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Chapter 269: King and ministers talk about Jinmen, why ask Wang Tong

"When Tan Shangshu was there, the office mentioned Chen Zi many times to the couplet, saying that when the war broke out, the world's most prosperous Guangming came out, Emperor Wanli turned his head and said to Zhang Juzheng, leaving the people there directly. The emperor asked and the ministers were waiting.

Zhang Juzheng nodded sideways and said:

"Reporting to your Majesty, Tan Zili also talked to me about this person. However, the buzzards and Yi Jing were pacified, and the bandits in Fujian and Guangdong dared not cause harm to the inland. The navy was just a precaution, which was not very useful. Moreover, Chen Zi was also a good general on the land, and he had many contributions to the extermination of the Miao Rebellion. It was also considered that he had full potential."

Emperor Wanli thought about it and said with a serious expression:

"The territory of Lian on land is the territory of Lian, isn't it the sea? Those red-haired men used tricks to rent a house in Macau in Guangdong. Lian felt uncomfortable whenever they thought of it. Although they had made a contract, they could not let them be free on the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Zhang, the cabinet and the Ministry of War discussed it and let Chen Zuo manage the Guangdong navy."

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a while, turned around and looked at Zhang Siwei, and bowed and said:

"I have received the order, but there is one thing Your Majesty is careful. The land is the foundation of the country, and the sea is in vain. The eunuchs who protect the people's wealth must not be done anymore!"

This statement was agreed by all the ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion. Everyone came out and knelt on the ground and said:

"Please think carefully, Your Majesty."

Emperor Wanli did not expect that his statement would arouse such a reaction. He hesitated and said:

"The couplet is in the tiger, I have heard that there is endless wealth on the sea, and the sea merchants in Nanzhili and Fujian Xi are all rich."

As soon as he said this, the room was quiet. The ministers exchanged glances with each other. Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng also exchanged glances. Zhang Cheng clenched his hands a few times, walked out from the side, knelt on the ground and kowtowed:

"Long live, I will die. Yesterday, in order to make you happy, I found a few storytelling books for you. All the things on it were compiled. If you can't do it really, I will miss you. I will die. I will die!"

Wanli was stunned, and his white and round face turned red. Zhang Cheng was already kowtowing. Emperor Wanli glanced at Zhang Juzheng who was kneeling on the ground, and Zhang Juzheng stared at him and shook his head slightly.

The flushing on Emperor Wanli's face slowly faded away. He was quiet for a while and said:

"It's not about Zhang's partner's business. I believe it easily. Get up, all my dear friends should get up too."

An eunuch showed the emperor a script and made the emperor believe it, and took the words he believed it to be true to the court meeting. I don’t know how serious this is. The Chinese ministers of the court should have been indignant and asked the emperor to punish him with punishment, but this time everyone was silent.

Zhang Cheng, a worldly eunuch, just confessed to the crime of drinking, but after getting up, he returned to Feng Bao like a person who was fine.

The sharp-eyed one could see Feng Bao nodding slightly to Zhang Cheng, and the ministers in the room returned to their original positions like no one.

The left censor of the Censorate, Lu Guangming, was just now left there, but this was also worldly and unaware of it. After the Wenyuan Pavilion was quiet, he left again:

"Your Majesty, the memorials of the censors from the Censorate, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College, etc. have been handed over to the Tongzheng Department in the past few days. I wonder what your Majesty's holy intention is?

The smile on Emperor Wanzai's face had long disappeared, and he said coldly:

"I wonder why Lv Aiqing is so sure. How do you know that these memorials have not been beaten back by the Sili Supervisor? I must have seen the Lian?"

Lu Guangming looked suffocated. According to the rules, the memorials were handed over to the Tongzhengsi, and then the Tongzhengsi was transferred to the Silijian. After review, they would only be in the hands of the emperor. Many times, the unimportant memorials of the Silijian were directly approved, and the memorials that were unfavorable to the eunuchs were beaten back. The emperor had no idea.

The Censor Lu Guangming seemed to know that these memorials were all in the hands of the emperor. He asked directly, but Emperor Wanli caught the talk.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu is the chief supervisor. If you have this question, it is also the position. You have a slight mistake. Your Majesty is magnanimous and just let it go!"

When Lu Guangming didn't know if he should kneel down and confess his guilt, Zhang Juzheng calmly relieved him. After saying this, Emperor Wanli stopped asking questions and said with some resentment.

"I didn't receive the memorial that day, God knows what Lord Lu said!"

"Mr. Lu, most of the censors are consulted more than their superiors when they submit memorials. As the chief of the censors, Lord Lu naturally knows the most, and just speaks frankly!"

Zhang Juzheng said again, and then Lu Guangming sorted out a little, and spoke loudly: "Tianjin Acropolis is a pit transportation hub, a place where grain and fodder are gathered, and the first-class important town. The imperial court set up an official office in Tianjin to severely punish illegality and urge transportation. Tianjin set up a thousand-household office for Jinyiwei, which is also for this responsibility. For example, Wang Tong, a thousand-household office in Jinyiwei, is arbitrarily and illegally today."

After hearing the name "Wang Tong", several officials in Wenyuan Pavilion really lowered their heads. Some of them looked at their mouths and noses and thoughts in their hearts.

"Wang Tong drove the soldiers of Jinyi Guards to rush into the city, forcibly allocated peace signs to various shops and households, and blackmailed the money. He also killed good people in the streets. Most of the people in Tianjin fled elsewhere. In the past few days, they led their troops into the city and forced the good people out of the city. Everyone was frightened by their power and dared not speak out."

After Lu Guangming finished speaking, Shen Bingfeng, the right censor next to him, also came out and said:

"Tianjin Acropolis is a military and national important place, and there cannot be any mistakes. What Wang Tong does, not only does greedy and corrupt violation of the law, but also destroys the reputation of the court in Tianjin and disturbs the major transportation of the grain. This is the key to the Ming Dynasty. I ask Your Majesty to issue an order to bring Wang Tong to the law and to punish Liu Shouyou, the commander of the Jinyiwei, for his crime of injustice!"

Emperor Wanli sat there and looked at the ministers on both sides. He could not tell anything on the faces of these mature bosses, and they all looked like an old god.

Emperor Wanli leaned back, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, which was already a little cold. Although the ministers stood upright, everyone was observing the emperor's expression.

The sudden smile actually gave people a sense of unpredictability and profoundness. Everyone felt a little strange. Emperor Wanli said:

"Is there any other report from Lu Aiqing and Shen Aiqing?"

The Grand Secretary who has not made any comments, the Ministry of Revenue:

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue Transfer Department has also sent a letter to his ministers in the past few days, saying that Wang Qianhu seems to be particularly hostile to the sailors and laborers on the canal in Tianjin, and is very targeted. Your Majesty, there should be no mistakes in the transportation of the canal. Otherwise, if the grain and rice supply in the capital is not enough, a major event will happen immediately!"

The smile on Emperor Wanli's face was faint and he said loudly:

"Dajia, bring the news from Dongchang and those letters!"

Feng Bao quickly moved several stacks of newspapers in front of Emperor Wanli. Several people in the room who knew the inside story were staring at Feng Bao. The eunuch of Tianjin's grain supervision eunuch Wan Dao must have written it, why did Feng Bao not mention it? The eunuch who was in charge of the seal and was speaking. It must be more powerful.

"Dear friends, have you ever heard of the name of the scent of the boat?"

Emperor Wanli picked up a document and asked leisurely, and everyone in the room was stunned. Zhang Juzheng was originally stroking his beard with his hands. After hearing this, he turned his head to look at the people in the room. The civil officials all had a look of surprise on their faces. Feng Bao said softly from behind:

"The incense of boats is a laborer on the canal dock and the incense-burning association of boat workers on the boats." Feng Bao held the East Factory. The news was naturally understood, and Emperor Wanli continued:

"As soon as there are too many people, I will be brave. The incense on the bow of the bow relies on the large number of people and power, and actually forces merchants to burn incense in the city. The incense is always paid. People complain, Feng Daban, is this the truth?"

"That's true if you say "Long Live"."

"Wang Tong is not afraid of risks and clears up his evil deeds. His killing in the street is just a rescuer who was forced to be forced to incense. I heard that there are any crimes of forcing the robbery of the people and forcing people to destroy their families. Feng Daban. These things are reported by Dongchang."

"I have all the words of the Master Ji. The confession that the victims of the sacred master has also been sent here, and there are some other evil actions of the bow incense."

Feng Bao answered in a deep voice, with a helpless look on his face, but his answer was not slow. Emperor Wanli smiled and put the document back:

"My dear friends, the incense of boats in Tianjin has been rampant for so long, and no one of the civil and military officials of Tianjin Wei reported it. Feng Daban, Zhang Baoban, and the Sili Supervisor have all received the memorials of Tongzhengsi. Is it all called back? I can't see it?"

The Sili Supervisor blocked the way of speech and deceived the holy hearing. Even Feng Bao, who was powerful in the court and the opposition, could not afford such a crime. Feng Bao turned his head and looked at Zhang Cheng beside him and the other eunuchs in the hall. Everyone shook their heads with affirmation. Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, said loudly:

"If you say that, I have never received such a report since I entered the Ministry of Rites. The secret stakes of the East Factory stationed in Tianjin are mentioned in common sense. But according to the rules, such matters can be archived and there is no need to be submitted to the emperor."

Wanli nodded while listening. After Feng Bao finished speaking, Wanli turned to Lu Guangming and Shen Bingfeng who were standing there. He said calmly:

"The incense of the bow has been rampant for so long, and there has never been a report from the civil and military officials in Tianjin. Why did Wang Tong, a Qianhu of the Jinyiwei take action to punish him, but someone immediately impeached the censors? What are the connections?

The left and right censors looked at each other and both knelt down. The people in the room looked unnatural. Emperor Wanli leaned on the back of the chair. His tone became a little sarcastic and he spoke:

"Tianjin soldiers are preparing for the road, and they are all under the jurisdiction of Tianjin. The Qing army of Hejian Prefecture is in charge of impeachment. No one is impeached for their crime of misunderstanding. Why is a person who punishes evildoers but is impeached? Is this how the Censorate supervises it?

The summer mattress was hot, but Wenyuan Pavilion suddenly became cold at this time.
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