Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 983
The emperor's faint voice echoed in the hall, and Song Wenyi stood where he was, crying bitterly in his heart.

Is he the one who asked this question?
Yes, it is not!
He was the one who answered, but, in front of the imperial court, if he really dared to express his opinion, it would be the end of his life.

What he thinks is not important at all, what is important is what the emperor thinks.

In Song Wenyi's view, this matter is nothing more than some gentry taking advantage of the fire to rob and buy land at a low price. Every time there is a disaster year, this kind of thing happens endlessly. Even if it is not a disaster year, this kind of thing is very common in normal times. Strange.

However, just by seeing the emperor specifically mentioning this matter, one can tell that in the emperor's mind, this is not a common occurrence.

So, what does the emperor want to do?
Song Wenyi's mind was spinning rapidly. After all, he had too little contact with the emperor, so he could only make judgments based on limited information.

Calm, Calm, Calm!

The more this time, the more you can't panic!

Quickly reviewing the details after he was summoned, Song Wenyi quickly sorted out a clue.

It should be said that Song Wenyi's ability to be sent to Liaodong as a guardian eunuch shows that his ability and status among eunuchs should not be underestimated.

"There are so many people in the entire court who like to call Limin people, Jiangshan Sheji in front of me at every turn, but are the people they talk about really the people?"

Let’s make some bold guesses. What if the future Huangzhuang will not only be near Gyeonggi, but also everywhere, expanding to the same size as Huangdian?
Then it can completely explain why the emperor now specially transfers Song Wenyi, who is quite important among the eunuchs, to leave behind the job of guarding the eunuch and return to Beijing to take over. When you show a frustrated look, you will be so angry.

Just kidding, those big pengs dare not talk to persuade him at this time, what is he?
After an unknown amount of time, Song Wenyi suddenly felt the pressure around him lighten, he secretly raised his head, saw the emperor leaning on the couch, and said in a disappointed tone.

"There are some things that local officials can't control, and the imperial court is not easy to manage, because the officials of the imperial court have to talk about reason, etiquette, and human relationships. I can't control it, so I need someone who doesn't talk about these things."

All kinds of rumors before and what happened after entering the palace made him vacillate from side to side, but thinking about it carefully, these were all useless worries.

As for the last reason, Song Wenyi thought to himself, among these people who are favored now, he has no crimes, so it can be ruled out with a high probability.

"Whether it's a glass of water or a river, they are all your subjects, the emperor. As long as you have the world in mind, everything will be smooth..."

Whether it is to be reused or left aside, there should always be a reason.

I saw Huai En, who had been standing by the side, lightly replaced the cooling teacup in the hand of the emperor, said.

"The local government can't control these things. Some of these country gentry are deeply rooted in the local area and have great power. Some of them are officials in the court. Local officials often turn a blind eye to them."

"But I have to take care of it, do you understand?"

However, the problem is that the emperor also said just now that when the old man hid in his mansion, there were not many farms in the mansion of Prince Yi. Even if the imperial store is getting bigger and bigger now, it should be too much for Wang Cheng to manage several mansions at the same time. Not too much trouble.

"The construction of the canal by the Ministry of Industry is so beneficial to the country and the people. Your Majesty is still unwilling to impose corvees. I hate these so-called gentry, colluding with the government, oppressing the people, and tarnishing the name of the court. Your Majesty has painstakingly ruined it once. Isn't it hateful?"

Therefore, there is no reason why the emperor hates him because of factions.

After these words fell, Song Wenyi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why he suffered so many defeats in front of the imperial court today is because he has been away from Beijing for too long and knows too little about the emperor, and the second is that his experience of returning to Beijing has affected his judgment.

If it is said that an ordinary eunuch can do something, why does the emperor let him come back?
When this happens, it's either deliberately neglected, or... the emperor feels that the importance of Huangzhuang requires a sufficient eunuch to sit in charge!

"Why should the emperor be so worried? There are always loyal and upright ministers in this court. What's more, even if the ministers don't have such insight, don't you still have the emperor?"

Being able to guard the eunuchs shows that Song Wenyi at least has a certain status among the eunuchs.

How can the current Huangzhuang grow to be as important as the Huangdian?

Then what remains is the last and most critical question, which is...

As for where to use it, it is undoubtedly Huangzhuang.

To be honest, Song Wenyi didn't understand what this meant, but his intuition told him that the emperor was still in a bad mood.

To put it bluntly, Shu Liang's attitude is actually the attitude of the emperor!

If it is said that all his speculations just now are not wrong.

As the train of thought gradually became clearer, one by one the mysteries that I could not understand before were solved, and Song Wenyi really calmed down.

Is it the same in today's Huangzhuang?
Although it looks inconspicuous now, this is because the scale is too small. What if there are dozens or hundreds of Huangzhuang in the future instead of just a few Zhuangzi in this area?

Although it may have been neglected during this period of time, the emperor was willing to summon him, indicating that he was still to be used.

However, having said that, in fact, Song Wenyi was always watching the emperor's reaction from the corner of his eyes.

After finishing speaking, Song Wenyi saw that the emperor's face softened visibly with the naked eye. Although there was still anger, it was obviously not aimed at him anymore.

However, when he forced himself to calm down under such tremendous pressure from the emperor, his thoughts became much clearer than usual.

This was obviously not to Song Wenyi, it was more like talking to himself.

Then, the voice of the Son of Heaven sounded again, a little more serious.

"Song Wenyi, I have ordered someone to open a new yamen in the palace, mine tax supervisor, from today onwards, you will be the eunuch of the mine tax supervisor, you can choose any servant in the palace, you only have to do one thing thing……"

"How many people really put the common people in their hearts?"

Watching the emperor take a sip of the warm tea cup he had just changed, Song Wenyi felt that the emperor's eyes fell on him again, and said.

"That's right, it deserves to be killed!"

"...a landslide turned around, the people suffered, and the court rushed, but in the end it took advantage of these squires... The local government just ignored it... No less than dozens of people were forced to die..."

After all, no matter whether it is Huangzhuang or Huangdian, Wang Cheng does not need to take care of it himself. Naturally, there are a group of people under his command to take care of it.

"As Eunuch Shu said just now, the capital's Dilong turned around, and the court tried its best to rescue the disaster, just to let the people survive the disaster safely, but at this time, these gentry not only did not want to share the court's worries, but took advantage of the fire to loot the people and displaced them. This is blatantly opposing His Majesty, such people who have no conscience and no gratitude should be killed!"

In the final analysis, what he said just now was just speculation. Although he was very sure, if he guessed wrong, it would really be over.

"Your Majesty, these traitors are really hateful. Although the servants are at the border, I have heard that your majesty is devoting himself to governing the country every day. After your majesty ascended the throne, he retreated from the captives, protected the country, opened mutual markets, and built large canals. He hoped that the country would be stable. , and the people live in peace."

However, compared with him, Wynn obviously knows the emperor better. After saying this, the emperor is really in a better mood.

From Song Wenyi's point of view, he felt that at this time, as an eunuch, the best way was to keep silent.

So, Song Wenyi quickly recalled the descriptions of Shu Liang when he spoke just now.

However, the emperor's silence next made him feel uneasy again.

"Your Majesty, please teach me!"

The tone of these words is complicated, the voice is extremely soft, inexplicably carrying a touch of ridicule, and even more deeply regretful...

With these words, Song Wenyi was filled with righteous indignation, as if these people were really in front of him, and he was going to rush to kill them immediately.

"This time, the group of people who took advantage of the earth dragon's turn to take advantage of the fire, let them spit out as much as they swallowed."

And if this is the case, then it means that the emperor transferred him back to Beijing, at least deliberately to give him a good place.

If it's just that, it's fine, but after looking at the magnanimity of Wang Cheng who is holding the Huangdian, and then looking at his own Huangzhuang, the gap in his heart is naturally even greater.

"Although they are taking advantage of the fire to rob, they have various methods. At least on the surface, both parties are voluntary. Some even if they are not voluntary, they can use some money to pass the documents in the government. The local officials don't want to take care of it. If you want to manage it, you can’t.”

Fortunately, he made the right bet this time!

To put it bluntly, although Song Wenyi didn't believe the rumors outside, they still inevitably affected him, making him subconsciously feel that his being transferred back to the capital was a sign of being reused.

Song Wenyi bent down involuntarily due to the heavy pressure coming towards his face, he hesitated for a moment, and he opened his mouth cautiously.

Song Wenyi himself knew how much he weighed. In terms of his background, he could barely be regarded as Jin Ying's person. Although Jin Ying was sent to Nanjing to eat fast and chant Buddhism, judging from the tone of the emperor when he mentioned Jin Ying, he was an old man. At least there is no ill feeling towards Jin Yingshi.

Even if Wang Cheng himself doesn't want to take care of it, then he can just find a eunuch in Beijing to take over, why bother to transfer back a eunuch guarding Liaodong just to take care of these farms?
Although it is said that all eunuchs are slaves in front of the emperor, slaves and slaves are also different.

The combination of all these reasons made him so out of proportion.

"Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. The great river that overturns mountains and rivers is also made of a cup of water. But in the end, who would really care about the power of this cup of water?"

The voice of the emperor's question still seemed to be echoing in his ears. Song Wenyi shuddered suddenly, a look of shock flashed in his eyes, and he looked up at Shu Liang with a calm face. He felt that the answer was almost ready...

These words were said by Shu Liang, but the resentment in them was definitely not Shu Liang's own, but... from the emperor!

After finally looking for connections, he was finally summoned, but in the end, the emperor denied the rumors that he would be transferred to the supervisor of ceremonies, and then sent him to manage Huangzhuang.

He lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, but when he didn't make a sound, someone spoke.

You don't even need to taste it carefully, you can hear that in this description, there is a strong disgust towards the actions of these squires.

Song Wenyi himself did not know the Son of Heaven himself, but some people did. For example, among the several big pengs in the palace, the one who bore the brunt of it was naturally the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory.

At this thought, Song Wenyi suddenly had a direction in his heart, and said indignantly.

Song Wenyi felt that the former could be ruled out, so the latter was most likely to be the case.

Even though he had been in contact with the emperor not long ago, he could still feel that the emperor was not in a high mood, and the atmosphere was quite tormenting, but he could only bow his head and wait, not daring to say a word.

You know, the Imperial Store was an inconspicuous job back then, but with the changes in the imperial court and with the help of the emperor, the Imperial Store was monopolized and became the hottest job in the palace.

That being the case, if someone hadn't spoken ill of him in the emperor's ear, then the emperor would have no reason to suddenly recall him to the capital, just to put him in the cold.

Excluding this reason, during the period when he was guarding the eunuch in Liaodong, although he did not dare to say how well he did, he still kept his duty and did not intervene in local military and political affairs. There is absolutely no fault.

However, after he really returned to the capital, what he faced was such a long period of neglect, and he couldn't even see the face of the emperor.

First of all, what made him lose his position the most. The emperor called him back to Beijing, whether he wanted to reuse him or put him in the cold.

"Don't say that I don't give them a chance. Don't they like to tell the government that they are all willing to buy and sell at a low price? Since it is a sale, they have to buy and sell. It will be half of what they bought back, and I will buy it again." Come here, presumably, they are also willing."

"These fields are all returned to the Huangzhuang, and the money comes from the inner library. Wang Cheng will help you when the time comes. I just want to mention two points to you. First, you are not allowed to oppress the small people, plunder the small people's fields without reason, and only take advantage of it." Second, do not treat the tenants of Huangzhuang harshly, understand?"

While talking, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Wang Cheng next to him, who immediately understood and stepped forward to speak.

"Eunuch Song, His Majesty has a special decree on how to manage Huangzhuang, which is complicated. We will explain it to you in detail later. There are two most important points. One is that all tenants who farm in Huangzhuang need to be registered. , Renting farmland mu, up to [-] mu per village."

"Secondly, the rent per mu of Huangzhuang farmland shall be doubled according to the official land tax. After that, it will be reduced year by year, and it will be halved every year. When it reaches the same level as the private land tax, it will not be reduced. , can be exempted according to the circumstances. If there is an exemption, it will not be reduced in the next year. If the tenant tenant dies, the new tenant must pay according to the original tax, and it will be recalculated year by year..."

(End of this chapter)