Chapter 54: Returning to the Dynasty (4)
There were bursts of laughter and laughter in the carriage from time to time, and Yang Shao's originally worried heart was finally put down.
Zhang Yizhou, who was riding a horse, watched the corners of his eldest brother's mouth gradually raise a smile, and said clearly: "Finally relieved?" ”
"Yufu is too happy these days, and when she returns home, she has to take care of it." Yang Shao said, "When the time comes, you often let the two of you accompany her, I'm afraid you won't be reluctant." ”
"What the eldest brother said, which one have I not replied to? Even if you like it, it's okay to give it to your eldest brother. Zhang Yizhou knew that this had touched Yang Shao's scales, but he still couldn't help but tease, "It's a year to be pregnant, and it's not clean, or find a good one for you." ”
"I haven't settled Xiao Zhong's account with you yet." Yang Shao's face sank when he heard this, "I'm here to fight again." ”
"Hmm......" Zhang Yizhou suddenly retracted his head. His concubine named Xiao Zhong was careless in making friends, and Gu Yufu's matter was taken out by people with ulterior motives, so that it was passed all the way to Liang Gu, "I have already detained people, whether you want to be killed or not, it depends on the words of the eldest brother." ”
"If it weren't for your face...... Still ask me? See for yourself. Yang Shao's face became more and more displeased, and seeing that he was really angry, Zhang Yizhou also shut up.
Fortunately, Yang Shao opened the page and continued: "How are the DPRK and China doing these days? ”
"The eldest brother finally remembered Chaozhong, and some time ago he tired Xu Yue and me." Zhang Yizhou couldn't help but complain when he thought of the mountains of twists and turns, "It's not good, if you are not there, Liang Gu's gang will not stir up the harmony vigorously, and this time it is particularly troublesome." Don't hide it from the eldest brother that three days ago, at the court meeting, it was still for the sake of tax reform, Liang Gu entangled a few old ministers and quarreled with the household department in court. ”
"I know that the right guard of the house will report it that day. For the sake of two taels of silver in his pocket, he dared to act in embarrassment, and the world was turned upside down, and the villain was a relative. Yang Shao said with disdain, "I'll clean them up when I come back." ”
"That being said, it's not easy to shovel it up." Zhang Yizhou reminded him.
"This time, because of a personal matter, I was aware of a clue." Yang Shao sneered, "Some people are really impatient. ”
"Who does Big Brother want to move?" Zhang Yizhou asked.
"This matter is very important, and the opportunity cannot be revealed until we are fully sure." Yang Shao didn't say it clearly.
It's the first time Zhang Yizhou has seen him, and he can't even say anything about himself. After thinking about it, there is a chance that this matter is related to Gu Yufu, which makes the eldest brother so secretive.
Thinking of this, he didn't ask any questions, but said, "Big brother won't go to court tomorrow?" ”
"Up, why don't you get on." Yang Shao raised his eyebrows, and there was already the momentum of a person in power between his words, "I want to see those old things, what tricks are they going to play with me this time." ”
The dark flower cloud satin court dress, wide robe and wide sleeves, and the placket is a full dragon reembroidered with gold thread, which is majestic and dignified. Rumo's long hair is pulled into the golden crown, and the face that looks like a carving is even more handsome.
However, Yang Shaoxing's eyes were cold, his expression was indifferent, and he slowly paced up the seven-story platform step by step, his aura was compelling, and every step seemed to knock on the hearts of everyone in the hall.
After more than two months, the regent Huaiyin returned victoriously, and for the first time he went to the court, it was like the arrival of the gods of the Nine Heavens, which suppressed the silence in the palace that was originally still whispering.
The seat of the regent was on the left side of the throne of King Ming, and Yang Shao bowed his hand to King Ming, and then sat down in his robe.
"Uncle Yang, I heard that you returned from Xuzhou yesterday and are going to court today, which is really hard." Shen Yanzong lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, "Actually, even if you don't come today, Zhang Shangshu and they will preside over the court meeting." ”
"On the way back, I have heard that the court has been a little uneven recently, for the country's governance, I dare not talk about hard work, the king of the first Ming trust, Yang day and night dare not forget." Yang Shao looked at the weak young man in front of him, his face was silent, and there was a hint of displeasure in his heart.
There was a matter of congratulating the newlyweds before, and it was difficult to accept Cui Heng's case, although this young man was cowardly, he was not completely as obedient as he appeared. But in the end, he is the only son of the first king, as long as he doesn't want to put himself to death, Yang Shao is really willing to fight the world and help him ascend the throne.
The waiter saw that the time had come, and asked the king of Ming to signal outside the hall, and "popped" three times to throw up the whip, and the court meeting began.
Today's court meeting was exceptionally quiet, and in the huge hall, even a few coughs were particularly harsh. After a long time, a few people played a few small things, which were not enough to worry about, Yang Shao only sat on the side of King Ming and closed his eyes to recuperate, without saying a word.
Liang Gu and several officials under the hall looked at each other, and when the first wave of officials finished playing, a person suddenly paced out of the train and said loudly: "Enlighten the Ming King, the minister has his own music." ”
This person was young, looking at the face, Shen Yanzong looked at it, and he didn't recognize who this person was.
Yang Shao, who was beside him, had already spoken lightly: "Your Majesty, but is it the newly promoted superintendent of the imperial history Pang Zhiqun?" ”
The people in the audience seemed to be a little surprised, no wonder, he had only been in office for a month, and he had actually been known by Yang Shao, and in the past two months, the regent was still leading troops in Huaiyin.
Pang Zhiqun sorted out his emotions, bowed his head and said: "His Royal Highness Qiyu, the regent of Qiqi, is Weichen." ”
"Do you have anything to play?" Shen Yanzong asked.
Pang Zhiqun hesitated slightly, thought about Mrs. Liang's advice, and made up his mind for a while: "The minister wants to participate in the Xuzhou Taishou Fu Huairen, he abuses his power!" ”
"This ......" Shen Yanzong turned his head to look at Yang Shao, "Is Fu Taishou not long in office?" ”
As soon as Yang Shao heard this, he was sure that this participation in the book originated from a partisan dispute, and his face was cold and asked three times in a row: "You want to impeach Fu Huairen?" Have you been to Xuzhou since taking office? Have you seen him? ”
"Although the minister has not seen him, someone has already reported to Huainan." Pang Zhiqun was stunned, "As a minister supervising the imperial history, although his rank is not high, he is not only licking the affairs of supervising the affairs of hundreds of officials, but he is also loyal and conscientious for the Daming Society." ”
After saying this paragraph, it seems that he is loyal to his duties for the country and the people.
"In that case, you say, what's wrong with Fu Huairen?" Shen Yanzong looked at Yang Shao before he went down to the hall.
Pang Zhiqun bowed his head and arched his hand: "There are big families in Xuzhou City who come to sue, crying that Fu Huairen took the opportunity of pushing the new deal to brutally suppress the squires in Xuzhou City. ”
"What the huge man said is extremely true, and the minister seconded it." Pang Zhiqun's voice fell, and the old minister Tang Shengzong came out and said, he didn't plan to make trouble, but since there was mixed water, this foot had to flow.
Immediately, another person in the train came out and shouted: "The minister also wants to impeach Fu Huairen!" ”
It turned out to be Feng Jing.
"Others didn't go to Xuzhou, I went! I happened to be ordered by Your Royal Highness to do something, and I saw with my own eyes that the people of Xuzhou were boiling with resentment, and those landlords really couldn't live! Feng Jing said with great certainty, "A good big family, like a tenant who has fallen now, Fu Huairen has no responsibility?" ”
"Lord Feng, are you also talking about the boiling of public grievances now? Lord Feng was born in a famous family, do you really know the grievances of the people, how to talk about it? As soon as Feng Jing's words fell, Ji Sida, the household attendant, stood up from the train.
In Feng Jing's eyes, Hubu was Yang Shao's number one minion, he was greatly displeased, and pointed at Ji Sida's face and said, "What, I don't understand?" You know? You are poor and sour and talented in terms of general knowledge, I am the cousin of His Royal Highness, but I only know the small body? ”
In the face of Feng Jing's perversity, Ji Sida was not in a hurry: "Since you know the general situation, you have been to Xuzhou, and you know the livelihood of Xuzhou, then you can tell you in front of the court, how many acres of land are in a county in Xuzhou, how many are the gentry in these lands, and how many percent are the farmers?" ”
Feng Jing was speechless for a while, and the corners of his mouth twitched and shook his hand: "This, this...... Don't you know best, why are you asking me! ”
Ji Sida had expected it, and said with a sneer: "Since you just said that the big families can't live, how can you even tell the harvest of acres." ”
"I remembered it then, but now I forgot it, can't I?" Feng Jing said impatiently.
Just as Feng Jingqiang was arguing with his words, Yang Shao suddenly said: "Xuzhou has more than 80,000 acres of land, and the gentry account for less than one percent of the population, but the land production accounts for more than half, and most of it is fertile land. ”
This is Gu Yufu, the data that forced him to finish it a few days ago, but he didn't expect it to be used, Yang Shao was full of pride in having a wife for a while.
"The prince has a lot of opportunities, and he remembers it so clearly!" Ji Sida's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "In the past, these fields were owned by the scholars but did not pay taxes, and the farmers planted thin fields, but they had to free up grain and pay taxes. The king of Ming is benevolent, the regent is working hard, I have changed the tax to reduce the tax amount and increase the tax base, one out of a hundred people is resentful, but there are ninety-nine people who praise each other, this can make the people's resentment boil? ”
"As the secretary of the household department, the minister knows the benefits of tax reform best." Zhang Yizhou also paced out, "Since the reform, my Ming treasury has been increasingly full, and the national strength is hard to beat. On the other hand, in the previous dynasty, it was precisely because of the differential treatment of the gentry and the common people and the implementation of different tax policies that the national treasury was empty and declining day by day. ”
It is reasonable and well-founded, and it is a matter of course, Yang Shao only said coldly to the people in the hall at this time: "Feng Jing, it is easy to open your mouth, but I want to persuade you to use your brain, there are still many places you have forgotten!" ”
"Tang Shangshu, if I'm not mistaken, is Lu Yu in Xuzhou City your niece and son-in-law?" Zhang Yizhou didn't give his opponent a chance to breathe, and turned to Tang Shengzong to ask.
"Master Zhang..." Tang Shengzong was suddenly pulled out, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly denied it, "We are talking about the country's plan at this time, the official assessment, and the Lu family and I ...... At most, at most eight poles are just a little edge. ”
Zhang Yizhou took two steps closer and sneered: "After all, the Lu family has the audacity to murder the princess regent, and this matter is already known in Xuzhou!" ”
There was an uproar in the hall, Tang Shengzong's face was red and white, Shen Yanzong thought of his granddaughter, his own Ning Concubine, and hurriedly said to Yang Shao: "Lord Tang has always been cautious, and I believe that this matter must have nothing to do with him. ”
"If it's related, can Lord Tang still stand here at this time to help the abuse?" Yang Shao staggered his legs, looked at Shen Yanzong and said lightly, "This matter involves the minister's wife, and there is already a public opinion of the Xuzhou Mansion, for the sake of His Royal Highness's face, the minister will not say much." ”
"The Lord Regent is generous." Shen Yanzong's heart was hot and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, the matter of suing Fu Huairen is not over yet." Yang Shao's face was as heavy as frost and snow, and his tone was full of coldness, "Pang Zhiqun, Tang Shengzong, Feng Jing, you heard the words of several adults just now, you can talk carefully to this king, how Fu Huairen abused his power, what evidence is there, and who will denounce it?" ”