Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been peaceful for more than 200 years, and there are no major natural and man-made disasters.

However, thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang's sympathy for the scholars, land annexation has intensified, and it has long been common for small people to bring their families to donate their land to the squire, while the number of people who need to pay taxes registered in the imperial court is getting smaller and smaller.

In order to increase taxes, the imperial court had to continue to increase taxes to yeoman farmers, forcing yeoman farmers to compete to avoid the imperial court's taxes, and a vicious circle began.

In history, the Ming Dynasty generation of Ming minister Xu Jie's family has more than 400,000 acres of land, which is also called 'honest officials' by Shilin, and is regarded as a model by the Donglin party.

The shamelessness of the Ming Dynasty scholars can be seen.

'Alas, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang, the vassal king, the dedication is all because of you, the Ming Dynasty is really successful or you are defeated. ’

Zhu Youzhen slandered the founding monarch in his abdomen, and his face became more and more angry.

"The small people are difficult, so why doesn't the imperial court collect commercial taxes?"

Compared with Zhu Youzhen, Wei Zhongxian seemed much more indifferent.

"Industry and commerce are mostly undertaken by the gentry, how can they collect taxes on their own property."

Zhu Youzhen had completely understood at this time that the Donglin Party represented the interests of the gentry class, and it was also the most powerful class in the Ming Dynasty at present, and they were the first executioners of the country and the people.

Alas, in the face of the huge gentry class of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen instantly developed a deep sense of powerlessness, this is not an ordinary struggle, this is a struggle between classes.

The nobles before the Qin and Han dynasties, the gate valves of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the scholars after the Song Dynasty, from the ancient Yellow Emperor to the Huanghuang Ming Dynasty, have always been the world of the nobles, the world of the gate valves, and the world of scholars, and have never belonged to the people or the emperor.

Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer.

Can I break this shackle and return to the government and the people? Zhu Youzhen fell into deep suspicion.

This is not to defeat a certain person or kill a few people, but to defeat a class, a class that controls a large amount of land and people, and the slightest carelessness will lead to the destruction of the country and the country.

Regarding Zhu Youzhen's worries, Wei Zhongxian did not have such a deep understanding.

Although he felt that the gentry bureaucracy headed by the Donglin Party was insatiable and embezzled the imperial power too much, it was only limited to the struggle between the imperial power and the gentry rights, and did not rise to the class attribute of the entire gentry bureaucracy.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian has been helping Zhu Youxiao to fight against the entire civilian-official group led by the Donglin Party in the early days, and in the later period, he expanded his power under the banner of imperial power to grasp more power.

In the end, it was even to the point of manipulating the emperor to abolish the establishment and control the country.

When people are faced with the temptation of supreme power, it is indeed rare for people to still maintain their concentration.

Power is the best spring (medicine), and this sentence is particularly appropriate when used on eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, the criminal minister knows that it is impossible to escape death, but the first emperor has the grace of reinvention to the minister, and the criminal minister really doesn't want the first emperor's foundation to be ruined by the Donglin party who are full of benevolence and morality, and who are male thieves and prostitutes behind their backs."

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he was deeply embarrassed by Prosecutor Zhu You.

Although people are dying and their words are good, Zhu Youzhen does not fully believe Wei Zhongxian's righteous and awe-inspiring excuses.

The Donglin Party is not a good man and a woman, but the eunuch party led by Wei Zhongxian has done a lot of bad things.

Zhu Youzhen only objectively knew today that the situation in the Ming Dynasty had collapsed, and the Manchu Dynasty was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and no one really spoke for the people, no wonder it was invaded by Li Chuang's peasant army seventeen years later.

The people are already in dire straits, and the day is precarious, and this group of scholars and doctors still want to raise taxes on the peasants, and this Ming Dynasty died in Li Chuang, and he has no complaints at all.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, thought of those ministers and doctors who were full of fat, and felt a burst of resentment and sadness in his heart.

'Hey, if this Ming Dynasty doesn't save it, instead of being a tinker for the old Zhu family, it is better to go to Shaanxi to find Li Zicheng, start from scratch, kill all the corrupt officials in the world, and create a brilliant and prosperous era for the people. ’

Zhu Youzhen thought so, and was silent for a long time.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was noncommittal, Wei Zhongxian was a little flustered, and took the initiative to find Zhu Youzhen to surrender today, Wei Zhongxian actually wanted to stay behind for their Wei family.

Although there is no evidence for Zhu Youzhen at present, with Zhu Youzhen's prestige today, and if he wants to charge himself with this crime of rebellion, it is estimated that countless people will act for him.

In recent days, the rumors of Qianqing Palace Xiangrui and Zhu Youzhen citing Tianlei to kill the traitor Wei Zhongxian have long been spread all over the world with the deliberate propaganda of Di Bao and Dr. Donglinshi.

Although it seems to be a rumor, because of what the people of the capital and the court officials have seen with their own eyes, and the deliberate guidance of Donglin doctors from all over the country, this rumor is even more true than true, and feudal superstition is really too marketable in this era.

Today's Zhu Youzhen is already a god-like figure, and the people are vying to worship at home, and incense is incense three times a day, and this result is also what Zhu Youzhen did not expect at the beginning.

Now that the eunuch party has fallen apart, the Dongchang Hutong in the city was crowded at night, and the excerpts of the General Administration Department impeaching Wei Zhongxian filled two rooms, and the bullets of officials and gentry and students from all over the country were still flying like snowflakes.

From the current point of view, Zhu Youzhen's strategy of first coming out of auspiciousness, and then designing the strategy of leading the sky and thunder to collapse the Heart Cultivation Hall has been unusually successful.

Today's Wei Zhongxian is a lonely man, and the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, and all kinds of corrupt officials who were originally attached to him ran faster than rabbits, and they vied with each other to impeach him.

In order to invite merit and show loyalty to Zhu Youzhen, the cabinet doubled the 24 cardinal crimes that Yang Lian convicted Wei Zhongxian in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, and now Wei Zhongxian's clear charges have 48 articles.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian had long since lost the capital to compete with Zhu Youzhen, so his injury was slightly better, so he hurried to the Qianqing Palace to plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, the old slave knows that he is guilty of a monstrous crime and will definitely die, but I implore Your Majesty to leave some incense for the old Wei family for the sake of the old slave's loyalty to the first emperor."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was silent for a long time, Wei Zhongxian was tormented, leaned forward with both hands on the chair, and directly prostrated at Zhu Youzhen's feet.

Zhu Youzhen was hesitating at this time, whether to help the old Zhu family prosper the Ming Dynasty, or go to Taihang Mountain to fight guerrillas and start anew, and was startled by Wei Zhongxian's sudden action in a trance.

And Wei Zhongxian, who was covered in blood, didn't care about pleading, and wept bitterly and asked Zhu Youzhen to leave a leave for their Wei family, holding it with both hands, and slamming his head on the ground, and the blood slowly soaked Zhu Youzhen's feet.

"Wang Chengen? Wang Chengen? ”

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian had some signs of madness, Zhu Youzhen was also a little scared at this time, and hurriedly shouted.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and if people are cheap, they are invincible.

In fact, this was Wei Zhongxian's last blow to the place of death, he knew that Zhu Youzhen was young and had lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he had not seen many tragic scenes with blurred flesh and blood.

So, he played all the methods of the ruffians in the early years, hoarse, old tears, and his head knocked the floor tiles, wanting to gain Zhu Youzhen's sympathy, and he wanted to die to save a queen for the old Wei family.