After Zhao Yun saw it, he was not too surprised. Zhao Yun had already considered these consequences.
Zhao Yun looked calm and said: "I know what your father means. Now that he is idle at home, he is still worried about state affairs. I am very relieved."
Zheng Shichang felt relieved when he saw that Zhao Yun's attitude was still cordial.
Then Zheng Shichang left Funing Hall and went to Cining Hall to express his gratitude to the Queen Mother.
However, Empress Dowager Yang did not have a good face. She was so angry that her tone of voice was just like lecturing others. Zheng Shichang was so frightened that he did not dare to say another word.
Finally, Empress Dowager Yang was tired of training, so she waved Zheng Shichang to leave.
Zheng Shichang returned to his mansion and recounted to Zheng Qingzhi the story of his meeting with Zhao Yun and his meeting with Empress Dowager Yang.
After hearing this, Zheng Qingzhi's face became solemn and he said: "It seems that the officials' determination to implement the new law is unshakable, and Lin'an, a place of right and wrong, can no longer stay."
After Zheng Qingzhi finished speaking, he turned to Zheng Shichang and said, "Instruct the housekeeper quickly and ask him to prepare. We will go back to our hometown to stay temporarily."
Zheng Shichang was surprised and said: "Father, why is this?"
Zheng Qingzhi's words were serious and thoughtful, saying: "The officials implemented the new law. Seeing the opportunity, the Empress Dowager made many moves to listen to the government behind the curtain again. However, because of the new law, the local powerful people's hearts must be unstable. They may rebel at any time. Now Lin'an has become The most dangerous place in the world, I can’t wait any longer.”
After hearing this, Zheng Shichang said eagerly: "Father, if it is true as you said, then we should stay and tide over the difficulties with the official family. How can we abandon the official family at such a time? This is not the way to be a minister. "
Zheng Qingzhi was furious, glared and lectured: "What do you know? Do you think that everyone only kills the culprits like the officials do and ignores the rest? If we stay here, once we get involved in trouble, it will be okay if the officials become successful, but if If we lose, no one in our Zheng family will survive."
"But,,,but if we leave, how will we face the officials in the future?"
"If you can't face it, then don't face it. What's wrong with staying at home? Everyone in the world is a subject of the official family. Are you afraid that no one will use it? Don't say anything more and do it immediately."
Zheng Shichang had no choice but to follow the instructions.
The next day, Zheng Qing's family left Lin'an in a carriage, carrying gold and silver, and returned to their hometown in Yin County, Qingyuan Prefecture.
In the palace, Zhao Yun was holding a letter sent by Zheng Qingzhi, his face was gloomy and cold.
In the letter, Zheng Qingzhi said that his health was getting worse day by day. The doctor said that he might be acclimatized and suggested that he return to his hometown to recuperate.
Zhao Yun finished reading the letter, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and adjusted his emotions. When his emotions calmed down, Zhao Yun put it aside and said, "Gao Shi."
"The little one is here."
"Send a message to Zhang Chu and ask him to keep an eye on the movements of the ministers. If there is any abnormality, he can report to the palace at any time."
Zheng Qingzhi retired as Prime Minister Zuo. Now at the delicate moment of the implementation of the new law, his family has moved away from Lin'an. This in itself is sending a signal that he is not optimistic about the new law!
I don’t know how many people will see this signal and how many people will be affected. Can Zhao Yun not treat it with caution?
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Shi respectfully agreed, and then went down to deliver the order.
"It's okay to leave. Since we can't go together, what if I go alone?"
Zhao Yun did not feel depressed because of Zheng Qingzhi's departure. He quickly recovered and continued to handle affairs.
In Renhe County, Wang Guangzu's manor and guest hall, seven or eight local powerful men gathered here to discuss how to deal with the imperial court's farmland transfer to household law.
They had already received news that the imperial court was going to take the lead in implementing the farmland-to-household law in Renhe. They might be able to avoid it in other places, but they couldn't avoid it in Renhe no matter what.
This frightened them so much that they cursed Luo Shijing's eighteenth generation in their hearts.
Among them, the one with the largest fortune and the most power is Wang Guangzu. His ancestors have a good background. He is a descendant of Wang Yansheng, the tiger general under Emperor Taizu.
His family has been rooted in Renhe for hundreds of years and has already become one of the top family forces, occupying more than 100,000 acres of farmland and estates. It is no less generous than Luo Shijing. He and Luo Shijing account for half of the cultivated land in Renhe County.
"cough."
Several powerful officials were arguing. Some said that the new law of the imperial court was going to kill them. They could not sit back and wait for death. They suggested that everyone gather their servants to fight against the government.
Others said that it might be useful if we all pool together a sum of money and go to Lin'an to take care of things.
Wang Guangzu frowned when he heard this. He coughed heavily, and everyone quieted down to listen to Wang Guangzu's words.
Wang Guangzu glanced at them and said: "Everyone, can't you see clearly the current situation? The officials want to use our Renhe County as an example to show other gentry in the world. In this way, it can be seen that the officials are in our Renhe County
How determined are we to implement the new law? If we forcefully come forward to resist, wouldn’t we be killing the officials?”
Although they have money and food, after all, they are just local snakes entrenched in one county, and the world is not in chaos now. If they really offend the court, it will not be easy to destroy them.
After hearing this, the powerful people felt that it was reasonable, and asked Wang Guangzu what he should do. He couldn't really hand over the land, and the taxes had been increased, which no one could accept at all.
"Hehehe,,,"
Wang Guangzu sneered a few times and said: "The imperial court has Zhang Liang's plan, and I have a wall and ladder. We can't stand up for the new law. If we stand up, we will die. But if we don't stand up, we can let others stand up for us."
"What do you mean, Mr. Wang? If you have any good ideas, we are all ears." said the mighty Liao Guiwen.
Wang Guangzu looked confident and said: "The new county magistrate has not yet arrived, and the people do not know about the new law yet. We must release the news before the county government to let the people know in advance.
Then he told the people that the court distributed the land to the people in order to collect taxes because Li Quanzhi had run out of money. Moreover, the fields the court wanted to distribute were all lower-class fields. But when collecting taxes, they had to follow the rules.
The best fields are harvested, and if the people dare not pay taxes, they will be imprisoned or beheaded, and if they don't want the allocated fields, this is because the court wants to force them to death for the sake of taxes."
Everyone was suddenly enlightened and immediately overjoyed. They all praised Wang Guangzu for his resourcefulness. He was really the reincarnation of Zhuge. With one idea, he diverted the conflict away and let the ignorant people stand up for them and resist the new law.
As a result, the new law cannot be implemented, and the court cannot blame them.
"It's wonderful, it's wonderful. This idea of Wang Yuanwai can be worth a hundred thousand soldiers. Yuanwai is indeed a queen of a famous family. I admire you very much."
"Yes, Mr. Wang, you are really everyone's benefactor. When the new law is repealed, we will have a big banquet to reward Mr. Wang well."