Chapter 140 Before the Birthday

After receiving the memorials approved by Emperor Zhu, Su Shun was overjoyed, "Apricot hairpin, snow zither, the emperor followed the people's conditions and approved the request."

"Oh?" Peng Yulin and Zhu Guangdi were stunned when they heard this, "What did the emperor say?"

Sushun handed over the letter, and the two members got up and took it. They opened it and found that they were very familiar thin gold-style words. They had seen a lot in their office for nearly a year: "Look at what the member reported, which comforted me very much. The people of Shanxi have such good intentions, and God will bless him. Sushun asked for a letter to be issued after the tenth year of Xianfeng, after the birthday celebration. In addition, all the members of Jin Province should express my love for the people and should not be tired of disturbing their hometowns at all. I admire this."

Peng Yulin handed the memorial to Zhu Guangdi, turned to Sushun and said, "The Emperor is truly worthy of being the lord of the wise men of a hundred generations." He said, "It is the first time that the emperor has seen the emperor's edict in advance for fear that the emperor would be in the Western Parade next year, and would have lost his fortune along the way to eliminate such bad habits. He read all ancient books. It is like this kind of eloquent and emotional imperial edict."

Zhu Guangdi smiled and agreed a few times, then smiled, "The Futai Master had handled such errands back then. I don't say anything about it, but I just took care of the welcome matters, right?"

"In the seventh year of Xianfeng, I was sent by the emperor to work in Beijing, observed the officials along the way, and handled the matter of greeting the emperor. Speaking of which, the people's filial piety to the emperor was truly nothing. However, the provinces along the way, under the name of the emperor's southern retreat, had to find out more... "

Su Shun shook his head and smiled bitterly, and he said, "No matter what, this time the Imperial Master arrived in Jin Province, I don't care what I did below, and I can't cause any trouble anymore. Brother Xueqin, Brother Xingzhan, after you go down, I will inform the prefectures and prefectures of all states and counties. If someone dares to use this name and do illegal things, no matter what his background is, I will all take the name and discuss it."

"Don't worry, sir, I understand the job."

"But," Su Shun changed his mind and said again, "In the barren province in the northwest, it is difficult for the emperor to get this. He always needs to have some expression of being a subordinate. What do you think?"

Peng Yulin frowned disapprovingly. His temperament was very harsh. Although he had the idea of ​​a king and a father in his heart, he did not think that being a subordinate should do his best to respond. Before he could refute, he heard Zhu Guangdi say, "Mr. Futai is right. In addition to being filial, the emperor must come and go happily this time so that he can show the wisdom of the people of Jin Province. He must not disturb the master's elegance for the other things like in the seventh year of Xianfeng."

"I thought of an idea." Su Shun said, "I just don't know if it can be done."

"Oh? I don't know what the adults are thinking about?"

Sushun did not hide it, and took out the idea he was thinking of. It was to follow the method of the "inner market" of the previous Ming Dynasty, making the emperor smile happily.

This method was specially designed during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. The so-called "Eight Tigers" were particularly thought of to make the emperor happy. The ancient capital, the so-called "former dynasty and back markets", still had the legacy of the Ming Dynasty. It was set up at the back gate of the palace city, that is, Xuanwu Gate at the foot of the coal mountain. The market opened every four months, and it was freely traded by civil and commercial enterprises. It was called "Inner Market". There were several shops in the inner market, and they did not have to be able to do business every day. They were opened by royal relatives or powerful eunuchs. They were named "Imperial Store". One of the shops must be the word "Tao", and "Taohe" is one of the imperial stores.

Emperor Zhengde's name was Zhu Houzhao. His father, Xiaozong Zhu Youzhao, was a rare good emperor in the Ming Dynasty. He cherished his life. After getting Zhu Youzhao, because he grew up until he was six years old, Fang Shi and Nai's father recognized each other, so he never wanted his children to suffer the same pain as he did back then (the story of Zhengde and his father, Xiaozong and his ancestor, Emperor Xianzong, is known to all readers who know a little about history, so they are extremely arrogant. By the time he left, Zhu Houzhao had already developed the temperament of the world's number one playboy.

He was only fifteen years old when he ascended the throne. He was extremely energetic, but he didn't have to go on the right path. He was always out of the way and made a fuss and made a fuss to the extreme. On the contrary, there were Liu Jin, the chief magistrate, and others who were jogging from the side, throwing state affairs aside and doing things all day long.

One day, the emperor was in a slight journey and accidentally saw the clothes estimator selling. The clothes estimator's arms were fanned and put on more than a dozen winter cotton coats. He looked very funny and couldn't help but be very interested. Moreover, when the clothes estimator shouted and shouted, the sound was loud and the pedestrians gathered to ask for the price, making a noise. The clothes estimator was overwhelmed and orderly, and I was very impressed. I must learn to play.

So, a special evaluating shop was set up in Baohe Store, and a bench and door panel were used to lay a platform, filled with old clothes sent by eunuchs and palace maids. The emperor stood in the middle, wore a melon-shaped hat on his head, learning to sell evaluating clothes in his unique tone, singing and speaking, using hands and mouth, and promoting how the evaluating clothes in his hand was cheap and good! After one piece was sung, he put it on his shoulders and sang the second piece, and the eunuch pretended to be a customer and rushed to buy it.

First, the "customer" competed with the "customer", and then the "customer" competed with the "shopkeeper" (that is, the emperor). The deal was completed, and the "customer" suddenly regretted it and deliberately picked it. The material was not good and the color was wrong. However, the "shopkeeper" argued one by one, but in the end it still couldn't complete the deal, so a dispute arose.

At this time, an eunuch pretended to be a "market chief" to mediate, helping the "store owner" and sending "customers" to the wrong ones. The "customers" were stubborn and respectful, and changed their favors and thanked each other, and took the initiative to be the host of the "Loongxia Family" to apologize.

The 'Langxia Family' is located on the west side of Xuanwu Gate. It is a restaurant run by eunuchs. Its own private wine without taxes is made. Its color is bright and red, and it is called 'Amber Light'. These 'Langxia Family' also prepares wine and dishes, and can also call the 'Pink Head' in the brothel to come and shed - of course, only when the emperor visits, can this privilege be given. The so-called 'Pink Head' is either a scholar-in-law woman or a palace maid. When he sees the emperor coming, he will force him to pull his hands west with one hand and the other east with the other, shouting: "Mr. Zhu, my house is here!" Sometimes, the stalemates of each other, and the 'Pink Head' fight, pulling his hair, tearing his clothes, and scolding all the bad words in his mouth, which seems to be true. The emperor must not be able to mediate with one hand and enjoy it.

Like many bannermen, Sushun loved to hear such stories from previous dynasties the most. He didn't read much, but the mansion, along with Chen Fuen, Li Ciming and other Qingkes, were all well-educated people. He knew that he loved to listen, and in addition to official duties, he picked up some and told him. Sushun had nothing in his belly, but had a good memory. Occasionally, he heard about the old things in the Ming Dynasty and remembered them in his heart. This time, he discussed the matter with Zhu Guangdi, and happened to take out the matter.

Peng and Zhu naturally knew about this kind of thing. They were shocked when they heard this. "Do you want to follow the old rules of that year? Do you want to make a connection between the emperor in Taiyuan City?"

"What do you think?"

"It's okay to do it, but it's not appropriate to be a good person. Moreover, the emperor is young after all. If he really thinks it's good, after returning to Beijing, he will build it up and spread it out, and Yu Shengyu will be defiled." Peng Yulin said very tactfully, because he has been with Su Shun for years and found that he is not a common person who is a common person. Although he doesn't read much, he is very sensible. Moreover, he respects him and Zhu Guangdi, Weng Tong and such scholars, so he can't express his feelings directly when he speaks.

Su Shun couldn't understand very much, and blinked in confusion, "What did Brother Xueqin say?"

Peng Yulin and Zhu Guangdi looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and had to explain it to him again. Although the historical books used the Spring and Autumn style of Emperor Zhengde in the past, it was difficult to hide it all. It was like this inner market. Emperor Zhengde tasted the sweetness and became more "working hard" in the future. Various nonsense actions such as "leopard house, new house, patrol, and self-proclaimed" finally led to his 31-year-old prime minister's life. If he had done this in the future, the beginning of the journey might not have been caused by Su Shun's traits and the progress of the people.

The two of them said one by one, and I spoke hesitantly, and finally made Sushun understand and couldn't help laughing, "Why am I thinking? Brother Xueqin is too worried, too worried!"

"What do you say, sir?"

"Although the law of inner market was owned by the Ming Dynasty, it was not unusual in our dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, there were old examples of buying and selling in the garden. Emperor Qianlong even personally took the Ten Squares and walked through them, which was no different from the people... In short, this is just a matter that our dynasty had, so you don't have to worry about it."

Peng Yulin and Zhu Guangdi were both on the right path to join the government, but their academic qualifications were not good. They lived in Beijing for a short time and became officials. Instead, they did not know much about the story of this dynasty than the previous dynasty. When they heard this, they asked, "Is there such a thing? Have you never heard of anyone?"

"When Master Jiaqing arrived, he was very hard-working and thought that this section was too expensive. Besides, he was dissatisfied with the fun, so he didn't even agree with it, so he abandoned it." Sushun said, "By the way, I heard from Master Long in my mansion that Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty had built another house outside the palace? There was no trace of coming and going, but some?"

Peng Yulin was shocked. Although he was in Shanxi, some words were unexpectedly heard from the emperor, but if such a thing really made the emperor interested, he issued an order to build a 'leopard house' in Beijing. But what happened? Turning to look at Zhu Guangdi, he was also a little stunned, "Sir, why did you ask this?"

"I always think that if the emperor goes to the West, even if he reframes the houses he has lived in, he will always be disrespectful. Now there is still one year before the Emperor's birthday celebration next year. If he chooses a place and starts a stove and builds a large courtyard, he thinks that the palace, you will not spend too much money, and the construction period is too late. I think it will cost a few taels of silver. But as long as the emperor and the queen arrive, he will praise him "Okay!" Think about it, how comfortable it will be for us as a minister at that time?"

"Sir, please forgive me for not agreeing with my humble position. I don't say how much the wages cost, but I just say the two-day term, I'm afraid it will be a day to complete. What's the matter?" Peng Yulin finally couldn't help it and said in a loud voice in his own question and answer, "Sir, please think, it's not easy to build an imperial palace for the emperor. The project drawings must be handed over to the Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of Internal Affairs. We also need to have more contact and management in the various government offices of the Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of Internal Affairs. Think about it, will this be delayed after a while?"

Zhu Guangdi agreed with his words and comforted him, "At that time, the palace will not be built well. Please think about it, if you delay the errand work, what will happen?"

"What if all parties are right? Do you think that time is not too late?"

"Then,..." Peng Yulin didn't know what it meant to press step by step like this. Is he confident? "It should be about the same."

"That's fine." Su Shun raised his palm and said with a smile, "I think you both know that Su has undertaken responsibilities in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you say that Su is in the next department and the Ministry of Revenue, I still believe it. For these two places... it will be fine!"

Peng Yulin and Zhu Guangdi suddenly remembered, yes, Sushun went through various departments and yamen in the capital, and he was born with a cold face and was unwilling to give anyone his face. After years of power, it would not be difficult to take such an errand. But in his heart, he really didn't want Sushun to seek all directions, so he wanted to persuade him again, "The ability of the lord has long known about the lord's ability. However, the lord thought that the construction of the palace was extraordinary, so he should ask the lord to make a decision after asking for an order?"

"This is not a problem for Brother Xueqin. I invited the two to the government office this time to come for this matter." Sushun said, "It is almost time for the Emperor's birthday celebration. I am going to return to Beijing and have fun with you. For the errands in the province, I will ask you two to worry about it."

"Please rest assured, your responsibilities understand."

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Listening to Sushun's report on the approach to welcome the horse after discussing with the second vassal department in Shanxi Province, it was already a time when the emperor listened with great interest and felt very satisfied. However, his pure respect for the king and father, even if he did not have a vain for this slave, if he said this, he would not have been able to say so, "Can it be done in a year?"

Sushun was overjoyed and hurriedly met and said, "I promise that the palace will definitely be delivered and used on the Emperor's Western Tour next year, and it is guaranteed to satisfy the Emperor!"

"But it's rare that I can go to the northwest territory and build such an palace... It's a waste of money and money. I feel a little unbearable."

"Don't worry, the palace is built. After the emperor's patrol and return to the capital, the servants should change this place to the use of official schools. Even if the things are used for the full use, it will also conform to what the emperor said back then, to build official schools in various provinces, and to educate the scholars." Su Shun said with a smile on his face, "It can be said that he can kill two birds with one stone!"

"Okay, but this kind of civil engineering is the easiest way for people to invade fish. Since you asked for an order to build it, I will hand over this responsibility to you. If I know about it later, I will not forgive you for what happened to Guiliang back then."

"I understand that I will do my best to do my job in vain and conduct my own work seriously, so as not to give anyone any room to greed."

"Also,..." the emperor thought for a while and said, "This matter is probably the last major event you have done in Shanxi. You must always leave a love for the people under your rule. Well, the wages of the people may be more affordable than the Jiangning Railway Construction. After a few days, I will issue an order to withdraw some money from the inner palace..."

Before he finished speaking, Sushun touched his forehead and said loudly, "The emperor has this kind of love for the people, and the servant should do it carefully. However, in order to show his filial piety and take the master's money, how dare he hold his master's money? The emperor said this, is it that he will not let the servant live?"

"Okay, okay!" The emperor waved his hand in agitation, no longer lingering on this topic, and asked instead, "Do you know what happened in Beijing recently?"

"The slave knows a little bit."

"Is there anything else outside the Beijing that is doing the court to rectify the flag affairs?"

This is not a casual answer. Sushun always ranks the Han Dynasty, which is well known to everyone in the world, but his own affairs are small, which hinders the court's major plans and major affairs. The flag affairs are rectified and related to all parties. It is impossible to achieve it overnight. Although the court has such a decree, there are too many miscellaneous items to be processed before the bannermen are actually driven out of the pass. Naturally, all parties will not accept the order and follow the order. Those who have part are also running around, intending to dissuade the emperor from taking back their fate. If there is any comment at this time, it will be difficult for the emperor to be more determined.

After his mind turned around, Su Shun thought of answering, "Reply to the emperor's words, the slave was picked up by the emperor and kept accompanying the king and father with a humble body. After many years, the new policies that the emperor had adopted were all for the country and the country. So, the emperor rectified the flag affairs and drove the bannermen who had known to go on horseback and set off eagles out of the capital. It was also the holy intention that they could support themselves and strive for strength. However, the slaves were not in charge of the Jin Province and ruled the bannermen, so there were not many voices..."

Listening to Sushun's words, the emperor could listen carefully at first, but when he arrived, he couldn't help laughing out loud, "You haven't seen you for half a year, but you have practiced this kind of verbal skills."

"I dare not." Sushun also smiled and lay on the ground and touched his head. "What the Immortal says is what the Immortal says."

"Okay, I won't ask you anymore. After the next year, you have to rely on this matter... and let's talk about it later."

Su Shun's heart moved: Should the emperor transfer himself back to Beijing? Recalling the answers from the emperor's ministers before he demoted himself from Beijing in May last year, the emperor said that after three years, after the situation in Beijing was settled, he would issue an edict. Calculate that it would be exactly three years until the tenth year of Xianfeng!

Although he has not been in charge of the border for a long time, with his seniority, experience and the emperor's family, he will be in the Military Affairs Office once he is used internally! Thinking that one day he can enter and exit the Military Affairs Office, and the monarch and ministers will discuss the government affairs together? Su Shun's heart was a little trembling with excitement!

Thinking of the second year of Xianfeng, I followed my husband Rehe and held a banquet in the mansion for the promotion to Luanyiwei. My colleagues at the conference thought that when would I be able to hear someone calling me "Master Zhongtang" be enough for my life? Unexpectedly, eight years later, this will no longer be an out of reach dream?

The emperor did not pay attention to the changes in his expression, "You go down. After staying in Beijing until the birthday festival, get out of here. Go and do your errands."

"Ah, ah!" Su Shun agreed indiscriminately, and knelt out of her head.
Chapter completed!