Domineering Daming

He was a little worried, and he didn't understand what Zhu Youjian was going to do and what crime he was going to ask.

After Zhu Youjian finished writing, he picked up the memorial, dried it gently, then stood up and said, "Has the emperor rested?"

Wang Chengen looked at the sky outside the window and said, "Shouldn't be there, the emperor usually rests when he's in bed."

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, and said, "Well, I'll go to the imperial study."

Looking at Zhu Youjian's expression, Wang Chengen felt a little relieved, but he was also a little worried. What would the emperor in Jingyang Palace think when Xin Wang went to plead guilty?

Zhu Youjian didn't think too much, and correcting mistakes when he knew it was one of his qualities. Since he was the one who made the mistake, it is not difficult to accept it to the emperor to admit his mistake.

Zhu Xu was looking at the memorial, mainly from Shaanxi. Many people were impeaching Hong Chengchou for killing prisoners.

Hong Chengchou defeated Wang Zishun in Baishui, captured nearly 2 people, and killed dozens of leaders in a "mutiny".Anyone with a discerning eye can see this kind of thing, and his memorials for his impeachment have gradually increased.

"Don't worry about me."

Zhu Xu couldn't say good or bad about Hong Chengchou's strategy of killing prisoners. His attitude was neither agreeing nor opposing, but it really caused him trouble.

Treating these poor captives who were forced to rebel, not to mention court officials, ordinary people are sympathetic. Such a killing is naturally indispensable to impeachment.

After thinking about it, Zhu Xu still felt that Shaanxi should be divided as soon as possible. Hong Chengchou's 3 people could not cope with such a large place.

"Let's reprimand it clearly."

Zhu Xu threw the playbook aside.

Liu Shimin came over to take it, and said yes.

Just as Zhu Xu was about to turn over the memorial book in his hand, he said again with a heartbeat: "Tomorrow, General Qin will be invited into the palace."

The chaos in Shaanxi is in danger of getting out of control. He can't let Sichuan go into chaos again. Without Qin Liangyu in charge, he feels uneasy.

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

"Your Majesty, King Xin is asking to see you." Just as Zhu Xu was flipping through the notebook, an inner eunuch turned around and appeared at the door and said.

Zhu Xu looked up at the sky, and said to himself, "Could something happen at this time?"

"Please!" Zhu Xu said.

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath, straightened his court clothes, then strode into the imperial study room, and walked upright not far from Zhu Xu. Under Zhu Xu's gaze, he knelt down with a plop, holding up the memorial, Loudly said: "I come to plead guilty!"

Zhu Xu was startled, looked at Zhu Youjian who was kneeling there, and couldn't help turning to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun shook his head slightly, expressing that he didn't know.

Zhu Xu turned to Liu Shimin again.

Liu Shimin also shook his head, walked over quickly, and handed Zhu Youjian's playbook to Zhu Xu.

Liu Shimin took away the memorial book, Zhu Youjian bowed down and knelt there deeply.

Zhu Xu took the playbook in a daze and glanced at it, his expression gradually changed to a solemn expression.

This is Zhu Youjian's apology book, which details his actions and mental journey in the past two years, earnestly "apologizing" to Zhu Xu and requesting "severe punishment".

Zhu Xu put down the notebook, quietly looked at Zhu Youjian who was kneeling there, his heart was also fluctuating.

For Zhu Youjian, Zhu Xu's emotions have always been complicated. This person should be a typical example of "willingness" and "powerlessness". Countless people are sad and unwilling.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian's suspicion, fickleness, meanness and lack of kindness, and a series of shortcomings such as changing from day to day were fatal to him and Daming at that time.

Some people say he is pitiful, some people say he is hateful, in short, it is complicated and difficult to explain in a few words.

Zhu Xu put down the notebook, walked over, stretched out his hand to hold Zhu Youjian's arm, and said: "Brother Huang, get up, we brothers, there is no need for this, there is nothing that cannot be said openly!"

Zhu Youjian figured it out, and was quite grateful for Zhu Xu's tolerance, so he kowtowed again, and said, "I am confused, I hope the emperor punishes the crime."

Zhu Xu pulled him hard, and at the same time waved to Cao Huachun and the others.

Cao Huachun and the others bowed slightly and retreated quietly.

Zhu Youjian felt the strength in Zhu Xu's hand, stood up, bowed in front of Zhu Xu, and said in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, the former minister was stubborn and obstructed the emperor's state affairs. It is really disrespectful, immoral and incompetent... "

Zhu Xu was surprised by Zhu Youjian's arrival, but he could see the sincerity in his eyes, took a deep breath, smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother, I always knew that you are dedicated to the country, even if you think about it Not quite the same as me, but I have no selfishness..."

Zhu Xu felt a little ashamed in his heart, at first he just needed a shield to block Qingliu and the Donglin Party's attack, but now seeing Zhu Youjian sincerely pleading guilty, a sense of guilt welled up in his heart.

Zhu Xu was ashamed in his heart, but Zhu Youjian was ashamed on the face, raised his hand and said: "My minister, my eyesight is short-sighted, I can't fully understand the emperor's state affairs, because it has caused countless troubles..."

Zhu Xu moved a chair and said, "Come on, brother Huang, sit down, let's have a good talk."

Zhu Youjian looked flustered, and when he was about to be humble, Zhu Xu held him down, moved another chair, sat side by side with Zhu Youjian, and said, "Brother Huang, let's not talk about the past, but what is in the heart of Brother Huang is now." Knot, is it the matter of taxing the landlord?"

This is indeed Zhu Youjian's knot in his heart. He always believes that these people are the foundation of Ming Dynasty and cannot be moved lightly.

As soon as he admitted his mistake, he wanted to bring this up again, Zhu Youjian turned sideways in embarrassment, and said: "This is where I am confused, and I hope the emperor will clarify it."

Zhu Xu nodded, knocked on Erlang's leg in a very disfigured manner, looked outside, and said with a smile: "Actually, this involves land annexation. Zhang Taiyue also tried to solve it at the beginning. It was the whip method, but once he died, His policies were overturned and never mentioned again."

"My Daming's farmland is more than [-] mu. Before I ascended the throne, less than [-] mu of land could be used to collect taxes. The other part was in the hands of the clan and the other part was in the hands of officials. They are all the best restaurants in my Ming Dynasty, but they don’t pay taxes!”

"Let's talk about King Fu first. The mansion of King Fu directly and indirectly controls more than 600 hectares of land, that is, 130 million mu. There are more than 300 princes and more than [-] county kings. The emperor should be able to know how many acres they control. These are all Not paying taxes."

Zhu Youjian's heart skipped a beat when he heard Zhu Xu's words, but his face remained motionless.

Zhu Xu moved his neck slightly, and continued: "Let's talk about the officials, they control a lot more land than the clan, and they also don't pay taxes. This is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that they are still expanding. With their expansion speed, the remaining less than [-] mu of land will be divided up in a short time, let alone disaster relief, even officials' salaries..."

Zhu Youjian was terrified this time. He knew that Zhu Xu's words were true. Just talking about the land of the clan prince was an astonishing number.

Zhu Xu glanced at Zhu Youjian, and continued: "Tax collection is only my preliminary plan. My goal is to re-register the household registration, clear the land, and curb land annexation."

Zhu Youjian was sullen and silent.Many things that I couldn't understand before have now been straightened out. The suspension of the cabinet should be to resolve party disputes, and the clan's confinement in the capital is also to recover the huge acres of land. The salt administration, military reform, and political reform all have their own purposes.Don't say that he was conflicted about these things before, even if he understands them now, he wouldn't dare to do them if they were placed on him, and he couldn't do them.

He looked up at Zhu Xu, his heart was complicated and difficult to understand.His sixth younger brother has been smart and sharp since he was a child, and his behavior is different from ordinary people. At one time, he was worried that Zhu Xu would go on an "evil path", so he sent people to follow him, complained to Empress Zhang, and even asked the then Emperor Tianqi to restrain Zhu Xu.

Looking back now, the vision and pattern of this sixth younger brother are beyond his reach.The trace of dissatisfaction and anger in my heart quietly dissipated.

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian's thoughtful expression, and continued: "Qin Tianjian predicts that the drought will last for many years, most of the country will be affected, and food production will continue to decrease. The civil unrest in Shaanxi is just the beginning. I am worried that the chaos in the Southwest will become more and more serious. If we do not take precautions early, the court will fall into a difficult situation and threaten our Zhu family..."

Zhu Youjian's expression changed suddenly, and his body was straight.He can give in on other things, but when it comes to their "Zhu family" country, he will not compromise at all!

Zhu Xu's words continued: "Although Jianu was beaten and disabled by me, the threat is still there. Mongolia will hold customs from time to time, Yunnan and Burma are about to move, and the Annan people are not safe. The red-haired people on the sea, Franji People make troubles in Taiwan from time to time, and they also have the intention of re-invading, brother, my Ming Dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact, internal and external troubles, precarious..."

Zhu Youjian naturally knew this too. What he used to think of as scabies, now that he looked at it carefully, Daming was really besieged on all sides, and there were many crises.

"At the time of the ancestor of the gods, there were savings left by Zhang Taiyue after the reform, but the war in Burma, the three wars in Korea, and the continuous war in Liaodong, the foundation of Ming Dynasty has been almost exhausted. When Brother Tianqi was alive, why was the treasury empty? Look, what was my situation when I ascended the throne? In such a huge world, the tax money is only 200 million? The tax and food have dropped by nearly 800 million shi compared to the time when the ancestors were gods, and the time is only ten years..."