There was a pressure in this silence, a pressure that was much heavier than Li Xian had expected.

Regarding this issue, when Shi Yizhi mentioned this matter just now, his attitude was very clear, he was in charge of justice, and naturally he wanted to put an end to interference and simply punish him with legal crimes. And when he said this, some people looked a little uncertain, obviously disagreeing with his point of view. Li Zhushou also had the intention of diverting the topic when he talked about the issue of agricultural taxes.

According to the traditional political wisdom of China, the solution to this problem is also very simple. He counted several crimes against Deng Xiaotian and preached the greatness of the national law, and then Li Xian came forward to show grace with the respect of the emperor, and at the same time severely punished the landlords and wood owners who oppressed Deng Xiaotian. This can not only safeguard the dignity of national law, but also ease the people's emotions.

The reason why Deng Xiaotian's case has dragged on so far is that it is complicated. There are not only those who secretly possess firearms and gather crowds to injure people to death, but also those who attack shops and rob military weapons, and those who gather crowds to disrupt and cause many deaths and injuries. Involved in three major cases, hundreds of relevant witnesses were arraigned.

Now that the judicial department has sorted out the facts of the case, the conclusion is one word: death. It is impossible for Deng Xiaotian to survive, otherwise the national law will be too child's play.

But how to die, there is still a lot of article, and it will also reflect the attitude of the imperial court towards Deng Xiaotian's case. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the death penalty was divided into "immediate decision" and "prison". "Of course, those who make a decision are repeat offenders, and there are also grades of Ling Chi, beheading, beheading, and hanging. The "jailer" is a suspended sentence, which is also known as the "post-autumn execution." "Basically, there are only chopping and hanging.

The British and Korean penal laws were relaxed, and the death penalty of Ling Chi, the head of the owl and other various ways of death was abolished. In their opinion, if the punishments inflicted on the dead, such as the dismemberment of the corpses of five horses, Ling Chi, and even the crushing of bones and ashes, are abolished, then how can they deal with such heinous crimes as rebellion and rebellion? Isn't it ridiculous that killing only one person is the same as killing a hundred, or even conspiring against these crimes?

As for the specific Deng Xiaotian case, the corrupt Confucians shouted that "the law is not human." "Unanimously called on the imperial court to be extrajudicial and lenient to punish Deng Xiaotian, even if he died, he could only be punished with the lightest punishment.

In this matter, the rotten Confucians and ordinary people stood together, and they only followed the simple mentality of "hoeing the strong and helping the weak", feeling that even if Deng Xiaotian committed a mortal crime, it was caused by the oppression of the rich, and the situation was pitiful.

Naturally, the Confucian Party wanted to use the topic to play a role in competing for their right to speak, and Confucian newspapers such as "Righteous Qi" and "Righteous Path" published appeals one after another, explicitly or covertly labeling the Deng Xiaotian case as a phenomenon of "being unkind to the rich," in an attempt to lead the topic to the conflict between the rich and the poor, and at the same time label themselves as "speaking for the poor."

These political trends can be seen by the eleven prime ministers present, so they also have their own positions. Tang Youzeng and Yang Chongdou of Menxia Province, Su Wencai of Zhongshu Province, and Fan Jin of the Privy Council all hoped to give Deng Xiaotian a light sentence to show the court's leniency and compassion for the weak and quell the political disputes that were already showing signs of political disputes.

Regardless of Shi Yizhi, Peng Xianzhong, Gu Xiyi and other people from industrial and commercial backgrounds all hope to do what should be done on a case-by-case basis, and national law and order are the most important.

Liu Xingchun and Xiao Sheng's views are the other extreme, in their opinion, Deng Xiaotian actually burned the flag and shouted in vain, and his anti-heart was obvious. If he is not punished severely, there will be more Deng Xiaotian jumping up. It's not that they can't get by, in all dynasties and dynasties, there are thieves who like to rob homes and rob houses and call themselves heroes.

Li Zhushou is best at weighing, and his opinion is that set of "traditional wisdom".

Li Xi didn't think much about it at first, and felt that this plan was quite feasible. I can see that newspapers such as "Yuexiu Times", "Shilin" and "Business Times" are all talking about the relationship between national law and the emperor, and my heart is chuckling.

He suddenly realized that if he really wanted to do this, the Confucian party and the people were still not satisfied, because Deng Xiaotian still had to die. And the Xian Party was not satisfied because Li wantonly interfered with the law and violated his promise that "the country is greater than the king". At the same time, the industry and commerce were not satisfied, because it meant that Li Shi compromised with the Confucian party and the people who broke the rules.

The Taoist Party naturally understands his hardships, but such a trade-off does not conform to the Taoist Party's principle of governing the "mean", that is, to follow the path and be impartial, rather than playing 50 boards each.

Everyone was silent, because they were brewing speeches, accumulating spirits, and preparing to have a good argument before Li Xi drove, this is the pressure that Li Xi felt. Originally, this kind of situation has been common since the cabinet of the eleven prime ministers first took shape. People often quarrel over departmental adjustments and budget revenues and expenditures, and they are accustomed to showing a clear position in front of Li Shi, and then waiting for Li Shi's sacred heart dictatorship to make judgments with an overall mind and a vision ahead of the situation. ,

But now that this matter is at a loss, Li Xian's heart is at a loss, and he is not ready. It's easy to digress from the topic, and the conversation turns to the ultimate question that runs through human history, the conflict between rich and poor and class. He also doesn't want to let the conflict between the rich and the poor become the focus of everyone's attention at this critical juncture when he is about to lead everyone to seek wealth together, and then shake the country that he has just formed from there.

Seeing that Li Shi also frowned, Xiao Sheng preemptively said: "You should not have thought about it yet, so let's discuss the military expenditure case of our Privy Council first......

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, this topic is indeed a bit troublesome, let's talk nonsense first, Xiao Sheng said this in a very literal way, in fact, he wants money, more money.

Xiao Sheng had a big fork, Li Xian's heart moved, and he faintly had an idea.

At this time, Xiao Sheng began to repeat the new situation he had mentioned to Li Xian before, which was also the reason why he hurried back. He has been in charge of the southeastern front, including Fujian and Taiwan. In the past year, Yongzheng almost gave up Fujian, and left it to Shi Shifei to take care of himself. Shi Shimei, who had the convenience, built fast guns and fast ship cannons, expanded the people's brave training and firmly held the capital of Taiwan, which made Zhu Yigui and Du Junying frequently ask for help from Yinghua.

But this is all a small section, Shi Shiqi is unable to control the sea frontier after all, he is still on the defensive. But there was a change on the side of the Europeans, and Xiao Sheng got uncertain news from private sources, saying that Kangxi had a secret discussion with foreigners last year. But I didn't have time to cash in and I choked. Now the Europeans are in contact with Shi Shifat, who is known as the "King of the Southeast", hoping to fulfill this secret agreement.

When asked which country he was from, Xiao Sheng said vaguely: "Portugal, Spain, France, well, maybe the Netherlands." ”

There was a look of disapproval on everyone's faces, except for the British, you all said Xunchuan

"So according to Xiao Zhizheng's estimate, what will be the worst-case scenario?"

"In the worst-case scenario, it is estimated that there is a large army with the power to destroy the country, and there are at least ten or more huge ships carrying sixty cannons."

Everyone's faces have turned to disdain, and they are all muttering in their stomachs, your means of fighting for military expenses are inevitably too clumsy.

Xiao Sheng pinched his chin in embarrassment: "The news is not accurate and is being further investigated." ”

Of course, he didn't know the bottom in his heart, Portugal did have a dispute with the Dutch on the matter of Macau, and the Dutch had fought a war before, and the two had old grudges. Spain and France did not have much contact, and Britain was a hat away. Earlier, the British and Chinese issued a trade order and opened up trade routes, even the lords of old grievances such as Portugal and the Netherlands bowed their heads under the huge profits of trade, how could there still be Europeans coming from the big fleet?

Fan Jin said: "If Kangxi really had a secret discussion before, now Yong is starting to repair his brother again, his hands and feet are gradually freeing up, and Shi Shiji is still getting more and more powerful in the southeast, so it is not impossible to have such a prospect." ”

Li Shi and Xiao Sheng had already discussed this matter separately and had already made a decision, and said: "Nanyang is a serious matter, and now the central tax of the imperial court, thirty percent of which comes from customs and sea trade, cannot be lost. In this way, the part that Lao Xiao wants to add, without drawing it from the budgets of various ministries, will advance next year's Jiaozhi Industrial and Commercial Tax Accounting Department It is estimated that there will be 300,000, plus the original 1.5 million, Lao Xiao, is it enough? ”

Xiao Sheng rubbed his hands and nodded again and again and said that enough was enough. The navy he is now in charge of, plus the Fubo Army, has 15,000 men and horses, and the personnel cost is as high as 1 million, and the regular expenses such as ship maintenance expenses, naval academies, bases, and training are 200,000 yuan, and in addition to the temporary expenses, no more than 200,000 taels can be used for shipbuilding.

Xiao Sheng has always had the intention to build a main fleet that can run rampant in the South Seas on the basis of the Sea Shark class, and only then will Yinghua really have the confidence to grasp the South Seas. Although it is said that talents have to be cultivated for a long time, there is no ship and no talent. How can I build four boats bigger and better than sea sharks with another 300,000 next year? Even if the worst is expected, it can be a fight.

His thoughts turned around militarily, and Li Shi's thoughts were already clear.

"Hua Xiaotian's case, I am determined to ,——......",

As soon as Li Xi spoke, everyone's lazy posture suddenly disappeared, and they all listened nervously to Li Shi's decision.

"The facts involved in this case are too deep, and I can't analyze them in too much detail. I have two meanings, one is to judge according to the law, impartiality, and the other is to let this case be lost to public opinion.

Li Shi's two meanings, one is a conclusion, originally everyone had their own opinions, but now that the emperor has opened Chrysostom and is unwilling to interfere in the judgment of this case, everyone has unified their opinions, after all, this is Li Xi is following his principle of "the country is greater than the king". ,

The second meaning is a little difficult to handle, Li Xi asked that this case can no longer become the focus of public opinion, so how to do it? Do you want to save your subordinates from banning newspapers? That will cause a bigger wave than Deng Xiaotian's case.

Li Shi seemed to be a little reluctant to speak: "This matter is not difficult, in the Deng Xiaotian case, there is a joint that has been a topic that everyone has been concerned about for a long time, that is, the matter of people holding firearms." Before, we followed the old practice of the Ming and Qing dynasties and used the policy of banning. And Deng Xiaotian's use of firearms to hurt people is related to the control of firearms in the imperial court. The newspapers of the Confucian Party also brought in the families of the victims to denounce the lax control of firearms in the imperial court....... ”

Everyone couldn't keep up with Li Shi's train of thought, so Tang Youzeng, who was old in the affairs of the court, came out and asked carefully: "Official, how are you going to turn public opinion on the firearms issue!?" ”

Li Xian said in a deep voice: "The people ban firearms, it involves thousands of households, countless lives, I just follow the way of heaven, I dare not speak on behalf of heaven, this matter, I am determined to ......, the government and the opposition are discussed!" ”

The government hall was silent for a while, and Li Zhushou suddenly clapped his hands: "Wonderful!" ”

The government and the opposition discussed, this is to leave the decision to everyone, and in the end, he, Li Xian, as the adjudicator, will make a conclusion. This matter has not been brought up in the past and present, and Deng Xiaotian's case is not conspicuous at all.

Yang Chongdou sighed: "Official, this is a trick to seek the country......"

The old man spoke directly, in his eyes, this emperor not only has extraordinary political views, but also is very good at manipulating the government and the people with small means, what he is worried about is that if he continues to play like this, Li Xi will use these power tricks as a basis for governance.

Li Xian smiled bitterly and nodded: "I know, I also understand, but one can be two and four ...... again and again",

He looked at the sky outside the glass wall and said a little heavily: "But now is not the time for everyone to delve into the Deng Xiaotian case, whether it is delay or evasion, I will admit it." I just think that everyone is not ready to face this matter. ”

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