The emperor, who was bent on finding out the problem, naturally ignored the feelings of a few guards. Hearing this strong man's words, the emperor laughed instead of being angry: "Oh, listen to your statement, it is the emperor's fault to make you a homeless?" Okay, tell us what kind of calamity the emperor sent to you? ”

In response to the emperor's question, the strong man snorted coldly a few times before saying, "Who else can there be, it is the King Jing who was in Zhengzhou five years ago." His emperor Lao Tzu loved his son, and as soon as King Jing became a vassal, he divided 8,000 acres of good land around Zhengzhou and gave that King Rui as Yongye Field. Most of our people's fields have been zoned in. ”

"The emperor Lao Tzu feels sorry for his son, we have nothing to say. Who made this Great Qi Dynasty his surname Huang, and people rewarded their sons, where it was our people's turn to speak? But in this way, the people of Zhengzhou have been killed, and they have been ruined. ”

"No, according to the "Great Qi Law", the people's fields are classified as the food of the king, and they will not bear all kinds of taxes of the imperial court. In order to compensate the people, the imperial court not only exempted these people from the ding tax and forced labor, but also stipulated that the kings collected the tax of the food and the city, which should not exceed the previous tax of one of the ten taxes of the imperial court. ”

"And it is not classified as a clan food, and the land is no longer yours. Your land is still yours, but the one who pays for the grain is replaced. According to this statement, the original tax will remain unchanged, and the levy and Dingkou money will be exempted, and the burden of the people who are classified as the food of the king should be lighter, how can it be said that the emperor sent you a disaster star? ”

This time, it was useless for the emperor to ask in person, Huang Qiong, who was standing beside the emperor, took the initiative to ask the emperor to ask. It's just that in this inquiry, Huang Qiong was purely talking nonsense with her eyes open. If those clans really honestly came according to the imperial court's order, where did the displaced people come from? But whoever can live, who will leave the good land and not plant, and run out to be a homeless person?

It's okay not to say Huang Qiong's words, but when she said that the strong man's anger was even greater: "Fart, pay ten taxes and one." In the first year of King Jing's reign, he received 30% of the money and grain, and in the second year, he mentioned 40% and 5%. The third year was even more excessive, directly mentioning sixty percent. The common people worked hard for a year, and the beads of sweat fell to the ground and broke into eight petals, and in the end, there was no food ration left except seeds. ”

"The year before last, the flood in Zhengzhou, no one knew whether the imperial court gave relief or not, anyway, none of us ordinary people saw it. What I saw was that King Jing directly received sixty percent of the money and grain. Whoever wants to carry it and not hand it over, his palace directly sends someone to take it and send it to the official mansion for a month. ”

"The year before last, a big flood fell, and most of the people in Zhengzhou had no harvest, so where did he go to complete sixty percent of his money and grain? If you can't pay it, you can directly take your wife and daughter and land to pay the account. Not to mention ordinary people, even if my family is still a well-off family, it can't be completed. At that time, many people had already come out to be homeless. ”

"My brother, who has read books for half his life, believes too much in the laws of Emperor Lao Tzu. Entrusted by the villagers who really couldn't afford to pay the money and food asked by King Jing, he took the "Great Qi Law" and went to King Jing's Mansion to theorize. On the contrary, they were arrested and sent to the Zhengzhou Yamen flail for three months in the name of colliding with the prince. ”

"Pity my talented brother, where can that scholar's physique resist? In addition, he was ashamed and angry who had never been so humiliated, and he was shackled to death outside the Zhengzhou Mansion in less than seven days. In order to ransom my brother's corpse, we can only pawn the land. But Jing Wangfu released a word, whoever buys our family's land is against Jing Wangfu. ”

"In this way, who would dare to buy our family's land? In the end, in desperation, I could only go to the palace and ransom my eldest brother's corpse. My well-informed sister-in-law, on the night of my brother's imprisonment, was also snatched away by the housekeeper of King Jing's Mansion, and was never heard from again, leaving behind a pair of poor children. ”

"My father and mother were sick and went with me less than a month after my brother's death. We have already lost our family, and King Jing's Mansion will not let us go. His great steward threatened that whoever dared to associate with our family and rent the land to us would be an enemy of their Jingwang Mansion. ”

"King Jing is the biological son of Emperor Laozi, and even the governor of Zhengzhou has to act according to his eyes. Jingwangfu released his words, who in the whole Zhengzhou dared not listen? Without land, you can't be a tenant for others. In order to survive, he had no choice but to drag his family to the capital to become a homeless person. ”

"That King Jing has been in the domain for less than three years, and through these means, he has turned the 8,000 acres of land into his King Jing's mansion, not to mention. They also adopted various means to collude with the government to encroach on people's land. Especially in the flood the year before last, the imperial court didn't see a grain of rice, and the government also urged the payment of money and grain. If you don't pay, you will be convicted of a great crime of rebellion. ”

"Although we ordinary people say that we don't read much, we also know that rebellion is to punish the nine clans. In order to complete the money and grain demanded by the government, he could only sell his wife and daughter, and sell the land to the Rui Wangfu. The governor of Zhengzhou clearly wore a pair of pants with Rui Wangfu, and the people's land was not allowed to be sold to others, only to Jingwangfu. An acre of good watering is given to the three-way system, which is really cheap. ”

"This King Jing used these methods, and in only five years from taking over Zhengzhou to this year, at least sixty percent of the good land in Zhengzhou has fallen into the hands of King Rui's Mansion. If the land is gone, you can either go to the Rui Wangfu to be a tenant. The land rent of the Kerui Mansion has always received sixty percent, and it is the same that it cannot be rented. If you want to survive, you can only come out and be an outcast. ”

"Originally, I thought that this Jingzhao Mansion was the best place at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and there were more dignitaries and large families, so that they could make a living. I didn't expect that when I arrived in this Jingzhao Mansion, the government didn't let us go into the inner city as homeless people. We are all from Zhuang families, what will we do except for our own strength? ”

"I don't want to sell myself to a big family as a slave, so I don't even allow me to work for a short time, but this poll tax of 500 yuan a month can't be short. and the same temporary residence money of 500 yuan, you can't pay less than a penny. If you don't pay a penny, you will be in a shackle for a month, and then you will be driven out of the city and you will not be allowed to enter. How many people are killed in this Jingzhao Mansion every month, I'm afraid they can't tell themselves? ”

Speaking of his own experience, this strong man was extremely sad and angry, and his hands were clenched into fists. And a few guards over there looked at the strong man, their hands squeaking and creaking. hurriedly blocked the emperor and Huang Qiong behind him without a trace, for fear that these two masters would become the target of anger, especially the mouthy King of Hejian County.

When asked this, Huang Qiong actually didn't want to ask anymore. He thought that what the strong man said could already explain everything, but the emperor obviously did not intend to stop there. It's just that maybe because his son was a little ashamed of his misdeeds, or maybe because of other reasons, the emperor didn't come forward in person, but gave Huang Qiong a look and motioned him to continue asking.

Although it shows that the more this matter is revealed, the more his emperor Lao Tzu may not be able to come to power, and the more shady scenes may be. But the look that the emperor handed over made Huang Qiong helpless to speak again: "King Jing has done such a big rebellious thing, why don't you go to the court?" ”

"Even if the Zhengzhou Prefect and Jingwangfu wear a pair of pants, but they still have Henan Road pacification envoys above them, as well as patrolling the imperial history, can't they all call the shots for you? Even if the officials on Henan Road can't manage it, but you have been in the capital for a while, why don't you go to the political department to sue the royal court? The Dengwen drum of the General Administration Department was set up for the people to complain. ”

Regarding Huang Qiong's words, the strong man who had somewhat recovered his calm sneered twice: "Sue the complaint, the yamen is open to the south, and there is no reason to come in if you have no money." My family is ruined, so I still have the money to give gifts to those officials? If you don't send money, you won't be able to hand it to the yamen. Sue the royal court? We homeless people can't even enter the inner city, where can we go to find that general secretary? ”

Speaking of this, the strong man glanced at Huang Qiong with an idiotic look and said, "Besides, the emperor Laozi's family affairs, and that official dares to take care of it?" That King Jing is not only the son of Emperor Laozi, but I heard that he is also the son-in-law of the middle palace. When the feudal domain was inaugurated, not only officials of all sizes in Zhengzhou were present to greet him. Even those officials on Henan Road did not go less in private. ”

Hearing this, Huang Qiong, who had already known these things from Jia Quan's mouth, didn't care, and the emperor over there really couldn't stand it. These words of this strong man were like slaps in the face, directly in his face. In addition to being embarrassed, it was even more difficult for the emperor to accept such a fact.

He didn't expect that after his son became a vassal domain, instead of sharing the worries of the court, he was so domineering in the domain. Perhaps because he was still a little unwilling, the emperor was silent for a long time, then turned his head to the old men and asked, "What he said is the truth?" ”

Regarding the emperor's question, that Li Zheng hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Back to the words of the big official, what he said is indeed the truth. A large part of the displaced people here come from Zhengzhou. As far as Xiao Lao'er knows, most people's experiences are similar to his. As for those from Ruzhou, you should ask him. With that, he pointed to another old man beside him.

"Back to the big officials, what that King Jing did in Zhengzhou is not bad compared to the King Duan who came to us. The land of Ruzhou is not as rich as Zhengzhou, and the people are not rich. After the Duan King became a vassal, he was even more tyrannical. In the first year of his tenure, he received 60% of the tax on Yongye Field. ”

"After a year of hard work, the common people not only can't even have food rations left, but even seed grain has to go to his Duanwang Mansion to borrow. And the money and food released by Duanwang's Mansion have not only always been big buckets in and small buckets out, not to mention. And no matter how much you borrow, the interest is light compared to the interest of the donkey's rolling. can't afford to pay it back, and King Jing's Mansion directly confiscated the land. ”

In order to find an excuse to encroach on the land, Duanwangfu even drove horses to the wheat fields of the common people. If you want to drive away, then it's good that you startle King Jing's horse, and you can take the money to pay for it. They say as much as they want, and it's simply not something that ordinary people can afford. I can't afford to pay it, so I just use the land to cover the account. There are many kinds of means, and there are many kinds of tricks. ”

"We also had no choice but to come out and become homeless. If you stay in your hometown and have something to eat, who wants to leave your hometown and come out to be this outcast? didn't expect that this capital is the same, some families have no choice but to sell their sons and daughters, and even rely on their wives to support their families. ”

The more the old man spoke, the more the emperor's face sank. Later, even Huang Qiong, who was standing beside him, could hear the squeak of his teeth in the emperor's mouth. By the time the old man finished speaking, the emperor's face was already black to the bottom of the pot. Huang Qiong beside him was so frightened that he didn't even dare to come out, for fear of being used as a punching bag by the angry emperor.