The Board of Rites held the greatest authority in the internal court, and the Board of Rites 'authority as a eunuch was comparable to that of a cabinet elder.
From the moment he officially became the Seal Eunuch, Tang Feng's authority in the Ming Dynasty was second only to the current Emperor.
If this emperor was a wise sage, Tang Feng might still be a little afraid. At the very least, he would not act rashly before his wings were fully grown.
However, this little Emperor of his was simply a young man who was courting death. Not only was he idling around, but the key was that he was trying to create trouble.
It was extremely easy to deal with such an emperor. He would just have to cater to his preferences and flatter him.
After Tang Feng entered the ceremonial office, the first thing he planned was to marry a wife for the little Emperor.
The Emperor's marriage was a major matter in the palace and also an internal matter.
Because the old Emperor had died so suddenly, he did not name any of the ministers. As a cabinet elder, Liu Yijing's ability to make money was not bad. In terms of political affairs, he was much worse than the previous cabinet elders.
From the beginning, Tang Feng had never taken Liu Yijing seriously.
Such a person only cared about the glory and wealth of himself and his family. As long as you didn't touch his interests, no matter what you did, he would pretend that he didn't see it.
Ever since the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet elder and the chief eunuch of ceremonies were a pair of enemies. They complemented each other and supervised each other.
Tang Feng couldn't be bothered to get involved in the power struggles in the royal court. What he wanted was not the power in the royal court, but military power.
Political power came from the barrel of a gun. This sentence was not wrong.
On this day, the internal and external court met.
This meeting was supposed to be hosted by the new emperor, Zhu Youxiao. Who would have thought that the new emperor would actually sneak out of the palace?
Alright, the group of eunuchs searched around and finally found Zhu Youxiao in the brothel.
Although everyone had been waiting at Yangxin Palace Hall for more than two hours, no one complained about it.
This was the Great Ming Dynasty. Many of the officials in the current dynasty were bent on making money. They wished that the emperor did not attend court every day and did not care about anything.
Liu Yijing was like this, and so were the three ministers from the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of War.
As for Tang Feng, he had the same thought.
Ever since the beginning of the Wanli year, the emperors of the Zhu family did not like to do government affairs. The period of government affairs was thrown to the cabinet elders and the imperial eunuchs. They went to do what they liked to do.
For example, Emperor Jiajing liked to refine pills. He spent decades in the alchemy room, but he only cared about external affairs.
It's not as good as our little emperor Zhu Youxiao. He likes to do woodwork. That woodwork is simply at the peak of perfection. As for the government, it's just hehehe.
The officials in the court were also used to such a situation. They were happy that the Emperor did not interfere in court affairs.
Inside Yangxin Palace, Tang Feng and his eunuch were sitting there, enjoying their tea.
Liu Yijing and the three ministers from the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of War sat opposite him, leisurely sipping tea.
Tang Feng asked and understood what this so-called meeting between the internal and external courts was about.
Although it was called a meeting, it was actually an audit and reconciliation. At the same time, the expenses of various departments, the reimbursement of the claims, and the approval of the approval.
Originally, the Ministry of Revenue was supposed to be the money bag of the imperial court. It was in charge of the national treasury. The expenses of the various departments should be uniformly paid by the Ministry of Revenue, but the Great Ming Dynasty was different.
The Ming Dynasty's national treasury was indeed in the hands of the Ministry of Revenue. However, even a single cent from the Ministry of Revenue required the approval of the director of ceremonies. Without the approval of the director of ceremonies, the Ministry of Revenue would not be able to take out a single cent.
Zhu Youxiao arrived late. His handsome face was drooping, and it looked like someone had ruined his plans.
With the Emperor here, everyone could no longer sit still and stood up.
Once the Emperor entered, the meeting officially began.
Following that, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works each brought out a large pile of memorials.
After the three ministers started reporting the accounts, Tang Feng heard a few million taels of silver, and another few million taels of silver.
All in all, it was close to ten million taels of silver.
The Ming Dynasty was still rich.
These silvers were all the money spent by the various departments in the past six months. They all needed Tang Feng, the seal eunuch of the ceremonial director, to approve them.
The Ministry of Revenue could only release the silver after he approved the red. If he didn't approve the red and sent the memorial back, this department would have a headache.
It was also because of the power of this batch of red that the ceremonial director's seal eunuch had great power.
After the ministers of the three departments finished reading the memorials, Tang Feng was not in a hurry to speak. Instead, he picked up the account books in front of him and casually flipped through them.
When they saw Tang Feng flipping through the account books, both the three ministers and Liu Yijing were stunned.
They knew Wei Zhongxian's history very well. Before he entered the palace, he was just a street rat. He hadn't even studied for a few years and couldn't even read the entire article. How could he still understand the account book?
This guy was probably just putting on an act and pretending to be deep.
Liu Yijing and the other three thought so.
But was that really the case?
Although this account book was a little cumbersome and the records were dense, this kind of thing was really difficult for Tang Feng.
As a PhD student, and a science PhD student at that, if he couldn't understand such a simple account book, then all his years of studying would have been in vain.
After a simple scan and comparing it with the memorials that needed to be approved, he found several major problems.
As long as there was something fishy going on, he would be able to profit from it.
One had to know that these guys received a lot of dividends every year.
Tang Feng held the account book and waved at the Minister of Works.
The Minister of Works was puzzled for a moment, but he still walked over.
The white-haired old minister moved closer and followed Tang Feng's finger. When he saw Tang Feng's account, his heart skipped a beat and he panicked.
Coincidence, this must be a coincidence.
However, when Tang Feng's finger moved to another few problematic accounts, the old minister completely panicked.
"This account won't do. Go back and consider it yourself.”Tang Feng closed the account book and put it back on the table.
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