Prime Minister

Chapter 890
Han Jiang, Zhang Yue, Wang Anshi, and Lv Huiqing's most controversial exemption law is whether to collect exemption money from lower-class households (fourth and fifth classes) and the remaining money from exemption.

Han Jiang and Zhang Yue unanimously objected that it could not be accepted, while Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing insisted that it must be accepted.

At the beginning, in order to gain Wang Anshi's trust, Zhang Yue said against his will that there would be no change to his exemption law in the future.

However, Zhang Yue has always believed in one sentence: "Words must be believed, actions must be resolute, and I am a villain." '

What politicians say is like fart, you are stupid to believe it.

Wang Anshi probably also saw through this point, so the meeting that day made Zhang Yue not responsible for this sentence, and you can change it if you think it can be changed.

Therefore, in response to this, Zhang Yue proposed a new version 2.0 to Han Jiang, and the breakthrough was the immunity law.

Zhang Yue and Han Jiang said: "Last year (actually the data for the ninth year of Xining), Sinong Temple received more than 41 guan of exempt money, but its expenditure was only 640 guan, with a surplus of nearly 400 million guan."

The economy of the Song Dynasty was really strong. When the Song Dynasty unified the world, the annual income was only 600 million yuan, twice that of the Tang Dynasty at its peak.

But now only the exemption money has received more than 1000 million guan.

"So the money for exempting from military service and exempting households from military service is enough. Otherwise, the reform will become the nature of accumulating money, which is not the original intention of taking it from the people and using it to the people."

An imperial court with the exemption method earns nearly 400 million guan every year, Zhang Yue is very speechless about this.

On the one hand, it shows that he was right in designing the exemption of the household exemption money and the wide-spending money. On the other hand, it is also terrible. None of them could be done.

It is conceivable what will happen to female households with almost no financial means and minor households who pay exemption money to the imperial court.

The several new laws of Wang Anshi's reform, such as the exemption law, the green crop law, the field equalization law, the military law, and the farmland water conservancy law, are all commendable, but there are also many serious problems.

Especially the exemption law, which can be regarded as the best of several new laws, but Lu Huiqing made the exemption law go further and further on the road of making money.

Han Jiang said: "That's true, I'm afraid Mrs. Lu won't agree. It's not good for Wang Jiefu of Jinling to know that I have changed his new law."

Han Jiang emphasized again: "Wang Jiefu is the most steadfast believer in the law of avoiding military service, and changing his law may be outraged."

Zhang Yue said: "According to Su Zizhan's theory, the fifth-class households can be divided into upper and lower classes, and the exemption money for the fifth-class households will be exempted."

Han Jiang knew Zhang Yue, and Su Shi's opinion was in line with his wishes, but he was worried that Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing would not like it, so he shook his head.

Zhang Yue was also speechless against Han Jiang's style, and said, "It's really worthy of being a monk who teaches the Dharma, and Wang Anshi knows how to handle it well."

Han Jiang was worried that Zhang Yue would continue talking, so she picked up the crystal pen holder on the table and said, "Take this crystal pen holder."

Zhang Yue could refuse to accept the things given by others, but Zhang Yue didn't dare to accept the things Han Jiang gave him immediately.

Han Jiang said to Zhang Yue: "It's easy to increase Fu in this dynasty, but it's hard to reduce it. It's like people are used to living in abundance, and they are used to food and clothing. Once they are subtracted, they will inevitably feel uncomfortable. It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, and from extravagant to It's hard to be frugal."

Zhang Yue said: "That's why there are as many Zizhu as you can get, and you can use it like a sigh of sand."

These words came from A Fang Gong Fu, Han Jiang felt pity after hearing this, why did he refuse to let go of every penny he took from the people, but when he used it, he spent it extravagantly, as if it was someone else's money I don't feel bad.

"How can this be done?"

Zhang Yuedao: "Emperor Taizong once said that if there is nothing wrong in the world, the people's rent and taxes should be used up. Now that things in the West are slowing down, and there will be no soldiers within three to five years, we should correct them according to the law of Guan Zhong, and give them widely by appointment. Only then can it be taken from the people and used by the people."

Han Jiang subconsciously said: "It's difficult."

Zhang Yue said: "Han Gong, it's not difficult, as long as Lu Jifu can be dismissed!"

Han Jiang shrank his eyes and looked at Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue immediately met Han Jiang's gaze and said: "Han Gong, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats discuss the state together. yes."

"Now that Wang Jiefu is dismissed as Prime Minister, whether Xianggong or Lu Jifu will preside over the affairs of the country, the emperor is also weighing in his heart. This country is the theory of the country, and the dispute between the opinions of the country is a place of life and death. You can't back down even a single step!"

The country comes from Gongsun Ao's "what is right in the country, what is evil to the people".Once the "nationality" is determined, officials who agree with it will stay, and those who oppose it will be dismissed. Even the ancestral system with different opinions will make concessions to this "nationality".

Therefore, dismissing Lu Huiqing is not for the purpose, but for the sake of the country.The struggle between nations is, in the final analysis, a struggle for power.

What is Lu Huiqing's greatest strength?Yes country is.

Officials believe that he is the successor of Wang Anshi's reform, and he is the guardian of the new law, so this is Zhang Yue's advantage over Han Jiang.

Why did Sima Guang lose to Wang Anshi, either because he lost to Guoshi.The rest of the old parties tried their best to persuade the emperor not to change his mind, and they also went out one after another, which was also a loss to the state.

So if you want to deal with Lu Huiqing, you can't deal with him with ordinary methods.

Only by defeating him in the country.

When Zhang Yue said this, he finally touched Han Jiang a little.

He moved: "Let me think about it."

……

It rained heavily in the afternoon.

Lu Huiqing listened to the words of Lu Heqing and Lu Wenqing.

"This move is really just an opportunity to make a book and reward it. It's not too much. But officials like Yang Hui and Chen Yi have opposed it. They have made all kinds of ugly words these days. Even Brother Dao, you are Zhou Xing, coming to Junchen."

Lu Huiqing remained silent with a sullen face.Lu Wenqing said: "Brother is just using rewards to stop the collusion between the tyrants and officials, but people have ulterior motives to extend it as the first whistleblower in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, comparing my brother to Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen. Such intentions are not sinister. "

"At the beginning of the elder brother's power, he had to be powerful, otherwise he would not be able to convince the public. If Zheng Xia was not used to punish Feng Jing's crime, no one in the world would obey the new law. It will be difficult for the elder brother to handle things in the future."

Lu Huiqing said: "Before, Li Shizhong was established."

Lu Heqing said: "Master Li is delusional, it's better to dismiss Feng Jing."

When Wang Anshi dismissed the Prime Minister, Li Shizhong was the first to jump out and blatantly opposed the new law. What he said "Xizai Daigong" means that ministers assist the monarch to carry out the destiny on behalf of the emperor.

Then Li Shizhong finished it, and claimed to be "naturally born as a low-level minister, and he is a prosperous age. If there are ministers like this, your majesty will give up all of them!" '

Lu Huiqing felt like throwing up after reading this memorial at that time. This person's thick skin is a 'natural minister'.

Lu Huiqing and Li Shizhong didn't get along at first, and said a few words about this person, and the emperor dismissed Li Shizhong, who was so talkative.

Lu Huiqing thought to herself, that's right, the reform is based on Liwei Lixin, if you don't have a few high-ranking officials, how can the officials below take your words seriously.

Establishing a Li Shizhong is not enough to 'change customs and legislate', so the influential ministers can implement their own new laws.

At this moment, a person hurried into the room to report.

But seeing that the steward of Lu's mansion handed over a letter, the content of which was about to be demoted from the capital, Zheng Xia, Wang Anguo discussed with a dozen people the content that was not good for Lu Huiqing.

And Zheng Xia has planned to compile these into a memorial to impeach Lu Huiqing.

Ever since Zheng Xia went to exile to try to impeach Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing had long been on guard against his move, so he sent a few folk heroes who could steal secrets to monitor Zheng Xia day and night.

If Zheng Xia's actions are correct, let's leave this matter at that, if not, no one can blame him, Lu Huiqing.

Lu Huiqing couldn't help but smile wryly upon hearing this.

Lu Huiqing said to the two brothers: "At the beginning, Zhao Pu set up two large urns in the hall after the incident, and everyone put their interests in them, and put them in them. When the urn is full, it will be burned in the thoroughfare. As for your elder brother, I can't do it like Zhao Pu. Prime Minister."

Speaking of this, Lu Huiqing crumpled up the paper discussed by Zheng Xia and Wang Anguo.

Lu Heqing smiled and said, "Brother, is this all right?"

"Nowadays, there are only three people who must be defeated when you ascend to the throne. One is Feng Jing. This person holds objections and must be eliminated quickly. The other is Han Jiang. Although this person is known as a Dharma protector, he is not as talented as his elder brother. , just guarding the position, and the other person is Wang Xianggong who has retired, since Zheng Xia contacted Wang Anguo, he just happened to be involved..."

Having said that, Lu Heqing made a gesture.

……

On that day, Zheng Xia left the capital after going to Shushu.

Many gentry on the outskirts of Bianjing City came to see him off, and within a few days after he left, many people gave him money or honored him.

Zheng Xia felt that he had done a good thing for the people.

Facing the dozens of people who were sending them off, he said in unison: "I am leaving Beijing this time, and I am afraid that I will never see you again in this life."

Everyone said one after another: "Duke Zheng pleaded for the life of the people in the world, and the people will never forget it. In the future, the emperor must wake up and know who is the loyal minister and who is the treacherous in this court. When the time comes, the grievances will definitely be appealed."

Zheng Xia couldn't help tears in his eyes when he heard the words, he immediately drank a glass of water and wine, and then said to everyone: "Zheng has never done anything for fame or profit all his life, he just believes in a word'speak for the common people'. Never regret it."

Everyone raised their glasses one after another, and the scene was enthusiastic.

At this time, several teams of cavalry came suddenly from the direction of Bianjing City, and they were about to surround the people who were drinking in the pavilion.

Everyone panicked and didn't listen, but one of the cavalry shouted: "Which one is the criminal Zheng Xia?"

Seeing this scene, Zheng Xia was not afraid at all, he had already put his life and death aside, he walked out of the pavilion and said: "That's right, are you sent by Lu Jifu?"

The other party sneered: "Who was sent by Lu Canzheng? We are ordered by the emperor to take down the criminal Zheng Xia!"

Zheng Xia said: "I will go with you, but these are my friends and followers, all of them are innocent people, please don't embarrass them."

The other party said: "The people with you are all rebellious officials and thieves, how can there be any innocent people, I will take them all and send them to prison!"

Everyone panicked when they heard that, they just came to see Zheng Xia off, and they were all put in the prison.

Zheng Xia said angrily: "How can this be reasonable? Is there still a king's law?"

"The law of the king?" The other party said in one fell swoop the emperor's edict, "Here is the emperor's order. You and others will be wiped out except for these people. Whoever you, Zheng Xia, have met in the past ten days, you will confess and go to prison for interrogation!"

What Zheng Xia saw was indeed the emperor's edict, he knew instantly that he had made a big mistake.

Ps: Once again I wish everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival.

(End of this chapter)