Chapter 157: Whispers (Part 1)
Gao Gong, who was already a Grand Secretary of the Jinshen Palace and a Minister of Personnel, and was also a Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was also a Minister of the Young Master and the Prince's Grand Tutor, still rushed over immediately when he heard something was happening in Prince Yu's mansion.
After discovering that Chen Hong was driven out and His Majesty summoned Xu Wei, Gao Gong found an excuse to meet him immediately... More than ten days ago, Qian Yuan had such a big deal when he met alone, and Xu Wei was the core figure of Suiyuan after Qian Yuan left Beijing.
"Meet Your Majesty."
"Master Gao is exempt from gifts."
The smile on Emperor Longqing's face was still gentle, but Xu Wei, who was watching coldly, always felt that the smile was a little stiff.
Gao Gong may have forgotten that his student is no longer a prince, but an emperor.
Facing Gao Gong's solemn eyes and momentum, Emperor Longqing felt a little restless, and felt like he was caught in bed... At the time in Prince Yu's Mansion, Gao Gong and Qian Yuan were the king but the king did not see him. After ascending the throne, these two never met, and even when they met, they had to pick on each other when they were not there.
But the next moment, Emperor Longqing glanced at the calm Xu Wei from the corner of his eyes and suddenly realized... It was not Qian Yuan present, so it was not considered catching a villain in bed!
"Chen Ban, why don't you bring a stool?"
"Master Gao sits..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Gong sat down slowly, and said loudly without looking at Xu Wei sitting on the other side: "Today, the cabinet is discussing the Yellow River affairs. Last year, the right assistant to the Censorate, the river channel of Premier Pan Jixun, repairing the canal transportation and digging a new river channel. This year, Shandong is flooded and the Yellow River is flooded. Pan Jixun merged with Nanjing Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Industry asked to allocate money and grain."
Emperor Longqing gritted his teeth. He was relatively familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. He was about to pay food and pay to the border troops. There might be war in the southeast, and it is very likely that the daily tax and silver will be cut off for a long time. The money in his hand will be saved.
However, the cost of controlling the Yellow River cannot be saved, nor can it be saved. Not to mention how many disaster victims will be caused by the flooding of the Yellow River, the key is that it will affect the transportation of the canal. This is a major event for the country... Emperor Longqing could only nod after gritting his teeth.
"The cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue Li'an public discussion, all the money and grain cannot be allocated from the court..." Emperor Longqing looked at Xu Wei, "I remember that the former Ningbo prefect Tang Shunzhi built a granary in the southeast, and there was a lot of grain stored?"
Xu Wei stood up and responded: "There is indeed a matter. After the business was carried out, the people in the southeast planted mulberry and hemp and tea. The Jingchuan Gong was afraid of being short of food. He ordered sea vendors to return to the journey to transport grain and rice for later use, and sent them to Fujian, Jiangxi and Liaodong one after another... For this reason, the Ministry of Revenue still owes this debt and refuses to repay it."
"Zhancai wants to collect this debt... let him find the Ministry of Revenue to tear it up." Emperor Longqing wanted to laugh when he remembered this, "Mr. Li'an really... actually took Lu Pingquan to the Ministry of Revenue."
Seeing Emperor Longqing and Xu Wei chatting and laughing, Gao Gong's face became increasingly unpleasant, and he interrupted with a fierce coughing: "Your Majesty, report another thing."
"Master Gao just said that."
"The chieftains in the southwest attacked each other, and the more they became more and more troubled, and the Yunnan general was unable to suppress the enemy. The Ministry of War plans to transfer Qi Jimei, the general of the Western General of Zhejiang Province, to be the deputy general of Yunnan. If the suppression is effective, he will become the successor general."
Just after Emperor Longqing heard a few words, Xu Wei was already furious, "The general of the general was promoted to deputy general and transferred to another province, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of War.
Yang Wei asked to join the Gaomen, and Gaoge Lao felt that the Ministry of War was his territory and he would do whatever he wanted. It was too unscrupulous. Why did you take Your Majesty seriously?!"
Yang Wei asked to join the high school... This was so sarcastic.
Gao Gong did not get angry, but just sneered: "The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet discussed state affairs with His Majesty. How dare you and other minor officials talk?!"
Bitching?
Xu Wei was not afraid of anyone except Qian Yuan, and also sneered: "The Grand Secretary’s Fifth-rank official, and Xu is also a fifth-rank official!"
Uh, Xu Wei is shameless... Emperor Longqing laughed so hard.
To be honest, the Grand Secretary is really a fifth-rank official, but after entering the cabinet, he will also be appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat, and will also be given the title of Tai Shi and become noble.
This sentence blocked Gao Gong so much that he was very tight-fitting, and he cursed that it was Qian Yuan's confidant, and he was so slight. He threw out the titles of Grand Tutor, Prince Grand Tutor, Minister of Rites, and Minister of Personnel to suppress others, and it seemed a bit inferior.
When Gao Gong was hesitating, Xu Wei had already counterattacked.
"Qian Zhan has just gone south twice, and he is willing to throw away the name of the Prime Minister, willing to take a risk and turn the tide and save the people from the fire and fire. However, he was envied and hated by the traitors in the court, weaving charges and slandering them, wishing he could kill him!"
"You are now holding great power, and your power is even more serious than that of the time, but what is the point of contribution to the country?"
"Is the ancestral home of the Gao family in Xinzheng not from Hongdong, Shanxi, but moved from Huangzhou?!"
Xu Wei's halberd cursed with his fingers, and Gao Gong's eyes were about to burst into flames. Huangzhou... that was Qin Hui's hometown.
Chen Hong, who was standing beside him, was secretly looking at Emperor Longqing... This man looked confused and probably didn't understand.
Gao Gong didn't retort with a slight face. Uh, he also knew that in terms of words, he was not Xu Wei's opponent.
"Your Majesty, Qian Yuan went south to inspect the sea front as the Minister of War, but there were many old subordinates in the southeast, so he should choose another good general..."
"Hahaha, Yuan Fu's confidant Dong Yikui went to Zhejiang to be the general officer. Unexpectedly, Gaoge Lao also had a confidant general!" Xu Wei spitted, "I just don't know if Gaoge Lao wants to steal the general officer of Zhejiang!"
Chen Hong took a step back and tried not to attract attention. Although he was called the inner court, this kind of scene was really not qualified to be involved... Listen to Xu Wei's words, every sentence was with a knife, and every word was piercing the heart.
Gao Gong monopolized the power, and Yue Xu Jie was in charge of the vote and planned to call Chen Hong, the eunuch in charge of the Secretariat, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War were all his own land, and they also wanted to make friends with foreign commanders...
If it were Emperor Jiajing, Xu Wei's words were a little more obscure. Maybe Gao Gong would be imprisoned today. Emperor Longqing did not doubt Master Gao. He pretended to scold Xu Wei and said, "Master Gao, you have read the memorial of the Zhejiang Inspector Censor. Maybe the war in the southeast has begun at this time. Zhan Cai became famous for his pacifying Japanese. The title of Minister of War is also suitable..."
Gao Gong said sternly: "There are many wise ministers and generals in the court, and it is not his own money Zhan to suppress the Japanese!"
"That's natural, but there are many mountains and rivers in the southeast, and there are few plains with flat terrain. The generals in the northwest may not be able to adapt." Xu Wei was still poking the knife, "Gao Ge said, who is your confidant general?"
"Wen Chang, the one who commands the troops should be the civil officials."
"Yes, yes, what Your Majesty said." Xu Wei suddenly realized, "The former governor of Zhejiang Tan Zili is the most suitable. Unfortunately, Ding You is still mourning, but even in the court, he is Zhan Cai's uncle."
"By the way, Fujian Governor Wu Weixi is also suitable, but many years ago he made a deal with Zhan Cai, who was Shang Shixiu, and he had frequent contacts, so it was difficult to get into the eyes of Gaoge."
"Oh, I remembered that Ningxia Governor Wang Chonggu must have agreed. He served as the prefect of Suzhou military commander and the prefect of Suzhou. Although he was defeated by many attacks on the Japanese, he was the brother-in-law of Yang Wei, the Minister of War!
Chapter completed!