Seeing this, Emperor Wanli waved his hands helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, everyone, get up!"
After all the courtiers stood up, Emperor Wanli continued: "Don't talk about useless things, let's talk about how to deal with this matter first!"
After Emperor Wanli finished speaking, several Goulian lowered their heads and remained silent, and the hall became silent for a moment. But there was someone who could not remain silent, that is, the people from the Ministry of Punishment. So the Minister of Justice, Zuo Shilang, had to go out and said under the eyes of the Minister:
"Your Majesty, the White Lotus Sect has brought trouble to the world and must be severely punished! Especially since the people of Tianjin are confused by it, the prisoners should be executed as quickly as possible locally to shock the ignorant people! Moreover, the Ministry of Punishment has established regulations on this matter, so just follow it!"
What the minister said was quite satisfactory and not biased. However, those who had other plans were unwilling to let the matter settle so quickly. So immediately a courtier came out and said: "Your Majesty, this must not be done.
Deal with it like this!"
Emperor Wanli looked up and recognized the person immediately. He suddenly felt strange! The person who came out of work this time was actually an honorable person! You must know that these noble people basically spent the morning standing up and sleeping.
Not to mention that he was paying attention to the government affairs! So when this person appeared, not only Emperor Wanli was surprised, but also the courtiers were in a commotion!
Just listen to this person say loudly: "Wu Ninghou has made it clear in the memorial that there are people in the capital who are the secret aids of the White Lotus cult bandits. It can be seen that these cult bandits also have people in the capital, and they may even be hiding in the court.
Yes! So I shudder when I think of the rumors in the capital a few days ago that slandered Wu Ninghou! You must know that many of those who said those words were from official families, and they even publicized it in public, so this matter should be
Thorough investigation!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a courtier came out and said: "Your Majesty, this person is talking nonsense! Those White Lotus sect bandits may be able to fool some foolish men and women, but how can they fool people in the court! If someone comments, it should be said casually.
Tell me, why does it involve the White Lotus cult bandits?"
As soon as these two people spoke, their supporters immediately came out to argue with each other. The reason for one side was that rumors in the capital could not appear for no reason, and the Mr. Wang mentioned by the White Lotus cult bandits was clearly someone sent by the capital. It can be seen that
There must be a backstage!
Those who objected said that Mr. Wang is just a broker and has no credibility. His statement must be nonsense in order to escape guilt. Maybe he was hired to confuse the world!
Everyone was shouting for a long time, and even Emperor Wanli didn't react for a while! Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to clean up some courtiers he didn't like, and show his authority by the way! But before he could take action, the courtiers started to fight themselves.
Got it!
Seeing that the courtiers were quarreling fiercely, he waved to Zhang Jia and whispered, "What's going on?"
Zhang Jia could see clearly from outside the office. He directly whispered: "Official position!"
Emperor Wanli understood immediately when he heard this, and immediately became angry! The appearance of White Lotus cult bandits near Gyeonggi Province can be used by them to compete for official positions. Is there anything you courtiers can't do!
At this time, the following debate has reached the level of personal attacks. Someone directly pointed out that someone was preaching somewhere on a certain day of a certain month that Wu Ninghou had enriched himself after collecting taxes in Tianjin. The other side said that this person
I just listened to the message and relayed it.
Just when everyone was noisy, Zhang Siwei suddenly left work! When everyone saw that a big shot had come forward, the two parties in the quarrel immediately became quiet.
After saluting, Zhang Siwei said: "Your Majesty, there will always be no result if such a quarrel continues. It is better to handle the relevant matters as soon as possible and not to affect the government affairs!"
Emperor Wanli pondered Zhang Siwei's thoughts and nodded at the same time: "What Mr. Zhang Ge said makes sense, but the courtiers are arguing endlessly. What can be done?"
Zhang Siwei said: "This is also very simple. This matter just needs to be dealt with separately! Let's talk about the matters of these White Lotus Cult bandits first. I think that the first criminal should be escorted to the capital immediately for strict examination to see if the things they confessed are consistent with those in Tianjin.
Are there any gaps in what was explained?”
Emperor Wanli's face darkened when he heard this and said: "Mr. Zhang Ge, do you mean that Wu Ninghou is deceiving me?"
Zhang Siwei shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. Wu Ninghou's annihilation of the White Lotus Sect is certainly meritorious, but he may not be good at investigating cases. It is better to transfer these criminals to the Ministry of Punishment for careful examination to prevent any omissions.
"
Emperor Wanli already knew that Liu Haojia had done something about it, and these criminals would not change their words, so he nodded and said: "What Mr. Zhang Ge said is true. But what should we do with the matter that the man named Wang said was instigated by someone behind the scenes?"
Zhang Siwei said calmly: "Your Majesty, I think that the person who ordered me should investigate slowly, and there is no need to pursue too much. After all, there are many officials in the capital. It would be bad to trace everything without evidence, which would cause turmoil in the court!"
Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Why can't we continue the investigation? What kind of turmoil will there be in the court? The people in the world who are willing to be officials are like crucian carp crossing the river. The next batch can just make up for the new batch. Maybe the court will start to handle things.
It can be smoother, so that next time the White Lotus Cult bandits will cause chaos in the capital, but the civil and military officials of the entire court will not know about it!" 彡彡訁凊
But at this time, Zhang Juzheng took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is really difficult to act lightly at this time! This is a critical period for the implementation of the examination method and the one-piece whip weaving method. If the investigation continues, I am afraid that all officials at all levels will
Being in danger only delays the affairs of the government. Furthermore, His Majesty is about to get married, and it is not appropriate to raise a prison during this period! What's more, many incidents have occurred since Wu Ning established the navy, so it is better to be quiet at this time and not to move easily!"
Emperor Wanli understood what Zhang Juzheng meant, which was a subtle reminder of the political exchange he had made in the past. Emperor Wanli now understood political affairs, which simply meant exchange of interests and fighting within a certain range. And this fight was in
Of course there are winners and losers!
The government caused civil unrest in Tianjin, and he wanted to defeat Wu Ninghou. If he won, he would naturally gain Tianjin's benefits. Liu Haojia struck back with a backhand and overthrew all his opponents. This was his skill. And this battle is now divided into two parts.
Once the winner is determined, it is natural to stop, otherwise the fight will continue and it will be a party struggle! Just like Liu Haojia defeated Ning Baiqiang and others before, they resigned and returned to their hometown, and the matter was over!
Moreover, Zhang Juzheng's words were of great weight, and Emperor Wanli had to consider them seriously. So he restrained his anger and said, "Mr. Zhang, but these people are jumping out again and again, can't I just deal with them?"