The next day, the imperial court announced in a high-profile newspaper that some merchants who monopolized the Grand Canal were hoarding food, causing food prices to rise all year round. They also bribed officials in large numbers and controlled the markets at the docks along the Grand Canal.
Not only that, but they also smuggled food and weapons to Goryeo, Mongolia, and even built slaves. Now there are witnesses and physical evidence. I hope that people all over the world will strictly draw a clear line between these evildoers that involve treason and bring harm to the people.
Next, the criminals will be arrested, severely punished, and the markets at the docks of the Grand Canal will be reorganized. I hope the people will not worry.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao deliberately sent out signals that they were involved in collaboration with the enemy and rebellion. He was not afraid of alerting the enemy, just to get these guys to take action.
As soon as the news came out, public opinion in the capital suddenly aroused. Officials and scholars knew that this was another super big case.
Yang Lian and other Donglin Party members also knew through Sun Chengzong, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, and Zuo Guangdou, Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, that the imperial court was about to take action. At this time, the Donglin Party had disagreements on whether to support and implement it.
Sun Chengzong, Ye Xianggao and others certainly believed that these profiteers who monopolized the Grand Canal, hoarded supplies, and resold grain and weapons should be punished.
After all, the Donglin Party should support the Chao Gang and reinvigorate the government, clean up the rule of law, and reinvigorate the party. Smuggling by big businessmen must be strictly prohibited and punished.
Zhao Nanxing, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others believed that this incident was the intention of Emperor Tianqi to confiscate his property and make money.
Even if some businessmen hoard supplies and monopolize the market, it is not illegal in itself. Only a few profiteers and officials are corrupt and smuggling. Only those with solid evidence are arrested. Why large-scale investigations? What about completely reorganizing the dock markets along the Grand Canal?<
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Among all the people present, only the Donglin Party has been in contact with Tianqi a few times and knows whether there is any political intention, but everyone else is worried, and I have a way to persuade everyone to dispel their doubts.
But the two of us must have stolen our own test papers... This will definitely kill us!
In Hua Yueyun's view, it is just to enhance the status of craftsmen, encourage invention and innovation, and then support scholars to focus on technology and pragmatism, and promote some officials with weak practical ability.
Am I a coward? What if I want to criticize that guy?
Ye Xianggao and Yang Lian have similar ideas, and of course they want to try their best to stop it. The Donglin Party thinks that this proposal can also be put forward. The younger generation hopes that Dongchang and Jinyiwei will use this matter to harm others.
Dong Lin, a young beauty sitting on the edge, glanced at Zou Yuanbiao with a hint of strangeness in her eyes, and then quickly looked away.
At this time, I feel that there is nothing wrong with the Donglin Party and Miao Changqi's proposal to implement Tianqi's plan, but I am worried that adults like Zhu Chunchen and Zhou Yingqiu will take the opportunity to persecute Zhongliang.
Zhu Youxiao encouraged the opinions of hundreds of schools of thought, and actually supported the philosophy of breaking through traditions and constraints.
It was only Zhou Yanru, but other civil servants were actually worried that Zhongliang would be killed and the emperor's power would be reduced.
Qian Qianyi frowned, because he actually agreed with Sun Chengzong's statement. They were both Zhou Yanru and young scholars, so their teaching direction was actually the same.
"They think complicatedly, but they know that Emperor Tianqi is very shrewd!? After the arrest, Dongchang and Jinyiwei failed to investigate. Now we have all withdrawn to do other things, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate has taken over to offend people..."<
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Yang Lian looked at Miao Changqi, Donglin Party, and Ye Xianggao: "I ask you all to dissuade Your Majesty. This matter is suitable for Xiaoxing Prison, and it will allow evildoers to take advantage of their power to harm loyal people."
Both sides have the same opinion, and there are no heavyweights, so the role of the centrist is very critical.
I was actually quite happy but not a little bit disappointed.
What if Emperor Tianqi becomes addicted to confiscating homes and property, and now he is dealing with traitors and profiteers, whereas before he was more greedy and dealt with loyal and good officials and special civil servants? This is really terrible.
Next to him, Zuo Guangdou was actually secretly observing Hua Yue and Zou Yuanbiao.
At this moment, Hua Yueyun turned her head inadvertently, and Hua Yue quickly smiled, showing that she was very obedient. But when she turned back, my eyebrows twitched angrily... <
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But Qian Qianyi is basically the opposite.
Before Yang Lian finished speaking, Ye Xianggao also added: "Now it is only the East Factory, where the Jinyiwei is very active, and there are no officials in the West Factory to supervise, and there are still a number of vacant prison cells in the South Factory. It is a small prison."
Politics."
Compared to lecturing and thinking, I am better at poetry and classics, and my thinking is relatively traditional, and I have no objection to Wang Yangming and Li Zhi.
Of course the eight people agreed, but they had different ideas.
Yang Lian is in a different situation. He has a weak preference for any kind of thought, but he has no idea.
I am the kind of person who speaks openly of praise, so Sun Chengzong spoke frankly, but I frowned and kept my mouth shut.
Han Xu, who was surrounded by Zhou Yanru, had been getting closer to Tianqi recently, so he asked me to come. For a while, everyone was worried, fearing that Tianqi would become more extreme.
As for supporting Mohists, military strategists, miscellaneous strategists, public losers, political strategists...
He was even more wary and wary of Emperor Tianqi's encouragement of hundreds of schools of thought, but instead of expressing his own opinions to the court, he contacted friends privately and externally to tell the consequences of Tianqi's actions.
Zuo Guangdou, who looks kind and yet handsome, is actually a more ruthless guy than Wen Tiren. If we start a fight, I would dare to harm anyone.
Miao Changqi is also such a straightforward person, so I planned to say it directly to prevent the radical retreatists outside Feng Quan from saying that I defended the imperial court.
"I observe your Majesty's administration. Although some measures are rather reckless, they are generally bad for Xiao Ming, Shilin and the people. Take Weiming Lake Academy as an example. Although Your Majesty encourages the opinions of hundreds of schools of thought, he absolutely does not take them seriously.
What you mean by Confucianism."
Besides, I am worried that Tianqi’s promotion of Mohism may have an impact on Confucianism, so I am not at ease either.
"Your Majesty will definitely be exploited by evildoers in this matter. Apart from the two evil men Zhu Chunchen and Zhou Yingqiu, the other eunuchs, Jin Yiwei, etc. also rarely do evil. I am afraid that they will frame Zhongliang and seize power."
However, Miao Changqi sighed inwardly, feeling helpless about this matter:
I am unhappy because I have the evidence of the crimes of Zhou Yanru's young men, but I can take those ministers who defected to Tianqi or Xi Fengquan.
In that matter, I can only see how the Metropolitan Procuratorate tries its best to convince the public when it arrests someone to preside over the trial.
Hua Yueyun, the head of Weiming Xuetang, said in the assembly:
It must be Yang Lian. The Donglin Party and others would feel disgusted if they saw it, but Zuo Guangdou felt evil in his heart. Regardless of whether they are evil on the surface or have hatred behind their backs, they have a joking mentality after all.<
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Sun Chengzong's thoughts were biased toward Wang Yangming's philosophy. In Nangao Academy, Weiming Lake Academy, and even his personal opinions, they were all stuck to the traditional Confucianism of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
The disappointment lies in how Hua Yueyun, whom I hate the most, can say anything. I am at least a stepping stone to Zhou Yanru and others, but I have a small hatred for Zou Yuanbiao!
Zou Yuanbiao, the backbone of Zhou Yanru, glanced at Miao Changqi. As an old man from Feng Quan, I felt that Miao Changqi was sufficiently aggressive to retreat, but he did not play the role of criticizing the government, admonishing others, or intimidating the leaders.