Who are they?

Wang Hua's question is a good question.

Mei Kejia said: "In the first year I came to Zhejiang, I thought it was those big businessmen, with heads and faces, names and surnames, and Zhongcheng may have heard of them, Fei Rongjia from Taizhou, Wei Huiqiang from Huzhou, Huang Zongliang and Song Xiaoweng from Hangzhou. But later, after fighting with them, I also felt that they were all brocade clothes and jade food, who would be afraid to fight with the prince of the East Palace? Not at all. So I was puzzled."

"Then in the second year, I was thinking about it, could it be the prefects of various provinces in Zhejiang, the political envoys, and the officials of the inspection envoys, they also have names, but if you think about it, it is still the same, will they take the initiative to fight with His Highness? Nor will it."

"And who is it? I didn't figure it out until last year or this year. The people His Highness is looking for don't have a specific name at all! If there is a name, such as Huang Zongliang in Hangzhou, who manipulates all this behind his back, then things are simpler. Even if the name is more powerful, what can it be? His Royal Highness is the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and with a will, Jinyi Wei can take people away, but why did things become like they are today?"

"Because the difficulty of this thing is that there is no name. If there is. That is Zhejiang, Fujian. It was the merchants, clans, and officials who depended on their money, not only in the localities, but also in the capital. It's all these people."

Within the scope of Mei Kejia's understanding,

It's hard, of course.

Because it is impossible to arrest and kill all of them.

"Sir,"

The housekeeper in the governor's yamen was brought by Wang Hua, and this person has been with him for more than ten years, and he takes him everywhere. His shout made the shocked Wang Hua come back to his senses from the wandering.

"What's wrong?"

The man replied, "The government envoy and the envoy have come to the yamen."

Mei Kejia was expressionless, but in fact, the emotions were in his heart: he was really in a hurry.

"Got it. Boss Mei, don't leave yet. Regarding Zhejiang, this official still has a lot to say to you. Now, let's go inside and listen. Let's see what these two have to say."

Mei Kejia didn't say a word, got up and saluted slightly, then turned to the back and sat down.

Zhejiang's political envoy is Li Yancai, the political envoy of Huguang's right, and the envoy is still the original person, named Dang Shanji, he is not like Li Yancai, who has any in-law relationship with anyone.

He is a typical Ming official.

Such an official thinks about himself for seven points, thinks about his boss for three points, and the people don't have a point.

Wang Hua has just received a baptism of 'real competition with the people, and he doesn't think they have good intentions for the two people who come to the door now.

"Li Yancai (Dang Shanji), I have seen Zhongcheng."

They saluted, and generally sat in mixed positions, but this time they didn't seem to ......

Wang Hua was born as a champion, and he is also an official valued by the prince, and has served as the right envoy of the Zhan Mansion and the political envoy of Shandong, with rich experience and a lot of background.

If you really want to put on a little momentum, then you can still put it out, it depends on whether you want to do it or not.

Now that he meets these two people, Wang Hua wants to put on a fight.

So he returned to the main seat and sat down, keeping his distance from them, and keeping a straight face. ….

Li Yancai and Dang Shanji looked at each other, and they were a little confused about the temper of the new governor.

Governor, for a while, was a permanent official position, but in the Hongzhi period it was not, it was a bit like a 'patrol group, the feeling, it was specially sent by the emperor for what purpose,

So this belongs to the 'upper difference,'.

The magistrate must not be offended, otherwise after he returns to Beijing, he will give you a small report on the emperor's side, and it will not be the end of the calf.

"Zhongcheng." Li Yancai, the political envoy, spoke first, "The lower officials didn't want to disturb Zhongcheng's rest, and the lower officials also just arrived as the political envoy of Zhejiang a few days ago, and after arriving, they heard about the current incident that caused trouble to the imperial court. Xia Guan thought that how to deal with this matter is to see what Zhongcheng means."

Wang Hua replied, "Since it is an important matter, it naturally does not matter whether you rest or not. Come on."

Li Yancai gave Dang Shanji a look,

So the envoy opened his mouth, "Zhongcheng may have heard it too. It is the eunuch Wei Gonggong in Zhejiang who is greedy for ink. Father-in-law Wei was greedy for money, so much so that he took the initiative to ask for bribes. In the court, Liu Shangshu has also presented Chen to His Majesty, imploring His Majesty to recall the internal officials for the sake of the people of Zhejiang. According to the understanding of the lower officials, Gonggong Wei will return to Beijing in the near future."

"yes." Although Li Yancai is new to Zhejiang, in the final analysis, he is a civil official, and he naturally has no good impression of eunuchs, so he is naturally happy, "However, Zhongcheng and Father-in-law Wei also have inextricable relationships in Zhejiang. Today we are here to discuss with Zhongcheng, what should those people do?"

Wang Hua raised his eyebrows,

Mei Kejia is a person, and the official's mind is clear.

He said that these people would come to test their attitudes, and he was really right.

"Has Grandpa Wei been arrested? Where did you get the news? Why is it that we never found out?"

The governor's words made Li and the party hold back,

"Everyone in Zhejiang already knows this."

"Everybody knows what's the use. Did the Divine Decree say so, or did the prince say so? Or maybe Da Sima said so to you?"

Both of them shook their heads, "No, no."

Li Yancai didn't want to run in vain, he frowned and pondered, but still thought of a way, "Zhongcheng, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves the people and is close to the people, Wei Bin is the eunuch of the East Palace, if something like this happens, His Royal Highness will not ignore it." It will only be a matter of one or two days before the Holy Decree is around, and even if there is an accident, the overall situation of Wei Bin's return to Beijing will not change."

Wang Hua would not easily overthrow him, just because he wanted to know what else these two people would say next.

So he nodded, "In that case, you say, 'What about those people, who are those people?'

Dang Shanji was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately spoke: "It is the master of Mei Ji, Mei Kejia. This person has sinister intentions, since the eleventh year of Hongzhi, he has been bribing Wei Gonggong, so in just a few years, Mei Kejia has made a profit of trillions, and the raw silk and tea of various prefectures and counties in Zhejiang are all supplied to Mei Ji first!"

Although Wang Hua doesn't know much about Zhejiang,

But he also understands the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Wei Bin is fine now.

Eucalyptus was not tried, and Wei Bin was not tried, why did Zhejiang's envoy say this? It's too biased to say it this way. ….

But he also thought of what Mei Kejia said before - please enter the urn.

In fact, he didn't understand a little, and he still had to ask later.

And for now......

Wang Hua turned to Li Yancai, "What is the opinion of the political envoy Yamen? Do you agree?"

"Xia Guan doesn't know much about this matter, and everything still has to listen to Zhongcheng's meaning. But if a merchant bribes a eunuch to guard the town, he will be held accountable according to the law."

[In other words, it is the best way to read aloud and listen to books at present, @

This person?" Dang Shanji is testing again.

"How to write the eucalyptus scroll naturally depends on how the prisoner explains." Wang Hua's eyes narrowed, "What? Can the Yamen of the Priest survey the eucalyptus scrolls at will?"

Dang Shanji was stunned and hurriedly said, "Of course not. It's just ......."

At this point, he stopped by himself, because he felt Li Yan tugging at him. After that, he led him to leave.

Wang Hua did not obstruct them either.

When he got outside, Dang Shanji asked Li Yancai, "Why didn't you let me say it just now?" This royal governor has an ambiguous attitude towards Mei Kejia."

"The first time we met, you asked such a question? Mei Kejia's matter is urgent, as long as it is verified that he has the evidence of taking bribes, it is not too late to come to the governor's yamen. If you don't do Mei Kejia at that time, you will be using your power for personal gain, as long as he leaves a word, it's okay, we can play. Do Mei Kejia, and ask him to speak. In this position, you can't hide from him."

When Dang Shanji heard it, this was right.

"Today is just to take a picture, by the way, to test the temptation, he is not fooled, and it is useless to chase after him."

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Li Yancai and Dang Shanji left.

And Mei Kejia also walked out from behind, "Zhongcheng."

Wang Hua looked at the middle-aged man, "It's a pity that you don't study and become an official."

"Zhongcheng lifted, I also thought about it below, but unfortunately I didn't have that blessing."

"I've shown a little bit of a defense for you, otherwise, they'll be suspicious."

"Yes, it is also appropriate for Cheng to be cautious when we meet for the first time."

"But I don't know a thing." Wang Hua wanted to continue the previous conversation, "You said that there is no one in Zhejiang who has a name and surname to go against His Highness, but you also said that you want to invite you into the urn, isn't this contradictory?" ….

"Not a contradiction. There is no name and no surname, it is because everyone is pushed by the situation, if you tell someone at the beginning, you are an enemy of the prince like this, then I don't think anyone will choose like that, but step by step I was pushed on this road, then there is no way, and even some people don't feel that they are against His Royal Highness, but think that Gonggong Wei is greedy for silver. And if we invite you into the urn, if you invite you, you will be lost, and if you are lost, you will be lost, and it is useless to shout that you have been wronged when you are caught."

"Hmm. What about those two just now?"

"Let them come, let the merchants behind them come together, cut off my supply, and let them collect the raw silk in Huzhou and other places this year, and we, collect them."

This was said so harshly, but Mei Kejia didn't have any expression at all.

Not suitable for Wei Bin's incident,

Where would officials in Zhejiang dare to do anything to Mei Ji.

"It will take time. And, do you really think they'll believe it? Believe me, a person from the Zhan Shifu, who doesn't put the interests of the prince first?"

"Zhongcheng, you might as well give it a try."

It's hard for Mei Kejia to say this. What does it mean to put the interests of the crown prince first? Don't take this sentence out to deceive people.

Wei Bin is still the prince's close attendant, did he take the prince's silver?

These officials, big and small, are thinking about whether their pockets are bulging or not, so they naturally think the same way when they look at others. In the words of literature and art, what you are, what you see is what kind of person.

If they all put the interests of the emperor and the prince first, then in the final analysis, they are all officials of the Ming Dynasty, there is no difference between what is not from the Zhan Mansion and not, and the world should be cleared by the Haiyan River, but what is the reality?

Everyone is thinking about how to catch a little more.

Therefore, if the governor of Zhejiang also wants to make a little money, it is not strange in their opinion, but a performance of being an official.

Mei Kejia was sure of this.

Because the cost of fighting with a governor of Zhejiang far outweighs assimilating him. Even if there is only a 10% possibility, then you must give it a try, what if Wang Hua is the same kind of person as them?

Of course, if it doesn't work, then it's better to find a way.

"Then be careful lately, they all seem to have sources, and the fall of Wei Bin is already known. If I don't explicitly support your words

……」

"For the time being, they still don't dare. Oh, yes. One more thing." Mei Kejia took out an account book from his arms, "What is recorded on this is the silver that was sent to Gonggong Wei, from the eleventh year of Hongzhi to the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, a total of 800,000 taels of silver, but I don't know how much he spent, and I don't know how much others have sent." How to dispose of this silver, Zhongcheng should also fight with them. If Eucalyptus lets them do this, at least half of the silver that Grandpa Wei has earned will disappear."

Wang Hua sighed in his heart,

The court lacked silver,

Your Majesty is short of silver,

All the money went to these places!

If it weren't for Donggong throwing a son in Zhejiang, how could the whole picture of these things be seen clearly?

And this is the case in Zhejiang, but what about the whole country? In the Ming Dynasty, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces, not only the officials in Zhejiang were greedy for ink, right? .

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