eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 444 Watching
After the court meeting that night, the British Duke Zhang Mao also fell into embarrassment. He originally had a detached position and was in charge of the Chinese military's governor's office.

As a result, the sentence 'All the minister's land was bought, not occupied' made him feel uncomfortable inside and out.

In fact, not only he was uncomfortable, but also Dingguo Gong Xu Guangzuo, Baoguo Gong Zhu Hui, and Chengguo Gong Zhu Fu were all uncomfortable.

At this time, there was another duke, Xu Wei, the Duke of Wei, but Wei Guogong was in charge of Nanjing's governor's mansion and guarded Nanjing, which was far away from the turmoil in the capital.

Besides the duke, there are various marquises and uncles in the capital...

Without these numbers, Xunchen would not have occupied more than 100 million mu of land.

"My lord, what's going on now?"

Among these four people, apart from Zhang Mao who was very old, and Duke Bao Zhu Hui who was also in his sixties, Duke Ding and Duke Cheng were still relatively young.

However, Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, is such an old age.He was ordered to go to war during the Hongzhi period, and he did things like being afraid of the enemy and falsely reporting the results of the battle.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi treated these people with dignity.Even if a minister exposed it, he was fooling things.

It is now the second year of Zhengde, and the emperor's character is becoming more and more distinct. On the one hand, Lord Baoguo is old, and on the other hand, he knows that the sky has changed, so he usually hides from the government, and basically degenerates from an honorable minister to a big landowner.

He was also most worried about this incident.

It's a pity that it seems that the British Duke is also speechless at the moment.

The Duke of Baoguo could only continue to say: "... Listening to what His Majesty said at the time, it seemed that he didn't want us to withdraw the land. Afterwards, I went to inquire again. No one from the cabinet, the Supervisor of Rituals, and the Jin Yiwei was looking into our land lease business. Your Majesty...maybe you don't intend to pursue it?"

Of course, the British public also knows these things.

"But what about the courtiers outside? They talked about the government like that, but no one stopped them. Your Majesty is happy to see it happen. I'm also to blame. At that time, I only talked about one hundred acres. It might be better to say five hundred acres. But we all know , The stall is getting bigger, there are many mouths to eat, His Majesty is very strict about greedy ink, and the land is also tight, especially the salary is not our share, you say this... Sigh."

Duke Bao was anxious, "Duke Ying, you can't sigh at this time."

"Then what can we do?" The British Duke was a little worried, "It's okay at the moment, if we wait for a marquis's mansion or an uncle's mansion to donate [-] mu of land to His Majesty, then we will feel uncomfortable."

"It's not easy for anyone." Dingguo Gong Xu Guangzuo said, "Besides, the troublemakers in Gu'an County will not be punished on our heads. This is not the way to say it."

But the British prince was worried that the emperor was talking about friendship instead of reason.

That is to say, the eight characters of being blessed and suffering together, although it is far-fetched to say that this kind of civil disorder is a catastrophe for the royal family.

"Let's wait and see." The Duke of England finally said, "Your Majesty's decree is only to return the estates of the Emperor's Manor and the middle officials' estates. As for the others, as Duke Bao said, we didn't even check them. Besides, we will go and find them ourselves." Quit the field, isn't there no silver 300 taels here?"

Right?Originally, the emperor didn't know that you had so many acres, but he confessed it himself. If the emperor pursued it, it would be a joke.

But that's another worry.

The main reason is still reluctant,

These properties were accumulated by their ancestors, and as descendants of later generations, they themselves have the responsibility to guard the family wealth.

Especially Duke Bao Zhu Hui, at such an advanced age, he had no further requirements for his official position, so he pointed to these places to make his life more comfortable.If you have no power and no money, what's the point of being the Duke of this country?
Anyway, the imperial decree did not strictly order them to withdraw their fields.

The Duke of England was also worried that if other people really went to the emperor to withdraw their fields, they would look ugly. He didn't even have this worry. He was just afraid that the emperor was hiding something, so he came here to seek peace of mind.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao never thought of making these people donate their family wealth out of fear or embarrassment through the method of "running".

That's so childish.

He mainly uses these to highlight his moral status.

And the real killer move is to appoint a magistrate like Gu Renyi.

Of course, with his political sensitivity, he knew that once a courtier like Gu Renyi was in this kind of stall and reached the position of Shuntian magistrate, he would never die.

But Zhu Houzhao can only do this. The Hebei Peasant Uprising has just happened in the past few years.To be honest, Gu Renyi's memorabilia still shocked him a little, he only knew that the herdsmen did a lot of harm to the people.Then I thought about it, if the people who quit the farming and animal husbandry are still living so miserable, then how prominent is this kind of human conflict?
The common people in China will not kill officials and rebel as long as they have gruel to drink.

But for Gu Renyi, he had a clear understanding of the emperor's mind.He also saw clearly the difficulties of the common people.Of course he will not die.

The emperor's fields have all been withdrawn, why the hell don't you return the fields?
If they were bought by Zheng'er Bajing, there is nothing to say, but if they were all bought by Zheng'er Bajing, Beizhili should be a paradise now, not a purgatory on earth.

The will of the palace is also fast.

The emperor said it here, and someone spread it on the other side.

Wang Jia also left and went out, but instead of going home, he went to the cabinet.

At the beginning, Liu Jian was willing to go to Shandong. It was a result of several manipulations. In addition, Liu Jian himself also has the title of Liu Mutou, and he was willing to practice the heart of being an official and serving the people.
In fact, it is unlikely that the chief minister of the general cabinet will go to another province to become a chief envoy. This has something to do with face, and more importantly, it is actually politics.

Anyone with a bit of historical perspective knows that it is indeed difficult to go up to become an official, but it is even more difficult to go down.

For thousands of years, there have been many people who have become high officials, but very few people have landed well.

Just like at this time, it would be very risky to defeat a person with such energy as the cabinet elder, which is equivalent to touching a tiger's butt, so once he really appears to be in decline, he must be defeated to the end.

The wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and it is born again.

Don't kill him, just leave him half dead there, in case he does something good, or the emperor loses his temper, then bring him back to be the elder of the court, as his opponent, do you mean to make trouble?

People like Liu Jian and Li Dongyang naturally understand this truth.So if you want to retreat, return to your hometown.

At that time, political opponents usually take some of their own reputation into consideration, and you appear harmless and too old to move, which is safer.

For Liu Jian, he is fine, because Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are behind him, and these two people will not make accusations against him every day.

But Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were not so lucky.Wang Bingming, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, secretly promoted some things, could they not know?

Including this battle for money, there are some conflicts between the two parties. If they don't quit, Wang Bing will be stuck in his throat.

So they didn't think about following Liu Jian's old path,

Until Wang Jia expresses this meaning.

Both were silent.

Wang Ji was not too polite, he and Xie Qian were good friends, and continued to persuade, "I heard that the tax in Shandong has increased this year, and I have also met Mr. Xi Xian, and he seems more energetic than in previous years. Talk to him, Mostly it was a matter of farming and sang. Your Majesty still feels that this arrangement was quite ingenious at the beginning, and he was even a bit complacent. After thousands of years, this kind of righteousness between monarch and minister is also a good story. I really can't think of anything wrong. Why are you two silent?"

Xie Qian replied: "Jizhi, whether it's me or Binzhi, how big an official is has never been our pursuit."

"Of course I know that, and I believe it."

Li Dongyang asked: "Is Jizhi going to join the cabinet?"

Wang Jia was taken aback, "This matter depends on His Majesty's will."

What else is there to see.

Had it not been for the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian.Wang Jia must have joined the cabinet in the first year of Zhengde.

Now after a while, when the two of them leave, who can be in front of him in the court?
Gu Liqing?

His qualifications are too young.

Yang Tinghe?That didn't work out either.

"If there is help, the old life of the two of us can still be saved."

When he said this, Wang Jia understood immediately, and he said another meaning, "No one can do what His Majesty does not allow."

Li Dongyang nodded, then smiled, "Actually, His Majesty is indeed a kind person."

What Wang Jia meant was that when the emperor put you down to that position, the purpose has been achieved, and no one will be allowed to touch you again.

Because I really want to put you to death, why take two steps?Take a step first, and then let people frame it?Where is it so troublesome, one step is in place.

"But Jizhi, I am indeed getting old, and Yu Qiao may have to work harder."

"No rush, at least the two things that I promised His Majesty must be done first."

Wang Jia didn't know what to say, so he stood up and cupped his hands, "There are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and only one in Shandong has won Duke Xixian. Please think carefully about the sake of thousands of people! This time is the same, Your Majesty is not To enclose the land, but to divide the land and distribute it to the people, some fools don't understand, but don't you two know your Majesty's good intentions?
During the reign of Hongzhi, the Temple of Filial Piety took care of many relatives, and there were also incidents of encroaching on the people's land. Back then, who of us didn't try our best to order the Temple of Filial Piety to return the land to the people?Nowadays, there is no need for me to persuade you to take the initiative to do this, even if the land of honored ministers and officials is unwilling to retreat, your Majesty also considers the people's priorities, so he immediately retreated the farmland in the palace.I think that if His Majesty wants to add a few more Huangzhuang, the cabinet and court ministers should risk their lives to advise. "

Li Dongyang sighed, "I'm just afraid that I'm a little anxious, what if the disturbance becomes turbulent?"

"The life and death of the common people is a matter of urgency. Besides, what can we do if we are in a hurry? With the support of the ministers in the court and the elite in the military training, it will be as stable as Mount Tai. What is turmoil? If the cabinet opposes your majesty on this matter, it will Intensify the anxiety. Therefore, the more it is like this, the more we should support His Majesty."

The matter of dividing the land is indeed sensitive, and the imperial decree is still to divide the Huangzhuang, so it is not a big problem.

Those magistrates in the back took out the fields of some civil servants, honored ministers, and big households to dry, and the situation was hard to say.

But when things get here, even if you die, you can't stop. Once you stop, this matter will never be done.Because next time someone like Gu Renyi might not hold his head up and go all out.

Because your emperor has given up, compromised, and been afraid.

(End of this chapter)