Chapter 54: The battle of the court and the establishment of the East Factory

Things inside the palace are really not worth mentioning compared to outside the palace.

The matter of changing rice to mulberry has completely entered a white heat, and the Liu Party, led by Liu Yanming, has frantically attacked Li Jie during this time.

It can be said that Li Jie was under great pressure during this time, not because of these impeachments, but for anyone with a discerning eye, it is of little significance to play impeachment now.

The main thing is when exactly this struggle will stop.

Li Jie has lost the initiative, and even said that Liu Dang has also lost the initiative.

The two sides fight each other and splash dirty water on each other, which seems to be just a mouthpiece, but for people who understand politics, there is a saying called settling accounts after the autumn.

Fortunately, there is not much power in the hands of the Empress of the Great Wei, if it is replaced by the first emperor, as far as today's matter is concerned, after the end of changing rice to mulberry, there will definitely be a major reshuffle.

Of course, it is precisely because of the lack of imperial power of the empress that everyone dares to impeach so unscrupulously, otherwise, they will be a little scrupled.

At the morning meeting.

The empress quietly watched the quarrel between these powerful ministers, and such a picture made her both satisfied and hateful.

The reports of both sides are partly true and partly false, but no matter what, there are too many dirty things that these people have done behind their backs, and just one random one is enough to remove them from their official positions.

It's just that he can't do this now, and he has to stand still and wait for the two sides to reach a real white heat.

In this way, you can benefit from it.

Finally, after another half an hour of chattering, seeing that the hall was quiet, Jiang Ling's voice also sounded.

"I am really upset about changing rice to mulberry."

"What Liu Aiqing and Li Aiqing said is right, and it is difficult for me to decide for a while."

"As for the impeachment, it will be jointly investigated by the Dali Temple and the Inspectorate, and if the situation is true, it is unforgivable."

"It's just that you Aiqing, how to act by changing rice to mulberry now, I have to give a clear answer in the next few days."

"I don't want to delay other important court affairs again and again because of this matter, do you know?"

Jiang Ling opened his mouth, as always, and gave a point in time, so that the two sides could continue to fight.

She kind of saw it.

The Liu Party is now completely passive, they have privately acquired a large amount of fertile land, if the right to choose the site is not in their hands, it will be a loss.

If it is obtained by the Li Party, it will be a blood loss, and you will have to take responsibility.

King Yan was dissatisfied with King Qin's use of power in his hands to seek benefits, and now that he seized the opportunity, King Yan naturally refused to give up.

Of course, some information has also been transmitted to the palace recently, which roughly means that after this period of fighting, King Qin intends to negotiate peace with King Yan.

What is the content of the peace talks, the empress does not know, but all of this was guessed by Xu Shouyun, but Jiang Ling did not act rashly, she is now waiting for King Ning to retreat.

As long as King Ning retreats, then she will completely shatter the illusions of the two families.

"The ministers understand, Your Majesty, changing rice to mulberry is the painstaking work of our household department for many years, if it is handed over to Li Shangshu to deal with, if something goes wrong, it will be difficult for us to bear its responsibility."

The right attendant of the household department spoke, looked at the empress and said.

"In fact, the responsible ministers and others are not worried, the key is to change the rice to mulberry, can not fail, if it fails, the emptiness of the treasury can not be solved, in case it causes greater trouble, the national fortune is lost."

"The minister is worried about my Great Wei National Fortune, not who will choose the site.

When the Liu Party official spoke, he said that he was righteous and righteous, standing on the commanding heights of morality and justice, to talk about this matter.

"The minister disagrees."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is just a site selection right, and all processes can be supervised by the household department, and if there is anything wrong, it can also be adjusted immediately."

"And such a big thing as changing rice to mulberry, it is natural to supervise each other, Weichen believes that the household department must have no dissent, but it is difficult to ensure that the people below are in trouble."

Li Party officials also spoke.

refuted the other party's words, but before they could continue arguing, the empress's voice sounded.

"Alright."

"Regarding the right to choose a location, I will pause for a moment, there is one thing I need your advice on."

The competition between the two parties was so fierce that Jiang Ling took advantage of the situation to put forward his own ideas.

Hearing this, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu was curious, and they didn't know what the empress wanted to say, but at this juncture, no matter what the empress said, as long as it was not something very abstract, they would definitely agree.

The two parties are competing, and now the most important choice is the Empress of Great Wei, if she is determined to support one side, the winning rate will be greatly increased.

After all, this is an emperor, even if it is an emperor who has no power and no power, it is extremely important.

"In the deep palace, there are 8,000 eunuchs, and they spend countless amounts every month, and I want to set up an east factory to solve some problems for the imperial court, I don't know what you Aiqing thinks?"

The empress opened her mouth and asked everyone.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was slightly curious.

Set up the East Factory? Let the eunuchs be in charge?

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the main responsibility of the East Factory?"

An official spoke up and asked curiously.

"Three things."

"First, there are many rumors among the people in the Great Wei recently, and I suspect that it is the chaotic party spreading rumors, so it is appropriate for this group of overseers to check down."

"Second, now that the Xuanmen rivers and lakes are about to move, they also need someone to deter them, so as not to be really bullied by my Great Wei."

"Third, assist the North and South Town Government Division, and the Dali Temple Inspectorate of the Criminal Department to deal with all kinds of criminal cases."

"A few days ago, didn't Zhou Aiqing say that the Criminal Department was understaffed? Isn't it right now? ”

Jiang Ling spoke, but as soon as he said this, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces were instantly silent.

This seems to be assisting the Criminal Department, but who is stupid here? Isn't this just a clear indication of the right to supervise?

Assisted?

Today is an assistant, tomorrow is it possible to point fingers?

The Criminal Department, Dali Temple, Inspectorate, and the North and South Town Government Divisions, which almost represent the law of the entire Great Wei.

From the royal family and nobles, civil and military officials, down to ordinary people, and traders and pawns, all of them were involved, and this was not so simple as helping.

It's just that something embarrassing happened.

The hundred officials were silent, because no one dared to speak, in the past, if the empress said such a thing, Liu Dang would jump out to oppose it as soon as possible.

But now, where does the Liu Party dare to refuse.

If you reject the empress's meaning, isn't that equivalent to giving the empress's vote to the other party for nothing?

As for the Li Party, it is impossible to speak, firstly, they need the support of the empress now, and secondly, they are neutral parties, and even if this kind of thing does not happen, they will not participate.

Not to be offended is the purpose of their work.

But the officials are not stupid, and they all know that the empress cannot be allowed to give the eunuch so much power.

But no one stood up to speak.

At this moment, Liu Yanming's eyes couldn't help but glance at Yang Ning, the meaning was very simple.

At this time, Yang Ning must stand up and speak.

Although Yang Ning is a political enemy with him, this matter involves all officials, if Yang Ning does not stand up and speak, it will not be a fight, but a disease.

Indeed, Yang Ning also hesitated for a while, whether to stand up and veto, and now that Liu Yanming's eyes came, Yang Ning did not hesitate.

Straight to the point.