Chapter 449: Tortoise and Snake Statue
The old map was spread on the ground, and Emperor Jiajing stood in front of the map and listened to Xu Wei's detailed description. Although there were military newspapers from the Ministry of War and the spy from the Jinyiwei, in the war situation in the southeast, he obviously trusted Qian Yuan who abandoned the position of Chancellor to go south.
"No wonder Zhan Cai said last year that Hu Ruzhen was narrow in size and Tian Zhoulang's reward of silver was not paid." Emperor Jiajing shook his head, "But where did Zhan Cai get the silver? It can't be the silver in his own warehouse, right?"
Xu Wei showed a strange smile on his face, "Your Majesty still remembers that before the war last year, Hu Ruzhen had two exhibitions..."
"Oh, ha, Zhancai went to collect the bill?" Emperor Jiajing couldn't help laughing, "Then it's no wonder Hu Ruzhen."
"There are a total of 20,000 taels of silver, of which 2,000 taels were delivered to Linhai County, and doctors and nurses were summoned... This was prepared for the injured soldiers in the future, and in addition to purchasing medicinal materials." Xu Wei said in detail: "The 5,000 taels of silver were paid to Tianzhou Langshang. Whether the Governor's Office was returned or not, it would always be recognized."
"But Your Majesty also knows that Zhan Caina and others... Zhong Nan, the leader of Tianzhou wolf soldiers, led four hundred elite wolf soldiers to stay in Taizhou in the name of the village heroes, and were assigned to the command of Lu Bin, the general of Ningshaotai."
"Since the seventh day of the first lunar month, Japanese pirates have attacked everywhere, and Yu Dayou, Jiaxing and Dong Bangzheng, Dong Bangzheng, have all won. However, Japanese pirates in Shaoxing and Ningbo have gradually become rampant. Zhan Cai and Hu Ruzhen have both concluded that Ning Shaotai must be the main attack direction of Xu Hai."
Xu Wei was speaking up, and Yu Ruyi pointed at the map in his hand, but suddenly he saw a mandarin duck lion cat walking quietly on the map.
"Liu'er, Liu'er." Huang Jin took a few steps awkwardly and took the lion cat away.
"Next time, Zhan Cai brought Xiao Hei. Although he is still young, he will definitely be able to slap Xiao Hei away." Emperor Jiajing smiled and asked again: "There are still training new troops everywhere, but how dare Zhan Cai say that he can pacify Xu Hai this year?"
Xu Wei looked around and looked again and again before whispering: "Zhancai, Hu Ruzhen wants to join forces with Wang Zhi."
"Um?"
"Zhan Cai buried a secret man beside Xu Hai. When Xu Hai led the Japanese invaders, the officers and soldiers fought head-on." Xu Wei paused and continued, "Let Wang Zhi send troops to cut off Xu Hai's retreat."
Emperor Jiajing looked at Xu Wei for a while before saying, "Hu Ruzhen and Wang Zhi went there privately, you know."
"I know." Xu Wei replied without hesitation: "Wang Zhi's nephew was captured by me and sent to Hangzhou by himself. Later, he used this person as a broker. Hu Ruzhen sent Jiang Zhou to the ocean to meet Wang Zhi in Japan."
Emperor Jiajing nodded, "Are you sure?"
Xu Wei hesitated for a while, "From Zhan Cai's letter, the key is whether Hu Ruzhen can urge Wang Zhi to send troops, if he can use the opening of a sea ban to trade as bait..."
"Hehe." Emperor Jiajing sneered twice, reached out and knocked on the table, "Zhancai is just not giving up on the opening of the maritime ban on trade!"
Xu Wei did not dare to speak, and stood up with his hands down. Unlike Qian Yuan, he grew up reading the Four Books and Five Classics in this era, and had a natural awe of imperial power. Emperor Jiajing had anger in his words, so he immediately shut up.
But in fact, Emperor Jiajing was not very angry. As early as the 34th year of Jiajing, Qian Yuan openly showed his position in front of him. He mentioned it more than once or twice since then, and even had a quarrel in Beijing last year.
Emperor Jiajing waved his hand, and Huang Jin carefully carried the lion cat. The cat was much more lively than the previous one, and ran around Emperor Jiajing on the couch without a moment of rest.
"Wen Chang, what do you think?"
Xu Wei licked his dry lips and said calmly: "Your Majesty, Zhan Cai and Hu Ruzhen are just using the sea ban to trade as bait..."
"Um?"
"At the beginning of last year, in Suiyuan, Chen and Zhancai talked about the current financial resources in the court many times." Xu Wei immediately changed his perspective, "First, he gradually implemented the method of raising and whip, mainly silver differences, and even... he even checked the land acres across the country..."
Emperor Jiajing couldn't help laughing, "Zhancai is so bold!"
"I also know, it's too difficult, too difficult..." Xu Wei nodded with a wry smile.
This is an extremely bumpy road. Not to mention how difficult it is to walk, the problem is that it is very likely that it will not be completed... Zhang Juzheng could not finish it either.
"The second is to open a ban on trade in the sea, and you can make money for the court in a short period of time." Xu Wei said softly.
In specific matters, Xu Wei, who had been silent in the lower class for a long time, may be even better, but in a certain height of affairs, Emperor Jiajing could see a place that Xu Wei could not see at a glance.
What is the biggest difference between these two roads?
The former will be met with countless opponents, not to mention the others, just the investigation of land, not to mention the royal nobles, even the civil service system will oppose it. This is to cut off their flesh.
As long as the latter can suppress the stubborn opposition in the court, it only takes a break to maintain it. A large number of vested interests will continue to do so. At least the officials and gentry of Susong, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangzhou will stand on Qian Yuan's side.
Emperor Jiajing remembers Qian Yuan told this in front of him last year... Before, the large Zhejiang and Fujian households went to sea to smuggle, but now the Japanese pirates are rampant. Their losses will be heavier one day. The day when the Japanese pirates are pacified, if the ban on sea bans are not allowed in the North Korea... Then smuggling will reappear.
In terms of how easy it is to attain the throne, it will be nothing more than Emperor Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. He was just a vassal king. His cousin Zhu Houzhao killed himself, and the throne fell on Emperor Jiajing for no reason.
This directly led to Emperor Jiajing not having a strong sense of responsibility... Today's Ming Dynasty is like an old house full of cracks, with the north wind whistling in, but Emperor Jiajing only hopes to find some oil paper to block it, as long as the house does not fall, don't miss yourself for fun.
This is also the reason why Emperor Jiajing attached so much importance to the southeast's anti-Japanese war. Five or six out of ten of the world's wealth came from the southeast.
If he could join forces with Wang Zhi to wipe out Xu Hai and quickly quell the Japanese riots, this is what Emperor Jiajing would like to see.
But if the maritime ban was to be opened, would it cause greater Japanese turmoil? This is what Emperor Jiajing was worried about.
Emperor Jiajing's appreciation of Qian Yuan comes from many aspects, but the most important point is that now there are all officials who are planning to make small plans, and the young Qian Yuan showed his unparalleled loyalty to Emperor Jiajing, and he spoke frankly and frankly no matter what.
But this time, Qian Yuan's frankness and loyalty did not receive the expected results. This was not because his strategy was wrong, but because he looked at the problem in a different perspective.
After long thinking, Emperor Jiajing said nothing, waved his hand to repel Xu Wei, and his eyes flashed at Xu Wei's back... He made the choice that best suited the emperor's standards. If a subject does things, if there is a good result, it is naturally the emperor who uses the right person. If something goes wrong, it is naturally the subject who takes the blame.
After leaving Xiyuan, Xu Wei found Xian Yuan immediately, pulled him to the corner, without saying a word, and kicked him over.
"Brother Wen, what's wrong..." Xian Yu yelled in aggrievedly, "Mr. Qingxia..."
"Shut up!" Xu Wei stopped, pointed at Xian Yu's nose with a pale face, "Who encouraged you?"
"What are you trying to instigate?"
"Send a letter to impeach Yang Shun."
Xian Yu then realized and asked carefully: "Is this a bad thing?"
Half an hour later, Xu Wei returned to Suiyuan, called Liu Hong to give him a few instructions, and waited for Qian Zheng to release the yamen... In terms of the distribution of forces in the court and the official details, he was far inferior to Qian Zheng.
Afterwards, Tao Dalin, Sun Jian, Wu Dui, Xian Du and others came to Suiyuan one after another. Soon, Xian Du was scolded so much that he started to attack. Tao Dalin was even so angry that he started to attack... Xian Du still felt wronged. The two of them who fought, Xu Wei was Chen Lian's in-laws, and Tao Dalin was Chen Lian's fellow villager.
By the time it was dark, Xu Wei had probably figured it out, and he went straight from the side door of Suiyuan to the backyard of Qian's restaurant.
"Sit." Yan Shifan was pouring himself and drinking alone.
Xu Wei sat down expressionlessly, picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine and drank it all. "On the first day of the first lunar month, Chen Chunfu recited a poem to mock Yang Shun, the governor of Xuanda. This matter had been spread throughout the court before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
"But until two days ago, it was suddenly rumored that Chen Chunfu used Li Linfu, Qin Hui and others as targets, making people practice shooting every day, and rumors spread throughout the capital in just one day, and almost everyone knew it."
"The Xuanfu inspector's Censor Shi Yingshao, a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, was selected as a Shujishi. In the 29th year of Jiajing, he was appointed as a Censor." Yan Shifan narrowed his eyes and said, "In the 28th year of Jiajing, Huating, he was promoted to the Hanlin Bachelor's Bachelor's School and taught the Shujishi."
Xu Wei nodded. Both of them were smart people. The direct information docking immediately found Xu Jie from clues.
Shi Yingshao is a student of Xu Jie. He had the opportunity to tamper with Xuanfu. The most important thing is that he could spread the words throughout the capital in just one day, which is not something ordinary forces could do.
The Yan Party would not have to spread such words that humiliate Yan Song throughout the capital, but it could only be done by Xu Jie.
Although there is no evidence, the evidence of free mind is enough.
Xu Weiji hated Yan Shifan, but he had to admit that he was a smart person.
After a slight pause, Xu Wei continued: "Yesterday, someone from the Censorate secretly contacted him and wanted to write a letter to impeach Governor Yang Shun of Xuanda. Among them, Chen Chunfu made a poem and ridiculed him."
"It has been investigated. This incident first originated from Xu Yangzheng, Liuzhou."
"Xu Yangzheng?" Yan Shifan frowned. He was very familiar with the name.
Before Shen Lian, Yang Jisheng and Zhao Zhenji, there were no fear of death and impeached Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son. Among them, the leader was Xu Yangzheng, a Jinshi in the 20th year of Jiajing and the director of the household rank.
At that time, it was Xia Yan who had just died, Qian Zheng was exiled from the capital. Six household entries wrote letters to the officials. They did not dare to seek justice for Xia Yan, but they dared to impeach Yan Shifan for "stealing fatherly power, bribing Zhang Yan, and lyrics in the warehouse". In the end, in order to intimidate others, Yan Song used the hands of Emperor Jiajing to blame Xu Yangzheng for 60 court sticks and demoted him to the History of Tonghai County, Yunnan.
Seven years later, in the 34th year of Jiajing, Xu Yangzheng was promoted to Shangbaoqing. However, because Yan Shifan was the right minister of the Ministry of Works and the officer of Shangbao, Xu Yangzheng "did not want to join the party, so please return", this incident once made Yan Shifan unable to come to Taiwan.
Yan Shifan was not impressed by such a character.
Xu Wei continued: "Xu Yang mentioned the story of Chen Chunfu's image in his letter with his fellow villager Zhang Chong."
"It's strange." Yan Shifan sneered: "Liuzhou belongs to Guangxi, how can you know about Bao'anzhou?"
Xu Wei didn't even raise his eyes. "Zhang Chong, a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing, was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and was also the head of the Ministry of Justice, a native of Huating. He had a friendship with the people in Suiyuan. He visited Xian Yu the night before, and it was said that he mentioned it accidentally."
A line hidden at the bottom of the water was pulled up by Xu Wei, allowing people on the shore to see clearly.
"Dong Chuance?"
"Dong Chuance, a Jinshi in the 29th year of Jiajing, was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Justice, and had a good relationship with his fellow villager Xu Fan. Today, he wrote a letter to impeach Yang Shun's criminal department to the Criminal Department, Wu Shilai, who was once the Promoter of Songjiang Prefecture." Xu Wei raised his hand and picked up the wine cup and said seriously: "If Chen Chunfu died, Xu would definitely be furious, and Zhan Cai would have to..."
"I understand." Yan Shifan's eyes flashed and he sighed: "Xu Huating really has a turtle and snake like a turtle and snake!"
The turtle and snake are like this, which is a metaphor for Xu Jie to endure it like a turtle and to wait for an opportunity to move like a poisonous snake.
If Chen Lian died at the hands of Yan Dang, considering Chen Lian’s reputation in Shaoxing Prefecture and the weight of Shaoxing scholars in Suiyuan, Qian Yuan would have completely broken up with Yan Dang no matter what.
If Chen Lian did not die at the hands of Yan Dang, but because Wu Shilai wrote a letter to impeach Yang Shun and survived, then Qian Yuan would owe Xu Jie a favor.
The metaphor of the turtle and snake statue is very vivid.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Wei handed over the post early in the morning to invite Yan Shifan, whom he hated the most.
Xu Wei raised his glass of wine and stood up expressionlessly. For him, the change was already great enough.
Be able to abstain from urgent need, be able to clearly judge the other party's intentions, find the truth from the chaotic clues, and do not even need to find evidence to prove it by your free heart... After more than a year, Xu Wei has become very arrogant, but he has lost his scholarly taste.
Chapter completed!