Domineering Daming

Cao Huachun knew that this was a sign Zhu Xu valued, so he responded and walked towards Dorgon.

Dorgon raised his hand again, looked at Zhu Xu calmly and deeply, and said, "I will leave."

Zhu Xu nodded and watched Dorgon exit the imperial study.

With a smile on the corner of Zhu Xu's mouth, he said softly to himself: "Alright, let's try Mongolia."

The summer grain harvest is imminent, it is the critical time for the Mongolian robbery, and it also happens to be a good opportunity to try Dorgon.

Since Zhu Youjian's "heart-to-heart relationship" with Zhu Xu, he has become more and more majestic as the regent. He forcibly passed the "restoration of the ancestral system" at the Wenzhao Pavilion meeting. , All households with more than 5 mu of fields are taxed at [-] liters per mu, and [-] liters of tax and grain are paid at the same time.

That is to say, the imperial court will levy one bucket of tax and grain per mu of fields in the world.

As soon as Shuntian Mansion released the news, it caused a huge shock. On the same day, countless impeachment transcripts flew into the General Secretary, impeaching Wen Zhaoge for "disorderly governance", demanding his dismissal, restoration of the cabinet, and so on.

On the same day, Zhu Youjian summoned the ministers of the six ministers and King Jing of the Supervisory Yuan to discuss the matter of provincial reform, and the meeting went very smoothly.

The cabinet decided to establish Liaodong Province, covering the north of Shanhaiguan and the Dusi Peninsula of Liaodong, with Zhang Wenda as the governor and Yang Lin as the governor.The five provinces of Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Huguang are re-differentiated, and Ningxia and Gansu provinces are added. The new governor and governor-general are also ready and are already on the way.

Wen Zhaoge and the Ministry of War also quickly determined the conditions of Houjin's "true surrender", including strict demarcation of borders, the Ming Dynasty sent officials to supervise Houjin's military administration, detailed tributes, titles, trade and so on.

Wen Zhaoge moved quickly, which also surprised Daming inside and outside the capital.

Surprisingly, there is not much opposition to the provincial reform. Whether it is Shaanxi, Sichuan, or Yunnan, the provinces are very large, the situation is complicated, and the disaster is serious. block.

The real resistance is still in the face of tax collection and tax payment from the rich.

Even under the banner of "restoring the ancestral system", there are still voices of opposition from all over the country. Not only the landlords banded together to resist the tax and food officials, but also the leaders of the provinces and counties all treated it negatively, and even secretly obstructed it.

The target of this taxation is the rich south and the coastal provinces. First, the political reform was carried out, and then the Fushe was forcibly banned. In addition, the heads of Wei Zhongxian's murders were still rolling, and the blood was still flowing. The top officials of Ming Dynasty were unwilling to "provoke" the Jiangnan officials and eunuchs, so they could only be gentle and advance slowly.

The morning newspapers of Ming Dynasty are in full swing. At present, newspapers are very cheap. There are stalls all over the capital, and anyone can afford them.

The news of the provincial reform, the news of the establishment of slaves and tribute, the news of disaster relief, the news of the suppression of chaos, in short, it is all about the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and the court is dedicated to the country. days and so on.

The Morning Post set up newspaper outlets in various provinces one after another, and gradually began to grasp the direction of public opinion.

On the way to Shaanxi, inside an exquisite, somewhat luxurious carriage.

Li Yan's face was expressionless, his eyes were gloomy, as if there was infinite hatred, but he couldn't get it out.

His wife, Tang Shi, comforted her in a soft voice: "Husband, even if you can't get into the Provincial Academy of Arts, you can still ask your father to submit it. Even if it doesn't work, didn't the court say that you can get into an official position through the scientific examination like in the past?"

Li Yan looked up at Tang Shi, the corner of his mouth moved, and wanted to say something, but finally he snorted and closed his eyes.

Although Tang is a lady, how much does she know about the outside world?

What made Li Yan angry was that he hadn't been admitted to the Shandong Provincial Academy of Arts three times, but those people who were not in his eyes were all admitted!Can't get in the exam, get in?With Li Yan's character, he can't do such a shameful thing!

At the same time, he also realized another thing. Since he failed the examination questions of the Provincial Academy of Arts, he should not count on the imperial examination!

The imperial court cut off his official career!

"Dark Lord!"

"Weak government!"

"No virtue!"

"inability!"

Li Yan shut his mouth tightly, resentment churned in his heart, and he cursed differently.

Knowing her husband's temper, Tang could only comfort her softly from time to time, but now it seemed that it didn't have much effect.

Tang's beautiful eyes looked at Li Yan's thin cheeks, and said softly in her heart, "Maybe, I have to ask my mother to persuade me."

Li Yan was not the only one who failed the admission to the Academy of Arts. Many scholars and literati in the south of the Yangtze River failed the entrance examination three times.

Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, Chen Zilong, Gu Yanwu and others bowed their heads to the court, disbanded Fushe, and got special approval from the governor of Jiangsu, allowing them to enter the Academy of Arts.

But even though he is talented and the articles are beautifully written, he is all in "reasoning", and he was blocked in the second subject of "mathematics", and he was not admitted twice.

They are all proud people, gritted their teeth and did not bow their heads to the "Xin Xuezheng", so they could only wander endlessly on both sides of the Qinhuai River with full of resentment, singing and singing loudly every day.

However, Gu Yanwu was very special. Although he failed the exam twice, his scores were getting higher and higher. He entered the liberal arts school again and again, asking for papers or textbooks, hoping to go back and study by himself.

Naturally, the Academy of Arts hoped to popularize education, and was never stingy, not only gave textbooks, but even allowed him to attend the Academy.

Gu Yanwu seems to have discovered the new world, and he is full of energy every day. At home, he is bored in the study room, delving into "new knowledge", or going to the Academy of Arts to attend lectures and ask many professors of politics and politics. This has left a very good impression on the Academy of Arts. impression.One of the professors even planned to give him the recommended quota in his hand and let him study in the liberal arts college.

After all, people like Gu Yanwu are a minority. Resistance to the imperial court's "new learning and politics" is very common in the south of the Yangtze River. There are often even a group of people who hold the Four Books and Five Classics in order on the street, shaking their heads and reciting loudly, protesting in this way.

Jiangnan scholars would rather die than obey, even though it was a resistance to the "new learning and politics", on the other hand, they have achieved very good results.

They rescued the Qinhuai River, which was in a downturn because of the "Nine Rules". Countless scholars poured in and sang together all day long. A piece of gorgeous articles appeared in the world, reflecting Jiangsu and Zhejiang together, creating a grand scene.Some famous prostitutes also emerged, and their reputation resounded throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

Ganzhou.

Li Hongji, Song Xiance, and Li Guo escaped here with difficulty, and their money was spent. The problem is that the relative they were going to defect to was involved in the embezzlement of military pay during the purge of the Ministry of War more than a month ago, which almost caused a mutiny and was beheaded. .

After all the hard work to escape here, it turned out to be a dead end.

None of them are servants of big families, and if they want to seek official positions, they will not succeed without someone recommending them as guarantees.

The three of them lived behind an abandoned yard, all frowning and looking sad.

It is true that tomorrow will be a big day, but it is not easy for a fugitive who is carrying a murder lawsuit to live a good life.

Li Guo was a few years older than Li Hongji, his hands were rough, and his face was weathered. He was the one who was looking for food for Li Hongji and Song Xiance these days.Of the two of them, one is used to spending money lavishly, and the other is a scholar who only knows about romance and reading, and they are both people who can't stand suffering.

Li Guo also had a look of embarrassment on his face, looked at Li Hongji and said, "Second Uncle, this is not the way to go, I saw some officers and soldiers looked at us strangely, maybe the portrait of Haizhuo was sent over."

Song Xiance remained silent. He had no way to become an official. Seeing that the deserted land in Shaanxi was thousands of miles away, the people were in dire straits, and there were those high-ranking officials and nobles.

Li Hongji looked at Song Xiance, then at Li Guo, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that General Wang is in Heyang, let's go for refuge? No matter what, it's better than being a starving ghost, hiding in Tibet!"

After Wang Jiayin's incident, he was known as "General Fengtian" and known as General Wang.Three days ago, he escaped Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao's siege, bypassed Tongguan, crossed the Yellow River, returned to northern Shaanxi again, captured Heyang, and his number increased to [-].

Li Hongji's words hit Song Xiance's heart all of a sudden, his eyes changed, he straightened his back and said, "Okay, let's go to General Wang, overthrow this corrupt Ming Dynasty, and re-establish a new one!"

Li Guo had nothing to do, he agreed with everything he saw, and said directly: "It's not too late, let's go, I heard that the army is encircling and suppressing, if you go late, it will be too late!"

Li Hongji's heart filled with resentment, and he said in a deep voice: "Let's go now, when I have someone in my hands, I will go back to Mizhi and kill those stupid officials!"

Song Xiance followed suit, already planning how to get in, how to help Wang Jiayin escape the siege of the government army.

Wang Jiayin's rapid growth also inspired others to revolt.Among them, the one with the most noise belongs to the White Lotus Sect, Xu Hongru.