The water on the small mud stove outside the pavilion boiled again. Zhang Yucheng got up and picked up the pot, added new water, and the tea fragrance became stronger.

"Yucheng, you just said that you wanted to speak for An Yi in the court, but there was no need to." Yu Zhijie was playing with the tea set in his hand. This set of bamboo tea set was made by Jiang Anyi when he returned to Beijing from Xinqi County. It had been played with as smooth as topaz.

Zhang Yucheng said: "Father-in-law thought An Yi was trusted by the emperor and was invincible."

Yu Zhijie nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, the purpose of Anyi's establishment of a border city to collect commercial taxes is to acquire wealth for the country. Moreover, the money it acquires comes from a powerful and wealthy family, not from the people, but has a bit of a taste of robbing the rich and helping the poor."

Zhang Yucheng smiled and felt much more relaxed. He only heard Yu Zhijie continue: "This time the crowd was in a raging situation, the officials jumped up and down, and the family was supporting him, and there was a great momentum to crush An Yi in one fell swoop."

"An Yi temporarily explained that Huazhou was the emperor's personal order. There were secret discussions in the court that he was a lucky minister. The emperor hoped that An Yi would respond to these comments with taxes and prove that he had obtained the right to be the one who was ordered to be the one who was ordered to be the one who was appointed. This year, the emperor exempted Huazhou's land tax, but when An Yi asked to establish Huazhou's border city, he boasted that after establishing the border city, he paid an additional 2 million yuan in commercial tax every year, and the treasury was empty, so the emperor naturally agreed."

"The wool comes from the sheep, and the extra commercial taxes will naturally be collected from the caravans in the Western Regions. Most of the merchants who trade with the Western Regions have powerful figures, and Shancai is hard to give up. An Yi's move is to stab these people in the lungs. No wonder these people are desperate to jump over the wall." Yu Zhijie said sarcastically.

As the Minister of Revenue, Yu Zhijie knew that the national treasury was empty and that he had no money in his hands was difficult to do anything. The cost of the palace was shrinking again and again, and the emperor had little meat to eat. However, these powerful families lived a luxurious life, with tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land in their families, and gold, silver and treasures were piled up in the warehouse, but they refused to pay a tax of more than ten cents per acre of land.

The trade in goods in the Western Regions was collected by one of the ten. These people colluded with the local government and paid less commercial tax by underreporting goods and reducing dividends. Yu Zhijie was clear about the disadvantages, but he was unable to change the tax law. Jiang Anyi forced Western Regions to pay taxes in Huazhou and collected from the source, blocking the possibility of leakage, which was a pleasure for Yu Zhijie.

Zhang Yucheng stared at Niao Niao tea smoke and said in a low voice: "The emperor is behind An Yi's actions. These people cannot see that. They are still impeaching them desperately. What is the intention?"

In the study, Li Mingxing and his clan brother Li Mingyi had a close conversation.

"... The arrow is on the string, and I have to go." Li Mingxing sighed and said, "The emperor's intention to suppress the aristocratic families is obvious. Except for the Shi family, the Wang family and the Wei family, the other seven families are deeply threatened. My Li family is the first to be affected, and it is already a slump in front of the wind. You may be removed from the aristocratic families at any time. The Liu family, Huang family, and Liu family find me and want to advance and retreat with the Li family. Let Mingyi, you come forward and impeach Jiang Anyi and promise to interfere in the business in the Western Regions afterwards. This is an opportunity for the Li family to revitalize, and you must not miss it."

Li Mingxing gritted his teeth and said, his elegant face twisting and showing ferociousness in the candlelight.

Li Mingyi impeached Qing Zhantian Mu and was severely rebuked by the emperor. Although the emperor did not demote him, he put him on hold. Li Mingyi repeatedly asked for foreign duties and was rejected, and became more and more depressed. He accompanied him all day long and lived with the life.

When he heard that his elder brother wanted to use his identity as the Chief Censor of the Censor, Li Mingyi smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, now I am disgusted by the people of the Censorate, and even the Censors don't take me seriously. I am disgusted by the Emperor. I am disgusted by the Emperor. Wouldn't I beg Jiang Anyi to impeach Jiang Anyi?"

Li Mingxing sighed, "I'm sorry for you, my sixth brother. My Li family was suppressed by the emperor because of the Qing Dynasty. You were scolded. I was transferred from the Sinong Temple to Taipu Temple. The Li family was already in power in the court. Don't I know that those families used the Li family as sword envoys, but the situation was forced, and I had no choice. However, I have discussed with them. No matter whether the matter was successful or not, they will work hard to help you find a foreign mission."

Li Mingyi's eyes lit up. He was sitting on pins and needles in the capital, and lived like years. He could let go of the outside world but he had the freedom to let the fish return to the sea.

Li Mingxing continued to persuade: "Our court has the rules, and the censor can report the news. Even if the emperor is angry, he will not punish you. If you say something to your heart, you are not happy by the emperor anyway. If you make him hate him, what can you do to demote you? Isn't it just right for you to be dismissed? Even if you are demoted to a remote place, I will not let you suffer."

Li Mingyi was moved and nodded, "What the big brother said is that for the sake of the Li family, Mingyi is willing to take this risk."

"Good brothers, brothers are united, and they will lose money. This time, you and I have sacrificed their lives for the survival of the Li family. Mingyi, the eldest brother toast with tea and thank you for your whole family."

When Li Mingyi was sent away, Li Mingxing could not hide his despair. The Li family currently regards him as the third rank, but he is fifty-seven years old this year and cannot stay in the court for a few years. I thought that after several years of hard work, Mingyi could be promoted from the position of Chief of the Censor to the Sixth Ministry of Justice. When he retired, the Li family had a replacement in the court. But now Mingyi is abandoned. If he goes, who will keep the family from shore up? He is the governor of Shaozhou. His official reputation is mediocre. If he retires, it will be even more difficult to achieve success. The rest of the clans are just small officials under the fifth rank and cannot grow up within ten years.

The children are not good at it. Li Mingxing slapped the table with hatred, shaking the teacup on the table. Jiang Anyi, who was going to deal with this time, was very impressed by Li Mingxing. From his own words, he was the top scholar who was ranked first in the three Yuan and the cixian who was well-known throughout the country. He was in charge of Huazhou at a young age. Such a person is nothing to describe as a genius.

If Tong'er had achieved good things with him back then and had such a powerful helping hand, my Li family would have risen again even if it was depressed for a few years. Li Mingxing leaned on the back of the chair in frustration. He valued the reputation of the Li family and was unwilling to marry Jiang Anyi as Teng, but he missed this in-laws. Tong'er, a girl with good eyes and decisive work, but unfortunately she was born as a woman. If she were a man, she would definitely break the public opinion and support her vigorously.

I heard that after she returned home, she had a marriage with the Xu family. Before she could pass the door, she became a poor family. Later, she followed Mingxing to do business and made a unique way to open up the sea business, making a lot of profits. However, the clan members were short-sighted and could not tolerate her, so they took action to steal the business from her. These guys who were not good enough to make trouble had an accident after taking over, and then they lost money. Tong'er was so angry that she got married and disappeared.

Li Mingxing watched Tong'er grow up and loved this pretty and lively niece very much. Thinking of the heartbroken scene when she left Beijing, she couldn't help but close her eyes in pain, hoping that she could turn bad luck into good fortune and bring good fortune when she was in trouble. Alas, the world is like a furnace, everyone is suffering in it, and who can hide it?

After taking a sip of cold tea, Li Mingxing's mouth was full of bitterness.

Before You hour, Shi Fangzhen appeared in Kun'an Palace. Princess Anshou brought her daughter to the palace. Shi Fangzhen finished the memorial early and came back to hold her granddaughter. This little man named Ninghe was not afraid of being alive at all. She smiled in Shi Fangzhen's hand and reached out to grab her grandfather's beard. In her eyes, she did not have the magnificent honor.

It was a bustling moment when An Shou returned to the mansion with his daughter in his arms, and the Kun'an Palace returned to peace. Shi Fangzhen leaned on the couch and heard Prince Shi Chongwei report what he had learned during this period. Queen Wang sat at the end of the couch, holding a piece of embroidery in her hand, and smilingly watched the father and son ask and answer questions.

After the prince lived in the Eastern Palace, the emperor always took two or three days a month to ask about the prince's studies. Two quarters of an hour later, Shi Fangzhen praised the prince a few words. Seeing that it was getting late, Shi Chongwei wanted to leave.

Shi Fangzhen said: "Emperor, what are the discussions in Beijing recently?"

Shi Chongwei was stunned. His father had secret guards and Long Guards. He should know all the big and small things in the capital. Why would he ask me? Then he understood and smiled and said, "Did the father mean that all officials wanted to impeach Jiang Shi and block the trade route?"

Shi Fangzhen nodded and asked, "What do you think about this?"

Shi Chongwei discussed this matter with the direct scholar of Chongwenguan at the Prince's Mansion. Zhang Yucheng and He Ziying supported Jiang Anyi, Zhou Chucun and Cui Yuanhu advocated severe punishment of Jiang Anyi, but others could not explain it clearly. Brother-in-law Wei Youcheng had a deep conversation with him, believing that Jiang Anyi's actions were from public intentions and were to acquire wealth for the country, and hinted that if his father asked about it, he would definitely speak for Jiang Anyi.

"Father, Master Jiang has always been open and upright in his work. Establishing a border city to collect commercial taxes is to make money for the country. Those who want to impeach him are unwilling to suffer losses from their interests, and are out of selfishness. My sons think that they should vigorously praise Master Jiang so that all the ministers will imitate him and do their loyalty to the country regardless of gains and losses."

Shi Fangzhen nodded and said, "What the emperor said makes sense. However, I ask you, you know this principle. Why don't those ministers who want to impeach Jiang Anyi? Are they afraid of angering me?"

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Queen Wang smiled and said, "Long live, I see that they are confused, and I am anxious when I see that there is less money."

"Yes, the vigilance is so bright," Shi Fangzhen said coldly: "And they want to unite to show their power to me through this matter."

When the matter was involved in the power of the king, Queen Wang immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Long live the courage of these people, don't spare them easily."

Shi Chongwei knew more about the situation than Queen Wang, and knew that half of the top ten families were involved, and the aristocratic families were closely related, and they were mixed with each other, and they also had relatives with the emperor's family, so it was difficult to deal with it if they had to pursue the blame.

Shi Fangzhen snorted coldly: "As the lord of the world, I will certainly not be afraid of them. Prince, you are the crown prince. Let me tell you, how will you deal with them?"

Shi Chongwei scratched his head a little, thought for a moment, and said, "This matter has to do with too many people. My sons can't think of a solution for a while, but they just think they should be cautious. Although Jiang Shi is right, he cannot hurt the face of the ministers."

Queen Wang was anxious and said, "Wei'er, how can you act so weakly as the prince? No one dares to jump out of those who oppose your father."

Shi Fangzhen smiled and said, "I think Wei'er's words are reasonable. I have been an emperor for more than ten years before I understand that even a king cannot avenge his grudges. Wei'er is smarter than me."

Seeing that his son was praised, Queen Wang smiled and replied: "Long live the teachings, I am a woman and I have no knowledge. I blame Wei'er for not knowing it."
Chapter completed!