Li's Mansion, in the study.

Li Chunfang reached out to pick up the teacup, facing Lin Weiran with shocked face, a trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of her mouth, but she couldn't help feeling a little proud.

After living with this monster for so many years, the conspiracies and tricks in the court all came from the other party's exquisite layout, and the old fox Xu Jie was driven away.

But now, he did something that was enough to brag about his children and grandchildren, which made Lin Wenkui's face look shocked rarely.

Obviously, the other party had never guessed that he had leaked Li Tao's memorial before coming, and he had just made some tricks on him.

"Master Yuan Fu, this matter will inevitably anger the emperor. The emperor is afraid that he will pursue it. I don't know what he wants to do?" Lin Qingran's heart could not calm down for a long time and asked in confusion.

Li Chunfang held the tea lid in his hand and poured hot tea water lightly, and asked quietly: "Gei Lin, do you think this is beneficial or harmless, but what about this?"

"Yes! This approach is not only unhealthy for Lord Yuan Fu, but if the matter is investigated, it may also involve Lord Yuan Fu!" Lin Xuran looked at Li Chunfang's inquiring gaze and seemed serious.

In fact, there was one thing he didn't say. If Longqing found out that the person who broke the matter was Li Chunfang, then Li Chunfang might not be able to sit firmly in the position of chief supervisor.

Longqing could tolerate an unknown head of the Ministry of Rites attacking him, but if he knew that the premier was fueling the fire, how could he give up?

It is precisely because Li Chunfang's move made Lin Qiran completely unable to see through. This approach has no political benefits, and it is likely to gain a chance to gain his future.

If Li Chunfang hadn't admitted it personally, Lin Qingran would have really not guessed that this was leaked by Li Chunfang, but it was the mastermind behind the storm.

Li Chunfang took a sip of tea and asked seriously: "Gei Master Lin, many officials are already praising the prosperity of this day, but I wonder if you think so?"

"The current imperial finances have just improved. The Ming Dynasty is far from the prosperous era!" Lin Qingran snorted coldly and responded seriously.

Although the Ming Dynasty's economy has improved significantly under his policies of "light taxes", "discreet people's book" and "emphasized industry and commerce", it is still far from the prosperous times in his heart.

Not to mention the distant future, the Ming Dynasty's finances are still ineffective. Although the bad guys' book, the Maritime Bureau and the Commercial Tax have increased their fiscal revenue, the expenses of water conservancy projects, the vassal and the military expenditure are all huge expenses.

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If you want to reach the level of prosperity now, you will have at least a healthy finance and have enough money to deal with local disasters, but it is still far from reaching it now.

Li Chunfang knew that Lin Xuran was a man with lofty ambitions and seemed to be heartfelt: "Although the emperor was ruled by our cabinet, we never dared to make any decisions when it comes to major events, so some of the reform measures proposed by our cabinet were either rejected or dragged down.

Then, it cannot be implemented at all!"

"Mr. Yuanfu, our emperor is such a fearful nature. He had already promised me to cut the vassal rice, but it was still unsuccessful!" A trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of Lin Weiran's mouth, and he seemed very helpless.

typical.

This is actually half true and half false. Although he said he was complaining about Longqing, he knew very well that Longqing would not allow the plan to reduce the vassal of the clan and the rice.

Any major reform is actually transferring resources from one group of people to another, and wanting to transfer interests to the lower class will undoubtedly be strongly opposed by the landlord class.

Although the current cabinet is in power, they do not receive strong support from Longqing, and the cabinet does not dare to touch the fundamental interests of the landlord class.

The same is true. Although the cabinet is doing a lot, it has not fundamentally changed the dynasty, and even the interests of the vassal groups cannot be touched.

Li Chunfang knew that he didn't need to say too much with smart people, so he sighed and said with emotion: "The saint always said that haste will not be achieved, but now the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If he drags on like this, he may still be unable to do so in the Ming Dynasty.

If you get fundamental changes, you will probably be far away from the prosperous era. But I still want to take a look at the prosperous era!"

Although he was the top scholar in the 26th year of Jiajing, he was promoted by Jiajing seven times and became the prime minister because of his Qing Ci, creating a small myth of the promotion of Ci ministers.

But he is now in his sixties. If Longqing drags on for another ten years, then he may really have to "no hope of family sacrifices to Nai Weng".

Lin Weiran's heart moved slightly, and he immediately guessed: "Master Yuan Fu, you deliberately exposed the content of Li Tao's memorial this time to deliberately expose the illusion of the emperor being immersed in the holy lord and wise king, and wanted to force the emperor to agree with this.

Reform, do more things for the people to restore their reputation?”

"Not bad! Our emperor is living too comfortable. If he can't put some pressure on him, he will still dream of a wise lord!" Li Chunfang looked at Lin Qingran with praise, then sighed and said, "I hope this time can

Pour a basin of cold water on the emperor so that the emperor can understand that he cannot be delayed anymore. If he still wants to gain a good reputation, he should show the courage of the emperor to do some practical things for the people!"

Although Li Maonian, who was standing at the door, was still listening to the conversation inside with his ears, and a sense of pride felt in his heart.

"Master Yuan Fu, you don't have to be so radical. If it really starts, the situation will be difficult to control!" Lin Xianran did not expect that Li Chunfang would have the courage to sacrifice his life for justice, but he advised seriously.

In fact, Li Chunfang is not wrong. The cabinet seems to be smooth sailing now, but it is powerless in major events.

Although Longqing handed over the power to deal with political affairs to them, he was also unwilling to bear any responsibilities and consequences, and he has always avoided things that may have adverse effects.

Li Chunfang shook her head gently and said firmly: "Actually, if you don't come to find me, I will also come to find you. This time I have decided! Others may not be able to control this chaotic court, but you, Lin Ruoyu, are

Yes, I also believe that you can create a prosperous era for the Ming Dynasty!”

"It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to succeed. I can't be sure to control the situation!" Lin Xuran sighed lightly, and then seriously proposed: "Master Yuan Fu, this matter is really hard to control now, but fortunately there is still something

The room for maneuver may allow Li Tao to withstand the emperor's anger!"

Since Li Chunfang had already evacuated Li Tao's memorial, he was destined to anger Long Qing. However, if Li Tao was pushed out now, Li Tao would take the responsibility for leaking the secrets and could still calm down the situation.

Li Chunfang knew that Lin Xuran had good intentions, but she shook her head firmly and said, "George Lin, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I will take responsibility for this matter! It's not only you, Lin Ruoyu, want to change the Ming Dynasty, I also want to do something.

We want our Ming people to live a better life and want our Ming Dynasty to have a prosperous era!"

After years of getting along, he also saw Lin Qingran's determination to plead for the people, and paid more attention to the livelihood issues of the people in the world.

Unlike Xu Jie, who only knows how to talk freely, Lin Qingran seems more pragmatic in his work, and the new look of the capital also explains it all.

Although the Ming Dynasty's finances were improved by means of reducing taxes and levying commercial taxes, when they wanted to go further, Longqing became the biggest obstacle to prosperity.

Longqing did not pay attention to the vassal of the Ming Dynasty at all, and he ignored the people of the Ming Dynasty to live a good life. However, he just wanted to hide in the harem and was full of money, and he asked the Ministry of Revenue from time to time for a large sum of money.

Now, Li Tao's memorial gave him an opportunity, an opportunity to let Longqing reflect on himself, and an opportunity to let the Ming Dynasty create a prosperous era in Longqing.

"Master Yuan Fu, the price you do this is too high. Why don't our cabinet bear it together!" Lin Xuran hesitated for a moment and still dissuaded.

Li Chunfang frowned and immediately shook her head and rejected: "No! If the cabinet is really responsible, then the emperor's anger cannot be eliminated, and he will definitely be more targeted at the cabinet. He will not agree to the reform in the future, but will instead be with the cabinet.

Singing the opposite tune everywhere!”

"Master Yuan Fu, do you really want to take this step?" Lin Qingran knew that Li Chunfang was right, but he still asked in a heart-wrenching manner.

Li Chunfang nodded gently and said with anticipation: "I have made up my mind! But after I leave the capital, please be sure to keep my original intention and create a prosperous era for the Ming Dynasty!"

If we say that in the early years, he and Lin Qingran still had some camp problems, but with the two sides' handshakes and reconciliation, they all pretended to be the people in their hearts and had a desire to create a prosperous era.

It's just a pity that they had a prince who only knew how to be greedy for pleasure. But the emperor thought he was the wise lord of the lord, so he could only pour a basin of cold water on Longqing.

"It is what the officials ask for inspiration for a prosperous era, and they will definitely live up to what Yuan Fu wants!" Lin Junran faced Li Chunfang's gaze and made a serious promise.

While the two were talking, the outside world seemed to be in a panic.

Li Tao's memorial spread quickly in the capital. Because the memorial mainly attacked Longqing's four items of "wine, sex, wealth, and energy", it was called "wine, sex, wealth, and energy" by people who are good at it.

Although "Drink, Sex, Finance and Wealth" is not as exciting as Hai Rui's "Drink, Public Security," the content is also very explosive, and it seems reasonable and well-founded to attack Longqing's key points everywhere.

"Wine alcohol will ulcerate the stomach; lust will consume essence; greed for money will cause chaos; sacrificing energy will damage the liver."

"The emperor is really greedy for money, so how can he punish the gluttons of his subordinates? The emperor is really polite, so how can he persuade the ministers to be harmonious?"

"Now, it is the joy of Aoshan. You must drink it indulge in the sound and color. You must have white teeth, moth eyebrows, and axes for cutting off nature; sweet, crisp, fat pus, and a medicine for rotting intestines."

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In the major restaurants and tea shops in the capital, literati also excerpted some interesting sentences from the memorials and talked about them, expressing their own opinions.

In particular, "Today, it is the joy of Aoshan, you must drink indulge in the sound and color" has been hotly discussed by everyone. Although the logic of this statement is not rigorous, everyone agreed that there is nothing wrong with it.

Longqing built Aoshan lanterns in Xiyuan, which is already well-known, but according to Li Tao's logic, he believed that "Aoshan lanterns" and "wine" were inseparable from each other.

It is precisely because after this memorial was spread, many people's favorability for Longqing plummeted, and they began to re-examine the Longqing Emperor who was drunk, lustful, wealthy and powerful.

The incident had such a bad impact, and the news naturally reached the palace.

Long Qing, who had long forgotten "Drink, Sex, Finance and Ability" and was furious when he learned about this. He was especially drunk and enjoying the singing and dancing performance. At this moment, he became more and more guilty and angry.

Bang!

Longqing first threw the golden wine glass in his hand on the ground, then overturned the fine wine and delicacies on the table to the ground, and then kicked the lamp stand next to him with a harsh regret.

The lamp holder was kicked over, and three lamps fell down together. One of the lamps just lit the green curtain next to it, and the fire burned up along the curtain.

"Your Majesty, run away quickly!" Zhang Fu shouted immediately when he saw this situation.

Longqing was stunned when he saw this sudden accident, but he didn't care about the anger in his heart. He just held his crown and ran out in a panic.

More than ten women dancing in the hall saw the fire of the curtain and screamed in disgrace, then hurriedly turned around and fled to the palace gate.

However, the people who stayed here were busy fleeing, but no one took the initiative to extinguish the fire on the curtain, causing the fire to further expand.

When Feng Bao arrived with a group of eunuchs, although it could prevent the fire in Wanshou Palace from spreading further, it could no longer curb the fire in Wanshou Palace.

Soon, the Wanshou Palace, rebuilt by Xu Jie and his son, was swallowed up by this fire, and there was no Wanshou Palace in the world since then.

"Damn it! Damn it! Check, check who revealed the memorial and who was going to fight me, I will definitely not forgive him!" Long Qing looked at Wanshou Palace, which was swallowed by the fire, but he hated all his resentment

roared as he stacked it up.

Zhang Fu felt Long Qing's unprecedented anger, and immediately respectfully took the order and said: "Abide by the order!"

But no matter how angry and roared Longqing was, it could not save the consequences of the relieving kick just now. Now he could only watch his bedroom in Xiyuan be swallowed by the fire.

History seems to be repeated again, and Wanshou Palace is burned again. However, this time it was not Jiajing who was hiding in bed with Shang Meiren playing with fireworks, but Longqing who kicked the lights out of anger.

Fortunately, the West Garden is almost abandoned now, and the Wanshou Palace can only be regarded as a temporary bedroom in Longqing. It is no longer necessary to rebuild it in a waste of money, nor does it mean that Xu Jie, who does not care about financial expenses to please the emperor.
Chapter completed!