The value of the house is in the house.
Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji both looked unhappy.
These two recent vicious incidents have undoubtedly directly intensified the conflict between the emperor and the gentry.
Especially this morning, Emperor Wude directly made it clear that the interests of Lingbei would be used to compensate the losses of Jin Shen's domestic interests.
Moreover, Emperor Wu De also said harsh words, but he could only do it once and never again. He didn't want it to happen a third time, otherwise he would cleanse the entire court!
With these harsh words in front of them, even important officials such as Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji felt terrified!
Not everyone is worthy of this gift of being an important minister.
For example, Gu Zuo, the most popular censor of Zuodu in the imperial court at the moment, has been in charge of the imperial court for many years and is the undisputed favorite of the emperor, but no one dares to call him an important minister of the imperial court.
All important ministers in the court must have sufficient qualifications and political achievements, and must have a high reputation.
Nowadays, in the entire Wude Chaotang, only Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Hubu, have this qualification.
They are all veterans who have served for three dynasties. If we add the Jianwen dynasty, they will have served for four dynasties, so of course they have the qualifications and confidence.
It's just that the two important ministers in the court are looking a little gloomy at the moment.
"Weizhe, His Majesty the Emperor is...too forceful!"
Jian Yi spoke worriedly, breaking the silence between the two.
Is Emperor Wude strong?
Then don’t be too strong!
In the past, officials and gentry resisted and expressed dissatisfaction to His Majesty the Emperor through means such as crying in the palace. Emperors in the past dynasties would more or less give in and compromise in order to appease people and stabilize the court.
But what about this Wude Emperor?
Hit him directly, arrest him directly, without caring about Jin Shen's face at all, and without giving Jin Shen any dignity!
This time it was even more extreme. He made his words clear directly in the court, and even made harsh threats.
The meaning of his words is nothing more than to ask the officials and gentry to be honest and cooperate with Yang Shiqi's implementation of the diversion of children into acres, and not to make any more troubles. Otherwise, he would not mind learning from Taizu Emperor Gao again and bloodbathing the entire Wude court!
Is this what your Majesty, the Emperor, should say?
The court battle itself is a power game, and the essence of the power game lies in distribution!
The reason why the officials of the Jin gentry did these things is because you want to cut off the foundation of other people's interests, which is all excusable!
But you, the virtuous emperor, will overthrow the table if you don't obey. If you want to overthrow it, you will replace it with a group of obedient courtiers!
If you had the prestige and ability of Emperor Taizu and Gao, no one would dare to say anything if you did this!
But the problem is that Emperor Wu De does not have such prestige and ability!
After all, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. No matter who the emperors were, it would be difficult to compare with Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
The status of the founder of the country is before our eyes. What other achievements can the emperors of the past dynasties make that can compare with this contribution to the foundation and founding of the country?
So Jian Yi is very worried now. He is very afraid that Zhu Gaoxu, the virtuous emperor, will directly force himself, which will eventually lead to the separation of monarchs and ministers, and the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos.
Xia Yuanji didn't understand these principles, but he didn't know what to do.
"It is appropriate that Emperor Wude is not Emperor Yongle, but more like Emperor Taizu Gao."
"His love for the people as a son is no different from that of Emperor Taizu Gao!"
"Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao raised the prisons and cracked down on corrupt officials. Wasn't it just to make the lives of ordinary people easier?"
"What the Wude Emperor is doing now is just for the common people. Only by dividing the interests in the hands of the Jin gentry can the common people of the world have a way to survive!"
Xia Yuanji sighed.
Emperor Wude's behavior really chilled the officials.
But they all did the right thing, leaving people speechless.
Dividing a small family into an equal share is a benevolent national policy that benefits the country and the people, and officials and gentry do occupy too many resources and interests!
With the popularization of high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, the grain output of Ming Dynasty has increased significantly, and the population of Ming Dynasty has also experienced a surge, and this momentum has no intention of stopping.
As a result, when the population of the Ming Dynasty increased, the previous resource benefits could not meet the needs of the people at the bottom.
If the people cannot be satisfied, they will be dissatisfied with the court, they will be disappointed with the court, and eventually they will cause trouble!
Therefore, Emperor Wu De adopted the strategy of suppressing the gentry and redistributing most of the resources they occupied to the common people at the bottom. This was a move that benefited the country and the people no matter how they looked at it.
Xia Yuanji, as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, can be said to have a clear vision.
It was precisely because of this that he felt very embarrassed.
After all, he, the Minister of Household Affairs, an important minister in the court, was the leader of the Jin gentry!
Now he is watching helplessly as the Jin gentry desperately fights with the emperor for profit, but he can't do anything.
To side with the Jin gentry would be to go against one's true intentions and ignore the people of the country and the country.
Standing on the emperor's side would be a betrayal of one's identity and would not be tolerated by the world's scholars.
So, this in itself is very difficult.
From what happened this morning, it is easy to see that Emperor Takeru was very dissatisfied with them and was forcing them to take a stand.
A one-year fine may seem innocuous, but it is a slap in the face to these court officials.
If you continue to choose to wait and see, the next punishment will not be so light!
Jian Yi also sighed, and after a long silence, he finally said something shocking.
"Weizhe, why don't we just become officials?"
"I am really tired of watching these fights!"
Xia Yuanji was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at him coldly.
"Commissioned?"
"You are now at leisure!"
"Aren't you afraid that Ming Dynasty will completely fall into chaos?"
"Once the two of us leave the court, Xie Jin, Gu Zuo and others are all close ministers of the emperor. What do you think they will do?"
"At that time, the conflict between the emperor and the Jin gentry will be more intense and extreme than now, and more irreconcilable. In the end, the Jin gentry will only face disaster. The emperor will raise his butcher knife and wash away all their blood. This is what you want to see Of?"
Jian Yi was speechless, with a bitter smile on his face.
This day is really unbearable!
"Jinshen, you have indeed gone too far!"
"I will continue to cooperate with the imperial court in implementing the new policy!"
"In any case, sharing the land between a few people and the people does benefit the country and the people. This is an indisputable fact!"
Xia Yuanji spoke again and directly stated his attitude.
Instead of letting the Jin gentry continue to fight with the emperor and wasting the national power of the Ming Dynasty in vain, it is better to surrender directly and fully cooperate with the court to implement the New Deal.
Because Jin Shen had no other choice, and he would definitely lose if he continued to fight.
Furthermore, the emperor also provided Lingbei interests as compensation, so the Jin gentry also had a step to step down!
This is the best option right now!
"I hope the emperor will be more tolerant and not kill them all!"
Jian Yi smiled bitterly, which could be regarded as expressing his attitude.
Jin Shen is just a minister and can never defeat you!
