Sun Yue Gong was at a loss at this moment.
He stood in the crowd of scholars, looking at Yang Shiqi who remained calm on the stage, feeling ashamed for no reason.
Because everything Yang Shiqi said is true, and it is a traceable fact!
So, what exactly is the problem?
Yang Shiqi looked at the group of scholars and continued to ask indifferently.
"You are all Jiangnan scholars."
"My family must be well off. At least I don't have to worry about food and clothing. All I have to do is study hard!"
"But have you ever thought about why your fathers' salary income can support you to study and practice calligraphy, and why it can also support a large number of maids and slaves?"
"To put it more bluntly, I'm afraid you don't even know where the fields in your family's names came from, right?"
Yang Shiqi's words speak directly to people's hearts.
Following his train of thought, many scholars looked confused.
Where did your family’s fields come from?
Isn’t that family property, passed down from generation to generation?
Scholars all pay attention to a "farming and reading heirloom", and the word "farming and reading" refers to the fields, while "heirloom" describes the family property being passed down from generation to generation.
For example, Sun Yuegong and others began to study and practice calligraphy in private schools when they were young. They studied hard for the scientific examination. This has always been the case, and they have never had to worry about food, clothing, and livelihood.
Anyway, there are plenty of fields and food at home, so they don’t need to worry about it themselves.
But now faced with Yang Shiqi's question, even Sun Yuegong fell silent.
Yes, where did all the fields at home come from?
"Don't say anything, it's all ancestral property!"
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, only high-ranking officials have been given land. Even the first-class civil servants will not be given land by the court. At most, they will be given a few houses and manors."
"Of course, there are also wealthy families with hundreds of years of inheritance. There are indeed traces of the family fields. But with so many scholars here, are you all from a century-old family and a thousand-year-old wealthy family?"
"Before you accuse me, Yang Shiqi, of being a sycophantic minister, you might as well go back and ask your fathers where the fields at home come from."
"It's probably nothing more than unscrupulous annexation, using fame, power, and coercion to lure the people into becoming tenants in your house, thereby evading imperial taxation!"
"So, do you still have the guts to stand here and question me, Yang Shiqi, why do we want to promote the idea of sharing the land between children and households?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar!
The scholars and scholars whispered to each other and began to discuss.
They couldn't believe that the real bad guy was not Yang Shiqi, but themselves and others, or their fathers and relatives!
Yang Shiqi has made it very straightforward.
The reason why people want to implement the policy of dividing a small family into an equal amount is because it is a benevolent national policy that benefits the country and the people!
It is good for the people, good for the court, and good for Ming Dynasty!
The only thing that is harmed is the interests of the gentry!
And they, the children of the gentry and the gentry, now have the nerve to come to question him and insult him. How presumptuous!
You have the nerve to call me, Yang Shiqi, a sycophant and a happy minister. Then why don’t you go back and ask your father and your grandfather about the bad things your family has done?
The Ming Dynasty did not grant any land to civil servants!
Those who can truly obtain land are those with noble titles!
It’s only been a few years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Where did your family’s hundreds of acres of fields come from?
How did it come about? Don’t you have some ideas in your heart?
This counterattack is undoubtedly fatal!
All the scholars were dumbfounded. They looked at each other subconsciously, and their faces all turned red as the color of pig liver!
If what Yang Shiqi said is true, then they are really shouting "catch the thief" and are so embarrassed!
In fact, many scholars already have the answer in their minds. After all, the reason why they are gathered here today is because they listened to the instigation of their uncle!
This damn land has been used as a weapon!
Seeing this situation, Yang Shiqi showed a warm smile on his face.
"Having said that, you can experience it yourself!"
"I am going to the magistrate's office now to handle official business. Please make way for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Shiqi walked forward on his own.
Xiong Ben was so frightened that he immediately stepped forward to stop him.
"Master Yang, you can't take risks!"
Yang Shiqi waved his hand and sighed: "I believe in these students, they are all the pillars of the imperial court!"
Hearing this, all the students were inexplicably moved for the first time in their hearts.
As Yang Shiqi stepped forward, they also subconsciously retreated, until finally they actually took the initiative to give way to a path.
Yang Shiqi successfully subdued these scholars, and no one insulted him again.
"My dear students, the purpose of raising and recruiting scholars is to benefit the common people, not for your own whim."
"Even if I, Yang Shiqi, am infamous all over the world, as long as this trip benefits the country and the people, Yang will not be afraid at all!"
"But Yang's only worry is that students all over the world will be maliciously misled and resist the new policies of the imperial court!"
"In this case, it is a great pity that I have no successor!"
"I would like to encourage you all!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Shiqi walked away, leaving a group of scholars looking at each other in shock.
Today, they were taught a lesson by Yang Shiqi.
The real owner has left, and they have no shame in staying here anymore.
After Sun Yue Gong returned home, he found his father Sun Zhen in a daze.
Sun Zhen was a Jinshi during the Hongwu period, and became a doctor of the Imperial Academy. She was a well-known scholar.
After all, those who can become a doctor of the Imperial College are all well-known scholars among scholars.
Although Dr. Guozijian's taste is not high, it is fragrant and can be regarded as a model in the clean stream.
Sun Yue Gong has taken his father Sun Zhen as an example since he was a child. He has been studying hard to learn the ways of sages and sages, and he always obeys Sun Zhen's words.
But today, his expression changed.
As soon as he walked into the study, Sun Yuegong spoke directly.
"Father, where did my grandson's thousand acres of farmland come from?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhen froze on the spot.
After a moment, he scolded: "What do you mean by that?"
"Shouldn't you and the Jiangnan scholars go to question Yang Shiqi at this moment?"
Encouraging the Jiangnan gentry to block the door was a common plan of all the Jiangnan gentry.
As long as Yang Shiqi dares to attack these scholars and scholars, then they will have enough excuses and reasons to force Emperor Wude to make concessions and interrupt the implementation of the New Deal!
However, they far underestimated Yang Shiqi.
Sun Yuegong looked at Sun Zhen coldly.
"Father, answer my question!"
Sensing his son's strangeness, Sun Zhen replied nonchalantly: "Of course it's a family property passed down from our ancestors..."
"Haha, family property!" Sun Yuegong sneered again and again, "My father was born during the Hongwu period of my Sun family. You, a doctor of the Imperial College, how can you have any family property?"
"These fields were all acquired by you by force, and by bullying and annexing the people, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Sun Zhen became furious.
"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Hahaha..." Sun Yuegong laughed angrily: "It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous!"
"We, the scholars, thought we were being loyal to our country, so we went to block the gate of Yang Shiqi's house, but we didn't expect that we were taught a lesson!"
"The gentry, the gentry, are really a worm to the country and a hidden danger to the court!"
"You annexed the fields and oppressed the people. Have you ever thought about the words of the sages?"
"You traitor!" Sun Zhen shouted in shock and anger, "My son, what happened to you?"
"shut up!"
Sun Yue Gong's face was full of disappointment, even despair.
"I thought that my father was a scholar with both ability and political integrity!"
"But it wasn't until today that I realized that you are just a member of the gentry. On the surface, you appear to be benevolent and moral, but secretly you do all the evil things!"
"Shame! What a huge shame! With such a father, I, Sun Yue Gong, will be ashamed of this for the rest of his life!"
"You...bastard..." Sun Zhen was stunned and looked at her beloved son in disbelief.
He couldn't understand how things could become like this!
What happened?
