Chapter 45: The Dispute over Money and Taxation (Part II)

εΎ·ηŽ‹ says:

"I'm being toyed with by you now, won't I be deceived by you all day long when I become the emperor in the future? I'm telling you! I will directly veto this new tax law, and you will definitely not be able to do it. ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was shocked, Liu Zhan's face showed anger, he stood up and said sharply:

"Does the prince know what he's talking about? Lord Wang, you are plotting rebellion! The emperor is rich in the Spring and Autumn Period, the prince is in the East Palace, and King De, you actually say that you will be the emperor in the future, where will the emperor and the prince be placed? is so arrogant, almost don't know what filial piety is, is King De worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and worthy of the grace of his parents' three-year embrace? ”

On the side, Shen Shilang also said:

"King De's words are disrespectful, contrary to human morality, so arrogant, the lower officials should play the emperor, otherwise there will be a loss of the way to be a minister."

Guo Shilang also says:

"How can the prince act recklessly and decide national affairs based on his personal likes and dislikes? The new tax law is a fundamental technique for the benefit of the country and the people, how can King De say that it will be abolished? If the king wants to repeal the new law, the lower officials should play the emperor, explain the original situation, and ask the emperor to decide the matter. ”

King De, who originally pretended to be fierce, saw that the household officials were so strong, and his momentum immediately weakened a lot, and before Liu Zhan could finish speaking, King De had already retreated to his chair.

When the three officials took turns to accuse King De, King De looked nervous and sweaty like when Lan Ziyi was arrested yesterday.

Seeing this, Wang San shouted in a sharp voice:

"Bold! Do you dare to be rude to the prince? ”

Li Si helped King De back to his seat on the side, and then said in a pretentious manner:

"You talk to King De like this, do you still want to do it?"

Liu Zhan didn't answer the two at all, just opened his eyes and glared at them fiercely, and the two immediately lost their voices, lowered their heads and retracted behind King De.

Lan Ziyi originally wanted to stop caring about King De's affairs for a while, at least to take a break. Now the three adults of the household department are not afraid of power, and they are forced to make mistakes, which suddenly aroused the enthusiasm in Lan Ziyi's heart, and he remembered the kind of righteousness that he could not do in the world when he met with Zhang Zhongtang before, and he hugged his fists and said:

"The prince should act with filial piety first, and he should not say these rebellious words."

At this time, Qi Rongxun, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly slapped the table and scolded:

"Lan Ziyi! You keep saying that filial piety comes first, but here you insult the prince with outsiders, and you are guilty of the following crimes, what is your etiquette as a courtier? ”

Lan Ziyi listened to the annoyance and said:

"The emperor let the prince be in charge of the household department, so whether it is us, the close ministers of the palace or several adults in the household department, are the prince's own people, where do outsiders say?"

Shen Shilang on the other side said after hearing this:

"The difference between Wei Hou's words, King De only manages the household department for the emperor, not even the crown prince, we are all the emperor's courtiers, and we are not the ministers of the palace, where do we dare to compare with Wei Hou?"

Lan Ziyi heard Shen Shilang say this, he was ashamed and angry, and he couldn't speak.

Qi Rongxun sneered:

"Wei Hou is a scholar in the end, and he will stand on the side of the reader."

King De pointed at Lanzi and scolded on the throne:

"Lan Ziyi, shut up for me! Something that is not enough to achieve and more to lose. ”

Lan Ziyi was so angry that a mouthful of blood was blocked in his chest, and finally swallowed it back, and his hands trembled and he took a sip of the tea bowl on the table.

At this time, Wu Yousi said slowly:

"The three adults are serious, the prince is young and inevitably impulsively tells the truth, are the adults overreacting to such a fuss?"

Liu Zhan sat back in his seat and said:

"Wu Xiucai, are you taking things lightly? No matter how young the prince is, should he say that he will be the emperor in the future? ”

Wu Yousi smiled slightly:

"But it's the truth."

When Liu Zhan heard Wu Yousi say this, he sat there and stared at Wu Yousi all the time, without saying a word.

Wu went on to say:

"According to the emperor's habits, the path taken by King De is now the road of the prince, although the prince is here, but now three of the six departments are taken over by King De, as long as you are not blind, you can see what the situation is, Liu Shangshu, why do you pretend to be blind?"

Liu Zhan picked up the tea bowl to cover his sight, took a sip of tea and said:

"What Mr. Wu said the official really doesn't understand."

Wu Yousi smiled and lowered his head to look at the gap between the green bricks and the green bricks on the floor.

I was almost distracted, and I was almost distracted, and I said:

"Lord Liu is loyal to the country, and the world knows that no matter which dynasty or generation he is in, he is the pillar of the temple, so don't choose the wrong path to destroy your future. Now that King De is in charge of the household, it is an opportunity, and in my opinion, the best strategy for adults is to seize the opportunity to make a difference; It's okay to wait and see; If you're in the wrong place, it's the right thing to do. What do you think, Lord Liu? ”

Outside the courtroom, magpies flew and chirped, and the silent public hall was almost about to crack.

Shen Shilang sat next to Liu Zhan, although he didn't speak, he still picked up the tea bowl and looked at Liu Zhan sideways.

Guo Shilang seemed to be attracted by the magpie outside, and looked outside the hall to find the trace of the magpie.

Liu Zhan put down the tea bowl, took a breath, and said:

"King De's words are not disrespectful, there is no morality, since the official has seen it and heard it, it is impossible to let it go, tomorrow the master of ceremonies will inevitably have the official impeachment of King De, Wu Xiucai will go back and prepare early."

Wu Yousi smiled:

"Lord Liu is guilty of impeaching his own boss like this, but it is a taboo."

Liu Zhan said:

"I am the head of the household, in charge of the world's money valley, and there is only the emperor on the head, and no one else. Wu Xiucai, you should go back and study hard, and the entrance examination is the right way. ”

Wu Yousi just smiled and didn't speak again after hearing this.

On the side, Shen Shilang nodded slightly when he heard Liu Zhan say this, and asked again:

"Is there anything else to do today?"

When King De heard someone asking, he was at a loss for what to do, and hurriedly looked behind him.

Wang San and Li Si lost their attention for a while when they saw King De's inquiring eyes, and suddenly Li Si seemed to remember something, and whispered a few words in King De's ear.

King De had a look of sudden realization, then sat up straight, cleared his throat, and said in a pretentious manner:

"There is one more thing about this king's coming to the household office today."

Then King De gave Li Si a look, and Li Si walked forward half a step and said:

"There is one more thing that the prince is here today, which is to arrange the cost of the items needed for the field."

Hearing Li Si say this, Liu Zhan and Shen Shilang both laughed, and Guo Shilang also turned his face to stare at King De to see what would happen later.

Shen Shilang took over and said;

"In the past, whether it was the selection of fields or the selection of farmers, the silver taels spent on routine rewards were settled by Jingzhao Mansion, and my household department never participated, so how did the prince plan to let my household department pay for it?"

King De raised the volume of his speech, but even then it sounded timid,

εΎ·ηŽ‹ says:

"The king plans to call the Imperial Forest Iron Cavalry as a guard of honor, and the Gonglong Gonggong of the palace also promised me to lend me the dragon chariot. When the time comes, I will block all the Heavenly Street and the road south out of the city, so that the people will stand on both sides of the road to see me and the Imperial Guards dressed up. ”

On the side, Wang San was robbed by Li Si just now, and he was already angry, but now he can find the right opportunity and say:

"I also have to prepare two acres of bright yellow satin, and cover the whole land when the king of Germany is in the field, so as not to be sunburned by my prince."

Several adults in the household department of the hall only thought it was funny at first, and the more they listened, the more wrong they became, and when Wang San said that he wanted two acres of silk for shade, he was even more dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to say.

Lan Ziyi was so ashamed that he couldn't raise his head after hearing this, he was really ashamed to die to be able to say such conditions.

Seeing that several adults in the household department did not speak, King De thought that the other party had no objections, but he increased a little inexplicably confident.

When Li Si saw Wang San talking, he also rushed to say;

"Not only should the yellow silk be bright, but also the tent should be prepared, and once it rains and the wind blows, the king must be allowed to enter the tent area, and the reward given to the farmers cannot be a simple steamed bun, pork, cloth, etc., all of which must be upgraded. Rewards should be given to all those who participated, including those who admired the king's demeanor on the streets. ”

Wang San said again:

"After the completion of the field, the king of De will take the casual royal army to hunt together, and the bows and arrows and traps required for the hunt must be clearly recorded. A few of you will submit a fee to the king. ”

Liu Zhan smiled and picked up the tea bowl and drank tea, and Shen Shilang hummed and laughed. Said;

"The field has its own rules, if King De wants to change it, he needs to go to the Ministry of Rites, and the problem of sending money here has to wait for the emperor's approval."

When King De heard this, he said happily

"That means I'll make it clear to the Ministry of Rites that you can give me money to let me out? Good! In that case, then go to the Ministry of Rites, anyway, the Ministry of Rites is also in charge of me. ”

Hearing King De say this, Liu Zhan shook his head as he blew the tea bowl, and Shen Shilang and Guo Shilang also laughed.

As he spoke, King De got up and took Wang San and Li Si and walked outside the yamen. The three adults of the household department got up and saluted slightly, and they could see that they were looking forward to King De leaving quickly.

Lan Ziyi, Wu Yousi, and Qi Rongxun saw that King De had no choice but to go out after making a gesture to a few adults.

As soon as a few people came out of the yamen, they rode on their horses.

Lan Ziyi originally wanted to ask King De why he rode a horse instead of a sedan chair, but when he remembered the stinky face that King De gave him, he still suppressed his thoughts, and just silently rode a horse and followed behind King De.

After a few people walked to the Ministry of Rites, King De suddenly said:

"I finally came out for a trip, and Grandpa Long told me yesterday that I should respect teachers and emphasize teaching, so let's go to Old Man Zhou's house to have a look."

Saying that, he clamped the horse's belly and went all the way to the southeast of the capital on the bustling street.

Seeing this, several people behind him hurriedly whipped their horses to follow, while Wang San and Li Si were still packing up their horses in place and failed to keep up.

A few people finally caught up with King De, and they didn't know how many vendors and passers-by were surprised along the way, and finally arrived at the house of Youyi on the bank of the Green River.

King De was just about to get off the horse, but he saw a sedan chair stopped at the door of the Zhou Mansion, and a beautiful young woman walked out of the heavier, looking back at King De, looking at each other for a good courtyard of spring.

=========================

The newcomer publishes a book for the first time, and if you think it's good, remember to collect, reward, and recommend it to your friends to read. If you are interested, you can join the reader exchange group I formed, the group number is 299820403, thank you!

I wish you all a happy holiday!