The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

The name of Zuo Tongzheng, the current Secretary of General Affairs, is quite explosive if you look at the entire court.

His name is Xu Shenxi, Xu is the surname Shen Shoufu once used, Shen is Shen Shoufu's original surname after his recovery, and Xi is the surname of another great scholar, Wang Xijue.

The most important thing is that Xu Shenxi is actually from Suzhou, and he is from the same hometown as Prince Shen.

Therefore, Xu Shenxi's name was made a joke in the court and became a joke, which made Xu Shenxi very unhappy.

After a long time, Xu Tongzheng's mentality became a bit explosive, and he became more and more serious and liked to watch other people's fun.

Xu Tongzheng knew that today the ministers of the ministry and the officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology were meeting in the Dongchaofang, so after seeing the memorial of Cai Shiding, the salt censor of the Lianghuai Patrol, jointly reported by the literary leaders, he felt that this was a good material to stir up fun, so he directly sent The man threw the memorial into the East Chamber.

This gives you the pleasure of throwing firecrackers into the pit while others are squatting in the toilet.

It can be said that Xu Tongzheng's goal was achieved, and all the big guys were fooled by this memorial.

It is unprecedented and unheard of for more than a dozen literary leaders to jointly impeach an official.

Especially Shi Xing, the left deputy censor of the capital, began to wonder if the old alliance leader Wang was old and confused?

Earlier, you, the leader of the alliance, Mr. Wang, told you to postpone the appointment of Cai Shiding as a salt patrol officer. Now you are taking the lead in impeaching Cai Shiding. Isn't this a trap for yourself?

The main content of the joint memorial written by the big names in the literary world is that Cai Yushi, who patrolled salt, was violent and lawless, instigating domestic slaves to smuggle and frame Yangzhou Guards, which triggered a Yangzhou Guards rebellion. Fortunately, Suzhou Guards Qianhu Lin Tailai tried his best to mediate, and it did not lead to a rebellion. A greater disaster.

Many people want to know, what does "Lin Tailai try his best to mediate" mean? It seems that this sentence is the soul of the memorial.

But it is a pity that the memorial did not explain the specific situation in detail. Instead, it was dealt with in an understatement.

After Wang Situ finished laughing, he said to Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, "This is not just public opinion, but also the public opinion of scholars. Shen Minister, please say something."

As a rule, when matters involving the literary world are concerned, the opinions of the Ministry of Rites are generally sought.

Shen Li's mood at this time was really like the feeling he had last year when he watched Zuodu Censor Xin Zixiu being pulled down. He was very powerless.

Cai Yushi can sit in this key position of the Salt Patrol Censor, and he must be a key figure cultivated by the Qingliu forces, and an important figure in the Qingliu forces' layout in Jiangbei.

But if Cai Yushi is jointly accused by a group of literary leaders, it will be difficult to save him.

After all, these literary leaders have a great influence on public opinion, and Qingliu forces attach great importance to public opinion and reputation.

The key is that two thousand miles away, Shangshu Shen can't figure out what stupid thing Cai Shiding did that made a bunch of seniors at the level of literary leaders jointly report him?

After weighing the gains and losses, Shen Shangshu had no choice but to tell Wu Shi, the censor of Zuodu:

"Shilin Qingyi should not be ignored. It is better to let Cai Yushi leave his job and return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for inspection."

Wu Shilai said sarcastically: "If Shi Fuxian has no objection and no longer insists on letting Cai Shiding continue to patrol salt, there will be no problem."

Shi Xing could only pretend to be deaf and mute, mentally blaming Old Alliance Leader Wang for being a swindler who didn't know whether he drank fake wine or was an old fool.

In Yangzhou, the salt-inspecting censor, who had the power to control everything, had his fate sealed in just a few words from the highest-ranking official in the imperial court.

At this moment, Cai Yushi, who was far away in Yangzhou City, was still immersed in the joy of the first assistant's defeat. He felt that the situation was great and I had the advantage. Didn't he dare to show up in Yangzhou without seeing Lin Tailai?

In the Dongchao room, Shen Shoufu's other "royal thug", Ke Ting, the censor in charge, suddenly jumped out to speak again.

"Cai Shiding deserves to be punished, but Qianhu Lin Tailai, who was slandered by Cai Shiding, actually performed good mediation and should be rewarded. Otherwise, it is the negligence of the Ministry of War!"

Wang Yi'e, the Minister of the Ministry of War, said angrily: "We will tell you our merits when we return to the Ministry of War!"

Ke Ting added: "It can be seen from Cai Shiding's incident that the Yangzhou Salt Affairs Office only obeys orders and has one person's power, which has led to many disadvantages and should be changed.

The salt used at various checkpoints and outposts in Yangzhou Salt Affairs Department is under the control of the Salt Transportation Department, and it is easy for the upper and lower levels to collude to cause harm.

In the future, the salt officers can be replaced by the officers and soldiers of the guards, and the officers and soldiers of the guards can be responsible for patrols and inspections, and supervise each other with the officials of the salt administration yamen, so that the salt administration can be clear! "

Wang Zhiyuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, looked at Ke Yushi several times in surprise. These words sounded like Lin's style, but who taught you Ke Yushi?

Could it be that Lin Tailai, two or three thousand miles away, could still hear your voice, Ke Yushi?

After thinking for a moment, Wang Situ suddenly felt a sense of crisis. It seemed that Lin Tailai had another hidden spokesperson in the court.

At this time, Lu Guangzu, the Minister of Punishment, felt that as a senior who had lived in Jiajing for 26 years, he had just lost face.

Obviously what he mentioned just now was Cai Yushi's impeachment of Lin Qianhu for his lawlessness, but in the end Cai Yushi was eliminated.

So Lu Shangshu took the initiative to bring up another case, "Previously, the Suzhou government reported for instructions to punish Shou Kui's second son Shen Yongjia.

The Ministry of Criminal Affairs believes that a conviction should be made, but why has the Metropolitan Procuratorate not responded? "

Wu Shilai, the censor of Zuodu, replied: "The imperial court has sent an imperial envoy to Suzhou. Now we must wait for the results of the imperial envoy's investigation before discussing!"

Lu Shangshu retorted: "What the Suzhou magistrate reported was a murder case, while what the imperial envoy investigated was a Suzhou magistrate's corruption case. How can they be confused?

The court's ruling on the murder case has nothing to do with the matters investigated by the imperial envoy! "

Wu Shilai added: "In any lawsuit, there is no reason to only listen to one side of the story! Therefore, we cannot just listen to the report from the Suzhou government, but also wait for the official to express his position."

This actually means that if the chief minister really resigns, how can he be convicted? Doesn't the official position of Chief Assistant still not bear the blame?

Relying on his seniority, Lu Shangshu directly scolded: "As the Dazhong Cheng of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you are so flattering to the government and only follow the orders of the government. You are not worthy of Fengxian!"

Zhao Zhigao, the new right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who had always kept a low profile, stood up and reminded:

"When discussing affairs in the court, it is best to deal with the issue rather than the person. What you said, Da Sikou, is a bit too much. Moreover, you are going too far in trying to convict the second son of the Shen family."

Lu Shangshu responded sternly: “I think that overcorrection must be overcorrection!

In order to clean up the atmosphere, even if you are extreme, you will not hesitate, unless you are a person with a guilty conscience! "

When most people thought that Zhao Shilang would still contradict him a few words, Zhao Zhigao smiled softly and only said:

"Da Sikou, remember, you are not the only ones who can be extreme. I will watch you set a precedent, and you will have endless troubles!"

In most people's ears, Zhao Shilang's words were a bit weak.

Suddenly, another official from the General Affairs Department stood at the door and shouted: "A memorial has just arrived! Li Shida, the censor of Nanjing Zuodu, sent it from Suzhou!"

The room in Dongchao suddenly became quiet. Everyone knew that this was a very important memorial.

Later, I heard an official from the Department of General Affairs say: "Li Shida reported that the official bank accounts of the Suzhou Prefecture were unclear, and the prefect Shi Kunyu could not escape suspicion!

Because of Shi Kunyu, he repeatedly provoked mass riots involving more than a thousand people in Suzhou City. As a result, Governor Li Lai was attacked twice and was even thrown into the river by rioters!

Fortunately, Suzhou Guard Qianhu Lin Tailai tried his best to mediate, which prevented greater disaster and stabilized the situation in Suzhou City!

Later, the prefect Shi Kunyu saw that the situation was out of control, and it was difficult to clear the suspicion of official silver in the government treasury, so he committed suicide out of fear of crime! "

After officials from the General Affairs Department explained the content of this memorial, it seemed that there was no heated discussion, and the room in the East Palace remained silent.

All the ministers were so shocked by this newly arrived memorial that they almost thought they were hearing hallucinations.

It is ten times more exaggerated than the memorial that a dozen literary leaders just signed to impeach Cai Yushi.

Could it be that Li Shida, the imperial envoy who was sent to Suzhou, also drank dozens of kilograms of fake wine? Is fake wine so common in Jiangzuo area?

Even if the treasury accounts are not clear, normal operation can report "no evidence found". This is the Spring and Autumn writing method.

As a result, Li Shida reported that "the suspicion cannot be cleared" and his butt was tilted to the other side of Chunqiu's writing style.

All the ministers found it difficult to understand this and why Li Shida reported it like this.

What is also incomprehensible is what happened to Zhifu Shi to commit suicide directly?

Logically speaking, if Magistrate Shi dares to investigate the Shen family, he is not so timid and his stress tolerance is not that bad. How could he commit suicide?

What’s even weirder is, aren’t the imperial envoy Li Shida and the prefect Shi the same party? How could he just watch Zhifu Shi commit suicide?

Even Li Shida's memorial did not defend Shi Kunyu at all, but instead convicted Shi Kunyu. This is more like the tactics of the enemy.

The most amazing thing is that everyone once again heard the words "Suzhou Wei Qianhu Lin Tailai tried his best to mediate".

In Yangzhou City, it was you, Lin Tailai, who mediated the mutiny, and in Suzhou City, it was you, Lin Tailai, who mediated the civil uprising. How come you were the one mediating everywhere?

Therefore, after listening to Li Shida's memorial, the ministers became even more confused and had no idea how to express their stance.

It was difficult for the boss to speak, so Ke Ting, the chief assistant’s thug and censor in charge, took the lead and said:

"Can a person like Shi Kunyu who embezzled five thousand taels be trusted if he convicts others? How do you know he didn't receive a benefit?"

The words "five thousand taels stolen" stung Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, and subconsciously yelled: "Shut up!"

Everyone is already dead, why are you still throwing dirty water?

Ke Ting sarcastically said: "I remembered that Shi Kunyu's appointment as Suzhou Prefecture seems to have been recommended by Shen Shangshu."

Shen Li almost vomited three liters of blood. Compared to Cai Shiding, Shi Kunyu is a more important role and has a more outstanding image!

In order to cultivate "Little Hai Rui", they also spent a lot of effort.

Even if he failed the struggle and went home temporarily, he would always make a comeback, but he ended up committing suicide directly!

Originally, in order to reverse the effect, they arranged for others to slander Magistrate Shi for embezzling five thousand taels of silver, but the falsehood came true!

He couldn't figure out what kind of madness Li Shida had committed to convict his own Shi Kunyu and force Shi Kunyu to death.

Shen Shangshu was a little suspicious. Was the Jiangzuo area cursed by ghosts and gods?

From Wang Shizhen to Li Shida, everyone seems to have a drastic change in temperament, killing each other regardless of the enemy or ourselves!

Ke Ting immediately started beating the drowned dog, and suggested: "Although Shi Kunyu committed suicide out of fear of crime, the punishment he deserves must not be less!

He should be deprived of all his official titles, and his family property should be confiscated according to the serious crime of embezzling five thousand taels! "

Then he said to Wang Yi'e, Minister of War, "It's time for Suzhou Guard Qianhu Lin Tai to mediate the civil uprising and stabilize the situation."

Wang Yi'e was speechless. Isn't this credit a bit too easy?

Another official from the General Affairs Department came and shouted at the door: "Another urgent memorandum of six hundred miles has arrived. It is from Guo Tong, the official of the Suzhou Prefecture! It is necessary to let all the gentlemen know!"

No one was interested in it. It was probably just a scripted aftermath report, and there was nothing to pay attention to.

"After the prefect Shi Kunyu committed suicide, Suzhou Prefecture official Guo Tong tried his best and worked tirelessly to investigate and find out the truth!

After hundreds of people's comparison and argumentation, Guo Tong has confirmed that the treasury will definitely not be short of five thousand taels of official silver this year.

Therefore, Shi Kunyu is innocent, and the alleged embezzlement of five thousand taels must be a slander! "

When the ministers heard this, they felt a little numb, mainly because they had been shocked too much today.

Oh, Suzhou government official Guo Tong cleared Shi Kunyu, and then what? Now that everyone is dead, is there any practical significance in remaining innocent?

The official from the Department of General Affairs was still talking about the contents of the memorial: "The people of Suzhou were very angry, and they all turned their anger on the governor Li Lai who had slandered Shi Kunyu.

Therefore, they attacked and besieged Li Lai for the third time and burned down the back hall of the governor's court!

In just a few days, Li Lai suffered three consecutive group beatings. He couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide!

Fortunately, Suzhou Wei Qianhu Lin Tailai tried his best to mediate, which prevented greater disaster and stabilized the situation in Suzhou! "

Ministers: ""

One mediates on the left and the other mediates on the right. Why is it that you, Lin Tai, come to mediate everywhere?

Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, who had always been calm and calm, and was very good at nourishing Qi, suddenly lost his temper and became furious. He shouted sharply: "What is this idiot Li Shida doing?"

The official of the Department of General Affairs replied: "The memorial written by Guo Tong, the official of Suzhou Prefecture, also said that the people of Suzhou City were extremely angry and thought that the imperial envoy was stupid and incompetent and had wronged Magistrate Shi.

So after besieging the governor's court, he went to besiege the imperial envoy's ship!

Imperial envoy Li Shida was so angry that he jumped into the water and committed suicide. However, he was rescued by his entourage, but he was seriously ill!

Fortunately, Suzhou Guard Qianhu Lin Tailai tried his best to mediate and persuade the people to retreat, without causing any greater disaster, and the imperial envoy's ship was able to leave Suzhou! "

In addition to being stunned, the ministers have lost the ability to react.

So far, the three leading officials in the farce in Suzhou City have all committed suicide.

Two of them succeeded and one failed, so in the end two were killed and one was seriously injured.

In terms of reputation, both of them were completely ruined. The other one was ruined and then exonerated, but he is already dead.

This ending can be described as tragic, and it was beyond the imagination of all the ministers present.

Since Yan Song, political battles have not been so brutal!

Some people thought of Zhao Zhigao's words. Could it be that Zhao Zhigao's "don't go too far" just now was not a sign of weakness, but a warning?

I don't know who it was, but shouted loudly: "There must be a problem in Suzhou City! The imperial court must send another imperial envoy to conduct a thorough investigation!"

The official from the Department of General Affairs said: "Guan Tong also reported that the people of Suzhou City have lost confidence in the imperial court, and he begged the imperial court not to send any more people to Suzhou for the time being!

Otherwise, if civil unrest is provoked again, the existing local officials will be unable to continue mediating! "

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