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Chapter 990 Behind the Scenes

The court situation, which was originally undercurrent due to Hu Yingjia's breaking and the surge in tax and silver, was surging because of the impeachment memorial of Wang Bengu, the Zhejiang Inspector.

From the former governor of Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian, to the Zhejiang inspector of Zhejiang, from the Zhejiang General, Deputy General Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang to the Zhejiang Governor Tan Lun, all of them were charged by Wang Bengu.

Anyone who is interested knows that Wang Bengu's impeachment memorial has obvious directions, Jinghai Bo Wang Zhi.

Before Qian Yuan received the conclusive news, he did not dare to act rashly, so he could only wait for the news. Gao Gong, who was preparing to start a war with Xu Jie, was a little stagnant for a while. However, Xu Jie... many censors from the side of Xu Jie followed Wang Bengu to impeach Qian Yuan for falsely claiming his military achievements.

Anyway, as the news is heard, even if the impeachment is wrong, it will only be fined three drinks... If the impeachment is successful, then the world will be successful in one battle!

The most exciting one was Zou Yinglong, who was kicked by Qian Yuan twice and later beaten by Xu Wei.

"Don't worry about him, just a mad dog." Xu Wei, who has not been to Hanlin Academy to order Mao these days, commented on Zou Yinglong.

Qian Yuan nodded in agreement and smiled and said, "Although it is a mad dog, it is not a masterless one."

"Yeah, it's a mad dog, not a wild dog." Sun Yan has always treated people gently and does not speak ill of harsh words behind his back, but he also has a low opinion of Zou Yinglong.

Over the years, whenever Xu Jie takes action, it is often Zou Yinglong who fights ahead. If it goes well, it will continue, and if it doesn't go well, it will shrink back. Zou Yinglong's reputation in Beijing is not low.

Qian Yuan also knew that in history, Zou Yinglong successfully impeached Yan Song... It was probably because Xu Jie was thrown out to attack the front line, but that time was successful.

After two days and nights of suffering, Qian Yuan finally calmed down. On the day of the incident, although he accused Xu Wei of losing his composure, he was actually a little busy and didn't know what to do.

He bent his fingers and tapped the table gently. Qian Yuan looked out the window with a deep look. There were only three possibilities.

First, Wang Zhi had rebelled, but his father Qian Rui did not send a letter, nor did the old subordinates in the southeast come, and even Wang Zhi did not take his son away. Instead, Wang Bengu's impeachment memorial was first introduced to Beijing, which was almost impossible.

Secondly, Wang Zhi's rebellion was rebelled, and even Wang Zhi had been killed. But by the same token, even if such a major event was not spread to the Southeast, such as Qian Rui, Zhang San, Hu Yingjia, and Sun Ying, would have known it. If they didn't know, how could Wang Bengu know? This possibility is not great.

Then, there is only the third possibility left, that is, Wang Bengu is making trouble.

Thinking of this, Qian Yuan felt a little regretful. He was merciful and did not take down Wang Bengu that day, but he left behind the troubles.

But what does Wang Bengu want to do?

The resurgence of Japanese treason in Zhejiang means that the southeast trade is cut off and the tax and bank will inevitably be sharply reduced. Could it be that he wants to face the anger of Emperor Longqing, the Ministry of Revenue, and Gao Gong?

Is this guy crazy?

Qian Yuan thought hard, and the current situation was a bit sad for Gao Gong. Originally, Gao Gong wanted to set up a new yamen to manage business affairs and bypass Hu Yingjia to take over taxes and silver. This matter was disturbed by Qian Yuan, but Gao Gong did not give up and went to Xiyuan every day to grind Emperor Longqing.

Now that the Japanese invasion in the two Zhejiang provinces is in chaos, let alone establishing new yamen, even trade must be cut off, let alone officially launching the maritime ban.

For Suiyuan... it is even more miserable. The reason is very simple. Qian Yuan insists on recruiting Wang Zhi and setting up a city to trade. If something really happened to Wang Zhi, if the Japanese invasion in Zhejiang really resurrected, even if Jian is in the imperial heart, Qian Yuan will bear great pressure on public opinion.

Many times, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, public opinion pressure could be turned into political pressure, and Gao Gong in history was expelled from the court by Xu Jie.

Qian Yuan and Xu Wei and Sun Feng discussed this matter for a long time in the past two days, but they still couldn't figure out what Wang Bengu wanted to do...

Xu Wei suddenly spoke, "If the Japanese riots in Zhejiang resume, Huating will get benefits."

Qian Yuan and Sun Yan looked at each other without saying a word.

This is a matter of course.

For Suiyuan, Southeast Tong's business is the foundation. Once it is shaken or even collapsed, Suiyuan dares not say that it has fallen apart, but it will inevitably be silent, let alone Qian Yuan's many plans in the future, which he could not accept.

For Gao Gong, the tax and silver brought by Southeast trade will be his confidence in governing. For the ruling, whether it is relaxed or not is too critical.

For example, now Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng plan to increase control of the cabinet. If the tax and silver can be collected and distributed in the hands of the cabinet through the newly established yamen, they will be unstoppable.

Once the Japanese invasion in the two Zhejiang provinces and the trade routes are cut off, Gao Gong will definitely be disappointed, which will be a blow to him, otherwise he would not have to bypass Hu Yingjia, who had already broken the deadlock, and take over the business.

But for Xu Jie, it may not be a bad thing. Although he repeatedly reached out to Zhejiang, it was largely because of Yan Song and Hu Zongxian and later attempted to take over business, but Xu Jie did not pay attention to these things.

The reason for not paying attention is not because Xu Jie doesn't like the money, but because he is essentially a bureaucrat and is naturally rejected by these unconventional things.

It is precisely because Xu Jie is a bureaucrat that he tried to intervene several times after he showed his weight in business, but it is precisely because Xu Jie is a bureaucrat that he was willing to throw these out as pawns at critical moments.

The key is, was it done by Wang Bengu alone or was it Xu Jie instructed behind the scenes?

At this point, Qian Yuan, Xu Wei and Sun Jing were not sure of their own ideas.

Impeached many officials, saying that the resurgence of Japanese pirates in Zhejiang will inevitably delay the opening of the sea ban, which may lead to a sharp reduction in taxes in the southeast. This will be of no benefit to Wang Bengu, unless the Japanese pirates attack and the southeast will be in chaos.

But if the tax and silver are sharply reduced, it is hard to protect yourself, and Gao Gong has just conquered the Ministry of Revenue in the name of the cabinet. When this happens, his prestige will inevitably decline. Xu Jie can take a lot of advantage in the cabinet, at least he can disrupt Gao Gong's establishment of a new yamen.

"Is it going to start..." Qian Yuan murmured quietly, he guessed that this was a signal that Xu Jie officially declared war on Gao Gong.

From Hu Yingjia breaking the deadlock, tax and silver accounts entering Beijing, Gao Gong was furious and attempted to seize the Ningbo prefect, to Xu Jie's refusal, cabinet disputes... faint sparks flew everywhere in the court.

It has been raining for three days. Qian Yuan was thinking about when the guards who went south to investigate would come back, but there was a high probability that nothing major happened. Neither the eldest brother Qian Hong nor Wang Zhi's son received any news.

"Zhancai, Bomao is here."

Qian Yuan turned around and looked at Xian Yu, who had no umbrella, was covering his head and running all the way.

"Brother Zhan Cai, Uncle Shi asked me to pass the message." Xian Yu looked panicked and grabbed Qian Yuan's arm as soon as he entered the door. "Wang Zimin's second memorial has been entered into the Tongzheng Department, impeaching Wang Zhi to rebel again. His confidant leader Tan Qizhi attacked Taiping County. After the attack failed, he scattered all over and killed many people..."

Qian Yuan, who had been calm since he received the news two days ago, could no longer hold on. He sat on the chair, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Prince Zimin, Wang Zimin, okay, okay!"
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