Who Cares

When the Zhao family was in disaster, Chaotang was also facing a huge earthquake. Emperor Shengyuan ordered Tai Changqing to draft a copy, with the intention of suppressing or even dividing the power of each other, and the Jiuli nobles were not willing to be taken over by the Han, and joined several princes to propose a policy of dividing the population.

If in the past, Emperor Shengyuan might seriously consider it, but now, he has found a practical and effective way to suppress Xiangquan, and he also understands the power of the people's backs, how can he go against it and mess up the country? He threw the memorial back in the presence of the Manchu civil and military forces, and only asked the princes six questions: First, is this the hinterland of the Central Plains? Second, the geometry of the Han people here, the geometry of the Jiuli people? Third, what is the Han army, what is the Jiuli army? Fourth, what are the generals of the Han and the generals of the Jiuli? 5. The geometry of the civil officials of the Han people, the geometry of the civil officials of the Jiuli nationality? Six. How many battles have you fought in your life? In a vain attempt to crush hundreds of millions of people with ten thousand people, where do you get the confidence?

The princes were speechless and embarrassed when asked, but the Han courtiers were more respectful to the emperor.

After the turmoil of dividing people and the like subsided, Emperor Shengyuan proposed the "two houses and three divisions system", which was apparently to deal with the government more effectively and quickly, but in fact it split the power of the prime minister again and again. Fierce opposition. However, he was not in a hurry, and only distributed the regulations drafted by Tai Changqing to the civil and military officials, and asked them to go back to read them separately, and slowly consider the pros and cons.

Because the prime minister was in charge of military and political affairs, military attaches used to be just decorations in the court. Now that the emperor wants to set up a separate privy council so that they can control the military affairs, they can’t ask for it, so they all stood up on the same day. Although some officials from the prime minister's department did not express their views, they went home and looked at the articles of association after they got the articles of association.

The Emperor Shengyuan was not in any rush. The daily council would propose this proposal and order the courtiers to discuss and vote. On the first day, only the military attache and the emperor’s division responded enthusiastically; on the second day, a few neutral officials stood up; on the third day there were a few more. ; On the fourth day...Gradually, people continued to submit secondings, or took the initiative to submit memorials, to perfect the details. After more than a month, Prime Minister Wang was already alone, and everyone had to resign from their relatives. system".

From then on, the prime minister could no longer dominate the government and override the emperor's power. The situation where the family giants and the emperor ruled the world slowly shattered and eventually disappeared. When Emperor Sheng Yuan again proposed a proposal to reform the tax law and land system, the opposition was reduced a lot, and courtiers even put forward practical plans for him to implement. The first thing is to check the population, improve the household registration, and then divide the land.

However, the giants of the aristocratic family have a bit of background. It is impossible not to fight back under the premise of seriously violating their interests. They actually released rumors that those subordinates who wandered around the country were not trying to check the population, but to arrest the strong and send them away. Build buildings similar to the Great Wall, or rush to the front line and serve as cannon fodder. Emperor Sheng Yuan intends to follow the example of the Violent Qin, impose severe penalties, and implement measures to harm the people. He also changed the household tax to a small tax or two taxes in parallel, which greatly increased the burden of the people, only to search for the people and the people to enjoy themselves.

Every decree and every policy promulgated by Emperor Sheng Yuan was distorted beyond recognition, and spread at the fastest speed, causing people's grievances and chaos, and several towns and counties that had been exploited by harsh politicians rose up and attacked. The state capital intends to overthrow the imperial power.

But overnight, the flames of war ignited bit by bit, and if Emperor Sheng Yuan sent an army to suppress it bloodily, those rumors would be fulfilled even more, and he would become a tyrant who killed the people indiscriminately, or caused the entire realm to collapse. You can't kill it, and you can't recruit it. Shengyuan Emperor's gully has been added a few more, it is really helpless.

The emperor and Taichang have assigned Confucian students to continue. Every time they go to a county, they will sing about the benefits of the practice, but the people don't believe it.

The situation is getting worse and worse. If left alone, the State of Wei will inevitably fall apart; if it is crushed strongly, the people will inevitably suffer. How to solve this crisis quickly and calmly has become a heart disease of Emperor Sheng Yuan. He always wanted to find someone to talk, get an idea, looked around, but found that there were only cold winds and dim lights in Weiyang Palace, and no one could relieve him from his worries.

"Your Majesty, don't drink it. Tomorrow will be an early morning. I am afraid of headaches when I go to bed late. If you feel unhappy, you can go to the harem to dispatch and dispatch, I must be happy to accompany you." Bai Fu persuaded tremblingly.

Emperor Shengyuan sneered, "Release? Except that they are jealous and intrigue, what else do they know? My Jieyuhua is not here." His eyes lit up, and he said anxiously, "Get the four treasures of the study, I want to write a letter."

Bai Fu didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly took the four treasures from the study and spread them out one by one.

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The case of Ye Quanyong has been put on hold due to civil unrest and a huge earthquake in the court. Zhao Luli has also been detained indefinitely, and he does not know when he can return. Except for Guan Suyi, everyone in the Zhao family was a little anxious. They wrote a letter to Zhao Jinyu for help, but could not receive an answer for a long time, so they could only wait blankly.

On this day, Guan Suyi was painting in the study, and suddenly received a letter from Zhenxihou Mansion in which he wrote the four words "Mrs. Qi" and Hunar's money in the lower corner. She raised her eyebrows slightly and became more interested. After she opened it, she read it in a glance, and wrote down the answer without thinking, and ordered her to return.

Emperor Shengyuan thought that his wife would have to think about it for a long time before replying, and he was ready to wait for a few days or even dozens of days, but he didn't expect that after only half an hour, he hurriedly entered the palace and knelt before the imperial court to return to life. He opened the envelope and took out the fragrant Jiaxuan, only to see that there were only seven big characters written on it-the emperor should test the law.

Try the law? How do you try the law? Emperor Sheng Yuan muttered to himself, pondered hard, and finally praised his palm, "Wonderful, madam is indeed my Jieyuhua, a good help! Come, I will personally go to the village to investigate the people’s sentiments, without disguising or changing clothes, and without white dragon fish clothes. Everybody knows how to show up and how to come."

Bai Fu hastily persuaded him to persuade him, but his words were dry and his Majesty didn't change his mind, so they had to pass on the order to prepare for imperial court and honor.

On this day, everyone in Yanjing knew that the emperor personally went to the suburbs and counties to comfort the people, but on the way he was shocked, overturned the frame, and overwhelmed a large piece of farmland that had just been planted. In order to encourage farming and ensure grain production to supply the army, Emperor Sheng Yuan once issued a law prohibiting anyone from trampling on fields where seedlings have been planted. Violators would be fined five taels of silver.

This time he made a mistake himself, even if the farmer who plowed the field repeatedly stated that he did not need to pay compensation, he still ordered his subordinates to beat him ten sticks on his back, and personally handed over fifty taels of silver. Local officials had long arranged for the people of Shili and Baxiang to come and kneel to welcome the holy driver, and saw this scene truly.

This torture was not a fake. When the emperor turned around, blood stains came out of the cloth and dyed his dragon robe red. However, he didn't care at all, and he said with a sincere and honest voice, "The law should be based on protecting the people and loving the people, and the people are noble and the emperor is light. Not only should the people abide by the law, the royal family should lead by example. At the beginning of the law, I said that the prince broke the law and the common people The same sin, how can you eat your own words? Recently, there are all kinds of rumors that it is not my original intention to check the population, improve the household registration, not to arrest the strong, and to levy taxes and taxes, but to share the land, encourage wasteland, and provide for the people. I want to give it to everyone. There is a way to survive, but some people inspire civil unrest for selfish desires and cause innocent people to die in vain. The population registration is clear. Only one child in the family can reduce taxation and labor, and can also avoid levies and wars. There are only lonely elderly people in the family, not only do not need to pay taxes, You can also get the government’s weekly aid; the family is prosperous, and there are more fields to share. You only saw the household tax reform, but you did not see the land occupation and the equalization. In the past, you could only cultivate the land for the family giants to obtain With a pitiful ration, now he can own his own fields and rely on hard work to support his family. Which one is better?"

Speaking of this, he sighed and said in a dazed tone, "I am dedicated to the people, and I really don't want you to lose a life or a drop of blood. Therefore, I have not sent heavy soldiers to crush the entire territory. I also hope that you can see the fog. Heaven, break Chen Lixin and create a peaceful and prosperous world."

As the saying goes, it is better to be a peaceful dog than to be a person in troubled times. People live in the world, who doesn't want to be safe and peaceful? Who doesn't want to live and work in peace and contentment? If you haven't been driven to a desperate situation, who will fight with his life? Before that, there were people who went to live in the village and vigorously promoted the benefits of the practice, but they were not as good as the emperor’s example and sincere self-report.

Not to mention that the literati who have read poems and books have burst into tears and worshipped the ground. Even the flat-headed people who do not know the big characters are also deeply touched.

Today, all kinds of things spread at the fastest speed. The people in the riots calmed down and began to inquire about the laws that were promulgated before, and what the so-called "land equalization" meant. The emperor and Taichang personally wandered around the village to solve the people’s confusion, so the flames of war were extinguished one by one. The strong men who picked up knives and fell into the grass ran home, for fear that they could not register their household registration if they were too slow, causing the family to lose money. A few acres of land.

But with half a month’s effort, the disaster that might split the State of Wei and overthrow the court disappeared in this way. The Emperor Sheng Yuan didn't spend a single soldier, only suffered a little bit of flesh and blood, but to a brave general, it was nothing at all.

At the same time, Guan Suyi received a gift of appreciation from Hunaer, a box of classics and a land deed. She had already heard about her Majesty's trial of the law, but she didn't think it was strange. Only when Hunnar presented her letter to Zhenxihou, and Zhenxihou reported it to the emperor, then there was a follow-up.

The gift in return is very precious. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worthless, but she accepts it calmly and smiles while holding the title deed. , Must be worthy of the name, worthy of a holy monarch."

Gold agreed, while silently remembering these words in his heart.