Zhu Yunxi's open-eyed telling of lies directly blindsided Kong Ne. Even Lao Zhu lowered his head in embarrassment.

Lao Zhu asked himself, he was really not as noble as Da Sun said.

Many times he would severely reprimand his sons for their misbehavior, or even ignore them directly.

But Dasun's words directly raised the vassal king to the height of the court's safety, which made him happy, but also secretly ashamed.

It seems that we have to put some more burdens on those bastards in the future, so that they can truly shoulder the responsibility of protecting our country!

After listening to Zhu Yunxi's nonsense, Kong Ne felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly dung.

Don’t you have any idea about the virtues of their old Zhu family?

Is it true that everyone in the world is a fool?

Just talking about the vassals that the old emperor conferred, which one has a good reputation?

But he could only criticize such words in his heart, and once he said it out loud, he would really break his heart.

In fact, his behavior today was a bit excessive.

But he really hoped that the old emperor could return from his lost ways, stop plundering the world too much, and leave some chance for survival for the world's aristocratic families.

After Kong Na hesitated again and again, he bowed to Zhu Yunxi.

"I would like to be taught!"

"Today I heard what Grandson Sheng said, which made me suddenly enlightened and made me feel deeply ashamed."

"I have been in the temple for so many years, but I can't understand His Majesty the Emperor's painstaking care for the country and the people. I really deserve the trust I have placed in His Majesty!"

When Lao Zhu heard that Kong Ne was resigned, he immediately waved his hand magnanimously.

"Don't blame yourself too much, Mr. Yansheng. We have been misunderstood many times in our lives, not including you."

"All we do in life is to be worthy of the heaven, earth and the people."

"Your Majesty is so open-minded and magnanimous that you are truly a holy king for the ages!"

"I just heard what His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun said. Since the vassal king has the responsibility to protect the country, then our family also has the responsibility to defend China."

"The vassal king guards the gates of the country, and the noble families are his minions, which is beneficial to the country and the people!"

"Your Majesty, please think about it for a moment. Will it really be good for the DPRK if the aristocratic family is really wiped out?"

"The reason why military generals can become a noble family is because the ability to lead troops and fight needs to be passed down from generation to generation."

"Selecting famous generals from farmers who farm the land is definitely not as convenient as selecting from the existing military commanders and nobles in the country, right?"

"The same applies to officials."

"It is far more convenient to select children from among the children of officials to serve as officials than from the common people, and it is easier to cultivate talents."

"Therefore, aristocratic families are not useless to the imperial court. They are the foundation of the imperial court, the inheritance of China, and the continuation of classics."

"Your Majesty, please be careful and leave a way for the aristocratic families and Chinese civilization to survive!"

When Kong Ne said this, he knelt down heavily. At his age, this kneeling would shorten his life by at least half a year.

Lao Zhu was also shocked when he heard the "bang" kneeling down. Thinking about what Kong Ne said just now, he hesitated for a while, thinking about whether to give some privileges to scholars and officials so that they can continue China and continue its inheritance?

However, this thought only occurred for a moment before Lao Zhu strangled him to death.

His eldest grandson finally helped him find out how much money Da Ming had. How could he, a grandfather, give it away?

But he really didn't know how to refute Lao Kongtou. If he used his status as emperor to suppress him, he was afraid that the old man would laugh at him.

Therefore, Lao Zhu could only turn his attention to his grandson, hoping that this grandson would surprise him again.

Zhu Yunxi was already eager to give it a try, but when he saw Lao Zhu looking at him, he immediately stopped hesitating and went up with a mouth in hand.

"Mr. Yansheng, can the Chinese inheritance you keep talking about be continued only by squeezing the people and embezzling the court's tax revenue?"

Kong Ne raised his head tremblingly when he heard this, and said sin three times in his mind.

"Returning to His Majesty the Emperor Taisun, a gentleman is known as righteousness, and a villain is known as benefit. As a descendant of Confucius, I should not talk about benefit."

"Then, whether it's the physical strength of a military commander or the pen, ink, paper and inkstone of a scholar, which one doesn't require spending money?"

"Your Majesty gave preferential treatment to scholars at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Isn't it because studying requires a lot of time and money to achieve results?"

"I don't want benefits for my own family, but I want benefits for the scholars all over the world."

"A scholar becomes enlightened at the age of six, and starts studying at the age of fifteen. Along the way, he takes part in county examinations, government examinations, college examinations, provincial examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations."

"I left my hometown, braved the cold and heat, and worked as hard as one day for ten years. Everyone knows the hard work."

"If they are allowed to pay taxes like ordinary people, then where will they have time to study and learn?"

"If no one is engaged in learning, then who will help Your Majesty govern the country and educate the people?"

After hearing these words, Lao Zhu felt a little bit more convinced. In his early years, it was indeed for these reasons that he gave preferential treatment to scholars, and even gave them rice and noodles every month so that they could study with peace of mind.

When Zhu Yunxi saw Kong Ne mention the word "money", he also realized that the confrontation between the two had reached a fever pitch, but it was also the most difficult conflict to resolve.

If the court wants to collect more taxes, it must either squeeze the people or squeeze the powerful.

If he didn't want to exploit the people, he could only attack local powerful people.

"What Mr. Yan Shenggong said is true. It is true that both martial arts and literary studies require financial support."

"If you can't let hard-working people get rich, if you can't let hard-working people make progress, if you can't let talented people realize their ambitions, if you can't let talented people study, then it only proves that there is something wrong with the court itself."

"What I insist on is treating all people equally and taxing all land, regardless of officers, soldiers or civilians. This is a great benevolence."

"Moreover, the taxes collected are not for my royal expenses, but are taken from the people and used for the people."

"At that time, the imperial court will build schools so that all the children of the Ming Dynasty can afford to study and become the inheritors and disseminators of Chinese culture."

"The imperial court will also give generous rewards to those with excellent academic performance."

"But this matter has nothing to do with the noble family. I will never let a group of parasites appear in Ming Dynasty that only lie on the court and suck blood, but are of no use to the court at all!"

"Whoever pays me taxes is my people."

"Those who are unwilling to pay my taxes are not worthy of being my subjects!"

When Zhu Yunxi came out, not only Kong Ne was stunned, but even Lao Zhu was stunned.

Lao Zhu looked at his eldest grandson with a smile, and thought to himself, "Okay, these words are more domineering than our emperor!"

If you are not willing to pay taxes to us, you are not worthy of being our subjects!

Tsk tsk!

Konne also realized after this that the new tax system cannot be changed.

Both the old emperor and the emperor's grandson are determined people.

Perhaps, only when the world is in chaos and the people are in dire straits can the two of them wake up?

Kong Ne suddenly felt discouraged when he thought of this.

"Since His Majesty and the Emperor's Grandson have made up their minds, let's wait and see!"

This time, before Zhu Yunxi could speak, Lao Zhu rushed to reply.

"Then let's wait and see!"

"Zhu Yunxi, you stay and chat with Duke Yan, and we will go outside to solve your trouble!"

As soon as Lao Zhu said these words, Kong Ne felt his heart skip a beat.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"They are all the seeds of Ming Dynasty's study and the continuation of Ming Dynasty's cultural heritage. Your Majesty must not be tempted to kill!"

When Lao Zhu said these words, it already meant that his mind had been made up. How could it be changed by others?

"Come here!"

"Seal the Yangxin Hall, no one can enter or leave!"

Zhu Yunxi was unhappy on the spot when he heard this.

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson is the protagonist today, how could you leave me here?"

"Take me there, no matter what happens, I won't change my mind

of.

After hearing this, Lao Zhu turned around and looked at his eldest grandson, and stopped Zhu Yunxi with a question.

"Let me ask you, if Qi Tai jumps out to object, what should you do?"

"What if Kong Yanjin jumps out to plead for mercy?"

"What would you do if your great-uncle Lan Yu jumped out and cried and asked you to give him some privileges?"

The more Zhu Yunxi thought about it, the more his scalp became numb. These people were his husbands, friends, relatives, and the people he cared about most.

"Grandpa Huang, they probably won't."

When Lao Zhu heard Da Sun's innocent question, he immediately thought of the afternoon when Li Shanchang left the palace.
To be continued...