Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five Sad Reminders
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be so many. It seems that this official has done a lot of corruption.
"Your Majesty, look at it. This good prime minister looks like a profiteer. Can land be measured in money? Can the land passed down from our ancestors be measured in money? It's all the hard work of my Zhao family.
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Zhao Yi yelled at Xie Ji, saying that it would be unjust if his land was taken away!
"Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. The land of your Zhao family was also given by your majesty. If you take it back this time, you should take the initiative to hand it over. What's more, your majesty also spent a lot of money to buy your family's land.
You should feel contented."
Xie Ji said, if you want your family's land, you have to give it to me even if you don't want it.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Zhao Yi looked at the emperor with tears in his eyes, that is 70,000 hectares of land, 70,000 hectares!
Your Majesty is so cruel to take back all the 70,000 hectares of land.
The emperor didn't want to pay attention to Zhao Yi. Seventy thousand hectares. After handing over 70,000 hectares, you still have 10,000 hectares. Why are you pretending to be pitiful in front of me?
If it hadn't been for this time, he wouldn't have known that your family had so much land and it should be handed over.
Besides, I haven't settled the score with you yet, but it's hard to explain it clearly.
Let me give you a break first, and I will definitely find an opportunity to settle the score with you then.
"I have made friends with the prime minister. As a prince of the dynasty, Zhao Guogong must respect the emperor and be patriotic. Presumably, it must be related to the country's grand plan. That mere 70,000 hectares is nothing in Zhao Guogong's eyes."
The emperor looked away at Zhao Yi. He was very angry now. If he could not execute the Duke without reason, he would not let Zhao Yi stand in front of him now.
"Yes, yes, seventy thousand hectares of land is nothing, nothing."
When Zhao Yi saw the emperor saying this, he was a little collapsed. Seventy thousand hectares of land.
"I would like to express my gratitude to the Duke for his understanding of justice and loyalty to the Lord." Xie Ji smiled at Zhao Yi and said,
"Your Majesty, since I have handed over 70,000 hectares of land, what can I say about Meng Tao breaking into the Duke's mansion and waging war in front of my door?"
Zhao Yi thought that he had already vomited a mouthful of blood and could not make Xie Ji feel better. "Your Majesty, I want the Prime Minister to give me an explanation."
Xie Ji saw that Zhao Yi was still unwilling to give up, so he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Meng Shangshu is on official business. Although he is a bit reckless, he still strictly abides by your Majesty's orders. If the Duke is dissatisfied, I am willing to apologize to the Duke.
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"Apologise, do you want me to open my mouth? Your Majesty, I am not convinced. If, according to the Prime Minister's words, someone breaks into the Duke's mansion again and fights against me, can I just apologize?"
He would never let Xie Ji have an easy time today, and he would definitely make Xie Ji lose his skin.
"He's on official business."
"Even if it's for official business, can you just break into the Duke's mansion? Can't you report it first?" Zhao Yi made it clear that he wanted Xie Ji to give an explanation, otherwise he would quit.
After killing his son, now that the land is gone, he now wants to cut Xie Ji into pieces. This time, he must make Xie Ji vomit a mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, and Duke, this incident is caused by me. If the Duke wants to vent his anger, then deal with me."
Meng Tao said out loud at this time, this Zhao Yi looked like he was going to pull hard on Xie Ji, not to mention, how could he not report it, but this was no longer clear.
"Okay, both of them have done something inappropriate. Meng Shangshu apologizes to the Duke, and the matter is over."
The emperor sees that Zhao Yi is still trying to make excuses. He hasn't settled the score with you yet, so how can he let you get what you want?
"His Majesty……"
Zhao Yi saw that this was the case, and he broke into his door like this.
"What else do you want? Beat the Prime Minister?" the emperor said calmly.
"promise."
Zhao Yi was quite unconvinced and thought that he should give Xie Ji a good beating, so he let him off lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Meng Tao heard these words, he frowned at the emperor again.
"I was reckless, I apologize for this, and please forgive me." Meng Tao stood up and apologized to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi turned his head away. He wouldn't accept any apology. He and Xie Ji would fight to the death. If it didn't work this time, there would be a next time.
"The Duke."
His Majesty said solemnly, thinking to himself, since I can't deal with you first, I will make you feel unhappy.
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhao Yi was almost crying. Why is Your Majesty facing this treacherous minister? He is the Duke of the country.
"Thank you, Lord, for your understanding."
Meng Tao's tone was sincere, which made Zhao Yi want to kill him. It would have been better if he had just killed him.
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"Here are the land deeds." Zhao Yi threw a large box of land deeds at Xie Ji's face with a rather angry look in his eyes.
"Thank you so much for your cooperation, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is truly selfless and I admire you greatly."
Xie Ji did not become angry, but still said to Zhao Yi with a smile.
"The hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable." After Zhao Yi said this, he walked into the Duke's Mansion angrily and had the door closed.
Xie Ji looked at Zhao Yi's back as he entered, his eyes froze, he wanted to kill him.
Xie Ji returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Then he saw Meng Tao kneeling at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, his head lowered.
"Get up and go in to talk."
After Xie Ji finished speaking, he went in first.
"Prime Minister, this time was handled improperly, I..."
Xie Ji and Meng Tao were here at Yunting. Meng Tao felt a little guilty and was in a low mood.
"I don't blame you at this time. Zhao Yi has a grudge against me and you are implicated. Even if there is no grudge, robbing him of his land is just a grudge."
With 70,000 hectares of land, no one can give in. This time, he and I will fight to the death.
"Come to think of it, this time I have completely made enemies with those princes and nobles." Xie Ji said with a smile. There are many princes and nobles, and there are not a few who have titles.
"Prime Minister, it is so difficult to take back the land of a prince. What should we do with the land of the prince?"
Meng Tao was a little worried. He was still a prince. What should those princes do? They couldn't just rely on His Majesty's edict to hand over their land.
If he doesn't give it, and the prime minister takes it by force, he will be guilty of the following crimes, and he will offend those kings.
If the Prime Minister asks Your Majesty to go and solve the problem, then His Majesty will probably be very dissatisfied with the Prime Minister. If he does not take it, then the person who is taken will be particularly unbalanced and think that the Prime Minister is strong and powerful, and Your Majesty will also have complaints against the Prime Minister.
This is really difficult to do!
"How many officials' lands have you taken back now."
"Ever since Zhao Guogong ran into trouble in front of His Majesty, the officials complained, but still gave it to them. Nine floors of land owned by officials in the capital have been recovered, and I believe they will all be recovered tomorrow. As for the royal family, it has not yet been confiscated."
Meng Tao replied that the royal family could not collect it directly. He did not dare to make the decision without authorization. If it was not handled properly, it would definitely have a great impact on the prime minister.
"Those kings, there are three in the capital, and there are more than a dozen outside the capital. Let's start with the capital first. King Lu, King Chen, or King Changding, which one is easier to start with?"
Xie Ji said, if you don't accept it, all your efforts will be in vain.
"Prime Minister, King Lu is your Majesty's uncle. He relies on his elder status to rely on his elders. He must be dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's policies. King Chen is your Majesty's younger brother and is famous for his kindness. You can start with him first. As long as the Prime Minister knows how to reason and act accordingly.
I think he will agree; as for King Changding, he is on good terms with King Chen, and as long as he convinces King Chen, he will not go against the prime minister."
Meng Tao analyzed that King Changding had a good relationship with King Chen, and King Chen loved and protected his younger brother.
"Prince Chen? He hates his true self so much that he needs to work hard."
Xie Ji said that King Chen was very disdainful of him and hated him as a treacherous minister. It was difficult to get him to agree!
...Prince Lu's Mansion...
"Your Majesty, that Xie Ji seized the land of all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and said that he would distribute the land to those untouchables. Even the land of Zhao Guogong was taken away. He is getting angry. It must be your turn soon."
Many officials came to King Lu's mansion to complain.
"Your Majesty, you are His Majesty's uncle and an elder. I believe that as long as the King goes and talks to His Majesty, you will be able to stop Xie Ji's ridiculous behavior."
Those people saw that King Lu was in a bad mood and felt that this time it was done. As long as King Lu took action, His Majesty would have to consider King Lu's feelings.
In this way, their land can be taken back from that Xie Ji.
"That's your land, what does it have to do with me?" King Lu said, his land was his, and he didn't believe that Xie Ji dared to mess with him.
"Your Majesty, you can't think like that. Xie Ji's land restriction order has been announced, and it stipulates that your Majesty can only have one hundred thousand hectares of land."
King Lu slapped the table, which frightened the officials present and said, "He dares."
"He is just a minister, but he dares to take over my clan's land."
"Your Majesty, he dares. Then Xie Ji is more courageous than the sky. He even dares to issue a land restriction order. How can he not be courageous?"
Chapter completed!