Chen Guo's treasury income for a year, excluding physical goods, is only 10 million taels of silver.

In a small Ezhou in the south of the Yangtze River, the government and businessmen colluded to murder the imperial court officials and ......, and in one examination, they actually recovered taxes and silver stolen goods, equivalent to more than 5 million taels, accounting for half of the national treasury!

He had long known that there was a problem in Jiangnan, but he didn't know that there was such a big cat, and the Jiangnan officials were so arrogant, and it was not that there were these people in the court to support him, and the source of the Jiangnan Rebellion was not in Jiangnan, but on this Golden Palace.

These people eat the money of the court, but they separate the court from Jiangnan, only care about their own interests, and become the moth of the court, without the three million taels of silver, he can still turn a blind eye to the actions of these people, and at the moment he only has disgust.

Emperor Chen looked down calmly and said: "I asked him to go to Jiangnan, and the sword of Shang Fang was also given to him by me. ”

"Even if he has the sword of Shang Fang, it is not a reason for him to do anything wrong in Jiangnan, Tang Ning relied on His Majesty's trust to cause trouble in the place and make the people of Ezhou miserable, isn't it a crime?" ”

The superintendent of the imperial history said: "Your Majesty, the officials are taking the exam, and the imperial history platform sent people to accompany them, which was originally to supervise the officials of the official department, but as soon as Tang Ning arrived in Jiangnan, he acted arbitrarily and repatriated the imperial historian, doesn't this mean that he has a ghost in his heart?" ”

"Your Majesty, Tang Ning must be recalled!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

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After the official branch opened his mouth to the matter and the supervision of the imperial history, the officials of the Jiangnan faction who stood up became unanimous again, until a figure stood up, and everyone closed their mouths at the same time.

Feng Xiang walked out, bowed down and said: "Shang Fang's sword is extraordinary, the matter is big, since the establishment of the Great Chen Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for giving it to the courtiers, Your Majesty is to favor the courtiers again, and you can't set this precedent...... if someone uses the power of the sword to harm the place, won't it also damage the majesty of Your Majesty?" ”

Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "Where did Feng Xiang hear that Tang Ning relied on the Shang Fang Sword I gave him to harm the place?" ”

"Your Majesty gave him the sword of Shang Fang, which is already the ultimate of the king's favor and courtiers." Feng Xiang didn't answer this question, and instead said: "But as a king, no matter what, you can't favor one person, Qin II favors Zhao Gao, Great Qin incurs the destruction of the country, Tang Xuanzong favors Yang Guifei, Tang Dynasty turns from prosperity to decline, and there are countless examples ......of disasters caused by the king's favor in ancient times, does Your Majesty have to follow in the footsteps of those monarchs?" ”

Feng Xiang's words were already a very severe exhortation to the king, although he did not say it explicitly, but the implied meaning of the words was understood by everyone.

If His Majesty recalls Tang Ning, he will be a Ming monarch who knows his mistakes and can change them, and if he is stubborn, he will be no different from the faint monarch in history.

Above the court, Feng Xiang is the only one who can say this sentence and dares to say it.

The hundred officials lowered their heads and slowed down their breathing, when they encountered this situation in the past, His Majesty had to quarrel with Feng Xiang in the court, the gods fought, they were little ghosts, they could avoid it, and if they could, they would hide.

It's just that this time, they waited for a long time, and they didn't wait for His Majesty to be angry, and some of them had quietly looked up.

The expression on Emperor Chen's face was calm, and he asked, "What does Feng Xiang mean, I am a faint monarch?" ”

"The old minister doesn't dare." Feng Xiang bowed his hand and said: "It's just that the old minister is old and old, and he has always been unable to deal with court affairs recently, since His Majesty has been looking for a capable minister, the old minister asks His Majesty to allow the minister to return to his hometown......"

Everyone could hear that Feng Xiang was talking the opposite, and he was forcing His Majesty to choose between him and Tang Ning.

This is also a strange trick that Feng Xiang has tried and tested repeatedly, even if other ministers say goodbye to old age, His Majesty has to keep it again and again, let alone be the right minister?

Whenever Feng Xiang made this move, even if His Majesty did not give in, he would often back down.

They secretly looked at Emperor Chen and found that he was really standing in place, the expression on his face ------Is this an expression of surprise on His Majesty's face?"

After yesterday, Emperor Chen's dissatisfaction and disgust with Jiangnan officials had reached its peak.

Most of the officials in Jiangnan are headed by Feng Xiang, and it is precisely because of Feng Xiang's existence that some of his decrees against Jiangnan cannot be implemented at all.

But even if he is dissatisfied with Feng Xiang, he can't quit the prime minister, this is a power that he has but can't exercise casually.

In this case, Feng Xiang's words just now were just right in his heart and went to his heart.

He suppressed the joy in his heart, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Feng Xiang has worked hard for the country all his life, it is time to rest, your request is granted." ”

Feng Xiang raised his head suddenly, and he didn't care about the etiquette of the monarch and the minister, and looked at Emperor Chen in disbelief.

It shouldn't be like this, things should never be like this, resignation is just his bargaining chip, and it is his bargaining chip to force His Majesty to back down, how can Your Majesty agree, how can you agree!

He opened his mouth, but there seemed to be a lump of cotton in his throat, and he couldn't speak.

It was not only Feng Xiang who was shocked, but also the courtiers of the full hall.

After Emperor Chen's words fell, a shocking uproar broke out in the court.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, by all means!"

"I beg Your Majesty to take back your order!"

"Does Your Majesty really want to make the dynasty chaotic for the sake of a minister, and the country will not be a country?"

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This time, it was not only the officials of the Jiangnan faction who knelt down, but also the courtiers of the full hall, almost half of them knelt.

The resignation of the prime minister is a big thing, although this is Feng Xiang's own resignation, but everyone knows that this is not Feng Xiang's original intention!

The two prime ministers are like the two pillars of the court, one of them falls, how can the court be stable?

The affairs of Jiangnan can be ignored by hundreds of officials, and they can watch the excitement, but if Your Majesty wants to stop the prime minister, they must not stand idly by!

"Shechen?" Chen Huang looked at them, smiled, and asked, "Do you know what those local officials in Ezhou have done?" ”

As soon as he spoke, the court fell silent.

Emperor Chen looked at them and asked, "They colluded with officials and businessmen to embezzle the imperial court's tax silver, do you know how much tax and stolen silver Tang Ning recovered from Ezhou this time?" ”

"Five million taels, a full five million taels!"

Emperor Chen's voice was raised, he looked at the person standing in front of the court, and said, "Qian Shuo! ”

Qian Shuo, the head of the household, stepped forward and said, "The minister is here." ”

Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "You tell them, how much is the total amount of tax and silver collected by the treasury last year?" ”

Qian Shuo thought for a while and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Dingyuan will be one year, and the money will be put into the treasury, which is equivalent to about 10 million taels of silver." ”

"Did you hear that?" Emperor Chen looked at the hundred officials and said sharply: "10 million taels, the tax silver of the treasury is only 10 million taels a year, and a small Ezhou hides half of the treasury ......, you all know that you ask me for money, and after a long time, I am the poorest!" ”

Emperor Chen's voice was almost roaring, and the officials were silent.

"Do you think that's the end of it?" Emperor Chen walked up, took a thick fold, threw it on the face of the officer, and scolded: "This is the book of the people of Ezhou, which counts dozens of crimes of Ezhou officials, you tell me, who is in trouble?" ”

He was pale, his body trembled, and he fell to his knees, not daring to speak.

Emperor Chen smashed another fold on the face of the superintendent Yushi, and said in a deep voice: "Two years ago, Zheng Yushi went to Ezhou to investigate the mining tax, but died due to unsuitability, you should still remember?" ”

Without waiting for him to answer, Emperor Chen snorted coldly and said, "Of course you remember, you should remember, because it was you who took his place!" ”

He looked at the ministers, and his voice raised a few tones again, "It's the minister in your mouth, he recovered five million taels of tax silver for the imperial court, he avenged the grievances of the people of Ezhou, and he found out that the superintendent who died in Ezhou two years ago was not sick and died, but was murdered by Ezhou officials!" ”

His Majesty was obviously angry, and the officials kneeling on the ground bowed their heads and did not dare to say a word.

Emperor Chen walked up again, took advantage of the fact that the hundred officials bowed their heads and no one noticed, secretly opened Tang Ning's folded letter and looked at it, closed it again, paced the steps, walked down again, and said sharply: "I used to think that the enemy of my Chen State was in the grassland, in the Western ......Regions, and now I am becoming more and more clear, my enemy of Da Chen is not in the north, nor in the west, it is in this court, just above this golden palace!" ”

"Pointing to loyalty as a traitor, sheltering criminals, forming a party for personal gain, and forcing the king ...... in the Golden Palace, which one was not done by you, you just told me about Zhao Gao, you told me, what is the difference between you and that Zhao Gao!"

"When you were fighting in the Jingshi's nest, the ministers in your mouths were chasing taxes and silver for me, and avenging the people's grievances, and when you stood here and accused him, didn't you feel a little ashamed in your hearts?"

"I'm very sad, I'm disappointed in you!" Emperor Chen glanced at everyone again, sighed, and said, "Kneel for me, kneel for half an hour, kneel here, touch your conscience, and think about it for me......"

With that, he walked straight out of the main hall, and when Wei Jian saw this, he hurriedly walked down and followed closely behind him.

Emperor Chen's face sank like water, he walked out of the main hall, walked through two corridors, walked to a no-man's land, stopped, the anger on his face was no longer there, and he looked up to the sky and shouted: "Happy!" ”