Chapter 232: The Imperial Trial

Ma Yuanfang didn't understand the worries of the official family at all, in his opinion, whether it was a family or a general, this was a fact that existed in all dynasties. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As an official, the first task should be to govern the country well, not to entangle with them and waste precious time.

Zhao Zhen knew Ma Yuanfang's thoughts, and from his appearance of tears, he could see that this was the general opinion of ordinary courtiers, and he was really sad and angry!

"Yuan Fang, do you think I have more farmers in the Great Song Dynasty, or more scholars and merchants, or more people engaged in handicrafts?"

Ma Yuanfang's words surprised Ma Yuanfang, but he still replied without thinking: "Peasants account for six or seven out of ten of the people in the world. ”

"My Great Song Dynasty does not inhibit land annexation, that is to say, land can be bought and sold at will, and the family often occupies the land of farmers at high prices or by ingenuity, what will happen in the long run?"

Zhao Zhen's rhetorical question made Ma Yuanfang speechless, what do farmers rely on to support themselves? Of course, it is the output of the land, and the landless peasants become tenants, but how many tenants are needed in the land of the family?

casually threw Yan Shu's recital in front of Ma Yuanfang, Zhao Zhen said: "Take a good look, this is Yan Shu's summary of the last drought!" ”

Ma Yuanfang was stunned after only reading a few sentences, Yan Shu described the tragic situation of going to Ruzhou.

"The land of the peasants does not survive, the land of every village and town belongs to the wealthy families, and the peasants are bankrupt and displaced, this is the omen of the end of the world! Why are the people powerless to save themselves in the face of great calamity? It's not that there is no money, but it's actually a grain merchant who hoards grain and sells it at a price! The grain in the state city is overflowing, and there is little grain in the official warehouse, and the people not only do not sell but also raise the price of grain, which is the way to bring disaster to the country and the people!

And who is behind the grain merchants? The wealthy family also!

The minister went south from Ruzhou, the more he went south, the more he was worried, until Jiangling Mansion turned around and returned, the minister suddenly realized at this time, Taizong had a cloud in the Tang Dynasty: the boat is better than the king, the water is better than Lishu, and the water can carry the boat and also overturn the boat. I hope Your Majesty will be prudent! ”

Ma Yuanfang's hands trembled slightly after reading the music in his hand, and he sat on the ground and muttered, "This ...... How good is that! ”

Zhao Zhen looked at him disdainfully and said, "What? Can't stand it? I tell you the truth, the state capital of the Great Song Dynasty is more or less full of wealthy families, and they want to control the Great Song Dynasty by controlling the land!

The more land there is, the more tenants there are, and these are the resources in their hands. The children of poor families can study in their schools, and those who excel participate in the imperial examination and become officials in the court have become their help in the court. So I must get rid of the family! ”

Ma Yuanfang suddenly seemed to be much older, and stood up panting and said, "Your Majesty plans to use the scandal in front of you to destroy the reputation of the family all along, and then clean up the family?" But does Your Majesty know how many officials in the current dynasty were involved with the family? How much land does the family have in their hands? ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "I have already made plans, don't the family have land in their hands?" Then I will make the food worthless, I will not touch the land in the hands of the family now, but the family in the court must clean it up, unless they shut up and follow me wholeheartedly in my reform! ”

"How can you make the officials who are involved in the family follow the official family wholeheartedly?"

"Those who follow me prosper, and those who disobey me perish!"

Zhao Zhen's words made Ma Yuanfang startled, and then stopped speaking.

This is a good way to cut the mess with a quick knife and break the wrist of a strong man, and the so-called long pain is better than short pain.

If the official family wants to carry out land reform, it must remove the resistance in the imperial court, and the biggest resistance is from the wealthy families in the civil official group, the Lingshou Han family, the Sanhuai Wang family, and so on.

Through careful observation, Zhao Zhen found that the foundation of the family is actually the land in his hands and the good reputation accumulated for a long time.

Then expose the ugly side of the family first!

Stretched out his hand to pick up the evidence brought by Ma Yuanfang on the royal case, "Sancai!" Pass the decree down, Zhang Sheng's case will be tried in person before the emperor! The location is set on Suzaku Street. ”

"Yes! Slave and maid, go and prepare! Sancai nodded and trotted all the way to deliver the message.

Looking at the back of Sancai leaving, Ma Yuanfang knew that the good reputation that the family had accumulated over the years was completely over!

The people of Tokyo City flocked to Suzaku Street in front of Xuande Building, and the city of Tokyo became as lively as the New Year's Festival at this time, for no other reason that the official family wanted to set up a royal case here to try Zhang Sheng's case in person!

Many officials in the DPRK and Central China were shocked when they heard the news, and the officials were trying to make a big deal about Zhang Sheng's case!

Although the officials opposed it, the officials refuted it all, for the very simple reason that the officials of the DPRK and China were also implicated with Zhang Sheng? Just one sentence can block the officials and leave them speechless.

Suzaku Street is a royal road, and there are vermilion forks to divide the road early, and it also forms a natural auditorium, and the people can be safe as long as they stand on both sides of the vermilion forks.

At this time, a high platform had been erected on the royal road, and even the throne of the official family was moved, and the hundred officials were authorized to stand on both sides to observe.

Song Zhe, as the official of the first trial, stood beside Zhao Zhen to explain the trial process to him, Zhao Zhen looked at the information of the black hand in front of him and nodded slightly, now Zhang Sheng's case has become an iron case, and there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case.

I have to say that Song Zhe was cautious, in order to prevent Zhang Sheng and others and Li Jing from being assassinated, he sent all the officials of the Criminal Department to take care of them, and did not give them food and drink, who knows if someone will poison the food or something?

There are more and more onlookers, Peng Qi and the forbidden army of the front division of the palace continue to maintain order, blocking the pushing crowd through the vermilion fork, the enthusiasm of the people is unprecedented, after all, it is rare for the emperor to try the case in person, and he can meet several times in a lifetime, and everyone seems to see how the young official family tries the case.

Zhao Zhen grabbed the gentian in his hand and slapped it, and the crisp sound immediately made the noise of the people silent, and even the children were covered by adults......

"Take someone to commit it!"

When Sancai saw the official speak, he immediately drank in his sharp voice: "Lead people to commit Li Jing, Zhang Sheng, Wang Qiming, Zhu Qiyou, Han Shaotang!" ”

Liu Zhanzhan of the Criminal Division trembled and dragged the five people to the front of the palace with iron chains and fled, although the official family was young, the power on his body was really terrifying!

The reason why it was dragged was mainly because these people were so frightened that they were paralyzed to the ground, and some of them were even slightly incontinent, and the smell of urine caused the onlookers to shout and scold again and again.

Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and asked, "Zhang Sheng, I ask you, where does the family's money come from?" ”

As soon as his words fell, the official of his own criminal department pushed a cart of copper coins to Zhang Sheng, as well as the master craftsman who would be the prisoner, Cai Ji's apprentice, and Aunt Zhang, who sold Hu cakes.

Zhang Sheng knew that the human and material evidence was all there, and he couldn't deny it: "The grass people are guilty, and these copper coins were given to the grass people by Li Jing, the steward of the Horse Mansion." ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at the small lane containing copper coins: "Why did you give it to you?" ”

"Li Jing asked Caomin, Wang Qiming, Zhu Qiyou, Han Shaotang and others to spread rumors in Cai Ji's Yanlai Building, and slandered the reputation of the official family with the theory of heavenly punishment and disaster......"

Zhang Sheng's words were interrupted by the shouting and scolding of the people, in the eyes of the people, the young official family is the heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, the parent of everyone in the Great Song Dynasty, and the father of everyone!

What's more, how many good deeds have the official family done for Tokyo City and even the entire Great Song Dynasty since they ascended the throne?

Industrious and industrious, sympathetic to the suffering of the people, disaster relief and disaster relief and disaster victims, even the factory was built under the drive of Cai Ji of the official family, how many people's food and clothing have been solved?

How dare you slander the official family? What Zhang Sheng did was to have no king and no father, and he was rebellious!

The onlookers hated to eat their flesh, tear off their bones, and sleep on their skin!