"Your Majesty, Grand Secretary Gao must be tired from the journey. I hope Your Majesty can give him a seat on account of his advanced age…"
Zhang Juzheng seemed to be very concerned about Gao Gong, thinking about him everywhere.
However, when Gao Gong heard Zhang Ju Zheng's words, he felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Men, give a seat to the Grand Secretary."
Zhu Yijun saw that Gao Gong's legs were weak and called the eunuch to get him a chair.
However, this sentence seemed to have hit Gao Gong's soft spot.
Gao Gong was already in his sixties, and Zhang Juzheng was in his prime. This was Gao Gong's greatest weakness. At this age, he should have retired long ago. If the Emperor thought that he was old, then he would be completely defeated by Zhang Juzheng.
"Your Majesty, I'm not old, so I don't need to sit and talk…On the contrary, Lord Zhang has recently caught a cold. I think Lord Zhang should go and get the imperial physician to take a look.”
Gao Gong's words were even more vicious. Zhu Yijun shouldn't be sick. If he was sick, Gao Gong would dare to let Zhang Juzheng take the blame. Who asked you to enter the palace when you were infected with a cold?
The first assistant and the second assistant exchanged blows. Gao Gong had the upper hand. The older the ginger, the spicier.
……
In the eyes of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Yijun was just a small emperor. He was sitting on the dragon throne, so he probably wouldn't be able to hear anything.
Right now, the control of the royal court was wavering between Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.
Originally, Feng Bao had already decided to join forces with Zhang Juzheng to overthrow Gao Gong. However, Feng Bao was frightened by the little Emperor's wisdom, so scared that he no longer dared to hide from the sky and use his power to attack the important officials of the court.
Because the Emperor had already warned him not to be like Liu Jin and Zhao Gao. If he did whatever he wanted under the Emperor's eyes, he would probably die.
It was because of Feng Bao's retreat that Gao Gong was able to sit firmly in the cabinet, while Zhang Juzheng's position as the second assistant could not be moved.
"Hand it over." Zhu Yijun said to Gao Gong.
Gao Gong handed the memorial in his hand to Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun opened the memorial and looked at it seriously.
Gao Gong and Zhang Ju were standing with their hands by their sides. The two of them secretly sized up the little emperor. They realized that although the little emperor was young, he was sitting upright on the dragon throne.
Although he was a little childish, he had a serious look.
Zhang Ju Zheng looked at the little emperor and felt a little disappointed. The empress dowager had already told him that she wanted to become the emperor's teacher and help the emperor grow, but suddenly, there was no more.
If he could become the little emperor's teacher, he would be able to suppress the little emperor…
But why was there no further explanation? Could it be that the little emperor had already found someone else to be his teacher?
While Zhang Ju was thinking about his own matters, Gao Gong was also considering his own plans.
Originally, he thought that the ten-year-old Tian Zi only knew how to play.
However, after seeing him today, this young emperor actually acted like the emperor and did not lose his manners when dealing with his subjects.
However, Gao Gong didn't think that the little emperor would be able to achieve anything great. After all, he was only ten years old.
When Zhu Yijun was reading Gao Gong's memorial, the two cabinet ministers looked at Gao Yi. They found that Gao Yi was like an old monk meditating, his face revealing a serious expression.
Gao Yi's eyes were fixed on the Emperor without blinking.
This Gao Yi really had high hopes for the little Emperor. This stance was clearly waiting for the Emperor's approval…
Gao Yi had long been shocked by the mischievous Emperor.
At this moment, Gao Yi was waiting quietly. His heart was filled with anticipation. He wanted to see what kind of reply the Emperor would make when he read the memorial for the first time. He wanted to see if the little Emperor was a wise ruler!
……
Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial that Gao Gong handed over.
The content of Gao Gong's memorial was very simple. It first praised the previous emperor, then described him as a loyal official who had worked hard and was a common official of the court. The following was the simple content of tomorrow's court meeting. It was to grant amnesty to the world and call the year Wanli, reconfirming the position of the chief minister of the cabinet.
Zhu Yijun placed Gao Gong's memorial on the dragon table and asked,""Pardoning the world and establishing the year name are small matters. I want to ask the two beloved ministers what they think of the fatigue of my Ming Dynasty's officials?”
After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he ordered the eunuch to bring three chairs over and ordered the eunuch to pour a bowl of jujube tea for each of the three ministers.
The three lords were terrified.
After doing these things, Zhu Yijun asked all the eunuchs and palace maids to leave. Only Zhu Yijun and the three ministers were left in the hall.
"My three beloved ministers, please speak freely. All the eunuchs and palace maids have already left. The walls will not have ears…"
Everything Zhu Yijun did was witnessed by Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and they were extremely shocked.
The little emperor completely trusted him and didn't put up any defenses.
Usually, when the Emperor summoned his officials, there would be a eunuch on the left and a guard on the right, afraid that the officials would kill them. However, the little Emperor had removed all the eunuchs and guards.
In an instant, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were extremely touched.
If Zhu Yijun was an adult, they would think that this was a way to win people's hearts.
However, the Emperor was only a ten-year-old youth. He did this to tell the two that he trusted them completely.
" Your Majesty, I am so grateful…" Gao Gong sat in his seat, tears streaming down his face.
Gao Gong felt that he had seen hope. After waiting for so many years, he had finally found a good emperor…
……
Gao Gong was the first to speak.
" Our country's government affairs are weak. The drawback is that corruption and fraud are serious. We should punish corrupt officials with the law and crack down on unhealthy practices..."
Gao Gong expressed his opinion. In his opinion, he should use harsh laws to punish corrupt officials.
After Gao Gong finished his thoughts, Zhu Yijun did not respond immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhang Juzheng and said,"I've already read Lord Zhang's memorial. Now, I want to hear how Lord Zhang intends to implement the land tax reform.”
After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, Zhang Ju raised his head and looked at the little emperor.
The young emperor was sitting on the dragon throne, handling government affairs!
That's right.
At this moment, he was discussing politics…
Zhang Juzheng was shocked. He had never thought that the young emperor would ask him how to reform.
He remembered the memorial he received in the morning.
There were a few words written on the memorial,"Land is the foundation of the country. It is occupied by the aristocrats. If you touch the land without authorization, you will be the enemy of the aristocrats in the world..."
Those words were not Emperor Long Qing's notes...
Could it be…
Zhang Juzheng raised his head and looked at Zhu Yijun. Could it be that those words were mentioned by this young emperor? This sentence hit the nail on the head. The most difficult part of land reform was that it touched the lifeblood of the aristocrats. If this matter was not handled well, it would cause turmoil in the country.
" Your Majesty, what I mean is that we should reform the way we calculate the farmland tax. We should re-measure the land in the world and no longer use the head tax. Instead, we should use the land tax. How much land there is, how much tax should be paid. Such a method of calculation can avoid tax evasion..."
Gao Gong and Gao Yi listened quietly without interrupting. They wanted to hear what the young emperor had to say.
This matter was the best test for Tian Zi…
Whether Tian Zi was really smart and wise was about to be revealed.
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