Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 491 What magical powers do they have?

After the morning court session that day, the ministers waited for the emperor to leave and then left the palace one by one.

However, just as the emperor left, many ministers had not yet left when they saw Eunuch Qian, who was beside the emperor, coming back. Someone enthusiastically approached him and was about to ask him questions. Eunuch Qian waved his whisk and walked directly past the enthusiastic person. He stood in the center of the court and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty has ordered that the six ministers be invited to the imperial study to discuss government affairs."

It happened that the six ministers had not left yet, and they heard these words clearly. Eunuch Qian smiled at them and quickly chased after the emperor.

When several ministers heard this, they began to wonder why the emperor called them over.

Is there anything difficult or problematic that has troubled the Emperor recently?
When they entered the imperial study, Eunuch Qian came to them with a memorial in his hand and said, "Please circulate it among yourselves."

Only after seeing this did I realize it was about Liangzhou!

Just a Liangzhou, and a small matter of tax increase, required several of them to discuss it together.

Some people who think highly of themselves began to complain in their hearts.

Of course, no matter what you think in your heart, you always pretend to be fine on the surface.

After everyone finished reading it, no one dared to speak.

The emperor waited for a long time, but they didn't say anything, so he asked, "What do you think, ministers, should be done about this?"

The Minister of Revenue said after preparing his speech, "Your Majesty, I think that although the memorial was submitted by several county magistrates and the Tongpan, they questioned the prefect's decree.

The essence of the decree is nothing more than an increase in head tax and land tax, and the amount of increase is also normal compared to other states.

I have only read this memorial, and I feel that the Liangzhou prefect seems to be acting on behalf of the court. The county magistrate and the Liangzhou magistrate who signed this memorial seem to be very dissatisfied with the Liangzhou prefect. "

After the emperor heard Zhu Taiping's words, he felt as if he hadn't heard them at all. After all, there were two "seems" in one sentence, and there was no definite conclusion. It was obvious that the emperor was dissatisfied, and the Minister of Revenue immediately walked to the side and lowered his head and kept silent. He was very skilled in this set of actions.

At this time, the Minister of War had gone over what he was going to say several times in his mind, and felt that he could say it, "Your Majesty, although Lord Zhu's words make sense, there are exceptions. Liangzhou is different from other places after all. It is the border of Daliang to resist the Yan army, and the people have been living in war for many years.

Is the new tax rate proposed by the Liangzhou prefect feasible?
I think the county magistrates in Liangzhou may have seen the difficult life of the people and therefore had to write this letter. "

"Master Shi, doesn't your words mean that the death of the Liangzhou prefect is a crime?" the Minister of Revenue asked in return.

Shi Wanshan rolled his eyes at him, "Whether he is guilty or not is for your majesty to decide."

"Your Majesty." The Minister of Personnel took two steps forward and said, "It is too one-sided to judge who is innocent and who is guilty based on the memorial alone. I think that the Liangzhou prefect should be given a chance to defend himself. Why not order him to explain himself and make a memorial to explain the reasons? If he is wrong, he should correct it. If he is not wrong, the false accuser should be punished."

Before the emperor could say anything, the Minister of War said, "The memorial is one-sided. Would it not be one-sided if the governor of Liangzhou were to defend himself? Your Majesty, if you want to verify this matter, you must not only question them, but also send people to Liangzhou to investigate."

The emperor had this intention in mind, and immediately followed the words of the Minister of War and said, "What you said is indeed pertinent. Then, who do you think is suitable to investigate this matter?"

The Minister of Rites then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice is best at investigating cases and questioning people. We should ask Lord Ma to recommend a talented person from the Ministry of Justice to go and investigate."

"Your Majesty." The Minister of Justice had to step forward when someone mentioned it. "It is the job of my Ministry of Justice to investigate and question the crime. However, since it involves the governor of a state, we should handle it with caution. If we only send an official from my ministry, no matter what the result is, people will inevitably say that we are partial. It is better for the Ministry of Personnel to send someone as well."

The Ministry of Justice pulled the Ministry of Personnel in, and the Ministry of Personnel pulled the Ministry of Revenue in as well. After all, it’s a matter of taxation, which is closely related to the Ministry of Revenue.

As a result, all three departments have to go back and select people.

When Liu Dexiang was questioned, he smashed the teacup in anger, "What magical power do they have to bypass this government and report to the court!"