high official

Chapter 1135
The street is not a place to talk, so under Chu Yan's kind invitation, Xia Yuanji had no choice but to move to the chief minister's yamen.Wei Yuan, the inspector of Shandong, and Erhei, the capital of Shandong, also came to meet Xia Guolao.

The three constitutions of Shandong came forward to entertain together, which gave Xia Yuanji enough face.Although the old man is not famous, he also felt very comfortable, and happily agreed to stay in Jinan for a few more days, and discuss with them the future development of Shandong.

What made Xia Yuanji a little strange was that besides Chu Yan, the chief envoy, Wei Yuan and Er Hei were the ones who were going to discuss with him.Ordinarily, each of the three constitutions manages a share, so it should be very taboo for others to interfere in their own scope of authority.So Xia Yuanji was a little worried, whether Chu Yan was too weak and was suppressed by the procurator and the capital.

In the evening, taking advantage of no one else, Xia Yuanji raised this question cryptically, but Chu Yan laughed out loud, "Thank you, sir, for your love, but we don't have the same sectarian opinions as other places. Whatever happens, everyone discusses it together." Do it." After a pause, he said: "A province's government affairs, criminal names, and military affairs are all about me and you, and the division is so clear that I can only do nothing."

"Is that so..." Xia Yuanji asked in surprise, "Is there no problem?"

"How could there be a problem?" Chu Yan laughed and said, "Who dares to mess around, isn't he afraid that Duke Zhen will skin him?"

"That's right, why did the old man forget this..." Xia Yuanji laughed and said, "With Lord Zhen Guo here, everything is possible."

"It's not all because of the father-in-law. We are all sinners in the whole province. We are satisfied with the current situation. Where is there any desire to fight for power?" Chu Yan sighed and said seriously.

"It's really..." Xia Yuanji also sighed, what Chu Yan said was the truth, all the officials in Shandong province relied on Wang Xiancai to save their lives.Back then, Emperor Yongle allowed Shandong to be smashed and smashed, because he had the idea of ​​replacing all the officials in the province.Later, the White Lotus Sect rebelled, and the king of Han died in Shandong. Zhu Di was furious, and ordered Shandong officials to be decapitated.
If Wang Xian hadn't ignored everyone's opposition and insisted on going to Beijing to fight against Emperor Yongle, and miraculously won the last laugh, the grass on the graves of these Shandong officials would have been ten feet high!
However, the officials in Shandong are also very clear that they have been classified into another register, and once they leave Shandong, they will be excluded or even hostile by other officials.Because they have been classified as Wang Xian's party, and Wang Xian is as famous as Cao Cao and Huo Guang!

Although in the past three years, Wang Xian did not do anything out of the ordinary, and it can even be said that he followed the rules and made no noise, but the attacks on him by public opinion became more and more serious day by day.The fact that Wang Xian killed the dragon's son and grandson, and even murdered the first emperor, was originally a secret that was limited to the highest level.The current emperor has also privately warned that no one should discuss this matter, let alone leak it.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, the news still spread to the outside world, and it has become a secret known by the government and the public!There are even operas and story books among the people, which vividly describe the grievances and hatreds in the last years of Yongle!In these stories, without exception, Wang Xian appears as a bad boy!And in all likelihood, he will exaggerate his romantic relationship with Xu Miaojin!
For this reason, Jin Yiwei once cracked down on it for a while, and the emperor also issued an order to strictly prohibit the dissemination of these dramas and scripts, but the mouth of the people is better than that of Fangchuan, how can it stop the people's mouth?What's more, the secrets of the imperial court and the secrets of the palace, where the parties involved are still alive, have always been topics that everyone loves to death, from high-ranking officials and nobles to traffickers and pawns!

Moreover, with the exception of Shandong, officials in all provinces have followed the imperial court's ban, and some officials even openly let the troupe perform this kind of drama in the yamen.The government itself is fueling the flames, how can they expect Wang Xian to put out the fire?
Year after year, Wang Xian's image has been tainted to such an extent that officials even call him 'Wang Mengde' behind his back!Some people say that his nickname "Zhongde" is the combination of Sima Zhongda and Cao Mengde, and he himself is a combination of these two treacherous ministers!
Even Emperor Hongxi, who had always supported Wang Xian unswervingly, also suffered a lot of failures.People say that the Holy Son of Heaven is good at everything, but he is ignorant of people and has too much emotion. For a treacherous and evil person like Wang Xian, even if he has made little achievements in the past, the emperor should put the overall situation first and get rid of it as soon as possible. *!Instead of listening and believing like he is now, hand over all the military power of the country to him!
Even the officials even clearly stated in the memorial that the Holy Son of Heaven is now sleeping soundly with a sword hanging over his head, and if he fails to do so, he will lose his head one day!As for the story of the Zhongshan wolf, it has been mentioned hundreds of times!
At the same time, another theory is also spreading, saying that because Wang Xian controlled the military power and Jin Yiwei, the emperor didn't dare to touch him at all, so he could only let him go, and even had to say something against his will to defend him, lest Wang Xian jump over the wall in a hurry .This kind of argument is very popular among those who are not deeply involved in the world. In the eyes of these guys who have lost their minds, the emperor and the treacherous ministers are naturally incompatible. Now the emperor must be forced by the traitors to protect the treacherous ministers!
Therefore, from time to time, scholars would rush to the gate of the Duke's Mansion or the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, shouting the slogan "Please return the military power to the Lord".Although this kind of thing didn't happen often, the impact it caused was extremely bad - Wang Xian became the public enemy of scholars and civil servants all over the world!

Speaking of which, even an old guy like Xia Yuanji, who has been in office for many years, is unwilling to have anything to do with Wang Xian, even if he doesn't think about himself, his descendants still have to marry him.So Xia Yuanji was in Dezhou, and left as soon as his identity was revealed, and he didn't make a sound when he arrived in Jinan, not wanting Wang Xian's people to know that he had arrived.

However, after all, he was already buried up to his neck in the loess, and he was too interested in the economic miracle that happened in Shandong. After being found by Chu Yan, he didn't have so many scruples.After all, Shandong is still the emperor's territory, and the officials in Shandong are still the courtiers of Ming Dynasty. The three constitutions were dispatched together to persuade him to stay, and he couldn't lose face. It is understandable to stay for a few days.

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Xia Yuanji put aside his worries, and had an in-depth discussion with Shandong officials for a few days, and gained a deeper understanding of the changes that took place in Shandong, as well as a preliminary understanding of the reasons that caused all this.

Xia Yuanji originally thought that all these were the abilities of Shandong officials and had nothing to do with the Duke of Zhen who was far away in the capital.After all, Wang Xian has always given people the impression that he is a terrifying spy chief, an old and cunning conspirator, and he is also good at leading troops to fight.As for civil affairs, there is nothing... After all, since Wang Xian debuted, he has never been a local parent official for a day, nor has he served in six government offices, so people take it for granted that he is a layman in governing the country!
It is human nature to have this kind of understanding, after all, Wang Xian is already so wise that he is close to a monster, and he is so powerful that he is abnormal!If he is a positive character, people will naturally think that he is omnipotent.But now that Wang Xian is the No. [-] villain in Tianzi, people will think badly about him, hoping that he is an idiot in some way.As if this would make him less scary and make it easier to defeat him.

However, the cruel fact is that positive characters are often not as good as people imagined, and negative characters are often far more powerful than people imagined!
Wang Xian is a living example!
Only then did Xia Yuanji know that Wang Xian had already thought of the solution to deflation a few years ago, and he had perfectly put it into practice!
The method of establishing a provincial bank, issuing convertible banknotes, and realizing free exchange within the province, as well as the entire set of implementation rules, were all thought up by Wang Xian alone!

Wang Xian also tailored different development plans for each prefecture according to the different conditions of each prefecture. Over the past few years, each prefecture has made great progress!The leading regions of Jinan, Jining, Jiaozhou, and Dengzhou are already on a level with the cities in the south of the Yangtze River.In other places where there were too many debts, extreme poverty has basically been eliminated. The common people basically have surplus food at home and don’t panic in times of famine. The number of children who go to school is ten times that of the original—you know, people who can afford to study in this age But they are all rich peasant families, which can be regarded as the most direct indicator of the wealth of the region!

While persuading farmers and mulberry trees, Wang Xian vigorously developed industry and commerce, and invested huge sums of money in building bridges and paving roads, refurbishing and improving the dilapidated and disrepaired official roads in Shandong since the end of the Yuan Dynasty.It greatly promoted the circulation of goods in the province, and naturally brought prosperity to commerce—the scenes of Dezhou and Jinan that Xia Yuanji saw were the best manifestations of this kind of prosperity.

Moreover, Wang Xian also transferred all the ships of the Zheng He Navy to Shandong... Zheng He saw that his whereabouts were unknown, and the court decided not to return to the West, and the military and government of Ming Dynasty were all determined by Wang Xian. The transfer of the team to Shandong is naturally a no-brainer.Contrary to what those who were hostile to him said, Wang Xian did not intend to use the Zheng He Navy to rebel, but to use these giant ships to start business with North Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, selling Chinese products overseas, and bringing back a ship full of gold. Silver and precious stones, spices...

And so on... The more Xia Yuanji understood, the more shocked he became.He discovered that Wang Xian's ability to govern the country is not inferior to his ability to plot!Reminiscent of Wang Xian's victory over Juren back then, Xia Yuanji sighed bitterly. If he hadn't been involved in the battle for the heir apparent early on, was forced to suspend his career and started spy work, Wang Xian should have been in the ranks of civil servants, showcasing His talent!

If so, maybe today's chief minister of the cabinet is not Yang Shiqi, but Wang Zhongde!Xia Yuanji believed that if that was the case, the Ming Dynasty would not have fallen into the quagmire it is today and would not be able to move forward.

Xia Yuanji didn't deny Yang Shiqi, in fact, he thought that Yang Shiqi was a once-in-a-hundred-year genius, but it's a pity that Wang Xian was a once-in-a-thousand-year... monster!
Yang Shiqi can save the country from danger, but Wang Xian is the one who can lead the Ming Dynasty to reshape the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties and reach unprecedented heights!

It's a pity that good fortune tricks people, and everything can't be repeated. Wang Xian can never be a capable minister who governs the world!This is his personal regret, and it is Daming's sorrow...

(End of this chapter)