"Uh......" Zhu Su was a little stunned.

The meaning of the words that Wei Guan said was undoubtedly to remind Zhu Su that this person had a pivotal position in the hearts of Jiangnan scholars.

Now that the central center of Beijing is in chaos, Hu Weiyong's case has involved many officials, and there is a faint tendency to radiate towards the entire Ming officialdom and Shilin.

There are even rumors that the emperor of the Zhu family was born a commoner and has little culture, but he is extremely jealous of scholars, so he has found many trumped-up crimes to find those officials.

The rumor that the enemy is still eyeing itself on all sides may have been revealed by some reactionary forces. And Lao Zhu also said to Zhu Su and Zhu Biao, although he is determined to ban Hu Weiyong and the prime minister system, he still wants to maintain stability, and he does not plan to kill like the four major cases in history.

In this case, Zhu Su's actions on this trip must not be too sharp, and at this time he represents the attitude of the crown prince and the Zhu royal family. Since this Gao Qi has a high prestige among Jiangnan scholars, his good words can also let the Jiangnan scholars who are now panicked know that the royal family is not hostile to literati, but just things and people. Look at His Royal Highness King Wu, he is extremely courteous to Gao Jidi.

It's just that I didn't expect that this "Coat" didn't play cards according to the routine at all, Zhu Su just said the sentence "I hope that the old man will die in the wine room, and I don't want to bow in front of the carriage and horse", that Gao Qi seemed to hear some fairy sound, and the whole person jumped up from his position.

even came directly to Zhu Su and asked him to recite the whole poem!

"Ji Di, don't be rude!" Although Wei Guan and Luo Guanzhong were also amazed, they were not as surprised as Gao Qi to the point of forgetting. Wei Guan got up and pulled Gao Qi back, and complained to Zhu Su: "Your Highness forgives me, this poet idiot just got a wonderful sentence, and he lost ......his honor for a while."

"Your Highness's forgiveness! Kai is really rude. Gao Qi, who reacted, also confessed.

"It's just that His Royal Highness's sentence is really wonderful, quite in the style of Mr. Wuliu! Qi Neng asserted that this poem must have a place in my Chinese millennium poetry circle! ”

"Why don't you recite the whole poem at this banquet, so that you can teach us to be polished and leave our names in history?"

Although he confessed, he still remembered Zhu Su's poem, and his eyes were still burning at Zhu Su.

Hearing the words "Famous in History", Wei Guan and Luo Guanzhong, who wanted to play a round again to persuade one or two, actually looked at Zhu Su with a ghostly look, it was Chang Mao beside Zhu Su, and he also looked at Zhu Su expectantly.

"Shame...... There really is only this residual sentence......" Zhu Su said stiffly. Tang Bohu's "Song of the Peach Blossom Temple" despises meat eaters, and writes about the spirit of peace and happiness. But Zhu Su himself is now one of the "meat eaters" standing at the top of the Ming Dynasty, and this poem is copied out, isn't it full of flaws?

"Let's not talk about poetry first, let's talk about the flooding of Taihu Lake first."

"This king is here to patrol the flood for his eldest brother. With the heavy responsibility of this family and country on his shoulders, it is really difficult to have such Yaxing to fill in the lyrics and recite poetry......"

In order to avoid copying poems, Zhu Su directly moved out of his family and country. As soon as these words came out, even if it was Gao Qi, he couldn't continue to force Zhu Su to take the poem.

It's just that he was still unwilling in his mouth, and he didn't forget to tell Zhu Su, "If you get the whole poem in the future, you must remember Hongyan's biography so that he can smell this masterpiece for the first time."

"It's the minister's incompetence. As the prefect of Suzhou, the minister failed to calm the flood, but made His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worried. Speaking of business, Wei Guan also had a serious face, first hugged his fist in the direction of Yingtian, and said ashamedly.

"When I came, I heard that the floods of Taihu Lake rose and fell, and I also saw that the city of Suzhou is still prosperous. But the flooding is no longer a big deal? Zhu Su asked.

"His Royal Highness learned that this Taihu Lake has been flooded since ancient times. If you just refer to this flood, it is not a big deal. Wei Guan smiled bitterly.

"It's just that this Suzhou City, because of this flood, has three difficulties. These three difficult things are the reason why the minister had no choice but to ask the imperial court to send someone to Suzhou. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Su became a little interested, and couldn't help asking: "Governor Wei said, what are the three difficult things?" ”

"The first one is the flood itself." Wei Guan sighed.

"Not only in the city of Suzhou, but also in the counties under the rule of this government, the floods are extremely serious."

"Around Taihu Lake, such as Kunshan, Wuxian and other places, there are many cultivated fields and houses that are flooded every year."

"Especially in Kunshan County, which is under the rule of this government, it suffers from floods every year, and as long as the floods are together, almost the entire Kunshan County will be soaked in water. The people in Kunshan County can only scatter and beg for a living. ”

"Is it so serious at this time......" Zhu Su frowned. The name of "Hua Kunshan" was also seen when he read the history books in later generations. I remember reading a book written by a great god, the father of the protagonist Ritian was appointed as the magistrate of Kunshan, and Ritian helped his father build a dam with cement to control the water in Kunshan, and won the support of the whole county.

Brother Ritian has cement, I also have cement, he can build a dam, and I will naturally build a dam. This first problem is not a big problem.

Zhu Su then asked, "What about the second one?" ”

"This second is the will of the people." Wei Guan, who still wanted to explain the flood in detail, was stunned, so he had to follow Zhu Su's words and said.

"His Royal Highness learned that this Suzhou City, a few years ago, was the lair of Zhang Shicheng."

"Everyone knows about this. But so what? ”

"My great tomorrow, where is there that I haven't recovered from Meng Yuan and those troubled warlords in the past few years?" Zhu Su said curiously.

"Your Highness, listen to me, if you take it from Meng Yuan's hands, it won't hurt." Wei Guan smiled wryly.

"That Zhang Shicheng has no ambitions, and he is not a master. But for the people in this Suzhou city, it is very good. ”

"In the past, when His Majesty besieged this city, the people poured their hearts into helping Zhang Shicheng defend the city. When the city was broken, His Majesty was extremely angry, and even issued an order to punish the people of Suzhou. As a result, the taxes paid in the city of Suzhou are a few points heavier than those of my Ming Dynasty......"

Wei Guan said as he peeked at Zhu Su.

"And such a thing?"

Lao Zhu also made such a will to Suzhou? Zhu Su was stunned for a moment and understood Wei Guan's intentions. The fundamental reason why he took advantage of the flood to summon the prince Zhu Biao to come to inspect was that he wanted the prince to blow the wind to Lao Zhu, so as to abolish the "harsh policy" of increasing taxes in Suzhou.

This Wei Guan is a rare parent official who thinks about the people.

It's just that Lao Zhu's decision is not something that Zhu Su can handle. It must be known that Suzhou was a rare and prosperous place in China when Zhang Shicheng was there.

At that time, Lao Zhu still had to pacify the world, to conquer Mengyuan in the north, and now he also had to guard against Mengyuan's counterattack. And money and food are always the top priorities. Imposing additional taxes on Suzhou, a wealthy land, may be a decision made by Lao Zhu out of consideration of money and food.

There was nothing wrong with levying more on the rich and less on the poor. In the future, the personal income tax will be graded! Lao Zhu did not directly set troops to rob and slaughter the city, which is already very rare in such a troubled world.

It's just that in Zhu Su's view, the item of "additional taxation" is better to be added to some wealthy households like the personal income tax of later generations. It is important to know that although the city of Suzhou is rich, there are also poor people among it. Blindly raising taxes in the whole city of Suzhou does seem a little too overbearing.

(End of chapter)