Wanli Youming

Chapter 202

Chapter 202

At this time, the clouds outside had been dense for a long time, and the darkness was overwhelming, making it difficult to breathe.

Hai Rui looked up, and suddenly saw dense silver lines pouring down from the courtyard, splashing beads in the hall, and then facing the rain curtain, he said to Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun:

"There are two reasons;"

"One is, for the purpose of delaying troops, the recruited civilians need to be trained for a period of time."

"Secondly, my hall said that whether this storm can clean up those tyrants behind the scenes is not a person who dares to work hard to be an official in this hall. It depends on how determined the emperor is!"

Hai Rui laughed as he spoke, and said to Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun with a smile:

"I used to be the same as you, thinking that I could protect the people of the country with my own heart, but after going through a lot of things, I realized that I can't do it alone!"

"It's better to let blood flow into rivers than to wrong the pro-military guards and carry out the New Deal;"

"Or, let's compromise at this point, sacrifice the lives of a few pro-military guards, take their heads as a sacrifice to Haoyou behind the scenes, let the pro-military guards go back with the infamy of doing all kinds of evil in Jiangnan, and then compromise the reform request , only the preferential exemptions for officials and gentry were reduced but not completely cancelled, and the 400 million shi grains and 100 taels of gold and silver flowers that Jiangnan officials and gentry were willing to hand over each year were increased to a larger number, in exchange for the imperial court no longer sending troops to the south. condition?"

"It all depends on how the higher-ups choose!"

"If it's the latter, then there's no need for this hall to fight them hard, and increase the number of murders! After all, the lives of the people are also their lives!"

Lu Kun nodded at this moment, and the anger in his heart subsided a lot.

"But if it's the latter, it's tantamount to letting the emperor abolish his martial arts!"

"In the future, if the emperor wants to send the pro-military guards out of Beijing to suppress places, there will be civil officials who will use this incident as an excuse to dissuade them, saying that sending the pro-military guards will only disturb the people and lead to civil uprisings. Please take it back. !"

Then, Lu Kun looked at Hai Rui and continued talking.

"Will not!"

Tang Chuanxun suddenly said something loudly at this moment, then clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Anyway, His Majesty will not choose to sacrifice the military guards!"

……

In fact, the capital is now also at this time, and rumors about the civil uprising in Wu are widely spread.

And the rumors are much more serious than what actually happened in Wudi.

It is said that more than [-] Wu people revolted because they could not bear the burning, killing and looting of the pro-military guards, and broke through Zhenjiang, Shangyuan, Jurong and other places.

It is also said that [-] to [-] Wu people have rebelled and fled to Huizhou, Fengyang and other places.

It is even said that a large amount of grain has been looted by the rioters, and a large number of officials have been killed.

As for the impassability of business and travel, and a large number of uncultivated fields, it is not enough shocking news.

In short, it seemed that the whole Wu land was really in chaos.

Therefore, the officials in the DPRK and China were all panicked.

After all, as members of the landlord class, what they fear most is turmoil and instability.

Both reformers and conservatives are afraid of this.

Not just officials, but also dignitaries who have property all over the country, that is, those relatives of the emperor and nobles.

And on the day of Hai Rui's request, a large number of Beijing officials and scholars in Beijing came to the mansion and gathered, asking to see the chief assistant Zhang Juzheng, and hoped that Zhang Juzheng could give some opinions on this.

After all, Beijing officials and scholars in Beijing know very well that all this is caused by the new policy that officials and gentry pay food and errands together.

And this new policy happened to be implemented by Zhang Juzheng.

So, they all came to Zhang Juzheng.

It's just that the Jin Yiwei guarding the mansion courtyard saw so many Beijing officials and scholars in the capital coming, and worried that these people were here to make trouble, so they directly closed the gate and didn't let these people in, and hurriedly reported it.

bang bang!

bang bang!

"Why don't you let us in!"

"Don't the rulers only know how to implement the New Deal but don't know how to clean up the aftermath, and don't know how to be responsible for the civil uprising in Wudi?!"

"Do you have to wait for the world to be in chaos and the Ming Dynasty to fall before you are willing to come out and welcome the new lord?!"

These Beijing officials and scholars in Beijing were even more annoyed because of this, and kept bumping into the iron ring while shouting all kinds of ugly words.

The main reason is that the chaos in Wudi did affect their respective interests behind them.

After all, Jiangnan is the largest domestic demand market and the largest export base for various commodities. Whether it is an official from Jiangnan or a foreign official, as long as the family is doing business, they are worried about the impact on their business.

As for the officials who came from local landlords in the south of the Yangtze River, they are even more worried. You must know that the abandonment of farmland will undoubtedly mean that their income will also be greatly reduced.

Of course, these bureaucrats themselves don't want the preferential treatment to be cancelled, so they are naturally willing to take this opportunity to make trouble.

All the ministers in power in the official mansion courtyard have arrived at the official residence of the chief minister of the cabinet, and gathered here at Zhang Juzheng.

"Yuanfu, why don't you meet them."

At this time, Ma Ziqiang said something to Zhang Juzheng first, and said: "After all, the southeast Wu land is the wealthiest place in the world. Once it is chaotic, everyone will worry about it!"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Jinyiwei guards the mansion, servants can't force their way out to meet them!"

Then, Zhang Juzheng looked at the ministers present: "Taking this opportunity, let's talk about your views first, and make up your mind before going out to meet them."

"I didn't expect that the implementation of the government-gentry system to pay food and errands would eventually cause such a big civil uprising! At the beginning, I really underestimated the difficulty of implementing the new policy. If I knew this earlier, I would have discouraged it from happening."

The cabinet minister Ma Ziqiang simply spoke first.

Liu Yingjie, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also said: "Yes, even if we are willing to persist, those Beijing officials outside may not be willing to persist, so there is no need to say at the local level. Everyone is in danger, let alone implement the New Deal and maintain the previous peace. It's all difficult!"

The cabinet minister Shen Shixing also said: "The students are from Wu, so it is not appropriate to talk too much, but I also heard from relatives and friends that there was a lot of commotion. Rather, both the powerful and the small people are unwilling to make concessions to the imperial court. In fact, the imperial court does not need to force the local government to rebel because of reforms. It is better to make a compromise. Master, you make up your mind."

"This is a good way to compromise. The Wu land should not be in chaos for a long time. I think it's better to compromise on this."

Yang Zhao, Deputy Privy Envoy and Assistant Minister of Rongzheng and Military Department, also spoke.

"But in this way, the pro-military guards have to be wronged."

"Because a compromise means a compromise, a trade-off and a sacrifice!"

Privy envoy Fang Fengshi spoke up, and then said to Zhang Juzheng: "Uncle, it's the same as when we decided to implement the new policy, now we have to make a public decision!"

At this time, Pan Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said, "Even if we still want to continue to implement the New Deal, at present, it seems that it is more appropriate to wrong the pro-military guards first, so as to temporarily appease the anger of the people, and allow time to find out who is behind the scenes. Just wronging the military guards will hurt the emperor's face!"

"If you want to carry out the New Deal without hurting the emperor's face, you can only massacre, mobilize troops to counter the rebellion, or expand the local army, but the price of the latter will be very high, and it will definitely increase a lot of killings! "

"Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to wrong the pro-military guards for the time being in order to take a breather."

"Be a grievance to the emperor!"

"Your Majesty will understand Yuansuke."

Zhang Siwei also said something with a smile at this time.

Snapped!

Zhang Juzheng saw that most of the ruling ministers, that is, his reform group, were beginning to waver, so he couldn't help but slapped the table and stood up:

"The public waits for the king's salary, and the parents and wives are all favored by the king. In the end, they only know that the emperor is wronged!"

Wang Guoguang echoed loudly at this time: "Yuanfu is right!"

"Then is there any other better way?!"

"He who is the son of heaven should be patient and serve the country!"

"What's more, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, so you can't rush for success!"

Liu Yingjie started to speak at this time, and said: "If Yuanfu insists on not wronging the emperor's close ministers, and Ning Dazeng kills evil, I can only resign!"

Ma Ziqiang also said: "There are also subordinates who can only resign! After all, as a minister, he is not a slave of the emperor, and there is no real reason to give up the pros and cons of the world, but only plan for the emperor! He is responsible for the common people of the country!"

"And I!"

Yang Zhao also followed suit.

"And I!"

"If so, I can only resign!"

……

For a time, most of the ruling ministers didn't want to only care about the rights and interests of the emperor.

"Since that's the case, let's invite you to enter the palace with your servants! Please see the emperor!"

That's why Zhang Juzheng said this.

After Zhang Juzheng said, he really brought a group of ministers to the gate of the mansion, and said to Jin Yiwei here: "Please report to Your Majesty, I will wait to see the Son of Heaven."

At this time, Zhai Rujing came over and said: "Your Majesty knows, Tezhuner will wait for an audience!"

So, Zhang Juzheng and other ministers came to Miyagi in a carriage.

At the beginning, the officials in Beijing and the scholars in Beijing stopped them and asked them to express their views, but after learning that they had entered the palace to meet the emperor to solve the civil uprising in Wu, they started to step aside one after another, and they all followed. Come on, it's dense like a cloud for a while.

Zhu Yijun only announced to see Zhang Juzheng.

"Sir and the courtiers must have come to persuade me to wrong the pro-military guard for this, to show the intention of giving in and compromise?"

Zhu Yijun asked directly after seeing Zhang Juzheng.

(End of this chapter)