Chapter 294: Imperial Discussion (3)

More importantly, Guo Zhiyuan's words will inevitably touch Emperor Wanli, so that the balance in Emperor Wanli's heart will tilt to his side, which is far better than his direct loyalty to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli had heard of Shen Yourong, but his impression of Shen Yourong came from the courtiers, thinking that Shen Yourong was an unruly general, so he naturally had no intention of reusing Shen Yourong, and now he was a little moved to hear Guo Zhiyuan's impassioned accusation, and he patted the back of the dragon chair and turned his head to Chen Ju behind him: "There is still this matter?" Factory, give me an investigation! If there are really people who are jealous of the virtuous and envy of their abilities, frame meritorious officials, and make the court miss out on their talents, I will not spare them! ……”

The courtiers all looked at each other when they heard this, if this really had to be investigated according to what Emperor Wanli said, it would be a big deal, and Shen Zhengyi, as the first assistant, had to stand up at this time, and coughed dryly: "Shengshang, it seems that Lord Guo has been in Fujian for less than two years, right?" Why is Shen Yourong's past so clear? What he just said is only afraid that it is mostly hearsay, and it may not be true, the old minister will let the officials check, if it is true, it is not too late to reward Shen Yourong for his meritorious deeds, and the old minister feels that the ministers should be cautious in their words and deeds, if they encounter a little injustice, they will have a grudge against the court and their bosses, and threaten them with resignation, how can such people be reused? ! ……”

I have to say that Shen has always been really powerful, and he easily resolved Guo Zhiyuan's killing moves, and dug a big hole for Guo Zhiyuan in turn, of course Guo Zhiyuan couldn't just admit it, and immediately slammed back-for-tat: "Don't you think Shen Xiang is not just a problem of one or two people, but a problem with the selection system of the entire imperial court?" This year seems to be the year of Jingcha, does Shen Xiang think that the current Jingcha can still play a role in selecting materials for the country? The inspection officials did not look at their merits, but instead grasped some problems that caught the wind and shadows, so that they could select real talents for the imperial court? ……”

Guo Zhiyuan really let it go, pointing directly to the shortcomings of the imperial court, at this time, Yisi Jingcha has not yet begun, Shen Zheng's Zhejiang Party and Donglin Party are fighting for the dominance of Jingcha, Guo Zhiyuan directly poked this sensitive issue away, so that Shen Zheng and the Zhejiang Party and Donglin Party ministers present looked very bad.

Emperor Wanli has also been a little troubled by the Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party fighting for the dominance of Jingcha recently, and he doesn't want to be entangled in this issue anymore, so he took the initiative to get into the mud, waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, what the two Aiqing said makes sense, I believe that Guo Aiqing has no disobedience......

Shen Zheng didn't intend to let Guo Zhiyuan go, and said reluctantly: "But Lord Guo still hasn't explained why he didn't follow the orders of his boss and insisted on refusing to withdraw his troops from Dongfan?" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan was waiting for Shen Zheng's words, otherwise how could he bring up the matter of building a government in Dongfan, and immediately answered: "Weichen is about to start the Shengshang, Dongfan has always belonged to my Ming territory, but the imperial court has not really included Dongfan into the jurisdiction of the imperial court, resulting in Dongfan has been occupied by Japanese and pirates, threatening the security of our Fujian coast, Fujian coastal businessmen are deeply affected, and Weichen feels that Dongfan is really a treasure island, and its value has not been developed, so Wechen asks the Holy Grace to allow the construction of a government in Dongfan!" ……”

Hearing Guo Zhiyuan say this, the courtiers were stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed, this Guo Zhiyuan is afraid that he is crazy, right? How could there be such a whimsical idea? Shen was originally worried that Guo Zhiyuan would come up with something that caught him off guard, but now that Guo Zhiyuan told his true purpose, he was completely relieved, and said with a smile: "Guo Zhiyuan, do you know how much silver it takes to open a government in a brand new place?" What's more, it's a desert island like Dongfan! ……”

Guo Zhiyuan laughed secretly, how can Comrade Shen always like to be a living Lei Feng, it is like saying cross talk, so that Guo Zhiyuan can answer the call and be comfortable, and immediately said loudly: "Xiaguan does not need to spend a penny or grain for the imperial court to build a government in Dongfan, and Xiaguan guarantees to contribute 100,000 taels of tax silver to the imperial court every year, and it can increase by 10% year by year, and after ten years, he can dedicate 200,000 taels of tax silver to the imperial court every year!" ……”

The courtiers exploded when they heard this, how is this possible?! 100,000 taels of silver, which is almost equivalent to a year's tax silver in a province! Why does Guo Zhiyuan dare to boast of such a Haikou? !

Shen has always been confused by Guo Zhiyuan's unreasonable tricks, he couldn't think of any way for Guo Zhiyuan to conjure up so much silver out of thin air, so he didn't know how to make a move for a while, frowning and pondering.

Emperor Wanli's reaction to the courtiers was also expected, and seeing that no one stood up to oppose it for the time being, he said slowly: "I have been worrying about the silver for the past few days, the military department owes millions of taels, but the household department can't come up with the silver, so I want to use my internal funds, but what if my internal funds are also used up?" If there are a few more ministers like Guo Aiqing who share my worries, why should I worry about the silver? Since Guo Aiqing can open a mansion in Dongfan without spending a penny or grain from the imperial court, and can also contribute 100,000 taels of tax silver to the imperial court every year, you Aiqing may wish to discuss it to see if it is feasible......"

Shen Yi was immediately anxious when he heard this, although Emperor Wanli had not yet made a clear statement, but the meaning of agreeing to Guo Zhiyuan's establishment of a government in Dongfan was already very obvious, and he hurriedly said: "Holy Lord, don't do it!" There has never been a precedent for the establishment of a government in Dongfan, which shows that Dongfan has no development value......"

As he spoke, he pointed at Guo Zhiyuan and scolded angrily: "Guo Zhiyuan, you don't want to deceive the saint, you must have bad intentions if you want to build a government in Dongfan!" ……”

This time, there is no need for Guo Zhiyuan to reply, Shen Li has been holding back his strength and waiting there, and immediately stood up: "The old man doesn't understand, it doesn't cost the court a penny or silver to build a government in Dongfan, and he can also donate so much tax and silver to the court, and it can better protect the safety of Fujian's coastal areas, so that Fujian's coastal merchants and people will not be harassed by Japanese invaders, so why should Shen Xiang oppose such a thing that benefits the country and the people?" Who has bad intentions? ……”

Shen Li's next scene, the controversy suddenly escalated, Zhejiang Party members have joined, although Shen Li also has some ministers who admire him as a person to stand up in support, but the number of Zhejiang Party members has an absolute advantage, everyone can not think that Zhejiang Party members are straw bales, among which there are many well-educated people, at this time has begun to quote scriptures, to demonstrate the infeasibility of building a government in Dongfan, began to appear one-sided.

Guo Zhiyuan didn't panic at all, he was prepared, he looked at Zhu Changluo, who had been standing in the front row, silent, with a smile, and didn't speak, he believed that Zhu Changluo would definitely stand up!