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Chapter 1137 People Always Grow Up

For Wang Tong's camp, Xu Guangguo is a very special person. His special feature is that the civilian camp also accepts his existence.

The literati around Wang Tong were all from Juren background, and this Juren background drew a clear line from the central civil servants who were mainly Jinshi and the local high-ranking civil servants.

In the eyes of other civil officials, Lu Wancai, governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and Yang Sichen, prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, were rebellious and unforgivable people, and they were the traitors of Afu lords at that time. Naturally, Lu Wancai and Yang Sichen knew Shilin's evaluation of them, and they didn't ask for any acceptance. Running errands and doing things for Wang Tong, such busy practical behaviors put them and others at a greater distance.

Xu Guangguo was different. His uncle had been a servant of the household department, and he was also a child of that circle. The experience of being the magistrate in the fiefdom of King Lu in Henan made Xu Guangguo become a confidant of Emperor Wanli to a certain extent. At least, he was Because of meritorious service, he was promoted.

Moreover, Xu Guangguo spent a lot of money in the capital for Wang Tong and communicated with Qingliu public opinion. To a certain extent, he also made friends with a large number of Qingliu scholars, which can be regarded as the accumulation of favor.

He works hard. After going to Liaoning, the management of the capital has never been relaxed. In fact, the clear flow and the turbid flow are good friends. Xu Guangguo has always maintained well up and down, and everyone does not regard him as Wang Tong. hardcore.

However, Xu Guangguo was the first to understand among these people. All their glory and wealth are due to Wang Tong. Wang Tong is safe, and they are also safe. If Wang Tong goes up, they can also go higher. Now, why should he be allowed to sit in such a high position as a Juren with no qualifications and background.

After the war of entering the DPRK, although Xu Guangguo was doing logistics preparations and other errands, he still accumulated enough meritorious service. Xu Guangguo's next choice was also very interesting. If it is the center of the capital, it will definitely not have any real jobs. It is better to stay at ease in the place, especially Xu Guangguo is in Liaoning, and the prefectures and counties are all arranged by him. The military also supports him. There is heaven and earth, but Xu Guangguo took the initiative to choose to come to the capital, and worked as a right servant in the household department. Except for a higher position, there are basically no benefits.

In the year when Li Hutou was assassinated, his seniority was finally counted. Under the opposition of everyone, he was transferred to the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment and moved forward by one position, but in terms of influence, he was not as good as the position of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

For people outside of Wang Tong's system, this Xu Guangguo is a character who made a lot of money in Liaoning and then became a high-quality official in the capital. He is one of the standard Ming exceptions. Back then, Hai Rui was just a Stopping at the position of governor, Xu Guangguo has gained face.

However, several people in Wang Tong's system knew that the team that Song Chanchan established in the capital was almost all taken over by Xu Guangguo. Regarding the context and relationship of the various factions in the capital, where should the focus be? Xu Guangguo is obviously more proficient in manpower placement.

As for the errand of the Criminal Department, it seems to be a helpless choice, but in fact it is the result of deliberate operation. The Criminal Department is in charge of the criminal name, and there are various conveniences in it.

The news of Li Hutou's death came, and the news that Emperor Wanli was going to massacre heroes in order to succeed the crown prince Zhu Changxun smoothly spread in the capital, and spread across the country at a speed faster than that of the mansion newspaper. Even the civil servants who supported Emperor Wanli believed that the old Zhu family's murder of heroes was something in their bones. With the spread of this news, the public opinion was overwhelming, and the generals quickly sided with Wang Tong.

But the next most exciting thing is not this, but a spokesperson said that the country is in chaos and evildoers are overgrown, it is precisely because of the corruption of Gangchang's ethics, if the emperor appointed the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, there would be so many obstacles , I also ask your majesty to change the crown prince to be righteous.

Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor, has gone to Luoyang to be the King of Fortune. It has been about ten years, and everyone thought it was normal.

Someone made such a fuss, and everyone realized that this is an opportunity. Although Wang Tong has gone to Tianjin Wei, there is no disturbance, and everyone can judge clearly. The next thing is how to give each other a step down, The peaceful ending is maintained.

It is not easy to gain merits and wealth in this matter, but now that Wang Tong is running away, Li Hutou died suddenly, and the two most powerful supporters of Emperor Wanli who made Zhu Changxun the crown prince are gone, so, now Fighting for the country is a profitable and risk-free thing.

If the eldest son of the emperor can become the crown prince, and he contributes to it, it goes without saying that he will be rich and prosperous. The Wanli emperor has more and more physical illnesses, and it will not be too late for the new emperor to ascend the throne. If you bet on this correctly, it will be a great benefit .

With Wang Tong in the capital town, there will be no rumors at all. Shuntian Mansion and Jin Yiwei will get the news as soon as possible and respond.

But now that Lu Wancai has resigned, no one can operate that system. The new governor can't hold back those officials and old guards. Jin Yiwei is even more lazy. You will immediately become the public enemy of your colleagues. What a kindness to Lao Dutang, if you search so hard, this human nature is really not worth mentioning.

Without restraint, and even with the support of forces behind him, the sudden rise of rumors caught Emperor Wanli by surprise. He asked the emperor to follow the righteousness and principles, and the survival of the country and the country, and make Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor, the crown prince.

Emperor Wanli was very sad to find that without Wang Tong's support, he had no way to suppress civil servants at all. Emperor Wanli asked a group of cronies, and his idea of ​​using forceful suppression was rejected by them. This situation became chaotic, and it was too easy for people Take advantage of the opportunity to cause even greater chaos.

Empress Zheng and the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Guotai, who is now a marquis, are extremely panicked by this sudden trend. If Zhu Changxun is not the prince, then the prosperity and wealth of the Zheng family will be over immediately.

In fact, Zheng Guotai is also contradictory about the emperor's attack on Wang Tong. Their family has a lot of benefits in Songjiang and Tianjin Wei. If Wang Tong is gone, their family will suffer huge losses. Still no objection was raised.

But things had a chain reaction, but he didn't expect that the result of this incident would be that his family's prosperity and wealth would not be preserved. That would really be the end of the sky.

The trouble wasn't just this, Emperor Wanli spent too much money on extravagance and entertainment, and the military salaries of the imperial army and the Beijing camp were almost unable to be paid.

The State Administration of Taxation clearly told Emperor Wanli that if Tianjin Wei and Songjiang Mansion did not send the annual regular silver in a few days, then the Beijing Camp and the Imperial Army would have to cut off their salaries for at least two months. Now Wang Tong is in Tianjin Wei, Songjiang Mansion Wang Tong It can also exert a great influence. It is really hard to say whether the silver can be sent.

Not paying the salary for two months is not a big deal, it can be made up afterwards, but in the current situation, there can no longer be any turmoil in the soldiers and horses inside and outside the capital. If there is any instability, it will lead to chaos.

Due to internal and external reasons, Emperor Wanli sent Zhao Jinliang as an envoy to Tianjin Wei to meet Wang Tong half a month after Wang Tong left the capital, without an imperial decree.

". Zhao Jinliang was able to become one of the highest-ranking eunuchs in the court. Wang Tong played a very important role in it. However, after decades of being in the palace, Zhao Jinliang was extremely loyal to the emperor and the prince, and even turned against his benefactor."

Zhao Jinliang stayed in Tianjin Wei for two days, and there were no official documents, but judging from the events that followed, Emperor Wanli and Wang Tong reached some kind of reconciliation.

Wang Tong's position and title are still maintained, but he still recuperates in Tianjin Wei on the grounds of his health. Officials Lu Wancai and Li Wenyuan are reinstated. All appointments of the imperial army cannot be changed without Wang Tong's permission. Colonies and port areas The same is true of policies.

There is no official document to prove the existence of these promises. On the third day after Zhao Jinliang returned to the capital, the debate on changing Prince Yi came to an abrupt end.

Between the 31st year of Wanli and the 34th year of Wanli, Tianjin Wei gradually became the second political center of the Ming Empire. Military affairs, colonial affairs, and most economic affairs related to industry and commerce were handled here. There were different positions in the hall, and there were endless disputes. Any decree that was unfavorable to Wang Tong and the Forbidden Army Group could not be passed and implemented.

Poisoning, kidnapping, and assassination also continued to occur in these two cities. The emperor and Wang Tong maintained the proper etiquette of monarchs and ministers on the surface, but they also confronted each other secretly.

Both sides are wooing people from all walks of life, and most people have found that what Wang Tong can give them, or what they can get from standing on Wang Tong's side, is far more than what they can get from standing on the emperor's side.

At the beginning of the 35th year of Wanli, the situation became more and more favorable to Wang Tong, but Wang Tong was still hesitant. At this time, Xu Guangguo's elders passed away, and he had to return to his hometown to guard Ding You as usual. When passing by Tianjin Wei, Xu Guangguo, like all officials, went to Pay a visit to Lelang County King.

Several of Wang Tong's guards still remembered that Xu Guangguo and Wang Tong had a secret conversation alone, and they couldn't afford to kneel at the end.

In March of the 35th year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli, as usual, ate Western desserts after lunch. After eating two pieces of honey cake, he suddenly suffered from abdominal pain and lost his breath before the imperial physician arrived.

There was chaos in the palace, and the guards quickly surrounded the imperial dining room and arrested all relevant people, but the people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei came later and asked them to take over the case.

Immediately there was news that the person who poisoned was Empress Zheng, because Emperor Wanli wanted to change the crown prince and make Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor, the crown prince——
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