Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Sixty Three: Argument in Court
The academy suddenly became empty, and it was not that no one noticed the changes in the academy. There were suddenly no more people who used to read loudly, which made the people living next to the academy very uncomfortable.
You must know that they used to drink tea leisurely while listening to the sound of reading, but now suddenly there is no sound of reading. Although the tea is still the same tea as before, it always feels like something is missing when drinking it.
Some people couldn't control their anxiety, got up and went to the entrance of the academy to ask why there was no sound of reading today. Didn't the students stop reading?
The answer I got was that the academy was closed and the students had left the academy to go around.
Hearing this answer, people didn't think anything of it. Anyway, this kind of situation has happened before. They would come back sooner or later after going out to play. The visitor walked back with a smile on his face and his hands behind his back, sat down, and drank tea happily again.
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Not to mention, after asking just now, the fragrance of the tea has returned. How to drink it makes you feel comfortable.
Although the students of the academy have returned to their hometown, it will take some time for the changes they brought to spread to the capital.
On the contrary, some officials from the Sixth Department also started to agitate with the help of Qi Tai and Zhang Zhen.
Early morning.
As soon as Wang Yue's voice of "I have something to report" fell, Qi Tai stood up impatiently, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows, looking at Qi Tai's face glowing red, his eyes flashing with light, and a bad feeling suddenly appeared in his heart. He lowered his head and kept silent, Zhu Biao didn't want Qi Tai to play.
However, Qi Tai was already on the string and had no choice but to fire. Seeing that the emperor did not speak, he immediately and eagerly bowed again, "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
Seeing that Qi Tai insisted on doing this, Zhu Biao had no choice but to sigh secretly and said, "It's accurate!"
"Your Majesty, I have heard that tens of thousands of people have written letters saying they are suffering from the tax reform. Why hasn't Your Majesty asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for questioning after so many days?"
Sure enough, Qi Tai directly targeted Han Du as soon as he took action.
Zhu Biao lowered his eyes, his face suddenly darkened, and he said, "I am checking this matter through many parties. What? Mr. Qi thinks that my investigation is too slow?"
Zhu Biao looked at Qi Tai with cold eyes, "If you dare to say anything today, I will make you miserable. How many heads do you have on your neck if you dare to teach me how to do things?"
However, Qi Tai did not directly contradict the emperor. Shi Shiran took out a memorial from his sleeve robe, held it in his hand, bowed and said, "I received official documents from various prefectures and counties, and sent people to investigate and found out about this matter."
The evidence is conclusive, please take a look at it, Your Majesty!"
Didn’t the emperor say that he was still investigating?
No? There is no need to verify it. I have already verified it clearly for the emperor by eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries. This is my duty, so I don't need to thank you too much.
Zhu Biao glanced at Qi Tai coldly. If he knew what Qi Tai was thinking, Zhu Biao would definitely say directly like Han Du scolding others, "I thank you, uncle!"
But in the court, since Qi Tai had produced all his so-called evidence, Zhu Biao could not help but ignore it.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Biao had no choice but to say reluctantly, "Send it up!"
Wang Yue hurriedly walked down from Danbi, reached for Qi Tai's memorial, and when he turned around, he glanced at him with a half-smile.
There was no slave like Wang Yue in Qitai's eyes, so naturally he didn't see the deep meaning in his eyes.
Zhu Biao picked up the memorial, opened it and scanned it roughly. He immediately closed the memorial, and with the gazes of Qi Tai, Zhang Zhen and other courtiers in front of him, he had to say, "Han Du, the change of the tax system was implemented by your Ministry of Household Affairs. Now there are
If the people object, what do you think we should do?"
"Your Majesty." Han Du stood up and stood in front of Qi Tai. "When the new policy was implemented, the people did not understand it. I thought it was excusable. The people did not know the benefits of the new tax system to them, so they misunderstood it.
I think this can be explained clearly to the people. As long as we explain it clearly to the people, the people will naturally support changing the tax system."
When Zhu Biao heard this, he nodded repeatedly and was about to open his mouth to reveal the matter.
However, he did not expect that Qi Tai would suddenly confront Han Du at this moment.
"Marquis Zhenhai, your so-called tax system is simply a reversal of the ancestral system. If you don't stop now before it harms the people, there is still room for salvation. Do you really want to wait until the resentment of the people in the world becomes overwhelming?
Will you be able to wake up when the time comes? If that time comes, it will be too late!"
Han Du looked at Qi Tai coldly, and suddenly smiled and said, "This tax system has not yet been implemented, so it is too arbitrary for you to say that it harms the people? Or do you mean that you know money better than me? I have good wealth.
What reputation do you have as a boy?"
Qitai's eyes widened in anger at Han Du, and thick breath came from his nostrils.
After a pause, Han Du seemed to have reacted on purpose, and said jokingly, "Ah, by the way, I heard that you are quite good at spending money. At least some Zhangtai of the Jiaofang Division once said that Mr. Qi was generous and allowed them to spend money.
Very satisfied!”
"Hahaha" in Fengtian Temple
The others couldn't bear it anymore and burst into laughter.
Even Zhu Biao couldn't help laughing and looked at Han Du complainingly.
"Marquis Zhenhai, you have gone too far." Qitai's face turned red with anger and he roared at Han Du angrily.
Han Du turned his head to look at him and said in an understatement, "You can bring out these fabricated evidences, but what I said is the truth. Is it you who went too far or me?"
"You!" Qitai's fingers pointing at Han Du were trembling.
Han Du glanced at the fingers in front of him, met Qi Tai's eyes, and said sternly, "What are you? Do you have real evidence for these things, or is there a lie in what I said? If not, I will let Jiaofang do it now."
Someone from the company came to confront you? Let’s listen carefully and see if you did anything.”
Qi Tai immediately put aside Han Du and paid homage to the emperor directly, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenhai is so messy and entangled in order to get rid of his crime. It is simply unbecoming of a marquis. Please be more careful, Your Majesty."
It is impossible for Zhu Biao to let ministers like Qi Tai continue to make a fool of themselves, and what is the etiquette of talking about Zhangtai of Jiaofangsi in Fengtian Palace?
So, Zhu Biao angrily said, "Han Du, don't talk nonsense, this is my Fengtian Palace, not a wine shop!" .??.??
"Yes, I acknowledge my guilt." Han Du quickly bowed and admitted his mistake, but the smile on his face could not be concealed.
Qi Tai naturally understood that Han Du was deliberately hurting him, but now he couldn't care less about it. Even if he risked his life, he couldn't make Han Du feel better today.
He immediately pointed at Han Du and shouted sternly, "Han Du, you can't get away with it by messing around. You changed the tax system and violated the ancestral system, so that the people of the world are in a rage. If you don't know how to repent, when the world is unstable, you will
The sinners of Ming Dynasty."
This is such a big hat!
Han Du pouted, but I won’t wear it!
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to clarify my confusion."
"Ask." Zhu Biao finally restrained the urge to laugh. Now as long as Han Du can speak properly, he feels that the world is peaceful.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Han Du bowed and asked with a smile, "The Emperor just said that this matter was still under investigation, but Mr. Qi said that he had already verified it clearly. I would like to ask, Mr. Qi lives in the capital.
How did he find out clearly? Also, even if the emperor sent so many people, the matter has not been found out clearly, who did Mr. Qi send to find out?"
Han Du's words both implicitly and implicitly pointed to the fact that Qi Tai's ability was greater than that of the emperor. The emperor had made great efforts, but even if he hadn't verified the matter clearly, you, a minister, had verified it clearly? How come?
Verified? Who verified it for you?
Not good! Qi Tai was suddenly shocked and quickly knelt down towards the emperor.
It's no wonder that Qitai reacted quickly. Even as he knelt down, he had already thought of a countermeasure.
"I am reporting to the Emperor that there is no one to check for me. If the Marquis of Zhenhai really insists on saying that someone is doing things for me, it can only be the common people in the world who are opposed to changing the tax system. All the evidence I have comes from the hands of the people.
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Good guy, Han Du had to admire this old guy's cleverness. The hole he had dug for Qi Tai just now was unexpectedly filled with his backhand. In the situation just now, Qi Tai didn't care what he said about him.
No matter where the evidence comes from, it is inevitable that Han Du will seize it. At least it is to impeach Qi Tai for forming a clique for personal gain, and at worst it is pointed out that he has evil intentions!
Only Qi Tai pulled the people to his side, and Han Du had nothing to do with him. You can't say that Qi Tai formed a party with the people, right? If that were true, it would put Qi Tai on the moral high ground.
Woolen cloth!
In the Ming Dynasty, it was never a crime for officials to stand together with the people. On the contrary, the moral high ground of being an official is to make decisions for the people!
When the plan failed, Han Du rolled his eyes and thought of another plan. "Did you say that all your evidence came from the hands of the people?"
"Of course!" Qitai must stick to this point now, and there must be no loopholes for Han Du to attack him, otherwise Han Du will definitely not let him go.
Han Du suddenly laughed, cupped his hands towards Zhu Biao and said, "Your Majesty, we all know that the people are all white men. Not to mention writing so many crimes against the ministers, even if they put this crime in front of the people, they can recognize it."
Words?"
It's going to happen! Qi Tai trembled all over, pointed at Han Du impatiently, and said, "Han Du, you are doing the opposite, and the people will naturally denounce you for the crimes of this traitorous minister. They can't write it, but can't they still tell it?"
Han Du spread his hands towards Qi Tai, curled his lips and said, "You also admit that the people can't write and are illiterate, so these things must be written by someone. Since it is written by someone, even if the people agree to change the tax system, then
As long as the ghostwriter deliberately wrote it like this, the people would not know it! Therefore, I believe that the authenticity of Mr. Qi’s so-called complaint from the people is difficult to distinguish. Whether it is what the people mean is really open to question.