"Rokuro, did Park Jung-eun's family bring it back?"
Just as Zhijian shouted and the monks in the martial arts field followed him away with a shout, Guo Yuanzhen came to the office building and found that Li Yan had come back from the dock and was looking down at the case file. His brows were slightly wrinkled and he couldn't help but
asked.
Li Yan nodded: "There were some twists and turns along the way, but we have brought them here. The harvest is not small... What about you? Isn't the abbot of Shengqing Temple not willing?"
Guo Yuanzhen snorted: "If you don't eat the toast, you will have to drink the wine as a penalty. These Silla monks still think it's the time when they were able to call upon the wind and rain. It's time to straighten things out!"
Li Yan understood: "Monks will definitely not be willing to pay taxes unless they have to. It is not only about money, but also a series of privileges derived from it will disappear."
Guo Yuanzhen sneered: "Now that the Shaolin monks are out, it will be easy for them! In this land of Silla, the people are poor and the country is not rich, but these nobles and monks are all wealthy, so they should be cut off!"
Li Yan nodded: "The old nobility of Silla are related to the stability of this place. Let's bring them to Luoyang first. After the Buddhist sect is renovated, the Governor's Mansion will soon discover the financial benefits of 'perfume money'..."
Everyone knows about incense money, which is money donated by believers to temples, but perfume money is relatively unfamiliar.
In fact, during the Gaozong period in history, there are documents mentioning monks paying taxes. Because the financial situation in the later period of Gaozong's reign was very poor, he did have the idea of monks, but unfortunately it was not implemented. When the Wu Zhou period, Buddhism was greatly promoted, so that
It is obviously impossible for Buddhists to pay taxes.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi's military expenditure was insufficient, so he levied taxes on monks in various prefectures to supplement military supplies, and this was later called perfume money.
It was temporary and did not become a fixed pattern. After the Anshi Rebellion, the central power was greatly lost. In order to pay for military expenses, local governors were apportioned in arbitrary names. Miscellaneous taxes were everywhere. The people who were suffering from tax and austerity revolted and resisted. It seems that if this continues, it will be completely finished.
, the Two Taxes Law came into being during the Tang Dezong period.
This method was later called a watershed in China's tax reform. It had both great advantages and disadvantages. There are too many things to say about it. Just looking at the situation related to Buddhist temples, whenever the total regional tax revenue failed to reach the target, local officials forced
Due to the pressure of political performance, they transferred the tax payment pressure to the monasteries with strong economic strength and collected taxes from the monks.
The imperial court reaped the benefits and turned a blind eye. Local states and counties became even more enthusiastic after seeing this. Private levies on monasteries' allocations were common. Monks were forced to pay taxes. Money for perfume became a common practice, but it did not last long. After all,
Both tax laws lasted less than thirty years.
From this we can see that when it comes to a real crisis, this fat piece of Buddhism must be cut off. Don’t talk to me about Buddha, you just want to make money!
Although Buddhism is a danger, it is difficult to eliminate, so Li Yan chose to promote taxation of Buddhism to avoid the later situation of crazy prosperity.
As for how far it can be pressed, it depends on how much money can be raised next.
After talking about this topic, Guo Yuanzhen thought of the man who had caused the entire Silla country to fall: "Liu Lang, you just said that Pu Zhengen's family brought it and gained something. Who did he take orders from?"
Li Yan handed over the case file in his hand: "When I first saw it, I was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Take a look."
Guo Yuanzhen took it and found that it looked familiar at first glance, because it was the case record format of the internal security personnel. However, the yellow paper was extremely old and the ink was very light. You could see traces of re-describing, but he didn't seem to dare to overdo it.
Just briefly described it.
And when he took a closer look, his expression changed involuntarily: "During the pre-Sui Dynasty, Yang Wenhui, the internal security commander's pseudonym Pu Canying?"
Li Yandao: "This is Park Jung-eun's father, and he is also the reason why the ship to Japan has not returned. The old man can not only stay alert, but also has a certain ability to move, and almost escaped from the capture of the internal guards.
, and later discovered these in his secret stronghold."
Guo Yuanzhen couldn't believe it: "Is Park Jong-un's father an internal guard? Or was he someone who infiltrated Silla during the pre-Sui Dynasty?"
Li Yandao: "In fact, it is not difficult to explain that the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made three expeditions to Goryeo. The first time he issued a foolish order, he repeatedly gave the Goryeo defenders opportunities, and ultimately delayed the opportunity to fight, leading to a disastrous defeat. The second time he was forced to return due to Yang Xuangan's rebellion at home.
, the third time, both sides suffered losses, and the people of Goryeo were also in dire straits due to years of fighting. The King of Goryeo sent envoys to sue for peace, allowing the most honorable Emperor Sui Yang to have a chance to return to the country."
"During this process, the inner guards actually collected a lot of information about Goryeo. Yang Wenhui was ordered to sneak in early. However, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was stubborn and did not listen to advice, so the inner guards' efforts were wasted."
"After the failure of the second expedition, Yang Wenhui simply went to Silla. Later, due to the disastrous failure of the three expeditions and the war in the country, the internal guards never recalled him, but he always tried his best to pass the information back, and was later named an opportunist.
."
Guo Yuanzhen was stunned and looked at the record again: "I see, but this person is really powerful. Although Silla is ruled by the Jin family, the Park family is also a noble after all. He can actually live as a Silla person and hide it from the people around him.
other people."
Li Yan said: "This man is proficient in disguise, speaks three languages, has small eyes, and looks exactly like the real Pu Canying. However, the Pu family has very few people, and they all died later. When he got married and had children,
By then, there were no close blood relatives left.”
Guo Yuanzhen guessed: "Isn't it this person who poisoned me?"
Li Yan said: "I don't know, but judging from the records, this Yang Wenhui is indeed good at poisons. He treats poisons regardless of family. Pu Zhengen probably learned his medical skills from him. He lied to the outside world that he came to study in the Tang Dynasty."
Guo Yuanzhen hurriedly asked: "Has this person confessed? Was he the one who sent Park Zhengen to Datang?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yan shook his head: "It was already a corpse when I brought it back. Yang Wenhui was already old. After a fierce pursuit, he was dying when he was caught. Before he died, he still wanted to
Burning these materials, luckily we stopped it in advance..."
He sighed leisurely: "In any case, Yang Wenhui is also from the Central Plains, and he is an internal guard serving the country. He should not have died in the Japanese country. I have ordered him to be buried."
Guo Yuanzhen frowned: "But in this case, isn't Park Zhengen's clue broken again?"
Li Yandao: "On the contrary, I originally couldn't figure out how a person from Silla could appear in Lingnan and be involved in the tragic death of the entire Changsun family. But if this person got in touch with the internal guards through his father's relationship,
On the contrary, it can be explained.”
"When the internal guards were abolished, there was a force that wanted to put the Changsun family to death. This was the information obtained from 'Zuoming', but this person did not find out who poisoned the entire Changsun family in Lingnan. Now
Finally I understood that the source actually lived in the Japanese country."
"The forces under 'Zuoming' are not small, and they are all connected with Tubo, Turks and Silla. But no matter how much she checks, she can't send people east to the island to find people in the Japanese country. Naturally, she will not think of such a layer.
Related…”
Guo Yuanzhen felt a chill: "In this way, the extermination of the Changsun family was instigated by a high-ranking member of the Imperial Guard. They happened to find that Park Jung-eun was from Silla on the surface, but was actually inextricably linked to the Imperial Guard, and it was difficult to trace.
If you don't know his origin, let him disguise himself as a wandering doctor and poison him?"
Li Yan nodded slightly: "It's still difficult to determine now, but after tracing here, a clearer connection has indeed been established. At least the motive is there. If Park Jong-un is caught, what happened back then will basically come to light."
Guo Yuanzhen's face was heavy: "I'm afraid that Park Zhengen has been killed and silenced. He may have had a heart to return to the Central Plains and got in touch with the internal guards, but he was used by the thieves to murder thousands of people in the Changsun family. Such a big thing
, the instigator will definitely not be left alive afterwards. If Park Jung-eun dies, our clues will be completely cut off..."
Li Yandao: "Do you still remember when you went to Lingnan to investigate the case, the local people said that the murder was to avenge Wu Guogong?"
Guo Yuanzhen nodded: "Liu Lang's analysis at the time was that the murderer did not want this case to attract attention, but there were details of the revenge of King Wu's ghost during the crime. He was high-profile when committing the crime and low-key after the crime, which is somewhat contradictory."
Li Yandao: "If Park Jung-eun is the perpetrator, why do you think he did this?"
Guo Yuanzhen thought for a moment and his eyes lit up: "I understand what Liulang means. Is he out of righteous indignation?"
"The servants of the British government proved that Pu Zhengen practiced medicine and worshiped Buddhism. He should have been a good person, but he committed such a murder. If he was not evil by nature, did it mean that he believed that the former Zhao Guogong deliberately killed Wu Guogong unjustly, so he killed him
Is it a kind of karma for the whole family of Zhao Guogong before his death? The details of Wu Guogong's ghost coming back for revenge were added by him himself..."
"And the instigator behind the scenes just wanted the Changsun family to be exterminated. He didn't want to make the matter a big deal, and he didn't want the court to care about this case far away in Lingnan, so he tried his best to cover up the details of the case afterwards and even burned the case in the capital.
Record and destroy evidence.”
Li Yan smiled and said: "Yuan Zhen is really smart. That's how I analyzed it. However, I have one point of view that is different from yours. I think it's not just out of righteous indignation."
Guo Yuanzhen asked curiously: "What else could it be?"
Li Yan said: "It depends on Yang Wenhui's identity. I just asked Zhongjing to retrieve information to verify the guess...here he comes!"
Not long after the words fell, An Zhongjing strode in: "Liu Lang, these are the case records transferred from the Anton Protectorate."
Li Yan took it, looked at it for a few times, nodded, and handed it over: "As expected!"
Guo Yuanzhen took it and took a look, his pupils suddenly shrank: "Yang Ji, Zi Wenhui, the son of the former Sui Dynasty clan Yang Xiu, was demoted to a commoner during the former Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang, exiled to a distant place, and his whereabouts are unknown... If this Yang Wenhui is not a coincidence with the same name,
If he is really the nephew of Emperor Sui Yang, then isn’t his son Pu Zhengen..."
Li Yan said: "Yes, Pu Zhengen is the son of Yang Wenhui and the grandson of Yang Xiu. Wu Guogong is the son of Concubine Yang and the grandson of Yang Guang. Yang Guang and Yang Xiu are direct brothers. From the perspective of blood relationship, these two people are also very close cousins.
"
"Ordinary people may not want to be associated with the previous royal family, but for a person who returned from Silla and is eager to recognize his ancestors, this recognition is very important. However, when he was working as a guard next to Jin Renwen, he saw it with his own eyes.
I saw the King of Wu being wronged and died."
"That's why the instigator behind the scenes could use him to avenge Duke Wu, and eventually kill the entire Changsun family with ghost stories!"