Immortality starts from eating melons in the cold palace

Chapter 91 Zhang Wenzheng’s Reform

Wangjiang Tower.

The procession of prison vans passed by Wangjiang Tower.

Both sides of the street were crowded and lively.

The window faced the execution ground at Caishikou.

Every move on the execution ground can be seen clearly.

Familiar location.

Familiar occasions.

Fifteen years ago, Li Changsheng was in this position, watching Yang Xiang and his party be beheaded, with blood flowing into rivers.

Fifteen years later, the targets of this liquidation became the disciples of Fang Xiandao and the accomplices of King Jin.

It seems like nothing has changed.

The only thing that has changed is that the waiter has been replaced.

The waiter back then, after fifteen years of hard work, has become the shopkeeper of Wangjiang Tower.

"Beheaded!"

"Beheaded!"

Prison cars drove across the road one after another, heading to the execution ground.

Hundreds of prison cars lined up in a long, winding line, stretching all the way to the prison.

In the prison car headed by the leader, Tao Zhenren's younger brother Tao Chundao was imprisoned.

Tao Shundao is apparently the younger brother of Tao Zhenren.

But privately, there have been rumors that Tao Shundao was the illegitimate son of Zhenren Tao.

"Yu Xingtian, what is the relationship between Tao Chundao and Tao Zhenren?"

Li Changsheng took two peanuts into his mouth and ate them with gusto.

What is the relationship between the two of them?
  Yu Xingtian, who has searched the soul of Zhenren Tao, is probably the person who knows the truth best.

"Master, this is groundless."

Li Changsheng immediately understood that the rumors were true.

"Master, Tao Zhenren's mother died early, and his father remarried to a woman about the same age as Tao Zhenren. She is unparalleled in beauty."

"According to Zhenren Tao's memory, Tao Chundao was conceived in the mourning hall."

"Lied to the outside world that he was a posthumous child."

Li Changsheng listened to the gossip with great interest.

But these gossips, after today, will return to dust, dust to dust.

Outside the execution ground, people gathered around, holding white steamed buns in their hands, waiting to be dipped in blood to eat.

After waiting for a while.

"Noon has arrived!"

"Prove your identity!"

"cut!"

There was a click.

Tao Shundao and others' heads fell to the ground one after another, with blood flowing like rivers.

The air was filled with the strong smell of blood.

[You have witnessed the rise and fall of Fang Xiandao, absorbed the power of the years, and your witness points +500! 】

Fang Xiandao, which was at its peak for a while, collapsed like this.

Li Changsheng sighed.

As Fang Xiandao is today, it can be regarded as his own fault and his own consequences.

There was no time when Emperor Jingming was bewitched to refine the elixir of immortality.

He did not collude with the King of Jin in an attempt to support the King of Jin to ascend the throne.

How could he end up being uprooted like today?
  Seeing him rise up tall buildings.

Seeing him feasting guests.

Seeing his building collapsed.

"Waiter, check out!"

……

That night.

Cold palace.

"Eunuch Li, the Queen Mother has summoned you."

Concubine Lan wants to see me?
  Li Changsheng looked up and saw that the sky was dark, and he understood clearly.

Arriving at Cining Palace, Concubine Lan, dressed in bright red palace attire, looked graceful and luxurious. That aloof expression gave Li Changsheng a different kind of excitement.

That night, Concubine Lan fully displayed her authority as the Queen Mother.

The world changed its position, and it was romantic overnight.

……

Zhang Mansion.

Since Emperor Longtai ascended the throne, Zhang Wenzheng has been transferred back from the border.

He rose through the ranks, entered the cabinet, and became the chief minister.

Today, Zhang Wenzheng is already the most popular person in the entire officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Regardless of whether they wanted something from Zhang Wenzheng or not, they all wanted to visit Zhang Wenzheng and leave a good impression in front of Zhang Wenzheng, the new chief minister of the cabinet.

In the study, the lights are brightly lit.

Zhang Wenzheng stayed up all night and wrote four memorials. "One Whip"

"Returning the Fire to the Public"

"Standing among the acres"

"Squire and Military Integrate Tax Payment"

These four memorials are the four good medicines that Zhang Wenzheng came up with after years of hard thinking and meditation for the stubborn diseases of the Zhou Dynasty.

It can greatly alleviate the current serious problem of land annexation in Dazhou.

Zhang Wenzheng believes that as long as these four doses of good medicine are taken, nine out of ten of Dazhou's stubborn diseases can be cured.

Especially the last good medicine - paying taxes as a whole between the gentry and the military.

Not only was it aimed at land annexation, but it was also directed at the martial arts sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

When implementing these policies, we will encounter many difficulties, dangers and even assassinations.

Zhang Wenzheng knew it very well.

But he still had no hesitation.

Even though he died nine times, he still has no regrets!
  When Zhang Wenzheng finished writing these four memorials, the sky in the east was already turning white.

Zhang Wenzheng washed his face, washed away the fatigue on his face, took the memorial, and headed to the palace to attend the court meeting.

After today's court meeting, he will definitely become the center of the storm.

……

Everything was as Zhang Wenzheng expected.

These four memorials pushed him to the center of the storm.

After hearing the contents of the memorial, the first reaction of the civil and military officials was.

Zhang Wenzheng is crazy!
  How dare you propose such crazy reform measures.

This is to offend all the officials, squires, and martial arts sects in the world.

What was unexpected was that Emperor Longtai was noncommittal and did not express an opinion.

Civil and military officials wrote letters one after another opposing the reform, but Emperor Longtai ignored all these memorials.

the next morning.

Emperor Longtai gave Zhang Wenzheng nine tins.

At noon, I paid tribute to Zhang Wenzheng.

In the afternoon, Zhang Wenzheng was given the grace to enter the court.

In the evening, the father-in-law who delivered the decree came to Zhang's house for the fourth time in one day.

This time it was the sword and shoes going to the palace.

Four gifts a day.

Zhang Wenzheng was extremely gracious and could be said to have reached the pinnacle of a courtier.

All the civil and military officials in the dynasty knew Emperor Longtai's thoughts and determination.

Not only Zhang Wenzheng wanted to reform, but Emperor Longtai also wanted to do something big.

……

[You have witnessed Zhang Wenzheng being awarded nine tins, praising and worshiping without recognition, entering the court without following, going to the palace with swords and shoes, absorbing the power of the years, witness points +1000! 】

Li Changsheng was filled with sadness when he saw the reminder of the witness point.

Li Changsheng could get a glimpse of Zhang Wenzheng's thoughts on reform from past drinking conversations.

He knew that Zhang Wen was the kind of person who cared about the world and the common people.

But reaching this level still shocked Li Changsheng.

Zhang Wenzheng, an ordinary person with no cultivation, turned out to be a top witness.

It can be seen that this reform has a great impact.

Li Changsheng could almost see that all the powerful people in the world would oppose this reform.

Even with the full support of Emperor Longtai, it is not that easy.

"Master, what should we do about the reforms proposed by Zhang Shoufu?" Su Jin asked softly.

"Of course I support it!"

Li Changsheng didn't think much and spoke very calmly.

Zhang Wenzheng is his good friend, so he should support him.

What's more, after these years of reform, Zoroastrianism has basically completed its transformation.

From big landowners, he became a steel factory and an arms dealer.

Fertile land, still held in small quantities.

These fertile fields are enough to meet the daily needs of the disciples in the sect, and they can also collect grain and make wine every year.

Even if you pay more tax, it is only a drop in the bucket.

As for the other powerful martial arts sects of the country gentry, they were not so lucky.

They were the targets of heavy blows from Zhang Wenzheng and Emperor Longtai.

Li Changsheng found Our Lady of Tianshan and asked the Tianshan Sect for their views on Zhang Wenzheng's new policies.

Originally, Li Changsheng planned to help Tianshan and find some business deals for them.

Unexpectedly, the Tianshan Sect was less concerned about the New Deal than the Zoroastrian Cult.

The Tianshan Sect has even less fertile land than the Zoroastrian Sect.

The main source of financial resources supporting the operation of the Tianshan Sect is the brothel Goulan located all over the country.

"One hundred thousand brothels, three hundred thousand hook bars?"

"Are there really that many?"

(End of this chapter)