It is not entirely a coincidence that these three letters, which made the ministers confused, were delivered almost on the same day.

More than a dozen leaders of the literary world jointly reported the inspection of the salt imperial history, which was the condition put forward by Lin Tailai when everyone asked Lin Tailai to release Wang Shizhen after the end of the Shugang Pingshan Hall Literary Conference that day.

After that, Lin Tailai did not rush to send out the music at the first time, but waited for the situation in Suzhou to become clear before sending it to the imperial court.

Li Shida's letter to Shi Zhifu was normal.

As for Guo Tuiguan's song, it took 600 miles to expedite it, so he caught up with the first two letters and sent them to Beijing on the same day.

As a centralized and unified dynasty, there was such a mess in the financial wealth, and theoretically it should immediately send ministers to Suzhou Town to declare the majesty of the imperial court.

But theory is theory, reality is reality, and there will always be a deviation between the two, to a greater or lesser extent.

For example, the most realistic problem, when it comes to the individual, who is responsible?

For another example, it is no longer the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties that were the most centralized in the early years of the dynasty, but the middle of the Wanli Dynasty when the hearts of the people were loose.

A person from the middle court ran to the Dongchao room from the inner court and shouted: "The cabinet has received an urgent note from Suzhou, and it must be dealt with as soon as possible!"

I also know that the ministers of the foreign court are here today, so now I will ask the ministers of the ministries and courts to discuss the matter, and then report the results to the cabinet! ”

Under normal circumstances, the process of government affairs is not so arbitrary.

But if today's son is rotten, and the first assistant is also rotten, and the other two scholars have no decisive authority, they can only simplify the procedure and deal with it.

Originally, the ministers gathered in the Dongchaofang today to discuss this year's "Jingcha", but they didn't expect to go off topic.

Under normal circumstances, the deliberations of the foreign dynasty are presided over by the official secretary, and when the official department is not present, it is presided over by the household department.

Yang Wei, the old heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, who had not spoken today, glanced at Wang Zhiyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and proposed: "Suzhou is most closely related to the Ministry of Households, so it should be presided over by Wang Situ." ”

For the imperial court, the greatest significance of Suzhou is "money and grain", which is the work of the household department.

That's why Yang Tianguan said that Wang Situ should be allowed to preside over this time.

Wang Situ couldn't push it back again, so he could only stand up and say: "What else do you have to say about this Suzhou incident?" ”

Shen Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said sternly: "When there is peace, there must be an extraordinary reason for such an extraordinary thing!"

Therefore, there must be a problem in Suzhou City, and the imperial court must investigate it thoroughly! The root cause of the scourge must be found! ”

Shen Shangshu is a scholar on weekdays, and he rarely comes forward to argue about anything in the imperial court, and it is very rare to speak so fiercely today.

Seeing this, everyone felt that Shen Shangshu might be really anxious.

However, it is also understandable that in the short time just now, Qingliu lost a fattest salt inspector, the first prefect in the world, a minister of the second grade ministry, and a suspected undercover governor of Jiangnan.

The extent of this loss is not enough to describe as severe.

Everyone conservatively estimated in their hearts that the layout of the Qingliu forces in the richest Jiangzuo region in the world was directly lost two-thirds, and only the few people in Nanjing who were left to survive were left to breathe.

Wang Situ, who presided over the discussion, had no score in his heart, mainly because he was two or three thousand miles away, and he didn't know what the situation was in Suzhou City, and he couldn't judge what role Lin Tailai played in it.

But Wang Situ also knew by his bureaucratic instinct that he couldn't be led by Shen Shangshu, so he said slowly:

"The incident started with Li Shida, Li Lai, and Shi Kunyu, let's talk about how to treat these three people first!"

Shen Shangshu immediately responded in a noisy manner: "Li Shida has no way to perform his duties, and his judgment is unclear, causing a big disaster!" Deprive all the titles, cut down the nationality for the people, and send the border army to serve!

Li Lai Shi Kunyu dared to commit suicide, resisted the imperial court investigation, and deprived him of the title!

What do the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate think? ”

Everyone was taken aback again, but they still didn't expect Shen Shangshu to be so sparing about his own people.

Originally, I thought that on the punishment of these three people, it might take a few rounds to pull back and forth.

But even Shen Shangshu, the leader of the Qingliu forces, does not protect his own people, so there must be no nonsense.

In one word, three people were convicted of death, and Shen Shangshu's momentum was even more fierce, "In case of incident, the disposal method is either lenient or severe!"

And this time, I think that it must not be tolerated, and the cause and effect must be thoroughly investigated and dealt with strictly! ”

After Shen Shangshu finished expressing his position again, no one stood up for a moment to fight for tat.

It's not that Shen Shangshu doesn't have any political enemies, but he doesn't have a unified idea about his family and doesn't know how to deal with it.

Shen Shangshu's attitude can be very firm, he has clearly lost so many henchmen, what choice can he have except to pursue revenge in the end?

But others are still uncertain in their hearts, or because of that sentence, no one knows what happened in Suzhou City, two or three thousand miles away.

When the information is unclear, it is difficult to make a decisive decision, and no one is sure which is the right one, leniency or severity.

Shen Shangshu saw that no one came forward to object, so he aggressively said to Yang Wei, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, and Wu Shi, the imperial historian of the Zuodu: "You two, do you agree with strictness or oppose strictness?" ”

If these two people still don't express their position, then the dominant power will fall into the hands of the forces led by Shen Li.

Wu Shilai replied reluctantly: "Suzhou is a land of money and grain, and it is inconvenient to cause more trouble.

The previous performance of the Suzhou government governor also showed that it is best to calm down, rule by inaction, and be at peace with itself. ”

Shen Shangshu shouted: "Do you think that General Xian, you should tolerate the chaotic people who forced the court officials to death, and ignore the face and majesty of the imperial court?" ”

Wu Shi couldn't say anything to refute, and was speechless.

Originally, it was the Qingliu forces that provoked the incident first, but now the result is that the Qingliu forces are dead, and the result has become "I am weak and I am reasonable".

At this moment, the official of the General Administration Department appeared at the door of the Dongchao room again. When the ministers saw it, their hearts became inexplicably nervous.

The official of the General Administration Department waved the chapter book in his hand and said in a loud voice: "There is a Suzhou Wei Qianhu Lin Tailai's recital, which has just been sent to the General Administration Department, the prophet will meet with the monarchs, and then it will be sent to the cabinet." ”

Hearing the name Lin Tailai, two words "mediation" subconsciously popped up in everyone's minds, could it be that this person still wants to mediate to the imperial court?

Zhao Zhigao, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly jumped out with a tactfulness that was not commensurate with his age, and asked positively: "What does this song say?" ”

The official said briefly: "Lin Tailai said that the death of the prefect and the governor and the humiliation of the Qin Cha is really an unprecedented miracle, and it is actually in my Wanli Dynasty!"

Therefore, he asked the imperial court to strike hard and severely punish the chaos in Suzhou! ”

For Lin Qianhu's recital, the only impression the ministers had was four words, which was inexplicable. If you add four more words, you don't know what to say.

I don't see the meaning or purpose of this recital.

Only Zhao Zhigao, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, seemed to have received some signal, and said loudly: "I support Shen Shangshu's proposal to thoroughly investigate and severely punish him!" ”

As an official who was transferred to the imperial court by Shen Shou's auxiliary force and appointed as a servant of the ministry, Zhao Zhigao's statement was quite explosive.

You actually support Shousuke's nemesis! You actually support making trouble in Shousuke's hometown!

Even Shen Shangshu was very surprised, could it be that Zhao Zhigao planned to change his court and join the righteous Qingliu forces?

Zhao Zhigao talked eloquently to everyone: "I previously served as the governor of Jiangnan for a year and a half, and I was often stationed in Suzhou City, and I also organized two autumn grain collections.

So on the issue of Suzhou, I still have a certain right to speak!

Based on my understanding of the situation in Suzhou, coupled with some in-depth thinking, I fully support Shen Shangshu's proposal! ”

Others were still pondering why Zhao Zhigao supported Shen Shangshu, but only Wang Situ felt a familiar feeling.

Zhao Zhigao's speaking style is really too much like someone who is about to marry the Wang family!

Wang Situ immediately thought of a possibility, when Zhao Zhigao left office as governor of Jiangnan, did he get Lin Tailai to give him a face-to-face lecture?

Could it be that at that time, Lin Tailai predicted that there might be such a discussion in the imperial court?

In other words, when Zhao Zhigao left office and Shi Kunyu and Li Lai went to Suzhou to take office, Lin Tailai already knew that these two would "commit suicide"?

At this time, no one else spoke, so Zhao Zhigao continued: "I think that Shen Shangshu's proposal can be refined into three articles!"

First, a three-year crackdown will be launched in Suzhou City to rectify unhealthy practices and deter the people!

What is Strike Hard? Relatives, friends, and neighbors sit together, and all crimes are sentenced to three degrees, and all death sentences do not need to be reviewed by the imperial court! ”

After hearing this, everyone sighed again and again, Emperor Hongwu is not as ruthless as you!

"Second, all the yamen officials in Suzhou City will be purged, all will be replaced, and people from neighboring provinces such as Zhejiang and Jiangxi will not be allowed to be used as officials in Suzhou, so as to isolate the old evils!"

Shen Shangshu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he hadn't tasted it yet.

Zhao Zhigao suddenly took out a note, looked at it a few times, and then said: "Third, the garrison of Suzhou City will be transferred to other places, and then troops will be transferred from other places to Suzhou City!"

And in addition, the Beijing army was increased by 5,000 troops, and they went to Suzhou to defend the city, and then there was a rebellion among the people, and they were directly exterminated! ”

When these three articles were finished, everyone felt a great shock, is this treating Suzhou City as an enemy territory?

Shen Shangshu advocated strictness, but as a result, you Zhao Zhigao turned out to be even stricter than Shen Shangshu.

If all of them are implemented in this way, the entire city of Suzhou will be bombed! In the future, probably don't expect to collect money and grain from Suzhou, and deal with the chaos every day!

Zhao Zhigao turned his head and asked, "These three items are all from Shen Shangshu's proposal to deal with them strictly, what else does Shen Shangshu have to add?" ”

Shen Li said angrily: "Such a harsh method is unnecessary, it is not my proposal!" ”

Zhao Zhigao was stunned at first, and then shouted: "In troubled times, you should use heavy codes, how dare you say that it is unnecessary?"

Could it be that Shen Shangshu thought that the rebellious people who forced the court officials to death should be appeased, ignoring the face and majesty of the imperial court? ”

Shen Li: "."

The momentum condensed with the lives of party henchmen was suddenly punctured.

Lu Guangzu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came out to play a round and said: "No! Although it should be dealt with severely, it is indeed not so harsh. ”

Zhao Zhigao held the note and scolded Lu Shangshu: "Aren't you just worried that attacking hard in Suzhou will make Shen Shoufu unhappy?"

It turns out that you are also a sycophant, don't say more! Shen Shangshu and I are strict, I don't need your guidance! ”

Lu Guangzu: "."

You Zhao Zhigao is an old man on the street, do you listen to what you are talking about?

The others couldn't help but be impressed, this new squire's combat effectiveness seemed to be very unusual.

Also, if this squire doesn't read the note frequently, it will be even more imposing.

Zhao Zhigao successively reprimanded the two Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and the Criminal Department, and said to Wang Situ: "Da Situ is the person who presides over the proceedings, what do you say?" ”

After thinking for a while, Wang Situ replied very well: "From the perspective of the household department, I think the current stability of Suzhou is overwhelming!"

Suzhou grain occupies one-sixth of Taicang in the imperial court, and only stability can guarantee the input of Taicang.

No matter how lenient or strict, everything must serve the overall situation of stability!

Starting from this principle, Zhao Shilang's proposal seems to have some impact on stability. ”

Zhao Zhigao stuffed the note into his cuffs and said to Shen Li: "What Wang Situ said is reasonable, otherwise you and I will slightly modify the strict three?"

First, the crackdown on the people should be carried out, which is related to the face of the imperial court, but there is no need to increase the punishment.

As for the second article, the officials of Suzhou City do not have to be purged, but the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture must carefully choose people, and those who fail to perform their duties in various yamen officials must also be replaced! ”

Shen Li could only nod, "This is the proper meaning." ”

Zhao Zhigao said: "Regarding the selection of officials in the Yamen of Suzhou City, as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, I also have some ideas.

In my opinion, the new officials sent to Suzhou must be honest and honest!

Because Suzhou City is the hometown of Shoufu, it is especially impossible to use sycophants to welcome Shoufu to Suzhou City! ”

Shen Shangshu couldn't object to this at all, so he could only continue to nod.

Then I heard Zhao Zhigao say: "Therefore, I propose to select the officials sent to Suzhou City from among the people who have impeached Shoufu!"

As far as I know, the people who have recently impeached Shoufu include Zhong Yuzheng, Chen Dengyun, Zhao Nanxing, Gu Xiancheng, and so on. ”

Everyone: "."

Eight hundred miles away, you can feel your Zhao Zhigao's bad intentions! What usually looks wilted, but when it is broken, it is an eye-opener!

These people are all the middle-level backbone of the Qingliu forces in the imperial court, do you Zhao Zhigao want to send them all to Suzhou, and then come to destroy them again?

Zhao Zhigao remembered something again: "Ah, Gu Xiancheng is from Wuxi, and he is not suitable to be an official in neighboring Suzhou, so forget it." ”

"No!" Shen Shangshu finally couldn't bear it anymore, "These people are not suitable." ”

"Then forget about these few." Zhao Zhigao did not drag the mud and water, and directly nominated another candidate: "I think I can use Wang Zhiyou, a member of the Ministry of Rites, to appease the people of Suzhou." ”

"No, you can't!" Shen Shangshu was still opposed.

Zhao Zhigao refuted: "The officials choose the magistrates, and you don't need the Ministry of Rites to speak!"

This is also opposed, that is also opposed, it is better for me, the servant of the ministry, to let Shen Shangshu sit! ”

Shen Shangshu was squeezed and had nothing to say, so he was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away.

Zhao Zhigao said loudly: "Finally, there is a strict third rule, although there is no need to transfer troops in other places to disturb the people and cause turmoil, but the people of Suzhou have changed frequently, and it is indeed necessary to strengthen the garrison!"

I see that Lin Tailai, the Wei Qianhu of Suzhou, has repeatedly mediated mutinies and civil mutinies, and he has a lot of experience, not only can he be promoted to commander because of his merits, but he can also serve as a garrison in Suzhou City to strictly prevent the regeneration of civil mutinies! ”

Everyone: "."

Using Lin Tai to serve as a garrison to prevent civil uncharacterization, the literal logic seems to be fine, but I always feel that something is wrong.

Something suddenly happened today.,There's no time to add more.,I can only set an alarm clock and get up tomorrow to write.。。。 I can't go out on vacation!

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