Although Li Hao did keep a low profile at the beginning, only starting from the two governments, and did not publicize his ideas that he planned to implement nationwide.
But even so, Li Hao's move ultimately affected the interests of some officials, so he still received a lot of criticism.
When Li Hao went to court, the imperial censor of Jianyuan reported to the court that the actions of the three divisions were a strategy to disrupt the country.
Anyway, he criticized Li Hao by quoting the classics. After that, he felt like he would be dismissed from his post and investigated.
Of course, the impeachment of this small group of people alone cannot shake Li Hao's original intention to continue reform.
After all, on this matter, the Admonition Council was not completely opposed to it. Even within the Admonition Council, they themselves could not unify their opinions.
Because it is obvious that there are two princes standing behind Li Hao, and the concubine sitting in the harem also supports him. With this power, they have to think more carefully about what they do.
Although this is not enough to make the Advocate become as fearful as a tiger, they are not willing to take the lead if it does not involve fundamental issues or their own interests.
As for the local government offices of Kaifeng Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture, the current power to know Kaifeng Prefecture is Jia An. This person had a good relationship with Fan Zhongyan in the beginning and also belonged to the reform faction.
Therefore, after the conversation between Fu Bi and Ouyang Xiu, Jia An gave great support to what Li Hao did.
Not only did Kaifeng Prefecture's customs offices be handed over to the Third Division, but corresponding personnel were also dispatched to cooperate with the Third Division in checking shops.
The most important thing is to hand over all the account books of Kaifeng Mansion to Li Hao, so that Li Hao can conduct unified inspection.
However, things did not go so smoothly in Yingtian Mansion. Although the local government did not openly stop it, the customs transfer could not be completed due to various problems.
When the people sent by Li Hao found Yin Tangjie in Yingtian Mansion, Tang Jie was also refused to see him.
In desperation, he could only send a letter back to Bianjing to inform Li Hao of the matter and let him make a decision.
After Li Hao heard the news, he thought of Tang Jie's resume. This man was originally from Jianyuan and had served as the supervisory censor Li Xing and the palace censor.
In fact, before sending people to Yingtian Mansion, Li Hao asked Ouyang Xiu and Shen Tugang to learn about Tang Jie's personality.
From their mouths, they learned that Tang Jie was an honest and upright official, and logically speaking, he should not have anything to do with corrupt officials.
Now that the New Deal reform has just begun, Ying Tianfu's reform must not fail, otherwise it will undoubtedly hinder subsequent reforms.
So Li Hao planned to go to Yingtian Mansion in person to meet with Tang Jie to see what he really thought.
In addition, you can also drop by to see Li Wei and see how he is doing now.
Of course, Li Hao couldn't leave just now, and he didn't know how many days he would be leaving, so he had to ask for leave in advance.
So Li Hao went to the Political Affairs Hall and asked everyone to tell him that he came to see Mr. Ouyang to discuss something.
After Ouyang Xiu heard Tong Bing, he let Li Hao in.
But before Li Hao could explain the reason, Ouyang Xiu said directly: "You came to me today because you want to talk about Yingtian Mansion."
After hearing this, Li Hao asked doubtfully: "Is this really true? How did the Grand Prime Minister know about it?"
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu took out a memorial from various places in front of him and handed it to Li Hao, and said: "This is the memorial sent by Tang Jie to impeach the Third Division and you."
After hearing this, Li Hao quickly reached out to take it and read it. In this memorial, Tang Jieli asked the court to maintain the status quo.
After reading it, Li Hao said: "No wonder the people I sent to Yingtian Mansion came back with news that Yin Tangjie of Yingtian Mansion seemed to be resistant to the commercial tax reform. After they went to Yingtian Mansion, even Tang Jie's face could not be seen. Not seen.
I came today because I wanted to take a few days off and go to Yingtian Mansion to see the situation in person. Unexpectedly, Tang Jie's memorial arrived first.
Grand Master, do you think Tang Jie wrote this memorial out of public interest? "
Ouyang Xiu replied: "I still believe in Tang Jie's character. He may be a little pedantic, but he is definitely not a corrupt person.
This time you went to Yingtian Mansion, just in time to have a good talk with him. I hope he can figure it out on his own. "
Li Hao then asked: "But if he can't figure it out, what should he do?"
"Don't worry, the new policy of the imperial court is something that cannot be changed. If anyone really obstructs it, naturally I and the wealthy husband will make the decision for you."
After hearing Ouyang Xiu's answer, Li Hao replied: "Okay, then I will go back and make preparations. I will go to Yingtian Mansion in the next two days."
Ouyang Xiu nodded, agreed to the matter, and then said: "Just before you go to Yingtian Mansion, come to my house.
Your aunt has prepared some things and wants to send them to Yingtian Academy for my Erlang. You just happened to bring them over when you went there this time. "
Li Hao naturally agreed to this, and it was indeed a smooth journey anyway.
After returning to the Third Division, Li Hao summoned the three envoys from Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu to explain to them.
Let them take charge of their own yamen during the time they leave Bianjing to avoid any trouble.
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After returning home, Li Hao told Zhang Guifen that he needed to go to Yingtian Mansion and asked her to help him pack some things.
As for the Wei family, Li Hao also took a breather while having dinner together and informed them of the situation.
This time, Zhang Guifen and Wei didn't say anything about Li Hao's departure.
After all, Yingtian Mansion is not far away, and Li Hao's trip won't take long. More importantly, there is no need to fight in battle this time, so there is no danger.
Of course, Li Hao felt that there was another important factor in this, which was Minglan's pregnancy.
Most of Wei's thoughts were spent there, so she didn't have time to worry about herself.
After his family and business affairs were arranged, Li Hao went to Ouyang Xiuna to pick up the things Mrs. Xue wanted to give.
As a result, Li Hao saw a motherly heart. Two carriages were approaching. Looking at the horses in front of them, who were driven by the coachmen and tried their best to pull the carriages, Li Hao had no doubt about the weight of motherly love in them.
She couldn't help but ask Mrs. Xue who was standing nearby: "Aunt, these are all going to be taken to Yingtian Mansion for Ouyang Yi!"
Mrs. Xue replied: "Of course, these are things that Yi'er usually uses, such as the silk quilts and clothes that Yi'er usually uses. You have to bring them to him.
There are also some brocade cloths. What if he wants to make his own clothes in Yingtian Mansion? The cloths outside are not as good as those at home.
Moreover, Yi'er was studying in Yingtian Mansion, so he must have used a lot of paper, ink, pens and inkstones, so he simply brought him some good things from the manor.
In addition, there was some money in the carriage behind, which was convenient for Yi'er's daily expenses. "
After counting all this, Li Hao could only say that Mrs. Xue was really thoughtful.
However, Li Hao obviously didn't want Mrs. Xue to continue talking, and quickly interrupted: "My aunt is thoughtful. I will set off at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Let the carriage wait directly at Xincao Gate."
Mrs. Xue agreed immediately and said, "I just happened to be thinking about it today and saw that there is nothing I need to bring."
Li Hao could only laugh twice, and then said goodbye and left, letting Mrs. Xue think carefully.
When they met the Ouyang family's carriage the next day, Li Hao found that the horse seemed to be pulling more effort. He wondered what Mrs. Xue had loaded into it last night.
Shaking his head helplessly, Li Hao took these things and officially embarked on the official road to Yingtian Mansion.
But this heavy salute seriously slowed down Li Hao's pace. Because the carriage was too heavy, the horse had to stop and go to regain its strength.
Li Hao originally expected to complete the trip in four days, but finally saw the gate of Yingtian Mansion in the afternoon of the sixth day.
Seeing the carriages of Li Hao and his party arriving, the people from Sansi who had been waiting at the city gate hurriedly came to greet them.
Said: "Why are you two days late, sir? But what problems did you encounter on the way?"
Li Hao glanced at the carriage behind him first, and then said: "It's just some small things that have delayed some time. They are not worth mentioning. Now we go to the city to find a place to settle down."
Hearing Li Hao's words, the visitor did not dare to ask, but said directly: "We got the news that you were coming a few days ago, so we found a house in the city and had it cleaned in advance so that we can rest."
Li Hao replied: "Okay, then you lead the way, and we will go there and settle down first."
So the group turned around and entered the city. As soon as they entered, Li Hao discovered that the prosperity of Yingtian Mansion was indeed well-deserved.
Although it may not be as good as Bianjing City, it is even better than Chengdu Prefecture.
After arriving at the house and putting all the gifts away, the visitor originally wanted to take Li Hao around the courtyard, but was stopped by Li Hao.
Instead, he said directly: "Okay, let's talk about the scenery later. Come and tell me the specific situation of Yingtian Mansion first."
Hearing this, these people looked at each other, hoping that someone would take the initiative to stop, as long as it was not themselves.
Seeing this situation, Li Hao directly named him: "Judge Han, it's up to you to speak."
The person whose name was called had no choice but to come out and said, "Sir, after we came to Yingtian Mansion, the first time we went to the government office was to ask them to help with the customs.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Yin Tang of Yingtian Mansion has always turned a blind eye to us. Even if we produced official documents, it was of no use.
After that, we also approached the general magistrates, push officials, and subordinate county chief officials, but they said that they had no right to make the decision, and that only the governor Fu Yin had spoken before the customs could be handed over.
In the end, we really had no choice but to stand guard in front of the government office, and finally blocked Mr. Tang.
But Mr. Tang said that he had already gone to court to deny our right to collect customs duties and asked us not to get in the way.
We really had no choice, so we went to Xinjingzhong to ask for your instructions. "
Li Hao nodded after hearing this and said: "Okay, I already know about this matter. Judge Han will post a post for me and ask Mr. Tang to come here the next day and I will talk to him face to face."
Hearing these words, everyone present immediately felt that their backbone was back. Thinking that Li Hao, the three secretaries-general, had already come forward, it would be impossible for Ying Tianfu Yin to dare to overturn the situation.
When everyone responded, Judge Han said, "Sir, why don't you take a rest first, and I'll have dinner delivered later."
Li Hao replied: "I am really tired after walking all the way, so you can go down first."
After hearing this, everyone said goodbye and left. At this moment, Li Hao suddenly said: "Judge Han will stay here for a moment."
Hearing the sound, everyone paused, but soon others continued to leave, but they couldn't help but guess what Li Hao was going to say when he was left alone.
However, Judge Han knew it well, because before he left Beijing, Li Hao had told him something alone.
So when faced with Li Hao's question: "Is there anything going on with Li Wei these days?"
Judge Han replied: "After Xiaguan and others came to Yingtian Mansion, they checked the commercial and tax situation of the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Mansion. Ningling County also made a trip, and there were generally no discrepancies in the accounts.
Maybe it's because Li Wei has just arrived, so he hasn't thought about it yet. Moreover, our relationship with the local government has not been good recently, so Li Wei doesn't dare to tamper with it.
But don't worry, sir, Xiaguan has placed several people in Ningling County. If Li Wei makes any changes, news will come. "
This result did not exceed Li Hao's expectations. Li Wei had been cautious for so many years, and indeed there was no problem when he came out.
Then he replied: "Okay, I can rest assured that you can handle the matter. You should keep an eye on this matter first.
In addition, I need to go to Nanjing Imperial College tomorrow. Please arrange for someone to show me the way. "
Judge Han did not ask Li Hao why he wanted to go, and replied directly: "Yes, sir, what time will we leave tomorrow? I will have someone come in advance to wait."
Li Hao thought for a while, it didn't matter if he left early anyway, and he really didn't get enough rest due to the bumpy road these days, so he might as well take more rest, and said, "Just let people come here before the hour."
Judge Han agreed, and then saw that Li Hao had nothing to give him, so he left.
After dinner, Li Hao took a good nap. When he woke up, it was already bright.
After Li Hao finished washing, he walked out of the courtyard and saw Judge Han waiting here with one person.
At this time, Judge Han also saw Li Hao and hurriedly came to greet him.
Upon seeing this, Li Hao said: "Thank you for waiting here. I really didn't sleep well this way, so I woke up a little late."
"We have just arrived, we didn't wait long." After speaking, he pointed to the guide aside and said, "This is the servant of the original owner of this house, called Shuangshou.
Because we were familiar with the situation in Yingtian Mansion, we were kept here thinking it might be useful.
Let him take you to the Imperial Academy later, and then you can also take a look around Yingtian Mansion. "
Li Hao glanced at Shuangshou and saw that there was nothing wrong with him, so he said to Judge Han, "Okay, just leave him here. You can go and do your work first."
After Judge Han left, Li Hao ordered the boy he brought with him to the backyard to drive the carriage out, and then asked Shuangshou to lead the way to the Imperial College.
Speaking of which, the Nanjing Imperial College is really different from other places. In the past, such academies were located in mountain resorts, but only the Nanjing Imperial College was located in a bustling city, so the road became more and more lively.
