Although the nine-tailed fox has taken on its original form and become Daji's pet, her spirit is still there.

In other words, the clouds and rain of Di Xin and Daji just now have been clearly seen by this nine-tailed fox.

This inevitably made Di Xin's face show a trace of embarrassment, and he stepped forward directly and lifted the nine-tailed fox up.

"As long as you behave well, one day the Lone King will be able to restore you to your human form. Then you can enjoy life with peace of mind. ”

What Di Xin didn't expect was that the nine-tailed fox actually nodded at him. And with her nine fluffy tails, she kept sweeping over Di Xin's face.

This couldn't help but make Di Xin smile and say: "No wonder they all say that the coquettish woman is a fox spirit, it seems that this is really true." ”

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Early the next morning, Emperor Xin sat in the Nine Halls, closed his eyes slightly and listened to the ministers report to him on state affairs.

After only listening to the reports of a few people, Di Xin's face already showed impatience.

At the moment, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, in the future, these things will be reported directly to Prime Minister Shang Rong, and let him come up with a reasonable handling plan and then report it to King Gu." ”

At the same time, he ordered Shang Rong to be supplemented by the main businessman and set up a big business cabinet. The Cabinet is responsible for the full management of big business and state affairs except the military. ”

As soon as Di Xin's words came out, someone stood up, "King, if all the major affairs of the country are handed over to the prime minister, won't the king become a puppet." ”

It was none other than Taishi Meibo who spoke.

Hearing Mei Bo's opposition to him, Di Xin's face couldn't help but show a trace of gloom, "You accepted all the beauties that Xibohou gave you?"

As soon as Di Xin's words came out, Maeber was dumbfounded. The heart said that this was just yesterday, how did Di Xin know.

Seeing Mei Bo with a stunned face, Di Xin opened his mouth and said to Gao Ming beside him: "You two tell him what you heard. ”

"Yesterday, when it was dark, Xibo Hou Jichang sent someone to send twenty beauties to Taishi Meibo, three carts of silk and satin, and countless gold and silver. ”

As Gao Ming spoke, Di Xin had already risen from the throne. And walked towards Mabel.

"As a prince of the imperial court, he secretly accepted gifts from the princes. It seems that you are ready to be the eyes and ears of the princes, monitoring the lone king's every move?"

At this time, Mei Bo's body was like a sieve of chaff, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to quibble to Di Xin: "The king, please be aware that the minister does not really want to accept the gift of Xibohou. ”

"The minister was only a temporary expedient measure, and he was ready to hand over all the gifts of the Xibohou to the treasury and let the king handle it himself. ”

"King Gu heard Gao Jue say that you were full of promises to the envoy sent by Xibohou Jichang at that time. said that he would help him say good things to the Lone King, and the Lone King would not pursue the previous matter. ”

As he spoke, Di Xin was already standing in front of Mei Bo, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he lifted it up and fell heavily in front of Su Hu.

At the same time, he said: "It seems that you have forgotten what the Lone King once said, and you dare to deceive the Lone King, kill." ”

As soon as Di Xin's words fell, Su Hu had already bent down and hugged Mei Bo's head. I saw Su Hu twist hard, and Mei Bo's neck was directly twisted.

The Taishi of the dynasty was so simply broken his neck. This inevitably made the Manchu civil and military tremble one by one.

At the same time, the eyes that looked at Su Hu were different from before, mixed with anger, hatred, and fear from the heart.

But Di Xin didn't even glance at the dead Mabel, but turned and walked back to the throne.

"You Hun, immediately led someone to raid Mabel's house. Then go to the Longde Hall to meet the lonely king. ”

You Hun hurriedly left the class and sighed, and then turned around and walked out of the Nine Palaces.

Now You Hun has become a general who has copied the family, and in just over a month, he has successively copied the homes of Fei Zhong and Mei Bo.

This inevitably made You Hun's heart also beat a drum, and he didn't understand why Di Xin would let him do these things.

You Hun left, and Di Xin continued to speak: "Is there anyone still opposing the establishment of a cabinet by the Lone King?"

Maeber's body was still on the Nine Palaces, and who would dare to stand up against it at this time?

What's more, Prime Minister Shang Rongya is more dry, and even Wucheng King Huang Feihu is silent. No one else dared to speak.

Seeing that no one spoke, King Su waved his hand to Zhu Sheng beside him.

Zhu Sheng stepped forward and took out a holy decree from his sleeve and read it out in public.

"The king has an order, from now on all nobles report the number of slaves in their families, and each person must pay a slave tax of one tael of silver per month. ”

(To explain the currency Dragon Soul, in order to make it clear to everyone, Dragon Soul did not use the currency of the time.) Instead, the well-known gold, silver, and copper coins were used. The unit is, 10,000 copper coins = 10 taels of silver = 1 tael of gold. One tael of silver is equivalent to two thousand soft sister coins in later generations. ）

"If they are unwilling to pay the slave tax, they may be dismissed and returned to civilian status. If you dare to conceal it and fail to report it, you will be punished for the crime of treason and punished by the nine clans. ”

This time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were even more shocked, and now the big merchants are a slave society. The status of a nobleman depends on how many slaves he has.

And slaves are the private property of the aristocracy, and I have never heard of any generation of emperors from ancient times to collect slave taxes from them.

The king himself is not afraid to be a puppet when he sets up a cabinet, and these noble officials can choose to turn a blind eye. After all, it did not affect their vital interests.

But now that the emperor had to collect the slave tax, it was in the vital interest of each and every one of them.

Immediately, some people stood up against it, and most officials agreed, demanding that Di Xin retract his order.

Among them, the person with the most opposition is Di Xin's brother Wei Ziqi.

"Great King, if you really decide to do this, I am afraid that it will shake the foundation of my Great Merchants, and the foundation of my Great Merchants for hundreds of years may be destroyed in an instant. ”

Di Xin didn't pay attention to Wei Ziqi, and he didn't directly kill him like he did to Mei Bo.

Of course, this is not just because Wei Ziqi is his own brother, but Di Xin knows that what Wei Ziqi said is the truth.

Although Di Xin did not express his position, Bigan stood up at this time.

And he said to Di Xin: "My lord, there are more than 500 slaves in his family, and this slave tax minister cannot afford to pay it no matter what. ”

Therefore, the minister was willing to dismiss all the slaves, leaving only a few maids and servants to take care of the affairs of the house. I wonder if the king still has to collect a slave tax?"

"Uncle Wang is more than a nobleman, and as long as there are no more than fifty slaves in the family, he does not need to pay slave tax. As for people in other different official positions, there are also different standards. ”

After speaking, Zhu Sheng announced their respective standards, and made it clear that this matter has become a foregone conclusion and there is no need to discuss it.

Originally, everyone thought that Bigan was opposing King Xu's collection of slave taxes, but they didn't expect that Bigan would be a disguised support for Di Xin.

And even Wei Zi Kai chose to be silent under Bigan's eyes, and no longer expressed any opinion on slave taxes.

At this time, the officials of the DPRK and China did not dare to speak, but it did not mean that they accepted this fact.

However, Di Xin opened his mouth and said to Su Hu at this time: "The Lone King will temporarily lend Gao Ming Gaojue to you, and those who do not pay the slave tax according to the Lone King's holy decree after three days will be killed." ”