No matter how Zhang Zuo explained, the ministers would naturally not listen.
They are waiting for the opportunity to block the emperor's mining channels. It is best to completely cut off the emperor's idea of economic independence. At this time, even if the mining revenue can match the national treasury revenue, they have to stop it, not to mention the current mining investment and
They don't even know the output.
For ministers, since mining is independent of the imperial system, they must find a way to stop it. There was no reason before, but now that they have finally found a reason, they have to fight to the end.
So there will be no results from the court meeting.
The emperor and ministers each had their own opinions.
But those court officials who strictly maintained neutrality, such as Sun Jiao, Zhao Huang and others, all remained silent at this time.
Because from the perspective of traditional civil servants, mining is indeed not a move that benefits the country and the people. If mining can increase income and solve the economic crisis of the Ming Dynasty, which is a move that benefits the country and the people, then the Wanli Dynasty's mining will not suffer such a big disaster.
Criticism.
Zhu Sichao did not get angry during the meeting because he knew that this was a situation planned by Zhu Hao in advance.
At the end of the court meeting, Zhu Si did not summon anyone, nor did he ask Zhang Zuo to speak to anyone. The impression given was that... I am so willful. No matter what you say, I should open this mine or not. Look.
What can you do to me? It'll be a waste at most.
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The meeting ended.
Yang Tinghe naturally became the target of public criticism.
But in order to avoid suspicion, instead of a group of ministers gathering around to reason with Yang Tinghe, only the initiator of the matter, Lin Jun, the Minister of Punishment, approached to seek Yang Tinghe's opinion.
But before Lin Jun could speak, Jiang Mian stood in front of Yang Tinghe, meaning that there are some things you shouldn't ask directly. After all, there are many people and you have made such a big splash in the court, and now you are eager to come to the cabinet chief.
If you tell me something, don’t others think someone instigated you to do it?
Jiang Mian was like giving some guidance to Lin Jun on behalf of Yang Tinghe: "...the admonishment cannot stop, but there is no need to be harsh on His Majesty."
This means that the admonishment should not stop and the emperor should continue to put pressure on him, but he should prevent the emperor from being pushed to the point of panic and the monarch and his ministers completely falling out, so be careful about moderation.
But this is obviously a bit difficult for Lin Jun.
Lin Jun's character is the type that "will not give up until he sees the Yellow River", no matter what he does, he will persist to the end. This court meeting did not save any face for the emperor. It is okay for such a violent temper to be used as a gunman, but if he wants to
He has a certain degree of advance and retreat, which is a bit too overwhelming.
Lin Jun frowned and thought for a while before replying: "Understood, as long as His Majesty does not stop the mining, we will do it tomorrow."
Jiang Mian wanted to say, take it easy, but when the words came to his lips, he did not say them out.
It's better to let Lin Jun decide this kind of thing by himself. If he needs Jiang Mian to remind him of anything... wouldn't the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Justice not have any opinions?
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Yongping Mansion suddenly became the center of attention of the court.
The changes in the military and political system in the northwest are not as eye-catching as the dispute over the Yongping Mansion Mine.
Yang Shen served as the mouthpiece to explain and dispatch Zhu Hao to Yongping Mansion. After learning about the debate in the court about the legality of Jinyiwei's mining, he went to his father Yang Tinghe that night to ask what he would tell Zhu Hao next. Let's see.
How to write a letter to Zhu Hao.
"...Didn't my father tell you not to interfere in matters over there?"
When Yang Tinghe learned that his son had come specifically to ask for his opinion, he looked somewhat unhappy.
In Yang Tinghe's view, there is no need to tell Zhu Hao what to do next, he should just let Zhu Hao do what he wants.
Yang Shen said: "Father, if you don't give any explanation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Jingdao to grasp the right balance. At the very least, you should tell him whether enough is enough, or continue to add fuel to the flames?"
Yang Tinghe shook his head slightly: "Even if you only do this step, it is enough."
This means that Zhu Hao has now caused the Jin Yiwei to take the initiative to provoke, and the goal has been achieved. As for the subsequent development, Yang Tinghe does not want to interfere and cannot interfere, otherwise the emperor will suspect that it is him, Yang Tinghe, who is behind the scenes, causing Jun
Confrontation among ministers.
"Then my father will completely ignore Jingdao now? But I heard that letters from Yongping Mansion often arrive in Yongxu's hands."
Yang Shen was very dissatisfied.
My father here has been telling me not to let me interfere too much with Zhu Hao's mining in Yongping Prefecture. Over there, my brother has frequent correspondence with some officials of Yongping Prefecture. Doesn't this mean he wants to tell me that Yongping Prefecture
I don't need to take care of things over there. I have to leave it to my brother to take full responsibility, right?
But it seems that I was the one who gave guidance before Zhu Hao left, not my brother!
Yang Tinghe heard his son's doubts about him and shouted sternly: "Then tell Yongxu not to communicate with anyone in Yongping Mansion! Do you really think that His Majesty does not have a city government at such a young age? As a father, these two
Nian, I have already been exhausted mentally and physically for this court matter, and I don’t want to cause any more setbacks. You should go out first!"
Yang Tinghe drove his son away impatiently.
He already had a lot of worries, but here Yang Shen still lost his temper in front of him, and the two brothers even started fighting among themselves in order to compete for his trust.
Yang Tinghe didn't expect his two sons to do anything important for him, so what was there to argue about?
It’s just adding trouble to people!
Yang Shen had always been unhappy, and after hearing these words, he became even more unhappy.
When he left the study, he didn't even look at his father. He was very disappointed with many of his father's actions.
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Morning the next day.
Many ministers were holding back their energy to complete the unfinished remonstrance yesterday, and many were even prepared to be punished.
As a result, the ministers waited all morning, only to be informed that the emperor was ill...
Can't leave the court.
If the emperor is willful, he will not go to court!?
This made many ministers resentful, but Huang Jin, who came to deliver the message, was very polite and said that he had invited an imperial doctor to come for consultation, which means that this is not that His Majesty is pretending to be ill, but that he is really ill. If you suspect that the Emperor is pretending to be ill,
, this is a slander against your Majesty, and a crime of great disrespect.
After Yang Tinghe and several ministers returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, Yang Tinghe deliberately arranged for Mao Ji and Fei Hong to go to the Hanlin Academy to discuss the imperial edict with Shi Yun, Li Tingxiang and others.
And he left Jiang Mian and Liu Chun behind.
Jiang Mian asked: "What do you think of your Majesty's actions today?"
Yang Tinghe first looked at Liu Chun, and then said: "Your Majesty is waiting for someone to come out as a peacemaker."
Jiang Mian glanced at Liu Chun and quickly understood Yang Tinghe's intention of keeping Liu Chun.
There was a quarrel between the emperor and the ministers over the mining issue. Now both parties are unable to step down and someone needs to mediate.
Yang Tinghe did not support Lin Jun's death remonstrance, because Yang Tinghe's character was that as long as he could maintain the stability of the court, he could accept it even if he sacrificed the interests of some civil servants. Yang Tinghe has always been known for taking the overall situation into consideration.
And Lin Jun has the kind of temperament that will never give up until he achieves his goals. He doesn't know how to adapt, so his relationship with the emperor naturally became tense.
The person who can come forward to mediate now is none other than Sun Jiao.
Only Sun Jiao is a figure who is nominally independent from the emperor and the civil servant faction. Although Yang Tinghe now dislikes Sun Jiao's maverick approach, and even less likes Sun Jiao's desire to form a third party force in the court, sometimes, only
Only Sun Jiao's intervention can break the deadlock, which is also a step left between the monarch and his ministers.
Liu Chun probably understood that he was about to be used as a weapon, so he asked tentatively: "Do you want me to find a comrade?"
Yang Tinghe nodded.
Liu Chun smiled bitterly: "Then what should I tell my comrades? The mining project will either succeed or not. I'm afraid there is no third way, right?"
Liu Chun is not a fool after all.
He understood that the emperor's position was to continue mining, while the civil servants insisted on stopping the emperor's mining.
Beyond that, what's the third way?
Is it possible to open it but not open it at the same time? Who can do it?
We can't let Sun Jiao act as a peacemaker, but Sun Jiao stood firmly on Yang Ting's side.
On the other hand, should we stop Jinyiwei's mining operation? If Sun Jiao is asked to tell the emperor that the mine can continue to be mined, then what is the purpose of Yang Tinghe asking Sun Jiao to mediate? Let Sun Jiao stand on the same side as the emperor to deal with them?
No matter how you look at it, it’s an unsolvable situation!
Jiang Miandao: "I think what Jiefu means is to let His Majesty hand over the mines in Yongping Mansion to Jingdao to take care of, right?"
Liu Chun suddenly realized.
It turns out that the way to coexist with and without opening is to take the mines away from Jin Yiwei and hand them over to others to take care of.
Yang Tinghe shook his head and seemed to disagree with Jiang Mian's statement, saying: "As far as your majesty is concerned, the iron ore mine in Yongping Mansion is currently producing profits, and the management rights will not be handed over easily. I'm afraid if you take it over with Jingdao
Your Majesty will not agree."
Jiang Mian thought for a moment and couldn't help but nodded.
What Yang Tinghe meant was that if Sun Jiao, the peacemaker, was asked to hand over the mines in Yongping Mansion to Zhu Hao, a vanguard of the anti-imperialist party, he would be directly challenging the emperor, rather than taking a step back.
In Yang Tinghe's view, the emperor would not delegate power easily.
In other words, Yang Tinghe had to give in half a step further on the right to operate the iron mine before he had a chance to convince the emperor.
Liu Chun asked directly: "What should we do?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Now I only ask your Majesty to withdraw the Jin Yiwei from Yongping Mansion. From now on, Zhongguan and Jin Yiwei are not allowed to interfere with the mining."
"ah?"
Liu Chun was surprised for a while.
I was just thinking about how to take a step back. What you mean is that not only will you continue to interfere in the iron ore mining in Yongping Prefecture, but you will also interfere in the Xishan Coal Mine.
You are not retreating, but advancing, do you understand?
Jiang Miandao: "What do you want, Mr. Jie, to allow His Majesty to continue to manage Yongping Mansion and Xishan Mines, but to have someone else take care of them?"
"yes."
Yang Tinghe nodded.
Jiang Mian couldn't understand and asked: "Your Majesty is surrounded by either middle-ranking officials or Jin Yiwei and other close ministers. If they are not responsible for the management, who can we turn to? If you propose to hand over the mine kiln to the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is obvious that Your Majesty does not want to
Will agree."
Yang Tinghe said: "It's just a different name."
"Well?"
This time, even people in Jiang Mian's position couldn't understand.
As a bystander, Liu Chun seemed to have some sense of taste and quickly asked: "Does it mean that this mine is still managed by the same group of people, but it is just transferred to the name of the Ministry of Accounts? Or that the accounts have to go through the Ministry of Accounts
?」
Yang Tinghe nodded: "That's exactly what I mean. In Yang's opinion, the mine can be opened, but it must not be isolated from the imperial system!"