The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 652

[Chapter 652 Complaint]

Mr. Zhou Ge was sitting on the Grand Master’s chair, listening to everyone’s words with a complicated expression on his face.

On the one hand, he agreed with what these people said, but on the other hand, he heard that His Majesty in the capital was very unhappy recently. Even the Minister of the Ministry of Finance who advocated the elimination of the method of unifying land and Ding was dismissed. , it is self-evident what this means.

Although he is an old minister, he is not very familiar with His Majesty after all. If something is said badly and angers His Majesty, what should he do?

If it were in the past, he would definitely not have this worry, but the situation is different now.

A little new Amber has not changed at all. If he angers His Majesty again, what should he do?

When the people nearby saw this scene, they all understood what Zhou Ge was thinking.

One by one, they gritted their teeth and said, “Mr. Zhou Ge, we are determined not to embarrass you in this matter. Let us, thousands of gentry from the Central Plains Road, jointly write a letter of complaint to His Majesty.

Let Your Majesty know the suffering we have suffered here. , the suffering we endured here, let Your Majesty know how Xin Anbo bullied us!

As long as you, Mr. Zhou Ge, write a word on it and be the master, you can write it as a Taoist gentry in the Central Plains, not as a Taoist gentleman in the Central Plains. How about writing the identity of Lao Ge Lao?”

Mr. Zhou Ge was still hesitant.

Seeing this, everyone made up their minds, stood up one after another, and bowed to Mr. Zhou Ge.

“Mr. Zhou Ge, whether the gentry in the world can escape from this difficulty all depends on you!”

“Mr. Zhou Ge!”

“”

For a time, the entire Zhou Mansion was filled with angry voices.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhou Ge sighed deeply and said: “That’s all, let me, this old man, finally do something for the court and the people of Zhongyuan Road!”

After saying that, he looked behind him. The servant seemed to have regained the same heroic spirit as when he was in the cabinet, and said: “Bring me a pen!”

“Old Zhou Ge is a righteous man!”

“Old Zhou Ge is a righteous man!”

Everyone paid homage to

the not-so-distant capital city again. Warm pavilion.

The Emperor of Chu was discussing with the rest of the people how to unite the land and the Ding.

The ministers were reprimanded at the court meeting, but after all, the court was so big and the country of Chu couldn’t let the old emperor handle it alone.

Therefore, as usual, the three pavilion elders were summoned. In addition to the three pavilion elders, it was naturally impossible for the Minister of Hubu to be absent.

“Your Majesty, I understand your good intentions, and I also understand that the court has been suffering from the gentry for a long time. However, governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. This matter still needs to be discussed in the long term!”

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Qiu, said this when he was discussing the matter. To protect everyone in the household, we must also obey His Majesty’s wishes.

But when he arrived at Nuan Pavilion, with only a few pillars present, he spoke what was in his heart.

“Your Majesty, these gentry must be eliminated, but think about it, why the dynasty rises and falls, but the gentry never declines. In the final analysis, the court depends on them. It

is true that except for the gentry, among the common people in the world There will still be some people who will step forward to fill the vacancy of this gentry. Your Majesty, think about it, after so much chaos, the final result is not the same.

In this case, what is the use of your Majesty’s so much effort ?

“What?”

When Emperor Chu heard this, he frowned, looked at him, and asked, “Didn’t Qiu Qing’s family read Fang Xiu’s letter?”

Shangshu said, “Of course I did, Xin’an.” Everything the uncle said is true, but there are only some benefits to this land.

The people are indeed better off than before, and the gentry has paid more taxes. But your Majesty, think about it carefully. , Is it the gentry that the court relies on, or the ordinary people?

The minister said bluntly, most of those people can’t even read a word, what else can the court do except rely on them to work on the land?”

“Master Qiu’s words are a bit unreasonable. ”

After hearing these words, not only Emperor Chu, but also the other three pavilion elders couldn’t bear to listen.

Yan Zhuang, the chief academician of the cabinet, even said bluntly: “Master Qiu, don’t forget that the rise and fall of this dynasty, the various royal families, and the people who rule the world are all the ordinary people you mentioned who can’t read a single Chinese character.

Then why are those who are well-read in poetry But the gentry who wrote the book failed?

Water can carry a boat and capsize it. This water refers to the common people, not the gentry.

Moreover, Mr. Qiu said that he can only rely on them to cultivate the land, but he does not know that farmers are the foundation of the world! Without these ordinary people working the land, how can you and I sit here and talk loudly? How can

the gentry

sit at home and read poetry?

“I am guilty

. “

Emperor

Chu waved his hands and sighed, “I don’t want to hear what I just said a second time.”

He took out a letter and bowed: “This is a letter jointly written by the gentry of Zhongyuan Road yesterday. Because they didn’t know how to send it to the palace, they sent it to the Ministry of Revenue. Your Majesty, please take a look. ?”

Emperor Chu wanted to say, take it away, I don’t want to look at it!

However, the sage books he had read over the years and the ways of governing the country he had learned prevented him from doing this.

Do you want to open up your voice?

So, he waved his hands and sighed: “Read it.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance took the letter, opened it, and read it word by word from top to bottom: “The common people and others are all the people of the Central Plains. The gentry were even happy when they heard that the emperor was implementing the policy of uniting the earth and the Ding. The common people all thought that the policies adopted by the imperial court were the right way.”

It started with paragraphs of nonsense, first praising the emperor, and then praising the emperor. The court, and then express its expectations for the court to have good weather.

Emperor Chu felt bored listening to it, and therefore missed the letters written by Fang Xiu even more. They were straightforward and concise at the same time. He could say what he wanted to say in just a few sentences, and they were all key points.

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly and said, “Tell me the key points!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The Minister of Household Affairs bowed respectfully and looked at the key points from top to bottom. However, after

looking at it for a long time, he suddenly realized I can’t find the point!

After a while, I selected the main paragraph and summarized it based on my own understanding.

After hearing this, Emperor Chu frowned even more tightly and said in a deep voice: “The gentry from the Central Plains Road have rushed for eight hundred miles, and hundreds and thousands of people have signed up to tell me how the new Anbo is. Bullying them?”

The Minister of Hubu also looked very bad. He hesitated and said, “Xu is a gentry from Zhongyuan Road and there is nothing

he can do .”

The common people, those who cannot read a word, are really helpless when they are bullied!”

After Emperor Chu said this, he stood up and said coldly: “Don’t say that this is the right I gave Fang Xiu. Even if I don’t give him this right, what if I give them a few slaps to make them remember it?”

(End of this chapter)