Chapter 3 Apocalypse Joy, Bestow Officials with Brocade Clothes and Guards to Thousands of Households!

   After reading it, Tian Qi felt overjoyed, and immediately stood up.

   "I used to make objects that would make Mrs. Fengsheng and the Empress happy, or small objects that would be useful to the palace and save money, but this object he mentioned is more meaningful than what I have made before!"

  Wang An smirked, and said a little sourly: "Since that's the case, why didn't the cabinet ministers understand the benefits of what uncle Guo offered? It can be seen that the emperor is more wise!"

  Tian Qi glanced at Wang An with displeasure, deliberately pretending not to understand Wang An's subtext, and said, "Of course they don't understand."

After Tianqi said, he said: "Just talk about this new-style carriage presented by you. In my opinion, if it can have such an effect after adding bearings according to what he said, it is indeed something that benefits the country and the people! It greatly reduces the wear and tear of the wheels of the carriage, do you think this is amazing?"

  Wang An said with a smile: "This old slave is stupid and not good at talking."

   "This is incredible!"

   Tian Qi suddenly replied firmly.

Then, Tianqi picked up the wooden ruler and began to measure a piece of wood in front of him, saying: "Think about it, what is the biggest loss when I am transporting military supplies to the Nine Frontiers in Ming Dynasty? It is in transportation! Every year, millions of taels of grain and fodder are lost. If This new carriage can really reduce wear and tear and make transportation faster, and the military supplies saved will not be a small amount.”

  Wang An had no choice but to reply with an awkward smile: "Your Majesty said yes! It's just that this promissory note is approved for red?"

Tian Qi also said: "This is also practical knowledge that is practical in the world, and it is not absurd! You can't just reject it with such four words as miraculous skills and ingenuity! Besides, it is not a bad thing for him to be able to focus on these things as a foreign relative. , is it possible that he should be as proficient in Confucian classics as the civil servants?"

Speaking of this, Tian Qi ordered: "This memorandum was not approved according to the votes of the cabinet, but the content of the approval was changed to let Zhang Gui enter the palace tomorrow, and let my Taishan also enter the palace. I also did not let him go for some days The empress took a look at them. I missed my wife (Ke Shi) Yujian for a day, not to mention my empress has not seen them for several days."

   "Special purpose: Immediately announce the entry of Zhang Guoji and his son Zhang Gui into the court."

  In the evening of this day, Zhang Guoji, Zhang Gui and his son received the decree.

  So Zhang Guoji, Zhang Gui and his son entered the palace.

   After meeting Queen Zhang Yan, Zhang Guoji returned to the mansion, while Tian Qi left Zhang Gui alone in Qianqing Palace and said, "It's a good idea to add bearings to the carriage."

  What Zhang Gui wanted to present was indeed a new carriage with bearings added.

   This kind of carriage should not have appeared until the eighteenth century.

  Because of the bearings, the wheel wear of this carriage will be greatly reduced, the speed will also increase a lot, and it can also absorb shocks.

   Of course, it also laid the foundation for the emergence of trains.

   "Your Majesty praises it, I also thought that the ordinary carriage was too bumpy, so I thought about improving it."

   Zhang Gui replied at this time.

   Tian Qi said: "I plan to try, but based on your idea, I have to reward you, because I didn't expect it, so you still have some talent in this area."

  Zhang Gui said: "Then Your Majesty will reward the next one to be exempted from confinement."

"allow!"

   Tianqi said without hesitation.

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

   Zhang Gui replied.

   "But it's not enough."

Tian Qi said another sentence, saying: "Since you are talented in this area, come into the palace and serve as a personal guard for me as a thousand households of Jinyiwei. I will give you the right to enter the palace to see your majesty at any time. If you have any good ideas, please tell me in time."

"yes!"

   Zhang Gui replied.

  Tian Qi also looked at Wang An, and asked: "I will pass on my will, the country's uncle Zhang Gui has made meritorious deeds, and he will be awarded the Jinyiwei Thousand Household Officer. You can come to the palace to see me at any time."

  Wang An was a little reluctant to see Zhang Gui becoming a close minister of the emperor, but it was hard to stop him, so he had to answer first: "Yes!"

   And Zhang Gui hurriedly thanked him, thinking that he could be regarded as an official in the Ming Dynasty.

   It's just that this official is just an idle official. Although he is a thousand households of Jinyiwei, he actually doesn't have any duties, but it's just for the convenience of entering the palace to meet the emperor.

  But it was enough for Zhang Gui.

  After all, his immediate goal is to be free to leave the house.

   And to be able to get an idle official like Jin Yiwei Qianhu is also a surprise.

   And there is still a salary, and an extra pocket money.

   "His Majesty grants you a Thousand Households of Jinyiwei?"

  Zhang Guoji was very happy when Zhang Gui came back to his house and found out about this, and he used it as an excuse to entertain his guests and friends.

  Zhang Gui is not so high-profile.

  Because when he thought that Ming Dynasty had only twenty-four years of national destiny, and according to historical records, he and Zhang Guoji would be tortured to death by Li Zicheng who entered Beijing in the future, Zhang Gui felt a little anxious.

  He also wanted to take advantage of more than twenty years to do something, so as to have a chance to avoid this result.

  …

   "What, Your Majesty didn't approve the red tape according to the opinions proposed by the vote?! He also named Uncle Zhang the Jinyiwei Thousand Household Officer?!"

  Shoufu Ye Xianggao was very disappointed when he learned about his proposed rejection of his vote from Wang An, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Wang Andao: "Yuan Fu knows that His Majesty has been fond of carpentry since he was a child, even though I and other servants have persuaded him since he was a child, it is useless! What's more, some ignorant people at the bottom will do what they like, try to please him, and show him Some ingenious and ingenious things made His Majesty even more addicted to this way. Now Uncle Zhang Guo also invites favor with this, so it is naturally easy."

  Ye Xianggao knew that Wang An was worried that Zhang Gui would be more trusted in front of the emperor than him, so he came to tell him about it. He obviously wanted his civil servants to prevent Zhang Gui from becoming a close servant of the emperor.

  Ye Xianggao was also worried that Zhang Gui, a relative, would become a sycophant who instigated the king to lose his morals, so that Tianqi would not conform to the image of a monarch that his civil servants hoped for, that is, the image of a wise and benevolent ruler who echoed Confucian moral standards.

  In his opinion, Emperor Tianqi’s liking for carpentry is enough to be regarded as a betrayal of the image of a "Mingjun and Benevolent Master". Undoubtedly, it will affect the current situation of the "all positive and positive courts".

  Ye Xianggao said: "I have to remind you, the old minister, that the servant will go to Mijie to persuade His Majesty to order the imperial family to return to their original place, and not to let them stay in Beijing, which will damage your majesty's holiness."

   "With Yuansuke here, we slaves can rest assured and say goodbye!"

  Wang An smiled and left the cabinet.

  He intends to make a good relationship with Ye Xianggao, and like Feng Baozhi and Zhang Juzheng in the past, he can rely on the support of Ye Xianggao's senior ministers, and the power in the inner court is more stable, so he is very warm and respectful to Ye Xianggao.

  Ye Xianggao then entered the Secret Disclosure to Tianqi.

  The so-called secret disclosure is a way for the first assistant to make secret suggestions to the emperor without formal channels, which is equivalent to passing a small note to the emperor, instead of going through the Secretary of General Administration and the Sixth Section Gallery to let more people know.

After Tianqi received Ye Xianggao's secret disclosure, he knew that Ye Xianggao was testing his attitude, so he replied: "Give this secret disclosure to Yuanfu and return it! Tell him, I have my own measure, let him do it more." Keep your mind on national affairs!"

   "Follow the order!"

  Wang An replied dejectedly, and had no choice but to take Mi Jie back to the cabinet.

  Ye Xianggao did not show any disappointment after receiving the secret report sent back by the emperor and the emperor's oral order. He just returned to the mansion with the secret report.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Liang Menghuan, the censor, said that he had heard that the royal relative Zhang Gui was flattering the emperor, intending to make his majesty do something stupid. The old minister's words insisted on favoring his relatives, and he was still a close servant, so that he had the opportunity to be slanderous. Therefore, the emperor is requested to stop the things that such foolish monarchs do, and accept the old minister's words.

   Then, Hu Jiayan, the censor, also followed up and said that the imperial relative Zhang Guiben was arrogant, lawless, and harmed the common people. Not only did the emperor not strictly control him, but he gave him an official title and stayed as a close servant. It is unknown! He also asked the emperor to deal with Zhang Gui immediately.

  For a while, many speech officials were neglected because of this matter.

  Some just asked the emperor to let Zhang Gui return to his hometown and not stay in Beijing.

  Some even asked the emperor to kill Zhang Gui.

  After seeing these memorials, Tianqi keenly felt that the civil servants were putting pressure on him, intending to use various Confucian moral banners to suppress his imperial power and make him an obedient emperor.

  (end of this chapter)