"The Master's way lies in loyalty and forgiveness. Is the way of learning master consistent?"

This consistency comes from the Analects of Confucius. Confucius said to Zengzi that my way is consistent. Zengzi nodded and understood. Others asked him what his master's way was. Zengzi said it was loyalty and forgiveness.

It is very mysterious, but to put it bluntly, it means logical consistency. It is not difficult to say a word logically, but the difficult thing is that you can say something that is self-consistent with a book without any inconsistencies.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "In the following, I have a simple view, I am loyal to others and to others as loyalty, and to recommend myself to others as forgiveness. Loyalty and forgiveness are twofold. The Master's way is only one word "benevolence". Loyalty and forgiveness are the second. Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you again!"

"It makes sense, what about the way of doing things?"

Lin Yanchao said: "The learning of doing things depends on one word of action, and once it is refined, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."

Lu Kun nodded and said, "This is the sound of footsteps in the empty valley. No wonder Zhu Zi in the world is the only master of the great clan!"

Lin Yanchao said: "The layman praised him."

Lu Kun said: "The Master's way can be consistent with everything from cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world. The great master has long been in mind for cultivating Qi and pacifying the world, so why not hold on to the world?"

Didn’t this be said by myself and Zou Yuanbiao?

Lin Yanchao picked up the teacup and smiled and said, "Sir, are you here for the Taizuang Priest?"

Lu Kun said frankly: "Yes, not right, Lu is not only for the Datong Prison, but also for the people!"

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I wonder what Otsukazu wanted Lin to do?"

Lu Kun was a little surprised that Lin Yanchao spoke so 'direct', but he said: "Zhang Jiangling was suppressing all officials at that time and restrained the way of speech. After Zhang Jiangling returned to power, the court held the Qing Dynasty's officials to rule. In front of them, there were Song Dazhongzai, Shen Dazongbo, and then Wang Shanyin's Gong and Sun Dazhongzai, but they left because they were not in line with the government. Now they are Sun Dazhongzai!"

Lin Yanchao laughed in silence.

Lu Kun said: "I wonder where the following words make Da Zong laugh?"

Lin Yanchao said: "I have made some things very clear to Zou Erzhan, so sir, don't mention them again."

Lu Kun smiled slightly and said, "Does Dazong really know what Sun Taizuka wants?"

Lin Yanchao said: "I don't have a close relationship with Prime Minister Sun Datong, so I dare not work on his big boss. Besides, Lin could have done this matter with Prime Minister. The reason why he was unwilling to do it is not that Master Datong can do it. It is really hard for you to go this trip for you."

Seeing this, Lu Kun said, "Don't make assertions too early. The Otsukazuka only hopes that Dazuka will do one thing. Even if he is not able to catch his strength, he will not force it."

"Lin never agrees to do something that others cannot do."

"It's like the rebellion of the former prime minister Zhang Jiangling?"

Seeing Lu Kun ask back, Lin Yanchao put down the teacup and said, "Sun Datongzhao is the current Minister of Personnel and the leader of Qingliu, but even so, Lin needs some help, which shows that the matter is quite good. Lin now knows what Mr. Taizuo asked for? Please forgive Lin for not being able to help this, and he will not exchange this for Taizuozhu to support Lin's entry into the cabinet."

But when Lu Kun left his chair, he said seriously: "Is it more important to restore his reputation for the former prime minister Zhang Jiangling in Da Zongbo's eyes than to abolish the mining supervision envoy? Da Zongbo watched the people suffer, and he was worried. Please think twice for the people!"

Lu Kun burst into tears and was extremely sincere.

"People?"

Lin Yanchao said: "I often hear people mention these words, but I have never seen them. The mine supervisor and taxation envoy openly made fish and meat, but what about the officials? They keep putting him beside him, but when it is useful, they will use it, and when it is useless, they will throw it aside. There are even worse than mine supervisor and taxation envoy."

"The holy will be disappointed so much, it will not be a day's cold!"

Lu Kun sighed when he heard this, he knew that Lin Yanchao was very serious.

Not to mention the domineering mining tax entourage, even the officialdom was decayed for a day after Zhang Juzheng returned to power.

"The officials have been so corrupt that they have become a difficult situation to return. Mr. Lu remembered that before this trip, Taizuangzhao had something to do with me, those who follow the trend are free, and those who go against the trend are hard. We should do our best to know the destiny with peace of mind, and we don't have to force ourselves."

When Lin Yanchao heard this, he felt respect for Sun Piyang and Lu Kun.

If Zhang Juzheng takes the world as his responsibility, then Sun Piyang and Lu Kun know that they cannot do it.

Lin Yanchao said: "Please tell the Datong Priest that if I enter the cabinet, I can abolish the mine supervision and tax envoy within five years!"

"Five years?" This is obviously not the answer Lu Kun expected.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Of course, if there is a better candidate for Otsukasaki, then Lin is willing to help him."

Of course, Lin Yanchao knew that Sun Piyang and Lu Kun had no better candidate than him. No matter what, Lu Kun was considered to be a correct statement for Lin Yanchao.

Lu Kun said to Lin Yanchao: "When the great master learned about the virtue of the country, he often said, 'Success does not have to be with me'. This statement is still popular in Lu's hometown."

"Guide was hit by the disaster, and 300,000 people were hungry. After three years of Dazong Bo's knowledge, the people had already received food and the people were at peace. Lin Gongdi was still vivid in my mind. The people in his hometown still think about it. In Lu's heart, why don't you say that success is not necessary for me? Dazong Bo will take responsibility for this world!"

After saying that, Lu Kun bowed to Lin Yanchao very much.

Lin Yanchao not only remembered the fact that he had become an official when he was a deed, but all kinds of things came to his mind.

His eyes were slightly wet, and then he bowed: "As an official, he benefits the people, this is his duty, and the layman's words are heavy."

Lu Kun nodded, then said goodbye and left.

At the turn of summer and autumn in the 24th year of Wanli, the emperor sent a mining supervision tax to various places to poison all directions, and there was no clean land in the world.

Among them, Chen Zeng from Xu of Huai was particularly bad. Eunuch Chen Zeng had a consort with Cheng Shouxun, a native of Huizhou, and was the first to discuss the construction of the mining tax.

Chen Zeng was grateful to him for this idea and thought that his nephew and son-in-law. Cheng Shouxun also felt that he was great and did not want to establish a family with other participants. With his bright eyes to help Dagong, he was specially appointed as the Secretary of the Wuying Palace by the Emperor.

After Cheng Shouxun followed Chen Zeng's place, he became more and more arrogant. At that time, Wu Zongyao, the magistrate of Yidu, Shandong, impeached Chen Zeng's corruption and unresponsibleness, but the court ignored it. So Cheng Shouxun counterattacked Wu Zongyao's corruption of tens of thousands of silver and sent it to the family of Wu Chao, the merchants of Huizhou. After hearing the memorial, the emperor issued an order to investigate it strictly.

Wu Zongyao was also from Huizhou, and he had the same salary as Wu Chao. Since then, many Hui merchants were successively called by Cheng Shouxun to send stolen houses for Wu Zongyao, and they would not be released without a heavy bribe. Cheng Shouxun had an order and falsely claimed to have investigated illegal households in the Jianghuai River and private treasure houses, allowing villagers to report to the public. Anyone with a little gentle meal and clothing would be severely tortured, and even women and children would not be spared.

Chen Zeng's name was only Cheng Shouxun, and he collected hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the people.

Sun Long, the eunuch of Suzhou weaving, was Chen Ju, a fellow townsman of the same age. The emperor ordered him to serve as the tax supervisor of Su, Song, Chang and Zhen. Since reporting Zhang Jing with Lin Yanchao, Sun Long has been weaving for Suzhou for many years. During this period, he has been restrained and dared not act rashly. He has been in peace with the people and has even repeatedly requested the court to waive the weaving expenses.

However, since the emperor ordered him to be a tax supervisor, Sun Long had to set up checkpoints everywhere in Wuzhong. Regardless of businessmen, he levied all taxes, which aroused nearly 10,000 citizens besieged the weaving yamen, and Sun Long was forced to hide.

Eunuch Chen Feng was named after the Xingguozhou mine cave cinnabar and was in charge of the money factory.

Whenever Chen Feng arrived at a place, the land scoundrels rushed to bribe him. Chen Feng always took it as a minion and organized it as a yamen official to collect the place for him.

When Chen Feng first arrived in Jingzhou, he had already aroused public anger, so he restrained himself and did not dare to act recklessly. However, as soon as the imperial edict arrived, he would resist his two juren and the people in charge, arrested them all, and Chen Feng turned his back and became arrogant.

Chen Feng from all over Huguang all sent tax envoys, even small towns with a population of less than a few hundred were spared. Whenever the tax envoys arrived at a place, they would list the local wealthy households and handed them over to Chen Feng. Chen Feng solicited them in order, and any person who did not give them was copied.

Wherever Chen Feng passed, shops along the street did not dare to open the door, otherwise they would ask for money. If there was any objection by local officials, they would be called "Chen Feng" in the name of blocking the tax envoy.

Li Shanggeng, the prefect of Xiangyang, Zhao Wenwei, the prefect of Huangzhou, Hua Yu, the prefect of Jingzhou, Gao Zexun, the prefect of Jingmen, and Che Renzhong, all reported to the crime of inciting chaos. The emperor ordered all these officials to be arrested and imprisoned.

The other mining taxes are better than Chen Zeng, and there are countless people who worship Chen.

Lin Yanchao was also very moved when he heard this. No matter how bad the mining tax was, it was better than the later collection of the three taxes. But he couldn't say this, and he would be criticized if he said it. As for the proposal to collect the three taxes, he would not be criticized.

The imperial court could actually slowly plan it. For example, Zhang Juzheng's Qingzhang land was within the scope of the rules, but... but after the emperor broke with the civil servant group, it turned into a mining tax.

The Ming Dynasty was a very high mountain that was fought against countless sand and stones, but now the mountains and rocks have collapsed on all sides, and it is not much time left to keep this glorious empire.

After the autumn, due to the mining tax, the public complaints from all over the country were boiling, and the changes were brewing.

Even the Xinmin Daily, which has never commented on political affairs, began to talk about things.

According to the newspaper, Song Renzong did not know everything, but only knew how to be an official, and Song Huizong could do everything, but he could not be the king.

The meaning of the words is well known.

Local officials from the people kept submitting memorials, and the imperial court also knew that the mining and tax supervision envoys aroused great public grievances and repeatedly advised the emperor.

People were also in panic near the capital. The people with a little wealth were worried all day long. Overnight, the capital was extremely poor. In broad daylight, the people were robbed on the streets. The robbers shouted that I was the emperor's mission. No one was heard from the people. The atmosphere was declining, and the people were distracted. This was what happened.

The top of the Forbidden City is covered with dark clouds.

There are only three auxiliary ministers left in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Chen Yubi was sick when he entered the cabinet and was very ill. He submitted a memorial to the emperor to withdraw the mining supervision tax and make the stone sink into the sea. So he became ill and stayed in his door and refused to go to court.

The cabinet returned to the situation where Zhao, Zhang and Chen took the lead.

The three of them were just fine. Chen Yubi wrote a letter to fight to the death. They had fought for it, but they returned to the cabinet to do business.

After all, this big house with air leakage on all sides still needs to be pasted and allowed people in a big house to continue living.

In the cabinet, Zhao Zhigao faced the memorial after memorials from various places. As the chief assistant, he could no longer "everyone in the world wakes up and I am drunk alone."

Zhang Wei and Sun Piyang were intrigued by personnel, but they were anxious to lose their hair due to the Korean affairs. Li Zongcheng, the son of the Marquis of Huaiyang who was attacked by Li Wenzhong, comforted Korea and enthroned the Japanese chief Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but he was delayed in resolving the enthronement.

At this time, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi solved the issue of heirs, he began to accuse the Ming Dynasty of repeated tribute agreements, believing that the alliance under the city was not good for it and planned to renegotiate, otherwise the enthronement would not be accepted.

Setting up tribute roads and farming in North Korea, and garrisoning is the political handle of Zhang Yi and Shi Xing. If it fails, it will be punished by the emperor.

And Chen Yiguan is silent.

In the past two years of operation in the cabinet, many of their followers have been spread throughout the court. Although they did not explicitly compete for power with Zhao Zhigao and Zhang Wei, everyone knows that it cannot be ignored.

The three of them sat on the seat. Zhang Zhizhi said it several times on the Korean affairs. Chen Yiguan was silent, while Zhao Zhigao kept coughing and beating his chest.

At this time, it was reported that Yang Yinglong, Bozhou, won consecutive battles, first robbed Sichuan, then went to Yunnan and Guizhou, and then invaded Huguang. Guizhou Governor Jiangdong led 3,000 officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them, but the entire army was destroyed when the Fu was in a state of conquest.

Zhao Zhigao revealed the report and his hands were shaking.

Zhang Wei couldn't bear to see it.

Only Chen Yiguan stood up and said, "Two Pavilion Masters, Taicang is empty early, and the treasury is about to be exhausted. At present, the only way is to ask the emperor to issue treasury coins and destroy Yang Yinglong, the king of Liaodong. In addition, Liaodong also needs to train troops to set up defenses in case the Japanese pirates attack again."

Zhang Wei immediately said: "The matters in North Korea cannot be mentioned for the time being."

Chen Yiguan showed displeasure when he heard this, thinking that he had reached this point, Zhang Wei was still holding on.

When Zhao Zhigao heard Chen Yiguan, Zhang Weizhi coughed again, and finally breathed evenly and said, "The only emperor can make the decision at the moment. What else can I do now?"

Chen ***: "Yuanfu, the state affairs have not reached that point, and the mining tax collected from all sides is two or three million taels. As long as the emperor is willing to issue money, there is something to do."
To be continued...