Chapter 297: Tao Xian's case

Gu Bingqian, a hardcore eunuch, was the first person to call Wei Zhongxian "Father Wei", and he did whatever it took to enter the cabinet and did not hesitate to ruin his reputation.

But at the beginning of such a reform, it retreated.

But he wants to get out of it all, is it possible?

Even if the Emperor of the Apocalypse is allowed to play, will Wei Zhongxian let him go?

This reform of the emperor also caused an uproar among the eunuchs, and countless people will rush to follow suit.

Then this painstaking "eunuch party" will collapse.

Wei Zhongxian would not allow such a thing to happen, at least not in his own hands.

Sometimes, it often takes a sentence to destroy a person, and this sentence doesn't even need to be said by himself, unfortunately, Gu Bingqian is the one Wei Zhongxian intends to destroy.

At this time, it is necessary to take someone to stabilize the situation, Gu Bingqian jumped out, the identity of the cabinet minister and eunuch, who is not looking for him?

Wei Zhongxian didn't know the emperor's intention to do this, he only knew that the emperor was definitely not as stupid as Wenchen thought.

What he has to do is very simple, when the emperor is not in Beijing, he will do his best to maintain the balance of the existing court situation and send this holy decree on.

After sending it down, no matter if he is in a monstrous flood, this is not something that a eunuch needs to worry about, since the emperor has made such a decision, he must be prepared.

Wei Zhongxian knew the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who would not fight unprepared battles.

Some of these courtiers who came to force the palace in front of them were also the "eunuchs" who were single-handedly promoted by Wei Zhongxian, and at this moment they stood together with the rest of the ministers of Donglin, Qi, Chuzhe, and other parties to oppose this reform.

Wei Zhongxian secretly remembered everyone in his heart, he didn't care what high-sounding reasons these people had, he had always been the real villain in the mouth of righteous gentlemen.

Ruthless, vicious, and retribution, these are all synonymous with his notoriety, Wei Zhongxian will not refute it, on the contrary, he will take it as a compliment.

For those "eunuch" officials who eat inside and out, Wei Zhongxian is the most disappointed.

When they were promoted, they were hoping to speak for the emperor or themselves at a critical moment and control the court situation, but they did not help Your Majesty, but opposed Your Majesty.

So what are they left for?

Wei Zhongxian sneered, looked around at the ministers, and opened his mouth to say, "Everyone, please go back, Niangniang's body is weak and can't withstand such a big toss." ”

"Niangniang can't afford to toss, can Daming afford toss?"

Standing up alone, the unforgiving appearance made Wei Zhongxian recall the Donglin Party when the Emperor of the Apocalypse had just succeeded to the throne.

"You Shiren, this governor thinks that Tao Lang's first case is pending a retrial, what do you think?"

Wei Zhongxian stood beside Zhang Yan, his expression was natural, but there was already a trace of killing intent in his words, which made the ministers shudder.

You Shi Ren, the word shoulder born, Jiayu County, migrated to Jiangxia, Wanli 38 years of Jinshi and the first, once served as Changxing Zhi County, is now the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate.

He is a protégé of Yang Lian, a famous member of the Donglin Party, who once went to Liaodong to watch the army, and since then, he has repeatedly talked about it, and boasted of his all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao issued an edict to re-appoint Yuan Keli as the governor of Denglai, responsible for receiving food and salaries for the subordinates of Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of Zhenjiang.

Tao Xian was recommended by Yuan Keli and was also reactivated, and was appointed as a senator of Denglai Port.

In half a year, he assisted Yuan Keli in raising 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 good horses, more than 2,000 ships, and 1 million armor battles.

The Denglai Navy can be described as a soldier with enough food.

Liaodong relied on Xiong Tingbi and Denglai used Yuan Keli, which proved that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had excellent strategic vision.

But problems also followed, this was a thorny case that even Zhu Youxiao at that time was unwilling to pursue too much.

Tao Hao was first reactivated after being recommended by Yuan Keli, who also trusted him very much, and although the relationship between the two was not that of master and apprentice, it was better than that of master and apprentice.

Since Yuan Keli was reactivated by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he has appointed Tao Xian to be in charge of shipping grain.

Tao Xian also lived up to high expectations, and in half a year, he lost 400,000 stone of military food to Phi Island, which was transported by land compared with the same period, saving more than 2 million taels of silver.

Yuan Keli not only often asked Zhu Youxiao for his life, but also repeatedly praised Tao Xianxian's talent among the officials in Denglai, to put it bluntly, he was trained as a successor.

However, the superficial "data" maintained by Tao Xun was soon exposed by the conscientious "eunuchs".

In July of the first year of the Apocalypse, Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Wu Chunfu, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, came one after another against Tao Xian, which shook half of the imperial court.

The two of them were impeached in the same name, saying that Taurang first built a ship in the harbor of Denglai, and when he was halfway to Phi Dao, he took advantage of his power to cooperate with the Haikou and made a lot of personal gains.

Afterwards, Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Zhenjiang, sent back the grain account list received from Denglai on Phi Dao, which almost confirmed the impeachment of Cui Chengxiu and Wu Chunfu, and there was no doubt about it.

Immediately, Dongchang Tiqi came to visit, Tao Xun was dismissed and imprisoned, and was tortured in the Dongchang prison in Beijing.

Although Tao Xianxian refused to admit it, Dongchang quickly found favorable evidence, that is, the letter of the Imperial Inspectorate of the Imperial Inspectorate, and the shipbuilding and grain purchase accounts that were not compatible with Denglai and Phi Dao at all.

Tao Xian's matter was released, and You Shiren also fell into the cusp of public opinion because of that letter, but he was guided by a certain "master" and quickly sold a smart man.

Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, as Tao Xianxian's recommender, will inevitably be imprisoned once the matter is investigated, which Zhu Youxiao does not want to see.

As long as you are asked, you will bite this is the idea of Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, and the secret help of some people forced Yuan Keli to resign.

As a result, Tao Xunxian's case came to an impasse.

On the issue of Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli, Zhu Youxiao wanted to unconditionally appoint these two people, and only gave Wei Zhongxian a meaning, that is, to keep Yuan Keli no matter what.

Wei Zhongxian realized the holy will, and also knew that at that time, Liaodong and Denglai, Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli were indispensable.

In the end, he decided to focus on the overall situation and not meddle in the matter.

It didn't take long for Dongchang to hastily close the case of Tao Xianxian, and only dealt with Tao Xianxian and some officials who were responsible for transporting grain to Phi Dao, and did not continue to track down You Shiren.

Since then, You Shiren thought that he had pinched the small handle of Dongchang, and he became more and more rampant, and some Donglin Party members also jumped out more and more, in a vain attempt to get involved in the court again.

Wei Zhongxian's threat made You Shiren subconsciously shudder.

However, he remembered Yuan Keli's handle, and immediately glared at Wei Zhongxian, hesitated for a while, and said loudly: "Is the queen mother so conniving at such eunuchs here, slandering Zhongliang?!" ”

Zhang Yan didn't know how much helplessness and open and secret fighting there was in this so-called "Tao Xian case", she saw Wei Zhongxian's face was blue and white, and sighed lightly:

"Everyone, step back first, at this time, let the palace be the concubine, and then make a decision."

The ministers whispered, You Shiren lowered his head, ignoring the embarrassment in Zhang Yan's face, his face was ruddy, extremely excited, and he took a few steps forward to vent his displeasure:

"National affairs, why did the mother shirk it?"

"Please also meet the concubine immediately, explain the facts, and advise the king. Otherwise, my Ming Dynasty will fall into a situation from which there will be no return! ”