Wan Shihe stood there in shock.

Immediately, he had no choice but to leave the cabinet in despair, and immediately resigned from office upon his return.

The next day, Zhu Yijun approved his resignation.

The Ming Dynasty had no shortage of people who wanted to be ministers of the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, Wan Shihe's departure is not a big deal.

However, after Wan Shihe resigned and returned to his hometown, his grandson Wanchang said: "My eldest father, my grandson already knows about your resignation, and also knows that you disobeyed Jiangling and said you were waiting to be dismissed from office to serve the people."

He wanted to speak out about government affairs, so he was not retained by the emperor. In this case, do you want your grandson to immediately contact the local gentry and students to listen to you discuss the government affairs and criticize Zhang Jiangling?"

"What kind of politics are we discussing?!"

Wan Shihe said angrily:

"Zhang Puzhou can't even bear to give up his position as a cabinet minister for the world's gentry and students. Do you really want the Wan family to become a common people for the sake of the world's gentry and students?"

"Is it too easy for you to take the college entrance examination, or is it too easy for our family to get Jinshi?"

"Now, your eldest father, I am just resigning, and I still have the title of minister. If I am dismissed as a commoner, how can I take care of the family property?"

"Will other gentry not take the opportunity to seize my family's property in the future because your eldest father speaks for them?"

After hearing this, Wan Changqi had to say: "My grandson is just asking."

"He Zhang Jiangling is very powerful. He knows how to deal with the gentry and students in the world!"

"And your eldest father, I just said this, but I have no intention of actually doing it, and there is no need!"

Wan Shihe said: "As long as His Majesty takes charge of the government in the future, everything will change back. It doesn't matter if you don't say anything for now. It's better than losing your official position. That's related to immunity!"

Like Wan Shihe, the gentry and students in the Ming Dynasty were not so stubborn. After the imperial decree required them not to discuss politics, most of the gentry and students took the initiative to shut up. They did not choose to really give up their official status and fame, but to

Continue to discuss state affairs.

As a result, the voices of the people criticizing the further opening of the sea and the clearing of land have dropped sharply.

Zhu Yijun also learned a few months later that the imperial edict prohibiting gentry and students from discussing politics had been implemented well, and many gentry and students did not dare to discuss politics anymore.

But Zhu Yijun also knew that most of the gentry and students were so obedient because they were waiting for him, the emperor, to grow up.

These people believed that the New Deal implemented by Zhang Juzheng, who was taking advantage of his young age and power as an emperor, would not last long and would be abolished sooner or later, so they did not choose to fight fiercely.

"It is not difficult to suppress the gentry and the students."

"The difficult thing is when the powerful bureaucrats, gentry, and students all stand together, and even when the common people stand together to oppose the New Deal."

"What I'm most worried about now is that the vassals, nobles, relatives, eunuchs, and generals who were also affected by the Qingzhang's land are allied with the gentry because they are dissatisfied with the Qingzhang and other new policies. What should we do?"

"However, the generals are temporarily provided with sufficient food and salary from the court, and the main generals such as Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang check and balance each other."

"In addition, Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief from the southern military system, although he has the largest and most powerful troops in the north, he is not compatible with other generals in the nine northern borders, so there is no need to worry that the generals will directly blackmail military households and civilians because of Qingzhang.

United rebellion."

"As for the vassal clan, it has no foundation. The same goes for the nobles, and the foundation for the relatives is even shallower! The eunuchs do not dare to go against himself as the emperor now. After all, Feng Bao's Yin Jian is not far away, not to mention that the eunuchs are nothing without him as the emperor.

."

"But I'm afraid that these three will combine to influence the two empress dowagers, and then collude with some bureaucrats and gentry who are still unwilling to give up, and unite with the two empress dowagers, so that the two empress dowagers can rely on the natural advantages of Confucian filial piety to force me to be dismissed early.

Zhang Juzheng re-appointed new assistant ministers and abolished the New Deal."

Royal Garden.

Zhu Yijun was thinking to himself while walking on the green path.

The Ming court and everyone suddenly became quiet, making him always feel that something bigger would happen.

But now, all this calmness is just that the volcano has not erupted yet.

It is now the end of the third year of Wanli.

The clearing of land in north and south Zhili has been going on for almost a year.

The day for comprehensive nationwide cleanup is getting closer and closer.

In addition, many nobles, relatives, and even the eunuchs and gentry of the inner court had their lands cleared away. It is reasonable to say that it was almost to the point that they could not bear it.

You must know that the nobles and nobles concentrated in the north and the south were the most numerous, with the largest number of land owned by relatives and even the imperial family members and officials and gentry.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun had no reason to ignore the dissatisfaction of the nobles, relatives, and imperial officials, especially the nobles and relatives.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun was worried that these people would reach the point where they could no longer stand Qing Zhang, and would start to unite with the Queen Mother to force him, the emperor, to collapse.

You must know that historically, the biggest obstacles to the clearing of land came from vassals, nobles, relatives and concubines. This is why in history, the clearing of land presided over by Zhang Juzheng was only basically completed nationwide, but in fact it was not done in places such as North and South Zhili.

Completely done.

Zhu Yijun was more curious about how Zhang Juzheng would respond and whether he would compromise? If he chose to clear only the land belonging to the father-in-law, officials, gentry and wealthy people, how could he convince the public?

Could it be that the vassal nobles who really accounted for the majority did not dare to move?

What if I, the emperor, support it?

"Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Zhang Hong suddenly appeared and ran towards him quickly.

Seeing this, Zhu Yijun asked: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Hong handed over a memorial and said: "Censor Zhu Nanyong impeached Uncle Wu Qing for using low-quality cotton when supplying fat coats to the border troops, causing frostbite to many soldiers!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun felt as if there was a thunder in his ears.

"After all, I'm here, so I'll tell you how could your noble relatives not be involved."

However, Zhu Yijun only said this.

At this time, Zhang Jing said from the side: "Your Majesty, this censor has ulterior motives. In name, he is not afraid of the powerful and directly impeached Uncle Wu Qing. But in fact, he must be using this to see if Mr. Yuanfu Zhang dares to press the button on Uncle Wu Qing."

Law enforcement!"

"If Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang behaves according to the law, the Emperor and the Queen Mother will naturally be dissatisfied with Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang."

"If the net is widened, it will naturally make Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang reveal that he dare not take action against the real powerful people, and they will then use Wu Qingbo's relationship as the emperor's grandfather to encourage Wu Qingbo to resist the New Deal, such as forcing

The Emperor and the Queen Mother put pressure on Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang."

"It's truly a poisonous plan!"

"In the final analysis, it is my grandpa who is doing whatever he wants!"

Zhu Yijun said something, and then asked Zhang Hong: "Where is grandpa now?"

Zhang Hong replied: "At the Queen Mother's place."

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun came to Queen Mother Li.

Since Zhu Yijun implemented the dual-salary system for people around Queen Mother Li, people around Queen Mother Li have basically become his spies.

At this time, as soon as Zhu Yijun arrived, the maid waiting outside the palace next to Queen Mother Li came over and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is angry with Uncle Wu Qing, so you'd better not go."

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "Don't let anyone inform you, I will quietly go over and listen."

"yes!"

So Zhu Yijun walked to the inside and outside of the palace, stood behind the beams and listened.

At this time, Wu Qingbo was complaining to Empress Dowager Li: "Mother, what do you think Zhang Jiangling and Zhao Neijiang want to do? They not only captured my slaves and sent them to the army, but also forced me to hand over many of them in the name of my father-in-law."

Yintian, in addition to this, I have also cleared your farmland and detained the head of the village that I arranged for you. Now you are instructing people to impeach me. I insist on punishing my crime, and you will not let me, the emperor's grandfather, go at all.

I don’t even take you seriously in my eyes!”
Chapter completed!