I am the king of the dead

Hu Yi looked at Shen Yi and asked again: "Shang Shu Shen, the second-class households in the houses outside the city and the grass market are the most numerous, where do they come from?"

Shen Yi said in a daze, "Naturally...the people who lost their land in rural households."

A smile appeared on the corner of Hu's mouth and said: "Since the official shop is in great difficulty, it's okay not to do it. Just drive the rural households to the city to be the second-class households to beg for food. This was done in the Song Dynasty."

Shen Yi shook his head and said: "Then how can it be done? Our Daming is not the Song Dynasty."

"Our tax and tax service in the Ming Dynasty is still based on Zheng Fu, and the tax and tax service in the Song Dynasty is paid according to the level, which is different."

"The "Chongning Fangtian Order" stipulates that the house tax in villages and towns in Zhuzhou counties shall be determined according to the tenth class of emergency, and it shall be paid to see the money. It is said: the method of the tenth class of Guo in Rilaifang."

"According to this, the basis for dividing Fangguo households into ten grades in the Song and Song Dynasties was mainly based on house tax. In the Ming Dynasty, there were no rural households and Fangguo households. This household system is different. People were driven to the city. How can we collect regular taxes?"

Only then did Hu Wei say in a desperate manner: "Although there is no Song Dynasty system in my Ming Dynasty, I am still doing it, so the tax base will be sluggish, and I will be exempted from disasters for many years, Shen Shangshu!"

"I'm talking about the Song Dynasty, so maybe I'm talking about Daming!"

Shen Yi finally came to his senses, slapped the table and stood up abruptly, and said loudly: "I agree with the official shop law! Do it, no matter how difficult it is! It must be done!"

No matter what, Shen Yi couldn't accept it, and couldn't collect the tax!

Hu Wei looked at Jiang Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Jiang Yuan thought for a while and said, "Okay, after the military law was corrupted, there were many people who fled from the military households of the Ming Dynasty. Now the conscription of the Beijing army is mostly from the volunteer training of the farm law. I agree with this matter."

Wang Ao said to Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqian: "Your Highness, I just said that there will be redundant staff and corruption problems, and did not say that I disagree with the official shop law. Anti-corruption and corruption must be done together, and we must be strict, otherwise It’s just stripping people’s ears.”

Three of the six ministers have made it clear that they want to do it.

Yu Shiyue, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, has always been a bit of a fool. Seeing the change of wind direction, he thought for a while and said: "There should be laws to follow, instead of growing wildly like weeds on the grassland."

Then Hu Wei said: "It's difficult to do the official shop, but it's not a day's cold to freeze three feet, you can do it little by little, starting from Shuntian Mansion first, then from point to line, from line to surface."

"If there is a lack of abacus, we will cultivate abacus; if the system is not complete, we can add it; if there is a lack of supervision, the Ministry of Finance can take more burdens. It is not the law of today, and it will not change in the future."

Hu Wei mediated the tense relationship between King Xiang and the courtiers, and took the household system of the Liang Song Dynasty as an example to tell the courtiers that Ming had no choice but to collect rents like the Song Dynasty lying on the household system, and there were not so many The official land rushed to buy, like a court.

After persuading Shen Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Hu Wei closed his eyes again and rested his mind.

Zhu Zhanqian thought for a while and said: "This matter is decided today, and it will be submitted to His Majesty, and all will be judged by the Holy Spirit."

Since the majority of the Official Shop Law agrees to implement it, it is natural to have a good discussion and confirm the rights.

Over the three dynasties, they talked about fighting dendrobium, balance, talisman, benevolence and righteousness. At this time, the Ming Dynasty talked about line system, method, confirmation of power, and measurement.

In fact, it is about discussing rules and formulating rules. Only when the rules are determined can things be handled easily.

The salt and iron meeting this time lasted for a long time, and everyone expressed their opinions and quarreled fiercely, but in the end they still came up with a feasibility memorial, which was printed and sent to Shuimayi by King Xiang after checking that it was correct.

The officials left the entire Yantie Conference Hall, while Zhu Zhanqian, Hu Wei, Luo Bingzhong, and Liu Ji stayed alone.

Hu Wei was getting old, such a long meeting made him terribly tired, and he fell asleep in the middle of the meeting, and slept until the end of the meeting.

When everyone was gone, Hu Ming woke up.

Whether Hu Wei fell asleep or not, only Hu Ming knew in his heart among the people present.

"When one gets old, one's mental head becomes weaker. His Highness laughed at him." Hu Wei yawned slightly apologetically.

Zhu Zhanqian hesitated for a while and said: "Hu Shangshu has worked hard, but there are some things that I don't understand, so please ask Hu Shangshu to clarify."

Hu Wei said quite seriously: "I do know what Your Highness wants to ask."

"I have the guts to ask Your Highness, what is Your Highness to His Majesty?"

This question confuses Zhu Zhanqian, his identity has always been clear, he is the emperor's uncle, and he is the supervisor of the country after His Majesty left Beijing, he looked at Hu Wei in confusion.

It is difficult to get rid of the shackles and see who you really are. Zhu Zhanqian is a person without self. He only wants to survive, but he is not the person who is true to himself.

Hu Wei thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, there is a system of surrender in the imperial court. Your Majesty presides over the farm law in Nanya. The two-pronged approach, the conflict has intensified to such an extent. The first thing your Highness considers is to prevent someone from rebelling in the name of Your Highness." what."

Will Zhu Zhanqian rebel?Won't.

What Hu Wei meant was that His Royal Highness King Xiang should be careful not to be rebelled.

Zhu Zhanqian's back suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and he said with a strange expression: "I have a submissive heart, and I have never thought of treason."

Hu Ming simply put the words out of the way and said that there are only four of them here.

Hu Wei said with a serious face: "Actually, the counterattack under the Winter Order is counterproductive. The reason why His Majesty was able to make a big southern tour is because His Highness is in charge of the country."

"His Majesty's heir is too young to bear the great responsibility. If His Highness falls, will His Majesty still be able to leave Beijing?"

"Your Majesty can't leave the capital, because the dragon is stuck in the shallows."

This is not complicated, if His Majesty hadn't come to Nanya in person, the Winter Preface of Ming Dynasty would only intensify.

Zhu Zhanqian rubbed his fingers together and said, "They just added the yellow robes to the orphan, and they don't accept it, what else can they do?"

Hu Wei immediately asked back: "That's right, they added a yellow robe to His Highness, and His Highness can not accept it. But if they kill His Highness, what if they put His Highness in a yellow robe?"

"What they want is not for His Highness to rebel, but for His Highness to die because of the yellow robe and trap His Majesty in the capital, and he will be trapped in the capital for a long time."

"If Prince Zhide has the intention of treason, then His Majesty may not be able to get out if the prince supervises the country in the future."

Hu Wei's words have already opened up the skylight to speak clearly. Hu Wei, who is well versed in the dangers of political struggle, of course knows these dirty tricks. It doesn't matter if King Xiang is willing or not. If you kill you and put on a yellow robe, you are plotting treason Great crime, suicide in fear of crime.

Zhu Zhanqian finally understood what Hu Wei meant, and said sincerely, "I would like to be taught."

Hu Wei still said with a little worry: "If I want to defeat the emperor, what should I do?"

"I will report to His Majesty that His Royal Highness King Xiang conspired to rebel, and His Majesty will not believe it."

"But once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will surely blossom and bear fruit. It doesn't matter if His Majesty believes it or not, as long as His Majesty knows that His Highness is planning to rebel."

"I'll send someone to get some fish to write on silk with Danzhu, get some foxes to make ghost calls, get some stone carvings, and write two unclear sentences."

"At this time, the poets in the capital's poetry club, who write articles for money, are creating public opinion, saying that Prince Zhide is the king of the world. There is no need to make up random things, just boast about His Highness's achievements."

"At this point, His Royal Highness King Xiang still has the time to implement the surrender system, and does he have the time to implement the official shop law?"

"It's not over yet."

Hearing this, Luo Bingzhong finally couldn't help but said loudly: "It's not over yet! This... is so vicious!"

Hu Mei continued: "Find a few more refugees, say they came from Xiangyang, Guizhou, and Daningwei, and send a few Wanmin umbrellas to His Highness. Naturally, the courtiers will also congratulate His Highness."

"Is this a cluster of flowers?"

"At that time, hire a group of wandering people, kneel down at Chang'an Gate, and invite Your Highness to ascend the throne!"

"No matter how His Highness responds, once he kneels, His Highness will be immediately put on the fire."

"When the time comes, Your Majesty will return to Beijing. Your Highness, are you against it or not?"

Zhu Zhanqian was silent for a moment and said: "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die! When the time comes, Gu will kneel at the Chaoyang Gate, and his majesty will kill and cut him. Thunder, rain and dew are all for the king's favor!"

Zhu Zhanqian found that he couldn't cope with such insidious tricks, and he didn't dare to rebel, so there was only one way to do it, show off!

Whether to live or die, it is all up to His Majesty to decide!

Hu Min picked up the teacup, put it down again, Liu Ji immediately changed Hu Min to a new cup of tea, sat upright, and listened to Hu Min's vicious strategy.

Of course Liu Ji knew that this 50-year-old evergreen tree called Hu Wei was vicious, but he never expected it to be so vicious.

Hu Wei pondered for a while and said: "If the abolished prince Liu Shi and Li Chengqian have the consciousness of His Royal Highness, how can they create a rebellion between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of Tang?"

"It doesn't matter if His Highness sneaks into Prince Xiang's mansion. At that time, there will be some movement to assassinate the king. It's really not good. A torch will be set on the gunpowder warehouse of Wang Gong Factory at the root of the imperial city. Your Highness, how should we deal with it?"

Zhu Zhanqian looked at Hu Wei blankly and said: "Gu, Gu... Gu, go to death, let's die to clear the head office!"

Hu Yan took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and said, "The death of His Highness is not a one-off."

"When the time comes, Your Majesty will go back to Beijing to investigate. The fish-belly pills, foxes, stone carvings, pens, refugees who gave umbrellas to the people, wandering people who kowtowed at Chang'an Gate, the assassination of the king, the explosion of Wang Gong's factory, all of them It was arranged by the nobleman's residence, and there is only one nobleman's residence, and that is His Highness's Prince Xiang's residence."

"Your Highness, the yellow robe is not necessarily a robe. When the coffin is finalized, His Majesty can only be an attempted treason."

Hu Wei still saw that there was no blood in the murder, and added: "Your Highness is still the emperor's uncle."

Zhu Zhanqian's face was like gold paper, his lips opened and closed, but he couldn't utter a word.

"It's too vicious! It's too vicious!" Luo Bingzhong muttered to himself with the corners of his mouth twitching.

Hu Wei said in a low voice: "Your Highness, don't worry, I have a plan."

Chapter 718 Putting aside the standpoint and telling a little story

There are three sons in Prince Xiang's Mansion who are dissatisfied with the surrender system, and these three sons are the best culprits.

What Hu Wei said is not that there is no room for manipulation, and it is even something that is already happening.

Someone must be chewing in His Majesty's ear, asking whether King Xiang is planning to rebel.

Hu Yan said very seriously: "Your Highness, do you know why they don't deal with Yu Shaobao like this?"

"Why?" Zhu Zhanqian was taken aback for a moment, and he asked with a frown. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to apply the rebellion to Yu Qian.

Hu Wei said quite seriously: "Because Yu Shaobao can really do it."

When others frame you for treason, you'd better have the strength to rebel, so that no one will frame you.

This logic stunned Zhu Zhanqian for a long time. Although it was a bit outrageous, it was really reasonable.

For example, Huo Guang, such as Cao Cao.

He thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Hu Shangshu, I can't do it alone."

He is the direct prince and the uncle of the emperor, if he tries to get involved in military power, wouldn't it be just a good example for the population?

He cannot have this strength.

Hu Yi glanced at Luo Bingzhong, and then continued: "Your Highness cannot use this best strategy, so use the middle strategy, take the second best, and muddy the water."

"Does Your Highness think that the people who hate corrupt officials the most in this world are ordinary people?"

"Yes and no."

"The common people hate it, and they gnash their teeth in hatred."

"The common people can only hate this corrupt behavior in a vague way, hate this corrupt officials in a vague way, hate a name, but can't really hate it, because the common people don't know whether these people are corrupt or not, and who they are. corrupt."

"However, it is the officials themselves who hate the officials the most, because their hatred can be put into practice."

"Flatiness, resentment, jealousy, praise, and boasting can all be concentrated on the same person. During the day, he calls himself a lackey, and at night he may change his family, and then stab you in the back severely."

"It may be a last resort, but the anger and resentment are quite real. Because the boss sitting on his head and domineering is also a kind of truth."

When Zhu Zhanqian heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. This 50-year-old evergreen tree in the imperial court was indeed a Wude Shangshu. It was always shocking to speak clearly.

Hu Wei continued: "So, I told Liu Ji, He Zhang, and Li Binyan at the beginning that there was never a hilltop above the bureaucratic bureaucracy of Ming Dynasty."

"The formation of cliques in the court for personal gain is not at all about cooperating with each other, discussing with each other, and being closely united, but competing with each other, fighting against each other, and framing each other. It is a pack of wolves, grinning at each other, eager to eat flesh and blood, and sit in each other's place superior."

Zhu Zhanyan swallowed his throat and said: "Dare to ask Hu Shangshu, how to muddy the water?"

Hu Yi said quite indifferently: "Your Highness, just one move is enough. Chonghou Hu slayed the Xibo in Yin Zhou, and Zhou Li Wang abused the guards, witches, supervisors and slanders, and the Queen of Heaven set up a copper tower in Jihuanzhong. Overwhelmed."

"Your Highness, you only need to hang a big box in front of the gate of the Martial Arts Hall, and if anyone speaks about it, the water will be muddied."

Chonghouhu informed King Zhou of Shang, saying that at that time Xibo, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, had accumulated good deeds and made the world king, and King Zhou of Shang had arrested King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang.

In the 34th year of King Zhou Li, King Zhou Li was furious when he heard someone say that he was tyrannical.

Wu Zetian set up four copper caves. The original purpose was to know the good and evil things in the world. Later, they gradually developed into a place for informers.

Zhu Zhan looked at Hu Wei dully and asked, "Should we just set up a big box in front of the lecture hall?"

"That's enough." Hu Wei stood up and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has returned to Beijing, and His Majesty just unpacked the box."

"My minister retire."

Hu Yi picked up his cane and walked out of the Yantie conference hall slowly, as if he was getting older.

Luo Bingzhong and Zhu Zhanqian stared at Hu Wei's back blankly, without saying a word, and the meeting hall was a little quiet.

Zhu Zhanqian slapped the table and stood up and said: "Hu Shangshu is also a scholar, and you Luo Bingzhong is also a scholar. Why is there such a big gap?"

Luo Bingzhong shuddered violently, recovered his senses and said: "I don't deserve to be called a scholar."

"Then let's talk about the matter of setting up boxes in front of the martial arts hall, can we do it?"

Zhu Zhanqian gritted his teeth and said, "Do it!"

After leaving the martial arts lecture hall, Liu Ji looked at Hu Min who was striding like flying, and then at the useless cane, and asked a little confusedly: "Master Hu, you still don't need this cane."

Hu Wei paused for the cane in his hand and said: "Of course I don't need it, but it must be there. One day His Majesty doesn't need me anymore. I'm old. Isn't this a ready-made reason to resign?"