The officials of the Ming Dynasty never expected that it would only last a few months. Seeing that the New Year was approaching, everyone was still thinking that they could finally spend the New Year in peace and enjoy the New Year's holiday. As a result,
This happened again.
With the emperor's decree, the rumors that had been scorned before became reality, and it was like a pot exploding.
If this matter does not involve you, you can just stand aside and be a common person. But the problem is that this matter involves the interests of many officials from top to bottom in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the other two items in the imperial edict, the one with the widest impact was the prohibition of land annexation and buying and selling. When officials had money on hand, apart from eating, drinking and having fun, their biggest hobby was to buy land.
Yeah. That thing is a hardcore crop.
The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were extremely low. Even for the high-ranking officials, their salaries were extremely low. If they wanted to maintain a decent life, they had to rely on the supply of acres of land from private estates. Therefore, when most officials were in office,
, will try their best to buy land for themselves to prepare for emergencies.
Being an official may not last a lifetime. You can't get a salary for a lifetime, but the land is yours. Even if you are dismissed or resign, you can still live your life if you have land at home and don't feel panic. The more land you have, the better your life will be.
The more moist it becomes.
However, after this ban was imposed, the road was suddenly blocked.
In fact, this is not the main thing. The most important thing is that many people smelled an ominous premonition from the imperial edict. The imperial court had never made a fuss about officials' fields and military camps before. When the late emperor was still alive, the imperial court would
Finances are already tight, and some people will
This matter was attributed to the annexation of land and the annexation of acres by officials. However, didn't Emperor Hongzhi reward large tracts of land to the emperor's relatives? What does this mean? This shows that the late emperor knew that he could not take action on this matter.
, otherwise it will involve too much.
Fortunately, now, the emperor has made such a decree, so he pierced the window paper that everyone thought could not be pierced. After breaking the window, the next step is probably to break the door. After that, it is to break into the house.
It is not scary to ban the sale and purchase of land. After all, many people have already gained a lot of land. What is scary is that rectifying military settlements means officially rectifying land policy. This is actually the beginning of a change.
To rectify the military settlements is to blow the trumpet and invade the restricted area. What happens after the military settlements? Will the land in their hands be liquidated? After all, the land in the hands of many people came from shady sources, and the methods are not fair and aboveboard.
Many people took advantage of the famine years, or used deception and threats to seize the land from the people. In fact, it cannot withstand the liquidation.
This matter immediately caused an uproar, and the officials immediately began to inquire about the news, find out the inside story, and discuss countermeasures with each other. But soon, they all calmed down, because they suddenly realized that they did not need to be so excited. In their own hands
What does the little land he owns matter? The princes, princes, and senior officials of the foreign court should be the ones who reacted the most intensely. Naturally, they have to come forward to take care of this matter, so why should they have to worry about it blindly.
Everyone is waiting for the news, waiting for the news that the princes, princes and bigwigs of the foreign court will object to this matter. They are ready. Once they start fighting, the others will add fuel to the flames and bring this matter to an end.
Push things back.
Although an imperial edict was issued on this matter, it is not irrevocable. Maybe the emperor has made up his mind, but it is not impossible to change his mind.
However, what shocked everyone was that the situation they hoped for did not happen. Even Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and other important officials from the foreign court, who had a deep hatred for Liu Jin, did not use this opportunity to lash out as they imagined.
Take action vigorously.
Li Dongyang and the others acted as if nothing had happened. They worked in the public room as usual that day. During the break, they played a set of Wu Qin Xi in the yard to keep fit. At noon, accompanied by Yang Tinghe, they went to Li Erniang's noodle shop outside Chengtian Gate for a bowl.
His favorite Yangchun noodles.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Li Dongyang did not have any reaction to this matter until the evening when he left the public house and went home. On the contrary, throughout the afternoon, Li Dongyang refused to accept the request from the foreign court on the pretext that he had important matters to sort out.
Some officials asked to see them, but they were turned away.
In fact, he had nothing important to do at all. He and Yang Tinghe played chess all afternoon. Yang Tinghe, whose chess skills were not inferior to Li Dongyang's, was defeated by Li Dongyang that afternoon, losing all three games.
However, there was some movement on the part of the Dukes and Lords. A well-informed source revealed that in the afternoon, the nobles, including seven or eight Dukes and several Dukes of the regiment, gathered at the British Palace in the Temple of Heaven and Earth.
In the luxurious outer residence, it seems that they are gathering to discuss countermeasures.
However, what is disappointing is that this group of people dispersed at the first watch, all of them drunk. Several marquises were carried into the carriage by their entourage. It did not seem like they had gone through a secret negotiation.
It was more like a group gathering a few years ago.
After that, there was no more movement.
The good people who endured the cold winter night of the twelfth lunar month and stayed in front of the palace of the Duke and Lord were so cold that they could not wait until the Duke and the Lord secretly entered the palace in the middle of the night without anyone noticing. They had no choice but to go home and crawl into bed in despair, so as not to
Frozen to death in the cold winter night in Beijing.
…
In the east courtyard of Jianchang Houfu, in Tan Ruqing's room, Zhang Yanling was riding high on Tan Ruqing's beautiful body.
Tan Ruqingxiang was dripping with sweat, and her long wet hair was stuck to her forehead. Her blurred eyes could no longer be opened at all, and her starry eyes were filled with the fire of lust. She was speechless, and she could only let out suppressed gasps and
Unconscious moans.
Finally, the swaying tent curtain stopped its rhythm, leaving only the sound of the two people breathing violently after bliss.
"How?" Zhang Yanling asked in a low voice while lying on the side.
Tan Ruqing pinched Zhang Yanling's arm hard with her weak hands. Although she used force, only a few nail marks were left. She really had no strength left.
Her relationship with Zhang Yanling made her both fascinated and afraid. She was obsessed with the bliss her husband brought her, but she found it difficult to bear his wanton love and affection. She was both longing for and afraid, longing for and timid at the same time.
"Are you...are you crazy? What stimulated you? You will torture people when you come back." Tan Ruqing said angrily.
After Zhang Yanling came back from a party at the British government palace, she went straight into the east courtyard. Tan Ruqing was already asleep. Zhang Yanling got out of bed and started to act. When Tan Ruqing found out, he had already lost control, so he simply let him do whatever he wanted.
.
"Ruqing, I'm sorry. I was really stimulated today. Haha, I was really stimulated." Zhang Yanling said.
Tan Ruqing put on her clothes, took a cloth towel to wipe Zhang Yanling's sweat, and put on a satin pajamas for him.
"What happened? You are like crazy." Tan Ruqing said angrily.
Zhang Yanling sat up and leaned on the bed, looked at Tan Ruqing and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just a matter in the court. Someone has poked a hornet's nest. It's your own fault. As expected, I expected it. Even though I knew it would happen.
It caused an uproar, but he still had to do it. This is Liu Jin. Hehehehe. Liu Jin who thinks very highly of himself, but has extremely low self-esteem, and is eager to prove himself. Liu Jin who is timid and cowardly, but at the same time has an extremely inflated heart. "
Tan Ruqing frowned and said, "Liu Jin? What's wrong with him?"
Zhang Yanling did not answer, immersed in his own world, still laughing: "Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and them, hahaha, they are really old foxes. They are silent, as if nothing is wrong. I wish Liu Jin would do this, wish him
Offend everyone in the world. Oh, this matter
Shouldn't they speak out? They should give their full support. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Isn't that what their foreign court has always wanted to do? Hey, it seems that the so-called loyal ministers are nothing more than that.
They are all about justice, and their hearts are all about interests. Hahaha, it’s really interesting.”
Tan Ruqing looked at Zhang Yanling and said angrily: "What are you laughing at? You know I'm not interested in these things. Don't talk to me about these things in the court. I don't like to hear it. It's getting late, go to bed
."
Zhang Yanling hugged Tan Ruqing in his arms, caressed her round shoulders, and said with a chuckle: "Ruqing, it's my fault. How can you talk about those nonsense things in the court at home? You should never come into contact with those things.
Dark activities are good. Was I particularly rude just now? Did you feel uncomfortable? Let’s do it again, this time I just need to be gentler.”
Tan Ruqing's pretty face turned pale, she pushed Zhang Yanling's hand away and crawled out of the tent, but Zhang Yanling dragged her back and pinned her down.
In the gentle movements, Zhang Yanling's thoughts flew back to the banquet at the British Duke's mansion. The group of princes were excited, and they were all gearing up to scold Liu Jin, and strongly suggested that the two princes should jointly sign a paper to boycott this event.
The situation got out of control for a time.
However, the words of the British Duke Zhang Mao and Xu Guangzuo made them stop.
"If you want to make trouble about this matter, then go ahead and make trouble yourself. I and Ding Guogong will never resist. If you want to make trouble, it will be in favor of it, not against it. Everyone.
, you decide for yourself."
"..."
"But you two princes, if we don't make our attitude clear, Liu Jin will have to take advantage of it. From now on, will we still have a way to survive? How can we ignore it?"
"Everyone, what Liu Jin did was a taboo and offended everyone. But it's not our turn to step forward yet. He wants to rectify the military camp, and those people should stand up on their own. He Liu Jin wants to destroy our honor.
Qi's family's financial path
, we have to pass that level first. We have to wait and see first. You all need to be patient. In short, I, Duke Ding, by the way, and Duke Zhu Xiao, and the Marquis of Jianchang, will not do it.
Just half a sentence." Zhang Mao said.
The princes were speechless, and the two princes refused to come forward, so how could they make trouble? They could not represent the noble group, they could only represent themselves. They were single and weak, so it was meaningless.
"Just watch like this? Do nothing?" Mr. Youhou said unwillingly.
Xu Guangzuo stroked his beard and smiled and said: "I borrow a sentence from the Marquis of Jianchang to tell you. If you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy. Some people have gone crazy themselves, and we have no obligation to remind them. Today, the British public is hosting
, there are so many fine wines and delicacies, it can be regarded as a reunion before the end of the year for our relatives. Drink, drink!"