Are you leaving this here?

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Are you leaving this here?

After these questions and answers, the veins on Xiao Jing's forehead bulged, and in his mind he felt that ten thousand grass and mud horses were galloping past. He felt that this old man named Liu was playing a trick on him.

What he said was reversed and contradictory, making it impossible for people to understand.

Liu Xiyao was accused of rebellion because he was implicated by his family. If Liu Xiyao's family was not a rebel, how could he be implicated? How could he be accused of rebellion? All of this is completely out of the question.

Are you here and here with me?

Not only Xiao Jing didn't understand what Liu Jian said, but also many officials present didn't understand. However, some of them had eyes twinkling, as if they understood the real mystery behind Liu Gong's words.

Xiao Jing suppressed the anger in his heart and asked patiently: "Let me ask you, how should we deal with Liu Xiyao?"

Liu Jian cupped his hands in the direction of the imperial city to the west and said: "Your Majesty has already been charged with rebellion, so he will be punished as such. I will follow your orders."

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He was about to add the word "good" and then go back to reply, but the words in Xiao Jing's mouth stopped abruptly. He vaguely captured Liu Jian's answer, hidden in the clouds and mist.

The mystery in.

"Mr. Liu Ge, you might as well speak more clearly and stop talking in circles with our family. Is Liu Xiyao's crime a rebellion, or is he a rebellion because he was implicated by his family?"

"It's a rebellion."

Xiao Jing then asked: "Wang Shouren was wrongly convicted, but the emperor was not wrongly convicted?"

"Heaven is kind and your Majesty's will is correct. There are no bad parents in the world, and no bad kings and fathers. Liu Xiyao is a rebel."

After hearing this sentence, Xiao Jing completely understood it, and his face suddenly turned cold. He was really angry at this time.

He was almost taken into the ditch just now. If he had gone back to reply to the order just now, Eunuch Xiao would have been scolded bloody by Emperor Hongzhi!

He really wanted to punch Liu Jian in the face at this moment. Old thief, how dare you bully me like this! Bullying the emperor like this!

The officials in the hall also fully understood, and they all showed admiration and admiration. Obviously, they fully recognized Liu Jian's correct answer and attitude.

At this moment, we can only abandon the pawn to protect the commander. The pawn is Liu Xiyao, a third-grade officer. This commander is naturally guilty of gathering a crowd to resist the law.

After all, the officials who were present also had hidden fields in their homes. When they became officials, they naturally had a large number of relatives and neighbors who put their properties in their names, thus forming hidden fields.

Although they do not have title deeds or actual ownership of these donated fields, these people who are exempted from taxation because they surrendered the fields will hand over to them a portion of the annual income from the fields.

It may be 20% or 30%, but it is always lower than the tax paid to the court. In fact, the tax is not high. What is high is the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes assessed by the local government.

At every turn, 60% to 70% or even 70% to 80% of the farm income in a year is plundered by these exorbitant taxes.

But none of these adults who live in temples thought about changing these things in the past, even if they have ascended to the ministry, ascended to the position of minister in the cabinet, and have the qualifications to change the world. They still sit back and watch the local officials treat the people, and do nothing to the people.

The people in their hometown imposed exorbitant taxes and paid no attention to them.

Not to mention how difficult it is to completely cancel these, if these are cancelled, if we crack down on the so-called exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, who will go to them to seek refuge in the land?

After all, the nominal taxes imposed by the imperial court were very low.

And to maintain this kind of thing, let the villagers dedicate their fields to their names, so that the villagers do not have to bear those terrible exorbitant taxes, and they can still collect rent as income every year,

This can be described as a win-win.

But this time the allotment is to destroy this win-win situation, to re-examine these hidden fields, these properties under their names, and then re-collect taxes.

They did not take this reform seriously before. They felt that even if it was a reform, it would be enough to get by. When the investigation came to their home, they would definitely turn a blind eye.

But now I have discovered that the intensity of this reform is so great. According to this intensity, all the hidden fields in their names have to be investigated, and they cannot be stopped. Once they are blocked, it is rebellion. Under such charges, who dares to stop them?

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In this way, there is only one way left, to report Yin Tian honestly.

But who is willing to do this? This is a real violation of their interests and a competition with the people!

At that time, the family's farmland and income will shrink significantly every year.

Therefore, Liu Xiyao died when he died, and the crime could be classified as treason. This was the emperor's decree. There is no emperor in the world who has done wrong things.

What's more, if you go to argue this matter and protect Liu Xiyao, then you won't be able to fight the charges against his family.

And what they want to fight for is precisely the crime of Liu Xiyao's family. Now they die cleanly, neatly and in a way that makes people applaud, but they must not die on the charge of rebellion.

Gathering a crowd to resist the law can be a crime, but it cannot be a major crime, let alone rebellion or rebellion.

Only if there is room for justice for the crime, can they and their families stop it, so that this small group of people cannot be blamed on them.

Otherwise, if this precedent is set, then all other reforms in the future can be carried out according to this method. Whoever stops him will die, and the whole family will die together.

At that time, no one really dares to stop it.

What they have to do now is to compromise on Liu Xiyao's conviction, and then let His Majesty compromise with them.

Xiao Jing was annoyed. He looked at the faces one by one, his eyes squinting into a slit, "Does the rest of you mean the same thing?"

Xie Qian said: "Eunuch Xiao, these two sentences by Liu Ge, one is said by the sage, and the other is the king and father of all people in the world. Although it is not said by the sage, it is also universally agreed upon. If Eunuch Xiao thinks so,

If it's inappropriate, we'll just take it back."

Xiao Jing was stunned by the question, and his face immediately changed. He calmed down and said, "This is not what we asked you, but this is your answer?"

"I've already given you an answer."

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Xiao Jing said three good words in succession, and his eyes suddenly turned to the other eunuchs, "You guys stay here and keep an eye on these people, so that they are not allowed to go anywhere.

Our family will go back and repeat the order!"

At this point, he couldn't ask any more questions. He didn't want to ask any more questions, and he couldn't decide on such an answer.

We can only report this matter back to Emperor Hongzhi and ask him to come up with a charter.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Why, Eunuch Xiao, are you going to lock me and other courtiers here!"

"Don't blame our family. When our family completes its restoration, I will come back to you!"

Xiao Jing didn't even look to see who was speaking. After saying this, he turned around and left the check-in room without stopping.
Chapter completed!