back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 735

Without the little emperor's order to expel the guests, these ministers would automatically and voluntarily resign.The ups and downs of today's affairs are too fast, almost all of this group of courtiers are over 40 years old, if there is any other stimulus, there may be some kind of myocardial infarction, and then Lu Chengqi has another job - to give them posthumous titles.

Besides, whitewashing peace is a must for a qualified politician. No matter how bad the situation is, it is only a "local area", and most of it is good.One more thing is worse than one less thing, and what should I do if I don't do my own business, interfere too much and implicate myself?
After the ministers came out of the Chuigong Palace, a gust of cold wind blew, and the ministers couldn't help covering their clothes, and some even complained: "It's spring, but it's still so cold..."

"Yeah, tomorrow is the second day of February, I wonder if it will get better?"

"Just ask Qin Tianjian and you will know?"

"By the way, Chen Xun, the chief inspector of the Qintian Supervisor, has not been here for the past few days. Is he taking a rest?"

"Who knows..."

"I heard that His Majesty entrusted him with a secret errand, and he went south..."

"Go south? Why go south?"

"Keep your voice down! I also heard from hearsay that His Majesty was also worried about Zishui, so Chen Xun said that it was the feng shui of the imperial palace, which is not suitable for Zishui. His Majesty believed it, and asked Chen Xun to set up a large feng shui formation." , to reverse the feng shui. Chen Xun said that there is no magic weapon inside and outside Chang'an City, so he asked for an imperial edict and went south to find the magic weapon..."

"It's so mysterious, is it true or false?"

"Didn't you see that Chen Xun is no longer in Chang'an? This matter should be credible, and the world will not come out of nowhere!"

"That's right... By the way, Mr. Wen, why did you object to His Majesty's taxation for monks just now? As far as I know, the property of temples and temples in the world is no less than [-] hectares. If the treasury gets this income, it can also help. There is no need to issue those tax certificates..."

Shen Zhizheng Wen Yanbo stopped in his tracks, and said in a low voice: "You think I'm thinking, Your Majesty is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking!"

"Could it be 'care about mountains and rivers'?" Someone joked. At this time, Ouyang Xiu's name had spread throughout Dashun, and his reputation was very large.This "Drunkard Pavilion" is also a classic that literati are eager to recite.There is no way, the imperial examination has changed from the previous decadent sound, emphasizing practical facts and despising literature, and Ouyang Xiu is No. 1 in the style innovation movement.At that time, there was a literary school called "Tai Xue Ti", and the leader Liu Ji was a student of Tai Xue. His greatest specialty was playing with rare words in ancient books.Ouyang Xiu's ancient prose has always been accessible and easy to understand, and he is most opposed to the "Tai Xue Style" style of writing.When Ouyang Xiu was reviewing the examination papers of the Ministry of Rites Examination (Provincial Examination), Ouyang Xiu saw a test paper, which began with the words: "The world is rolling, everything is growing, and the sage is growing." The words seem ancient, but they are actually very awkward. The meaning is nothing more than The heaven and the earth merged, all things came into being, and then the sage came out.Ouyang Xiu followed his rhyme, and continued wittily and sharply: "Xiucai stab (sounds the same as "spicy", meaning perverted), the examiner will do it!" It means that the examiner will not admit this scholar if he is not knowledgeable!

Later, Ouyang Xiu was hated by Grand Master Yang for impeaching him. Seeing the darkness of the government, he no longer wanted to be an official.At that time it was not "Lu Chengqi" who was in power, Taishi Yang wished him to leave, so he let him go immediately.Ouyang Xiu, who returned to his hometown, started a life of "farming and studying". Lu Chengqi admired his name and resigned several times in a row, saying that his heart was no longer in the court.

The little emperor is so respectful, so it's okay?So everyone started to learn "European style", and stopped playing some exaggerated style of writing.If there is something good in the top, the bottom must vote for it. Lu Chengqi is also happy to see that the style of writing tends to be the same as that of later generations, so he no longer emphasizes anything.The little emperor's acquiescence made Ouyang Xiu's reputation even more powerful. Even though he was in a remote village, some people came here to ask for advice.And some people with ulterior motives, after asking for advice once or twice, they called themselves Ouyang Xiu's disciples.After Ouyang Xiu knew about it, he said: "No one knows the poor in the busy city, and the rich has distant relatives in the mountains!" to ridicule these people.

These anecdotes are most popular among literati, and those tabloids are willing to make up some stories in order to cater to the needs of literati, but no one knows whether they are true or not.

Wen Yanbo has studied a lot, so he naturally knows "The Drunkard's Pavilion", he sighed and said: "Jiang Gechen, it's not that the old man objects, but His Majesty is playing a big game of chess!"

This cabinet minister Jiang Ying was one of the twelve cabinet ministers. He was unknown at first, but because of his integrity and not being pedantic, he was favored by Lu Chengqi. He soared to the sky and became one of the twelve cabinet ministers.Although he is very capable of execution, his sensitivity to political affairs is still much worse than these old fritters: "I would like to hear more about it!"

Wen Yanbo said in a low voice: "Think about it, monks and priests don't have to pay taxes, but they can hire tenants. Who is the most similar to monks and priests?"

"Wen Xianggong means that His Majesty is going to collect all taxes?"

Before Jiang Ying realized anything, some ministers who were quick to see the secret had already "know the secret" and almost cried out.

"Hush, shut up, you want to lose your black hat?"

Hastily exposed the little emperor's plan, how can the little emperor give you a good face?The biggest possibility is to pretend to be public for personal gain, find an excuse, and transfer you out of Chang'an.At that time, you will be far away from the center, and as long as the little emperor is in power for a day, you will not be able to come back.No matter how you calculate this account, it is not worthwhile. Although Chang'an is expensive and has a lot of people, the place where the emperor most desires to be an official is at the feet of the emperor!

Wen Yanbo sighed and said: "You can see the whole leopard at a glance. It is well known in the world that His Majesty wants to tax the whole people. You may not know that the imperial court will lose tens of thousands of business taxes just for the monthly temple fair, and this is just a one-off." It's just a temple fair. Those monks, who took the stalls of the temple fair to do business, and don't have to pay taxes, who can be richer than them? The Buddha said that people have five poisons: greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, and suspicion. If you get too greedy, you will get retribution Here we come. These monks recite scriptures every day, but they don’t understand this truth, what’s the matter?”

"Then why are we involved?" someone asked inexplicably.

Before Wen Yanbo could speak, a voice came from behind and said, "Obviously, like these monks and priests, some officials indulge their family members in business and farming, and put all the land and shops under their names to avoid taxes. Although this is human nature However, the tax revenue of the imperial court has been greatly reduced. Your Majesty is worried that if this trend prevails, the officials and people will become richer and the imperial court will become poorer. Once the imperial court cannot pay the military salary, how can Dashun resist Liao in the north and Jiaozhi in the south in the current situation? ?”

"But isn't there a tax..."

Seeing that the person speaking was Xu Chongguang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, his rebuttal was much quieter.In fact, among the ministers present, who in the family did not do this?Everyone has done it, and if you don't do it yourself, you will suffer.With the temperament of the Han people who are greedy for small things, it would be strange if they didn't sharpen their heads to take advantage of loopholes!
(End of this chapter)