The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 452 Metaphysics and Mind Attack

Master Huikong pondered for a moment, and said with a troubled face: "If you interpret it according to this sign, His Majesty seems to have made a mistake. It may be difficult to have a dragon heir."

Empress Dowager Zhang believed in Buddhism the most. Hearing this remark was like five thunderbolts, she hurriedly said: "How to resolve it?"

"This"

Master Huikong hesitated to speak, and sighed, "This poor monk dare not say that."

Empress Dowager Zhang became anxious immediately, and urged: "It's about the emperor's safety, what is the mage afraid to say?"

"Then please forgive the poor monk for lying."

Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand and said, "All follow the mage."

"The calamity committed by His Majesty came from the cabinet."

Master Huikong gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Queen Mother, if you want to undo this catastrophe, you must start with the cabinet."

Empress Dowager Zhang was only thinking about hugging the emperor's grandson, and she didn't notice the seductive meaning in Master Huikong's words. She frowned and said, "Which one in the cabinet is it?"

Master Huikong closed his eyes, unwrapped the lottery again, and said, "It's that old Xie Ge."

"It's him?"

For Xie Shen, Queen Mother Zhang naturally did not have any favorable impressions.This person has had trouble with his younger brother several times, but every time she is protected by the emperor, she can't get angry.

Now it's all right, this person actually clashed with the emperor, which made the emperor unable to have an heir.In any case, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't let him stay by the emperor's side.

Empress Dowager Zhang has always believed in the mysteries of mutual generation and restraint, and these words were still spoken by Master Huikong.

Can the words of the abbot of Tanzhe Temple be false?
"Empress Dowager, this person promoted the New Deal, which made heaven angry and people resentful. The punishments from the heavens were all piled up on Your Majesty. If you want to relieve Your Majesty of this catastrophe, you must abolish the New Deal and drive this person away from Your Majesty."

Master Huikong said that he was so sad and indignant that people who didn't know why thought he was related to the emperor by blood.

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded slightly and said, "I know what the Master said about Aijia. It's just that Xie Shen is deeply favored by the emperor, and it may not be easy to drive him away."

Although Empress Dowager Zhang believed in fortune telling and mysteries, the emperor would not believe it.

Trying to persuade the emperor to drive away Xie Shen with this set of rhetoric is tantamount to a dream.

His son knew best, and he had to think of another reason to convince him.

Master Huikong was also taken aback.He thought that everything would be settled after convincing the queen mother.Who would have thought that even the Queen Mother could do nothing to Xie Shen.

Could it be that Xie Shen was really sent by God to punish him?
Although Emperor Zhengde could not be called a saint, he was very good at protecting his trusted subjects.

Even Liu Jin, Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and others were demoted from the capital by the emperor because of their actions.And Xie Shen himself is a great loyal minister, it is really not easy to find trouble with him.

Master Huikong thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a perfect solution, so he retreated to the next best thing and said: "Queen Mother, even if this little Xiege can't be transferred away from His Majesty for a while, he can't be allowed to continue to carry out the New Deal. This New Deal is against God, it will do great harm to His Majesty's energy."

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed, "If the New Deal is abolished, will the emperor have an heir?"

How could Master Huikong dare to make such a guarantee, so he could only vaguely say: "Hope is greatly increased."

For Queen Mother Zhang, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, she has to give it a try.If the emperor has never had an heir, then the throne will fall to a side branch.

In this way, how will she explain to the first emperor after she dies in the future?

"Okay, Aijia will give it a try."

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

Master Huikong flattered him and said, "In this way, our country and society will be saved."

Songjiang Prefecture, Huating County.

In the government office, Wang Shouren pointed to the fish scale album that was redrawn after Qingzhang's land and reported to the prefect Zhao Jihui: "Brother Hui, the land in the county after Qingzhang has increased by [-] mu. Among them, [-] mu is The local gentry returned it. There are still [-] mu of unowned land. A certain plan to redistribute the [-] mu of land equally to the landless tenant farmers."

While stroking his beard, Zhao Ji said in harmony: "Haha, Shouren, you did a good job. But this matter cannot be rushed."

Wang Shouren was puzzled and said, "Why? Now that the land has been re-cleared and the fish scale album has been drawn, why wait?"

In Wang Shouren's view, isn't the purpose of implementing the New Deal for the well-being of the people?
If the land is re-cleared but cannot be returned to the people, what is the point?
"Shouren, although Huating County is a trial site for the New Deal, the decision-making power still belongs to the imperial court after all. In my brother's opinion, Shouren might as well write a memorial and send it to the capital for the imperial court to make a decision. Wait until the imperial court has an opinion. , Shou-jen and then follow the implementation."

Wang Shouren's expression darkened when he heard this.

"understood."

Although he was an imperial envoy, in the final analysis he was just an executor sent by the imperial court to Songjiang Mansion.He has only the right to make suggestions, not the decision-making power, on what to do with the imperial court.

"Shouren doesn't need to be too depressed. In my brother's opinion, the imperial court will still distribute these fields to the people of Huating County."

Wang Shouren nodded and said, "I hope so. As for the restructuring of the commercial tax, what do Brother Hui think?"

Wang Shouren had already handed over the specific plan of commercial tax reform to Zhao Ji, hoping that the prefect Zhao could give some opinions.

Zhao Ji twirled his beard and said: "Shouren's method is really good. According to the profits of merchants, taxation is divided into sections. In this way, merchants who earn less pay less taxes, and merchants who earn more pay more taxes. Never again There is an embarrassment that the court cannot collect taxes. Those merchants who earn less will not complain."

"Where did someone come up with such a good solution. In fact, this is what Xiaoge Lao thought of."

Wang Shouren didn't take credit for it, he said it truthfully.

"Oh? Is this what Xiaoge Lao meant?" Zhao Ji nodded slightly and said, "It is said that Xiaoge is a ghost. Today, I understand."

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. If it were someone else, who would have the courage to set up factories for merchants. Those imperial merchants who cooperated with the Weaving Bureau were actually exploited very badly, and the real benefits were not much. If there is an accident, they have to bear the loss themselves. Now they can set up their own factories, and all the income except taxes goes into their own pockets, so they must be more proactive.”

"That's right, Mr. Xiaoge, this is a series of tricks."

Zhao Ji admired Xie Shen from the bottom of his heart.

Although he has never met this young man who became a bachelor at a young age, but he can see that this person is talented.

"I heard that Wanping County, the capital, has also begun to implement the New Deal. If this is the case, I am afraid that the New Deal will be fully implemented in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty."

"I hope so."

Wang Shouren clenched his fists and said: "If you can't break it, you can't stand it. Daming has a chronic disease, and only bone scraping can cure the poison."

(End of this chapter)