The impeachment of the imperial history and the matter is not groundless, and the Marquis of Dongping first creates the facts and then coerces the landlord to sign the lease, and there is indeed a suspicion of bullying others.

The emperor looked at the impeachment of Huang Han by the officials in the imperial study, and then looked at the secret reports of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and then looked at the soothing recitals of Xu Guangqi and Zheng Guochang, and was thoughtful.

Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen, and Zheng Zhihui, one of the eunuchs of the second person in Dongchang, saw that the emperor did not say a word after reading the secret report, and they all waited quietly.

Liangjiu Chongzhen said: "The Marquis of Dongping is so generous, he actually directly circled millions of acres of fertile land and arranged people to cultivate without authorization, and when he negotiated the land rent with the landlord, I am afraid it will inevitably oppress people, right?" Why didn't Dongchang and Jinyiwei stand up for the sufferer? ”

Wang Chengen, who has a sense of justice, got the information summary, he is similar in age to the emperor, far less than Cao Huachun and Zheng Zhihui, the two old guys, and seeing that no one answered the Son of Heaven's question, he said righteously:

"Your Majesty, the matter is urgent, at that time, no one could predict when those thieves were going to make trouble, and the common people fled or hid in the city, and a large number of acres of land were abandoned.

In addition, due to the spring drought, there is no one to water and protect the seedlings, and the land that has been sown is likely to be lost.

If the Marquis of Dongping had looked forward and backward at that time, it would have been impossible to complete the replanting of hundreds of thousands of acres of fields, nor would it be possible to keep hundreds of thousands of acres of wheat seedlings, and it would have been impossible to harvest in the autumn. ”

Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen very calmly and said, "Does Wang Banban mean that Dongping Hou has done nothing wrong?" Didn't he overpower others? ”

Wang Chengen said: "The slave and maid dare not discuss the right and wrong, but the slave and maid know that the agricultural time does not wait for anyone, and the owner of the millions of acres of land has been sorted out, and then the lease contract is signed one by one, I am afraid that it will not be completed by the end of the year. ”

Chongzhen nodded and said: "It is reasonable, according to this, Dongping Hou has no fault in cutting through the mess quickly, and the leased contract identified is only a ten-year lease right, which has nothing to do with the encroachment on other people's fields." ”

Zheng Zhihui said: "Your Majesty, the old slave is personally responsible for investigating this matter, but it is true that all the owners have signed a ten-year lease, but it is ......."

Chongzhen said: "What is the secret of it, tell it boldly, don't swallow and spit out, Dongping Hou knows what to do, how can he be a person who is willing to suffer." ”

Zheng Zhihui said: "Your Majesty Shengming, Dongping Hou really won't suffer, because there are 300,000 acres of fertile land that have no master's family, and these lands are naturally accepted by Dongping Hou. ”

Chongzhen said very seriously: "Dongchang and Jinyiwei have checked in many ways, and the owner of the 300,000 mu of fertile land really died from the scourge of the rogues?" Is there a situation where the heirs also die in vain? ”

Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, Dongping Hou is a very proud person, he disdains to bully the weak, Dongchang and Jinyi Wei have found a lot of original landlords to visit, and it can be concluded that Dongping Hou is not guilty of murder and plotting to seize the land." ”

received a positive reply from Cao Huachun, the factory father, and Chongzhen's face softened a lot.

Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that the cause of the incident is that the Marquis of Dongping not only enclosed the land, but also completed the replanting during the agricultural rush, and can expect to get a harvest of tens of millions of stone grain after the autumn."

Nowadays, the price of food is too high, and having so much food means more than a million taels of snowflake silver.

The landlords who want to get back the acres of land are all related to the adults in the court, or they are the property of these adults in private, and of course they want to impeach the Marquis of Dongping. ”

Emperor Chongzhen understood the ins and outs, and couldn't help admiring Huang Han's decisiveness, and he was so happy that he had offended many scholars and doctors.

He sighed and said: "There are so many acres of land abandoned by the Ming Dynasty due to the scourge of the Liukou, is it profitable to plant this million acres?" Seeing that people have put their hearts and minds, sent people, and paid for grain to keep the harvest and want to pick up the bargain, they dare to make trouble here, it's really hateful! ”

Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty looks at the problem from a high vantage point, and those adults only saw the grain that Dongping Hou was about to get their hands on, and they simply ignored the silver and grain that Dongping Hou pasted in the early stage.

Moreover, hundreds of thousands of rogues gathered at the southeast foot of Taihang Mountain this spring, and the situation in Zhangde Mansion and Weihui Mansion was grim. ”

Chongzhen said: "Cao Banban's words are reasonable, and then we have to pay attention to this matter, and if there is any trouble, I will come back and forth immediately." After the autumn, when the grain is put into storage, I also have to keep an eye on it, and I want to see how much money Dongping Hou will make this time. ”

Cao Huachun bowed down and agreed: "The old slave is awake, if the Marquis of Dongping is too much of a factory guard, he will never stand idly by." ”

Hundreds of letters impeaching the Marquis of Dongping and embezzling other people's land were left in the emperor's center.

There are too many imperial histories, and there will be no wind in the matter, and there are ready-made powerful Huang Han as targets, these officials not only write impeachment notes, but even spit directly on the court.

For this reason, Zheng Guochang and Xu Guangqi, who knew the inside story, had to fight with many officials, resulting in several court meetings quarreling like going to a vegetable market, and in the end, of course, it was over.

The emperor was also watching from the sidelines, he wanted to see how Huang Han arranged the grain after it was put into storage, and if the grain was still borrowed to the common people to live as before, it would be repaid.

Finding that Huang Han sold grain at a high price, he was ready to prove whether there was a lease on those acres of land for personal gain.

At that time, the emperor would find a few unconvinced landlords to accuse the Marquis of Dongping of how to oppress people with power, and finally he would definitely give Huang Han a severe punishment, and it was logical to confiscate a part of the grain.

Who knew that by the end of August, Huang Han would use the food that was about to arrive this time, so the emperor didn't expect it at all.

The Marquis of Dongping foresaw the harvest and sent a message to ask the Son of Heaven to issue an order to mobilize the people in the Zhanghe, Weihe, and South Canal areas to dredge the rivers, and promised to provide the people with rations and labor remuneration with the harvested potatoes and sweet potatoes.

After watching Huang Han's recital again and again, the emperor Longyan was happy, and he said to Wang Chengen, who was serving beside him: "Cash-for-work is really wonderful, and many young and middle-aged people eat until they are full on the construction site of the river and get money and grain as a reward, so they will naturally not become homeless people and become homeless people." ”

Huang Han's recital Wang Chengen browsed ten lines at a glance, knew the general content, and saw that the Son of Heaven was happy and rejoiced, and said fun:

"Your Majesty promised to mobilize hundreds of thousands of laborers to dredge the river for money and grain, and these laborers will not need to consume the family's grain reserves in the autumn and early winter and can still earn back the money and grain, which will make too many families no longer worry about spring famine."

Wang Chengen thought of the small days of Shengdou Xiaomin, and listened to Chongzhen's face full of spring breeze.