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Tianqi finally smiled with a smile, and hurriedly said to Ye Xianggao: "The elder of the pavilion is really loyal, 14 hearts for the country, I am very relieved, I am very relieved, just as the elder of the pavilion said, I have approved this performance, and the law promulgated by the cabinet will be sent to me immediately!" ”

Once the emperor speaks and the first assistant agrees, this matter becomes a sure thing and cannot be changed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Even if the Donglin Party still has a whisper, it is not easy to have a seizure in the court, and most of them have to hold back their anger and plan to turn around and find a way to do it.

As soon as this matter was over, there was no more important matter to discuss, and the court meeting quickly dispersed. After the apocalypse retreated, many officials left the palace one after another, and they were talking in groups, feeling incredulous about Ye Shoufu's actions today. After all, this is not in line with the practice of the Donglin Party, who have always been unable to rub sand in their eyes, as long as others approve of it, they will oppose it; If others oppose it, they will approve it, and now Ye Xianggao's move is a rare experience for the Donglin Party.

Out of the Huangji Palace, Sun Yueling walked towards the Huangji Gate, only to see **Xing with a group of people waiting, just on Ye Xianggao, **Xing's expression was angry, as if he was saying something, he hurriedly left the team of military officials and walked briskly over there.

When he came to the periphery of the high-ranking officials surrounding Ye Xiang, he only got ** Xing in his ears and said angrily: "Okay, you Ye Fuqing, you actually agree with those traitorous words, you are still not a member of the Donglin Party?" At this time, after driving away the leaders of the three parties, he was transferred from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials with the power of great victory, and he became the irreplaceable actual leader of the Donglin Party, and his prestige was in the sky.

Ye Xianggao's slow and quiet voice came, and said, "Brother Mengbai, what I am doing today is also for the justice of the court, for the sake of the great tomorrow, why can't you understand?" ”

"Haha......" **Xing laughed angrily and said, "For the sake of the court, for the sake of the world, to put it nicely, do you know that your words today will make the wealth of many salt merchants and magnates in the land of Lianghuai and Liangzhejiang lose their wealth and make it difficult to operate?" How many Lebanese people are struggling to make ends meet? How many officials want to take off the black veil, and it is difficult to protect their heads? "Lianghuai, Liangzhejiang officials, businessmen rely on salt profits, make a fortune in the country, all kinds of greed for ink, fire consumption, how much benefit they have earned from it, if the imperial court salt prison arrives, these people not only can't earn benefits, I'm afraid they will be found out a lot of problems, when the time comes, even the Donglin Party can't keep them, so, **Xing has to mention this serious problem.

Ye Xianggao sighed and said: "What Mengbai said, how can I not know, but when it comes to increasing the salt income, it will make the wealth of the businessmen in the two places lose money, and the livelihood of the people will be difficult, this is absolutely impossible, this point, presumably Brother Mengbai also understands in his heart, so there is no need to pretend to be a sensation here." After a pause, he said, "As for those who are greedy for ink and ignore the law of the country, if they can really investigate and punish a group, it will not be a good thing for the entire Ming Dynasty and Donglin for me......

"You ......" **Xing couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Ye Fuqing, you swore in front of the emperor, but it seems to be above board...... But don't forget, last year, the imperial court discussed sending a maritime supervisor to increase Fujian's sea tax, why didn't you jump out in favor? Hmph, your Ye family is engaged in maritime trade in the Fujian area, and has earned a lot of gold and silver from it, do you think others don't know? At that time, where did your righteousness go? ”

As soon as these words came out, many officials from the two Zhejiang regions beside him nodded and discussed, pointing the spearhead directly at the current Shoufu.

Ye Xianggao sighed again, lowered his voice and said: "This time, that time, now, if I still oppose it, I am afraid that my Donglin will be destroyed, don't you see the emperor's extremely suppressed anger?" Don't you know that the eunuchs are taking advantage of Ruan Dacheng's incident to attack my Donglin party? After a pause, he said, "If I speak out against it today, it will inevitably make the emperor angry, and he will no longer trust us, and it is very likely that he will replace Beifu and use Wang Wenyan as a breakthrough to rectify Donglin, so I have no choice but to do it, I hope you can understand the old man's good intentions......"

"Ye Xianggao, you don't have to say it anymore!" **Xingmeng waved his hand and shouted, "I, the Donglin Party, are loyal to the country and have the world in mind, how can I learn from those traitors who welcome the saints and disregard the people of the world." Right and wrong, right and wrong, the world is free and fair, what you do today is no different from bending your knees and fearing the enemy, willing to be a peach and plum? I**Xingyuan can't climb as tall as you! With that, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked away indignantly.

Yang Lian, the left deputy capital who followed him, also sneered, and snorted coldly: "Such a first assistant should be the head of the fly camp in the world!" After speaking, he also followed behind ** Xing.

Suddenly, most of the Donglin Party members left angrily, and only a few people remained by Ye Xianggao's side and walked silently. Ye Xianggao looked at the back of ** Xing's departure, sighed, and shook his head gloomily.

The two giants of the Donglin Party finally had an irreparable rift after this court meeting.

At a glance, Sun Yueling saw that Ye Xianggao seemed to be more than ten years old all of a sudden, looking haggard and lonely, and his face was full of vicissitudes. At this time, he couldn't say anything, but he was in favor of Ye Xianggao's approach in his heart, especially since the expulsion of the three parties, the power of the eunuch party has been expanding, and many officials in the DPRK and China have already thrown themselves into Wei Zhongxian, and even the emperor has doubts about the Donglin Party.

The Donglin Party was defeated in the hands of Wei Zhongxian, as a traverser, he understands this better than anyone else, so he is also full of sorrow about **Xing's insistence on his non-friend or enemy approach under such a situation.

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In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, the Emperor of the Apocalypse took the Longjing tea handed over by Wei Zhongxian, drank it all in one go, threw the teacup on the table, and said angrily: "I'm angry, I'm angry, in the eyes of these courtiers, is there still an emperor like me?" ”

"Long live the anger, take care of the dragon's body." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly picked up the cup, poured another cup of tea for the apocalypse, and said comfort. He already knew the content of today's court meeting, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was angry, which was already within his expectations. It's just that he didn't expect that Ye Xianggao actually took the move, and he didn't hesitate to offend many people in Donglin to suppress the matter, so that his plan did not achieve the expected goal. However, as long as the emperor was not angry with these Donglin officials, it was enough.

"Da Jue, you don't know the situation at that time." Tianqi was still angry, and said to Wei Zhongxian, "These Donglin officials, with the imperial court, do not think about the imperial court, do not worry about the treasury, but say things for those salt dealers, saying that I am competing with the people for profit, working for the people and losing money. ”

Wei Zhongxian listened quietly, thinking in his heart how to add another firewood to this matter, so that the anger of the apocalypse burned more vigorously.

"Compete with the people, compete with the people......" The more Tianqi said, the more angry he became, and he slammed the teacup again, and said, "Although I don't read much, I also know that the land of Lianghuai and Liangzhejiang is the richest place in my Ming Dynasty, and the merchants there dress more luxuriously than me, and eat more than me, so it is understandable to increase taxes on them. Why did I want to increase taxes on them, and all these Donglin officials jumped out to oppose me? ”

Wei Zhongxian just sighed and said, "Long live the lord, many of the Donglin officials in the court were born in the land of Lianghuai and Liangzhejiang...... Behind them, I am afraid that there are also the shadows of many big families and big businessmen......"

Apocalypse stiffened his face and said angrily: "Then they must set an example and let the people of the world see their righteous heart." Don't they profess themselves to be loyal to their country? Why did these people sit idly by and watch when I was suffering in the Ming Dynasty, unwilling to donate money for the country and unwilling to contribute to the country? ”

Wei Zhongxian sighed again and said, "This, the old slave doesn't know." ”

Tianqi sneered and said: "Da Jue, today's court meeting is just a matter of a small speech official, and these Donglin officials will attack him in groups, eager to kill him on the spot." Even I can't stand this kind of situation, they are still salivaing there, completely ignoring my existence! ”

Wei Zhongxian didn't raise his eyebrows, and actually said: "As far as the old slave knows, since the Guihai Jingcha, the people of Donglin have driven most of the officials of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang out of the imperial court. ”

This sentence was a bit damaging, and Tianqi turned his head sharply, forced to look at Wei Zhongxian's lowered face, and shouted, "What did you say? ”

"The old slave is full of nonsense, please forgive the emperor!" Wei Zhongxian was shocked, and hurriedly fell to the ground and shook his head, trembling all over.

Apocalypse's chest rose and fell for a while, and after a while, he calmed down and said, "Get up, you are telling the truth, I don't blame you." ”

Wei Zhongxian slowly stood up, hung his hands, and stood aside tremblingly, as if he was afraid to say something wrong, and said no more.

Tianqi pondered, and after a long time, he let out a long breath and said leisurely: "Fortunately, my Shoufu did not stand on the side of those selfish Donglin gentlemen, but for the sake of my Ming Dynasty. ”

Wei Zhongxian was shocked when he heard this, but he didn't show any expression on his face - Ye Xianggao, who is the old man of the Donglin Party, the old immortal who is known as the elder of the Three Dynasties has repeatedly obstructed his strategy, otherwise, his father-in-law Wei would have defeated the Donglin Party led by his fellow countryman ** Xing, and he would not have to suffer today.

Even though he didn't get what he wanted, he still cautiously asked tentatively: "Long live Lord, do you remember the case of Wang Wenyan that was tried by Jinyiwei some time ago?" ”

"Oh? Did Luo Sigong's interrogation come about? Apocalypse remembered this and asked.

"I don't think so." Wei Zhongxian replied honestly, "However, the old slave heard that Wang Wenyan had eaten well and slept well in the edict prison, and the Jinyi guard treated him like a guest, as ......if he was afraid of neglecting him."

"Oh." Apocalypse seemed to respond casually, and said, "This guy is selfless in his heart, and he can eat and sleep well, it's not easy, haha......"

Wei Zhongxian sighed secretly in his heart, Tianqi didn't know if he was pretending to be confused or really making a mistake, but at the moment, I am afraid that it is not the opportunity to mention the removal of Luo Sigong, the time has not yet come, he thought for a moment before he spoke: "Long live Lord, the old slave has an idea that can increase his internal wealth, I don't know if I should say it?" ”

Apocalypse frowned, stared at him and said, "What strange ideas does the big crotch have?" ”

"That's right." Wei Zhongxian seemed a little embarrassed to speak, and said, "According to the practice of our dynasty, those who have contributed to the society can have the privilege of riding horses in the imperial city, but they also have to pay a certain fee to the imperial court, so the old slave thinks that it is not possible to issue an edict to reward the princes and ministers in Beijing, high-ranking eunuchs and magnates to have this privilege, so that they can pay silver and other things to the imperial court, and the use of the income may be used to fill the border pass......"

Before the words were settled, Apocalypse slapped the dragon case violently and shouted, "What a good idea, why can't I think of it." Grabbing Wei Zhongxian's shoulders and shaking him, he said with a smile, "The factory minister is really worthy of being my good companion, and he has solved many problems for me!" ”

Wei Zhongxian's face was honest, and he said with a smile: "The old slave is also cranky, and I don't know if it can be ......."

"Success, why not?" Tianqi was open-minded, with an excited face, and completely restored the look that a young man should have, and said: "This matter, you have entrusted it to you, and you must do it vigorously, so that I want to see which prince and prince will still be stingy with the money in his pocket, and he is unwilling to share his worries!" ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Okay, the old minister will go to the celebrant to draft the decree and present it to the emperor." ”

"I can just know about this, you can do it yourself!" Tianqi raised his hand to stop Wei Zhongxian, who turned to leave, and said with a smile: "Ask someone to bring the crested lampshade I made yesterday, and I have to think about it carefully." ”

"Yes!" Wei Zhongxian bowed his head and went out.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, the silly expression on Wei Zhongxian's face disappeared in an instant, and it was replaced by a heavy and solemn expression. At the corner outside the hall, his henchman Wei San greeted him and asked cautiously, "Godfather, has the emperor agreed?" ”

"Say yes!" Wei Zhongxian glared at Wei San and said hatefully, "The emperor still can't make up his mind, and he has to find another way to do this!" ”

"Oh!" Wei San touched a nail and felt bored, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only follow behind.

Wei Zhongxian suddenly turned around and said to him: "Go, go to Citi Club and talk to Xiong Sifei, let him put some pressure on the care hall, and save them from being self-righteous." I'd like to see how long these hypocrites can endure? ”

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In the yamen of the military department adjacent to East Chang'an Street, Sun Yueling, who was dressed in official robes and regular clothes, was flipping through official documents and handling political affairs.

He has been in the military department for a while, especially since he was transferred from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is not very familiar with the specific affairs of the military department. (To be continued.) )