Chapter 1116 IQ Occupies the High Ground

Yun Li's words immediately confused the two of them.

He himself knows that it is impossible, so why is he still smiling foolishly?

reason?

How can this make sense?

Let Yun Zheng refuse to accept the imperial edict and trample on his and the court's reputation?

At this moment, they really couldn't understand this prince.

I don’t know what this prince is thinking.

Yun Li was very satisfied with the two people's confused expressions.

If they thought of everything, wouldn't they appear incompetent?

Yun Li smiled calmly, "I want to order people to go to Shuobei with great fanfare to pass on the imperial edict. As long as Lao Liu refuses to accept the order, I will order people to spread the content of the imperial edict! Father is seriously ill, and he refuses to accept the imperial edict and does not return to the imperial city to visit his father. Isn't this disloyal and unfilial?"

This was the method he came up with after he suddenly realized something, thinking of the method Emperor Wen had taught him to use righteousness to suppress Yun Zheng.

As long as this matter spreads, everyone in the world will know that Yun Zheng is a disloyal and unfilial bastard!

"This one……"

Tang Shu frowned and raised his eyes and said, "Your Highness, this plan can indeed severely damage Yun Zheng's reputation, but... it can only damage Yun Zheng's reputation!"

"Master Tang is right."

Xiao Wanchou nodded and said, "Yun Zheng has a strong army and strong horses. This blow to his reputation should not have a big impact on him, right?"

Although they said this, they were secretly moved in their hearts.

After such a long time, Yun Li has indeed not been regulating the country in vain.

His move was really true.

The infidelity thing is okay.

Yun Zheng's military achievements in expanding territory are there, and as long as he does not directly raise an army to rebel, his disloyalty will not have a big impact on his reputation.

But this kind of unfilial behavior is quite destructive.

The etiquette and laws of Daqian attach great importance to filial piety.

Emperor Wen was seriously ill. If Yun Zheng didn't even visit him, once the news spread, he would definitely be branded as an unfilial son!

If Yun Zheng just wanted to keep his troops to himself, this move would not have much killing power.

But if Yun Zheng were to ascend the throne and become emperor, this reputation of being unfilial would probably become a stain that Yun Zheng would never be able to erase in his lifetime.

"It doesn't matter."

Yun Li smiled indifferently, "It's just an imperial edict anyway, and it won't cost much. Even if it can have a little impact on him, it will be beneficial to the court!"

"He has threatened me again and again. For the sake of the overall situation, I have not started a war with him, but I can't just not fight back at all, right?"

"If I and the imperial court continue to tolerate it, it will only encourage their arrogance!"

"I also hope to use this incident to let Lao Liu know that I and the court still have some ways to check and balance him! Let him be more restrained in the future and stop mobilizing troops to threaten the court at every turn!"

He actually wanted to drag Yun Zheng back and cut him into pieces.

But the imperial army couldn’t defeat that bastard!

He couldn't hurt Yun Zheng at all, so he could only start from these aspects!

Even if it just disgusted Yun Zheng a little, he would feel better!

This bastard doesn't want to make life easy for himself, so how can I make it easy for him?

We can't let this bastard always cause trouble for him!

He also has to find a way to make things difficult for him!

Listening to Yun Li's long speech, Xiao Wanchou and Tang Shu understood instantly.

Yun Li had actually made up his mind.

Discussing with them seems more like showing off.

Of course, it’s just a formality!

To show respect to their two regents.

Whether the two of them agree or not, it will not affect Yun Li's decision.

"Your Highness is a man of foresight, and I admire you!"

Xiao Wanchou raised his hand and bowed.

"I admire you too!"

Tang Shu followed suit and bowed.

"I have no choice but to do this!"

Yun Li pretended to be helpless. "In that case, this matter has been settled! This matter will not be discussed in the court meeting, so as to prevent the spies planted by Lao Liu in the court from informing him! If he knew about this in advance, he would just disappear with me, making it impossible for the Holy Envoy to find him, or he would just pretend to be sick. My plan would probably be ruined..."

"Your Highness is wise!"

The two of them looked at Yun Li with admiration at the same time, but they were secretly worried in their hearts.

Yun Li is getting smarter and smarter now!

He even thought of how Yun Zheng would evade the imperial edict.

If the two of them tipped off Yun Zheng and allowed Yun Zheng to prepare in advance, with Yun Li's current mental state, he would probably suspect the two of them!

The old saying is indeed true!

If a young tree is not pruned it will not grow straight; if a man is not disciplined he will become a fool!

After such a long period of training by Emperor Wen and Yun Zheng, Yun Li is much better than before both in terms of intelligence and means!

Now, this matter is really a bit troublesome!

……

"Your Highness, good news! Your Highness..."

Just when Yun Zheng was worried, Tuohuan walked into his yard with a smile on his face and a document in his hand.

"What good news?"

Yun Zheng gathered his thoughts and looked at Tuo Huan with anticipation.

Tuohuan handed the memorial in his hand to Yun Zheng with a smile on his face: "As Your Highness expected, the court did bargain with us and only agreed to reduce Fuzhou's taxes for one year! This is the memorial sent back after the crown prince's red seal."

"That's just the way the third brother is!"

Yun Zheng smiled and said, "It's good enough that you can agree to reduce taxes for one year!"

As he spoke, Yun Zheng opened the memorial again and started to look through it.

The court's finances are also stretched to the limit. Considering the disaster in Fuzhou, we will exempt the land tax and donation tax for one year. I hope that my sixth brother will pass on the court's grace to the people of Fuzhou!

Yun Li's red-ink comments were still quite decent.

There is no hostility.

He also addressed him as "Sixth Brother" instead of just "you".

Pay attention!

"It's great that they can agree to reduce taxes for one year!"

Yun Zheng returned the memorial to Tuo Huan and said, "Keep paying attention to the situation in the surrounding areas of Yuzhou. I'm afraid something big is going to happen soon!"

"Yes!"

Tuohuan took the order and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped.

After thinking for a while, Tuohuan asked, "Your Highness, the court has already exempted Fuzhou from taxes for one year. Should we still collect silk tax and land tax from the counties?"

"It is impossible to conceal the fact that the court exempted Fuzhou's taxes for one year. If the court exempted taxes, and we still collected taxes from the people, it would at least affect your reputation, and at worst arouse public anger and provoke civil unrest."

"But if we don't collect the money, where will the food and wages for the Fuzhou army come from?"

"It's impossible for the imperial court to support Fuzhou's army for us, right?"

When asked by Tuohuan, Yun Zheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Come on!

Before this, he only wanted to ask the court to reduce taxes and had never thought about this matter at all!

Yes!

This matter is definitely impossible to keep secret.

The imperial court exempted taxes, but they still collected taxes as usual. Didn't he, the nominal governor of Fuzhou, become the biggest corrupt official?

If this is true, wouldn't Fuzhou be filled with corrupt officials?

Yun Zheng thought for a moment and said helplessly, "Forget it! The Third Brother's red-lettered instruction has made it very clear that he wants me to bestow the imperial court's favor on the people of Fuzhou. He is just trying to prevent me from continuing to collect taxes from the people of Fuzhou!"

I don’t know whether the third brother has grown up or someone in the court reminded him.

The third brother directly blocked their way to continue collecting taxes!