After receiving Xiao Ruxun's promise, the Extreme Emperor Palace seemed to have become an auction venue.
Buyers and buyers were bidding for a very rare item. Both sides kept raising the price. Everyone wanted to get their hands on this rare item.
Their words became more and more unpleasant, and there were many who exposed each other's secrets. For example, the generals scolded the civil officials for embezzling money from the national treasury, embezzling funds for various projects and disaster relief, and were utterly heartless.
The civil officials scolded the generals for eating without pay, fighting for benefits with the people, and for claiming land for themselves.
In any case, they felt that since Xiao Ruxun burned the account books, he definitely didn't care about what happened in the past. Hence, they scolded each other to their heart's content. Who knows, they might even get some extra joy.
But they couldn't see what kind of emotions were hidden behind Xiao Ruxun's smiling face.
I only said that I wouldn't pursue the matter of those small fries from the national treasury, but I didn't say that I wouldn't pursue the matter of you big fries and prawns.
You have so much meat on you, and I'm still hungry. I've been drooling over you for a long time!
When the situation stabilizes, I'll deal with you.
Xiao Ruxun smiled as he watched the civil and military officials scolding each other. They were like shrews in the streets.
Interesting.
It was really interesting to see people quarrel. It was really interesting to see these people fight over some power that he had tossed out.
How was this the demeanor that a scholar should have?
How was this the demeanor of a noble?
As expected, they were just a pile of mud.
Something that was already rotten couldn't be fixed no matter what.
But, how should he put it?
To an emperor, this was the ultimate joy, right?
Naturally, Xiao Ruxun was also paying attention to the officials in the court who didn't participate in this quarrel of the century. He remembered every single one of them. These people who still had some sense of shame could still be saved in the future.
At the same time, Wang Xijue and Li Tingji were cleaning up the mess left by Shen Yicheng in the Cabinet Duty Room. Wang Xijue had been promised by Xiao Ruxun to be the Cabinet Chief of the new dynasty. Xiao Ruxun needed Wang Xijue to calm the people's hearts, and Wang Xijue was well aware of this.
Of course, Wang Xijue was aware of Xiao Ruxun's determination to eradicate the local gentry. He knew that he was just a mouthpiece in a transitional period. He might be abandoned at any time and would no longer be of any use.
But it didn't matter. Wang Xijue didn't care about anything else. He just wanted to live the rest of his life in peace, let his family live in peace, and wait for true peace.
He didn't want to face the tragedy of his family being ruined in his later years. He was no longer so hard-hearted.
Therefore, in the face of Xiao Ruxun's overwhelming strength, he couldn't raise any thoughts of resistance. He didn't intend to resist at all.
Naturally, he would never have thought that the powerful general who fought for the Daming Imperial Court would one day become a figure like Zhao Kuangyin, who personally overthrew the dynasty he had worked hard to protect.
Of course, in a sense, Zhu Yijun didn't see the wrong person. Xiao Ruxun was really not an ordinary person. If he didn't succeed in stopping Zhu Yijun's crazy actions, they might really succeed.
At this point, Wang Xijue had no other thoughts. As long as his family was not ruined, he did not care about anything else. Whatever Xiao Ruxun wanted to use him, he would do it. No objections, no objections, no arguments. He intended to abide by these three principles in the final stages of his life, so that he could spend his remaining years in peace.
It wasn't that Li Tingji didn't care, but he was scared. He was scared by that terrible momentum.
The frenzied appearance of the local farmers, the appearance of the two hundred thousand people in Lugou Qiao Barracks shouting 'Long Live', left a deep impression in his heart. He seemed to realize something very frightening.
From the central government to the local government, Xiao Ruxun was really doing something unprecedented. Li Tingji didn't know what the result would be, but now, his family was settled in a courtyard in the inner city, and their food and clothing were specially taken care of.
He knew that Xiao Ruxun needed him, just like how he needed Wang Xijue.
The two of them worked together in the Cabinet duty room. They didn't say a word other than instructing people to do things.
Han Sheng and Ye Xianggao organized the files of the current officials in the Ministry of Personnel, preparing to take them to the Cabinet for Wang Xijue and Li Tingji to handle. Xiao Ruxun ordered them to find these files, then categorize them according to their place of origin, and send them to the Cabinet for handling.
Xiao Ruxun didn't tell them how to handle it.
Han Sheng was a little interested in Ye Xianggao.
The two of them had some interactions in Nanjing, but they didn't have a friendship. They had some friendship on the way to the Northern Expedition because of work. When they arrived at the Lugouqiao Camp, they became partners because of persuasion. Han Sheng had always been interested in Ye Xianggao, who stood on the side of Xiao Ruxun's camp when his hometown suffered land reform.
There weren't many people in the camp who knew about the land reform. Except for the hardcore Xiao faction who took the lead in seeking refuge with Xiao Ruxun, basically no one knew. The news was blocked. Ye Xianggao's family was in Fujian, and his family also had a lot of land. He was definitely the type of person who was affected by the land reform. Why was he so active in joining the camp?
Han Sheng's family didn't have much money, and his family was in Guangdong, so it hadn't been affected for the time being. Now he was promised by Xiao Ruxun that he wouldn't be affected and would be rewarded with some land, but he must pay taxes.
What was Ye Xianggao thinking?
"Jinqing, how is your family?"
Han Sheng wanted to take this opportunity to know what Ye Xianggao's decision was.
Ye Xianggao looked up at Han Sheng and then nodded. "My family is fine."
"Then, what about the family's land?"
Ye Xianggao knew what Han Sheng meant.
"My family sent a letter saying that they directly handed over the land. Now it is well protected, and part of the family's land and property has been preserved."
So that was the case. The Ye family was really not ordinary.
"Then, what do you think? To tell you the truth, my family is in Guangdong, and there hasn't been any land reform. His Majesty also promised me to protect my family and my ancestral property, so I'm not worried. "
Han Sheng continued to ask.
Ye Xianggao pondered for a moment. "This is the trend of the times and the will of the people. If I go against the current, I will definitely die without a burial place. Therefore, it is better to go with the flow and preserve my life. There is still hope in the future.
What he said made sense.
Although Xiao Ruxun received the land, he also promised to give the officials better treatment. He wouldn't only give them enough money to eat like in the Daming Dynasty. Although they wouldn't be as rich as the Song Dynasty, their lives would be much better than in the Daming Dynasty.
"Moreover, I always feel that His Majesty may have other ideas in doing this. There have been people in previous dynasties who have done this kind of thing, but not as thorough as His Majesty. By doing this, he isn't afraid that the world will be in chaos, and he isn't afraid that someone will rebel. What is he planning to do? I'm very interested. "
Han Sheng felt that Ye Xianggao's words weren't completely true, but there was some truth in them. But in any case, Ye Xianggao could indeed be a new official and didn't need to be purged.
Then, the two sorted out the files of the current officials and sent them to the Cabinet.
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