Chapter 36: The Emperor and His Ministers Have Met with the Time (36)

Liao Liao whimpered twice, and then turned to howling.

It was strange, the late emperor had also issued many orders to kill people in this court, and those people did not even beg for mercy when they were dragged away.

Some people present had cold sweat on their foreheads, and they knelt down with a trembling "thump".

As if breaking the psychological defense of the others, more and more people knelt down.

For a while, those who were still standing became the exception.

Shen Minghuan sneered, Chen Xiaoyu understood, looked at Liao Liao with pity, and stood back behind Shen Minghuan with a stern face.

Liao Liao was horrified, and his hands clenched tighter.

Chen Xin struggled hard, but failed to break free, and looked at him with disdain.

"Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier?" Shen Minghuan's voice was even soft when he said this. He stood up and faced the people kneeling behind him, "Can we do it now?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Liao Liao cried and kept saying "yes".

The faces of the kneeling people froze. Asshole Liao Liao, did he express his loyalty so quickly at this time? Did he want Shen Minghuan to be more dissatisfied with them?

At that moment, they did not care about fear and spoke one after another:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I was distracted before. I will ask Master Chen for advice after the court session."

"Yes, yes, I will not let you down."

"Please give me more advice in the future, Master Chen."

"..."

Shen Minghuan nodded with satisfaction, "If I have an order in the future, you should obey it, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"If I want to implement the equal-field system, take the land back to the court, and then give it to the people to cultivate, you should also support it?"

"Yes, yes, yes...ah?"

Someone asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, you said the equal-field system?"

"Yes." Shen Minghuan kindly added: "It's what you think, The equal-field system of the previous dynasty."

"This... Your Majesty, can you think about it for a moment?"

The kneeling man said boldly: "Since the previous dynasty could not implement it, it is clear that the equal-field system has disadvantages. How can our Daqi follow the footsteps of the previous dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, please learn from history and make long-term plans."

It's okay for the imperial examination. Even if their descendants don't take this path, they still have the opportunity to embark on an official career. At most, they will lose an opportunity to make money, which is a pity.

But the equal-field system cannot be agreed to.

Because they have land in their family!

Shen Minghuan admires the courage of the person who spoke.

He walked slowly in front of the man, and Chen Xiaoyu followed him closely.

"Prince, Prince."

Shen Minghuan said "hmm" in a good-natured way, "What's your name?"

The kneeling man moved back slightly uneasily, "I am the Minister of Revenue, Lu Pei."

"Oh, it's you." Shen Minghuan suddenly raised his hand, and in Lu Pei's extremely horrified eyes - straightened his sleeves.

Lu Pei was breathing heavily, his eyes were still a little dull because of the violent emotional fluctuations just now. He covered his chest, his whole body was wet with sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

However, just as he relaxed, Shen Minghuan "clanged" out Chen Xiaoyu's sword, his eyes seemed to be smiling.

"Minghuan, stop!" Luo Xiuyuan stood up anxiously.

He failed to stop Shen Minghuan when Xue Huai died, and this time he couldn't sit idly by and watch this man make a big mistake.

No matter how heinous Liao Liao and Lu Pei were, they deserved to be cut into pieces, and they couldn't die in the hands of Shen Minghuan.

Lu Pei's heart was lifted again, and even his breathing became rapid. He stared at the sword, and his pupils suddenly dilated because of fear.

He swallowed his saliva, forced himself to smile, and said with difficulty: "You dare not kill me. If you kill me because of the equal-field system, you will be against the rich gentry in the world. How long can you live?"

As if these words gave him courage, Lu Pei looked up, looking past Shen Minghuan at Chen Xiaoyu, "Sir, why do you have to work hard for him? Shen Minghuan wants to distribute the land to the untouchables. Even if you risk your life for him, you will still have nothing in the end?"

Land has a special meaning for the people of Daqi. Nothing can bring them a sense of security more than farmland. Whether joining the army, being an official, or doing business, the ultimate goal is to buy as much land as possible for their family.

So if Shen Minghuan wants to implement the equal-field system, it is not just to be an enemy of the rich gentry? He is an enemy of the people of the world.

Chen Xiaoyu glanced at him coldly and clasped his fists to Shen Minghuan: "My Lord, please let me hold the sword for you!"

"Shut up." Luo Xiuyuan was anxious, and Chen Xiaoyu was still making trouble. He was even more anxious, fearing that Shen Minghuan would really be led astray. He stood up and planned to walk down the platform, "Minghuan, put down the sword!"

Perhaps Luo Xiuyuan's attitude gave Lu Pei confidence. He believed that he was safe and was about to think of a way to give Shen Minghuan a way out so that this matter would be over quickly.

While he was thinking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a cold light flashing, followed by a splash of bright red.

Lu Pei was a little confused. What was this?

Only then did he realize the severe pain. He lowered his head and found that he had shed a lot of blood.

"Why... why?" At the moment of death, Lu Pei unexpectedly felt that he had no hatred, but was full of doubts, "How... dare?"

How strange, this man is a traitor who seeks power and usurps the throne, but he has a noble spirit for the country and the people. But if this man is said to have devoted his life to Daqi, he clearly clamped the emperor and used such drastic means to reform.

What can he use to cover the bottom? How to calm the anger of the people? How to rebuild the prestige of the court?

What else can he use to solve the hidden dangers behind?

Lu Pei couldn't wait for Shen Minghuan's answer. Until the second before he lost consciousness, he thought

-This man is really willing to give up.

"Ah!"

Someone screamed, and then quickly covered his mouth.

The kneeling courtiers trembled and dared not move.

It's not that they don't want to run, it's really that Chen Xiaoyu is staring at them threateningly, and their legs are weak, and they can't even stand up.

Luo Xiuyuan was also shocked and said angrily: "Shen Minghuan!"

He walked quickly to Lu Pei's side, half squatted and stretched out his hand to feel the other's breath, "Come, call the imperial physician!"

"Don't call, there is no one alive under my sword." Shen Minghuan returned the sword to Chen Xiaoyu, carefully checked the cuffs, and confirmed that it was still spotless. He nodded with satisfaction.

Luo Xiuyuan stood up angrily, "Are you crazy? I told you to stop, why didn't you listen?"

Qu Zhengcheng covered his chest and almost fainted.

Not only him, but other old ministers also made similar movements.

Shen Minghuan said he had a way to make these people agree, but he didn't say it was this way! Indeed, the dead can't object, but...

Qu Zhengcheng almost wanted to jump up and pull Shen Minghuan's ear to ask: But, how dare you!

The emperor and the regent confronted each other. This news reached Chang Mao, who was patrolling in the palace, and automatically became, "The emperor and the regent fought."

As soon as Chang Mao received the news, he led a team of guards into the hall.

The air seemed to be filled with gunpowder smoke. Luo Xiuyuan and Shen Minghuan looked at each other without giving in, and their faces were not good.

In a hurry, Chang Mao didn't even notice that there was an extra body on the ground. He stood in front of Luo Xiuyuan and cautiously drew out the long knife on his waist.

"Chang Mao!"

Luo Xiuyuan had a headache. He pulled Chang Mao behind him, extremely solemn and serious, with a hint of suppressed anger: "At any time, you are not allowed to point the tip of the knife at Minghuan. This is an order. Do you hear it?"

Chang Mao was indignant: "But he wants to hurt you."

"That's not allowed!" Luo Xiuyuan rarely yelled in a somewhat out-of-control manner. Seeing that the other party was holding his neck and refused to give in, he sighed helplessly: "Minghuan didn't want to hurt me."

Shen Minghuan ignored them. He was neither angry at Chang Mao's offense nor moved by Luo Xiuyuan's protection.

He glanced at the ministers kneeling on the ground with their necks shrunk like quails, and sneered, "Who else thinks that I dare not kill people?"

The palace was silent, and even Liao Liao gritted his teeth and refused to speak again.

Even though Lu Pei's body was still warm and the smell of blood filled his nose, no one flattered and said "Equal distribution of land is good, equal distribution of land is wonderful".

It's really strange. They are willing to be loyal ministers who would rather die than surrender for the sake of their family, but they don't understand the principle of sharing weal and woe, and have made Daqi a mess.

Luo Xiuyuan didn't care about Chang Mao. He walked up to Shen Minghuan. This was a very dangerous distance, and it was also a distance that represented trust.

Luo Xiuyuan pursed his lips and called out with a little pleading: "Minghuan, stop it, don't continue."

Qu Zhengcheng once regarded Shen Minghuan as a genius among thousands, and a rival that he could never reach. Who would have expected that this person would have such an unreliable moment.

As soon as he recovered from his breath, he immediately tried to stop him. Qu Zhengcheng bowed deeply, feeling that he had never been so sincere in his life, "Your Highness, please think twice."

Liao Liao was very tactless. Seeing that the emperor and the important officials in the court were against Shen Minghuan, he didn't know where he got the courage from, and asked in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Your Majesty, Shen Minghuan murdered Lord Lu in public, and the evidence is irrefutable. He violated the laws of Daqi. Will you not punish him?"

"Shut up!" Luo Xiuyuan, Qu Zhengcheng and Lu Zhi scolded at the same time.

They had never seen such a person who was seeking his own death.

With such an IQ, how did he survive in the court until today?

Liao Liao shrank his neck and hid behind Chen Xin again.

Shen Minghuan looked at the pleading and nervous eyes of several people, and he smiled: "Why are you so worried? Of course, I will not kill them all, and I will keep them for Chen Xin to prepare for the imperial examination."

With a warm smile, he said slowly: "I think you will do your best to do the job well, right?"

No one spoke.

Seeing that Shen Minghuan's eyes were getting more and more dangerous, someone finally responded tremblingly: "Yes... yes..."

"Very good."

Shen Minghuan mercifully forgave their uneven and unconfident responses. He sighed and "persuaded" them earnestly: "You should know that I keep you here because you are still useful, so you'd better continue to be useful."