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Chapter 466 Big Showdown ([-])
Although the emperor has produced various evidences one after another to prove that the salt merchants are related to the Tonglu case, and the Tonglu case is serious, many officials still stand up to excuse and speak for the salt merchants.

"Your Majesty, although what your Majesty said is true, but I don't believe it. I copied a few things from a few Shanxi merchants and said they belonged to the people outside the Liaodong Pass? It is really difficult to force it to the salt merchants. Convincing the public, it is not a day or two before Liaodong outside the pass is ruined, and many people outside the pass fled to the pass, bringing in countless gold, silver, pearls and jade. In order to settle down, there are not a few people who pawn gold, silver, pearls and jade, even if it is a certain family. One or two of these things, I think, is not surprising, Your Majesty uses these things to say that the salt merchants have something to do with the Eastern captives, I really can't believe it..." An official immediately refuted the emperor's evidence, and in his eyes, There was even more disdain in his tone.

"Well said..." Yang Huaihe looked up to the sky and laughed for a while, and said, "To be honest, I don't believe it either, but I have to believe it. Among my people, some people would rather be the dogs of the Eastern captives than To be a human being, to collude with foreign races, to harm compatriots, to dream that one day, one day, you will be able to surpass all compatriots with the posture of a dragon..." Yang Reform looked around the hall, with sharp eyes, many people were shocked.

"...Some people, for selfish interests, deceive the emperor, harm their colleagues, and put compatriots to death; for selfish interests, they can forget what their surname is, and who their ancestors are; The gangsters and executioners colluded with the gangsters; for self-interest, they can be instructed by the enemy to gnaw the flesh of my Daming and demolish the temples of my Ming... How was my Daming built more than 200 years ago? What is the title of "Nanmin" Is the feeling of the fourth-class untouchables very good? Could it be that everyone is willing to have this happen again?... Outside the pass, a group of robbers are dreaming of the old dream of horses stepping into the south of the Yangtze River. They are thinking that one day they will rush into the pass and bring us back again. Have the people of the Han family become fourth-class slaves? Some people are doing things for these robbers, making convenience for these robbers, and helping these robbers; some people are working hard to turn themselves into fourth-class pariahs, If you want to drag down my Chinese people, they will all turn into fourth-class pariahs for those thieves to ravage and humiliate... Those bastards who want to be fourth-class pariahs, I can't spare them, people in the world, I can't spare you..." Yang Reform The words became fierce, and the last few words were even more roared out.

"Southern people" is really a hurtful word. The meaning represented by this distant and close word is by no means a good thing. Many people who originally wanted to stand up to the emperor were instantly severely punished by the emperor. His words made his mind flustered, and a trace of sadness was stuck in his chest and throat.

The words of the fourth-class untouchables also reminded many ministers of the Yuan Dynasty. Didn't the Ming Dynasty win the country in the hands of the Yuan Dynasty and drive the Mongols into the desert, and this ended the history of the fourth-class untouchables in the South?What is it like to be a fourth-class untouchable southerner?People who have read books and who know the history of the founding of the Ming Dynasty know a little bit. The genealogy of many people started from that time, especially those nobles... Many people began to sigh in their hearts.Perhaps, what the emperor said made sense. Indeed, some salt merchants were colluding with the Donglu. Otherwise, how could they be defeated again and again outside the pass?Lost cities and lands one after another?Many ministers began to think in their hearts, perhaps, to endorse and speak for the salt merchants, they really have to think again.

"Your Majesty, don't say it anymore, don't say it anymore, the ancestors of the minister were from the south, and the ancestors of the minister just couldn't stand the bullying of the previous court, so they followed the Taizu to revolt. I don't want to be the fourth-class pariah. The Eastern captives are irreconcilable, my Huaxia clothes must not be ruined in our hands! Those rebels should be killed, damned, and no one should be let go. Whoever protects the captives, the minister will be the first to let him go..." This honorable man cried angrily, perhaps because he was familiar with his family tree and his family's origins. When the emperor mentioned the matter of the southerner, this honorable man immediately became furious, claiming that he was at odds with those people and that he would support them. emperor.

"My Majesty, I believe that all Shanxi merchants and salt merchants who communicate with captives should be killed. If you don't kill a group of these people who deceive the emperor and forget their ancestors, it will not be enough to demonstrate the law of the country, and it will not be enough to alert future generations. Let those who dare All the Tonglu people will see what will happen to Tonglu, Your Majesty, I, a man from the Han family, will never be a fourth-class pariah..." Immediately, a minister added.

"My Majesty, I believe that Shanxi merchants are Shanxi merchants, and salt merchants are salt merchants. They should not be confused. There is solid evidence that Shanxi merchants connected with captives, and they should be killed. However, salt merchants, Your Majesty, I believe that there is no conclusive evidence to prove that the salt merchants It’s also about the captives, so it’s not appropriate to be involved in it, lest the situation expand, the market will be turbulent, and the people will suffer..." Someone hastily stood up and continued to advocate for the salt merchants.

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed for a while, stared at the official, and said, "When did I say that I would kill all the salt merchants? The evidence of Shang Tonglu is solid, and I never said that I will arrest all Shanxi merchants, and I only plan to arrest those Shanxi merchants who cooperated with captives. Does this Qing family think that I don’t know right from wrong? Arrest people randomly? It's strange, why so many people come out to speak for salt merchants when it comes to salt merchants, could it be that salt merchants really serve some people as officials?" Yang Reform is very contemptuous, these ministers in the court are all From a population of hundreds of millions who have "eliminated" countless people and climbed to the top of this empire, it stands to reason that this IQ is definitely not low, this intelligence is definitely high enough, and the experience of tactics is definitely not bad, but this involves Interests, involving their own self-interest, this IQ plummeted sharply, there were loopholes in speech, and irrational actions at all. Yang Reform believed even more that with this group of people, a large empire with a population of over [-] million could indeed be destroyed by a Foreign races with a population of hundreds of thousands ruled for hundreds of years.

"This..." The official was suffocated by the emperor's question. The emperor kept talking about Shanxi merchants and salt merchants. Everyone knew that the emperor wanted to find the salt merchants, and it was more likely to attack the entire salt administration. But now, The emperor said that only the salt merchants involved in Tonglu were arrested, but who knew how many salt merchants the emperor said were Tonglu salt merchants?The official looked at the memorabilia that Han Ge held in his hand. It should have recorded the salt merchants involved in the case of arresting captives, but up to now, except for the emperor, the only one who has read the memo is Han. Mr. Ge, everyone else heard that the emperor wanted to set up a salt merchant, and hurriedly jumped out to fight against the emperor and stop the emperor, but none of them read the memorandum again...

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that even if some individual salt merchants are involved in the case of Tonglu, the crime of Tonglu should not be charged to the salt merchants,...to all salt merchants..." The official immediately changed his words , However, before he finished speaking, he was immediately interrupted by someone next to him.

"Cough..." another official coughed loudly, interrupting the younger official.

The official who just spoke looked confusedly at the person who coughed and interrupted him. Seeing that person's eyes widened, the annoyed look in his eyes seemed to be warning him. He knew that this person was reminding him that he had said something wrong. But I don't know where I went wrong.

"...Cough, I would like to report to Your Majesty. I believe that the Shanxi merchants' cooperation with captives should be killed and dealt with severely. However, there is not enough evidence for the salt merchants' cooperation with captives. This matter has been dealt with by the Sanju. It is not too late for the Judiciary to come to a conclusion. At this time, with a memorial book of Jin Yiwei and a bag of gold, silver, pearls and jade, people are about to be convicted and arrested. It's still high, and I understand the strangeness. This is a cover set up by the emperor. The thick memorial book is only read by the emperor and Han Ge in this court. As for what is said in it, what is said? Who did it, except for the emperor and Mr. Han Ge, no one knows. It is estimated that there must be some names of salt merchants. Otherwise, Mr. Han Ge would not yell at the emperor to move the salt merchants. The officials who arrived at Yanli lost their heads, and the situation was too urgent at that time, so everyone just jumped out to stop the emperor, but forgot to read what was written in the playbook, and how many names of salt merchants there were, so that now Passive everywhere, talking a lot, except for opposing the arrest of salt merchants, he still opposed it, which was completely inconsistent with the content in the memorial book..., the emperor even spared a lot of people, and made many people faint. Everyone thought that what the emperor wanted to run might be a few salt merchants, not the whole salt merchants through the case of arresting captives. Just following the emperor's words, the young guy almost fell into the emperor's trap and admitted that the emperor could handle it. A few salt merchants who were involved in captives believed that the emperor would not run all the salt merchants, but they didn’t know that the emperor’s plan was to involve the salt merchants through the case of the captives, and then achieve the goal of reforming the salt administration. What that guy said just now The so-called "salt merchants who can lead captives" are in the middle of the emperor's arms. Isn’t it necessary to take down most of the salt merchants? All the salt merchants have been taken down. All of them are related to the Tonglu case. Fighting, changing the salt policy is naturally a matter of course.The official secretly called the emperor such a clever method, and when he figured it out, he immediately came out and interrupted the young official's words.

Yang Reform secretly yelled that it was a pity that such a good opportunity was interrupted. If according to this guy's admission, there are several salt merchants who can cooperate with captives, and they can run several salt merchants, the opening of this salt merchant will be regarded as being pried. Opened, opened the hole, stuffed explosives inside, ignited, "bang", no matter how solid the rock is, he had to explode it, unfortunately, there are also sober people in this group of guys, so they quickly reacted .

"Hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed "sadly and indignantly", ready to fight again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate. Although the case of Shanxi Merchants and Captives has been handed over to the Sanju Division for trial, but now, the people of the Sanju Division may not have reached the ground and have not started the trial. When we got to the ground, the trial began. How can the people of the Sanfa Division decide on the case involving salt merchants? Shouldn’t it be reported to the imperial court for His Majesty’s sanction? Could it be that the Jinyiwei’s memorandum is still published now? Still in the hands of the Sanfa Division, let the Sanfa Division read it before reporting it? Isn't this too ridiculous? Although it is not the memorial book of the Sanfa Division, Jin Yiwei also has the right to handle the case, let alone a treason case, minister I think that there is nothing wrong with Jin Yiwei's memorial. As for the matter of the Tonglu case involving the salt merchants, I think that there is now enough evidence to show that some salt merchants may be involved in the Tonglu case, and this has to be done. Conspiracy, you can’t stop doing it just because you are a salt merchant, does this salt merchant have an iron certificate to avoid death?” People on the imperial party’s side also saw some problems, and they understood some problems, so they also began to stand When he came out to stand for the emperor, seeing that the emperor was about to "continue", Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the household department, immediately stood up, took over the quarrel, and continued to touch the dead point of the salt merchant. The emperor "humiliated" him with the salt merchant. He has been displeased for a long time, and he has always wanted to find a chance to show some color to the salt merchants. Reforming the salt policy has also been his long-cherished wish. Now, a good opportunity has come.

The words of Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, really hit the nail on the back of the salt merchants. They dug up several salt merchants. According to the emperor's means, how can other salt merchants be spared?This salt administration is going to be in trouble.Bi Ziyan's words also made many people understand that this secret confrontation is indeed powerful enough!

As soon as Bi Ziyan's words came out, many people were awakened immediately, and many people's mouths were blocked.An opening is a flaw, and if there is another flaw, the salt merchant will definitely not be able to keep it.

"Your Majesty, I think this is a complete slander, a blatant slander. These evidences are all fabricated by Jin Yiwei, and they are not credible at all. I think that we can only conclude this by waiting for the memorial of the Sanfa Division to come up." matter..." Someone immediately denied this matter completely.

"Hahahaha..." Yang Reform laughed again, a very "bleak" laugh.

"What evidence does the Qing family need? Alright! Since the Qing family still needs evidence, I will give you another evidence..." Yang Reform laughed angrily for a while, and said fiercely.

The ministers all looked at the emperor with their heads open, to see what evidence the emperor could produce. Many people began to wonder, the evidence for the emperor came one after another!From the looks of it, it must be the trump card. I am afraid that the matter of protecting the salt merchants today is really a bit of a mystery!The minds of many ministers continued to turn.

A man entered the hall.

The ministers all watched this guy to see what evidence the emperor had.

"Liu Aita?"

"Liu Xingzuo?"

Man Gui, Zhao Lengjiao, and Mao Wenlong, who have been fighting against Donglu all the year round, may have met them on the battlefield, so when they saw Liu Xingzuo coming in, they immediately exclaimed, their faces full of disbelief.

As soon as Liu Xingzuo's name was called out, the courtiers immediately went crazy. There may not be many people who know this person, but his name is quite famous. Back then, when he was Emperor Tianqi, this guy was about to come out. Yes, many of them knew about this at the time. When they saw this person walking into the hall, they knew that today's event might be really unpredictable. The emperor really made a lot of preparations!

"The sinner Liu Xingzuo kowtowed to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." After Liu Xingzuo came in, he immediately fell to his knees and kowtowed neatly. This was the fourth time he had seen the emperor.

"Pingshen!" Yang Reformed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Xingzuo just got up and looked at the ministers of civil and military affairs in the hall, but his expression was flat. He is also a person who has seen the world, and he is also a person who goes in and out of the "general" on the side of Donglu. In this hall , the pressure on him was not very great, and there was even some faint sense of pride. Over the years, Daming suffered a lot from Donglu's hands. It was these "opponents" that Donglu could win so much. Therefore, for these people, Liu Xingzuo did not feel too much pressure.

"Who is Liu Xingzuo, do you all know?" Yang Reform asked.

Many ministers were peeking at each other, unable to speak. Many of them knew about Liu Xingzuo's rebellion, and even asked Liu Xingzuo to avoid death and sue him. Some people participated in the discussion. This is the No. .1 Ah!The status in Donglu is also quite high. If this person identifies that there are indeed salt merchants who are connected with the captives, even if they only point out a few, the salt merchants will be finished!The breathing of many ministers was not smooth, and the "evidence" of the emperor was too strong, beyond the expectations of many people.

"Return to Your Majesty, this is a traitor..." Seeing that the emperor's "evidence" was too sharp, a minister began to stir up trouble.

"Master Sun, please tell me a little bit about Liu Xingzuo's escape from the Eastern Captives and his return to the Ming Dynasty." Yang Reform ignored the nonsense just now, and turned to Sun Chengzong.

"Obey, Your Majesty..." Sun Chengzong still didn't speak in this morning court. Until then, the emperor asked, and then he began to speak. Soon, he explained Liu Xingzuo's origin, including Liu Xingzuo. What kind of officials did Bian serve, the relationship with the captive chieftain, how big the place was, and what "self-extraction" things he did, let's talk about it one by one.

Among the courtiers, many people knew the origin of Liu Xingzuo. It was very unpleasant to hear Sun Chengzong introduce Liu Xingzuo. This guy won't come sooner or later, but at such a critical moment, he is really a villain. It's over, it's over. !

After Sun Chengzong's introduction, no one spoke in the hall, and no one stood up to express doubts. Anyone who knew knew that Sun Chengzong was telling the truth. Those who didn't know would not speak when they saw the "senior", let alone dare to ask. Questions, "Seniors" have already asked, and it was not my turn, so the hall became quiet.

"I was indeed the same as you before. I didn't believe that Shanxi merchants would cooperate with captives, and I didn't believe that salt merchants would cooperate with captives. But now, more and more facts have proved that Shanxi merchants and salt merchants are indeed cooperating with captives, and what they are doing is destroying them." I have no choice but to investigate the unforgivable matter of my Han family's clothes and the unforgivable matter of turning my Han family man into a fourth-class pariah. My ancestors of the Ming Dynasty finally rescued the people of the world from Qian Yuan's hands and broke away from them. The sea of ​​suffering of the fourth-class untouchables, as a descendant of the Zhu family, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, naturally I will not be soft on this matter, no matter whether he is a Shanxi merchant or a salt merchant, check how many there are, otherwise, why would I go to see my ancestors? , Why did you go to meet the previous emperors? Why did you go to face my hundreds of millions of people?..." When Yang Reform made a phone call, the hall was extremely quiet, and no one stood up to speak. The "evidence" of the emperor was too strong. For a while, too many people's brains couldn't react, and they didn't know where to start.

(End of this chapter)