Yangxin Palace Hall.
Eunuch Cao Rui led the three ministers to the entrance of Yangxin Palace Hall to await the decree.
Zhu Qizhen changed into casual clothes and received the three officials in the hall.
When the three ministers saw Zhu Qizhen, they immediately cupped their hands and bowed."Greetings to the emperor.”
"Zhen An. Do you know why I summoned you to Yangxin Palace Hall?”
The three ministers looked at each other for a long time and thought about it.
The three of them were officials who had just been promoted by Zhu Qizhen. Moreover, they held important positions in the court and had even entered the cabinet.
This was definitely not a coincidence. There must be an important reason why the Emperor had summoned them!
The three ministers could not guess what Zhu Qizhen meant, and for a moment, they fell into a tense atmosphere.
Zhu Qi Zhen said,"Cao Rui, give me a seat and bring me the best tea."”
The three ministers were even more confused. What was the Emperor trying to do?
Zhu Qizhen saw that the three of them were still very nervous and said with a smile,"The three of you don't have to be so formal in my Yangxin Hall. You are all my ministers, my right-hand men. Today, I asked you to come to Yangxin Palace Hall to chat casually. There's no need to be so nervous.”
How could he not be nervous?
The Emperor had suddenly summoned him, and it was in his Yangxin Palace Hall. He had given him a seat and was drinking tea. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like he had something important to discuss.
Although it was said to be a seat, the three ministers were actually just sitting on the stool.
"This is the Da Hong Pao of Wuyi Mountain.”
This made the three ministers anxious to death.
The more polite the Emperor was to them, the more they felt that the Emperor was busy. How could they still be in the mood to drink tea?
Could it be a matter of corrupt officials? Was the Emperor planning to let them investigate this matter thoroughly?
But didn't the Emperor already send the Brocade Guard?
Wouldn't it be unnecessary for them to investigate again?
The three ministers were secretly trying to figure out the Emperor's thoughts.
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen took a sip of tea and asked,""My three beloved ministers, how is the tea?"
The three ministers nodded.”
Did the Emperor really just invite them over for tea?
He didn't say anything for a long time. He had already finished his tea. If there was really something, shouldn't he say it?
"I'm sorry, I heard that you hold an important position in the court, but your residence is penniless. You can't even find a valuable item?”
Yu Qian was stunned. She quickly knelt on the ground and said,"I…I don't know what crime I have committed, please enlighten me, Your Majesty.”
Zhu Qizhen quickly helped Yu Qian up and said,"Yu Qian, why are you so nervous? I haven't finished speaking, have I? I know that you are an honest official. Your residence has nothing but books. Even the salary you get every year is given to the people nearby. If Ming could have more good officials like Yu Aiqing, the people would be able to live a good life.”
Yu Qian secretly heaved a sigh of relief. So the Emperor was praising him. He was shocked.
"I'm sorry, do you know your sins after I said all this?”
Yu Qian was dumbfounded. Why did he commit a crime again? What crime did he commit?
"You have a high position, but you don't know how to cherish yourself. You don't even have a decent mansion. It's this one's fault for not considering things. You are now the chief assistant of the cabinet and an important official of the court. You can't be as poor as before. I will give you a house in the city as a residence. Don't lose your face. Don't let the people misunderstand me. I'm not even willing to give you a residence for my officials.”
When Yu Qian heard Zhu Qizhen's words, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
It turned out that the Emperor wanted to reward him with a mansion. He thought that…the Emperor wanted to punish him for his crimes!
He quickly knelt on the ground and said excitedly,"This lowly subject…kowtows and thanks the Emperor."
"Quickly get up."
As soon as Yu Qian stood up, she immediately felt a wave of fear.
He had never told the Emperor about his family's situation. How did the Emperor know?
Yu Qian thought about it carefully and was shocked!
The Emperor had long sent the Brocade Guards to secretly investigate the family properties of the officials in the court?
It turned out that the Emperor had long known the background of those officials in the court. No wonder he knew so much about his family's situation!
It was too terrifying!
His thoughts were scarily meticulous!
How did the Emperor do it?
Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other.
So Zhu Qizhen was here to reward Yu Qian. Then, there was nothing for the two of them to do. Then, why did he call them over?
Zhu Qizhen stood up and sat at the table. He said to the three ministers,"The tea is finished, and the rewards are done. Then let's talk business? Just treat it as a cabinet matter."
It was finally time for the main topic.
Yu Qian, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Juzheng all sat upright.
"Wang Anshi, continue to implement the new policies. We must implement them in all places. If you don't implement the new policies or boycott them, I will allow you to act first and report later.”Zhu Qizhen handed a golden medal to Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi immediately knelt on the ground and took the gold medal."Yes, Your Majesty."
"Zhang Juzheng, do you have a plan for the bank?”
"Reporting to the emperor, this minister already has a plan, but it is still a little difficult to implement. The bank had just been set up, and they were sending people to count the gold and silver in the national treasury. After the count was done, they would fill the bank and put up notices to encourage the people to deposit their money into the bank.”
"Mm, I'll leave this matter to you. You can leave first.”
"Yes."
Out of the three ministers, only Yu Qian was left.
The other two ministers had important matters to attend to, and Yu Qian seemed to be very free.
And Zhu Qizhen happened to have an important matter to hand over to Yu Qian!
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