It is estimated that the total value of the stolen coal exceeds 200,000 taels - enough to provide cooking and heating for the people of the capital for half a month. On the day when the cause of the accident came out, when Magistrate Wei looked for Ma Bin again, he found out that Ma Bin had moved all six members of his family away half a month ago. At this time, Ma Bin was nowhere to be seen.
Now County Magistrate Wei is in trouble. Miyun Iron and Steel now bites back, saying that Ma Bin colluded with the excavation gang to steal and sell royal assets, and Wei Yunzhong was guilty of negligence and dereliction of duty. Later, there was a rumor in the official circles of the capital that "the emperor was furious" and a special task force from the Metropolitan Procuratorate was about to be dispatched to Miyun County.
The "emperor's wrath" thing is actually caused by "layers of pressure". This is how accident news is uploaded: Shuntian Prefecture reports the safety accident to the Ministry of Industry. The report points out that the cause is illegal excavation and explains the detailed causes and consequences. At this time, the information is most complete.
Then the report passed through the head of the Ministry of Industry - Yuan Wai Lang - Lang Zhong - Minister - Minister - Political Affairs Hall - Bachelor, and finally reached Zhang Juzheng's hands.
By this time, the report of hundreds of words had been reduced to one sentence: The Mentougou Coal Mine collapsed due to illegal excavation, and fourteen people were injured. Shuntian Prefecture is investigating.
Zhang Juzheng will sign the government affairs report containing this sentence, indicating that the political affairs hall has handled it according to normal procedures. Then the attendant's office incorporated it into the political summary that the emperor needed to read, and this sentence that could not be deleted was mixed into more than ten similar messages.
Finally, Zhu Yijun drew a circle on the entire abbreviation, which was equivalent to completing a large number of circle readings of memorials to be reported to the Political Affairs Hall, also called "reporting and hearing", which meant that the emperor knew about it.
The same information was reported three times: the Accounting and Finance Department in charge of the emperor's business had an investigation report reported by Miyun Steel, which was also included in the royal family's huge industrial management information, and was finally seen by Zhu Yijun in an abbreviated form.
Then the National Security Bureau of the Jinyiwei system mixed this news with security information from various places and reported it to the attendant room. In the end, there was only one sentence left - almost the same as what was reported by the political hall.
For the emperor, it is simply impossible to require industrial and mining enterprises to ensure safe production without accidents under today's production conditions. Therefore, "reporting the news" is the final outcome of these fourteen lives - and the whole thing will become something else that no one knows during the game between the court, the market and other different players. Some people will because of this If it's bad luck, some people will benefit from it.
The unlucky one is of course Wang Yixiu, who was ostracized by the officialdom. Because the Hu Yong case was reviewed by the Shuntian Prefecture, all the matters related to this case were issued by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, requiring officials at all levels to write a defense first - Wang Yixiu said I would write it. what? The Hu Yong case is just an ordinary theft case. How the hell do I know what Ma Bin did in it?
How could the Metropolitan Procuratorate care whether Wang Yixiu was avenged or not? If the people below could not contain the emperor's anger, it would be possible to pursue the matter to the Ministry of Works.
A scapegoat fell from the sky. Wang Yixiu was about to burst into tears. After an urgent interview with Wei Yunzhong, he discovered that Wei Zhixian was the same as him. He had not yet figured out the details. After scolding him for being stupid, he had no choice but to think about saving himself.
Because he had been ostracized for the past two years, he still had some friendship with Hai Rui. But this friendship was no different. Wang Yixiu and Hai Rui couldn't even open their mouths about this matter.
Besides, after the reform of the imperial government, Hai Rui insisted on leaving because of his age, so he was conferred the rank of Earl of Qingzheng by the emperor and was retained in the imperial court as an advisor in the name of honor. Now I am patrolling the south of the Yangtze River - even this distant water cannot quench my near thirst.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Yixiu had no choice but to ask for help from his immediate superior, Wang Tingzhan. Wang Tingzhan saw Wang Yixiu's frowning face and said with a smile: "Don't panic, my silver medal secretly reported this to the emperor. We have already taken out our Shuntian Mansion - the Metropolitan Procuratorate's visit to you is just a formality."
Wang Yixiu opened his mouth wide after hearing this, and looked at Wang Tingzhan with questions on his forehead. Wang Tingzhan touched the long beard under his chin and said with a smile: "The emperor read my silver seal secret report, so he gave the instructions on the abbreviation - he was not angry, so he wrote two words 'strict investigation' .”
Wang Yixiu rubbed his head and said, "Then where did the 'Emperor's Fury' come from?"
Wang Tingzhan had been in the attendant's room for many years and was familiar with the details inside. He smiled and said: "If the emperor writes two words, the prime minister must have a few more words - and so on, the further down the order, the more serious the order. The time limit is getting tighter and tighter, which makes everyone nervous, and this is where the 'Emperor is furious' comes from."
"In this world today, there are not a hundred but eighty similar things happening every day, and every time the emperor is furious, he..." Having no words to say anymore, Wang Tingzhan stopped talking.
Wang Yixiu breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned and said: "Then why do you need to expose your own shortcomings? After all, it is our Shuntian Mansion's business? Let's figure it out first and then report..." That means, it doesn't count as credit. It also shows that we are capable, why should we alarm the court and make a fuss all over like this?
This time it was Wang Tingzhan's turn to scratch his head, thinking that what you said, brother, was too unpolitical.
But the two of them usually had the same temperament, and Wang Tingzhan also liked Wang Yixiu's integrity and self-restraint, so he had to say: "After the fifth year of Wanli, the imperial government has tightened its control over the officials every year. But the two major mining areas of Miyun Steel are like this." We can’t just watch the piles of bad debts over the past two years.”
"With the power of Shuntian Mansion, we can't defeat those big heads. We might as well let the emperor notice it and come from top to bottom. Although I didn't say it clearly in this secret message, the emperor will definitely understand what I mean - The fire must be burning over there."
Seeing Wang Yixiu staring at him with red eyes, Wang Tingzhan was also a little moved by him. He sighed and cupped his hands to the north and said: "Tingzhan has been mentioned by the emperor for many years, and the heart in his voice is as good as the hundred or so kilograms." They all belong to the Emperor - if you want to do something, don't think about protecting yourself wisely, not to mention that our Shuntian Mansion is clean, what can't be exposed?"
After speaking, he opened his hand, pointed to the top and said, "Some big people have been in charge of these transactions for the emperor for more than ten years. The rich ones..., well, you just need to know."
Wang Yixiu's head exploded, and two big tears flowed out of his eyes involuntarily. He couldn't help but think of his fear of being dominated by Xu Jie, Hai Rui and other big bosses in Songjiang Mansion, which was exactly the same as today.
He cupped his hands to Wang Tingzhan and said: "Thank you, sir, for clearing up the confusion. I will keep this matter strictly a secret. If this matter goes smoothly as your Majesty said, I will resign in the future. Please allow me!"
When Wang Tingzhan heard this, he had a question mark in his head and said to himself, "Why are you thinking of resigning now that your eyes are red after being moved by me just now?"
He couldn't help but wonder: "The most important thing! You are honest and self-responsible and have the same temperament as me. Why should you be discouraged by the fact that you are being investigated by the Metropolitan Procuratorate? I guarantee you will be fine! Moreover, the reform of officialdom in the past few years has been a great achievement of our generation." How can you ask for it when you have a grand plan?!"
Wang Yixiu bowed his head to the ground and said, "Sir, you said that these big men are in charge of the emperor's business. Does the emperor know what they have done in these years?"
Wang Tingzhan felt as if he wanted to be hit on the head, and he took a sharp breath and said: "This..., with the emperor's wisdom, although he may not know the details, he must have a rough idea."
Wang Yixiu smiled bitterly and said: "In the past in Songjiang, the emperor used the 'slave reform' to influence the overall situation in Jiangnan. After that, public opinion swept away, and then there was a big reform!"
"If the word 'strict investigation' is really what your Excellency said - then the 'emperor's wrath' behind it must have its origin. This is the wind rising from Qingping's end!"
