Kyoto!
The morning court had not yet started, and many officials were already talking about it.
The entire court is like a vegetable market.
News came from the southwest. Lin Bai threatened to develop the southwest and gave various preferential treatment to businessmen, which caused all the officials to be in an uproar.
Again.
The status of businessmen in this era was too low. Lin Bai's move was tantamount to provoking tradition.
Naturally, some officials did not tolerate it.
"Your Majesty is here!"
At this time, a sharp voice sounded.
Zhu Tianzheng put on his dragon robe and came to the main hall with a gloomy expression.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report. Lord Lin was ordered to go to the southwest to investigate the Tianzhu Hemp case, but he promoted the development of the southwest without authorization. This move is clearly an injustice to the court."
"I second my opinion, Lin Qingfeng not only kidnapped the imperial court, but also re-employed businessmen, so he should be severely punished without credit!"
"..."
In the huge court hall, the sounds of impeachment came one after another.
In a short time, almost half of the officials had already come out.
no way! The talented man's move aroused public outrage.
Zhu Tian's face was livid, but he did not have an attack. His eyes swept across the officials and finally landed on Yan Zhenlin, "Yan Aiqing, what do you think?"
Yan Zhenlin came out and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the Red Lotus Sect has spread rumors that the imperial court is preparing to consolidate the southwest by force and change the land back to the country. The major chieftains reacted fiercely. Lord Lin may have had no choice but to..."
"That's a bad statement from Yan Xiang."
Before he finished speaking, Yushi Li Changlin had already taken the lead.
"The Red Lotus Sect is certainly abominable, but it is by no means the reason for Lin Qingfeng's nonsense. The development of the Southwest is easy to say. Once it loses its trust with the people of the Southwest, what prestige does the imperial court have in the Southwest?"
"This move kidnaps the imperial court and exposes His Majesty to injustice. It is treason and must be severely punished!"
"I second my opinion, Lin Qingfeng has no emperor, no laws of the country, and puts businessmen first, which will lead to endless troubles."
"..."
The whole court exploded with all kinds of impeachment sounds.
Zhu Tianzheng's eyes twitched, he glanced at his right minister Yu Changqing again, and asked, "What do Yu Aiqing think?"
Yu Changqing still looked like he had not woken up, and said: "Your Majesty, the situation forced it. It is understandable that Mr. Lin made some wrong decisions, but the development of the southwest is really a bit outrageous."
"What Mr. Yu said is absolutely true. Regardless of success or failure, Lin Qingfeng's move will put the court in a dilemma and must be severely punished."
"I second the proposal. Lin Qingfeng has made his own decisions. Your Majesty, please punish him severely!"
"..."
Royal study room.
Zhu Tianzheng was furious, "This is simply unreasonable. My champion, what on earth does he want to do?"
Eunuch Cao said tentatively, "Master Lin has always been measured. Could he have other motives?"
Zhu Tianzheng said angrily: "What can he do? He clearly wants to embarrass me."
As an imperial minister, he spoke about the Southwest Development in front of the world. If the imperial court did not express his views or failed, the prestige of the imperial court would undoubtedly be severely damaged.
And this matter is destined to end in failure.
At least that's what the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought.
Zhu Tianzheng didn't have much hope either.
After all, life in the southwest has been difficult, and the area is so vast, how could it be possible...
Taking a step back, even if a great talent can really lead Southwest to wealth, so what?
For the imperial court, it was even more of a disaster.
Because there are many Yi tribes in the southwest, once they grow stronger, they will inevitably become more difficult to control.
This is also the reason why Zhu Tianzheng is the most angry. Regardless of success or failure, he can't see any benefit to the court from this matter. You can imagine the anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty! Master Yan is here."
At this time, a young eunuch came to report.
After a while, Yan Zhenlin came to the imperial study room.
Zhu Tianzheng still had a sullen face, glanced at him, and hummed: "Look what your good son-in-law has done."
Yan Zhenlin's eyes twitched and he thought to himself: Is this my son-in-law?
However, he said: "Your Majesty, I think Master Lin did the right thing."
Zhu Tianzheng's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief, "What did you say? He did the right thing?"
"good!"
Yan Zhenlin said: "Master Lin is carrying out His Majesty's will."
Zhu Tianzheng frowned, with a puzzled look on his face, "Execute my will?"
"His Majesty wants to integrate the southwest, and he said it early on. He only asks about the results, not the process. There are many ways to integrate, one is to take back forcefully, and the other is to change the land and return it to the local people. But these only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. The real solution is to cure the root cause. It is the heart of all peoples.”
Zhu Tianzheng's eyes lit up, "All people will return to their hearts?"
"right!"
Yan Zhenlin said, "The lives of the people in the southwest are difficult. If the imperial court can help them improve this, the people in the southwest will definitely remember your majesty's kindness. This is why Mr. Lin proposed the development of the southwest."
"To integrate the southwest, the first step is economic integration, so that the southwest and the inland are more closely connected, so that the people in the southwest can always feel the influence of the court and the inland on all aspects of their lives..."
Zhu Tianzheng snorted: "So what? Could it be that Yan Aiqing has forgotten that there are many Yi tribes in the southwest. Once their lives get better..."
Yan Zhenlin naturally knew his concerns and continued: "Your Majesty, economic integration is only the first step, followed by cultural integration. The integration of all aspects will make the Yi people of Southwest China and our Han people no longer different, and finally complete the great integration of nationalities. Once this happens..."
As Yan Zhenlin explained, Zhu Tianzheng's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Yan Aiqing, could this be..."
"Your Majesty is wise, this is exactly Lord Lin's plan."
Yan Zhenlin said as he took out a memorial and handed it over.
Zhu Tianzheng quickly took it and took a look, his eyes widened and his expression became a little excited.
"Good! What a great integration of ethnic groups!"
There was a look of anticipation on his face, and he couldn't help but ask: "What does Yan Aiqing think of this plan?"
Yan Zhenlin paused and said: "Master Lin is confident. Judging from his strategy, the feasibility is very high. Once it is completed, the southwest land will return to the imperial court forever. Moreover, Master Lin did not ask the imperial court for money, only policies."
"Your Majesty, both Pingan County and Changjin County have proven that businessmen can be of great use at critical moments."
"I think it's definitely worth a try."
Zhu Tianzheng seemed to be deep in thought, and suddenly asked: "Why is this memorial with you?"
"Your Majesty, the news of his conversion has been leaked. Not even many people in the court know about this matter. This is clearly someone deliberately targeting Mr. Lin and using the southwest to cause trouble."
"Official channels are confusing. Mr. Lin probably doesn't want others to know."
There was a coldness in Zhu Tianzheng's eyes, "That's right! Who leaked the news? If you dare to ruin my important affairs, I will not be lenient."
Yan Zhenlin said: "It is indeed necessary to investigate carefully, but the top priority is the southwest."
Zhu Tianzheng nodded, "What does Yan Aiqing think?"
Yan Zhenlin paused, "Then it depends on His Majesty's decision. Qingfeng has great ability, and the court must also show great courage and let him do it."
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