"Tell me, what should I do? All my dear friends are old-fashioned people."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the cabinet chief Ma Wensheng and the Minister of Personnel Wang Shu who did not say a word in front of him.

Ma Wensheng didn't know what to say, so he couldn't help but touch his forehead with his hand, and then looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile on the corner of his mouth. He was actually very disgusted with Zhu Houzhao looking at him with a half-sarcastic look, as if he was also despised by him. He didn't understand why the behavior of these gentry was really heavy by Zhu Houzhao. He was really a group of people who didn't cry without seeing the coffin.

Wang Shu narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

"I personally lead the troops to search a few families. These gentry in Jiangnan may really have to see the swordsman before they can realize the authority of the court!"

At this time, Wang Yangming, the governor of Nanzhili, suddenly stood up and bowed to leave the place. The gentry refused to pay the tribute, which made him feel angry.

"You're back!"

Ma Wensheng called out, as the chief minister, it is natural to call a governor. Therefore, Wang Yangming turned around and said, "Sir, what advice do you have?"

"I'm so irritable. Your Majesty hasn't spoken yet. Why are you anxious? Can you be as steady as Lord Lingzun?"

Ma Wensheng criticized Wang Yangming in front of Emperor Zhu Houzhao, and then asked Zhu Houzhao politely with a smile: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, these gentry may not be unwilling to pay the taxes. They may need the court to give some face. After all, they are different from ordinary people. All the sages and wise dynasties have always been respectful to the wise and inferior people;

Wang Shouren is the governor of Southern Zhili. These gentry in Jiangnan have many former officials who are his father Wang Hua. In the eyes of my ministers, it is better to let Wang Shouren visit several famous Jiangnan gentry as the governor. As long as these gentry in Jiangnan are willing to take the lead in paying tuitions, other gentry will naturally follow, and the matter will be resolved, which will prevent the court from breaking up with them."

"Prime Minister! Your Majesty! I will persuade you. I really can't do it. I have always believed that the king should use a sharp sword to defeat the world! Why do you like to persuade the thief to surrender yourself? I really can't do it. I haven't even given my father's face, so how can I be as humble as a valley for them!"

Wang Yangming was so anxious when he saw this. He had always been a proud person. He agreed with Zhu Houzhao's saying "The Ming Dynasty belonged to the era of young people" and wanted to do a great job. Even the saints did not even take it seriously and wanted to be a saint himself. Later, even the high-ranking officials in the court looked down on him and wanted to be a good minister. Now Ma Wensheng asked him to ask these gentry in Jiangnan to share the same tribute, which was even more uncomfortable than killing him.

"Your Majesty! I think this proposal from the Chief Supervisor is feasible. Since Wang Sheng wants to be a good minister in the prosperous era, he should have such a mind. If you can avoid bleeding, the scholars in the world will also appreciate you."

Wang Shu also stood up and bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, then, he walked to Wang Yangming with a cane, reminding him in the tone of the elders:

"When the time comes, the call to Uncle Shi, the call to Uncle Shi, and the call to Uncle Shi, you should advise him as the governor, and this may be done!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Yangming looked at Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao. He was really unwilling to ask the gentry in Jiangnan to pay the taxes. He even didn't understand why the people owed taxes, the government could beat, scold, or even search the house and kill people. But these gentry were so abusive. Even the Buddha said that worldly laws were equal, but why did it change with the gentry?

Zhu Houzhao felt a little pitiful to Wang Yangming. He could see that Ma Wensheng, Wang Shu and other old ministers were insisting on giving face to these gentry in Jiangnan, and it was impossible to force himself, the emperor to give in. It would be better to force Wang Yangming, the governor who was directly responsible for the matter, to make another step back.

But Zhu Houzhao really wanted to understand how the gentry thought. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and enemy, he had to see where the bottom line of these gentry was before using imperial power and when would they compromise, and be willing to reveal some of the interests that did not belong to them.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao said, "Go, I will go with you in casual clothes, and you will also go in casual clothes. Let these gentry members of Jiangnan see that you, the governor of Jiangnan, can not only kill people, but also give them face. If they do not submit a tribute truthfully, you will definitely offend many friends of Lord Lingzun. You can also give your Lord Lingzun an explanation at that time, so as not to get beaten to the slaughter when you go home!"

As Zhu Houzhao said, the former king Yangming left the duty room in one step, and Wang Yangming followed him.

"Greatly send your Majesty!"

Ma Wensheng and Wang Shu stood up and showed their way.

Immediately, Ma Wensheng couldn't help but look at Wang Shu: "Prince, do you think these gentry will give Wang Shouren face?"

"I hope I can. If not, these gentry can only be severely executed. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be burdened by them in the future. They will not receive taxes, do not serve, and do not farm, weave cloth and only study and carry out their careers. There will be more and more people like this, how will the world raise it!"

Wang Shu said.

...

At this time, Zhu Houzhao and Wang Yangming had arrived at the residence of Su Ming, the Minister of Guanglu Temple in Nanjing who had retired. Su Ming was the same year of Wang Hua and had retired at the beginning of Hongzhi. Wang Yangming is now visiting, and Su Ming is also very enthusiastic and hurriedly welcomed Wang Shouren in personally:

"From the public, Su has to call you a master of parents. From the private perspective, Su has to call you a nephew. I wonder who this one is?"

Su Ming pointed at Zhu Houzhao and asked Wang Yangming.

"Zhengniang, aide and friend Zhu Shou," Wang Yangming said, and asked directly: "There is nothing else to do when I visit today. I just want to ask Uncle Shi. The court has now recovered the owed owes by the scholars and people in Jiangnan. In order to show favors, it is only for three months to pursue those who have accumulated more than 500 stones of owed owes since the first year of Zhengde. But why hasn't anyone paid the owed owes after three months?"

"Your nephew first went to the place, so he naturally didn't know the depth of the water here. Although you started a major case and killed more than fifty gentry, everyone understood that you were guilty and not all gentry were involved in it;

Now that the court wants to recover this tuition, it is necessary for almost all the gentry in Nanzhili to pay the tuition. How could we gentry follow suit? Could it be that the court really wants to lose the hearts of the scholars in Nanzhili for just a few hundred or thousands of stones of food? Or, is it that the scholars who are just a few hundred or thousands of stones of food that we gentry are not worth a few hundred or thousands of stones of food?

Since you are an official in the court, you should treat the wise and nobles for the court, treat the gentry with preferential treatment, and do not help the evildoers!"

When Su Ming said that he was helping the evil, Zhu Houzhao looked at him deeply.

However, Su Ming did not notice it, and at this time, Wang Yangming asked again: "Paying taxes is the right thing for the people. Otherwise, how the court can provide disaster relief, rivers and raising troops, will it really be necessary to sit idly by the world and die? Uncle Shi and nephew are also scholars. I also know that once this tax comes only from the people, the burden on the people will inevitably increase, and the world will inevitably lead to the people's poverty and the country will be poor!"

"Therefore officials should advise the emperor to be frugal. This world is a family of emperors. If the emperor is not frugal, he does not treat the common people with kindness and righteousness, and destroys his own country, it is also his own fault. We scholars should mourn their misfortune. If we receive his kindness and loyalty, we can do it!" Su Ming said.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Su Ming deeply again.

Wang Yangming suddenly stood up excitedly and pointed at Su Ming and said, "Uncle Shi, the nephew does not agree with this. The world should not be just a family, let alone scholars, farmers and craftsmen, we are all Han people, and we are of the same ancestors and clans. We should not let the world be in chaos or even the lives of life. Moreover, we are scholars and have no worries about livelihoods, so we have this responsibility. We should maintain peace and prosperity. Now that the nephew is visiting, we are also here to advise Uncle Shi to make up for the owed taxes as soon as possible, otherwise we should not blame the king for his ruthlessness!"

Seeing this, Su Ming suddenly slapped the table: "What do you want to do! Wang Shouren, since Su is your uncle, I would like to advise you not to be obsessed with it. In the future, you Wang Shouren and even your Wang family will be scolded forever!"

"Since that's the case, Uncle Shi will wait for the house to be searched and asked for questions!"
Chapter completed!