Seeing this, Emperor Wanli waved his hands helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, everyone, get up!"
After all the courtiers stood up, Emperor Wanli continued: "Don't talk about useless things, let's talk about how to deal with this matter first!"
After Emperor Wanli finished speaking, several Gou Lian lowered their heads and remained silent, and the hall fell silent for a moment. But there was someone who couldn't remain silent, and that was the people from the Ministry of Punishment. So Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment had to go out and say under the eyes of the Minister: "Your Majesty, the White Lotus Sect has brought trouble to the world and must be severely punished! Especially since the people of Tianjin are confused by it, the prisoners should be executed as soon as possible locally to shock the ignorant people! And! The Ministry of Punishment has established regulations on this matter, just follow it!"
What the minister said was quite satisfactory and not biased. But those who had other plans were unwilling to let the matter settle so quickly. So immediately a court official came out and said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be handled like this!"
Emperor Wanli looked up and recognized the person immediately, and suddenly felt strange! This time the person who came out of class was actually a distinguished person! You must know that these nobles basically spent the morning standing up sleeping, let alone paying any attention to the government! Therefore, not only Emperor Wanli was surprised when this person appeared, but also the courtiers were in a commotion!
Just listen to this person say loudly: "Wu Ninghou has made it clear in the memorial that there are people in the capital who are the secret aids of the White Lotus cult bandits. It can be seen that these cult bandits also have people in the capital, and they may even be hiding in the court. Zhong! So I shudder when I think of the rumors in the capital a few days ago that slandered Wu Ninghou! You must know that many of those who said those words were from official families, and they even publicized it in public, so this matter should be Thorough investigation!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a courtier came out and said: "Your Majesty, this person is talking nonsense! Those White Lotus sect bandits may be able to fool some foolish men and women, but how can they fool people in the court! If someone comments, it should be said casually. Tell me, why does it involve the White Lotus cult bandits?"
As soon as these two people spoke, their respective supporters came out to argue with each other. The reason on one side is that rumors in the capital cannot appear without reason, and the Mr. Wang mentioned by the White Lotus cult bandits is clearly someone sent by the capital, which shows that there must be a backend!
Those who objected said that Mr. Wang was a broker and had no credibility, and his statement must be nonsense to get away with it. Maybe he was hired to confuse the world!
Everyone was shouting for a long time, and even Emperor Wanli didn't react for a while! Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to clean up some courtiers he didn't like and show his authority by the way! But before he could take action, the courtiers started to strangle him! ap.
Seeing that the courtiers were quarreling fiercely, he waved to Zhang Jia and whispered, "What's going on?"
Zhang Jia could see clearly from outside the office. He directly whispered: "Official position!"
Emperor Wanli understood immediately when he heard this, and then became angry! The emergence of White Lotus cult bandits near Gyeonggi Province can be used by them to compete for official positions. Is there anything you courtiers can't do?
At this time, the following debate had reached the level of personal attacks. Someone directly pointed it out and said that someone somewhere on a certain day of a certain month preached that Wu Ninghou had enriched himself after collecting taxes in Tianjin. The other party said that this person just listened to the message and relayed it.
Just when everyone was noisy and lively, Zhang Siwei suddenly left work! When everyone saw that a big shot had come forward, both parties to the quarrel immediately became quiet.
After Zhang Siwei saluted, he said: "Your Majesty, there will always be no results if such a quarrel continues. It is better to handle the relevant affairs as soon as possible and not to affect the government affairs!"
Emperor Wanli pondered Zhang Siwei's thoughts in his mind and nodded at the same time: "What Mr. Zhang Ge said makes sense, but the courtiers are arguing endlessly. What can be done?"
Zhang Siwei said: "This is also very simple. This matter just needs to be handled separately! Let's talk about these White Lotus cult bandits first. I think that the first criminal should be escorted to the capital for strict examination immediately to see if what they confessed is consistent with what they said in Tianjin. Is there any difference in what was explained?"
When Emperor Wanli heard this, his face darkened and he said, "Mr. Zhang Ge, do you mean that Wu Ninghou is deceiving me?"
Zhang Siwei shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is not what I meant. Wu Ninghou put it out
The White Lotus Sect is naturally meritorious, but he may not be good at investigating cases. It would be better to transfer these criminals to the Ministry of Punishment for detailed examination to prevent any omissions. "
Emperor Wanli already knew that Liu Haojia had done something about it, and these criminals would not change their words, so he nodded and said, "What Mr. Zhang Ge said is true. But what should we do with the matter that the man named Wang said was instigated by someone behind the scenes?"
Zhang Siwei said calmly: "Your Majesty, I think the person who ordered me should investigate slowly, and there is no need to pursue too much. After all, there are many officials in the capital. It would be bad to trace everything without evidence, which would cause turmoil in the court!"
Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Why can't we continue the investigation? What kind of turmoil will there be in the court? The people in the world who are willing to be officials are like crucian carp crossing the river. The next batch can just make up for the batch. Maybe the court will start to handle things. It can be smoother, so that the White Lotus cult bandits will not cause chaos in the capital next time, but the civil and military officials of the entire court don't know about it!"
But at this time, Zhang Juzheng stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is really difficult to act lightly at this time! This is a critical period for the implementation of the examination method and the one-piece whip weaving method. If we continue to pursue it, I am afraid that all officials at all levels will Being in danger only delays the affairs of the government. Moreover, His Majesty is about to get married, and it is not appropriate to raise a prison during this period! Not to mention that many incidents have occurred since Wu Ning established the navy, so it is better to be quiet at this time and not to move easily!"
Emperor Wanli understood what Zhang Juzheng meant, which was a subtle reminder of his original political exchange. Emperor Wanli now knew how to govern, which simply meant exchange of interests and fighting within a certain range. And in this battle, there are naturally winners and losers!
Political affairs caused civil unrest in Tianjin, and he wanted to defeat Wu Ninghou. If he won, he would naturally gain Tianjin's benefits. Liu Haojia's backhand blow knocked all his opponents over. This was his skill. Now that this fight has a winner, it naturally has to stop, otherwise the fight will continue and it will be a party fight! Just like when Liu Haojia defeated Ning Baiqiang and others before, they resigned and returned to their hometown, and the matter was over!
Moreover, Zhang Juzheng's words carried so much weight that Emperor Wanli had to seriously consider them. So he calmed down his anger and said, "Mr. Zhang, these people keep jumping out again and again. Am I unable to deal with them?"
