Lord Moyu was forced to open

Zhao Jun's words immediately scared Wang Kaiyu into a cold sweat, and then he realized that he had gone too far.

The Royal Envoy only has the power of supervision and does not have the power of conviction. However, he was too aggressive in order to complete the task, which led to his majesty catching a loophole.

He quickly admitted his mistake.

"Your Majesty, I am too worried that the local people will be harmed by Zhang Tang. I am afraid that more good people will be harmed later, so I speak eloquently and want to capture it as soon as possible and restore it. The peaceful life of Nanyang people.

I am aware of the crime, but since Zhang Tang's behavior has been widely spread, the facts must be quite different. Your Majesty, please order the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple to arrest him as soon as possible and restore peace to the people. "

"Hmph! As a royal envoy, you are the leader of the entire imperial envoy. You should lead by example, not to mention what you say.

If everyone was like you and could convict others based on their own opinions, there would be countless unjust, false and wrongful convictions in the world.

I already know about Zhang Tang, and I will send someone to investigate. However, if you are not punished for your unscrupulous crime, you cannot warn the world. You will be fined for one month from now on, and you will be ordered to stay at home for half a month without going out. Please reflect on it. , as for your daily work, it will be handled temporarily by Huang Li, the imperial envoy Zhongcheng.

I will also take this opportunity to let the envoys at your envoys know that you cannot just imagine what you are saying.

You just said that there are bad rumors about Zhang Tang, but there are also many rumors in the market about your Imperial Commission fabricating and framing others out of thin air all day long, and listing false charges.

If I had believed everything, I would have put your entire envoy in jail long ago.

Just do it yourself! "

After hearing this, Wang Kaiyu's face turned bitter. Not only did he fail to achieve his goal, he was also fined, imprisoned, and scolded. It was a huge loss.

The worst thing is to be put in solitary confinement for half a month, and to let his deputy do his best. Isn't this taking power away from him?

But he couldn't resist, so he had to say with a bitter face: "My lord, I obey the order!"

After taking care of him, Zhao Jun immediately said to everyone: "Not only the imperial envoy, there are many rumors in the market that are false. As important officials of the imperial court, you should have the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Don't listen to the wind and it will be the rain. You don't know when you will be robbed by others.

If you want to report someone, you must prepare all the evidence. Only those with real evidence can participate. Otherwise, what is the difference between gossiping among the women in the market? "

After Zhao Jun reprimanded him, many people who had agreed just now lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Wang Kaiyu, the royal minister's face, looked even more ugly.

One of the most important functions of their imperial embassy is to hear rumors and report events. Now His Majesty said not to be like the talkative women in the market.

How could this make Wang Kaiyu happy?

After perfunctorily arranging for the Ministry of Justice to investigate the source of the rumors, Zhao Jun announced that he would leave the court and everyone dispersed.

On the way back to the harem, Wang Huaien asked curiously: "Your Majesty, do you think Mr. Zhang is really committing lawlessness in Nanyang?"

Zhao Jun smiled and shook his head and said: "I don't know if he has done anything illegal, but I only know that he has done everything I asked him to do for me, and that is enough.

As for whether the things he did have harmed the local people, just look at the rumors in Bianjing today.

Behind this are rumors sent by some local forces in Nanyang. There are no real harmed people at all.

What does this mean? It shows that Zhang Tang did a pretty good job there. He pushed the big local forces to the limit but did not take action against the people. This is enough.

The more anxious those big forces are, the harder Zhang Tang will hit them, and this is one of the goals I want him to achieve in the past. "

Wang Huaien nodded suddenly, but then said: "But Your Majesty, Master Zhang's reputation may not be very good if this happens. Now those people have given him the title of a cruel official. If this continues, No one knows how much they can slander Mr. Zhang?

And Mr. Zhang is your emperor, and I am afraid it will also implicate your reputation. "

Zhao Jun didn't care about this and said: "Let them spread it. Originally, my reputation among their class is not very good, but as long as we implement the matter, the people below will benefit and live better than before." As for Zhang Tang, this is the best.

Only in this way will he become an independent man and rely on himself wholeheartedly. Otherwise, if he has a good reputation and gets mixed up with the current group of people in a blink of an eye, then I will still find it troublesome. "

Only then did Wang Huaien realize that these were all intentional actions by His Majesty. Otherwise, with the power of the secret guards, it would be very easy to extinguish the rumors on the Internet. How could they be allowed to spread in the market?

After thinking for a while, Zhao Jun asked again: "Does the Ministry of Revenue have any statistical data on the money recently received?"

Wang Huaien immediately said: "Yes!"

"Your Majesty, there are more than 300 large and small Buddhist temples in the entire 13 prefectures and 107 counties of Nanyang County. In some places, there are seven or eight temples in one county.

Mr. Zhang has led the army to check them one by one these days, and so far nearly half of them have been cleared.

That is more than a hundred Buddhist temples.

There are not many large Buddhist temples, only three or five, but there are also many medium-sized temples with hundreds of people, at least more than thirty, and eighty or ninety small temples.

During this period, more than 13,000 monks who had not paid ultimatum were dismissed, and no less than a thousand fugitives and criminals who had sneaked into the temple to hide were killed on the spot.

In addition, the excess land confiscated has been calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs and has reached a terrifying 29,362 hectares! "

"What?! So many?"

As soon as this number was reported, Zhao Jun was immediately shocked.

A White Horse Temple only earns more than 4,000 qin. Is this the top Buddhist sect in the north?

How come after clearing half of the temples in Nanyang County, 200,000 and nearly 210,000 hectares of land were obtained?

This is close to 21 million acres of land!

According to statistics from the late Emperor's time, the entire Nanyang County's arable land was less than 500,000 hectares, but this time it was half more!

Wang Huaien nodded solemnly and said: "According to Master Zhang's report, since White Horse Temple is in Nanyang City, Nanyang City is the capital after all, so even if White Horse Temple annexes land, it will not be so excessive.

But when they get down there, they become completely unscrupulous. In some counties, nearly half of the land in a county is owned by local temples.

Of course, it is definitely not just owned by the temples, there must also be some local officials, gentry and powerful gentry's shares in it, but because the temple does not have to pay taxes, the fields are temporarily listed in the name of the temple.

Only then can such a terrifying number be reached.

Lord Zhang, as long as it was in the name of the temple, it would be returned to the state treasury. That's why so much land emerged.

According to Mr. Zhang's estimation, after the entire Nanyang County is surveyed, nearly half a million hectares of land will be found. "

Zhao Jun took a few deep breaths, and it took him a while to calm down his inner turmoil.

The coldness in his eyes became more and more intense: "The land of the entire Nanyang County can be doubled! I'm afraid that's not all. I don't believe that those guys will put all the land under the name of the temple. The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit are what they usually use. means.

For this land in Nanyang City, the tax that the imperial court could receive before was probably not even one-third!

good! good! OK!

They are all good ministers of the Song Dynasty and good people of the Song Dynasty!

If it weren't for the investigation, I don't know how long they would have kept it secret!

Wait!

This is just the beginning, sooner or later I will clear out all the land in the world! At that time, I want to see how many fields they have concealed! "

...(End of chapter)