For the ministers in the imperial court, this time Jingcha was ostensibly presided over by Xue Haiyun, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, but in fact it was a struggle between the two factions of the imperial court, that is, a blow from the Shilin faction to the Xunchen faction, to put it more deeply, it was the result of the emperor presiding over behind the scenes.

In the past, Ning Zhongjing served as the first assistant of the cabinet, and the country had not yet been unified, so Ning Yu did not attack the Xunchen faction, but now the environment is different, the unification of the country is basically a foregone conclusion, and the army is gradually controlled by the academic faction, so it is logical to suppress the Xunchen faction.

The following events all confirm this, Ning Zhongjing, as the representative of the Xunchen clan, served as the Minister of Immigration, and the relatively independent Cui Wancai served as the first assistant, and the second assistant was served by Li Fu of the original Shilin faction, so as to balance, and now Xue Haiyun is the imperial history of the left capital, almost all of them are adjusted in accordance with the emperor's intentions.

Therefore, the lords' party has been fully prepared for the coming of this day, they do not intend to completely deny the results of this Jingcha, that will undoubtedly force the emperor to kill, they will not lack such political wisdom, but they will not accept it all, otherwise it will be equivalent to telling the court that the lords are just a piece of fat to be slaughtered.

Therefore, how to weigh this point in the middle is a question that the ministers of the Lordship faction have to consider today.

After Xu Tai, the director of the chamberlain's office, read the contents of this excerpt in court, everyone's expressions changed dramatically, and almost all of them were a little worried, some of them were because of their own future, and some of them were worried about the huge turmoil in the government.

Ning Yu glanced at the ministers in the court and said softly: "This Beijing inspection result issued by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, do you have anything to discuss?" ”

Cui Wancai, the first assistant of the cabinet, immediately arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there should be a new atmosphere in the New Year, and it is the duty of the ministers to cleanse the corrupt atmosphere of the court, and it is also what the Metropolitan Procuratorate should do, and the ministers have no objections." ”

Seeing that Cui Wancai did not intend to speak for the Xunchen faction, the atmosphere in the DPRK and China suddenly changed, and many ministers showed a little understanding on their faces, thinking that this matter had already had a result, but I don't know what interests are being traded behind this?

Before Cui Wancai could continue to speak, another person stepped forward and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers think that most of the people on the list are appropriate, but only Sheng Qi, the prefect of Shanghai, and Dong Chengyu, the prefect of Yingtian, seem to have a low evaluation......

After the death of the old lady Cheng Yuanzhi, he became the head of the Cheng family today, and was called 'Ercheng' together with Cheng Ming, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and was the top magnate of today's Great Chu.

Ning Yu was more or less grateful for Cheng Yuanzhi's help back then, so he raised Cheng Wang to the high position of the secretary of the Organization Department, although the power was completely incomparable with the previous ministry, but he was also an important minister who entered the cabinet, so he also smiled and said: "Cheng Gong thinks there is something wrong?" ”

"The minister didn't dare...... The minister just thought that the two of them still had the ability, and it seemed that it was a little inappropriate for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to make a lower evaluation, and there was no real evidence for the theory of corruption......

Cheng Wang said softly, but there was not much anxiety on his face, and he seemed to be prepared for this matter.

The corners of Ning Yu's mouth curled slightly, of course he knew that the two people, Sheng Qi, the prefect of Shanghai, and Dong Chengyu, the prefect of Yingtian, both belonged to the current high-ranking officials in the Xunchen faction, and it was also under the efforts of the Xunchen faction that they were able to serve in the two positions of the Shanghai prefect and the prefect of Zhili.

Among them, like Sheng Qi was originally an official who came out of the army, he was the first to be born in the military governor's mansion of the Han Dynasty, and followed Ning Zhongjing more closely, so he was able to hold a high position after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

As for Dong Chengyu's origin, it is relatively complicated, he was originally an official who went south to the governor's office, and later entered the government university to study, and after graduation, he was valued by Cheng Wang, and he was able to have the opportunity to serve in the key position of the Yingtian prefect.

Therefore, in the list of Jingcha given by the Metropolitan Procuratorate this time, most of the other people are not very critical, but only these two people are the key candidates for faction support, and they have both received a lower evaluation, so Cheng Wang brought these two people out separately, which is also the reason for expressing dissatisfaction with them.

Ning Yu didn't plan to intervene directly, but said with a smile: "Cheng Gong is also reasonable, this Jingcha naturally needs real evidence, I don't know if the Metropolitan Procuratorate has relevant evidence?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the relevant evidence is naturally there, and the minister will present it." Lin Yufeng, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was obviously prepared, and he took out a fold from his sleeve with a straight face, and presented it to Xu Tai, the director of the chamberlain.

Xu Tai, the director of the chamberlain, took the fold and was about to present it to Emperor Ning Yu, but he didn't expect Ning Yu to wave his hand directly, "Read it, Lin Yufeng's things will not be a matter of seeing people......."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Tai's expression was as usual, he directly opened the fold, and began to read aloud: "Shanghai Governor Shengqi in the renovation of the old city plan, there are a large number of unknown expenditures, but there is no corresponding explanation, very suspicious, although there is no evidence, the follow-up will be jointly reviewed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple....... Dong Chengyu, the prefect of Tianfu, privately granted and accepted the land for the use of the Chamber of Commerce in violation of the allocation of land, and interfered with the industrial plan 1.0........"

The length of the recital is not long, but it sounds like a cold sweat, because once the words on it are verified to be true, when Sheng Qi and Dong Chengyu don't say that they are dismissed, even their freedom and lives will be completely lost, after all, the nature of such an act is too serious.

The ministers couldn't help but sigh secretly in their hearts, in front of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I am afraid that these two people will have no chance, even if it is Cheng Wang, the secretary of the Organization Department, it is difficult to effectively block it, after all, no matter how powerful Cheng Wang is, he can only accept his fate in front of the emperor.

But Cheng Wang didn't seem to have the slightest worry, and when he finished reading the excerpt, his face was a little relaxed, as if there was not much worth paying attention to the things on this excerpt.

Ning Yu glanced at Cheng Wang and said softly: "Cheng Gong, what the Metropolitan Procuratorate provided right now, can it show that there is a problem with these two people?" ”

Cheng Wang smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Although the content presented by the Metropolitan Inspection Institute seems to be true, it has fallen into a mistake that has been obscured, and naturally it has obtained a wrong result. ”

"Humph! Cheng Gong is clean, but these things happened under Lang Lang Qiankun, how can it be fake? ”

Lin Yufeng's face was a little angry, not only did he hate corrupt officials, but he also had no good feelings about this kind of powerful people who covered up corrupt officials.

Cheng Wang smiled and said: "Everyone says that you are 'Lin Gangfeng', but the old man doesn't think that this Haigangfeng is also a wise person, but you, 'Lin Gangfeng', have no brains, only know the surface, not the inside." ”

"You! Hum! Lin Yufeng's face was suddenly full of anger, but out of the demeanor of a scholar, he didn't argue with him, but just flicked his sleeves fiercely to express his inner dissatisfaction.

This time, Xue Haiyun, the imperial history of the left capital, was not happy, after all, Lin Yufeng came out to explain on behalf of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he was scolded for having no brains, didn't this make it clear to him Xue someone? At that moment, Xue Haiyun walked out of the official column and said in a condensed voice: "If Master Cheng has anything to say, you might as well say it directly, why take advantage of some tongues?" If you can't explain it to these two people, don't argue anymore. ”

Cheng Wangdang even arched his hand and said: "The old man naturally has something to say, and the twists and turns in it will be left to His Majesty and several adults to judge." ”

"Cheng Gong, please speak up." Ning Yu didn't have the slightest expression on his face, just responded lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cheng Wang also took out two letters from his sleeve and presented them to Xu Tai, the director of the chamberlain, and then said in a loud voice: "Let's talk about Sheng Qi first, the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached him for corruption and thought that a large number of expenditures had not been recorded in the accounts, and the official here is the account book submitted by Sheng Qi, in the old city renovation project, the Shanghai government sold 3,970 acres of land, and obtained 1.9 million silver dollars from auction, of which 450,000 yuan was used to repair transportation, and 800,000 silver dollars were used to purchase government-run enterprises, because these silver coins belong to the local finance. Therefore, it is not recorded in the accounts of the Ministry of Finance, but there is a related expenditure in the mid-year statistics......."

"In addition, the land auction model created by Shengqi has made the financial revenue of the Shanghai government reach a record high, of which the silver dollar handed over to the national treasury alone has reached 600,000 yuan, which is still very remarkable in the current government."

Ning Yu nodded lightly and said: "Shanghai's development model is still worth learning from, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate's worries are also normal, the local government suddenly obtained a large number of land transfer funds, and it is more necessary to carry out all-round supervision, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also needs to understand many parties when conducting investigations." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xue Haiyun's face did not have much embarrassment, in his opinion, if he was not careful in the investigation, it would be nothing more than a loss of face for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but if he let go of the corrupt officials, it would be a really unacceptable thing.

Cheng Wang continued: "As for Dong Chengyu, the prefect of Yingtian, it is indeed true that he has too close contacts with the Chamber of Commerce, and that is because in the Industry 1.0 plan, there will be a large number of industrial bases set up in the upper reaches of the Qinhuai River....... Dong Chengyu believes that these industries will cause a lot of pollution to the Qinhuai River, and the Qinhuai River may become a dead river and a stinky river, so he chose to communicate with the Chamber of Commerce and choose another site. ”

This time it made Ning Yu quite surprised, "Cheng Gong, Dong Chengyu is doing a good job!" We must not develop industry at the expense of the environment, and we must control the damage caused by industry to the environment as much as possible, but this time Dong Chengyu reminded us that in the future, when selecting the site for the factory, we must investigate in many ways, and must not have too serious an impact on the surrounding environment. ”

Ning Yu's face was a little surprised, you must know that in this era, there are too few officials who can think about the environment like this, and now there are talents like Dong Chengyu, which shows how precious it is, when Ning Yu wrote Dong Chengyu's name on the white paper on the desktop with a brush.

Seeing that Ning Yu admired Dong Chengyu quite a lot, Xue Haiyun had no choice but to whisper: "Your Majesty, this investigation by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is indeed a bit undetailed, and the minister will never make such a mistake again. ”

Everyone couldn't help but glance at each other, it was obvious that the Metropolitan Procuratorate had more or less lost face in this matter, but they didn't know what kind of storm would be set off in the future.

Ning Yu didn't feel anything, and said softly: "Then that's it, you can directly submit it to the cabinet for approval after you go down." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xue Haiyun's face was somewhat helpless, this time he didn't make any contributions to the biggest place, which made him feel a little unhappy in his heart.

......

After Ning Yu returned to the imperial study, he sent someone to call the first assistant Cui Wancai over, naturally because of the Jingcha incident, which made him think of some things, such as party disputes.

Party struggle runs through almost the entire history of human development, and there is no shortage of party disputes in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, and party disputes have developed to a serious level, such as the late Ming Dynasty, the destruction of the country is extremely terrifying, and even devastating.

Some people may think that since party strife is not good, then why not fight it?

In fact, the kings of all dynasties will consciously limit the party strife, but they cannot eliminate the party strife, first, the atmosphere of internal strife is unavoidable, especially because the struggle of interests will naturally form factions and evolve into party strife; Second, if there is really no party dispute below, and it has become a monolith, then the real most worried is the emperor, and the so-called technique of mixing different theories is itself a key to the emperor's technique.

Therefore, Ning Yu is not worried that there will be a problem of party strife, after all, it is sooner or later, what he is really worried about is that the party strife will not be restricted, and the scope of the struggle will be expanded without a bottom line, and if it becomes like this, it will fall into serious internal friction for the country.

Therefore, how to limit the party struggle and guide the normal development of the party struggle is what Ning Yu really cares about the most.

After only a moment, Cui Wancai walked into the study with a stern face, thinking that since he became the first assistant, the trivial matters large and small had already exhausted him, of course, when he met the emperor, the fatigue on his face had disappeared, and he said softly: "Minister Cui Wancai to meet Your Majesty." ”

"Cui Qing, what do you think about today's Jingcha matter?"

Ning Yu's question seems to be similar to the question asked at the court meeting, but in fact it is completely different, the court meeting asked about the opinion on the Jingcha list, but now it is the opinion on the matter of Jingcha.

Cui Wancai obviously came prepared, he didn't think about it, just sighed softly and said, "Obviously, these people are not fuel-efficient lamps, and this is just the beginning." ”

After all, this time it was the Shilin faction who slapped the Xunchen faction in the face, and although the Xunchen faction held two key positions, the follow-up revenge would never be less.

Ning Yu's brows furrowed slightly, this problem is really not too easy to solve......