Chapter 696: Zhang Xun enters the palace The news that Kong Sheng was reprimanded by the emperor for seizing power and being implicated because of the civil unrest in Deqing gradually spread from Jiangning City, and the movement of the Jiangnan side went without saying, Li Tong, the king of Ding, who was waiting to cross the river at the Jiangbei ferry, secretly made up his mind after receiving such a report, temporarily gave up crossing the river to the south, stayed in a nearby post house, and sent someone to Chang'an to return quickly to ask the emperor's opinion to see if this marriage of the people would stop there.
Li Tong's decision is actually a prudent move, in addition to ensuring that his political interests are not implicated in Kong Sheng's "downfall", there are also considerations to protect the royal family's face.
Gu Yun was indifferent to Li Tong's decision.
Since Li Tong temporarily gave up crossing the river to the south, she was happy to be at ease, and took her maid to ride and shoot by the river every day, or took a small boat into the water, sailed on the river, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the river.
She was born back to the outside of the Saiwai, these days from Chang'an through Henan and Jiangbei to the south, along the way to the Central Plains majestic scenery and feel shocked, and gradually approached the ground in the south of the Yangtze River, the graceful style and endless prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River made her heart stir.
At this time, she somewhat understood why the second prince moved to build and the former prime minister Gu Lu was so obsessed with invading the territory of the Tang Dynasty, this world of flowers and flowers and thousands of miles of magnificent mountains and rivers are indeed so fascinating Compared with the Central Plains, the bitter cold of the north of the Hui Desert is simply difficult to describe in words.
But Ji Guo reacted strongly and was furious.
But what Ji Guo didn't expect was that his younger brother Li Tong, who was obedient to his words in the capital and the palace, had now become extremely resolute and determined, no matter what she said, it would be useless.
Ji Guo felt that the young man in front of him, Li Tong, was so unfamiliar.
She raised her eyebrows, and said angrily: "Li Tong, you are so presumptuous that I and Princess Hui will go to Jiangnan, this is the will of my father, you dare to resist the decree and disobey it, and linger in Jiangbei."
Li Tong clenched his fists and bowed and said with a smile: "Sister Ji Guo, it's not that the younger brother resists the decree, but that something has changed, and the younger brother doesn't dare to act without permission, I have already sent someone to return to Chang'an immediately to ask for the order, and I also ask my sister to be calm and not be impatient, and wait here for a few days."
As long as the father's will arrives, the younger brother will not delay any longer, how" Ji Guo sneered: "My father gave me a marriage, I already have a will and an edict to give marriage, what else do you want Li Tong, my sister really mistook a look at you, I didn't expect you to be a big ghost, and you are full of flowers Don't think I don't know why you are delaying here, you are just worried that Kong Lang will be questioned by your father and implicate you." ” "Sure enough" Ji Guo's sarcastic words almost came out, but he suddenly realized that insinuating Empress Zhang would bring trouble to himself and Kong Sheng, so he swallowed the words.
She originally wanted to say, "Sure enough, it is Empress Zhang's biological son."
"Hmph" Ji Guo brushed his sleeves away.
Looking at Ji Guo's angry and beautiful back, a trace of shame and anger flashed in Li Tong's eyes.
In the early afternoon, Li Tong suddenly reported that Princess Ji Guo had disappeared from the camp with two maids, and her whereabouts were unknown.
Li Tong was taken aback, but immediately understood that Ji Guo must have crossed the Yangtze River to the south to find Kong Sheng without permission.
Li Tong had no choice but to send a forbidden army escort team of more than 100 people to immediately cross the river to find the whereabouts of Ji Guo and others, and it was necessary to protect Ji Guo without mentioning it.
Same day.
Changan.
Daming Palace, political hall.
The government hall set up in Zhongshu Province is a place for ministers to discuss national affairs, which can be called the highest administrative decision-making center of this era.
Emperor Li Heng's expression was complicated, and he looked around at the two most relied on ministers Li Yu and Du Hongji, who were sitting under him, as well as the crown prince Li Yu on the other side, and Yan Zhenqing, the newly promoted quasi-state minister, and was silent.
The reason why he suddenly activated Yan Zhenqing was to appease the old ministers who were loyal to the old emperor Li Longji, because Yan Zhenqing was the leader and soul of these old ministers.
On the other hand, it is also to contain Li Mi and Du Hongji, who are becoming more and more powerful, and at the same time, it is also to use the influence of Yan Zhenqing, a group of ministers loyal to the Li Tang royal family, to consolidate his imperial power.
The emperor's mental technique, Li Mi and Du Hong gradually knew it.
However, for the two of them, although Yan Zhenqing is a little pedantic, he is also a celebrity minister who is honest and honest and loyal to the royal family, and will never be in the same boat with Li Yu for the so-called political interests.
The emperor suddenly waved his hand: "Chuan Zhang Xun" Zhang Xun entered the palace and waited for the meeting for a long time.
Zhang Xun walked in slowly, bowing down in front of the emperor: "Minister Zhang Xun, long live my emperor, long live."
"Zhang Xun, you came to see me and the ministers of state, but for the sake of the Jiangnan civil unrest and Kong Sheng's affairs" The emperor didn't say half a word of nonsense, and went straight to the point.
Zhang Xun got up, nodded, and said loudly: "Yes."
Your Majesty, the minister received a handwritten letter from Kong Sheng, the king of Jiangning County, five days ago, and entrusted the minister to forward it to His Majesty. ” A trace of complexity flashed in Zhang Xun's eyes.
It has been a few days since he received Kong Sheng's secret letter, but he has not entered the palace for a long time.
It was not until early this morning that he heard the military report that Kong Sheng personally led the army to quell the civil unrest in Jiangnan in the shortest possible time, that he immediately decided to enter the palace to complete Kong Sheng's entrustment.
Zhang Xun actually understood better than anyone else that the main reason why Kong Sheng wanted to convey to the emperor through him the matter of promoting the new land reform policy in Jiangnan was because Zhang Xun also had political ambitions in this regard, but Zhang Xun did not have the opportunity or courage to practice like Kong Sheng.
"Speak," the emperor waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, although the minister is in the capital, he still admires and admires King Kongjun's implementation of the new land reform policy in Jiangnan.
Since the implementation of the Juntian Decree in our dynasty, all local officials know that the wind of enclosure by wealthy families has become more and more intense, and the Juntian Decree has long been in vain, and the imperial court should have ordered it to be abolished a long time ago. ” Zhang Xun's words were halfway through, and Li Yu sneered: "Zhang Xun, whether the imperial court decree should be abolished or not is not something you can make a decision in vain."
Moreover, even if it was to be abolished, it would need to be implemented by the imperial court and his father, and Kong Sheng had the audacity to depose the Juntian Order in Jiangnan without authorization."
Zhang Xun was neither humble nor arrogant: "His Royal Highness the Prince, of course the ministers dare not make a decision.
The minister was only entrusted by the king of Kong Jun to forward the proposal of the king of Kong to the imperial court. ” Li Yu snorted coldly.
Zhang Xun said: "Your Majesty, in Jiangnan alone, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are not registered in the household registration, and these people have no land and property, and they depend on the wealthy family for a living.
Most of the land in Jiangnan was in the hands of the family, which directly led to a reduction in the imperial court's taxes by at least 50%.
And when you look at the world, the invisible population is at least tens of millions.
If these people are re-registered and given land estates, they will bring a large amount of tax revenue to the imperial court every year, at least, it is not a problem for the current imperial court tax to increase by two or three times. ” The Emperor's eyes lit up.
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In fact, since the urgent report of beating Kong Sheng to quell the civil unrest in Deqing arrived in the capital and reached the emperor's desk, the emperor understood Kong Sheng's true intentions.
Therefore, he was especially anxious for Li Yu and other ministers to enter the political hall to discuss matters and listen to Zhang Xun's words in place of Kong Sheng.
Li Yu frowned: "Zhang Xun, don't talk nonsense, use speculation to deceive your father, all kinds of things you say, exaggerate, there is evidence" "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is by no means speculation by the lower officials, Your Majesty can calculate it at a glance.
King Kong implemented a new land reform policy in the south of the Yangtze River, re-registered the private land and official land occupied by the wealthy families, returned the landless peasants, and then registered the peasants who had become slaves and tenants of the family, with the purpose of this purpose.
Your Majesty, the minister thought that the king of Kong Jun with the power of one person, against the infamy of thousands of years, is really a major matter in the community and the court, only one year, Jiangnan alone, the tax paid to the court can be doubled, there is no doubt about it. ” "But King Kong is bound to touch the interests of the wealthy families in Jiangnan, which is the key factor for the Jiangnan clans to come to Beijing to complain."
Zhang Xun bowed down: "The minister thinks that King Kong Jun has no personal interests, and the truth of the so-called Deqing civil rebellion has also been ascertained, it was just a farce of the local clan bewitching the villagers, inciting the displaced people to make trouble, and resisting the new policy of King Kong Jun's land reform." ” Li Yu frowned, and said coldly: "Zhang Xun, more than ten thousand people gathered to rebel, how can it be a farce" Zhang Xun smiled and silently ridiculed him: "May I ask His Royal Highness the Prince, if it is really more than ten thousand people who gathered to rebel and capture the city and loot the official treasury, the more than 1,000 people and horses of King Kong can be quelled and wiped out in one day."
"The facts are in front of you, the evidence is conclusive, King Kong has reported in detail the causes and consequences of this civil unrest, Your Majesty, the minister will not repeat it."
Zhang Xun forwarded Kong Sheng's report on the civil unrest in Deqing.
Zhu Huiguang took it and put it on the emperor's desk, but the emperor didn't look at it.
Zhang Xun said again: "Thirty-six of the first offenders and accomplices of the civil unrest have been detained in the Fusi Yamen of Shenlongwei Town, Jiangnan.
I also ask Your Majesty and the Prime Ministers of all countries to judge it."
"The minister thinks that it is imperative to depose the Juntian Order."
The emperor let out a sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at Li Mi, Du Hongji, Yan Zhenqing and others: "What do you Aiqing think?"
Li Mi got up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Zhang Xun said is reasonable.
The minister was originally suspicious that King Kong Jun was an old man and would not do anything that violated the law of the country.
The so-called Jiangnan people's rebellion caused King Kong Jun was a false accusation. ” Du Hongjian also got up and echoed: "Since the fall of the former Sui Dynasty, the Juntian Order has been implemented for more than 100 years, and it has long been a virtual reality, and the land is still unsustainable.
In the past, the minister was a county magistrate in the local area, and he was deeply touched.
Most of the land was in the hands of the gentry and wealthy families, and the government did not have any land to grant to the people, so the Juntian Order had in fact disappeared. ” Li Yu sneered: "The Juntian Decree is a national policy that has been continued by all dynasties, how can it be easily abolished because of Kong Sheng's suggestion, after it is abolished, may I ask the ministers of state, what system will replace it?"
Li Mi and Du Hong gradually fell silent, but they were speechless.
Of course, they thought that the Junda Decree had to be abolished, but they still did not know what tax system to replace it. oshow7 t1706231537: