All kinds of news were flying around in the capital. The ministers in the court didn't know what was going on either. They thought that everyone was targeting the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the appearance of a large number of impeachment memorials made things take a turn for the worse.
These people weren't attacking the Ministry of Internal Affairs at all, but the impeachment party.
No matter what the outcome of such an impeachment memorials was, it would definitely be shocking.
Especially at this time, it was like stabbing the emperor in the heart. The matter was originally very delicate. How could the emperor not think too much about it?
After hearing the news of the emperor's anger, Shen Shixing's face darkened.
Shen Shixing's mansion.
"Have you found out who it is?" Shen Shixing looked at Yu Youding and asked.
Shen Shixing, who had been through a lot, also knew that this time, someone was definitely behind this, and this person's status should not be low.
Otherwise, with just a few monster trainers, there was no way they could cause such a storm.
"Minister, Jiang Dongzhi and Li Zhi are both monster trainers. Don't you know who they are?"
Yu Youding said with a bitter smile.
Of course, Shen Shixing knew. He was very familiar with Li Zhi and Jiang Dongzhi because they used to be Zhang Siwei's people.
After Zhang Siwei returned to his hometown, these people quickly turned to Chen Xu.
Ding.
This time, it was Chen Xu who was responsible for this matter.
Shen Shixing sighed and realized that he had underestimated Chen Xu.
Sighing, Shen Shixing realized that he had underestimated Chen Xu.
Mischievous talk?
Promiscuous talk?
Promiscuous talk?
Naohuo?
Fake fat Toady?
Lei Yue He Di Shu Pao Hui Zhao??
Chi Di Shu???
How could Xian Huan Yi?
Diarrhea?
He didn't object to them investigating the Ministry of Internal Affairs, showing that they were powerful.
When they were hated by the emperor, they directly handed a knife to the emperor.
Not only did they alienate the relationship between them and the emperor, but they could also help the emperor out at the same time.
If they still went after the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor would probably really kill them. It was too sinister.
"The monster trainers submitted another memorial, right?" Shen Shixing looked at Yu Youding and asked.
"Yes!"
Yu Youding nodded awkwardly. "They are still frantically impeaching the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and their words are very fierce. However, most of them are quoting from the memorials of the Cabinet Elders and me. Their intentions are clear."
Shen Shixing's expression became even more bitter.
Protruding?
Grey Snow Reed was humble.
"No, no, this doesn't look like Chen Xiaobei.
To slack off
Despicable Ruoye death sentence?
Wu Punishment?
The Pan Bandit Gang Fight Against the Broken Skeleton Ao Toadstool?
Dong Hee Jun
"Yes!" Yu Youding nodded. "The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Yang Shiqiao."
"This time, other than Chen?
Cheating on her?
The spring at the side of the gown was bent down and the blue remonstrance was washed green?
The Peng family's horse galloping along the Yi Shun Mountain Range's Eggplant Nose Moat?!
Bi Deng Le Zheng?
Liao?
Fending off the rotting corpses on the verandah, instantly climbing the bridge to mock me.
Shen Shixing nodded in agreement. These people were indeed friends, but now they said that they were friends!
"Cabinet Elder, we should think of a solution as soon as possible. If this continues, I'm afraid we will be at a disadvantage!" Yu Youding said anxiously.
In fact, Yu Youding was more worried because these people had targeted him as the target of impeachment. To put it bluntly, they wanted to get rid of him as the Vice Minister.
Chen?
Drag??
Yi Jian?
Si Qin Zaiyue shouted.
How could Shen Shixing not know? If things continued to develop like this, it would be really troublesome.
The key was how to make the Emperor believe them. If the Emperor didn't believe them, then they would really be Chen Xiaobei.
Chen Xiaobei?
Rashly aphids forgive me?
Ye Zaiyue Zaiyue?
Jiu Xie Mei Miao Doctor??
Yi
Yu Youding nodded. Now that things had come to this, he could only test the Emperor's intentions.
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Although it was already night, Zhu Yijun didn't go to sleep. However, he didn't read the memorials either. Instead, he listened to Zhang Jing's report.
Tilting his body, Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Jing, "Dongchang has a result so soon?"
"Yes, the Imperial Majesty!" Zhang Jing quickly replied, "After getting the imperial decree from the Imperial Majesty, Dongchang sent people there."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said in a deep voice, "Then tell me about it!"
"Dongchang kept an eye on Gu Xiancheng, Jiang Dongzhi, and the others. They found that these people gathered at the Pavilion of Fragrances the day before yesterday."
Zhang Jing bowed with a serious face. At the same time, he took out a memorial from his sleeve, "This is the record of their conversation."
Zhu Yijun took the memorial and glanced at it. He found that the writing was very simple.
The names were listed at the front, and then their conversation was written at the back.
Who said what, it was recorded in great detail. It was as if someone was taking notes while they were talking.
After looking through it, Zhu Yijun helplessly sighed and reached out to place the memorial in his hand on the dragon desk.
In fact, the deformed product of the Donglin Party was directly related to Daming's tax policies.
They were used to not paying taxes. Would they be willing to give their money to the country?
Only with power could they not pay taxes!
As for the slogans of the Donglin Party, Zhu Yijun didn't believe a word of it. It was good to say that the people had everything to gain. That was the capital. Pay taxes!
Don't just make the farmers pay taxes. But what were they doing?
Abolishing the tea tax, mining tax, and various commercial taxes was all done by the Donglin Party.
The Wanli Emperor sent the mine supervisor and the Tianqi Emperor sent Wei Zhongxian. To put it bluntly, they were all collecting money. Only that idiot Chong Zhen would be tricked by the Donglin Party.
Shen Shixing wanted to put the wealth of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the national treasury. This was something Zhu Yijun wouldn't agree to no matter what.
Because these were two things. The Ministry of Internal Affairs's actions were considered commercial. To put it bluntly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was doing business with merchants.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also had to pay taxes. It could be seen as the emperor's private enterprise. It was a profit-making business.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs's money was transferred to the national treasury, it would be transferred there themselves and not sent directly to the national treasury. Their concept was different.
The people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would use most of their money for commercial purposes, such as dealing with the Donglin Party's aristocrats.
In reality, the Donglin Party wasn't just a few people. It was a grassroots organization that represented the new aristocrats and merchants in Jiangnan.
Although these people also farmed, most of them grew mulberry trees and engaged in large-scale commercial activities.
They were different from the Qizhechu Party, which was formed later. The Qizhechu Party was a traditional landlord party. They defended the interests of the aristocrats and landlords.
For example, the Donglin Party needed labor, so they advocated for the free movement of commoners and the exemption of customs taxes.
But these were not things that the landlords could tolerate. Their main interests came from the land and their tenants.
With a bit of free movement of labor, if everyone went to work, who would farm for them?
The struggle between the Donglin Party and other local parties was actually a struggle between two classes.
Both sides wanted to defeat the other, so they set their sights on the court. This was a battle of life and death. This was also why after the Qizhechu Party was defeated, they would rather rely on Wei Zhongxian and become the eunuch's party. This was not a simple political struggle, but a battle of interests that would not end until one side was dead.
There had also been such a war in America. It was the famous Civil War.
Northern industries required large amounts of labor, and labor was tied up in the hands of the southern slave owners. Thus, there was the Abolition Act, the South became independent, and the Civil War. To put it bluntly, Daming was also a sign of this.
But the two sides had placed the battlefield in the court, and it was a battle of life and death.
At this time, national interests and Daming the common people were not important at all.
Zhu Yijun knew what was going on. If he pushed for a tax on the land, he would actually receive the support of the Donglin Party. Although they would have to pay taxes, the land tax was not much to them.
The ones who opposed this policy would definitely be the local parties like the Qizhechu Party, and if he wanted to push for a commercial tax, the Donglin Party would definitely oppose it fiercely.
Previously, when he pushed for a tax, the Donglin Party didn't show up. Although there was a lot of opposition, they didn't do anything.
But this time, Yangzhou's salt policy and the textile industry in the northwest had completely ignited some people, causing them to set their sights on the court even earlier.
Or rather, they had already realized that only by holding enough power in the court could they protect their own interests.
Sighing, Zhu Yijun rubbed his head. Things were troublesome.
It would probably not be easy to resolve this matter easily.
But Zhu Yijun also knew that this might not be a bad thing.
Right now, the court was like a pool of stagnant water. It could be stimulated.
It had only been a few years since Zhang Juzheng's death, and the court was split again. He wanted a united and loyal ruling team, but it seemed like it was impossible now.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun laughed self-deprecatingly.
Balance!
This was the most common method used in ancient times, and it wasn't without reason. This time, he had to think carefully.
The matter became more and more intense. When a memorial to impeach Minister of Revenue Zhang Xueyan was submitted, it completely ignited the storm.
This was different from the previous impeachment of other people's cliques. This time, Zhang Xueyan's impeachment was real.
As the Minister of Revenue, he had colluded with border generals, accepted bribes, and falsely reported his achievements. Most of Li Chengliang's victories were false reports of his achievements.
This memorial could be said to be a stone that caused a thousand ripples. It was a taboo for a central official to collude with a local general.
Accepting bribes, faking great victories, and falsely reporting achievements. If these crimes were confirmed, Zhang Xueyan's position as an official would definitely come to an end. He might even be punished.
For a moment, the court was in a state of panic. Everyone felt insecure. Everyone realized that something big was about to happen.
Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial in his hand and couldn't help but sigh. "This is really a fierce operation!"
This was also a trick that the Donglin clique often used. In his previous life, in Liaodong, the eunuch clique and the Donglin clique both used it to talk.
This time, it was Liaodong again, and the target was Li Chengliang. No matter what, there had to be an explanation for this.
Sighing, Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and said, "Bring me a copy of Zhang Xueyan's information."