The emperor rejected Yang Tinghe's proposal to retire and return to his hometown.
After that, even the matter of caring for Roubo and Shi Zan was not discussed in the court, but the emperor did not seem to be in a hurry to collect the debt from Shi Zan.
The purpose of putting pressure on Shi Zan was to expose Yang Tinghe. Now the goal has been achieved. Although Shi Zan is still in Jinyiwei's prison, it seems that even Shi Zan himself feels that as long as he obeys the emperor's orders this time
, then your affairs should be settled and the debt should be written off.
With blessing comes misfortune, who is sure that this is not a good thing for the Shi family?
Yang Tinghe has resigned in the past, but it never caused any waves. This time, Yang Tinghe's resignation has become the focus of attention from the whole court.
It seems that even the ministers know that Yang Tinghe's resignation this time is really not a joke. The emperor's veto attitude is not as firm as before. Yang Tinghe's time in the government may not be long.
The news reached Yongping Mansion.
Yang Shen was restless because he felt that it was his inability to handle matters in Yongping Mansion that led to what happened in the capital.
Now that Zhu Hao was temporarily allowed to return to the prefect's Yamen, even though he knew that he should not meet with Zhu Hao at this moment, he still came to inquire in person.
Zhu Hao met Yang Shen in the inner house of the prefect's Yamen.
Brother Yongxiu, you shouldn't have come.
Zhu Hao shook his head and sighed.
Yang Shen said: Do you think that others don't know what happened in Yongping Mansion now and it has something to do with my father? I just got the news that my father proposed to return to his fields in the court in front of the civil servants and generals. Although His Majesty refused, his attitude was not firm. It was obvious that
I had the idea of asking my father to leave the court.
Zhu Si thought for a while and asked: Why did you say this?
Yang Shen originally wanted to hide it, but seeing Zhu Hao's slightly frail appearance, he seemed to be unable to bear it, so he told him frankly: The day before my father resigned, the Chief of Ceremony was in charge of the seal of Eunuch Zhang, and your old man.
Taishan, we went to the cabinet room together to deliver a few things to my father for review, concerning the criticisms made by the ministers of the DPRK and China over the past few years towards my father.
Think about it, if His Majesty had no intention, how could he have carefully preserved all these things? Taking them out now is obviously an opportunity to force my father to retire.
Zhu Hao smiled bitterly: Yong Xiu, you shouldn't say this to me...
It's okay, even if you belong to Sun Budang's family now, there are some things that I don't need to hide from you. Yang Shen said, Uncle Huairou can't afford to pay back the 40,000 taels of silver. Li Boring and you will probably have to face the confiscation of your home.
, you have to be mentally prepared.
Zhu Hao was silent for a while and then said: Brother Yongxiu, let me ask you, isn't the purpose of your majesty doing this this time just to expose Huairou Bo? It was your father who entrusted him with this matter, right?
Yang Shen was silent for a moment.
Although he told the story of handing over Sun to the wooden box, he had no intention of going into details.
Yang Shen felt that Zhu Hao would know about what Sun Jiao did sooner or later, and there was nothing to hide. If he told Zhu Hao earlier, it would appear that he trusted Zhu Hao. However, Shi Zan secretly reported and exposed Yang Tinghe, which was very important to the princes in the court.
It's still a secret, and Sun Jiao may not make it clear to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao sighed: I have also written a letter of resignation recently, and it is estimated that it will be sent to the capital in the next two days.
You... why is this?
Yang Shen really didn't expect something like this to happen.
Zhu Hao has only been an official for two years and has experienced many things in the officialdom. Now as a young official who is not yet twenty years old, his official career should have been bright, so he resigned and returned to his hometown?
Zhu Hao smiled and said: I'm a little tired. Maybe it's okay for a person like me to write articles, but it's still too immature to talk to the big guys in the court. This time, because of my carelessness, I fell into the trap of Jin Yiwei.
It was a trap that led to everything being lost. But speaking of which, how did the pig iron get lost?
Yang Shen shook his head and said he didn't know either.
Alas! So, even if you are a prefect, how can you fight against the royal guards? After all, they are the emperor's personal soldiers, with His Majesty's backing. How can a fledgling official like me compete with them? I was still too young before.
Zhu Hao's tone was full of regret.
Yang Shen
Said: Regarding your resignation, it's best not to be impulsive. I will tell my father and let him mediate for you in the court. The responsibility is not on you, and you don't need to worry about it.
Originally, Yang Shen came to Zhu Hao to ask Zhu Hao to help him, but now Zhu Hao was disillusioned with the officialdom and wanted to give up his job. He knew that he could not put more pressure on Zhu Hao, otherwise he would not be able to persuade Zhu Hao to stay.
It's rare to have such an admiring subordinate. Yang Shen feels that Zhu Hao is very good at getting things done and is a good candidate to take the blame. If he leaves like this, Yang Shen's already weak fundamentals will become even more bleak.
Now that Yang Tinghe is in the court, he cannot give him more protection. If he becomes an official, how can he gain a foothold in the court without full wings?
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Yang Shen left.
Lou Suzhen entered the study and saw Zhu Hao sorting out some manuscripts, as if he really wanted to pack up his belongings and prepare to go back to his hometown.
Lou Suzhen said: There is news from the mine that the recent iron production has been accounted for in detail. Now it involves transportation issues. I can't make up my mind at the moment and want the young master to make a decision.
The products of the Yongpingfu mine mainly use locally produced coal and iron ore, which are roughly processed to produce pig iron and a small amount of steel.
Later exploration revealed that the iron ore reserves in the Qian'an Iron Mine area reached more than 5 billion tons, and in the 1930s, the Kailuan Coal Mine had a maximum annual output of more than 5 million tons. It can be said that the iron ore and coal reserves are very amazing.
It is very conducive to on-site smelting. However, in order to ensure that the smelting technology is not leaked, further processing is mostly completed at the Xishan Coal Mine, so pig iron needs to be transported between Yongping Prefecture and Xishan, the capital.
Because Jin Yiwei withdrew, the original transportation channel was cut off.
It has only been a month since Zhu Hao took over the mine, and what is being shipped out now is the first batch of pig iron produced after he took over the mine.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: Why, no one below dares to luck?
Lou Suzhen smiled and nodded: Young Master is right, there was an incident where pig iron was transported to Yongpingwei and was robbed. Now everyone is afraid of taking responsibility, so Young Master must be in charge of this matter.
Can't you let me escort you in person? If the people in the mine are worried, then directly ask Gong Pin, the commander of the Kaiping Zhongtun Guard Corps, for help. Zhu Hao said.
Lou Suzhen said: Young Master, do you think General Gong will obey your orders? He is also afraid of something happening, right?
Zhu Hao said: "Look what you said, it's like asking him to transport explosives. Is it that dangerous? He is as timid as a mouse!"
Lou Suzhen smiled at Zhu Hao, as if to say, they are as timid as mice, and they were all forced by you? If you had not dealt with those things, the local government and the guard station would not have been in chaos. Now everyone knows that forever
Pingfu is the frontline of the battle between kings and ministers.
Zhu Haodao: Well, go and tell Mou Dazhi and ask him to contact Jin Yiwei and tell him that we currently do not have the ability to transport pig iron to the capital. Please ask him to send someone to assist. We can provide manpower, but the safety on the road must be guaranteed by Jin Yiwei.
.By the way, let Xu Zisheng and Yang Yongxiu supervise this matter. Aren’t they going back to Beijing to report on their work? Just let them go back with this batch of iron!
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After Mou Dazhi learned about Zhu Hao's plan from Lou Suzhen, he thought the prefect was crazy.
The Jin Yiwei are working hard and are preparing to rob you again. You actually said that you want to hand over this batch of pig iron to the Jin Yiwei for escort? It's strange that they would ignore you.
But Mou Dazhi still went to communicate and negotiate with Jin Yiwei. When he spoke to Lu Song, he was very respectful. After all, his leg injury had not healed yet, and he was afraid that he would offend Jin Yiwei and be caught and tortured by him.
The injured leg was broken.
Surprisingly, Jin Yiwei readily agreed, which surprised Mou Dazhi.
The news was sent back to the prefect's Yamen, and Zhu Hao informed Xu Jie and Yang Shen who were still stranded in the city.
After hearing the news, Xu Jie hurriedly went to Yang Shen to ask what was going on.
Yang Shen seemed very indifferent to the news: a series of unpleasant things happened before, so no one dared to transport pig iron. Now Jingdao has no intention of becoming an official. He probably doesn't want to take responsibility anymore, so he just handed over the pig iron.
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Being escorted by clothes and guards means that the handover is completed at the mine.
Xu Jie said: Then...Jinyiwei will waste manpower and material resources on transportation?
Yang Shen looked up at Xu Jie with a look of disbelief on his face: Do you think this batch of pig iron was transported for free? The cost is borne by the mine, and the main manpower for transportation and escorting is also provided by the mine. In fact, it is equivalent to saying that the local prefect's Yamen
It is only responsible for production, and the transportation is completely handed over to Jin Yiwei. The mine is still controlled by Jin Yiwei in disguise.
Xu Jie sat down and said with some annoyance: What was the purpose of the previous disputes in the court? After all, the mine belongs to Jinyiwei, and the things produced cannot enter Taicang. Will Jinyiwei honestly transport these things to Taicang?
Yang Shen remained silent.
Xu Jiedao: There is a letter from the prefect’s Yamen saying that we should follow him back to Beijing. What is going on? Is the case investigated?
Hearing this, Yang Shen could no longer hold back and almost roared in front of Xu Jie: We are already in such a situation, do we still need to investigate? Wasn't all this done by Jin Yiwei? A local family named Yue,
They are involved in it, but now their people are protected by the Jinyi Guards. Even the prefects are arrested whenever they want. The local guards and commanders are also in their hands. What can we do? Don't flee back to the capital in despair and stay here to be humiliated.
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Xu Jie felt Yang Shen's rage and powerlessness.
It is clear that the Jin Yiwei is not qualified to govern a party, but they suppress local officials to death. Who dares to fight with the Jin Yiwei? The local magistrate of the fourth grade was taken back by them casually. Even if they did not use lynching, they were still punishing the local gentry.
The best kind of shock.
In this way, the local authorities know that even if the mine is handed over to you, what if they, the Jin Yiwei, are not the ones who have the final say?
Yang Shen said: "Zisheng, you should be considered an upright person. Do you have the courage to work with me to expose Jin Yiwei's evil deeds?"
Xu Jie swallowed.
He suddenly regretted coming to Yang Shen.
You, Yang Shen, are not afraid of death and want to compete head-on with Jin Yiwei, but I have just become an official, and without your courage and background, I don't dare to make trouble at my age.