Chapter 713: Xiang Zhuang Dancing Sword
Tang Yi's concession was unexpected, just one Yan Ne, plus the royal court, ended a protracted storm, it's worth it, it's worth it!
Including Zhao Zhenji, they all felt that Tang Yi had suffered a great grievance in this matter, forbearance for the country, taking into account the overall situation, and what was lost must be compensated, he felt that Xu Jie, at least not to favor Zhang Juzheng, should delegate power, and give way when it should be done.
"Master, there are some things that I shouldn't have said, but now that I have seen you, I have to say them." Zhao Zhenji tried to soften his tone, but it still sounded prickly.
"In the past few years, I have been the governor of Caoyun, and outsiders say that I have made great achievements, but in fact, I know how much ability I have, and Caoyun has been a problem for more than 200 years, and I can't change it if I want to. But relying on the strategy given to me by Tang Yi, I was stunned to change it, and now ninety percent of the grain is transported by sea, through Tianjin, and sent to the capital. Originally, at the north and south slots, hundreds of thousands of people and ladies pointed to the canal for a living, and when they saw that the canal was without grain ships, why didn't they come out to oppose it? According to Tang Xingzhi's plan, I arranged for the people of Caoyun to go to the wharves and ports along the coast, and they had a source of livelihood, and because of the rise of the seaport, they earned more than the canal, so naturally they had no complaints. The rest of the people were either encouraged to engage in industry and commerce, or to run workshops, and then the Yangtze River shipping funded the construction of a parallel canal straight road connecting the north and south. Several strategies are thrown out, all parties can benefit, there are things to do, naturally no one objected, now the grain has increased to 8 million stones, and the two million households in the capital are pointing to the grain to survive, but the price of grain is more than 10% lower than five years ago, Tang Xingzhi is indeed a great talent in the world. ”
Zhao Zhenji patiently complained, but how did he know that Xu Jie's more and more he listened, the more angry he became, and he was very helpless.
As the first assistant of the empire, Xu Jie's vision is much better than that of Zhao Zhenji.
At the beginning, Tang Yi suggested opening the sea in order to solve financial difficulties, and the Xu family was the largest landowner in the southeast.
But after seven or eight years, Xu Jie saw the clues, and the drawbacks brought about by the opening of the sea became more and more revealed.
The huge wealth in the southeast has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and some families even have a wealth of more than 10 million or 100 million! Wealthy businessmen and tycoons use the wealth in their hands to grab benefits, such as Zhao Zhenji's proud straight road, which is the official supervision and business office.
It seems that the court does not have to spend much money, but in fact, it is equivalent to handing over the power of the court to the merchants. The government is getting weaker and weaker, so that it loses control, and the million-dollar joint name in the southeast is the best ironclad proof!
If it continues like this, it will only disrupt the country and destroy the foundation of the ancestors.
But the problem is that Tang Yi is good at disguise and deception, and even old ministers like Zhao Zhenji were deceived by his tricks. In other words, he was blinded by lard and bought by Tang Yi.
"Meng Jing, if you don't plan for eternity, it's not enough to plan for a while. As a disciple of Confucius and Mencius, a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, we should take care of the ancestors and the ancestors, and watch the country, Tang Yi acted obediently, repeatedly out of line, and the means used were even more unscrupulous, which can be called crazy, how can such a person dominate the world and promote my king's learning? ”
Zhao Zhenji couldn't believe his ears, it was obviously Tang Yi who suffered, why was Xu Jie so unfair? Is it because he has been in a high position for a long time, and the humble Xu Jie, who was gone, is it because Xu Jie, who is the initiator at all, and he instigated Zhang Juzheng to do it?
Zhao Zhenji has always respected Xu Jie, but he never imagined that once a person becomes the first assistant, people will not dare to look directly.
"Teacher, you said that Tang Yi's methods were excessive, but don't forget, it was someone who crossed the line first, attacked Yu Dayou, and harbored evil intentions, which caused the people's resentment to boil, and one Tang Yi was not enough to ascend to the heights, and all the people responded. It was someone who first lost his morality and became untenable, and then he was attacked by a group. ”
Syllable!
Xu Jie slammed the table and roughly interrupted Zhao Zhenji's words.
"Are you saying that the old man went against the sky and made the heavens angry and resentful, should he get out of the way and abdicate to make way for Xian?"
Zhao Zhenji's face was flushed, he originally said Zhang Juzheng, but he didn't expect to make Xu Jie's heart too much.
"Teacher, you are always our family, I just want to ask the teacher to focus on the overall situation and the great cause of learning!"
It's okay not to say it, when it comes to Xinxue, Xu Jie becomes more and more angry, he has the heart to scold people, but when he thinks that even Zhao Zhenji has fallen out, he really becomes a loner.
"Alas, Meng Jing, that's the end of it, you go down."
Xu Jie waved his hand impatiently and drove Zhao Zhenji out of the cabinet.
He was the only one left, holding the results of the trial of the three divisions handed over by Zhao Zhenji, Xu Jie walked back and forth, his brows became deeper and deeper, and he kept sighing.
The matter has reached this point, and a Yan Ne has temporarily suppressed public opinion at most, but he has not been able to resolve the disadvantage.
People think that Xu Jie played a disgraceful role in this case, and the handling of Yan Ne was to survive with a broken tail. I'm afraid that in Shilin, his reputation is on par with Yan Song.
To Jun Yaoshun, it is Xu Jie's dream, he wants to shine in history, and he wants to pass on to future generations, and all the dreams are shattered.
And with the moral bankruptcy, the betrayal of the mind up and down, had to rely on Jiajing's support, and had to embark on Yan Song's old road, what was the end of the road, Xu Jie knew better than anyone else.
But can Xu Jiejie retreat?
No, if he loses power, who will protect the Xu family?
With Tang Yi's ruthlessness, can he let go of the Xu family?
Even in the face of Yan Ge Lao, Xu Jie has never been so worried, he is in a dilemma, what to do is not right, but how to change it?
When Xu Jie's attention was not noticed, the small bell rang, Zhang Juzheng walked in from outside, he was respectful, and arrived in front of Xu Jie.
"Master, disciple has something here, please take a look."
Xu Jie picked it up casually, but after looking at it twice, he looked excited and grabbed it tightly, "Quick, give me the glasses." ”
Holding reading glasses, Xu Jie looked carefully.
There are more than a dozen letters in a thick stack, all of which were written by Hu Zongxian to Yan Song and Yan Shifan, and the tone is numb and the attitude is flattering, which is simply disgusting.
Letters are often accompanied by gift lists, and each gift is worth hundreds of thousands of taels, and even a huge amount of three or five hundred thousand taels, which is really a big deal.
Jiang Chen befriended close servants and took them as Austrian aid, this is not a small crime, it is enough to kill the head. Finally caught Hu Zongxian's handle, Xu Jie was happy at first, but then frowned.
If it was a year ago, it would definitely be enough to kill Hu Zongxian, but now that the Yan family has fallen, Hu Zongxian honestly returned to Beijing to take over the army.
Thanks to this turmoil, due to the hard propaganda in various places, Yu Dayou has become the world's number one brave general, loyal and courageous, and Hu Zongxian has also washed away his former infamy and has become a loyal and loyal man who strategizes and serves the country wholeheartedly.
If you want to kill Hu Zongxian with a few letters, if you don't do it, you will only lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot, and it will also make people say that it is impossible to frame Yu Dayou, and they will reinvigorate the unjust prison and attack Hu Zongxian.
"Alas, it's late, uncle, if you had ...... Alas! ”
Zhang Juzheng's old face was flushed, he had already had these evidences, and he would not be so passive when he attacked Hu Zongxian directly.
Fortunately, he is a determined person, since he has done it, he will not regret it, and the top priority is to make up for the lost points, he said in a low voice: "Master, you look back." ”
"Hmm!"
Xu Jie turned to the last page, and happened to see a paragraph of Hu Zongxian's draft decree, and after reading it three times, Xu Jie suddenly wanted to laugh out loud and express the resentment in his chest.
Well, there is a way in heaven that he doesn't take, and hell has no door to cast.
Drafting the holy decree on behalf of the Son of Heaven and stealing the blessings of the Son of Heaven, not to mention being as strong as Jiajing, even any emperor will not tolerate it.
Hu Zongxian exceeded his duty as a minister, and Shilin couldn't tolerate him. Zhang Ju smiled on his front, "Master, this time Hu Zongxian is dead, does Tang Yi still have the face to defend him?" The disciple dared to say that Tang Yi must have known what Hu Zongxian had done, and even participated in it, and eliminated them in one fell swoop! ”
Xu Jie, after all, was an old fox, and quickly calmed down, he looked at the letter carefully, and suddenly threw it aside in disgust.
"It's just a transcription, and there is no seal from Hu Zongxian, how can he be convicted?"
"The teacher is too worried, the real book is naturally there, but it is not in the hands of the disciple."
"In whose hands?"
"Yan Shifan!" Zhang Juzheng replied.
"It's him!" When Xu Jie's hearing these three words, he remembered that annoying face, if it weren't for the things in front of him, Xu Jie's subordinates would have been instigated to abolish Yan Shifan.
New hatred and old hatred, not counting yet, will he help himself?
Don't be another trap, right?
Xu Jie was full of suspicion and glanced at Zhang Juzheng, "What the hell is going on, don't you know clearly?" ”
Zhang Juzheng was bitter in his heart, and after he made his own opinion, Lao Xu no longer believed him.
"Shixiang, Yan Shifan heard the rumors in Jiangxi, he secretly sent Luo Longwen to Beijing, he said that he had evidence of Hu Zongxian's guilt in his hands, and he was willing to help Shixiang and defeat Tang Yi, only asking Shixiang to pardon his crimes and help him recover."
Xu Jie was noncommittal, and just asked, "What do you think?" ”
"Master, the disciple thinks that Hu Zongxian tried his best to flatter the Yan family in order to marry the father and son of the Yan family, and Yan Shifan is insidious and vicious, in order to control Hu Zongxian, he has some handles in his hands, which is not surprising."
"That's not what I'm asking." Xu Jie frowned and said, "Yan Shifan, what kind of calculations does he have, do you know it in your heart?" ”
In any case, Tang Yi is just a new disease, the Yan family is an old disease for fifteen years, and Xu Jie doesn't want to make wedding clothes for Yan Shifan. Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng was prepared, and he said unhurriedly: "Master, the disciple thinks that Yan Shifan is not well-intentioned, he may not want the teacher to pardon him, but looks forward to you and Tang Yi killing one of you to the death, and when the time comes, both will lose, and his opportunity will come." ”
Xu Jie thought for a long time and agreed with Zhang Juzheng's judgment.
Yan Shifan and Tang Yi are both sick in his heart, but how to start, it's really nerve-wracking?
After a quarter of an hour of silence, Xu Jie said slowly: "Uncle, you go to find someone to read,"
"Is it the impeachment of Hu Zongxian?"
"No, it's Yan Shifan!" Xu Jie suddenly showed a sinister smile, as if an old fox possessed him. (To be continued.) )