The eldest princess pampered the beautiful, strong and miserable proton queen

The Northern Dynasty had been experiencing a deficit in its treasury for decades and could not make ends meet. In addition to the Northern Emperor's corruption and indulgence and the excessive spending of the court, a large part of the reason was that the court could not collect taxes.

Most of the tax revenue of the imperial court came from the common people. The gentry annexed the common people's land, and the common people had no land in their hands. They could only rent the fields from the gentry's homes to make a living, so they naturally could not pay taxes. The gentry concealed the acres of land from the court, and no taxes were paid on most of the fields. Naturally, the treasury is becoming increasingly empty.

It is self-evident who pockets the taxes that the court cannot collect.

Even an emperor can't bear it.

Therefore, after the fall of the Ren family, the number one family in the Northern Dynasties, the reputation of the family became in danger. No matter how dissatisfied the other families were with Emperor Guanghe, no one dared to stand up against the new emperor. In order to appease the new emperor, The emperor's anger, trying to please the new emperor, also resulted in a lot of blood being shed.

Zhang Chengxian was worried in his heart: "Aristocratic families tend to take the Ren family as their own example. If the sentence is light, it will be difficult for His Majesty's new emperor to ascend the throne, and he will be constrained by the family in the future. If the sentence is harsh, the family will be dissatisfied, and he will inevitably be known as a tyrant." Then it will be difficult for the world to return to its center, and His Majesty’s throne will not be stable.”

Aristocratic families have a monopoly on knowledge, and now most of the scholars in the world come from aristocratic families.

Ji Ruxuan's voice was hoarse: "The chief culprit was dragged to Caishikou, his crime was announced, and the canon punishment was given. Depending on the severity of the crime, he could be executed or exiled. The rest of the clan, whether they are direct lineage or collateral branch, all who are over 13 years old Those who reach the age of 45 are sentenced to five years of hard labor and sent to the Hexi area to build military fortifications. After the hard labor period is over, they can return to their place of origin and re-enter the official service."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar. An old minister immediately stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, you must not do this..."

"No?" Ji Ruxuan stood up slowly. He wore a twelve-pointed crown on his head. The hanging jade beads blocked his face. His dark uniform was embroidered with a golden dragon with teeth and claws. The thick clothes seemed to be tamed by him, exuding Awesome power.

There is a long horizontal sword tied around his waist. The blade is black and has no scabbard. One hand holds the handle. The emperor wears the emperor's sword in court to display the majesty of the king. But has anyone heard that the emperor wears the sword in court? of?
Or a murder knife without a sheath.

As soon as the emperor stood up, the courtiers quickly knelt down and bowed their heads, not even daring to take a breath.

It was obviously June and the weather was hot, but there was a suffocating coldness in the magnificent hall.

Ji Ruxuan walked down the steps, strolled leisurely, and walked up to the old minister kneeling in the hall: "Then what do you think should be done?"

The emperor stood in front of him, condescending. The old minister was trembling all over, and sweat broke out from his forehead and dripped on the gold bricks.

He knelt on the ground, his eyes reflecting the soap shoes on the emperor's feet. For the first time in his life, he felt that he was an ant kneeling at the emperor's feet.

There was silence in the palace for a moment, and then Ji Ruxuan said, "How about we follow the example of the previous dynasty and share the world with the Ren family?"

When Taizu of the Northern Dynasties first established the Northern Dynasty, in order to appease the aristocratic families and follow the example of Taizu of the South, he acquiesced that the Ren family would be the prime minister for generations. For more than 100 years, it was a tacit fact among the civil and military ministers that Ji and Ren would share the world.

Therefore, even though the Ren family was guilty of so many crimes and Emperor Guanghe wanted to deal with the Ren family, there were still aristocratic families headed by the Ren family who stood up to oppose it.

"Your Majesty," the old minister was horrified, his body couldn't help but soften, and his head hit his head hard, making a thumping sound, "I never meant this, please forgive me."

Other civil and military ministers were also frightened: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Ji Ruxuan laughed in anger and kicked the old minister to the ground. He was thrown to the ground like an old bastard.

The old minister screamed, gasped for breath, vomited blood, rolled his eyes, and fainted in the hall.The courtiers suddenly fell to the ground.

Ji Ruxuan said slowly and calmly, and his voice could even be called calm: "This person is disobedient and has anti-Jiang intentions. He will be dragged down and killed with a stick, and all his relatives will be imprisoned."

The courtiers were horrified. The family did not dare to rebel against Jiang because the Yu family had returned to the court and had gathered some of the old dynasty troops. Emperor Guanghe also had an elite force in his own hands, the Imperial City Forbidden Army, which was known as the most elite force in the Northern Dynasties. The army was vulnerable to the cavalry of Emperor Guanghe.

"According to laws and regulations, annexing land, concealing acres of land, not paying taxes according to laws, tampering with government affairs, disrupting government affairs, stealing power and making profits, persecuting loyal people..." Ji Ruxuan reported hundreds of crimes in a row. These crimes were all committed in Dali this time. The city and the Ministry of Punishment successively found out the crimes related to the Manchu Ren family. "What crime should be committed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the civil and military ministers were wet with sweat and their heavy clothes were trembling.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Emperor Guanghe smiled: "Why, are you all mute?"

Someone stood up tremblingly at the censor's desk and clicked his teeth: "In response to your majesty, the sins of the Ren family are so great that the criminals are so great that they can use all the bamboos in Jingyue, but they still can't write. They can break the waves of the East China Sea. It's hard to stop the evil. According to The law should punish the nine tribes to serve as a warning to others."

Emperor Guanghe smiled.

The imperial censor lowered his head and gritted his teeth and continued: "The Ren family has enjoyed a century-old reputation and is certainly a model for literati in the world. However, the former prime minister Ren Song was willing to degenerate and gradually abandoned his loyalty. He abandoned the right path and followed the left. The customs of the Ren family have changed drastically."

"Therefore, Ren Song is fond of profit and disregards morality. The Ren family and the whole family follow the example of others and are greedy, abusive and licentious. The Ren family is a model for literati in the world. Therefore, both the government and the public follow the Ren family's actions, corrupting the court's principles and corrupting the administration. This is a custom that covers the world and damages the integrity of the world. Your Majesty cannot indulge it easily, otherwise everyone in the world will follow Ren's example, and we, the Jiang Dynasty, may follow in the footsteps of the previous dynasties."

What he said was reasonable and well-founded, and no one in the whole court refuted it.

"I believe that the family tradition of the Ren family has been ruined, and we deserve to die."

When an avalanche occurs, not a single snowflake is innocent. The Ren family is like a blood-sucking maggot, sucking the marrow of the court and scraping the ointment of the people's livelihood. No one in the whole family is innocent.

"As the saying goes, when heaven is about to entrust a great responsibilities to the people of this country, they must first strain their bones and muscles, starve their body and skin, and deplete their bodies. Your Majesty combines kindness and power and sentences the young and middle-aged to five years of hard labor in order to make the Ren family better." , sympathize with the suffering of the people, reshape the family tradition, and wash a new face. In the future, when the clan members return to the court, they can also ask for orders for the people and serve the court. Your Majesty is benevolent. This move is really well-intentioned."

He made it clear that His Majesty was showing mercy by giving him a lenient sentence. The rest of the Ren clan did not participate in Ren Song's evil, but the family tradition had been ruined. The children in the family were afraid that the good and the bad would be mixed, and their character was worrisome, making them unfit for employment. It was better to sentence them to hard labor. Your Majesty is kind.

The civil and military ministers were speechless.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is Emperor Guanghe's method of suppressing the family.

The Ren family has been the prime minister for generations, the power of the Ren family is deeply rooted, and the disciples and old officials are all over the court. It is impossible to completely eradicate them.

After five years of hard work, no one in the Ren family has become an official in the court. The hearts and minds they have accumulated over the years are almost gone, and the influence of the Ren family in the court is only in name only.