Chapter 204 The Three Living Lords Appear in the World
Chapter 204 The Three Living Lords Appear in the World
Does Li Xiang really think so, or is he deceiving?
But now, Li Xiang pointed out a sharp "fact".
Another version of the story at the center of the imperial court seems to have exerted its power, on the eve of the new law in Guangdong that will officially take effect on taxes and levies.
In this version of the story, the treacherous official Yang Tinghe first left a loophole in the imperial edict, causing the emperor to fall into anxiety about his throne because of the issue of heirs and succession.
Because he wanted to compete with the traitor for power, he succeeded as the vassal king. It seemed that he crushed the traitor when he first came to the throne, and then he was burned to the core by the fire of the Nisei clan.
Why did Yang Tinghe not let His Majesty conduct a thorough investigation into such a major assassination matter? If he was unwilling to conduct a thorough investigation, why did he kill all the suspected brothers of Empress Dowager Zhang within two years?
All in all, at first the emperor diligently went to court and reviewed memorials, but later the court meetings were reduced to only a few times a month. He set up an imperial study room and a national policy meeting to decentralize power, but in the end he tied his own hands. Several veterans who were recalled were all dismissed.
He was excluded from the national policy meeting, forcing the emperor to directly marry the daughter of his cabinet minister as his queen, and let his relatives become high officials.
In this process, he welcomed Emperor Jing into the temple again and repeatedly emphasized to the world that "His Majesty was originally a vassal king, not an orthodox king." What did Yang Tinghe want to do?
As for practical studies and dialectics, could this be something developed by a young emperor who was not yet eighteen years old?
There is no doubt that in Li Xiang's writings, the emperor's emotions, ambitions, and actual handling of state affairs were all controlled by Yang Tinghe, the great traitor. Now, he is just a pitiful, weak man who has the intention to kill the traitor and is unable to save himself.
Helpless state.
At this time Li Xiang stood up and said, don't be afraid, there are many dead soldiers like me!
Now, there are really many people inside and outside Fengtian Hall who are inexplicably excited and looking at the emperor expectantly.
There are so many people who are unwilling to make major changes to the old system. I sincerely hope that what Li Xiang told is a true story.
Now, it seems that all that is needed is a word from the emperor.
The Beijing camp is in the hands of Wu Dinghou and other honorable ministers, and it has grown to a large scale, although it is not yet known how powerful it is.
But did Yang Tinghe and others have any bargaining chips that would make the emperor so hostile?
Could it be Zhang Yong? Why didn't Yang Tinghe, who had shown so much hatred for the remnants of the Eight Tigers of Zhengde, insist on killing Zhang Yong, Wei Bin, Gu Dayong and others?
Wei Bin has brought all his relatives into the interests of Huang Mingji. With the method he adopts, the money Huang Mingji will make in the future is simply terrifying.
Gu Dayong also went to Huguang to serve as a guard eunuch. There seemed to be quite a few vassal kings in Huguang...
Yang Tinghe saw that the emperor was silent, so he had to stand up and kneel down and said: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged..."
He didn't argue much, just said these few words, and at the same time cursed Fei Hong in his heart - the emperor didn't dare to curse now.
You should take off your acting skills! What are you doing all this time? Who was this Li Xiang fooled into?
But Yang Tinghe was very worried that this was a trick of the old party: Li Xiang's seemingly loyal and fatal remonstrance might tear apart the situation that His Majesty wanted to hide behind the scenes.
Fei Hong knew the emperor's thoughts very well, and he did not dare to do this. However, there was no shortage of truly smart people in the old party camp.
Seeing that Guangdong is really going to take action on taxes and levies, and last year's annual income was pretty good, they may have already made plans and are unwilling to sit still and wait for death.
Did the emergence of practical studies strengthen their determination?
The words "I have been wronged" he said were really aggrieved: Can't you just let us circulate such a suicide note? Why do you want Zhang Jin to read it out in full? We can't do anything about it anymore.
You jumped ship, what are you worried about?
After I read it out, everyone thought: Oh, it turns out that he is not really remonstrating with the emperor, but using himself to sacrifice the flag for the emperor.
Look at him praising Zhu Houcong in this fatal memorial.
But what now?
If the emperor declares that he wants to "purge" the new party, then the new law is over, because it means that the emperor recognizes that Li Xiang's words are true: Do you know how I, the emperor, have come to be here in the past three years?
Why not take a stand? Yang Tinghe's reputation as a traitor cannot be cleared away - someone is remonstrating with him! Even the emperor can only "endure" it, the new party's power is so terrifying!
Zhu Houcong looked at Yang Tinghe who was kneeling there.
Because he was kneeling at the front, the only people who could see his expression were Shen Ce and the close ministers around Zhu Houcong, so Yang Tinghe did not begrudge his real grievances at all.
Although the New Party has reached the point of no return, Yang Tinghe really doesn't want to take the blame for Sima Zhao and Wang Mang's epic blame.
Zhu Houcong felt like he was about to collapse.
"...Li Xiang is commendable for his loyalty."
As soon as Zhu Houcong opened his mouth, Yang Tinghe felt cold: You don't really think that my power is so deep-rooted that you uprooted me in this big game of "reform", right?
He cut himself off from the eunuchs, seized the immediate interests of his relatives, and then made a big deal out of it. He used the three laws of nature, things, and people to weaken the emperor's sanctity. It didn't look like something a normal emperor could do.
Zhu Houcong said again: "It's just that Mr. Yang Ge wanted to implement the new law because of my efforts to govern and enrich the country and strengthen the military. It's not like this. Mr. Yang Ge is loyal to the country, and I really appreciate him. I'm afraid Li Xiang has misunderstood, or maybe he has been criticized by others.
It is difficult to control confusion and anger. We still need to investigate in detail what is going on. Mr. Yang Ge, if you want people in the world not to talk about this matter, you still need to find out whether there is anyone who instigated it."
Yang Tinghe felt even colder: Li Xiang had created a dead end with his life, but the emperor actually "forbeared" and asked Yang Tinghe to find out who was behind the scenes.
Then the next step is to confirm that the new party is so powerful that people in the world can start planning for such epic events as the Imperial Edict, the Qing Dynasty, and the Qin King?
Inside and outside the Fengtian Hall, the courtiers and relatives had different expressions.
Information asymmetry has created the current situation.
"Your Majesty!" Yang Tinghe took off his official hat decisively, "I am impeached in this way. If the world does not want people to talk about this matter, I can only resign to prove my innocence. No matter why Li Xiang impeached me with my life, I can no longer do it."
The stink will last forever!"
I quit!
After saying this, the old man burst into tears: "Your Majesty knows that I am loyal to you! I have been working hard for three years, but unexpectedly I was impeached by this corpse, and I became known as Sima Zhao Wang Mang! If I can't do the new law, my achievements will be small, and the country and the country will not be in trouble."
.If I don’t go, I’m afraid some foolish and loyal people will mistake it for what it is and do something that is contrary to the rule of the Qing Dynasty. What will happen to the people? I can’t investigate whether there is any inside story about Li Xiang’s death. If Your Majesty orders me to investigate, I can only ask for my resignation.
Oppose it!”
Everyone remembered that the emperor once said that those who objected by resigning would not be retained after three times.
Yang Tinghe only has one last time left.
If the objection succeeded by resigning, wouldn't it mean that the emperor's authority had always been there, and how could he, Yang Tinghe, be considered a power traitor?
Zhu Houcong looked at Yang Tinghe's pursed mouth and tearful eyes, and sighed softly: "The content of this book must have been spread abroad. What difference does it make if Yang Ge is in the government or in the opposition?"
Yang Tinghe knelt there and calmed down a little.
Indeed, if it was really a deliberate act, what difference would it make if he ignored the memorial? What scruples does a person like him have to worry about?
But what do you mean, Emperor? Does it seem that I, Yang Tinghe, can control the situation even if I am no longer the chief assistant?
"Old Yang Ge is worried about the common people in the world, and I know it." Zhu Houcong said with a serious expression, "I'm just afraid that Li Xiang, who is so passionate, will be deceived by others, leading to the misidentification of loyalties and traitors. The example of Chai Tan really made me happy.
I am shocked. The suffering of corvee labor in the world can be solved by the procurement method. The difficulty of using the treasury in the future can be solved by the commercial and tax laws. I have observed the results from Guangdong last year and it is indeed miraculous. How can Mr. Yang Ge do this?
Did you retreat with all your efforts?"
After saying that, he earnestly advised him: "The right and wrong will be decided by the public in the future. Mr. Yang Ge, I can't do without you."
Yang Tinghe shook his head stubbornly: "The princes are in the court, and even if the ministers leave their posts, there will be no worries about state affairs."
Whoever likes to rush to the front should rush to the front. Even if Yang Tinghe sneaks away from the New Party, the New Party will still survive. In the future, Yang Tinghe will not need to bear the pressure from someone's side.
To be honest, to this day, Yang Tinghe himself is not sure whether the new law will be successful in the future.
Guangdong can collect commercial taxes well because it has the convenience of shipping companies. What about other inland provinces?
When the number of officials across the country increases to that level in the future, Yang Tinghe will just bite the bullet and implement the new law. In fact, he is very worried that the future national treasury will not be able to support this method.
No wonder others say he is Wang Mang. The scope of this restructuring is really huge. Even the consultants who are familiar with the process cannot fully understand it, and not all of them are confident.
At present, the emperor can use the money from his inner treasury to purchase the palace offices and offices in Guangdong. What about the whole country in the future?
Most of the charcoal produced by the Qing Dynasty Officials Department is supplied to the palace! Can all the money be spent in the inner treasury in the future? Where can the emperor's inner treasury have so much money?
Suddenly, Yang Tinghe was a little grateful to Li Xiang: maybe Fei Hong hinted him to take this opportunity to let the emperor see the difficulties of changing the old system on such a large scale. Since the effect in Guangdong is okay, it is because there are special
The reason exists.
In the future, only part of the new law will be implemented, such as the official treatment law, purchasing law, commercial law, tax law, and fine-tuning in other areas. The goal of doubling annual income in ten years can be achieved.
At most, it can be expanded to Fujian and Zhejiang, which have the advantage of shipping.
If the new party loses several leaders because of this, the new laws and the old system will naturally be reconciled.
Maybe that guy Fei Hong had already counted it to this day when he wrote the script.
Seeing Yang Tinghe being so determined, Zhu Houcong remained silent.
At this time, Wang Qiong came out and said loudly: "The ministers who are known to both the government and the public have old grudges with Yang Ge Lao. I can testify that Yang Ge Lao is definitely not a generation like Sima Zhao and Wang Mang! The new law has not yet fully achieved its full effect, and Yang Ge Lao must not give up halfway! Li Xiang's
There must be something hidden, and I would like to ask Ying to investigate it in detail!"
Yang Tinghe turned to look at him: Are you still adding fuel to the fire? This is a new revenge!
What kind of big deal is corpse impeachment? I can't handle it! There really will be someone who can take your side!
He looked at the emperor again: It's already this time. Hurry up and show your wisdom and prowess in the imperial study to the world. Talk about the new learning! Analyze the new method! Let everyone in the world know that it's actually you who wants to do it.
Yes!
Why are you still driving us down a dead end?
Looking at the emperor's deep eyes, Yang Tinghe was suddenly startled and had a clear understanding in his heart.
Yang Tinghe knew why he wanted to fish in the first place. The fish he caught included both the stubborn old party and the vassal king with delusions, right?
Now that this incident happened, the emperor deliberately read it out in front of everyone and continued to retain him. Could it be that he wanted to take advantage of the situation and give those people a clear flag?
This is really going to cause civil strife!
Now, the emperor looked at Wang Qiong with a strange look, as if hesitating and fearful.
After a while, Yang Tan, Wu Tingju, Wang Xian and others all stood up to defend Yang Tinghe and prove his "innocence".
Yang Tinghe felt cold in his heart: Damn you...
The ministers at the court meeting could clearly see that all the advisers seemed to be Yang Tinghe's people.
At this time, Zhang Zuo came back, holding two secret reports in his hand.
Everyone waited suffocatingly for the emperor to finish reading, only to see the emperor fall into silence again after reading, as if he had to make a difficult choice.
Yang Tinghe looked at the emperor, his body trembling slightly: Stop acting, please.
"The status of the Beijing officials reviewed by Jin Yiwei has been presented." Zhu Houcong said slowly, with a desolate tone, "Before and after the Zhengdan Festival, the officials Li Xiang visited were mainly officials from various ministries who advocated the new law. Since he hates the new law so much,
Why is this? There are people behind the scenes who are hiding evil intentions to corrupt the new law, and I have woken up. Elder Yang Ge does not need to make mistakes because of villains' slander. I am always grateful for your loyalty."
After saying that, he said: "The new law in Guangdong has achieved results. Mr. Yangge is loyal to the country and bears the weight of the country with his weak body. He is really an example of loyal ministers in the world. He has added Taibao, and given him a minister in the palace. He will not follow the rule when he enters the court. This Taibao
Mr. Ge already declined the title three years ago. Don’t refuse it again this time! In the future, when the new law is completed, and I have Mr. Yang Ge accompanying me as a worshiper a hundred years from now, it will surely be a good story in the history of the emperor and his ministers. Only in this way can we do it.
To prevent the world from talking about it. If you are Wang Mang, why should I be so trustworthy?"
Yang Tinghe looked at the emperor's deep eyes and felt cold sweat covering his back.
Living as a three-legged prince, and having the privilege of sitting in a sedan chair in the palace, and being in the imperial court... Why don't you write the words "powerful and traitorous" on my face!
How can this be the privilege given by Nobuyoshi and doting on me? Why do you say it as if you are afraid that I will not accept it?
Did Li Xiang really visit so many New Party members? I don’t know, maybe he did. But when the emperor said this, it seemed that he only showed one thing: Lian Jinyiwei and Neichang were both Yang Tinghe’s people, and he only picked what was beneficial to Yang Tinghe.
Li Xiang, who was commendable for his loyalty at first, has now become a slanderous villain.
Yang Tinghe looked at the emperor's eyes, really not sure what would happen if he persisted in refusing.
Could it be that he saw through the idea of just going downhill?
And people like Wang Qiong! They all just follow the emperor's whims. Aren't they afraid that the people of the world will be killed because of the future military disaster of "King Qin"?
Everyone inside and outside Fengtian Hall looked at Yang Tinghe.
Damn it, you didn't refuse immediately?
When His Majesty visited the court for the first time, he might have wanted to comfort Yang Ting and Canada Taibao, but his tone now was clearly one of deep fear.
That’s another kind of comfort!
Yang Tinghe felt that he was numb, as if he was walking on Naihe Bridge and finished drinking Meng Po Soup.
It was as if he had never said those words of "proving his innocence" before. He seemed to be choked with tears of gratitude and kowtowed: "I am ashamed of my leadership. I have no way to repay your kindness. I can only devote myself to it and die!"
These are Zhuge Liang’s words!
You must be able to hear that I am not Yi Yin Huoguang, let alone Sima Zhao Wang Mang!
Zhu Houcong seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Let's disperse the court and discuss matters in the imperial study!"
The matter seemed to have ended in such a hurry. Li Xiang's body was still cold, and his body seemed to have beaten the loneliness.
Those in the court who had previously harbored inexplicable hope could only watch the emperor turn around and walk heavily to the inner court, while Wang Qiong and others eagerly walked to Yang Tinghe and helped him up, congratulating him with smiles on their faces.
Yang Tinghe's expression was very complicated, with a wry smile and a bit of fear, but in the end he looked much more relaxed.
Many people couldn't help but have a thought in their minds: Could it be that Li Xiang's corpse was arranged by the New Party to test the emperor?
Only the counselors who walked into the back of Fengtian Hall and went to the Imperial Study Room then calmed down their expressions and felt heavy.
By handling this matter in this way, did the emperor really have already planned to deal with a civil strife?
Li Xiang's death is already a campaign, right? What exactly did Jin Yiwei and the inner factory find out?
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