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Chapter 812 Many Things

"Ban Zhang"

The imperial study room was suddenly very quiet, and after Emperor Wanli said that sentence, it was quiet for a while again. Zhang Cheng was confused, and when he heard this question, he bowed quickly, but who knew there would be no further words.

There was no expression on Wanli's face, and the imperial study room was so quiet until the sound of bells and drums came in from outside, and Emperor Wanli said:
"Zhang Banban, it's getting late, you go back and rest first, I'll wake up here!"

These words were also quite inexplicable, but Zhang Cheng didn't want to say much, so he bowed to accept the order and retreated.

When Zhang Cheng closed the door, Zhao Jinliang peeked in. Emperor Wanli waved him in, hesitated and asked with a smile:

"Xiao Liang, I want to ask you something, you have to hide it in your heart, and you are not allowed to tell anyone, you understand?"

"The servant knows, even if someone uses a knife to force the servant, the servant will not say anything!"

"Silly boy, I won't agree to anyone who dares to use a knife against you. You have to remember, you can't say it to Zhang Banban, nor can you say it to Wang Tong!"

Zhao Jinliang nodded vigorously, Emperor Wanli paused again, and asked slowly:
"Xiao Liang, you were by my side during the military parade. Do the soldiers and horses passing by below pay more attention to me or Wang Tong?"

Zhao Jinliang knelt on the ground and pondered for a while, then said with certainty:
"Of course I want to see more of Long Live God."

Emperor Wanli let out a long breath, leaned back, and Zhao Jinliang said on the ground again:

"My servant heard from Brother Hutou that Brother Wang Tong had specifically told the generals to ask the soldiers below that they must look at His Majesty when they pass by the high platform, so as to show respect."

Emperor Wanli's expression, which had just been relaxed, immediately stiffened. After pondering for a while, he waved his hand and said:
"Let Concubine Li De go to bed tonight!"

Zhao Jinliang's face was a bit confused, because Emperor Wanli had seldom visited other concubines since he favored Concubine Zheng. Well, but Zhao Jinliang naturally wouldn't ask, kowtowed, and hurriedly arranged.

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After the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials was vacant, Zhang Siwei and his party were quite panicked. Although Zhang Siwei's influence in the court has gradually disappeared after nearly a year of worries, the cabinet members, ministers and ministers who were promoted to various positions by him are also Gradually divided, each has its own territory, each has its own faction.

But on the whole, they still help each other, and the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials is second only to the first and second assistants of the cabinet in the court, and sometimes even higher than the second assistant.

Mastering the power of personnel is the most critical power in the officialdom. If it falls into the hands of others, it will be passive. I originally thought that Wang Xijue would check and balance Shen Shixing after he entered the cabinet, but he did not expect that Wang Xijue and Shen Shi would walk very close. The position of Shangshu was also taken away by them, so it was restricted everywhere.

However, the result came out soon. Shen Li, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, was hinted by Emperor Wanli, and he was approved by the court to take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Shen Li is also Zhang Siwei's apprentice. He was the victim of Zhang Siwei's struggle with Zhang Juzheng's party in the capital Zhonggang.

"The son of heaven is getting older, this is to let the court rule the middle!"

You don't need a discerning eye, anyone with a little political insight can see this. When Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing talked about it in private, everyone laughed.

Because of this move of Emperor Wanli, Zhang Siwei's party, which was originally terrified, calmed down. Since there is no liquidation and targeting of them, everything is still normal.

In this city of dry people, everyone in the court is still friendly, chatting and laughing happily.

Time soon came to June, and the army led by Li Chengliang returned to the division, and was about to enter the territory of Ming Dynasty, and the first-level officials of the Ministry of War for inspection had already rushed over.

The official victory report has also arrived in the capital, and it is not much different from the report from the East Factory. The literati in the government and the opposition are clamoring. Get up, so that Wang Tong's light will not be so dazzling.

Rumors and nonsense will now be punished. Those unlucky ghosts who were exiled to Ningxia some time ago are a lesson, but no one can say no to praise. The ruling and opposition literati are all brilliant, and they praised Li Chengliang's big victory. It is rare, and its significance is second only to the founding of the country and the battles of Jingnan.

All the courtiers are secretly instigated, but they dare not say that Liao Town is indeed a great victory, but the leader dares to report more than [-] yuan because of his exaggeration, and the military officials from Guihua City have returned. On the other side of Guihua City, there are actually more than [-] heads, how can this compare.

Not to mention, Wang Tong completely wiped out the Alta tribe, and even the Khan family of the Alta tribe were beheaded, let alone captured, Jinshan Yinhai, Liaozhen said that there are tens of thousands of livestock, Gold and silver are worthless. If the 10,000+ taels of silver can be called worthless, I really don’t know what Wang Tong said. Is the livestock on the grassland still called property? Buy it and buy it back.

What is my answer? It was a serious disaster that occurred in the mid-Jiajing period. It even reached the capital city. It was only during the Longqing period that the peace talks were peaceful, but the court was always worried. Hastily sent someone to mediate, for fear of being affected.

What is this Horqin tribe? They are the Tartars who are derogatoryly called "barbarians". carry.

However, what is more strange is that Emperor Wanli seemed to have no dissatisfaction with Li Chengliang's great victory. He actually praised a few words. Seniority, this time I am going to reward you generously.

Li Chengliang was originally an earl, so this time he might be granted the Duke of the State, Li Rubai the uncle, and the rest of the people all received awards, which is really shocking.

But from another point of view, no matter who wins the big victory, it will be good for the country of Ming Dynasty. Li Chengliang's qualifications are also old, and the area of ​​​​Liaozhen is almost equal to that of the army and civilians under his jurisdiction. Such a person, Naturally, there should be generous rewards, and the ministers and officials naturally did not object, but praised in unison.

More importantly, Wang Tong has no opinion on this matter. It is said that Wang Tong also said that this is a victory for Daming, and it is good for Daming and His Majesty, so that is a good thing.

All the ministers and officials also lamented in private that although Wang Tong often did crooked ways, he still managed to grasp this important event, knowing that he was a courtier of Ming Dynasty and knew the good and the bad.

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In Wenyuan Pavilion in June, after the court meeting, all the members of the cabinet and the six ministers were discussing the state affairs, and a young eunuch carried in the memorial that had been approved by the Supervisor of Rites.

The cabinet ministers dealt with it according to the above approval, asked about the specific situation of the six departments from time to time, and occasionally chatted a few words, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Xu Guo, a cabinet scholar, picked up a memorial, shook his head and said with a smile:

"Everyone, Hai Gangfeng has sent a memorial again, requesting to investigate the matter of Songjiang Xu Mansion's encroachment on common people's land."

All the people dealing with government affairs looked up, looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled, Wang Xijue put down the memorial in his hand, and said:
"This Hai Rui really does not let go. He fell because of this incident back then, and now he is still staring at him. How many times is this?"

A cabinet secretary next to him quickly got up and replied:
"Back to Wangge, this is the ninth letter." Everyone in the room laughed again. If there were any famous people in the years from Jiajing Year to Wanli Year, Hai Rui would definitely be on the list.

Needless to say all kinds of upright things in the Jiajing year, what he said this time is related to an incident in the third year of Longqing. Hai Rui was very useful in the year of Longqing. Adhere to one idea, that is, the annexation of powerful and powerful people, especially those with fame and fame annexing land, is a great harm to the country.

So after arriving in Nanjing, there is a lot of restraint on the local tyrants in the south of the Yangtze River, and Jiangnan is the place where the Ming Dynasty merged the most and the tyrants had the greatest influence.

Among the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, Songjiang Mansion was the most annexed place. The largest landlord in Songjiang Mansion was the former chief assistant of the cabinet, who defeated Yan Song's Xu Jie.

Songjiang Mansion is not very big, but Jiangnan water town is full of fertile fields, and they are all cultivated fields for many years. One mu of land here is worth several mu or even ten mu in other places.

After Xu Jie returned to his hometown, his family owned more than 40 mu of land. The land was tax-free under the name of a well-known gentry, and Xu Jie was a first-rank minister. There are quite a few people who put their land under his name, but ordinary people can do this. The Xu family is a first-class wealthy family. When such a bargain comes to their door, he will only swallow it without spitting it out.

After Hai Rui took office, there was an endless stream of people suing the Xu family for occupying their fields. Hai Rui also regarded the Xu family as a powerful force to attack. The intention was to conduct a thorough investigation, which touched the Xu family's bottom line.

The Xu family bribed the officials at the time to Dai Fengxiang, who impeached Hai Rui illegally. Zhang Juzheng also felt that Hai Rui was too much.

When Zhang Juzheng became the chief assistant of the cabinet, even though there were always calls for Hai Rui to come back, Zhang Juzheng never allowed it, fearing that releasing Hai Rui would hurt him.

After Zhang Juzheng died of illness, Zhang Siwei came to power. As a reaction against Zhang Juzheng's policies, he also promoted Hai Rui to be the Imperial Envoy of Youdu in Nanjing. Solve it, he will naturally keep an eye on the Xu family's encroachment on the land.

Xu Jie died of illness in the tenth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng also died of illness, Dai Fengxiang is now living in Nanjing, the parties have dispersed, but Hai Rui still persists.

No wonder all the ministers in the cabinet are laughing
(End of this chapter)