Chapter 214 proposes to abolish the Jinyi Guard

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shifted from attacking Gu Bingqian to how to select auxiliary ministers.

Zhu Xu sat on it with a calm expression, and listened quietly, not in a hurry.

It didn't take long for almost the entire court to be involved, even Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong and others could not escape, and joined in to argue a few words.

Zhu Xu frowned, this is a bit out of control.

Table tennis!

Zhu Xu slapped the hall in shock, and everyone in the hall was shocked, and they all looked up at Zhu Xu, and then quickly returned to their positions.

Zhu Xu's eyes swept around coldly, and he said in a deep voice: "They are all court ministers, they have no bearing, and they are not as good as the vegetable market!" In the future, all ministers who impeach more than five grades will first hand over the evidence to the Criminal Department for verification and then play! Gu Bingqian, as the first assistant, how could he frame an attack at will! ”

The expressions of the ministers in the hall changed slightly, and the emperor's words were obviously to protect Gu Bingqian.

But Gu Bingqian does not step down, Ye Xianggao, how should Han Yi be placed?

Fu Changzong understood Zhu Xu's mind the most, Zhu Xu's voice fell, and after a little pondering, he came out and said, "The minister is guilty!" ”

As soon as Fu Changzong 'confessed', some ministers also stood up and bowed down to accept the guilt.

Then including Gu Bingqian, Sun Chengzong, Yang Lian, and even Ye Xianggao, who had not spoken, Han Yi had to 'confess'.

After the cadres finished pleading guilty, Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youzhen again and said, "King Xin, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Zhu Youzhen took a step forward, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the discussion should be postponed, so it is better to put it aside for the time being, and discuss the following matters first." ”

"Rebel against ......"

Zhu Xu waved his hand, interrupted Yang Lian, who was about to speak, and said, "Discuss the next one." ”

Ye Xianggao and Han Yi glanced at each other, their brows furrowed, this was not quite what he expected.

Although Yang Lian and many Donglin Party members were unwilling, according to past experience, there would be no results at all in ten days and a half months, so they also died down.

Only King Xin breathed a sigh of relief, his status in the cabinet is now rising, especially Gu Bingqian was asked by Zhu Xu to think about it behind closed doors, and the cabinet is almost him alone. Although Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu entered the palace to assist, most of them were still in his hands.

If Ye Xianggao and Han Yi enter the cabinet, with their seniority and prestige, I am afraid that he will not be able to suppress it at all.

Sun Chengzong had already expected such a result, and stood there indifferently.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music!" The mountain and the host Yushi came out, took the board and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court tax and silver have been decreasing day by day since Hongzhi, and now there is no one in ten, please check the national taxes!" ”

As soon as his words fell, the hall suddenly burst into a buzz.

The vast majority of the taxes of the Ming Dynasty come from the field tax, that is, the heads of the people, and the rest are basically nothing. This situation did not happen overnight, and Zhang Juzheng tried his best to change the law and made some results.

But as soon as he died, all his reforms were overturned, and all kinds of tax money that had been lost disappeared even more quickly.

In the Chenghua years, the Ming tax silver was about 30 million to 50 million taels, at the beginning of Wanli there were about 18 million, and after the three major expeditions of Korea, there were about 5 million taels, but at the beginning of the Apocalypse, it was only about 2.5 million taels.

These lost taxes and silver are not only natural and man-made disasters, but also the wanton forcible seizure of the royal family, the expansion of the bureaucratic system, the corruption of the bureaucracy, and the near-paralysis of the military and political physique!

In short, there are more and more people who do not pay taxes, more and more resources they possess, fewer and fewer people who pay taxes, and more and more poor.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were vested interests, and once they had fame, they were no longer 'untouchables', and they became 'scholars', and the simplest advantage was that they did not have to pay taxes, and they were not alone. The land of the whole family, even one clan, can be hung in his name, and then, exempt from all taxes!

For the investigation of taxes, the Ming Dynasty has only had an impact twice, one is the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and the other is Zhang Juzheng.

However, Zhang Juzheng's fate was very miserable.

The ministers were talking a lot, not because they were worried that they would be involved. Instead, they are discussing how to check and who will call the shots.

Under Zhou Yingqiu's glance, a royal historian stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the tax and silver cannot only come from the people, and the minister's family has five hundred acres of land, and he is willing to be listed with the people!" ”

"The minister is against!"

The voice of this imperial history fell, and suddenly his face changed suddenly in the matter, and he stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this move is against the ancestral law, and it is absolutely impossible for the ministers to discuss it!" ”

Shaanxi and Xidao Yushi also followed, and said urgently, "Your Majesty, the scholar clan is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, and you must not move lightly!" ”

As soon as this proposal came out, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't calm down, and they kept admonishing Zhu Xu.

"Your Majesty, the scholars and the royal family are resting together, I hope the emperor will not act recklessly!"

"This move will inevitably cause a catastrophe, shake the country's foundation, and even cause chaos in the world!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are against it!"

"The minister is against!"

"The minister is against!"

"The minister is against!"

In the blink of an eye, almost the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty came out, and the unprecedented voice was right.

Zhu Xu's eyes were slightly cold, and it could be seen from their expressions that they were indeed opposed from the bottom of their hearts. They are still ministers of the court, if they are put in the place, or even if the news comes out, I am afraid that it will really be an uproar that affects the entire Ming Dynasty!

This is but a temptation.

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, smiled and waved his hand: "This move is all voluntary, and the court will not force it." Today's discussion is about tax auditing, don't digress. ”

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, the ministers were still not at ease in their hearts, and they all retreated with calm faces.

Gu Bingqian looked at Zhu Xu's expression, but he vaguely felt that this might not be the case. But he knows that if he really wants to forcibly appropriate the apportionment, he is afraid that he may not be able to leave the palace after the emperor's will is drawn up in the future!

Not to mention, those earth emperors who are far away.

Sun Chengzong saw that Zhu Xu retracted his words so quickly, and knew that Zhu Xu was sensible, so he was a little relieved.

However, King Xin didn't care much about this, and said: "The minister thinks that when all taxes are checked, the household department and the criminal department should be investigated together. ”

"Accurate!"

Although Zhu Xu went for the tea tax, it was not better to check all kinds of profiteering, including medicinal herbs.

These ministers naturally didn't understand Zhu Xu's intentions, and they didn't know that Jin Yiwei had begun to quietly find out.

Zhu Xu swept his eyes and said lightly: "Next." ”

In the middle of the matter, Chen Liangxun stood up and said to Zhu Xu, "Your Majesty, please dismiss the Jinyi Guard!" ”

Zhu Xu's eyes narrowed, glanced at Zhu Youzhen, and looked at the transcript in front of him, this is today's court discussion, and he hasn't read it yet.

Sure enough, the third article is to discuss the abolition of Jinyiwei.

Zhu Xu's expression was calm, and he said indifferently, "What is the reason?" ”

Chen Liangxun stood proudly like a pine, and said in a generous tone: "Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Jinyi Guard, there have been many lawlessness, especially Wei Zhongxian's abuse of power and persecution of courtiers. The ministers look at the past and the present in the future, and the Ming monarch does not do it, but the ministers please dismiss it! (To be continued.) )