For the next few days, the court seemed calm, as if nothing had happened.

It's just that the restaurants, teahouses and restaurants in the capital have become lively overnight, especially some people who read books seem to be very active, and they continue to wander to some public places.

"The thatched house of his house should be decorated with colorful brocade, the toilet bowl is inlaid with gold and silver, and every meal is eaten with delicacies from the mountains and seas, which is said to be better than what the emperor eats!"

"Back then, he sent Yan Song to the door with thirty-two beauties as 'living chess', begging to become a dog under Yan Song's door. Yan Song couldn't put it down when he saw it, and from then on, he naturally took special care of him, and all the fat was sent to him. ”

"When he was the prime minister of the salt administration last year, he knew all day long that he spent thousands of gold on every meal and drink, extorted bribes from his subordinates and salt merchants, collected mountains of gold and silver, and killed innocents indiscriminately in the Huainan area, which almost inspired a popular uprising!"

……

The person that the scholars and the people talked about was naturally Yan Maoqing, the former prime minister of the four salt administrations, and his various disadvantages were turned over and became the object of condemnation by public opinion at the moment.

Not only that, a picture of Deputy Yan Maoqing's travel, banquet and drinking, extortion and bribery, and stove household escape were circulated in Beijing, revealing Yan Maoqing's greedy and ugly side.

Yan Maoqing is already full of bad deeds, and it is deliberately amplified by people with intentions, so that the scholars and people in the entire capital already know: Daming has such a big traitor and evil person, and it has made the stove households in Huainan miserable, and many stove households have already left their hometowns.

Soon, Yan Maoqing became a dog official spurned by everyone in the capital, and someone even stabbed a villain.

"How can an official like Yan Maoqing dismiss the official, he should really be cut with a thousand cuts!"

However, it was said that Yan Maoqing, who was the right attendant of the Criminal Department at the time, and Wan Cai, the secretary of Dali Temple, were impeached by Zheng Luo of the Imperial History for being a traitor to the party, and as a result, they were dismissed from their posts one after another, and Yan Maoqing also left the capital and returned to Jiangxi last month.

Now that the scholars and the people learned that Yan Maoqing had committed such evil acts, they inevitably hoped that the imperial court would hold Yan Maoqing accountable and wanted this traitor to get the retribution he deserved.

Of course, this is usually wishful thinking on the part of the scholars and the common people, but the person behind all this is the drunkard's intention not to drink.

In an elegant teahouse in the outer city, because it is adjacent to the glaze factory, there is no shortage of scholars. Especially with the college exam just around the corner, many scholars from Shuncheonfu are also gathering in the capital to prepare for the upcoming exam.

It's just that from ancient times to the present, the most restless people have always been readers, facing the hottest topics of the moment. Whether it's for fame or to release the anger in my heart, I will inevitably discuss it with my friends.

In the most central table, I saw four scholars talking about the current situation, and the voice was deliberately raised a little so that the readers at the adjacent table could hear it.

"Yes, the imperial court must not only hold Yan Maoqing accountable, but also exempt the tyranny that harmed the stove as soon as possible!"

"Brother Taiwan's words are very good, now it is really bitter for the stove households, I heard that most of the stove households in Lianghuai have fled, and next year I am afraid that there will be no salt to mention!"

"It's not just the stove households that suffer, but also our people. I heard that the price of salt in Huguang and other places has doubled, and some people cannot afford to eat salt, and their necks are as big as water tanks. ”

……

These four scholars appeared to be filled with righteous indignation, and the topic was extended, so it was natural to turn to the tyranny promoted by Yan Maoqing, and immediately put forward a proposal to abolish tyranny.

It's just that there are obviously four people chatting here, but their eyes are frequently exchanged, and one of the scholars suddenly looked like he dared to be the first in the world, stood on the bench and said impassionedly: "My generation of scholars, we should establish our hearts for heaven and earth, establish our lives for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." Ladies and gentlemen, who would like to join me in joining forces to ask for the dismissal of Yan Maoqing's evil government? ”

This scholar was dark-skinned, but handsome, with the tall and thin figure of a scholar, wearing a cyan robe, holding a painting fan, and hanging a jade pendant and incense sachet around his waist, the standard image of a scholar.

In the capital, this joint name is not uncommon, and it can be regarded as a way for scholars to participate in political affairs.

Although it is difficult to deliver it to Jiajing, if it is delivered to the ministers of the current court, it is also an achievement that they are proud of. If they can say a few words to this minister, they can become their boasting capital.

In the same way, many scholars are very keen on this, and thus become "celebrities" in this reading group.

"Brother Tai Gao, dare to ask Gao's name!"

"Don't dare! The boy's surname is Wang, his single name is Yuan, and the people in the capital are also! ”

"Under Chen Sheng, I am willing to sign together and petition for the people of the world!"

……

As soon as the words fell, a scholar at the adjacent table responded positively.

That's how many things are, a few people talk and talk, and then the thing is done. The scholar named Wang Gao warmly invited the scholar named Zhang Sheng to write, and then beckoned others to sign it.

"Teacher, it seems that they are going to take action in the near future, and now they are starting to build momentum!"

In a tea table in the northeast corner of the teahouse, there are five scholars, the age gap is a bit large, but it is centered on a young scholar, and they have also witnessed everything that happened in the teahouse.

Lin Haoran was wearing a moon-white Confucian shirt and a square scarf on his head, with the image of a personable scholar. It is the slow tasting of pineapple tea, which naturally sees the scene that has happened, knowing that this is the result of the force behind it.

The Xu Party, the Lianghuai Salt Merchants and the forces behind them already wanted to promote public opinion, and in the midst of this true and false, they "conformed to the will of the people" and abolished the "New Deal" left by the Yan Party, so as to restore the old precedents.

The profit of table salt seems to be a lot, but there are more people who eat in this bowl. If they take nearly one million taels for the imperial court every year, then they will inevitably have less of the cake, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among this interest group.

While they can recoup some profits by raising the price of salt, it is not a long-term solution.

Once the price of salt in a certain place is too high for a long time, it will lead to a decrease in the consumption of the place, and then it will be criticized by the local people. Some other channels of private salt will inevitably come in, etc., which is not a long-term solution.

The most obvious place is Jiangxi, quasi-salt this year is indeed taking the opportunity to increase the price of salt significantly, as a result of Guangdong salt from different channels. What's more, Yueyan also has the support of local people and officials.

In this way, the solution to the problem is not to raise the price, but to spit out the share eaten by the imperial court, so as to return to the previous distribution model.