Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 430 Being used as a knife again
He Liu frowned: "It's strange. The imperial court measured the acres of land to prevent land mergers. For example, today I measured a total of [-] acres of Liao King's land. From now on, no matter how much land he owns, only [-] acres will be exempt from tax. It stands to reason that he should have falsely reported more land. How could he put all the land under the name of wealthy gentry and hide it?"

Mu Sheng said: "Sir, why did you forget? The Ming Dynasty has a system, and a feudal king can own up to [-] mu of land. Because the emperor's Huangzhuang is only [-] mu. The Liao king is afraid of his own The number of acres of land was known by the court, and he was punished for violating the system."

He Liu asked: "Oh? Then tell me, how much land does the Liao King have?"

Mu Sheng smiled slyly, and changed the subject on purpose: "I'm on the job, I'm from Juren. In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, people from Juren's background are very hard! Let go of a ninth-rank or eighth-rank county magistrate or county magistrate. After taking up a real position, no matter how honest and self-reliant and loyal to the country, according to the unwritten old rules, the highest can only be promoted to a sixth-rank official. My government is the same You know, it is the sixth grade. That is to say, my official position has come to an end."

He Liu knew that Mu Sheng was negotiating the price with him.He Liu smiled and said, "Not necessarily. The former governor of Yingtian Hai Rui, wasn't he from Juren's background? He still became the third rank."

Mu Sheng looked sad: "How many Hai Ruis are there in the world?"

He Liu said calmly: "If you want to be Hai Rui, I can help you. There are two assistants in the court, one is my best friend and the other is my righteous brother. I want to make you a hundred feet To be promoted one step higher is just to say hello to them. Before I came, I heard that Wei Shangxun, the prefect of Jingzhou, colluded with the king of Liao, exploited the common people, took bribes and took bribes. This prefect, he has done it well. The prefect of Jingzhou once Job, Mu Tongzhi, does Mu Tong know what he wants?"

Mu Sheng was overjoyed when he heard that!He hastily took out an account book from his pocket: "Report to the official! The king of Liao is tyrannical, extravagant, and extravagant. I have already predicted that something will happen to him sooner or later! Our prefect of Wei is the guest of the king of Liao, and I am the king of Wei. A subordinate official of the prefect. I know that if the king of Liao collapses, the prefect of Wei will also collapse. If the prefect of Wei collapses, I, as a subordinate official, will also be dismissed from office! Record the amount of land in a book. Just wait for the right time to present this book to the court to draw a clear line with the Liao King and Wei Zhifu."

He Liu secretly rejoiced: This is really hard to find, and it doesn't take much effort to get it.Mu Sheng is a snob, but this snob will help me a lot this time!
Although He Liu was happy in his heart, he still had a straight face: "Since you have the account book in hand. When Jin Shousheng came to Jingzhou, why didn't you hand over the account book to him?"

Mu Sheng shook his head: "On the job! Jin Shousheng is just a small sixth-rank household manager. He is also a young guy who is new to the officialdom. He can't compete with Liao Wang at all! I really gave him the account book, so I don't know. Now the account book has disappeared! You are different on the job! Who doesn’t know your name? Yan Song and his son, who had power for a while, couldn’t beat you! Japanese pirates are not your opponents! Tatar barbarians Nor is it your opponent! You went down to Annan single-handedly, so that there will be no more troubles in the southern border!"

Mu Sheng threw high hats one after another.He Liu waved his hand: "Stop talking about flattery. I don't like to hear it either. Let me ask you. How much land does King Liao have?"

Mu Sheng's answer surprised He Liuda: "No more, no less, more than [-] mu!"

He Liudao: "Don't talk nonsense! On the [-]th day of the first month of this year, I sent people from Jinyiwei to investigate secretly. The local people said that the Liao King has a total of [-] mu of land!"

Mu Sheng said: "Yes, on business. At the beginning of the year, he really only had [-] mu of land. But this year, during the peach blossom flood, many people on both sides of the Jingzhou River Road were flooded. He took advantage of this flood and paid a low price. Merge all the [-] mu of good land on both sides of the river under his own name! Today, half of the land in Jingzhou belongs to the rich and gentry, and half belongs to the king of Liao. Almost all the poor people in the entire Jingzhou prefecture belong to them Shareholders!"

When He Liu heard this, he angrily threw the tea bowl on the ground!He said angrily: "The land has become the property of the Liao king and the wealthy households. The common people have become their tenant farmers. It sounds good to say that tenant farmers are actually serfs! Their hearts can be punished! Their nobles can be taken away! Their people can be killed!"

Mu Sheng put the account book by He Liu's hand: "Shangcha. The Liao King really deserves to die! The prefect Wei Shangxun colluded with the Liao King, and he deserves to die too! I would like to help you to eliminate harm for the people! Get rid of the Liao King and Wei Zhifu for the court. These two scourges!"

He Liu sneered: "Don't say it so sweetly. It's for the people and the court. Don't you just want to be the magistrate of Jingzhou? After that, I'll reward you as a fourth-rank official!"

Mu Sheng kowtowed: "Thank you for your mission, no, thank you for your kindness! I will take my leave."

Mu Sheng turned around and was about to leave when suddenly he turned his head and said to He Liu: "There is one more thing, I don't know if I should say it or not."

He Liudao: "With this account book as the voting certificate, you and I will be a family from now on! If you have anything to say, just say it."

Mu Sheng cupped his hands and said, "Zhang Shoufu's grandfather was killed by King Liao!"

He Liudao: "Mu Sheng, don't talk nonsense! Mr. Zhang is the chief assistant, and the archives of the six generations of his ancestors are all stored in the Jinyiwei stalls! His grandfather Zhang Zhen was the guard of the Liao Palace. I already knew that. But in the archives, it is clearly recorded that Zhang Zhen died in the line of duty."

Mu Sheng said: "Dare to ask Liu Ye, who investigated the cause of Zhang Zhen's death in the backup file?"

He Liu was stunned: "No one checked it. It was Mr. Zhang who said it himself."

Mu Sheng said: "That's right! The ugliness of the family should not be publicized. The king of Liao has a small mind. He was jealous of Zhang Shoufu's name as a child prodigy and gifted scholar since he was a child. He inherited the king's title 30 years ago. The first thing he did was to kill Zhang Shoufu. In the middle of winter, King Liao put a koi in the pond in the garden of the palace. He asked the 60-year-old Zhang Zhen to take off his clothes and jump into the pond to catch the koi. Zhang Zhen was frozen in the pond for a long time. Once you get home, you will have a high fever and die!"

He Liu picked up the teacup: "Oh, I see. You go down first!"

After Mu Sheng left, He Liu was full of doubts.

Zhang Juzheng had a feud with the King of Liao for killing his ancestors?
Why did Zhang Juzheng entrust Jin Shousheng to do such an important matter of measuring the land acres of King Liao?Is it because newborn calves are not afraid of tigers?Not being afraid doesn't mean you can fight!A short calf, no matter how afraid of the tiger, will not escape the tiger's mouth in the end.Zhang Juzheng will not fail to understand this truth.

He Liu had an ominous premonition.The murder of Jin Shousheng may be inextricably linked with Zhang Juzheng.Anyway, the person sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs to measure the acres of the fields was murdered, and the whole world thought it was the King of Liao!
Based on this case, Zhang Juzheng can justifiably investigate and prosecute the King of Liao, killing two birds with one stone!It can not only suppress those princes and nobles who oppose the New Deal.He can also avenge his ancestors.Why not do it?
He Liu sighed: "Oh, maybe, I, He Liu, have been used as a knife again!"

(End of this chapter)