The academy suddenly became empty, and it was not that no one noticed the changes in the academy. The old Langlang readers suddenly disappeared, which made the people living next to the academy very uncomfortable.
You must know that they used to drink tea leisurely while listening to the sound of reading, but now suddenly there is no sound of reading. Although this tea is still the same tea as before, it always feels like something is missing when I drink it.
Some people couldn't control their anxiety, got up and went to the entrance of the academy to ask why there was no sound of reading today. Didn't the students stop reading?
The answer I received was that the academy was closed and the students had left the academy to travel around.
After hearing this answer, people didn't think anything of it. Anyway, this kind of situation has not happened before. After going out to play, he would come back sooner or later. With a smile on his face, he walked back and sat down with his hands behind his back, and drank tea happily again.
Not to mention, after asking just now, the fragrance of the tea is back again. How to drink it makes you feel comfortable.
Although the students of the academy have returned to their hometown, it will take some time for the changes they brought to spread to the capital.
On the contrary, some officials from the Sixth Department also started to agitate with the help of Qi Tai and Zhang Yan.
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Early morning.
As soon as Wang Yue's voice of "I have something to report" fell, Qi Tai stood up impatiently, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows, looking at Qi Tai's face glowing red, his eyes shining brightly, and a bad feeling suddenly emerged in his heart. Zhu Biao lowered his head and said nothing, not wanting Qi Tai to play.
However, Qi Tai had no choice but to fire the arrow. Seeing that the emperor did not speak, he immediately and eagerly bowed again: "Your Majesty, I have my own memorial."
Seeing that Qi Tai insisted on this, Zhu Biao had no choice but to sigh secretly and said: "It's accurate!"
"Your Majesty, I have heard that tens of thousands of people have written letters saying they are suffering from the tax reform. After so many days, why has Your Majesty not asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for so long?"
Sure enough, Qi Tai targeted Han Du as soon as he took action.
Zhu Biao lowered his eyes, his face suddenly darkened, and he said: "I am checking this matter through many parties. What? Mr. Qi thinks that I am investigating too slowly?"
Zhu Biao looked at Qi Tai with cold eyes, "If you dare to say anything today, I will make you miserable." Dare you teach me how to do things? How many heads do you have on your neck?
However, Qi Tai did not directly contradict the emperor. Shi Shiran took out a memorial from his sleeve robe, held it in his hand, bowed and said: "I received official documents from various prefectures and counties, and after sending people to investigate, I found this The evidence is conclusive, please see it for your Majesty’s Majesty!”
Didn’t the Emperor say that he is still investigating? There is no need to verify it. I have already verified it clearly for the emperor by sharing his salary and sharing his worries. This is my duty, so I don’t need to thank you too much.
Zhu Biao gave Qi Tai a cold look, if he knew what Qi Tai was thinking. Zhu Biao will definitely say directly like Han Du scolding others: "I thank you, uncle!"
But in this court, since Qi Tai had produced all his so-called evidence, Zhu Biao could not help but ignore it.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Biao had no choice but to say reluctantly: "Send it up!"
Wang Yue hurriedly walked down from Danbi, reached for Qi Tai's memorial, and looked at him with a half-smile when he turned around.
There were no slaves like Wang Yue in Qitai's eyes, so naturally he didn't see the deep meaning in his eyes.
Zhu Biao picked up the memorial, opened it and scanned it roughly. He immediately closed the memorial, and with the gazes of Qi Tai, Zhang Zhen and other ministers in front of him, he had to say: "Han Du, the change of the tax system was implemented by your Ministry of Household Affairs. Now there is opposition from the people. What do you think we should do?"
"Your Majesty." Han Du stood up and stood in front of Qi Tai. "When the new policy was implemented, the people did not understand it. I thought it was excusable. The people did not know the benefits of the new tax system to them, so they misunderstood it. I think this can be explained clearly to the people. As long as we explain it clearly to the people, the people will naturally support changing the tax system."
Hearing this, Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly and was about to open his mouth to reveal the matter.
But he didn't expect that Qi Tai would suddenly confront Han Du at this time.
"Marquis Zhenhai, your so-called tax system is simply a reversal of the ancestral system. If you don't stop now before it harms the people, there is still room for salvation. Do you really want to wait for the resentment of the people all over the world to be overwhelming? Will you be able to wake up when the time comes? If that time comes, it will be too late!"
Han Du looked at Qi Tai coldly, and suddenly smiled: "This tax system has not yet been implemented, so it is too arbitrary for you to say that it harms the people? Or do you mean that you know money better than me? I have good intentions. What’s your reputation as a wealthy boy?”
Qitai's eyes widened in anger at Han Du, and thick breath came from his nostrils.
After a pause, Han Du seemed to have reacted on purpose, and said jokingly: "Ah, by the way, I heard that you are quite good at spending money. At least some Zhangtai of the Jiaofang Division once said that Mr. Qi spends money generously, so that They are all very satisfied!”
"Hahaha..." Others in Fengtian Temple couldn't bear it anymore and burst into laughter instantly.
Even Zhu Biao couldn't help but laugh and glanced at Han Du complainingly.
"Marquis Zhenhai, you have gone too far." Qitai's face turned red with anger and he roared at Han Du angrily.
Han Du turned his head to look at him and said lightly: "You can produce all these fabricated evidences, but what I said is the truth. Did you go too far or did I go too far?"
"You!" Qitai's fingers pointing at Han Du were trembling.
Han Du glanced at the fingers in front of him, met Qi Tai's eyes, and said sternly: "What are you doing? Do you have real evidence for these things, or is there a lie in what I said? If not, I will teach you now." People from the Fangsi came to confront you? Let's listen carefully and see if you did anything."
Qi Tai immediately put aside Han Du and paid homage to the emperor directly: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenhai is so messy and messy in order to get rid of his crime. It is unbecoming of a marquis. Please be aware of it."
It was impossible for Zhu Biao to let court ministers like Qi Tai continue to make a fool of themselves, and what's the etiquette of talking about Jiaofangsi's Zhangtai in Fengtian Palace?
So, Zhu Biao angrily said: "Han Du, don't talk nonsense, this is my Fengtian Palace, not a wine shop!"
"Yes, I am aware of my guilt." Han Du quickly bowed and admitted his mistake, but the smile on his face could not be concealed.
Qi Tai naturally understood that Han Du was deliberately hurting him, but now he couldn't care less about it. Even if he risked his life, he couldn't make Han Du feel better today.
He immediately pointed at Han Du and shouted sternly: "Han Du, you can't get away with it by messing around. You changed the tax system and violated the ancestral system, so that the people of the world are in a rage. If you don't know how to repent, when the world is unstable, you will They are the criminals of Ming Dynasty."
This is such a big hat!
Han Du pouted, but I won’t wear it!
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to clarify my doubts."
"Ask." Zhu Biao finally restrained the urge to laugh. Now as long as Han Du can speak properly, he feels that the world is peaceful.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Han Du bowed and asked with a smile, "The Emperor just said that this matter was still under investigation, but Mr. Qi said that he had already verified it clearly. I would like to ask, Mr. Qi lives in the capital. , how did he find out clearly. Also, even the emperor sent so many people, but the matter has not been found out clearly, who did Mr. Qi send to find out? "
Han Du's words both implicitly and implicitly pointed to the fact that Qi Tai was more capable than the emperor. The emperor has made great efforts but has not yet verified the matter clearly. How can you, a minister, verify it clearly? How was it verified? Who verified it for you?
not good! Qitai was suddenly shocked and quickly knelt down towards the emperor.
It's no wonder that Qitai reacted quickly. He had already thought of a countermeasure while he was kneeling down.
"Your Majesty, no one has checked for me. If the Marquis of Zhenhai really wants to say that someone is doing things for me, it can only be the common people in the world who are opposed to changing the tax system. All the evidence I have comes from the hands of the people. "
Good guy, Han Du has to admire this old guy's cleverness. The hole he had dug for Qi Tai just now was unexpectedly filled with his backhand. In the situation just now, no matter where Qi Tai got his evidence, he would inevitably be caught by Han Du. At the very least, it would be to impeach Qi Tai for forming a clique for personal gain, but at the most serious degree, he would be accused of having evil intentions!
Only Qi Tai pulled the people to his side, and Han Du had nothing to do with him. You can't say that Qitai formed a party with the people, right? If he really said that, it would put Qitai on the moral high ground!
In the Ming Dynasty, it was never a crime for officials to stand together with the people. On the contrary, the moral high ground of being an official is to make decisions for the people!
When the plan failed, Han Du rolled his eyes and thought of another plan. "Did you say that all your evidence came from the hands of ordinary people?"
"Of course!" Qitai must stick to this point now, and there must be no flaws for Han Du to attack him, otherwise Han Du will definitely not let him go.
Han Du suddenly laughed, cupped his hands towards Zhu Biao and said: "Your Majesty, we all know that the people are all white men. Not to mention writing so many crimes against the ministers, even if they put this crime in front of the people, they can recognize it. The word?"
It's going to happen! Qi Tai trembled all over, pointed at Han Du impatiently, and said: "Han Du, you are doing the opposite, and the people will naturally denounce you for the crimes of a traitor. They can't write it, but can't they still say it?"
Han Du spread his hands towards Qi Tai and curled his lips and said: "You also admit that the people cannot write and are illiterate, so these things must be written by someone. Since it is written by someone, even if the people agree to change the tax system, As long as the ghostwriter deliberately wrote it like this, the people would not know it! Therefore, I believe that the authenticity of Mr. Qi’s so-called complaint from the people is difficult to tell. It remains to be seen whether it is the intention of the people. Discuss.”
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