Under the scorching sun, Zhang Juzheng's eyes were like swords, staring at Gu Xiancheng and other Nanzhi officials: "You all mean this? ”

"It's not!"

Gu Xiancheng hurriedly replied at this time: "At least, the subordinates don't want the imperial court to treat the tenants and hired workers of the Southern Direct as anti-thieves!" ”

"The subordinates don't want to."

"It is indeed inappropriate to be an anti-thief exterminator, after all, not everyone is pro-military and attaches importance to military discipline; The patrol team and the soldiers who are maintaining order now will not be too much, at least because they are Wu people, but if they really judge these Diao people as anti-thieves, and let Jiubian send troops and horses south to quell the rebellion, I am afraid that the southeast will be more chaotic and there will be a greater military disaster. ”

Yu Maoxue also said at this time.

As soon as Gu Xiancheng and Yu Maoxue said this, Li Zhi also hurriedly replied: "The subordinates are speechless, please allow me to retract what I just said!" ”

"There are still people who understand."

Zhang Juzheng said coldly and sat back.

After hearing this, Li Zhi immediately opened his mouth: "But this matter can't be solved, right?" Yuanfu is really willing to see that the civil unrest has always existed, and the envoy doctor is being blackmailed by the common people? Isn't Motosuke afraid that the tenants of your mansion will learn from this?! ”

"This matter was originally very easy to solve, and the people wanted to talk to you about rent reduction, interest reduction, and processing money, and you would just talk about it."

"If the tenants of the family come to talk, the servants will let the family talk."

Zhang Juzheng said.

Li Zhi took a deep breath and sneered: "They can choose not to be tenants or loans, reckless people, what qualifications do they have to talk to the gentry?!" ”

"That's how you learned the teachings of the sages?"

"In your eyes, ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to talk."

"In that case, there is no need for the servant to talk to you again."

Zhang Juzheng got up as he spoke, and looked at Zhang Whale: "Father-in-law Zhang, your factory guards should come and talk to them." ”

Zhang Whale nodded.

Then, Zhang Whale waved his hand.

A group of brocade guards holding boards and carrying spring stools appeared around.

The factory guard is reasonable, and naturally uses the board to reason.

"Slow!"

Yu Maoxue shouted at this time, and glared at Li Zhi fiercely with both eyes, and then bowed his hand to Zhang Juzheng: "Yuan Fu is angry, Ru Pei's words are not our words!" We dare not ignore the grievances of the villagers, nor dare we forget the words of the sage, and despise the people! It's just that the villagers don't want to work hard, not only affecting the gentry, but also having a great impact on the court taxes, and they can't always let the National Taxation Department use the newly collected money and grain to let the villagers move. ”

"That's right, we just want to ask the imperial court to deal with this matter quickly, otherwise it will be useless for the country and the people."

Gu Xiancheng said.

"This is like the words, in this case, the servants will ask Your Majesty to know what you are worried about, and wait for the will."

Zhang Juzheng said a word and left here.

Gu Xiancheng and the others also left the Huiji Gate, looking at the Jinyi guards who were standing around like wolves and tigers, and they didn't entangle.

"It's really uncomfortable, he Jiangling will one day use public opinion to suppress us!"

And after leaving, Li Zhi couldn't help but say a word.

"What can I do?"

Gu Xiancheng asked at this time, and said through gritted teeth: "This matter can only be endured!" ”

Then, Gu Xiancheng said again: "However, no matter what, this matter is not good for the imperial court!" What is the difference between the tax being used to organize tenant farmers and hired laborers to threaten the gentry? It is impossible for the imperial court not to deal with this matter, as long as he urges Jiangling and blames Hai Rui for being broad in the name of national consideration, the imperial court cannot sit idly by! ”

"That's true, but this matter is also a loss for us, so it is better to solve it as soon as possible."

Yu Maoxue replied.

Gu Xiancheng said with a serious expression at this time: "Then you can't admit defeat casually!" ”

"We all know that civil unrest is not good for us, and it is not good for the imperial court! And why did the imperial court do this? ”

"It's nothing more than that he Jiangling is deliberately testing our bottom line, wanting us to be soft first and achieve his goal of benefiting the country and the people; But if we can endure it until he Jiangling can't stand it, or the entire court can't stand it, if next year's grain will be affected, it will naturally be the court that will give in first, and no longer let the people make trouble, and even the new policy may be abolished! ”

"Reasonable!"

Li Zhi nodded.

Gu Xiancheng said: "The key now is to see if our entire Nanzhi gentry can work together, and to see how the imperial court wants to solve it, if the imperial court insists on asking my Nanzhi gentry to make concessions, it will not work!" ”

"That's right! I still say that it is impossible to reduce rent and interest and process money! Tenant land and employing craftsmen are all big families such as us who do good deeds and accumulate virtues, how can anyone who is not grateful and blackmails the proprietor, this is simply bad morality and bad etiquette! ”

Li Zhi spoke at this time.

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"I never hesitate to spend money in places like soil in Qinhuai River, but I don't even want to talk about rent reduction, interest reduction and processing money."

"It is said that readers should value righteousness over profit, but in the end, in the face of pros and cons, readers will forget the moral articles they wrote in the examination room."

Zhu Yijun complained to Zhang Juzheng after Zhang Juzheng learned that the result of his reasoning with the officials of the Southern Government was that the officials of the Southern Government were still unwilling to reduce rent and interest.

Zhang Juzheng arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, although people's desires are difficult to extinguish, but in any case, the foundation of the world's public practice cannot be abandoned, and Rao is a scholar who really does not do it, but at least he does not dare to deny it openly. ”

"Sir is right, let the ruling ministers discuss this matter in the government hall, and in addition, let the officials of the southern direct state of Shangben choose a representative to attend."

"This thing needs a game-breaker, and this person's choice is very important."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said.

Zhang Juzheng said that he obeyed the order.

Soon, Gu Xiancheng and the others received official approval from the imperial court, and the Yanzheng Hall would discuss the matter in the court, and let the officials of the Southern Nationality who had been in their upper place nominate a representative to attend the political affairs hall.

"I'll just say that he Gangneung won't sit idly by and let this happen."

Gu Xiancheng laughed because of this, and said to Li Zhi and the others: "But the more this time, the more we can't compromise, do big things, and be calm!" The imperial court can only dismiss Hai Jui and abolish the patrol team, as for wanting our gentry to make concessions and reduce rent and interest, it is absolutely impossible! ”

Li Zhi and the others nodded.

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"Brother, the civil unrest in Nanzhi can't continue, especially this Hai Rui, can't let him be so nonsense in Nanzhili anymore! Now he is not only cracking down on and organizing people to make trouble, but also strictly managing all kinds of government affairs, including the salt government, and he has to rectify it; For example, crack down on the adulteration of official salt and improve the quality of official salt, but in this case, how can we make profits by selling illicit salt? ”

"If we don't think of a way to let him leave Nanzhi, our Zhang family will lose more than half of our profits this year!"

On the day that Gu Xiancheng and others received the holy decree, the second auxiliary residence.

Zhang Sijiao said eagerly to Zhang Siwei.

Zhang Siwei was not shocked after hearing this, he just stood under the eaves of the corridor, watched the two cranes in the garden stroll, and looked at it for a while before saying: "Haigangfeng, if you hate him, the best way is to promote him to an official, no other way!" Especially it is best to promote him to an idle position in Beijing, even if he is promoted to a first grade, you have to let him stay in Beijing, don't let him go to a place! ”

"There's no other way?"

Zhang Sijiao said with a look of resentment: "If this person can die well, I am unwilling!" ”

"There is no other way to promote him to an official, the first assistant of all generations has done this, and now, impeaching him can only impeach him for being outpaced, ignorant of world affairs, and unapproachable, can these cure him for capital crimes?"

Zhang Siwei asked Zhang Siwei as he spoke.

"It can't be cured!"

Zhang Siwei then replied by himself: "And if it were said that he was greedy for ink and collaborated with the enemy, no one would believe him at all!" Maybe, you'll be ashamed! ”

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Zhang Sijiao nodded: "How can this be!" ”

"There's no way, Xu Huating and the others didn't kill him because he violated the World Temple, it was to reduce the power of the king and strengthen the courage of the courtiers, so that he Haigang Peak had a great name!"

"And the god he created has to hold him down with tears, just don't let this god really go down to earth! Now go and ask the Son of Heaven to kill him, isn't it a slap in the face for himself? ”

Zhang Siwei said.