Chapter 261: Emperor Taizu will become Yan Shaoting’s ancestor?

The people of She County are the emperor's subjects.

The people of the five counties are also subjects of the emperor.

The backs and palms of your hands are all made of flesh.

But the emperor is not only the ruler and father, he is also the emperor.

The most important thing for an emperor is to be wise, fair and just.

This is the meaning of Yan Shaoting’s final Holy King for the People card.

to this moment.

In fact, Jiajing was once again tempted.

In fact, the imperial court would not have lost the 6,146 taels of tax silver for silk and satin tax, whether it was borne by She County alone or the six counties of Huizhou Prefecture.

But if this is the case, let yourself show fairness.

But it is agreeable.

However, there was no unified thought in the court.

He also knew clearly why there were so many voices opposing the change of the silk and vulgar silk tax of 6,146 taels in Huizhou Prefecture.

At this time.

Chi Fengxiang, the Dali Temple Minister who was standing in the hall, walked out.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Jiajing raised his eyebrows: "Yes."

Dali Temple Minister Chi Fengxiang looked at Yan Shaoting and said, "I just recalled what Yan Shidu said before, that in the 14th year of Jiajing, Cheng Peng and Wang Xiang from She County reported Ding Sijuan to the governor and inspector of Yingtian.

"The then Huizhou prefect Feng Shiyong had presided over the investigation of this matter, and even went to the Yingtian governor and the circuit inspector's office to check the records. At that time, he had already come to the conclusion that the silk and satin tax should be paid by She County alone.

I don’t know why that Shexian native Shuai Jiamo brought up this old matter again this time, and I don’t know what his intention is!”

Yan Shaoting turned around and looked at Dali Temple Minister Chi Fengxiang.

It seems that this person passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi around the 20th year of Jiajing, and then entered the court as an official.

So……

It should have been during the period when Xu Jie was in charge of the Imperial College.

When Chi Fengxiang stood up.

This is very obvious.

They also investigated in various places in order to pin the tax on silk and silk on She County, and then oppose the land survey and population check in Huizhou Prefecture, and ultimately reject the reform.

The Yan family is still lacking some people in key positions in the court.

Yan Shaoting glanced at everyone present.

There are very few people here who can truly stand up and speak with me.

In addition, it may involve reform and innovation.

Even fewer people will agree with me.

He had to first suppress people like Yan Ne and Pan En, and then people like Gao Gong, Yuan Wei, Guo Pu, and Gao Yao would stand up to support his request.

It was only when Dali Temple Minister Chi Fengxiang finished his conclusion on the 14th year of Jiajing.

Yan Ne immediately spoke in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the matter is now clear! The so-called request of Jiamo, the commander of She County, to follow the national code and the prefectural records to share the silk tax of She County residents among the six counties to alleviate the hardship of the people of She County is actually nonsense!

"Now, 26 years later, this Shexian native Shuai Jiamo has brought up the old matter again, and he is guilty of disrupting the national system and abusing his superiors! However, Yan Shaoting, the Imperial Academy reader, for some unknown reason, used this matter to abuse his power for personal gain and report the matter without reason!

I ask Your Majesty to take a clear look at this and reprimand Yan Shaoting, and issue an order to severely punish the Shexian man Shuai Jiamo who deceived his superiors and oppressed his subordinates, so as to set things right!"

With the evidence from the Dali Temple, Yan Ne started by saying that Shuai Jiamo, who had discovered the matter of Ren Ding Sijuan last year, should be severely punished.

And as he spoke, Yan Banshuai Jiamo could naturally take the opportunity to attack Yan Shaoting.

Shuai Jiamo was creating trouble without any reason. He brought up a matter that had already been concluded in Huizhou Prefecture in the 14th year of Jiajing and used it to stir up trouble again.

However, Yan Shaoting took this concluded matter and repeatedly requested the so-called six-county sharing of the burden. He was making unwarranted requests and abusing his power for personal gain.

After Yan Ne said this.

The situation then turned into a personal attack on Yan Shaoting.

Minister of Justice Paine said, "I second the motion!"

After agreeing.

Pan En looked at Yan Shaoting again and said in a cold voice: "As Yan Shaoting has said many times before, the silk collected by She County now is the summer tax raw silk when Emperor Taizu of the early Republic of China changed the tax system.

“But I checked the records of Huizhou Prefecture and found that the court discovered that She County owed 9,700 dan of summer wheat, so Taizu ordered it to pay the summer tax of raw silk, totaling 8,780 pieces, and sent them to Nanjing Chengyunku.

In addition, as the Dali Temple said, the matter was finalized in Huizhou Prefecture in the 14th year of Jiajing, and the silk and silk expenses should be borne by She County alone. How can it be distributed to the other five counties now? "

When Paine finished speaking.

Yan Ne followed up again, saying, "Your Majesty, we should continue to pay tribute as usual. This is the national system, so as to avoid the common people's worries about sudden changes. Huizhou, one prefecture and six counties, and even the imperial court, should be convenient for both officials and civilians."

This statement came out.

Yan Shaoting's brows suddenly frowned.

Yan Ne actually brought up the civil unrest as an excuse.

This threat is as obvious as Sima Zhao's intention.

As long as the imperial court distributes the silk tax to the other five counties, the people in these five counties will inevitably change immediately.

By then, the court would probably not be considering whether or not to share the tax.

Instead, they have to worry about how to suppress and appease the civil unrest.

But although it is somewhat threatening.

But if we put it the other way around, as long as the status quo is maintained, the people of Huizhou Prefecture will continue to maintain the status quo.

Anyway, She County has been the victim of abuse for two hundred years.

Now I'm in urgent need of taking care of my family and silk, so I've gotten used to it.

It is impossible that the people of She County alone would undergo a drastic change.

That doesn't make sense.

These words.

It was a severe blow to the vital point of Huizhou Prefecture.

After Yan Ne finished speaking, he said worriedly: "In addition, please let your majesty know that the six counties of Huizhou Prefecture, such as Jixi County, are only 24 miles in radius, the land is barren, and the people are even poorer. I have found that the annual grain tax in Jixi is less than 700 dan.

She County is a vast area of ​​224 li in radius, with fertile land. It can produce more than 60,000 dan of grain per year. How can it be justified to pass on the old tax system that the upper county has borne for 200 years to the poor lower county? "

Yan Shaoting is playing the emotional card.

Yan Ne is also playing the emotional card.

It's no wonder that they both have the same surname.

But they are not a family.

Yan Ne and Pan En, together with Dali Temple Minister Chi Fengxiang who had just forcibly regained their advantage, stared at Yan Shaoting with deep eyes.

What old system and data you, Yan Shaoting, mentioned are not important.

The most important thing is that the local people’s livelihood is stable and the court is not in turmoil.

It seemed that Taiping had begun to tilt rapidly towards the conservatives such as Yan Ne.

Zhang Juzheng, who had never spoken a word, couldn't help but frown.

His eyes drifted towards Yan Shaoting.

Is this all Yan Runwu is capable of?
Jiajing also looked at Yan Shaoting.

If Yan Shaoting could only go this far, then the silk tax levied by Huizhou Prefecture would have to remain the same.

Yan Shaoting's eyes turned and he slowly turned around, first looking at the Minister of Rites Yan Ne.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Minister Yan, this is the ancestral rule of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hear the words.

Yan Ne suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Ancestral system!

The word "ancestral system" was heard again from the mouth of Yan Shaoting.

In view of the past, Yan Ne couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

The cabinet ministers who had remained silent all the time also looked over. In view of Yan Shaoting's past fighting ability.

Once he started speaking from the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Hongwu, the matter had basically come to a final conclusion.

Behind the pearl curtain, Jiajing also had a strange look on his face. He looked at Yan Shaoting with odd eyes and felt puzzled for a while.

This Yan Shaoting!
Is the old Emperor Taizu Hongwu my ancestor or Yan Shaoting's ancestor?

He talks about Taizu all day long.

Who knows, one day, Grandpa Taizu will become Yan Shaoting's ancestor!
Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Emperor Taizu Hongwu has issued an edict that all the subjects of the world, except for students, should have the right to report to the government if they feel unfair. Now there is a Shexian man named Shuai Jiamo who feels that Shexian is unfair because of the silk tax imposed on the population of Huizhou Prefecture, so he reports it to the government. What's wrong with that?

Minister Yan, is it wrong that the decree of the Hongwu Emperor, who allowed Shuai Jiamo, a commoner of the Ming Dynasty, to file a complaint if he felt unfair, is this also a case of making trouble without reason? Should he be severely punished?"

Yan Ne's face turned red.

He widened his eyes and glared at Yan Shaoting.

You have already brought up Emperor Taizu to make a fuss, what else can I say!
You are invincible!

Yan Shaoting looked at the Minister of Justice Pan En again.

Facing Yan Shaoting's gaze, Pan En's heart skipped a beat and his brows twitched uncontrollably.

This kid wouldn't want to use Emperor Taizu Hongwu to put pressure on me, would he?

Paine immediately said, "I have never said that Shuai Jiamo has no right to complain."

Yan Shaoting smiled slightly.

He shook his head as Paine looked at him.

"Don't worry, Minister Pan. I respect Emperor Taizu, just as I respect Your Majesty now. How can I use Emperor Taizu Hongwu as an excuse for everything?"

silent.

Behind the pearl curtain, Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief.

then.

He glared at Yan Shaoting secretly.

Yan Shaoting said to Pan En, "I just think that Minister Pan should go to the Changping Academy under the jurisdiction of my Changping Public Security Department to study and meditate for a while."

After saying this without thinking.

Paine's face was already filled with anger.

However, Yan Shaoting added considerately: "Minister Pan and I are both officials in the court. If Minister Pan goes to study at Changping Academy, I will ask Changping Academy to exempt Minister Pan from his tuition."

Paine was immediately furious.

"Yan Shaoting, what do you mean? How dare you humiliate me like this!"

After the anger is over.

Paine immediately turned to look at the emperor.

"His Majesty!"

"Yan Shaoting has attacked me without reason in front of Your Majesty and humiliated me in public. I am extremely angry. Please, Your Majesty, issue an order to punish Yan Shaoting!"

Jiajing also looked over, frowning slightly: "Yan Shaoting, where are your rules!"

Yan Shaoting, however, had a kind look in his eyes.

He saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I sincerely invite Minister Pan to the Changping Academy for meditation. The academy now has three old masters, Nie, Wang, and Qian. Do you think you can condescend to Minister Pan?"

Jiajing was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked back at Paine.

Ok.

It was a great honor for Paine to be accepted by those three old gentlemen.

Yan Song frowned and said, "Yan Shaoting, stop talking nonsense. What is your intention in saying this? You might as well explain it clearly in front of His Majesty. Otherwise, I will represent the cabinet and convict you of humiliating the six ministers of the current dynasty!"

Jiajing couldn't help but nodded.

Then he glanced at everyone present.

Take a look!
My Prime Minister is so loyal to the country!

Yan Shaoting also nodded.

He immediately looked at Pan En and said, "Minister Pan, I have to say that it is true that Minister Pan is a little bit poor in arithmetic..."

Paine's face was tense, and he said in a deep voice: "You might as well make your words clear!"

Yan Shaoting actually hummed heavily.

Then he spoke loudly in public.

"Minister Pan's arithmetic is really too poor!"

"That's why I said that Minister Pan can go to Changping Academy to learn arithmetic for free!"

boom!
The entire Wanshou Palace Hall was in an uproar.

Yan Shaoting actually mocked Paine's arithmetic.

Paine's face was already flushed, his hands were clenched into fists, and his face was full of shame and anger.

But before he could open his mouth to refute.

Yan Shaoting said in a deep voice: "What Minister Pan said just now, Emperor Taizu Hongwu discovered that She County of Huizhou Prefecture owed 9,700 dan of summer wheat, and ordered She County to pay a total of 8,780 bolts of summer tax raw silk to Nanjing Chengyun Warehouse, but that's the case."

Paine was filled with shame and indignation at this moment.

This Yan Shaoting actually mocked and despised his own arithmetic.

He nodded heavily: "This is what I said, so how can..."

The words were not finished.

Paine responded.

There was a hint of panic on his face.

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Minister Pan, according to the current discount rate of our dynasty, if 8,780 rolls of raw silk were converted into wheat, how much would it be?"

Without waiting for Paine, or anyone else, to answer.

Yan Shaoting had already taken a step and turned around.

He raised a finger in front of everyone.

"Eight thousand seven hundred and eighty rolls of raw silk, at the current discount price, is equivalent to twenty-four thousand and eighty dan of wheat. How does this compare to the nine thousand seven hundred dan of summer wheat that She County owed during the reign of Emperor Taizu Hongwu?"

After saying that.

Yan Shaoting stared at Paine again.

He said solemnly: "What Minister Pan said just now has already recognized the Yisi reform of the imperial examination during the Hongwu reign of Emperor Taizu, and also recognized that the raw silk taxed in summer is the silk of the population."

"So now She County clearly owes 9,700 dan of summer wheat, but the summer tax raw silk that needs to be paid is 8,780 bolts. So the remaining 10,000 dan of summer wheat..."

"What do you owe me again?"

"Please Minister Pan, please release me."

"Could it be that Emperor Taizu Hongwu miscalculated this debt?"

Jiajing just breathed a sigh of relief.

Involuntarily, he felt stagnant again and looked at Yan Shaoting with a gloomy gaze.

This brat can't live without Emperor Taizu Hongwu, right?
Do you want me to send you to see Emperor Taizu Hongwu?

No reason.

Jiajing felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

then.

He then looked at Paine with an even gloomier gaze.

"Xingbu!"

Paine, the Minister of Justice who was named by the emperor, trembled all over.

He hurriedly bowed and stepped forward.

Paine's face was tense: "I am here."

Jiajing said in a cold voice: "I also want to know whether the more than 10,000 shi owed to Xiamai was a mistake made by Emperor Taizu Hongwu!"

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