Volume Two, Chapter 75, Yang Conspiracy
Governor Yang Cong summoned border troops to guard the northwest, preparing to recover Hetao in one fell swoop and completely solve the hidden dangers of the Tatar. This was originally a good thing, a great thing.
However, some people do not think it is a good thing, and some people even think it is a disaster and a catastrophe!
For example, Yan Maoqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, was forced by Yang Cong to die.
Yang Cong’s recruitment plan is simply scary.
Ganzhou, Yulin and Yansui towns in Shaanxi each recruited 20,000 border troops, totaling 60,000;
Taiyuan, Datong and Xuanfu towns in Shanxi each recruited 30,000 border troops, totaling 90,000;
If he brought the 40,000 elite troops in the southeastern treasury he brought, and the army gathered in the northwest was 190,000, which was 10,000 more than the conscription plan proposed by Zeng Xian. How to supply food and salary?
This guy is simply a life-threatening person!
After Yan Maoqing received Yang Cong’s conscription plan, he really wanted to die.
This time, he didn't dare to do anything, because the emperor issued an imperial edict, ordering him to allocate food and pay for the northwest border army with all his might. Moreover, the emperor also sent a eunuch to supervise food and pay.
He dared not use any means of forging official documents or colluding with border generals to falsely report the amount of food and salary, because the eunuch sent by the emperor was Li Fang and the eunuch Huang Jin, and he had no relationship with them at all. Moreover, it was rumored that this guy took Yang Cong's benefits and specifically helped Yang Cong speak.
If he makes any move, he is looking for death.
What should I do? Could it be that I really allocated the food and salary of the 190,000 army to Yang Cong?
He really wanted to say to Jiajing, "Your Majesty, I can't do it!"
What a joke, even if he is fair and honest, clean and honest, and not greedy for a penny, the income from salt is not enough to provide food and salary for the 190,000 army. What's more, he has formed a huge corruption system under his command. From officials of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing to officials in the salt field, he has to get benefits from it. Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, has to take the big head.
In other words, even if he is not greedy for a penny, it is difficult to raise the food and money of the 90,000 army as if he is ascended to heaven. If he kills him, he will not be able to raise the food and money of the 190,000 army.
Obviously, this is Yang Cong’s intention to take revenge, and Yang Cong is going to kill him!
Faced with such a "desperate situation", he really didn't know what to do.
That's right, Yang Cong just wanted to take the opportunity to deal with Yan Maoqing and let Jiajing see Yan Song's face further.
He has already obtained a lot of evidence of Yan Maoqing's corruption, but he has never had any reason to impeach Yan Maoqing.
This time, if Yan Maoqing cannot provide the food and salary of the 190,000 army on time, he will have a reason.
He was sure that Yan Maoqing could not raise half of his food and salary. Within three months, this guy would definitely make a fool of himself.
This is an open conspiracy. He clearly told Yan Song, "Old fox, I'm going to take the opportunity to cut off your corrupt hands. What can you do?"
What can Yan Song do?
He still underestimated Yan Song's ability, or in other words, Yan Song's treacherousness has exceeded the scope of ordinary people's understanding.
This kind of "little trick" is just a tiny meaning for the cunning Yan Song.
If he is indifferent and Yan Song is kept in the dark, he may be able to make Yan Song even more stupid and Yan Song knows it, then it is purely a waste of effort!
Yan Song is not that easy to fix.
His move was useless to Yan Song at all.
Soon, Yan Song wrote a sealed letter, asking Yan Maoqing to pretend to be sick. The more serious the disease, the better. It would be better if the disease is half dead and only one breath is left!
Damn, why don’t you pretend to be sick? Why don’t you be sick and die? Are you not troubled?
When Yan Maoqing first received the secret letter, he really wanted to scold Yan Song. Did he make a mistake? He asked him to pretend to be sick alone?
However, after thinking about it carefully, he immediately understood.
Pretending to be sick is cured!
You can escape this disaster by pretending to be sick!
He was so sick that he could not live to death. Naturally, he could not be the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing. Since he could not be the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing, the food and salary of the 190,000 army had nothing to do with him, it was that simple!
As for how to pretend to be sick and how to make yourself sick half-death, this is also very simple, just eat rhubarb.
This rhubarb is a good medicine for corrupt officials. At that time, in order to avoid implicating others, Zhao Wenhua ate himself to death!
As long as he eats almost the same food, he will be dying and let others see it.
So, Yan Maoqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, soon became ill and became ill. He couldn't afford to get sick. He was dying and couldn't even speak.
When the news reached the capital, Yan Song immediately took the memorial to find Jiajing.
Jiajing is so strange. Why did Yan Song disturb his cultivation again?
In the past, Yan Song was not like this. No matter how big the matter was, this guy would not disturb him while practicing.
Last time, the Tartars were going to attack Jizhou Town. There was a 100,000-year-old man. Yan Song came to disturb his cultivation and said that.
What will happen this time?
Now the Tartars were beaten back to Hetao by Yang Cong, and the Japanese pirates had already been beaten by Yang Cong and disappeared. Logically speaking, there was no urgent matter.
Although Jiajing was a little unhappy, he still stopped practicing helplessly and recruited Yan Song in.
This time Yan Song was not anxious and forgot his etiquette. However, after the courtesy of the king and the ministers, he still looked anxious and raised the memorial in front of Jiajing and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, it's not good. Yan Maoqing, the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing, became ill due to overwork and could not afford to get sick."
Are you bored?
Isn’t it normal to be born, old age, sickness and death?
Yan Maoqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, has not practiced the art of immortality and cannot afford to get sick. What can I make a fuss about?
Jiajing took the memorial and said lightly: "If you are sick, treat it quickly. Do you need to pre-summon?"
Unexpectedly, Yan Song still said anxiously: "Your Majesty, it's a trivial matter for Yan Maoqing to be sick. The problem is that no one cares about the food and salary of the Northwest Army. According to Lord Yang Cong and Yang, the Northwest Army will have to convene a 190,000 army. Once the food and salary cannot be supplied in time, it will be troublesome. Zeng Xian caused a mutiny because he did not distribute food and salary in time! Judging from the memorial, Yan Maoqing was very ill and was afraid of his life. If he let go, what should he do with the food and salary of the Northwest Army?"
After hearing this, Jiajing finally realized that Yan Maoqing, the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing, was responsible for the allocation of food and salary from the 190,000 troops in the northwest. If the 190,000 troops had no food and salary, the consequences would be unimaginable!
He asked quickly: "How to deal with this matter? Do you have any good solutions?"
Yan Song pretended to be selfless and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the only way to make the former Minister of Revenue of Nanjing, Zhang Shiche, take over. After all, Zhang Shiche served as Minister of Revenue of Nanjing for many years and is very familiar with the allocation of food and wages. I believe that with him, there should be no problem with the supply of food and wages for the 190,000 troops in the northwest."
Upon hearing this, Jiajing nodded with relief and said, "Well, Weizhong, your proposal is very good. Let Zhang Shiche be re-elected as the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing. As for the Minister of Justice in Nanjing, you can discuss it and recommend individuals."
He thought Yan Song was really selfless and even officials from the Yangming lineage were recommended.
Little did he know that Yan Song was rebelling against Yang Cong's army.
He believed that the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue would never be able to collect the food and salary of the 190,000 army.
Yan Maoqing couldn't get it out, and Zhang Shiche couldn't get it out either.
Chapter completed!