Jia Jing felt a little panicked in her heart. He always felt that Zhang Gong's incident was just the beginning, and at the same time, he felt slightly cold-hearted.
Emperor Yongxi had previously given Zhang Gong the authority to call the Jin Yiwei at any time, because after Zhang Gong took office, he discovered that there was a big loophole in the Ministry of Revenue, which was that he owed tax losses for years.
Therefore, Emperor Yongxi ordered Zhang Gong to recover the tax. Of course, Zhang Gong chose the strategy of cutting the flesh with a blunt knife at the beginning, so at the beginning he only conquered the counties in Zhili and did not expand outward.
But the same Zhang Gong has offended so many people just because of this. How many of the people below who owe taxes and evade taxes are for legitimate reasons? Now that Zhang Gong has cut off people's political lives, he also wants to cut off people's financial paths. Isn't this right?
What is sworn hatred?
So no matter how gentle Zhang Gong does this, the final outcome will be the same, and Zhang Gong himself probably knows it in his heart.
However, Zhang Gong may have had some compromise before, hoping that he would be able to end all these grievances when he became an official. If there was still hope before, Zhang Gong has now blocked this road by himself.
Got it!
Jia Jing murmured slightly in shock: "Unless Zhang Gong dies, the world will be in trouble..." Qingfeng also remained silent in a low tone.
Zhang Gong's fate is already doomed. Since ancient times, reform and innovation have only two points: first, they have the power, and second, they retreat bravely.
The first type of human rights is in the hands of everyone. No one dares to offend you. Even the emperor wants to give you some face. Who dares to do anything to you? Who can do anything to you?
This kind of people will only be abused after death. No one dares to blow their thorns in front of others during life! But you are dead, so you still care about what happens after you die? Who cares about the flood after I die!
The second type is a person who is self-aware. This kind of person can see the situation clearly, has his own persistence in his heart, and still has his own plan. In the end, he can smoothly realize his ideal. Although it may be at a slight discount, in the end, in the end,
This was to prolong the life of the dynasty, and at the same time retire from the army after having achieved great success, and be able to protect his own reputation.
And the other type is people like Zhang Gong. Originally, Zhang Gong was planning to be the second type of person, but somehow he was stimulated to become so radical all of a sudden!
This will definitely achieve significant results in a short period of time, but at the same time, it will cause more dissatisfaction and violate more interests!
Everyone is just intimidated by Zhang Gong's momentum now, but after they really survive this disaster, Zhang Gong's failure to die to thank the world will definitely be unjust!
What makes Jia Jing even more alarmed is that Emperor Yongxi seems to have acquiesced in this behavior. His love for the new party ministers is obvious to all, but now Emperor Yongxi acquiesces to Zhang Gong's actions!
Didn’t the emperor know that Zhang Gong was seeking his own death? Didn’t he know that using Zhang Gong in this way would only lead to a dead end? Emperor Yongxi must have known, but Emperor Yongxi obviously wanted to stabilize the situation and save Zhang Gong’s life.
I chose the former!
It proves that at this time, it is no longer time for the emperor to control the situation, and the necessary sacrifice is absolute! And Zhang Gong resolutely chose to sacrifice himself to protect the new party!
Jia Jing was slightly silent. In front of this coming wave, Jia Jing would have a sense of helpless panic. He didn't know if Emperor Yongxi had such thoughts at this time, but for him, he had to admit... …
He was afraid.
He is afraid of losing everything he has now, afraid that the people he cherishes will be killed, and afraid that everything will be corrected back to his previous world of Red Mansions. When thousands of reds cry, thousands of beauties share the same sorrow...
Jia Jing leaned back on her seat with a headache. She was the helmsman of this behemoth, but wasn't she confused about where she would take the ship?
In the face of such a huge wave, Emperor Yongxi had to restrain himself from the Qing Palace. What did Jia Jing mean to him? Zhang Gong could die for his ideals, so why did Jia Jing die?
Qingfeng bowed and stood aside. Obviously he also felt Jia Jing's unusual state of mind, but he could also do nothing. All he could do was stand firmly by Jia Jing's side no matter what time... …
On the same thunderstorm night, many people got the news. Chen Xing hurried to Shangguan Yi's mansion, not caring about the heavy rain. Before the sedan stopped, Chen Xing ran out of the sedan in a hurry.
When they arrived in the hall, they found that Ning Zhi had already been sitting here. The two of them made no move when they saw Chen Xing coming and remained silent. Chen Xing looked at Shangguan Yi, who hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Chen Xing suddenly beat his chest and feet, slapped his forehead and said to Shangguan Yi: "Lingdu, you, why don't you stop Zijing!" Shangguan Yi was silent, and Chen Xing looked very angry.
Ning Zhi, who was on the side, had no choice but to say in a deep voice: "Okay! The first assistant feels equally sad when something like this happens! But is there any better way? Qi Sheng knows how to deal with those rats? Does he know how to break the situation?"
Chen Xing was speechless. He had not settled the affairs of the Ministry of War yet, so where could he take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Husbandry? You must know that the dangers of the Ministry of Hubu were no less dangerous than those of the Ministry of War!
Chen Xing sat dejectedly on his seat and said to the two of them, "Is there no room for redemption?" Ning Zhi and Shangguan Yi were both silent.
Both of them are cabinet ministers. Ning Zhi also serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He is the head of the civil service and the six ministers. How important is his position? What about Shangguan Yi? The emperor's trusted minister, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the ruler of the world. The position is also important to the new party. It is very important!
It was very simple for Chen Xing to ask the two for advice. The only ones who could save Zhang Gong were the two people in front of him! They definitely have the strength! Although Zhang Gong will definitely not be able to escape the fate of being dismissed from office in the end, he can at least be able to. Save a life!
But Chen Xing was disappointed. Both of them remained silent without any expression. The reason was very simple. To save Zhang Gong, only one of the two could stand up and resist the thunder!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, this is not without harm to the two of them, and it is even very likely that it will directly shorten their political lives!
But can the new party at this time be separated from the two of them? Can the new party at this time face the threat of the old party alone? Is the new party still a new party without them?
The imperial court must know that it is not really ruled by the new party. The Ministry of Rites and Work are all owned by the old party. There are still two cabinet ministers, Yang Jisheng and Chen Rong, in the cabinet. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is such an important public opinion position to criticize.
In their position, they were even more weak, with only Gao Xi struggling to support them.
They didn't just kick the old party out with peace of mind, and Emperor Yongxi couldn't possibly allow them to completely kick the old party out! So this is the time to test the new party!
Without His Majesty, the old party is waiting for this golden opportunity to bite a piece of the new party's flesh! If the new party cannot solve this problem independently, then it is conceivable that Emperor Yongxi will definitely lose trust in the new party!
The New Party has nothing to say to the ministers of the government and the public, and to the people of Yan! It is precisely because of this that Zhang Gong is willing to die! At this time, the time has come when someone has to sacrifice!
Otherwise, where will we raise food for the natural disasters that will not improve and the upcoming famine? Who will bear the responsibility for such a big leak? Zhang Gong will not bear the responsibility, but the officials who created these leaks will!
Those officials are guilty, but Shangguan Yi and Zhang Gong still have to grit their teeth and wipe their butts with hatred! Punishing them is an internal matter of the new party, but it cannot be exposed by the old party! Otherwise, the new party will be in trouble in an instant!
Chen Xing actually knew it himself, so when he saw that both of them were speechless, Chen Xing couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears. Ning Zhi wanted to comfort him, but didn't know how to say it.
Chen Xing stood up unsteadily, and walked out while crying and laughing. Regardless of the heavy rain, he slowly walked into the dark night, still crying: "End of the new deal! End of the new law."
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Hahaha!"
Ning Zhi and Shangguan Yi felt heavy in their hearts, and they were silent for a long time, because to be honest, neither of them was greedy for official power, and their eyes were full of pain at this time.
But they know that the more this time comes, the less they can act on impulse! Pulling Zhang Gong's hand is just to send himself in in vain! This is Zhang Gong's own choice, because he knows that the time has come when someone has to sacrifice!
He hopes that his sacrifice can open a way for the new law and the new policy! Intervening at this time will only disrupt Zhang Gong's plan! Before they started to implement the new law, who was not prepared to die?
Zhang Gong just did his duty, he was determined to complete his mission, and they also have their duties and missions to fulfill! When necessary, they can also sacrifice! It just depends on whether the sacrifice is worth it!
Wouldn't it be great to die for the ideals in your heart and for the cause that you have dedicated your life to?
Therefore, Ning Zhi did not say much about these things, and just said to Shangguan Yi: "Chief Assistant, we should start thinking about how to fill the holes in the treasury after the disaster!"
Shangguan Yi sighed and said: "No one knows when this rain will end. It is useless to start thinking about it at this time."
Ning Zhi stepped forward and said: "The first assistant's words are wrong! Could it be that the rain will continue until winter? I think it will end in just one or two months! It won't be past the beginning of winter and it will still rain.
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It was during the Little Ice Age and the climate was relatively cold. In fact, there were not many rains in autumn. Now it rains every day and there is frost in the morning. I don’t know how many displaced people have died of cold and hunger. This is what I have just begun to worry about.
matter.
That's why Ning Zhi will ask for the treasury to be filled as soon as possible after Zhang Gong's incident is over. Zhang Gong can at most solve the food problem, but after he leaves, he will still leave a lot of financial problems behind. Who can do it then?
Take on a big responsibility?
Ning Zhi doesn't care about these. What he cares about is that the imperial court always needs money to run! He doesn't care who is the new prime minister. In short, money cannot be missing!
Shangguan Yi nodded helplessly and said: "I will report this matter to Your Majesty as soon as possible. Your Majesty still has to decide on this matter."
Ning Zhi opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly and nodded. Then Shangguan Yi said in a deep voice: "You should pay more attention to the next issue of officialdom."
Ning Zhi's face suddenly turned dark when he heard this. He has been doing his best since he took office. Everyone knows that the first person in the New Party to offend is the money-hungry Zhang Gong, and the second is Dazai Tianguan.
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Eliminate redundant officials, crack down on corruption, increase revenue and reduce expenditures. As soon as Ning Zhi came to power, he would throw a vigorous and violent punch. If he hurt the enemy three thousand, he would not lose eight hundred to himself?
But now, the officials who have worked so hard to implement the New Deal have only been out for three or four years, and most of them have quickly disappeared!
This matter is so serious! If the old party grabs the new party by its tail, it would be strange if the new party doesn't lose its skin! That's why Ning Zhi looks so gloomy!
Shangguan Yi glanced at Ning Zhi and said, "Don't be discouraged. It's better to find out on your own than to be found out by others. But this matter must be handled properly. You know how to do it."
Ning Zhi just nodded silently. Of course he knew what to do. Kill some, punish some, and release some. The New Deal always requires someone to do things. It is impossible to kill them all. If they really kill them all, who will do the work?
But we can’t let them all go, otherwise this group of people will die faster! The group of people who are released have to be carefully selected, and I think they will have to stay awake for several days and nights!
But it’s not enough if this matter is not done as soon as possible. No matter whether it is fair or not, it must be ended as soon as possible, otherwise it will change if it is too late! The old party will always keep an eye on this matter. It doesn’t matter whether it is tight or loose, and it will be even worse if it is too late.
An excuse for the old party to criticize!
Shangguan Yi could see that Ning Zhi was not in a good mood, so she could only sigh helplessly, looked at the pouring rain outside and murmured: "I don't know when I will see the light of day again..."
There has finally been no continuous rain in the past few days, because successive thunderstorms have enveloped the entire Shenjing City. Heavy rains have been hitting the city crazily day and night. The wind and rain are howling in the sky, and the storm is about to come in people's hearts.
Jia Jing wiped the rain off her face. He was only wearing an ordinary white war jacket with his trousers rolled up high, and he was walking in the mud. At this time, the rain slowed down a little, and Jia Jing was able to breathe for a moment.
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However, a soldier of the Yulin Army rushed over on horseback, clasped his fists at Jia Jing and said: "Commander Yu! The East City is in emergency! Several shops have been flooded! The Duke of Jing in the East City, Wu Kui, is stationed, and the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, Qiu Qiu, is stationed."
Liang doesn't dare to go in and out privately, so I ask Commander Yu to make a decision!"
Jia Jing's face couldn't help but darken after hearing this. The terrain of Shenjing City is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The continuous heavy rains really caused the entire underground drainage system of Shenjing City to completely collapse! Eventually, waterlogging occurred!
The terrain in Beicheng is slightly better, but the buildings in Beicheng are old and badly damaged. The continuous heavy rains caused countless houses to collapse. Jia Jing just went around to save people and ordered people to dig ditches to divert water, which slowed down the situation in Beicheng.
waterlogging situation.
Then Jia Jing ordered people to pay all the Yulin Army's military accounts in the open area, and began to cook porridge to help the victims. The current disaster situation in Beicheng improved slightly, but houses still collapsed frequently. This is what Jia Jing called
Jing was a little worried and could only ask the soldiers of the Yulin Army to check door to door according to the notice.
It is hoped that people whose houses are severely damaged and old can leave their houses and take refuge first, but most people in Beicheng are still very wary of officers and soldiers, so even if the soldiers of the Yulin Army have worked hard, the results are still minimal.
Jia Jing originally wanted to call someone to notify Zhou Jilai to take over and coordinate the flood control and waterlogging prevention in the four cities of Shenjing as soon as possible. However, before he could give the order, news came that Qiu Liang did not dare to enter and exit the East City casually.
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Jia Jing couldn't help but throw the shovel in her hand to the ground and cursed Qiu Liang for being incompetent. However, cursing others could not solve the problem. Jia Jing could only ask someone to notify Zhou Ji, while riding her horse towards the east city.
It was obvious that the people in Beicheng were not the only ones affected by the disaster along the way. Many people were not aware of this. When the water flowed into the house at first, they were almost chattering around the kang head and lamenting with interest that they had never seen such heavy rain before.
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But then I am afraid that I no longer have this leisure, because the rain quickly became higher and higher, and in the end it even did not reach the calves! The people began to panic, but they had no choice but to come to the street.
Jia Jing looked at the confused people and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, but in fact, Jia Jing herself was a little confused now and could only rush towards Dongcheng as quickly as possible.
In fact, before waiting for Dongcheng, the rain became heavier again, and the rain in Dongcheng even reached her thighs! It wasn't obvious that Jia Jing was riding a horse, but she could clearly feel that the water level was rising! Jia Jing couldn't help but feel a little agitated.
Extremely anxious.
"Stop!"
"You're only as big as your mother! Where is Wu Kui! Tell him to come out and see me!"
The two soldiers were slapped and scolded, and they couldn't help but look embarrassed because they had just looked carefully and recognized who the person in front of them was. They couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed. They really didn't dare to mess with this person...
Jia Jing rushed into Wu Kui's Yamen in a hurry and kicked open the door. Inside, Song Qing and Wu Kui were drinking tea slowly. When he saw Jia Jing kicking in, he couldn't help but look at each other. Wu Kui said in a deep voice
"Ninghou, I have tolerated you many times. Do you think I, Wu Kui, have a good temper?"
Jia Jing didn't have the time to argue with him, so she said bluntly: "You are so ridiculous! Let me ask you, is Dongcheng your jurisdiction? People are drowning so fast, you still have the nerve to drink here.
Tea? Do you care?"
Wu Kui threw the teacup on the table and made a loud noise. He couldn't help but said to Jia Jing in a deep voice: "Shu Zixiu is uttering such arrogance!" Jia Jing said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense! Let me ask you, Dongcheng
It's up to you to decide whether it's yours or not! Is this the jurisdiction we agreed upon at the beginning? Now that the people in Dongcheng are displaced, why are you sitting here drinking tea? Can you drink it? "