Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 194 Murder and the Opposition of the Officials

When Wu Jin led the old man Kong Zhiqi up, the buried woman had already been laid flat on a wooden board, and simply covered with a reed mat.

Although it is already summer, since the buried body was obviously killed not long ago, the smell is not very strong, and the basic features of the face can still be discerned, and the old man Kong Zhiqi immediately recognized it This was his own daughter, who burst into tears immediately.

"My poor son, now that you're gone, what will Wei Wei do?"

At this time, Yidongchang Fanzi also came to Wu Jin's side and said:
"Boss, we have inspected the female body according to your instructions. We estimate that the time of death is not long, and she should have been flogged to death, because there are whip marks on her back and legs, and some private place also torn scars;

From the looks of it, she should have been abused inhumanly before she died, and the methods were not cruel. Our Dongchang is also slightly inferior compared to her, the key is just a 13-year-old cardamom girl. "

After hearing this, Wu Jin also came over and opened the reed mat and looked carefully, and couldn't help retching, holding his breath and cursing:

"What a beast. A person who is not as good as this can do such an unconscionable thing." Immediately afterwards, he ordered people to protect the scene, and re-selected a site to bury Yuan Chonghuan, while he himself immediately rushed back to report to Zhu Youxiao.

The father of the deceased, Kong Zhiqi, had fainted from crying. After a little relief, he was taken back to Yuzhou to rest by the Dongchang people, and he was asked to be summoned by His Majesty the Emperor at any time.

After Kong Zhiqi was sad, he was replaced by hatred for the brutal murderer. When he knew that His Majesty wanted to uphold justice for him, he actively cooperated.

After Wu Jin reported the matter to Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao was also stunned and sullen about this appalling incident, but Zhu Youxiao didn't hand it over to the Shandong Procuratorate for direct handling, but asked Wu Jin to join him. Send people to conduct secret visits first.

Now Zhu Youxiao is not sure whether this matter has anything to do with the government. If it does, then it must have a lot to do with it, so Zhu Youxiao doesn't have to be so careful, and still focuses on the matter of the government and gentry paying for food together. superior.

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Here, as soon as Zhu Youxiao said the words of the officials and gentry, the hall where Yanyan was laughing at first suddenly became surprisingly quiet, and it was almost audible.

Kong Yinzhi couldn't help but tighten his heart, and an embarrassed smile appeared on his face.

Gu Tingzhuo, the chief envoy of Shandong Province, simply sneered and shook his head slightly.

The inspector of Shandong Province had a feeling like Jiao Lei suddenly sounded, and he didn't know what to say.

The major newspapers have debated policies such as the government and gentry paying grain together, dividing the income into the mu, and increasing the amount and width of commercial tax collection. These cultural people in Shandong naturally know this, and they also know that once the newspaper puts forward What, then it is very likely that the imperial court will implement some policies.

Therefore, these Shandong officials and gentry also heard some rumors that His Majesty would implement the New Deal, but they did not expect that His Majesty would really use Shandong as a pilot, and it was the government and gentry that they were least willing to accept. Deprived of the privileges and benefits that scholar-officials have enjoyed for thousands of years.

Although Zhu Youxiao said that this was the intention of Yuan Keli, the new governor of Shandong Province, everyone can guess that this must be His Majesty's idea, otherwise Yuan Keli would not be the governor of Shandong Province.

However, in the face of this iron-blooded emperor who could behead dozens of Donglin Party officials and directly confiscate the eight major Shanxi merchants, the officials and gentry did not dare to oppose Zhu Youxiao openly, so they could only keep silent, and they all wanted to Listen to the meaning of Kong Yinzhi, the sage of Kong Yan. After all, among the people present, the one who really has the most relationship is his Kong family.

The officials may disapprove of the unified payment of rations by officials and gentry and even cover up these gentry, but they are not local gentry in Shandong after all, and the implementation of integrated payment of rations by officials and gentry in Shandong has little impact on them.

Therefore, the real key is Kong Yinzhi's opinion.

Zhu Youxiao also looked at Kong Yinzhi. These days, the emperor himself gave Kong Yan Shenggong enough face. In addition to offering sacrifices to Confucius, he also specially added Kong Yinzhi's official title of Prince Taifu. It implies that as long as Kong Yinzhi cooperates with the court, he can be named king.

But it is obvious that Kong Yan Shenggong cares more about the most practical interests. He is one of the largest landlords in Qufu, and even the entire Shandong Province. Asking him to pay grain is equivalent to making him give the court an incalculable amount of silver every year.

Therefore, Shenggong Kong Yan did not intend to compromise on this, and even saw that His Majesty the Emperor did not feel anything because of his warm hospitality, but he was still expropriated for money and food; Kong Yinzhi began to feel disgusted with Zhu Youxiao because of this.

However, Kong Yinzhi did not refuse explicitly, but first stood up and said to Yuan Keli who was also waiting respectfully at the side: "Yuan Zhongcheng is a man who is loyal to the country, but why can't he be sympathetic to the people's feelings, and he is also a disciple of Confucius and Mencius. Since the establishment of the Ding Ding, the court has never collected taxes from scholar-bureaucrats, and now you want to break this rule, Zhongcheng, you know that this will only make His Majesty difficult, and it will not be possible to protect your reputation for the rest of your life."

Yuan Ke's face sank like water, and he didn't answer.

And Zhu Youxiao also felt a sense of resentment in his heart. This Kong Yinzhi is really a stubborn person. Although he will be unprincipled in order to protect the interests of the family, but when it comes to his own family interests But he refused to back down half a step.

At this time, He Zhengchao, who had once served as the Minister of the Imperial Palace during the Wanli period, also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely unfeasible for the officials and gentry to pay the food as Yuan Zhongcheng played. This move is undoubtedly to compete with the common people. It's like drinking poison to quench your thirst, Your Majesty, please reject Yuan Zhongcheng's proposal."

Because Sun Yinzhi opposed the payment of food by officials and gentry, the He family and several other big gentry also opposed it.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Yuan Keli, and now everyone can see how great the resistance to implementing this reform is.

Now that these squires clearly objected, Zhu Youxiao didn't intend to show any good looks, but said directly:

"The dynasty has accumulated evils for a long time, and the national treasury is empty, so that now it can't support soldiers who dare to fight, and in case of a famine, it can't provide money for relief. It is imperative to implement a new policy. In my opinion, Yuan Keli's government and gentry pay food as a whole. Both the country and the people are a great thing, although everyone here will suffer a little loss, but compared to the chaos in the world and the collapse of the dynasty, this is nothing."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao ordered again: "Yuan Keli, the governor of Shandong Province, listened to the order, and I will promote you to the Prime Minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Youdu Yushi, to supervise the military and political affairs of Shandong. Shandong East will carry it out!"

When Kong Yinzhi and other squires saw that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao directly proposed to implement the government-gentle payment of food directly and categorically, they ignored their objections just now. Naturally, these squires were very angry, but they did not dare to speak directly to Zhu Youxiao. What does His Majesty the emperor do, so he can only bear it back, and look at Yuan Keli with fiery eyes.

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