The emperor made a final decision and directly decided the matter of restructuring, although the specific details have not yet been stated, but obviously, the matter of restructuring is exactly based on what Gao Xi said as a template.

Over the years, the emperor has accumulated a lot of power, they don't dare to hold grudges, and they can't hate it, but as the initiator of Gao Xi, it is impossible for everyone to let him live so chic, so as soon as he came to the court, Gao Xi was blocked in front of the palace by a group of civil and military ministers.

"Gao Shilang has such a delicate mind, next time Dan Fan Sheng has a little heart, I hope that Gao Shilang will take a breath in advance, and let me wait for some preparations, so that I don't have to worry all day long...... It's not easy for everyone to work in officialdom~"

A fourth-grade official smiled and said, his tone and attitude were quite kind, but when he said it, he didn't like it very much, and there was a faint sense of yin and yang.

This is not bad, because the attitude of the rest of the people is not as good-looking as it seems, and even the smiling faces are not flattered, and some of the grumpy ones have begun to roll up their sleeves...... In fact, if it weren't for the palace gate, most of them would have been unable to control themselves.

The reason why they haven't done it yet, it's just that they are sarcastic, in addition to maintaining the solemnity and decency of the court's important ministers, most of them are because this is in front of the palace, and they don't dare to make a mistake.

Gao Xi knew that he had offended these colleagues a lot in order to come out this time, and he was thinking about how to remedy it, but now he caught a glimpse of everyone's faces, and knew that no matter how much he looked at his face, he couldn't ease the relationship, so he only smiled bitterly:

"Your Majesty's intentions, I don't dare to guess, I just saw that the country has such and such problems, and put the problem on the table, I can't let Your Majesty be kept in the dark, right? And that's just a little bit of a duty. ”

"Hmph, according to what Gao Shilang said, Gao Shilang is loyal to the country, and we have become villains digging the foundation of the country?" In the crowd, someone questioned: "My family has been a great Qi courtier for two generations, and in terms of loyalty, isn't it more reliable than you?!" ”

"Li Yushi's words are wrong, it doesn't mean that your family is disloyal, and I sincerely admire famous families like the Li family of Zhaojun, but ......" Gao Xi said here, and his words changed abruptly: "Whether it is reliable or not is another matter." ”

"You dare to insult me?!"

Gao Xi faced this group of menacing ministers, did not show any panic, rolled up his sleeves, and said slowly: "As an official of the imperial court, you enjoy the preferential treatment of the imperial court, and you should serve the country and be loyal to the country and Your Majesty. But you, your family, and your in-laws have unscrupulously undermined the laws of the imperial court, do you admit to the following acts..."

Before Gao Xi finished speaking, the official surnamed Li had already interrupted him angrily and said:

"It's just nonsense, since the old man became an official, he has a clear conscience in his life, and he has always been loyal to His Majesty and Daqi. You, villain, can't defend yourself today, so you want to pour dirty water on the old man's family and relatives? ”

The people present glared at Gao Xi angrily.

Gao Xi replied without any confusion: "Li Yushi doesn't have to be angry, I have something to share with you here, whether it is to pour dirty water on your family and relatives, you will know as soon as you hear it." ”

Without waiting for him to object, Gao Xi said to himself, "After the tax law was revised in the second year of Wuping, it has been specified that the ding, grain, and fields beyond the official quota must be paid together with the people. In the third and fourth years of Wuping, the imperial court discussed such matters many times. ”

Gao Xi took a few steps forward and made a reminiscence: "The main change is: the preferential treatment of court officials and foreign officials is only allowed to benefit relatives and in-laws within three generations, and everything else is unavoidable; The grain exemption for officials above the fifth grade has been changed to a subsidy, and the land and taxes are not allowed to be exchanged for each other. It is strictly forbidden to buy and sell land, although this is only a discussion, but it is also approved by His Majesty, and we should abide by it even more when we are in charge of the court. ”

"But Lord Li, if I'm not mistaken, someone just came to visit you four months ago, saying that your family has never paid a penny of taxes and grain since the first year of Wuping.

"The preferential treatment given to you by the imperial court not only benefits your family and relatives, but also your in-laws and your donors.

"As far as I know, your family has more than 7,000 acres of land, all of which are exempt from tax, and on your family alone, the state will lose more than 5,050 stone of tax grain every year, not including the fields of your clansmen, in-laws, and shaders. Tell me, if the whole dynasty is like you, will the state finances still be able to support it in the long run? ”

Li Yushi's face turned red, and he smiled angrily: "Tax exemption for officials' fields has been a thing since ancient times, and it is also the law of the country, but I don't know how I broke the law!" ”

"—Did the imperial court exempt slaves from taxes? Besides, as early as the second year of Wuping, it was explicitly forbidden to buy and sell human beings as slaves, did you comply with it? ”

Gao Xi said calmly, just like a heavy punch to the ribs, the man's face suddenly turned pale, Gao Xi didn't plan to let him go, and then made up the knife:

"In the fourth year of Wuping, His Majesty issued an edict that it was not allowed to buy and sell acres of land privately, did you abide by it?"

"This ...... This ......" he broke out in a cold sweat.

"The imperial court has repeatedly reiterated, and Your Majesty has repeatedly explained, not only do you not comply, but also ignore the interests of the country, is this how you serve the country and Your Majesty?"

Some bureaucrats who originally held a neutral stance were originally aroused to hate the same enemy, and after Gao Xi used this unlucky bastard as a gap and vigorously refuted it, their justification became unreasonable, and their position became instantly embarrassing.

Fortunately, they were not embarrassed for too long, at this time, there was a small yellow door leading a few guards hurriedly stepped on broken steps, as soon as they saw Gao Gong, the smile on his face was brighter than that of the autumn golden chrysanthemum, and called out in a somewhat feminine hoarse voice:

"Oh, Gao Shilang, I was about to look for you, but you happened to be at the door...... Your Majesty's dictation, let you see you immediately! ”

As soon as these words came out, some of the ministers' eyes turned red and they looked at Gao Gong with envy. The emperor summoned Gao Gong at this time, doesn't it mean that Gao Gong Jian is in the emperor's heart, and the position of the right minister is just around the corner?

Gao Gong's face also flashed with joy, but he quickly calmed down, and straightened up in front of everyone, and then stood proudly, bowed his hand slightly, and said, "Please lead the way in front of the waiter." ”

Then in the eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred, Shi Shiran went away.

"Success or failure is here!" Gao Gong was calm on his face, but in fact, his heart was beating like a drum, his future was today, and he finally passed through the long corridor and arrived at the Zhaoyang Palace. The emperor had obviously just arrived, and his crown had not yet been replaced, and when Gao Gong entered the inner audience, he had just taken off the crown of cupola. Gao Gong hurriedly saluted, and after the emperor said lightly, "flat", he glanced at Gao Gong.

The minister in front of him was actually only in his thirties, and even in the Great Qi court, where there were more bureaucrats in the prime of life, he was a rare young face, and only the short beard on his lips and under his chin could make him look a little older. After a few years in the office, Gao Gong has also grown at an astonishing speed, from a stunned young man who doesn't know everything to a real pillar.

The most important thing is that Gao Gong is highly consistent with Gao Wei on the issue of changing the law, and Gao Wei is in urgent need of this kind of courtier who can implement his will!

Cushman smiled with satisfaction, nodded, and then said in a half-joking tone:

"I've read your playbook, I'm very satisfied, it's probably no problem, and it's easy to implement it if you want to promote it locally...... However, I still have a question, I haven't figured it out, can Aiqing solve my confusion? ”

"Your Majesty, please speak." Gao Gong immediately froze.

"Did Aiqing come up with these things alone?"