Zhu Xu got out of the carriage, sat next to Li Rujing, and picked up the cakes and soup bowls in a habit. .

Li Rujing frowned and looked at Zhu Xu, and moved his butt.

Wang Qiongyu didn't say anything, held the bowl and drank the soup quietly.

Not long after, Li Biaotou came over, looked at Zhu Xu, then glanced at Cao Bianjiao standing not far away, and said indifferently: "We will set off in a while, and there will be post stations in the next place, and there will be official troops nearby, so this section of the road will be dangerous, so you should be careful."

"Yes." Wang Qiongyu nodded with the bowl.

Li Rujing looked up at Li Biaotou and said with a deep slight look, "Yes."

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged. He looked in front of the convoy and said with interest, "I'm afraid this trip has really taken good things, and the road ahead will be uneasy..."

Li Biaotou didn't look at Zhu Xu much. Although Manager Tao repeatedly reminded him that this noble young master must not have anything to do, in his opinion, such noble young master is best at saving his life and does not need him to do anything more.

At the same time, early in the morning, the capital seemed to be preparing something, quiet and terrible, and they were extremely uniformly paying attention to the palace.

The first thing that appeared was that the Silijian’s approval notice on the “political reform” was posted at the gate of the palace, and then the cabinet issued a new Ming Dynasty law, and the Jingzheng Dynasty newspaper and six newspapers were released in full swing.

"What, the chief assistant is suspended? Two secondary assistants?"

"There is no restrictions on the relatives of the outside world? If the minister is strong and the master is weak, isn't the emperor afraid that the relatives of the outside world will usurp power?"

"The changes in the six ministries are so big, especially the Ministry of Justice. I feel frightened when I see them. How did the governors and the governor agree..."

"The Ministry of Revenue wants to re-register the household registration and measure the land acres, this is a big deal..."

"The government is not responsible for the case trial, and Dali Temple is responsible for the hierarchy? Then what else should the government do..."

"The Supervisor's... has a greater power than the past Censor's Office, and it also has the power to supervise the local area..."

"This reform is so terrible. The imperial court's control over the local area is probably unprecedented..."

"Tax reform, will the court collect taxes on gentry?"

"The governors and governors of the eighteen provinces have signed up. Is the court determined to implement the 'new policy'..."

As the newspapers spread in the capital, I don’t know how many books I read, and everyone who reads literately, kept studying and exploring the contents, and occasionally making shocking words.

"I object!"

Suddenly, a white-haired old man threw the newspaper on the ground, and shouted angrily: "I am worried about internal and external troubles in the Ming Dynasty. The court does not want to solve it, but I want to rob the wealth of the gentry. I am not virtuous and incompetent!"

"That's right!"

A young man jumped up and shouted: "Re-register and measure the land. The court did not know that this would affect the world and cause unstability in the world?"

"The Criminal Prison Department, the Censorate, Dali Temple, the imperial court regards the local government as something, and should it replace it?"

"Why should I hang the chief minister in the air? Or should I abandon the cabinet?"

"The eunuchs rise again, the court is incompetent!"

"Shuntian Prefecture is already promoting 'taxation', starting with this year's summer grain!"

"I don't agree. This 'new policy' is clearly a nonsense. Since ancient times, no innovation has been truly for the country and the people. It is all dead in the middle of the journey, and it is a waste of people and money!"

"Yes, let's go to the six ministries, to the cabinet, and to the palace to petition. We must let the people of the world understand that the 'new policy' is not feasible and should be abolished as soon as possible!"

"Walk!"

"Walk!"

A group of people, regardless of age, hurried out from all over the place and rushed to the direction of the palace.

At the "Shendu" Academy, Liu Zongzhou was looking at the several newspapers that suddenly appeared today, with a serious expression.

A student who was a disciple before him said with a solemn expression, "Teacher, the imperial court's reform move is too big, and it is probably a big shock to shake the foundation of the country."

At this time, the word "national foundation" often appears. Once it appears, it means that things are serious. Countless people oppose it, and then stick to the rules and cannot act rashly.

Another disciple, also looked solemn, said: "Teacher, the current emperor does not like literature, but emphasizes martial arts, which may not be a good thing."

Liu Zongzhou Chen Ning didn't say anything. He was in the wild and didn't like the court, so he never did not serve. However, the court's "innovation" actions became increasingly fierce, which made him feel shocked.

If this continues, it will really shake the foundation of the country!

Seeing that Liu Zongzhou never spoke, the two disciples vaguely guessed his thoughts. One of them suggested, "Teacher, you might as well go and meet Lord Yuan and explain your thoughts."

The Lord Yuan they mentioned was Yuan Keli. Yuan Keli's ancestors were hereditary 100 households during the Taizu period. It was said that Yuan Keli was the eighth generation. He had a strong literary fragrance and was famous in Suiyang. His son Yuan Shu had long been a Jinshi. Now he was in charge of politics in Henan. He was good at riding and shooting, had border talents, and was good at poetry and essays. He was a master of calligraphy and painting.

Yuan Keli was 71 this year and was also a well-known Confucian scholar in the Ming Dynasty. When Liu Zongzhou met, he would be respectful to his disciples. Yuan Keli also admired Liu Zongzhou's academic talent, and the two of them were friends for ages.

Liu Zongzhou looked up at the two people in front of him and shook his head, "Duke Yuan is upright and upright. If the new court policy is bad, he will never agree, and no one can force him. Since the six ministers of the ministers signed together, it means that Mr. Yuan believes that the situation is serious and the new policy must be done."

"Teacher, the new policy seems to be able to increase taxes for the court, but it will shake the world. It is a move of drinking poison to quench thirst and cannot be implemented at all!"

"Everything here is unprecedented, everyone will object, and it will cause chaos in the world!"

"Teacher, the reforms of the court are too radical. Even if there are many crises, they should be done step by step. Such movement is really too big."

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food. How can it be so fierce? Even if the court has the will to be the world, it cannot be too hasty and damage the foundation of the country..."

Liu Zongzhou's two students said and said something, and they were talking about the "new policy" just issued by the court, but in fact they were all against it, hoping that Liu Zongzhou would come forward to carry the flag.

Liu Zongzhou has been giving lectures in the capital in recent years and has a reputation. The scholars respected him. Even the six ministers of the Ministry of Justice are very polite. It can be said that in the current literary world of the Ming Dynasty, he is a peak and unattainable kind.

He is not a person like Qian Qianyi who has "talented". He is known as the so-called first talent in Jiangnan, the leader of Donglin, and Liu Zongzhou has crossed this stage and become a "master" and has become a "grand master" in academic research.

But Liu Zongzhou still shook his head. In recent years, he has been studying science in the capital, and he has not been unaware of the political situation. His only experience is: stay away from it.

Jing Zheng from Chongzhen to the present day seemed peaceful, and the six ministries were very stable, but the potential risks contained in it were even more terrible. From his perspective, Wei Zhongxian's sudden resurrection this time was more like a "returning back". After this period, he will be completely liquidated by the emperor.

As a master of Confucianism and Taoism who was watching coldly, Liu Zongzhou may not have much experience in political struggles, but could read all history books, giving him an extraordinary vision.

Liu Zongzhou didn't say these words, and once they were spread, it would cause a big disaster. He looked at the two disciples in front of him and knew that trouble would be indispensable in the future. After a moment of silence, he said, "Pack up his luggage and return to Jiangnan today to practice. Without my permission, you are not allowed to go out."

Liu Zongzhou knew that since Wei Zhongxian came out, he would definitely not be able to make a fuss, and he did not want his disciples to be implicated.

Both disciples frowned and looked at each other, with reluctance in their eyes.

Their teachers clearly wanted to avoid it and did not want to get involved in this new court policy. But they were very worried from their hearts, worried about the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Shuntian Prefecture Temporary Yamen.

Chen Qiyu, who was given the title of governor of Northern Zhili, looked at the group of people sitting with a solemn expression.

In the northern Zhili, there are Shuntian Prefecture, Bao Dingfu, Hejian Prefecture, Zhen Dingfu, Shunde Prefecture, Guangping Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, Yong Ping Prefecture, Yan Qingzhou, Bao Anzhou, and two prefectures, including Shuntian Prefecture, but they were all involved in the case and there was no trace of people.

The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, Chen Qiyu, the governor of Northern Zhili, and Chen Suwen, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, plus eight prefects and prefects, a total of ten people were considered secret discussions of the palace.

Chen De, the governor of Guangping Prefecture, looked at Chen Qiyu and cried, "Mr. Chen, of course, the officials of the imperial court's policies are abiding by, but how to collect this? Could it be that they will send troops to force them?"

Liu Fengzhong, the governor of Hejianfu, said calmly: "Mr. Chen, should you argue with the court about this matter? The tax grains are not something that can be collected by just knowing it with reason..."

Pang Guixian, the governor of the Daming Prefecture, looked full of sorrow and said, "Sir, this matter is not feasible. If you really want to make these gentry anxious, there will be no one in the yamen to do anything."

Yong. The prefect of Pingfu Wang Shanhai quickly continued, saying, "Yes, the government relies on the support of gentry in the local area. If gentry ignores it, even government orders cannot be released from the yamen..."

Other prefects and prefects all complained about difficulties and did not say anything.

Chen Qiyu's face was solemn, and his heart was full of anger. These people had long been in love with the gentry. At this time, they had no intention of supporting the court's government affairs at all. Instead, they asked the court to abolish this new policy in disguise!

Chen Sowen understood the difficulty of this matter more and more. Without the support of the officials below, the court's policies were empty talk, and it would be difficult to implement them.

The top was urging and the bottom was fooling, and they were in a dilemma in the middle, which was the most painful.

Chen Qiyu suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a calm face, "I don't care what difficulties you have. Summer grain is imminent. I want you to come up with detailed solutions within three days and estimate the amount of summer grain that each government can collect. If you can't do it, you will either resign or you will directly dismiss your official position!"

Everyone looked slightly shocked, who doesn't care about the official title?

Liu Fengzhong said anxiously: "Sir, you can't do this. We are the prefect appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. Shuntian Prefecture has no right to appoint and remove him!"

Pang Guixian looked panicked and said, "Mr. Chen, this collection of grain is a big deal. How can we make a decision in a few words? Please please forgive me and give me time to plan."

"Yes, Lord Chen, this new policy has just begun, so I can't prepare for us without any time..."

"Mr. Chen, I think this year's summer grain will be as good as in previous years, starting with autumn grain..."

"Mr. Chen, please confess your love to the court. We are really in trouble..."

"Sir, there is something to be prioritized, and you can't put the cart before the horse..."
Chapter completed!