Chapter 100 Doesn’t the court just want taxes? We pay!

Chapter 100 Doesn’t the court just want taxes? We pay!

Zhang Juzheng is always so patient, which is what makes Xu Jie most regretful. If Zhang Juzheng could be more adventurous, Xu Jie or Nanya Jinshen would not be in such a dilemma.

But Zhang Juzheng is just like this step by step.

"Why did Zhang Juzheng target the Gu family in the first place?" Xu Jie said with emotion: "Because the Gu family controls the entire Nanya grain route, which means that the Nanya people want to take advantage of the grain price It is basically impossible to provoke the poor coolies to follow the powerful. "

"As long as we hold the grain road, the ground in Jiangnan will not be in chaos. We can fight but not break it. The situation can be maintained.”

“You know those poor coolies, when they are hungry, they will become vicious, as if there is no one in the world who can stop them; as long as they can give If they are given a mouthful of food, they will become docile; if we are given another piece of clothing, they will be grateful; if we are given another pair of shoes, they will be so determined that they will kneel on the ground and call us good people.”

Xu. Jie found that Zhang Juzheng was much more difficult to deal with than in the past. All this was caused by the theory of contradiction. Zhang Juzheng was already powerful enough in the past, but now there is an inextricable gap between Zhang Juzheng and them, the gentry and court officials. The gap to be crossed.

Zhang Juzheng, who has become more powerful, is indeed very difficult to deal with.

Seizing the grain road means grasping the most prominent contradictions, and grasping the stomachs of the people.

Xu Fan looked happy and said quickly: "Then why don't we give the poor coolies, tenant servants, and wandering bandits a bite to eat, a piece of clothing, and a pair of shoes? Instead? Let the imperial court be the great benefactor! The imperial court has won over people’s hearts. What should we win over?”

Xu Jie sneered and said: "Giving free money to the poor, what is it but a crime? Can people's hearts be used as money? As you said, when civil strife breaks out, you can only give a little bit of rice. You can send the people's gifts out of the country and let them go to other places to toil."

"After the imperial court suppresses the rebellion, they can occupy the fields."

Xu Fan was stunned. , it can only be said that Jin Gentry has its own standards and style of conduct.

"Father, the imperial court asked us to return all the armor, bows and crossbows to the imperial court. Can we hand it over?" Xu Fan took a step forward and asked.

“How can we not make friends with each other? Our Xu family in Huating wants to make friends with us, and all the Jin gentry in Nanya want to make friends with us, and then Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong and Guangxi. This matter is Zhang Juzheng’s conspiracy.” Xu Jie leaned on the chair, rubbing his fingers very quickly, thinking about countermeasures.

"Armor and powerful crossbows are not the point." Xu Jie stretched out his hand and said, "If you can look after homes and hospitals with a hundred pieces of armor and a thousand crossbows, can you conquer the world?"

Xu Fan thought. He thought for a while and said, "Emperor Cheng Zuwen?"

Emperor Cheng Zuwen, Zhu Di, had less than fifteen pieces of armor, eight hundred men, and not even a thousand crossbows when he raised his army. How could he still conquer the world? ?

Isn’t this a ready-made example? Still from the Ming Dynasty.

"Just be angry with me! Just be angry with me! You have to make me angry to death!" Xu Jie slapped the table and stood up, pointing at his son with great anger and said: "I will make you angry to death. ”

"Emperor Cheng Zuwen is a special case, a special case! In history, have you seen any vassal king who entered the capital and became emperor? Which one? Please name another one!"

"I'm so angry!"

"Father, calm down, calm down." Xu Fan hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Xu Jie and said with a smile: "Go on."

Xu Jie is in good health. , otherwise at this age, if his son contradicted him like this, he would have put it down long ago. He said angrily: "Where did you say just now? Ah, yes, the armor and the crossbow are not the point. The armor and the crossbow, We can only look after the family and protect the hospital, but we can’t rebel at all.”

“Zhang Juzheng, the poison lies in the matter of division.” Zhang Juzheng is so powerful now."

"The Jin gentry in Nanya are not monolithic, sharing the same honor and disgrace, but are full of contradictions, and each family is different. For example, the three families in our Songjiang Prefecture, The Gu family, the Xu family, and the Shen family are actually willing to trade their fields for shipping and sail southward to the west, because the Songjiang Shipping Company is closer to us."

"But the gentry in some places are not happy."< br>
“Now the imperial court requires each family to hand over their armor and crossbows, which is to determine the list.”

Xu Fan asked in a low voice: “What list?”

“ Copy the family list." Xu Jie said with a solemn expression: "Look, Zhang Juzheng came directly to the center of the already unstable Jin gentry, and immediately divided them into two groups. One group was willing to hand over their armor and crossbows. , one faction refused to hand it over.”

"Then Zhang Juzheng led this group of people who were willing to hand over, and attacked the small group who refused to hand over."

"After that, Zhang Juzheng had many tools in his hands, and he could divide the Jin gentry again, For example, when returning to the field to change the ship's fuse, one group is willing to change and the other group is not willing to change. Then Zhang Juzheng continues to take this group of people who are willing to change and attack the handful of people who are unwilling to change."

"The cycle repeats. , step by step, this matter was completed before you knew it, Zhang Juzheng really deserved it, he played this contradiction so well!"

Xu Fan seemed to be quite surprised and asked. Said: "Zhang Juzheng is so powerful?"

"That's right, you don't care who taught the students." Xu Jie said with a little pride, Zhang Juzheng could not deny a basic fact no matter what, Zhang Juzheng He is Xu Jie's student.

Xu Fan immediately said: "In the thirty-second year of Jiajing, Zhang Juzheng wrote a long letter and parted ways with his father. His father even angrily cursed him as a traitor. This does not look like his father's student. It seems that this evil of appeasement started with my father.”

“Let’s go quickly, Luo Qianhu has been waiting for a long time.” Not bothered, he immediately waved his hand and told Xu Fan to get out of here!

Get out! roll! roll!

Xu Fan knelt down again, kowtowed and said: "Father knows that Zhang Juzheng is powerful, and he also knows that Zhang Juzheng is more powerful than before. He also knows that Zhang Juzheng now has the support of His Majesty. Standing behind him is The Ming Emperor, with the support of the imperial power, will be even more powerful."

"The little emperor even refused to let Zhang Siwei return to the court, which was a hindrance to Zhang Juzheng."

"Father, stop trying to block the car with your mantis arm. You can't stop it. We are making money honestly, and our Xu family can still be stable. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Without children and grandchildren, how can we survive forever?" "Where are you?"

"My dear, please take care of yourself, father."

Xu Fan kowtowed again before standing up and leaving the study step by step, following Luo Bingliang. The old house of the Xu family.

Xu Jie sat in the old house for a long time. His son's official status was reduced, and the Xu family was pushed to the forefront. Xu Jie's eyes were uncertain.

Luo Bingliang sent Xu Fan on the road to exile, including Xu Fan's wife and children, a total of more than a dozen people. With so many prisoners, Luo Bingliang gave two hundred households and fifty Nan Soldiers accompany him.

The reason why so many people are accompanying them is not because they are afraid that Xu Fan will run away. Even if Xu Fan is asked to go to Jizhou by himself, he can go and will not run away. The reason why so many people are accompanying him is because Luo Bingliang is afraid Someone attacked Xu Fan on the road.

Letting Xu Fan be ruined is not the end of the pursuit. Many criminals will die on the road to exile.

Luo Bingliang sent Xu Fan away and immediately rushed to Kunshan. A big fish here has been caught. Now it is time to eat the fish. How to knock out, peel off the scales and disembowel the fish? Luo Bingliang has his own method.

Arrived at the Kunshan County Yamen, Luo Bingliang first interrogated Gu Shaofang. Gu Shaofang, the biological son of Yingtian Governor Gu Zhangzhi, was elected in the first year of Wanli. In the second year of Wanli, Gu Shaofang, who was going to take the imperial examination, was imprisoned in the Kunshan Yamen. Guard.

Luo Bingliang did not execute the punishment, but asked Gu Shaofang to sit down. The court had not deprived Gu Shaofang of his honors, so it was against the rules to torture someone.

Luo Bingliang said rather gently: "There are now 1,500 Southern soldiers in Kunshan, and the deputy commander-in-chief Chen Lin is personally in charge. When the Japanese pirates made trouble, you were still young and you didn't know. I can tell you that these 1,000 soldiers If the five hundred southern soldiers were to fight against the Japanese pirates, they could probably defeat more than fifteen thousand. "

"Last year, under the command of Yu Shuai, he conquered eighteen villages in one day. The one-eyed Ah Liu of Jinniutang, He was known as the reincarnation of the True Monarch Erlang, and his stronghold was called Xiaotian. He gathered more than 4,000 people and built a stronghold with guns and boats. It was so majestic that five hundred southern soldiers destroyed it in one day and even burned the stronghold. "< br>
"Do you still need me to explain to you in detail the combat power of our Ming Nan soldiers?"

"No, no need." Gu Shaofang waved his hands repeatedly. He knew that the Nan soldiers were fierce, but In Nanya, Yu Dayou divided his troops and attacked eighteen villages in one day, but he still used a small knife to pull the big butt, which opened the eyes of the Jin gentry in Nanya and awakened the fear deep in their memories of being dominated by Japanese pirates.

Japanese pirates are already very fierce, but these southern soldiers are more than ten times more ferocious than Japanese pirates.

Luo Bingliang said quite accurately: "So, don't expect that someone will rescue you or help you. Your father has been taken to the capital Xu Xing for questioning. Whatever I ask, you answer. "

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't answer. I will find out. The court also wants your attitude. See if your family still has any respect. "

"Where is the hidden silver?"

Gu Shaofang's eyes were a little dodgeful, and he shook his head quickly and said: "Tiqi confiscated all the 780,000 taels of silver at home!"

"Don't tell the truth. , forget it." Luo Bengliang seemed too lazy to ask again when he heard Gu Shaofang speak.

Not to mention that Gu Shaofang was also unlucky. He was a candidate for the new imperial examination. According to the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination for the first time. The court gave him travel expenses to take the imperial examination. Originally, Gu Shaofang was going to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival, but his father Something happened.

Had she already entered Beijing, Gu Shaofang could still avoid jail this time due to her identity.

Luo Bingliang said with a smile: "If you don't say it, your father will say it, your mother will say it, and the servants in your family will say it, do you think that Fusi Yamen in Beizhen is a kind place? ? The talented man Jie Jin was thrown into the ice and snow in the middle of the winter, and he poured a bucket of water on it and told him everything." "And this earth punishment, do you know how to do it? Scrape them clean, then smear them with honey and bury them in the soil. The bugs in the soil will bite you and it will hurt. The key is that you can’t scratch it.”

“If you don’t tell me yet. , just scrape it off from the scalp and pour the honey into it, and the ants are crawling around under the skin, tut tut."

Luo Bingliang was just to scare Gu Shaofang, and the punishment of Fusi in Beizhen was to smear honey and bury it in the soil. Inside, he exposed his head and pried open his scalp. Honey couldn't be poured in, and ants couldn't crawl in either. He was just trying to scare people.

Anyone who has killed a chicken knows that what Luo Bingliang said is simply unrealistic.

But Gu Shaofang has been studying since he was a child. The gentleman is far away from the kitchen. Gu Shaofang has never killed a chicken. A fishy smell of urine came. Luo Bingliang knew that Gu Shaofang was frightened.

This is the fish head, knocking the head of this key person until he is dizzy, and then starting to peel off the scales.

Luo Bingliang's expression became greedy, and his face became fierce as he said: "I'll ask you one last time, except for these 780,000 taels, which are going to the imperial court, where is this hidden silver? Riding brothers, I will definitely make some money when I go south. If you tell me honestly, I will give you some preferential treatment. Otherwise, let me find out and give your whole family a punishment.”

When Gu Shaofang heard this, he was startled and immediately said: "There is also 110,000 taels of hidden silver in my uncle Chen Chuanshi's pigsty. He didn't even know that his father buried it before his uncle built the pigsty! "

Luo Bingliang is lying. Luo Bingliang will do the accounting together with the 110,000 taels of silver hidden under the pig pen and send it back to the court. When Lu Bing becomes Tishuai and the Jin Yiwei is in fierce flames, Tiqi will When we handle cases, we will not take money that we shouldn't take. Tiqi is already separated from the emperor by a palace wall and is subservient to Dongchang. If he takes more money, it will only make him decline even more.

Luo Bingliang's son, Luo Sigong, is a member of the Holy Family in Long. Who in the world dares to slap the little emperor, leaving bruises one after another?

Zhang Juzheng, the master of the Ming Emperor, did not dare to raise his ruler to slap the little emperor!

Not only did Luo Sigong dare, but Luo Sigong had been practicing martial arts almost every day for the past year since the little emperor!

The reason why Luo Bingliang deceives like this is based on his rich case-handling skills. Working for the court is just an errand, but to make money for yourself, you must use all your means. No matter how much money you get, it is yours. , naturally attentive.

One is to run errands, and the other is to make money for myself.

When Gu Shaofang heard that Luo Bingliang had made money for him, he explained the whereabouts of the money without saying a word.

Luo Bingliang nodded and said: "Today at noon, I will give the Gu family something good to eat and drink. We will set up a banquet for two taels and a jug of wine. If we don't find any money..."

"Haha .”

Luo Bingliang showed a cruel smile, which made Gu Shaofang tremble in fear.

Gu Shaofang was taken away, and Zhang Cheng walked in. He looked at Luo Bingliang. After looking up and down, Zhang Cheng said with emotion: "Ten thousand silver was used to buy wine for the brothers, but we didn't see it."

Luo Bingliang shook his head and said: "Not a cent will be lost. They will all go to the capital. When you eunuchs drew points in Yuegang, why didn't you think of leaving some money?"

Zhang Cheng said: The deputy leader said with an unpredictable smile: "How do you know that our family has no money left?"

"You don't dare. If you take something you shouldn't take, our ancestors can skin you and throw you into the well. Luo Bingliang said cheerfully. Zhang Cheng was silent for a moment and said: "What if our family divides the accounts with Zhang Jin, Luo Gongchen and others?"

Luo Bingliang smiled even more and said: "Zhang Jin will do it when he goes back Give the money to the ancestors, then peel off your skin and throw it into the well, that's fine."

"Luo Qianhu really doesn't get in!" Zhang Cheng also laughed.

If Luo Bingliang took these ten thousand taels of silver, the credit for this errand would be immediately offset. This would be extremely good news for the eunuchs in the palace.

Luo Bingliang looked at Zhang Cheng and said: "Okay, Zhang Dajue, let's not play tricks on each other here. We are both afraid of two enemies. The eunuchs of the Qianqing Palace and the eunuchs of the Chief of Ceremonies are fighting for the elderly. For the position of ancestor, Zhenfusi and Dongchang are also competing for the right to investigate. To put it bluntly, we are all competing for the Holy Family."

"Tishuai wants to choose one of me and Zhao Mengyou to recommend as Tishuai. Zhao Mengyou's son is also training in the palace, and Zhao Mengyou is still a martial arts scholar, so he has an advantage."

"Is power or money more important? They are all foxes for thousands of years, and there is no point in scheming. It is important to complete the errands assigned by His Majesty. "

In the Ming Dynasty, which designed its system around the imperial system, it was not a question at all whether power or money was more important. , right is the most important.

"Qianhu thinks that Gu Shaofang has vomited cleanly?" Zhang Cheng no longer plays tricks. Everyone is an old fox on errands. Together, they have eight hundred minds, and they all read His Majesty's contradictory remarks. , there is no need to continue talking in plain words, just be greedy if you have the courage, as long as you are not afraid of the punishment of Yuan Fu and the emperor, take it boldly.

Luo Bingliang sneered and said: "No, this is just a layer of fish scales that has been removed, and it has not been disemboweled."

"A layer of fish scales has been removed. What kind of excuse is this?" Zhang Cheng asked in surprise.

“I can’t tell you the method passed down by Lu Tishuai easily.” Luo Bingliang was so precious that he refused to share Lu Bing’s method of eating fish. Once the fish scales are removed, it won't be so slippery and you can hold it.

To put it more clearly, when handling a case, after knocking the other party unconscious, he deceives and tries every means to get the other party to confess some problems.

This has the possibility of further breakthrough, and the next step is to disembowel it.

Lu Bing was able to firmly hold the position of Tishuai, and he was able to step on Dongchang and let the eunuchs kowtow to him. This was not only a close personal relationship between Lu Bing and Emperor Sejongsu, but also doing errands. Take good care of yourself.

Soon, the news came back that 110,000 taels of gold and silver had been seized, which was also stolen money.

Luo Bingliang began to disembowel him. Taking the latest stolen money, Luo Bingliang was greedy and began to pursue further. He interrogated several people in detail, and without using severe punishment, he dug up another 90,000 yuan. Two pieces of silver came out.

At this point, Zhang Cheng thought that Luo Bingliang had reached his limit. However, Luo Bingliang opened Zhang Cheng's eyes and let Zhang Cheng know what it means to eat everything and wipe it clean.

"Execute punishment." Luo Bingliang looked at Gu Shaofang who had been raped and slipped back, and said to Tiqi.

"I am a judge, you can't torture me!" Gu Shaofang panicked immediately! His biggest confidence was that he was exempted from punishment because he was a judge, but Luo Bingliang even accepted his money, and yet he still wanted to be punished!

Luo Bingliang said: "We are Tiqi. Tiqi is handling the case. You can only raise people, but you can't be sentenced to death? What good thing are you thinking about?"

"Let's do the burning first. Lift the cauldron and stuff our Gu Juren inside. "

"Fire...fire...fire...torture?" Gu Shaofang was frightened and asked dully.

Luo Bingliang said very considerately: "Throw you into the copper tripod, fill it with oil, then close the lid and lock it, expose your head outside, and then start burning firewood. When will you explain? , when will the people be fished out and asked to come down from the frying pan? Does Gu Juren have anything else to ask? No, let’s get started.”

“Qianhu, Qianhu, you want to know. I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything!" Gu Shaofang was already frightened. What kind of punishment of the five poisons, Tiqi is a group of human Shura, is this a trick that anyone can come up with?

Luo Bingliang still said very gently: "I want to know the number of armored crossbows in each shop in Nanya. I don't know Gu Juren. Can you provide some clues? I don't need to be too clear. I just want to know where the armor and crossbows are made. By the way, I want to know how many armored crossbows each household in our Nanya has."

Gu Shaofang hesitated. Instead of immediately arguing loudly that he didn't know and begging Luo Bingliang for his life, he hesitated. .

This hesitation made Luo Bingliang overjoyed. He immediately stood up and said: "Bring the bronze tripod up!"

"I say, I say! I say!" Gu Shaofang immediately chose Surrender, he had no choice but to surrender, otherwise he would be in trouble.

Soon the Tiqimen grasped important clues. This melon and vine method was not Lu Tishuai's method, but the method of Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards during the Yongle period.

Jinyiwei has been working in the outer court and has been handling cases for more than two hundred years. Like the Xu family, Shen family, and Gu family, Tiqi has accumulated quite a wealth of criminal experience. It is really three fingers to deal with Gu Shaofang. To pinch the snail, hold it with your hands.

Luo Bingliang got the important clues and immediately began to send people to Guaman.

Zhang Cheng said in amazement: "Luo Qianhu, you are really powerful."

"Not as powerful as my son, he dares to beat Your Majesty! I almost broke this traitor's legs , this traitor still only listens to His Majesty’s words, just like I want to harm him.” Luo Bingliang had a headache when he talked about his son Luo Sigong.

Thanks to Tishuai's fear of being seriously injured during sparring, he brought protective gear to everyone, otherwise Luo Sigong would really beat the little emperor to death and wipe out his descendants. The Luo family is the eighteenth generation of ancestors, and there is not enough to cut them. .

But if you wear protective gear, it will still hurt for several days.

"Where is the bronze tripod?" Zhang Cheng asked about the bronze tripod and the skill of putting the oil pan on. He also wanted to see something rare.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Gu Shaofang asked. But if Zhang Dajue asked, I would be confused." Luo Bingliang looked at Zhang Cheng with strange eyes.

When Zhang Cheng thought about it, he immediately understood and said with emotion: "What Luo Qianhu taught me is that you still have to study. If Gu Shaofang doesn't study, he doesn't understand."

"Indeed, if you don't study well, you won't be able to do well. Gu Shaofang didn't study well, so he was deceived by me." Luo Bingliang said in agreement.

There is no copper cauldron or oil pan at all. Even the punishment of the Five Poisons is a character created by Beizhen Fusi. The serious punishment of the Five Poisons is not that scary or that It was so terrifying that there was not even a soldering iron in this burning iron.

Because contradiction exists among all things, harmony and balance also exist among all things.

Beizhen Fusi Yamen is opposite the Liubu Yamen. Once the Tiqimen tortured civil servants with honors and official status, they would be criticized verbally and written by Yanguan, who could even push the emperor to extremes. Passively, the Tiqimen must maintain within a certain range when handling cases.

Ji Gang threw Jie Jin into the ice and snow, and a bucket of water froze to death. Ji Gang was later punished with death and could not escape. Where there is conflict, there will be struggle, and when there is struggle, there will be a cycle of progress. This is the ultimate theory of contradiction. The main point is also the current status quo.

Beizhen Fusi usually does not use punishment easily, but it is enough. Even if Gu Shaofang does not explain, the Tiqi people can handle the case properly. If they do not have this ability, how can they be worthy of the Tiqi two hundred years? The prestige?

Soon, a list of the number of armor and crossbows hidden in each household was sent to Yingtian Mansion.

Yingtian, the governor of Songyang Mountain, once again posted an announcement, asking every household not to take chances. The imperial court has actually grasped the number of armor and crossbows in their hands. If you take chances, the Gu family will end!

The armor of the Ming Dynasty, as shown in the "New Book of Jixiao", mainly uses cotton armor as an example. Cotton armor is also divided into three, six or nine grades. The lowest grade is made of cloth sewn with cotton, such as a jacket. The cotton armor for the upper body alone weighs seven kilograms, so it won't be damaged by heavy rain, mildew, or bullets.

The Jijia recorded in Ji Xiao’s new book is this kind of low-cost cotton armor that can protect against arrows and lead.

For medium cotton armor, one wears cotton armor outside the armor, and wears a thick cotton cap outside the helmet.

As for heavy armor, it is cotton-iron composite armor, also called cloth-covered armor. After the iron armor is wrapped with two layers of cotton cloth and sewn together, the inside and outside are fixed with copper nails (nail foam). This is the heavy armor. First.

This kind of heavy armor is strictly prohibited by the imperial court. As long as the origin of the Gu family can be found out, the number of armors on the ground in Nanya can be found out.

According to Tiqi's inspection, there are two main types of armor leakage.

The first is the leakage from the imperial court's armory. These armors are all imperial armors, but they are leaked out in various ways, such as the fire dragon burning the warehouse, such as the five ghosts transporting them; the second is privately Manufacturing, this type of workshop is difficult to find, but with the clues provided by Gu Shaofang, it is easy.

Xu Jie finally came to Nanya, handed over a greeting card, and asked to see Song Yangshan. Song Yangshan met Xu Jie in his private house.

"Long time no see, Master Xu's style remains the same." Song Yangshan bowed first and met Xu Jie.

Song Yangshan Song Yiwang and Xu Jie came from the same sect. They were both direct disciples of Nie Bao, a disciple of Wang Yangming. They were brothers in the same sect.

"Junior and junior students have separated." Xu Jie looked at Song Yangshan with mixed emotions. He originally thought that Song Yangshan, as the governor of Yingtian, would be able to tolerate the Xu family, but it turned out that Song Yangshan was not too kind. Don't even talk about it.

As far as the news received by Xu Jie is concerned, if Zhang Juzheng had not repeatedly written to Song Yangshan, asking him not to be too hasty, in the sixth year of Longqing, Song Yangshan would have investigated the occupation and the return of land, and there was a lot of potential for him. This senior brother's posture is like operating a knife.

"No matter how close our personal relationship is, or how you address me in private, since you are here for official business, please call me governor, and sit down." Song Yangshan did not answer his junior brother's words, but stated the rules.

When working, call your job title.

Xu Jie said sincerely: "Junior brother, are you determined to follow Zhang Juzheng into the dark side? If Zhang Juzheng falls, you will be ruined by then. Please wake up. . ”

“He can’t even protect himself, but he can protect you? I know that Yuan Fu gave the order, and you have to obey it, and I can’t make it difficult for you. ”

"What does Zhang Juzheng want? Doesn't he just want money? Or the tax on the 70,000 hectares of land? I can convince the Jin gentry in Nanya that these 70,000 hectares of tax can be paid."
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Song Yangshan was not happy when he heard this. He shook his head and said: "The levy of cloth, the levy of corn, and the levy of force have existed since ancient times."

"Teacher Xu, were the Japanese gentry in Nanya, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangxi pacified the Japanese gentry? If so, then what the court did was unethical, but it was clearly the court that worked hard to quell the Japanese and restore peace to the world. How can you listen to Taishi? "Master, what do you mean, this gift should not be accepted?"

"Now I still ask you to hand over the crossbow. If you don't hand it over, the house will be confiscated. I have a list in my hand. The Xu family has more than thirty sets of crossbows." Three hundred pieces, I thought Taishi Xu was here to deliver the crossbow."

Song Yangshan's words were a bit rude. Does the imperial court need to pay taxes to raise troops?

Jin gentry only wants to clean up the snow in front of the house, but also takes the opportunity to drink human blood. The world has finally regained some vitality under the supervision of the imperial court. Just to return the land, it refuses to do anything. Calculate.

If the imperial court does not pay taxes, how can it bring peace to the world? The war is fierce and dangerous, and the whole world suffers from it.

"Song Yangshan, don't forget what happened to Hu Zongxian back then!"

"Zhang Juzheng is now rectifying Hu Zongxian's name and giving him a posthumous title. He will deal with me now, and he will deal with you tomorrow. He has been If I, the teacher, don't take him seriously, how can I take you, the junior uncle, seriously? If he wants to correct the corruption of bribery and appeasement, starting from me, you will be the next one!" Seeing that the discussion was not working out, Xu Jie's tone immediately changed. Changed, talking about the past.

Song Yangshan impeached Hu Zongxian in the 41st year of Jiajing, and Hu Zongxian stepped down.

Hu Zongxian was imprisoned again in the forty-fourth year of Jiajing reign because of a handwritten letter written by Hu Zongxian, falsely conveying an imperial edict.

And this forged imperial edict was Song Yangshan’s perjury.

Xu Jie saw Song Yangshan's expression changed drastically and knew that Song Yangshan was beginning to get entangled.

Xu Jie's expression changed from fierce to gentle, and he said in a rather thoughtful tone: "Now Zhang Juzheng, Wang Daokun, and Shen Yiguan, seeing that you are able to preside over the investigation and handling of the embezzlement effectively, they rely on you. Once you have finished, they will immediately I will settle old scores with you!”

“We brothers come from the same school, so why should we discuss it with the court? If the court wants taxes, can’t we just pay them?”

Song Yangshan struggled with his face. He clenched his fists and looked at Xu Jie. If Xu Jie took out the forged imperial edict, then Hu Zongxian's case would not be an unjust case, but a typical case of persecution.

When the time comes, will Song Yangshan be alive?

Forgery of the imperial edict and the unjust death of Hu Zongxian, Song Yangshan also had a hand in it!

"Don't think about it. Zhang Juzheng can't protect you in this case. Even the most famous officials in the world can eat you up. You have no way back for a long time. Why are you a loyal minister and a good minister now?" Xu Jie persuaded again, and said in a gentler tone: "The court wants taxes, we will pay them, don't bother."

Asking for a monthly pass, ow! ! ! It may or may not happen tonight, but I will try my best to have it.

(End of this chapter)