At midnight, in an inconspicuous house in the west of the central capital, more than 20 people gathered at this time, crowded into a small room that was not large, and sat around a few bean-sized oil lamps, and the windows of the room were covered with black cloths, and from the outside, there was no light.

"What to do? What can I do? It seems that Wanyan Changzhi is forcing us to die! After the tax system changed, my family's land property and forced labor could pay more than 30,000 yuan a year. A fat, square-faced, big-eared man spread his hands and said with a sad expression.

As soon as he said this grumbling remark, it immediately caused several people to respond:

"Yes! Oh, yes! In the future, everyone's words will not be happy. ”

"Do you pay too much? After all, I will pay almost 50,000 yuan a year, and this is not counting forced labor. If you can't get by, I won't have to live. ”

"What else can I do? Can we sit and wait to die? Just fight with him. In my opinion, let's gather all the family members in each family's house, make an appointment to kill them in the palace together, divide the corpse of Wan Yan Chang's chaotic knife, and then set up a new king. What do you think? A man in his early thirties stood up and said in a huff.

But when he heard him say this, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to answer him. The man was a little anxious, and said, "What do you think, do you want to say something?" ”

This time, he spoke a little louder, and two officials on the side hurriedly said: "Brother Tianxi, you speak quietly, quietly." ”

In fact, the man's voice was not very loud, and the room was so well closed that the sound could not be transmitted in the first place, but they were thieves and had a weak heart, so they hurriedly dissuaded them.

The man named Tianxi said: "What's so terrible, I've had enough of it, instead of making compromises like this every day, it's better to go out and do a big job." He turned to the person sitting on him again, "Prime Minister, what is going on, you can say something!" ”

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on that person, and it turned out to be Wanyan Zongzheng, the right prime minister of the dynasty.

It turned out that after Wan Yan Changzhi ascended the throne, not everyone submitted, but he was forced to obey due to Wan Yan Changzhi's troops. But since the succession of Yan Changzhi, there have been many officials in the central capital, mainly the ministers of the clan, who have secretly united and prepared to subvert the imperial court of Wan Yan Changzhi. And the leader of this group of people is the right prime minister, Wanyan Zongzheng. Because not only is his official position the highest, but he is also the clan of the Jin Kingdom, he is naturally the best candidate.

And the person who spoke loudly just now can not be simple, he is the concubine of the princess of Jin Shizong Tang Kingdom, Wulin Datianxi, and now serves as the defense envoy of Cangzhou, and has a little military power in his hands, so he has also become the right-hand man of this alliance against Yan Chang.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wanyan Zongzheng said: "Wu Lin answered the horse, what you just said is really too risky, how many people are under you, and how many people are in each of our families combined. There are 100,000 Praetorian Guards in the middle capital, and Wan Yan Changzhi himself is proficient in the art of war and has experienced a hundred battles. ”

This remark made everyone present nod frequently, and there were humanitarians: "In the end, the prime minister is still honest and serious, and the horse is too reckless." ”

Wu Lin replied to Tianxi Seeing that everyone almost agreed with Yan Zongzheng, his face was a little unbearable, he waved his hand and said, "You are greedy for life and afraid of death, but I am not afraid." If you don't dare to do it, then I'll do it alone. ”

Wanyan Zongzheng's face sank, and said: "Donkey, now is not a matter of will, only the courage of a horseman, if you act recklessly like this, you will only fall into the trap of Wanyan Changzhi." Lost his life in vain. You know? ”

Others were also busy dissuading Ulin from answering Tianxi and taking care of the overall situation. And Wu Lin answered Tianxi under the persuasion of others, so he had to sit down again temporarily, but he still looked angry.

Wanyan Wanzheng said: "Everyone, remember that if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." The fundamental purpose of Wanyan Changzhi is to use the change of the tax system to provoke us and make us take the initiative to jump out against him. Then you can take this opportunity to wipe us out, and the three officials we killed earlier are a lesson from the past, and you must not be fooled by this. Do you understand now? ”

In fact, no one else agreed, and Wu Lin replied that Tianxi didn't dare to do it alone, just now he was really squeezed out of the stage, so he was impulsive, and now after hearing Yan Zongzheng say this, he was completely deflated and bowed his head and said nothing.

The fat man who complained before was called Jiang Hongtao, and his official position was to serve as an envoy, although he was a Han Chinese, but the five generations of Yijing were in the Yanyun area, and Yijing recognized the rule of the Jurchens, and then he said: "Then the prime minister, now that we are checking the land outside, what should we do?" ”

Wanyan Zongzheng snorted and said, "Then we will honestly cooperate with the imperial court and report our land truthfully." How much does each of you have in your family, and you all know that paying tens of thousands of dollars more in taxes every year is nothing? So don't call me poor. If anyone is reluctant to pay and is found out, don't blame us for not wanting to rescue. ”

When the crowd listened, many of them lowered their heads again. And Wu Lin replied that Tianxi couldn't help it again, and said: "Prime Minister, I don't have a few dollars in my heart, but we just endure it so honestly, how long will we endure it?" ”

Wanyan Zongzheng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I have thought of a way to let Wanyan Changzhi move a stone and shoot himself in the foot this time." ”

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The next day, the imperial envoy Jiang Hongtao sent a letter to impeach Zhang Hu, on the grounds that Zhang Hu presided over the land inventory and reformed the tax system, and should have set an example for himself, but Zhang Hu was sluggish and engaged in personal fraud, and the Zhang family in Bohai had 100,000 mu of land, most of which were hidden fields, which not only concealed and did not report, but also obstructed the investigation of the court officials, so he asked the court to immediately dispose of Zhang Hu.

At the beginning, more than a dozen officials immediately followed suit, all of them accusing Zhang Hu, and the content was similar, all of them aimed at the problem of the hidden fields of the Zhang family in Bohai.

This time, the counterattack of the old officials was not unintelligent, and they directly aimed the spearhead at the characters in the Wanyan Changzhi group, with the spear of the other and the shield of the other. Isn't it to check the land? Then check your own people first.

After Wan Yan Chang ordered to carry out tax reform, Wan Yan Zongzheng immediately felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he immediately sent someone to investigate the land and property of the people who now belonged to Wan Yan Chang's group. Although he is not valued by Wanyan Changzhi, after all, he is the right prime minister of the current dynasty, and now he is checking the land throughout the country, so it is not difficult to obtain these materials.

Wanyan Changzhi's father-in-law, Wanyan Fushou, has been in the position of the ruling minister for a long time, and over the years, he has indeed purchased a lot of land. But at the beginning of the inventory, Wanyan Fushou reported the land property in full, without any concealment. And Na Yan Ming'an has always been unwilling before, and he has been entrenched in the local area for more than ten years, and he has not praised much land, and after listening to Yan Fushou's advice, he has also declared everything. Monk Wanyan Chen didn't have much land, and there was no gap in them.

And now Zhang Hu's identity has been revealed, everyone knows that he is Zhang Hao's grandson, Zhang Hao is an old minister of the Five Dynasties and the prime minister of the Three Dynasties, so the Zhang family in Bohai is a big family. And the big clan also means that they have a lot of land, so according to the convention, the hidden field is naturally indispensable.

Sure enough, Wanyan Zongzheng sent people to investigate, and immediately found out that the Zhang family did occupy a large amount of land in the Bohai Sea, of which about forty percent were hidden fields. And everyone knows that Zhang Hu is the emperor's minister, and he is also the minister in charge of the tax reform, and the officials who paid the responsibility to check the land on Shangjing Road are also because this is Zhang Hu's hometown, but it is not as good as elsewhere, if it is really investigated, will Lord Zhang be happy? But if you don't really investigate, if you let the court know, will your life still be saved? Although the Zhang family did not dare to brazenly confront the officials who inspected the land, they also set up elbows everywhere, making it difficult for the inventory work to proceed smoothly.

After mastering these information, Wanyan Zongzheng immediately realized that he had found a breakthrough, so Zhang Hu was naturally pushed to the cusp.

If Wan Yan Changzhi investigates Zhang Hu, it will inevitably cause a split within Wan Yan Changzhi's group, and Zhang Hu is the proposer and executor of this tax system reform, and he is investigated, then this tax system reform may not be completed. On the contrary, if Wan Yan Changzhi does not hold Zhang Hu responsible, then it will be tantamount to self-destructing his image, and it will inevitably lead to a sharp drop in the prestige of Wan Yan Changzhi's regime, and he will have a chance to take advantage of it.

Therefore, in this case, even Wanyan Changzhi felt that it was very tricky, and he was in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

At this moment, Zhang Hu stepped forward and wrote to the court to defend himself, first explaining that he had already left the Zhang family and was independent, so the Zhang family's land and property had nothing to do with him, but the local officials did not report it, and he did not know about it, but he definitely did not cover up the private business. At the same time, he also admitted that he had indeed committed negligence in this matter, and in order to make up for his mistakes, Zhang Hu took the initiative to ask the imperial court to ask for an order to go to the Bohai prison capital to check the land.

It can be said that this is the only solution, and only in this way can the mouths of the officials be blocked, and Wanyan Changzhi is also the person who knows Zhang Hu's life experience best, knowing that the affairs of the Zhang family have absolutely nothing to do with Zhang Hu, and at the same time he believes in Zhang Hu's ethics and thinks that he will be able to handle this matter well, so he immediately agreed to Zhang Hu's request, and appointed Zhang Hu to also go to Beijing Road to proclaim and appease, responsible for supervising the land inventory of Shangjing Road, and the affairs of the court and China were temporarily handed over to Nalan Ming'an to handle.