Chapter 124: Frost Morning Moon (6)
"What I mean, for such a big war in the west, it's not enough to rely on the clan's savings to even plug the gaps between your teeth, so you have to think of open sources. The taxation of the various provinces in the Kanto region is related to the credibility of the imperial court and the vitality of the country, and it is categorically impossible to increase, and the income of the sea trade is now on a large scale, and it is difficult to go up, and it is also time-consuming to transfer it from a long distance, so I have come up with a way. ”
Li Yu glanced at the ministers with blazing eyes, and many people were listening to the emperor's tricks with their ears pricked up, only to hear the emperor say:
"Since the previous dynasty, the people have become richer and richer, and this ** year is even more than ever. There are a lot of high-ranking people who are very rich, and these high-ranking giants lack nothing, only the respect of everyone. Although the imperial court granted some outstanding titles, after all, there were more monks and fewer porridges. And up and down the government and the opposition, there are also countless children of the family who have wasted their years because they have not entered the ladder. Therefore, I decided to open the door when the time came for this expedition to raise military funds. ”
Listening to the emperor's words, there was already a gasp in his seat. Immediately, there was a minister who could speak:
"The minister has the audacity, dare to ask His Majesty how to open the door?"
Li Chanted:
"It's very simple, the imperial court posts a list to raise military expenses, and if the people give a certain amount, they can be awarded a certain level of loose officials according to the amount of donations."
Li Yu specially bit the word "loose official", but it was already boiling in the court. Several ministers already had angry expressions on their faces. Several old ministers glanced at each other, and they all saw worry in each other's eyes: the co-emperor was really going to sell the official beard.
Li Yu calmly waited for the ministers' dissuasion, or rather, to make trouble. Opening the door is tantamount to a blessing for the children of the poor family, and for the families who control the court, it is a dose of poison. Since the Sui Dynasty, successive monarchs have tried to reduce the influence of the family on the country and expand the way out of the poor, but they have had little success. Now, with the foundation laid by the two dynasties for more than 200 years, Li Yu intends to expand his efforts by taking advantage of this westward expedition.
Looking at the ministers sitting in the seat quietly glancing at each other, making gestures, and transmitting signals, Li Yu suddenly had this realization in his mind:
If a class with great wealth is not given the respect it deserves, sooner or later it will lead to sharp confrontation and catastrophe.
A class with absolute power, if you don't know how to restrain your desires and leave a way for the Shengdou Xiaomin to live, then the Shengdou Xiaomin will one day become a mob, and when you use the knife, you will not be left with a way to live.
The duty of the emperor, the so-called son of heaven and the imperial court, is to reconcile the contradictions between the various classes according to the accepted norms, and to manage the country, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will flourish. This duty is not explicitly written, but everyone acquiesces to it, such as the famous sentence "The prince violates the law and commits the same crime as the common people", which reflects the extravagant expectations of ordinary people to protect their own rights and interests?
At this time, the people's requirements for life were low, and their demands for their own power were humble, and they always believed that the emperor was benevolent and fair, and the bad ones were the emperor's side or local officials. If they lose even the last bit of trust, then it will really be in response to Master Lu's words:
"If you don't explode in silence, you perish in silence."
"The crown prince and the kings who came after him must understand that the emperor must stand, at least on the surface, on the side of the people. Maintain the credibility of the emperor and the court, otherwise everything will really be like a mirror. Well, I'm going to find a few people to discuss and publish a book. ”
Just when Li Yu was distracted for a moment, Quan Deyu stood up and said sadly:
"Your Majesty, if you really want to do this, that's the rule of Huan Ling!"
Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling were the two monarchs of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and they were the two recognized main gravediggers who finally came to an end after the murderous 400-year-old Han Empire. Quan Deyu compared Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling to Li Yu, the Zhongxing monarch, obviously with the fearless spirit of the birthday star.
However, this birthday star has always had confidence, not to mention that people have known three tributes, protégés such as Liu Yuxi and others are all over the government and the opposition, just a trip to the southwest at the beginning of Li Yu's succession to the throne will add a lot of points, if it is not for being too modest, overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility, I am afraid that I would have already paid homage to the prime minister. Now Quan Deyu, who is known for his mediocrity, took the lead in standing up, and when he stood up, he gave Li Yu the big hat of "the rule of Huan Ling", which couldn't help but make all the cabinet ministers feel stunned.
Li Yu hadn't been choked like this for many years, his face suddenly fell, and he said:
"Quan Qing, if I am Huan Ling, where are you here?"
It means that you regard me as Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, so are these ministers here the "Ten Standing Attendants"? He originally wanted to force Quan Deyu to shut up. Unexpectedly, Quan Deyu was not afraid, but became more and more indignant, citing scriptures to prove that Li Yu is the contemporary incarnation of the second emperor Huan Ling, and there is a sentence when he comes:
"The minister is old and suddenly feels unwell, please ask Your Majesty's quasi-ministers to retire first!"
This blatant threat of provoking made Li Yu can't help but blood gushing up, and in a moment of anger, Li Yu ordered Quan Deyu to be expelled. After chasing him, Li Yu found out that he had fallen into the trap of Quan Deyu. He is not alone in realizing this.
If the monarch loses his honor, he will inevitably be impeached by the imperial history, but everyone in the Zichen Palace can't help but envy the right and the virtuous public.
This old fox, where is it abnormal, obviously wants to take the opportunity to smear oil on the soles of his feet, otherwise he will offend people even more ruthlessly when the debate goes deep, this guy is angry! Don't look at him now that he has humiliated the Son of Heaven fiercely, but when it spreads, everyone can only praise him for his loyalty and uprightness. And when today's son is known as a minister of the Ming monarch, he will not get along with Quan Deyu, the famous Wenzong in the sea, for this matter. When the matter passed, the emperor had to reward him for his last expression. This calculation is too shrewd.
Only a few people in the middle of the seat could think of this floor. There are only two or three people who can think of it farther. These people all know in their hearts that if it were another monarch, Quan Deyu would still be able to fool the past, but now it is this lord, and it will be the heroic prince in the future, and with the performance that Quan Deyu does not dare to take on today, he has no hope of entering the prime minister in this life. Not only is there no hope for him in this life, but I am afraid that it will affect his children and grandchildren.
But Li Yu's fury still had an effect. The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, his martial arts over the years are in full swing, the accumulation of power is very heavy, usually pleasant and pleasant, at this time the sword of the Son of Heaven out of the sheath, for a while, everyone felt that the figure was short. Those who opposed it did not dare to speak again, but looked at the ruling Pei Tuzi.
After sighing in his heart, the two leaders of the Hedong Pei clan spoke. Pei Tuzi said:
"I think that this is a difficult time, and it is not impossible to be flexible."
Pei Du continued:
"At present, the war in Longyou Hexi has reached a critical moment, and we must not spoil the military affairs because of the things in the goods. The people who are worried about the adults are just like this, all kinds of people can be officials, and it will inevitably ruin the atmosphere of officialdom, and there will be a situation where the situation of bullying people and harming the township will appear. The minister thought that if he planned properly, he would not have any bad consequences. ”
Er Pei is an extremely smart person, how can he not know that the key to this so-called opening of the door is only to give these civil forces an identity, and does not represent any actual power? Besides, even if there are new changes in the future, won't the power still be in the hands of the people of the past? Moreover, both of them are people who seek the country, and they also know that there is indeed no better way than what Li Yu said, this method can accumulate a large amount of money and grain in Chang'an City in a short time, while other methods always take time, and far water cannot quench the thirst of the near.
Seeing Pei's statement, Li Jiang, the only prime minister of the Li family in Zhao County, also said:
"The country just pays for status, but it can get a source of money out of thin air, to solve the urgent needs of the moment, and the minister also thinks it is feasible, as long as the situation is advantageous, the minister will not make a big mess."
Li Jiang specially bit the four words of taking advantage of the situation. The people who can sit here are all human spirits, where do you not understand what Li Jiang means? But there are still people who are disgruntled. Li Yu wanted to finalize the matter today, but he didn't want to be dizzy for a while, so he held on to the handle and said:
"In that case, it is decided. Cheng Yi—"
When everyone saw that Li Yu's face was different, they couldn't help but panic for a while. Cheng Yi hurriedly got up and said:
"The minister is here!"
"This matter is related to the degree of support, so I will leave it to you to draft the charter!"
When Cheng Yi agreed, Li Yu said:
"That's the end of today's deliberations, so let's go back to the government office. Cheng Yi stayed. ”
Li Zhongyan had already pounced on him. Li Yu was already in front of him and fainted.