However, before Xu Song and others could come up with a countermeasure, Prince Ru went to Shu to impeach Xu Song.
The content of the impeachment is still the same, nothing new.
However, King Ru's body was still cold, and he made it clear that he was waiting for the court's decree and money before doing anything.
"It's so shameless to step on a horse!" After Xie Kun heard about this, he was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke.
At a time like this, no matter what, the dead person is the most important, so there is no way he could use his father's body to blackmail the court for money.
Besides, Weihui is a place with fertile land, rich products, and clear farmland.
Your prince's palace has surrounded the entire good land of Wei Hui. Are they people who are short of money?
Xu He shook his head and said: "They are not short of money, they are afraid that this matter will become a routine. It is nothing new for the court to have difficulty in spending money. These vassal kings are afraid that if they get started, they will fight whenever the court is short of money. Their idea!”
Xu He's words hit the point, and Xie Kun fell silent.
Yes, no one would be dissatisfied with having too much money.
Relying on their status as clan members, these people spend their days living and drinking, and have more money than they can use up in a lifetime.
But even so, they are still greedy and continue to suck blood from this country.
In order to support this group of vassal kings, the imperial court not only granted a large number of fiefs, but also rewarded them with nearly four million taels of silver every year.
More than four million taels, which is already more than one-third of the current imperial tax.
In other words, this group of people not only owns a large amount of fiefdom without paying taxes, but can also let people send the land in the name of the prince to help people evade taxes.
Even so, the court still spends one-third of its fiscal and tax revenue to reward these people every year.
But when this group of people encountered an urgent need for money from the court, they couldn't spare any money.
Thinking of this, Xu He felt as if a huge stone was weighing on his chest.
People like Xu Song and Xie Kun spend every day thinking about how to pull this empire upward.
But these people completely ignore what the world has become.
As long as you poke a little bit of interest into them, these people will dare to risk their lives with you.
"Uncle, I think we can take this opportunity to clean up these people!" Xu He suddenly said.
Xie Kun frowned: "Liangsheng, according to the rules at this time, your uncle should go back to the house to wait for consultation. If the court does not come up with a solution to this matter, your uncle cannot take it seriously. At this time, it is difficult to protect yourself. What if we deal with these people?"
Xu He looked at his uncle and said, "Uncle, you can go back to your home and rest for two days for this matter! Just because you are not in the cabinet, we can do something big!"
"Big?" Xu Song frowned.
Xu He looked outside the house and saw that no one was waiting outside, so he whispered his method.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said it, Xie Kun looked at Xu He in surprise: "You..."
Halfway through his words, he quickly stopped talking and looked outside the room. Seeing that there was still no one there, he lowered his voice and said, "You are so brave. You can't hide this kind of thing from Jin Yiwei!"
Xu Song also shook his head and said, "That's not right."
Seeing the two people's objections, Xu He had no choice but to say: "Then take a step back, don't risk his life, just scare them!"
After hearing Xu He's second plan, the two of them pondered again.
Finally, Xie Kun said to Xu Song: "Mr. Ge, I think this method is feasible!"
After Xu Song thought about it in his mind, he finally nodded and said: "That's it!"
…
On the second day, Xu Song impeached himself, saying that he had not thought well. As a cabinet minister, he was overwhelmed and exhausted. He asked Emperor Zheng to allow him to serve as an official and return to his hometown to take care of himself.
As soon as this memorial was handed over, Emperor Zhizheng's reply was extremely fast.
Emperor Zhizheng now comforted Xu Song, saying that no matter what happened, it was because he was dealing with trouble for the court, and the money didn't go into your bag, so you don't have to worry about it!
The second is criticism.
The general idea is that as a cabinet minister, if you want to walk away when something like this happens, do you still have the responsibilities of a cabinet minister?
In conclusion, the country still needs you, and I still can’t live without you.
If you are just having a bad temper, then I tell you, if Ma Liuer comes back, it will affect my cultivation. You cannot bear this responsibility.
Unexpectedly, Xu Song seemed to be really frustrated this time. He read a new book and told the emperor that he almost died two years ago.
There are many things going on in this cabinet, and his body has been struggling to support himself.
Now it was his sin to cause discord among the Tian family's flesh and blood. He asked the Zhizheng Emperor to let him go back to Hailing. When the time comes, he died in Hailing and his bones were buried in front of his parents' graves in his hometown. It was also the Zhizheng Emperor's grace.
Emperor Zhizheng returned faster this time and returned his memorial directly.
That means: "bullshit, what the hell are you talking about with me!"
Just when everyone in the court thought that Xu Song would just give up after the meeting, Xu Song handed over his book for the third time and insisted on retiring.
Now, things are getting serious.
There was a complete explosion in the court.
In the cabinet, Gong Youwei poured some tea for Qin Yan and sighed: "Chief Assistant, it seems that Mr. Xu Ge is really going to become an official this time! This doesn't seem like a pretense!"
Qin Yan took a sip of tea and sighed: "No one can do anything but retreat to protect themselves. Even if the emperor helps him suppress this kind of thing in the end, God knows what these vassal kings will do in the end. It's long gone." It’s not like the former feudal lord sent his brother to kill officials!”
Gong Youwei was surprised and said: "No way? These are cabinet ministers, they..."
Suddenly, at this point, he stopped talking.
What's impossible?
The relationship between the person in front of you and your palace...
In particular, Emperor Zhengzheng still refuses to reply to Prince Ru's memorial. Obviously, the palace is also hesitant.
Xu Song saw that he was taking the blame for the imperial court, while the emperor was pretending to be dead. It was only natural for people to want to retreat when he was frustrated.
Qin Yan used the lid of the cup to cut the tea, and thought to himself: "It's gratifying that Xu Song retired, but it is an advantage for Wu Xingbang! There must be some people among them. Even though I am not far from retiring, I can't let Wu Xingbang do it." Better off!"
"But who should we let into the cabinet?"
"Li Xiyan was originally a good candidate, but it's a pity that he was not born in Hanlin, and now he has [parted ways] with me as per my request!"
"Hu Xiang and Hu Jizhi, the left minister of the household department, are a good candidate..."
At this moment, someone outside suddenly said: "Qiu Teng, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, wants to see the chief assistant!"
"What are you doing here Qiu Teng?" Qin Yan turned to look at Gong Youwei.
Gong Youwei shook his head, went out and ushered Qiu Teng in.
As soon as Qiu Teng entered the duty house, he bowed and said, "Sir, Chief Assistant, I beg you, Mr. Chief Assistant, to retain the first and second sons of Xu Ge!"
Qiu Teng got straight to the point and didn't muddy the waters. Qin Yan was caught off guard by Qiu Teng: "Ziyun, what's wrong?"
"The war is going on in the south, and with the spring coming in the southeast, Japanese pirates are active. If Mr. Xu Ge really goes back at this time, who will take care of everything?"
Qin Yan put down the tea cup and said: "Oh, I am worried about this matter..."
"I have written a memorial, which is signed by my colleagues in the Hanlin Academy. I would like to ask the Chief Assistant to also sign it!"
"Well, very good, very good. Have you brought it? I'll sign it now!"
