"Gu Shilong is embezzled and has countless accomplices. Punish Gu Tong'en severely... Punish Gu Tong'en severely..." The shouts became louder and louder, almost overturning the Hubu Yamen. Fei Yang stood at the gate, as if he was petrified.
Normally. It's over, it's all over. Tie Mo acted too quickly. He immediately caught the embezzler and took the opportunity to break into the Nanjing Sixth Department.
Gu Shilong and those people are just small fish, and their real target is Gu Tongen. If Tiemo dares to arrest Gu Shilong, the evidence must be solid. If Tiemo dares to instigate people to come to Nanjing Liubu Yamen, he must have strong personal and material evidence. Gu Tongen
You can tell if the bottom of your buttocks is clean or not by checking. The question is, if you can’t stand the check, how many of the officials in the Sixth Department of Nanjing have clean bottoms?
Well, before everyone worked together to cause trouble for Tie Mo, Tie Mo suffered a frustrating loss. He didn't say anything at that time, and seemed to have given up. Ten days didn't pass, and he backhandedly attacked the Nanjing Liubu Yamen, and wanted to kill Gu Tongen, the Minister of the Ministry of War, in one fell swoop.
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After a while, Wang Yuhan, Fei Yang and others had all arrived at the gate. Gu Tongen's face was livid, as if he had eaten a dead mouse. Listening to the cries outside, it was estimated that there were no less than a thousand people, so many people, like this
The whole city of Nanjing was shaken by the shouts. Can this matter be resolved?
Either backhand Tie Mo, or Gu Tongen must be taken down. The key is that in such a short period of time, there is no way to get Tie Mo's handle. This guy is too slippery and does everything flawlessly. On the contrary, Nanjing Sixth Department is full of loopholes, just like
A sieve.
At the gate, Gu Shilong and others were tied up. Tie Mo and others were not seen in front, not even Tie Mo's cronies. There were only respectable gentry in Nanjing. What made Wang Yuhan most angry was that Gu Shilong was still standing behind him.
A woman who shouted vigorously was the famous old madam of Qinhuai River, Sister Guihua.
When did the Six Ministries in Nanjing lose their prestige? Even the old madam dared to bully him. Before Wang Yuhan could speak, Hong Zetao, the representative of the Nanjing gentry, came to the front with a stack of paper: "I would like to report to you, sirs, that Gu Shilong, Fan Xiusen and others have committed corruption and perverted the law.
The devouring of relief supplies is really abominable. Here are the details and physical witness records. In addition, the common people also want to sue Gu Tongen, Secretary of the Ministry of War, and together with Gu Shilong, they embezzled fertile land and devoured other people's money."
Wang Yuhan's face was twisted, and the corner of his mouth twitched. He didn't know whether he should reach out and take the stack of papers. In the end, Fei Yang helped to take the paper. It was said to be a paper, but in fact it was a confession. All the witnesses and evidence involved were there.
Looking at the situation of Gu Shilong and others, there is no intention to quibble at all. This is an ironclad case.
How I wish that Gu Shilong and others could retract their confessions on the spot, but unfortunately, in full view of the public, these people have no shame to do so. People like Gu Shilong gave up as soon as they gave up. They had to find someone to take the blame to quell the public's anger. The key is that the matter involves the Ministry of War
Shangshu Gu Tongen.
The evidence? Maybe it’s not that strong. The key is that it can’t withstand investigation. Gu Tongen has been an official for so many years, especially after he was assigned to Nanzhili. After knowing that there was no possibility of further advancement in his official career, he has been changing the law and being greedy in these years.
Not only Gu Tongen, but also which official here in Nanjing is not like this?
Beizhili is the center of power, and the Nanjing Sixth Department is the foil. This is the place for retirement. The Nanjing Sixth Department is the office where Donglin Baiguan looks after the backyard of Jiangnan. Being an official here, corruption and bribery seem to be the greatest pleasure.
Now Gu Tongen was dug out in full view of everyone, and Gu Shilong and others were in front of him, so they couldn't stop him even if they wanted to.
What should we do? If we really want to investigate, then Gu Tongen will be finished. If Gu Tongen is finished, won't it be the biggest joke in Nanjing? The dignified Nanjing Sixth Department, let Tiemo, an outsider, beat him black and blue, and also lost a minister of the Ministry of War. This is simply
It's a loss of prestige.
When Wang Yuhan had a headache, Gu Tongen, who looked ugly, made an unexpected move. He stepped forward and bowed deeply to Wang Yuhan and others, "Colleagues, I'd like to thank you for your trouble, Gu Shilong.
He is the younger brother of my official clan. He has made so many mistakes, and it is hard to escape the blame for Gu's poor inspection. After this incident, Gu has no face to stand in this court anymore. I hope all colleagues can agree with Gu.
Resigning and returning home... Gu has been thinking about this for a long time. Please don't refuse. The official resignation letter will be sent to Beizhili later..."
Looking at the somewhat decadent Gu Tong'en in front of him, Wang Yuhan sighed helplessly. He stretched out his hand to support Gu Tong'en and said in a trembling voice: "Master Gu has done his best for the court over the years and has worked hard for a long time. Now he wants to return home to take care of himself."
, how can we stop it? Let’s just decide like this... Mr. Gu, don’t worry too much, Gu Shilong and others are doing this all because of themselves, and you can’t be blamed entirely..."
Wang Yuhan's words indicate that Gu Tongen's ending is doomed. But from another perspective, such an ending may not be a bad thing for Gu Tongen. Nanjing Sixth Department was originally a nursing home, and Gu Tongen moved from North Zhili to South Zhili
Later, he stayed in Nanzhili for nearly ten years. He was also very old and his hair was gray. This incident was too big and could be instigated by others. The whole of Nanzhili was already in an uproar. Everyone
Everyone knows the relationship between Gu Shilong and Gu Tongen, and now Gu Tongen's matter has been brought to light again. If we really want to investigate, Gu Tongen's ending will not be as simple as resigning and returning home. Once the charges of corruption and bribery are proven, it will not be until the end of the festival.
Keep it safe.
As long as Gu Tongen is investigated, how many people in the Ming Dynasty will be affected? Retiring and returning to his hometown can be considered a step back. Just thinking about it carefully, I feel a little helpless. For more than a hundred years, there have been very few people in the Ming Dynasty.
The high officials of the imperial court collapsed due to corruption, and unexpectedly Gu Tongen became one of them.
Gu Shilong and others were sentenced to death for corruption. Gu Tongen failed to supervise and resigned and returned home. The matter of material embezzlement soon came to an end. Tie Mo no longer clung to this matter, and Wang Yuhan also breathed a long sigh of relief.
.However, after this incident, Wang Yuhan was too embarrassed to ask for any further supplies. It wasn’t because Wang Yuhan didn’t want them, he was really afraid that something like this would happen again. When supplies were distributed, it was almost impossible to expect the people below not to be greedy at all.
. Those people will definitely think of ways to take advantage of it. Once Tie Mo gets the handle and publicizes it, the prestige of Nanzhili officialdom will be trampled to the ground directly?
This guy Tie Mo is really difficult to deal with. He doesn't do things according to the routine, but he is decisive and cruel. Nanjing Sixth Department just gave him a slap in the face, but he backhanded him in a few days. Not only did he lose his
In order to save the face of Liubu, he also directly killed Gu Tongen, Minister of the Ministry of War. The speed of revenge was really too fast.
It's not that Wang Yuhan can't do anything about Tie Mo, but there are too many restrictions in Nanjing City. If something happens to Tie Mo in Nanjing City, the Six Ministries of Nanjing will be blamed. Everyone hopes that Tie Mo will leave Nanjing for Zhejiang as soon as possible, but
This guy seemed to be tied up and had no intention of leaving.
In the past two days, Gu Tongen's matter has been aroused, but in other state capitals in South Zhili, some things are going on quietly. In a short period of time, many convoys arrived in various state capitals and began to distribute supplies. These people used His Majesty's name
There were flags and imperial edicts, but the local government offices had no clue. The Nanjing side was thinking of how to drive Tie Mo out of Nanjing as soon as possible. When the news came, Wang Yuhan and others were all stunned.
In fact, things are easy to figure out. In fact, after the incidents in Anqing and Luzhou happened, Tie Mo released his Shanxi merchant team to help return supplies and win people's hearts. This guy is very sophisticated in his work.
Under the banner of Your Majesty, wherever you go, you will say that you are following His Majesty's will to make up for the losses of the people of Southern Zhili for the Iron Governor. People are using the banner of the emperor to occupy the righteousness. What can you do?
This matter was done so cleverly that Nanjing had no reason to stop it. Even if the matter spread to Beizhili, His Majesty would be extremely happy. Not only would he not blame Tie Mo, but he would also praise Tie Mo for his ability to handle things. Return
Supplies, but also to win over His Majesty's hearts and minds, where can such ministers be found? But in fact, Wang Yuhan and others knew in their hearts that Tie Mo had a greater advantage. After this incident, his Shanxi merchant team wanted to go to South China
It will be much more convenient to open business in Zhili.
Wang Yuhan couldn't help it anymore, he frowned and patted the table, "Everyone, we must find some way to drive Tie Mo away and ask him to go to Zhejiang quickly. This person mainly wants to stay in Nanjing for another half year. Wang
I’m afraid I may lose several years of my life.”
Fei Yang nodded his forehead with a frown. He had no temper towards Tie Mo. In the Jiuhua Mountain incident, it took a lot of effort to save the life of his nephew Xu Changlu. For this reason, he privately asked Hai Lanzhu to
The woman lost half of the family fortune. She never took advantage of Tie Mo when she fought against him. He was so slippery that it was difficult to take advantage of him.
After a long time, Fei Yang sighed: "Master Wang, in my opinion, it is not suitable for us to be forceful. It is better to think of other ways. If force is not enough, then use softness. Tie Mo can use righteousness to suppress us, so we can
You can do this. Millions of people in Zhejiang are eagerly waiting for the imperial court to cause trouble. The Iron Governor cannot remain indifferent, right?"
Wang Yuhan's eyes suddenly lit up, he thought about it, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Master Fei's plan is very clever, but before looking for Tie Mo, he still needs to build up enough momentum to let Zhejiang make a fuss. No matter how easy it is,
Let’s spread the word, let’s see if Tie Mo still dares to drag it away.”
Nanjing is not too far from Hangzhou. After the official document arrived, Du Fushan, Xie Zhi and others began to plan. Soon, official salt was completely cut off, and no salt from the south could be delivered. Although there were riots in the saltworks in the past,
But at least there is still a salt farm in Xiuzhou that can operate. However, due to the deliberate actions of Zhejiang, the official salt in Xiuzhou cannot be sent to the north. The official salt is completely cut off, and the price of salt naturally rises rapidly, almost by a
One price per hour.
The impact was greatest in Suzhou, and later spread to Yangzhou, Nanjing and Jiangdu. In Yangzhou alone, the price of salt doubled in two days. Two days ago it was 500 cents per catty, and two days later it was one tael of silver per pound.
The most frightening thing is that the price of salt has no tendency to stop at all. Because the price of salt has skyrocketed, the people are eager to exchange their spare money for salt. The people are looting, and the price of salt is getting higher and higher. Naturally, they cannot afford salt.
There are more and more.
Sure enough, at noon on March 16, the fourth year of Chongzhen, the price of salt in Yangzhou soared to 20 taels of silver per catty, breaking the historical record of salt price in Yangzhou. More than two hundred years ago, the price of salt in Yangzhou also soared to the point where it was impossible to
The price was imaginary, but that was due to the counterfeiting of copper coins and the depreciation of copper coins. Now, things are better. In the Taiping Era, the bandits stirred things up, and the price of salt in the prosperous Yangzhou City soared to two taels of silver per catty. This is not eating salt, this
He's drinking blood.
The resentment among the people is getting deeper and deeper. Many people are yelling at the salt merchants. Even in Jiang, a mob broke into Xiao's shop and robbed things. Although the civil unrest was just an example, it showed that the people were on the verge of collapse.
If there is no way to solve the problem of official salt, the troubles later will only be greater. In fact, the matter is more than that, but due to the intentional actions of Nanjing and Zhejiang officialdom, the matter has developed to a shocking level, even Wang Yuhan has not
Thinking that this would be the case, it was just a ploy at first, but now he was really a little anxious.
The whole of South Zhili is in a commotion because of official salt, but Tie Mo? He is also paying attention to this matter. There is a sudden shortage of official salt, and the price of salt has soared to the sky. It is impossible to say that there is nothing fishy about it.
. Those people used these crooked tricks just to urge Mr. Tie to rush to Zhejiang to suppress the Yanding Rebellion. Unfortunately, the beginning is easy, but the end is not easy.
Tie Mo didn't mean to stay in Nanjing without moving. He really had something to do and couldn't leave. If some things couldn't be settled, it would be useless for him to go to Zhejiang. Ever since he entered Nanzhili, Tie Mo had made it clear in his mind that if he wanted to
When working in South Zhili, you have to find ways to win over a group of people and win over a group of people. As for the Zhejiang side, known as the honey pot of the Donglin Party, it is almost monolithic. If you want to open up a situation in Zhejiang, you must get the support of some Jiangnan merchants.
If the Jiangnan officials and businessmen really vent their anger out of one nostril, they will not be able to get benefits in Zhejiang even if they have strong heads and six arms.
Zhejiang is not Nanjing. It is precisely because in Nanjing that some people have scruples about doing things. But in Zhejiang, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Things have to be done by means, and any tricks can be used. Moreover, in Zhejiang, Xu Hongji
There is very little help here.
The Xu family and the Xiao family are Tie Mo's key targets. As long as he can deal with these two Jiangnan aristocratic families, his trip to Zhejiang will be guaranteed. Even if he can't succeed, he can at least escape intact. During this period, Tie Mo will
Mo didn't do anything. He took Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue and kept dealing with the Xiao family and the Xu family. Although the two sides had a brief cooperation on material matters, the matter involved Zhejiang and official salt.
The two families have become somewhat dormant.
In fact, it is easy to understand. Supplies are trivial matters, but official salt is different. This is a vital matter, and it is even related to the life and death of the two families. In the final analysis, if the situation cannot be resolved, Tie Mo can leave Jiangnan with Shanxi merchants.
Retreat to the north, but the Xiao family and the Xu family will be suppressed by the Southern Zhili Official Business Group because of the official salt matter, and they will not even be able to breathe.