Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 37
The most important thing is that Zhao Kuangyin really didn't feel that his son was crooked.

On the contrary, he now finds this son pleasing to the eye everywhere.

When Zhao Dezhao was arguing with a group of censors just now and defeated them group by group, Zhao Kuangyin was so happy that a smile flew out from the corners of his eyes and mouth.

He carefully read the detailed rules of the deed tax plan presented by his son, and felt that it was extremely feasible; he also listened carefully to his son's statement and explanation of the deed tax plan, and he also felt very at ease.

Such a deed tax plan was never thought of by anyone before, and it is an alternative to the land tax, salt and iron tax, but it is extremely practical, and it can be called "ten thousand gold". I don't know how Erlang came up with it?
It is estimated that Erlang spent a lot of energy on this, so he asked the imperial chef to cook something for him to make up for it...

Just when Zhao Kuangyin was thinking about how to nourish his son, a voice pulled his wandering thoughts back.

"I am grateful for the concern of the Holy Majesty. But as long as the Holy Majesty does not give a clear explanation, I will not retreat or rest!"

Zhao Kuangyin looked up, only to notice that Yu Bai did not retreat as ordered.

The old man still stood there without moving, as if he was stuck there like a piercing iron pillar. He looked stubborn, pursed his lips tightly, and had a firm gaze, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Zhao Dezhao also noticed this scene, and thought it was going to be bad, the old man was having an affair with his father, and now his father would have a headache.

Zhao Kuangyin on the throne stroked his forehead with his hand, and really felt a headache. For a loyal and upright minister like Yu Bai, he can't be beaten or scolded, otherwise the history books will write you down, saying that you are like "Jie" As for the tyrant who used force to resist remonstrance, Xue Juzheng became famous when I knocked off Xue Juzheng's two front teeth with a jade ax, but I was spread as a private joke by the people of Tokyo!
"Father, Duke Yu is full of loyalty, and my son hereby pleads guilty to Father."

After Zhao Dezhao sighed, he stepped out of the line and bowed to the emperor's father, took off the hat on his head and held it in the crook of his arm, maintaining a bowed posture.

This is called "treating crimes without crowns", and it is a gesture made by courtiers who feel that they have made a mistake and take the initiative to plead guilty to the emperor.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly in satisfaction. This kid is filial and sensible, coughed and said, "Well, since you know you were wrong, I will punish you...you will be punished at home for three days and contemplate your mistakes behind closed doors."

Many of the courtiers below showed smiles and looked at each other to signal: The emperor and his son's drama is well done.

Out of filial piety, the prince took the initiative to admit his mistakes and pleaded guilty to his father's siege. The emperor meant it and punished his son symbolically.

If it ends like this, it will be beneficial to all parties.Otherwise, in the end, no matter if the emperor couldn't bear his temper and picked up the jade ax to chop people in front of the court, or summoned the guards to drag people away forcibly, or even Yu Bai's blood was full of blood, looking for death and life in the court, Forcing the emperor to accept advice with death... the situation will be quite ugly.

But Yu Bai obviously didn't intend to go down this level.

Not only did he not retreat, but he even raised his neck and said loudly: "The emperor has no selfish love, the emperor has no family affairs! As the lord of the people, the Holy One cannot abolish the government privately!"

"How can I depose the Duke?!" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly stood up from the throne, and his thunderous voice suddenly exploded in the hall.

Everyone in the hall could see that the Son of Heaven really couldn't take it anymore, he was losing his temper, and if he continued to make trouble like this, he was afraid something would happen!
Two ministers came up and stretched out their hands to Yu Bai's arm, but he stubbornly pushed them away, and his voice became louder: "The king of Tianshui County, relying on the favor of the Holy One, regards advocating evil tricks as the right way, and exploits the common people as his meritorious deeds." , Your Majesty didn’t impose severe punishment, but just banned him for three days, is this trying to fool the people of the world?!”

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were fierce, and he stopped talking nonsense. He grabbed a jade ax from the guard of honor next to the throne, and walked down the steps step by step.

All the ministers turned pale with fright.

But Yu Bai was fearless, his thoughts were written all over his face: I will learn from Xue Juzheng today, so what if I receive a jade ax from you?You can still beat this old man to death, but when this old man is old, it’s okay even if he dies, he can still leave his name of a heroic hero in the annals of history, and it will be handed down forever, but you will be called "the king of Jie and Zhou" by later generations!
Zhao Dezhao didn't see it well, so he quickly jumped out to block the way of the emperor's father, turned around and faced Yu Bai and said loudly: "Mr. Yu, you mean that I regard advocating evil tricks as the right way and exploiting the common people as merit, is that okay?" Tell me the reason? If most of the ministers in the palace think it is reasonable, I will never wear this hat!"

As he said that, Zhao Dezhao squeezed the crown wings of the county crown in his hand, expressing his determination.

Not wearing this hat means giving up the title of county king, which is equivalent to indirectly realizing Yu Bai's long-sought "cutting his king's title", and Zhao Dezhao's proposal to let the officials in the palace be the judges is equivalent to voluntarily breaking away from his father's protection , gave up his greatest advantage.

Zhao Dezhao brought his words to this point, if Yu Bai continued not to talk about martial arts, and deliberately avoided confrontation with him, he would not be called a loyal minister, but an unreasonable, cynical, and meddlesome one.

Zhao Kuangyin stopped a few feet away, still holding the jade axe in his hand, and seemed to have no intention of beating anyone for the time being, but he also had no intention of returning to the throne.

Yu Bai glanced at Zhao Dezhao contemptuously, and said loudly:

"The law of deed tax has been unheard of in all dynasties since the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties! Only you, Your Highness, have a unique ingenuity and invented it. Isn't this called advocating evil tricks?"

"The output of goods in the world is certain. If the imperial court collects more taxes, the people will naturally benefit less. Since the people have benefited less, what is this but exploiting the people? Apart from that, Your Highness, you will You are so eloquent, this principle will never change!”

"The reason behind this is so obvious and simple, so why bother to explain it?"

Zhao Dezhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

What hasn't appeared before, can't appear now?If the court has more financial revenue, the people will definitely suffer?

Damn, the diode hasn't been invented these days. Where did this kind of diode thinking come from?What’s more special is that it’s an old diode!

If all the Confucian masters in the Song Dynasty thought this way, it is no wonder that the ancient Chinese civilization turned conservative and rigid from the Song Dynasty.

But Zhao Dezhao had to admit that Yu Bai's world view and methodology were exactly what traditional Confucianism most resonated with, and it was very deceptive.

Sure enough, these few words of Yu Bai immediately caused a commotion among the officials in the hall, especially the few civil officials and Confucian officials who entered the officialdom with the Mingjing, they were quite eager to intervene and chime in.

Zhao Dezhao took a deep breath, and said loudly, "Duke Yu's words are totally wrong!"

(End of this chapter)