The subsequent implementation of the land transfer order was also very difficult in practice. The aristocratic families in various places naturally did not want to sacrifice their own interests, and many of the state pastors who had previously sworn in the capital had become ambiguous.
So for a time, various counties and counties reported in succession, and wrote letters admonishing to suspend the implementation of the land transfer order. Coupled with the objections of the courtiers in the DPRK, the memorials were suddenly filled with letters from Emperor Wen and the Crown Prince.
This put a lot of pressure on the prince. After all, compared to the firm-minded Emperor Wen, the prince's character was obviously easier to deal with, so it was regarded as the best breakthrough to break the implementation of the Dutian Order.
So when Li Hao came to the East Palace that day, he rarely saw a crowded scene. Many officials came to the East Palace to see the prince.
Some of the important ministers with an official position of more than a thousand stones, such as the Grand Tutor Luan Zhi, the Minister Ling Kou Guang, and the General Craftsman Pu Qi, etc., have already entered the palace to advise the prince.
When Li Hao saw this scene, he was naturally worried that the prince would not be able to cope with it. If he agreed to something he shouldn't, he would be in trouble.
Therefore, he quickened his pace and walked into the palace. It was naturally impossible for people from the East Palace to stop Li Hao, so Li Hao came in quickly.
Then I saw that Huo Buyi had arrived early. It was obvious that this guy was not at ease with the prince.
After entering, I heard the prince say: "My father wants to implement the land transfer order, and his original intention is to check the population, land acres, and verify household registration and taxation.
In this way, it can not only enrich the national treasury, but also gain some understanding of the situation in the states and counties, and also restrain those clan military commanders who ignore the imperial decrees. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. It is not aimed at any particular family. These intentions This is good. "
"Your Highness, what you said is wrong." A strange voice came out at that moment, "In terms of intentions, aren't the intentions of the new policies of the former Emperor Rui bad?
At the beginning, he spoke clearly and logically, quoting scriptures and allusions, and ordinary scholars couldn't compare with him! The results of it? "
"Exactly! Emperor Ru's so-called New Deal, which sometimes changes the currency system, sometimes changes the tax laws, and also implements the system of royal land and private property, is all very high-sounding.
But in the end, apart from making the world turbulent and the people living in dire straits, what results will there be? Your Highness should take this as a warning." Then someone else spoke up in agreement.
Seeing that the prince was being forced and didn't know how to answer, Huo Buyu immediately wanted to refute, but when he saw Li Hao arrived, he simply swallowed his words.
Li Hao certainly couldn't sit idly by and said immediately: "Emperor Ru was not right, he was a villain who relied on the power of a woman to usurp power! Your Majesty, on the other hand, planned and fought with one soldier, one horse, one state and one county, and took flesh and blood Conquer the country!
How dare you compare His Majesty with the evidence of a ruthless emperor? What is the purpose of such nonsense! "
Being suddenly slapped with such a big label immediately made those officials who were filled with indignation just now stop.
But when they saw clearly that the speaker was Li Hao, they immediately said: "Yuan Ziyang, don't forget, your family is also from a Jiaodong family, with fields and manors stretching across several counties.
How can your family stay out of the situation under the land transfer order? "
Li Hao took a closer look and saw that the person speaking was Shangshu Ling Kou Guang. He immediately replied: "Shang Shuling is joking. Since the imperial decree has been issued, we and other ministers will naturally obey it. There is no reason to stay aloof.
And just as His Royal Highness the Prince said just now, the imperial court issued the land transfer order in order to inventory the land and population of various states, counties, and counties to facilitate future tax control.
The people of the world are the people of the country; the people of the country are the people of the imperial court. It is a matter of course for the imperial court to conduct an inventory of the land and population. Why should you react like this! "
At this time, Huo Buyi also came to his senses and said, "That's right! After decades of war and war, the world has finally been clarified. However, the land and population recorded in the previous dynasty are very different from today's. If there is no inventory, how can the country be governed? !
The court cannot stop doing things just because you are worried. If there are problems, they will be corrected later. Your Majesty is not a tyrannical and incompetent person like Emperor Ru, so why should you be so worried. "
After being told this by the two people, it was hard for them to say anything about policy, otherwise it couldn't be said that they didn't believe in Emperor Wen's character.
There was silence in the room for a while, and then Li Hao signaled to the prince to get rid of the people first. The prince understood and said, "This is the end of the discussion today. The Dutian order will continue to be implemented first, and we will discuss it later when we encounter problems.
Everyone, please go back and handle your official duties first, so don’t waste time here. Take the officials outside with you as well. "
After hearing this, everyone bowed to the prince and then retreated. The officials waiting outside were also taken away by them.
After everyone had left, the prince breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It's a good thing that you two are here today, otherwise I would have been annoyed to death by these ministers. This time, the land transfer order will take food from their mouths. I'm afraid that I will be in trouble in the future." There will be no leisure time.”
Li Hao heard this and replied: "This is because Your Majesty believes in His Highness's ability. His Highness should be happy about this. Besides, isn't it because Zicheng is here to help? With his talent, what does Your Highness have to worry about?"
Hearing that Li Hao had the tendency to blame him, Huo Buyi said, "Zi Yang was joking. When it comes to my understanding of wealthy families from all over the world, I can't compare to you. If you want to accomplish this, you must You have a deep understanding of the situation in each place, so you still need to put in more effort.”
When it comes to flattering people, can Li Hao admit defeat? Even though he continues to praise, he vows to make Huo Buyi feel so good that he can do all the things he has done.
The result was obviously of no use. Li Hao obviously overestimated his ability to deceive people. In addition, Huo Buyi was praised too much, and he became very resistant to this aspect. He only ate the sugar coating, and then Just spit out the cannonball.
Emperor Wen and the Crown Prince's determination to implement the land transfer order has not changed, so the local government still needs to follow the order.
But most of the local officials are from wealthy families, and even if they are not, they are almost all under their control. Therefore, you can imagine what the results of this first land invasion will be.
Officials in various places either failed to implement the edicts well or deliberately carried out the edicts incorrectly, causing the edicts to be completely distorted in actual implementation.
Among them, poor execution is just a reward, at least it does not cause much harm to the people, but those who miscalculate and execute are more likely to do so.
They gathered the people together and took out the edict for the land conservancy, saying that the court is now concentrating the land. How many fields you have under your name, including your own house and the alley next to the house, must be checked!
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Yes, the chief officials in all these places have colluded! How could this not make Emperor Wen angry?
So Emperor Wen immediately had a seizure in the court and ordered the commander-in-chief to go to Tingwei Mansion for interrogation. The prefects of Feng Yi, Hongnong, Henan and Jingfan also chased him back to the capital.
In addition, a censor was dispatched to conduct a thorough investigation of the situation of farmland in various places, which made officials everywhere panic for a while.
But in fact, they did need to panic, because according to the reports from the imperial censor, the data previously reported by various places could be said to be fabricated.
Only Yuzhou and Xuzhou were slightly better. Yuan Pei and Liang Wuji really worked hard on this field trip.
But that's all. After all, counties and counties still have to use local people to investigate, and the places they can directly focus on are very limited.
As for Qingzhou and Yanzhou, due to the cooperation of the Liang family, Qu family and Yuan family, they can count on the data of several counties.
With the evidence in hand this time, Emperor Wen took action. He knew that he needed to be ruthless in this matter, otherwise once he gave in at this time, the Du Tian Order would really not be implemented.
However, Emperor Wen also knew that letting the prince do this kind of thing would be a drag, so he personally took charge of it.
Before the Sili captain who had been arrested before had been dealt with, he arrested Ouyang She, the newly appointed Chief Situ, who was one of the three princes, and other prefects of other counties, on the grounds that he had made false claims to the land. There are more than ten people, and there are even more local officials below, and the matter involves Jing, Qing, Xu, Yi and other states.
This was a wake-up call for both the government and the public. For a time, there was an endless stream of people interceding for these officials, going back and forth between the East Palace and Xuande Hall.
Seeing this situation, Li Hao suggested that the prince should stand in the way and not interfere in the handling of these officials. After all, the prince himself could not be cruel. Now Emperor Wen has helped solve the problem, which is a good thing.
The prince just needs to keep silent now and not try to dismantle Emperor Wen.
However, Huo Bujie had different opinions on this. He didn't think that the prince should save people, but that the prince should learn to change. Just being kind-hearted cannot govern a country.
Li Hao also agreed with this, but he still had to do things step by step, and Li Hao didn't want the prince to become decisive.
Otherwise, Li Hao would have just ignored it and let the third prince take the throne, so why would he go to such trouble?
For this reason, Li Hao and Huo Buyi also had a heated argument in the East Palace, but the prince sided with Li Hao this time, so Huo Buyi had no choice in the end.
Then, as Ouyang She and others died in prison, they severely shocked those thoughtful officials. This also allowed the imperial court to promote the land transfer order at the local level, and finally made considerable progress.
When the prince saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh to Li Hao and Huo Buyi: "The Tian Ling issue has been going back and forth for more than a year, and more than a dozen officials worth more than 2,000 shi were killed. Finally, we have seen the light of day."
Li Hao knew that this matter would never come to an end. He just watched the prince being depressed for many days and finally breathed a sigh of relief, so he did not attack him again.
But Huo Buyi was obviously not so considerate and said directly: "Your Highness, it is better not to be too happy too early. How could those wealthy and aristocratic families give up so quickly and cut off people's wealth, just like killing their parents.
They behaved well in front of the local emperor, the more their land was annexed, the bigger they got, and the more slaves they gathered, even the county magistrates and governors looked at their faces. Now that the government insists on getting involved, they will never give up easily. This little blood may not be enough to wake them up. "
When the prince heard this, he turned to look at Li Hao out of habit and asked Li Hao for his opinion.
But now that Huo Buyi had said it, Li Hao naturally didn't need to lie, so he said, "It's true. The peace now is only temporary. I'm afraid there will be a real fight with swords and guns in the future to really resolve this matter." Set it."
"Those people are really so bold and dare to openly plot rebellion?" The prince was already mentally prepared when he heard that Li Hao agreed with Huo Buyi's words, but when he heard that there would be a war, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Li Hao replied: "It may not be enough to openly conspire, but they still dare to secretly instigate rebellion and force the court to make concessions.
After all, some of those military commanders with big surnames have land and property.
Weapons, if we don't make a scene, how can we really give up? "
In the end, the prince was still skeptical about Li Hao's idea. After all, in his opinion, the court had no external troubles, no natural disasters and no famine, so how could anyone rebel and seek death.
As a result, the subsequent development of things was indeed as Li Hao said. In this year when there were no natural disasters, no famines, and no wars, groups of rebels suddenly appeared in various places, as if they had discussed it, and robbed the villages. , attacking the city, so lively.
After the court got the news, they naturally began to make arrangements to counter the rebellion. Emperor Wen immediately summoned everyone to the Xuande Hall to discuss the matter.
First, the specific situation of the rebellion was introduced. Although the rebellion swept through Xu, Qing, Henan, Hebei, You, Yan, Yi, Jing, and Yangzhou, the real fierceness was in the four states of Qing, Xu, You, and Hebei. , most other states and counties have been restricted.
Speaking of which, the Yuan family was really miserable this time. Not to mention that Xuzhou, which was under the control of Yuan Pei, was the hardest hit area. The problem was that even Qingzhou, where the Yuan family's base camp was located, was also trapped. No one was lucky.
Although these leaders will not deliberately attack the Yuan family, Li Hao has no expectations for the military discipline of these rebels. Once this rebellion is suppressed, the losses to the Yuan family will not be too small.
