I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 171 Hidden dangers and determination (please subscribe)
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao agreed, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your permission, Your Majesty. I will do my best."

"If you have this intention, of course I will support you and do your best. If you have any questions, just tell me and I will support you."

He still knew Sun Chengzong's ability, but the difficulties and resistance encountered in doing this in Gyeonggi Province would be extraordinary, so necessary support was still needed. He turned to give Wei Zhongxian instructions.

"Wei Zhongxian, you also send people to cooperate. First, arrest these wealthy gentry and traitors who are obstructing the farming. This matter has to be handled by Dongchang."

"My slave obeys the order and will definitely let the people in Dongchang cooperate with Master Sun."

Now that Wei Zhongxian's reputation has become bad, nobles, eunuchs, and even civil servants all dislike him, especially the Donglin Party.Therefore, when he saw an opportunity to work with people from the Donglin Party, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to perform well and ease the relationship between them.

The matter was settled quickly, and Zhu Youxiao immediately asked Liu Yishen to draft an edict. After he approved it, he quickly asked the cabinet to issue it, and the news spread quickly in the capital.

During this time, Donglin people often gathered to discuss this matter, and they did not hide it. Everyone in the capital knew that the Donglin Party would continue to implement the Xu Min-style equalization of land and labor, and would implement this local policy implemented in some places in the south of the Yangtze River. , first piloted in Gyeonggi Province, and then implemented nationwide.

When the courtiers in the capital found out about this, they all cursed the Donglin Party, saying it was chaos in government.

This is especially true for the Zhejiang Party. Most of them are from the Jiangnan area. They were deeply affected by Xu Min's reforms back then, so they all called Xu Min's new laws "slave squires" and criticized him constantly. Now they see Donglin still If we want to implement it, we are even preparing to write a letter to oppose it.

Shamao Hutong on Dengshikou Street is very close to the Imperial City, only a stone's throw away. Shen Guan has been living here since he came to the capital. Even when he became the chief minister, there was an endless stream of people visiting him. The number of servants also increased, and he did not change his residence again.

"Sir, Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites, is here and said he has something important to call on you."

"Quickly invite him in."

Shen Guan knew that Sun Ruyou's purpose of coming was for the big news coming out of the palace today.After a while, a servant came in with an old man dressed in a scholarly blue robe.

"Mr. Shen Ge, do you know today's news?"

Sun Ruyou questioned the matter as soon as he came in. During this period, he kept hearing some gossip that Donglin was discussing in Shoushan Academy and said that he would implement the law of equalization of land and equalization of labor. He thought it was a rumor until news came from the cabinet today that His Majesty Sun Chengzong has been appointed as the deputy censor of Youdu and asked him to implement this method in Gyeonggi.

When he heard this, he was shocked as to why Shen Guan didn't mention this matter or stop him. So after his duty at the Ministry of Rites ended, he immediately came to Shen Guan's house to inquire about the situation.

"Jing Wen (Sun Ruyou's word), don't be impatient. Sit down and say, I already know about this matter."

When Sun Ruyou saw Shen Guan being so calm, he immediately became anxious, thinking why he didn't stop him even though he knew clearly, and why he was still doing this. "How can Donglin continue to carry out such a bad government as equalizing land and servicing? All the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are terrified after hearing this. Donglin actually wants to do something that harms the gentry all over the world. As a cabinet minister, why don't you say anything to stop it? Still here in silence."

Seeing that Sun Ruyou was so angry, Shen Guan was not angry, nor did he answer his words. He casually asked the butler to serve tea, picked up the tea cup, and started to taste it slowly.

"This is indeed bad governance. I also spoke out in the cabinet to stop it, but is it useful? There are currently four people in the cabinet, and three of them are Donglin Party. They have been trying to remove me from power all day long. I am really alone. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I once promised that I would not believe in impeachment, so I guess I have been ostracized a long time ago!”

"Besides, Your Majesty, you also know that he is a enterprising person and wants to revitalize the imperial court. The evidence is conclusive that the gentry and powerful officials in Gyeonggi Province wantonly blocked the imperial court's farming. Donglin used this as a breakthrough. Your Majesty naturally agreed, and I can't stop it. .”

What Shen Guan said obviously did not satisfy Sun Ruyou. If you can't stop it, then just stop it. Looking at Shen Guan's behavior, it was obvious that he was going to mess up.

"Now His Majesty trusts Donglin's traitorous party. They regard us as enemy bandits. Since His Majesty came to the throne and Fang Gelao became an official, Donglin's power has become stronger and stronger. Yang Lian fought another war in Liaodong, and the holy certificate is even stronger , we have to be on guard. If this continues, when Sun Chengzong succeeds in equalizing land and service in the capital, the emperor will definitely trust them more. When the time comes for the capital inspection, they will not let us go. They will definitely attack us and eliminate dissidents. "

"Yes, Donglin is in the spotlight now, and we are at a disadvantage now, so we have to avoid the spotlight for the time being. But as you just said, if Sun Chengzong succeeds in equalizing land and service in Gyeonggi, the emperor will definitely trust them more, and if it's the other way around. Well, if Sun Chengzong fails, will the emperor still trust Donglin as always?"

Shen Guan's words immediately woke up Sun Ruyou. He was also a veteran in officialdom. Naturally, he knew the difficulties of equalizing land and servicing. There were many obstacles in the Guangxu Minshi area in Jiangnan. If Ye Xianggao had not been the sole prime minister at that time, Shenzong would have also But when it comes to this matter, Ye Xiang suppressed all the memorials in the snow-flake version, and it was impossible for Xu Minshi to get started.

But the situation is different now. Relatives of the emperor and nobles from the DPRK are all over the capital. They all buy properties in the capital. They have many properties and fields. It will not be easy for Sun Chengzong to implement this in the capital, even if he has His Majesty's support.

Once the interests of these people are touched, it is not impossible to cry directly in front of the emperor, or use some violent means. Once such things happen more often, even if Sun Chengzong can hold it, the emperor who has only been on the throne for only half a year will definitely not be able to hold it. .

"This is a good move to retreat in order to advance. If anything is as good as the forest wind, it will be destroyed. The Donglin Party has always regarded the world as its own responsibility, but it does this kind of thing that is hostile to the world. When the time comes, they will attack in groups. Let's see how they do it. How does it end?"

Seeing that Sun Ruyou had figured it out, Shen Guan nodded in approval.

In the past, when the equalization of land and labor was implemented in Jiangnan, others might think it was suppressing the Zhejiang Party and would not say anything.But this time, it was actually piloted in Gyeonggi Province, which made it clear to the gentry all over the world that it would be implemented nationwide in the future.

How could other gentry sit still and wait for death now? They would definitely join the ranks against Donglin. At that time, the Zhejiang Party was afraid that it would not have any friends.

It's just that the Zhejiang Party can see clearly. How could the ministers of Donglin not know that when Sun Chengzong received the appointment, he knew that he was sitting on the crater of a volcano. If he handled it well, it would be nothing, but if If you don't handle it well, you will be the first victim.

However, he has always advocated "practical learning to save the world" and admired Xu Min's approach. Therefore, when the officials of Donglin discussed whether to implement equalization of land and labor in Gyeonggi, he fully supported it and volunteered to take on the matter. Even if you fail and die, you have nothing to fear.

　Second update, the amount of updates will resume to normal tomorrow. I’m really sorry.

　　
　
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