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Chapter 518 The decisive battle in the Golden Palace (Part 2)

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    "Your Majesty, don't you know how huge your land is now?" Li Ji from the Ministry of Household Affairs said angrily: "Since Liu Jin took charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he has told the cabinet and court officials that the internal treasury consumes a lot of money and cannot make ends meet. He is also called Your Majesty.  He couldn't bear to impose additional taxes on the people at his own expense, so Liu Jin ordered the area surrounding Zhili in the north to be used as an imperial village. All the property of the imperial village would be put into the inner treasury, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was not allowed to interfere"

    Li Ji looked up to the sky and laughed a few times: "What a man who 'cannot bear the expense of himself but adds wealth to all the people'! Little did he know that with Liu Jin's order, the gentry in all the counties and counties in Northern Zhili went bankrupt, and the thin fields that ordinary farmers relied on for survival were all turned into  Your Majesty's private property has been stolen, and farmers have become serfs or even refugees! Since last year, civil uprisings have been triggered in several prefectures and counties in Beizhili, all because of this. However, the government put them out in time, and they did not become a catastrophe! News of the civil uprisings came to Beijing.  , the Chief of Ceremonies seized and intercepted him, preventing His Majesty from seeing a word or hearing a word. If the officials dared to resist, they would be taken to prison. If the people dared to resist, their homes would be confiscated and their families exterminated. His Majesty lived in the deep palace and only cared about having fun. It can be seen that Liu Jin  Has it turned you into a blind and deaf man?"

    "If Liu Jin really turned the enclosed land into an imperial estate, he would be considered loyal even though his methods were vicious. However, of the tens of thousands of hectares of land enclosed in Northern Zhili, only one or two out of ten people actually turned it into an imperial estate. The rest are all  Liu Jin, Neiku Ma Yongcheng, and the eunuchs and eunuchs working under them competed to embezzle it. The land under Liu Jin's name alone has exceeded 20,000 hectares. Your Majesty, why don't you open your eyes and take a look?"

    At this time, Zhu Houzhao didn't care about others calling him a coward to his face, and said angrily: "I don't believe it! Even if the enclosure is really a thing, it is just the people below who are doing evil in secret and behind his back. Liu Jin is just an eunuch.  How much evil can he do when he rarely leaves the palace? What is the use of all the land he has encircled? Don¡¯t you think it is unfair to blame Liu Jin for all the evil done by others? "

    Zhang Cai, the Minister of Civil Affairs, seemed to have betrayed Liu Jin to the end. As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Zhang Cai stood up from the class again, slowly took out a book and raised his hands above his head.

    "Your Majesty, Liu Jin has occupied a total of more than 20,000 hectares in the past two years. Every hectare and every acre has been accounted for. The land he owns is so huge that it almost exceeds that of the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to neighboring countries. I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it."

    "Zhang Cai, you!" Zhu Houzhao pointed at him and trembled with anger.

    Zhang Cai had no expression on his face and silently returned to the morning class.

    Li Ji fell to the ground and cried sadly: "Your Majesty! Liu Jin's crime was not framed by ministers and others. Every piece of evidence is well-founded. How can he say it is 'unfair'?"

    Zhu Houzhao sat back on the dragon chair, looked at the indifferent ministers in the palace, and cried with tears: "Liu Jin, a eunuch, why do you harm him? The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty often talked about the Confucian way of benevolence and forgiveness, why can't you tolerate a eunuch?"  "

    Yang Tinghe, the cabinet scholar, slowly left the class.

    "Your Majesty, in the past when you were at Chunfang in the East Palace, I taught you about your studies, and your Majesty read through the classics and history. Have you forgotten that since the Han and Tang dynasties, there have been so many eunuchs and eunuchs who have brought trouble to the government? Why did your Majesty come up with the fallacy of 'why do you harm'? Is it true that I can't tolerate this?  Eunuch, but natural justice cannot tolerate Liu Jin!"

    Seeing that all his former teachers had spoken out, Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized that today's situation was more serious than he imagined.

    Zhu Houzhao, who was originally full of anger, was really panicking now.

    "II am tired today. I don't want to discuss this matter anymore and withdraw from the court"

    "Your Majesty!" Yang Tinghe stepped forward angrily: "Your Majesty hides when trouble comes. How long will it take to hide? Today, the civil and military officials of the court impeached Liu Jin. Every word is reasonable and well-founded. Why does your Majesty still turn a blind eye? The late emperor and many other rulers of the world.  A wise minister has worked hard all his life and finally handed over this great foundation to His Majesty. However, Liu Jin has devastated this country and devastated all lives. Your Majesty is still protecting him. How will you meet your father in the future?"

    Yang Tinghe had tears in his eyes and choked up: "When Liu Jin's steel sword was placed on the necks of many loyal ministers and good generals, how much I hope that your majesty can protect us just like you protected Liu Jin. I and others are the legions left by the late emperor to assist your majesty in governing the country.  Old minister, I am not your enemy. Why does your majesty regard the eunuchs who harm the country like a father or a mother, but regard us as mortal enemies? Your majesty is no longer a child, and you know right and wrong. Can't you see who is causing harm?  The inheritance your father left to you, who is enduring the humiliation and hardship to support the declining society?"

    Zhu Houzhao felt that he had been forced into a corner and had no way to retreat. He couldn't help crying: "Mr. Yang, why are you forcing me too? Even if Liu Jin did some evil things and enclosed some land, I just ordered him to return it."  , couldn¡¯t it be his own murder?¡±

    Yang Tinghe sighed sadly.

    Another calm voice came from the crowd.

    "Liu Jin's crime should be punished by Ling Chi. How can your Majesty not punish him?"

    Yan Song, who rarely spoke in court meetings on weekdays, slowly walked out of the courtroom.

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    "My minister, Yan Song, the left minister of the Ministry of War, has three times accused Liu Jin, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, of harming the country with his new policies and forcing the Gansu-Shaanxi border troops to rebel, which has resulted in the loss of life, the ruin of the country, and the destruction of millions of people. All of this is Liu Jin's fault!"

    Yan Song ignored Liu Jin¡¯s wails for help outside the palace and calmly reported Liu Jin¡¯s charges without blinking an eye.

    Outside the palace, Liu Jin's wail suddenly stopped, and then he roared like a fierce ghost: "Yan Song! You are telling lies and slandering the Zajia family! The rebellion between Gansu and Shaanxi is all Zhu Zhixiu's fault, so what does it have to do with the Zajia family?"

    Yan Song took out a slightly tattered piece of paper from his arms, raised his hands above his head, and said passionately: "I am not planning a trap, here are the counter-rebellion chief Yang Yiqing and the supervisor Zhang Yong, who have been sent to the capital's military headquarters by horse eight hundred miles away.  The military report, as well as a copy of the message that was circulated throughout Gansu and Shaanxi during the rebellion of the rebel king Zhu Zhixiu, please read it!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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