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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 527: Plan

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    It was the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, just one day away from the New Year's Eve, and the entire capital was filled with an atmosphere of joy.  Occasionally there will be snowflakes falling in the sky, swaying continuously with the north wind. Although it is very cold on the street, there are still many pedestrians.  The Forbidden City is full of busy maids and eunuchs. The New Year in the palace is naturally more grand. Although Emperor Tianqi decreed that the New Year has been reduced a lot, it cannot be too shabby.  The entire palace was decorated more magnificently and full of nobility.  "Look, what's going on? What are you looking at? That pillar is being wiped clean." Wang Chengen stood on the steps, frowning slightly as he looked at what he thought was the eunuch in charge's constant greetings.  Glancing at the little eunuch next to him, Wang Chengen said with a serious expression: "Go and call Liu Ji over to our house." The little eunuch answered respectfully, not daring to delay at all, and quickly walked towards the steward who was speaking.  Ran over.  He grabbed the steward, spoke to him in a low voice, and then motioned for him to look in Wang Chengen's direction.  "Eunuch Wang, when did you come? If you have any instructions, please come over here!" Liu Ji respectfully handed Wang Chengen's luggage with a flattering smile, not daring to be careless at all.  Nodding slowly, Wang Chengen glanced at the people working around him and said in a deep voice: "Liu Ji, you are also an old man in this palace. Don't you understand the rules in the palace? You are yelling and screaming here.  "Can you bear to disturb the emperor's rest?" Wang Chengen's words were very soft and not very loud, but they sounded like a bolt from the blue to Liu Ji's ears.  He quickly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed while saying: "Eunuch, I realize that I was wrong. Please forgive me!" Wang Chengen waved the tumbler in his hand, frowned and said: "Get up! What do you look like crying?  Who are you showing off during the Chinese New Year! Do your job well and don¡¯t get carried away!¡± ¡°Yes, father-in-law, I understand!¡± Liu Ji quickly got up from the ground.  Nodding like pounding garlic.  Ignoring Liu Ji, Wang Chengen turned around and walked towards Emperor Tianqi's Nuan Pavilion. This was just a small thing to him, and this was what he did on weekdays.  "I'd like to see you, the empress. She's a thousand years old!" Not far from Nuan Pavilion, Wang Cheng'en saw Emperor Tianqi approaching and quickly knelt down on the ground.  Salute in a respectful tone.  Nodding to Wang Chengen, Queen Zhang looked at Wang Chengen with a smile and said, "Eunuch, you don't need to pay such a courtesy next time, you are not an outsider." Wang Chengen was immediately happy, but there was no expression on his face.  She just said respectfully: "Thank you, Queen!" Seeing that Wang Chengen understood what she meant, Queen Zhang didn't say anything, but turned her gaze to Nuan Ge aside, and said with some worry: "The Emperor is still dealing with state affairs.  The Chinese New Year is coming tomorrow, so I don¡¯t know how to take a break.¡± ¡°Go back to my wife, Master Sun Chengzong, the chief minister of the cabinet, is in the Nuan Pavilion. The emperor and Master Sun are talking about state affairs, and I don¡¯t dare to disturb them.  All the people who were waiting came out, and they must be discussing something big with Mr. Sun." Wang Chengen bowed, with a serious expression on his face. He clearly felt that Emperor Tianqi summoned Sun Chengzong into the palace at this time, and something was definitely going on.  is unusual.  Nodding slowly, Queen Zhang's face became serious. No one dared to look down upon Sun Chengzong in the Ming Dynasty.  Now the emperor only has one son, and Sun Chengzong is the teacher of Emperor Tianqi.  He is also the crown prince and grand master conferred by the emperor, so his importance is self-evident.  After looking at Nuange quietly for a while, Queen Zhang's mind kept changing, and finally she slowly regained her composure. She said to Wang Chengen on the side: "I'm leaving first. My father-in-law told the emperor that I'm here!" "Empress  Don't worry, Nubei understands!" Wang Chengen quickly agreed.  There was no change at all on her face, and she didn't seem to see the change in Queen Zhang's expression.  "I can rest assured that my father-in-law is doing things. I will leave everything to my father-in-law. I will go back first!" Queen Zhang smiled and nodded.  Turned around and walked towards Hou Kunning Palace.  After Queen Zhang left, Wang Chengen looked at the door of Nuange. Although he was curious about what Emperor Tianqi and Sun Chengzong were talking about, Wang Chengen also knew that there were some things that he could not know.  At this time, Emperor Tianqi and Sun Chengzong looked at each other in silence. Sun Chengzong held a memorial in his hand, and his expressions were constantly changing.  He sighed softly for a long time and said with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty, I think it is the best outcome to end this matter like this. We are getting old, so we should go home!" Looking at Sun Chengzong with a smile, Emperor Tianqi felt a little agitated.  He said playfully: "I have long thought that your husband would say this. I should wait until the fifteenth day for this memorial! When things have reached this point, I can be considered as benevolent and righteous." "Your Majesty is magnanimous, but there is one thing that I did not understand. Han  Mine is?How could a cabinet bachelor collude with the spies who established the slave system?  Ning Wan and I are actually in Han Kuang's house as a guest. Is there something hidden in this?  "Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, gently stroked his beard, and said with some hesitation. Emperor Tianqi's face also became serious, and he pondered for a long time and said: "Sir, you also know that the corruption case in Liaodong involves so many people.  , but I know in my heart that I have not found out everyone.  It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t dare, I really can¡¯t.  At that time, I had just ascended the throne and my foundation was not yet solid. To be able to achieve that level was already extraordinary.  " Looking at the gradually mature Emperor Tianqi, Sun Chengzong's face was full of joy. This young emperor had begun to transform like the Holy Emperor. With a slight sigh of relief, Sun Chengzong said in a brisk tone: "Yes!  When things have reached this point, this ending is naturally the least shocking.  With such an ending, the reason is not that important.  " Putting down the memorial in his hand, Sun Chengzong had a very complicated look on his face. Back then, he was fighting against Jiannu on the front line, while people like Han Kuang were trying to undermine him from behind. Whether it was public or private, Sun Chengzong would not be happy. " But now Han Kuang  The mine has already submitted a request for resignation, and Emperor Tianqi also left the decision to himself, which obviously gave him enough face. Sun Chengzong naturally understood what was best and what was most beneficial, so the choice was natural.  Emperor Tianqi would not disappoint. He nodded. Emperor Tianqi looked like the door of Nuange, as if he had penetrated the door and looked into the distance. He said: "Not everything in the world must be clear. There is nothing wrong with being confused sometimes.  good.  " "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!  "Sun Chengzong's face was very serious, and his eyes were full of relief when he looked at Emperor Tianqi. Emperor Tianqi became more and more sophisticated in his actions, and his methods became more and more sophisticated. Sun Chengzong's heart was finally relieved. Withdrawing his misty eyes, Emperor Tianqi  His face became serious again, with a light of control flashing in his eyes, and he said: "Next year I will approve the memorial of Han Mine, as for those accomplices.  I have to check it out carefully!  " Sun Chengzong naturally understood what Emperor Tianqi meant by checking, but he didn't say anything. Two years later, Emperor Tianqi's position has become unshakable, and he naturally wants to completely control the court. Once the emperor and the courtiers, this is what it means.  There is nothing to say about the rules of officialdom. It seems that this matter has come to an end. Emperor Tianqi picked up a pamphlet from the side and handed it to Sun Chengzong, saying: "Sir, take a look, this is something I have been thinking about for a long time.  " Seeing Emperor Tianqi's expression so serious, Sun Chengzong naturally understood the importance. He nodded vigorously and reached out to take the booklet. He slowly turned the pages. "The booklet is not thick and the binding is rough. When you open a page,  The characters inside were not very nice, but at a glance it was clear that they were the characters of Emperor Tianqi. But when he saw the opening sentence, Sun Chengzong was still deeply shocked, because it said: The officials and gentry will pay taxes as one, and the land will be shared equally.  Although there were only twelve short words, Sun Chengzong felt that it was as heavy as a thousand pounds and he could not move it. His face was twitching and his body was slightly shaking.  Trembling. After some time, Sun Chengzong slowly raised his head, looked at Emperor Tianqi, and said with surprise: "Your Majesty.  this!  " "I have studied the contents of Zhang Juzheng's reforms, the most important of which are the one-step whipping method and the examination method. I think the examination method is very good, so I have not written anything more.  But I have a lot of ideas about a whip method.  These are some of my ideas, sir, please show them to me!  "Emperor Tianqi's face was very serious, and there was no doubt about it. His mind was in a trance, but Sun Chengzong soon woke up. Seeing Emperor Tianqi's expression, Sun Chengzong knew that this was what Emperor Tianqi had already thought about. He wanted to  What he was doing was not how to stop this matter, but how to help Emperor Tianqi make this matter better. With a slight sigh of relief, Sun Chengzong slowly opened the booklet and read it carefully.  Strange expressions flashed across his face, his eyes kept changing, sometimes frowning, sometimes lowering his head in thought. There was not much content in the pamphlet, which could be summarized in two points. One was that officials and gentry should pay taxes together, and the other was that.  The equalization of land between the two is exactly what Emperor Tianqi wrote at the beginning. It is easy to understand that the officials and gentry are taxed together, and the most important ancestral system is directly abolished, which is the special case where the gentry, officials and princes and nobles do not have to pay taxes.  This item alone is enough to shake the world. This is a confrontation with the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Tianqi wrote in it the necessity of implementation and how to implement it. After reading the first item.  After that, Sun Chengzong slowly raised his head, looked at Emperor Tianqi with bright eyes, and said with some excitement on his face: "Your Majesty, this matter is quite difficult, are you thinking about it?  "  Sun Chengzong was also worried mentally. If Emperor Tianqi's confidence was not firm and he only thought so for a moment, then it would be okay not to do this.  Looking at reforms in history, there are many reasons for failure, but the main reason is that the rulers regretted it in the end.  If Emperor Tianqi is not determined enough, it would be fine not to mention the reform.  Staring at Sun Chengzong closely, Emperor Tianqi said in an unprecedented serious and affectionate voice: "I have made up my mind, even if there are thousands of people, I will go, even if I have to send troops to quell the rebellion, even if I am forced to do so,  Even if I abdicate, I will never back down." Standing up suddenly, Sun Chengzong lifted up his clothes and knelt on the ground, saying in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve your Majesty until my death." Emperor Tianqi walked over.  Sun Chengzong helped him up and said with a smile: "There are so many ministers like Aiqing. It is naturally my blessing. Is there anything I can't go to then?" Even so, Emperor Tianqi knew that as long as he still needs to rely on this class  If you rule, your reform will inevitably fail. This has been fully proved by history.  Even if his reform is successful, he may be changed back after his death, which is absolutely unacceptable.  If you want to push forward the reform completely, unless you rebel and establish a new country, of course Emperor Tianqi cannot do this, so there is only one way left, and that is to change the foundation of his rule.  After two hundred years of development, the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty have become the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty's rule.  If you want to dig up these people, you are digging your own grave.  This is necessary, but it is also an inevitable trend to break the old.  After pondering for a long time, Emperor Tianqi shook off the thoughts in his mind. If his huge plan was to be implemented, it would probably take a lot of time.  He looked at Sun Chengzong.  Seeing that he was reading his pamphlet, Emperor Tianqi smiled and waited quietly.  Regarding the second article of equalizing land into acres, Sun Chengzong¡¯s face became more and more happy as he re-measured the land in the world.  Taking villages and towns as units, all the land and land in this village and town will be equally distributed to each common person, and land sales and annexations are strictly prohibited.  Then taxes are paid according to the land.  The poll tax and other corv¨¦es were abolished.  In this way, apart from the land tax, the people no longer need to pay other taxes, which can minimize the burden on the people.  This seemed to be a very good policy, but Sun Chengzong knew that it might be more difficult to implement than the first one.  However, only if the first item is successfully implemented, will the second item have the conditions to be implemented.  You must know that in this era, the trend of donation is very serious.  For those who enjoy the no-tax policy, people are more than willing to donate their land to their homes.  After all, there is no need to pay taxes to the court, and only some rent needs to be given to those who contribute every year. In comparison, the common people gain more profits.  At the end of the pamphlet, Emperor Tianqi wrote about the issue of levying commercial taxes and establishing an yamen to deal with merchants all over the world.  Only firms registered in the yamen can do business, and every transaction needs to pay tax. He slowly closed the booklet in his hand.  Sun Chengzong could understand Emperor Tianqi's good intentions, and could also imagine that if it succeeded, the Ming Dynasty would definitely undergo earth-shaking changes.  Although he didn't know what would happen in the end, Sun Chengzong knew very well that the so-called prosperity of the Ming Dynasty before the meeting surpassed the prosperity of previous dynasties.  "Your Majesty, I wonder when the Emperor's reforms will begin?" Sun Chengzong looked at Emperor Tianqi with some worry.  This kind of reform was too shocking, and Sun Chengzong didn't have any confidence in his heart.  "Sir, this thing is just for you to take a look at. It won't be used for the time being. Starting next year, I will prepare for the reform. I am prepared to spend three or five years laying the foundation. As long as the time is right, I will  Since these two reforms will be launched." Emperor Tianqi's face was extremely serious, with eagerness on his face, but restraint in his eyes.  He breathed a deep sigh of relief. If Emperor Tianqi wanted to reform like this next year, Sun Chengzong would never agree.  The possibility of success is very small. The stability that has just been achieved may be broken in an instant.  Emperor Tianqi could have such an idea, and Sun Chengzong's face was full of relief.  "Sir, do you have something to say? But it doesn't matter!" Seeing Sun Chengzong staring at him, Emperor Tianqi was a little confused, so he asked.  Slowly shaking his head, Sun Chengzong said in a deep voice with admiration in his eyes: "The emperor is calm and has his own ideas for doing things. I am pleased. The Ming Dynasty is expected to be revived. I am very emotional! God gave the emperor to the Ming Dynasty. It is  The blessing of the Ming Dynasty is the blessing of all people! " Emperor Tianqi has long been accustomed to hearing flattery, but the effect of flattery is different for people of different status.  When Sun Chengzong said this, Emperor Tianqi felt very comfortable and did not feel disgusted at all.  However, Emperor Tianqi still waved his hand and said: "Sir, you are exaggerating. I am still young and need more help."Sir, help me!  " "The old minister is just telling the truth. The emperor has finally become a Holy Lord. The old minister firmly believes it!  Sun Chengzong still shook his head, without any change on his face. After waving his hands, Emperor Tianqi looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile and said, "Sir, don't say anything like this. I have one more thing to ask you, sir!"  " "The emperor has given me instructions, and I must tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything!"  " Sun Chengzong quickly bowed and saluted, and said in a deep voice. Nodding, Emperor Tianqi's face flashed with an unexplainable expression. After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "Sir, I don't know how to make a decision regarding the prince's matter!  Please teach me sir!  " Unexpectedly, Emperor Tianqi was talking about this matter. Sun Chengzong's heart suddenly rose. Since ancient times, the struggle to win the right to the right has been extremely brutal. However, Emperor Tianqi now only has one son, and he is not very old. This matter is really not good.  Do it. However, Sun Chengzong also knew that someone had written to Emperor Tianqi, hoping that Emperor Tianqi would decide on the foundation of the country soon.  Since ancient times, the prince has only established elders and virtuous people, and there is no other way.  The eldest son of the emperor is the legitimate eldest son, and he is legitimate in name, but as for his personality, you can't tell it now.  However, the veteran feels that this matter is not urgent. The emperor is now in his prime, so there is no need to be too impatient.  " Looking at the secretive Sun Chengzong, Emperor Tianqi sighed softly. In the past few days, both in the palace and in the court, everyone seemed to be paying attention to this matter. Emperor Tianqi didn't have a clue now. After all, the prince is now too much.  Xiao, who is not yet twenty years old himself, always finds it strange to establish the crown prince.
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