then said: "Let's talk about Qi You first, he has been in the household department for so many years, he has arranged a lot of people of his own, and there are many petty tricks, so we can't keep him anymore, so this person must make a move." It is not even possible to keep him in the capital, go to Nanjing to be the Minister of the Ministry of officials."

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback when he heard his father's arrangement.

From the Minister of the Ministry of Households to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, it seems that he has been promoted, but can Nanjing and Beijing be the same?

Going to Nanjing is tantamount to being demoted.

"As for that Liu Qi, he is too careless in his actions. Some things can be done in private, but they cannot be made public. This is persecuting the king. Let it go outside, and become a governor, and put it in a remote place."

Seeing his son seemed to be hesitant, Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "These two people have been dazzled by the achievements of the Ministry of Households in the past few years, and they think they can do it. If you want to use it, they must beat it .”

"This beating is also a test for them. If they have resentment, they will not be able to use them in the future. If they can handle it well, then they can still be used."

"You have to let them understand that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. They can do everything because of you. You can't let them have too much desire."

"There is another point that is more important. You have to let all the people who follow you understand that they can do some things if you let them do it; they can't do it if you don't let them do it. This is good for your future."

"As for the household affairs, didn't you find out when you went to Jiangnan this time? What's the name of the Jiangnan tax department?"

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback when his father mentioned Jiangnan Tax Department.

Not long after he came back from Jiangnan, he naturally knew who his father was talking about.

Naturally, it was Qi Huan who presided over the land investigation in the south of the Yangtze River.

So Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and said, "Going back to my father, is it Qi Huan?"

"Yes, it's this person. Didn't he do very well in Nanjing? This time, he will be transferred to Beijing. You will entrust him with the affairs of the household department. I believe he can do a good job too. After this arrangement , everything will be settled, let the two people go somewhere."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father, and knew in his heart that what his father said was right.

It's true that these two people are not suitable, and it's the best way for Dad to deal with them.

In this respect, I still lack a little progress, and there is still a gap between me and my father. It seems that I still have a lot to learn.Next, you may have to put other things aside and focus on learning in this area.

So Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the father,"

"Okay, just wait." Zhu Youtang nodded and said, then continued to drink tea and eat snacks with his head bowed.

After a while, he looked up and saw Zhu Houzhao still sitting there, and asked with some doubts, "Do you have anything else to do?"

"Go back to Emperor Father, I have nothing else to do." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said.

"Then why don't you leave?" Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said, "Leave this matter to me, you can go back to the Crown Princess. Your most urgent task now is to give birth to a son as soon as possible."

Zhu Houzhao looked helpless.

He was still waiting for his father to tell him what to do, but in the end, this is what I did?

But Zhu Houzhao also knew that if his father didn't plan to talk about it, he simply didn't ask.

So he bowed and said, "The minister there will leave."

After Zhu Houzhao returned to Xianyang Palace, he did not continue to do anything, but just waited quietly.

Zhu Houzhao is actually very curious about what his father wants to do, but he also knows that he may not be able to wait for long, and news will come from there soon.

Dad wouldn't keep himself waiting too long.

Sure enough, things did not go as Zhu Houzhao expected, and there was news two days later.

(End of this chapter)