Chapter 10 Lao Zhu provokes Li Shanchang "Cough! Cough!"
Seeing that everyone was worried, Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice after sitting behind the case.
Liu Sanwu reacted and quickly handed the secret fold in his hand to the eunuch Liu He.
"My beloved sirs, now let's talk about the policy of subsidizing salaries from public land."
"If you have any good ideas, you might as well tell them. If you say something wrong, I will pardon you and others."
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, not daring to say anything for a moment.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Yuanzhang simply named him: "Tiande, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
At this moment, Xu Da's heart was on fire.
I thought Xu Da was upright and honest all his life, but he didn't expect to get involved in this mess unintentionally.
Although my family is relatively small on the list of fertile land bought and sold by officials, we are still involved after all.
Even though my body is covered with mouths, I can't explain it clearly.
What is a mere 120 acres of fertile land? Every time I conquered my master and returned to the court, there was no time when my superiors did not give me generous rewards, and I never accepted them.
I remember that after returning to the dynasty after the great victory in the Third Northern Expedition, the superior was so happy that he must give him the Prince Wu Mansion where he once lived.
What an honor is this?It was also the only one in the Ming Dynasty.
Prince Wu's Mansion was only a little smaller than the Imperial Palace, so he politely refused.
He is away fighting all year round, and rarely comes back to Beijing to stay for a few days.
Besides, my Duke Wei's mansion is already very big and comfortable.
In the eyes of this jealous and jealous emperor, glory and wealth are poison!
It is better to be poor, safe and practical.
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. Let me go back and think about it carefully before reporting back to Your Majesty."
Xu Da was a military general and fought abroad all year round. In terms of government affairs, he was really not as good as Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and others.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and turned to South Korean Duke Li Shanchang: "Hakushi, tell me how to deal with this matter?"
Li Shanchang's mood has hit rock bottom at this moment.
He is ranked first on the list, and the amount of fertile land involved in buying and selling is more than ten times that given by the emperor.
Based on his understanding of the iron-blooded emperor, this matter would not be forgotten so easily.
Fortunately, almost all the courtiers on the list were involved, and he put the responsibility on his son Li Qi.
Even if the responsibility is finally held, it will be difficult to hold it on oneself.
But he knew that the more than 3 acres of farmland he had earned through hard work over the years was probably going to go to waste.
More than 3 acres! Although they were all purchased at a low price, they cost him several hundred thousand taels of silver.
Now, according to the emperor's character, money wasted in vain, I'm afraid he will have to be held accountable.
Li Shanchang's brain was like mush, and he couldn't think about this problem.
He took a step forward, bowed and said: "I'd like to report to you. The old minister has been out of the court for many years and has been idle at home. It's better to ask Mr. Hu, Mr. Liu and Mr. Fu for such important matters."
"The three adults are young and powerful, and they are in charge of Zhongshu. I believe they will be able to come up with good strategies to help the superiors properly solve this problem."
He asked the question to Hu Weiyong and other three ministers, but he did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would not let him go: "Baishi, you are my humerus. When such a big thing happens to the court, how can you ignore it so that you can rest at home and take care of your old age?"
"You know, it was you who helped me defeat the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said this with amusement in his eyes.
"Wei Chen dare not!"
Li Shanchang shuddered subconsciously after looking at it, and said quickly: "I believe that this matter involves many officials in the court and should be decided in the court by the superiors and all officials."
"Also, Wei Chen has always believed that the superior must behead the mad man who was imprisoned in prison."
"This son has repeatedly deceived the public with his evil words and disturbed the court. We must not stay!"
After Li Shanchang finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground tremblingly and cried bitterly.
"Snapped--"
"Snapped--"
"Pa—" Zhu Yuanzhang walked out from behind the imperial case, stroking his hands as he walked: "Mr. Han Han deserves to be the leader of the six princes. I, Xiao He, have thought of everything for me."
"Okay, okay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said this without any expression on his face, but Li Shanchang heard a hint of ominousness in his words: "I don't dare to be a humble minister. It is my duty to share the worries of my superiors."
"Duty? Haha——"
Zhu Yuanzhang came to Li Shanchang in a hurry. The candlelight stretched his figure, and a powerful force overwhelmed all the ministers present.
Li Shanchang lay on the ground, not daring to raise his head at all.
"Well, Li Baishi, I let you serve as the Secretary of the Central Committee and the Left Prime Minister to take care of my worries. You refused, saying that you are old and infirm."
"Okay! I will help you and let you retire and return to your hometown to take care of yourself."
"I didn't expect that you have a hundred rooms, but you can cultivate more than 3 acres of fertile land at home."
"Want to be a rich man? Okay, great, do you want me to give you all the land in the world?!"
As soon as this statement comes out, you can hear it.
The imperial study room was instantly enveloped in a chilling atmosphere.
The important ministers present, including General Xu Da, all knelt down and prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Li Shanchang lay on the ground, trembling all over, and his coat was instantly wet with cold sweat.
He didn't know which words offended the emperor and made Lei Lei furious.
I didn’t say anything outrageous!
Could it be that he just petitioned himself to kill that mad man?
But this arrogant person talks nonsense about government affairs and confuses the public with his monstrous words. Shouldn't he be killed?
Based on the fact that he had worked with Zhu Yuanzhang for many years, this emperor was not a good person. In the case of the empty seal case and the Yangzhou fraud case, many officials were killed in an instant.
This crazy person offended Long Yan like this, and killing him ten times would not be too much.
"Li Baishi! Li Baishi! What do you want me to say about you? Every time I ask you to make up your mind, you pretend to be confused!"
"I know what you are thinking. You withdraw from the center of the court and don't want to get involved in court affairs!"
"You can rest at home and be your rich man, but you can't help me with this matter?"
Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back, looked up at the roof, and paced back and forth in the imperial study.
"It's still as good as before. My two great advisers, Li Baishi and Liu Bowen, can help us resolve any difficulties in time."
"Now that Liu Bowen is seriously ill, Baishi, can't you help me make decisions when I encounter difficulties like before?"
Hearing this, Li Shan stretched his body and crawled to Zhu Yuanzhang's feet: "Your Majesty calm down..."
"This matter is of great importance and involves officials from all over the world. I dare not speak nonsense at the moment. Please give me some time."
"Rong Chen thinks carefully and will definitely come up with a plan for His Majesty's reference."
After speaking, Li Shanchang lay on the ground waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's reply.
But after waiting for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond.
Li Shanchang just lay on the ground, not daring to raise his head, cold sweat dripping down his temples and onto his clothes.
At this time.
Hu Weiyong also prostrated on the ground:
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"What Mr. Korea said is true. Please give me some time to consider it carefully and come up with a proper plan together!"
After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted in his nostrils: "Okay, I'll give you one day to think about it. I want to see your plan in the morning the day after tomorrow."
"You all leave!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will take my leave!"
Li Shanchang and others quickly got up, bowed, and hurriedly escaped from the imperial study.
(End of this chapter)