Liu Lian also told Zhu Zhen that the big head of the hidden field and the hidden household was the right one.

The Heavenly Master's Mansion and the Taoist temples below occupy more than half of the hidden fields and hidden households on the "Regardless of Account Book", with 200,000 households and 160,000 hectares!

And this is still the data at the beginning of the country. In recent years, the whole country has been cultivating and resuming production, and the actual number of hidden fields must greatly exceed the records in the "Regardless of Account Book".

It is precisely because Zhang Tianshi and the big and small bulls under him, as well as those large households that are attached to them, that they have the most land and property but do not pay taxes, and they control the largest number of people, but they are not allowed to serve. How can those big households on the account post be convinced? It's definitely going to make trouble!

Therefore, Liu Lian believes that the crux of Jiangxi's crux lies in Zhang Tianshi, as long as the imperial court can make up its mind, based on this "Regardless of Account Book", the population controlled by Zhengyi will be reorganized into households, and the imperial will be Lijia; The land under the control of Zhengyi was re-cleared and recorded in the yellow book.

If we get rid of Zhengyi, the largest landlord, Jiangxi's problem will be solved.

Liu Lian wrote to Zhu Zhen in the hope that he would present the "Regardless of the Account Book" and the recital on his behalf. The reason why he didn't go through formal channels was because he was worried that Hu Weiyong would get in the way.

Because he learned that Hu Weiyong started his career in Jiangxi. After his visit to the prime minister, the relationship with Jiangxi has always been very close.

Liu Lian asked Zhu Zhen to help him persuade the emperor and the crown prince to make up his mind to thoroughly investigate the case of "Regardless of the Account Book". Only by refreshing the rule of officials and sweeping away those corrupt officials who collude with Zhengyi and act as a protective umbrella can it be possible to clean up Zhengyi and succeed in Jiangxi's reform.

At the end of the letter, Liu Lian mentioned that his current situation was a little dangerous. If there is a case, ask him to take care of Liu Li on his behalf......

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After reading the letter, Zhu Zhen was already in tears on the spot. He never knew that his senior brother was a weak scholar, but he was full of thunder and sincerity, and he had the heroic determination of 'although tens of millions of people are going to do it'!

He secretly made up his mind that even if he killed a river of blood and left a stench for 10,000 years, he would also complete the unfinished will for his senior brother!

Zhu Zhen adjusted his mood, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and looked up at Shen Liben, his eyes were cold.

"Do you want to say it now, or will we go through the ledger together?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu's voice came from under the Nine Shadows, and the surging killing intent made the warm room a little colder.

Shen Liben bore the brunt of the attack, and was overwhelmed by this powerful coercion. He knows very well that once "No Matter the Account Book" comes out, he will never be lucky - because this account book was made up during his tenure!

So now he is stubborn to the end, and he can't escape death. And it is necessary to carry the blame up and down, and it is light to copy the nine clans, and if you don't get it right, you have to raze the three clans.

The truth in this is as simple as one plus one equals two. It's hard to face all this......

In the end, Shen Liben still had weak knees, knelt down, and cried down: "I say everything, I just want to be in trouble with my wife and children." ”

"Then when you were corrupt and bribed, did your wife and children enjoy the people's fat and people's ointment together?!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said coldly: "It's all at this time, and you still have to negotiate terms with this king?" You can only confess all and strive for meritorious service! ”

"Yes, confess." Shen Liben saw that the sixth child was really as difficult to deal with as the legend, so he no longer had any luck. He first got rid of the most important thing:

"From the beginning, we didn't intend to take Liu Lian's life! He is Liu Bowen's son, or the senior brother of His Royal Highness, the criminal minister and Hu Xiang are tired of living, and it is not such a way to find death. It was Xiong Qitai who was good at making claims, because he lost this account book, he was frightened, and wanted to take back the account book and kill people. He's completely insane......"

"Didn't you make that account book too?!" King Chu asked in a deep voice.

"This account book was made when the criminal official was in office, but the lower official was just acting on orders, so he had to do it." Shen Liben focuses on shirking responsibility.

"On whose orders?!" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Yes, it's Hu Xiang." Shen Liben swallowed and said, "Oh no, it's Hu Weiyong's dog thief." ”

"That's not right," Zhu Zhen touched his round cheeks and muttered: "At that time, Hu Weiyong was no longer in Jiangxi, right?" ”

"Yes." Shen Liben nodded and said: "In the first month of the third year of Hongwu, Hu Weiyong worshiped as the governor of Zhongshu Province, and then overthrew Yang Xian, and presided over the fabrication of household posts across the country. At the end of that year, the criminal minister went to Beijing to report on his work, and he instructed the criminal minister to take care of him. He said that Jiangxi is narrow and densely populated, and no one can detect the underreporting of 18,000 households......

"How did he get involved with Zhengyi?" Zhu Zhen is really convinced, this Hu Xiang is ten gongs, and he is in nine places. Let's not say it's a good thing, just this ubiquitous energy, he is not a mortal.

"The reason for this is impossible for the lower officials to be clear. It is said that Hu Xiang's development is related to Zhengyi. Shen Liben involuntarily lowered his voice and said: "When Hu Xiang was an official in Jiangxi, he was on the line with Zheng, and then he soared through Zheng. ”

"......" Zhu Zhenxin said, didn't he get to the top by bribing Li Shanchang? However, the path of this sudden rise has different opinions, and it is normal to have various versions of the statement. He said, "Tell me about it." ”

"At that time, Hu Xiang was transferred from Ningguozhi County, Zhejiang, to Ji'an Mansion, Jiangxi Province, and although his official rank was promoted to one grade, his career was definitely not smooth." Shen Li said mysteriously: "But Hu Weiyong is ambitious, so he is naturally unwilling to sink into his subordinates, and he has been looking for an opportunity to soar." ”

"Let you talk in detail, not let you tell the story." Zhu Zhen glared depressedly: "Just talk about things, don't talk about it!" ”

"Yes." Shen Liben said honestly: "Soon after he arrived in Jiangxi, he found that Li Yingbing, the envoy, was sparing no effort to attack Zhu Wenzheng, the governor of the capital. At that time, everyone thought that Li Yingbing was crazy, how could he be Zhu Wenzheng's opponent? Hu Weiyong judged the situation and secretly took refuge in Li Yingbing to help him collect evidence of the Metropolitan Governor's crimes. ”

"......" Hearing Shen Liben mention his cousin's name, Zhu Zhen was in a very complicated mood.

Cousin Zhu Wenzheng is the son of his uncle Zhu Xinglong, the king of Nanchang. Of course, this king of Nanchang was also posthumously sealed after the founding of the country. When the old thief raised the army, the uncle had already died, and the widow Wang heard that the little uncle had seized one side and took him to the old thief.

At that time, the eldest brother had not yet been born, and the old thief was naturally ecstatic when he saw the only descendant of the old Zhu family, and raised Zhu Wenzheng as his own son. Let Xu Da and Li Shanchang be his masters, and train him with the standard of heirs.

The cousin himself was also very competitive, he was brave and resourceful, and he was deeply supported by the soldiers. On the way of the old thief's business, he has made many miraculous achievements. And he also behaved in a particularly patterned manner, once Zhu Yuanzhang asked him: 'What kind of official do you want to be?' ’

He replied very angrily: "Uncle has become a great cause, why not be rich? Give your relatives official rewards first, how can you serve the public? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear this, and he loved this nephew even more. Later, the Privy Council was changed to the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and he was appointed as the Metropolitan Governor to control the Chinese and foreign military.

(End of chapter)