Wanli Youming

Chapter 186

Chapter 186

Zhu Yijun has been very irritable recently.

He didn't clearly oppose the New Deal, but secretly encouraged the slaves and hooligans to retaliate against Zhang Juzheng's actions, making him, the emperor, want to kill people but couldn't, so he became more and more irritable.

After all, although the ruler formulates rules to maintain his own rule, sometimes the rules will conversely restrain the ruler.

At this time, since Zhu Yijun had found out the evidence that Cheng Guogong Zhu Yizhen had sent people to influence the Queen Mother and encourage the Queen Mother to interfere in the government, he naturally would not tolerate it, and shouted excitedly.

After Zhu Yijun yelled at Zhu Yizhen so sharply, he said: "Drag him back to the imperial prison and pour him down! The old nun who put him in Zhenyun Nunnery to spy on the Queen Mother's secrets will also be shot immediately!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

……

Zhu Yizhen was also detained.

And soon after he was taken back to the imperial prison, Zhang Jing asked Zhu Yizhen to bring the poisoned wine he had found.

At this time, Zhu Yizhen was pushed on the spring stool by Jin Yiwei, and shouted: "I won't drink, I won't drink!"

Zhang Jing smiled sinisterly: "You must drink, the emperor's order must not be violated!"

As he said that, Zhang Jing asked someone to open Zhu Yizhen's tightly closed mouth, and forced Zhu Yizhen to drink it down.

Then, in order to prevent Zhu Yizhen from dying, Zhang Jing directly ordered someone to hammer an iron nail into his forehead.

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And old Ni Qingxian also screamed because he was beaten up by the royal staff because he was talking about political affairs in front of the queen mother, spying on the secrets of the court.

Not long after, Qing Xian was executed with a stick.

Zhu Yizhen also lost his life.

The next day, the relatives learned that Zhu Yizhen committed suicide in fear of crime.

Dingguo Duke Xu Wenbi slumped on his chair after hearing such news, and he came back to his senses after a while, and immediately revealed the secret of the person he had placed in the inner court, and let him drink his own poisoned wine ,road:

"Wen Tao, the palace is now under strict investigation. Even the old nun sent by Cheng Guogong to contact the queen mother has been discovered, so I have to let you die! To avoid being found out."

"Go at ease, your family, I will let someone take good care of you."

The little eunuch named Wen Tao suddenly felt his throat constrict, and fell to the ground and twitched, only his right hand was still trying to lift up, trying to point to Xu Wenbi, but after a while, his right hand was also put down, and his pupils dilated.

"Carry it down!"

"In addition, I will tell people to prepare all the tax, grain, and silver that should be paid after the preferential exemption is cancelled, including the tax, grain, and silver for the tenant farmers in each village, and it will also be paid by the mansion! Pulling fiber on the canal instead of plowing the fields."

Xu Wenbi waved his sleeves, and ordered again.

Prince Consort Hou Gongchen also summoned his own guards and ordered:

"If the government comes to collect taxes, grain and silver, and pay them all honestly, the fate of Cheng Guogong will be there. The one who is now in charge of the country is determined to change the policy of preferential exemption from taxes and corvee for officials and gentry. The system! We are all people with no power, and we have no way to fight against it."

So far, on Beizhi's side, when Shuntian Prefecture collects taxes according to the system of abolishing preferential exemptions, many dignitaries and gentry dare not resist.

In the palace, there were also sudden and bizarre appearances, and there were many cases of eunuchs and palace maids dying suddenly when they were shopping inside or outside the palace.

Zhu Yijun knew why there were so many sudden deaths, so he said after Zhang Hong reported:

"Every one of them was very courageous, but also very small. They gave the palace officials who died violently a deep burial, and comforted their families in name. Each family gave 30 taels of silver;"

"The palace must be contrasted with those who bought them or put them in. Know who will treat them as human beings!"

Zhang Hong clapped his hands and said yes.

"Then take this opportunity to strengthen internal review and set up an anonymous reporting system!"

"Set up anonymous iron boxes at the gates of various palaces, so that people who enter or leave or who are on duty can quietly submit anonymous letters. Only you, the eunuch who is in charge of the ceremony, can open and read these anonymous letters, and then report them to me, so that we can visit secretly. To ensure that there are no internal thieves in the palace, and to prevent some people from going in for a long time, forgetting the pain, and sticking their hands into the palace again."

Zhu Yijun ordered.

There are tens of thousands of palace people in the inner court, Zhu Yijun has a pair of eyes, and he knows that it is difficult to keep an eye on everyone, even the secret work of Dongchang can't keep an eye on everyone.

However, with the deepening of the reform, the emperor's power is also increasing, and he must beware of troubles in the palace.

Therefore, the palace also had to strengthen its defenses.

And there is actually a way to do this.

This method is to let all the palace people supervise each other, which can be regarded as mobilizing the masses, using the characteristics of mutual introversion among a group, so that the entire inner court can expose together to maintain the peace of the palace.

Of course, the premise is that the emperor has to treat the palace people as people around him, or even really his own family.

Let them all have the right to speak out and express their opinions, even if they are anonymous.

Only in this way, because everyone is selfish, and everyone wants a comfortable and peaceful environment, and does not want to break the status quo, everyone is willing to maintain the existing order, actively supervise those who want to destroy the court order, such as being bought by outsiders. The act of delivering news from the palace.

Zhu Yijun knew that the reason why he became the emperor and the master of the world was that there were too many people in the world and their power was scattered, and everyone wanted to exploit others and make himself a master, so he finally recognized him as the emperor power and status over all.

Therefore, at this time, Zhu Yijun deliberately gave the palace people the opportunity to report to each other anonymously.

Zhang Hong still said yes.

Then, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong: "How is Hai Rui doing in Nanzhidu and the tax governor? Is there a report?"

"Return to the emperor, the Haibu Hall has sent a memorial report, and the memorial is about Zhang Zongxi, the son of Yangzhou, coercing the bullies and ruffians in Yangzhou and the evil slaves who were expelled from the mansion by Haoyou to make trouble."

"Haibutang said that these people actually encouraged Yanding to surround the government, control Yangzhou's city defense, and prevent them from entering the city. Fortunately, Lai Sheng Gong Yuanxiang led a group of righteous people to open the city, which prevented the occurrence of a vicious rebellion in Yangzhou."

"And Haibutang asked the imperial court to send competent people to escort Zhang Zongxi to Beijing to interrogate the mastermind behind the scenes and take charge of the case."

Zhang Hong played at this time.

"Hai Rui is responsible for tax collection. This case really needs to send another imperial envoy. Let the Political Affairs Hall discuss it, and let the Sanju, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei each send a person to take charge of the case!"

Zhu Yijun gave orders at this time.

Moreover, he had to admit that what Zhang Juzheng said was right. When it was just a matter of discussing the New Deal, it was not easy for the court to take action. After all, there was no reason, and it was easy to be said that the court forbids people to speak.

But now, when some people can't help but jump out and do things that violate the emperor's guidelines and state laws, it will be easier for the court to take action.

After Zhu Yijun gave such instructions, he asked again: "Is there a memorial to impeach Hai Rui?"

"Yes! There is already a censor's article impeaching Hai Rui for harassing the gentry, oppressing the wealthy, and arresting students as soon as he arrives in the local area. He has no sympathy."

Zhang Hong replied.

Zhu Yijun smiled lightly after hearing this: "I believe that sir will not make this censor's life easy, let Jin Yiwei seriously check whether this censor has received money."

……

Hai Rui's collection of land tax Dingyin from the big officials and gentry from door to door in the prefectural city of Yangzhou went smoothly at first, but gradually it was not smooth.

Because some high-ranking officials and gentry deliberately delayed it on the grounds that the land rent had not been collected and the family had no money, and they became laolai.

Hai Rui knew that these high officials and gentry hoped that the court would decree his dismissal or transfer him away soon, so they deliberately delayed.

But Hai Rui did not expose the tricks of these high officials and gentry, but after returning to the Yangzhou government office to report the affairs of Zhang Zongxi, Cheng Batian and others to the court, he suddenly issued a general order.

Together, he reiterated what he had said before, that the officials and gentry in the world must pay the land tax and silver before July this year, otherwise the tax will be levied by force, and the households that occupy less than [-] mu of land are allowed to use the land tax and silver to raise money when needed As a result of the day, it was postponed until August to pay the Jun Order.

When July came, Hai Rui once again sent a message to Wu Xiumin, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and asked, "This month, how many big households who have not paid the land tax have come to pay the full land tax?"

"No one."

Wu Xiumin replied cautiously.

After Hai Rui heard this, his face darkened, and he gave instructions to Lu Kun, the former head of the official department who was sent to be his official:

"Record the names and surnames of these big households, and then make a draft, and ask the court to remove their titles and titles!"

Then, Hai Rui took out the Jun Order that he had drawn up from his sleeve and told Hu Shouren:

"Take my official letter and immediately assign your officers and soldiers to copy these big households!"

"But you are not allowed to beat, scold or torture. After all, you are here to collect taxes, not to plunder. The Emperor's pro-army must be decent."

"However, if these big households are cunning and hide the money and grain so that you can't copy them, then arrest them! I will ask them personally!"

"As ordered!"

Hu Shouren cupped his hands and replied.

(End of this chapter)