Zhu Cihong sneered, these people actually moved out the Heavenly Curse and the clan to suppress him.

"Qian Qianyi, you say!" Zhu Cihong looked at Qian Qianyi coldly.

Qian Qianyi's heart trembled, and he subconsciously felt that if his reply could not satisfy the emperor, his position as the first assistant would soon be replaced.

Qian Qianyi quickly thought about it in his mind for nearly ten breaths before he stepped forward and arched his hand and said slowly: "Your Majesty, if you just let the ministers pay taxes for the Ming Dynasty, there is no problem for the ministers, but have you ever thought about what the princes of the clans around the country will think, and if they make trouble with the emperor, what does the emperor plan to do?" ”

Qian Qianyi did not directly say that he objected, although he also moved out of the clan, his tone was much softer, and he lowered his posture, first of all, he said that if he only said that he had no opinion on the scholars, such an attitude was much stronger than others.

Zhu Cihong nodded with satisfaction, from the beginning he didn't expect Qian Qianyi to directly say what he agreed, Qian Qianyi can do this at the current limit.

"Don't take care of the clan first, I only ask you now, if I cancel your privileges and let you pay taxes for the country like ordinary people, you will not agree!"

These people want to take the clan to suppress him first, don't even think about it, Zhu Cihong secretly sneered.

Zhang Zongyi, Sun Ze and the others suddenly choked, as if they were blocked by something in their throats, they couldn't say anything, they were so red that their faces were red, their expressions were uncomfortable, and they were extremely exciting.

"Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of corporals in the world, and we can't represent the corporal in the world, so please ask the emperor to be clear!" After everyone paused for a long time, Sun Ze stepped forward and said.

Indeed, there are many corporal in the world, and although the official position of these 30 or so officials in front of him is not low, they really can't show the corporal in the world.

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I can't represent the corporal of the world!" The others hurriedly chimed in.

Li Yan kept watching from the sidelines, sneering in his heart, these so-called important ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee usually do nothing, and as soon as their interests are concerned, they shirk there one by one, in the final analysis, they are unwilling to express their position.

In fact, Li Yan can also understand their feelings, it is true that there are tens of thousands of corporal in the world, and the abolition of the privileges of the corporal in the world makes them pay taxes like ordinary people, which hurts their interests, and they will inevitably oppose fiercely, even if Sun Ze and others are willing to give up their own personal interests, they dare not really express their consent, because this is not the interest of their own people, but the interests of tens of thousands of scholars in the world, once anyone dares to open this mouth first, as long as it spreads, they will suffer the hatred of the corporal people in the world, together with the family behind them, They will bear the wrath of tens of thousands of scholars in the world, and they cannot bear it.

"Emperor Qiqi, Li Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers and Soldiers, as a member of the Ming Dynasty, is willing to be the first to pay taxes to the imperial court and make contributions to the construction of the Ming Dynasty within his ability!" Li Yan stood up, in addition to taking the lead in expressing his position, he also wanted to force others to express their stance together.

"Li Aiqing is really the minister of the humerus of the Ming Dynasty, I am very relieved!" Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

"Zhong Aiqing, Li Aiqing and Qian Aiqing have all expressed their positions, so let's say what attitude you have." Zhu Cihong smiled and glanced at Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi and other thirty or so people below.

Everyone subconsciously glanced at Qian Qianyi.

As soon as Zhu Cihong finished saying what he said just now, Qian Qianyi's hand shook violently, and he had a bad feeling, and now that everyone was looking at him, it made his heart chuckle even more, and he almost stopped beating.

Qian Qianyi couldn't say when he made a statement, oh no, he seemed to have said just now that if it was just him, he agreed to pay taxes, but he didn't expect that the momentary prevarication just now was actually used by the emperor, I really don't know what to say.

Sun Ze and the others naturally saw that Qian Qianyi couldn't help himself, but they also blamed Qian Qianyi for not being able to speak just now, and he actually let the emperor catch the words, and now that Qian Qianyi, who is the first assistant, has agreed, the pressure they face is even greater.

Qian Qianyi was eliminated and forcibly stood on Li Yan's side, and now the rest of the people are led by Sun Ze, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Zhang Zongyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works.

"Sun Aiqing, Zhang Aiqing, let's talk about it." Zhu Cihong stared at Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi, although there was still a smile on his face, but there was a chill in his words.

Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi suddenly trembled, their scalps were numb, and they didn't dare to raise their heads at all, but in the face of the emperor's question, they had to answer.

"The emperor, the minister, the minister can't represent the world!" Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi replied stubbornly, avoiding the important and light, and they didn't dare to follow Zhu Cihong's words to death.

"Your Majesty, the ministers can't represent the world!" With Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi taking the lead, everyone suddenly seemed to have the backbone and echoed one after another.

Looking at these people, the smile on Zhu Cihong's face instantly turned into a biting chill.

Avoiding the important and trivial, they don't dare to express their stance after saying so much, the meaning is already obvious, that is, even if they offend him, the emperor, they will not agree.

"Hmph, wait for the eyes of the rats, I only gave you a five-fold increase in the amount of money last year, and now let you pay taxes for the country, how many silver taels can I ask you for a year? At most, no less than your current month's salary, you still dare to shirk it like this, do you think I should let you? ”

"Hehe, you should know that in the last case of smuggling salt, I raided nearly 300 corrupt officials and more than 1,000 profiteers, but I found more than 140 million taels of silver, and I didn't move any of the people in the court, not to move them, but to let them owe it first, one day I am short of money, or unhappy, I will come back!" Although Zhu Cihong said that he was coming back, his tone was cold and frightening!

"Sun Ze, I remember that you owe me 624,000 silver, I am very unhappy now, and I want to come back, what do you say I should do?" Zhu Cihong said compassionately, and the word was bitten very hard.

Sun Ze's body shook instantly, and cold sweat flowed down, because he remembered that the amount that the emperor said was exactly the total amount of bribes he had received over the years, and the emperor could clearly say that he must have sufficient evidence, and if he planned to go back, he would have to

Thinking of the fate of the nobles and more than 200 coastal officials who fell because of private salt not long ago, Sun Ze couldn't imagine that the fate of his entire Sun family was already in the hands of the emperor, if the emperor wanted to punish him Sun Ze and the Sun family, he only needed a holy decree, and his Sun Ze would not only not get the sympathy of the people of the world, but would also be ruined in an instant!

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