The dispute between kings and ministers is something that has been encountered in all dynasties.

The most important task of the new monarch is to stabilize his position and firmly hold his own power, and in this process, the monarchy and the vassal power will inevitably collide, and then produce various incidents.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier is this truth, the first thing the new emperor succeeded to the throne was to install his own people in various important positions, in order to be afraid of insufficient prestige, causing the people below to disobey his orders, or procrastinate, and neglect him.

There is no doubt that what happened in the Qianqing Palace today seemed to outsiders to be the Ministry of Rites bullying the prince for his new promotion to the Qianqing Palace, and there was contempt in his heart, which made His Royal Highness the prince dissatisfied, so he would break up unhappily.

But is that really the case?

In fact, Feng Qi is an old minister left by Emperor Daxing, he was negligent for a while, and his mentality has not changed, this explanation seems reasonable, but don't forget that the person who really drafted the temple number was not Feng Qi, but Zhu Yanxi, a subordinate of the East Palace!

In this court, the vassals of the East Palace are the ones who will not make mistakes in this kind of thing, because what they need to do is to maintain the authority of the prince and help the prince establish his majesty in front of the ministers......

In this way, Zhu Changluo's position will become more and more stable, and their future will be brighter!

But this matter went wrong in Zhu Yanxi's hands......

"Motosuke is suspicious, is this matter from His Highness's instructions? But His Royal Highness has clearly been guarding in front of the spirit of Emperor Daxing since yesterday? ”

Zhen Zhenji frowned tightly and spoke.

I have to say that Zhen Zhenji also feels that Wang Xijue's suspicion is justified, as a subordinate of the East Palace, Zhu Yanxi will never make a mistake in such a big matter, you know, in this way, no matter what, there will always be rumors that the minister despises the prince, which is a big blow to the majesty of His Royal Highness the prince.

Obviously, it is impossible for the prince to criticize the official department for such a small matter.

Therefore, no matter from which point of view, Zhu Yanxi will not do this kind of thing, but Feng Qi will not lie to them, the matter of the temple number, I am afraid that the root of the matter is Zhu Yanxi.

In this way, I am afraid there is only one explanation, that is, Zhu Yanxi was secretly instructed by the prince to do this.

But with that, a new question arises, why did the prince do this?

Could it be ......

"His Royal Highness did stay in front of the spirit of Emperor Daxing yesterday, but why should His Highness go to this kind of thing in person, yesterday was chaotic, send a henchman to pass on a word!"

Wang Xijue shook his head and said.

"The old man is worried, His Royal Highness intends to set up this bureau, just for the sake of the mining tax!"

Lao Shoufu sighed, his face solemn.

"This ...... Could it be that His Highness is unwilling to abolish the mining tax? ”

Zhen Zhenji's face was a little ugly, although he had a guess in his heart, but when he heard Wang Xijue say the same, he felt the seriousness of the matter.

Scourge of mining taxes!

Just listening to this name, you can know what the mining tax is like among the courtiers, and the mining tax is not in the taxes stipulated by the imperial court tax law, but the original tax created by the emperor.

In other words, such a thing as a mining tax is not recognized by the imperial court.

In the eyes of the ministers, it is no different from the exorbitant taxes at the local level, and they should be severely cracked down.

It's just that the local taxes were collected by the local officials, but the mining taxes were collected by the emperor himself.

To put it more broadly, the mining tax is a trampling on the laws of the imperial court, a clear proof that the imperial power is above the legal code, and a mockery of the inability of hundreds of officials to stop it.

What's more, the mining tax is not collected by the state treasury, but by the emperor's inner treasury, which makes the courtiers even more dissatisfied, thinking that the emperor is greedy for money, looting the people's fat, and using it for private use!

Of course, from the perspective of Wang Xijue, they also know in their hearts that the mining tax is beneficial to the country, but the problem is that this kind of thing lacks the necessary supervision, and the tax collector is the eunuch around the emperor.

These mining tax eunuchs do everything they can to collect money, and in the name of mining taxes, they do what they do!

Countless families have been ruined and killed because of the mining tax, and the cabinet receives dozens of civil uprisings caused by the collection of mining taxes almost every year.

The government of the imperial court made the people dissatisfied and caused the people to revolt, which was enough to shake the foundation of the imperial court.

It is true that the mining tax has eased the financial pressure on the imperial court, but the first mining tax is illegal, and the second is that the evil brought by the mining tax has far exceeded the benefits it brings.

This is the reason why the courtiers are so opposed to the mining tax.

But it's a pity that Emperor Daxing has been in control for many years and has deep authority, and what he insists on doing, even if the courtiers impeach him repeatedly, has no effect!

Even Zhen Zhenji had to admit that the reason why he and Wang Xijue went to Zhu Changluo at this time to ask for the abolition of the mining tax was because they had the psychology of pinching soft persimmons.

Of course, due to the special identities of both parties, this kind of behavior can also be called forced palace!

Emperor Daxing has been in control for many years, so he naturally has the confidence to withstand the impeachment of hundreds of officials, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne, and the foundation has not yet been solidified, so he will not continue to carry out the mining tax in the face of the world's disapproval.

If you have an unpleasant quarrel with the courtiers on this matter, not to mention anything else, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne, and he will have a reputation for not accepting advice and allowing the mining tax to be left behind, and even after ascending the throne in the future, it will become difficult to stabilize the monarchy, and it is unknown whether he can order and prohibit it in the future......

"The mining tax is a disaster to the people, this is the maladministration of the Emperor Daxing, before the death of the Emperor Daxing, there was a last word, the disadvantages of the mining tax outweigh the benefits, not for a long time! There seems to be the intention of abolishing the mining tax, but it is a pity that until the Daxing Emperor Long Yu Bintian, he only explained to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Na Qunchen's words, and made good use of the mining tax, and did not say anything about the abolition, the situation was urgent, the old man did not think much about it, and now that I think about it, the Daxing Emperor may have already known the disadvantages of the mining tax, and has long had the intention of abolishing it, and the reason why he entrusted it so when he was dying was probably to take care of the meaning of His Royal Highness the Prince......"

Wang Xijue pondered for a moment and slowly spoke.

At that time, when Emperor Daxing was dying, he was by his side throughout the whole process, and it was natural to see that Zhu Yijun intended to abolish the mining tax at that time, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, and instead said that he would hand them over to the prince to dispose of by himself.

Presumably, he already knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was unwilling to abolish the mining tax, so he did not interfere too much in this matter......

At this point, it is already very clear that the reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered Zhu Yanxi to do something on the Daxing Emperor's Temple was that he had calculated that they would take advantage of the fact that Emperor Daxing had just been in the sky to force the palace and demand the abolition of the mining tax.

From his point of view, if he refuses, he will inevitably lose notoriety and even bring difficulties to a solid foundation in the future.

That's why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arranged such a good show, preemptively seized the initiative, and found a reasonable reason for his refusal to abolish the mining tax......

"Alas, if we had known this, we should have prepared well and gathered the cabinet ministers to go forward to make speeches, but now we have wasted a great opportunity!"

Thinking of this, Zhen Zhenji sighed heavily, and his tone was full of regret.

At the beginning, they discussed that if all the cabinet ministers went, it would be too loud, and even if His Highness approved the abolition of the mining tax, their gang would not escape the name of persecution to the king.

Now it seems that the plan to keep a low profile is a big mistake.

If it had been not only the two of them who were present at that time, but the ministers of the cabinet, His Highness would never have pushed off the matter of the mining tax so easily.

Now, the wood has been completed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has pushed the matter of mining tax to the enthronement ceremony with two clever words, which is really a great opportunity......

"Hongxi doesn't have to be annoyed, the old man looks at the meaning of His Royal Highness the Prince, and also knows the disadvantages of the mining tax, not to mention that now is different from the time of the Daxing Emperor, the Wa State has made a large amount of silver to make the treasury abundant, His Royal Highness must not be too persistent about the mining tax, when the time is ripe, I and other ministers will advise together, it has its own effect, the old man is worried about now, but it is Zhang Gong's matter......"

Wang Xijue shook his head, a faint trace of sadness appeared on his face, and sighed.