Jinyi champion

Chapter 823 One step, one and a half steps
No matter how Zhang Zuo explained, the ministers would naturally not listen.

They are aiming at the opportunity and waiting to block the emperor's mining channels. It is best to completely cut off the emperor's idea of ​​economic independence. They don't know the output at all.

For the minister, since the mining operation is independent of the imperial court system, he must find a way to stop it. There was no reason before, but now it is hard to find a reason, so he must die to the end.

Therefore, the court meeting will not have any results.

The emperor and the ministers disagreed.

And those court officials who strictly abide by neutrality, such as Sun Jiao, Zhao Huang and others, are all silent at this moment.

Because from the perspective of traditional civil servants, mining is indeed not an act that benefits the country and the people. If mining can increase income and solve the economic crisis of the Ming Dynasty, it is an act that benefits the country and the people. Then the mining in the Wanli Dynasty will not suffer so much. Criticism.

Zhu Sichao didn't get angry during the meeting, because he knew that this was a pre-arranged situation by Zhu Hao.

At the end of the court meeting, Zhu Si didn't summon anyone, and he didn't ask Zhang Zuo to communicate with anyone. The impression was that... I'm just so self-willed. No matter what you say, I should open this mine or I will open it. See What can you do to me? It's a big deal.

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The meeting ended.

Yang Tinghe's side naturally became the target of public criticism.

But in order to avoid suspicion, it was not a group of ministers who surrounded Yang Tinghe to reason, but only the initiator of this matter—Shangshu Lin Jun of the Ministry of Punishment came to ask Yang Tinghe for his opinion.

But before Lin Jun could open his mouth, Jiang Mian stood in front of Yang Tinghe, meaning that there are some things that you should not ask directly. After all, there are too many people and you are so prominent in the court. Speaking of things, don't others think that someone instructed you to do this?
Jiang Mian was like giving advice to Lin Jun on Yang Tinghe's behalf: "...you can't stop admonishing, but you don't need to be harsh on Your Majesty."

This means that the persuasion cannot be stopped, and the emperor must continue to be pressured, but the emperor must not be forced into a hurry, and the monarch and his ministers will be completely torn apart, so pay attention to moderation.

But this is obviously a bit embarrassing for Lin Jun.

Lin Jun's character is "the heart will never die if you don't see the Yellow River", and you must stick to the end no matter what you do. This court meeting did not save any face for the emperor. It's okay to use such a violent temper as a gunman, but if you want to He has a certain amount of advance and retreat, which is a bit too difficult for others.

Lin Jun frowned and thought for a while before replying: "Understood, as long as His Majesty does not stop the mining, we will play again tomorrow."

Jiang Mian wanted to say, take it easy, but he didn't say it out of his mouth.

It’s better to let Lin Jun decide for himself about this kind of matter, if he needs Jiang Mian to remind him of anything... Doesn’t the majestic Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment not have any opinions?
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Yongping Mansion suddenly became the focus of the court.

The changes in the military and political system in the Northwest are not as eye-catching as the battle over the mines in Yongping Prefecture.

Yang Shen, as the mouthpiece for explaining and dispatching Zhu Hao to Yongping Mansion, after learning of the debate about the legality of Jinyiwei's mining in the court, went to his father Yang Tinghe that night and asked what he would do next to Zhu Hao. Let's see How to write a letter to Zhu Hao.

"...Didn't my father tell you not to interfere with the affairs over there?"

Yang Tinghe was somewhat displeased when he learned that his son had come to ask for his opinion.

From Yang Tinghe's point of view, there is no need to instruct Zhu Hao on what to do next, and he should follow Zhu Hao to play on his own.

Yang Shendao: "Father, if you don't give any explanation, I'm afraid Jingdao will find it difficult for him to grasp the proper proportions. At the very least, tell him that enough is enough, or continue to add fuel to the flames?"

Yang Tinghe shook his head slightly: "Even if it is only this step, it is enough."

It means that Zhu Hao has now provoked Jinyiwei to take the initiative to provoke, and the goal has been achieved. As for how to develop in the future, Yang Tinghe doesn't want to ask and can't ask, otherwise the emperor will suspect that Yang Tinghe is behind the scenes, causing the confrontation between the monarch and his ministers.

"Then my father completely ignores Jingdao now? But my son heard that there are often letters from Yongping Mansion that arrive in Yongxu's hands."

Yang Shen was very dissatisfied.

Here my father kept telling me not to let me interfere too much with Zhu Hao's mining in Yongping Prefecture, but my younger brother had frequent correspondence with some officials of Yongping Prefecture. Could this be to tell me that Yongping Prefecture I don't need to take care of the affairs over there. I have to leave it to my brother to take full responsibility, right?

But it seems that I was the one who guided Zhu Hao before he left, not my younger brother!
Yang Tinghe heard his son's doubts about him, and sternly reprimanded: "Then you tell Yongxu not to communicate with anyone in Yongping Mansion! Do you really think that His Majesty doesn't have a city mansion at such a young age? For the father In the past year, I have already exhausted my body and mind for this court affairs, and I don't want to make troubles. You go out first!"

Yang Tinghe drove his son away impatiently.

Originally, there were a lot of troubles, but here Yang Shen still lost his temper in front of him, and the two brothers even had an internal fight for his trust.

Yang Tinghe didn't expect his two sons to help him with any big things, so what's the point of arguing?
It's just adding trouble to people!
Yang Shen was always unhappy, and after hearing this, he became even more unhappy.

When he left the study, he didn't even look at his father, and he was very disappointed in his father's many actions in his heart.

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Morning the next day.

Many ministers held back their energy and wanted to continue to complete the direct remonstrance that was not completed yesterday, and many of them were even ready to be punished by the court.

As a result, the ministers waited all morning, but were told that the emperor was ill...

Drop out of court.

If the emperor is self-willed, he will not go to court! ?
This made many ministers feel resentful, but Huang Jin who came to pass on the message was very polite, and said that he had invited the imperial physician to go for consultation, which means that this is not His Majesty pretending to be sick, but really sick. If you suspect that the emperor is pretending to be sick , This is defaming the emperor, which is a crime of disrespect.

After Yang Tinghe and several cabinet ministers returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, Yang Tinghe intentionally arranged for Mao Ji and Fei Hong to go to the Imperial Academy to discuss with Shi Ping, Li Ting and others about the edict.

But he kept Jiang Mian and Liu Chun.

Jiang Mian asked: "What is your Majesty's move today?"

Yang Tinghe took a look at Liu Chun first, and then said: "Your Majesty is waiting for someone to come out as a peacemaker."

Jiang Mian glanced at Liu Chun, and soon understood Yang Tinghe's intention to keep Liu Chun.

The emperor and his ministers quarreled over the matter of mining, and now neither side can step down, and someone needs to come forward to mediate.

Yang Tinghe did not support Lin Jun's remonstrance to death, because Yang Tinghe's character is that as long as the court can maintain stability, even the sacrifice of part of the civil service group is acceptable. Yang Tinghe has always been known for taking the overall situation into consideration.

And Lin Jun has the kind of temperament that will never give up until he achieves his goal, and he doesn't know how to be flexible, so his relationship with the emperor is naturally very tense.

The person who can mediate now is none other than Sun Jiao.

Only Sun Jiao is a figure who is nominally independent from the emperor and the civil servants. Although Yang Tinghe doesn't like Sun Jiao's maverick, and he doesn't like Sun Jiao's attempt to form a third party in the court, but sometimes, only Only by handing over Sun's face can the deadlock be broken, which is also a step left between the monarch and his ministers.

Liu Chun probably understood that he was about to be used as a gunman, so he asked tentatively, "Do you want me to find comrades?"

Yang Tinghe nodded.

Liu Chun smiled wryly: "Then what should I tell my comrades? The matter of mining will either succeed or not. I'm afraid there is no third way to go?"

Liu Chun is not a fool after all.

He understood that the current position of the emperor was to continue mining, but the civil servants insisted on stopping the emperor's mining.

Besides, what is the third way?
Is it possible to open and not to open?Just ask who can do it?

You can't let Sun Jiao become a peacemaker, but Sun Jiao firmly stands by Yang Tinghe's side, and wants to stop Jin Yiwei's mining, right?If Sun Jiao was to tell the emperor that the mine could continue, what was Yang Tinghe's purpose in seeking Sun Jiao's mediation?Let Sun Jiao stand on the same side as the emperor to deal with them?
No matter how you look at it, it is an unsolvable situation!

Jiang Mian said: "I think what Jie Fu means is that His Majesty should hand over the mines of Yongping Mansion to Jing Dao to take care of them?"

Liu Chun was stunned.

It turns out that the way to coexist with opening and non-opening is to take the mine from Jin Yiwei and hand it over to others.

Yang Tinghe shook his head, as if he didn't agree with Jiang Mian's statement, and said: "For Your Majesty, the iron mine in Yongping Mansion is now at a time when it is generating benefits, and it is easy to lose the right to operate it. I am afraid that Your Majesty will take over with respect. won't agree."

Jiang Mian thought for a moment, then nodded.

What Yang Tinghe meant was that if Sun Jiao, a peacemaker, were to say that the mines in Yongping Mansion would be handed over to Zhu Hao, a vanguard who opposed the imperial party, it would be tantamount to directly challenging the emperor, rather than taking a step back.

In Yang Tinghe's view, the emperor will not easily delegate power.

In other words, Yang Tinghe had to back down half a step before he had a chance to persuade the emperor on the right to operate the iron mine.

Liu Chun asked directly: "Then what should we do?"

Yang Tinghe said: "Now I just ask His Majesty to withdraw Jin Yiwei from Yongping Mansion, and from then on, Zhongguan and Jin Yiwei will not interfere with the mining."

"what?"

Liu Chun was surprised for a while.

I was still thinking about what to do before I took a half step back. According to what you said, not only will you continue to interfere with the iron ore mining in Yongping Prefecture, but you will also interfere with the Xishan Coal Mine.

You are not retreating, but advancing, you know?
Jiang Mian said: "Jie Fu, what do you want, is that His Majesty can continue to manage Yongping Mansion and Xishan Mining Kiln, but you have to replace them?"

"Yes."

Yang Tinghe nodded.

Jiang Mian couldn't understand, and asked: "Your Majesty's side is either middle officials, or Jin Yiwei and other close sycophants. If they are not responsible for the management, who else can we turn to? If you propose to hand over the mine to the Ministry of Households, it is obvious that your Majesty does not agree. would agree."

Yang Tinghe said: "The name is different."

"Uh?"

Even people like Jiang Mian couldn't understand this time.

As a bystander, Liu Chun seemed to have a taste, and asked quickly: "Does it mean that this mine is still managed by the same group of people, and it is just transferred to the account department. Or that the accounts have to go through the account department once?" ?”

Yang Tinghe nodded: "That's exactly what it means. In Yang's view, the mine can be opened, but it must not be isolated from the imperial court system!"

(End of this chapter)