I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 118

"What is he doing here?"

Zhou Huang and Wei Dongzheng looked at each other, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes.

"allow!"

Emperor Zhou said calmly.

Xie Qian lifted the curtain and walked into Qianqing Palace. The moment he saw Wei Dongzheng, his eyes showed surprise.

Immediately, he seemed to think of something, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and he remained silent.

Zhou Huang looked at Xie Qian, and asked proactively, "Mr. Xie Ge, what is the matter here?"

Xie Qian said slowly: "I originally wanted to ask whether the New Deal written in the Jiangyue tabloid is true, but now it seems that there is no need to ask."

As he spoke, he looked at Wei Dongzheng at the side with a slightly complicated expression.

There is no end to the beginning of a sentence.

Zhou Huang and Wei Dongzheng looked at each other again, and both could see the blank look in each other's eyes.

"What does Mr. Xie Ge mean by this?"

Wei Dongzheng didn't bother to play tricks with him, so he asked bluntly.

Xie Qian said coldly: "I don't know what Mr. Wei Ge did?"

Wei Dongzheng frowned, his tone also turned cold.

"Xie Ge made it clear, what exactly did I do?"

Xie Qian squinted at him with a cold tone.

"Isn't it Wei Ge's instruction to publish the New Deal in the Jiangyue tabloid?"

Wei Dongzheng looked bewildered, and asked, "What is Jiangyue Tabloid?"

Seeing his expression, Xie Qian thumped in his heart, his expression became more complicated, and he turned to look at Emperor Zhou on the dragon chair.

Although he and Wei Dongzheng disagreed on many things, they still recognized this person's character.

Since Wei Dongzheng said he didn't know Jiangyue Tabloid, he definitely didn't know.

If this is the case, there is only one person left who has the ability to publish the New Deal in the Jiangyue tabloid, and who will do so - Your Majesty!
"Your Majesty wants to implement the New Deal, so why not discuss it with the cabinet?"

Xie Qian looked at Emperor Zhou with his deep eyes, with a complex expression, and said with a bit of hatred:
"Your Majesty, do you know what kind of uproar the New Deal will cause when it is published in the newspaper? In less than an hour, more than a dozen nobles have already come to the Huagai Palace to question the ministers!"

"I don't need to think about it, I know that tomorrow, the memorials of officials and nobles will flood into the palace like a tide. How should His Majesty deal with it, and how should I deal with it?"

Same as Wei Dongzheng.

Zhou Huang looked blank, and said angrily:
"Are you confused? What are you talking nonsense here?"

As soon as this word comes out.

It was Xie Qian's turn to be at a loss.

He stood there, his mind was blank, and asked subconsciously:

"Your Majesty didn't want to implement the New Deal?"

Zhou Huang frowned, and said in a bad mood:
"I see that you are really old and confused! I have implemented the New Deal for half a year, and you came to tell me today that I want to implement the New Deal?"

When Xie Qian heard this, he immediately understood in his heart.

His Majesty did not pretend to be stupid, but really did not know the news of the New Deal.

"That being the case, where did the news of the New Deal come from?"

Xie Qian's pupils narrowed slightly, his mouth opened slightly, and he was speechless for a while.

When Zhou Huang and Wei Dongzheng saw his expression, how could they not know that the New Deal has undergone major changes again!
Their hearts skipped a beat, they could no longer maintain their composure, and said in unison:

"What the hell happened!"

Xie Qian looked complicated, took out a folded newspaper from his arms, presented it to Emperor Zhou, and explained:
"Today's latest issue of "Jiangyue Tabloid" published the news that His Majesty will implement the New Deal."

"There are only eight characters in the title."

Speaking of which.

Xie Qian's tone slowed down, and said word by word:

"Equal tax on a square field, divided into acres!"

These eight characters struck Zhou Huang and Wei Dongzheng's heads like thunder.

The pupils of both of them shrank suddenly, and their mouths opened wide, showing expressions of disbelief.

"Fang Tian equalizes tax, sharing the households with the parents, Mr. Wei Ge did mention it to me, but it was only mentioned."

"I didn't plan to implement it at all, how could it be published in the newspaper?"

As soon as Emperor Zhou changed from his previous high-spirited spirit, his tone of voice was a little trembling.

No one knows better than him what these eight words mean.

This is no longer pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.

Instead, kill the tiger and dance on its corpse.

Don't even think about it.

How will the scholar-bureaucrats react when they know the news.

Not tomorrow, but today, all kinds of memorials will pour into the Qianqing Palace.

Every gentry in the world can drown him by spitting!

Zhou Huang took the newspaper in his hand and browsed it from top to bottom.

Looking at it, his hands began to tremble involuntarily.

There was a look of fear on his face.

There is only one thought in mind.

"It's over! I was put on the fire!"

Seeing this, Xie Qian's expression became more complicated, and he gave his own suggestion.

"Since the news of the New Deal was not released by His Majesty, I thought that the most urgent task now is to clarify this matter in the newspaper.

Inform the people of the world that His Majesty has no idea of ​​distributing the income to the mother. All of this is made up by the Jiangyue tabloid.

Afterwards, troops were sent to arrest the person behind the Jiangyue Tabloid, and beheaded him!To show determination! "

Hear this.

Emperor Zhou slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, and muttered to himself, as if lost in his soul:
"If so, how should the people of the world see me?"

Changing orders from day to day is a taboo for the king!

Even if it's not his intention to share the income of the family.

But since it was published in the newspaper, people all over the world will naturally think that this is his idea!
The reason why it was later clarified was that it was a compromise made under the pressure of the scholar-bureaucrats.

Zhou Huang's current situation can be summed up in one sentence.

The yellow mud falling off the crotch is not a thing but a thing.

Xie Qian naturally understood this truth.

He sighed, and said leisurely: "I can think of the best way, that's it."

Seeing Zhou Huang's expression became more and more lost.

Xie Qian hesitated for a moment, and comforted:
"Actually, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much, how many people in Liming can read?

It is rare to find one out of ten people who can write their own name.

How could they understand any newspapers? They just listened to the storytellers in Goulan and the teahouse, telling the words in the newspapers.

They don't want to hear about the New Deal, and they don't understand it.

Therefore, in the eyes of Li Ming people, His Majesty is still the original His Majesty, without any change. "

Zhou Huang still looked worried, and said in a low tone:

"So in the eyes of scholar-bureaucrats, what about me?"

"Will they believe that I have never thought of implementing the law of sharing the income from the family?"

Hearing this, Xie Qian fell silent.

He understood in his heart.

This incident is like a nail embedded in the hearts of the gentry all over the world.

Every time they see His Majesty, they will think of...the tax is equalized on the square land, and every person is divided into mu.

Over time, there will inevitably be a gap between the monarch and his ministers.

Don't look at the fact that His Majesty and the scholar-bureaucrats seem to be at odds after implementing the New Deal.

But in fact, not moving their property is tantamount to making small troubles, which is within the acceptable range of scholar-bureaucrats.

Once their property is moved, the situation will be different.

The scholar-bureaucrats would never tolerate a person sitting on the throne who cared about their property all day long.

At that time, I will definitely use my best skills to compete with His Majesty.

Don't say anything else.

Even Xie Qian, who is the chief assistant of the cabinet, when he first saw the news, his first reaction was that His Majesty is crazy.

Let alone someone else.

Seeing that Xie Qian was silent, Zhou Huang instantly understood what he meant, and his face became even paler.

at this time.

Wei Dongzheng, who had been silent until now, the Grand Master of Dongge and the second assistant of the cabinet, suddenly said:
"Your Majesty! In fact, in my opinion, this matter may not be an opportunity for you!"

Zhou Huang looked at Wei Dongzheng, his eyes were full of bewilderment, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wei Dongzheng showed determination on his face, and said forcefully:

"The implementation of the New Deal is based on neither breaking nor establishing. Since the scholar-bureaucrats have been offended, why not offend them to the end!
Although I don't know what the Jiangyue tabloid is, it must have a great influence if it can cause an uproar in a short period of time.

Your Majesty may wish to use the Jiangyue tabloid to promote the New Deal throughout the Great Zhou!

Raise a group of storytellers who work for His Majesty, go to the countryside and fields, and explain to the people the benefits of equal taxation on the square land and sharing the income per mu!
Speak plainly and tell them frankly that after the implementation of the New Deal, they can pay less money!
Your Majesty must know that water can carry a boat, and although the power of scholar-bureaucrats is powerful, they are nothing compared to the thousands of Li people!
As long as you can mobilize the power of Liming people, the little gentry is nothing to worry about! "

Speaking of this, a gleam burst out of his eyes, and he continued:
"Besides that, there is one more thing that His Majesty must do."

"It's to call up the tiger and ben troops stationed in various places to defend the capital, so as to prevent some people from jumping over the wall in a hurry and committing rebellion!"

"As long as we hold on for the past few months, the New Deal will be implemented. No matter how angry the scholar-bureaucrats are, they can only do some unsightly tricks behind their backs."

Not finished yet.

Xie Qian on the side couldn't listen anymore.

He pointed at Wei Dongzheng with an angry expression, and asked:
"Wei Dongzheng! Are you trying to completely break His Majesty with the gentlemen of the world!"

Wei Dongzheng looked at Xie Qian and asked, "Why not?"

Xie Qian was so angry that his body trembled, he gritted his teeth and said: "Taizong's ancestral instruction, scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor rule the world together, so you say, after death, how can you face the great Zhou ancestors?"

Wei Dongzheng sneered, and said calmly:
"With a clear conscience!"

"you!"

Xie Qian's old cheeks trembled slightly because of anger.

He gritted his teeth and said: "You are also a scholar-bureaucrat, and you are also a cabinet minister. If you want to implement the New Deal, you should be the vanguard!"

Hear this.

There was a firm look in Wei Dongzheng's eyes, and he said slowly:
"That makes sense!"

"The reform of the Great Zhou Dynasty began with Wei Dongzheng!"

"My Wei family ancestors left [-] mu of land, all of which can be classified as first-class fertile land, and pay more land taxes!"

"If Mr. Xie Ge doesn't believe it, he can send someone to the official's hometown to clean up his father again!"

These words were spoken forcefully and resoundingly.

For a moment, Xie Qian didn't know how to respond.

at this time.

Zhou Huang, with a heavy heart, said slowly: "Okay, one of you is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and the other is the second assistant of the cabinet. It's not proper to be noisy here."

Wei Dongzheng turned his head to look at Emperor Zhou, bowed deeply, and said loudly:

"I implore Your Majesty to adopt my suggestion and recruit the Huben Army to Beijing! Implement the New Deal!"

Xie Qian followed closely behind and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, it will definitely cause shocks in the world and shake the foundation of the country!"

"Wei Dongzheng confuses the crowd with his gossip and nonsense, I implore Your Majesty to expel this person from the cabinet and put him in prison!"

Before this.

Although the two have different opinions on many issues, they can often reach an agreement after coordination.

Overall, they get along well.

After this.

The two of them broke completely and went to two completely different paths.

Just look in the middle of these two paths.

Which one will Emperor Zhou choose.

Time passed by minute by minute.

I do not know how long it has been.

Emperor Zhou sighed deeply, and spoke again:
"I'm tired, you two go back first."

Hear this.

Wei Dongzheng's eyes showed disappointment, and he opened his mouth, wanting to say something else.

Zhou Huang frowned and said coldly:

"I don't want to talk about this matter anymore today, so I will step down."

Wei Dongzheng had no choice but to salute.

"My minister retire."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left Qianqing Palace, unwilling to stay for a moment longer.

Xie Qian's expression was complicated, and there was some inexplicable meaning in the eyes he looked at Zhou Huang.

to him.

His Majesty did not express his position immediately, which means that he really has the intention of reforming the law.

No action now, just because of insufficient strength and unstable position.

One day in the future, when the wings are full, it may not be so.

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, some things are beyond my control..."

Xie Qian sighed in his heart, saluted and said:
"I retire!"

After finishing speaking, he turned and left Qianqing Palace.

After they left.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Zhou always felt that his mind was in a mess and he felt uneasy for a while.

He tried to take a deep breath to calm himself down, but he couldn't.

After half a stick of incense.

He finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, looked at the eunuch at the side, and ordered:

"Get ready, I'm going to the palace back garden to relax."

The eunuch hurriedly responded:

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)