"When Tan Shangshu was here, he also mentioned Chen Lan to me many times, saying that when it comes to water warfare, this person is the first in the world."

When Lu Guangming came out of the ranks, Emperor Wanli turned his head and said to Zhang Juzheng, he hung people there directly, the Son of Heaven inquired, and his subordinates should wait.

Zhang Juzheng nodded sideways and said:

"Back to Your Majesty, Tan Zili also talked to the ministers about this person, but the Japanese have been pacified, and the Fujian and Guangdong bandits do not dare to make trouble inland, the sailor is just a precaution, which is of little use, and Chen Lu is also a good general on land, and he has a lot of merit when he exterminates the Miao Rebellion, and he can be regarded as making the best use of his talents."

Emperor Wanli pondered for a moment, and said with a serious expression:

"The land is my territory, but isn't the sea? Those red-haired students used tricks to get a lease in Guangdong, and I felt uncomfortable every time I thought about it, although they had made a contract, they couldn't let them get away with it on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Zhang, the cabinet and the Ministry of War discussed and let Chen Ling take charge of the sailors in Guangdong. ”

Zhang Juzheng groaned, turned to look at Zhang Siwei, bowed down and said:

"The minister received the order, but there is one thing Your Majesty should be cautious about, the land is the foundation of the society, the sea is small, and the three eunuchs go to the sea and other actions that consume people's wealth, and they must not be done again!"

This statement was agreed by all the ministers in the Wenyuan Pavilion, and everyone knelt on the ground in unison and said:

"Your Majesty, please think carefully!"

Emperor Wanli didn't expect his statement to provoke such a reaction, and after hesitating, he still spoke:

"I am in the tiger, I have heard that there is endless wealth on the sea, and the maritime merchants of Nanzhili and Fujian and Zhejiang are all rich and well-established."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room was quiet, the ministers exchanged glances with each other, Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng also exchanged glances, Zhang Cheng clenched his hands a few times, walked out from the side, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said:

"Long live the lord, the slave and the maid will die, yesterday I said that in order to make the long live lord happy, I found a few storytelling books for you, and the things on it are all made up, and I can't do it really, I missed the long live lord, the slave and the maid will die, and the slave and the maid will die!"

Wanli was stunned for a moment, his white round face quickly turned red, Zhang Cheng was already kowtowing, Emperor Wanli glanced at Zhang Juzheng who was kneeling on the ground, and found that Zhang Juzheng was staring at him and shook his head slightly.

The flush on Emperor Wanli's face slowly subsided, and he was quiet for a while before he spoke:

"It's not about Zhang Companion's business, but the widow is credulous, get up, all Aiqing should get up too!"

A eunuch showed the emperor a script, and made the emperor believe the truth, and also took the words that he believed to be true to the court meeting, I don't know how much of a sin it was, and the Chinese courtiers of the court should have begged the emperor to use torture to ask for the crime, but this time everyone was silent.

Zhang Cheng, an old and sophisticated eunuch, had just admitted a heinous accusation in his mouth, but after getting up, he returned to Feng Bao's side like a nobody.

The sharp-eyed ones could also see Feng Bao nodding slightly to Zhang Cheng, and the ministers in the room also returned to their places like no one.

The left capital of the Imperial Palace, Lu Guangming, was dried there, but this is also old and sophisticated, and he doesn't feel it at all, and after the Wenyuan Pavilion quiets down, he comes out again:

"Your Majesty, the speeches of the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Hanlin Academy, the Guozijian and other places have all been handed to the General Administration Department, I don't know what Your Majesty's holy will is?"

The smile on Emperor Wanli's face had long since disappeared, and he said coldly:

"I don't know why Lu Aiqing is so sure, how do you know that these notes have not been sent back by the celebrant supervisor, I must have seen it?"

Lu Guangming's expression was suffocated, according to the rules, it was to be handed to the General Administration Department, and then the General Administration Department was transferred to the Chief Celebrant Supervisor, and it would only reach the emperor's hands after review.

Du Yu Shi Lu Guangming seemed to know that these notes were in the hands of the Son of Heaven this time, and asked directly, but was grabbed by Emperor Wanli.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu is the Commander-in-Chief, and this question is also where his position lies, a slight slip of the tongue, Your Majesty is magnanimous, just let it go!"

When Lu Guangming didn't know if he should kneel down and confess his guilt, Zhang Juzheng indifferently relieved him, and after saying this, Emperor Wanli stopped asking, and said with some resentment:

"The widow didn't receive the song at that time, God knows what Lord Lu said!?"

"Lord Lu, most of the officials discuss with their bosses when they are negligent, and Lord Lu, as the general leader of the supervising officials, naturally knows the most, and he is blunt!"

Zhang Juzheng said again, Lu Guangming tidied up a little, and said loudly:

"Tianjin Acropolis, is the hub of transportation, the place where grain and straw are gathered, the first-class important town, the imperial court set up an official office in Tianjin in order to severely punish illegality, supervise the transfer and transportation, Tianjin set up Jinyi Wei Thousand Households, but also for such duties, now Tianjin Jinyi Wei Thousand Households Wang Tong is wanton and reckless, rampant lawless."

After hearing the name "Wang Tong", several officials in the Wenyuan Pavilion directly lowered their heads, and some of them looked at their mouths and noses in contemplation, but shrank back a few steps.

"Wang Tong drove the Jinyi guards to run rampant in the city, forcibly apportioning peace signs to various shops and households, extorting money, and killing good people on the street, and many people in Tianjin fled to other places, and even led troops into the city a few days ago, and forcibly expelled the good people from the city, and everyone was afraid of power, and dared to be angry and did not dare to speak."

After Lu Guangming finished speaking, Shen Bingfeng, the imperial history of the right capital on the side, also came out and said:

"The Tianjin Acropolis is an important military state, there can be no slightest mistake, what Wang Tong did, greed and corruption violated the law, not to mention, ruined the reputation of the court in Tianjin, and disturbed the major affairs of Caoyun, this is the key to the Ming Dynasty, please ask Your Majesty to order Wang Tong to be brought to justice, and to govern the Jinyi Guard to command Liu Shou to have the crime of negligence!"

Emperor Wanli sat there and looked at the ministers on both sides, he couldn't see anything on the faces of these old and refined bigwigs, all of them looked like old gods.

Emperor Wanli leaned back, a smile gradually appeared on his already somewhat cold face, and although the ministers were standing upright, everyone was observing the emperor's expression.

This sudden smile actually gave people an unfathomable and profound feeling, and everyone felt a little strange, and Emperor Wanli said:

"Do Lu Aiqing and Shen Aiqing have any other reports?"

The bachelor, who has not spoken out, said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, the Household Department of the Transshipment Department has also sent a letter to His Majesty, saying that Wang Qianhu seems to be particularly hostile to the sailors and laborers on the canal in Tianjin, and it is very targeted, Your Majesty, there can be no mistake in the transshipment of the boats on the canal, otherwise the grain and rice supply in Gyeonggi will not be available, and I am afraid that something big will happen immediately!"

The smile on Emperor Wanli's face was faint, and he said loudly:

"Companion, bring the newspaper and those letters from the East Factory!"

Feng Bao hurriedly moved the stacks of newspapers in front of him in front of Emperor Wanli, and several people in the room who knew the inside story were staring at Feng Bao, and Wan Dao, the eunuch of Tianjin, must have also written, why didn't Feng Bao mention it, there must be more power to speak with this eunuch who is the master of ceremonies.

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever heard of the name of the bow incense?"

Emperor Wanli picked up a scroll and asked leisurely, everyone in the room was stunned, Zhang Juzheng was brushing his beard with his hands, but after hearing it, he turned his head to look at the people in the room, the ministers had stunned expressions on their faces, but Feng Bao said softly behind him:

"The bow incense is the association of the laborers on the canal wharf and the boatmen on the ship to burn incense."

Feng Bao was in charge of the East Factory, and these news naturally understood, and Emperor Wanli continued:

"As soon as there are more people, the courage is great, this bow incense relies on the large number of people, and actually forces the merchants to burn incense in the city, this incense is to pay silver taels, the people are not happy, and they are bitter, Feng Daban, this is the truth?"

"Back to the words of the Long Live Lord, it is true."

"Wang Tong is not afraid of risks, sweeping away evil deeds, he killed on the street, but he saved the bitter master who was persecuted by the bow incense, I heard that there are still some crimes of robbing people's daughters and forcing people to break their homes, Feng Daban, these things are all in the report of the East Factory!"

"If you go back to the Long Live Lord, you have all of them, and the confessions drawn by the bitter lord have also been sent, and there are some other evil deeds of the bow incense."

Feng Bao replied in a deep voice there, with a helpless look on his face, but the answer was not slow, Emperor Wanli smiled and put the scroll back on the bookcase, and asked softly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the bow incense in Tianjin City has been rampant for so long, and none of the civil and military officials of Tianjin Wei have reported it.

Feng Bao turned his head to look at Zhang Cheng and the rest of the eunuchs in the hall, everyone shook their heads with affirmative expressions, and the eunuch Feng Bao said loudly:

"Back to the words of the Long Live Lord, I have never received such a report since the slave maid joined the celebrant supervisor, and the Dongchang secret pile stationed in Tianjin is mentioned in common sense, but according to the rules, such things can be filed, and there is no need to submit them to the saint."

Wanli nodded while listening, and when Feng Bao finished speaking, Wanli turned to Lu Guangming and Shen Bingfeng who were standing there, and said indifferently:

"Chuantou incense has been rampant for so long, and there has never been a report from the civil and military officials in Tianjin, why did Jinyi Wei Qianhu Wang Tong punish him, but the Yanguan was immediately impeached, and what is the connection between this?"

The left capital and the right capital glanced at each other, both knelt down, and the expressions of everyone in the room were unnatural, Emperor Wanli leaned on the back of the chair, his tone became a little calm, and he said:

"Tianjin soldiers are prepared for the road, the generals who are guarding Tianjin, and the Qing army of Hejian Mansion all know that no one is involved in the impeachment of their negligence, why is it that a person who punishes the villains for doing things is impeached, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is so supervised!?

Xia said that it was hot, but Wen Yuan Pavilion suddenly cooled down at this time.

(To be continued)