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The civil officials in the court had already received a letter from the civil officials in Tianjin, and they all knew that Li Zhi wanted to collect the land tax on behalf of the government. Not only that, Li Zhi also has to do something to the gentry, and he has to collect taxes on the gentry who don't pay taxes!

This is really thunderbolt-like news from the sky, and the anger and resentment caused by Li Zhi's collection of business taxes have not subsided, and there is such a thing again. As soon as Li Zhi was named Xingguo Bo, he immediately took action against the gentry. It can be seen that this Li Zhi is the mortal enemy of the gentry in the world, if he is allowed to act arbitrarily, this Li Zhi will definitely expand the commercial tax and gentry land tax to the whole country.

The civil officials in the court, all of them are gentry, which one does not have thousands of acres of fertile land? If Li Zhi's gentry is given a field and the gentry lose their privileges, won't the small people who brought the fields to pay for them have to leave? The officials will be beaten back to their original forms and become paupers. Li Zhi wants to collect land from the gentry, he is letting their blood go!

And not only do they have fields at home, but they are also the spokesmen of the gentry of the world. Which gentry with vast land did not give silver to the officials? The reason why the gentry were exempt from taxation was due to the social atmosphere on the one hand, and on the other hand, the gentry paid tribute to the filial piety of the officials. Every year, large quantities of silver flowed from the exempt fields into the pockets of the gentry, and then from the hands of the gentry into the pockets of officials.

At least half of the world's fields are not taxed, and the chain of interests is huge.

The gentry and officials are fundamentally a community of interests. Li Zhi's collection of taxes on the gentry was to cut off the officials' financial routes. The so-called cutting off people's financial means is like killing parents. The civil officials in the court were already indignant.

If it weren't for Li Zhi's strong army, these civilian officials would have killed Li Zhi directly.

The official of Honglu Temple shook the whip and sang: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!" ”

Hu Ke walked out with a tooth card in his hand: "Chen Peng has virtue and has a play!" ”

The eunuch beside Zhu Youzhen, the Son of Heaven, sang: "Play! ”

Peng Youde said loudly: "Li Zhi, the chief military officer of Tianjin, arbitrarily violated the law and collected the field endowment on his behalf. His criminal deeds have no court law. The minister thought that Li Zhi should be dismissed from his post for the crime of rebellion and sent to prison for beheading! ”

Hearing Hu Kedu's words in the matter, all the officials looked appreciative, and their eyes were full of encouragement when they looked at him. The big drama of attacking Li Zhi in the court is about to begin, and this Peng Youde is at the forefront, just like the warriors who bravely kill the enemy.

Hearing Peng Youde's words, Zhu Youzhen didn't say much, but said lightly: "I know!" ”

But the civil officials were unwilling to let go of the Son of Heaven, and began to play one after another.

He Shishou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has always been the main force attacking Li Zhi, and I don't know if he was because he mistakenly promoted Li Zhi or in order to draw a line with Li Zhi, in short, every time he always jumped out to attack Li Zhi.

He Shishou held up the sign and said: "Sheng, Li Zhi not only has to collect taxes on behalf of the government, but also collects land from the gentry of the world. Li Zhi's move is to shake the foundation of my Ming Dynasty? ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at He Shishou and did not speak.

Zhu Youzhen's interest pattern is different from that of these civil officials. Although he received the education of civil officials since he was a child, read Confucian classics, and learned the sage's micro-words, Zhu Youzhen has been a family for 14 years after all, and he knows that this world is not as simple as the civil officials say. And these civil officials are not as upright as they themselves say.

Li Zhi made a move on the gentry, and Zhu Youzhen was not unhappy.

Zhu Youzhen said to He Shishou: "What is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty? ”

He Shishou said proudly: "Ruling the world with scholars is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty!" If this foundation is shaken, the national system will be unstable! ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at He Shishou and said coldly: "He Qing's words are serious. ”

After He Shishou finished speaking, Shoufu Fan Fucui raised his card and said: "Chen Fan Fucui has a play!" ”

"Play!"

The minister thought that if Li Zhi was left alone, Li Zhi would inevitably become more arrogant and more blind to the court in the future. Li Zhi has a heavy army in his hands and has repeatedly disobeyed the holy decree, and he is no doubt a warlord. If he is allowed to collect the field endowment and hand over the field endowment of a town in Tianjin to him, Tianjin will become a country within a country, and the imperial court will no longer be able to interfere in the slightest. ”

"If this is the case, Li Zhi's evil heart will be even stronger, and I am afraid that he will go further and covet the unification!"

At this moment, the Son of Heaven Chengyi sternly warned Li Zhi to let him understand the consequences of knowing the law and breaking the law. Now that the thieves have been pacified, tens of thousands of thieves can be mobilized at any time, and if Li Zhi is misbehaved again, he can mobilize the army to encircle and suppress! ”

This Fan Fucui, knowing that he would tell the Son of Heaven about the interests of the gentry, would not be moved, so he used the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty to warn Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and didn't speak.

However, before Fan Fucui's words fell, three or four civil officials jumped out together.

"The minister has his own music!"

"The minister has a book!"

Zhu Youzhen looked at the civil officials who had fried the pot, and did not let the civil officials play again, but said lightly: "I'm tired, retire today!" ”

Before the civil servants could finish their words, the Son of Heaven left. In the surprised eyes of the hundred officials, Zhu Youzhen withdrew from the Imperial Palace with a guard of honor.

Back in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youzhen paced back and forth in the study, looking relaxed.

With a flick of the long sleeves of the dragon robe, Zhu Youzhen slowly sat on the throne, with a thick smile on his face.

Looking at Wang Chengen, Zhu Youzhen said lightly: "Wang Chengen, today is really a good day!" ”

Wang Chengen looked at the smiling Son of Heaven, a little unable to react, and asked: "Shengshang, those civil officials in the foreign dynasty have all fried the pot, why is Shengshang so happy!" ”

"Good fryer! Let these civil servants jump to their feet! ”

Wang Chengen was stunned and didn't know what to say.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen, who looked ignorant, and said with a smile: "Li Zhibing is strong and strong, and I have always been worried that his tail will not fall." For example, if there is basically nothing to do today, what I am most worried about on weekdays is that Li Zhi has the heart to rebel. But today, he Li Zhi offended the gentry of the world to death, and I don't worry about him! ”

"He is the enemy of the gentry of the world, and the gentry are eager to eat their flesh, and he no longer has the qualifications to covet the world."

"If he is the enemy of the gentry of the world, he can only rely on his own 20,000 soldiers and horses to defend Tianjin, where can he command the world?"

"My Ming dynasty is as solid as gold!"

"As for the taxes in Tianjin, whoever collects them is the same, the former dynasty collected taxes from the lilong, and later asked the officials to collect taxes, all the same, the key is not to default. Let Xingguo Bo collect Tianjin's Tianfu, and I don't mind. ”

"I won't help Xingguobo, nor will I help the civil officials, let them fight, the more fierce the fight, the better! It is best to form a deep enmity of blood and become enemies of each other from now on, so that Li Zhi will not dare to leave Tianjin from now on. ”

"I can spend a lot of time and watch the excitement from the outside!"

Wang Chengen looked at the Son of Heaven in surprise, and it took a long time to come back to his senses. He completed the ninety degrees of his thin body and sang, "The Son of Heaven is Shengming! ”