Chapter 160: Eunuchs also want faces

Now the problem is in front of Chai Hui, what should I do!

In fact, the choice is very simple, there are only two options, and that is to pay a fine or not to pay a fine. Pay a fine, 110,000 taels, not only does it hurt, but you can't take out so much silver for a while! If you don't pay it, the land will be gone.

In the past, it was possible to get back the land confiscated by the government, but now looking at the posture of the tax department, it is impossible to get it back.

Although the Chai family has so much land, it is all bought without spending money, some of it is for cash, and some of it is taken by skill. Some of them took advantage of people's danger in disaster years, and some of them lent usury, so that people could not afford to pay it back, so they could only use their land to pay off their debts.

Various methods, after several generations, this land has been saved.

If this land is lost in his own hands, Chai Zhen feels that he will have no face to meet the ancestors of the Chai family. Thinking of this, Chai Zhen suddenly became angry, and fell straight down.

Pi Gan frowned, but Xing Shangzhi smiled, reached out and took the punishment notice in his hand.

"I don't care if you really fainted or fake, I have seven days to send the fine to the tax department. Otherwise, the hidden land will be confiscated, and let's talk about the ugly things in front. ”

Xing Shangzhi didn't want to eat this, he wished that something would happen, and he would have a chance to make meritorious contributions.

"Let's go, let's go to the next one!" Leaving this sentence, Xing Shangzhi didn't care about the chaos of the Chai family, and left directly with people.

On this day, Xing Shangzhi and Pi Gan left sixteen houses, and each of them was a ticket. Of course, not every family is as much as the Chai family, but it is also tens of thousands of taels, and the entire Jinan Mansion is lively all of a sudden.

Countless gentry rose up in fright and connected with each other, and some simply ran to the palace. Those with high status went directly to the governor's yamen.

Wang Zongmu is also a personal essence, this kind of thing can he, the governor, participate in? Since the news of the Kong family came out, Wang Zongmu has understood the confidence and courage of today's young emperor. This is to push this matter down no matter what, and no one can stop it.

So Wang Zongmu simply hid, claiming that he was sick and bedridden.

There was a lot of chaos here, and the tax department did not stop, and directly issued a new notice, where the gentry of Jinan, if there is a hidden land, within seven days to the tax department to explain, can pay a fine of 30%.

As soon as this news came out, many people breathed a sigh of relief and felt very happy.

Things in the world are not too many but uneven, if you directly pay a fine of 30%, everyone is just as unhappy, but now with the 16 gentry headed by the Chai family, many people feel lucky, and even gloat.

Originally, you need to pay a fine of 10,000 taels, but now you only need 3,000 taels, no loss!

The chickens and dogs in the entire Jinan Mansion jumped, and Qufu did the same, even more powerful.

The Confucian family is very clear about their dependence, and when Kong Shangqian presided over the birthday sacrifice of Confucius, the Confucian family had already realized that it was not good. But within two days, things took a turn for the worse again, and someone impeached Kong Shangxian for tampering with the family tree and impersonating the Confucian family.

I can't say the merits of this matter, after so many years, who can say clearly.

The hat buttoned up also colluded with Meng Yuan, there was no lower limit to Meng Yuan, and even the statement of sending the daughter of the Kong family to Meng Yuan came out. Of course, someone can see that someone is pushing, but what can be done if they can see it, who dares to say?

Fools know who is pushing it, and smart people can see that the emperor is targeting Kong Shangxian, so it doesn't matter.

Qufu, the mansion of the Confucian family.

Kong Shangxian was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth in the room, with an anxious look on his face. Seeing the housekeeper come in, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "How is it?" Did the eunuch agree? ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Master, no, Father-in-law Xu said that he occasionally felt cold, felt unwell, and was already bedridden." ”

Kong Shangxian's body trembled, what occasionally felt cold, what was unwell, a few days ago he was still running around alive, wandering around in Kong's house all day long, and now he actually came to this set, which shows that he doesn't want to accept his own banquet.

"Are you keeping an eye on the second room?" Kong Shangxian asked with a cold face.

The second room in Kong Shangxian's mouth is not his second brother, nor his second uncle, but Kong Sicheng's vein. This time, the impeachment is the inheritance of Kong Sicheng's side, and now Kong Shangxian must not let them speak.

Kong Sicheng will not make trouble, Kong Shangxian is sure that if they are given a chance, they will make trouble 100%.

No matter what the truth of the matter is, of course, his ancestor Kong Sihui pulled Kong Sicheng down from the title of Yan Sheng Gong. Over the years, he has been holding the title of Yan Sheng Gong in his own vein, and he is also in his own vein.

Can Kong Sicheng's vein not be jealous? Do you want to pull yourself down?

Now this is a good opportunity for them, and it would be strange if they didn't make a fuss. Not to mention other people, if it was himself, Kong Shangxian felt that he couldn't help it, so Kong Shangxian asked people to look at them.

"Don't worry, sir, keep an eye on it!" The housekeeper hurriedly agreed.

Kong Shangxian breathed a sigh of relief, stood in place with a cloudy face and pondered, and sighed for a while and said, "That's it!" Under the low eaves, I have to bow my head, come with me to meet the eunuch! ”

In fact, Kong Shangxian has already written letters everywhere to mobilize contacts, but Kong Shangxian also knows that the final decision on this matter lies with the emperor. If the emperor doesn't let go, it's useless for anyone to plead, and his high profile is gone.

In Kong Shangxian's heart, he felt that as long as he supported the officials and gentry to pay for food, things would still be passable.

His family has been a Yan Sheng Gong for so many years, and he has done it since the early years of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor will not abolish himself unless he has to. The scholars of the world support themselves, as long as they are soft, the emperor will not say anything.

It's just that this time he is going to suffer a little bit of sucky anger, Kong Shangxian thought of himself going to whisper to a eunuch, and he was tired in his heart.

But now, I have no other way but to let go of my face. After thinking about it, Kong Shangxian said to the housekeeper again: "Let someone prepare a generous gift, and give it to that eunuch later." ”

The eunuch loves money and gives enough benefits, and Kong Shangxian believes that he must know how to do it.

At the same time, Kong Shangxian secretly hated in his heart, didn't he just pay taxes, and it would be over, so why bother making such a big deal.

Xu De's small life in the past few days is not bad, and there is nothing unpleasant every day, as for Kong Shangxian, Xu De is ready to take a bad breath this time. After so many years, I haven't been so angry.

After he entered the palace, he served Feng Bao and worshiped Feng Bao as his godfather, although there were a lot of dirty things in the eunuchs, but who dared not to give himself face. The godfather later died, and he became the emperor's confidant again.

After all these years as a factory manager in the inner factory, Zhang Whale and Zhang Cheng had to be polite when they saw themselves, and a Kong Shangxian actually dared to give himself a face. Dare not see yourself, if you don't beat you this time, Kong Shangxian's face hurts, and he has failed the reputation of the eunuch.

What's wrong with eunuchs, eunuchs are also human beings, they also have dignity and face, and no one can really give face to eunuchs. What is a eunuch, that is the emperor's house slave, and if you hit the eunuch in the face, you will slap the emperor's face.

If you dare to slap the emperor in the face, you must be prepared to lose your life.

"Father-in-law, Yan Shenggong is asking to see you outside the door!" The little eunuch came in to report and bit the word very hard.

Xu De sat on the chair at this time, his face was ruddy, and he looked a little sick. waved his hand and said with a light smile: "Let him in!" At this time, Xu De didn't even want to say a word of invitation.

It didn't take long for Kong Shangxian to walk in from the outside, adjust his smile outside for a long time, and freeze on his face the moment he saw Xu De.

Xu De just sat like that, drinking water from a teacup, and didn't mean to get up at all. Seeing Kong Shangxian, Xu De said lightly: "Isn't this Yan Shenggong?" Why are you idle today? Do you think that our family has occupied your Kong family's land? ”

"It's okay, our family is going to move out today, eunuchs like our family live in the Yansheng Mansion, which makes the Yan Shenggong embarrassed."

Xu De's words were not polite at all, with the unique yin and yang of eunuchs, coupled with his arrogant sitting posture and the expression on his face, it was really an angry person, and people wanted to cut this guy with a knife.

scolded Xu De is eighteenth generation ancestor in his heart, and Kong Shangxian showed a smile on his face that was not much better than crying.

Seeing that Xu De didn't mean to let himself sit down, Kong Shangxian didn't care, found a chair and sat down, and said with a smile: "What is my father-in-law talking about, is it that the people below are not serving well?" I turned around and scolded them severely. ”

Xu De glanced at Kong Shangxian and said with a smile: "Yan Shenggong said well, people should know their duty, what should they do, what should they not do, then they have to think about it, the emperor often says 'people have their duty', what does Yan Shenggong think?" ”

This is said to be extremely mean, and it is not an insinuation, it is just stimulating Kong Shangxian.

Kong Shangxian's face suddenly turned red, he really wanted to leave with a flick of his sleeves, and then let people throw this dead eunuch out. But Kong Shangxian also knows that this can't be done! He could only nod awkwardly: "The emperor is the king of the Holy Ming, and every word and deed is naturally the most reasonable." ”

Without waiting for Xu De to speak, Kong Shangxian directly glanced at the housekeeper behind him.

The housekeeper hurriedly walked up with a tray, and before he could step forward, the little eunuch beside Xu De had already walked over, stretched out his hand to take the tray, and then turned around and put it on the table beside Xu De.

Xu De reached out and picked up the red cloth covering it, glanced inside and smiled.

It is not an ordinary property, but a title deed and a house deed, and at a glance at Xu De, he knows that this is the house deed and title deed of the capital. Among them, there is also a garden in the western suburbs, which is a big deal!