Chapter 386 Digging a giant pit(1/2)
In fact, Wanli has favored Shen Shixing and others from the beginning. Shen Shixing is the prime minister who best suits his wishes. Because Shen Shixing is gentle and loyal to him, he doesn't want to have Zhang Juzheng again. If he disagrees, he will kill them from top to bottom.
Not to mention that Guo Dan is involved in it. His small treasury is in Guo Dan's hands. Whoever wants to touch Guo Dan is moving his cheese.
The reason why he deliberately urged inside was because there were signs of cooperation between the two sides to deal with Guo Dan, which was what he didn't want to see the most. Now that he saw that the two sides were as powerful as fire, it was impossible to ease it. His goal had already been achieved, so he should calm it down quickly. This became more and more trouble, especially involving local governments, and he was afraid that he would not be able to stop the scene at that time.
But how could the censors give up? They changed a group of people and continued to report the memorial. This group of people did not continue to worry about Cheng Guishi and Shen Shixing, but instead called injustice for the prefects of the three prefectures. The main firepower was concentrated in Weihui's mansion, which was actually directed at Guo Dan.
Many officials also wrote letters to plead for mercy.
Because this has become a struggle between bureaucrats and merchants, and officials feel wronged. Your emperor cannot always help merchants deal with our officials. Who is your minister?
But the officials' actions were because the drunkard's intention was not to drink.
Don’t he know what tricks they were playing? If this continues, it won’t take long to become the biggest villain. Therefore, he immediately went to find Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel, and secretly instructed him to suggest the emperor who could send them to fill these three vacancies. At the same time, he found the Ministry of Revenue and asked them to prepare, and they might have to allocate grain to help the local vassal kings at that time.
The news soon came out from the Ministry of Personnel.
The people on the list were not Shen Shixing's people, but from major forces in the court, and they had a close relationship with Liu Gao, the governor of Zhangde Prefecture.
In other words, they should just let their people make up for it and they will be able to get support from the court immediately.
This is it!
The powerful and powerful are also weighing the pros and cons. If they can sue Guo Dan and push all the blame to Guo Dan, then everything is easy to say, but the problem is that the cabinet is now forced to protect Guo Dan, and with the emperor's blessing, it is difficult for Guo Dan to move. If the responsibility cannot be pushed down Guo Dan, then he has to bear it himself.
The prefect of the three prefectures will definitely face punishment.
They are in trouble.
Shen Shixing's action told them that if you change a group of people, you will be able to get help from the court immediately.
After all these officials, it seems that they are in a stalemate here, and they may lose their wife and soldiers. They will stop as soon as possible when they are ready.
This made the censors very angry. What's the difference between you and bribery? So he submitted a memorial to Shen Shixing to manipulate power and exclude officials.
Wanli ignored them. He knew Shen Shixing's actions very well, but he supported Shen Shixing's actions. After the process was completed, the Ministry of Personnel here would recommend him, and he would definitely criticize it, because he just didn't want everyone to target Wei Hui Mansion, so he must also express it so that the bureaucracy would not be too angry.
A tacit understanding arises naturally
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On the evening of that day, Jiang Yinglin left the imperial city alone and walked towards his home. He happened to meet Fang Fengshi, the Minister of War.
"The lower official has met Lord Shangshu."
He quickly stepped forward and bowed.
Fang Fengshi smiled and nodded, saying, "Jiang is the one who will be the one who will be there!"
Jiang Yinglin nodded embarrassedly.
Fang Fengshi smiled and said, "Jiang Juju seems to be silent recently."
Jiang Yinglin said, "Isn't it the same as Shangshu Fang?"
Fang Fengshi laughed.
The two walked forward together.
Fang Fengshi asked: "Jiang Jiashi had also been to Weihui Mansion. He can be said to have witnessed that Weihui Mansion has become increasingly prosperous in just half a year from a state on the verge of collapse. The local people live and work in peace and contentment. I believe this is also the reason why Jiang Jiashi is silent."
Jiang Yinglin glanced at Fang Fengshi and said, "Mr. Shangshu has something to say, but the lower officials are more straightforward and don't know how to beat around the bush."
Fang Fengshi knew the person well and did not care. He sighed: "I just couldn't bear to see the people of Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture, and Huaiqing Prefecture were displaced due to the struggles in the court, and they were in danger of protection. They were innocent. Therefore, I thought that the most urgent task should be to solve the problems of these three prefectures, rather than to fight to the death in the court for self-interest. The saints did not teach us this way."
Jiang Yinglin nodded deeply in agreement and asked, "I wonder what kind of opinions are Lord Shangshu?"
Fang Fengshi said: "The person who tied the bell must solve this problem. Only Guo Dan. If Guo Dan is asked to contract these three palaces, then all problems will be solved."
"This is not possible."
Jiang Yinglin said immediately.
Fang Fengshi said: "If Guo Dan can not only save these three prefectures, but also reduce the burden on the vassal kings to the court and create more taxes for the national treasury, then I wonder if it is feasible?"
Jiang Yinglin couldn't help but open his eyes and looked at Fang Fengshi in shock.
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The next day.
Jiang Yinglin came to the imperial city early as usual, but he didn't talk to others and walked by alone.
"Brother Jiang!"
Suddenly I heard someone shouting behind me.
Jiang Yinglin glanced back and saw that the visitor was Huang Daxiao, but he pretended that he didn't hear it and continued walking forward.
Huang Daxiao felt a little confused, and quickly caught up with him, gasped slightly and said, "Brother Jiang, why don't you answer?"
Jiang Yinglin glanced at him and said, "I wonder what advice did Censor Huang have?"
Huang Daxiao only felt that Jiang Yinglin was so sarcastic that he was a little annoyed, and frowned and said, "Brother Jiang and Wang Shi also know each other, so why don't you come out to speak for him?"
Jiang Yinglin is a man who is not afraid of power and speaks for justice. He is very popular among censors, but this time Jiang Yinglin has been silent, which makes many people feel dissatisfied.
Jiang Yinglin snorted, ignored him and continued to walk forward.
Huang Daxiao chased after him again, blocked his way, and said, "Brother Jiang, if there is something to offend you, you can say it clearly. If it is really my fault, I should apologize to you."
Jiang Yinglin looked at him coldly: "I just don't want to be used like you, but I still enjoy it. Don't come to me this time, I won't help you."
Huang Daxiao wondered: "Where did Brother Jiang start with this? Who are we using it?"
Jiang Yinglin smiled bitterly: "You have never considered why the rumors at the beginning did not come out early or late, but it emerged at the critical moment when the cabinet and the six ministries were going to review the accounts of Weihui Mansion. You don't think about it, who is the biggest winner in this matter? Is the cabinet? What did the cabinet get? You? What did you get?
The real beneficiary is Guo Dan. Now that the cabinet is forced to stand on Guo Dan’s side, will they still ask for a review of Guo Dan’s accounts? With a profit of tens of thousands of taels, Guo Dan has all taken his own wallet and has also received support from the cabinet. He is now sitting at home watching your jokes."
Huang Daxiao took a breath of air conditioning and felt his hair standing up.
This is terrifying to think about it carefully!
From the present perspective, this is a battle between snipe and clam, and the fisherman gains profit.
Jiang Yinglin snorted: "I am not as cheap as you. Guo Dan repeatedly mocked me, and I also helped him make money."
"Ouch!"
Huang Daxiao beat him hard and said extremely depressedly: "Brother Jiang, why didn't you say it earlier!"
Jiang Yinglin said: "Can I persuade you about the situation at that time?"
"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable."
Huang Daxiao became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and he couldn't help but scream.
It would be fine if he was played with by Shen Shixing. After all, he was the chief minister, and it was not embarrassing to be played with by him. But it is unbearable that they were a group of officials and men who were played with by Guo Dan and a businessman!
All the ancestors were so shameless.
"Brother Jiang, this is not possible."
Huang Daxiao was angry and said, "We can't just let it go. We must punish Guo Dan severely."
Jiang Yinglin said: "It's a pity that you have pushed the cabinet to Guo Dan, and Guo Dan and His Majesty's blessing." After speaking, he lowered his voice slightly, as if he was pointing something.
Huang Daxiao suddenly remembered Wanli's recent actions, and he understood it completely. After a long time of work, he was teased by the Emperor and Shang combination again. How could he bear this anger? He said excitedly: "Brother Jiang, you said that Guo Dan repeatedly offended us. If this matter makes him succeed, he will not take us seriously in the future."
Jiang Yinglin lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.
Huang Daxiao hurriedly said: "If Brother Jiang has a solution, it's okay."
Jiang Yinglin looked at him, hesitated for a while, and said, "For the sake of the present, we can only live if we put it to death."
Soon, the censors all realized that they deserved to be damned. They fell into the trick of the profiteer again, and this time they also paid Wang Shixing, but they really paid his wife and soldiers.
All the censors were very angry when they realized it.
This kind of revenge is not a gentleman.
Now they don’t care about Shen Shixing and hate Guo Dan to the core.
So, Jiang Yinglin told them a very vicious revenge plan. If they want to destroy it, they must first make it crazy.
Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial handed over by Jiang Yinglin, Li Zhi, and Huang Daxiao just now."
Li Gui handed Wanli a memorial with a confused look on his face.
"It's because of impeachment by Shin Shin again. They are really not tired, don't watch it, don't watch it."
Wanli, who was practicing calligraphy, waved his hand impatiently.
He is in a good mood now, and the Ministry of Revenue no longer mentions tax filings. After all, he helped Shen Shixing. Shen Shixing knows how to be grateful, and there is still a tacit understanding between the king and the minister.
"It's not the impeachment of the cabinet."
Li Gui said: "They suggested that the court contract the three prefectures of Kaifeng, Zhangde and Huaiqing to Guo Dan."
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The pen tip is broken!
To be continued...