retaliate

Chapter 1570 is ridicule

That year, Chen Yuner married Prince Li Xun.

Li Xunying was full of vigor, and she was considered considerate to her, Chen Yuner felt that she had found a lover.

The life in the East Palace at the beginning was very smooth, and Chen Yuner even looked forward to life in the harem many years later.

For women at this time, getting married is a second reincarnation.

At that time, Chen Yun'er felt that her first and second children had been sent to good places, and it must be the favor of heaven.

The empress was also kind to her, and she lived a very comfortable life like this.But the good times didn't last long. When the prince started to get involved in the government, the conflicts between him and the empress gradually increased...

"The emperor felt that he had to plan it slowly, and put it aside first. But the prince said that such things need to be done all at once. Once he was afraid of difficulties and shelved, he would no longer have the courage to do it. In this way, he was in the previous court... By the way, there were a lot of people in the court and the opposition at that time." Helping people to support the prince!"

"If someone wants to sink, there must be someone who wants to rise up." The emperor said.

"He went to clean up the malpractices in the army and offended a group of generals. But in the end... the empress suppressed the matter. Since then, many people in the army have become his opponents."

"He went to rectify the administration of officials and came up with a few ideas. At that time, it seemed that he was investigating corruption, but later I figured out that he wanted to clean up the power of those powerful families in the officialdom by investigating corruption."

"A detour? It's not bad." The emperor nodded.

Chen Yun'er shook her head, "Then, there will be more people impeaching him. But he still refused to give up, and went straight to the aristocratic family, suggesting to suppress land annexation, and suppress good people from being slaves..."

They are all good policies for governing the country!But the first emperor failed to make it, but His Majesty did it... Han Shitou behind the emperor was full of emotions.

"That time, a fierce dispute broke out between the prince and the empress. I didn't hear much about it. I only knew that he said that if he didn't make a move at this moment, the Tang Dynasty would have no chance to rise. Afterwards, he was grounded."

The foot restraint is a signal that can let the outside world know that the empress is dissatisfied with the prince.

"This is for those aristocratic families." Han Shitou explained.

"You are..." Chen Yuner looked at Han Shitou.

Han Shitou saluted, "Slave Han Shitou, I have seen your lady."

"Han Stone..."

"The servant girl was just a handyman in the East Palace."

"No wonder." Chen Yun'er nodded, "After the crown prince was grounded, more and more people impeached him. He was grounded, but I was able to walk freely, so I went to the empress to plead for mercy. At that time..."

Chen Yuner thought for a while, "It was Empress Wu who met me. She said coldly that the prince is domineering. I was shocked when I heard it. If there is a conflict of opinion on political affairs, it's okay to say, but being domineering is a bad omen. I explained it, But Empress Wu just asked me to go back and persuade the prince with a cold face..."

"What do you advise him?" asked the emperor.

"Advise him to study well."

"It means he is ignorant!" The emperor closed his eyes.

"Yes. I went back and told the story, but the crown prince just listened calmly without saying a word. It's okay if he retorts, but it's a bit scary to keep silent like this."

"When a man encounters trouble, he usually hides it from those close to him and wants to bear it alone." The emperor analyzed the mentality of filial piety to the emperor at that time from his own perspective.

"Life is like this, he was lifted from the grounds, but the relationship with the empress is a little alienated. Occasionally, I will hear what he said... The expenditure of the household department is increasing, and the taxes that can be received But it is getting less and less. Everyone knows this is wrong, but the emperors and ministers in the court turn a blind eye."

"The meat-eaters avoid taxes, and the taxpayers and fields are annexed by them. However, the number of officials and the annual rewards are increasing day by day. Expenditures increase, while income decreases. Such days..."

When the emperor was in northern Xinjiang, he knew the difficulties of the household department. Yang Songcheng was in charge of the household department, and the method he adopted was to increase taxes, which in turn squeezed the people.The people are poor, and once they encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, they will become refugees.And the meat-eaters annexed their fields and turned them into their slaves...

A perfect closed loop emerged.

"It's been less than half a year. On that day, the prince proposed in the court to abolish the poll tax and levy taxes according to the amount of land..."

Put taxes on the land, and whoever owns more land will have to pay more taxes.

Once this move is successful, it will not only solve the problem of financial revenue and expenditure, but also reduce the burden on the people, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"That day, the matter was jointly suppressed by the empress. I also learned about it from him after he was imprisoned."

The emperor's eyes shrank... Isn't this the same thing as spreading money to the mother?

Incorporating the poll tax into the land was a brilliant display.

It was also a well-prepared ambush.

The history of collecting poll tax is too long, which makes the people miserable.During times of war, or at the end of the dynasty, the people would even drown newborn male babies in order to avoid the poll tax.

This is a beautiful counterattack to stabilize Datang Guozuo, but it will shake the foundation of meat eaters.

You just go to annex the fields, and I will collect taxes according to the fields.Without the poll tax, the people are completely free.

"Taxes only the possessors!"

The emperor clenched his fists.

But this will cause a problem: the wealthy will not pay taxes willingly.Especially those meat-eaters, they will roar and threaten in various ways, and even subvert Datang for this matter.

In the endless history, many things seem to be accidental, but in fact they also have an inevitable side.

There are two biggest factors affecting a dynasty: money and food.

The former is the guarantee of purchasing power, and the latter is the lifeline of the dynasty.

Money can be levied from merchants, but food must be obtained from the land.

As the dynasty continued, more and more land was controlled by meat eaters. As the privilege of the gods, they naturally did not need to pay taxes.

But the dynasty's expenditures at this time were increasing. At this moment, the emperor faced two choices: either attack the meat eaters, or attack the people who were already overwhelmed.

Whether it was from instinct or from a rational point of view, the emperor felt that he should attack the meat eaters.

But whenever they shouted at the meat eater, they would bark their teeth at him and ask:
Country and tax can only be the same!
Which do you choose?
Almost all emperors shrank their eggs in the face of this situation.

The emperors can only turn their eyes to the people who are suffering in hardship, that is, their most staunch supporters.

The emperors knew that the people could not bear this kind of oppression for long, but they had no choice.

If you don't squeeze it, the country will die immediately.

Squeeze it, and you can survive for a while.

Almost all the emperors chose to live.

Occasionally, a few "bold and strange flowers" died soon due to various inexplicable reasons.

"At that time, the situation was full of flowers, but undercurrents were surging, and people's lives were gradually becoming more and more difficult. If taxation was reformed at that time, the Tang Dynasty would have lasted at least another 300 years. The first emperor's vision was as bright as a torch, and he had a long-term vision... This is the best choice, but The only problem is that he needs to face those greedy gluttons."

The emperor shook his head.

O father of idealists!
"To accomplish this, he must hold a large army!"

Chen Yun'er nodded, "Your Majesty's words are true. But at the beginning, he was bare-handed, and rushed up amidst the shouts of a group of people. As a result..."

"Head is bleeding!" The emperor laughed, with a hint of sarcasm. "Everyone knows what he is facing. It is a wall, a high wall that has been unshakable for thousands of years."

Without the support of the emperor... In that situation, Emperor Xuande obviously chose to shrink his eggs.Then he watched his beloved son bump his head against the wall.

Tragic!
"Afterwards, the incident of Concubine De happened." Chen Yun'er said calmly: "I know him, he is a proud person, and compared with Emperor Xuande, he is almost flawless in terms of female sex."

Emperor Xuande's lust made historians unable to write, so let's write it truthfully!It will affect the image of Emperor Xuande.Don't write it truthfully!I can't get over my conscience.

"After the matter of Concubine De, the impeachment memorials were almost full of Emperor Xuande's lenient case. Three days later, the emperor summoned the crown prince and scolded him..."

"Has he argued?" asked the emperor.

"I was there that day, kneeling beside him in front of the Empress." Chen Yun'er stretched out her hand to smooth her long hair that shouldn't be here, and said:
"He just looked at the empress calmly, without saying a word."

That proud father!

The emperor squinted his eyes, imagining the situation at that time.

"The empress also calmly announced that...the prince will be abolished!"

After Chen Yun'er finished speaking, she asked, "Does Your Majesty still want to know?"

"Of course, it's just... how about you sit down and talk about it." The emperor pointed to the pavilion, "After all, according to seniority, you are my elder."

"I'm used to standing." Chen Yun'er said, she didn't even need to change her standing position, "The prince was deposed, but the empress allowed him to keep his staff and guards. In the place of confinement, the prince reads every day, Or write something, and take a walk when you’re tired.”

"What about the things he wrote?" The emperor suddenly became interested.

"It's all burned." Chen Yun'er said: "Three months after the crown prince was abolished, the emperor regretted it a bit and often sent people to visit. The prince told me at that time that this is a reminder."

"He knows that someone is behind the scenes. If the empress does not move, then he can still live. Forget it, he is so proud, how can he be willing to live."

"Yes. Right after that, the prince stopped writing. One day, smoke filled the air outside his study room. Those people rushed in and saw that he was burning paper inside, and what he was burning were the things he wrote."

"His heart was probably burned to death at that time." At this moment, the emperor seemed to be honoring the emperor.

My many years of dedication and persistence have been in vain, and I can't see any hope in the possible future. For a proud person, this is death.

"Aye is looking for an opportunity to get someone to visit, tell me that the prince is in danger." Chen Yun'er's eyes were bleak, "That night! The fire was so bright. He just sat there calmly, watching you being carried away by Yiniang, and then said to me , Gu missed you in this life. Remember in the next life, don’t marry Gu! Then, I picked up the jug containing the poisoned wine, poured two glasses of wine, and said to Huang, come, you and Gu will go together!"

"The moment he drank, I saw him laughing."

Chen Yuner recalled.

"It's ridicule!"

(End of this chapter)