Chapter 211 Joking about Yuan's case
Where there are people, there are disputes. Even if it is on the side of the Jinyiwei, behind the tranquility, there are corresponding disputes.
When Jianlu invaded the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen began to value the Jinyiwei. In addition to Luo Yangxing, the senior executives of the Jinyiwei, such as Wu Mengming and Li Ruolian, had previously held positions at the bottom. In order to maintain their own status and continue to win the trust of the emperor, some internal struggles also existed.
After being beaten like this, Wu Mengming put away his little thoughts in his heart, for fear that Luo Yangxing would lose patience with him, which would be too much of a loss.
But Wu Mengming was still very curious. What was Li Ruolian, who was relied on by the emperor, was doing at this time and what kind of things could be more important than escorting Yuan Chonghuan to parade in the streets and showing public performance?
"Li Qianshi, it's logical that we are taking errands, but why are we dressed like this?" Zheng Guangtai, a hundred-household household dressed in casual clothes, looked at Li Ruolian, who was sitting by the window and said, "If something happens, then those selected storytellers should not be..."
"You just put your heart in your stomach."
Li Ruolian chuckled, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "What's the problem? They ran faster than anyone else."
Our current task is to stare at these storytellers and see if they really work hard, and don’t just make the mistake of what they plan.”
As he spoke, Li Ruolian looked through the window that was opened in front of him and looked at the lively street below. He saw a storytelling stall surrounded by a mess, a middle-aged man in a blue shirt holding a fan in his hand, talking with all his voice.
"The book continues last... Yuan Chonghuan knew that he was so kind. He praised the saying of pacifying Liao for five years with his words, which deceived the emperor's trust. However, since he went to Liao, Yuan Chonghuan..."
In front of this storytelling stall, people gathered to listen attentively. In order to make the stories written by the storyteller attract people, they do not let others interrupt them, there are too many jokes in it.
"Damn, this old man Li is really nonsense. Even the old slave can write a dream. "Looking at the storytelling stall below, Zheng Guangtai's mouth twitched and said, "Mr., if we didn't know what Yuan Chonghuan did, then this guy would have really scared him."
"Is it nonsense?"
A cold light flashed in Li Ruolian's eyes, a chuckled slight on the corner of his mouth, and said coldly: "Compared with some civil officials in the court, including the so-called Qingliu and scholars in the capital, this official thinks that the storytellers compiled by these stories based on Yuan Chonghuan's own crimes are much more reliable.
It is obvious that Yuan Chonghuan committed numerous crimes, but he was just a deceiving emperor and doing a presumptuous act. If he puts it on others, he would be punished with the extreme punishment.
But there are so many people who want to fight against His Majesty, and they also use the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty and the ways of sages they abide by, and impeach and advise again and again.
Yes... Our Jinyiwei did do some bad things before this, but he didn't do anything at all in Yuan Chonghuan's case!"
For Li Ruolian, he was just a small character in the Jinyiwei before. Even if he had the ability, he had no way to do so, so he could only endure. As for what result he could endure, it was something that no one knew.
However, Emperor Chongzhen personally named Jian Ba, and then went to fight with him and made considerable military achievements. The position of commander of the Jinyiwei was called to him.
When the Jinyiwei supervised the Yuan Chonghuan case, Li Ruolian could obviously guess the emperor's intention, especially after all the storms in the court, he was also more determined to be what the emperor planned.
These high-ranking officials, especially those who had previously supported Yuan Chonghuan in the court, saw that their plan failed to achieve, they all jumped up one by one.
"Damn, that's how it is. Yuan Chonghuan rushed to Pi Island and killed Mao Wenlong in public. It turned out that he was not acting according to the will of the emperor, but doing it by himself. Isn't this fucking just a sage?"
"Who said no? I heard someone say that Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong because he was Mao Wenlong and was intent on rebelling. Who would have thought that this would be the case?"
"Hey... Old man, are all what you said true? Don't fool me and wait, it's compiled on purpose?"
"Dear guests, I never lie. As for the authenticity, I need to distinguish it. But I heard that Yuan Chonghuan was escorted by the Jinyiwei today and was going to parade in the capital for public display..."
When I gathered in front of this storyteller, after listening to what the storyteller said, they became excited one by one. Some believed what he said, some questioned what he said, and in short, they all said everything.
"This Li Shengzhong is also considered a talent."
Li Ruolian stood up, glanced at the restless crowd on the street, and said, "After this matter is over, he will be taken as an external staff member of the Jinyiwei."
Your Majesty has said before that the civil servants in the court, as well as Qingliu and scholars, can control the situation in the court because they are guided by the public opinion they have.
Our Jinyiwei must also have a public opinion orientation that we can control. In the future, we will cooperate with the things that His Majesty plans and go and take a look elsewhere.
This joke about Yuan Chonghuan's incident is related to the subsequent progress of the Yuan case. There must be no sloppy, otherwise you will be punished!"
"Here!"
In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, if he wanted to truly grasp the right to speak for the public opinion of the Ming Dynasty, he had never been a small group of people with inheritance and well-read books of sages.
In the broad illiterate group under the Ming Dynasty, that is, in the eyes of officials and gentry and scholars, the lower-level people who were never worthy of calling them "civilians" were the targets they had to fight for.
If they hadn't paid the taxes, they would have to solve problems according to the Ming Dynasty, which would be a purely dreamy thing.
However, due to the influence of the Little Ice Age, under the background of frequent disasters, the self-cultivated farmers in the Ming Dynasty were cutting at an astonishing rate, while the land under their names was merged by a group of privileged and tax-free groups.
Taking advantage of the Jinyiwei supervising the Yuan Chonghuan case, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to use this political incident to implement all the things he planned one by one.
The storyteller group controlled by the Jinyiwei is just the beginning. When the time is ripe, newspapers with high information concentration will also appear under the Meiji.
Chapter completed!