The discord between Shen Cheng and Shen Li was well known to the Manchu Dynasty, so much so that when Shen Cheng stepped down as the first assistant, he asked Shen Li to step down with him, and Wanli really agreed, because Shen Li was what he used to check and balance Shen Li, Shen Cheng stepped down, and Shen Li's personality was not liked by him, so he naturally didn't need to let Shen Li stay in office.

It can be seen how tense the relationship between Shen Yi and Shen Li was at that time, even in front of Emperor Wanli, they were still arguing, Wanli had already seen no surprise, this is exactly what he wanted to see, if the first assistant and the second assistant were in a group, he would be worried, so he just smiled and watched the two argue and didn't speak, but he suddenly felt that the name Guo Zhiyuan was a little familiar, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally remembered, patted his forehead and asked Shen Cheng and Shen Li, who were still arguing, with some uncertainty: "This Guo Zhiyuan is the son of Guo Zhengyu?" The one who broke into the palace to save his father last year? ……”

"Exactly! This Guo Zhiyuan received the grace of the saint, hand-picked as the Gutian County Order, but did not want to serve the imperial court, relying on the power of his father Guo Zhengyu to do mischief in Fujian, resulting in rampant banditry, and now the magistrates of several neighboring counties jointly impeached him, the evidence is conclusive, the old minister intends to let the officials remove him from his post and punish him, but Shen Li wants to protect him for personal gain because he is the son of Guo Zhengyu! ......" Shen always saw that Wanli took the initiative to mention Guo Zhengyu, so he simply came to a wicked person to sue first, and casually dragged Guo Zhengyu into the water.

Shen Li naturally couldn't let him get his way, and retorted solemnly: "Ridiculous! Who doesn't know that Lord Guo is the most upright and never favoritism, how can he condone his son's misdeeds? And this Guo Zhiyuan broke into the palace to face the saint back then, and the saint had also seen it, how could he be a person who did something wrong? ……”

Wanli still had a good impression of Guo Zhiyuan, so he nodded and said: "I remembered, this Guo Zhiyuan did not hesitate to take risks to break into the palace to save his father, his filial piety is commendable, and the court's response is also quite measured, it is indeed not like a person who does wrong!" ……”

Shen Cheng was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The saint just saw this Guo Zhiyuan in a hurry that day, and he didn't know his true feelings, this Guo Zhiyuan was just a white body that day, and he dared to break into the palace to face the saint, it can be seen how bold he is, now that he is released from Gutian, in charge of a county, and no one restricts him, he is naturally more and more daring, otherwise how can the governors of these neighboring counties jointly impeach him?!" ……”

Wanli nodded again and said: "What Shen Aiqing said is also reasonable, this Guo Zhiyuan's courage is indeed not small, even if it is a joint impeachment of several neighboring counties, it is probably true!" ……”

Shen Li's heart chuckled when he heard this, and when he heard Wanli's tone, he was obviously inclined to support Shen's consistent opinion, and hurriedly said: "Shengshang, although it is a joint impeachment, it may also be that the magistrates of these neighboring counties are colluding to frame Zhongliang, don't be gullible, the old minister suggested that someone should be sent to Gutian to investigate on the spot to see if it is true, and then it will not be too late to deal with it......

Shen always saw that Wanli was already inclined to his own opinion, so he naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and without waiting for Wanli to speak, he hurriedly retorted: "I am very knowledgeable, and I don't know how many counties I know, if I deal with a small Jiupin county order, the imperial court needs to send people from the capital to investigate on the spot, that is, it is not enough to send all the ministers in the court, so who will deal with the major affairs in the court?" Besides, the magistrates of these neighboring counties have no grudges with this Guo Zhiyuan before, why don't they jointly impeach others and impeach this Guo Zhiyuan alone?! ……”

Wanli nodded again and again when he heard this, and Shen Li saw that something bad was going to happen, so he had to resort to the last killer move, and said loudly: "Holy Lord, the old minister has evidence to prove that this joint impeachment is not true!" ……”

This time, even Shen Cheng was stunned, this Shen Li is in the capital, Guo Zhiyuan is in Gutian, what evidence can Shen Li have to prove that Guo Zhiyuan was falsely accused?

I saw Shen Li take out a book from his sleeve, hold it in both hands and present it to Wanli, and said loudly: "This is the excerpt of the Fuzhou Governor Huang Ruhua's impeachment of Guo Zhiyuan for privately recruiting group exercises a few months ago. Isn't that inconsistent? ……”

This time it was Shen Li's turn to chuckle in his heart, he didn't expect Shen Li to prepare such a backhand, he was really a little caught off guard, Wanli took the excerpt presented by Shen Li about Huang Yihua's impeachment of Guo Zhiyuan's private recruitment team training and looked at it, his face was cloudy, and he seemed to be a little undecided.

At this time, Shen Cheng also came back to his senses, he finally seized an opportunity to strangle Guo Zhiyuan, a potential threat in the cradle, and it was impossible to give up so easily, and hurriedly pointed at Shen Li and said loudly: "Holy Lord, since Shen Li has already received the impeachment of Guo Zhiyuan from the Huang Governor's Mansion, he deliberately withheld it, which is obviously a favoritism!" Shen Li, as a cabinet minister, is a bully for such a favoritism! The old minister asked the Holy Lord to punish him and Guo Zhiyuan together! ……”

Shen Li didn't take out the fold before to prevent Shen Zhiyuan's hand, and said awe-inspiringly: "Shen has always had to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, the old man has never been favoritist for decades, the reason why this discount is because the old man felt that the Fuzhou prefect Huang Ruhua was exaggerating, and deliberately targeted Guo Zhiyuan, this Guo Zhiyuan went to Gutian from the capital to serve, and he will be excluded by the local government, he has no foundation in Gutian, Gutian bandits are rampant, if he does not recruit group training, how can he protect the territory and the people?" He is new to officialdom, and he may not understand the rules of officialdom, this Huang Yihua is not only his direct official, but he should also mention it in detail, so that he can change his mistakes, why does he make a big fuss and directly impeach? Now the governors of these neighboring counties have jointly impeached Guo Zhiyuan, Guo Zhiyuan is just a small Jiupin county order, why are so many people targeting him everywhere? There must be something strange about this! However, Shen has always been the first assistant of the dynasty, but in order to deal with a small Jiupin county order, do you have selfish intentions? ……”

Speaking of this, Shen Lichao Wanli solemnly arched his hand and said: "The old minister's heart can show the sun and the moon, if the saint still thinks that the old minister is favoritism, then ask the holy general to dismiss the old minister, the old minister has no complaints, if the saint thinks that what the old minister said is not unreasonable, then ask the saint to send someone to investigate the matter thoroughly, and Guo Zhiyuan will also return the old minister to a clean house!" ……”

Shen Li even said that he asked for dismissal, Wanli would not be able to express his position again, and muttered: "What the two Aiqing said is reasonable, then send someone to investigate, but the journey from the capital to Fujian is too far, and sending someone from the capital to investigate some of the teachers has moved the public, and it is enough to select a capable person from the existing officials in Fujian to go to Gutian to investigate, and the two Aiqing have suitable candidates?" ……”

Shen always knew that it was impossible to remove Guo Zhiyuan from his post and ask for the crime without investigation, so he could only retreat to the next best thing and grab this candidate for investigation, so he hurriedly said: "This Gutian County is under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou Prefecture, and Fuzhou Governor Huang Sihua is Guo Zhiyuan's direct official, so let Huang Sihua personally go down to investigate, and by the way, you can also investigate the people......'s situation."