Reasons are so strange. Originally, Mr. Li collided with the Nanjing duo and was cut off by the governor. He was hesitating. In the blink of an eye, Ding Yunshi led a large number of salt men to the scene in person. He who was supposed to assist Nanjing suddenly sent Li to the scene.
The adults took over the work and began to challenge Nanjing.
Even Li You felt that Ding Yun made no distinction between friend and foe.
Zhang Yan, the commander sent by the Duke of Guo, pondered for a moment, then moved out and said to Ding Yun: "One million dollars of gold were trafficked in salt and were caught by the Jiangfang camp, so the guard ordered us to arrest him. If the Yun envoy asks for
People, you can discuss with the Lord, we are just following orders and don't dare to be expert."
Ding Yunshi was unmoved and said righteously: "What a joke! The imperial court uses our transportation department to be in charge of the salt administration of the Huaihe River. Do we need to consult with Wei Guogong to investigate the salt administration? I have never heard that the imperial court granted the salt administration to Wei Guogong.
right!"
Zhang Yan was a confidant of Wei Guogong, and was rarely provoked by anyone in Nanjing. However, he was repeatedly reprimanded by these officials in Yangzhou. He became more and more angry, and his voice couldn't help but get a little louder. He accused Ding Yun and said: "Master Ding wants to protect the criminal!"
"How can I protect you? But you are still unwilling to hand over the prisoner. Are you trying to protect me?"
Zhang Qian really didn't know how to deal with it. The eunuch Zhou who was in charge of salt next to him pointed angrily at Ding Yun and said: "Master Ding, are you a treacherous villain?"
Betrayal? Li You, who has been hiding behind the scenes for the time being, is not angry at being robbed of the limelight, and repeatedly savors the meaning of this word.
Ding Yunshi ignored him and said: "What's the point of talking about loyalty before the national law?" Then he waved his hand and asked Yan Ding to come forward and take the person.
Li You decided to wait and see what would happen. Instead of disobeying military orders to rob people or letting Nanjing take away Jin Wanwan, he might as well ask Ding Yun to do it. As long as he did not leave Yangzhou City, there would always be a way.
Don't forget that he was appointed by the imperial court to oversee salt affairs. Even if a million gold coins fell into the hands of the Salt Transport Department, he still had the right to inquire.
A group of salt platoons rushed down the steps. Although the Nanjing sergeants were outnumbered, they also drew their swords and faced each other. The two sides gradually approached and were about to make contact.
Faced with the imminent large-scale armed gang fight, Mr. Li, who was watching the show on the sidelines, was excited. Suddenly, his heart tightened and drum music sounded from the direction behind him, and someone shouted: "Stop it all!"
Li You couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, is this the first Cheng Yaojin who has come out of nowhere today? Who is coming again? It's really fucking endless.
In fact, Mr. Li could guess who was driving without looking back. Officials who are treated like playing the harp and sheng when traveling have no other semicolon in this city except the governor.
A governor's flag officer separated the crowd and shouted: "The military gate must not be rude here!"
Outside Wangyue Gate, there were many people wearing military jackets. It seemed that the governor personally led the officers and soldiers of the Biaoying camp to arrive.
Unfortunately, the courtyard was already crowded with the governor's Biao camp troops and salt guards who had arrived first. Yang Futai had no choice but to be escorted into the courtyard by the guards.
Li You was speechless. The salt transportation envoy arrived in person, and the governor also arrived in person. How unusual was it that his father-in-law was arrested in Nanjing? What interests were involved to make the governor and salt transportation department and other high-ranking officials go into battle shirtless?
If it were just a salt dispute, it wouldn't be like this. Mr. Rao Li prided himself on being astute and could not see the secret behind it for a while. He just instinctively felt that a lot of things must have happened between Nanjing, the Salt Transportation Department, and the governor's Yamen.
Unknown interactions led to the current situation.
On this occasion, it was similar to "If you are wearing armor, you cannot be polite." Ding Yunshi and Li You watched Yang Futai step into the circle.
Yang Futai did not care about etiquette and said directly to Ding Yun: "Master Ding, please remove the salt."
Regarding the arrival of the governor, Ding Yunshi seemed to have expected it. He glanced at Li You calmly and refused: "Yanding, our Yun Department, is different from the battalions under Mr. Li. It only falls under the jurisdiction of our Yun Department.
He will not be dispatched by the governor's yamen, so the order from Futai will not be accepted."
Yang Futai was in the same mood as those who came from Nanjing. They were both very angry at Ding Yunshi's change of heart. If he hadn't heard the news that Ding Yunshi had led Yan Ding to the mansion, he would not have appeared here in person at a low price.
Li You heard a hint of intimacy in Ding Yunshi's words. Did Ding Yunshi intend to temporarily join forces with him to jointly resist the governor?
Yang Futai snorted coldly and asked: "I am entrusted by the imperial court to rectify the salt law. Is it possible that Master Ding regards it as child's play?"
Ding Yunshi laughed softly and said, "Futai is not the only one who organizes salt rituals. Mr. Li also organizes salt rituals. I wonder if you have any advice on this?"
Li You, who had been a bystander for a long time, finally stood in front of the stage again. Ding Yun made this rhetoric not new, it was invented by him last time when he had a battle with Yang Futai.
Its greatest use was just for bickering and demonstration, to silence Yang Futai with two salt rituals. It had little practical significance. Unexpectedly, Master Ding brought it out here again in a serious manner, and used it to elevate him.
status.
Li You had already thought twice. In any case, Yang Futai was currently the biggest opponent, so he had to accept the olive branch offered by Ding Yunshi. Although he did not understand Ding Yunshi's thoughts, the situation was pressing and it did not affect the establishment of a united front.
What's more, he is now extremely disgusted with the capricious Yang Futai, especially when Yang Futai suddenly stabbed him.
Then he said: "Futai is a territorial territory of a province, so how can we do everything in detail? The country has set up a transportation department, so why is it here? Futai doesn't have to worry about interrogating merchants. If there is any major inside information, report it later.
It’s not too late to caress Taiwan.”
He said sarcastically without being sinister: "From the tone of the salt eunuch, it seems that they had informed Futai beforehand of the arrest of Jin's salt merchants, so they thought they were justified. I dare to ask, Futai was moved from Huai'an
Is Yangzhou specifically trying to send Yangzhou salt merchants to other places to force them to jail?
It's really rare to protect a place like this, so how can I be so embarrassed when I'm a low-ranking official?"
When Li You deliberately ridiculed others, he always made people feel extremely displeased and wanted to turn their ears away. After a few sentences, Yang Futai, who prided himself on being loyal, was secretly annoyed.
When Ding Yun saw this, he knew that Li You had accepted the good offer, so he was relieved for the time being. In this way, half of what he planned had been accomplished.
What he was thinking of had several purposes: the first was to create an opportunity to sell favors to Li You; the second was that in recent months, his prestige among salt merchants had declined and he wanted to rescue Jin Bai.
Wan, restore your prestige.
The third point is that Jin Wanwan trafficked Si salt, and he also got a share of the benefits. He could use the opportunity of cooperation with Li You to erase this stain.
Three months ago, Jin Wanwan paid 500 taels of silver to the court. Ding Yunshi vaguely smelled something from it. Although he didn't know the truth, he felt that there must be a mystery.
He believed that with Li You's wisdom and background in the court, he would not ask his father-in-law to throw away this huge sum of money for no reason. There must be some conspiracy.
Mr. Ding secretly deduced that Li You most likely wanted to clean up his father-in-law's dark history of trafficking in salt through repayment. It would be best if he could take this ride and clean up his own stain easily.
The Duke was just the local emperor of Nanjing, and when it came to the court, he seemed not as easy to use as Mr. Li.
In his private life, he kept comparing Li You, who had special favors and had a lot of errands, to Yang Guozhong of the Tang Dynasty. It was not necessarily a derogatory meaning. According to some rules, it was unwise to go against the popular Yang Guozhong.
In addition to the above three points, Ding Yunshi also has one final ultimate goal that is absolutely buried deep in his heart, and that is to kill the governor!
As a low-key Salt Transportation Secretary for eight years, he knew that he could not continue to sit in this position, both from a institutional and human perspective.
From a system perspective, officials are tested every three years and are elected every nine years. In other words, unless there are special rewards and exceptions, the maximum term of office for a general official in a certain position is nine years. Of course, people with a little knowledge will not really take the position.
After nine years, although it is not like Li You who changes his official position in half a year on average, it is always necessary in two or three years.
Therefore, Ding Yunshi relied on his mentor Fuyin and worked for eight years in the most vacated position of Yan Yunshi. Not only was he unable to continue working in terms of years, but he was also jealous enough that he had to take over.
Mr. Ding didn't really pay attention to Li You's suppression of salt merchants and his struggle for power with the Salt Transportation Department. He was thinking about where to go, but he was used to the gentleness, wealth, and ease of life in Yangzhou City, and he didn't want to leave.
here.
It turned out that he was helpless because there were no official positions above the third rank in Yangzhou for him to be promoted to. But since the governor moved to Yangzhou, Ding Yunshi had his eye on the position under Yang Futai.
When the news of Yang Futai's move to Yangzhou spread, Ding Yunshi did not object to Shangshu. Others thought that he was thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors and was inconvenient to speak out. In addition, he was a low-key person and did not like to be in the limelight. In fact, how could it be that simple? Mr. Ding did not have any
The reason is to oppose the move of Fengyang Governor’s Yamen to Yangzhou City.
Some people may think that Yang Futai is a second-grade feudal official, and Ding Yunshi is only a third-grade agency official. There is a big difference between them. Lord Ding's wish to be promoted to Fengyang Governor is really wishful thinking.
First of all, Ding Yunzhi stayed in one position for eight years, and at the same time achieved an increase in annual income of hundreds of thousands of taels. This is a kind of qualifications. Under normal circumstances, he should be promoted once every few years. But he was suppressed.
If you don't move for eight years, you will need to consider over-promotion when you are promoted again.
There is this custom in the officialdom of the country. Those who have been promoted for two or three years will definitely be promoted one level at a time. Those who have worked for ** years, if they really have achievements, can be given more preferential treatment when promoted.
Especially for high-ranking official positions such as those in Geshizhong, once the seniority is extended, they can be directly transferred from the sixth rank to participate in politics from the third rank.
Secondly, in the Ming Dynasty, official positions such as governor and governor-general were still in the name of dispatch. They were imperial envoys dispatched by the imperial court, so they must have a ministry title to express their identity and grade. For example, Yang Futai’s title was Zheng Erpin Du
The Imperial Envoy of the Right Capital of the Procuratorate.
However, it should be noted that the official positions used by the Metropolitan Procuratorate as additional titles are not only the Right Imperial Envoy, but also the Right and Deputy Imperial Envoy of the third rank and the Right Imperial Envoy of the fourth rank, all of which can be used as the title of governor.
In other words, theoretically, there were official positions such as third-rank governor and fourth-rank governor in the Ming Dynasty... The famous Hai Rui served as the imperial envoy of Youqiandu and the governor of Yingtian.
Ding Yunshi's ambition was to be promoted from the third rank to the third rank, the right deputy governor of the capital, and the governor of Fengyang.
It is said that when Yang Futai faced the alliance between Li You and Ding Yunshi, he wanted to have great justice and real power, but there was really nothing he could do.
Master Yang ignored Li You and turned to stare at Ding Yunshi. He knew very well that today's events could be considered to be planned by Ding Yunshi. It's just that this planner dragged everyone else into the water.
However, he took the lead in rebelling and took the initiative to join forces with Li You. He was really even more unreasonable than him!
Yang Futai sneered in his heart, who do you think Li You is? Is it so easy to pretend to be a good person in front of Li You?
He made up his mind to talk about the inside story in front of Li You to see how Li You would react, and maybe he could break down their temporary joint front.
Yang Futai dismissed everyone on his left and right, and only talked to Ding Yunshi and Li You. "Master Ding's actions made the headquarters extremely puzzled. Isn't it you who wrote to the Duke and the headquarters? It's caused today.
Didn't things go as you wished? Why did you go back on your word when things came to a close?"
Ding Yunshi argued: "The Duke of Wei sent me a letter asking about his friend Jin Wanwan's recent situation. I didn't think much about it and told him truthfully that Jin Wanwan had found his lost daughter and recognized Mr. Li as his son-in-law. Who?
I know that Wei Guogong will arrest people brazenly today. As an official in the salt administration, how can I just sit idly by and ignore it?"
Hearing the exchange between the two of them, Li You suddenly realized. Just now, he had suspected why the Amjing side suddenly came to arrest Jin Wanwan, but he was in a hurry and did not think about it in depth. Now he can basically confirm that Jin Wanwan might have been captured by him.
Implicated.
Between the Nanjing side and Jin Wanwan, one provides powerful protection, and the other is directly responsible for transporting salt. They all do their best and get what they need. There is still perfect cooperation. So with the addition of Li You, a person with a background as high as the sky, there is a problem.
Things have changed.
The scale of Si's salt business is so huge that if the crime is serious, Nanjing cannot be careless. Of course, ordinary people can't do anything about them, but if the court notices, the consequences will be very unpredictable.
Jin Wanwan suddenly had a son-in-law at this time, and he was a man with a profound background who could reach the heavens. This would inevitably arouse some doubts.
If a thoughtful person provokes a few words, then Nanjing will have to guess whether Jin Wanwan will reveal the matter to his son-in-law? Will his son-in-law deliberately spread the matter to others, such as certain figures in the court?
Or will Jin Wanwan simply join his powerful son-in-law? This is why the salt eunuch said to Jin Wanwan, "I heard that you have moved on to another high-level job."
It was these suspicions that led Nanjing to take action. The purpose was very simple: to arrest Jin Wanwan and the steward who knew the inside story, to sentence him harshly and quickly, or to cause some violent deaths and cut off all evidence and evidence pointing to Nanjing.
Chain. So, Nanjing’s arrest of Jin Wanwan was not to punish Li You.
Li You thought again, from what Yang Futai said, Nanjing's suspicion seemed to have been instigated by Ding Yunshi?!