Chapter 358 Who is loyal and who is traitor inside and outside the palace
"When Wang was corrupting the country and not asking for money, he was in Tianjin. How could he be accused of being a butterfly? Zhang Aiqing said too much," Emperor Wanli frowned and said impatiently. In his opinion, Wang Tong was just earning some money for the palace, and these hypocritical ministers never wanted to see themselves spend more money.
Zhang Siwei's fierce words made him even more disgusted, and he just wanted to fight Sanchao soon. At this moment, Zhang Juzheng, who had always been thinking about his face, came out to report.
"Your Majesty, I have a few words to make a statement."
Others can ignore it directly and make excuses, but Zhang Juzheng went out to report the news, but Wanli had to listen. Seeing Zhang Juzheng bowing to show his respect, Emperor Wanli sat upright and said:
"Mr. Zhang, please speak."
"Your Majesty, when Li Sancai was reading it today, I also listened carefully. What Your Majesty Zhang Siwei said was the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. This is true. One village and one county, and those who can pass five people can be said to be prosperous. The root of the Ming Dynasty is these people. The laws set by Taizu, those who have fame and fortune are exempted from succession taxes. It is precisely to maintain the foundation of the country and the stability of the country and the country. Maintaining the lifeline of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Tong seemed to gain profit in a short period of time, but lost the big ones and ruined the roots. As for the matter of setting up private troops, although Your Majesty was willing to do so, the Ministry of War did not know it. The Governor's Office did not know it. It was a bit ridiculous."
Emperor Wanli's face was gloomy. Although he was angry, he was already in a bad mood and had no idea what to say in a hurry.
Seeing Zhang Juzheng leaving the list, seeing the little emperor having no response, Li Youzi, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of Personnel, also took the list and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I am in the Ministry of Personnel. I heard the saying "One rank is a county, and one jinshi is a government." Although it makes sense to laugh, it is very reasonable. This morning, officials below the fifth rank of the small capital gathered in the morning, and the crowd was full of passion. How many Jinshi and how many sons of these were not angry about what Wang Tong did, and how many prefectures and counties they implicated in Tianjin Wei is the hub of the north and south grain transportation. The thousand-house Wang Tong acted recklessly here, and the grain transportation was spread to the north and south, which ruined the reputation of the court, causing turmoil among the people. This is the unforgivable sin.
Ma Ziqiang, who just returned to the list, was in a terror. Everyone saw that he would not leave the list. The Ministry of Justice:
"There are thousands of soldiers and horses in the capital. If Wang Tong couldn't bear to say anything, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
"Your Majesty, the people are poor, the emperor is rich all over the world, and the people's wealth is Your Majesty's wealth. Why bother with it? Doing this will be contrary to the benevolence of the heavenly family."
The ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion rushed to report the matter, targeting Wang Tong's actions everywhere. Emperor Wanli was still tired, but the anger on his face gradually accumulated. Just as the left censor of the Censorate was about to leave, Emperor Wanli blew anxiously:
"Enough, what is nameless and unfair? The Tiger Power Army is a name given to me. Since the Ministry of War has no organization, then I will add it to it! The emperor is rich in all over the world. The wealth of the people is the wealth of Your Majesty. When I ascended the throne, my mother and queen simply wore cloth clothes and used wooden hairpins. Who doesn't have silk and satin wealth in this rich man in the capital?
The voice gradually increased. If it was to be put in the past, the anger would become more and more intense. However, these days, Emperor Wanli exhausted his energy in the West Garden, and his physical strength and spirit could not keep up. He felt tired and waved his hand boredly and said:
"Let's go to court, let's discuss this matter later."
After saying that, he turned around and left. All the ministers came to the palace and waited for Wanli to go out. However, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhang Juzheng. The cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng pondered for a while and said:
"Why don't the Ministry of Justice investigate matters that are not in compliance with the rules?"
Just asked this question, then walked out of the house in silence, and went to the house on duty in the next cabinet, leaving everyone looking at each other for a few moments, all thinking about something.”
When he left the court meeting, Emperor Wanli had already become accustomed to walking, but he was a little weak recently and had a sedan chair waiting when he went out.
Wanli sat in the sedan chair, and several strong eunuchs carrying the sedan chair were controlled by the right one, allowing Feng Bao, Zhang Cheng and others to keep up. With Feng Bao, he must be the person closest to the emperor.
"Dajia, it is not good to clear the land of Zhangzhang. Why is Mr. Zhang not angry today? If you put it in the past, you must issue an order to investigate it."
The voice was listless, Feng Bao frowned and explained:
"Long live, don't you remember who lives in Songjiang Mansion?
Wanli in the sedan chair was silent and did not answer. Feng Bao shook his head and added:
"Xu Jie and Xu Zisheng are in Songjiang Mansion, Long live the emperor. During the late emperor, Hai Rui went to Songjiang."
Speaking of this, Wanli said "Oh, I said a little, and I understand.
During the Longqing period, Hai Rui governed Jiangnan to punish land annexation. Xu Jie, the cabinet assistant at the end of Jiajing, had hundreds of thousands of mu of fertile land in Songjiang. Among the hundreds of thousands of mu of fertile land in the Xu family, there were a lot of local shelter, and more were the annexation by Xu Jie based on his power.
Hai Rui thoroughly investigated the case, which made Xu Jie quite embarrassed, but at that time, an official from the capital suddenly submitted a memorial to impeach Hai Rui's wife, believing that he had many illegal acts of small things. He was dismissed from office and asked about it. People at that time laughed at him and said that he was a "joint governor" who was killed by death.
The sedan was quiet for a while, and then Emperor Wanli said in a muffled voice:
"No wonder Ma Ziqiang stammered. Mr. Zhang exposed it lightly. It turned out that it was this matter. Xu Ge Lao's family occupied hundreds of thousands of acres and did not pay a penny of taxes. It was a loss that some people told me that they would not compete for profit with the people. "The people have all fought for profit from the alliance. Why can't these people think that they are good to me!"
Feng Bao was not easy to speak, so he had to listen. After walking for a while, a low snoring sound came from the sedan chair, and his breathing was long. Emperor Wanli fell asleep in the sedan chair.
Feng Bao waved his hand to the sedan chair, let the sedan chair continue to move forward, and stopped to ask Zhang Cheng behind him.
"When will the Emperor come back from Xiyuan last night?"
"After the middle of the year, Xiaoliang has been following him."
Zhang Cheng quickly replied, Feng Bao's face turned cold and he said in a solemn voice:
"It's already past such a long time. Sun Hai is too unrestrained and invites favor like this. Does he think the Empress Dowager really cares about it?"
"Eunuch Feng, Sun Hai is doing too much. If the Empress Dowager asks, we need to have some explanation."
"Who can tell Sun Hai now? Even Zhang Jing doesn't take it seriously. Eunuch Zhang, please send someone to the Imperial Horse Prison and let Sun Hai come to our house."
In a house on the edge of the imperial city, Zhang Cheng casually told him that the Yi sitting next to him was Fei's record. He stopped here and stopped his hand.
"Take it to our house."
Zhang Cheng, who has always been indifferent to his emotions, was also a little annoyed at this time. He took the letter paper recorded by the Ministry of Music. After a few glances, he rubbed the letter paper into a ball and threw it aside, and said:
"It's useless to say so meticulously, so I wrote to him that these officials who study hard pay attention to money. If they lose a penny of money, they will be jealous of their whole life. Now they have lost more than one penny. I don't know how to hate you, so be more restrained!"
Buyi nodded and wrote a few strokes. But he couldn't help but look up and said:
"So much money is sent to the palace, but it's not that the West Garden has been built, and I'll go outside to invite a team to invite a bitch."
"Be careful. You used to be calm and calm. Why are you so rash now? Do you want to stay in this yard for the rest of your life?" "My son knows his mistake, don't be angry, wise, wise, foster father."
Buyi lowered his eyebrows and admitted his mistake. Zhang Cheng sat there and was silent for a while, but his face was silent and said indifferently:
"What should be said, our family has told Master Wansui. We should tell the Empress Dowager, and our family has already told us that it is not our business now, so let Eunuch Feng go and talk about it!"
"Sun Hai, you have been a bit too slutty recently. Long Sui Ye is just a young man. You have caused him to be indulged in wine and sex, and ruined the dragon body. How can you bear it?"
Feng Bao sat there, speaking to Sun Hai, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, with a stern voice. Sun Hai looked smiling and could not tell at all.
His expression made Feng Bao even more angry. Feng Bao was already the most powerful person in the world, with his reserved power and awe of him inside and outside the palace. Sun Hai's laughter was really only seen.
Moreover, Sun Hai also has a backstage in the palace. His grade is also extremely high. Doing so made Feng Bao feel that his authority was touched. He patted the table and stood up, and said angrily:
"Do you think that such a reckless act will be uncontrollable? Is the etiquette room a decoration?!"
"Eunuch Feng, when I was in Prince Yu's Mansion, we remember that you didn't have such a bad temper. I called you to Brother Feng at that time. Why did you become like this now?"
Only, you!! You are attracting Master like this,"
"To make Long Live Master happy is what we servants should do innately. Our family doesn't think we have done anything wrong. Eunuch Feng, our family will say more. I advise you, the Feng Shui in the palace is changing quickly. Now that things are done like this, who dares to say what will happen in the future?"
These cold words made Feng Bao even more angry. He pointed at Sun Hai with his fingers, his fingers trembled but could not speak. Seeing Feng Bao like this, Sun Hai was also a little afraid and took a step back. At this moment, he heard someone outside say:
"Eunuch Sun, long live your life to pass you over!"
Sun Hai, who was originally nervous, smiled on his face, bowed his hand, and turned around and went out.
Sun Hai walked out of the house, Feng Bao, who was so angry that he trembled all over, suddenly calmed down and said to a little eunuch who came in coldly:
"You must tell Jinzhang what you have heard in private."
The little eunuch bowed and agreed.
If anyone familiar with the inner palace knows that Jinxiu is the most trusted female official of Empress Dowager Cisheng Li,"
On the Weihai River in Tianjin, the sea ice has melted long ago, and most of the ice on the river has collapsed.
Chapter completed!