But none of that matters anymore; officials in the imperial court receive a salary. Returning a mere amount of land to the court is simply a matter of returning it to the court.
At least he was able to save his life, and he even became the Minister of War.
He felt only gratitude towards Zhu Yunwen.
Lan Yu, who did not attend the morning court session, goes without saying. As Zhu Yunwen's maternal uncle, his support for Zhu Yunwen is unquestionable.
The Chang brothers also stepped forward to express their willingness to return the excess land, including all the land included in the imperial rewards they had previously received, to the Ministry of Revenue.
Seeing that several high-ranking officials in the court were able to express their opinions, others had no choice but to do so as well.
Clearly, they had no choice in this matter. Regardless of whether land annexation could be abolished or the land redistribution order could be implemented, at least the land owned by these officials in the imperial court had to be returned.
Since there's no other choice, we might as well support Zhu Yunwen.
After all, supporting him is much better than opposing him.
Therefore, the officials in the court all spoke up, expressing their willingness to support Zhu Yunwen's policies.
They also voluntarily returned the excess farmland.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Yunwen revealed a slight smile.
Regardless, at least this policy is feasible to implement within the imperial court.
The specific implementation at the grassroots level and in various localities will depend on the situation at that time.
At this moment, Huang Zicheng, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices who had remained silent until now, mustered his courage and said:
"Your Highness, if we take action on this matter, what will we do if the local gentry, noble families, and landowners put up a fierce resistance?"
Although Zhu Yunwen has lost his power, Huang Zicheng still has grievances against him.
Therefore, the purpose of raising this issue in public was to embarrass Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen sneered and said:
"By resisting the implementation of these two decrees, they are going against the people of the world. Even if I do not use strong measures, those people, with the support of the court, will not let them go."
They can exploit the people, and the people can overthrow them. This is called "using a borrowed knife to kill."
Upon hearing this, Huang Zicheng's body trembled.
He hadn't expected Zhu Yunwen to have such a way of responding, leaving him with no possibility of rebuttal.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
