After the court meeting that night, the British Duke Zhang Mao also fell into embarrassment, he was originally in a detached position, in charge of the Chinese military governor's office, it can be said that 'the one who holds the handle of the army for 30 years', favored the crown of the minister.

As a result, the sentence 'The minister's land is bought, not occupied', is not a person inside and outside for him.

In fact, not only was he uncomfortable, but also Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, and Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, were not very comfortable.

At this time, there was another duke, that is, Xu Li, the Duke of Wei, but the Duke of Wei was in charge of the affairs of the Nanjing Governor's Mansion and garrisoned Nanjing, which was far away from the turmoil in Beijing.

In addition to the duke, there are also various marquis and uncles in the capital......

Without these numbers, the lords would not have occupied more than a million acres of land.

"What is the present, British Princess?"

Among these four people, except for Zhang Mao, who is very old, and Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, is also sixty years old, but the Duke of Dingguo and the Duke of Chengguo are still relatively young.

However, Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, is so old that he is empty. He was ordered to go on an expedition during the Hongzhi period, and he did things that were afraid of the enemy and falsely reported the results of the war.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi has always treated these people well. Even if the minister exposed it, he was fooled.

It is now the second year of Zhengde, the emperor's personality is becoming more and more distinct, Baoguo Gong is old on the one hand, and knows that the sky has changed, so he usually hides from the government, and basically degenerates from a lord to a big landlord.

He was also most worried about this incident.

It's a pity that the British Duke seems to be speechless at this time.

Bao Guogong had to continue: "...... At that time, I listened to His Majesty's intentions, and it seemed that he didn't say that he wanted us to retire from the fields. Afterwards, I went to inquire again, and no one in the cabinet, the celebrant and the brocade guard was investigating the sale and purchase of our land deeds. Your Majesty...... Maybe it wasn't intended to be pursued? ”

Of course, the British Duke knows these things.

"But what about the courtiers outside? They talked about the government like that, but no one stopped them, and His Majesty was happy to see it. Blame me, I only said 100 acres at the time, and 500 acres might be better. But we all know that the stall is big, there are many mouths for eating, Your Majesty is greedy for ink, and the land is also tightly managed, especially Yulu has no share in us, you say this...... Alas. ”

Bao Guogong was anxious, "British Duke, you can't sigh at this time." ”

"What can I do then?" The British Duke was a little worried, "It's okay at the moment, in case we wait until one of the Hou Mansion and Bofu goes to offer 10,000 acres of land to Your Majesty, then we will be uncomfortable." ”

"It's not easy for anyone." Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, said, "Besides, the people in Gu'an County will not be punished for making trouble, which is not the case." ”

But the British public was worried that the emperor was not reasoning, but about friendship.

That is, there are blessings and hardships, although it is far-fetched to say that this kind of civil unrest is a great disaster for the royal family.

"Let's wait and see." The British Duke finally said: "Your Majesty's clear decree is only to retire the Emperor's Zhuang and the Zhongguan's Zhuang Tian. The others, just like Baoguo Gong said, didn't even check. Besides, if we go to return the land ourselves, isn't there no three hundred taels of silver here? ”

Right? Originally, the emperor didn't know that you had so many acres, but you confessed it yourself, in case the emperor pursued it, it would be a joke.

But that's another concern.

The main reason is reluctance,

These properties are all accumulated by their ancestors, and as descendants of later generations, they have the responsibility to guard the family wealth.

Especially Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, he is so old, and he has no further requirements for his official position, so he points to these places to make life more comfortable. has no power, no more money, so what's the point of this country's grandfather?

Anyway, the holy decree did not strictly order them to retreat from the fields.

The British Duke was also worried that if the others really went to the Holy Lord to retreat from the field, they would look ugly at that time, and he didn't even have this worry, he was just afraid that the emperor would not hide something, so he came to ask for a peace of mind.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao never thought that through the 'run', these people would give up their wealth because of fear or embarrassment.

That's naïve.

He mainly used these to show his moral position.

And the real killer trick lies in appointing a prefect like Gu Renyi.

With his political sensitivity, of course, he knew that once a courtier like Gu Renyi was in this kind of stall and walked to the position of the prefect of Shuntian, he would not die.

But Zhu Houzhao could only do this, and the great peasant uprising in Hebei was in the past few years. To be honest, Gu Renyi's performance still shocked him a little at the beginning, he only knew that the people and herdsmen were not shallow. Later, when I thought about it, if the people who quit the people and herdsmen still live so miserably, then how prominent is this kind of contradiction between people and land?

The common people of China, as long as they have gruel to drink, will not kill officials and rebel.

For Gu Renyi, he figured out the mind of the Son of Heaven. He also saw the difficulties of the common people clearly. Of course, he will not die.

The emperor's fields have all been retired, why the hell don't you retreat?

Zheng'er bought it, then there is nothing to say, but if it is all bought by Zheng'er Bajing, Beizhili should be a happy land now, not a purgatory on earth.

The will of the palace is also quick.

The emperor said here, and someone over there went to pass it on.

Wang Wei also resigned and went out, but instead of going home, he went to the cabinet.

At the beginning, Liu Jian was willing to go to Shandong, but it was only after several operations, coupled with the fact that Liu Jian himself also had the title of Liu Mutou, and he was willing to practice the heart of being an official for the people

In fact, it is unlikely that the head of the general cabinet will go to a province to become a political envoy, which has something to do with face, and more importantly, it is actually politics.

Anyone who has a little sense of history knows that it is indeed difficult to go up as an official, but it is even more difficult to go down.

For thousands of years, there have been many people who have been big officials, but there are very few people who land well.

Just like at this time, a person of this energy as the cabinet elder will have a great risk of defeating him, which is equivalent to touching the tiger's buttocks, so once he really declines, he will have to fight to the end.

Wildfires can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows again.

If you don't kill him, leave him half dead there, in case he makes any merit, or the emperor loses his anger, and then get him back as a cabinet elder, as his opponent, do you want to make trouble?

People like Liu Jian and Li Dongyang naturally understand this truth. So if you want to retreat, you will return to your hometown.

At that time, political opponents will generally take care of their own reputation, and you will seem harmless and too old to move, but you will be safer.

For Liu Jian, he is okay, because behind him are Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, and these two people will not frame him every day with fabricated charges.

But Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were not so lucky. Wang Bingming, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is secretly promoting some things, can they not know?

Including this fight for silver, there are some contradictions between the two sides, and if they retreat, Wang Bing will be stuck in his throat.

So they didn't think about following Liu Jian's old path.

Until Wang Wei expressed this meaning.

Both men were silent.

Wang Wei was also not polite, he and Xie Qian were friends, and continued to persuade, "I heard that Shandong's taxes have risen this year, and I have also seen Xixian Gong, but he is more energetic than in previous years, and talking to him is mostly about agriculture and mulberry." His Majesty still feels that this arrangement was quite ingenious at the beginning, and even a little complacent. Thousands of years later, this righteousness of the monarch and the minister is also a good story. I really can't think of anything wrong, why are you both silent? ”

Xie Qian replied: "Jizhi, whether it is me or Binzhi, how big an official is has never been our pursuit. ”

"Of course I know that, and I believe it."

Li Dongyang asked: "Jizhi is going to enter the cabinet, right?" ”

Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, "This matter depends on Your Majesty's intentions." ”

What's so much to see about this.

If he hadn't gone to Zhejiang and Fujian to serve as a governor. Wang Wei must have entered the cabinet in the first year of Zhengde.

Now drag it out for a while, and when the two of them leave, who can still be in front of him above the court?

Gu Liqing?

He's too young.

Yang Tinghe? That didn't make it either.

"If there is help, the old life of the two of us can still be saved."

As soon as he said this, Wang Wei immediately understood, and he said another meaning, "No one can do what His Majesty does not allow." ”

Li Dongyang nodded, then smiled, "Actually, Your Majesty is indeed a kind person. ”

Wang Wei means, the emperor has lowered you to that position, and the purpose has been achieved, and no one will be allowed to touch you again.

Because if I really want to put you to death, why do I have to take two steps? Take a step first, and then let someone frame it? Where to be so troublesome, one step is in place.

"But Jizhi, I'm really old, Yu Qiao may have to work harder."

"Don't worry, at least promise Your Majesty that these two things will be done first."

Wang Wei didn't know what to say, so he had to get up and give his hand, "There are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and only one Shandong has Xixian Gong." Please also consider carefully for the sake of thousands of people! This time the matter is also, Your Majesty is not enclosing the field, but dividing the field and distributing it to the people, some fools don't understand, but don't the two of you know Your Majesty's good intentions?

During the Hongzhi period, the filial piety temple had many care for relatives, and there were also things such as encroachment on people's land. Now there is no need for us to persuade him, and he took the initiative to do this, that is, the fields of the lords and officials were unwilling to retreat, and His Majesty also considered the importance of the people, and immediately retreated from the palace Zhuangtian. I thought that if His Majesty wanted to add a few more imperial estates, the cabinet and the ministers of the court and the central government should risk their deaths. ”

Li Dongyang sighed, "I'm just afraid that I'm in a bit of a hurry, what if it becomes turbulent?" ”

"The life and death of the people is a matter of urgency. Besides, what if you're in a hurry? With the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and the elite in the army, it will be as stable as Mount Tai. What does it mean to be volatile? If the Cabinet were to oppose His Majesty in this matter, it would only exacerbate the unease. Therefore, the more times like this, the more we should support Your Majesty. ”

The matter of dividing the field is indeed sensitive, and at the moment, the holy decree is still dividing the emperor's village, so it is not a big problem.

Later, the prefects took out the fields of some civil officials, lords, and big households to dry, and the situation was difficult to say.

But when things are done here, even if they die, they can't stop, and once they stop, this thing will never be done. Because next time, people like Gu Renyi may not be desperate with their heads lifted.

Because your emperor has given up, compromised, and feared.

(End of chapter)