"The emperor has decreed that the Third Army of the Dragon Army should leave Yangzhou and be transferred to Guangzhou"

"The emperor has an order to leave Suzhou and transfer to Hangzhou in response to the Fourth Army of the Dragon Army"

"The emperor has an order to transfer the Sixth Army of the Dragon Army to Changsha"

Except for the Fifth Army, which remained in Nanjing, the other five Yinglong armies were all transferred to various places.

In Suzhou, after receiving the holy decree, Yan Yingyuan, the commander of the Fourth Army, flashed a trace of sharpness in his eyes, and he had a feeling that his blood was about to boil, and he muttered: "Your Majesty, this is about to make a move!" ”

There is no doubt that Yan Yingyuan knew what Zhu Cihong planned to do, not only Yan Yingyuan, but also the commanders of the six armies of the Yinglong Army knew that Zhu Cihong had secretly discussed with them and had their full support.

On the way to Changsha, Hunan, Niu Yongsheng, commander of the Sixth Army of Yinglong Army, was extremely excited.

"This is the first time Lao Tzu has taken charge alone, Lao Tzu must perform well, and he will live up to the emperor's grace!" Niu Yongsheng also had a feeling that his blood was about to boil.

As the commander of the Yinglong Army with the worst qualifications and the fewest military achievements, Niu Yongsheng has always had a little inferiority complex and wants to perform well, at least to prove that he is worthy of the name and has real talent and hard work, and this is undoubtedly an opportunity for him to lead the Sixth Army to Changsha.

Not only Ying Long's army, but also the Seventh to Twelfth armies, which had just been fully formed, were all transferred to garrisons in various key places, among which Zheng Sen's Ninth Army was directly transferred to Kunming, Yunnan, the farthest.

On the same day, after Zheng Sen wrote a letter to Quanzhou, he bid farewell to his wife and led the Ninth Army on a journey to distant Yunnan.

With the transfer of various standing armies to various places, the Manchu civil and military immediately had a trace of panic in their hearts, the emperor must have the rhythm of a big move, and it may be more important than the purge, many people can't think of what the emperor's idea is this time, and in addition to being afraid, the most worried is whether it will implicate himself.

"Lord Shousuke, what is the emperor going to do?" Many officials came to Qian Qianyi's house to inquire.

Qian Qianyi also shook his head with a heavy heart, although he was the first assistant, how could he know the emperor's thoughts, the emperor had never summoned him alone to discuss it once.

Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi was a little sad, what kind of first assistant is he, it's just like an ornament.

Nearly ten days later, the armies arrived in various places one after another, Zhu Cihong was no longer hiding, and the Daming Daily suddenly began to report on the land annexation and the reduction of the Ming Dynasty's finances year after year, and began to speak for the ordinary people who had always needed to pay taxes.

"That's not good!" Many officials faintly felt a little bad, and one by one they stared at their homes and walked in a heavy mood!

On February 29, Zhu Cihong first issued an order to summon more than 30 ministers of the DPRK and China, including Li Yan, Qian Qianyi, Zhang Zongyi, Sun Ze and others.

"Elder Sun Ge!"

"Zhang Ge Lao!"

Along the way, someone greeted Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi and asked questions, hoping to learn the cause of the incident from the mouths of the two cabinet ministers.

Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi naturally couldn't know, and after glancing at each other, they both shook their heads.

"Qian Shoufu is here!" An official saw Qian Qianyi's figure and shouted.

All the officials looked at Qian Qianyi.

"Shousuke-sama!" All the officials, including Sun Ze and Zhang Zongyi, bowed their hands to Qian Qianyi.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Qian Qianyi returned the salute.

"Does Lord Shoufu know why the emperor suddenly summoned us and others?" Zhang Zongyi took the lead and asked, this is also the voice of all the officials present, and they all looked at Qian Qianyi with hope.

Qian Qianyi sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "Everyone go in, the emperor will tell everyone." After speaking, he took the lead and walked into the imperial study.

Everyone sighed helplessly, followed Qian Qianyi's steps, and also walked into the imperial study, when they walked into the imperial study, Li Yan had already waited in the imperial study.

Qian Qianyi glanced at Zhu Cihong on the dragon chair, and then at Li Yan, feeling slightly bitter in his heart.

The emperor consulted with Li Yan more than with him, he didn't know about the things, Li Yan must know, it seems that the emperor relies on Li Yan the most, and trusts Li Yan the most, presumably if it weren't for Li Yan's lack of qualifications, Li Yan should sit in the position of the first assistant!

"Do you know why I summoned you here?" Zhu Cihong didn't care what Qian Qianyi was thinking, he smiled lightly and glanced at the people below and asked.

"Please make it clear to the emperor!" Qian Qianyi took the lead and said.

Zhu Cihong nodded and said slowly: "There is an idea I want to discuss with you Aiqing, I plan"

In front of more than 30 important ministers of the DPRK and the central government, when they knew what Zhu Cihong wanted to do, they all gasped, and they were instantly stunned, and their eyes were full of disbelief.

"What! Your Majesty, you, do you want to abolish the privilege of not paying taxes for the nobles and nobles? When Qian Qianyi asked this sentence, his body was trembling, an old man who was over sixty years old, trembling like that, Zhu Cihong was worried that he would die of excessive shock!

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean!" Zhu Cihong confirmed.

Qian Qianyi and the others couldn't control the beating of the corners of their eyes, and they were inexplicably shocked!

"No, Your Majesty, this will shake the foundation of the country and ruin the Ming Dynasty." An official shouted excitedly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, by all means." Sun Xue, the secretary of the Criminal Department, spoke out and fiercely opposed it.

Except for Li Yan, everyone, including Qian Qianyi, was against it, and they wanted to be excited, their attitudes were clear, and they were resolute, in short, they would never agree to this.

Can they not oppose fiercely, they are too lazy to care about the clan, the left and right are the affairs of the old Zhu family, but it is not good when it comes to their scholars, you know, the most important honor that distinguishes them from ordinary people is that they never have to pay taxes to the imperial court, this is the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu's commitment to the scholars.

Not only the Ming Dynasty, all dynasties are the same, scholars are the cornerstone of the dynasty's rule, there are no scholars, how to rule the world, they have made great contributions, why can't they enjoy some privileges, if these privileges have been canceled, it doesn't mean that they will have to pay taxes like ordinary people in the future?

"Your Majesty, the scholars and the clan never pay taxes is the ancestral system used by the ancient Zhou Wen King to the Taizu Emperor and the previous emperors, and it must be ordered by heaven, and it must not be shaken, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will be punished by heaven!" It was Zhang Zongyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, who said this, and he did not dare to say that he did not want to pay taxes, but moved out of the ancestral system and the mandate of heaven.

"Your Majesty, not to mention the scholars, just those clans, they are all of the same blood as the emperor, they are the emperor's relatives, if the emperor also asks them to pay taxes, aren't you afraid that Emperor Taizu will scold the emperor for not being filial!" Sun Xue also put aside the Shi clan and directly used the entire clan to suppress Zhu Cihong!

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