"Let's talk about it, how should this be good, all of you Aiqing are old people who seek the country."

Zhu Hou looked at Ma Wensheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wang Shu, the secretary of the ministry, who were speechless in front of him.

Ma Wensheng didn't know what to say, he couldn't help but touch his forehead with his hand, and then looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he was actually very disgusted that Zhu Houzhao looked at him with such a half-sarcastic look, as if he was also despised by him, he didn't understand why the behavior of these gentry was really taken seriously by Zhu Houzhao, it was really a group of people who didn't cry when they didn't see the coffin.

Wang Shu squinted and did not speak.

"The minister personally led the troops to take a trip and copy a few, these Jiangnan gentry may really have to meet the sword soldiers to know the authority of the imperial court!"

At this time, Wang Yangming, the governor of Nanzhili, suddenly stood up and was about to leave here, and the gentry refused to pay the levy, which also made him hold his stomach.

"You're back!"

Ma Wensheng shouted, as the first assistant, it is naturally okay to order a governor, therefore, Wang Yangming turned around: "Lord Shoufu, do you have any advice?" ”

"Frizzy, Your Majesty hasn't spoken yet, what are you anxious about, can you be as steady as Lord Lingzun!"

Ma Wensheng unceremoniously criticized Wang Yangming in front of Emperor Zhu Houzhao, and then politely smiled at Zhu Houzhao and asked: "Your Majesty, according to the ministers, these gentry may not be unwilling to make up the endowment, they may need the court to give more face, after all, they are different from ordinary people, and there have always been no rude corporal in the Shengming Dynasty;

Wang Shouren is the governor of Nanzhili, and many of these Jiangnan gentry are protégés of their father Wang Hua, so it is better to let Wang Shouren personally visit several famous Jiangnan scholars with the respect of the governor, as long as these Jiangnan gentry are willing to take the lead in making up for the endowment, other gentry will naturally follow, and the matter will be resolved, and the court can also avoid tearing their faces. ”

"Shousuke! Your Majesty! Let the minister persuade, the minister really can't do it, the minister has always believed that the king should level the world with a sharp sword! Why do you persuade thieves to turn themselves in! The minister really can't do it, the minister hasn't even tasted the face of his father, how can he be humble to them! ”

Wang Yangming was busy seeing this, he had always been a proud person, and he agreed with Zhu Houzhao's sentence "Daming belongs to the era of young people", and he also wanted to do a great career very much, and even the saint did not look at it in his eyes to be a saint, so that later even the high-ranking officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked down on him to be a good minister, and now Ma Wensheng asked him to beg these Jiangnan gentry to pay for it, which made him more uncomfortable than killing him.

"Your Majesty! The minister thinks that the first assistant's proposal is feasible, and Wang Sheng wants to be a good minister in the prosperous world, so if you can avoid bloodshed, the scholars of the world will also appreciate you."

Wang Shu also got up and said something to Zhu Houzhao, and then walked to Wang Yangming on crutches, and reminded him in the tone of an elder to a descendant:

"When the time comes, you should call Uncle Shi, and you should call Uncle Shibo, you persuade you with the respect of the governor, and this matter may be done!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Yangming looked at Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde, he was really unwilling to beg the gentry in Jiangnan to make up for the payment, and even he didn't understand why the common people owed taxes and the government could directly beat and scold or even raid their homes and kill people, but these gentry were so accustomed to it, even the Buddha said that the world and the law were equal, but how could it change here in the gentry.

Zhu Houzhao felt a little pity for Wang Yangming, he could see that Ma Wensheng, Wang Shu and other old ministers were insisting on giving face to these Jiangnan gentry, and it was impossible to force himself, the emperor, to back down, it was better to force Wang Yangming, the governor who was directly responsible for this matter, to make another concession.

But Zhu Houzhao really wants to know what the gentry think, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will win all battles, and he has to see where the bottom line of these gentry is before using imperial power to violence, and when will they compromise, and will they be willing to spit out some interests that do not belong to them.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao said: "Go, I will go with you in civilian clothes, you can also go in civilian clothes, let these Jiangnan gentry see, you, the governor of Jiangnan, will not only kill people, but also degrade and give them face, if they don't make up for it truthfully, you will definitely offend a lot of friends of Lord Lingzun at that time, and you can give you an explanation to Lord Lingzun at that time, so as not to go home and be punished!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said that he left the duty room before Wang Yangming, and Wang Yangming followed.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Ma Wensheng and Wang Shu stood up and said goodbye.

Immediately, Ma Wensheng couldn't help but look at Wang Shu: "Prince, do you think these gentry will give Wang Shouren face?" ”

"I hope it will, if not, these gentry can only be severely executed, otherwise in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be burdened by them, not paying taxes, not serving, not plowing the fields and weaving, only studying and working, there are more and more such people, how will the world raise them!"

Wang Shu said.

……

At this time, Zhu Houzhao and Wang Yangming have come to the Su Ming Mansion of Guanglu Temple in Nanjing, this Su Ming is the same year as Wang Hua, and he has been to Shi at the beginning of Hongzhi, Wang Yangming is now visiting, Su Ming is also very enthusiastic, and he personally welcomed Wang Shouren in:

"Publicly, Su still has to call you a parent, and privately, Su has to call you a good nephew, I don't know who this is?"

This Su Ming pointed to Zhu Houzhao and asked Wang Yangming.

"Zhu Shou, a nephew's staff and friend", Wang Yangming said and asked directly: "Today's nephew's visit is not for anything else, but I just want to ask Uncle Shi, the imperial court is now recovering the arrears owed by the Jiangnan scholars, and in order to show favor, only those who have accumulated more than 500 stone in arrears since the first year of Zhengde, which is limited to three months, but why has no one come to the door to pay the arrears?" ”

Although you set off a big case and killed more than 50 gentry in a row, everyone understands that you have evidence of guilt in hand, and not all gentry are implicated;

Now that the imperial court wants to recover the fu, it is to ask almost all the gentry in the entire Nanzhili to make up for the fu, how can we and other gentry do it, is it possible that his court really wants to lose the hearts of the entire Nanzhili scholars for hundreds of thousands of stones? In other words, is it possible that people like us who read books are not worth hundreds of thousands of stones!

Since you are an official of the imperial court, you should be a corporal of courtesy for the court, treat the gentry preferentially, and do not help the abuse! ”

When this Su Ming said that he was abusive, Zhu Houzhao looked at him deeply.

However, Su Ming didn't notice it, and at this time, Wang Yangming asked again: "It is the duty of the people to pay taxes, otherwise how can the imperial court relieve disasters and control the river and raise the army, do you really have to sit back and watch the world die because of this, Uncle Shi, the nephew is also a scholar, and he also knows that once this tax is only paid from the people, the burden on the people will inevitably increase, and then the world will inevitably lead to poverty and poverty in the world!" ”

"Therefore, the official should advise the emperor to be thrifty, this world is the emperor's family, his emperor is not thrifty, does not treat Li Shu with benevolence and righteousness, and dies his own country, that is also to blame, we scholars should mourn their misfortune, if they are loyal to their favor!" Su Ming said.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at this Su Ming deeply.

And Wang Yangming suddenly stood up excitedly, pointed at Su Ming and said: "Uncle Shi, the nephew does not agree with this, the world should not only be the world of a family, not to mention that we are scholars, farmers and craftsmen, we are all Han people, from the same ancestor and the same ancestry, we should not let the world be in chaos, and even the lives of the people are ruined, not to mention that we are still scholars, we have no worries about livelihood, so we have this responsibility, when we maintain the peace and prosperity of the world, and now the nephew comes to visit, it is also to persuade Uncle Shi to make up for the arrears as soon as possible, otherwise Hugh blames the king for being ruthless!" ”

Seeing this, Su Ming suddenly slapped the table: "What do you want to do!" Wang Shouren, since Su is your uncle, I advise you, don't be obsessed, you will offend the world in the future, and you Wang Shouren and even your Wang family will be scolded for eternity! ”

"In that case, then Uncle Shi is waiting to be asked!"

Wang Shouren said and walked away, and Zhu Houzhao also followed, patting Wang Yangming on the shoulder: "Immediately issue an order to all prefectures and counties, lock up the gentry who are in arrears, and those who owe it will make up for it three times as much, if there is resistance, kill them!" Those who neglect local officials will also be dismissed from their posts and questioned! ”

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