Chapter 10 Chapter Ten Jokes

Hubu Shangshu Chen Yu began to change his mind, and he said to Military Minister Tian Le, who had thought of resigning like him, "If it is true that mining taxes are abolished and weaving and firing everywhere, I will There is still something for the Ming Dynasty to do!" Tian Le didn't answer his words immediately, but looked at him again and again, hesitated to speak for a while, and finally said: "Is this statement credible?" Chen Yu said with a smile: "The 'Shangyu' has been issued, so how can there be false? The cabinet is acting according to the decree, and according to the draft of the Shangyu, it will be announced to the world soon!"

The two of them entered the palace overnight and followed Shen Yiguan to Rendemen. They knew a lot about the whole process, except that they didn't see the edict of Emperor Wanli with their own eyes. Que was full of confidence: "Boss Shen Ge won't be able to fabricate the content of the 'Shangyu'? What's more, the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince were present when the Lord Long Live delivered the Shangyu orally!" After saying this, Tian Le felt relieved, and in his heart, like Chen Yu, he began to have the intention of canceling his resignation—he said to Chen Yu: "Then, just wait a few days!"

He didn't say the words "outspoken", but the meaning was obvious; in a few days, if the new king really abolished the mining tax when he ascended the throne, then he would be willing to stay and continue to serve as an official in the court. The two reached a consensus again.So, the two went to make an appointment with Yang Yikui, Minister of the Ministry of Industry who also planned to resign and return to his hometown—— There seems to be a ray of light, a ray of hope in the Ming Dynasty; the officials who have been unable to continue to do so have gained new motivation, and they are looking forward to it, waiting for the opportunity of reform and improvement.

The cabinet quickly drafted the edict of Emperor Wanli, and everything was ready to be announced to the whole world when the time came. A bright future, a bright prospect, seems to be in sight; the content of the posthumous introduction has been quietly circulated among civil and military officials before it is officially announced, and it is known to everyone in less than half a day—even if people have to force themselves On his face, there was a look of mourning for Emperor Wanli's critical illness, but the corners of his eyes and brows could not conceal the joy in his heart—although it still needs to wait, it is just around the corner!

People began to imagine the political reforms of the new dynasty, and then there were all kinds of beautiful situations after the political reforms—the more optimistic people were even thinking in the distance: "The long-lost great peace and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty will come back—Xinjun After ascending the throne, there will be peace and prosperity immediately." People immersed in beautiful daydreams did not imagine whether the current crown prince Chang Luo would be able to undertake the heavy responsibility of political reform after he ascended the throne, and except for a few teachers and guardians of Chang Luo, few people knew that Chang Luo's innate aptitude was not Jia, who received too little education the day after tomorrow; he is unresponsive, has poor memory, reads little, and has no thinking power at all. Once he becomes the king, how will he manage state affairs?

No one thinks about it at all—people who are immersed in beautiful reveries have completely lost their minds. The biggest source of joy in their hearts is the "stop mining tax" in the will, so it is natural to regard "stop mining tax" as He bought the panacea, thinking that as soon as the mining tax was paid, the Ming Dynasty would immediately come back to life. No one has considered the overall and comprehensive issues——the current riddle of the Ming Dynasty was not caused by the mining tax alone, but was formed by many complicated factors. Nobody thinks about— Even, without anyone noticing, things will change; the new hope in everyone's heart becomes a flash in the pan, and soon withers, withers, and disillusionment.

Reality is always worse than imagined. And this one was ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times worse than imagined. That day, a sound of neat and quick footsteps came directly from the palace to the cabinet. Twenty eunuchs march together— Shen Yiguan was notified before the arrival of the twenty eunuchs, and the first thought that flashed in his mind was: "The eunuchs are coming quickly, could it be——Long Live Lord passed away? They came to report the funeral?" Thinking of this, my heart beat wildly, my whole body became hot, and my whole face flushed unconsciously. The day I've been waiting for has finally arrived——

So, he got up and left his seat, and straightened his clothes. Even though he restrained himself again and again, a smile still appeared on his face, and he thought to himself: "Tian Sili must have brought someone here - he has always been very polite, as long as the palace is still free, he will definitely come in person. unless--" The sound of hurried footsteps interrupted his thoughts - he had already reached the door. He received him according to the ceremony. However, the twenty eunuchs who came to the cabinet were not led by Tian Yi, and none of them he knew; even, these people had no "propriety" at all in front of him.

The leader only took out a gold medal, shook it in front of his eyes, and took it back before he saw it clearly, but held his head high, his posture was so arrogant that he was almost defiant, and he spoke in a rough and loud voice. Shouting, as if the person you are facing is not the chief minister of the cabinet, but a prisoner who has committed a heinous crime in the prison: "By the holy decree—order the cabinet to hand over before issuing an 'upper decree'!" After drinking, he simply put one hand straight in front of Shen Yiguan's nose and shouted loudly: "Bring it!"

Before Shen Guanyi had time to figure out what was going on, his ears were buzzing with the eunuch's high and thin voice, he felt a panic in his heart, his feet went limp, and he almost fell, he managed to calm himself down and forced himself to He quickly thought about what the eunuch said, but he still didn't dare to assume the exact situation, so he had to go around the corner and ask timidly: "Long live Lord Shengan?" Facing this sentence, the eunuch's expression and tone eased a little, and he cupped his hands and told him: "Long Live Lord's dragon body has recovered today, so we specially ordered our family to recover the previous edict— —”

The attitude is much more polite, but to Shen Yiguan's ears, these words are more severe than the blow of five thunders—— Did Emperor Wanli turn the corner? Was it a miracle?Or did the imperial physician find the cause and use the right medicine?Or is it a blessing from heaven? His mind was turning left and right, but he had to face the iron fact in front of him; the beautiful prospect that he thought was coming has receded, and all hopes were shattered. Tracing back to the above discussion made before, is it that Emperor Wanli wants to cancel the edict of the Shangyu? Abolishing the mining tax - this is a great event for the benefit of all people. Could it be that Emperor Wanli wants to go back on his word? For a moment, he didn't care about other things, and he couldn't think about anything selfishly for himself anymore—his heart was in a mess, but he couldn't help trying to struggle in his mouth. He stammered and said, "The above discussion has been published—how—can it be recovered?" Unexpectedly, the eunuch was very familiar with this matter, raised his head, and said to him in a straight voice: "The edict was only sent to the cabinet, but it has not yet been released from the cabinet - why can't it be recovered?" Then, his expression changed, and he said sharply: "As long as Mr. Shen Ge takes it out and gives it to our family to bring it back, it will be recovered!" His attitude was so ferocious that Shen Yiguan trembled, his eyes were lowered, his head was lowered, and his neck was shrunk, not daring to look directly at him; after a while, he thought of another sentence to try to redeem: "Previously—— It was Tian Sili's face-to-face delivery—" Unexpectedly, the words were interrupted in the middle of the sentence: "For this matter, Lord Long Live is already going to punish Tian Sili for his crimes, so why does Mr. Ge mention Tian Sili?" "what?" Shen Yiguan panicked again, his whole body went limp, and he sighed silently in his heart: "Handing over the above theory will make me ridicule, scold, and even become a sinner for all people—" And this thought flashed, and his courage increased by three points: "Anyway, try again for the last time—maybe you can save some!" So, subconsciously, he straightened his back, and said to the eunuch: "This matter is of great importance, and this court will immediately go to the Long Live Lord—the eunuch will wait a little while, and the eunuch will be sent to the palace on his behalf!" As he said that, he also deliberately put on the posture of the chief assistant of the cabinet, and simply didn't talk too much with the eunuchs, and just sat down to write the memorial. Taking a deep breath, he forced himself to quickly get rid of all distracting thoughts, concentrate all his energy, and write quickly. This is the last fight, he tried his best to clearly write on the paper: Yesterday, according to the imperial decree, the ministers and all the yamen stayed directly in the court room, and now they know that the victory has passed since the ringing, and it has been passed on.In an instant, it has been spread all over the world, and it is extremely difficult to recover one by one.It is not appropriate to fight against sweat. He wrote it in one go, but he wrote himself so sweaty that he didn't realize it; after he finished writing, he silently prayed in his heart: "How the Lord Long Live decides depends on the will of nature; I have tried my best! " Then, he personally delivered the memorial to the eunuch. The eunuch also changed his attitude to deal with it in a more peaceful manner, instead of yelling harshly, he took it over politely; then, he directed the two eunuchs who came with him: "Send it to Lord Long Live, and say, Senior Shen Ge plays!" Then he said to Shen Yiguan: "Our family is waiting for news here!" As he spoke, he sat down on a chair by himself, and the rest of the eunuchs who came with him stood in two rows behind him. Shen Yiguan looked at him, and suddenly an idea came to his mind; he found that the eunuch was willing to help him deliver the memorial, but in fact, he still wanted to help him in his own selfishness. He was vicious on the surface, and maybe it was only because of Emperor Wanli's "" "Strict decree" has to make a gesture. He couldn't help feeling emotional: "Helpless—helpless—living in these years, everyone is full of 'helpless'!"