The first and second governments were in short supply, and the imperial court knew it. This kind of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall was nothing new. Didn't this happen in the salt administration of Zhejiang and Zhejiang in the past few years? But five or six major governments all used this method.
To cover up in this way, this is not really to fill the shortfall, but to demonstrate, which is obviously unreasonable.
It is impossible for the imperial court not to investigate this kind of situation clearly. Many people will definitely lose their official positions or even be imprisoned. Since we know that this kind of situation will happen, why don't we think of ways to make up for it first? At least don't make this ugly.
If the situation persists and you don't give the court dignity, you will be seeking your own death.
Anyone who can sit in the position of prefect in these big mansions is an easy person. In terms of means and ability, they are not bad. If you want to raise one or two hundred thousand taels of silver or tens of thousands of stones of grain, no matter what you do,
The solution is not difficult for them, otherwise these situations would not have accumulated over a year or two, and many of them were even dragged down by the previous term. They have fooled them all these years, so why don't they plan to fool them this year?
Although this is a year of great planning, the people in the capital procuratorate will definitely be particularly strict, but it happens every three years. Hasn't it happened before? I don't see many people being dismissed. Why do you deal with it like this this time?
“So Wenyan, what do you think is the problem here?”
Feng Ziying asked after a long time, but Wang Wenyan immediately heard the hidden meaning in Feng Ziying's words, "Your Excellency, you are also suspicious?"
“Well, you tell me first, and I’ll see if our guesses are consistent.” Feng Ziying nodded.
"One possibility is that there have been too many arrears over the years, and some people are worried that they will not be able to make it through. In addition, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue will be changed in the new year. A scholar from the south of the Yangtze River will be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Rather than wait until he is found guilty and imprisoned in the future, for example, while
I have one of my own as the Minister of Household Affairs, and there are three Jiangnan scholars in the cabinet. In addition, Daofu Gong has always been close to the Jiangnan scholars. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We just happen to solve it together, which can be regarded as removing this pustule."
It has to be said that Wang Wenyan has a very clear view of the situation between the DPRK and China. Zheng Jizhi will definitely not give up as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but he will take office after the new year. The new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue comes from the Jiangnan lineage, and in addition to the Jiangnan faction and the Jiangnan faction in the current cabinet.
There are as many as four cabinet ministers in the south of the Yangtze River, which is a good time to solve such problems.
Taking advantage of the absolute advantage of the Jiangnan Party, the big bosses in charge of the DPRK and China, to completely solve the problems left over from previous years and avoid damaging too many interests of Jiangnan is undoubtedly a good option, but this will make the court
The national treasury is in a more difficult situation. How will the cabinet respond? What would Emperor Yonglong think?
“Well, that makes sense, but judging from the meaning of Wenyan, this is just a possibility. Are there any others?” Feng Ziying smiled and nodded, signaling Wang Wenyan to continue.
"Another possibility is that changes occurred in Jiangnan. Because the imperial court invested too much in Jiubian and added Governor Denglai in the early stage, it also caused dissatisfaction in Jiangnan. Especially after the Japanese pirates invaded the southern line along the river, it caused unrest in the hearts of the people in Jiangnan.
, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were greatly affected by this, so they took this opportunity to force the imperial court."
Wang Wenyan considered his words and probably felt that this possibility was a bit alarmist.
"Nanjing Liubu has always been a place for the imperial court to send idle people, and basically the majority of them are Jiangnan scholars, such as Tang Binyin, Gu Tianjun, Miao Changqi, He Shijin, Yao Zongwen and others. Now they gather in Nanjing Liubu, making noise in the market, commenting on current affairs,
Among them, Tang Binyin is running outside, Gu Tianjun is planning inside, and Miao Changqi and Yao Zongwen are the backbone. Now they also seize this opportunity to launch an attack..."
Gu Tianjun was the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, while Miao Changqi was appointed as the Minister of the Right Capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate the year before last, Yao Zongwen was the Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, and Tang Binyin was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing last year.
“Although Huang Yanshi was the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, he was jointly attacked by Tang Binyin, Miao Changqi, Yao Zongwen and others. He was in a very difficult situation. He had already written to the imperial court to request transfer, but the imperial court never agreed..."
Among the six bureaus in Nanjing, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Husbandry are the strongest. The Ministry of War in Nanjing is in charge of the mobilization of the guards in the four provinces of Nanjing, Jiangxi, Huguang, and Zhejiang.
Local officials were selected and appointed, while the Nanjing Ministry of Industry was responsible for the affairs of the four provinces, but its power was much smaller. The Ministry of Punishments was the same as the Ministry of Personnel, and only the Ministry of Rites was purely a place for retirement and leisure.
"Wen Yan, do you think it's just the provocations of these Jiangnan scholars?" Feng Ziying shook her head, "These gentry certainly have some influence, and the Six Ministries of Nanjing did find the right time and reason, but they are court officials after all, and they realize
Are there no risks involved? Once the emperor becomes angry and the cabinet supports it, wouldn’t it be just a matter of official documents to purge the six ministries in Nanjing?”
Wang Wenyan hesitated and shook his head: "But even if the emperor is angry, how can the cabinet comply? The first assistant and the second assistant will not agree, especially the second assistant, and Er Li..."
"It's different. Although they are Jiangnan scholars or people close to Jiangnan scholars, they are also court officials. They stand at different angles and see the problem from different heights. They clearly understand that the needs of the nine sides are the top priority.
, if the needs of the nine sides are not solved, the world will collapse, unless they dare to think of giving up the entire north like they did in the Song Dynasty..."
Feng Ziying explained patiently.
Wang Wenyan shook his head subconsciously. No scholar and civil servant could bear such a responsibility. Even the most conservative and local scholars in Jiangnan did not dare to say that they would abandon the north. The concept of great unification had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. During the two Song Dynasties,
Being weak has always been criticized by scholars, but no one can accept this current concept of the times.
"Of course, what I'm talking about is just an extreme situation. The Six Ministries of Nanjing are not entirely controlled by a group of short-sighted scholars. It is more likely to be a game process between Jiangnan scholars and the imperial court. Maybe they think
There are currently four ministers from the Jiangnan faction and those who are pro-Jiangnan in the cabinet. It is difficult for Qi Shi to support him alone, and the emperor does not dare to be too tough under the current constraints of the Supreme Emperor and Prince Yitada."
Feng Ziying's analysis is also in line with Wang Wenyan's view. The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the unification has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If a group of Jiangnan scholars dare to talk about crossing the river to rule, they are simply seeking death, but...
Wang Wenyan suddenly remembered something and raised his head to look at Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying also knew that Wang Wenyan must have thought of it, and nodded: "Yes, a group of scholarly scholars alone cannot make a difference. It will take ten years for scholars to rebel, but if there are some other careerists involved, even themselves
It's hard to say if these people are fanning the flames behind the scenes."
Wang Wenyan's face turned pale. Of course he had thought about this, but subconsciously he didn't want to believe it, or thought it was impossible.
The Supreme Emperor is still there, and although Emperor Yonglong is in poor health, he is still in court, which means that there are no problems with basic operations and office work. Now the issue of control of the Beijing camp is gradually being solved. At this time, if Prince Yi Zhong wants to launch an attack, whether it is in
If there is no chance in terms of righteousness and strength, isn't it just asking for death?
But if Prince Yi Zhong doesn't make an attack at this time, he will have no chance to come back. Is it possible to just watch Emperor Yonglong slowly suffocate him to death in the capital?
“My lord, you mean that Prince Yoshitaka may be among them...and he wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble?”
Feng Ziying shook her head and nodded, "It's hard to say, I think Prince Yi Zhong must be behind it, otherwise Jiangnan would not be turbulent all of a sudden, especially when the court's main energy is still dealing with the war in the southwest and the instability in the north.
There are different opinions on how much damage and impact the Japanese raids caused to Nanzhi and Zhejiang, and no accurate figure has been produced so far. They suddenly asked for millions of taels of silver to form a Jiang defense fleet and Jiangbei town, and even demanded that Jiangnan and Zhejiang be intercepted.
The taxes paid by Huguang are simply draining money from the bottom of the pot for the imperial court. The Six Ministries of Nanjing suddenly become far-sighted? How courageous are Gu Tianjun and Tang Binyin?"
Wang Wenyan also nodded in agreement: "Although the Jiangnan scholars are stubborn in their own way, there are also many Northern scholars who are serving as officials in Jiangnan. Similarly, there are also many Jiangnan scholars who are serving as officials in the North. I'm afraid they won't agree with some people's opinions.
It's a perverse act. I prefer what you said about someone fanning the flames behind the scenes, but they may not dare to actually take that step, or it may be an excuse to bargain with the court, forcing the court to completely solve these remaining problems and reduce the burden on Jiangnan..."
"This is just an idealized assumption of ours. Wen Yan, you are from the south and I am from the north, but we are from the Zhou Dynasty. We can all distinguish the importance of this, but some people are easily blinded by selfish desires.
, carried away to the mind, I am afraid we cannot underestimate the possibility that some people will go crazy once they are blinded by interests."
After this conversation with Wang Wenyan, Feng Ziying basically clarified the general situation in Jiangnan. Maybe Wang Wenyan's guess was more likely, but he still believed in his intuition.
Without him, Prince Yi Zhong was much healthier than Emperor Yong Long. Prince Yi Zhong would not believe that Emperor Yong Long would let him go before he died, because Emperor Yong Long knew that if he died first, his sons would definitely not be able to defeat his eldest brother.
Prince Yoshitaka, both in terms of moral prestige and influence of connections.
Hearing Feng Ziying speak so seriously, Wang Wenyan's heart sank. Feng Ziying rarely spoke in such a tone, which often meant that he had a very certain judgment on this issue.
After adjusting his mentality, Wang Wenyan asked: "Sir, what do you think we should do now?"
"Ask Yaoqing to come back from Yongping Mansion and immediately go to Yangzhou and Jinling to restore your original connections and intelligence system there. My father-in-law has been the salt censor of Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers for so many years, so he should stay as much as possible.
Want to download something? He has only been gone for two years." Feng Ziying took a deep breath.
