Today's court discussion was carried out very hasty. After all, it was not a regular court discussion. Everything was rushed. The most important thing was the people in the court discussion.
Whether it is grand or not, doesn’t care about the surface, the most important thing is the hearts of the people. Now everyone is in a hurry to discuss matters and decide the outcome. Who has the time to make this void?
It can be seen that there are always exceptions in everything. At least for both sides of this storm, as well as those who accidentally get in, or who want to get a share of the pie, it is better to get into the topic as soon as possible.
Emperor Jiajing had already sat down, with a crown, beads and crowns, showing his magical martial arts and wisdom. I have to say that Jiajing is indeed becoming more and more powerful. If he is given a tiger body, even if he is not strong, I don’t know how many people will kneel under his feet and cry and recognize the boss.
Before Jiajing began to adjust his mentality, Mao Ji, who was impatient, jumped out. He smiled coldly, walked to the hall step by step, and made a clear statement. Of course, Mao Ji always spoke infuriatedly. After all, he was an official and was very good at grasping the key points. Basically, he talked about two things. The first thing: Xu Qian and his son were corrupt. The second thing: Xu Qian kidnapped officials in the court. As for other bastards, narrations such as robbers were just embellishments.
Obviously, there must be art to step on people. You can't simply say that a person is extremely bad, you have to lay the groundwork first. For example, if a person only says that he kills a few people, it will definitely not work. You have to tell everyone first that this guy peeks at a girl taking a bath at the age of three, jumps up and down the street with JJ exposed at the age of four, and is already full of evil and notorious at the age of five, and then it is even more convincing to tell that this person kills people.
Mao Ji spitted and flew with great effect. At the end, he couldn't help but feel proud. Today he was really extraordinary, and he had a bit of eloquent style of Xie Qian. However, he thought that Xie Qian was actually the mentor named Xu, so he couldn't help but spit in his heart and shouted bad luck.
"Your Majesty. Now the facts are there. I dare to ask, where did the 170,000 taels of silver from the political bureau go? 170,000 taels of silver? No such tax is available in Hubei Province. Why did the Xu family and son spend 170,000 yuan in between? If they didn't explain clearly, what else would you talk about purging the administration?"
The number of 170,000 was really terrifying, and the civil and military officials in the court immediately started to whisper. They had seen a huge corrupt of tens of thousands of taels of silver, but 170,000 was probably more than Liu Jin's level.
Jiajing's response was very plain and said, "I know this money. I gave it to the Royal Academy."
Mao Ji sneered and thought to himself: "Where is the use of the school? It is probably because His Majesty spent it privately, but he didn't know where the spending went. But you did so secretly, it must be something shameful." He naturally did not see the rabbit and did not show the eagle, and said: "Your Majesty. 170,000 is not a decimal. Preparing the Royal Academy has already ordered the expense of 100,000 taels of silver. Only this 170,000 taels of silver has no name. The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. I really can't imagine where there is a place for a school to spend 170,000 taels of money. I forgive my stupidity and ask Your Majesty to explain the purpose."
Jiajing showed an unhappy look on his face and said, "If you spend it, you will spend it. Haven't my words been made clear yet?"
At this time, there was no need for Mao Ji to speak, and a censor immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, why bother to take the anger of Mr. Mao? If it was really spent, there must be a reason. This is not a hundred taels or a thousand taels, but tens of thousands taels. Your Majesty, you must not forget the lessons of Zhengde Dynasty."
It was like the scars were exposed. It was really disgusting. However, Jiajing was still angry. This person was a censor. If he was angry, he had to establish his authority. If he wanted to establish his authority, he had to kill him. However, once he had to take action, he would definitely have to make a fuss. The censor was stolen and was innocent. This is the rule and the bottom line. Once he reached the bottom line, not to mention the chaos in the world, the capital would definitely be in chaos.
Jiajing tried hard to suppress his anger and simply snorted coldly.
Xu Qian saw that something was going to happen again. In fact, before coming, he had already written the draft, so he was very calm and relaxed. He stepped out of the shift and said, "This is a bad thing. The money from the road government is handed over to the internal treasury, and it is not owned by the national treasury. Could it be that you need to ask about any money you have to spend in this palace? In this way, Your Majesty will ask you about everything. In the future, I will let you govern the world. Wouldn't that be more convenient?"
This is very rebellious, but from Jiajing's standpoint, he said what Jiajing said in his heart.
Xu Qian was like this to stab a hornet's nest and ask about the financial issues in the palace. This is common sense and truth. Do you dare to shake it as a little attendant?
Immediately, several censors jumped out and said angrily: "What is Xu Shidu's words? Do you want to imitate Liu Jin? Only when Liu Jin is there, foreign ministers are not allowed to inquire about the income and expenditure of the internal treasury."
"Yes, the emperor is the country, the country is the emperor, and there is no distinction between each other. The inner treasury is also the national treasury. The national treasury also needs to pay for the needs of the palace. Xu Qian, your intention is too vicious. Do you want to separate each other? The emperor has lost the country and the country has lost the emperor. This is the country and the family is destroyed. You are so brave."
Xu Qian couldn't help but be amazed. The censors are still very powerful. After all, they are professionals and should not be underestimated.
Mao Ji smiled and said, "Xu Qian, now you should give it your word. If you don't explain, the political situation is gone, that is, your Xu family and son are greedy. Your Majesty is now pursuing the administration of officials. According to the law, both of you and your father and son need to be dismissed from office and dismissed, and you will never be able to describe it. You think it yourself, but you can't figure it out. As a cabinet bachelor, I have to deal with you."
Xu Qian frowned and said, "Mr. Mao really wants to know?"
Mao Ji sneered in his heart, how dare you say it? Just now, what Your Majesty meant was clearly that the money was spent by His Majesty, and the money spent inexplicably is definitely not a good thing. You must not be publicized. Do you Xu Qian dare to reveal the emperor's privacy? Or should you take the blame and admit your guilt and submit to the law.
Xu Qian sighed and said, "This is the secret of the Royal Academy. Once you go out, it will be a big problem."
Mao Ji said righteously: "What secret? This is the Chongwen Hall. Everyone here is the pillars of the court. His Majesty's loyal ministers. If you have anything to hide? Will the emperor not even trust the ministers? It is obvious that you want to provoke the relationship between the monarch and the ministers, and have other plans."
Xu Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Since you want to know, then I might as well tell you that this money is in Tianjin."
"Tianjin?" Mao Ji raised his eyebrows.
Xu Qian said: "Yes, it's in Tianjin."
Mao Ji cheered up. Although he didn't expect Xu Qian to tell the truth, he still asked: "Where is in Tianjin? Where did the expenses go?"
Xu Qian said: "A workshop was set up at the Qianhu House of Weijin Yiwei, Tianjin."
"Shop?" Mao Ji sneered: "Setting up a workshop is worth 170,000 taels of silver. Do you think this is the Suzhou-Hangzhou Construction Bureau?"
Xu Qian nodded and said, "My Lord is really right. It is indeed a manufacturing bureau. The 170,000 taels of silver is divided into three batches. The first transaction has been invested in 23,000 taels of silver for the preparation of the manufacturing bureau. It is specially used to forge swords and firearms for personal military needs. This has been discussed by the Lord and His Majesty long ago, but because it involves confidentiality, it has been kept secret. Moreover, this is a personal military affairs after all, so I don't need to know you all."
Mao Ji was stunned for a moment. Although there were obviously many strange things in the construction process for 170,000 taels of silver, there was obviously a lot of strange things in it. However, no matter what, at least the crimes of the Xu family and his son were cleared, and they did not lose their money.
Of course, Mao Ji could have a hundred reasons to criticize this so-called artificial situation, but at most you say that the Xu family’s father and son waste the treasury, and the word greed and ink is still unrelated.
If it is just a waste, it is obviously not a serious crime. If you say it out loud, at most you will ask the emperor to issue an order to reprimand it.
Mao Ji couldn't help but feel angry. He didn't expect that the result would be the end, but he was still a little unwilling and couldn't help saying, "Hmph, do you really have this trick? I don't believe it!"
Xu Qian said sincerely: "If you don't believe me, you can tell the Tianjin Army to investigate. However, in order to act secretly, this plan is a sign of a certain business."
Mao Ji was stunned. At this moment, he couldn't help but refuse to believe it. He just made tens of thousands of taels of silver to build a building. This was a shameful waste. Although he wanted to scold, he suddenly realized that scolding was useless. Scolding was the business of censors. It was okay to criticize him any time. Today is the most critical time. It has been related to the results of his efforts over the past ten days. How could he waste this limited energy on futile issues?
Thinking of this, Mao Ji cheered up. If Xu Qian had gone to the Ministry of Personnel to explain the reason clearly at that time, the matter might have ended, but Xu Qian shouldn't have fought against Wang Kang. Wang Kang was the chief official of the court and was the head of the Ministry of Personnel. Since there is no handle on the road affairs, Mao Ji still has a killer move, and Wang Kang's affairs are definitely not a trivial matter. If you have any reason, it is a crime of death. As long as you grasp this, you can still deal with the boy named Xu.
But Mao Ji was a little confused. Xu Qian, a kid, was obviously fearless and could go to the Ministry of Personnel to explain the matter clearly, but why did he have to detain the person? Could it be that this kid was born to be afraid that the world would not be in chaos and did not know how to live or die?
No, no, something must have happened, maybe... this guy has any plans?
But at this time, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Even if Mao Ji wanted to calm down and think about it, he had no time left. When things got to this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue fighting.