"You mean, this change was brought about by King Wu?" Yang Xian was stunned.
"The King of Wu surrendered Wang Baobao and his family, and also contributed to Dingding. This is a great contribution. He also provided relief to the victims and supervised the work in Fengyang the year before and last.
Xu An and others were almost destroyed by King Wu single-handedly. Haven't you understood? "
Liu Ji said calmly: "This time King Wu went to Yangzhou seemingly for fun, but in fact he was given instructions!"
"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince?"
"At the beginning, I thought it was strange that even if His Majesty favored the King of Wu, he would not award the Seven-Star Sword to the King of Wu. After all, it was the Emperor's Sword. Now it seems that His Majesty has long wanted to take action against Yangzhou.
His Royal Highness also gave the King of Wu a handwriting to mobilize the Gongwei Division.
I don’t need to say more about who the Archguard is from, right? Liu Ji sighed, "Is it useful if you go to force me to marry you?"
Your Majesty and the Crown Prince have been waiting for you to jump in.
Why, don’t you understand yet? "
Yang Xian felt that his brain was not enough. Liu Ji said something decent, but he still couldn't understand the true meaning behind it. "Brother Chengyi, please don't buy the pipe. You must be aware of the authorities!"
Liu Ji secretly shook his head. Yang Xian was quite good as the head of the Imperial Guards Department, but he was not good enough as the right minister.
It is still too superficial to look at some issues and cannot draw inferences from one instance.
However, he has resigned now. Although he can still influence the court, it is not as good as before.
"Brother Jing Lian resigned because of his temper. You instigated others to resign, but you are playing into His Majesty's hands.
What is the Lianghuai Salt Farm?
That is one of the lifeblood of the great cause.
It has long been divided up.
As soon as you resigned, why did the prince agree without thinking about it?
First, the great cause is no longer what it used to be. There are two or three big cats and kittens. You are trying to force me into the palace. Do you think His Majesty’s knife is not sharp?
Secondly, how can a king be threatened by you?
Thirdly, if you resign, it will not only be the official positions in the imperial court that will be vacated.
King Wu is in Yangzhou.
His Majesty also sent Xu Jinda and Chang Mao, clearly to assist King Wu in cleaning up the salt field.
His Majesty, Kai Enke, has already revealed his idea of starting a war!
After moving the capital this year, there might be a war next year.
What will happen if you take over the territory?
Naturally, it is the distribution of benefits. Your Majesty is moving for other people. Why can't you understand this? "
Yang Xianfan suddenly woke up and slapped himself in the face, "Hey, I was so stupid that I only focused on King Wu, but I didn't think about the joints behind it.
Tong Quan hit him head on, it was a sure way to die!
If King Wu gets the handle, the whole of Yangzhou will change, and the salt field will naturally have to be cleaned.
And when it comes to cleaning, the court will not feel any pressure.
Even if those people are dissatisfied, they dare not show their faces.
Xu Jinda is one of the most talkative people in Huaixi. With him in charge, there will be no trouble. "
At this point, Yang Xian was extremely upset, "It's my fault, I didn't dare to hint that they were resigning!"
Liu Ji nodded, "The matter has come to this, we must make up for the leaks as soon as possible, and abandon what should be discarded, otherwise it will be very troublesome.
Those who have resigned should also be invited back as soon as possible to make them admit their mistakes.
Otherwise, no one would be able to escape after the Yangzhou incident.
do you understand? "
Yang Xian took a deep breath, stood up and held his hands in his hands, "Thank you, Brother Chengyi, for your guidance. I'll go set it up first, and I'll treat you to tea afterwards!"
Liu Ji smiled and nodded, "You and I don't have to be so polite."
Yang Xian didn't say much and left quickly.
After he left, Liu Ji frowned deeply, "Destroying Hu Guoyong seems like a good move, but if Hu Guoyong succeeds, Yang Xian will be in danger.
The path the imperial court is taking is becoming increasingly difficult to understand. Maybe... we should adapt to it instead of going the other way.
If we, the East Zhejiang people, want to rise, we need to seize the opportunity.
King Wu may be a good opportunity.
It's a pity that everyone looks down on King Wu, and it's not that easy to curry favor with him anymore.
Your Majesty and the Crown Prince seem to be working together to create a big picture. If you are not careful, everything will be lost! "
Liu Ji was very aware of how smart the emperor and the prince were. In his opinion, the Yangzhou incident was a set-up created by the emperor and the prince.
The encirclement is to create an opening for the new forces entering the game.
He sighed, "It's getting worse and worse. If I hadn't been alone outside, I wouldn't have been able to see clearly!"
...
At the same time, Yangzhou.
Zhu Jun was very busy for two days. There was an endless stream of people who came to seek grievances in these two days, and he did not refuse anyone who came.
The salt farm was also controlled through Doctor Zhao and Ding Xingde.
His original intention was to eliminate those people behind the salt field, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was inappropriate.
He kicked these people out today, but they will still reach out to him after a while, which doesn't mean much.
Moreover, cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents.
There was no need for him to take such a big risk.
However, it is still possible to clean up Yangzhou's officialdom.
As long as he has evidence in his hand, there is no psychological burden in killing these dog officials.
"His Royal Highness King Wu, Tong Quan has been recruited!" Zhou Li hurriedly entered the Yangzhou magistrate's office with a smile on his face. After two days of torture, Tong Quan, a tough guy, was still opened by him.
After taking the confession, Zhu Jun did not read it anxiously, but warmly greeted Zhou Li to sit down and asked someone to serve him tea, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard work, this is what a lower official should do."
Zhu Jun nodded, then picked up the confession and read it. After reading it, Zhu Jun said: "The people who confessed should be arrested, and their evidence will be made public, and then they will be escorted to Beijing. I will not try them.
But don’t worry, I will definitely take credit for you! "
Zhou Li was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, His Highness King Wu for the promotion!"
"It's not a promotion, this is the credit you deserve." Zhu Jun said: "In addition, these Roman officials also arrested their families.
You don’t need me to teach you how to do it, right? "
"These dog officials concocted unjust, false and wrong cases, colluded with thieves, were greedy, and framed the prince. Not to mention Ling Chi, even if they punished the nine tribes, it would be light!" Zhou Lan also came to his senses in the past two days. Three incidents happened Oh my God, there was no movement from the imperial court.
No movement is the best movement.
In other words, both His Majesty and the Crown Prince knew about it, and they had no objections, and were even happy to see this matter to a certain extent.
How many fools are there who can serve as the head of the Arch Guard Division?
It seems that King Wu's visit to Yangzhou was not by chance, but by instruction.
Otherwise, since this is the Seven-Star Sword and the Prince's Handwriting, the preparations would be too complete, right?
It's clear what those two people meant.
Therefore, he did not feel any psychological pressure at all when he sentenced Tong Quan and others.
Once the case is solved, he will definitely be promoted.
"Yes, you know criminal law very well. You are indeed a talent!" Zhu Jun said with a smile: "Let Jiang Huan train you well. In the future, you may have the opportunity to take charge of the Arch Guard Department!"
