Ye Yongjia was nervous and couldn't think of words, so he heard Cui Yi shout loudly:
"Your Majesty, please resign Ye Yongjia immediately!"
Everyone was shocked by the sudden sound, and they all looked at each other speechlessly. The emperor was also stunned for a long time, and then he said again: "This matter needs my detailed discussion, why is Cui Qing anxious?"
Cui Yi kowtowed and said: "I sincerely know that Ye Bingbu has betrayed the emperor's favor and committed serious crimes. If he is not dismissed, I am afraid he will not be able to win the trust of the world. I am his in-law and should be dismissed together to show the king's law."
"I think so too." Ye Yongjia quickly agreed.
The emperor hesitated at this time. After all, there was another thing worth worrying about: the Lan Yuan case. Up and down the court, only Ye Dang and the prince were not easy to deal with, so they spared no effort to investigate the case; but once they were dismissed, the prince's party was bound to succeed, which would not only lead to an imbalance in the court, but also the two 'traitors' It is possible to see the light of day again.
Although the things in front of him also made him angry and suspicious, seeing Ye Yongjia's humble words, he expected that he must have a desire to compromise, so he said: "I am not the master of intolerance. If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you will never Adding to the crime. I wonder if you have a plan to correct it? Just treat it as if you have redeemed yourself."
"Yes," Ye Yongjia sighed. Only then did he understand Cui Yi's meaning of "retreating in order to advance", and immediately followed the trend, "I will order the Fan merchants to be driven out of the country and their military factory in Beitang to be demolished. As for The rest of the military factories will be disbanded at the discretion of the number of workers."
"That's true," the emperor said, winking at the eunuch beside him, who slowly walked out of the palace. "Making firearms is a small matter after all. It doesn't hurt to make a few blunderbuss and a few cannons; be prepared." The foreign affairs are very serious, if they have evil plans and the inside should cooperate with the outside, won't the country be destroyed?"
Everyone praised the emperor for being very clear in his discussion. Although the Hunan people were deeply unhappy, they had no choice but to swallow their anger and watch Ye Yongjia being released from the palace.
"Tinglong, we were so close..." Ye Yongjia had just escaped from the tiger's mouth when he saw Shi Xiushen walking towards him. He sighed with a few tears in his eyes.
Yongjia didn't understand it at first, but after looking at the officers and soldiers coming and going around him, he suddenly realized it and felt a chill down his spine. He felt helpless and replied with a wry smile: "It's not a big deal. You and I can't help ourselves."
In order to regain the emperor's trust, the Ye Party began to implement the order to expel Fanshang intensively. Due to the extremely strict deadline, Ye Yongjia had no time to draft the regulations in detail, so he only sent a few people to run the errands and gave some hasty instructions, and that was it. When the people from the Ministry of War arrived at Beitang, they couldn't help but order Luo Xihu and others to sail back home.
The bearded man was not as obedient as they imagined, and said that he stored a lot of goods here, and the machines in the factory belonged to him, so they needed to be moved onto the ship first. The person who handled the errand was afraid of starting a fight, so he had to discount all the money, and paid him nearly ten thousand taels of silver, and finally hired him to go to sea. However, the machines that were left behind could not be used, and they were eventually dismantled.
As for the military factories in other places, Ye Yongjia originally planned to expel Fan Jiang and leave the rest intact. However, Zeng Liang was worried and went to the military factories one after another. He believed: "Many Fan people can confuse people's hearts and gather party support. There will be traitors who will be affected by it." The property and those who work for it should also be strictly investigated." With the emperor's approval, the Ministry of Personnel was responsible for this matter.
However, the subordinate officials only wanted to seek rewards. Once they arrived at the factory, they indiscriminately accused the craftsmen and servants of being traitors, tortured them arbitrarily, and implicated more people. As a result, the craftsmen fled everywhere, and no one dared to come to work. Not only did the factory officials Due to the shutdown, states and counties have also been harmed and disrupted.
"You are so conscience-stricken, are you willing to stop?"
Ye Yongjia sat tiredly in front of the desk, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at Zeng Liang who came to hand over the documents.
Zeng Liang's eyes were fixed on the document: "I don't want to hear your cynicism. This is my duty."
"What list is this?" Ye Yongjia asked.
"The names of the captured traitors are all written on it."
"Okay. You walk slowly, I won't see you off."
Ye Yongjia opened the document and saw the last line of numbers. He couldn't help shaking his head and sneered. He took it into the second hall. Seeing Cui Yi and Cai Xianqing discussing here, he threw the document away and said, "How many people have Zeng Liang arrested? Do you know?"
Cui and Cai were stunned: "How many? Hundreds?"
Ye Yongjia replied slowly: "I will read it to you: a total of 8,000 traitors were captured!"
Cai Xianqing and Cui Yi looked at each other in disbelief: "This kid, it's really hard for him. He even went out of his way to round up the number."
Cui Yi also said: "There are only more than 15,000 craftsmen in military factories in various places, but there are actually 8,000 people colluding with Fanshang. Isn't it a joke!"
"Then I will respectfully call him 'Ping Yi Shangshu'." Cai Xianqing said sarcastically.
Ye Yongjia sighed: "This matter is related to the ruin of so many families. It really shouldn't be such a joke. What's more, we have to do something that is unpopular. Isn't it just fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps?"
"What you are talking about...is my previous proposal?" Cui Yi asked cautiously.
"Yes," Ye Yongjia frowned, "Recently, Zhang Chenghuai came to submit a letter again, insisting on asking for my dismissal from my position. It seems that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired."
"You just escaped death and the Emperor's anger has subsided. How can you suddenly kill a general?" Cai Xianqing maintained his usual calmness.
Cui Yi explained: "The emperor still relies on us to handle Lan Yuan's case. If we can't rebuild his prestige, why should we shoulder the important responsibility?"
Cai Xianqing was still unconvinced. When Ye Yongjia saw it, he waved his hand to stop him and said, "Mr. Cai, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I have formed a clique and I can't escape the reputation of a bad person. I will bear this blood debt myself without being involved." Your innocence.”
After Zhang Chenghuai's new memorial, the Ministry of War jointly impeached him. Ye Yongjia used the information provided by Dong Sheng to directly accuse the governor of secretly colluding with court officials and monitoring government affairs. He was suspected of being related to Lan Yuan's rebellion, and requested that someone be sent to investigate.
The emperor was worried about the Lan Yuan case, and was swayed by these words, so he hurriedly sent an imperial envoy to the border to inquire.
The imperial envoy first came to pay a visit to the supervisor Dong Sheng. Dong Sheng could not bear it and secretly sighed: "Captain Zhang is so sincere. It would be a pity if the best general of the world died miserably like this!" There should be room for change. ' So he said to the imperial envoy: "This man is loved by the sergeants. If he is arrested openly, there may be trouble. How about I personally go out and lure him here?"
The imperial envoy nodded in agreement, and Dong Sheng put on a dusty battle robe and strode to find Zhang Chenghuai. When he entered the camp, he was about to call out to the governor, but he heard intermittent crying in the tent. He felt puzzled, so he rolled up his sleeves and gently opened the tent, and saw Zhang Chenghuai kneeling in front of a huge portrait. He said something in a hoarse voice.
