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The remaining ministers looked at each other in shock. They did not expect that His Majesty would not even be annoyed by the protests of the ministers, but would spend time with them.

Han Linfeng was also in the palace. He simply chose a position on the corridor pillar and sat cross-legged. A sensible palace official immediately sent a soft cushion to the prince.

Han Linfeng looked at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground, and actually took out a book on the art of war from his wide sleeve, and started reading it leisurely.

There are also Qingliu like Li Guitian. Although they are not opposed to the equalization of land, they cannot leave His Majesty to support this group of aristocratic families alone, so they often kneel on the ground and spend time with them.

It was approaching noon, and His Majesty had no intention of retreating from the court. Although the kneeling ministers had thick cushions sewn on the knees of their trousers, they still could not withstand it.

He changed his posture slightly with a grin on his face to revitalize his numb legs.There were also older ones who no longer cared about court etiquette, and imitated the prince's example, sitting down and stretching their waists.

But compared to the sour waist and legs, the growling stomach seems to be more disturbing.

Normally, in order to avoid burping and farting unbecomingly before driving, courtiers usually do not eat too much in the morning. They usually drink a bowl of gruel to warm their stomach before going to the morning.

Anyway, after going to court, there is a side hall next to the palace that provides breakfast.

But today, His Majesty, seeing the impassioned ministers, actually suggested that everyone go hungry together to feel the suffering of the people.

There was not much food left in the stomachs of these ministers, and soon they began to have bowel rumblings, and they screamed one after another.

Your Majesty and the Prince ate quite a lot this morning.

Luoyun heard Han Linfeng say that the courtiers might be up to something today, and when he and his father planned to rely on the fat in their stomachs, he ordered the kitchen to make some soup cakes and braised beef last night for the hungry.

Now, in Han Linfeng's sleeves, in addition to a military book to relieve his boredom, there was also a bag of dried meat that his wife had stuffed for him.

Although His Majesty does not allow the courtiers to go to court to eat, he must make it convenient for the courtiers to relieve themselves.

In order to prevent all the beloved ministers from running back and forth and ruining the momentum of the sit-in protest, His Majesty also thoughtfully opened the door of the side hall and had people set up a screen and a bucket inside, as well as water and incense.

After the courtiers were convenient, some palace officials immediately replaced the royal barrels, which was also very clean and convenient.

Taking advantage of the convenient opportunity, Han Linfeng came to the screen and took out the dried meat to eat. He also received the refreshments from the eunuch to fill his stomach, and then went out to continue eating with the ministers.

The same is true for Your Majesty. He can easily enter the screen but come out wiping his mouth.

As for officials like Li Guitian who were close to His Majesty, their expressions became calm and calm after "relieving themselves".

Some of the courtiers who were kneeling and sitting close to the side hall heard the sound of chewing things behind the screen. When they wanted to get up and take a look, they were blocked by the eunuchs who were guarding them, so as not to disturb Wanzai and Chitose Chugong.

Since they couldn't catch him, the ministers couldn't ask the two sages whether they were pulling or eating behind the screen.

As for those Qingliu, they usually have nothing to say to the aristocratic family. They always had clear distinctions in their positions in the previous court, and now they are even more speechless.

Anyway, when those aristocratic families went to the convenience store, they didn’t even have a cup of tea.

If you are too thirsty, you can only drink the water for washing your hands.By the afternoon, some of the ministers were so hungry that they were clutching their stomachs and groaning.

But the first few aristocratic families did not call for retreat, so they could only continue to grit their teeth and hold on.

But at this moment, His Majesty picked up a volume of copywriting next to him and said slowly: "I almost forgot, this is a document agreeing to the land equalization tax reform. If Ai Qing has experienced the suffering of the landless people who are starving, and signs this document, you can go down to court to attend to state affairs... By the way, Duke Jun, haven't you already signed it? Why are you still sitting here with me? Go down to court early!"

After saying that, His Majesty asked the eunuch to take the document away, and it was clearly signed by Duke Jun.

At this moment, the eyes of the remaining aristocratic families immediately widened and they looked straight at the traitor. Duke Lu was so angry that his cheeks were trembling.

Everyone had agreed earlier that His Majesty would never be allowed to set a precedent for collecting land tax from aristocratic families.

Otherwise, the newly acquired land will have to be taxed, and when the treasury becomes empty in the future, won’t the previous fields also have to be taxed?

They are not farmers with only a few acres of land. Once they own the land, they have to pay land tax, which is definitely a huge sum.

Which aristocratic family does not have a prosperous family, many children and grandchildren, and disciples to support. The expenses are already very high, how can they add to the burden?

But Duke Jun Guo had promised well on the surface, so why did he turn around and sell out all the people in these houses?

You thief is so hateful!

Duke Jun was also feeling miserable!Can he say that his wife was careless and caused a tragic disaster?

Now seeing Duke Lu and others shooting at him, Duke Jun could only lower his eyelids. After thanking His Majesty, he stood up and left.

If you stay here, you won’t be human inside and out, so you might as well go back home for dinner as soon as possible!Seeing that the sun is about to set now, it feels too uncomfortable to go without food for a day...

At this moment, those Qingliu people who had been sitting with him all walked over and signed their names on the roster.

They were all from commoner backgrounds. Although they had land granted to their names, there were no tax exemption regulations. This new policy had little impact on them. Moreover, in their view, His Majesty's doing this is indeed the foundation of governing the country, so why not do it?

With so many signatures, some aristocratic families couldn't sit still.Duke Jun signed secretly behind their backs, which was so demoralizing!

They all felt that Mr. Jun was a thief, so he went behind their backs to please His Majesty. If he never signed, would he appear to be too disrespectful?

Moreover, His Majesty's attitude is really going to wear on them.

Long live and the prince can go to the Gong bucket behind the screen from time to time to find food, but they are really hungry!

In the blink of an eye, at night, most of the aristocratic families in the court were still sitting in meditation. In the light of candles, the court looked like a mourning hall.Everyone was so hungry that their expressions became more and more sad.

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