Chapter 584 The Party Struggle Begins! The Killer Xia Yuanji!

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The Meridian Gate opened wide, and all the officials gathered their minds and filed in.

After crossing the Jinshui Bridge, everyone arrived at the court meeting hall, where the civil and military ministers lined up in order.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanji looked at each other and stood in front of the courtiers.

It's just that at this moment, those who are above the court are still divided according to civil and military ranks. No matter how stupid they are, they don't dare to form small groups in this court, which will arouse the suspicion and jealousy of His Majesty the Emperor.

Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui stood behind Zhu Gaoxu and directly stated his position.

Soon accompanied by a burst of palace music, Emperor Yongle appeared from the back of the palace and sat on the dragon chair.

It was only at this moment that the ministers were surprised to find that His Majesty the Emperor's hair had turned snow-white, revealing his old age.

Zhu Di glanced at the civil and military officials of the court, and paused for a moment on Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanji, but he didn't say much.

According to the practice of court meetings, the ministers first reported some major national events in public, and then asked the emperor for his replies and opinions in turn.

In fact, the six ministers and the cabinet scholars have already reported these major national affairs to the emperor, and the two sides have reached a consensus. The purpose of bringing them to the court now is just to convey a political signal and let the other ministers and officials know what they are doing.

Soon after the major political report was completed, and no one said a word, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stood up.

"emperor!"

"One whip method has been successfully implemented in Jiangnan!"

"Practice has proven that this new law is a good strategy to benefit the country and the people. I ask the emperor to promote it throughout the world to benefit the people of Ming Dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was in an uproar.

All the civil and military officials whispered to each other.

They had no idea that the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, would be so bold as to directly propose to implement a whip method throughout the world!

That's a whipping method!

If it is really implemented, all the financial resources of officials in the world will be cut off!

Zhu Di was sitting on the dragon chair, just watching indifferently, and there was no sound.

But soon some people could no longer sit still and boldly came out to oppose.

"Your Majesty, I think the King of Han's words are a big mistake!"

Only one official came out and spoke fiercely and directly opposed it.

"May I ask His Highness the King of Han, where did you start talking about whipping the law to benefit the country and the people?"

"We have only heard that His Highness the King of Han went on a killing spree in the south of the Yangtze River and imposed extortionate levies and expropriations. Is this to the benefit of the country and the people?"

"Who are you?" Zhu Gaoxu asked calmly with no expression on his face.

The man shook his sleeves and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I am a lowly official, Dai Lun, and I am doing this for the sake of etiquette!"

Dai Lun?

Is the etiquette department in trouble?

Hearing this name, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little bored.

He thought Zhu Zhanji would jump out directly, but he didn't expect it was just a small role.

However, Gu Zuo's face was a little ugly, because the Sixth Section had been included in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dai Lun was also an official under his command.

In Gu Penzi's impression, Dai Lun is quite talented and has a strong personality. He is a good talent. Why did he jump out to be such a standout?

"Dai Lun, right? I don't know where you heard the rumors from, and I don't want to know."

"When I implemented the whipping method in Jiangnan, the people of the five provinces in Jiangnan clapped their hands and applauded, expressing their gratitude to the court for its kindness!"

"And after the implementation of the One Whip Law, the taxes and grain collected by the imperial court from Jiangnan were dozens of times higher than before!"

"How come such benevolent and benevolent deeds that benefit the country and the people turn into the king's expropriation and expropriation of the people in the south of the Yangtze River in your mouth, Dai Lun?"

Facing the successive questions from Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, Dai Lun remained calm.

"Everyone in the government and the public knows what His Highness the King of Han is doing in the south of the Yangtze River. Why does His Highness the King of Han need to act coquettishly here?"

"In such a beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, the gentry and wealthy households were slaughtered by His Highness the King of Han. His Highness the King of Han then distributed their fields to the common people to win over the people. Such perverse and unscrupulous actions, does His Highness the King of Han think that the world is unaware of this?"

"Your Majesty, the King of Han has imposed excessive levies and cruelty on the people, and it is known all over the world. I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the King of Han to serve as a warning to others!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Gaoxu almost laughed out of anger.

This stupid young man appeared out of nowhere and started attacking him personally.

Zhu Zhanji found it very interesting. He did not expect that there were people in this court who dared to defy the King of Han's power and openly impeach and refute the King of Han.

This Dai Lun is really a talent!

With Dai Lun charging forward, all the Taisun Party officials couldn't sit still.

The top priority of today's court meeting is to help His Highness Taisun win the power to supervise the country.

Although what is happening now has somewhat disrupted everyone's plans, it would be a great thing if we could take advantage of the opportunity to label Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, as a "violent extortioner."

At least in this way, he, Zhu Gaoxu, has failed in his moral conduct and will never be able to supervise the country's governance and take charge of the East Palace in this life!

When he thought of this, Yang Pu immediately stepped out and chose to support Dai Lun.

"Your Majesty, the King of Han's excessive levies and extortion may need to be verified, but he was unscrupulous in the south of the Yangtze River, killing local gentry and wealthy households. This is a fact with conclusive evidence!"

"Moreover, the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, once mobilized troops without an edict and violated the court system. I ask the emperor to severely punish the King of Han!"

As Yang Pu came out to speak out, a group of Taisun Party officials followed suit.

They never mentioned whether a whipping method was beneficial to the country and the people, and directly pointed the finger at Zhu Gaoxu himself.

After all, he, Zhu Gaoxu, committed indiscriminate killings in the south of the Yangtze River and had the audacity to mobilize troops without orders. This could not be easily fooled.

Zhu Di's expression remained unchanged and he turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu.

"Hanwang, what else do you have to say?"

Looking at the people who were impeaching him, Zhu Gaoxu's expression did not change at all, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xia, the Minister of Household Affairs, was also in Jiangnan at that time. Mr. Xia is undoubtedly an insider on whether the minister is levying excessive taxes and torturing the people."

After hearing this, all the ministers turned their heads and looked at Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs.

Xia Yuanji's face was confused. He didn't expect that the King of Han was such a bastard and got himself involved directly. UU reading www.uukanｓhu. net

Seeing everyone looking at him, Lao Xia Tou knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only walk out of the queue with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han has never imposed excessive taxes or extorted money in the south of the Yangtze River, nor has he ever abused the local people."

"On the contrary, the gentry and wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River colluded with local officials to annex land and owed taxes and grains. As a result, the court had no food to levy and the people had no land to farm. The people were in dire straits and complained a lot!"

"Most of the wealthy gentry families that the King of Han raided were evil gentry and powerful people. Not only had they been in arrears with taxes and grains for a long time, but they also used clever pretexts to occupy people's fields in order to rob the people of their wealth."

"As far as I know, the King of Han killed the evil gentry, punished the powerful, leveled taxes, and divided the fields... The people applauded this, praised His Highness the King of Han's kindness, and expressed gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness. The people of Jiangnan are at an unprecedented high!"

As soon as Xia Yuanji finished speaking, the entire court suddenly fell into a strange silence.

Dai Lun's face turned red, like a rooster with its neck strangled, and he could no longer speak.

Yang Pu's face turned green and white until it turned into an ashen complexion.

The other courtiers looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

If it were anyone else, Dai Lun and Yang Pu would have sprayed him with blood.

But the person who said this was Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue, the undisputed giant of the court!

Everyone knows that Xia Yuanji never participated in any court battles and focused solely on raising money and food to maintain the operation of the court.

For such a loyal and good minister, do you dare to accuse him of being a party member of the King of Han?

In other words, Xia Yuanji was telling the truth. Not only did Han King Zhu Gaoxu not impose excessive taxes, but he also made outstanding achievements. Not only did he collect a large amount of taxes and grains for the court to solve the urgent needs, but he also won the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River for the court!

The king of Han had no fault, but he had merit!

The people who impeached him before have such cruel intentions!

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