Li Rusong smiled and asked Zhang Yue: "If someone really suppresses the bandits who were recruited today, what will happen to the department?"
After hearing this, Zhang Yue smiled slightly and handed Li Rusong a pre-prepared chapter note:
"Of course the impeachment is to impeach the public for colluding with the gentry, ruining the country's affairs, and embezzling money from the country! Instead of impeaching Li Che and Yuan Fu!"
Li Rusong took it, looked at it, and then handed it back to Zhang Yue: "In that case, I didn't intend to collude with those people. Fortunately, I didn't do that."
Li Rusong said, "He is indeed the person recommended by the Prime Minister. He does not really want to harm the country's affairs."
"You and I both know that the old etiquette has collapsed, and new etiquette can only be rebuilt. Those who insist on the old etiquette are nothing more than ignorant or hypocritical people, and only new etiquette can truly make etiquette based on respect. Stop at benevolence!”
"As a result, the imperial court must develop external benefits in order to have a basis for the implementation of the new rituals."
"But as soon as external profits are developed, the court needs more than just internal stability, nor does it just quell the rebellion. It makes no difference whether there is bloodshed or no bloodshed!"
"Now, just because we want to develop foreign profits and promote new rites, we need more smart, hard-working people who know the emperor's customs and customs to go to the new land. We need many compatriots who can move to the new land."
"At this time, recruiting people is not just recruiting people, it's essentially for immigrants, to make them kings, to benefit the people and increase taxes at the same time."
"Therefore, it would be unjustifiable if we really only recruited people to be resettled, but did not hand over the people who had been recruited, thus ruining the imperial government's immigration policy."
"It's a pity that Li Che doesn't understand, and those wealthy gentry haven't woken up yet!"
"They are still the same as before, thinking that this is just military affairs, so if the bandits who were recruited are falsely accused of treason, they will just kill them. Nothing will happen. As long as there is no turmoil, the court will not care; but they I don’t know, but what the imperial court cares about is not just the quelling of the turmoil.”
After Zhang Yue said this, he looked at Li Rusong and said with a smile: "So, if you really want to do this, we can only impeach you and let your palace bear your majesty's wrath."
Li Rusong just smiled, and then nodded: "You are right!"
Zhang Yueze said: "These bandits who have been recruited will be handed over to Lu Butang who has also come to Shaanxi, and he will be responsible for relocating these people."
Li Rusong nodded after hearing this, and then asked Zhang Yue: "What should we do next in the recruitment of Qingyang and Fengxiang prefectures? Will the local gentry simply stop cooperating with us in the recruitment because of the situation in Yan'an?"
"No!"
"They will actively cooperate with us to recruit rebellious people."
As Zhang Yue spoke, he stood up and said, "Don't worry, sir, you can take the recruited bandits to see Lu Butang."
So, Zhang Yue went to Qingyang alone.
The local gentry in Qingyang still met Zhang Yue.
"The Ministry is really good at recruiting more than 90,000 bandits without any effort. The remaining small groups of stubborn bandits are probably out of the question."
Fang Yongji, a wealthy gentleman in Qingyang, flattered Zhang Yue after meeting him, and his words also meant that he blamed Zhang Yue for breaking the rules.
Zhang Yue said: "The wealthy gentry in Yan'an Prefecture can recruit and pacify so many bandits, and I think the sages in Qingyang Prefecture can do the same."
"This is really difficult to do. Qingyang is different from Yan'an. Qingyang is mostly caused by disaster victims who cannot survive. It is not caused by the instigation of the wealthy gentry."
Fang Yongji said.
"That's nonsense!"
Snapped!
Zhang Yue suddenly slapped the table: "The matter of the wealthy gentry of Yan'an Prefecture instigating the victims to cause rebellion has been revealed, and the evidence is conclusive!"
"They threaten the victims. If they don't cause chaos and rebel against the court, they will not be able to borrow food, and they will have to starve to death or sell their children."
"Now this case has been urgently submitted to His Majesty. After reading it, Your Majesty will definitely think that the rebellion in various places is not caused by the lack of a court among the people, but because the local gentry has no court in the eyes and does not know loyalty. Therefore, you should know what the consequences are?"
"What consequences could there be?"
Fang Yongji asked in a deep voice, and then said: "Please ask the ministry for advice."
"Where the rebellion cannot be quelled, you will be banned from participating in the college examination, provincial examination, and general examination for three terms, or even longer, or even be banned from the competition forever!"
Zhang Yue said: "At least, if we fail to complete the recruitment, we will report it like this. With the clear evidence of Yan'an Prefecture on record, Your Majesty will not disbelieve what we say and feel that Qingyang Prefecture is unjust!"
The expressions of Fang Yongji and other local gentry in Qingyang Mansion changed drastically.
"You guys, why bother getting angry with me!"
"You should understand that the Yan'an Mansion ended up like that, not because of our wish, but because the associate minister (Li Rusong) recommended by the Prime Minister did not cooperate!"
"And if he doesn't cooperate, you guys must honestly follow the court's wishes and don't make the court angry!"
"After all, you don't need me to teach you that your arms can't hold your thighs. You know, even if I am his current boss, because he doesn't cooperate, he can only enforce the law impartially and not hide everything from His Majesty. How can you compare? Is this hall better able to resist?"
After Zhang Yue said that, he said: "Think about it carefully. If there are no students in your hometown for three years and no filial and honest scholars for nine years, then all the landowners in your hometown will become people from a foreign land."
"Fan Wenzhenggong once said: When you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king; when you live high up in the temple, you worry about your people!"
"It is our unshirkable duty as gentlemen to share your Majesty's worries! Even if the disaster victims rebel because they can't survive, we big households still have a responsibility and should cooperate with the court to recruit them, because this also shows that we have not done a good job for the court. Public resentment.”
"At least our Fang family has failed the emperor's favor!"
Fang Yongji changed his words at this time, and sighed, showing a look of shame, then he held his hands to Zhang Yue and said:
"For this reason, we also ask the ministers to report to the court on our behalf, saying that our Fang family is willing to donate 30,000 dan in order to atone for the crime of failing to channelize the people's grievances to help recruit peace."
"After all, it is Nan Sikou Fanggong who really understands the righteousness!"
Zhang Yue hurriedly praised him, then cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, we will report the matter to your house."
As a result, other wealthy gentry in Qingyang Mansion also expressed their initiative to help the court recruit people, and also provided some money and food support.
The reason why these wealthy gentry provided money and food support was because they were really afraid that the emperor would really hate the gentry in Qingyang Prefecture if he was unhappy about what happened in Yan'an Prefecture, and he would still issue an edict to ban the scientific examination, or perhaps Do not point out the people from Qingyang Mansion as the top three.
There is no way, the emperor has a monopoly on the official shops. Before the emperor has the conclusive facts, they can secretly do things that are embarrassing to the court. But once the emperor has the conclusive facts, it is equivalent to seeing the light. They will be more submissive than the common people, even They are even more flattering to the emperor than the common people.
Zhang Yue obviously did not lie to Li Rusong, and the subsequent recruitment was indeed not difficult. The wealthy gentry in Qingyang Mansion were very willing to support the imperial court's recruitment after he reasoned with him.
Zhang Yue also laughed and said: "It's very good. The sages in your hometown are still very loyal and observant of etiquette!"
(End of chapter)
