Dong Zheng subconsciously straightened his back, showing that he could be this evil person.

As the first person in Daning to lead an army to rebel, he knew very well what his fate would be. Otherwise, how could he dare to break the rules and use the title of King of Zhennan?

He has no escape route and is willing to do anything as long as the rebellion can be successful.

The argument has been made very clear. Without money and food, there will be no army. Without an army, one will die. For him, this is not a multiple-choice question. Regardless of whether you are willing or not, I only want money!

"I can do it too!"

A low voice sounded, and the person who spoke was Liu Dong, who was originally from the Jianghuai area and was now the chief guard of the Southern Dynasty. He also held great power, and he was still doing his job...monitoring the sentiments of the officials and the people.

As the emperor's cavalry, Jin Yiwei also participated in the rebellion and was considered the mastermind. Thinking about it, it would not end well. Jin Yiwei's family laws were stricter than those of the court.

He doesn't want to die, he wants to live.

There was a sound of silence.

After a while, Fang Chi said: "Your Majesty has agreed, so I would like to trouble Mr. Lu to formulate it as soon as possible and implement it as soon as possible!"

The second good policy proposed by Lu Zhengyuan was adopted. The Southern Dynasty will implement the unified payment of grain by officials and gentry, and will also impose additional commercial taxes.

Naturally, there were representatives of the gentry in the palace, and someone stood up immediately. This person's name was Yuan Heguang. He was a powerful family in Jiangzhou and had great influence. He had a place in the establishment of the Southern Dynasty.

"I rebelled because I didn't want to pay for the food. Now that I'm rebelling, I still want to pay for the food. So what kind of rebellion am I doing?"

He is not the only one who has such doubts, others also have them.

One of the Ten Deadly Sins of Emperor Yuanwu mentioned earlier was that he violated the ancestral etiquette and enforced the principle that officials and gentry should receive food from the same body. However, they did not realize that people have high and low status. How can officials and gentry be the same as common people?

So what does it count now?

Yuan Guanghe stared at Wen Xu closely. Strictly speaking, Wen Xu was the representative figure of the gentry.

Wen Xu tilted his head unnaturally and did not look at him.

"Now that we are in the same boat, we should take the overall situation into consideration."

Before Yuan Heguang could say anything, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Lu, do you have any other good ideas?"

He wanted to turn the wind away and not give others a chance to speak, but he regretted it after he said it. He was afraid that Lu Zhengyuan would say something shocking again.

Lu Zhengyuan cleared his throat and continued: "Master Wen is right. We are already in the same boat. In order to prevent the boat from capsizing, everyone must do their best. Is it okay for me to say this?"

Everyone nodded, this was not for others, but for themselves.

Wen Xu's eyelids twitched. What was this guy going to say?

Lu Zhengyuan continued: "After the Southern Dynasty was established, many people became high-ranking officials and even nobles. Then they began to enjoy the glory and wealth, and felt that they would have no worries in the future!"

For a moment, the hall fell into silence, because the situation Lu Zhengyuan said did indeed exist.

"I want to say it again, we are rebelling, and we are rebelling to create an unprecedented great emperor. I am more eager to succeed than everyone else. I am a Liangguo, and I am also the head of the Yuanwu Emperor. Now I am forced to rebel.

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Hearing this, everyone felt a sense of sympathy in their hearts.

It's all fate.

Who asked you to come and inspect the world's granaries at this time? Strictly speaking, it was because of you that we decided to rebel.

At this time, they could understand Lu Zhengyuan. He really wanted to achieve something, and for a while he even infected other people. They even began to understand the idea that officials and gentry should share their income just now.

"This requires the joint efforts of all of us. People who are lazy, want to hang around, do nothing, and are dragging their feet are absolutely unacceptable."

"That makes sense!"

Dong Zheng immediately agreed. He had a changed view of Lu Zhengyuan and felt that he was a true Southern Dynasty man.

But Wen Xu had a bad premonition.

"My third strategy is to implement the examination method, set limits for examinations, and hold people accountable based on tasks. The capable will be promoted and the mediocre will be promoted. The court needs capable people, and our rebellion needs talents even more. What if we are all people who are just dawdling?

How can a rebellion succeed?"

Lu Zhengyuan's words made everyone look confused.

The words are like this, and the reason is like this.

It's just that the law for passing the exams came out. If I remember correctly, many people rebelled because the imperial court introduced the law for passing the exams.

Why are you rebelling now and are you going to implement the exam method?

I am very generous, why did I rebel?

Wen Xu said with difficulty: "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate?"

Lu Zhengyuan asked back: "The people present here have staked their fortunes and lives. As for Mr. Yuan who just spoke, does your family have tens of thousands of acres of fertile land?"

"No, no."

Yuan Heguang waved his hands modestly.

The issue of land annexation cropped up every once in a while, and local officials always discounted it when dealing with it. These gentry gentlemen were good people and always donated money to the yamen.

Donating one hundred taels gained a good reputation and one hundred acres of land.

In this way, one big landowner after another was created.

Lu Zhengyuan asked: "If the rebellion fails, not only will you not be able to keep tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, but you will also not be able to keep your head. I heard in Liang that Emperor Yuanwu had a hobby. He liked to send people to the imperial hospital to have them dissected.

Cut off the skin flatly, take out the internal organs, and..."

"Enough!"

Yuan Heguang had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and his face turned pale with fright.

He's not the only one like this.

"What Mr. Lu said is absolutely true. We must not let those bastards hold us back. The rebellion can only succeed but not fail!"

"Yes, you can't fail!"

"Master Lu is right, we must use the examination method to select talented officials. This is rebellion, not playing house!"

"As it is!"

There was a chorus of agreement, but there was no objection.

Obviously, they were frightened.

What Lu Zhengyuan said was not a rumor, but the truth.

When His Majesty visited the West, many corrupt officials were punished in this way.

The sense of involvement is too strong, and the worst sin is rebellion.

The consequences of failure are simply unbearable.

Is this okay?

Wen Xu's eyes were filled with shock. Have you forgotten why you rebelled?

"Your Majesty, do you think this is okay?"

Fang Jie had already turned to ask the old emperor.

"Good...good...good."

With the efforts of the eunuch, he learned another word.

Fang Chi said: "Since His Majesty agreed, I will adopt Mr. Lu's good plan and implement it after the court meeting is over!"

"Should this still be discussed?"

Wen Xu always felt that something was wrong.

"Anything that is beneficial to the Southern Dynasties is a good policy."

"Huainan Wang Yingming, my family and my life are all at stake, so we should not stick to trivial matters."

Lu Zhengyuan said: "My fourth good strategy is..."

"stop!"

Wen Xu stopped immediately.

"Your Majesty is old and feels tired and tired. It is better for you to rest."
Chapter completed!