Chapter 398: Using the Pen as a Knife

At this moment, Yingtian's situation is not good at all.

First Zhu Yuanzhang died, and then Enke fraud case, although the reopening of the department to take scholars, the result was quite satisfactory, but soon Liu Chun died in Lingdingyang, and then he wanted to kill King Yan, and then Liu Sanwu and other old ministers were arrested and imprisoned...... From the initial grief and indignation, to the subsequent anger, to the disappointment and resentment, people are like a cauldron full of steam......

Yes, the common people have already seen it.

Really, don't think that ordinary people are fools, the first emperor died, the new monarch succeeded to the throne, and the law changers were hit, first the soul Liu Chun was killed, and then the banner of the law changers, Yan Wang, almost died, and then there was the world-famous scholar Hongru Liu Sanwu, he was so old, or was he caught in the edict, just ask, is there a royal law?

There is no doubt about Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige among the people, and the changes promoted by Emperor Hongwu in his later years have really had an effect. There is no need to talk about any big things, just take Jinyiwei as an example, because of Liu Chun's rectification, Jinyiwei pays attention to evidence and embarks on the road of regularization.

Jinyiwei took the lead, Ying Tianfu, the county government below, and even the six departments, Dali Temple...... These high-ranking officials and masters don't dare to do anything to the people, after all, who wants their reputation to be more stinky than Jinyiwei!

This alone is deeply felt by the common people, especially the people in the capital.

The official is not so difficult to see, and things are easy to do...... If you have any grievances, hand the paper to Jinyiwei, and someone will come down every few days to ask and help coordinate and deal with it.

Corrupt officials and corrupt officials have been dealt with more, but almost every case is conclusively evidenced, and when the trial is held, the people are invited to observe...... Those who do small business can do business in designated places as long as they pay a fee of a few coppers. On the contrary, those big workshops and trading houses are often audited, and whoever dares to pay less will be imprisoned.

These new atmospheres are all brought about by the Fa-changing faction, but since ancient times, has it been easy to change the Fa?

No, never!

The entrenched gentry bureaucracy, are they willing to be reformed?

In the 30 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many nobles have nominally conflicts with civil officials, but in fact they also do business and pay less taxes, are they willing to change the law?

In the past, there was Emperor Hongwu pressing, who dared to say a word? Therefore, it seems that the law changers have a huge momentum, occupy the advantage, and get the heavenly card of "two kings and four twos". But take a closer look, in addition to these few big cards, all of them are three, four, five, six and other goods, this card is really not easy to play.

But then again, Zhu Yunwen's situation is even more difficult and worse, even to the point of being embattled.

He was not justified in his position, but because of fear, he thought about cutting through the mess quickly, the sooner the better. An Enke made him see Liu Chun's strength, for fear that Liu Chun would come back and cause trouble, so he had to kill Liu Chun first.

After killing Liu Chun, things got bigger, so let's kill Zhu Di, Zhu Di didn't succeed, which provoked a backlash from hundreds of officials, and the government and the opposition were all in chaos.

Every day, people resign, not to mention Jimingshan Academy, even the students have run away, even if they don't go to Zhu Di, they don't want to stay in the capital and join Zhu Yunwen.

Although the emperor claims to be a lonely man, if he really mixes into a lonely man, then he is not far from death!

Zhu Yunwen just took down Liu Sanwu and sent the old man to prison, and then imprisoned Ru Yu and others in the court room, and did not allow them to leave, so Xu Huizu led troops to guard outside.

Zhu Yunwen returned to the dormitory, and he had to think carefully about what to do next.

Just as he was thinking, someone suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty, too, the Queen Mother, she, she...... Let's go! ”

The Lu family died, and when she died, she was holding the fatal Sui Hou Zhu!

Zhu Yunwen glanced at the skull-thin Lu family...... Take a deep breath, to this mother, Zhu Yunwen doesn't know what to say!

Without these things done by his mother, he would not be the emperor, but those things that the Lu family did caused him too much trouble...... The death of Zhu Biao, the death of Wang Bi...... And the mess. More importantly, when Zhu Yunwen first became the grandson, it was the meaning of the Lu family that made him alienate Liu Chun, so he missed the opportunity to form an alliance with the law changer.

Today, I don't have much talent at my disposal.

"The Queen Mother is frugal by nature, her funeral is simple, don't alarm the government and the opposition."

I don't know if the Lu family knows that she has become the queen mother, but who would have thought that her fate would be inferior to an ordinary imperial concubine, her own son, and she was not even willing to bother with the funeral for her.

Over the years, she has calculated this and framed that, I really don't know what it is for?

……

Zhu Yunwen returned to the dormitory, and bad things came again!

"Your Majesty, Mr. Fang just sent a note!"

"Mr. Fang!"

Zhu Yunwen was shocked and immediately took it.

At present, among the old people in the East Palace, if you want to say that you have some insight and means, only Fang Xiaoru is left! This is not to say that Fang Xiaoru has the talent of heaven and earth, but that Fang Xiaoru is upright, can start from the overall situation, and has a lot less selfish distractions. This point is absolutely important to Zhu Yunwen.

He can lose anyone, but he can't lose Fang Xiaoru!

But Fang Xiaoru is on a beggar bone sparse!

Fang Xiaoru claims to be a decayed and useless person, and now that His Majesty has ascended the throne as the emperor and reigned in the world, he should also be done and travel around to give lectures.

In a word, my old party won't play with you anymore!

At this moment, Fang Xiaoru was burned inside, grief and sadness, almost to the point of despair.

Fang Xiaoru is still very interesting.

In the original history, he stood on the position of Jiangnan Shi Dafu, and criticized Zhu Yuanzhang's old system, he opposed the division of feuds, opposed the strict punishment of the law, and opposed Lao Zhu's wanton killing...... However, unlike Huang Zicheng, Lian Zining and others, while opposing it, the old side also noticed the land problem.

Therefore, Fang Xiaoru wanted to solve the problem of land annexation once and for all by restoring the well field.

Of course, Fang Xiaoru's approach aroused the dissatisfaction of the entire gentry group.

In history, Zhu Di's ability to succeed in appeasement and defeat the strong with the weak is also inseparable from the support of the gentry group, except for the gentry in Jiangnan, almost everyone else is on Zhu Di's side.

Otherwise, after taking Nanjing, the whole world will be all in the heart, and the list will be decided. However, because of Zhu Di's victory, he can't think that Fang Xiaoru is wrong, at least, his method may be wrong, but the problem he sees and his original intention may not be wrong.

This is what makes Lao Fang different from those people.

From the perspective of patriarchy, Fang Xiaoru chose to support Zhu Yunwen, there was nothing wrong with him, after all, he was also a standard scholar. When Zhu Yunwen was killed several times, the old party gave him advice, and he did his best.

But with Zhu Yunwen's ascension to the throne, he did things that disappointed Lao Fang to a limit......

Fortunately, he is only white, and he has not really entered the ranks, so it's better to leave. It's just that their own ideals and ambitions can no longer be realized...... Fang Xiaoru came to the Ten Mile Long Pavilion with regret.

He looked back at the direction of the capital and was about to say his final goodbye, when suddenly the dust was flying, and a team of people and horses swept over, surrounded by countless guards, Zhu Yunwen personally chased after him.

"Sir, sir!"

He jumped off his horse and ran briskly.

"Mr. Fang, do you want to abandon me?"

Zhu Yunwen asked in a word, with tears in his eyes. Fang Xiaoru looked at this young genius and couldn't help but sigh.

"Your Majesty, how can the grass people be virtuous, they are worthy of Your Majesty's heavenly grace, the grass people are indeed slightly wise, it is difficult to take on important responsibilities, stay in the capital, and I am afraid that Your Majesty will mistakenly think that there is still a person available, so the grass people left a book and left, and I hope that Your Majesty will be fulfilled!"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head vigorously, his hand grabbed Fang Xiaoru's wrist.

"Sir, if you leave, I will be alone, and I will be in the country...... It's not guaranteed! Sir, you must not go! ”

……

A quarter of an hour later, Fang Xiaoru and Zhu Yunwen sat in the ten-mile long pavilion, surrounded by guards to protect them, and everyone else was far away.

Fang Xiaoru sighed, to be honest, if he wanted to leave, why bother with that one! But if he was allowed to stay like this, he really didn't have much taste.

"Your Majesty, the grass people are appreciated and gracious by Your Majesty, and they have to be open and honest with Your Majesty. This is an article that has been circulating in the market recently, please read it for Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Yunwen took it in his hand, and looked carefully, the author of this article was signed "Donghai Review", what the hell is this?

Zhu Yunwen frowned and looked down......

“…… Presumably everyone has noticed that after 20 years of Hongwu, there were constantly voices accusing the first emperor of using too many punishments, advocating that the country should be governed by leniency and benevolence, rest for the people, and restore the people's strength...... These statements sound high-sounding, but you can ask why most of the poor people were able to eat and live and work in peace and contentment at the beginning of the country. When the so-called prosperous era arrived, the number of displaced people increased greatly, the land annexation was serious, and the people were struggling to make a living? “

"The truth is actually obvious, the so-called leniency, the so-called rest for the people, is just an excuse for the gentry group! They were exempt from military service, they had a lot of land, they had plenty of money...... As long as the court doesn't care, they can let go of annexation, rob the people's land, turn homesteaders into tenant farmers, and then turn tenant farmers into homeless people, and finally eat and wipe them out, and there is nothing left! ”

The first emperor saw this,-for-tat, and implemented the law. The imperial court cannot rule by inaction, and cannot turn a blind eye to the unfairness of the people! To do nothing but do nothing, the imperial court must first establish a fair system of taxation and servitude...... It's like a chess game, the number of chess pieces on both sides is the same, and the next competition is the level of chess strength. But if some people have a lot more chess pieces than others, how can they be expected to compete fairly? “

"The first emperor and the lord naturally understood that in fact, the emperors of the past dynasties were not all fools. It's just that those gentry and landlords, their strength is too strong, far beyond the grass people. Most of the unproductive sons of heaven can only compromise, and in the name of the king, the king and the scholars share the world, to put it bluntly, they join forces to bully the common people, exploit and oppress, and be unscrupulous......"

When Zhu Yunwen saw this, he suddenly stood up, his lips trembling.

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around!"

He roared hoarsely, "Who is it, who wrote this, I am going to kill him!" Kill him! ”

Fang Xiaoru's face was solemn, and he suddenly said firmly: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, it is better to kill the grass people too!" ”

Zhu Yunwen was shocked, he hurriedly came over and grabbed the old man, "Sir, you, what do you mean by this?" Did you write this article? ”

"It was not written by the grass people, but the person who wrote this article spoke the voice of the grass people! Let the grass people suddenly open up, I really want to float a lot! ”

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