"National politics such as the use of soldiers, there is a way to make trade-offs, since ancient times, there are differences in the governance of the court, but they are all disputes. If the people are allowed to break the law and threaten the government at every turn, how can this country become a country? ”

In the political hall, Qu Chengshuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Education, talked eloquently. Gu Zhengming, the governor of Wuxi, and Yang Ye, the governor of Hubei, both branded the people of Hexi as Manchu secret spies, although they used them as bargaining chips to attack each other, but at the same time, they also excluded the people from the political dispute. Xue Fan, Chen Shi and other senior officials all acquiesced to this theory, and how to deal with the dispute between Gu and Yang was one thing, but their "Manchu secret spy theory" had to be accepted.

The second assistant Wu Yaluo was very dissatisfied and spoke out against it, and Qu Chengshuo, as a conciliator, spoke to persuade him. Qu Chengshuo's words are very straightforward, almost the same as what Wen Yanbo of the Northern Song Dynasty said to Song Shenzong, "In order to rule the world with scholars, not with the people". How the court and the local government fight, it is the business of the bureaucracy, and the people must not be allowed to get involved, and in the face of the people, the bureaucrats should be together.

Whether it was Fan Jin and Su Wencai, who were in charge of military affairs, or Shi Yizhi, who was in charge of legal affairs, they all felt that although these words were not in line with the general interests of Yinghua and the country, they were correct in terms of national political practice, so they did not say anything.

Wu Yaluo is also in his sixties, and in his early years, he was a kiln firing man, and with the guidance and support of the emperor, his family became prominent workers in glass, cement, porcelain and enamel. In the era when Peng Xianzhong and others also faded out of national politics and concentrated on industrial and commercial affairs, they were also poured down by the emperor in the political affairs hall, which was not only the need to connect industry and commerce, but also the emperor's fancy to his old stubbornness, and he still retained the temperament of the people, which could curb the pace of bureaucratization in the political affairs hall.

Wu Yaluo said angrily: "You have all read the letter of inquiry from the Eastern Courtyard, don't think that you can fool the Eastern Courtyard in this matter." ”

Shangshu left servant shot, and Yang Junli, the secretary of the ministry, shook his head and said: "Because of this, the Eastern Courtyard is not allowed to make a big fuss about the people." The roots of the people in the East Courtyard are still scholars, although they can spread the voice of the people to the temple, but they use the people's hearts as bargaining chips to fight for power. If you really want to allow them to enter politics, it is a mistake for the country. ”

Zhongshu Youcheng, Shangshu Xiang Shanxuan echoed: "The Eastern Court does not experience real politics and acts quite perversely. He wants to seize the law in his hands. A year ago, the "National Crimes Law" actually set up a system to prevent adultery in the country. If this Fa is really to be carried out, everyone will see each other as enemies, what will happen to that!? The court fights each other. If they are brought into the game again, the country will be in danger! ”

Shi Yizhi, the secretary of Dali Temple, obviously understood it, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Cheng Yingde, the left of the Chinese book, coughed and said: "Although there are trade-offs in national politics, there is no room for the law to be framed. Even if the East Courtyard asked, it couldn't say anything. Shi Gong, what do you say? ”

The political affairs hall is in charge of internal affairs, although it is not as decisive as Song Ming in all military and state affairs, but it is also a word to move the country, so it is very thoughtful in what it does and what it says, and it has its own internal and external differences. Cheng Yingde's words can be understood by everyone present, that is, he recognizes Gu Yang's "Manchu secret espionage theory", and sits on the basis of legal judgment. And this requires Shi Yizhi, the secretary of Dali Temple, who is in charge of the judgment, to nod his head.

At this time, there is no constant contact between the north and the south, even if it is a remote village. As long as the emperor does not explicitly object, Dali Temple promotes the county government and even the provincial court to loosen their hands in the investigation of the evidence presented by the Gucheng magistrate, and they can go out of a process that does not leak.

Shi Yizhi pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, in his opinion, it was the mourning period of Duan Guoshi at this time. The emperor is bent on seeking stability, and letting the eldest prince run the government is the best proof. It was a last resort to separate the Eastern Courtyard with the "Manchu secret espionage theory" to prevent the Hexi tragedy from escalating the dispute between Wuxi Straight Road and Hubei.

Seeing that Fan Jin and Su Wencai did not raise any objections, Wu Yaluo snorted coldly angrily and did not insist anymore.

Then Cheng Yingde, who was in charge of overseas affairs, said: "Let's talk about the Zhou Ning case first......"..., this talk is half an hour. Still nothing came of it. The emperor inquired into the case, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had to investigate diligently, and it was found that Zhou Ning, the governor of Luzon, had indeed committed a personal act of indignity, and may have committed the crimes of persecuting the people, abusing power for personal gain, and taking revenge for personal gain.

Cheng Yingde advocated that this matter was Zhou Ning's personal problem, and that Zhou Ning should go to his post and change to a governor, but Xue Xue believed that since Jia Hao, successive governors of Luzon had similar problems, indicating that this is not a personal crime, but that Luzon is no longer suitable for the trusteeship system and must be divided into a separate province.

In this matter, Cheng Yingde is only the front desk, and behind him is to take the position of a subordinate servant, control the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and at the same time connect with Chen Wance of the Planning Department and the Ministry of Commerce of Zhongshu Province. Xue Xue had the support of Shangshu Province and the Privy Council, and the two sides were in contention.

Fan Jin remained silent, and when he saw that both parties were a little blushing and their necks were thick, he spoke: "This matter is from His Highness's words, you had better think about whether your own argument can convince Your Highness." His Royal Highness has also noticed the dispute between Wuxi Straight Road and Hubei, and maybe he will find someone to consult......"

Everyone was silent, Xue Xue and Chen Wance glanced at each other tacitly, and then proposed to adjourn the meeting for a while.

In the side hall, Xue Xue said: "Luzon can be slow, but Zhou Ning must go down." ”

Chen Wance said: "Even if you go down, you have to use other reasons, otherwise the officials will be uneasy, even senior brother, you have to be careful, senior brother was in Qinghai and Mobei before, ......"

Xue Xue's face changed a little, and she brushed her sleeves and said: "The Mongolians sent me a concubine just because you and I wished, and most of the little girls around the Demon Governor were still sent by the Buddha Governor, how could they make a fuss about this matter?" ”

Chen Wance sighed: "The two governors of Buddha and Demon are both martial artists and are not involved in national politics, and senior brother, you see that you are going to be promoted to the first assistant, and someone wants to bite this egg seam." Senior brother, don't think too much, the two of us have been friends for many years and have been taught by the same teacher, how can we fight each other by such means. I'm scared, the people below ......"

Xue Xue's face softened, and she shook her head and said, "It's okay, this responsibility is inevitable, but you." Zhou Ning's case is nothing, if it is this Gu Yang dispute, you will continue to stand in front, and you are afraid that the people below will point directly at the back of your neck, and it will be difficult to clean up at that time. ”

It was Chen Wance's turn to change color, and Xue Xue's words were revealing his old bottom. Duan Hongshi once commented that Chen Rice had the talent of the first assistant, but unfortunately, he could not be the first assistant. The reason is very simple, he was the first staff member of the fourteenth prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he was born from an improper background.

If it was ten years ago, this would not be nothing, the old Qing officials Li Zhushou and Tang You served as the first assistant before and after, and they were still the hearts of the court and the people, after all, most of the local and court officials were from the old Qing Dynasty. But this is almost 20 years of the Holy Dao, and the official stream in the country was educated by Yinghua even if they were not born in Yinghua, compared with those who have experience in Manchu officialdom. People like Xue Xue, Cheng Yingde and Yang Junli who were born "pure" rule the world, and naturally have more popular advantages.

Whether it is good or malice, Xue Xue's words are extremely heavy, and they are malicious. Xue Xue is saying that if you Chen Wance continue to oppose my faction, maybe someone will expose your old background and even slander you for continuing to have relations with the Manchus. If you torture my personal virtues, don't blame me for torturing your origins.

Chen Wance took a deep breath and smiled again: "There is Li Tang Erxiang below, and Your Majesty above." How could Wan Ce be afraid of such words. ”

This attitude was very resolute, and Xue Xue shook her head regretfully and helplessly.

The leaders of the two factions discussed privately, but they still failed to reach an agreement on Zhou Ning's case, of course, not to mention the dispute between Gu and Yang, which has not yet reached the point where it can be discussed.

The meeting continued, the argument continued, and the first assistant fell ill again. No one finally made a decision, and finally had to agree that Zhou Ning's case was "invited to Huang" by the second assistant. That is, the second assistant writes an opinion and submits it to the emperor for approval, and the second assistant then approves the yellow according to the emperor's opinion. This is a rare move in the political hall, in the past, the political hall was not in contention, and the first assistant made a decision, even if the first assistant was sick, the second assistant could coordinate and come up with opinions, anyway, try not to work the emperor. ..., and then talk about the Gu Yang case, Zhou Ning's case is inconclusive, let alone the Gu Yang case. Therefore, the discussion is only for the two sides to put their opinions on the table and try to make the argument as clear as possible.

The two sides are at odds with each other, and the root cause can be traced all the way back to the Planning Division. The reason is very simple, if the planning department that controls the central taxation and even the local taxation system can set up a set of plans for the Wuxi Zhidao in the tax system to buffer the interests of the central and local governments, the dispute between Gu and Yang will lose the foundation of interests.

He has been at the helm of the Planning Department for 20 years. Gu Xiyi, who has become the treasurer of a country, shook his head and said: "If Ji Si is a special case for Wuxi Straight Road, what will Jiangnan Caoyun do?" What to do with colonial companies? What about each line? Isn't that a mess? ”

Of course, Gu Xiyi didn't want to interfere, he just had to listen to the emperor, how convenient and how could the Ji Si come here, and how could he mess up the procedures that had been running smoothly for more than 20 years for the political affairs hall, and this procedure also involved the interests within the Ji Si, and even affected the financial system.

Xue Xue and others are also very helpless, Ji Si is independent of the political affairs hall, and the financial power is not in his hands, which is also a key reason for Gu Yang's dispute.

Seeing that they had to "invite Huang" to do this, the ministers stared at each other, and they all had a heavy sense of helplessness. The reason why Huang is not invited easily is that the political affairs hall wants to protect the minister's power, and secondly, after the emperor decides, if the matter has not been resolved, then he has to find a scapegoat.

At this moment, a person rushed in, but it was the counselor of the East Courtyard of the Political Affairs Hall, who waved to the cabinet ministers, and gasped: "The East and East Courtyards have made trouble for the Hexi tragedy!" The decision to send people to look at things, led by the blind man! ”

There was a sound of cool air in the hall, and these guys in the East Courtyard were really afraid that the world would not be chaotic! It was just agreed to separate them with the "Manchu secret espionage theory", but they wanted to take the initiative to kill them.

"As soon as the East Courtyard moves, it will inevitably clamor for various newspapers, and then public opinion in the country will be in an uproar, how can this be good?"

"The dispute between Gu and Yang should be put on the table, and then it will not be the way for our gentlemen to fight."

"If the Eastern Court is allowed to speak out on this matter, won't everything be controlled in the future? Could it be that the Eastern Courtyard still wants to ride on the head of the political hall? ”

The ministers spoke one after another, angry at the arbitrariness of the Eastern Yuan, and at the same time seeking countermeasures.

Chen Wance advocated that the West Courtyard should also be pushed to see the matter, the East and West Courts have always been at odds, and the Wuxi Straight Road is related to the interests of several large infrastructure builders, and the West Courtyard also has a position to fight with the East Courtyard.

Xue Xue sneered: "Is the servant going to throw away the position of the unity of the court and the court?" Then this Manchu secret espionage theory ......"

Originally, the two factions had a tacit understanding to keep the Manchu secret espionage theory, but they did not want this matter to escalate into a dispute between the people and the government. Now that Chen Wance wants to let the West Courtyard go out, he has broken through this boundary, and Xue Xue naturally has the intention to lift the table.

Chen Wance said in a deep voice: "There is no need for the political hall to speak, the West Courtyard is also going to move, and the political hall must be integrated at this time." ”

Xue Xue gritted her teeth, her eyes turned, and she suddenly had a plan: "The Political Affairs Hall will also send someone to investigate this case, Your Majesty is in Changsha, in order to facilitate contact, please also send someone to watch with you." ”

Everyone was stunned, and then they all understood, and they all smiled bitterly, but they didn't object.

This matter was originally going to invite Huang, and it was so big that it was normal for the political affairs hall to send an "inspection team", and it was also the meaning of the topic that the secretary and supervisor of the central court and the general administration department would send personnel to accompany them. But Xue Xue deliberately emphasized that everyone understood that it was aimed at someone who was currently serving as the secretary and supervisor of the Central Court.

The eldest prince Li Kezai, since the Eastern and Western Courts want to intervene in this matter, the political hall can only invite the future prince.

Fan Jinxin said, Kezai, as I said, you can't escape this whirlpool.

This pot of water, just like this, is added to the fire, and gradually boils into boiling soup, I don't know what it tastes like. (To be continued......)