"Prison..."
These two words struck Li Banghua’s heart like needles, causing him immense distress. Yet, distressed as he was, he felt powerless in the face of such a situation.
Seeing that both Emperor Chongzhen and Li Banghua remained silent, Wang Chengen blinked and whispered, "Grand Secretary Li, could we, in the name of the Imperial Court, compel the gentry and landlords to reduce land rents for the common people?"
Li Banghua did not answer the question; instead, he countered with one of his own: "Does Eunuch Wang remember what His Majesty once said? He said we must not interfere with the interests of the upper class, nor should we incite the notions of those below."
Chapter 270