I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 181 Rectify the law of the country and kill Ouyang Lun!
Ouyang Lun stood stunned on the spot.

Snapped!
The folding fan in his hand fell to the ground.

Many officials at the rear were even more stunned.

"See Your Highness the Grandson."

Ouyang Lun and other officials quickly saluted.

"My uncle is so happy that he actually has time to visit the cargo ship at this pier."

Zhu Yunzhen's eyes swept over him with a smile, and then looked at the officials behind him and said, "Everyone is very relaxed. You are all here to play."

Ouyang Lun was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "The weather is nice today, so I will come to this pier for a walk."

"Ah... that's right!"

All the officials responded in unison.

"Oh!"

Zhu Yunxi responded, and said, "I just heard someone accuse my uncle of colluding with court officials, smuggling goods and evading taxes without obtaining a tax certificate."

"I just thought that my uncle must not be such a person. There must be someone maliciously slandering, spreading rumors, and slandering my uncle's reputation."

Ouyang Lun hurriedly answered, "Yes, those people are spreading rumors."

Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely clear your name. As long as my uncle shows you the tax certificate for the goods and the tax payable certificate, your innocence will be self-evident."

Ouyang Lun was startled, and stayed there for a long time without moving.

Zhu Yunxuan asked: "What? Does my uncle think that I am not qualified to see your old man's tax certificate and tax payment receipt?"

"His Royal Highness Taisun is serious." Ouyang Lun smiled and said, "Come here and get the tax certificate and tax payment receipt."

After a while, a man who looked like a servant took some papers and handed them over.

Ouyang Lun came over uneasily, bent down and whispered: "Your Highness, your aunt talks about you every day, saying that you used to be naughty. When she saw her, she would act coquettishly and beg for a hug. The whole family was enjoying themselves."

"Now that you are the grandson, you are busy with state affairs and have no time to reunite with your family. She always wants to go to the palace to visit His Highness the grandson."

"Gu also misses Aunt Anqing very much. If I have time, I must visit my aunt."

Zhu Yunzhen smiled and reached out to take the paper in his hand.

I glanced around and saw that it was indeed a tax certificate issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

But the tax paid on the tax payment certificate is a penny.

Zhu Yunxi even suspected that he was wrong.

Blinking his eyes, his eyes became clearer.

That's right.

A penny indeed.

This is a blatant insult to the tax laws that they have enacted.

His face suddenly sank.

"With so many goods, do you only have to pay a penny of tax?"

"It was approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs." Ouyang Lun said: "Since ancient times, I have never heard of any royal family doing business and paying taxes."

"It's just that His Highness Taisun's new policy will treat everyone equally."

"I am also a law-abiding person. I apply for certificates according to the law and pay taxes according to the law. I dare not be negligent."

Zhu Yunzhen looked at him.

Ouyang Lun stood there with his hands hunched over, motionless.

Zhu Yunzhen's eyes moved to the officials behind him and asked: "You all have shares in the cargo business on the ship, right?"

The expressions of all the officials changed again and again in an instant.

In front of Ouyang Lun, they dare not deny it.

How could Ouyang Lun let go if he jumped ship at this time?

Not only will he not be able to escape, he will also be bitten to death.

They had no choice but to bow their heads and bow down one by one, silent.

"I paid a penny in tax." Zhu Yunxuan muttered: "That means that the total value of the goods in these dozen ships is only five penny."

"It's not easy for my uncle to do business, so the court just spent ten Wen to buy all these goods."

"Come here, seize the goods and put them into the national treasury."

The imperial guards surrounding him had already appeared.

Hear the order and step forward immediately.

"How slow." Ouyang Lun stopped him, looked at Zhu Yunxuan and said, "His Royal Highness really doesn't care about the face of the Tian family and the family relationship?"

Zhu Yunxuan snorted coldly and said: "The inspection of the City Shipping Department is just an eighth-grade petty official, and he knows that law enforcement is ruthless and selfless."

"As a grandson alone, supervising the affairs of the country, is he not even as good as him?"

"Of course family relationships are taken into account, but the laws of the country come first, so how can private affairs be tolerated?"

Ouyang Lun said: "Your Highness Taisun, it has never been heard of since ancient times that the imperial court collects business taxes from the princess's family!"

"Even ordinary people can be exempted from land tax, corvee labor and family service as long as they obtain a meritorious service."

"Farming is like this, so is doing business."

"The princess's house actually has to pay business taxes? It's absurd!"

He spoke louder and louder, as if he was righteous and confident.

Zhu Yunxuan just looked at him coldly and said: "So, you are not convinced?"

"Yes!" Ouyang Lun said, "I'm not convinced!"

His eyes were red and he looked at Zhu Yunzhen.

"Where are you?" Zhu Yunzhen ignored him and asked the officials around him.

"His Royal Highness, the taxation of the emperor's relatives is unprecedented in history and should be abolished."

"His Majesty the Grandson, although it is a long-term strategy, I hope that His Majesty will follow suit."

"His Royal Highness Taisun wants to increase the commercial tax to solve the financial problems of the imperial court. It is also appropriate. However, this matter should be compared with the land tax. All relatives of the emperor, noble ministers, court officials, and scholars with meritorious honors should be exempted. All taxes.”

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All the officials exited one after another.

"Okay! Very good!" Zhu Yunzhen nodded and asked Ouyang Lun: "You just said that the inspection of the Municipal Shipping Department was sunk in the Yangtze River?"

"That patrolman is looking for death..." Ouyang Lun defended himself, and then went on to say a lot.

After listening to him quietly, Zhu Yunxi spit out four words.

"Murder for life!"

Ouyang Lun was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

"You...you...you can't kill me!" He exclaimed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty will never agree, have you considered the consequences?"

"I...I want to see the princess, I...I want to see your majesty."

He yelled in horror.

Princess Anqing also knows about business matters.

Based on their relationship as husband and wife, if the princess knew about it, she would definitely plead hard for him.

Although Zhu Yunxi is a great grandson who supervises the administration of the country, how dare he bear the infamy of disregarding human relations and disregarding family affection?

Not to mention His Majesty.

Your Majesty will definitely make his daughter a widower.

Zhu Yunxuan sighed: "It's too late!"

"Aren't you dissatisfied?"

"Gu can give you a chance to sue the king of hell about Gu."

He spoke loudly and said: "The prince-in-law Ouyang Lun evades huge amounts of taxes, kills court officials without permission, and regards the laws of the country as nothing."

"According to the law - execution!"

"No!" Ouyang Lun screamed.

He always felt that even if what he did was brought to court, it would not be a big deal.

The imperial court also had an eight-discussion system, where relatives and nobles were discussed, and they had the privilege of mitigating punishment.

With the princess here, he must be safe and sound.

But he never expected that Zhu Yunzhen would not give him a chance to submit it to the court for public discussion.

Immediately going to death.

Ouyang Lun became anxious now.

Before his voice fell, he was already captured by two Jinyi guards.

"Because you are my aunt's husband, keep your body intact."

With one sentence from Zhu Yunxi, Ouyang Lun's fate was pronounced.

thump!
It was Ying Tianfu's judge Liu Zhixiang who knelt down.

"His Royal Highness, absolutely not. After all, he is Princess Anqing's husband. His Majesty will be furious if he executes the captain-in-law."

Liu Zhixiang said with almost snot and tears: "Even if he needs to be punished, he should be handed over to His Majesty. Please give an order to punish him."

"Ah, yes yes yes!"

All the officials agreed.

Next to him, Xu Miaojin whispered: "You must not listen to them. If Ouyang Lun is handed over to His Majesty, it will be embarrassing for His Majesty."

"With your son-in-law on one side and the laws of the Ming Dynasty on the other, how should your Majesty handle yourself?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded slightly.

This may be what these officials want to achieve.

With Lao Zhu's character, he probably wouldn't let Ouyang Lun go.

But if he leaves all the difficult things to Lao Zhu to deal with, the impression in his mind will be greatly deteriorated.

Although killing Ouyang Lun may leave an impression on Lao Zhu that he does not care about family ties, it is the lesser of two evils.

What's more, the current implementation of commercial tax also requires killing the chicken and respecting the monkey.

Only by severely punishing Ouyang Lun can we clear the way for the imperial court to collect commercial taxes.

Even the son-in-law was executed, who would dare not pay taxes?
"No need!" Zhu Yunxi ordered, "Just kill yourself in the Yangtze River."

He waved his hand, and two guards in royal robes escorted Ouyang Lun, dragged him to the water's edge, and pushed his head into the river.

Ouyang Lun struggled desperately, but in vain.

Gradually there was no movement.

All the officials were terrified.

The dignified Prince Consort, the Commander-in-Chief, was executed like this?
"Now, it's your turn."

Zhu Yunxuan saw Jin Yiwei checking and confirming that Ouyang Lun was no longer breathing, and turned his attention to other officials present.

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thump!
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All the officials fell to their knees.

"Your Highness Taisun, please spare your life!"

(End of this chapter)