"Guan Jia, the above is the entire content of the recent public opinion in Beijing."
After the report, Zhang Mao still maintained his bowed posture, quietly waiting for the official's instructions.
"Just continue to monitor."
"yes."
After saying this, Zhang Mao slowly exited the inner hall.
Although he is currently engaged in public opinion monitoring work, he does not quite understand the true intention of this work.
Isn’t this always the case for literati?
Criticizing current affairs?
In his opinion, it is more like talking on paper.
There is absolutely no need for officials to care about these things. They are just the complaints of literati anyway.
Inside the palace.
After Zhang Maoze left, Li Jie continued to look at the information sent by the Imperial City Division. Compared with the oral report, the content in the document was more detailed.
The field of public opinion is a battlefield where no smoke can be seen.
How terrifying the power of public opinion is. People in later generations should know very well that those who control public opinion are fully capable of confusing right and wrong.
This will be the case in the future, and it will be the same now.
Loyal ministers and capable officials can be portrayed as sycophants and traitorous ministers.
Wang Anshi is a good example. He was given a bad name in history books, and it was not until modern times that anyone rectified his name.
Li Jie certainly knew the importance of public opinion, but he had no intention of paying attention to the turbulent public opinion in Beijing.
Make a fuss!
Keep making noise!
Let the bullets fly for a while, and he can take advantage of this opportunity to identify the true faces of certain people.
First of all, one thing is for sure.
The initiator of this wave of public opinion is now the Second Prime Minister Wang Zeng.
As for the purpose.
It's nothing more than using the power of Shilin to 'correct' some of his own practices.
Maybe Wang Zeng did it out of public motives, maybe out of selfish motives.
Who knows?
But no matter what purpose Wang Zeng had, Li Jie did not intend to keep him in Zhongshu any longer.
Why do you keep him when he is always at odds with you?
Adding trouble to yourself?
However, if you want to remove Wang Zeng from his position, I am afraid it cannot be as simple and crude as before.
After all, Wang was the current leader of the Northern Party.
After thinking for a moment, Li Jie planned to leave the matter to Lei Yungong.
He was too lazy to find fault with himself.
"Guan family, the Queen Mother will be arriving soon."
At this moment, the chamberlain at the door came into the hall to make an announcement.
"Come here, change your clothes."
After hearing this, Li Jie waved his hand to several palace men to change his clothes.
In fact, he personally dislikes some red tape, such as the issue of dress.
Even though he and Liu E are 'mother and son', they still cannot dress too casually when they meet, and must wear clothes suitable for the occasion.
And ancient clothes were particularly cumbersome to wear.
About a quarter of an hour later, Li Jie changed into a set of regular clothes.
Here, he had just changed his clothes, and the Queen Mother just arrived at Fuling Hall.
"I've met the eldest lady."
"Sit down."
After sitting down, Liu E looked around, then waved her hand to signal the chamberlain beside her to exit.
"Lady?"
After a while, after the chamberlain retreated, Li Jie said with doubts on his face.
"What are you doing?"
"well."
Liu E sighed softly and said with a troubled expression.
"Actually, I'm here today because of your little wife's affairs."
"Little empress?"
"That's right."
Liu E actually came here today to act as a lobbyist for Concubine Yang. A few days ago, Concubine Yang took the initiative to find her and first confessed the mistakes Yang Jingzong had made in person.
Then he begged her for mercy.
Although Mrs. Yang dotes on her younger brother, she is not the kind of person who has no sense of proportion.
She knows how to advance and retreat. It is precisely because she understands this that she can become as close as sisters to Liu E and obtain the title of "Toffee".
The official family and the Queen Mother were very concerned about the question of tea, but my younger brother put his hands on this matter.
If the incident comes to light, the Queen Mother and the officials will probably not tolerate it.
After all, the Liu family's example is right there.
Yang Jingzong can't understand, how can Concubine Yang still not understand?
As for why Concubine Yang took the initiative to admit her mistake?
The reason is also very simple.
This matter is definitely out of control.
Who is the current JAC shipping envoy?
Wang Qinruo!,
The Shouzhou tea farm happened to be within Wang Qinruo's jurisdiction. When the matter got serious, if the tea merchants complained to Wang Qinruo, the matter would be unstoppable.
Wang Qinruo is not afraid of Yang Jingzong, and she herself has nothing to do with Wang Qinruo.
Therefore, instead of passively waiting for things to happen, it is better to take the initiative to expose the matter and have the courage to admit mistakes.
Taking this opportunity, I would like to ask the Queen Mother, maybe there will be some improvement in this matter.
"That's probably it."
"Although this matter is related to tea, it was Yang Jingzong's first offense and he did not make a big mistake."
"Why don't you agree to this, my dear wife?"
"What do you mean, eldest lady?"
Li Jie did not refuse directly, but instead threw the question back.
"Sixth brother, your little wife rarely asks for help, why don't you just let this matter go?"
After all, they had been sisters for many years, and Liu E wanted to put things to rest. Of course, she also knew that what Yang Jingzong did was wrong.
So, I added another sentence at the end.
"However, Yang Jingzong can no longer stay in the capital,"
Liu E didn't have a good impression of Yang Jingzong. He was a complete scoundrel. Yang Jingzong had been seriously injured in a fight before and was almost expelled from the army.
In the end, it was only because Sixth Brother ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world that Yang Jingzong escaped from prison.
Fortunately now, a year has not passed and he has become that domineering and dandy again.
If Yang Jingzong was not Concubine Yang's brother, Liu E would not even pay attention to such pleas.
"Then just follow your wishes."
People like Yang Jingzong are not worth Li Jie's troubles at all. He will not be like Renzong in history.
Historically, Yang Jingzong could be described as having a prosperous life.
Who makes Renzong a person who misses old friendships so much?
In addition, this person is also extremely bold, and he even dares to participate in the establishment of a queen.
Renzong's first queen, Empress Guo, was Liu E's favorite royal palace. After Liu E's death, Renzong was eager to get rid of Liu E's shadow, so he had the idea of abolishing the queen.
Later, Empress Guo was deposed and the position of the main palace was vacant. At that time, Mrs. Chen, the adopted daughter of Princess Yang's palace, happened to be favored by Renzong.
Moreover, Renzong also planned to make him his queen, and Concubine Yang also had this intention.
Who is Chen's daughter?
She is the daughter of tea merchant Chen Zicheng.
Chen Zicheng was able to send his daughter to the palace and to Princess Yang's side because of Yang Jingzong's relationship.
However, that was the original historical trajectory. Now, Yang Jingzong is afraid that he will have no chance to continue to be arrogant.
In the future, Chen’s daughter will probably not enter the palace.
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Ying Tianfu.
Listening to the lively hawking sounds on both sides of the street, Fan Zhongyan opened the curtain and looked outside for a few times.
Looking at the bustling scene in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of reminiscence.