Chapter Twenty-Six: The Turmoil in Europe and the Controversy
A large amount of gold and silver flowed to the east, and Yan Shiyi naturally would not waste this hard-won huge amount of wealth.
This money was used in large quantities to support local industry and commerce, which made local industry and commerce more prosperous, and Europe almost became a dumping ground for the products of the Governor's Palace of Luzon.
Of course, there are drawbacks, and with the inflow of large amounts of gold and silver from the West and the Japanese countries, prices inevitably rise slightly.
Fortunately, the Governor's Palace is also trying its best to regulate it, and a slight increase is harmless, which is just a side effect of prosperity.
But these few times of business have had a huge impact on Europe.
Most notably, Spain's finances did not collapse as quickly as they did in the past.
The result of the massive aid of arms was that the rebel army in the Netherlands was crushed, much of the land was reoccupied, and the Spaniards eagerly began to collect taxes on it again, and the influx of fresh blood greatly relieved the decadent empire.
The influx of many luxury goods also made the nobles of the landlocked countries of Europe rush to Spain to buy them, and pulled them again.
All of a sudden, there was the invincible momentum again.
Naturally, Britain could not watch Spain recover like this, so it also increased its support for the Netherlands, and its industrial capacity developed at full speed, sending a lot of weapons and equipment into the Netherlands.
At sea, the navies of the two sides are also constantly in friction, just waiting for a decisive battle to decide the ownership of hegemony.
On the French side, the war caused by the succession to the throne was still continuing, the Western Army and the French Army fell into a melee, and the French Army, which had already had the advantage, was lost several times by the sudden increase in artillery fire of the Western Army, and finally defeated the Western Army in the Battle of Amiens The advantage obtained by the Western Army was almost lost, and at this time the Cloccan uprising was also vigorous, and it became a mess, which made the French King Henry IV anxious.
All of the famous colonial powers of later generations were involved in the war, without exception, and Spain went to war on multiple fronts, single-handedly confronting several major powers in Western Europe.
This is exactly what the Governor's Palace of Luzon wants.
Let Europe, caught in the shelling of the sky, unable to get out, can only continue to consume and bloodlet in the war.
And Yan Shiyi also nodded with satisfaction after learning about the chaos in the West.
Mess up, mess up.
The more chaotic you are, the more threats you ...... The smaller.
……
In Western Europe, the bloody storm continued, and the curtain of the great colonization that had already been opened was postponed because various countries focused on the war at home, and the huge gold and silver mines in the Americas were also constantly consumed in the protracted war.
And in the East, the vast empire was similarly not peaceful.
In the blink of an eye, it has been five years since the end of the rebellion.
At this time, it was already the twenty-ninth year of Wanli.
The three major expeditions of Wanli have all ended, and the last Banzhou Yang Yinglong has no power to fight back in the face of Li Rusong's encirclement and suppression, and was forced to hang himself soon after, and the world of the Ming Dynasty finally fell into stability again.
However, in the court, the wind gradually blew again.
I don't know when, an article called "Discussion on Anxiety" continued to spread in the government and the opposition, and it spread more and more widely, causing a lot of turmoil.
In the end, even many people had heard about it, and it was often talked about in the market, not to mention the ministers, but those who saw it were all frightened, realizing that this article might cause a huge storm, and they all put aside the relationship and kept silent.
Finally, it reached the ears of Emperor Wanli.
“…… Zheng Fucheng said: 'The two kings are sealed together, and they leave the cabinet at the same time, Your Majesty really has to do it, but it is just to cover people's eyes and ears! Its purpose should be to make King Fu the crown prince. ’”
Holding an article in his hand, the little eunuch who was reading read this paragraph, and there was a slight cry in his voice, and then his knees weakened, and he knelt on the ground violently, and kept kowtowing:
"Your Majesty forgives your sins, Your Majesty forgives your sins!"
Emperor Wanli's face was dark, he gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a few words from the gap:
"Did I stop you? Read! ”
The little eunuch trembled, stood up, and continued to read:
"'How do you know that Your Majesty wants to make the King of Blessing?' King Rong is expected by everyone, and I say that Your Majesty belongs to King Rong. ’”
Zheng Fucheng laughed and said: 'Use Shen Ge to know it! Walk as you go, and act when the time comes. What do you want? Lifu King is the crown prince! ’”
"'The ministers don't care?' ”
"'How to manage! The second assistant Wang Xijue is at both ends of the first rat, Zhao Zhigao is sick, Shen has always been sleek and ignores this matter, and the huge cabinet is like a clay sculpture in a temple, and it is really a clay sculpture of the four pavilions. ’”
"'The Zheng family is charming, demagogizing the king, wanting to establish a blessed king, and disrupting the government; Shen Gong Shixing, Yan Gong Chenhao...... These people are the culprits of the establishment and the source of great chaos! If these few people are not removed, it will be difficult for the government to be peaceful, and it will be difficult for the king to stand! ’”
The whole article is not long, but the content is explosive, and after the little eunuch finished reading, he fell to his knees again and kowtowed desperately to confess his guilt.
Wanli leaned back in his chair, his eyes closed, his heavy breathing came from his nostrils, his hands were already clenched, and the green tendons burst out.
On the side, Concubine Zheng was crying, she sobbed and said:
"Your Majesty, these are slanders, slanders! The heart of the concubine can be learned from heaven and earth, Master Yan and Shen Ge Lao are also loyal and upright ministers, I don't know where the thief came from, he actually accused me with such vicious words! ”
"Your Majesty, the concubine is willing to die to prove her innocence!"
After saying that, she really hit her head and hit the pillar.
"Come back...... Stop her! Wanli suddenly opened his eyes, and saw that he still couldn't persuade him, so he hurriedly ordered the eunuch next to him, but fortunately, those people had already made a move, and Wanli immediately stretched out his hand to stop him as soon as he spoke, which made Zheng Guifei die without touching the pillar.
However, despite this, her head still slammed against the pillar, and blood flowed profusely.
Wanli anxiously ran over and took Zheng Guifei in his arms, but Zheng Guifei barely opened her eyes and said in a weak voice:
"Your Majesty, the concubine is really ...... Innocent ......"
After speaking, his head tilted, and he was completely fainted.
The eunuch next to him had already left in a hurry, to find the imperial doctor, while Wanli was holding his beloved woman, looking at her injuries, his heart ached.
Wiped it lightly, and the blood on his hands was all over it.
Faced with such a situation, the emperor calmed down.
He had reached the point of anger.
(End of chapter)