Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Youxiao didn't speak loudly, but at this moment, the ministers gathered outside the Qianqing Gate all looked surprised and suspicious. Since Ming Dynasty, they had not ignored the advice of Yanguan Yushi, even to the point of death, and opened their mouths to speak again. Except for Emperor Taizu and Emperor Gao, no other emperor seemed to have done this before.

Even the Congolese Emperor Seongjo-wen, who was good at making judgments, or the Emperor Xianzong who plowed the courtyard and swept holes, or the Emperor Sejongsu who did not follow the old system... when they encountered something that disgusted them, they would do anything like this without hesitation. Xingting staffs are also extremely rare.

But today, I don't care about this at all.

Not long ago, there was a commotion at the Meridian Gate, and all the imperial guards came out to hold the court staff at the Meridian Gate. Now the Royal Gate is convened to listen to the government. Just because they said a few words of truth, they showed up at the Meridian Gate court staff again. It's only a few days apart! !

"Your Majesty did such a foolish act and did not allow his ministers to remonstrate with him. Even if he was beaten to death at the Meridian Gate, his ministers must stick to their own opinions. Your Majesty should not listen to the treacherous and slanderous words. Do you want to be accused by the world of being a tyrant! ?”

Xu Zhihuan was being held up, and the black gauze hat he was wearing fell to the ground. He was struggling hard and shouted at the emperor under the gaze of many people.

"Hunjun!!"

"tyrant!!"

After hearing Xu Zhihuan's shouting, the remaining Yanguan censors who were taken away, although their hearts were beating fast and fear arose in their hearts, they all shouted adamantly.

Yanguan Yushi is a very special group among the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty. What they do more is to act upon the news and advise the emperor.

If you can do well in this position, you will not only get a good reputation, but the most important thing is a prosperous official career. It is exactly like this that whenever the political situation is in turmoil, especially when the party is incessant, most of them will act for personal gain and become The vanguard of forcing the imperial power to become the vanguard of party unity and opposition to dissent!

tyrant?

Zhu Youxiao, who had his back turned to the ministers, showed a faint smile when he heard the shouts from behind him. It is better to be a tyrant than to be the king of subjugation!

To deal with the intricately entangled privileged groups, we must fight violence with violence. The current Ming Dynasty cannot be solved by one person. If we don't use this to control the absolute right to speak, how can we turn the tide and bring back the Ming Dynasty that has deviated from the right track?

The morning sun rises in the east, and a ray of golden light shines down.

Under the golden light, Zhu Youxiao slowly turned around and glanced at the ministers with sharp eyes. Wherever he passed, the ministers all lowered their heads and held their imperial huts, and no one dared to stand up and contradict him.

This is what Zhu Youxiao wants.

"Tobe."

Outside the silent Qianqing Gate, I don’t know how long it had passed before Zhu Youxiao’s voice rang out. Li Qiyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs who was summoned, walked out of the court class holding the Chao Huat and bowing his head under the gazes of countless people. When he arrived in front of the emperor, he bowed to the emperor.

"The minister is here."

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at Li Qiyuan, who was in his sixties.

"I would like to ask the Qing family, from the forty-sixth year of Wanli to the present, how much additional Liao salary has the court collected?" Zhu Youxiao looked calm and leaned forward.

What does the emperor mean by this?

Li Qiyuan frowned, and he could not help but feel wary in his heart. The imperial court hearing to be held this time did not involve the issue of increasing the Liao salary.

Why did the emperor ask about this?

Is it necessary to increase Liao's salary?

Thinking of this, Li Qiyuan hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, according to what I know, from the forty-sixth year of Wanli to the present, the total amount of additional Liao pay levied by the imperial court is no less than 2500 million taels. This does not include this year's additional levy. It will take some time for autumn grain collection in various places to collect Liao's wages, and the transfer of Liao's wages from various provinces to Beijing has not yet begun."

I understand it quite clearly.

Zhu Youxiao raised his brows slightly and looked at Li Qiyuan, who had reported truthfully. On such a spur of the moment, he asked about the cumulative increase in levy and salary. If it were another person who answered, he might not be able to answer it.

He is a capable minister.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly. He knew something about the Minister of Household Affairs in front of him. He was from Nanhe County, Shunde Prefecture. He was born in the 38th year of Jiajing. , he was an upright official, and he served as the governor of Henan Province and was praised as "the most honest in the world". He did not rely on power and did not participate in party struggles.

"Your Majesty! I believe that the amount of Liao pay has been established, and the imperial court cannot add any more Liao pay." While Zhu Youxiao was deep in thought, Li Qiyuan suddenly knelt down and worshiped in front of the emperor, holding the imperial hut.

Although not long ago, a group of officials and censors were ordered by the emperor to be escorted to the Meridian Gate to hold court staff, Li Qiyuan, as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, knew better than anyone else the importance of the imperial court's increase in Liao's salary. The additional Liao wages levied this year will be as high as 4992680 taels. If we continue to increase the amount, I am afraid there will be chaos everywhere!

How dare you say it.

Many ministers standing in the courtroom looked at Li Qiyuan with different eyes. Some who had a good relationship with Li Qiyuan were secretly worried for him.

The atmosphere here became subtle.

"The Qing family won't think that I want to increase the Liao salary by asking about the accumulated Liao salary raised by the imperial court, right?" Zhu Youxiao had a smile on his face and looked at Li Qiyuan, who was kneeling in obeisance.

Ok?

Is not it?

After hearing this, Li Qiyuan couldn't help but show a look of astonishment. Since he took office as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he has been committed to rectifying the long-standing abuses in the Ministry of Revenue, hoping to solve the empty treasury and reduce the pressure on various places. However, after understanding the actual situation, he discovered that There are too many interests and relationships behind it.

Feeling powerless!

It is a true portrayal of the most helpless heart of the old man in front of him who has passed his sixties.

What on earth does the emperor want to do?

Isn't there a new Liaoning salary?

At the same time, many of the officials gathered outside Qianqing Gate had doubts in their hearts when they heard the emperor's words being sung.

"Since the forty-sixth year of Wanli, due to the Jianlu rebellion, the imperial court has imposed a total of no less than 2500 million taels of Liao pay."

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao suppressed his smile and said in a sonorous tone: "As for the actual amount of Liao salary sent to Beijing, many people must not know it. It is really ridiculous to say that, even if I don’t even know how much the salary is.”

I'm afraid it won't exceed 1800 million taels.

Li Qiyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, secretly thought in his heart that regarding the situation of Liao's salary, after he took over as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he read many files and documents. After several calculations, the amount he got made him feel chilling.

The Liao salary levied by the imperial court is one thing, but the actual Liao salary sent to Beijing is another matter. As for the difference in the middle, it probably went into the pockets of some people. As for tracing the matter, the previous Affected by the turmoil in the Liao Dynasty, the imperial court had no time to take care of him, so it was even more difficult to conduct an investigation.

"I sometimes wonder, if there were no additional taxes from the Liao Dynasty, would the burden on the people under the Ming Dynasty be relieved?" Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves, looked around at the ministers in front of him and said, "The people of the Ming Dynasty We don’t owe the imperial court, but the imperial court owes a lot to the people!!”