Chapter 281 Let the Wind Fly for a While

What do the Qingliu people like to say most?
The laws established by our ancestors.

Country and Society
The foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Common people.

Whenever he opens his mouth, he has a complete formula.

Something, because it concerns the country and the people of the world, and there are established laws of our ancestors to refer to, so we have to do this and that.

No matter what.

As long as we substitute this set of formulas, we can perfectly express the image of a loyal minister.

After Yan Shifan finished his conversation.

His eyes swept over everyone in the hall.

At this moment.

The expression on his face had returned to normal, but his eyes were still a little red.

And in his heart.

I recalled what a certain rebellious son said.

Take the path of clear stream.

Leaving the clear stream with no way to go.

Reform is the ancestral law.

The ancestral law is the reform.

Looking at the reactions of the people in the hall, Yan Shifan snorted inwardly, yet felt somewhat proud.

All these twists and turns of the rebellious son are still very useful!
Yan Shifan immediately went further and said: "Now our dynasty has been around for nearly 200 years, and it is time for us to continue to move forward. In recent years, the court has been in a difficult situation and there have been many disasters in the world. We should follow the laws of our ancestors, such as starting to rectify the administration of officials in the current court, which is a serious style for officials.

I think that in this case, we should follow the instructions of Emperor Taizu Gao. If there are officials who are lazy, they should be severely punished and removed; if there are illegalities, they should be transferred to the authorities for conviction; if there are corruption, they should be sentenced to death by hanging according to the law! "

at last.

Yan Shifan still said in public what most people in the hall did not want to hear.

The strict method of governing officials implemented during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Ming Dynasty.

There is only one word to sum it up.

kill!

Everyone was in an uproar of panic.

Just when he was thinking about how to refute Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan continued, "There is also a law established by Emperor Taizu Gao at the beginning of the country, that all land in the world should be cultivated by the people of the world. At the beginning of the country, there were more than 65 million people, but how many are there now? During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, there were two censuses of the world's population. This dynasty should also repeat it and conduct regular censuses! The newly reclaimed land should be fairly distributed to the new population by the government!"

After demanding beheading in official administration.

Yan Shifan's remarks directly touched upon the land issue.

The Emperor Taizu Gao.

Xu Jie's mind was already in a state of confusion.

Seeing Yan Shifan's appearance at this moment, Xu Jie raised his eyebrows slightly, but looked at Yan Shaoting who had not spoken today.

This old man Yan Shifan.

What he said today was exactly the same as what Yan Shaoting said in the past.

Open your mouth and say Taizu, close your mouth and say Taizu.

Behind the beaded curtain.

Jiajing, who was sitting above, couldn't help laughing.

This is what Yan Shaoting is like.

Yan Shifan, as a father, is also like this.

It is true that like son, like father.

Yan Shifan's statement also surprised Jiajing.

even.

He also glanced playfully at many of the people present today.

This kind of feeling.

I'm afraid these people are feeling very uncomfortable now.

hum!

Xu Jie frowned and said, "Minister Yan..."

Yan Shifan immediately turned around and glanced at Xu Jie.

"Lord Xu, I have not yet finished my memorial."

"If Lord Xu has something to say, please wait until I finish my memorial."

There is no mercy at all.

Yan Shifan directly confronted Xu Jie in public.

Xu Jie's expression suddenly changed, and anger flashed in his eyes: "You!"

Guo Pu immediately said, "The court officials are bound by various rules and regulations, and the memorials must be completed from beginning to end."

After saying that.

Guo Pu closed his mouth silently.

Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan and said, "Ministry of Works, what about the rules of respecting superiors?"

Yan Shifan snorted.

Nor spoke.

Xu Jie waved his sleeves, snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and looked away.

This process.

The emperor behind the pearl curtain did not utter a word.

And there was Lord Xu who set the example.

People in the hall, such as Yan Ne and Pan En, no longer had the intention to immediately refute Yan Shifan.

This guy is still the same as always.

Arrogant and will bite randomly!
Yan Shifan saw that the hall had become quiet.

Then he continued, "I will once again report to your majesty that at the beginning of the country, Emperor Taizu Gao established that our dynasty was based on the previous Yuan Dynasty and the previous Song Dynasty, and it was to restore the Central Plains.

"Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, commercial taxes have been almost non-existent. For example, the liquor tax, which collected over 10 million strings of cash in the previous Song Dynasty, has been reduced to a miscellaneous tax, amounting to less than 50,000 strings of cash in this Dynasty.

"The tea tax in the former Song Dynasty was nearly fifty times higher than that in this dynasty. The annual output of Sichuan tea in the former Song Dynasty was 20 million catties, while in this dynasty it is less than 1 million catties.

"The customs duty and residence tax of the former Song Dynasty were five cents, but this dynasty has less than three cents. Taizu was compassionate to the people who had experienced wars for a long time at the beginning of the country, so he implemented a lenient policy, but he also said that the system should be based on the former Song Dynasty.

Now that our dynasty has been around for 200 years, we should follow the teachings of Emperor Taizu Gao and restore the customs and residence taxes for merchants and businesses as they were in the Song Dynasty!"

After saying this, Yan Shifan smiled.

He nodded and bowed.

He then said: "I also have various opinions on the reform and inheritance of the laws of our ancestors. I also ask Your Majesty to allow me some time to work out the details of the various matters and then submit them to Your Majesty for your review."

After saying that.

Only after everyone breathed a sigh of relief did Yan Shifan finally take two steps back, clasped his hands, nodded, and stood still.

however.

The palace was in complete chaos.

Yan Shifan only said these brief words today.

But it is pressing forward step by step.

In the end, in addition to the laws of Emperor Taizu Gao, the system of the former Song Dynasty was also brought out.

But Emperor Taizu Gao seemed to have said something like this back then.

This is...

It’s difficult.

Yan Shifan started by rectifying the administration of officials and restoring the harsh criminal law methods of the Taizu Gaohuangdi period, then conducted a timely inventory of the population and land area throughout the country, and finally...

He directly swung his sword at the commercial tax, which had never been paid attention to in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years.

Directly follow the words of Emperor Taizu Gao and implement the former Song Dynasty's commercial tax system.

Imposing high commercial taxes.

This is not only about chopping off the heads of everyone in the world, but also dividing up their land, and then even taking away a piece of their livelihood!

Yan Shifan!
Compared with Zhang Juzheng, the first person in this dynasty to propose reforms, his deterrent power is even greater!

For a while.

Although everyone in the hall did not speak, they had already reached this consensus.

There are even fewer people.

It seemed that in a daze, I seemed to have seen Emperor Taizu Gao?

The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty who could kill officials in the court and cause rivers of blood to flow.

Can't help it.

Many people shuddered.

This Yan Shifan is going to do something against the will of heaven!
After a moment of silence, Jiajing slowly spoke: "Everyone, have you heard what the Ministry of Works said about the methods of Emperor Taizu Gao's sacred teachings?"

do not know!
Yan Shifan is talking nonsense!
Bullshit Emperor Taizu Gao’s law!

No! Not at all!
Everyone roared in their hearts.

But inside the hall, there was silence.

however.

When everyone responded silently.

Yan Song, however, looked solemnly and sideways at Yan Shifan.

"Ministry of Industry."

Yan Shifan bowed and clasped his fists in a serious manner: "I am here."

Yan Song sighed and said, "What the Ministry of Works said today is too harsh!"

Even Yan Ne, Paine and others, when they heard the Prime Minister say this, their eyes widened and they looked at the old Prime Minister with shining eyes.

Well done Prime Minister!
That's it!

Yan Song continued, "Why is there such murderous aura in the court? It's not like the battlefield along the coast where everyone is a mortal enemy. When it comes to state affairs and proposals, we should act in accordance with the times and then we can have a prosperous era."

After saying that.

Yan Song coughed lightly a few times.

The eyes of everyone in the hall became brighter and brighter.

The Prime Minister is still the Prime Minister after all.

The Prime Minister is a good man.

Even those officials who had always considered themselves to be clean officials and had always taken it as their mission to overthrow the Yan Party, now began to madly praise Old Yan in their hearts.

Yuan Wei and others, however, became more and more confused and puzzled.

Could it be that Yan Shifan really had different political views within the Yan family?

chaos!
It’s such a mess!

Like most people, the Minister of War Yang Bo, who would only speak when it came to military affairs, Hu Zongxian, who was hiding in the corner, couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart as he watched the drama in front of the emperor today.

Although the original plan was somewhat difficult to implement.

But now, things are gradually getting on the right track.

Even if the set concept cannot be realized immediately.

But it’s not a bad idea to let it get chaotic first.

Countless eyes were moving around in the hall.

The wind is blowing in the wrong direction!

Even though Yan Song would scold Yan Shifan in front of the emperor in the past, it had never been like this today.

Never scolded, never warned.

But even such calm words made people feel that the father and son had opposing political views.

And what Yan Shaoting said.

This makes people more convinced of this.

In silence.

Yan Shaoting came out for the first time today, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, today we gathered in court to investigate the Ministry of Works' accounts. Now that the matter is clear, I think your Majesty's body is tired. We dare not offend the emperor's body, so we request to adjourn the meeting."

That's all I have to say.

This made everyone in the hall, even people like Xu Jie, begin to suspect whether there were conflicts and problems within the Yan family.

Otherwise, if we follow the past.

Regarding the seven accounts of the Ministry of Works today and the matter of using them in Prince Yu's Mansion, Yan Shaoting will certainly take advantage of the situation and make them suffer.

Not like this moment.

He actually hastily requested to adjourn the meeting.

Something is wrong!
Something is very wrong!

Something is getting wrong!
Jiajing had not yet figured out how to take advantage of the opportunity to punish him today.

No good reason.

You can't just go with the flow.

Seeing Yan Shaoting's request, he nodded immediately.

Jiajing couldn't help shaking his neck, and he actually looked a little tired and said, "Now that we have discussed everything and the court has been discussing it for a long time, let's put this matter on hold for now. You can do what you want."

Yan Shaoting frowned.

He looked up at Jiajing who had already stood up.

The old Taoist priest did not intend to hastily resolve the so-called corruption and fraud case in Prince Yu's Mansion of the Ministry of Works.

It leaves room for future talk.

But the emperor was already walking towards the inner hall.

Everyone should bow and cheer.

then.

But no one moved.

Seemingly there and not there.

All eyes were staring at the three generations of the Yan family in the hall.

Yan Shaoting reached out and supported Yan Song, and the grandfather and grandson slowly moved their feet and then walked out of the hall.

When passing by Yan Shifan, he still kept walking.

Yan Shifan just took a step back silently.

Wait until Yan Shaoting and Yan Song walked a distance away.

Yan Shifan then glanced at Xu Jie and the others, gently waved the sleeves of his official robe, hummed softly, and then followed them out of the hall.

just.

There is always a distance between us.

At this moment.

Hu Zongxian called out softly: "Lord, Lord Yan! Fujian Dao..."

While shouting, Hu Zongxian chased after him.

Then, when passing by Yan Shifan, he paused slightly, bowed, and then chased after him.

This scene.

Everyone in the hall saw it clearly.

Although nothing seems to be happening.

But it just makes people think about it.

At this time, everyone heard the Minister of Works Lei Li snort coldly in the hall: "Although there are gaps in the Ministry of Works, it is also innocent. This is a matter for the emperor. Please discuss the matter later and investigate it first."

Say it.

The Minister of Works also turned away.

It is clear.

This matter is not over at all.

Yan Ne and the others were all a little nervous.

You, Lei Li, are the Minister of Works, but you don't even know about those seven accounts. How dare you criticize us?

Where is the face!

Everyone held their breath.

As Xu Jie, Gao Gong and others moved, the sound of footsteps gradually began to be heard in the hall.

And outside the Wanshou Palace.

However, Yan Shaoting had already separated from Old Yan.

Old Yan was going to the cabinet, while he went straight out of the West Garden.

When they reached the outside of the palace, they did not stop but took a detour to enter the abandoned house outside the wall of the rear courtyard of the Yan Mansion.

Not long after.

Lu Yi, who hadn't been seen for a long time, had already climbed over the wall and entered.

"Brother-in-law, I heard that you guys parted unhappily in Xiyuan today?"

Lu Yi had a gossipy look on his face.

Yan Shaoting nodded and asked, "How is it going?"

Lu Yi hummed: "The Censorate has already captured Pan Yunduan on the spot, but the matter is only known within the Censorate."

Yan Shaoting smiled faintly and looked at the sky covered with white clouds.

The dead leaves on the trees beneath the courtyard wall had begun to sway gently in the breeze.

This is a sign of a strong wind.

After the strong wind.

It was a rainstorm.

Yan Shaoting stretched out his hand to block the sky in front of him and spoke with a smile.

"Then let the sound of the wind continue to fly for a while..."

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