The queen is alluring

Chapter 299

Behind the curtain, Yun Qing was sitting peacefully, her face was as calm as water, she looked at the Hubu Shangshu under the steps with peaceful eyes, slowly raised her hand, and motioned for Eunuch Zhao to hand over the papers that had been reviewed.

Eunuch Zhao received the order and delivered a bright yellow memorial to the Minister of the Household Department.The Minister of the Household Department was stunned, and then he opened the memorial. In the hall, only Yun Qing's indifferent voice slowly said: "This Palace has already checked. Collecting taxes is extremely unfair to ordinary people, and the people of the world are the foundation of the country. Therefore, I plan to reform all taxes from today, from the previous household collection to poll tax. That is, tax according to population"

When Hubu Shangshu heard about it, his hands trembled, while the other officials froze in shock.If taxation is based on population, wouldn't it be a lot of taxes for an ordinary wealthy family with three wives and four concubines, and hundreds of famous singers?And every official in the court, there is no one who has three wives and four concubines. Now, they seem a little embarrassed.

The reason why the Minister of the Household Department brought up the matter of taxation is, firstly, because it is indeed an old problem of taxation every year, and secondly, he also wants to give this little queen who has a complete defense and is almost invulnerable a blow, who is it? You know, such a thing happened.

In the court hall, Leng Zhong was silent, but his brows that slowly stretched showed some approval. As for Wang Yanping, he had always been silent, but when he heard about Yun Qing's plan, he was startled at first, but then He also nodded slowly, with an admiring smile on his face.

However, the other officials were in a hurry, but seeing that Chao Xiang, Wang Yanping and the six ministers did not speak, they could only be secretly anxious.

"What does the empress mean, that in the future, taxes will not be collected according to each household, but according to the population?" The Minister of the Ministry of Households hoped that he had heard it wrong, so he hurriedly said this sentence, but his face turned pale. .

Yun Qing glanced at him coldly, how could he not understand what this person was thinking?Every morning, there is a book that must be played, and Wuben will also find something to play, just to see how she will respond, whether she can take over the moves he made, but today I made a mistake in this move, which is also considered The above is cleverness and being mistaken by cleverness.

"Sir Shangshu's hearing is getting worse and worse. All the ministers of the court have heard clearly, but you are still at a loss," Yun Qing said lightly.

Immediately, Hubu Shang's writing turned blue, his brows were raised, and he said: "I'm going to die, I'm leaving." After finishing speaking, he stiffly returned to his seat.

Yun Qing glanced around the hall with sharp eyes, and when he saw that no one objected, he said again: "Since all the adults have no objection, then this matter is settled like this, and the six departments are responsible for their own affairs I will take charge of the collection of taxes immediately."

"The empress is wise," many ministers said in unison outside the hall.

"My lords, who else has an intro?" Yun Qing leaned on the phoenix chair, wearing a luan red robe, which was still bright and dazzling even through the bead curtain, and his majestic and dignified expression made people dare not look directly at it.

Ten days before the court, the courtiers have gradually understood the strength of this little queen. She is not only deep and wise, but also extremely intelligent. Such a scheming is indeed the talent of an emperor.But it is this kind of strength and arrogance that makes them feel even more terrified while being afraid. The emperor's eyes are disabled, and the empress is about to give birth before the court. Isn't that going to turn the world upside down?
Since ancient times, there have been countless things about foreign relatives intervening in politics and controlling the court. The most typical one is Lu Zhi, the empress of Han Gaozu.Now that the empress monopolizes the holy favor, it is really shocking.

"The minister has a book to play" at this moment, it was the minister Leng Zhong who came out.

Yun Qing's eyes sank, she looked at her father, and then she understood what Leng Zhong wanted to say. Leng Zhong had submitted a petition for three days to return home, in order to remove all obstacles and encumbrances in the court.He regarded himself as Yun Qing's burden and stumbling block, so his resignation, which was originally at the end of the year, was now brought forward.

"My minister, please speak," Yun Qing said sadly.

"The old minister is old and unable to do what he wants. If he stays in the court for a long time, I'm afraid it will bring a lot of inconvenience to your lords, the emperor, and the empress. Therefore, I beg the empress to allow the old minister to return to his hometown and establish a new face, so as to protect my Xuanye." The dynasties will last forever..." Leng Zhong said very sincerely, then kowtowed to the ground, bowing deeply to Yunqing.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were horrified immediately, even more horrified than the Queen's proposal to levy poll tax just now.They originally thought that the chancellor was going to use the bitter trick that the queen went to court for the first time to help the queen, but they didn't expect that they would return home.

The Leng family's power is now in full swing, and it is too weird for Prime Minister Leng to resign from his old age and return home at this moment.So everyone turned their eyes to the indifferent girl behind the curtain, wanting to know how the queen should deal with this matter.But Wu Yisi and Wang Yanping, who had been calm all this time, froze, and couldn't help raising their eyes to look behind the curtain.

Yun Qing pondered for a moment, then smiled slowly, her father treated her like this, her life should have been consummated in her previous life without parents and being alone, so she slowly got up, walked around the curtain, and stood in front of everyone. With surprised eyes, he slowly stepped down the stone steps carved with white marble and carved dragons, and slowly picked up Leng Zhong who was prostrating on the ground.

"I'm terrified," Leng Zhong said calmly.

Yun Qing's expression was still indifferent and cold, and no one could see the slightest emotion. She raised her hand and patted Leng Zhong's old hand, and said indifferently: "The old minister is the elder of the three dynasties, and also the father of the palace. Father-in-law, although I am reluctant to leave the imperial court, I can't stop the passage of time. For seven years, father and daughter have never been close, and the daughter doesn't even know that her father has gray temples, which is really unfilial."

Leng Zhong's eyes were slightly red, and he burst into tears. He suppressed his crying, but he still couldn't restrain his trembling and said: "The child is now a queen, and she is pregnant with a prince. This is the glory of the ancestors, and the old minister's luck. The old minister is old. I can no longer contribute to the court and share the worries of the emperor. If I don’t retire, it will only become a burden. Now, although the old minister has left the court and went to Suzhou and Hangzhou, the empress still has to serve the emperor diligently and respectfully, and handle the state affairs well. Convincing people with virtue is the duty of a woman, and it is the job of the future."

"My daughter is here to thank Uncle Guo for teaching." Yun Qing lowered her head, her face showed a little sadness, she had thought about many possibilities, but she didn't know that there was such a difference.However, Leng Zhong is a qualified father. Although he has many wives and concubines and is not good at expressing his father's love, he used his actions to make her feel how sorry and selfless this helpless old and vicissitudes man is.

(End of this chapter)