eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 443 Take advantage of the opportunity!
Things have reached this level, Zhu Houzhao will never let go of this opportunity.

Jin Yiwei Mao Yuwen, Han Ziren, as well as the chief executive of the palace, the seal of the inspector of ceremonies, and Liu Jin, the supervisor of the East Factory, all asked the emperor to come over.Some activities should be carried out actively.

Can you at least make up a sentence?
For example: Huangzhuang has more than [-] hectares, Zhongguan has more than [-] hectares, totaling more than [-] hectares, and the remaining [-] hectares are in the hands of Beijing Zhongxun officials and officials of all sizes.

Zhu Houzhao did not have any specific data, so it would be meaningless to order the measurement at this time, or to have all levels of government report it. This is for the effect of public opinion, and roughly compiling similar data is enough.

Officially, "Ming Pao" wrote that the palace had already made a decree to return more than [-] hectares of farmland to the people, while in private, Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi spread the word that the Duke of the State donated [-] acres, and the cabinet ministers donated [-] hectares. Hundred acres of rumors.

The first half of this sentence is true, and the second half is false. Who can tell the difference when illiteracy is everywhere?
As for the civil unrest itself, Zhu Houzhao was not worried. He had asked Zhang Yong to lead the elite Shangzhi personal guards to set off just in case, and the Ministry of War was also dispatching soldiers from nearby guards.

And the division of fields is the basis for dismantling civil unrest. Even if there is any prince who causes rebellion at this time, his throne will be very stable.

Governor Fei Hong of Sichuan looked worriedly at the sudden chaos in central Beijing. At this juncture, Gu Renyi, the magistrate of Yibin County whom he had brought over, disappeared.

Only when the servants came to report to him did he know that Gu Renyi had gathered several like-minded colleagues to report to the emperor, and the first person to be impeached was the cabinet chief Li Dongyang!
People from the cabinet approached Fei Hong and wanted to say hello, but Fei Hong had only one sentence: I can't stop Gu Renyi either.

Oh, don't talk about them.

For a person like Gu Renyi, the only thing he is sure about is the imperial decree.

It's nothing more than a life, just take it!
As soon as the news came out, he and a few of his censor friends took the latest edition of "Ming Pao" to vent their emotions in public. The young people are very emotional. There are traitors in the temple, how can we not criticize them?

Considering that many people outside are illiterate, he doesn't speak so politely, and speaks plainly,
"...Everyone, since the emperor ascended the throne, he has worked hard to rule the country, and has been sleeping all night long. He heard that the people in the northern Zhili area are suffering from the people's herdsmen, so he practiced strict frugality. Over the past few years, the people's herdsmen in more than [-] counties have been cancelled! I would like to report to Your Majesty that the harm of people and herdsmen is far less than that of Zhuangtian! So His Majesty decreed to return more than [-] hectares of fertile land in Huangzhuang and Zhongguan to the landless people!"

"I, Gu Renyi, read the books of sages and sages since I was a child, for the sake of our country and the common people of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, there are disloyal ministers in the court who are obedient and vicious, and their desires are hard to fill! Your Majesty distributed the land to the people, but they occupied the farmland and returned it to the people. It is said to serve the country. It is really a corrupt official and a disaster for the country and the people!"

"Corrupt officials will bring disaster to the country and the people!"

"Corrupt officials will bring disaster to the country and the people!"

……

Opposite Gu Renyi and several young officials, in the box above the restaurant, was Wang Zhi from the Weiningbo Mansion, and there was some indelible worry in her beautiful eyes at this moment.

In fact, she was reluctant to go out, but this matter was too big, and her second brother was directly involved, so she had to come out and see.

Logically speaking, some scholars and officials in Beijing discussed some things in the court, so it cannot be said that there is no such thing.But more or less will do some evasion.

Today is different, in the city that never sleeps, in broad daylight, it is done in a grand manner.

What was even more different was that the Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of security in the capital, was nowhere to be seen.

What does it mean that no one came to stop these angry young officials?
"If the name is not right, the words will not go well, and if the words don't go well, things will fail." The girl murmured to herself, but she actually had a little understanding that the one in the palace wanted to be invincible in the name of the sage.

It would be fine if there were only ordinary people, but some people who already had official status began to say such things, which meant that the officials in the outer court had split themselves.

The emperor has two hands, one is to use morality, and the other is to use the desire of so many ordinary officials to be promoted.

Now that the emperor has this kind of "image" in the matter of returning the fields, then the question arises, if the matter cannot be pushed forward, where is the blockage?

When the time comes to kill some people, it will not be killing innocent people indiscriminately, it must be doing justice for the heavens.

Wang Zhi felt shocked in her heart, she called one of the maidservants in the house, and said: "Xiao He, go back to the mansion and ask the accountant, how many acres does the Weiningbo mansion have in the capital?"

Weiningbo is not as prominent as it used to be, but there are still some acres.

Now Xun Chen is unwilling to retire, and neither are officials.

It is not good for the emperor to arrest and kill all these people.

But someone will want to kill them.

As for her second brother who caused trouble... I don't know what to do.

……

At this time, the cabinet was on duty, although there were no crowds gathering to make trouble, but in fact there were as many memorials as snowflakes, which made Li and Liu feel that the situation was not good.

If so many people impeach, there is only one thing they can do right now.

Please leave.

So the two handed over a note and waited outside the Qianqing Palace.

When Jin Gui took them in,
Before they could speak, the emperor asked first: "You two elders, I ordered earlier that the ten thousand hectares of Huangzhuang should be divided among the people. Do you have any progress to report?"

Li Dongyang took off his official hat, lifted his robe and knelt down, "The cabinet has passed on the matters entrusted by His Majesty's imperial decree to all prefectures and counties, and they are strictly ordered to act according to the decree and not to bend the law for personal gain. However, I and the two of you are not here to report Progress, but to His Majesty... Please resign! At present, there are more and more ministers impeaching and fainting, and it is difficult for the minister to defend himself, but he feels that he has owed the grace of the Holy Grace, and his heart is filled with guilt. Kuang Chen is old and corrupt, especially since the first year of Zhengde , the hairy blood is getting weaker, the ambition is getting weaker, and the body is beyond use. I implore your majesty's ministers to beg for the bones and return home, and the ministers will be very grateful!"

Zhu Houzhao's face remained unchanged, but he turned to look at Xie Qian again.

Xie Qian also knocked on the ground, "I owe the sacred grace, it's hard to be a cabinet minister!"

Do you want to replace these two old ministers?

Zhu Houzhao has considered this issue many times in the past, but this time he is seriously considering it.

I have not changed them before, there are two reasons,
One is that Liu Daxia went too far, he couldn't take it anymore, so he was deprived of his official position shortly after he ascended the throne, and was thrown into a prison, and he hasn't come out yet.Liu Jian is slightly better, but he is not in the cabinet after all.As an old minister left to him by Emperor Hongzhi, if he cleans up all of them in a short period of time, it will not be good in today's political environment.

Don't underestimate the word "righteousness and integrity". Those who gain the way will be helped more than those who have lost the way. If you, the emperor, always act like a bad person, then you will basically gather such people around you.

Second, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are not treacherous ministers after all.

As the elders of the cabinet, they firstly do not control the state affairs, wantonly exclude dissidents, secondly, they do not eat vegetarian food, and only focus on making money. As for doing well and doing badly, anyway, there are only a few routines in the Confucian way of governing the country. They are still step by step and gradually deepen. What magical methods can people in this era have?
At least during the two years they were in the cabinet, the court basically dealt with government affairs in a serious manner every day, and there were not so many messy things.

But this time, they really couldn't keep up with the emperor's will.

But no matter what, the old minister's resignation cannot be agreed at once.

"Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, Gu'an County is still in the midst of civil turmoil, and the land of more than 200 hectares, or more than [-] million mu, is not so easy to divide. At this time, you two... Veterans who have been deeply favored by the country , do you want to abandon me?"

Li Dongyang's nose became sore when he heard the emperor's words, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to do this, it's that I can't."

"Why not?! Behind the cabinet is the Forbidden City. Does anyone dare to challenge the cabinet?!" Zhu Houzhao suddenly shouted, "You two don't need to show me your resignation, I just took it as nothing I've heard! The matter in Gu'an County has not yet been resolved, and I don't know if the division of land will be smooth. If you really feel ashamed of me, then go back and deal with these two matters carefully. The common people can't live anymore. Are we still playing these court routines?"

The emperor refused in words, and it didn't look like a lie.

Besides, at this moment, the imperial court is indeed busy.

"Then... I will submit your Majesty's imperial decree again. The two of you, one in charge of civil disturbances and the other in charge of land distribution, will definitely give His Majesty a satisfactory result."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said seriously.

After the two left, Wang Jia came out from the side room of Qianqing Palace, and he heard all the conversation just now.

"Your Majesty, I want to ask His Majesty for a will."

Zhu Houzhao turned sideways when he heard the voice, "Sir, please speak."

"I want to implore Your Majesty, even if the cabinet ministers are changed, don't let Mr. Li and Mr. Xie take up their posts."

"Then let them do it?"

"Your Majesty, isn't Mr. Xi Xian the one you sent to Shandong?"

This is more obvious.

But at that time, it was not easy to do.

And if it wasn't for Liu Jian's kind of person, even if the emperor wanted to keep him, he would feel that he would lose face and refuse to accept it.

Wang Jia continued: "This time...the two elders are really lacking in courage and lack the courage to go forward despite thousands of people, but Li Binzhi and Xie Yuqiao are good ministers for a while. If such people It is His Majesty's loss to return to his hometown for retirement."

Zhu Houzhao did not answer immediately,
Speaking of which, Xie Qian and Wang Jia are still in the same department, and they appreciate each other.

"I don't know who has the courage to go on despite thousands of people."

"Your Majesty, isn't there a Gu Renyi?"

"He is a county magistrate in Yibin County, Sichuan."

"You can promote him to the governor of Shuntian Mansion, and let him carry out the division of land. In this way, the hundreds of thousands of people in Shuntian Mansion, your Majesty will have no worries."

This is a way, but while Gu Renyi is making a memorial to impeach the elders, he is discussing the right and wrong of the cabinet ministers in the capital.Being promoted to him is not as simple as a magistrate...

To put it simply, if this is the case, the two cabinet members will be unable to do anything.

But Zhu Houzhao is not hesitant to make a decision.

He paced in front of the hall with his hands behind his back, and then ordered, "Jin Gui, draw up an order."

"Yes!"

Wang Jia also said: "Years ago, His Majesty also asked the ministers to recommend one or two good ministers in Zhejiang and Fujian. This time, they can be promoted to prefects together."

In the North Zhili area, in addition to Shuntian Mansion and Baoding Mansion, there are six Mansions including Hejian Mansion, Zhending Mansion, and Shunde Mansion, as well as Yanqing State and Baoan State.

"Okay! According to what Mr. said, the matter of dividing the land is no small matter. If that's the case, let's change it together!"

Jin Gui was a little agitated. The emperor can't say it's safe when he does things, because there are times when he is aggressive, but he can't say that he is always relieved. After all, there are still times when he considers the overall situation.

This time, all the magistrates in Beizhili at one time can be regarded as a rather exciting action.

In other words, it is imperative to divide the land, and no one can stop it!
(End of this chapter)