After January, the local chaos became more and more chaotic, and the data from the national newspaper showed that:

More than 70 officials were directly killed by the 'villagers', including two seven-grade county orders and one five-rank general sentence.

There were more than 200 supervision officials at all levels who encountered 'bandits' on the road, and dozens of people were killed or injured.

Nan Zhili decompressed the grain ship to the capital, 'encountered heavy rain', capsized six ships, and lost more than 40 crew members.

There are more than 300 officials who pick and choose, and there are countless officials who claim to be sick and take leave, hide and do not do things, make stumbling blocks, and even directly confront them.

The governors of various provinces and the governors of the yamen have people complaining and protesting every day, hitting the wall at the door, taking poison, and directly leading people to attack the yamen at all levels.

A huge world, chaos, endless things, varied.

These have turned into pressure, and waves have poured into the capital.

Zhou Yanru was able to resist at first, but in the end he couldn't bear it.

With Qian Qianyi and Li Banghua, Zhou Zheng was blocked in the class room and had to 'deal with it seriously'.

In Zhou Zheng's room, there were square tables, and the four ministers stood in a corner, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Zhou Yanru naturally wouldn't be the first to speak, and Li Banghua was free again, so Qian Qianyi had to be the first to speak.

Qian Qianyi looked at Zhou Zheng with a bitter face, and said: "Zheng Xibo, you have also seen it, the world is in chaos, if it goes on like this, not to mention that the court will be paralyzed, it will be another 'ten-year situation', which is unknown......"

Zhou just took a moment and said, "I don't want to listen to the problem, I want the solution to the problem." ”

Qian Qianyi glanced at Zhou Yanru, and said more and more bitterly: "Zheng Xibo, Xiaguan is also meditating hard these days, not to oppose changing the law to become strong, but the method can be changed." First, I have always been lenient, your assessment rules are too strict, can it be abolished, and it is okay to loosen it. Second, land sales should be completely voluntary, and they cannot be bought and sold by force, otherwise what is the difference between the imperial court and bandits? Second, our government is withering, and we should have reduced taxes and recuperated, so how can we still raise taxes? You might as well loosen it up......"

Zhou Zheng glanced at Qian Qianyi and said lightly: "The law of the imperial court cares about unity, and it lasts for a long time, how can it change the order overnight?" Besides, this is a swing plan, if you retreat when you encounter a little problem, where is the face of the court? With this opening, what else can the imperial court do in the future? Do I still want a Ming system? ”

The corners of Qian Qianyi's mouth twitched, this is a 'small problem', and the world is about to be in chaos!

Qian Qianyi saw that Zhou Yanru still didn't speak, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Zheng Xibo, the lower officials are not against changing the law, it's just, don't be so impatient, we can take our time and figure it out slowly." Now the pressure on the officials below is too great, and they have become the main force opposing the change of the law, and if this continues, sooner or later the world will be in chaos......"

Zhou Zheng glanced at Zhou Yanru as usual, and said: "Wei Zhongxian is so unpopular, he has not caused chaos in the world for so long, and my change has just begun, and the world is in chaos?" Do you think I'm too lenient and weak, or do you guys don't bully the weak and fear the hard? ”

Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi twitched the corners of their mouths, and Zhou Zheng slapped them in the face.

Li Banghua glanced at the two of them, and said to Zhou Zheng seriously: "Zheng Xibo, I hope you can think twice." The gentry is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, you want to collect his taxes on the one hand, and their land on the other, and you want their lives at both ends, they will not sit still, and it is possible for a civil uprising or even a mutiny. ”

Zhou Zheng nodded to Li Banghua and said, "You finally said something useful." The gentry are indeed the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, but they are also the ones who have corroded the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. More than 60 percent of the land was nationalized and the national capital was consolidated, but this matter was not discussed. Formulating a reasonable and long-term tax system is also the guarantee of Guotai's long-term stability. ”

Qian Qianyi, Li Banghua's expression moved, he was mentally prepared before he came, but he didn't expect Zhou Zheng to let him at all.

Zhou Yanru couldn't sit still, sighed, and said: "I was a little impulsive before, adding fuel to the fire, and now we must find a way to cool down, otherwise we will be torn apart sooner or later." ”

People are terrible, and now the world is full of criticism, who can withstand it?

Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea casually and said, "That's it, Enke is in advance, all in the capital for scientific research, mid-April." ”

Zhou Yanru said before that he wanted to remove many people's qualifications for the imperial examination, and when he heard Zhou Zheng's words, he couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "It is they who are tested, and we are not in the test." ”

Zhou Yanru was relieved that if he stopped so many people from conducting scientific expeditions, he would have to make a big deal.

Li Banghua was still very uneasy, and said: "I'm afraid this is not enough, and I have to give some sweetness to the local officials." ”

Now the troublemakers, one is a 'scholar', and the other is an official who has entered the office.

Zhou Zhengdao: "The Ministry of Officials has been inspecting the management bureaus at all levels for a long time, and after a while, officials will be promoted on a large scale, especially Nanzhili." ”

If you want to be promoted, you have to have a position, a radish and a pit, and before the 'large-scale promotion', it is inevitable that you will be deposed on a large scale.

Li Banghua looked at Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi, the expressions of the two were calm, his brows furrowed, he took a deep breath, and did not speak.

Obviously, the 'second week' has been discussed a long time ago, and a tacit understanding has been reached, and I am afraid that the various official positions have been divided.

Zhou Yanru was silent for a moment and said, "Wait, it's more appropriate in the name of Jingcha to reduce some criticism." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded casually and said, "Then let's take a scientific examination first." ”

Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi glanced at each other and didn't insist on anything.

At this juncture, they don't want to back down, how can there be any reason for the court to back down, even if it's wrong, it's wrong to the end!

While Zhou Zheng and others were discussing, a big event suddenly appeared in the capital.

Shuncheon Fu Yin didn't know what was going on, so he sent a large number of officials to impeach the 'scholars' who were protesting all over the streets, and even closed down a college where the Fushe Society often gathered.

This is like cooking oil on fire, and the capital is in chaos in an instant.

Hundreds of people rushed into the Shuntian Mansion, beating people when they saw them, and smashing them when they saw things.

This group of people smashed Shuntianfu and rushed to the cabinet compound in groups.

As the news continued to spread, coupled with rumors, along the way, the number of people quickly exceeded 1,000, and with various 'weapons', they were about to kill the cabinet compound.

Zhou Yanru was taken aback, and hurriedly mobilized manpower to surround the prime minister's compound and even the palace to prevent these people from invading, and at the same time strictly ordered not to do anything, so that there could be no more chaos.

Qian Qianyi stood in front of the window of the class room, looking outside, listening to the constant shouting, his heart was pounding.

He still remembers that when Gu Bingqian returned to Hangzhou, he was rushed into the courtyard by angry people, killing more than a dozen people, and even burning the courtyard.