The biggest controversy over Han Jiang, Zhang Yue, Wang Anshi, and Lu Huiqing's exemption law was whether to collect exemption money from lower-class households (fourth and fifth classes) and the remaining money for exemption.
Han Jiang and Zhang Yue unanimously objected that they could not be collected, while Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing insisted that they must be collected.
In order to gain Wang Anshi's trust, Zhang Yue even said against his will that his exemption from military service would not be changed in the future.
However, Zhang Yue has always firmly believed that his words must be true and his deeds must bear fruit. He is just a villain. '
Everything politicians say is like fart, you'd be stupid to believe it.
Wang Anshi probably saw through this, so he told Zhang Yue not to take responsibility for this sentence when they met that day. You can change it if you think it can be changed.
Therefore, Zhang Yue proposed version 2.0 of the new law to Han Jiang in response to this, and the breakthrough point was the exemption law.
Zhang Yue and Han Jiang said: "Last year (actually the data is based on the ninth year of Xining), Sinong Temple received more than 1,414,000 yuan in exemption money, but the expenditure was only 6,487,600 yuan. One hundred strings, a surplus of nearly four million strings."
The economy of the Song Dynasty was really great. When the Song Dynasty unified the world, its annual income was only 16 million yuan, twice that of the Tang Dynasty at its peak.
Now, more than 10 million yuan has been received in exemption money alone.
"So it is enough to exempt and exempt people from military service and the money for lower households. Otherwise, the reform will become the nature of making money, which is not the original intention of Xianggong to take it from the people and use it for the people."
An exempted court earns nearly 4 million yuan every year, and Zhang Yue is speechless about this.
On the one hand, it shows that he was right when he designed to exempt the lower households from service exemption money and kuansheng money. On the other hand, it is also terrible. The service exemption law also requires payment from minor households, single households, and female households. This was before the reform of the exemption law. None of it was possible.
One can imagine what would happen to female households with almost no financial means and underage households paying the imperial court money for exemption from military service.
Several new laws in Wang Anshi's reform, such as the exemption from service law, the green crop law, the land equalization law, the general war law, and the farmland water conservancy law, are all commendable, but they also have many serious problems.
In particular, the immunity from service law can be regarded as the best among the new laws. However, Lu Huiqing made the immunity from service law go further and further towards making money.
Han Jiang said: "That's true. I'm afraid Lu will not agree. It's not good for Wang Jiefu of Jinling to know that I changed his new law."
Han Jiang emphasized again: "Wang Jiefu is the most convinced of all the methods of free service. If he changes his method, he will be very angry."
Zhang Yue said: "According to Su Zizhan's theory, the fifth-class households can be divided into upper and lower classes, and the exemption money for the fifth-class and lower-class households can be exempted."
Han Jiang knew that Zhang Yue and Su Shi's opinions were in line with his wishes, but he was worried that Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing would not like them, so he shook his head.
Zhang Yue was speechless at Han Jiang's strength and said, "You are indeed a Samana who spreads the Dharma. Wang Anshi knows how to do it."
Han Jiang was worried that Zhang Yue would continue talking, so she picked up the crystal pen holder on the table and said, "Please accept this crystal pen holder."
Zhang Yue could refuse to accept the things given by others, but Zhang Yue did not dare to accept what Han Jiang gave him immediately.
Han Jiang said to Zhang Yue: "In this dynasty, it is easy to increase the wealth, but it is difficult to decrease it. Just like people are used to living a rich life and are accustomed to food and clothing. Once they are reduced, they will inevitably feel uncomfortable. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, and from luxury to luxury." It’s hard to be frugal.”
Zhang Yue said: "That's why there is a sigh of relief after taking all the money and using it like sand."
These words come from Afang Gong Fu. Han Jiang felt pity after hearing this. Why did he take all the baht from the people and refuse to let go of even a penny? Not even distressed.
"What can be done about this?"
Zhang Yue said: "Emperor Taizong once said that if there is nothing wrong with the world, the rents and gifts of the common people should be used up. Now that things in the West have slowed down a little, and there will be no need for troops for three to five years, we should implement Guan Zhong's method to correct them, take what is agreed and give it widely, and so on Only then can we take it from the people and use it for the people.”
Han Jiang subconsciously said: "It's difficult."
Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Han, this is not difficult, as long as Lu Jifu can be dismissed!"
Han Jiang shrank his gaze and looked at Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue immediately met Han Jiang's gaze and said, "Mr. Han, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats discussed the state of affairs together. They decided to make a decision. In the past, the emperor used Wang Jiefu's theory to govern the state." yes."
"Now that Wang Jiefu has resigned as prime minister, the emperor is also weighing in his heart whether the prime minister or Lu Jifu will be in charge of the affairs of the country. The affairs of the country are the issue of the country, and the dispute over the issue of the country is a matter of life and death. There is no way to give in!"
The concept of the country comes from Gongsun Ao's saying, "What is right for the country is what everyone wants to do wrong". Once the "state is" is determined, officials who support the state will stay and those who oppose it will be dismissed. Even the ancestral system, which is conflicted by different opinions, must give in to this "state".
Therefore, the purpose of deposing Lu Huiqing was not for the sake of national security. The struggle for state affairs is, in the final analysis, a struggle for power.
What is Lu Huiqing’s biggest advantage? The country is.
Officials believe that he is the successor of Wang Anshi's reform, and he is the protector of the new law, so this is Zhang Yue's advantage over Han Jiang.
Why did Sima Guang lose to Wang Anshi? It was either because he lost to Guoshi. The rest of the old party urged not to change the emperor's mind and went out one after another. This was also a defeat for the state.
Therefore, if you want to deal with Lu Huiqing, you can't deal with him using ordinary methods.
Only in the country can we defeat him.
When Zhang Yue said this, Han Jiang was finally touched a little.
He moved and said: "Let me think about it."
…
It rained heavily in the afternoon.
Lu Huiqing listened to the words of Lu Heqing and Lu Wenqing.
"This is really just an opportunity to make a book to report rewards. There is nothing too excessive. But officials like Yang Hui and Chen Yi have raised objections. They have made all sorts of unpleasant remarks in the past few days. Even Brother Dao, you are Zhou Xing, the likes of Junchen."
Lu Huiqing said nothing with a sullen face. Lu Wenqing said: "My brother is just using rewards to prevent the collusion between the gentry and the officials. He is actually cited as the first whistleblower in the Wu Zhou Dynasty with ulterior motives. He is compared to Zhou Xing to win over his ministers. Such intentions are not unsinister." "
"When my brother first takes power, he must establish his authority, otherwise he will not be able to convince the public. If Zheng Xia is not used to punish Feng Jing, no one in the world will be willing to obey the new law. Everything will be difficult for my brother in the future."
Lu Huiqing said: "We have already done Li Shizhong before."
Lu Heqing said: "Master Li is a deceitful person. It is better to dismiss Feng Jing."
When Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister, Li Shizhong was the first to jump out and blatantly oppose the new law. What he meant by "substitute for Xizai" was that the ministers assisted the left monarch to carry out the destiny on his behalf.
Then Li Shizhong finished his work and claimed, "I was born a humble minister, and he was born in a prosperous age. If there are ministers like this, your majesty will give up all of them!" '
Lu Huiqing almost wanted to vomit after reading this memorial. This man was so thick-skinned that he was a "naturally weak minister".
Lu Huiqing and Li Shizhong were at odds with each other, so they said a few words about this person. The emperor wanted to kill this arrogant Li Shizhong.
Lu Huiqing thought to herself, yes, the purpose of reform is to establish prestige and credibility. If you don't appoint a few senior officials, how can the officials below take your words seriously?
Having Li Shizhong is not enough to "change customs and legislate laws". Therefore, only powerful ministers can implement their own new laws.
At this moment, a person hurriedly came in to report.
But when the steward of the Lu Mansion handed over a letter, the content of which was that Zheng Xia was about to be demoted from Beijing. Wang Anguo discussed with more than a dozen people the content that was not conducive to Lu Huiqing.
Zheng Xia has planned to compile these documents into a memorial to impeach Lu Huiqing.
Ever since Zheng Xia's upper class tried to impeach Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing had been on guard against his attempts, so he sent several folk heroes, people who could steal secrets, to monitor Zheng Xia day and night.
If Zheng Xia did nothing wrong, forget it and the matter ends here. If not, then he, Lu Huiqing, can't be blamed.
Lu Huiqing couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
Lu Huiqing said to the two brothers: "When Zhao Pu became the Prime Minister, he put two big urns in the hall, and everyone put their words in them. When the urns were full, they were burned in the thoroughfare. As for you brother, I can't do what Zhao Pu did. Prime Minister."
Having said this, Lu Huiqing crumpled the paper discussed by Zheng Xia and Wang Anguo into a ball.
Lu Heqing smiled and said, "Brother, isn't this okay?"
"Now that you have ascended the throne and become prime minister, there are only three people who must be defeated. One is Feng Jing. This person holds objections and must be eliminated quickly. The other is Han Jiang. Although this person is known as the protector of the Dharma, he is not as talented as his brother. , just holding the position, and there is another person who is already serving as an official. Since Zheng Xia contacted Wang Anguo, it happened to involve him..."
Speaking of this, Lu Heqing made a gesture.
…
On that day, Zheng Xia left the capital after attending school.
Many gentry from the outskirts of Bianjing City came to see him off, and within a few days of his departure, many people presented him with gifts or commendations.
Zheng Xia felt that he had done a good deed for the people.
Facing the dozen or so people who were seeing each other off, he saluted them all: "I am afraid that I will never see you again when I leave the capital."
Everyone said: "Zheng Gong asked for life for the people of the world, and the people will never forget it. One day the emperor will surely wake up and know who is a loyal minister and who is a traitor in this court. When the time comes, he will be able to redress his grievances."
Hearing this, Zheng Xia couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He immediately drank a glass of water and wine, and then said to everyone: "Zheng did not seek fame or gain in his life. He just believed in the saying of 'advocating for the common people'. Although he is now in such a situation, he still No regrets."
Everyone raised their glasses and the scene was lively.
At this time, several groups of cavalry suddenly came from the direction of Bianjing City and immediately surrounded the people who were drinking in the pavilion.
Everyone was in panic and refused to listen, but one of the cavalrymen shouted: "Which one is the guilty minister Zheng Xia?"
Zheng Xia was not afraid at all when he saw this scene. He had already put his life and death aside and walked out of the pavilion and said, "That's it. Are you sent by Lu Jifu?"
The other party sneered: "Who was sent by Lu Shenzheng? We were ordered by the emperor to capture the guilty minister Zheng Xia!"
Zheng Xia said: "I will go with you, but these are my friends and followers, and they are all innocent people. Please don't embarrass them."
The other party said: "The people who are with you are all treacherous officials and traitors. There are no innocent people. I will take them all and send them to prison!"
Everyone was panicked when they heard that they were just here to see Zheng Xia off, but they were all imprisoned in the sky prison.
Zheng Xia said angrily: "How can this be justified? Is there any royal law in this?"
"The king's method?" The other party said in one fell swoop the emperor's edict, "The emperor's order is here to catch all of you and get rid of these people. Whoever you, Zheng Xia, have seen in the past ten days, confess them all and put them in jail for interrogation!"
What Zheng Xia saw was indeed the emperor's edict, and he immediately knew that he had made a big mistake.
Ps: Once again, I wish everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival.
