Zhang Yuan told Qi Shijiao about the charity warehouse he built in Shanyin. Qi Shijiao expressed his admiration and asked: "Does Zhang Xiuzhuan know why it is easy for civilians to provide disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River but difficult in the north of the Yangtze River?"
Of course Zhang Yuan knew the reason, but at this time he had to be modest and sincerely said: "Please give me some advice, Sir Qi."
Qi Shi taught: "I don't dare to give advice, but I have been paying attention to the disasters in Jiangbei for many years, especially in Shandong, and I know it very well. The prosperity in Jiangnan is due to the favor of the court. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, Jiangnan has been a source of wealth for the court. In recent years,
Many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River complained about the heavy taxes in the south of the Yangtze River, but did not mention the court's great love for the south of the Yangtze River. The tax reform of equalizing land and grain has never stopped, in order to reduce the heavy rent of official land. One of them is not to allow the establishment of a royal palace in the south of the Yangtze River.
It greatly reduced the burden on the local people, and this was the second one; the imperial court paid the most attention to the control of floods in Jiangnan, and the third one; thirdly, because the sky was high and the emperor was far away, Jiangnan was rarely disturbed by party disputes and government orders, so business could flourish.
, so there are many wealthy households in Jiangnan, and disaster relief is much easier——"
Qi Shijiao is still very insightful. Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "What Mr. Qi said is absolutely true."
Qi Shijiao was very happy to see that Zhang Yuan agreed with his point of view, and said: "Looking at Shandong, the imperial court has not provided any conveniences to Jiangnan. King Qi, King Lu, and King Heng successively established feudal mansions in Shandong, covering an area of ten thousand hectares.
These vassal princes, relatives and servants invaded people's fields, opened shops, competed with the people for profits, and acted tyrannically. This alone was enough to embarrass the people of Shandong. The business style in Shandong was far less prevalent than in the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There were only big landowners, but no big merchants.
, once there is a famine, hungry people will be everywhere, and the landlords themselves will suffer heavy losses, so it is almost impossible to rely on the mercy of wealthy households and rely on private relief to survive the famine."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "To treat the symptoms, we have to treat the root cause. Shandong borders the sea to the east, Jianghuai to the south, Heluo to the west, and the capital to the north. If Shandong is uneasy, the capital will be shaken. Last year, hungry people attacked Linqing and other places. If the court fails to provide disaster relief, there may be fear
There will be major civil unrest in the future."
"Zhang Xiuzhuan clearly sees it." Qi Shijiao slapped his thigh. Zhang Yuan's words touched his heart, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, then poured it for himself, and said: "I, the people of Qi, are very brave and will not starve to death."
If disaster relief fails, civil unrest will inevitably occur. Is this how Zhang Xiuzan thinks we should respond?"
Zhang Yuandao: "I'm just talking about it in a low-key manner. It's just an idea. I'd like to ask Qi to do something. The two gentlemen, Mr. Wang, will go over the details——"
Wang Dazhi and Qi Shijiao raised their hands and said, "Zhang Xiuzhan, please speak."
Zhang Yuandao: "I thought that the money and grain taxes in the six counties of Shandong should be suspended, changed, compensated, and retained according to the severity of the disaster. The mobs that separatized the city and robbed and killed the rich should be suppressed, and the small groups should be suppressed.
The victims who are wandering around to make a living should stabilize the situation first, and then recruit the victims to build water conservancy projects and use work as relief. Drought relief will allow the hungry people to have food to eat. Of course, if the money and food for building water conservancy projects all depends on the emperor's internal treasury
Raising money from the local government is obviously not possible. Local gentry must participate, and the government and the people must be united to carry out disaster relief and famine preparedness. Without good governance, famine relief is easy to talk about, but once the interests of the vassal king are involved, the actual implementation will be much more difficult.
"
Qi Shijiao nodded and said: "Zhang Xiuzhuan might as well write a memorial on this and submit it to the emperor. This is also the follow-up to Zhang Xiuzhuan's Wanyan Tingce."
Zhang Yuan waved his hands and said: "My imperial policy has been criticized a lot. It is not appropriate to go to disaster relief and famine preparedness at this time. It would be better for Sir Qi to go to the rescue."
Wang Dazhi and Qi Shijiao looked at each other, and the atmosphere was slightly cold. No matter how congenial they had just been, the estrangement had now emerged. Zhang Yuan was pro-Donglin. There was a new conflict with Yao Zongwen, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, and Yao Zongwen and Liu Tingyuan were impeached.
Zhang Yuan's memorial should have been drafted and will be submitted to the cabinet tomorrow——
Qi Shijiao pondered for a moment and finally said: "Zhang Xiuzan, I have one more question to ask. What is Zhang Xiuzan's opinion on the party strife in the court since Wanli?"
Wang Dazhi did not expect that the Qi Shi Church would ask Zhang Yuan so directly about the party struggle. He couldn't help but sit up straight, pay attention to Zhang Yuan, and listen to Zhang Yuan's answer. However, he saw Zhang Yuan leave the table and bow to the dean of Qi Shi, saying: "Master Qi, can you
I really admire you for asking me honestly. Many disputes, conflicts, and feuds in this world are caused by the inability to communicate honestly——"
Qi Shijiao stood up quickly and said: "Zhang Xiuzan, why should you be so polite? Please sit down, please sit down, sit down and talk."
Zhang Yuan sat down, looked at the table full of dishes, and said: "I think that the party's struggle harms the country."
Wang Dazhi and Qi Shijiao looked at each other.
Wang Dazhi said: "However, how can we do many things without fighting? If we have different political views, we must fight."
Zhang Yuandao said: "Back then, the dispute over national origin was still a controversial goal. However, today, party disputes often do not care about right and wrong, but only follow one's own ambitions. Those who are not our party must be eliminated quickly. This is what Zaiya does not want to see.
"
Qi Shijiao Xu Xu said: "The Dian of Beijing Chao, once in six years, the gentleman is ill and the villain is complaining, all at this time - Zhang Xiuzhuan, who knows this sentence from?"
Zhang Yuandao: "This is what Mr. Zhao of Donglin said. I cannot agree with it."
When Qi Shijiao heard that Zhang Yuan expressed his stance without any hesitation, he felt happy in his heart but kept a calm expression on his face, and asked: "But since party strife has arisen and mutual criticism is inevitable, what can Zhang Xiuzan do to eliminate it?"
Zhang Yuandao: "I believe that as an official in the government, you should focus on national affairs. If you have different political opinions, you don't have to fight over them. You can seek common ground while reserving differences. Officials must have this mind to be a blessing to the people of the country."
At this time, the forbidden drum was beaten in the Dongcheng Drum Tower. One thousand, two hundred and thirty beats were counted as one drum. Three drums had to be beaten. It took about two quarters to finish the three drums. The curfew in the inner city started from behind the three drums——
Hearing the sound of Lao drums, Zhang Yuan, Qi Shijiao, and Wang Dazhi stood up together. Qi Shijiao said: "I benefited greatly from having a talk with Zhang Xiuzhan today. I will ask Zhang Xiuzhan for advice someday when I have time."
The three of them got off the Heshou Restaurant and said goodbye. Zhang Yuan returned to his brother-in-law's apartment, Qi Shijiao, and Wang Dazhi took the car out of Chaoyang Gate.
The two carriages stopped slowly after leaving the inner city. Qi Shijiao and Wang Dazhi got out of the car and walked. The bright moon on May 14th rose early. The shadows of the trees under the moon were sparse and bright. The canal dock not far away was still noisy.
Noisy, the peak period of water transportation has arrived——
"Brother Keyan, what kind of person do you think this person is?" Wang Dazhi asked.
Qi Shi teaches: "Rare talents are very independent, not too broad-minded, and adaptable. However, the so-called seeking common ground while reserving differences sounds easy but is actually very difficult."
Wang Dazhi smiled and said: "Of course, the people of Donglin are in decline now, so of course I hope we won't kill them all. We want to seek common ground while reserving differences."
Qi Shijiao shook his head and said: "Otherwise, this view is definitely not owned by Donglin people. Donglin people regard themselves as gentlemen, and those who are not members of their party will be dismissed as villains. Who has ever had the mind to seek common ground while reserving differences, and Zhang Yuan obviously does not want to be
If a person is a member of the Donglin or Zhejiang Party, he has his own political opinions——"
Wang Dazhi said: "Does this mean that Zhang Yuan is not easy to win over?"
Qi Shi taught: "It is difficult to draw him into the camp of the three parties to become an enemy of Donglin, but we don't seem to be in a hurry to become enemies with him. Let's see how he seeks common ground while reserving differences between Donglin and the three parties. This is a high-sounding sentence.
Empty words. But it can really make a difference, let’s wait and see.”
Wang Dazhi said: "In this way, we are just sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers. Our Chu and Qi parties are looking at Yao, and the Liu and Zhe parties are fighting against Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan has no foundation except Donglin for support in the capital. Donglin people are indispensable.
If you support Zhang Yuan, how can the Yao and Liu Zhe parties not blame us?"
Qi Shi taught: "We should not attack Zhang Yuan. We should only impeach Wu Daonan, leave some room for wording, and let the Zhejiang Party be the vanguard."
Wang Dazhi praised: "Good!"
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At three quarters on the 15th day of May, Wu Daonan joined the Jimen Cabinet. Fang Congzhe arrived first. There was a stack of memorials sent by officials from various ministries on his desk. Wu Daonan stepped forward and said, "Brother Zhonghan, which memorials should I draft?"
Fang Congzhe twirled his beautiful beard under his chin and said: "Brother Huifu, there are three more memorials here that are entangled in the examination fraud case. It's up to me to deal with them. Those officials are really rude, and the Holy Father has issued an edict to retain Brother Huifu.
But they still keep making noise."
Wu Daonan's old and thin face turned red instantly, as if he had been slapped in the face. As a cabinet minister, it is definitely not a glorious thing to be impeached every three days——
Fang Congzhe took out two more memorials and said: "This is the memorial sent by Shaanxi Taoist censor Liu Tingyuan and Bingke to Zhao Xingbang for impeaching Zhang Yuan, the new champion of the new branch. Brother Huifu will vote for the handling of the matter."
Wu Daonan endured the shame and anger and read the memorials of Liu Tingyuan and Zhao Xingbang impeaching Zhang Yuan. The two men had obviously agreed to point the finger at Zhang Yuan's Binghe theory in Wan Yan Ting's policy, and denounced Zhang Yuan as a sycophant who flattered the emperor——
I remember that yesterday Yang Lian and He Shijin impeached Yao Zongwen. Today, the Zhejiang Party, Qi Party, and Xuan Party have five impeachment memorials directed at him and Zhang Yuan. This is obviously a continuation of the incident at Yuhe Beiqiao the day before yesterday. Wu Daonan
After pondering for a moment, he handed back the two memorials to impeach Zhang Yuan to Fang Congzhe and said: "Let's go to Fang Congzhe, the first assistant to vote. I am a person who has been impeached frequently. I have no face to vote for. I will go to court tomorrow to ask for my resignation."
Fang Congzhe hurriedly comforted Wu Daonan and said: "Brother Huifu, we are in the middle of the axis, which will naturally attract material criticism. Now our words are very powerful. If we are not careful at all, the Taiyuan officials will lash out. It is difficult for cabinet ministers to do. It's just that
We have been favored by the emperor and introduced into the cabinet to assist in the administration of the government. If we have to step down as soon as we are impeached, will the cabinet still be able to retain people? These three impeachment memorials are just repeating the same old tune. Brother Huifu must not pay attention to it."
It is an unwritten rule of the cabinet that if a cabinet minister is impeached, he must be punished at home. Only when the matter of impeachment is clear can he return to the cabinet to take charge of matters. Often he has to put on airs and ask the emperor to issue an edict to appease him before he can come out. This is for the sake of
Be decent, otherwise you won’t have prestige and won’t be able to do things in the future——
Wu Daonan said: "Thank you, Mr. Fang Ge, for your comfort, but I still have to go back to Taipusi Street." After sitting down and drinking a cup of tea, he said goodbye to Fang Congzhe, went out of the Huiji Gate, and passed through the Liuke Corridor and out of the Meridian Gate——
On duty today in the Sixth Section Corridor is Liu Wenbing, the engineer who worked most hard to impeach Wu Daonan. Liu Wenbing is from Zhending, Hebei Province. He used to have nothing to do with the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, the Xuan Party, and the Chu Party, but now he has nothing to do with Yao Zongwen.
, Liu Tingyuan and others fought fiercely. This is because when Wu Daonan took office last year, it was customary for the Sixth Section to meet with the new cabinet minister and present his assassination. Wu Daonan accepted all the assassinations from other people, except Liu Wenbing's assassination.
He threw it back and warned him, "Don't learn from Yan Song." The reason was that Liu Wenbing's attitude was very flattering at that time, and Wu Daonan couldn't stand it. Liu Wenbing was slapped with a smile on his face, and he hated Wu Daonan deeply. When the examination fraud case came out, he was the first to impeach him.
, but Wu Daonan stayed at his apartment on Taipusi Street for two days and came out again. Yesterday, in response to Liu Tingyuan's plan, he impeached him again. When he saw Wu Daonan frowning and leaving the Meridian Gate, Liu Wenbing secretly cheered and thought: "
See how thick-skinned you are from Jiangxi, do you still have the nerve to join Huijimen again?"
When Fang Congzhe saw Wu Daonan leaving, he shook his head and smiled. He looked at the memorial on his desk and sighed again. He put together yesterday's memorials of Yang Lian and He Shijin's impeachment of Yao Zongwen and today's five memorials of impeachment of Wu Daonan and Zhang Yuan, and voted them together.
To be sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies——
Fang Congzhe knew the thoughts of Emperor Wanli. After decades of national disputes, Emperor Wanli was quite tired of the mutual attacks among his courtiers. Now that he had sent these six memorials together, it was most likely that they would all be left out.
Fa, in this way, Yang Lian and He Shijin's attacks on Yao Zongwen naturally failed, and Wu Daonan treated the criminals twice, so he should be embarrassed to come again. As for Zhang Yuan, because he is a new scholar, he will not be punished for this memorial, but Fang Congzhe is prepared
Publish Liu Tingyuan's memorial against Zhang Yuan in Di Bao, and let the government and the public discuss this glacier theory. This glacier theory has been deliberately misinterpreted by Liu Tingyuan——
…
That evening, Zhang Yuan returned to the Dongsi Pailou Siheyuan and received a stack of letters from the Civil Information Bureau, which were sent to Hangzhou, Nanjing, Kunshan, Qingpu, Suzhou, Huating, Shanghai, Shanyin, Kuaiji and other places.
There were twenty-three letters. Jing Hui exclaimed: "Uncle, how come so many people write to you?"
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I have so many friends." Looking through the envelope, he saw that they were all letters from the heads of Han societies in various counties, such as Feng Menglong, Xia Yunyi, Jin Langzhi, Yang Shixiang, and another letter from Mao Yuanyi. Suddenly he opened it
A letter was signed to Wang Binglin of Kuaiji. Wang Binglin left Beijing at the end of March. He should not have arrived in Shaoxing at this time. How could there be a letter? Judging from the handwriting on the envelope, it was round and straight, and it was clearly written by Junior Sister Yingzi -
—
"This is a letter from Junior Sister Yingzi."
Zhang Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and little Jing Hui, who had been looking up at him, said, "What's wrong, little uncle, whose letter surprised you?" The little girl was very thoughtful.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "It's nothing. The number of letters surprised me. My hands will feel sore when I wait for the next reply."
Jing Hui smiled "gege": "How can my little uncle have so many friends?"
Zhang Yuan took the letters back to his room, opened each one and read it. Junior Sister Yingzi’s letter was read at the end, a little afraid of opening what looked like——
The forbidden drums were beating in the distance, and the fifteenth moon was urged up. Just as Zhang Yuan was reading the letter at the East Fourth Archway, a man with a jujube stick in his sleeve sneaked into the Bei'anmen of the imperial city. Bei'anmen
Also called Houzai Gate, it is the gate through which most eunuchs and servants come and go. Around Longevity Mountain and Taiye Pool, there are twelve eunuchs, four divisions, and eight bureaus, collectively known as the twenty-four yamen of the inner government. Therefore, Houzai Gate has many entrances and exits.
There were so many people that after the forbidden drums were beaten, the eunuchs who were working outside returned to the imperial city one after another, but the guards did not notice that any outsiders had entered.
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