On the second day, Wang Yuan went out with his telescope. He had just arrived at Xiyuan and before he arrived at the Leopard Room, he was taken directly to the East Pavilion by the eunuch on the way.
Zhu Houzhao is in the East Pavilion, Yang Tinghe is in the East Pavilion, Yang Yiqing is also in the East Pavilion, there are also Zhang Yong, the chief official of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and Yang Yan, the head of the official department.
Yang Tinghe was drinking tea very leisurely, while Yang Yiqing and Yang Hu were facing each other, and seemed to have already had a quarrel.
Seeing Wang Yuan coming, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Please don't argue, gentlemen. Wang Erlang is here just now. He is from Guizhou. Let's ask him what he thinks about this matter first."
Yang Yan did not give the emperor any face at all, and immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, Academician Wang is not a cabinet minister, nor an official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, nor an official in the Ministry of Personnel. He has no room to speak on this matter."
Yang Yiqing immediately sneered: "May I ask Yang Guisheng, why is Bachelor Wang called Bachelor Wang?"
Yang Yan realized that he had made a mistake and stopped talking immediately.
The bachelor's degree is mainly responsible for accompanying the emperor to study, but he also serves as the emperor's political advisor and has the right to put forward his own opinions on political affairs.
Wang Yuan looked confused, wondering what these big guys were arguing about.
Yang Yiqing asked: "Does Academician Wang recognize Wei Ying, the governor of Guizhou?"
Wang Yuan replied: "I've seen him several times."
Yang Yiqing asked again: "How is his reputation?"
Wang Yuan replied: "Dare to do things and be upright."
Yang Yiqing asked again: "Are there any reports of corruption?"
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "How much money can I be greedy for in that poor place in Guizhou? If I were the governor of Guizhou, I would be dedicated to meritorious service, and I would be promoted to another place as soon as possible. Even if I want to be greedy, it would be better to be transferred to Yunnan than to Guizhou."
His words were rough and his reasoning was rough, and all the bosses were speechless.
Yang Yan said angrily: "The administration of officials is related to the country and the country. How can government orders be changed based on one person's words?"
Wang Yuan still didn't fully understand and asked: "What happened in Guizhou?"
Yang Yiqing sneered and said: "Xu Wenhua, the censor of the inspection, impeached Wei Ying, the governor of Guizhou, for corruption. I think Wei Ying should be recruited back to Beijing to prove his innocence. The official Yang Gui said in the matter that Guizhou is far away and the rebels have not been defeated, so he should
First, appoint a new governor and order Wei Ying to resign. How can a dignified governor be impeached by the censor? He didn't even give him a chance to defend himself and just let him resign! Is government administration a child's play? "
Wang Yuan immediately clarified his thoughts. This was the conflict between Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing becoming public.
Wei Ying's appointment as governor of Guizhou this time was recommended by Yang Yiqing. Regardless of whether he was Yang Yiqing's confidant or not, Yang Yiqing must be preserved.
Xu Wenhua was Yang Shen's best friend, and Yang Tinghe broke the rules and recommended him as the censor. Last year, Xu Wenhua followed Wei Ying in the war, and was happy to gain military merit and be promoted to a higher level. Unexpectedly, Wei Ying would be impeached for corruption this year.
The murderer can still prove his innocence. The dignified governor did not even give him a chance to defend himself. He actually ordered him to resign voluntarily because of the impeachment. Moreover, he was the one who continued to make meritorious deeds in Wei Ying by killing the rebels in consecutive battles.
Under such circumstances, local officials would be chilled if word of this spread!
Yang Tinghe is so cruel!
When Liu Jin was first exterminated, these anti-eunuch officials were still in good spirits, but now they are fighting among themselves.
It is obvious that Yang Yiqing behaved disobediently, and Yang Tinghe tried every means to eliminate dissidents. As long as Wei Ying, the governor of Guizhou, resigned, Yang Yiqing would be tainted by his ignorance of people, and Yang Tinghe could take the opportunity to arrange for his confidants to take control of Guizhou.
Judging from the distance, from Yang Tinghe's instruction to Xu Wenhua's impeachment, it lasted at least four months. Yang Tinghe was ready to attack his political opponents last winter, which happened to be the time when Yang Yiqing resigned twice.
Not only that, Yang Tinghe also attacked the officials, trying to gradually sideline Yang Yiqing. Wang Yangming was also excluded, because his position was very critical, and if he did not obey, he would be considered a political enemy.
Moreover, the way Yang Yan charged into the battle proved that Yang Tinghe had completely controlled Li Ke.
There are many officials in the official department, but Yang Yu is the leader, the top leader of the official department, which is equivalent to putting shackles on Yang Yiqing's official department.
No wonder Yang Yiqing resigned repeatedly, it was impossible to do this job. The official affairs department was controlled by Yang Tinghe, and the official department was dug up again. Now he actually reached out to the local government and forced the governor to take up his official position on trumped-up charges.
Yang Yiqing looked at the emperor pitifully, and suddenly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the governor of Wei Ying was recommended by me. Now that I have been convicted of corruption, I really don't know the person, so I request that I be appointed as an official and return to my hometown to retire!"
"No." Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly.
Wang Yuan suddenly bypassed the matter and asked the emperor with a smile: "Your Majesty, I once wrote a memorandum requesting that three long-term officials in Guizhou be returned to their hometowns, and then the Shuixi'an clan be divided into three. I don't know who your majesty is.
What do you think?"
Zhu Houzhao said: "I didn't see your memorial."
Yang Tinghe, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke: "The rebels in Guizhou have not yet been defeated. It is not the time to return to the country and weaken the chieftains. If the An family is forced to rebel again, and its supporters are forty-eight tribes, what will Wang Xueshi do to suppress the rebellion?
?The rebels in Sichuan have not yet been defeated. The troops in Sichuan and Huguang are stretched thin. It is already difficult to send some to Guizhou to quell the rebellion. How can there be extra troops to suppress the An clan?"
Historically, the rebels in Guizhou will be completely put down next year. The local officials of Guizhou jointly requested to be repatriated, but this was also rejected by the cabinet for this reason.
The reason is very legitimate, but it is a pity that it ignores the actual situation in Guizhou. The chieftain leaders of the An family and the Song family are both old and have a lot of internal conflicts. Are they using hammers to rebel?
Wang Yuan asked: "Does Mr. Yangge know about the situation of the chieftains of the An family and the Song family?"
Yang Tinghe said: "I know a little bit."
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "Is it one or two?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Now that civil unrest is everywhere, we must be careful. We must not make any mistakes or give the chieftain any excuse to rebel."
Yang Yiqing, who had just resigned, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I think Wang Xueshi's method is feasible. Now that the An family and the Song family are both guilty and deserve to be executed, it is a good opportunity to weaken their power. Spare their original crime and in exchange for
Converting some of the land under the jurisdiction of the chieftains to native lands is indeed a practical and ingenious strategy!"
Of course Wang Yuan could not let Yang Yitang fight alone, so he quickly said: "Your Majesty, if the Song family or the An family dares to rebel, I am willing to go to Guizhou in person to wipe them out. There is no need to mobilize troops from other provinces, as there is a local guard station in Guizhou
Just use the army! Your Majesty, this is the unfinished business of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. If it succeeds, it will be enough to comfort all previous emperors!"
Yang Tinghe cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue no longer has money or food, and several provinces in the southwest have no spare troops. Please think again."
Zhu Houzhao thought about it, and Wang Yuan's words "Taizu, Emperor Taizong's unfinished business" moved him, and he immediately nodded and said: "Just follow Wang Erlang's plan!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Wang Yuan flattered immediately, without giving Yang Tinghe a chance to say another word.
Zhu Houzhao sent people to build the imperial palace, called Jin Gui to write the imperial edict, and asked the cabinet to discuss specific measures.
Today's business went astray, and Yang Tinghe could only worry about discussing the implementation steps of reforming the country.
After some discussion, Yang Yiqing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the reform of the land-returning movement is of great importance, and important ministers should be in charge to make every effort to implement this matter. Wei Ying has been governor of Guizhou for many years and is well-known in the local area. He cannot change his generals on the spot!"
Yes, it went around and around and came back again.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "That's true. Things have priorities. Even if Governor Wei is really corrupt, he should be held accountable after the rebels are exterminated and returned to his original position."
Yang Hu retorted: "The administration of officials is the foundation of the world, how can it be confused with the reform of the land and the return of local people? If the imperial censor is impeached by the governor, if the court ignores it, wouldn't the censor's inspection become a decoration?"
Yang Yiqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I did not ignore the impeachment of the censor, nor did I confirm that Governor Wei was innocent. I just wanted to finalize the return of the native land and return the situation to Guizhou once and for all, so I asked for Governor Wei to be released.
Continue to stay in office. As for his culpability, the handling can be postponed, that’s all.”
Zhu Houzhao was having a good time in the Leopard Room, but he was so quarreled by Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing that he was dragged to the East Pavilion to deal with political affairs. He had long been impatient, and suddenly asked Wang Yuan: "Have you made any progress with your magic mirror?"
Wang Yuan replied: "Your Majesty, I have already made one of them."
Zhu Houzhao stood up immediately and couldn't wait to say: "Then let's go see the magic mirror first. Today's matter will be discussed another day."
Yang Yiqing did not stop him. It would be good for him to delay. If Wei Ying could put down the rebels, the corruption could be reduced to a major matter and a minor matter to nothing.
Yang Yan knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, the administration of officials is a major matter and cannot be delayed!"
Zhu Houzhao was very irritated: "Just follow what Yang Shangshu said, let Wei Ying continue to be the governor and have full authority to handle the matter of reforming the land and returning it to the local people." He then took Wang Yuan's hand and said, "Let's go to the Leopard Room to see the magic mirror.
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"Your Majesty is wise!" Yang Yiqing shouted.
Yang Tinghe had a gloomy look on his face, and Yang Yan was crying and crying, as if his parents were dead.
Yang Yiqing straightened his body, straightened his clothes, bowed his hands in salute to his colleagues, and stepped out of the East Pavilion in a happy mood.
This is the first time that Wang Yuan and Yang Yiqing have cooperated in political affairs. They each get what they need and the cooperation is perfect. It is worth setting up a banquet to celebrate.