The street was not a place for talking. Under Chu Yan's warm invitation, Xia Yuanji had no choice but to go to the Chief Envoy's Yamen. Shandong Inspector Wei Yuan and Shandong Dusi Erhei also came to pay homage to Xia Guolao.
The three major constitutions of Shandong came forward to entertain Xia Yuanji. Although the old gentleman did not deserve his reputation, he felt very comfortable and happily agreed to stay in Jinan for a few more days to discuss with them the future development of Shandong.
What makes Xia Yuanji a little strange is that in addition to Chu Yan, the chief envoy, there are also Wei Yuan and Erhei who are going to discuss it with him. It is said that each of the three major constitutions has its own responsibility, and he should be very taboo about others interfering in his powers.
Therefore, Xia Yuanji was a little worried that Chu Yan was too weak and was suppressed by the Inspector and Dusi.
In the evening, when no one else was around, Xia Yuanji raised this question in a subtle way, which made Chu Yan laugh: "Thank you for your concern, sir. It's just that we don't have the same sectarian opinions as elsewhere. Everything is discussed together by everyone."
"Do it." After a pause, he said: "A province's government affairs, criminal names, and military affairs are all about you and me, and you are among me. The division is so clear that we can only do nothing."
"Is that so..." Xia Yuanji asked in surprise, "Is there no problem?"
"How could there be a problem?" Chu Yan laughed and said, "Who dares to mess around and isn't afraid that the Duke of Zhen will peel off his skin?"
"That's right, why did I forget this..." Xia Yuanji laughed and said, "With Duke Zhen Guo here, everything is possible."
"It's not all because of the Lord. We are all guilty of sins in the whole province. We are satisfied with the current situation. How can we still have the desire to fight for power and gain?" Chu Yan sighed and said seriously.
"It's really..." Xia Yuanji also sighed. What Chu Yan said was the truth. All the officials in Shandong Province relied on Wang Xiancai to save their lives. When Emperor Yongle allowed Shandong to be smashed to pieces, he saved the entire province.
The idea of replacing all officials. Later, the White Lotus Sect rebelled, and the King of Han died in Shandong. Zhu Di was so furious that he had already made plans to behead all Shandong officials, from the chief envoy to the lowest!
If Wang Xian had not insisted on going to Beijing to fight with Emperor Yongle despite everyone's objections, and miraculously won the last laugh, the grass on the graves of these officials in Shandong would have been one foot long!
However, this group of officials in Shandong also know very well that they have been relegated to another group. Once they leave Shandong, they will be squeezed out and even hostile by other officials. Because they have been classified as Wang Xian's party, and Wang Xian is with Cao Cao and Huo Guang.
The equally famous powerful traitor!
Although Wang Xian has not done anything out of the ordinary in the past three years, and can even be said to have followed the rules and made no noise, public opinion's attack on him has become increasingly fierce. Wang Xian killed the dragon's son and grandson, and even attempted to murder the late emperor's son.
The matter was originally a secret restricted to the highest level. The current emperor even privately warned that no one should talk about it, let alone leak it.
But there is no airtight wall in the world, and the news spread to the outside world, and it has become a secret known to both the government and the public! Folk operas and scripts even appeared, vividly describing the grievances and hatreds in the last years of Yongle! In these stories,
Without exception, Wang Xian always appears with a pretty face! And in all likelihood, he will exaggerate his romantic relationship with Xu Miaojin!
For this reason, the Jin Yiwei had been severely punishing for a while, and the emperor also issued an order to strictly prohibit the spread of these dramas and scripts, but the people's mouth was better than the people's mouth, how could they stop the people's mouth? What's more, the court where the person involved is still alive
Secrets, the secrets of the palace, have always been a topic that everyone from high-ranking officials to low-ranking peddlers loves to death!
Moreover, with the exception of Shandong, officials in all provinces violated the court's prohibition, and some officials even openly let theater troupes perform such dramas in the yamen. The government itself was adding fuel to the flames, so how could they be expected to put out the fire?
Year after year, Wang Xian's image has become so dark that officials even call him "Wang Mengde" behind his back! Some people say that his cousin "Zhongde" is the cousin of Sima Zhongda and Cao Mengde.
Putting the words together, he himself is also a combination of these two traitorous ministers!
Even Emperor Hongxi, who had always unswervingly supported Wang Xian, also suffered a lot of criticism. People said that the Holy Emperor was good at everything, but he didn't know people well and was too emotional. A traitor like Wang Xian
Disciple, even if there are some minor achievements in the past, the emperor should put the overall situation first and get rid of this **** as soon as possible! Instead of just listening to one side and handing over all the military power of the country to his hands like now!
Officials even stated clearly in the memorial that the Holy Emperor is sleeping soundly as before with a sword hanging on his head, and if he doesn't protect it, he will lose his head one day! As for the story of the Zhongshan Wolf, it has been mentioned hundreds of times!
At the same time, another theory was also popular, saying that because Wang Xian controlled the military and the royal guards, the emperor did not dare to touch him, so he could only let him go, and even had to say something against his will to defend him to prevent Wang Xian from jumping over the wall.
.This kind of statement is very popular among scholars who are not experienced in the world. In the eyes of these guys who have ruined their minds by reading, the emperor and the traitorous ministers are naturally incompatible with good and evil. Now that the emperor defends the traitorous minister, he must be forced by the traitorous minister!
Therefore, from time to time, scholars would rush to the door of the Duke's Palace or the Governor's Palace and shout slogans, "Please return the military power to the Lord." Although this kind of thing does not happen often, the impact it causes is extremely bad——
Wang Xian has become the public enemy of scholars and civil servants all over the world!
Speaking of which, even an old guy like Xia Yuanji, who has been in office for many years, is not willing to have anything to do with Wang Xian. Even if he doesn't consider it for himself, his descendants will have to ******. So Xia Yuanji was exposed in Texas
Identity left immediately and kept silent when he arrived in Jinan, not wanting Wang Xian's people to know that he had arrived.
However, after all, he was buried up to his neck in loess and was too interested in the economic miracle happening in Shandong. After being found by Chu Yan, he didn't care so much. After all, Shandong was still the emperor's territory, and Shandong officials were still ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
The three major constitutions went out together to offer their kind invitations to stay. I couldn’t save face, so it was understandable to stay for a few days...
Xia Yuanji put aside his worries and had in-depth discussions with Shandong officials for several days. He gained a deeper understanding of the changes taking place in Shandong and had a preliminary understanding of the reasons for all this.
Xia Yuanji originally thought that all this was the ability of Shandong officials and had little to do with the Duke of Zhen who was far away in the capital. After all, Wang Xian had always given people the impression that he was a terrifying spy chief and a cunning conspirator who led
He is also very good at fighting in the army. As for civil affairs, he is completely blank... After all, Wang Xian has never been a local official for a day since his debut, nor has he served in the six yamen, so people take it for granted that he is the leader in governing the country.
A layman!
It is human nature to have this kind of awareness. After all, Wang Xian is already so wise that he is almost a monster, and he is so powerful that he is abnormal! If he were a positive character, people would naturally think that he is omnipotent. But now Wang Xian is the most powerful person in the world.
People will think bad things about a villain, hoping that he is an idiot in some way. It seems that this will make him less scary and make it easier to defeat him.
However, the cruel fact is that the positive characters are often not as good as people think, and the negative characters are often far more powerful than people think!
Wang Xian is a living example!
Only then did Xia Yuanji realize that Wang Xian had already thought of the solution to deflation that he had thought about so hard a few years ago and put it into practice perfectly!
The method of establishing a provincial bank, issuing redeemable banknotes, and realizing free exchange throughout the province, as well as the entire set of implementation details, were all thought up by Wang Xian alone!
Wang Xian also tailored different development plans for each prefecture based on the different conditions of each prefecture. Over the past few years, each prefecture has made considerable progress! Jinan Prefecture, Jining Prefecture, Jiaozhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture are leading areas.
, has become on par with the cities in the south of the Yangtze River. In other places that originally had too much debt, extreme poverty has been basically eliminated. The people basically have enough food at home and are not panicked in the famine years. The number of children studying in schools is more than ten times as many as before - it is necessary to
You know, those who can afford to study in this era are all from families above the rich peasant level. This can be seen as the most direct indicator of the affluence of the region!
While Wang Xian was also encouraging farmers and mulberry trees, he also vigorously developed industry and commerce, and invested heavily in building bridges and paving roads. He renovated and improved the dilapidated and disrepaired official roads in Shandong since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. This greatly promoted the development of industry and commerce.
The circulation of goods throughout the province has naturally brought about commercial prosperity - the scenes in Dezhou and Jinan that Xia Yuanji saw are the best embodiment of this prosperity.
Moreover, Wang Xian also transferred all the ships of Zheng He's navy to Shandong... Zheng He's whereabouts were unknown, and the court decided not to return to the West again. Moreover, the military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty all depended on Wang Xian's words, and he moved Zheng He's ships
It is no wonder that the fleet was transferred to Shandong. Contrary to what those who were hostile to him said, Wang Xian did not use Zheng He's navy to rebel, but used these giant ships to do business with North Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, selling Chinese products.
Go overseas and bring back shiploads of gold, silver, gems, and spices...
And so on and so on... The more Xia Yuanji learned about it, the more shocked he was. He discovered that Wang Xian's ability to govern the country was not inferior to his ability to engage in conspiracy! Reminiscent of the fact that Wang Xian had once won the imperial examination.
, Xia Yuanji sighed sadly. If he hadn't been involved in the battle for the right to inherit the throne early, and was forced to interrupt his career and start working as a spy, Wang Xian should have shown his talents in the ranks of civil servants!
If that were the case, perhaps the chief minister of the cabinet today would not be Yang Shiqi, but Wang Zhongde! Xia Yuanji believed that if that were the case, the Ming Dynasty would not have fallen into the quagmire it is in today and would have been unable to move forward.
Xia Yuanji is not denying Yang Shiqi. In fact, he thinks that Yang Shiqi is a once-in-a-century genius, but it is a pity that Wang Xian is a once-in-a-thousand-year...monster!
Yang Shiqi can save the country from danger, but Wang Xian is the one who can lead the Ming Dynasty to rebuild the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties and reach unprecedented heights!
It's a pity that fate plays tricks on people, and nothing can be repeated. Wang Xian can never be a capable minister in governing the world! This is his personal regret, and it is also the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty...