Chapter Ninety-Five: Who Dares to Rebel?
Wu Zhong may know that he can't be spared, but he is single, and he says that if those crimes are confirmed, it will be enough for the Wu family to destroy the nine clans.
"Your Majesty's good means, but the minister still has to ask Your Majesty, Yongyetian, where does Your Majesty plan to give it? If the minister guesses correctly, the real purpose of His Majesty's move is to kill chickens and monkeys, and the land of the gentry is His Majesty's real purpose, right? ”
Wu Zhong didn't say it, the ministers gradually came back to their senses, His Majesty said so much, Jin Yiwei cooperated with him to do so much, the real purpose is really as Wu Zhong said.
Zhu Houzhao did not refute this time, but responded directly to his words, and said domineeringly: "The people are defenseless to cover their heads, they can't eat two meals of gruel, and they travel without a cloth to cover their bodies, your Wu family sits on hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and the mulberry forest is even more continuous. ”
"Why do you dare to spread rumors and make trouble when the Ming soldiers are fighting for the country, I will tell you clearly today that I want to use your Wu family to give justice to the people of the world, and I want to let the ministers of this court take a look, look at the shameless face of your lord and relatives, don't you want to know where Yongye Tianci is?"
The full hall of civil and military affairs already had a guess, and his heart was beating suddenly, come on, come on, Your Majesty is going crazy.
That's right, Zhu Houzhao is going crazy, but not crazy, but powerful.
Yan Song's words gave him a head start, the privilege of the gentry is only in the emperor's words, he is the emperor, or an emperor who can write and martial arts.
Since his accession to the throne, the king of Pingning has made the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers submit, destroyed the Tatars, gathered the hearts of the army, suppressed the southwest land, and the military power was unprecedented, reforming the tax system, collecting the hearts of the people, collecting military power, and destroying the country and Annan.
Before he knew it, he had done something great that his ancestors had not done.
One by one, it was enough for him not to be afraid of any opposition.
"The Yongye Field given by the army is the land of your Wu family."
Rumble~.
It was like a thunderstorm in the clear sky, and it exploded above the palace hall, and all the ministers felt that they were scorched on the outside and tender on the inside by His Majesty's will.
Sure enough, His Majesty did it.
Xie Qian was stunned for a moment, and then looked at His Majesty on the throne thoughtfully, relieved, worried, helpless, and all kinds of emotions.
Since Liu Jian left, he had few suggestions, and Xie Qian felt that he was already old and no longer capable of continuing to assist Zhu Houzhao.
Because he feels that His Majesty has grown up now, and he is not the prince who caused trouble in the past, he has his own ideas, and he can realize his ideas one by one, which is very good.
Worried because he knows that the gentry and the land have always been one, and this time I don't know how Your Majesty will resolve it?
Li Dongyang's mood is similar to Xie Qian's, but he understands that His Majesty is not a reckless character, and he often acts unexpectedly, and he can always receive good results.
So he always felt that he shouldn't be too obstructive, it was better to watch more and listen more, this time he ·····, forget it, let it go, and when appropriate, he can help His Majesty.
Yang Tinghe, as Zhu Houzhao's number one confidant, the embarrassment faced by the imperial court, how could he not know that His Majesty was heroic and ambitious to innovate, how could he not be excited.
"Your Majesty is wise, and the minister seconded it."
Liu Daxia and Jiao Fang, plus the generals and nobles who are now bent on following the emperor, have opened their mouths to echo.
"The ministers seconded the proposal."
Wu Zhong looked at the ministers of civil and military affairs, and shouted like crazy: "Your Majesty, the great chaos in the world is caused by Your Majesty's Yongye Tian, hahaha, the chaos is about to start, Your Majesty is chaotic, this is chaotic government, you are all crazy, you are all crazy." ”
Mu Bin stepped forward and slapped Wu Zhong to shut up.
Then he pleaded guilty to His Majesty, Zhu Houzhao didn't care, and then said disdainfully to Wu Zhong: "Wu Zhong, I tell you, the world can't be chaotic, as long as I can keep the people fed and clothed, it's up to you, if you want to mess up, it's a big joke." ”
Wu Zhong was not convinced, he knew that he would die, so he completely let it go, there was still blood in his mouth, and he said vaguely: "Your Majesty is too confident, you need to know ·····." ”
Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, and waved his hand to interrupt him.
"I know what you're going to say, I won't kill you now, I want you to see with your own eyes, I want to reform the old system, look at this world, who dares to mess up?"
Zhu Houzhao's words came out, and there was really a moment, as if he saw the Yongle Emperor in the Taimiao resurrected and stood on the dragon chair again. Look down on the world.
It's so domineering.
Wu Zhong's heart trembled unconsciously, and he was also shocked by Zhu Houzhao's announcement.
Only then did he remember that this emperor was not as peaceful as the previous emperor.
It is a young male master who can be literate and martial, and kill decisively.
"Take it down."
Wu Zhong was taken down, and none of the ministers interceded for him, which was the result of self-inflicted self-inflicted and being a bird.
Some people secretly rejoiced that they didn't come forward and escaped.
In fact, it's just that Zhu Houzhao doesn't need to use these resources now, and when necessary, they will still be ruthlessly pulled out by Zhu Houzhao as chickens to be killed by the monkeys.
Yongyetian is just throwing bricks and jade, to see the reaction of the ministers, the real means have not yet begun to be used.
No, Zhu Houzhao saw that the ministers had nothing to say, so he threw out another thing.
He wanted to take advantage of this great victory in destroying the country and when the military power was in its prime, and the matter of abolishing the privileges of the gentry was confirmed.
"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing, after thinking about it, the imperial court treats scholars too much, which causes everyone to think that it doesn't matter if they are an official or not, as long as they have a fame, they can sit back and enjoy their success, which is not right, and it is also the main reason for the continuous collapse of the world."
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if there is a teaching?"
Rumble~!
The ministers have become numb, and it seems that His Majesty is determined to move the privileges of the gentry.
Everyone present was more or less involved in the relationship of interests, some because of kinship, some because of teacher-student bonds, and some because of gentry sponsorship relations.
Otherwise, how did the later Donglin Party spread all over the court.
It's not because of the involvement of various interpersonal interests and relatives that the Donglin family is dominant.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao understood this, so he thought that if he wanted to move the gentry, he had to do it, otherwise although Daming was there, he was quite stable, but he knew that if he really could only live for more than ten years, then Daming would still be finished.
To this day, I still think that I still have to go through the suffering of ten lifetimes of reincarnation, and there is really no one.
When the ministers heard His Majesty's inquiry, they all smiled bitterly.
Only the Lord Yushi arranged by Zhang Sheng stood up with a righteous face, and he didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup Yan Song instilled in Zhang Sheng, so that the old man could pay for the evening.
Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao is really a little unkind.
He didn't use Zhang Sheng, but he still wanted to use other people's reputation to help him.
Zhang Sheng has no complaints, and he is happy to dedicate his efforts every time.
"Your Majesty, the minister has a word."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and greeted with a pleasant face: "Aiqing, please speak." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, in fact, the crux of the reason for the lack of progress of the gentry today is that I have clearly given them too much preferential treatment, and the minister suggests that some rules should be introduced specifically for such meritorious scholars."
The ministers are in their hearts, rules, what rules?
Zhu Houzhao pretended to listen calmly, in fact, his heart was already happy, this Yan Song's work really reassured me, or give him an official position that can go to the palace and give me advice?
"For example, the imperial court has introduced a system, those who cannot be promoted three times, and have no intention of continuing the examination, the imperial court will withdraw all the privileges of treatment, and if after the promotion, those who cannot win the jinshi three times will also be withdrawn from the privileged treatment, and your majesty will order the gentry to strictly investigate the collusion between the gentry and the government, and the court will vigorously supervise it, so that Your Majesty's worries can be resolved."
The whole house is in an uproar, and the privileges are canceled? That's what you're suggesting?
They couldn't help but look at Zhu Houzhao, Your Majesty, should you have been in cahoots with this imperial historian for a long time, okay, uh, collusion is inappropriate, it was discussed.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair, his delicate face revealing a natural majesty and wisdom.
His eyes were like torches, and he looked at His Royal Highness's ministers lightly, those were loyal, those were smart courtiers, each representing all aspects of the court, and he could see it clearly.
"Zhong Aiqing, you are summoned here today to discuss the major matters of our dynasty," Zhu Houzhao's voice echoed in the main hall, "Our dynasty is prosperous, and now that the four seas are peaceful, the northern barbarians are no longer in trouble, and now it is time to discuss internal issues." “
The ministers whispered, and for a time there was a slight commotion in the hall. As soon as the emperor's words fell, an old minister came out and said: "Your Majesty, the national strength of our dynasty is limited, and it is in an eventful season, I am afraid that the holy decree will immediately cause turmoil in the country. “
After Zhu Houzhao listened, his face showed a thoughtful expression, he nodded, and expressed his approval, his heart already had an answer.
Whether you agree or not, I will make a decree.
He looked at a younger minister again, and asked Yang Tinghe, "Master Yang, tell me, what is the best way to solve this problem without causing turmoil in the country?" “
Yang Tinghe replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, can the minister's suggestion be piloted first?" “
Zhu Houzhao listened to this suggestion and couldn't help but nod in approval.
The pilot, just like the special zone of the future, this can be had, but it is not applicable to the situation that I am facing now, and when the food grows in the future and the people's livelihood economic demonstration zone is developed, you can adopt your suggestions.
Yang Tinghe wants to go down in history, as long as there is an opportunity, he naturally supports it strongly, and this idea is also a vague mind that he gradually had after he decided to assist Zhu Houzhao wholeheartedly.
Zhu Houzhao looked around at the ministers below, took a deep breath, and then announced his decision, and said directly: "I think the suggestions of the two Aiqing are very good, but I prefer the Li Qing family, so, Li Qing's family." “
"The minister is here."
Zhu Houzhao said encouragingly: "The Qing family is thoughtful, then you will take the lead in this matter, and give me the last charter, and wait for the cabinet to vote." ”
Li Yushi didn't expect that he was really approved by His Majesty just according to Zhang Sheng's dictation, and let him take the lead in dealing with such a major matter.
If it is done, it will go down in history.
He immediately bowed excitedly and said, "Thank you for Your Majesty's grace, and the minister will live up to Your Majesty's trust." ”
Zhu Houzhao saw that he was so breathless, and he was so excited after just a few words of praise that he suddenly regretted it, and he didn't know if this guy was reliable.
There is no way, you can only settle, who called him, you can't use your own people?