Zhang Jiayin elaborated at this time:
"The Ministry of War assisted Jinyiwei to go to his house to check! And judging from the documents he left behind, Wu Bingguo believed in a statement that the King of the Sea was excluded by scholar-bureaucrats like you and me!"
"This kind of statement says that you, represented by Yuan Fu, are deliberately squeezing out King Dinghai. They say that you are dissatisfied with the mining ban policy set by King Dinghai during his lifetime and the upcoming census of population, fields, and shops. You are worried that the interests of local wealthy families will be further undermined by the imperial court. control, so he encouraged the bureaucrats to excessively implement the mining ban policy, which resulted in King Dinghai having to impeach himself and resign."
"And therefore, Wu Bingguo and a group he joins called the Soldiers Together Society have already been preparing to kill you!"
"Just because you did not do this after becoming a country, but instead benefited the country more overseas, they began to doubt the authenticity of such rumors and canceled the plan."
"So, Wu Bingguo, who was originally determined to assassinate you, ended up being the one to assassinate Qiao Guishi, but Gong Gong escaped."
After Zhang Jiayin said that, Wang Xijue shuddered and sighed:
"How frightening!"
"There are indeed so many undercurrents surging behind this seemingly peaceful world. I really don't know if the person who spreads this message intends to harm someone, or has misunderstood someone!"
"But no matter what, fortunately I have always been loyal to the country and did not dare to worry about my personal interests. Otherwise, I really don't know when my life will be in danger!"
then.
Wang Xijue suddenly slapped the table, opened his eyes angrily and said:
"But why does Wu Bingguo do this? Since he has military medals, he will not worry about wealth in his life, why do he resort to such terrifying methods!"
"It is said that this person has always had an extreme personality, and it was precisely because of his extreme personality that he was not afraid of death, so he dared to be the first to rush into the city when they attacked the Japanese Emperor's residence."
"But people with extreme personalities cannot care about personal interests. They only know that whoever harms the interests of the country will die and cannot live in peace and enjoy the life of this peaceful and prosperous age."
"In addition, military households are no longer what they used to be. Their children and grandchildren can go to school for free, and their own medical treatment and travel are discounted or even free. There is also a lot of land to divide. In this way, no military household wants to go back to the past. , naturally, if anyone dares to mention going back to the past, there will be those who really dare to risk their lives."
Zhang Jiayin said.
Wang Xijue nodded after hearing this: "I hope those conservative people can understand this truth. However, this kind of terror method must be absolutely prohibited and cannot be allowed to develop. This kind of thing happened to me when I was on His Majesty's Western Tour." , it can’t happen again!”
"After you have a noble army, there will be many arrogant and strong generals. This kind of thing is inevitable unless you defend yourself internally and externally."
"But isn't it more suitable to be aggressive externally now?"
"Therefore, it is not feasible to guard the inside and the outside, and the only way to deal with the top is to give more comfort and instruction and less punishment."
Zhang Jiayin said.
Wang Xijue said: "But we can't say anyone who says something that is not in line with their opinions must fight to the death or die together. This will also cause great losses to the country! As a loyal and brave man, even if he dies, he should die on the battlefield. How can he Are you going to die with them because of different political opinions?"
"It's natural!"
“The people’s wisdom has not yet been fully awakened, and many people have not yet caught up with their understanding of the human rights entrusted to their compatriots by the Emperor. They only know how to regard people who have the same or no opinions as themselves as human beings, and do not yet know how to treat those who have different opinions from their own. Treat it as a human being.”
Zhang Jiayin continued to echo.
Wang Xijue sighed, and then said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid this is very difficult. Since ancient times, few people have been able to respect and tolerate dissidents. There are many moral gentlemen who are difficult to endure humiliation, although they are honest, kind, and polite. , but when it comes to political disputes, they are often merciless, not to mention the rest of the world, they can only do their best to prevent this situation!"
"yes!"
Zhu Yijun didn't want this to happen, so he also reported to Zhang Jingxiu that the person who assassinated Qiao Yun was the military attache Wu Bingguo, and the person who participated in the matter and provided Wu Bingguo with the gun was the Jin Yiwei Qianhu who was on duty in the East City that day. After Sun Daocheng, he said to Xiao Daheng, the Minister of Punishment:
"Let the Sanfa Division no longer need to interrogate Sun Daocheng and exile him to Java. Since this Wu Bingguo has committed suicide in fear of crime, he will only deprive him of all his official titles and retain his status as a military household."
Xiao Daheng said yes.
However, Dong Zining was quite dissatisfied with this during the criminal investigation, and said to Xiao Daheng, the Minister of Punishment: "I was killed in a busy city because of my remonstrance. Even if the criminal commits suicide out of fear of his crime, he should be whipped, his coffin dissected, and his registration as a military household should be revoked!"
"Why didn't the great military commander not fight against him, but instead only took away his title? The accomplice, Sun Daocheng, the imperial guard, was exiled instead of hanged. How could this please the scholars all over the world?"
Xiao Daheng said: "If you feel it is inappropriate, you can exercise the right to refute it and reject the decision of the Three Law Divisions. I would like to ask your Majesty to impose a heavy sentence. There is no need to accuse me here!"
Dong Zining naturally did not dare to express his attitude directly, because he was also afraid of being killed, so he could only keep silent and put his finger on the decision.
But not long after, Dong Zining could not help but burst into tears after signing:
"It's pitiful that I, Mr. Qiao, was a scholar and a gentleman. He was killed in the city, but he couldn't get a fair end. The world has changed greatly. Instead of being a scholar, a warrior is more valuable!"
"Why are you crying!"
"What your Majesty did was a wise act. It is not appropriate to pursue this kind of matter seriously. Pursuing it harshly will only aggravate the conflict."
Xiao Daheng couldn't help but said when he saw this.
As Xiao Daheng, who has been an official for many years, he is obviously more calm and aware of the general situation than Dong Zining. He also knows that the decline of the status of scholar-bureaucrats is inevitable now. It is impossible to expect that it will be okay if scholar-bureaucrats scold the emperor as before.
Because the power of civil servants has been further compressed, the bureaucrats and scholars who wanted to rely on their power to prevent the state monopolization of tobacco, as well as the private businessmen behind them, had to give up this idea and honestly accept this fact.
But there are still some powerful bureaucrats and businessmen who are taking chances and continue to sell tobacco, even tobacco that is banned by the court and regarded as a drug.
Therefore, some powerful bureaucrats and businessmen were arrested by police officers from various places after the court strictly cracked down on tobacco trafficking.
Because the police officers belong to the military system and support the country's tobacco monopoly, they are very active in enforcing the law. Basically, few powerful bureaucrats and businessmen can escape.
"Mom, you still dare to sell this poisonous smoke that is harmful to the country and the people. Why, you use this poisonous smoke to not only cause His Majesty to neglect the government from now on, but also to harm all the compatriots in the country?!"
When the grumpy police chief Wang Jingdi discovered a smuggling of black cigarette soil, he couldn't help but kicked Wu Linyang, the owner of the black cigarette soil, and cursed Wu Linyang.
The fact that Zhu Yijun was almost given Wuxiang poison and wanted to abandon the government had already been publicized to the entire army. Therefore, middle-level military attachés like Wang Jingdi had known about it for a long time, and after finding Yantu, they directly He scolded Wu Linyang like this.
Wu Linyang endured the severe pain in his abdomen and said with a flattering smile:
"It's all because I didn't consider it carefully. I didn't pay my respects first, so I secretly shipped the money-making goods. I also asked the official to be accommodating. I'm willing to make up for it now at the price of fifty gold for every two taels." How about a level?"
"Tie him up! Report this person's intention to pay bribes!"
Wang Jingdi immediately gave instructions.
Naturally, he would not agree, because he already knew through internal learning what would be the consequences of allowing this black fragrance to continue to rage.
"Guan Ye!"
"Guan Ye!"
"Guan Ye!"
Wu Linyang was dragged down, and he was still shouting after being dragged down.
Here, Wang Jingdi investigated other merchants.
At the beginning of the thirty-first year of Wanli, Humen.
On the beach here, a large amount of seized black incense was also concentrated here for destruction, and a large amount of quicklime was transported for this purpose.
Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, personally took charge.
Jia Tong, the deputy envoy who was also here, sighed and said to Yang Daoning, the admiral of academic affairs: "Unexpectedly, Wuxiang, which was finally discovered from Xiyi, not only failed to make the north ignore political affairs, but also appeared today. A scene that destroyed Wuxiang."
"Don't mention it!"
"Be careful of being found guilty of participating in the murder of your father!"
"If this thing doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. It's all God's will."
Yang Daoning couldn't help but tell Jia Tong.
Jia Tong couldn't help but whispered: "I just sighed, knowing that it would be useless even if the man in the north eats Wuxiang now."
Then, Jia Tong asked: "Do you think the future owner of Ziwei will be addicted to this substance?"
"Who knows."
"Now, the dignitaries in Nandu can't even see him. How can they know whether he has taken this substance?"
Academician Yang Daoning said with a smile.
Jia Tong didn't say anything after hearing this.
…
Nandu.
Ever since Zhu Yijun ordered the prince to go to Nandu to supervise the country, cabinet minister Shen Li has been handling the affairs of supervising the country on his behalf, while the internal affairs of the prince's palace have been handled by Zhu Guozhen and Yang Rong.
Therefore, the powerful bureaucrats in Nanjing have indeed never seen the prince except when he first came to Nanjing to worship the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
This makes many people with ulterior motives feel depressed about it.
"Why does Your Highness oversee the country and only see ministers? Can't we see the prince?"
this day.
It's just dawn.
A group of Nanjing officials came to the prince's palace in Nandu and asked to meet the prince. Cao Jiangguan, the deputy censor of Nanjing named Ai Daiwen, asked about the prince's teacher Zhu Guozhen.
Zhu Guozhen said: "The prince has something to ask you and I will summon you all!"
"Presumably even if the prince wants to see us for something, he won't be able to see us, right?"
And Ai Dai asked with a sneer.
Nanjing Yushi Rao Wei said at this time: "Yes, I'm afraid His Highness has been placed under house arrest by you!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"You want to see His Highness so much. What are your intentions?"
At this time, Shen Li, the cabinet minister who was in charge of Nandu, came over, then looked at Wei Guogong Xu Hongji and others and said: "Young masters don't know what's going on, why are you making a fuss!"
Xu Hongji explained: "They are coming, I can't stop them!"
"What are we making trouble for? We just want to see His Highness!"
Rao Wei replied to Shen Li at this time.
Ai Daiwen then said: "Yes, we want to see His Highness!"
"We want to see His Highness!"
"We want to see His Highness!"
…
Suddenly, other officials also shouted. (End of chapter)
