From another perspective, Li Bao's killing of Cai Yongling was not isolated or unexpectedly.

By the tenth year of Jingkang, Yu Yunwen came to power, which had already heralded a new round of power changes in the Song Dynasty.

In the past ten years, the reformists represented by Xu Churen were being challenged and impacted by later generations.

It took Yu Yunwen only more than half a year to gain a foothold in the center.

The power struggle that extends from the center to the local area has just begun.

Li Bao’s arrival in Quanzhou is just a microcosm of the power clash.

This situation was solved by the bystanders and found it a bit incredible.

Li Bao is a military figure, but he has become the inspiration for the conflicts between the young and the old-fashioned factions.

Cai Yongling was a member of Tang Ke. After Tang Ke was transferred to Liao, he leaned against King Kang's side, and Zhou Wenji was also a member of King Kang.

It can be said that Quanzhou was squeezed tightly by Zhao Gou.

As the second largest export port in the Song Dynasty, this is the position that Yu Yunwen must take.

He should not think about it for the time being in Hangzhou. The head of the Maritime Department is located in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou has a dual role, the first export port to the outside world and the largest city in the east.

The external control is King Kang, and the internal control is the officials and political affairs.

It was too difficult for Yu Yunwen to bring Hangzhou, so he had to start with Quanzhou and set up Guangnan New Mansion in Guangzhou.

The court intended to impose Quanzhou under the jurisdiction of the South China Sea, but Yu Yunwen tried his best to push it, and his heart was clear.

But how could King Kang please?

He naturally didn't want to be snatched away by the fat meat in his hand.

So, the contradictions in Quanzhou are actually a microcosm of the contradictions in the court.

Why didn’t Cai Yongling cooperate?

Is he really greedy for lust and inaction?

You should know that Quanzhou, under Cai Yongling's jurisdiction, jumped to the second largest city in the Song Dynasty, and Quanzhou became the second largest city on Fujian Road, second only to Fuzhou.

The taxes paid every year are almost catching up with Fuzhou.

At least Zhao Huan was still very satisfied with Cai Yongling's political achievements.

But why did Liu Yanzong say that the emperor wanted to kill this accomplished prefect?

It was not just the Inspectorate that found Cai Yongling’s huge amount of stolen money.

In fact, the Imperial City Department also secretly found out that Cai Yongling used a fake identity and applied for more than a dozen trading companies, both externally and internally, and business spanned multiple industries such as grain transportation, construction, mining, and land purchase.

When Zhao Huan thought of this, he felt distressed.

He felt bloody claws reaching towards him.

Officials like Cai Yongling were the product of the vigorous reform of the imperial court in the past ten years.

Zhao Huan admitted that everything has two sides.

If he wants to destroy the old interest body, a new interest body will inevitably be born.

Because the old interest body was too large and bloated, its roots were too deep in the land of China, it had to be uprooted in a very rough way.

In this way, many loopholes will inevitably appear, and officials like Cai Yongling got in.

At least Liu Yanzong saw very clearly in the overall situation. The emperor wanted Cai Yongling to die.

Li Bao killed Cai Yongling, just in line with the emperor's wishes.

The emperor's few traits, several ministers who are good at guessing the sacred intentions, such as the two bigwigs of the Supervisory Office, Duan Zhijie and Qin Hui, and the Censor He Ye, all understand that the emperor will definitely not kill Li Bao.

It was just that under the pressure of the court officials, he deliberately acted very angry.

Of course they have to stand up and speak for Li Bao, which has nothing to do with right and wrong, loyalty and treacherous.

Liu Yanzong shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I think Cai Yongling has more to die than to be cherished!"

"What do you say about Liu Yusi?" Zhao Huan's voice sank, but his eyes lit up. "Cai Yongling's rule has excellent political achievements, and he is a meritorious official of the court."

"Your Majesty, I happened to have something to report today, and it happened to be about the prefect of Quanzhou."

"Oh, let's talk about it."

The ministers looked at Liu Yusi coldly, as if saying: Drama Master Liu, what are you trying to do today!

"According to the latest investigation by the Inspectorate, the magistrate Cai, during the seven years he took office, had a huge amount of 500,000 yuan from unknown origin."

Everyone's hearts were thrilled.

But Liu Yanzong continued, "This is just the tip of the iceberg. This prefect Cai has another identity, named Li San. There are fifteen trading companies under his name, which are involved in grain transportation, mining, construction, restaurants, brothels, textile and road construction, etc. The annual flow of huge sums of up to 10 million yuan!"

What is the concept of ten million coins?

In the first year of Jingkang, the imperial court's annual tax revenue was only 80 million yuan!

Liu Yanzong said that he was not shocking and never stopped. He continued: "I found out that Li San not only had close contacts with many wealthy businessmen in Quanzhou, but also had contacts with many wealthy businessmen in Fuzhou. It was normal for businessmen to deal with them, but this businessman named Chen Abao in Fujian is another identity of Su Yuanqing, the Fujian Road Transporter!

After Liu Yanzong finished speaking, the court was already silent.

In just a few short words, the atmosphere in the court was frozen instantly.

The ministers looked carefully, but saw that the emperor's face was covered with dark clouds.

The new policy clearly stipulates that officials are not allowed to engage in business privately.

Just talking about the Guangzhou Rebellion, the merchants were not in good condition. The emperor wanted to kill the nine Chen clans. The officials in Tokyo were so scared that they went home to check.

This incident has only been a few days ago, and now such a big thing has happened on Fujian Road.

Some ministers were already sweating all over.

Can Cai Yongling kill him?

Of course, it is a sin that deserves to die!

But there was also a tough stubborn body in the Song Dynasty's court.

For example, Zhang Shuye, he dared to stand up and said: "Even if Cai Yongling triggers the national law, it should be dealt with by the court. His Majesty's Holy Tribunal, it is definitely not possible to kill Li Bao!"

Obviously, other ministers also agreed with what Zhang Shuye said.

But after all, Cai Yongling Fan had such a serious crime, and the ministers were no longer confident.

Just talking about Chen Yang, although he is a new agent for the political affairs of the Communist Party of China, Cai Yongling is at least his direct subordinate. With such a big deal, he, as his boss, has to take responsibility.

However, after all, he had just taken office, and even if he took responsibility, he would have to take the blame for Tang Ke, who was far away in Beijing.

But Tang Ke also had the important task of governing the Northland. According to the official tradition of turning the blame, the matter had to be turned on Xu Churen, who had already left the center.

However, no matter how much the blame is passed, the ministers dare not speak for Cai Yongling anymore.

Otherwise, it would be more than worth the effort to get into a slut.

Seeing that the situation was about to stalemate again, Yu Yunwen stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is to quell the rebellion in Guangzhou. I think what Li Xianggong said is so true. Cai Yongling delayed the military service and was guilty of death. Li Bao was also guilty of killing the ministers of the court. When he quelled the rebellion in Guangzhou, his merits and demerits would be eliminated."

After he finished speaking, he said to other ministers: "Donalds, we are important officials of the country, and we should put the overall situation first!"

Zong Ze said: "What the Grand Prime Minister said is very true. The matters involved in Cai Yong ordered Su Yuanqing to be involved in administrative affairs and should be investigated by the Inspectorate. The military situation in the front is as urgent as fire. We should not interfere with Li Bao."

At this time, no one else objected, and even Zhang Shuye stopped talking.

The emperor stood up, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Yanzong, investigate the matter in Fujian for me. If there is any mistake, I want your head!"

"I obey the order!"

After saying that, the emperor left in disappointment, leaving a group of silent ministers in the hall, each of whom they thought about.
Chapter completed!