"Young Master Li, do you know that the Ming Law has this ban?"

Just when the civil and military officials on the Jinluan Hall looked at each other, the voice of the Emperor of the Apocalypse sounded in the main hall, which seemed to be a little cold, and seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Li Hongyu's business. Bayi Middle School? Wenwang ? ≈≤．

Sun Chengzong, Yang Lian, Wu Liangsi and other officials who were close to Li Hongyu immediately sweated for Li Hongyu when they heard this, and it was the first time that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had such a cold attitude towards Li Hongyu, and he was obviously quite annoyed by Li Hongyu's business affairs.

At this moment, the officials on the scene are all feeling unworthy for Li Hongyu's honesty in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, as long as Li Hongyu finds a reason to shirk, then the Emperor of the Apocalypse will definitely defend Li Hongyu.

But as soon as Li Hongyu admitted this, there was no room for things to change, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't open his mouth even if he wanted to defend him.

It's no wonder that the tone of the Emperor of the Apocalypse became cold, and Li Hongyu was completely jumping into the pit dug by Zhang Hong.

But then again, Li Hongyu has been loyal to the imperial power since he stepped into the official career, and how Zheng Guifei and King Fu coerced and lured them were loyal to Emperor Taichang, who was still the crown prince, so it was too difficult for him to lie to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and it was not in line with his style of acting at all.

"Foolish loyalty!"

Coincidentally, three words appeared in the hearts of the officials in the main hall, Li Hongyu, who is both civil and military, is good at everything, but he is too loyal to the imperial power, which sometimes causes him to fall into passivity, and it is better to lie a little in this situation in front of him.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows about this ban of the imperial court, but the minister is quite helpless about it."

Li Hongyu smiled bitterly when he heard this, raised his head and explained to the Emperor of the Apocalypse in a deep voice, "The minister's father died early, and the minister is an only son, so the family's business falls on the minister, this is the minister's ancestral business, and the minister really can't shirk it!" ”

"The fabric business is your ancestral business?" When the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard this, his face suddenly softened, and he looked at Li Hongyu and asked in a deep voice.

"Back to the emperor, it is indeed the ancestral business of the minister, after the death of the minister's father, the elders of the family presided over the division of the family, so the minister got the family's cloth business."

Li Hongyu nodded solemnly, and replied to the Emperor of the Apocalypse 1510, what he said was the truth, so he was naturally not afraid to tell the truth.

Hearing that the cloth business was an industry handed down by Li Hongyu's ancestors, the civil and military officials in the hall immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere became soothing, for various reasons, no one wanted the Emperor of the Apocalypse to pursue Li Hongyu's business too much, which was a taboo in the officialdom.

"Do you have the power to control the fabric business in the market?"

Hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned slightly, looked at Li Hongyu and asked, his tone became calm, if Li Hongyu was a business that he only came into contact with after entering the office, the nature would be bad.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been taught by his father since he was a child that he should act in good faith, and he should not bully the weak and take advantage of the weak, so the minister did not rely on the power in his hands to seek personal interests for himself."

Li Hongyu shook his head and said solemnly to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, "I hope that the emperor will be clear and innocent." ”

"Zhang Yushi, do you have any evidence that Young Master Li used his power for personal gain and manipulated the fabric business?" Hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Zhang Hong and asked in a deep voice, this matter is related to the innocence of Li Hongyu, an important minister of the court, so it is natural to inquire clearly.

"Your Majesty, the fabrics in the capital are all from Honghai Firm, if it weren't for Young Master Li using his power for personal gain, how would those fabrics be controlled by Honghai Firm."

Zhang Hong frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said with a serious expression, "Your Majesty, the cloth business is one of the most profitable businesses in the world, and Young Master Li will definitely make a lot of profits from this move, so that the merchants and the people dare not speak out, and they will record this account to the court at that time." ”

"Is there such a thing?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned slightly, and asked Li Hongyu expressionlessly, wondering how Li Hongyu would explain.

"Back to the emperor, what Zhang Yushi said is a deviation, Honghai is engaged in high-end fabrics, so the high-end fabrics in the capital are indeed from Honghai firms."

Li Hongyu bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse when he heard this, and said in an orderly manner, "The reason why the Honghai can do this is not because the ministers have used the power in their hands, but because the Honghai has improved the process of producing fabrics, so the fabrics it produces are the best on the market and are deeply loved by the people." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister did not force the purchase and sale, but the various businesses that deal in fabrics feel that the fabric of the Honghai is of high quality and the price is moderate, so they purchase from the Honghai and ask the emperor to be clear."

As he spoke, Li Hongyu touched his head to the ground and said loudly, "If the minister has half a lie, he is willing to be punished." ”

"Zhang Yushi, is what Young Master Li said true?" Hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Zhang Hong and asked in a deep voice.

"This ......"

Zhang Hong was speechless for a moment when he heard this, as if he didn't expect such a hidden situation in the matter, and after hesitating for a moment, he bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said, "This minister doesn't know, but the merchants in the capital have purchased goods from the Honghai to the truth!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has heard about this."

At this time, Li Zongyan, the head of the household department, bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and reported in a deep voice, "When the minister purchased cloth for the officials and soldiers of Liaoxi last year, I heard the merchants who ran the cloth business mention that the fabric of the Honghai is the best on the market, and everyone from the princes and nobles to the peddlers and pawns like it very much, and the price is fair. ”

Li Zongyan is a member of the Donglin Party and a moderate in the Donglin Party, and now the turmoil in front of him was provoked by Zhang Hong of the Donglin Party, so he naturally has to put out the fire so as not to expand the situation.

For Li Zongyan, he was the most suitable person to intervene in this matter among the officials on the scene, and as the head of the household department was in charge of the procurement of the imperial court, it was not surprising that he came into contact with cloth merchants.

"Zhang Yushi, do you have any evidence of the Honghai bullying and dominating the market?"

After listening to Li Zongyan's words, the Emperor of the Apocalypse groaned for a while, and then asked Zhang Hong in a deep voice, if the fabric business of the Honghai dominates the market because of its good quality and moderate price, then there is no such thing as Li Hongyu manipulating the fabric business.

"Back to the emperor, the minister once asked those merchants why they wanted to enter the goods of Honghai Merchants, but those people seemed to be very jealous of this, and they were unwilling to answer the ministers positively, so they were perfunctory to the ministers."

Zhang Hong bowed down when he heard this, and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse seriously, "Therefore, the minister feels that there must be an ulterior hidden secret here, if it is not for the influence of Li Shaofu's power, even if the fabrics are good, there is no need to buy all the goods of the Honghai." ”

In other words, Zhang Hong had no evidence of Li Hongyu's control of the cloth business in his hands, and he only relied on his personal subjective thoughts to judge the matter by relying on the purchase of goods from the Honghai by the cloth merchants in the capital.

"Zhang Yushi, do you know why the high-end fabrics on the market come from Honghai Firm?" In the whispered discussion of everyone at the scene, Li Hongyu looked at Zhang Hong and asked loudly.

"Could it be that Young Master Li used some means from this?" Zhang Hong sneered when he heard this, stared at Li Hongyu and asked.

"You're right, the official used some means."

Li Hongyu did not deny it slightly, and then bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said, "Your Majesty, the minister inherited the ancestral business of the family before the imperial examination, when the minister decided to cooperate with the merchants who produced cloth in various places in order to promote the family's cloth business, and used improved technology to produce cloth. ”

"Your Majesty, this practice of the ministers has been recognized by merchants who produce fabrics from all over the world, and they have cooperated with Honghai, which has gradually occupied the market of high-end fabrics in the Ming Dynasty."

Saying that, Li Hongyu said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse with a serious expression, "At that time, the minister had not yet stepped into the official career, so this matter had nothing to do with the power in the hands of the minister after entering the office, it was just a simple commercial means, and I hope the emperor will see it." ”

At this moment, the merchants who produce fabrics in Daming have become the foundries of Honghai, and it is through this way that Honghai monopolizes the Daming cloth market in one fell swoop and becomes the controller of high-end fabrics.

Because Honghai not only has advanced dyeing technology, but also improves the production process and process of fabrics, improves production efficiency and production skills, which makes other fabric manufacturers on the market unable to fight at all, and the price war alone makes them miserable, so they can only cooperate with it.

Since Honghai monopolized the production of high-end fabrics in the Ming Dynasty, the merchants who were engaged in cloth trading in various places naturally wanted to buy goods from Honghai, if Li Hongyu didn't want to kill them all, the low-grade fabrics would also be controlled by Honghai.

It is worth mentioning that although Li Hongyu did not intervene in the business of the Honghai, his continuous promotion of official positions in the DPRK helped the Honghai sweep away a lot of trouble.

After all, many people want to share the tempting cake of the fabric business, including those who want to take advantage of the loot, and Li Hongyu's power in the court ensures that those people act according to the rules, and no one can compete with Li Hongyu in the backstage.

Li Hongyu is not the kind of person who eats alone, and naturally knows that if he is dominant in the shopping mall, he will be attacked by the group, so he adopted the strategy of evenly wetting the rain and dew to form an alliance with other firms, and then became the helmsman of the Daming cloth business in one fell swoop.

At this time, Zhang Hong did not know that not only the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang in the officialdom of the capital, but also the members of the Donglin Party also ran a cloth business, and they all had a business cooperative relationship with the Honghai, so they benefited a lot from it.

Therefore, Zhang Hong's impeachment of Li Hongyu with the cloth business undoubtedly touched their interests, so his impeachment of Li Hongyu was not popular at all, and he was destined to become a "lonely person".

"Zhang Yushi, do you know these circumstances?"

Emperor Tianqi bowed slightly after listening to Li Hongyu's answer, and seemed to be quite satisfied with Li Hongyu's explanation, as long as Li Hongyu did not use his power for personal gain and then compete with the people for profit, then the matter would not be as serious as before, and then asked Zhang Hong in a deep voice.

"This ......"

Zhang Hong hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then said solemnly, "Your Majesty, these things are the secrets of Honghai Firm, and the minister has no right to openly check the details of them, what the minister knows is that if there is no support from Young Master Li behind the back, how can Honghai Firm have today's situation, so Young Master Li, as a member of the imperial court, cannot shirk the blame for using power for personal gain!" ”

The civil and military ministers in the main hall couldn't help but glance at each other secretly when they heard this, and they all thought that Zhang Hong's words were inappropriate, according to Zhang Hong's statement, who could escape the crime of using power for personal gain? Who is not benefiting from the power of office?

In other words, Zhang Hong's impeachment of Li Hongyu can be described as an "indiscriminate attack", which has invisibly touched the bottom line of officialdom, which is no longer as simple as collusion between officials and businessmen, but to show the hidden feelings of officials doing business in the Taihe Palace, which still breaks the unspoken rules of officialdom.

In particular, the Donglin Party did not want anyone to mention the business of officials, but they strongly advocated the reduction and exemption of commercial taxes, and as a result, the Ming Dynasty could only find a way to raise the military expenses needed for the war in Liaodong from the agricultural tax.

But then again, if you don't attack Li Hongyu on this matter, then you really can't do anything about Li Hongyu, after all, Li Hongyu has not been in the administrative yamen of the imperial court, and the Customs Department is self-made, and the Zhan Shifu and the Hanlin Yuan are both civilian yamen, so they can't find a handle if they want to find a handle.

Therefore, I am afraid that except for a "mad dog" like Zhang Hong, no one in the court will use this somewhat "inferior" but very effective method to attack Li Hongyu.

Obviously, with Li Hongyu's calmness and generosity, he will never use this matter to fight back against the Donglin Party, after all, it is a taboo in officialdom for officials to do business, and once it is pierced, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Zhang Yushi, you impeached the important ministers of the imperial court on the main hall without conclusive evidence, are you guilty?"

Seeing that Zhang Hong couldn't come up with evidence of Li Hongyu's interference in the fabric business, and there was no evidence of Honghai's bullying and domination, Emperor Apocalypse's face suddenly sank, and he glared at Zhang Hong coldly and said.

"Your Majesty, although the minister can't understand the inside story, but the evidence of Li Shaofu's violation of the "Ming Law" is ironclad, and the minister is impeached with this, what is the crime?" Zhang Hong puffed up his chest when he heard this, and replied loudly.

Emperor Apocalypse's brows suddenly furrowed, and he didn't know how to answer Zhang Hong for a while, after all, Li Hongyu did violate the "Ming Law", which is an indisputable fact.

"Your Majesty, since even Young Master Li inevitably violates the national program, how can there be fewer people in the court who do evil, this time Zhao Shangshu and Sun Zuodu Yushi impeached those who misbehaved for the sake of the integrity of the Ming officialdom, and what is wrong with letting those traitorous ministers be the troubles of the dynasty?"

Seeing this, Zhang Hong suddenly became imposing, bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said, "Your Majesty, in the past, Tang Taizong was able to accept Wei Zheng's advice and pass on to future generations, the emperor is a bright monarch, and the people of later generations will definitely understand the emperor's painstaking efforts to rectify the rule of officials, and this Jingcha will also become a beautiful talk for future generations!" ”

Listening to Zhang Hong's righteous words, all the ministers in the hall looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse with concern, wondering if the Emperor of the Apocalypse would be so sacred.

I have to say that Zhang Hong's remarks are also quite reasonable, and the number of impeachment personnel can indeed mean that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is determined to purge the rule of officials, and then set off the Emperor of the Apocalypse is a promising monarch.

(End of chapter)