Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 709

That man was the middleman between their nobles, landlords, etc., and the Buddhist temple.

Land and other things are connected to each other through this person, and farmers are arranged through this person. It is equivalent to an agent of the Buddhist temple. Of course Yu Chengchun knows him.

Yu Chengchun also owns some land in Dingyuan. If he doesn't want to pay taxes, he can only rely on men to affiliate with the Buddhist temple. He only needs to give the Buddhist temple part of the income.

Not only did he know Yu Chengchun, but many dignitaries in Dingyuan were also familiar with men.

Seeing Zhu Xuan bringing people in and bringing them in front of him, Yu Chengchun felt that things were going to be over and they were going to be in trouble, and he was thinking quickly about what he could do.

The man was also trembling.

Gradually it became clear that Zhu Xuan was His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun.

What they do must not be known to the court. It is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. If they do not do it, not only their heads will be lost, but also the whole family's heads will be lost. The consequences will be serious.

"Do you recognize him, Mr. Yu?"

Zhu Xuan asked with a sneer after taking in all their reactions.

"Sir...Sir..."

Yu Chengchun wanted to say that he didn't know him, but he didn't dare to say it.

If you know it, you must have a problem yourself.

Everyone was brought here by Zhu Xuan. As for the problem of the fields, they knew that Zhu Xuan must have discovered it. If they said they didn't know it, they would be lying again.

Zhu Xuan sneered and said: "It seems that there are a lot of secrets hidden in Dingyuan County. I got an unexpected harvest from this trip, that's all! Let's go to the county office first, and then we can have a good chat."

"I lead the way."

Yu Chengchun wanted to cry but had no tears.

Although Zhu Xuan is not angry yet and does not show any anger, he understands that these are only temporary.

If they had known that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun would pass through Dingyuan when he returned to Fengyang to worship his ancestors, they would have done everything well. However, farming is currently in full swing. The nobles and Buddhist temples hope to complete the farming as soon as possible and keep urging them.

Once Geng Zhan got anxious, he forgot to hide it, and then he happened to be met by Zhu Xuan.

On the way back, Yu Chengchun was trembling all over.

The man who was caught was shaking even more violently, thinking that this was going to be the end of him.

You must know that the imperial court will never be merciful to people like them. Peeling off the skin and eating the grass is considered a light punishment. If it is severe, it can be punished on the spot for all the people to see.

To the county government.

Zhu Xuan sat down, looked at Yu Chengchun again, and asked: "Master Yu must have been entangled and thought a lot all the way back. Didn't you think about giving me an explanation?"

"I deserve to die, I am guilty!"

Yu Chengchun quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Xuan said calmly: "I know you are guilty, but where is the crime? You should tell me! In addition, do you also own a part of the fields outside?"

Yu Chengchun could deny it completely, but when he saw those royal guards, he felt scared and did not dare to deny it. He kowtowed and said, "Yes, I have some, but... but not much! I only have more than ten acres of land."

Zhu Xuan said: "More than ten acres, isn't that much? Although many years have passed since the tax reform, it does not mean that it is a one-time change, nor does it mean that after the emperor has changed it once, he will never care about you again. As an official of the imperial court, , Mr. Yu, you know the law and break it, how brave you are!"

"I deserve to die!"

Yu Chengchun was about to cry.

He had to admit to this crime.

If you insist on denying it, when Jin Yiwei finds out, the consequences will be much more serious than admitting it voluntarily.

"Is it because our Ming Dynasty pays too little salary to your officials, or does it pay too much tax so that you can't afford to eat, so you hide it like this?"

"I remember that the official salary was changed by the Emperor many years ago."

"With today's grain production, even if you pay half of the tax, there will still be enough food to eat. Besides, we collect taxes based on land, and the proportion of taxes we pay is not very high."

"Why do you still know the law and break it?"

Zhu Xuan asked coldly.

Although the sound was not loud, Yu Chengchun was shocked all over.

There is a feeling of wanting to die. He didn't even know how to explain it.

Zhu Xuan said again: "Let me ask you another question. Have you ever been greedy in Dingyuan?"

Usually, it is impossible for such officials not to be corrupt. They are definitely corrupt officials.

Hearing this, Yu Chengchun became paralyzed.

He didn't even have the energy to kowtow.

Greed was definitely greedy, but when Zhu Xuan asked this, he didn't say anything, which was acknowledging that he was greedy.

"It seems you are really greedy!"

Seeing his reaction, Zhu Xuan was not surprised, and added: "I think the Dingyuan County government officials are not very clean, do you understand Yan Guan?"

"I understand."

Yan Guan arranged directly.

Those officials in power in the county government who had just followed Yu Chengchun to welcome Zhu Xuan were all in the government office at this time. The Jin Yiwei took direct action and took them away for investigation.

A wailing sound echoed in the yamen, and many people begged for mercy.

Zhu Xuan asked again: "Master Yu, what else can you say?"

Yu Chengchun's voice trembled: "I...I plead guilty!"

At this point, he could do nothing but confess his guilt.

"Take it away!"

Zhu Xuan waved his hand and asked Jin Yiwei to take him down to investigate to see how much black material could be found, and then said: "There are many nobles in Dingyuan, right? Summon them over."

Lao Zhu is from Fengyang Mansion.

Dingyuan is within Fengyang Mansion.

Most of Lao Zhu's team who conquered the world came from Fengyang Mansion and followed him, and there were also many nobles whose ancestral home was Dingyuan.

For example, Wang Bi, Hu Hai, Ding Dexing and Wu Liang were all locals. Zhu Xuan did not believe that their hands were clean and they had no private fields.

Affiliated with Buddhist temples, they definitely occupy the majority.

It's not that Zhu Xuan is indifferent and doesn't understand the nobles, nor does he want to undermine those nobles.

But because this is the law.

A law that has been established for many years is broken by them. This is something that cannot be tolerated.

See the big from the small.

People in Dingyuan can think of doing this, and other places in Fengyang Mansion are no exception.

Looking further afield, people from other parts of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they have some power and status, will find a Buddhist temple to collude with them, which can cause great losses to the Ming Dynasty every year.

On closer inspection, the responsibility is also very heavy.

Jin Yiwei's people went to spread the news. Not long after, Wang Bi's second son Wang Zheng, Hu Hai's second son Hu Yu, Ding Dexing's youngest son Ding Chang, Wu Liang and Wu Zhen, representatives of the Wu family, and Wu Liang's second son Wu Shou'an came to the county together. Yamen.

Their elder brothers are basically in Yingtian and have certain military positions in the army.

The eldest son will be an official and inherit the title, while the other sons will stay in their hometown to manage the family business and maintain the stability of the family.

So the person who came was either the second son or the youngest son, a representative of their family.

They had known for a long time that the emperor's grandson was going to Fengyang to worship his ancestors, but they were not sure whether he would pass by Dingyuan. No one cared about it for the time being. Today, they were suddenly summoned and they hurried to the county government office.

But as soon as he arrived outside the county government office, he noticed something was wrong.

There seemed to be a lot of Jinyi Guards and Yulin Guards here, and the atmosphere was very serious.

"problem occurs!"

Several of them were thinking at the same time, feeling uneasy.

(End of this chapter)