Although Wang Wenyan is only a seven-grade sesame official, he is brave and strategic, and he has used the strength of one person to strategize and easily crack the situation of the alliance of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, so that the Donglin Party can get a high position, and take over all the important duties of the cabinet and the six ministries, and achieve today's good situation, so the Donglin scholars look at him and Yang Lian in a completely different way, and they also attach great importance to his words. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wang Wenyan smiled, got up and bowed humbly to everyone, and said calmly: "The Marquis of Zhongyong is by no means a good person, not to be underestimated, the lower officials suggest that it is advisable to live in harmony, and it is not appropriate to act rashly; Although Wu Liangsi and the others have temporarily lost their position, but the hundred-legged insects are dead but not stiff, all kinds of signs show that they are still secretly ready to move, intending to make a comeback, all the adults here should pay enough attention, and they must have the awareness of being prepared for danger in times of peace!"

Fang Congzhe, a native of Deqing, Zhejiang, was the leader of the Zhejiang Party after Shen Yiyi, and served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the first assistant of the East Pavilion, and was alone for seven years, with great influence; Qi Shijiao, called Jingchu, a native of Li Tiao Zhuang in Laiwu, Shandong, once worshiped under Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Qi Party, and was famous for being good at planning; Wu Liangsi, the character Mingzhong, a native of Wuxue, Hubei, the head of the Chu Party, was the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and the doctor of Zhongxian.

Since Fang Congzhe was impeached under the fierce attack of Sun Shenxing, Hui Shiyang and other Donglin people, he could not bear the pressure, and after he invited himself to go to the field last year, the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang lost their backers and suddenly collapsed; in addition, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others helped Emperor Tianqi ascend to the throne, and Donglin scholars were reused in the new dynasty, so they took advantage of the opportunity of Jingcha, that is, the official assessment, to liquidate the officials of the three parties on a large scale, and at the same time promoted and appointed a large number of Donglin scholars.

Under the good situation, it is inevitable that arrogance and complacency will arise, and most of the Donglin backbones present here are full of ambition, and they have long stopped taking the remnants of the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties in their eyes.

Cabinet minister, Zuo Guangdou is a black and thin old man, he and Yang Lian once forced Li Xuanzhi to move out of the Qianqing Palace in the palace transfer case, supported the young master, corrected the throne, and contributed the most, therefore, the government and the opposition called the two "Yang Zuo". After listening to Wang Wenyan's words, Zuo Guangdou curled his beard and said loudly: "Wenyan, you said that Gao Jie is not to be afraid, and the official agrees, but Fang Congzhe and the others are already yesterday's yellow flowers, how can there be any chance to turn over, your subsequent words will inevitably be a little alarmist!"

When the others listened, most of them agreed.

Wang Wenyan smiled and said in a good time: "Lord Zuo, the lower official is just a reminder to the big guys, how to decide, you have your own decision." However, Xiaguan's words are not untrue, there is news that Fang Congzhe's fellow countryman Feng Yan was recommended by Qi Shijiao today to worship under Wei Zhongxian's door, Xiaguan thinks about it, I'm afraid it won't be so simple!"

Zuo Guangdou frowned and said: "Feng Yan?!I haven't heard of it, I think it's just a small fish and shrimp, don't make a fuss! What's more, that Wei Zhongxian is a vulgar eunuch, who doesn't know a single big character, and is just a reckless man, what can he do, how can he bring a threat to us?!

Zhao Nanxing also stood up and said leisurely: "What Lord Zuo said is extremely true, today's saints have inherited our support, and they can be said to obey our words, even if that Qi Shijiao and Wei Zhongxian and others have ambitions and schemes, they will never succeed!"

Zhao Nanxing's words attracted a large number of echoes.

Seeing this, Wang Wenyan smiled bitterly: "Born in sorrow and died in peace, the lower officials also hope that they are mediocre and disturb themselves!"

Ye Xianggao shook his head when he saw Wang Wenyan, retreated to his seat, frowned and pondered for a moment, and then said loudly: "The old man thinks that Lord Wang's words are not unreasonable!

Zhao Nanxing said with a smile: "Lord Shoufu rest assured, we will always be vigilant, why do we need to remind you?!

Ye Xianggao nodded and said: "However, since Zhang Juzheng served as the first assistant, the implementation of the policy of salt tax and mine tax and a whip law has caused me and other major families to suffer a lot of losses, and now it is time to change this situation!"

Yang Lian suddenly spoke: "The lower officials feel that it is still necessary to collect the salt tax, mining tax and land property tax, and what really needs to be rectified is only those corrupt mine supervisors and salt envoys!"

Ye Xianggao and Zhao Nanxing glanced at each other, and then said in a deep voice: "What Lord Yang said is good, but the taxes levied on the major families are too heavy, but it will affect the support for the imperial court!"

Yang Lian said: "If we don't levy taxes on the major families, where will the taxes of the imperial court come from? Do we want to increase taxes on those tenants who are too poor to open the pot? The major families are very rich, and they should pay more taxes than the ordinary people!"

Before Ye Xianggao could reply, Sun Shenxing had already roared angrily: "Yang Lian, you are a nerd, you don't know anything except for blindly firing guns! Your Yang family is also a big family, if the money is taxed, how can you still have the opportunity to study and be in the middle of the matter?

Yang Lian was unmoved, and insisted: "What Lord Sun said is not right, Xia Guan went to the countryside last year to inspect the fields, and now most of the farmers have lost their fields and become tenant farmers of major families, and they have little left except to pay field taxes every year, just enough to eat and have a full stomach! If I give them more endowments, then I will be in danger, has Lord Sun forgotten the rebellion of Xu Hongru in Shandong not long ago?!"

Sun Shenxing was so angry that he coughed and couldn't speak for a while, and Zhao Nanxing hurried

Zhengse said: "The chaotic people are the chaotic people, even if they don't have a boost, they will still make chaos, how can they be confused? Yang Lian, your official position is too low, and your knowledge of major affairs in the DPRK and China is limited, so there is no need to say more, Lord Ye and I have our own decision! When the time comes, you only need to do your duty according to the division of labor!"

When Yang Lian heard this, he stood up and arched his hand: "In this case, it is meaningless for the lower officials to be here, so I will take my leave first!

Zhao Nanxing pointed to Yang Lian's back and said angrily: "You... You... You see, this Yang Lian is simply a stubborn donkey, a bastard! How can he have the demeanor of a Donglin scholar, he is really an angry old man!"

Ye Xianggao stepped forward and comforted: "Who doesn't know this Yang Lian's stinky temper, who doesn't know? Why should Lord Zhao have the same knowledge as him?

Zhao Nanxing shook his head and said, "Forget it, if you deal with him, you will lose my identity!" Lord Ye, let's hurry up and discuss how to wording the abolition of the mining tax and salt tax!"

Sun Shenxing also relieved his breath at this time, and said loudly: "How to phrase and why do you need to discuss, just let Lord Ye write alone, anyway, the little emperor, oh no, the saint is illiterate, and he will obey our proposal!"

Ye Xianggao subconsciously glanced at Wang Wenyan, who was leisurely and sipping tea, and then said: "Lord Sun, the wording of this piece must not only be carefully considered, but we must also be prepared in case it fails. Don't you feel that the Holy One today is not the same as the Holy One when he first ascended the throne last year?!"

Zuo Guangdou sneered and said: "What's the difference, it's not that you can't read a single big character?!Isn't it still that you soak in the carpentry room all day long to study his craftsmanship?! Alas, I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to have such a saint!"

Ye Xianggao said meaningfully: "After you go back, you all calm down and think about it, has there been any change in the Holy Lord now? Is it becoming more and more difficult for the policies we want to implement to pass smoothly? Is he becoming more and more estranged from us?"

Zhao Nanxing was shocked and said: "Lord Ye reminded me like this, I remember one thing, more than two months ago, about Gao Jie's title of loyal and brave marquis, we had all our strength against it, and fought on the basis of reason in the main hall, but the saint insisted on it and did not compromise, although later it was mainly because of Luo Sigong's support, I didn't oppose it again, but the performance of the saint at that time was worth pondering!"

Ye Xianggao looked around at the Donglin ministers present, and said with a smile: "Today, let's wait for this end, please go back first, Lord Zhao, Lord Sun, Lord Zuo, Lord Zou and Lord Wang Wenyan, please stay for a while!"

The Lord Zou in Ye Xianggao's mouth is Zou Yuanbiao, who is sitting in a corner and has not spoken a word. Zou Yuanbiao, the word Erzhan, the number Nangao, the Zou family of Xiaodongmen, the county seat of Jishui County, Jiangxi, is over seventy years old, his hair is white, but his face is ruddy, and he looks like a fairy wind and bones. He has a very high status among the people of Donglin, from the eighteenth year of Wanli (1590) to the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), a full thirty years of home lectures, not involved in the career, and Zhao Nanxing, Gu Xiancheng as the "three gentlemen" of Donglin. In April last year, he only returned to the court, and he is now the imperial history of Zuodu, in charge of the assessment of foreign officials, and he is in a high position. Zou Yuanbiao is different from Ye Xianggao, he is indifferent by nature, he is mainly devoted to lecturing and government affairs all his life, and rarely participates in party disputes, so he is only an audience member at this gathering and does not participate in speaking.

Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, Sun Shenxing, and Zuo Guangdou left by Ye Xianggao are all the backbone of Donglin and important ministers in the court, only Wang Wenyan is only a seven-grade cabinet secretary, which shows his importance among the Donglin people.

Since those who are left behind are all backbones, the discussion is naturally an extremely secret matter, and it cannot be shared by outsiders, and even Yang Lian and other Donglin people have no right to know.

In the palace, in the Ciqing Palace, Zhu Youzhen was wearing a coat and sitting next to the charcoal basin, his pink little face was roasted red, and he was very good-looking. At this moment, he was holding the "Zizhi Tongjian" in his hand, and was studying it carefully, when suddenly his nose itched, and he couldn't help but sneeze several times in a row before he stopped. Rubbing his nose vigorously, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but remember that in Changliang Bay before, Gao Jie's brother usually muttered after sneezing: "Grandma, which guy is scolding me behind my back?!" Thinking about it, he started to froze.

And in the Le Zhi Zhai in the palace garden, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, was also doing his craftsman's work seriously, and invariably, he also sneezed, which made Wei Zhongxian, who was standing on the side, ask him worriedly if he had a cold. Zhu Youxiao also rubbed his nose vigorously, smiled to show that he was out of the way, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and continued to operate the saw in his hand.

Neither of them expected that in Shoufu Ye Xianggao's mansion, there were several people who were talking about their brothers at the moment, and it was also related to the Ming Dynasty in a few years.