Chapter 817: The Son of Heaven
"Zhezi from Datong?"
Ye Xianggao reached out and grabbed the memorial on the desk. After opening it, he held it in front of his eyes and read it.
The more he read the above content, the uglier his face became. Finally, he slapped the table with his hand and said angrily: "These Datong officials are so brave. Not only did they conceal this kind of traitor under their rule, they also refused to report it.
They colluded secretly and simply did not take the court's laws into consideration."
The memorial was handed over by the Datong Governor. It not only stated that the Tiger-Character Banner supported private soldiers, but also emphasized that the Datong Governor, the General Soldier, and even most of the Datong officials were colluding with the Tiger-Character Banner.
Wang Wenyan reached out and picked up the folder on the table.
Although the folder was handed over through his hand, he did not know what was written in it.
After reading it, he was not as angry as Ye Xianggao. Instead, he smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, adults. This is a good thing for us."
"What do you mean?" Ye Xianggao frowned.
There are Jurchens in Liaodong who are ambitious, and the chieftains in the south have rebellions from time to time. Now there are also rebels in Datong Town, one of the Nine Borders. This has added to the gloom of the troubled Ming Dynasty. He does not think this is a good thing.
Wang Wenyan said with a smile on his lips: "With this memorial from Wang Xunjian, my lord, you can definitely take this opportunity to get rid of Wei Eunuch, the eunuch who has deceived the holy listeners."
Ye Xianggao looked puzzled.
Seeing this, Wang Wenyan had no choice but to continue: "This Tiger Character Banner has opened a shop in the capital, selling some goods from Liaodong. The business is very good. Some people have seen Wei Yi entering and leaving this shop several times, and there are even rumors that
The owner behind this shop is Wei Gong."
"Are you saying that the person who secretly raised private soldiers is Wei Gong?" Ye Xianggao said hesitantly, but before Wang Wenyan could speak, he shook his head and said, "This is impossible, Wei Gong is not so bold, let alone
Secretly raise an army of soldiers and horses in Datong."
Wang Wenyan said with a smile: "If what Mr. Wang said in the fold is true, then the student can be sure that there is someone else behind the Tiger Flag. Wei Yi probably doesn't know anything about the private soldiers."
"Yes." Ye Xianggao nodded and said, "Although Wei Eunuch deceived the Holy Lord and harmed Zhongliang, in the end he was just a slave beside the Holy Lord. No matter how courageous he was, he would not dare to commit such a treasonous act."
"What the adults said is absolutely true, and the students also think that Wei Yi would not do such a thing. This matter was most likely done privately by people from the Tiger Character Banner." Wang Wenyan agreed with Ye Xianggao's words, and then said, "Actually,
It doesn't matter whether Wei Gong was involved in this matter, the key is that we can use this matter to deal with Wei Gong."
As he spoke, he made a slashing motion with his palm.
Ye Xianggao frowned, stroking his beard, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "No, Wei Yi's relationship with this tiger-character flag is just a rumor, and there is no conclusive evidence. This alone may not be able to do anything to him.
"
Having been in officialdom for decades, he knew very well that Wei Yi was getting the favor of the Holy Spirit, and it would be difficult to defeat this person just by relying on some rumors.
Wang Wenyan, who was standing aside, smiled and said: "Master Wang's excerpt mentioned the Datong officials' cover-up and concealment of this tiger-character flag. It is obvious that Master Wang is mainly targeting those who hold great power in Datong. As for the tiger flag,
The word flag thing is just an introduction."
He pointed at the memorial that had been placed back on the table.
Ye Xianggao didn't speak, he just picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip.
As a Jinshi in the eleventh year of Wanli, he had been an official for almost forty years. As soon as Wang Xinyi's excerpt was sent to him, he naturally saw that it was aimed at the governor and the commander-in-chief of Datong.
Wang Wenyan continued: "As far as the students know, the current governor of Datong is a member of Wei Eunuch. Even if Wei Eunuch can clear away his relationship with the Tiger Character Banner, it will definitely be difficult for him to clear away his involvement in the matter of the governor of Datong. Even this time.
You cannot take this opportunity to get rid of him, you can also make him lose grace. Once he no longer has grace, it will be a simple matter to deal with him."
Ye Xianggao nodded and said immediately: "This matter is of great importance. You go and find some cabinet ministers. I want to discuss it with them."
"Absolutely not." Wang Wenyan stopped him, and then said, "I'm afraid it would have to go through several hands to get this book into Wenyuan Pavilion, and there is no shortage of people in the palace who want to flatter Wei Yi. Once Wei Yi knows about the book,
There is no guarantee that we will not come up with a solution to the above content, so you need to present it to the Holy Lord in advance before he reacts, so as to catch Wei Eun by surprise."
"You are right, we cannot allow Wei Qian to have a chance to resolve this matter. I will face the emperor immediately." Ye Xianggao stood up from his seat and stuffed the folding paper on the table into his sleeves.
Wang Wenyan bowed to Ye Xianggao and said, "It's all thanks to you to be able to defeat Wei Yi in one fell swoop."
Ye Xianggao, who walked to the door of the office, turned around and said, "I'm going to interview the Holy Spirit first. You can tell the news to several cabinet ministers and Mr. Han."
"Don't worry, sir, the students will take care of things properly." Wang Wenyan assured.
Ye Xianggao nodded. He still believed in Wang Wenyan's ability to do things. Especially at this time, he believed that Wang Wenyan could handle everything properly.
Huangji Hall is the place where Tianqi rests and reviews memorials.
Ye Xianggao came to the outside of Huangji Hall and said to an internal eunuch who was guarding outside the hall: "Please, father-in-law, please go in and report. I have important matters and need to see the Holy Master."
When the eunuch saw that the visitor was the chief minister of the cabinet, he said with a smile: "Chief Ye, please come back. The emperor is resting. It's not easy to disturb him at this time. Why don't you come back later."
"I have something urgent and I must see your Majesty immediately." Ye Xianggao's face sank, and the aura of a superior was revealed.
The eunuch in front of the main hall dared to let Ye Xianggao in, so he said: "Shoufu Ye, please don't embarrass me. This is what Senior Official Wei told me. How can I dare to let you in without permission?"
Hearing that it was related to Wei Zhongxian, Ye Xianggao's heart sank, thinking that Wei Zhongxian knew about Zhezi.
Thinking of this, he no longer cared about the internal prison guard in front of him, and walked towards the main hall.
The internal eunuch who was guarding outside did not expect Ye Xiang to break into Gao Huisheng and wanted to stop him, but he did not dare to actually stop a chief minister of the cabinet. He could only follow aside and kept urging: "Chief Minister Ye
, please spare me, the emperor is really resting at the moment, if you break in like this, I can't afford the punishment!"
Unfortunately, Ye Xianggao ignored him and walked toward the palace where Tianqi usually received ministers.
The jailer didn't dare to stop him, so he had no choice but to follow Ye Xianggao and walk inside.
Ye Xianggao rushed inside and saw Tianqi sitting on the dragon couch. He hurriedly saluted and said, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Tianqi was resting on the dragon couch when the noise outside the palace woke him up. As soon as he sat up, he saw Ye Xianggao walking in.
Chapter completed!