Chapter 440 Li Huan will be dumbfounded this time!
Chapter 440 Li Huan will be dumbfounded this time!
Successive impeachments broke out suddenly, but Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others who were the targets of impeachment were stunned for a moment.
You must know that just a moment ago, they were joking in low voices with their colleagues, but as a result, they became the targets of impeachment as soon as the meeting started.
The most important thing is that it was not Li Huan's party who impeached them, but Fang Zhiming, the supervisory censor, who stood up to impeach them in public. After the shock, Cui Ying and others suddenly turned pale.
They were not fools, so how could they not know that they were being pushed out and abandoned as outcasts?
For a moment, Cui Ying and others looked at Fang Zhiming and the former colleagues who followed Fang Zhiming to impeach them, with complex looks flashing in their eyes.
When officials from Li Huan's party came forward to impeach them as well, Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others were no longer so shocked. However, although they were all impeachments, Fang Zhiming's focus was on the failure of the Ministry of Revenue, and it was
It is recommended that the emperor submit the case to the three departments for review.
However, the content of the impeachment of Li Huan's officials was different. They were directly charged with deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors, and they were also handed over to the Jin Yiwei for strict investigation.
The most serious crime of dereliction of duty is to lose the black gauze hat on the head. Anyway, each of them is worth a lot of money. Even if they lose their official positions, with the contacts accumulated over the years, they can enjoy their old age in peace for the rest of their lives.
But if he is convicted of the crime of deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors, the consequences will be very different. When the time comes, confiscating the family and exterminating the clan will probably be a minor matter.
Realizing what would happen if they were convicted of the crime of deceiving the emperor, Cui Ying and others almost instinctively stepped forward to bow to the emperor. Their faces were full of fear and grievance and said: "Your Majesty, ministers, etc.
Even if you are extremely brave, you would not dare to deceive you, so please be clear to your majesty."
Therefore, after the emperor spoke, no one among the officials spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged. Your Majesty..."
Although I never thought that being pushed out as a scapegoat would happen to me, but in the officialdom, I have not seen this kind of thing once or twice. At least Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others did not go too far.
It's a shame, but they are quite unwilling to do so and want to fight for themselves as much as possible.
But at this moment, a figure stepped forward and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have my own message!"
The people were divided into acres, the corvee and the poll tax were abolished, and taxes were collected only based on the land. This was clearly aimed at the gentry class who owned a large amount of land, and wanted to cut their flesh and blood to feed the Ming Dynasty.
Li Huan smiled, nodded slightly towards the British Duke and said: "Young Lord, just ask, Li will definitely know everything and tell you everything!"
Who doesn't know the relationship between Zhang Lun and Li Huan? The champion prince's palace has a close relationship with the British government. At this time, Zhang Lun stood up to praise Li Huan, which seems to be the right thing to do.
So Zhang Lun must have other purposes.
Hearing what the emperor said, many people among the officials felt a murderous intent coming towards them. Looking at the cold look on the emperor's face, even a fool knew that the emperor was angry.
Besides, the privileged class of the Ming Dynasty is not just officials and gentry like them, but Zhang Lun, who is talking eloquently and praising Li Huan endlessly, is also the privileged class of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Huan.
At this time, Yang Tinghe, who was the chief assistant, coughed lightly, stroking his beard and looked at Cui Ying. The Wang Bangguo people had solemn expressions on their faces and shouted: "Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo, you are really brave.
"Didn't you hear His Majesty's question? Why don't you quickly and truthfully explain who instigated you to do such deceiving and disrespectful things?"
So now Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others actually want the emperor to show mercy, but they think things are too simple.
At the end, a fierce murderous intent spread, which seemed to show the emperor's support and determination for tax reform.
However, important ministers such as Liu Yu, Yang Tinghe, Wu Guangyuan and others looked at Zhang Lun thoughtfully, with a bit of doubt in their eyes. Obviously, they were not like most people present.
Zhang Lun praised Li Huan in public at this time just to praise Li Huan.
At this time, in such an atmosphere, even if something happens, no one will jump out at this time.
In fact, the real major events have already been discussed by the cabinet and the emperor. If they are brought to the court for discussion, it is actually more of a formality and announced to the public in this form.
The policy of spreading small households into acres has been widely publicized. I cannot say that it is known to the whole world. At least all the officials present know this policy clearly.
Zhu Houzhao had a bit of a smile on his face.
Li Huan couldn't help but look up at Yang Tinghe. When he saw Yang Tinghe staring at Cui Ying and Wang Bangguo with angry expressions, a trace of thoughtfulness flashed in his eyes.
Among the hundreds of officials, many officials who saw through the mystery stood there as steady as Mount Tai. Many even looked at Li Huan expectantly, giving the impression that they were watching Li Huan's joke.
Zhang Lun laughed and said: "Okay, I just want to ask the champion, is it really possible to collect all the taxes from all the acres in the world by dividing the land among the people?"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Lun, the anger on his face dissipated, and he regained his composure and said, "Oh, I wonder what's wrong with Mr. British?"
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao said loudly: "Come here, tell me my decree to send Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others to prison and hand them over to Jin Yiwei for strict investigation. I want to know why Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others have the courage to bully them."
You don’t mind me.”
It can be said that if Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and the others open their mouths and bite a few people at will, whatever Cui Ying and the others tell them will not end well.
"I am wronged!"
"Your Majesty, in addition to us, the only people in the world who control a large number of acres are the royal clan. Isn't it possible to spread the tax on the royal clan by sharing the acres?"
Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others couldn't help but tremble after hearing Yang Tinghe's words. They immediately kowtowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty clearly understands that I have been wronged. I have no intention of deceiving you. Those data must have been leaked."
What is the mistake? It was just an unintentional mistake..."
When it comes to the pros and cons of sharing the land, the elites of the Ming Dynasty naturally see it clearly. There are pros and cons. If not for this, how easy would it be for Li Huan to carry out tax reform?
Because they saw the disadvantages of spreading the land from one person to another.
Many people's sarcastic eyes passed over Zhang Lun and other nobles, and finally fell on the emperor who was sitting there, the sarcasm in their eyes was even deeper.
Among the officials, there were those who saw the shortcomings of the method of dividing a small family into a whole family, and they only felt funny in their hearts when they heard Zhang Lun extolling how excellent the method was.
Under the privileges they enjoy, even if it is divided into acres, it is simply a delusion to collect taxes from the land they control.
After listening to Cui Ying and Wang Bangguo's words, some people couldn't help but breathe a little sigh of relief. They felt a little relieved and looked at Wang Bangguo. There was some admiration in the eyes of Cui Ying and others.
At this time, Cui Ying and others also saw that Fang Zhiming and others must have received some information in advance, and Li Huan impeached them in front of the emperor first, and pushed them out in this way.
As long as they can grasp the shortcomings of Li Huan's tax policy, their interests will naturally not be greatly affected.
As soon as they heard that the emperor was going to throw them into the imperial prison, Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others couldn't help but change their expressions. It was not easy to enter a place like the imperial prison. With the addition of the Jin Yiwei, it was foreseeable that they would be able to leave the imperial prison alive.
In terms of prison, it can only be said that there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.
The conversation between Li Huan and the Emperor made some people who were slightly relieved suddenly change their expressions, and their hearts seemed to be pinched by a big hand.
"We are asking you to find out the acres of land, but what can you do about the true number of acres? It is simply delusional to try to reform taxes and revive the decadence of the Ming Dynasty by relying on the so-called dividing land into acres."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Cui Ying and Wang Bangguo's aggrieved look. The anger that had been accumulated suddenly burst out. He slapped the armrest with his palm and shouted angrily: "Okay, okay, look.
You guys are really determined not to admit guilt."
"Humph, Li Huan is just a warrior, but he doesn't know how difficult reform is. He thinks that he can change the Ming Dynasty with the help of so-called new laws. It is really naive."
After Jin Yiwei's secret investigation, it has been confirmed that Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others were responsible for the data. Although the emperor also knew that there must be others behind Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others who instigated or acquiesced, but Li Huan
There is no evidence there yet, so Zhu Houzhao can only vent his anger on Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and others for the time being.
Some officials tensed up and sweat appeared on their backs, but their eyes subconsciously looked at Cui Ying and Wang Bangguo.
The emperor who was sitting there looked at Cui Ying and others with an indifferent expression.
This idea is indeed correct, but it is a pity that they have forgotten one thing. As the gentry class of the Ming Dynasty, most of them have the privilege of tax exemption.
As several people were dragged away, the voices of several people shouting injustice that echoed in the square gradually faded away.
As soon as this man opened his mouth, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. When they saw the British Duke Zhang Lun standing up, many people showed surprise.
Besides, even if you want to praise Li Huan, there is no need for the British Duke, as the head of the nobles, to stand up and praise Li Huan personally. This would be too detrimental to the reputation of the British Duke. After all, there are many honorable men present.
No matter how expensive it is, other distinguished nobles can stand up and praise Li Huan instead of Zhang Lun.
Not to mention anything else, what he knew was that the nobles of the Ming Dynasty also controlled a large number of acres of land, and these acres all had tax-free privileges.
Many people didn't react for a while, obviously confused by this sudden turn of events.
But at this moment, the British official changed the topic and said to the emperor with a somewhat solemn expression: "Your Majesty, regarding tax reform, I have something to ask the Champion."
The emperor's attitude made officials who originally still held some illusions in their hearts, hoping that one day they could persuade the emperor to give up the idea of tax reform, completely gave up those thoughts.
The British public gave a slight salute and said: "The champion intends to carry out tax reform and implement the policy of sharing the land with the family. This policy is beneficial to our Ming Dynasty. If it can be implemented smoothly, it will ensure the eternal existence of our Ming Dynasty."
Although it is true that the method of dividing a small family into an entire land was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent, judging from the shortcomings they saw, it really did not deserve Zhang Lun's praise.
For a moment, the whole place was silent, and everyone's eyes were looking at Cui Ying and Wang Bangguo.
Li Huan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely order someone to pry open their mouths and find Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo and their accomplices."
Several people looked at the Emperor with earnest expressions. They could only place their hopes on the Emperor at the moment. Otherwise, looking at the current situation, it would be unrealistic to expect the civil service group to protect them.
The emperor snorted coldly and stared at Cui Ying. Several people from Wang Bangguo shouted: "Cui Ying, Wang Bangguo, let me ask you, why on earth are you using your hands and feet to deceive the king on those yellow books and fish scale books? Is it possible that you are not doing it?
Did someone instruct you to do this?"
The huge square seemed to fall into silence. After a while, Zhu Houzhao slowly said, "Do you have anything else to do with your family?"
At this time, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Li Huan and said: "Li Qing, I will leave this matter to you, the Jinyi Guards. I hope that the Qing family will not disappoint me."
Gazing across the officials with complicated expressions, Zhu Houzhao's imperial majesty was fully displayed, and he said coldly: "I have said that the tax reform is related to our country, the Ming Dynasty, and I will never allow anyone to resist or even destroy it. If I are allowed to
If I know anyone who dares to obstruct the imperial court's implementation of tax reform, I will definitely punish him severely, so don't say it was unforeseen!"
Many officials couldn't help snorting and showing disdain when they heard Zhang Lun's obvious words of praise for Li Huan.
Many officials even looked at Zhang Lun with disdain. It was simply a delusion to try to reform the Ming Dynasty's taxation by relying on the simple policy of selling farmers to farmers.
Anyone can feel the emperor's determination. Now it seems that it is obviously impossible to expect the emperor to change his mind.
Looking at the furious emperor, and then at the pair of imperial guards who heard the sound, they stepped forward like wolves and dragged Cui Ying and Wang Bangguo away. No official dared to stand up and touch them at this time.
The emperor's bad luck.
Zhang Lun's words echoed in the square, especially the words "all the acres in the world" were so loud and clear that all the officials had different expressions for a moment.
"Hey, does the British Duke have doubts about the champion's strategy? Could it be that there is some rift between the British Duke and the champion?"
"Haha, it's so good. Even his in-laws and allies like the British Duke are suspicious of him. Li Huan must be dumbfounded!"