The first wind and rain drifted away

Wen and Sun Chengzong and others, whether they are ministers or loyal ministers, none of them are simple.

Their control of the environment, the current situation, people's hearts and the overall situation has definitely reached the peak.

Emperor Chongzhen's actions have been obvious in recent times, and now they are revealed through the affairs of Emperor Wanli, which is enough to explain many problems.

How did they not know?

Emperor Chongzhen asked them all to get up, looked at them and said sincerely: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Ming Dynasty has reached the moment of life and death, and I hope that the Ming Dynasty can put aside their prejudices and work together with me to save the Ming Dynasty from the turmoil."

I don't care about the courtiers outside, I only hope that the cabinet and the six ministries can be sincerely united, appoint talents, first stabilize the situation in the Ming Dynasty, and then crack down on the opposition party, and make it clear.

I hope that you will not learn from the Donglin Party members, shouting slogans every day, as important ministers of the country, I hope you will remember eight words: empty talk to mislead the country, hard work to prosper the country! ”

Emperor Chongzhen's words should have been said very thoroughly.

That is, with them as the basic plate, based on the officials standing behind them, and swept away the Donglin party.

Today's Ming Dynasty, although it is still a disaster for friends, the Chu Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, etc. still exist, but after the fall and liquidation of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, the Donglin Party has made a comeback and is a one-party dominance.

It should be said that no matter what party it is, it must first understand that it is not a political party, but a party of friends or a village party.

Political parties have their own political ideas and ideals, but friends are different.

A punter is an interest group, which is united for some common interests, excludes dissidents, competes for power, and collusion is the most appropriate relationship between punter members.

However, compared with other parties, the Donglin Party is better at packaging and beautifying itself, they claim to be clear-streamed, needle-pointing the disadvantages of the times, and using the power of public opinion in their hands to compete for power and profit.

Therefore, it is the greatest disaster.

Of course, it must be noted that other parties are not good birds either.

That's why when they were in the Southern Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty was about to perish, they were still continuing the party struggle.

In fact, it is very simple, the friends defend their own interests, not the interests of the country.

It has nothing to do with justice, nothing to do with ethics, it is a complete conflict of interests.

But in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, the Donglin Party lasted the longest, suffered the deepest disaster, and was the priority to be defeated.

Because, the Donglin Party, which controls the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, is not just empty talk, they sway public opinion, interfere with the governance of the imperial court, and in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, they are the chaotic party that brings disaster to the country and disrupts the government.

Why didn't Wei Zhongxian kill all these scourges of the dog days, and killed them all, and the Ming Dynasty would not perish so early.

Of course, the Donglin Party is not without doing things, they do, and they do it very well.

During the Wanli period, the Donglin Party tried its best to oppose the Wanli Emperor's dispatch of mine supervisors and tax envoys to various places to carry out frenzied plundering and expropriation.

He advocated attaching importance to both agriculture and industry and commerce, and demanded that businesses benefit the people and benefit the people, reduce taxes, reclaim wasteland and farmland, and build water conservancy.

He opposed the frequent malpractice in the imperial examinations, and advocated that scholars should be hired according to their talents and intelligence, regardless of rank.

How's that, does it sound good?

Does it sound quite lofty, and the people and courtiers feel that as a court, it should be so?

Well, the deity who wanted to become the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch was fooled by the Donglin Party and succeeded.

What about this in practice?

The current Emperor Chongzhen knew that the most practical proposition of the Donglin Party was profit, that is, the abolition of taxes.

Abolish the mining tax, abolish the industrial and commercial tax, reduce or exempt the agricultural tax, and of course, when it is really not possible, it is also possible to increase the agricultural tax.

However, the mining tax and the commercial tax cannot be added. The mines and industry and commerce are all controlled by the gentry, and they are all rich but they don't even want to pay taxes.

Agricultural taxes, these people are exempt from taxes, and the additional agricultural taxes cannot be levied on their heads, they can only be self-cultivated farmers.

The end result was a large number of displaced people, who were all over the place, and finally a large-scale uprising was brewed.

As for the construction of water conservancy in the future, the reclamation of barren tuntian fields is all a joke.

It's a good thing to build water conservancy, because the fields are theirs.

They don't have to pay taxes, and then let the court build water conservancy to irrigate their fields, how beautiful is it?

Reclamation of barren fields, it is better to say, dedicated to the country.

But in reality, the cultivated fields are not enough for them to annex, and the amount of land they reclaim will make as much profit as they can reclaim.

The latter is even more fucked up if they are hired according to their talents and intelligence.

In fact, on the one hand, this statement buys people's hearts, and on the other hand, it is seeking benefits for themselves.

According to the individual talent and exceptional admission, who has the talent?

It's not up to them to decide.

This is also the reason why the scholars of the Restoration Society follow in their footsteps closely.

There is a future and a way to make money, don't follow it is a fool!

Therefore, these seemingly lofty slogans of the Donglin Party are actually covering up their unsightly purpose.

In history, when the Wanli Emperor died, through the three major cases, part of their efforts were finally realized.

The mining tax was abolished, and the commercial tax and customs duties were reduced.

The later Emperor Taichang lived only a month before he died, and many of them simply did not have time to do more.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse, who was said to be the Emperor of the Carpenter, actually saw through all this.

This emperor, who was slandered as only being a carpenter, ignored these mouthpiece parties at all, but released Wei Zhongxian and established a powerful eunuch party out of nothing.

As a result, the Donglin Party suffered the heaviest blow since its establishment, and almost recovered.

It can be said that if it weren't for their conspiracy to make the apocalypse fall into the water and sing cool, what was waiting for them would definitely be the end of destruction.

If so, Daming may be able to last longer.

After all, with Wei Biao, a master who can make money, the army can also ensure a certain combat effectiveness.

As long as you fight with Jiannu, who will kill the deer?

It's a pity that all this came to the hands of the deity, and the full blood of these dog days was resurrected.

The Donglin Party had the support of the Jiangnan Consortium behind them, and they rose again after the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse and in the process of overthrowing the eunuch party.

After the deities were successfully fooled, they completely abolished or reduced taxes on overseas trade, mining, salt, tea, and other taxes.

If there is something to do, the inner treasury of the deity will ask for money, or the agricultural tax will be increased, and in the end, the whole economic system of the Ming Dynasty will be messed up.

The deity is poor and has to sell pants, especially when the situation is getting more and more chaotic, I think of my eldest brother's words and Wei Zhongxian.

However, it was too late at this time.

Because he is no longer the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, at best he is only the governor of Shuntianfu, and the decree cannot be transmitted to the capital.

Of course, this may be an exaggeration, but how can it get out?

No one listens!

The holy decree is not as good as the note of the Donglin boss, and it is worse than waste paper.

Waste paper can also wipe your buttocks.

Therefore, the deity made people collect Wei Zhongxian's bones, and then shouted the sentence "Wenchen misunderstands me, Wenchen can be killed!" ”

Now, Emperor Chongzhen has decided to avenge the deity.

Because, the conditions are basically ripe.

With the long and short knives in hand, you can slowly use them to your heart's content.

"Your Majesty, you once said that behind Donglin are thousands of Jiangnan scholars, you have won hundreds of officials, and you can't eradicate Donglin's rising stars?

Moreover, Donglin has both corrupt and loyal Confucianism.

Jiangnan scholars may be extravagant and decadent, but more are talents who are willing to serve the country with blood, please think twice! ”

Hubu Shangshu Bi Ziyan understood Emperor Chongzhen's words, but he was also frightened by his words to define the Donglin Party as an anti-party, how could the Donglin Party be so easy to eliminate?

Therefore, he said these words and asked Emperor Chongzhen to think twice.

Sun Chengzong next to him also nodded in agreement.

"Aiqing rest assured, the truth is like this, I have my own plan, and I will definitely not hurt the national body."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, with a confident look of approval, and replied to Bi Ziyan's words that seemed to be an old man.

In fact, I secretly raise my vigilance in my heart, people's hearts are unpredictable, and we need to be careful to take precautions, don't take it for granted.

Although Bi Ziyan is conscientious and loyal to the Ming court, he really wants to deal with the Donglin party, and the matter is another matter.

After all, he is also a member of the Donglin Party.

Don't dare to say anything else, compassion must be there.

But anyone who can go to a high position, walk through the imperial examination like a single-plank bridge, and fight in the officialdom for so many years, no one is simple, and if you want to control these people, you must be cautious.

However, it is only a matter of vigilance.

Because, Emperor Chongzhen knows his level and wants to play tricks, but he may not be able to play these literati.

Therefore, he never played trickery at all, he chose to play with knives.

MMP, looking at Bi Ziyan with a worried face, Emperor Chongzhen secretly ruthless, you better be honest, if you are in a hurry, I will kill you.