Just after the ugly time, there were people outside the Hongwu Gate.

A group of feather guards lit torches and stood silently above and below the city wall.

The Jinyi Guard was also fully armed, wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife, and stood guard on the Wulong Bridge.

Outside of these people, there are executioners with full faces and big waists.

When the dawn broke and a touch of fish belly white struggled to squeeze out of the darkness, the palace gate of the Forbidden City creaked and slowly opened from the inside.

The civil and military officials who had been waiting outside the door for a long time were divided into two columns and rushed in under the guidance of the ceremonial officer.

Originally, these officials entered the palace with an extremely sad and indignant mood, but when they saw the Jinyi guards who were waiting for the battle, and the executioner with a horizontal knife and a face full of meat, everyone subconsciously shrank their necks and secretly scolded Zhu Yuanzhang for not being embarrassed!

What about letting everyone theorize?

Who would dare to speak up if you made such a battle?

The civil leader Yan Shenggong Kongne, who was expected by everyone to have high hopes, was also frightened when he saw the layout in the palace.

Your Majesty the Emperor isn't going to be reasonable, is he?

The generals didn't have any fear when they saw this battle, but at this time they stood with the civil officials, and sincerely hoped that the civil officials would be tough and have a good reason with the emperor's grandson.

The officials and gentry made by Zhu Yunxi were too ruthless to pay the grain, not only the civil officials had to pay taxes, but their generals could not escape.

They have fought on the battlefield for most of their lives, aren't they greedy for this bit of glory and wealth?

If they are allowed to pay taxes like ordinary farmers, how can they maintain their own fine food and clothing?

Therefore, in opposing the new policy of the imperial grandson, they have the same goal as the majority of civil officials!

That is to firmly safeguard their own legitimate rights and interests, and no one can infringe on them!

But out of respect for Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu, they were embarrassed to openly disagree with the imperial grandson, and could only expect the civil officials to give some strength.

Lao Zhu hid on the city gate tower, secretly watching the officials who entered the palace, and when he saw that they were frightened by the executioner he had prepared, he couldn't help but smile with a smug evil dragon.

"Grandson, we can help you get here, and the rest depends on whether you dare to do it, hehehe......

Erhu listened to Lao Zhu's dragon "hehe", and only felt a tingling of his scalp.

The emperor's evil taste is getting more and more, this is not to scare a few to death!

A group of officials stepped on the Wulong Bridge, looking at the Jinyi guard holding the bright embroidered spring knife in his hand, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to go on the bridge.

Just as they were hesitating, Qin Deshun, the dead eunuch, pinched the male duck's throat and roared at them.

"Your Majesty has decreed that officials who are unwell can retire from the court in advance!"

"Chin this!"

"Leave the dynasty early?"

Hearing this, the officials raised their small hands.

"Me!"

"I'm not feeling well!"

"Xia Guan is also unwell......

"I ate something bad in the morning......

The elders who walked at the forefront heard a sound of "physical discomfort" behind them, and there was only a feeling of being sold.

"You!"

"Didn't you just get well outside the door, why are you feeling unwell?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are not for ourselves, we are for the context of the Ming Dynasty, for the justice of the court, and for the well-being of the people!" ….

"How can you be deterred from moving forward because the sword and axe are in front of you?"

After a few bewitchments in the Six Branches, some loose hearts were condensed again.

"Yes!"

"We are for the justice of the court and for the hearts of the people in the world, how can we retreat because of the slightest twist and turn!"

"Even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, my generation should also forge ahead!"

"Sword mountain and sea of fire, forge ahead!"

Everyone shouted slogans, stepped on the Wulong Bridge with neat steps, and walked into the Fengtian Hall in the cold light of the Jinyi Guard.

However, as soon as everyone entered the main hall, they were dumbfounded, because there was an extra screen on the dragon chair in the main hall at some point!

What does His Majesty the Emperor mean?

Is this too lazy to even look at them?

Only the leading elders were determined and correctly understood what His Majesty the Emperor meant.

The emperor means that the two don't help each other, right?

Kong Ne's guess was right, Lao Zhu did make up his mind not to help each other.

Whether it is a civil official or a grandson, he does not intend to interfere.

Because he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the last justice of the Ming Dynasty, he must not be involved in this matter.

Once Zhu Yunxi messes up, he, the emperor, will have to stand up and uphold justice.

But from the bottom of his heart, Lao Zhu hoped that the eldest grandson would win. After all, the several national policies proposed by the eldest grandson, whether it is the official gentry paying grain in one piece, a whip law, or apportioning the land into the mu, are all good policies for stabilizing the dynasty.

The reason why the Central Plains Dynasty has not done this for thousands of years is only because of one point, that is, compromise.

A compromise between the imperial power and the officials.

If the emperor wants to use officials to rule the country, he must give up some of his interests to gain the support of officials.

Lao Zhu just didn't think about how to check and balance the officials, so he didn't dare to support Zhu Yunxi clearly.

If he can think of a way, how can it be Zhu Yunxi's turn to charge into battle, and he, Zhu Chongba, will take the lead.

In the midst of everyone's stunned work, several little eunuchs carried a chair and placed it in front of the screen.

Needless to say, this must be for the imperial grandson.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the imperial grandson to wear a new gown, leading Gao Ming and a eunuch to walk in from outside the door, and sat on the chair in the middle with a big grin.

Although everyone came to theorize with the emperor's grandson, but the theory is a theory, but the ceremony cannot be abolished, kowtow should be kowtowed, and the emperor's grandson should be shouted Chitose and Chitose.

In the mountains to call the voice of a thousand years old, Zhu Yunxi stretched out a hand, the dead eunuch formerly known as Wang De and now known as Wang Zhi, shouted "Pingshen" angrily, and everyone got up from the ground.

Everyone got up from the ground and stared at Zhu Yunxi with two eyes, no one spoke, but the hall was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

It wasn't until Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth that everyone said a word, and I fired at Zhu Yunxi without a word.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any confusion and incomprehension, just ask, and Lone will answer you one by one."

"Your Royal Highness, dare to ask if you have discussed with His Majesty the Emperor about the policies you implemented in Shandong before?"

The purpose of Conne's question was very clear, if the imperial grandson said "yes", then he would not say a word, turn around and leave.

Once this matter is cleared, there is no need for theory, just go home and wash your neck and wait for the emperor's executioner. ….

If the imperial grandson says no, it will be easy to do.

At the very least, it proves that His Majesty the Emperor does not know about this, and it is completely the emperor's grandson's insistence, and there is still room for change.

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"Nope!"

Conne was relieved to receive a negative reply, and then asked another question.

"Dare to ask Your Highness, do you plan to promote your new policy in Shandong to the whole country?"

"Yes!"

After Zhu Yunxi answered, the huge hall fell into chaos for a moment, and every official turned their heads to each other.

"Imperial grandson, have you ever thought about such consequences?"

"Although our dynasty did not treat scholars as courteously as the Song Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor also introduced a lot of good policies to guide people to goodness and encourage people to study."

"If you are famous, you can be exempted from conscription, taxes, and rice and grain every month, so that there is the rule of Hongwu, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and peaceful."

"How can the emperor's grandson abandon the good governance of His Majesty the Emperor for many years, how can he convince the people of the world and convince the scholars!"

As soon as Conne's remarks came out,

immediately attracted full applause, even the military generals who had never had a chance with the imperial examination in their lives stood up to applaud Kongne.

"Master Kong said it well!"

"Isn't it just for the sake of honoring one's ancestors and living a better life?"

"Now that the imperial grandson has engaged in an official gentry to pay for food, who in this world will suffer from the cold window for ten years!"

Zhu Yunxi quietly listened to the noise of the officials, and there was no reaction on his face. However, although he didn't react, Gao Ming behind him couldn't help it, stood on the stage past Zhu Yunxi, and angrily scolded the officials below.

"Ridiculous!"

"The purpose of reading is to understand reason, to learn the wisdom of the saints, and to understand the principles of being a man and doing things!"

"When did you study for those buckets of rice, the privilege of not being subject to conscription and not paying taxes?"

"You keep talking about reading, but how can you have the slightest bit of the character that a scholar should have!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, the civil officials who were still clamoring just now were dumbfounded, and they were like chickens pinched by the neck, and they couldn't scream.

"You ......"

"You...... Mess around!"

"The saint didn't say that people would go hungry to study!"

These words were said by a spokesman behind Conne, but as soon as he finished saying this, he heard Gao Ming come back with a straight face.

"The saint said!"

"The sage said that a spoonful of food, a scoop of drink, in the alleys, people are unbearable, and they will not change their pleasures."

"My generation of scholars should take the saint as a model, learn the style of the saint, devote themselves to learning, and help the people through the world, so as to live up to the name of the scholar!"

When the officials above the hall heard this, they were speechless one by one, and their eyes could breathe fire when they looked at Gao Ming, but they couldn't think of anything to refute.

It's really a person's name, the shadow of a tree, and the invincible old man with a mouth cannon!

"Well said!"

At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly came from above the main hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the dead eunuch beside the imperial grandson taking two steps back, one hand still covering his mouth. ….

Gao Ming glanced at "Wang Zhi" with a disgusted expression, and said in his heart, is it good to use you as a dead eunuch?

Wang Zhi also shut up with interest, knowing that he had committed a taboo.

But Gao Ming's words just now were so good that he almost said his heart.

Although Wang Zhi is also full of poetry and books, when he entered the palace, he naturally stood on the same class position as the eunuchs, and naturally did not deal with the civil officials above the court.

What he usually doesn't like the most is the high-minded and high-minded face of the civil officials, but now when he sees Gao Ming mercilessly exposing them, he naturally can't help but shout.

In fact, behind the screen, some people shouted good, but they shouted in their hearts.

After Lao Zhu peeped on the tower of the city gate, he sneaked in from the back of the main hall and sat behind the screen.

Hearing Gao Ming's anger at the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the armrests of the excited chairs were about to smash.

Gao Ming said it too well, if this guy is not the brother of the criminal minister, we can make him a secretary of the ministry!

While the civil officials were speechless, Conne stood up again.

"Gao Ming, you're not entirely right!"

"My ancestors just didn't dislike poverty, but they didn't respect poverty."

"When my ancestors took in disciples from Sage Confucius, they also had to restrain themselves, otherwise how could Sage Kong support his family?"

"My generation of saint disciples naturally did not study for the sake of Lu Mi, but with Lu Mi, we can have no worries about food and clothing, and have more time to understand the subtle words of the saint!"

"Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor will give preferential treatment to scholars, and grant them the privilege of exemption from forced labor and taxes, in the hope that they can study with peace of mind and not work for the livelihood of their families."

"It is precisely because of His Majesty's actions that the world has returned to its heart, and all directions have come to the peaceful and prosperous world!"

As soon as Kong Ne's words came out, they once again aroused applause from the audience.

"Holes

Well said, my lord!"

"After Master Kong is worthy of being a saint, he really understands the thoughts of saints......

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty's heart of persuasion is evident in the sky!"

Gao Ming saw that Kong Ne, an old shameless man, was even black from his own ancestors, and he was holding the old thing, so he looked at Zhu Yunxi as if asking for help. Xindao, if you don't make a move, I won't be able to stand it!

Zhu Yunxi saw Gao Ming's eyes as if he was asking for help, so he slowly got up from the chair.

"Come, bring up the lonely thing!"

"No!"

After a while, several brocade guards walked in with a huge screen and placed it on the main hall with a bang.

Zhu Yunxi walked down the steps, lifted the curtain on the screen, took out an iron rod from his sleeve, pulled it to the longest and explained it to the data on the screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the land data after the founding of the Ming Dynasty."

"In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the number of fields in the whole country of the Ming Dynasty was 3667,770,000 hectares."

"Is this data correct?"

When Zhu Yunxi said this, he looked at Chen Zongli, the head of the household department.

Chen Zongli has been acting as the household department for many years, and he knows the number of fields over the years, and now he sees that everyone is looking at him, even the imperial grandson is staring at him, and hurriedly steps forward.

"The data is good!"

"In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the number of fields in the Ming Dynasty is indeed only so much!" ….

Zhu Yunxi saw that Chen Zongli affirmed his data, and then looked at everyone with his hands behind his back.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it has been twelve years since the fourteenth year of Hongwu."

"Daming doesn't say that the wind and rain are smooth, but it can also be called the peace of the country and the people. There is no invasion of strong enemies outside, and no traitors are invasive."

"The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the household registration is peaceful."

"If you do a national field census now, how many fields do you think there should be in the Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi's words came out, all the civil and military generals in the hall fell into deep thought.

To be honest, they really don't know how much, but they feel that it should be more than the fourteenth year of Hongwu, and there is a lot more.

After all, they even shouted out "Hongwu Shengshi" just now, if Hongwu is prosperous, but the number of fields has not changed, wouldn't they slap themselves in the face?

Zhu Yunxi saw that no one spoke, so he immediately took a small iron rod and called names.

"Come!"

"Me?"

What Zhu Yunxi pointed out was Liu Yu in the matter, Liu Yu usually supervises the Ministry of Officials, and he really doesn't know how many fields Daming has.

"I...... I guess it's eight million hectares, right?"

When Zhu Yunxi saw him say the number, he immediately threw him down and pointed to another official.

"How many do you say?"

"It is estimated that even if there are not 8 million hectares, it should be more than 7 million ......."

"Guess how many!"

"Five million hectares?"

"Six million acres?"

"Ten million hectares?"

Zhu Yunxi didn't care how much they guessed, he just smiled and nodded, not making an argument.

The smile on his face disappeared when he heard someone guess "10 million".

Zhu Yunxi motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then walked to the screen, tearing off the first page of Hongwu's fourteen-year land and acres data, revealing a new data table.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please see, this is the data of the twenty-four years of Hongwu in this dynasty!"

Everyone followed Zhu Yunxi's voice and looked over, only to see a string of data written on the huge screen that shocked everyone's jaws.

387,470,000 hectares?

Ten years have passed, why has Daming's field only grown so little?

When Chen Zongli, the head of the household, saw this data, he also wiped the sweat on his forehead with a weak heart.

In fact, these yellow books have long been sealed in the household department, but because the number is too large, the household department has not counted them for two years.

Of course, the most important reason is that everyone knows that there is a problem with this batch of yellow books, and even if the data is counted, it will not look good, so it is not counted.

But he never expected that the imperial grandson would unknowingly count the yellow book of the fourteenth year of Hongwu, and there were still zero and whole!

Kong Ne, who was still clamoring for Sage Kong to also charge tuition just now, also collapsed when he saw this data.

"Dare to ask the imperial grandson, where did you get this data, is it true and reliable?"

"Master Kong, you have forgotten that Hongwu rebuilt the Yellow Book in the fourteenth year, and the Yellow Book of more than a dozen political envoys of the Ming Dynasty was sealed on the island on Xuanwu Lake, and he specially ordered someone to check and count it a few days ago!"

"If Master Kong doesn't believe it, you can send an official from the imperial court to check it again, if it doesn't match Gu's data, Gu can write to the imperial grandfather and ask the imperial grandfather to remove Gu's position as the imperial grandson!" ….

"This ......"

Kong Ne saw that Zhu Yunxi even used the position of the emperor's grandson as a bet, and immediately did not dare to suspect that this data was false.

It's just that this data is too fake, and it's impossible to think about it with your toes!

"How is this possible......

Zhu Yunxi looked at Kong Nezhi and asked with a playful face.

"Dare to ask Master Kong, you and others just kept saying that Hongwu was prosperous, so I want to ask, I have a population of tens of millions in Hongwu Shengshi, but why is there only 200,000 hectares of land?"

"I...... I ......."

"Dare to ask your lords, the population of my Hongwu prosperous era is all dead!"

"Have they only cultivated 200,000 hectares of land in the past ten years?"

"If they weren't dead, then where would all the new fields they had cultivated?"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi's words came out, the entire hall could be heard falling pins.

Every official's head was sweating, but no one dared to answer the words of the emperor's grandson, not even anyone who dared to look at him.

When the hall was dead silent, Lao Zhu, who had been hiding behind the screen to watch the excitement, kicked the screen open with a "bang".

When everyone heard this voice, they were so frightened that they hurriedly looked up, only to see Lao Zhu angrily clenching his two fists, staring at the two dragon eyes and looking coldly at the people below.

"Are you all dumb?"

"Answer our eldest grandson's words, where have we gone to the fields of the prosperous Hongwu world!"

When everyone saw that Lao Zhu was angry, they were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty.

"Your Majesty's anger, Your Majesty's forgiveness, Your Majesty's ......"

"Confession ...... Ministers"

Lao Zhu acted as if he hadn't heard everyone's pleadings, and impatiently circled around the high platform.

"His grandmother's!"

"Dare to love us, in the past ten years, we have been greedy and greedy to govern the country, and we have governed more than 200,000 hectares of land!"

"Let's re-investigate!"

"Inventory the land of the whole country!"

"Whoever dares to embezzle our land, we will skin him, draw his tendons, hang his whole family on the tower of the city gate and bleed!"

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