Mingshi

Chapter 1320

Speaking of this, Luo Xin took out another imperial decree from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Pengju:
"See for yourself."

When Xu Pengju saw the imperial decree, his eyes narrowed and his face became pale. After receiving the imperial decree and opening it, he collapsed on the chair.

"Xu Guogong, do you know about King Jing?" Luo Xin asked softly.

"En!" Xu Pengju nodded slightly.

"I think it's because King Jing returned the garrison land and paid a sum of money as a fine that you thought of inciting the Nine Guards to make a noise, give me a warning, and warn me that if I dare to take your garrison land from Duke Xu, you will Let the south be in chaos, especially now that the White Lotus Sect and Zhang Daoyuan are rebelling, right?
By the way, there is another confession here, take a look. "

Qin Shuang took out the confessions of the four White Lotus Sects and handed them to Xu Pengju.

Xu Pengju took it over and looked at it for a few times, his face was as pale as paper, and Luo Xin's faint voice sounded in his ear:
"Xu Guogong, whether it is the White Lotus Sect using you to incite the Nine Guards to make noise this time, or you colluding with the White Lotus Sect..."

"I didn't collude with the White Lotus Sect!" Xu Pengju shouted in fear.

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "I just need to hand in these confessions. As for what His Majesty thinks, I don't know."

"What exactly do you want?" Xu Pengju lost all airs at this moment, looking at Luo Xin full of prayers.

"Okay!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Let's talk about the matter of King Jing just now. His Majesty also gave King Jing such an imperial decree, but I didn't show it to King Jing. Because King Jing has done so well, I am very disappointed." satisfy.

Now it's up to you, duke, if what you do satisfies me, I'll never show you this imperial decree. "

"But this imperial decree..." Xu Pengju looked at Luo Xin uncertainly.

"That's how I talk to His Majesty."

Xu Pengju struggled constantly, while Luo Xin picked up the teacup and drank tea slowly.Xu Pengju's breathing became heavier and heavier, and suddenly he looked at Luo Dao:
"Master Luo, why did you do this? Since you have the imperial decree, you could have come directly to our Xu residence. If I refused, you could act according to the imperial decree and arrest me. Wouldn't this be a bigger gain?"

"Actually, His Majesty asked me to bring an imperial decree to King Jing." Luo Xin said softly, then pointed to the imperial decree on the table and said:

"The content is similar. Xu Guogong, you must have occupied this farmland for 100 years instead of 80 years?"

"Ahem..." Xu Pengju coughed twice, but when he saw that Luo Xin was still staring at him, he nodded reluctantly.

"If you follow the content of the imperial decree, you will not only have to return the farmland, but also pay back the 80 years of land rent. Even if your Xu Guogong family has a great career, 80 years! I am afraid that the Duke's mansion will go bankrupt? You will not even be able to eat. Bar?"

Xu Pengju's face was ugly, but he had to admit that Luo Xin was right.Luo Xin didn't wait for him to answer, so he continued:
"Your situation is like this, so why is King Jing's situation different?

His Majesty was angry for a moment because he felt sorry for you greedy people, but as a courtier, he couldn't help thinking of His Majesty.Once you take away the title of King Jing, take away your title from Xu Pengju, demote you to common people, and confiscate your property.However, King Jing is a relative of His Majesty, and Duke Xu is also a loyal descendant, so it is inevitable that His Majesty will be made... not regretful, but rather uncomfortable.

So, I talked to Jing Wangshen and asked him to return the farmland completely, and then hand over the money as punishment within an acceptable range.In this way, His Majesty's anger was dispelled, and King Jing was left with a fortune. "

Having said that, Luo Xin kept his mouth shut.

Needless to say, Xu Pengju already understood.

It is to let him take the initiative to hand over the farmland, and then pay a certain fine.

Could he not?
of course can!

But the consequences were very serious. Luo Xin did not directly hand over those confessions to Emperor Jiajing. To be honest, this was already a way of giving him face, Xu Pengju owed Luo Xin a favor.Because once Luo Xin gave these confessions to Emperor Jiajing, he could imagine what the result would be.

There is a great possibility that he will be convicted of colluding with the White Lotus Sect to rebel.This is not degrading to the common people, but copying and beheading the whole family.

Xu Pengju dared to reject Luo Xin, and Luo Xin dared to submit his confession to Emperor Jiajing.

Therefore, it's not that you can't refuse Luo Xin, but whether you dare to refuse.

Xu Pengju didn't dare!
So he had no choice but to agree to Luo Xin, his heart was full of bitterness at this time.The reason for the military chaos at the beginning was to give Luo Xin a disarm, so that Luo Xin would not dare to provoke him, and would not dare to deal with him like he did with King Jing.

Not bad!

He just didn't want to return the land.

That's why they incited riots.

but……

Looking at it now, he really lost his wife and lost his army.Not only did he fail to achieve his goal, but he gave Luo Xin a chance.

Just imagine, if he hadn't incited the noise, Luo Xin wouldn't have had the opportunity to catch him.This will make Luo Xin very embarrassed.

Either there is nothing to do with oneself, or to follow the imperial edict given by Emperor Jiajing.

But now, Luo Xin took advantage of the opportunity he sent out, and took advantage of him. Not only did he want to fully cooperate with Luo Xin, but he also wanted to win Luo Xin's favor.

For a moment, Xu Pengju really felt that he had no love in his life, so he leaned on the chair and said weakly:
"What are you going to do?"

Luo Xin took out a few more sheets of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Xu Pengju.Xu Pengju took it, and after reading it, his face turned pale, and he said with a wry smile:
"Lord Luo, you are really ruthless. It's fine to return the farmland, but this fine will bring the Xu family to the brink of starvation."

"It's not that exaggerated!" Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "The Xu Mansion can still maintain a basic decency."

"All right!"

Xu Pengju was a bachelor, and as the saying goes, you have to stand upright when you are beaten. He flicked the paper and said:

"Leave the rest of the generals to me."

"Excuse me, Mr. Xu." A smile appeared on Luo Xin's face.

Xu Pengju suddenly looked curiously at Luo Dao: "Lord Luo, you should also know that there are three main types of people who invaded the farmland. The first is the royal relatives and relatives. Now you have returned the farmland from those royal relatives and relatives. The second type is us military generals. There is no problem now. The third type is those civil servants, or the aristocratic families. What are you going to do?"

"Hehe..." Luo Xin glanced at Xu Pengju indifferently and said, "The trend of the times."

Xu Pengju was taken aback for a moment, and then became depressed. Originally, he wanted to see Luo Xin joke, but it seemed that Luo Xin had done a good job again.

Isn't it the general trend?

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(End of this chapter)