"Master, are you really planning to contract Ma Zheng to Guo Dan?"

As soon as Guo Dan left, Xu Mao asked immediately.

Although he didn't speak just now, he was sweating coldly and his whole back was already wet.

Ma Zheng contracted to the merchant?

This sounds both funny and terrifying.

This is to go further and further on the road to death!

Xu Mengchong clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth and said, "I don't want it either, they forced me to take this step."

Xu Mao hurriedly persuaded him, "Master, don't be irritated. Even if you are willing, this matter is impossible. Even if it is a grand ceremony of enthronement, Your Majesty will only contract the insignificant part to Guo Dan, but you are afraid that it will add fuel to the fire!"

"I am very calm now." Xu Mengqiu said thoughtfully: "This matter is not necessarily the case, because in this way, Your Majesty and the Silijian will support me."

Xu Mao said in confusion: "The villain is stupid, I don't know what the master means?"

"Guo Dan is His Majesty's person, otherwise, His Majesty would not have arranged for him to serve in the Northern Fufu Department. His Majesty has always coveted the money from Taipu Temple. If Ma Zheng is contracted to Guo Dan, then His Majesty can go beyond the supervision of the Ministry of Revenue and the censors if he wants to get the money from Taipu Temple. Therefore, I guess that Your Majesty will definitely support it, and the Silis will naturally support it."

Xu Mao nodded slightly and said, "Although the master said it is not unreasonable, this matter still sounds incredible. Even if Your Majesty supports you, the civil and military officials will not agree. If they all oppose it, Your Majesty will not be able to take the blame for the world."

Xu Mengchong looked at Xu Mao: "Do you have a better way?"

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Royal Palace.

It was still dark, and Wanli sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking desperate.

Wanli didn't work so hard. Only when he wanted to hold a court meeting did he get up at this time, which made him hate the court meeting more and more, because every court meeting was basically just watching the group of ministers argue. He no longer actively held the court meeting, but now that the court is in such a state of affairs, he can't do anything, and he must come out to arbitrate.

Suddenly, he saw two eunuchs carefully holding a crown with twelve strings of pearls hanging slowly approaching.

"Wait a moment."

Wanli suddenly raised his hand.

Li Gui, who was standing beside him, hurried forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what are your instructions?"

Wanli raised his hand and pointed at the crown in the bronze mirror and said, "It's extremely uncomfortable to wear this crown on his head. Every time the court meets, I feel my neck hurts. Can't I make it simple?"

Li Gui was stunned for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, this is stipulated by the ritual system. The weight and number of pearls are clearly stipulated. One or two light or one pearl is not enough, and it cannot be changed."

Wanli couldn't help but sigh, looking at himself in the mirror and said, "It is said that the emperor is the biggest in this world, but ordinary people can still choose to serve and wear comfortably, but I can't."

After saying that, he waved his hand sadly.

Li Gui quickly took two steps back and then told the two eunuchs: "You must be careful."

"yes."

The two eunuchs nodded, then walked up to crown Wanli.

Wanli seemed to see an invisible hand in the mirror, putting a pair of shackles on him.

But as far as matters are concerned, all civil and military officials are now dressed neatly and are waiting in front of the palace gate.

They all closed their eyes and rested, and had no communication with each other at all. Usually, this strange atmosphere appeared, and there would definitely be a fight later.

Obviously, he had already communicated in private. He would not need to communicate any more when he would discuss what he would want to talk about later. If he really had to discuss government affairs, how could they discuss it privately? He could also stand here and discuss it openly. In other words, this matter was not so openly.

The fifth day came, the bell and drums rang, the palace gate opened, and the ministers entered the palace gate one by one. As soon as they stood in front of the Huangji Gate, they heard a loud voice.

"The Emperor is here."

All the officials immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Wanli came to the steps in front of the door and sat down, glanced at him and said loudly: "I have received many memorials recently about Ma Zheng, and only then did I realize that Ma Zheng has so many problems."

He doesn't want to beat around the bush or talk about other things. You are just here, so it's better for me to point it out. Tear up what you should be, and get off work early after tearing it off.

Since the emperor is so reasonable, the ministers will naturally not be polite.

Censor Li Zhi took the lead and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the many problems about Ma Zheng are ultimately caused by improper management..."

He talked about the shortcomings of the Ma Zheng government in a long and vague manner. Every word is very correct, and he could not find any mistakes or even a single word. Because everyone knows these problems, it is not a secret. If this can be said wrong, then he will not become a censor.

He first told all the questions, but did not accuse anyone of them. After he finished speaking, Huang Daxiao, the director of the agency, impeached Xu Mengshen, as the Minister of the Taipu Temple, turned a blind eye to the issue of Ma Zheng and did nothing, and demanded that Xu Mengshen be dismissed from office and be punished.

Many ministers stood up to support them.

The routine remains the same.

Wanli was drowsy when they finished the routine, but he looked at Xu Mengchong slowly and said, "Xing'an Bo."

"The old minister is here."

Xu Mengchong stood up quickly.

Wanli said unhappyly: "What do you want to say?"

Xu Mengshi said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think Censor Li is very right. Those problems do exist, and the old minister dare not hide them, but the old minister dare not agree with Huang's words..."

Before he could finish his words, Huang Daxiao immediately said: "This is a mismanagement. As the Minister of the Taipu Temple, you cannot refuse to blame. What is the mistake of the subordinate officials?"

Xu Mengchong asked back: "Did these questions only arise after I took office?"

Huang Daxiao said: "You are clearly shirking responsibility. Even if you did not cause it, since you know the existence of these problems, why don't you solve these problems? Isn't this a dereliction of duty?"

"That's because these problems are simply impossible to solve."

Xu Mengchong pointed at them and said, "You censors know that you are not criticizing others. You just pointed out the problem, but you never talked about the solution. You really don't hurt your back when you stand."

This time, I was really crazy about the young man. As he said, he said to Wanli: "Your Majesty, I think I did a good job, at least I did not make those problems worse. If anyone in the court could propose a solution, the old minister would be willing to bow down and confess his guilt. If no one could solve these problems, naturally, I cannot blame the old minister for mismanagement, which cannot be solved."

These words are really arrogant, and they are undoubtedly slapping all the civil and military officials in the face.

Huang Daxiao said excitedly: "You are clearly just making a point..."

"Why."

Wanli raised his hand and stopped Huang Daxiao from continuing to speak, saying, "I think Xing'an Bo is very reasonable. If these problems cannot be solved at all, it is naturally no wonder Xing'an Bo. My dear friends discussing Ma Zheng, but they just hope that Ma Zheng can improve. This is the most important thing. I want to know now that you have a way to solve these problems. As for whether to be held accountable, we will talk about it later."

Huang Daxiao was immediately embarrassed. He was a censor, and censors were just verbal brothers. They were responsible for supervising civil and military officials. They were good at reasoning, but they really had to solve the problem, which was not what they were good at.

Wanli glanced at him and said, "Are these problems really as Taipu Temple said, are they impossible to solve?"

"Report to Your Majesty."

Wang Jiaping stood up unbearably, "These problems are not unsolvable. During the Hongzhi period, Yang Yiqing, who was then the left deputy censor of the Taichang Temple Minister, improved the Shaanxi Ma Zheng and repelled the Mongolian army. It can be seen that these problems were caused by humans, not natural disasters. Since they were caused by humans, they could naturally be solved."

Li Zhi and Huang Daxiao all expressed their support.

It is caused by humans.

Shen Shixing closed his eyes and sighed secretly.

Wang Jiaping was also a little depressed. He just discussed the matter and improved Ma Zheng. The key point was that Xu Mengchong was too slapped in the face. If the civil and military officials in the court could not solve this problem, it would make the world laugh.

Xu Mengchong said: "Sir Wang, that is to say, you have a way to solve these problems?"

Wang Jiaping glanced at Xu Mengchong and said, "I think this matter is not a problem with Xing'anbo, but it is not impossible to solve it."

Xu Mengchong said: "The reduction in the war horses year by year is not entirely due to mismanagement. One of the very important reasons is that the ranches are decreasing year by year. If Mr. Wang has the ability to solve this problem, I will immediately bow down and plead guilty."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked, including Duke Cheng, Zhu Yingzhen.

Is this old man going to fight to the death?

This place cannot be reduced, so the number of pastures is decreasing year by year, and it will definitely be occupied by people. Those who can occupy the national pastures are naturally not small people!

Wang Jiaping is also a bad temper. Since you have said this, why not just expose it directly? Anyway, he has been very unhappy about it.

When Shen Shixing saw that the situation was not good, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Hshen An is a little at ease. You can't act irritating this way of governing the country."

If you want to investigate, you may find the emperor's head, because many royal relatives have occupied the ranch.

Wang Jiaping glanced at Shen Shixing, looked depressed, and stopped talking.

Huang Daxiao immediately said: "Xing'an Bo, don't confuse the public here. As the Minister of Taipu Temple, you should be held accountable because of improper management. If the commander of the frontier fails due to a command error, can they also say that no one can win this battle? But the question is, can we fight again?"

As he said that, he said to Wanli again: "Your Majesty, you must not set this precedent, otherwise everyone can use this to avoid his crime of dereliction of duty."

Wanli nodded slightly.

Xu Mengchong immediately said: "Your Majesty clearly understands that the old minister is not trying to escape the problem. The old minister just feels wronged, because the three-foot freezing is not a day, and even if it is to improve it, it is not a matter of one day. I dare to say that no one can solve these problems immediately if anyone comes to the court. But the old minister has a plan to solve these problems immediately."

This old fox is also very smart. He pretended to be a killer and scared them, proving that this matter is a stubborn disease and you can't solve it, so I have a way to solve it.

Wanli was waiting for this sentence and asked quickly: "What is Xing'an Bo's plan to tell me quickly."
Chapter completed!