Needless to say, the person who came was naturally Chu Yi who rushed back in the starry night, Chu Yi can really be said to be a servant of the wind and dust along the way, originally according to Chu Yi's plan, he was going to go all the way to Tianjin Wei with the army, so that he could meet the governor of Caoyun for a while.

As a result, the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, Zhu Houzhao recalled him in a secret edict, returned in a hurry, and rushed to see Zhu Houzhao as soon as possible.

In this leopard room, Chu Yi, Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and other Zhu Houzhao's favored servants can be said to pass at will, except for a few places, even other little eunuchs will not stop them when they see it.

Therefore, Chu Yi went straight into the main hall and walked outside the main hall, with Chu Yi's internal cultivation as his attainment, he was naturally able to clearly hear the dialogue between Zhu Houzhao and Gu Dayong in the main hall.

One step out, Chu Yi's figure appeared at the entrance of the main hall, and Zhu Houzhao saw Chu Yi coming from the dust at a glance.

A few steps forward, Chu Yi bowed respectfully and said, "Meet Your Majesty, I'm back!" ”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi with a look of surprise, slowly exhaled a breath, spared the book case and walked in front of Chu Yi, helped Chu Yi up, looked at Chu Yi for a long time before his voice was slightly hoarse: "Chu Daban, you are much thinner!" ”

Chu Yi shook his head with a smile on his face and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, Chu Yi is worried about Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chu Yi, even if he was a congenital powerhouse, he rushed back all the way all the way, even the official road was dusty, so Chu Yi looked really embarrassed.

"Hahaha, my companion is covered in dust, let's go wash up, and I will talk to my companion again!"

Chu Yi looked down at himself, and sure enough, he was covered in dust, and he smiled bitterly and saluted Zhu Houzhao and then retreated.

In the leopard room, Chu Yi has his own residence, although it is said that he has been away from the Beijing division for a while, but this residence is a bright window, and it is obvious that someone cleans for a living on weekdays.

After washing up and changing clothes, when Chu Yi saw Zhu Houzhao again, a table of sumptuous dishes had been prepared, and Zhu Houzhao saw Chu Yi coming and beckoned to Chu Yi: "I'm afraid that my companion is also hungry, I ordered someone to prepare a meal, and accompany me to eat!" ”

Zhu Houzhao has never had a frame when he gets along with the people around him, even if he eats, he often pulls Liu Jin, Chu Yi, and Gu Dayong together, and rarely puts any heavenly shelves between them.

It is precisely because of Zhu Houzhao's temperament that Chu Yi has also regarded Zhu Houzhao as an excellent friend over the years.

Gu Dayong on the side was sitting there, but he didn't move his chopsticks, obviously waiting for him to arrive.

Noticing Chu Yi's gaze, Gu Dayong smiled at Chu Yi and said, "Brother Chu Yi, you are finally back, without you, Your Majesty has been smiling a lot less these days." ”

Chu Yi nodded at Gu Dayong and said, "Isn't there still a few people from Brother Gu to accompany Your Majesty?" ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed lightly: "Chu Daban, Liu Daban he died, I know that he deserves it, but as the Son of Heaven, I can't even keep a servant by my side." ”

Seeing this, Chu Yi said: "Your Majesty cares about the old feelings, this is our blessing, if you think that Liu Jin has a spirit in the sky, you can also turn a blind eye." ”

After sorting out his mood, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Today, Chu Daban returns, let's mention some happy things, so we won't mention these." ”

Saying that, Zhu Houzhao motioned to Gu Dayong and Chu Yi to dine: "Let's eat first, and I will listen to Chu Daban tell me about what happened when Chu Daban inspected the place this time." ”

Chu Yi was really a little hungry, and in the face of this table full of delicacies, he was naturally full of food.

In the spacious study, Zhu Houzhao took the tea from the little eunuch, and then motioned for Chu Yi and Gu Dayong to sit down and said, "There are no outsiders here, the two big companions don't have to be polite, sit down." ”

The two of them sat down, and saw Zhu Houzhao looking at Chu Yi with a little excitement and expectation: "Chu Daban, I saw the general process of your trip to Jiangnan from the secret music, did Daban really start killing in Jiangnan?" ”

Chu Yi looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Chu Yi is guilty, and he killed thousands of people in Jiangnan without consulting Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "When I ordered you to inspect the place, you represent me, that is, the Qincha, as the Qincha, you naturally have the right to cut first and then play, so what you do in Jiangnan is reasonable and legal, otherwise, how could Wei Guogong and them not stop the big companion, it is because everything the big companion does is within the law." ”

In the end, Zhu Houzhao has experienced the cultivation of orthodox imperial techniques since he was a child, so Zhu Houzhao does not lack the basic literacy that the emperor has.

was able to launch Liu Jin to fight in the ring with the civilian clique, although Liu Jin himself was not angry, but the civilian clique seized the opportunity to fight back, resulting in Zhu Houzhao's painstaking arrangement falling through, but then Zhu Houzhao decisively chose to seize military power, which is simply what a mediocre lord can do.

Of course, without Chu Yi, in the end, Zhu Houzhao was still a bad move, and when he was about to stabilize the military power, an inexplicable accident, Zhu Houzhao fell into the water, and a generation of emperors collapsed in the deep palace.

So it's not that Zhu Houzhao doesn't understand anything, in fact, he sees it very clearly, even if it is what Chu Yi did in Jiangnan, Zhu Houzhao actually knows it in his heart.

Why Wei Guogong and others had no way to impeach Chu Yi, and the Chinese military officials of the DPRK could not attack or even impeach Chu Yi for what Chu Yi had done in Jiangnan after receiving the news, all because Chu Yi acted in accordance with the law and did not exceed the slightest point.

On the contrary, some powerful and wealthy gentry in Jiangnan acted beyond the bottom line, and even did things such as besieging the government and assassinating the imperial court on the street, which made it impossible to save once it failed.

Although he had long known that Zhu Houzhao would not punish him for the Jiangnan incident, after seeing Zhu Houzhao's attitude, Chu Yi still nodded slightly.

The excitement on Zhu Houzhao's face gradually dissipated, but he looked at Chu Yi with a solemn expression and said, "Chu Daban, you want to be able to get a glimpse of the current situation in Jiangnan during your trip to Jiangnan, but what can you teach me!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "Several cabinet elders all say that the people in Jiangnan are exhausted, and the people are poor, so it is really not appropriate to increase taxes!" ”

Chu Yi nodded, then shook his head again and said: "It is true that the people in Jiangnan are tired and the people are poor, not only should it not be appropriate to raise taxes, but on the contrary, please ask Your Majesty to reduce taxes as much as possible!" ”

Gu Dayong, who was bowing his head on the side, couldn't help but look up at Chu Yi in amazement, let alone Zhu Houzhao.

Looking at Zhu Houzhao and Gu Dayong's expressions, Chu Yi said slowly: "Your Majesty, it is indeed a fact that the people in Jiangnan are poor, but the poverty of the people does not mean that Jiangnan is not rich. When it comes to prosperity, the north is far inferior to the south of the Yangtze River! ”

Gu Dayong still looked puzzled, but at this time, Zhu Houzhao's eyes gradually showed a look of understanding, looking at Chu Yi, he heard Zhu Houzhao say: "What the big companion means is that the material and financial resources in Jiangnan are concentrated in the hands of some people, but the people are poor. ”

Chu Yi nodded and said: "Your Majesty sees thousands of miles, this is the current situation in the south of the Yangtze River, the land of the south of the Yangtze River, where businessmen gather, and each of the powerful and wealthy gentry is well-worthy. ”

Saying that, Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, do you know how much dirty silver I have collected by raiding my family and exterminating my clan in Jiangnan this time!" ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, with a little expectation, and he said boldly: "The eldest companion has copied so many wealthy gentry and magnates, I expect that there should be no less than one million!" ”

In Zhu Houzhao's view, in addition to grain, the treasury only collects three or four million taels of silver every year, and if Chu Yi can get millions of taels if he can get millions of taels, it will be equivalent to two or three percent of the entire country's taxes, and this amount is enough.

Chu Yi listened to Zhu Houzhao's speculation, and sighed lightly in his heart, except for a very small number of people with intentions, to be honest, there are really few people who can imagine that those gentry and magnates in Jiangnan have accumulated such a huge wealth, haven't you seen that even a son of heaven like Zhu Houzhao doesn't know the true situation of Jiangnan?

Seeing the change in Chu Yi's expression, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say: "Why is the big companion like this, is it that I guessed too much, but it's okay, in fact, I hope that this number is as small as possible, at least this can prove that these people are not sucking too much blood on my people." ”

Gu Dayong said on the side: "Your Majesty is benevolent and loves the people, and he is really the king of sage!" ”

Just looking at Zhu Houzhao's reaction, it is obvious that the news has gradually spread in Jiangnan, Zhu Houzhao has not received the news, and he doesn't know that he has brought back more than 10 million taels of dirty silver this time.

"Your Majesty, Chu Yi has confiscated more than 10 million taels of dirty silver this time!"

"What, how much do you say!"

Zhu Houzhao got up suddenly, and the teacup beside him was accidentally knocked to the ground and spilled, Zhu Houzhao stared at Chu Yi deadly, his face was not surprised at all because he heard tens of millions of taels of silver, but his face was pale and full of anger.

Chu Yi said slowly: "There are more than 10 million in Jiangnan and more than 500,000 in Jining, to be precise, it should be more than 13 million taels of silver!" ”

With a snap, Zhu Houzhao slapped on the coffee table, without the slightest concern that his right hand already had a wound, and suddenly the wound cracked, the blood was red, and Gu Dayong hurriedly beckoned the little eunuch to prepare medicine.

Chu Yi looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty is angry, it's not worth hurting the dragon body for these great rats of the country." ”

Zhu Houzhao laughed angrily and said: "The country's great rat, it's really the country's great rat, I really can't imagine, how can these people save such a large family property, dozens of wealthy gentry and magnates, they have completely copied more than 10 million taels of silver, this is the Jiangnan of the withering people's power in the mouth of my ministers!" ”

[I re-sorted my thoughts, it's late, there are monthly passes, rewards, recommended tickets or something, I don't dislike it. 】

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