The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 456 The Crux

Since October, the work of the Wanping County Magistrate to clear the land of the temples in Xishan has come to a standstill.

Regarding this, Wanping county magistrate also looked aggrieved, and wrote a letter to the emperor to express his feelings, with the intention that if your majesty does not make the decision for me, I will drop the pick and quit.

To everyone's surprise, the emperor suppressed this matter and ignored it completely.

This caused the ruling and opposition parties to discuss and speculate.You must know that since the implementation of the New Deal, the emperor has always given full support to Xiaoge, and it can be said that he wants money from people and people.

This Wanping county magistrate is doing exactly according to Xiaoge Lao's new policy, and to some extent represents Xiaoge Lao.

The emperor's ambiguous attitude at this time makes people wonder if the New Deal has come to an end?

The emperor was too late to make a decision, so frightened Wanping county magistrate also became a coward.

He ordered all the yamen servants who cleared the land to return to the county yamen, and not to trouble the temples in Xishan anymore.

Since he is a pawn, there is no need to rush to work hard, and it would be better to come forward when the situation is clearer.

The courtiers can wait, the county magistrate of Wanping can wait, and even the emperor can wait.

But Xie Shen was the only one who couldn't wait.

No one knows better than him that the implementation of the New Deal is all in one breath.If the gas is gone, the New Deal will not be far from dying.

Therefore, he decided to face the saint and express his attitude to the emperor frankly.

It couldn't be easier for Xie Shen to meet the emperor.When he came outside the emperor's bedroom, Zhang Yong, the imperial eunuch, was a little surprised.

"Mr. Xiao Ge, what is this?"

"Someone wants to meet His Majesty."

Zhang Yong made a mistake at once.He usually waits by the emperor's side, so he naturally knows that the emperor does not want to see Xie Shen at this time.But he couldn't tell Xie Shen directly about the details, otherwise it would be him revealing the affairs of the inner palace to the ministers.

"Elder Xiao Ge, what is so urgent?"

Xie Shen said coldly: "Of course it's a business matter, so please ask Eunuch Zhang to report it on your behalf."

Zhang Yong tried to persuade him with good intentions, but he got frustrated, he thought well, it seems that our family is talking too much, if you want to see the emperor, go and see him.

"It's easy to say, easy to say. Xiaoge, please wait for a while, and our family will report to the emperor."

After speaking, he turned and walked into the hall.

After a short time, Zhang Yong left and returned.

It's just that this time his face was a little more relaxed.

"Elder Xiaoge, His Majesty announces your audience."

Xie Shen nodded slightly, and strode into the hall.

There was incense in the hall, and Xie Shen was so choked by the clouds and mist that he coughed, and his body was also fluttering.

He thought to himself that it is no wonder that the emperor likes to burn incense. It turns out that this kind of fairy-like scene will make people think that they have become immortals.

"Mister is here?"

Emperor Zhengde walked out from behind the screen with a tired face.

Xie Shen bowed his hands and said: "I have something important to report to Your Majesty."

Zhengde hesitated for a moment, then said: "If it's about Wanping County Magistrate, sir, you don't need to talk about it."

Xie Shen's heart sank.

It was the first time in his memory that the emperor spoke to him like this.

What happened in the end caused Emperor Zhengde's temperament to change drastically in a short period of time.

Just when Xie Shen couldn't figure it out, Zhu Houzhao coughed and said, "I've been thinking about the New Deal these days, and it's really too hasty."

"His Majesty!"

Xie Shen became a little anxious, and immediately said in a deep voice: "The new policy is like scraping bones to cure poison for Ming Dynasty. Although it is a little urgent, it is helpless. If left alone, it will do nothing but harm to Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Zhengde's complexion turned livid immediately, and he raised his hand impatiently and said, "That's enough, sir, don't say any more."

Xie Shen knew that someone must have slandered the emperor, and the only ones who could contact the emperor in this house were the cabinet ministers and inner eunuchs.

The cabinet ministers are unlikely, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are trustworthy.Then there are only internal supervisors.

Could it be Zhang Yong?
But he and Zhang Yong had no grudges in the past, nor have they had any grudges recently, why did Zhang Yong trip him up?This is not logical.

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to punish you for lying, but I still want to say it."

"sir you"

Zhu Houzhao was speechless.What else can he say?Is he going to order someone to drive Mr. out?
Emperor Zhengde was like a deflated raft, he sat down on the soft couch and sighed: "I'll only listen to this one time, sir, I'll talk about it after I think about it."

Xie Shen sorted out his thoughts, and said suddenly: "The magistrate of Wanping encountered obstacles in clearing the land of the temples in the west of Beijing, what does your majesty think?"

"Mr. is here for this matter?" Zhu Houzhao said with a wry smile, "Don't tell me the extra fields from scholar-bureaucrats are not enough, so sir must move the fields of Buddhist temples?"

Xie Shen knew something was wrong, and he seemed to have no choice but to listen to the emperor's words.

"I don't know what difficulties your majesty has encountered, but I am willing to share your worries for your majesty."

"Sir, there is nothing I can do this time."

Finally, Zhu Houzhao still sighed: "I can't bear the reputation of being unfilial, so let's stop here about the land of Qingzhang Buddhist Temple."

Queen Mother?Xie Shen couldn't help being stunned.

How could it be her?
In fact, compared with the land under the name of scholar-bureaucrats, the tax-free land occupied by Buddhist temples is only a drop in the bucket.

The reason why Xie Shen grasped this point and did not let go was not because of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but because he wanted to show an aura of invincibility.

If treated differently, I am afraid that even those scholar-officials will think that he is putting on a show to gain fame.The achievements that have been achieved before will also be transformed into nothingness.

"Your Majesty is saying that the Empress Dowager does not want the land of the Buddhist temple to be cleared?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "The Empress Dowager believes in Buddhism, and she has a Buddhist relationship with the abbot of Tanzhe Temple. Naturally, she doesn't want to see the land of the temple confiscated."

It turns out that the crux lies here!
Xie Shen couldn't help but sigh, this Queen Mother Zhang is really enough to add to the chaos.

"If His Majesty is worried about this, there is no need to."

Xie Shen paused and said: "I believe that if the temples in the west of Beijing really lie about the amount of land granted by the imperial court, they are deceiving the emperor first, and they should re-clear their titles based on emotion and reason. This is also a blessing for them. what."

"But the Empress Dowager doesn't think so." Emperor Zhengde was very helpless: "Don't you want me to be an unfilial son?"

"I dare not!"

Xie Shen hurriedly said: "What I mean is that since the Empress Dowager believes in Buddhism, she should understand that Buddha is in her heart. These fields are all external things, so what's the point of having more or less."

It is true that monks are not happy with things or sad with themselves.

Can.
Zhu Houzhao just felt upset.What the husband said is reasonable, but if he really recklessly took over the extra fields from the temples in the west of Beijing, it would be really difficult for the Queen Mother to explain.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the Empress Dowager can go to persuade her, but the matter of clearing the land cannot be stopped. The whole court is watching His Majesty's attitude. If you stagnate at this time, all previous efforts will be wasted!"

(End of this chapter)