Daming heir

Chapter 193

Go winter and welcome spring.

The snow in Yingtiancheng quietly dissipated in the tenderness of Jiangnan.

The wind on the banks of the Qinhuai River has also become gentler, and the people in the Jiaofangsi who are drinking and drinking in winter have finally eased up a little since they can go out of the city for an outing.

In spring, I took off my clothes and warmed up a city.

It's just that in this early spring, the atmosphere in the court hall has become a little uneasy following the snowstorm of Zhejiang Road last winter.

It seems that Zhejiang Road has accumulated a whole winter of snow water, and it has poured into Yingtian City from the southeast, creating a situation of undercurrents under the calm court hall.

"Xie Xingxing hasn't entered the palace yet?"

"Who is Xie Xing waiting for?"

On the square in front of the Huangji Hall, Xie Jin, dressed in court clothes, rubbed his hands together, hid them under his sleeves, and looked calmly at the direction of the Huangji Gate.

Several court and Chinese colleagues walked past him and asked curiously.

Xie Jin turned his head back, never seeing the other person's face clearly, and just replied casually: "I never waited for anyone, I never waited for anyone."

A bit of a nagging look.

Several colleagues smiled and shook their heads, no longer caring about the behavior of the upstart, turned around and continued walking towards the hall.

"You are finally here!"

Xie Jin, who had been waiting anxiously, watched the founding father Chang Sheng calmly walk into his sight, and hurried forward to meet him.

Chang Sheng frowned, and glanced at the passing officials rushing to court.

The two moved to the side, and they didn't stop on their feet, but they walked towards the hall at a slower speed.

"Why? Are you worried about Zhejiang Road?" Chang Sheng looked at the Daming Palace ahead.

Xie Jin was a little impatient, but seeing Chang Sheng's appearance, he had to straighten his back and chest like a model.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, his tone was full of worry: "Many people have died in Zhejiang Province, many people! His Highness's reputation has been damaged, so let's not talk about it. Now that the integration of officials and gentry into the village is being implemented in Zhejiang, Yu Wei Still alive, probably no one in Zhejiang would dare to say no to it. But..."

Xie Jin hesitated for a moment, but stared at the backs of the colorful officials in front of him.

Chang Sheng smiled silently: "You are worried about the people in the court."

"The Taisun went to Zhejiang this time. Even those people who were coerced into rioters have never been convicted. Those who killed were officials and merchants. These people are not unique to Zhejiang. They are everywhere in the court and in the world. .”

Xie Jin whispered more and more: "Now that the situation in Zhejiang is opening, they will worry that sooner or later, they will have to go through this too. The few acres of Susukida in the Xiaguan's home, if they can contribute to the country, it will be considered as a reward for the Xiaguan. But do they think so?"

When he said this, Xie Jin subconsciously withdrew his gaze from the backs of the civil servants in front of him, and silently looked at the founding father Chang Sheng beside him.

The officials of the DPRK and China are all country gentry in their hometown, and they are good poets and writers. They own countless fertile fields and properties.

But the founder of the country in front of him, and the heroes of the dynasty behind him, have more industries and fields.

Chang Sheng snorted coldly. After the feat of showing harmony to others all the year round, there was a touch of majesty.

Xie Jin was not afraid, this was a fatal problem.

The founding family can be said to be a facade among the nobles of the court, connected with the Chang family, and there are many meritorious families who advance and retreat together.

And this time, the policy that Zhejiang is implementing can be said to be a catch-all, without the possibility of opening the back door to anyone.

If it is implemented throughout the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court will no longer collect taxes on head counts, and the imperial court will only directly collect taxes on registered acres of land.

The Ming gentry group represented behind the civil servants is listed here.

The Great Ming Meritorious Group, represented by the founding father Chang Sheng in front of him, is also listed here.

"The Chang family has sorted out and registered all the fields and properties."

Chang Sheng finally dropped a word, and then walked away, walking straight towards the main hall.

Xie Jin opened his mouth in a daze.

He could understand the weight of the founder's words.

The Chang family has made all the preparations, obeying all orders of the imperial court anytime and anywhere, sending all the land owned by the Chang family to the emperor, and incorporating it into the policy reform of the integration of government and gentry.

He had some doubts that the Chang family would have such great determination and strength.

Entered the court.

Following Sun Gou'er's high-pitched shout.

Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty started a new day of work. The crown prince was sitting in a wheelchair, watching the courtiers of the Zhu family peacefully from one side.

After asking, there will be officials on duty soon.

"The minister has a book to play."

Those who came out were people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

This made Zhan Hui, the official foreman and minister of the official department, jump in his heart.

He knew that something would happen in today's court meeting.

On the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze was quietly fixed.

"speak."

The corners of his eyes have shrunk several times imperceptibly.

"The minister impeached the imperial envoy of Zhejiang Province for disaster relief."

With a bang, there was an uproar in the hall.

Although everyone knows whether the dynasty will be good today.

But once the problem is put on the table, it will not end well.

Even the censors who maintained discipline forgot to maintain order in the court.

The person who came out to impeach is Zhou Liangjun, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

He has continued to speak.

"In the winter of Hongwu's 24th year, the snowstorm in Zhejiang, the people were trapped, and the government was difficult to pacify. The imperial court paid money and grain, and sent imperial envoys, with high hopes, to pacify the country."

"However, the imperial envoys did not think about the entrustment of the emperor. Before the natural disaster, they indulged the people in the wilderness to endure the catastrophe. They killed the governors, inspectors, and command envoys of the left and right sides of Zhejiang Province, and more than a thousand officials in the prefectures and counties. They also punished the sages. There were more than three thousand gentry, and tens of thousands of people were involved, causing scarlet everywhere under the heavy snow, panic among the people, and turmoil in Zhejiang."

"Your Majesty, I ask your Majesty to consider the people of Zhejiang Province, to stabilize people's livelihood and restore order after the heavy snowfall, to restore plowing and spring plowing, and to select other talents from the court to serve as imperial envoys to Zhejiang."

The picture is poor but the dagger is seen.

After Zhou Liangjun this year, more censors, speech officials, and civil officials came out to join him.

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

……

"Damn all cynics!"

Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting in the yamen of the chief envoy of Hangzhou City, cursed in a low voice.

There was already a smile on his face.

Xia Yuanji even put down the pen and paper in his hand, and walked to the door to personally support a white-haired, nearly hundred-year-old man in brocade clothes who was holding a crutch in the shape of a red sandalwood pine.

Zhu Yunxi can't remember clearly, this is the first wave of so-called sages and gentry who have come to the chief envoy's yamen to tell the sufferings of each family.

If it weren't for the fact that all these people are in their seventies and eighties, and they can't find fault...

There was a very bad look in his eyes.

"Why did you come here in person? It's snow melting outside now, if something happens to you, it's a crime."

Zhu Yunxi got up and walked in front of the visitor.

The old man looked into the hall, and stood firmly on the spot holding the wooden staff in both hands.

Xia Yuanji on the side wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only turn his head and look aside with his mouth pursed.

(End of this chapter)