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These people only discovered each other after they got out of the queue, which was quite awkward for a while. But since they are already out of the queue, it doesn’t matter. The person at the front and the one with the highest rank shouted: "Liu Mao, haven't you heard that Su Song was given a heavy gift?"

Then he turned to Hu Guang and spoke loudly, with a righteous expression on his face: "Your Majesty, I think Liu Mao is so selfish that he can be punished!"

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" Then a person followed and said: "The south of the Yangtze River is a place where the imperial court places heavy taxes, and the taxes are much higher than those in the north. If the additional allocation is unfairly based on acres of land, the people in the south of the Yangtze River will be overwhelmed and civil unrest will occur, which will have far-reaching consequences. In the land of the north!"

"All the people in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty are your Majesty's subjects. I ask your Majesty to treat them equally!" Others also followed suit.

In the original history, because there were far more officials from the south than from the north, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called fair method of increasing allocations according to the number of acres was implemented, further increasing the burden on northern farmers.

Liu Mao was attacked by them, and his face turned red with anger. He glanced at Cao Yubian, the censor of Zuodu, Duchayuan, who was also from the north, but saw that he was like a clay Buddha, not responding at all, and he couldn't help but be disappointed. , knowing that most of their Jin people are engaged in business, and land tax is a trivial matter in their eyes. In desperation, he had no choice but to wait for the Holy Judgment.

However, Hu Guang did not speak immediately. He just glanced below and then asked: "What do the Ministry of Revenue and the Cabinet think?"

Bi Ziyan originally thought that he should follow the old rules and increase the number of people assigned per mother. I don't know why Liu Mao mentioned this matter again. Will the emperor still listen to you?

When he was about to say something, Zhou Yanru, the assistant minister of the cabinet, who was in the front row, came out and heard him say: "Your Majesty, no matter how many methods are used to increase the number of troops, or how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, it has always been a problem for the past dynasties. I think that, A bird cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings. Now that the position of the chief minister of the cabinet is vacant, it is better to appoint the chief minister first, and then let the chief minister take the lead in discussing it!"

By convention, if the first assistant in the cabinet is vacant, the second assistant will take over. Of course, the second assistant will be the first assistant minister who joins the cabinet next. Zhou Yanru raised this matter because he wanted to take a step forward and take a few steps forward.

Of course, Cheng Jiming would benefit the most from this, but he couldn't come up to speak about it himself, so he secretly reached a tacit agreement with Zhou Yanru, and Zhou Yanru would raise the matter.

As soon as he said this, many people among the civil servants agreed with this proposal, and in a blink of an eye, they put aside the previous debate.

Hu Guang looked at all this coldly, letting them generously state that there was no harm from the chief minister, and said nothing.

Cao Yubian, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also came out and said, "I think that it is inappropriate for my former chief assistant to retire and return to his hometown when he is still in his prime. I would like to ask your majesty to consider this as appropriate and allow him to do his best for our Ming Dynasty." .”

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" Cheng Qinan, the general envoy, came out and shouted loudly.

Almost at the same time, several other people followed suit. For a moment, it seemed that Han Xu was really going to make a comeback as expected.

As a result, some people quit. Then he proposed to the emperor that in this case, the second assistant Li Biao should also come back.

In addition to these two factions, there were naturally people who were not convinced and expressed their thoughts one after another, saying that this was unfair and that it would only be fair if the ministers recommended it.

At this moment, the cold wind in the square seemed not to be so cold anymore. People were passionate and attacking each other. It was more lively than the vegetable market in later generations. It was contrary to the deserted atmosphere when suggestions were made to replenish the national treasury at the beginning.

The whip sounded quietly, and all the civil servants remembered that there was an emperor sitting on it. This was in the middle of a court meeting, so they all shut up and returned to their ranks.

At the same time, in the military tent of the Jianlu camp in Tongzhou, all the Jianlu big and small Baylors and Beizi were gathered together. In the middle of the main seat, three Heshuo Baylors were sitting side by side, listening to a man kneeling in front of them. Reported by Jianlu of Han clothes.

"Since I entered the capital, I have discovered that the city defense is extremely weak. Apart from piling up some rolled logs and rocks, even the most basic defenses are rare." Oboi excitedly reported, "And the city defense commander is Man Guihe. The admiral of the Beijing camp, Li Fengxiang, was at odds with him, so when I went there, I happened to catch him quarreling!"

The Jianlu leaders nearby all became excited when they heard it. Some of them even took a few steps forward, unknowingly getting closer to listen.

"The garrison at the top of the city was weak. For this reason, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty asked the ministers and wealthy households in the city to provide money and personnel to strengthen the city's defense. On the way to the prison, the slave saw Dongchang Fanzi and the ministers and wealthy households arguing... "

"Haha, okay, okay!" After hearing this, Mang Gurtai couldn't help it anymore and shouted loudly, "The city defenses are empty and there is civil strife. What a God-given opportunity!"

"Third brother, please be patient and listen again!" When Dai Shan saw this, he said with a smile as the boss.

Mang Gurtai was in a good mood and didn't take it seriously. He just laughed and said to Obai: "Say it quickly!"

"..." Obai went on to talk about the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and emphasized, "It was already dark at that time. When the slaves and others swarmed out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, they saw flames in the city. It was said that the granary had leaked."

"The slave didn't dare to stay. After finding the Yongchang ticket number, the shopkeeper explained that the emperor had also dismissed the first and second assistants. Now there is chaos in the capital. It is said that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty are preparing to seize the position of the first assistant." Obai After saying that, he bowed his head and knelt down.

This time, Huang Taiji didn't wait for Mang Gurtai to speak, and immediately praised loudly: "Well done, I lived up to the arrangement of this Khan!"

The implication was to express to the Jianlu leaders present that he was wise and mighty, and had already anticipated this and made arrangements. But it is true that Obai was his personal guard and it was he who arranged to go to the capital.

At this moment, it was no longer important what effect the peace letter would have, and no one paid attention to it.

After Huang Taiji praised Obai, he immediately stood up and ordered loudly: "This Khan's military order, the army will set out immediately, and in accordance with the will of God, we will take the capital of the Ming Dynasty!"

The leaders of Jianlu were already itching to hear this. They immediately responded with a bang and wished they could fly to the capital of the Ming Dynasty immediately. In their opinion, the capital's city defense is not only weak, but also civil strife. In this case, taking the capital is as easy as picking out a bag!

Mang Gurtai originally wanted to give orders, but Huang Taiji didn't expect him to do so. Then everyone agreed noisily and were all ready to set off. Seeing this, he stared at Huang Taiji's profile, feeling very unhappy and feeling as sick as if he had eaten a fly.

Not long after, Jie Jing Chuan, whose eyes were red because he had not rested well, looked at the Jianlu army outside the city in shock and said, "The Jianlu army was so anxious to attack the city yesterday, why did they suddenly leave today? Isn’t it a waste of all our efforts?”

When he saw clearly that the direction of Jianlu's army was leaving in the direction of the capital, he immediately understood Jianlu's purpose. Now, he didn't know what to do? In desperation, he sent someone to report to Shanhaiguan urgently, and Mr. Sun Ge made the decision.

Under the capital city, a large group of King Qin's defeated troops were clamoring to enter the city.