Four hundred and ninetieth chapters behind the scenes transactions
Everyone remembers that the last time all the elders spoke in unison, it was related to Li You. That time, they all agreed to use Li You to try the Lianghuai Salt Case. It is estimated that at this time, at least Mr. Peng's intestines were 80% regretful, and the criminal had not yet
He was executed, but Yan Shangshu's position as a bachelor was effectively eliminated.
Emperor Jinghe woke up from his surprise. Faced with the attitude of the five cabinet ministers, he could only issue an edict: "According to the request, the admirals of the five cities are exempted from attending the court. On the day of the court meeting, they will patrol around the imperial city for custom-made
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In terms of motives, each of the five bachelors had their own motives. The person who raised this matter, Mr. Yuan Ge, was probably deeply favored by the emperor, and the position of the second assistant was in sight. He wanted to preemptively isolate Li You and reduce the variables from Mr. Lu;
Mr. Peng Ge is seeking revenge; Mr. Yang may be out of protective psychology...
But is the result good or bad for Mr. Li? Even the most experienced courtier cannot judge the consequences because there has never been such a precedent.
It is not a trivial matter for a Beijing official to be exempted from attending the imperial court. There are two situations in which a Beijing official is treated in this way. One is when a Beijing official has made a mistake and is punished by being exempted from attending the imperial court to reflect on his fault; the other is when an old and sick person is given a punishment
Enfu ordered ginseng to recuperate his illness. This treatment of Li You can be regarded as the creation of the third type.
It should be said that most of the time, being punished is regarded as a disguised punishment, but it is not a bad thing that Li You can keep his power and concealment while maintaining his rank.
After all, all the court officials now understand that in the past half month, Li You first launched a major remonstrance, and then it was easier to influence the prime minister. For a fifth-grade man, the limelight was too great. He should keep a low profile for a while, which is also to protect him.
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But no matter what, Mr. Li has no obvious faults, and he can even be said to have made some minor achievements, but he was given a treatment that would allow him to be exempted from court participation. Still, everyone agreed, which is always a bit strange.
Calculating the gains and losses is very complicated, so let him slowly figure it out and understand it by himself. Anyway, there are many strange things about Mr. Li like this.
After the court meeting was over, Jiang Xinyue, the censor of Zuodu, brought the latest spirit of the imperial court back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and conveyed it to Li You in person with great pleasure in his misfortune.
It's not that he hates Li You. He really wants to see what the seemingly invincible Mr. Li's expression looks like when he is in decline. However, Jiang Zongxian still doesn't see anything from Li You's expression.
But in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Li You's experience caused many young censors to express their dissatisfaction, but it was of no use for the time being.
The inner court machinery was operating efficiently again, and Li You received the edict the next day, the content of which was similar to the message conveyed by Jiang Zongxian.
Mr. Li smiled bitterly at this. He was indeed deceived by the eldest princess. The day before yesterday, the eldest princess hinted that she could help him run the school and become the "left" imperial envoy of Qiandu. In the end, he was still a "right"!
Laymen may not understand the difference between left and right, but as long as they understand that the country respects the left, the left is better than the right. The left is of higher quality than the right!
In the Metropolitan Procuratorate, those with the prefix Zuo are the official officials and can go to the palace to discuss matters. Those with the prefix Right are just false titles for foreign assignments. Li You was in a special situation, and he was temporarily stuck in the Metropolitan Procuratorate because he lost his job.
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How could it be so easy to turn right, turn left, and wait for half a level? Li You couldn't help but cursed. At that time, he felt that the eldest princess's hint was unreliable, and it turned out to be true.
However, he had been with Guide Chitose for so long that he knew that Guide Chitose would not deliberately lie to him. According to his guess, the eldest princess probably couldn't convince others, especially the enemy Yuan Ge Lao. That's why it happened like this. After all, he
Now that we are in this position, the higher we go, the greater the difficulties become.
After receiving the imperial edict and needing to express his gratitude, Li You started writing a draft. As he wrote, he said with emotion that it is better to seek oneself in everything. At the critical moment, oneself is the most reliable. It seems that everyone in the court has forgotten one thing...
Suddenly a domestic slave came to deliver a letter, and Li You took it and read it. The content was "I am about to leave, please meet me tonight."
There was no signature, but Li You knew who it was. He looked at the sun and saw that it was almost dusk. He went home first, changed into casual clothes, and quietly drove out to a small house outside Xi'an Gate.
This house is located in a quiet alley. When Li You arrived at the door, he made sure that there were no acquaintances around, and then he directly entered the door in a sedan chair. He was then led to the flower hall in the side courtyard, where he was served with good tea and water.
Not long after, the host walked in. Li You stood up and bowed his hands in greeting: "I have met Mr. Hou."
The man returned the courtesy and said: "No need to be polite, Mr. Li, please sit down."
The person whom Li You calls Lord Hou is none other than the Queen Mother's brother, Xinning Hou Qiantai.
Lord Qian also sat down, drove his servants out, and said to Li You, "I will be leaving for Nanjing in a few days. Master Li, please don't forget the entrustment."
Li You smiled and said, "I have one last thing that requires the help of the Marquis. We can just exchange it."
It is said that on August 28, when Empress Dowager Qian issued a series of edicts and the ministers were in an uproar, Marquis Xinning entered the palace to advise the Empress Dowager not to go against the courtiers, but Empress Dowager Qian angrily threw the memorial at her.
Unlike his younger brother Qian An, the Marquis of Xinning was very aware of current affairs and knew that if the Qian family (no matter which one was named Qian) completely angered the courtiers, they would be in trouble sooner or later, especially if the Queen Mother Qian retired soon, and the consequences would be endless if they were not handled properly.
At that time, after Lord Qian left the palace, he personally condescended to quietly negotiate with the key figure Li You, and later interceded with the Queen Mother.
Marquis Xinning's original intention was to put things to rest, but Li You immediately planned a package of plans that made people want to stop. The final conditions for both parties are as follows:
Li You had to win over Wei Guogong's appointment as the Zuo Dudu of the Central Military Governor's Office and the Admiral of the Fifth Patrol Battalion; the Marquis of Xinning was to serve as the co-ordinated garrison of Nanjing; Wei Guogong was not allowed to be held accountable during the trial.
The Empress Dowager Qian will act according to Li You's design and cooperate with Li You to gain fame; she will retain Li You's title of Imperial Envoy to the Right Command of the Imperial Academy and restore the position of Admiral of the Five Cities at an appropriate time.
So far, the transaction has gone smoothly, and everyone basically gets something. But there is still one last condition to be met. This is why Xinning Marquis met with Li You today.
Li You confirmed: "Does Mr. Hou really intend to stay in Nanjing for a long time?"
Marquis Qian replied: "People in the Ming Dynasty do not speak secret words. The Queen Mother delegates power and retires. It can be said that I am about to lose power. What should I do if I stay in the capital where there is right and wrong? Staying away from right and wrong is the best way to protect yourself. Otherwise, you may not know when
I got caught up in the whirlpool. Besides, I am a Benan, and I also want to return to Jiangnan when I am old."
As a rule, Nanjing's garrison and coordinated garrison were held by Duke Gonghou. It was acceptable for Xinning Marquis to occupy the coordinating garrison position.
Objectively speaking, Li You also believed that Marquis Xinning made a wise choice. He would be more at ease hiding in Nanjing than in the capital. Besides, being a co-guardian also had mixed qualifications, and he might be able to go to the palace to discuss matters one day.
"Okay! I will write a letter to the Jin family, and Mr. Hou can take it with him." Li You nodded.
It turned out that the Marquis of Xinning had received a gift of 50,000 gold coins. He was overjoyed, but he also had worries.
With his status, it is not convenient for him to come forward to run the salt industry, and he is worried about using relatives for such a large business. First of all, none of his relatives are familiar with the southern salt industry; secondly, his property is not particularly legal and has been embezzled by relatives.
Silver is also hard to reason with.
By chance, I heard about the rental of nests in the salt industry, and Mr. Qian got an idea. He wanted to continue to cooperate with Jin Wanwan, who was familiar with the business, and let Jin Wanwan rent back these nests and charge a fixed rent every year.
Save worry and effort and don’t worry about losing money and not getting money back.
But this middleman has to rely on Li You to pull the strings. Of course, in return, Marquis Xinning will also help Li You facilitate something before leaving. This is the last part of the transaction between them. (To be continued)