But if according to what the court officials said, if the salt farm is directly returned to the court, not to mention the 40% in the future, even the 20% now may not be obtained! The greater possibility is that they won’t even give him a penny! So Emperor Wanli hurriedly signaled to Zhang Jia to come forward and fight for it. After all, the salt farm is still listed in the inner court.
Zhang Jia received the signal from Emperor Wanli and naturally knew what he was thinking, but when he saw the excited ministers filling the hall, his scalp went numb! However, with the urging of Emperor Wanli, he did not dare to step forward. He could only interrupt the discussion of the ministers and said: "Everyone, don't think so much. The money for building the salt field came from the inner treasury. , will not be taken back to the imperial court! No..."
Just when Zhang Jiagang wanted to say, "Part of the profits in the future can be allocated to the court." Peng Jianbin flicked his sleeves and said loudly with an upright face: "How come you eunuchs are so ignorant? Now the salt fields in Tianjin are related to the livelihood of thousands of people. How could it be in the hands of you eunuchs who only know money? What if? I have been in charge of you for so long, haven’t you hollowed out the salt farm?”
His words were immediately echoed by the civil servants, and many people came forward to accuse Zhang Jia of not knowing the truth of putting national affairs first! When Zhang Jia was pointed at and scolded, the veins on his forehead jumped with anger, but he did not dare to confront the civil servants!
He wanted to explain more, but before he could speak, an official from the Ministry of Revenue stood up and said: "Eunuch Zhang, I know that you want to attract some revenue for the inner court, but this salt farm is indeed of great importance, and Eunuch Zhang still wants to Put national affairs first!"
Then, before Zhang Jia could open his mouth, another official from the Ministry of Rites stood up and said, "Eunuch Zhang, you should know one thing, that is, every move of the royal family is a model for the people of the world! The palace has its own expenses. Why don’t you start at the salt flats for supplies! Moreover, Mr. Zhang should advise your Majesty to live more simply and stay away from extravagant things. This is the right way!"
Then one after another officials came out to stand on the commanding heights of justice, admonishing, scolding, or accusing Zhang Jia until he was completely scolded and couldn't even speak a word! Wan immediately became even more furious when he saw this! Lao Zhu's family is not good at this, they must not be allowed to see the money! If someone takes money from them, it will be as uncomfortable as killing them!
Seeing that Zhang Jia was speechless, he turned around and wanted to find Feng Bao to come forward. But Feng Bao, who was standing behind him, disappeared at some point? Looking at the other people in the inner court, they were insignificant and could not convince the officials, so he could only look at Liu Haojia for help.
When their eyes met, Liu Haojia looked at the eager Emperor Wanli and nodded to express his understanding. Then he said loudly: "The salt farm will naturally belong to whoever pays for it, so there is no need to discuss this matter." Already!"
As soon as he said this, Peng Jianbin jumped in and said, "Marquis Wu Ning, what you said makes no sense! This salt field is a matter of the imperial court, so naturally..."
As soon as he said this, Liu Haojia yelled: "Shut up! When will it be your turn to speak!"
This voice not only startled Peng Jianbin, but also other ministers! Even the ministers who were talking loudly in the distance turned their heads in surprise to see what was going on?
Peng Jianbin was scolded loudly and was very embarrassed. He pointed at Liu Haojia and wanted to speak. But Liu Haojia raised his hand and knocked his hand down with a "pop"! Then he said loudly: "What, you are not satisfied yet? Just now you led a large group of people to accuse me of imprisoning and beating scholars and interfering in salt affairs without authorization. You want me to be dismissed from office, seize the title, and even be imprisoned! This account book I haven’t even finished settling the matter with you yet, and you actually started thinking about plotting to seize the salt field. You are so big-hearted!”
When Liu Haojia said these words, many officials immediately blushed! It seems that these people still have some sense of shame, while most officials don't care, and some even show disdain! Only Xungui followed up and clamored loudly, asking them to come up with an explanation!
Peng Jianbin rubbed the sore back of his hand and said calmly: "Master Wu Ning, it was just a misunderstanding just now, so why are you so reluctant to let me go? The biggest thing at the moment is the saltworks. After all, it affects the lives of all people in the world. Livelihood! Do you know if the price of salt drops to forty cents per catty, how much money can each family save to buy food? How many people can survive in the Ming Dynasty? "
When other civil servants heard this, they all expressed their agreement, saying that state affairs were important, and Wu Ninghou should not pursue any misunderstandings! In the words he said, it was as if Liu Haojia had become a despicable villain who clings to small mistakes!
As Liu Haojia listened to them talking, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and then the smile grew bigger and bigger, and gradually turned into a wild laugh! Hearing his laughter, the civil servants were surprised and finally stopped to exhort, and an official from the Ministry of Rites actually said: "Marquis Wu Ning, be careful of the indecency in front of the palace!"
At this time, Liu Haojia finally stopped laughing. He tugged on his clothes and said: "I just resigned from you for slandering me with red lips and white teeth. Now that I have proven my innocence, you actually say let it go again! How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?" matter?"
At this time, Peng Jianbin said unhappily: "Master Wu Ning, it's just a slight misunderstanding. Now that we've said it, it's okay. What else do you want?"
Liu Haojia ignored him, turned to Emperor Wanli and read out a series of names, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, these people have just falsely accused me of imprisoning and beating others, injuring people and throwing their bodies away to silence them! They want me to be dismissed from office and imprisoned!" Now that I have proven my innocence, according to the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty", these people should be rebels and should be dismissed from office and imprisoned! At the same time, the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" says that those who falsely accuse others will be charged with rebellion, and those who make false accusations out of nothing will be punished by three times. Wait! The charges these people falsely accuse me of are completely fabricated, so I ask your Majesty to issue an order to dismiss these people from office, put them in prison, and exile them thousands of miles away!" ap.
Liu Haojia's words resounded in the hall like thunder, making the civil servants dizzy! But their ensuing mood was not fear, but anger! You, a mere warrior, actually want to challenge the entire civil servant group? For a moment, all the civil servants had the same hatred. They winked at each other to see if they could crush Liu Haojia completely.
As for the nobles, they were delighted and cheered loudly! Because they were usually attacked out of nowhere by these civil servants more than once or twice. This time Liu Haojia vented his anger on their behalf!
