On the tenth day of September, Taiyuan Province, Shanxi.

After receiving the edict, Li Bing, the governor of Shanxi, was silent for a long time. After a while, he asked the three staff: "The Holy Lord wants to carry out Buddhist reform, and there are especially many monks in our temples in Shanxi. What do you think is the case? ”

Zhou Shen, a staff member, was the first to reply: "The monks of the Ming Dynasty have five or six hundred thousand, and as for Shanxi, if there are not fifty thousand, there must be more than forty thousand."

These monks do not pay taxes, do not pay food, do not accept forced labor, they are like uncles every day, eating full of brains and intestines. Our Shanxi government is a poor jingle one by one.

The reform policies formulated by the Holy One are very popular, and it is long overdue to punish them harshly. ”

Li Bing smiled bitterly: "How many people are going to be offended, I have rectified and occupied the military camp, and there are enough people who have been offended, and then there is a Buddhist reform, this governor is not appropriate." ”

Zhou Shen persuaded: "Whether your governor can be the governor or not is decided by the saint, what can you do if you offend these people in Shanxi."

Besides, the Holy One may want you to offend people with all your might.

You didn't see the chief officials of Shanxi before, but they were all harmonious, from the Jin clan to the Haoqiang, to the gentry, to the common people, all of them praised each other. But what's the use, the saint mocks the Xuanfu Festival envoy every day. ”

"But after the raid on Dongsheng Castle by Warat, I have already submitted three copies of the manuscript and asked the Holy Lord to condemn him. But there was no reply each time, and there was no mention of condemnation, nor of non-reduction.

I'm afraid that this governor won't be in office for long, and if he is destined to be replaced, what will he do if he offends so many people. ”

Zhou Shen said with a smile: "For this kind of thing, you have to ask Mr. Wang to take the pulse." ”

When Li Bing heard this, he looked at Wang Shan expectantly. This great immortal is like Xu Shu entering Cao Ying, he doesn't say anything on weekdays, but just buries his head in things. But everyone didn't dare to underestimate him, the last time Shu Liang was sent by the emperor to Shanxi on a business trip, even this eunuch who was feared by everyone in Dongchang had to call Mr. respectfully when he saw Wang Shan.

Of course, others would not be arrogant enough to think that they were more powerful than Shu Liang.

Wang Shan was named, so he had to smile faintly: "Don't think so much about Dong Weng, when Dongsheng City was attacked by Wara, you can't be blamed for it." Who can be considered by a normal person to suddenly answer like a madman, and provoke the court recklessly.

Now that his head has been docked to Jingguan, isn't this just nothing to draw and ask for benevolence.

As for the saint's refusal to reply to your transcript, it may be that he thinks that your attitude is not sincere enough. ”

Li Bing asked curiously, "How can it be considered sincere?" I think I'm sincere enough to confess my sins. ”

Wang Shan said with a smile: "I think you have to focus on criticizing all kinds of malpractices done by Xuande, the orthodox two dynasties and three Yangs and their henchmen in Shanxi.

For example, the treasury of Datong and Xuanfu has been hollowed out by moths; For example, the Shanxi guard collapsed, and the defense line was in vain; For example, he raised the Xuanfu Festival Envoy.

The Holy One still wants to use you, but you still don't have a firm and clear political position, and you make it very difficult for the Holy One, so he doesn't reply to anything.

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

You must either be loyal to the Xuan Temple, or to King Yi, or to the crown prince, or to the Holy Lord, in short, to make it clear to the Holy Lady who you are allegiance to. ”

Li Bing replied: "I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court. ”

Wang Shan nodded: "That's right, if you have anything, just send an official document to the court to say, you write a recital to the saint, of course he won't reply." ”

Li Bing finally understood what the emperor meant, and continued to talk about government affairs: "In addition to the Buddhist reform, the imperial court also asked Shanxi to try out the tax reform and exempt the people of Shanxi from the Ding tax.

In the future, there will be no poll tax at all? This reform is too strong. ”

Zhou Shen almost became a fan of today's son, and continued to praise: "Many people sell, abandon, or even drown after giving birth, isn't it because they have a child that they have to pay an extra poll tax."

Originally, the burden of the people was heavy, and there were a lot of taxes for this and that, and they couldn't afford to raise children, especially girls, and their kind-hearted parents threw them into the wilderness, and they drowned directly.

Anyway, I think that today is the reincarnation of a saint, and benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith are all the assets of a master. ”

When Wang Shan heard this, he glanced at Zhou Shen deeply, this guy's ideological consciousness is really high, and he has a great future.

Zhou Shen added: "In addition to the newly established provinces, only our Shanxi is a pilot of tax reform, which is the Shengshang's care for our Shanxi, so that Shanxi, which has been suffering from war for a long time, can quickly recover its population."

This is easy to make political achievements, Dong Weng must not miss the opportunity. ”

Li Bing was stunned for a long time, and then he sighed: "Pass the order, go down, and confiscate all the temple properties of Shanxi Buddhism, from land to gold and silver."

All prefectures, prefectures, and counties set up government-run temples, and all monks and monks gathered in government-run temples, and all the income from rituals and festivals was handed over to the government. Ninety percent of the donations received by the temple were handed over to the government.

Those who disobey the holy decree will be immediately imprisoned and severely punished. ”

Zhou Shen and others gladly accepted the order and ate the wealth of Shanxi Buddhism, and the government would have money, and according to the emperor's distribution plan, not only was it fully capable of reducing the poll tax, but these staff members would also increase their salaries significantly.

……

On Yuquan Mountain, the autumn breeze is slightly cool.

In the Hehuan Palace, the fragrant room is filled.

Lin Xiangyu was kneeling on the soft couch, leaning on the windowsill, looking at Yuquan Lake, and singing rhythmically in a low voice.

Zhu Qiyu stuck to the beauty and enjoyed the autumn scenery together.

When she was in love, Qian Xue smiled on the side: "The slave family doesn't want to sweep the husband's prosperity, but yesterday Brother Fang only finished worshipping the teacher, and today the concubine of Xuanmiao began to scold, and the scolding is so ugly and ugly, it is almost cursing our whole family."

Twilight Rain, please tell your husband, how to deal with it, let you know. ”

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously, "Okay, why did she suddenly start scolding?" ”

Qianxue replied: "Now these news are spreading too fast, after worshipping the teacher at noon yesterday, the whole capital will spread this morning."

Then the little eunuchs Zhang Ben and Zhang Qing, who were waiting for the concubine, revealed the news to her in order to deliberately anger her.

Concubine Yi originally thought that King Yi would always be the emperor, and Jianshen would always be the crown prince.

But now, Emperor Gong has been deposed as King Yi, and Brother Fang, the apprentice, is not it clear that he will replace Jianshen and become the crown prince.

Even the crown prince who saw the depth couldn't keep it, and the concubine completely broke the defense, and she no longer had any scruples, and she dared to curse you for thundering and cutting off your children and grandchildren. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, then arrange arrangements for her." Ordered Yang Xun to make a few more pieces of lacquerware, even if it was my filial piety to Concubine Er.

You also send some clothes and accessories in a high-profile manner, and Yingtai is surrounded by water on all sides, and it is too cold in winter, so you must pay attention to keeping the concubine warm.

Transporting a few more cars of red Luo charcoal into it, closing the doors and windows in winter, opening it up and burning, we must burn Xiangluan Pavilion warm and warm, so that the concubine can live comfortably.

Within a few days of winter, the concubine would have a headache and be sick. Give her a good treatment for two months, and when it is time for the New Year, give her a brocade quilt.

The matter was provoked by Zhang Ben and Zhang Qing, so the two of them will send Concubine Lu on the road.

Although I am a son and a father, this time, I have to learn the decisiveness of the Xuanmiao.

This is finally regarded as revenge for the queen mother, as soon as the Empress Dowager Zhang died, Concubine Lu killed the mother concubine that year.

Now I will give back to him in his own way, and half a year after the abolition of the emperor, I will also send the concubine to the underground to reunite with the Xuan Temple.

Well, Concubine Rong used the ceremony of concubine to bury her mother in Xishan. Now I will bury the concubine in Dongshan with the gift of concubine.

What the concubine does to the queen mother, I will do what I do to the concubine, in this way, the concubine should have no reason to blame me for being ruthless, right? ”

(End of chapter)