Jin Yiwei's investigation of the meeting was carried out very quickly, and the results of the investigation were sent to Zhao Ming's desk the next day.After Zhao Ming looked at the results, he was a little angry, because the meeting was completely manipulated by the people below.The workers' representatives found by the government were not workers' representatives at all, but factory foremen, and these people were completely on the side of the merchants, so the whole meeting was conducted according to the wishes of the merchants.Zhao Ming continued to look through it, and immediately found the information that the officials of the DPRK and China accepted the donation of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce."
Are these things true, does Jin Yiwei have conclusive evidence?
Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice.Ma Jin hurriedly saluted and said: "Back to the regent, Jinyiwei has already mastered the absolute evidence, and he can take people now!"
”As the current commander of Jinyiwei, Ma Jin is not without ambition, hoping to restore the authority of Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.Zhao Ming glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Prepare the evidence, and cooperate with the Inspectorate to get people when the time comes!"
”Ma Jin was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he still saluted and said, "The minister receives the order!"
”Zhao Ming immediately waved his hand, asked him to step back, and ordered his subordinates to summon the Imperial History of the Zuodu of the Inspectorate, and the director of the Propaganda Department of the Ministry of Rites to come to the audience.Not long after, Yan Qiheng, the left capital of the Inspectorate, came to the study and sat in his seat with some anxiety.Zhao Ming waited for him to sit for a while before he raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Strict supervision, many officials in the imperial court are corrupt now, and they don't ask for the people's lives, but only speak for the powerful, don't you know?"
”Yan Qiheng sweated on his forehead, and with his political sense, he clearly felt that the regent was already a little dissatisfied with some people in the court.The regent proposed to improve the treatment of workers, and public opinion in Jiangnan immediately came out to oppose it, which may have made the regent feel threatened, but in fact, it was also the result of some people of insight in the court who had waited for a long time.Now that the regent is coming to him, most of them are preparing to do something against someone, and there may be a big man in the court who is about to fall, and this is not necessarily a bad thing for him."
The regent, a place in the south of the Yangtze River, has developed culture and education, a prosperous economy, and most of the officials in the DPRK and China are from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Some officials, whose own families are Jiangnan gentry, are inevitably biased towards the gentry and magnates in their positions. ”Yan Qiheng hurriedly said: "The minister believes that the vast majority of officials are decent, idealistic, and party spirited. ”Zhao Ming frowned when he heard this, "In this way, the Inspectorate also knows that some people no longer pay attention to party spirit." ”Yan Qiheng was silent, which could be regarded as acquiescence.Seeing this, Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "The widow has something for you to do!"
”Saying that, Zhao Ming pushed the information left by Jinyiwei just now to Zhuo Bian, and then instructed: "Take it back and see!"
Later, the widow will let the commander of the Jinyi Guard go to you, and the cooperation of your two departments will cleanly remove all these scum who collude with officials and businessmen and trade power for money from the court. ”Yan Qiheng's heart shook when he heard this, he took the information, and saluted solemnly, "The minister understands!"
”Zhao Ming waved his hand and asked him to go out, but as soon as the person turned around, Zhao Ming instructed again: "Before you act, don't leak the news, otherwise you will go home and plant sweet potatoes!"
”Soon after Yan Qiheng left, the director of the Propaganda Department of the Ministry of Rites rushed to the palace.After Zhao Ming summoned him, he directly threw the low report in his face and scolded, "As the mouthpiece of the imperial court, you actually published such an article, where is your political consciousness, or did you take the money and make your ass crooked?"
”The director of the Propaganda Department is Zhao Ming's more trusted confidant official, and this time the official low report did not guide public opinion, but together with the newspapers controlled by the Jiangnan gentry and businessmen, criticized the policies of the imperial court, and the public opinion front was all lost, which made Zhao Ming extremely angry.The director hurriedly explained: "Back to the regent, the report was sent by the next Lang Zhong, and the minister only found out the next day. ”Zhao Ming scolded: "Then why don't you fight back!"
”The director sweated: "Public opinion has been controlled by them, and the results of the consultation are announced, whoever is making different remarks will be attacked by the government and the opposition, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the DPRK and China!"
”"You're such a bureaucrat!
For the sake of the black veil on the head, the party spirit is gone!
”Zhao Ming scolded.Zhao Ming scolded for a while, saying that the main person was red-faced, and finally expressed: "Regent, after the minister goes back, he will personally fight back." ”Zhao Ming waved his hand, "You go back and get ready, wait for the widow's instructions!"
”In the city of Nanjing, the university scholar Du Yinxi's mansion, Yan Qiheng and Du Yinxi sat in the study.
At this time, Yan Qiheng said: "Elder Ge, this time we deliberately connived, and finally made the regent realize their harm to the imperial court!"
Du Yinxi said in a deep voice: "For the regent, we are always an external family, not his descendants, and the regent has always been very trusting of us.If we attack them, it will only make the regent suspicious of us, and only by making the regent himself realize that the corruption of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang systems and the collusion between officials and businessmen harm the interests of the imperial court, and the regent will do it himself, and we will assist from the side, can we defeat them. ”"It's still thoughtful!"
Yan Qiheng exclaimed.Du Yinxi said: "The year before last they expelled you from the cabinet, this time they should have one or two cabinet members, who were taken away by the regent, and when the time comes, this cabinet will recommend you to join the cabinet again and let you become a cabinet minister again." ”Yan Qiheng said with a smile: "In this way, I really thank the old man!"
”On the other side, the mansion of Shoufu Chen Mingyu, Huang Zongxi and several others came to visit.In the study, Chen Mingyu said in a deep voice: "The regent is very dissatisfied with this incident, and when the time comes, this pavilion will not give it to you."
In recent years, the gentry and merchants have earned enough, and the regents have raised the treatment of workers for the sake of the court and our Socialist Party.Now, the regent asked the cabinet to reconsider, and the cabinet meant that the gentry and merchants had to make concessions. ”"Grace and anger!"
Huang Zongxi smiled and said: "It's not that the gentry and businessmen don't agree to make concessions, it's just that the time is not ripe at the moment.In the past two years, the market was not good, and the workshop did not make much money.At present, the imperial court has just opened up the markets of Zhou and Donghu, and the factories are about to produce at full capacity, but the regent has made a request to raise the wages of the workers and shorten the working hours, which I think is not desirable and is a wrong decision.As courtiers, I thought we should have a responsibility to stop the regent from making bad decisions. ”Chen Mingyu said coldly: "Isn't it the time now, when is the time, when the factory products are produced, and the businessmen are making a lot of money?"
I'm afraid that when the time comes, they will have a new reason!
I warn you, don't underestimate the wisdom of the regent, and the old man is already dissatisfied with you!
”When Huang Zongxi heard this, he frowned, "Hmph, he is a remnant of the Longwu family, and sooner or later he will be driven out of the cabinet!"
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