Chapter 37: The Emperor and His Ministers Have Met with the Time (37)

No one responded.

Perhaps they didn't expect Shen Minghuan to say such a shameless thing so confidently. Everyone kneeling on the ground was silent. They really didn't know how to respond to this.

Shen Minghuan continued, "As for the equal distribution of land, I must do it, but I am merciful and will give you time to consider."

The "merciful" Shen Minghuan looked at Lu Pei, who had just been killed by him, and said meaningfully, "Let's start with the ownerless wasteland outside the city and these fields owned by the court."

He emphasized the four words "owned by the court", and it was obvious that Lu Pei's house would also be raided.

This inevitably made people doubt Shen Minghuan's purpose. Is it that if the court lacks something, he will kill someone and raid their house? Take them as the key to wealth, right?

Now the ministers really hesitated.

If their death can keep the family rich and prosperous, then it's fine, but if this matter is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed, and the family's fields are destined to be lost, then of course they still want to live.

Knowing that there was a high probability that no one would be killed by Shen Minghuan today, Luo Xiuyuan and Qu Zhengcheng breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Even if this person wants to kill someone again in the future, that will be a matter for the future, let the future self worry about it. Qu Zhengcheng straightened up, thinking with a sad and bitter smile.

Shen Minghuan's eyes swept over the people who were still standing one by one, asking him to think about who should be entrusted with the matter of equal distribution of land?

First of all, of course, you must have good character and integrity, you must not make a profit from this matter, and you must not betray your persistence for a little benefit.

The most important thing about equal distribution of land is the word "equal".

Whether it is ordinary people or officials and powerful people, there are many injustices in fate, at least in any decision made by Shen Minghuan, they enjoy the same treatment.

Secondly, you must be capable, otherwise you will be deceived by the gentry and sold out and have to help count the money.

This person must have the courage to offend the noble families, and can also count the acres of land, know how many good fields and inferior fields there are, and understand how to distribute them to convince the people.

Since it is agreed to be fair, it must be impeccable.

There are not many people who meet these two points at the same time, but in the great Daqi, there are still a few who can do so.

Shen Minghuan's eyes wandered over Lu Zhi, Lin Zhihang and others.

The distribution of land in Yanling is just the beginning. In the future, this decree will be implemented to every inch of land under the bright moonlight. By then, the person in charge of this matter will inevitably lead by example and rush to the most difficult and bitter places.

So this person must be in good health, at least to support the completion of this policy experiment and to sort out relevant laws.

Shen Minghuan was thoughtful, and his eyes stayed on Lu Suiping's... hair for a long time.

It was black and thick, and it was obvious that he could fight for Daqi for another ten years!

Shen Minghuan's eyes were burning.

Lu Suiping's youth is only relative to Lu Zhi and others, and he looks much younger than his actual age because he has a good way to maintain his youth.

In fact, the youngest among these people is Qu Zhengcheng. But Qu Zhengcheng is the prime minister and cannot leave Kyoto easily.

He has to assist the emperor to maintain the operation of the entire huge dynasty, and even if the emperor has an accident, he has to take over in time.

What's more, Qu Zhengcheng's burden will only be heavier. Now he has been booked by Shen Minghuan for more than a dozen jobs-without his knowledge.

Shen Minghuan is also helpless. It is a fact that the Qi Dynasty has a talent gap. It is not easy to have Yin Shuhuai, but unfortunately he not only failed to save the court that is on the decline, but also put himself in it.

So now these old ministers who have worked hard all their lives have to take on physical work.

Lu Suiping was a little terrified by Shen Minghuan's stare, and he took a step back unconsciously.

Qu Zhengcheng didn't know why, but a chill suddenly surged behind his back. He looked around, but didn't find anything unusual.

"Lord Lu." Shen Minghuan made the decision, "I'll leave this matter to you, is that ok?"

"Me?" Lu Suiping was slightly stunned, forgetting for a moment that he had made such a childish decision of "not talking to Shen Minghuan". He asked in confusion: "Why me?"

Shen Minghuan was puzzled: "Don't you want to?"

It shouldn't be, aren't these people all eager to participate in this major change? Don't you see that Lin Zhihang next to him has tears flowing from his mouth.

"Of course not!" Lu Suiping objected firmly.

He just took it for granted that Shen Minghuan would not pay attention to him.

Yes, everyone wants to accomplish this event that is worthy of being recorded in history books, and each of them has a much better relationship with Shen Minghuan than he and Shen Minghuan.

Lu Suiping put himself in his shoes. If someone offended and alienated him so much, even if he did not retaliate maliciously, he would at least not give the other party a good face, not to mention entrusting such an important task without any grudges.

Shen Minghuan didn't know what was going on in the other person's mind. To be precise, he didn't even realize that there was something wrong with Lu Suiping's attitude towards him.

Rejection, contempt, and keeping a distance? Isn't this normal? He Zhang even wanted to kill him.

Shen Minghuan was sure that all the ministers had the same opinion of him as Lu Suiping.

As for the fact that other people seem to be very friendly to him recently? They are just pretending. They have been pretending for so many years, and they should be very good at this kind of feigned flattery.

But it doesn't matter. Whether it's disgust or hatred, it won't affect him anyway.

"As long as you are willing. This plan can be called the foundation of the country. For future generations, I'll leave it to Mr. Lu." Shen Minghuan said with a smile.

Lu Suiping's blood boiled when he heard it, "I will die!"

The court fell into silence for a while. Some people were excited, and some were afraid. Shen Minghuan looked around boredly. Seeing that no one spoke, he asked tentatively: "Since everyone has no objection, then let's adjourn the court?"

However, he thought that his tone of tentativeness sounded like a notice to others.

Shen Minghuan's current status is no different from that of the emperor. Since he said to adjourn the court, according to the procedure, the eunuchs will loudly convey it.

Shen Minghuan glanced at the little eunuch who was shaking like a sieve.

After Luo Xiuyuan came down from above, he was the only one on the high platform.

The young eunuch was obviously more at a loss, his lips were pale, and he seemed to have lost his perception of the outside world.

Shen Minghuan sighed and raised his voice slightly: "Retreat——"

"My emperor...ah?" The absent-minded minister instinctively recited this blessing, and halfway through, he suddenly realized that the "retreat" just now was actually shouted by Shen Minghuan.

The already terrified look was suddenly mixed with a bit of distortion, looking particularly weird.

Shen Minghuan did not deliberately suppress his throat to make his voice sharp, and his expression and movements were extremely natural.

His voice was soaring, clear and long.

Like jade knocking against each other, and like a clear spring between pines.

——But this cannot cover up that he is doing the work of a eunuch!

How ridiculous? How willing to be lowly?

But no one dared to laugh.

They looked at Shen Minghuan with complicated eyes. Does this man know what he is doing?

The young eunuch stopped shaking at some point. He stood there in a daze, and suddenly looked at Shen Minghuan in a trance.

Are eunuchs considered human beings? Throughout the ages, even the powerful Nine Thousand Years Old, everyone was respectful to them in person, but they didn't know how much contempt they had in their hearts.

Everyone was ashamed to associate with them, calling them eunuchs, as if just mentioning them would bring bad luck.

The young eunuch was used to this. He looked down on eunuchs before he entered the palace, and after he became a eunuch, he was even more used to it.

Used to putting himself in a lower position, used to the contempt in everyone's eyes, because this is so normal, isn't it?

"My Lord!" Chen Xiaoyu exclaimed, and it seemed that there were thousands of words in his chest that wanted to burst out through his mouth, but he blushed and couldn't say a word.

Chen Xiaoyu couldn't tell what this feeling was. He felt half humiliated by Shen Minghuan, and half admired this man's broad mind. He was angry and moved, and his heart was blocked.

If you don't know how to say it, just do it.

Chen Xiaoyu knelt on one knee, clasped his fists, and called out again: "Lord."

He knelt so hard that his knees touched the ground, making a dull "dong" sound.

Shen Minghuan's eyelids jumped when he heard it, "What's wrong?"

Shen Minghuan didn't like to force anyone. Whether in the past or now, he assigned tasks based on the other party's willingness.

Since he was called "King", they became his responsibility. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. Anyway, he can support them for a lifetime.

Someone once said that he would sooner or later be taught a lesson because of this practice and concept, but Shen Minghuan sneered.

In short, in Shen Minghuan's view, there is no difference in essence between what Lu Suiping and the little eunuch have to do. It's just a job. Since the little eunuch doesn't want to do it, he can just complete it casually. It's no big deal.

Oh, of course, the only exception is "King". "King" will never be just a job.

So he naturally didn't understand what everyone was thinking at the moment, and didn't know that in the eyes of many people, positions are not equal to responsibilities, but only to status.

"What's wrong with you?" Shen Minghuan looked at Chen Xiaoyu kneeling on the ground and asked suspiciously: "Did you get into trouble? I don't blame you, just stand up and tell me."

"Subordinates will not get into trouble and drag down the lord." Chen Xiaoyu said in a sullen tone and stood up obediently.

"Minghuan..." Luo Xiuyuan knew what others were thinking after a little thought, but he didn't know how to explain it to Shen Minghuan.

The little eunuch was still standing there. Those deeply rooted ideas were so dirty that no matter how much they were embellished, they would still hurt people if they were said out.

Shen Minghuan felt that everyone in the court was weird, "No one dared to leave until I left, right? Okay, I'll take the lead and we'll all disperse. By the way, you dear ministers, please think carefully about the matter of 'donating land' after you go back."

"Oh", "Oh" you dead head! Disgusting.

The ministers secretly complained, but on the surface they all smiled happily: "Of course, of course."

Shen Minghuan waved his hand casually and was about to take Chen Xiaoyu away. The ministers did not dare to move and just watched him go.

Luo Xiuyuan was a little anxious: "Minghuan, stay!"

Shen Minghuan stopped.