Yao Guangxiao died.

The monarch wept.

Soon after, Zhang Anshi personally collected Yao Guangxiao's body and put it in the coffin.

As Yao Guangxiao's son, Zhang Anshi was responsible for the follow-up of all funerals.

Jin Zhong didn't shed many tears, but his heart seemed to be cut one after another.

The partner who had shared the weal and woe with him at the beginning has finally taken the lead.

He not only grieved the death of Yao Guangxiao, but also felt that the era he and Yao Guangxiao had represented seemed to be far away and dissipated like smoke.

He grabbed Zhang Anshi's hand and didn't ask what Yao Guangxiao said when he was dying, but only asked about some of the circumstances before he died.

Zhang Anshi answered one by one.

Jin Zhong listened carefully, and then sighed faintly: "Yao Gong is far-sighted, he must have his reasons for everything he does, and it is not a blessing that he can die without complaint."

Jin Zhong said and smiled reluctantly.

It's just that this laugh is probably even more ugly than crying.

Zhang Anshi didn't know how to answer, only looked sad.

Zhu Di didn't sleep all night, locked up in the house, all night, and after one night, he walked out of the house.

He looked haggard, but as if he wanted to lift his spirits, and at that moment, he ordered the ministers to be summoned to him.

When the ministers arrived in front of Zhu Di, they all looked sad.

However, it was Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, who took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, Yao Gonggong has made great contributions, he was originally an idle fish and wild crane, and he didn't ask for a reward, but now he is dead and has a funeral ......."

Xia Yuanji didn't finish the rest of the words, but the meaning was already very clear.

For people like Yao Guangxiao, the funeral is not just as simple as inviting someone to a banquet. The so-called etiquette, even if it is death, also needs a complete set of support, not only the preparation of the funeral, but also the status after death, including posthumous gifts, and finally determined, with what treatment to operate.

Zhu Di only glanced up at Xia Yuanji, as if he had already made a decision in his heart.

didn't wait long, Zhu Di said, "Master Yao is the first skill of Jingjing...... Posthumous ...... It is the ...... of Rongguo."

He paused, his mood seemed to be very low, but he could barely cheer up, and then said, "His nickname has been drawn up by the Ministry of Rites and played as soon as possible. He has no children, and Zhang Anshi, the prince of Weiguo, is inherited by him, and he is no different from his son. All funerals were organized by Wei Guogong. He hoped that he would be cremated, and then put a stupa to preserve his relics, which ...... also let Zhang Anshi run the ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di's eyes were red and bloodshot, and he choked up and continued: "His pagoda was built in the Taimiao.........

In fact, Yao Guangxiao in history was the first Wenchen to be buried in the Taimiao, and the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty.

In the nearly three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, no one has won this honor.

This also means that any emperor in the future who wants to pay tribute to the Taimiao must prepare a tribute for Yao Guangxiao, and send ceremonial officials to go to worship every three or five times.

Therefore, when Zhu Di talked about entering the ancestral temple, Yang Rong, Xia Yuanji and others were greatly surprised.

It's just that soon, their mood gradually calmed down.

Everyone knows that it is not so much that Zhu Di will win the world immediately, but that Zhu Di is planning to seize the world under Yao Guangxiao. ….

In the entire process of the Jingjing, Yao Guangxiao was almost the initiator, organizer, and even executor of the entire Jingjing.

This is incomparable to any meritorious person who has made contributions to the appeasement. Without Yao Guangxiao, it would not even be possible to have today's situation.

So none of the ministers objected, but they all said, "Obey."

Zhu Di sighed, then looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "Zhang Qing, this matter depends on you."

Zhang Anshi hurriedly bowed down and said solemnly: "The minister will never give up."

Zhu Di said, "As for Master Yao's Shinto inscription, if I want to write it myself, I don't need to draft it from the Ministry of Rites."

Then, slowly, he stood up.

This is just Yao Guangxiao's aftermath, the aftermath is simple, but there is one more thing next, which is not easy.

That is to fulfill Yao Guangxiao's wish.

Zhu Di paced a few steps before he said, "How is the situation in Ning Guofu?"

The ministers were silent.

Zhang Anshi said at this time: "The government office, the county government, and all the officials have been detained. In addition, Captain Jinyi dispatched 3,725 men to begin a thorough investigation of the malpractices of the Ning Mansion, and all those involved in this matter will be dealt with severely."

"The minister also dispatched a group of officials from the Taiping Mansion to urgently deal with the aftermath, and in each county, the minister ordered people to set up a drum similar to the Dengwen drum to prepare for the final alienation. In addition to that, it is to make an inventory of the hermits and the hidden fields, as well as the situation in Latin."

Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "If you want to be guilty, you can't tolerate it."

Zhu Di said it categorically, this is no longer a problem of killing Yao Guangxiao, or rather, Yao Guangxiao was not killed by these people at all, with Yao Guangxiao's skills, with these people, is he also worthy of being killed?

But Zhu Di understands that Yao Guangxiao just hopes to use his own death to lift the lid and use his death to make Zhu Di make up his mind and use his death to tell the world.

Zhang Anshi said: "No, there is no need to add three degrees to the crime, the situation found by the minister is already shocking, indiscriminately killing innocents, greedy for ink, hiding people and land...... It's already a heinous one. As for weekdays, many people use lynching and indiscriminately killing innocents, and the list goes on. In addition, in order to arrest the fugitives everywhere, many families organized strong men to chase and intercept them, and there were not a few people who were victimized."

Zhu Di's eyes showed resentment, and he said, "Master Yao is here because he knows this. I just want to avoid these people and continue to kill hundreds of people. Jinyi Wei ...... We must investigate to the end, and we must not let go of any of them."

Zhang Anshi said: "Obey the order."

Zhang Anshi is also holding his stomach for anger now.

I have to say that Yao Guangxiao's last words gave him a little insight in his heart. Zhang Anshi has been a human being for two generations, and has always hoped to use the morality of the previous life as his outlook on things in this era.

Therefore, he fainted blood, and he was sometimes reluctant to do things, and he was often cautious about things that would harm his family.

But now I know that people in later generations are like atoms, individuals are individuals, and at most they are just a small family.

In this era, people live in the form of families, and if they are a little weak or hesitate, they don't know how many people will be killed.

Zhang Anshi received the order, and without any further delay, he immediately began to arrange non-stop. ….

Soon, a large number of rebellions and bullies began to surface.

In the entire Ningguo Mansion, there is almost no situation where there is no hidden population and land.

In the yellow book of Ning Guofu, the so-called cultivated land recorded is actually less than thirty percent of the hidden.

That is, seventy percent of them were hidden.

And last year, it was only fifty percent.

Within a year, it has deteriorated so much that no one can imagine.

Zhang Anshi is also very simple, directly given a red line, those who hide more than 100 acres of fields, directly confiscate the family property, and those who have 1,000 acres, may have to consider the problem of killing the head, if it exceeds 3,000 acres, the master will kill the head, and the rest of the relatives will be exiled.

As for the less than 100 acres, according to the amount of cultivated land hidden, Emperor Taizu Gao began to calculate, to make up for the taxes of 100 acres of land in the past few decades, and if there was a grain of rice missing, he would immediately be exiled.

Jinyiwei has begun to haunt the townships, and the officials from the Taiping Mansion are also handy for the Qingzhang land.

Every day, a large number of people were detained here, and then the magistrates from the Taiping Mansion were directly sentenced.

More than 100 people were killed every day outside the city.

The prison of the house was also overcrowded, and as a last resort, Zhang Anshi directly used the confiscated seven or eight houses as temporary prisons.

All of a sudden, this Ning Guofu wailed all over the field.

And Xia Chang, who was originally in the government office, claimed to be Xia Chang, and was a kind little people, returned to the eucalyptus.

He knelt on the ground in embarrassment, and at this time, outside the palace, he had already attracted many people.

Many people are divided

There are many discussions here, because ...... This Xia Chang is a local family with a surname, and his family can even be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Dozens of generations of wealth are well known in this Ningguo Mansion.

Just such a person, now ...... It's been swept away for a long time.

And the reason why Zhang Anshi wanted to come to the trial in person was because of the ...... number It's just too big.

When Zhang Anshi arrived, everyone was solemn.

In the market, some people have compared Zhang Anshi to the living king of Hades.

Zhang Anshi didn't care about any of this.

As soon as the person arrived, Xia Chang, who was kneeling, immediately wailed: "Wronged, wronged......

Zhang Anshi didn't look at him, he directly picked up the book of Qingzhang land on the eucalyptus and looked at it, and then fell in front of Xia Chang, and said angrily and coldly: "Wronged? More than 67,400 acres of land, how many years has your Xia family been hidden? When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, you would still make a show, take out thousands of acres from the hidden land, register them in the Yellow Book, and after Jianwen, you are so powerful that you can't pretend to be any more?"

Xia Chang said: "These things, the grass people never ask, they are all taken care of."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help laughing, his laughter was full of mockery, and said, "It's a good person to take care of. In this way, I have wronged you. Your lord is faithful, and he is taking such a big risk to help you hide your taxes. But don't worry, it's good that you've confessed to the principal. Come, bring in the principal."

It wasn't long before someone was escorted in.

This main matter was already as pale as earth, frightened, and when he came to Zhang Anshi, he just kept kowtowing.

Zhang Anshi said: "Since it is all good things that you have done, it can't be better, it seems that ...... Your guilt is lighter, and this is the main thing...... If you don't kill his whole family, it's not enough to make people angry." ….

When the principal heard this, his eyes turned black and he almost fainted.

But the huge desire to survive taught him to fight hard, and then wailed: "This is all ...... Xia Taigong's idea! He is the master, how dare the little one call the shots? Xia Taigong...... He is not just hiding the fields, he ...... When the tenants fled, he organized more than 70 villagers and killed more than 30 people along the way. Even women and children refused to let go. He also told people that if they refuse to work with peace of mind, this is the end, which is called setting an example. And that's not all...... He also robbed the wives and daughters of tenants, and he ...... He ......"

Xia Chang said angrily, "Are you bold, do you want to betray the Lord?"

It seems that this Xia Chang's Yu Wei is still there, and the main person is suddenly too frightened to speak.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry. In fact, this kind of thing is not afraid of your denial. Your Xia family has a big business, and there are so many villagers, isn't it easy to verify it?"

"Xia Chang, I can tell you well, what you said today is recorded in the eucalyptus. But if you know that what you said is all nonsense, you have to understand that the Jinyi Wei Office is Qin Eucalyptus, you are a scholar, what Qin Eucalyptus means, you should be clear about it. At that time, as long as you find out that you have denied all the sins, then it will be another deception. You're old, and you won't live for a few years, but your family is old and young, and I'm afraid we're going to suffer with you."

As soon as these words came out, Xia Chang suddenly couldn't hold back, and immediately wailed and cried, "There is some land hidden......

Zhang Anshi sneered: "More than 60,000 acres, also some?"

"Ten thousand deaths."

Zhang Anshi said, "It seems that you have confessed your sin?"

"Recognize, recognize......"

"What about the other sins? Admit it or not? Robbery*** female ...... Do you recognize these?"

"They did it voluntarily." Xia Chang mourned, "Please also Mingjian."

Zhang Anshi listened to what he said, and only felt that his back was cold, and the cold was on his back.

So he looked at him coldly and said, "Really? Do you have to ask the Sufferer?"

Xia Chang cried and said, "Grandpa, is this trying to force the little old man to death?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Someone is coming...... Give him the confession, and if he is willing to admit these crimes, he will sign and draw them, and if he refuses to admit it, it will not matter, continue to let Jinyiwei investigate thoroughly."

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The stack of confessions was sent to Xia Chang.

Xia Chang trembled, he read it hastily, after all, he was a scholar, and he knew many things, but in the end, he seemed to weigh the pros and cons, and felt that it was better to admit his guilt than not to admit it.

When the confession was presented, Zhang Anshi only glanced at it, and then threw it to the judge on the side, who only groaned, and immediately said: "Xia Chang secretly hid weapons, plotted against him, deceived the king, robbed the people's daughters, and killed people...... Punish all sins together, raid the house, destroy the three tribes, and exile without any tribe."

When Xia Chang heard this, he was about to faint, and he shouted indignantly: "I have confessed my sins, why do I still deceive the king? I hid weapons to prevent evildoers, and the murderer was not me, but a guest in the family...... Spare your life, spare your life......

Zhang Anshi still looked at him coldly, and said, "Don't come and play word games with me, I know that you have read books, have a clever mouth, and have great skills, but in this world, you can't deny it just because you have sharp teeth!" Hate only hates that your family has enjoyed the blessings of dozens of generations, and you have also been a powerful blessing for most of your life, but it is too late to destroy your Xia family today!" ….

Immediately, he shouted, "Someone came, took the driving sticker, and copied the Xia family...... Take this old dog down and behead him tomorrow with his family."

Xia Chang rolled his eyes directly and fainted.

The people who listened to the trial together outside were all so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, and if they didn't see the government so ruthless with their own eyes, they really couldn't imagine that this Xia family was just gone.

You must know that this Xia family, even if any son comes to Fucheng, he can eat at the same table with the officials in the county and the mansion and greet them together.

Zhang Anshi didn't react much to the eyes of the people, and then instructed the judge: "Now the task is heavy, you have to cut through the mess quickly, there are too many people to be tried, you must deal with it as soon as possible, you and the officials below, work harder."

"Yes."

Zhang Anshi dropped this sentence and went straight away.

A few more days passed.

Zhang Anshi was tired and went to the house to meet him.

Zhu Di did not rush back to the palace, but guarded here, and waited for the Ningguo Mansion to stabilize before making plans.

The emperor did not leave, and the ministers who accompanied him had no choice but to stay. In this city, they all felt an aura of slaughter.

Ning Guofu's affairs have been smashed, and everyone has to admit this.

Because there are so many bad things in front of us, no one can deny it.

Of course, more people blame the evil officials for this.

It's just that now, in front of His Majesty, everyone doesn't dare to make a sound.

Zhang Anshi took a book of money and grain and came to ask to see him.

Zhu Di heard that Zhang Anshi was coming, and knew that Zhang Anshi had worked hard in the past few days, so he immediately ordered the eunuch who came in to report to lead him in.

In the small hall of this small house, the ministers were overcrowded, and Zhang Anshi paid his respects.

Zhu Di said directly: "Give me a seat."

So, Yisha personally moved a chair, and Zhang Anshi sat down unceremoniously.

Only then did Zhu Di say, "How's the matter?"

Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "There are a lot of people, but there are some follow-up things. In addition, it is to prevent the plague, and now that the medicines and personnel have arrived, there should be no problem. The original doctors were also dismissed, and they were given some travel expenses. They are very grateful, and they all say that Your Majesty is ...... Shengming."

When Zhu Di heard the word Shengming, it seemed that he had touched a certain point in his heart again, and the corners of his lips hooked up with a sneer, and he said with a bit of self-deprecation: "Shengming?"

Zhang Anshi was silent.

However, Zhang Anshi quickly changed the topic and said, "There is one more thing...... When the minister found out about the situation in Yintian, he was shocked, so he cracked down on it, and as a result, he also confiscated a lot of family property. At the same time, the minister also purged all the owed land endowments, and the current situation is through the seizure of the family...... 1.7 million acres of cultivated land have been confiscated."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

There are six counties under the jurisdiction of Ningguo Mansion, and the number of acres of land recorded in the yellow book is only 1.4 million mu.

But now, Zhang Anshi depends

Raiding the house, he actually directly copied more land than the land registered in the Yellow Book.

Zhang Anshi patiently explained: "These confiscated lands are mostly the land of some great gentry and great village sages, they have the most hidden land, and most of them are full of evil deeds on weekdays. ….

Zhang Anshi paused, and then said, "As for those who hide less than 100 acres of land, the minister did not let people directly raid their homes, but only taught them to pay the tax arrears. However, the minister expects that there will be many people who refuse to pay their taxes because they are afraid of ...... We have to take some more arable land. It's just that...... That's probably not a lot."

Zhu Di was still shocked by the amount of 1.7 million mu that Zhang Anshi had just said, which was really terrifying, far beyond his imagination.

I'm afraid that more than half of the land in Ning Guofu is now under the government.

But if you think about it carefully, the imperial court has been empty of the treasury for so many years, but a large number of people who own a large amount of land hide the land and do not pay any taxes, but other taxes are imposed on the small people, which is really terrible.

Zhang Anshi saw everyone's reaction, and he continued: "Not only that, but the grain seized is as much as 700,000 stones, and these amounts, the minister plans to leave 200,000 stones to help the people. The rest will be sent to the treasury, I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

Zhu Di bowed: "Leave 300,000 stones."

Zhang Anshi said, "Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhu Di said again: "How to dispose of so much arable land?"

Zhu Di said, looking at Yang Rong, Hu Guang and others.

Hu Guang smiled bitterly in his heart, to be honest, hearing this terrifying news, Hu Guang's mood was very complicated, on the one hand, he felt that these gentry and village sages were a group of pig teammates, and they were just looking for death on weekdays.

But on the other hand, Hu Guang himself was born in a family of gentry, and so many gentry suffered, raided their homes, and killed people...... It made him feel quite uncomfortable.

This is a very complicated emotion, in fact, the vast majority of ministers here feel like this.

"Your Majesty......"

At this time, Jin Chun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said: "According to the law, all the confiscated fields are official fields or imperial villages, so it is better to let the household department draw up a charter, which ones are official fields and which ones are imperial villages, and then define them first."

Zhu Di thought about it and felt that it made sense, the number of acres of land was too big, and it would be of great benefit to both the palace and the court.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Anshi said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is impossible."

Zhu Di couldn't help but be surprised, looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "Why?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, the minister is in the Taiping Mansion, and he is trying his best to implement the new policy, the Taiping Mansion has three counties under its jurisdiction, and the population is not large, and the agricultural situation cannot be taken into account at all. However, regarding these lands, the minister thinks ...... It's better to set it up and make arrangements for it."

"It is said that there is no agriculture and there is no stability, what the imperial court should do is to encourage farming, increase grain production, and crack down on the situation of arrears of grain tax...... The minister is also worried that he will have more than enough heart and not enough strength."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "When you say this, I have an idea in the past few days......

After he settled down, he said, "I plan to abolish this Ningguo Mansion and bring it under the rule of the Taiping Mansion, which has only three counties, too little population, and insufficient land. Now with this Ningguo Mansion, there are nine counties, and the population has 600,000 households, and it finally has the appearance of Jingzhao Mansion."

"Zhang Qing is still the governor of the prefecture, the county officials, Zhang Qing will finalize it, as for these cultivated lands, since Zhang Qing does not want to be turned into the imperial village and the official field, you are the mansion Yin, you have the final say."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Obviously, Zhu Di's decision is really far beyond everyone's expectations.

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The first chapter was delivered, I read the book review, and I understood everyone's grievances, well, I tried my best to be on time for future updates, and asked for a monthly pass.

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