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Chapter 465 Big Showdown ([-])
"Is Mr. Han Ge willing to be a guarantor for the salt merchants? If Mr. Ge is willing to be a guarantor for the salt merchants of the world, I don't need to send Jin Yiwei to dispatch. If it is really related, is Mr. Ge willing to bear the crime of conspiracy?" Yang Reform asked with a "smile".

As soon as this sentence came out, Han Yu, who was originally very confident, immediately choked up and hesitated. He just flipped through the playbook, which contained conclusive words that there was indeed a problem with the salt merchants. It is guaranteed that none of them has anything to do with Donglu. If one of them has something to do with it, wouldn't he take the blame for it?Carrying the infamy of the world?Since the emperor is so swearing, he is afraid that he still has a backup, otherwise, he would never dare to touch the salt merchant rashly. Could this salt merchant be easily moved?Han Yu hesitated.

With Han Yu's hesitation, many ministers who were about to jump out and protest loudly stopped in their tracks. The sudden impulse when they heard that the emperor wanted to move the salt merchants just now began to cool down.

"Your Majesty, I thought it was a joke. Most of the salt merchants in my dynasty gathered in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so how could I be involved with Shanxi merchants, and how could I be involved with the Dongcaptives in Liaodong? Your Majesty, this is a bit too far-fetched, right? "Although many officials stopped their steps, some officials still jumped out and started fighting for the salt merchants. The emperor wanted to move the salt merchants, but he was against them!
"Hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed for a while, and in his smile, there was a burst of sadness, and said: "...this Qing family didn't even read what was said in this memorial, and just defended the salt merchants, are you Give me an official position in the Ming Dynasty, or a salt merchant?" Yang Reform is inexplicably sad, these vampires, for the sake of profit, have dropped so much in IQ, it is unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty not to perish.

"This..." The official who jumped out immediately fell into an awkward situation.

"I heard that there is a saying in Lianghuai called "Qinqiang Xiyu full of streets and alleys". It is true that most of the salt merchants in my dynasty were located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huaihe. They seemed to be far away from Shanshan and Liaodong. There are many Shanxi merchants in the salt business, how can you say that it has nothing to do with it? This Qing family has forgotten the Chinese law of our dynasty? The rise of the Shanxi merchants is due to the Chinese law and the salt. How can you say that it doesn't matter? Now, reading the memorial, the confession and the letter, I believe more and more that some salt merchants are indeed related to the Tonglu case..." Yang Reform said "distressed".

"I would like to report to Your Majesty, I think this is definitely a false accusation. I think the salt merchants have been in our dynasty for 200 years. The Shanshan and Shanxi salt merchants benefited from the opening of China and France, and benefited from the salt. But this just proves that the salt merchants and It doesn’t matter about the Tonglu case. Just imagine that what I’m practicing now is the Gangyan Law, which has been passed down for decades. If I Tonglu, wouldn’t it mean that it’s been done for decades? But this Donglu has only been raised for a few years. This obviously doesn’t make sense, so, Your Majesty, I feel that this is definitely a false accusation..." The minister was firmly defending the salt merchant.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform, who was cursing and furious at first, now looked cold and confused, and smiled for a while, and said, "This Qing family, why did you come here when I, the court, needed money the most?" , the salt merchants will default on the huge amount of 400 million taels of salt tax? If you still have me and the imperial court in your eyes, not to mention donations, at least the promised tax must be paid up? If it wasn’t for me to find another way to get it Silver is carrying out disaster relief, emigrating, and resisting the Eastern captives outside the customs. Can you imagine what my Ming Dynasty will look like today? The flames of war are raging in the customs, the people are hungry everywhere, and the people are in dire straits. Pay, the officers and soldiers have no intention of fighting, unable to support, losing again and again, not to mention losing the city and losing the land, and the Eastern captives even defeated Lin Danhan. Immediately plunged into fire and water, my country and society of Ming Dynasty may be destroyed in one go,...hahaha..., all these signs, I can't help but believe that the salt merchants are coercing captives!...Hahaha..." Yang Reform took With a sad tone, he laughed out loud. It seemed that the emperor was a little "crazy".

Originally, many ministers who wanted to stand up to defend the salt merchants shrank their heads when they heard the emperor's words. This time, it seems that the emperor is determined to move the salt merchants. He didn't get much benefit from the salt merchants. There is no need to speak to the salt merchants!
"Your Majesty, this is just His Majesty's estimation and conjecture. The salt merchant defaulted on the salt lesson. , This is too... Your Majesty has always been wise, so why are you so confused about this matter? The salt merchants did have something wrong, and indeed they were wrong, but Your Majesty, you shouldn't use Tonglu to trick the salt merchants. If your majesty’s crime is proven, the salt merchants in the world will be overwhelmed! Your majesty..., hasn’t your majesty always claimed to be benevolent?” Thinking that the officials saw the emperor’s “true” reasons, they came out to persuade the emperor.The emperor's statement is very lethal.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed for a while, and said desolately: "Did I impose the crime on them? The captive chieftain Nurhachi rebelled against the Ming Dynasty with the Seven Great Hatreds. At that time, there were sixteen Han merchants with It is not my conjecture that the seven great hatreds entered the pass to open the eyes of the captive chieftain... Wang Dengku of Zhangjiakou, Fan Yongdou and eight Han merchants illicitly liaised with the captives in the east, reselling military rations and weapons, etc., everyone has heard more or less about it Some rumors, these are my conjectures? You may not know that, in addition to cooperating with captives and reselling military supplies, they also secretly informed Dong captives, collected internal information about my Ming Dynasty, and compared the strength and strength of my Ming army. , and equipment to inform Donglu one by one, so that Donglu can target and kill my officers and soldiers outside the pass. Most of my fiasco outside Daming Pass for many years has something to do with them, and it is even an internal response for Donglu. Raising fire in the city, spreading rumors, even persuading the guards to surrender, and forcibly opening the city gates, all these, there are their shadows..." Yang Reform told the details of the Jinshang Tonglu case in one breath.

Previously, all the ministers only knew that the Shanxi merchants were involved in the case of collaborating with captives. Jin Yiwei requested to send officers and troops, but they did not elaborate on how the case of collaborating with captives was handled. Many ministers are still waiting for news from the Sanfa Division , Many people think that the Tonglu case is nothing more than reselling some things outside the customs and Donglu. This kind of thing is nothing new in the court. Many people know that, and many people think that the emperor is nothing but It's just to catch a few thieves, and to arrest the generals who went out of the customs by the way, and to get some money by the way. How do you know that the background of the Tonglu case is so complicated, and it actually involves many fiascos of the Ming Dynasty outside the customs. If the emperor This is the case of the kidnapping case in the mouth, so this matter is really beyond the imagination of many people.There are also some people who think deeply and guess this possibility. However, this kind of thing involves too much, and many people dare not think deeply.

The ministers exclaimed.This matter exceeded everyone's expectations. Smuggling some things is not a new thing. Many frontier soldiers and generals are doing this, including Mao Wenlong, who were also doing smuggling before. Everyone who didn't know it thought it was the emperor's pretext to rectify the border gates, so that everyone should not be too presumptuous and get some money. How could they know that this case of kidnapping was so deeply involved.

"Your Majesty! This, this is impossible..., why, I have never heard of it?" A minister looked at the emperor dumbfounded and asked in disbelief.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform smiled bitterly again, and continued, "Impossible? Don't you think that this case of arresting captives is an ordinary case? This group of people was there when Fushun guard Li Yongfang persuaded him to surrender. Now, that traitor Li Yongfang, what kind of officer and soldier is he in Donglu? Hahaha, it’s impossible, and I hope it’s impossible, but it’s all true..., nearly In Shenyang, there were always rumors in the court that there were people in the city who responded? It was these merchants who were involved with the captives who entered Shenyang in disguise in advance. When the Donglu attacked the city at a critical juncture, they spread rumors in the city, set fire to it, and acted as internal agents. Open the city gate, otherwise, how could Shenyang be captured so easily? In the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, why did the Eastern captives attack the Qi family army and the white soldiers? There were countless casualties and they still refused to let go? Why? Isn’t it because these thieves will Donglu was informed of every move, equipment, number of people, tactics, habits, etc. of my Ming army? Donglu knew the weaknesses of our Ming elites, and attacked them to death, so that our Qi’s army, white soldiers, etc. These elites were all killed and injured, and the corruption outside the pass was beyond control, but there are their shadows inside... Hahahahaha..." Yang Reform smiled desolately, tears came out of his eyes.

All the ministers looked at the emperor in horror. This... is really beyond everyone's expectation. Unexpectedly, so many things are involved in a Shanxi businessman case, which is really unimaginable.

"...Your Majesty, I dare to ask, are you serious? In the bloody battle in Hunhe, did someone really leak the news and weaknesses of my Ming army?" While all the ministers were still in astonishment, Qin Liangyu stood with tears streaming down his face. Out.

"I'm ashamed of your Qin family. If I hadn't lost my morals and produced so many traitors, your Qin family wouldn't have been hurt so badly... Sigh, Mrs. Qin must be sad. Now, I have put this The living traitors and traitors have been dug out, and they will definitely seek justice for the Qin family..." Yang Reform said bitterly.

All the ministers looked at Qin Liangyu, who was full of tears, in astonishment. This was the only woman in the court!This time, she burst into tears in the hall, this...

"Old Madam Qin, I would like to express my condolences..." Yang Reformed.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." Qin Liangyu was sobbing sadly on the court hall. Although the crying was extremely soft, everyone could hear clearly in the quiet court hall Chu, many officials were about to come out and say, looking at the heartbroken Qin Liangyu, looking at the only woman in the court, thinking about what the emperor said just now, the Qin family died fighting for the Ming Dynasty, this impeachment No words can be spoken.

"Madam Qin, please mourn..."

"President Qin, please mourn..."

"Old Madam, my condolences..."

The ministers had no choice but to ask Qin Liangyu to mourn.

Qin Liangyu sobbed softly for a while, knowing that he had done almost the same, and that he had cooperated quite well with the emperor, so he stopped crying now, wiped away his tears, and said: "I have nothing to say, please Your Majesty Punishment..."

"Don't be sad, old lady, how can I blame old lady."

Yang Reform heaved a sigh of relief. Qin Liangyu really did not disappoint him. Those who started the salt business by themselves must have suffered a considerable backlash. Now, it is through the Shanxi Merchants Tonglu case that the atmosphere in the court is drawn towards him. On the favorable side, there was a lot of crying. Now, many ministers want to defend the salt merchants, and they are afraid to weigh the consequences carefully. The consequences of the Tonglu case are extremely serious. If you want to make a fuss, then, the salt merchants involved in the Tonglu case should think twice whether to protect them or speak up for them. If they are not careful, they will be doomed.

The ministers stared at Qin Liangyu, watched Qin Liangyu put away his tears, and his thoughts turned rapidly. This time, things really happened. The emperor moved the salt merchants, and he had made sufficient preparations!If you intervene at this time, I don't know if it is worth it.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that this matter is too unbelievable. It's not that I don't believe it. It's just that before Your Majesty has produced enough evidence to prove these things, I don't believe it anyway. The spies made fun of me, Daming, and I didn't believe that I would be willing to serve as a lackey for the Eastern captives..."

Although Yang Reform's performance was quite touching, some courtiers still didn't believe it and stood firmly against the emperor. After saying this, Yang Reform swept the hall and looked at his face, as if he didn't believe it. There are still many people.

"Hahaha... I don't want to believe it, but it happens to be true, Marshal Mao..." Yang Reform shouted with a wry smile.

"The minister is here!" Mao Wenlong hurried out.

"I heard you say that at Zhenjiang Fort that day, you used a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, and found that the chieftain was also observing you with the same telescope. Is there such a thing?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. I was quite surprised at the time. Why did my most advanced and powerful weapon fall into the hands of the captive chieftain? The way I view it is almost exactly the same as my minister's. I dare to assure you. This is definitely coming out of my dynasty..." Mao Wenlong firmly believed in what the emperor said, he himself was doing business with Donglu, of course, not directly with Donglu, but through those merchants , Naturally, he has some understanding of the situation here. The emperor asked him about the telescope, and he immediately came out and answered that he no longer relies on trade with the Eastern Captives to survive, so naturally he doesn't need to worry about it.

Wow!As soon as Mao Wenlong's words came out of his mouth, all the officials were surprised!What a show...

"Your Majesty, this binoculars is produced by Liulizhai. Could it be that Liulizhai is also a traitor?" Someone immediately asked back.

"Presumptuous, how could Liulizhai be a traitor? Liulizhai doesn't do business outside the customs. How could Liulizhai's binoculars be sold to Donglu? What's more, Liulizhai's binoculars have always been strictly controlled. People with a certain status can buy it. It is clear that some frontier generals have passed on this treasure to the Eastern captives through those merchants, which further confirms the case of Tonglu..." The Secretary of the Ministry of War immediately stood up to defend the emperor.

All the ministers began to talk about it, and the case of extortion has become more and more involved, that is to say, the risk of endorsing the salt merchants is also increasing. Many ministers are thinking again, what to do, is to continue The salt merchants endorsed, or united against the emperor.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be thoroughly investigated immediately, and the responsibility for causing the casualties of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers outside our pass, the casualties of millions of people, and the loss of cities and lands must not be let go, and a single traitor must not be let go... ...I believe that all salt merchants involved in the case of Tonglu should be strictly investigated..." Someone came out to call for a strict investigation of the matter, and then swept the salt merchants into it.

However, there was an immediate backlash.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate..." Although the emperor's words were convincing, Qin Liangyu performed a crying scene, and even Mao Wenlong came forward to testify, there are still many people who protect the salt merchants.

"...I think that even if the Shanxi merchants deserve to die, the salt merchants should not be involved. This is the same. Please punish the Shanxi merchants severely. For the salt merchants, your Majesty may not have evidence to prove them. It involves Tonglu..." Some officials were deeply involved with the salt merchants, and although the situation was already unfavorable to the salt merchants, they still stood up for the salt merchants.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform smiled bitterly for a while as usual, and then said: "I don't want to believe it, but I can't help but believe it, come here! Unpack that burden..." Yang Reform smiled bitterly for a while, and then said.

A guard came out and opened the big package. After opening, there were some gold, silver, pearls and jade.

The ministers looked at the gold, silver, pearls and jade suspiciously.

"...I don't want to believe it either, but in front of the evidence, I have to believe it. These things were all copied from those Jin merchants. Do you know his origin?" Yang Reform still looked miserable. , looking heartbroken.

"Donglu is a group of robbers. They robbed my rich land in Liaodong and destroyed countless homes. These things were just what Donglu looted from the homes of the people outside Daming Pass. After Donglu robbed these things, they can't be eaten. , but used these things to buy food, armaments, and intelligence through those Shanxi merchants for the activities of those spies in the customs. Jiangnan, in order to make a profit, otherwise, these gold, silver, pearls and jade will be left outside the pass, and they will not be eaten as food. , exchanged for weapons, exchanged for news, this gave Donglu the motivation and the ability to rob the people of our Ming Dynasty, resulting in heavy casualties for our Ming Dynasty, and heavy casualties for the officers and soldiers. These damn Jin merchants should be killed. These gold, silver, pearl, and jade salt merchants are all accomplices, without their help, how could the Eastern Captives become stronger and bigger as they fought?" Yang Reform continued to break the news.

what!The courtier exclaimed again!The emperor said so, it seems that the possibility of the salt merchant being involved is getting bigger and bigger, and the risk of protecting the salt merchant is also getting bigger and bigger, so it has to be considered again.

(End of this chapter)