Chapter 437: Investigate Wang Hai
Once the imperial edict was issued, it immediately caused a shock in the capital.
Emperor Tianqi wrote an imperial edict, it seemed that it was just a change to a governor of the canal transportation, but why did it cause such a big storm?
Because this position is not only a chief official with great power in his hands, but also a crosspoint where all forces are crisscrossed!
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the court's investigation of Wang Hai is just the beginning, and the next actions are probably bigger than each other.
Today the emperor can withdraw the governor of the canal transportation, and tomorrow the Dongchang will be sent to confiscate the Fan family!
Zhu Youxiao knew the most clearly whether Wei Zhongxian was loyal or traitor, who were the Donglin Party and what kind of people were there in the Shanxi merchants.
Zhu Youxiao sat in the West Warehouse, closing his eyes and thinking about the next action.
Now that I am in power, the voices in the court are becoming more consistent, it is time to purify the opposition forces drastically.
Although Zhu Youxiao naturally cleared most of the Donglin officials in the court after the imperial examination case and arranged his own people in various important positions, the situation was still not optimistic.
The Beijing News has been established for two years, and its influence among the people is still inferior to that among the society scholars. There are almost no Donglin officials in the court, but there are more famous Donglin scholars in the opposition.
The famous scholars in Donglin would not willingly watch the "eunuch party" plagued the court, they would definitely try their best to continue to dominate.
This leads to a problem. Every other day, the number of students in the Donglin area increases exponentially, and academies in various places emerge like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists. The Donglin officials who were dismissed and investigated have now transformed themselves into famous scholars in various places, and there are countless disciples and old friends!
Since they have been cleared out of the court, they must control all public opinion and let 99% of the scholars in the world come from Donglin!
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes gradually became cold.
It is obvious that the emperor will never allow such a situation to happen among the people. It seems that the battle between the eunuch party and Donglin is far from over.
Now, Zhu Youxiao, on the one hand, must eliminate the hidden danger of Shanxi merchants selling their country, and cannot allow them to transport supplies to the defeated Jiannu. On the other hand, they must also strictly prevent Donglin from usurping power!
The Donglin Party and other people dream of restoring the situation in Taichang that month!
The investigation and prosecution of Shanxi merchants involves too many interests? But Zhu Youxiao no longer intends to do anything else? One day later, Jiannu outside the pass received more supplies from Shanxi merchants.
Tens of thousands of heroic souls in Liaodong cannot die in vain? The Shanxi merchants must eradicate them? The first one is the Fan family in Zhangjiakou!
The Fan family and the Shanxi merchants had backers, including high-ranking officials from the court, and there were also high-ranking officials with relatively powerful local power. The Governor of the Cao Transportation Transport Wang Hai was one of them.
Wang Hai was originally an eunuch party? He flattered Wei Zhongxian to advance? But the facts prove that although the eunuch party was comfortable to use, they were not all good things.
Wang Hai used his power to provide convenience for the Fan family to transport materials from Zhangjiakou to outside the pass? In order to obtain high returns.
After the establishment of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, it is naturally impossible to just focus on the south.
The famine in the Shanxi and Shaanxi area is becoming more and more serious. If all chambers of commerce can be controlled, the court will be able to dispatch the epidemic in a central manner and provide timely disaster relief!
Since the Royal Chamber of Commerce is established, it must be a one-piece management committee for the world!
Zhu Youxiao looked at the memorials on the table that were several times more than usual? He frowned, without exception? These were all about replacing the Governor of the Canal Transportation Wang Hai.
Unlike the situation before, the court now has generally the same voice.
After the Donglin Party launched a public opinion offensive among the people, Wei Zhongxian immediately made a counter-offensive posture in the court, and this batch of memorials was submitted by him instructed by the eunuch party officials.
Liu Chao, the Censor of the Censorate, and Tian Zhao, the Dali Temple judge, jointly submitted a memorial to impeach Wang Hai, the governor of the grain transport, for twelve serious crimes.
The unity of voices in the court? Paving the way for Zhu Youxiao to make a decision.
Is Wang Hai's death inevitable? No one defended him anymore, and the Donglin Party and Shanxi merchants with ulterior motives were also considering other ways.
Zhu Youxiao naturally could not wait for their counterattack, one after another, and the imperial edict continued to be issued!
The next day after the investigation and prosecution of the imperial edict of the Governor of the Canal Transportation, Wang Hai, was issued, and two consecutive imperial edicts were issued from the Ganqing Palace, which shocked the Ming Dynasty's officialdom.
First, eight eunuchs who had the 12 internal prisons were replaced.
Some of the eunuchs who were in charge of seals were transferred to Nanhaizi to guard the walls and nearby royal shops, while others went to Fengyang to guard the imperial tomb.
This is not over yet. One-third of the officials in the last major imperial examination case of the Ministry of Personnel were implicated, and this time it was also added together.
Added Shi Bin, Pei Sheng and the two were the ministers of the left and right, and added Liang Dong as the chief of the examination and memorial service... These newly promoted eunuchs and officials were undoubtedly the emperor's hardcore confidants.
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During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Grain Transport Department of the Capital Capital and established the Grain Transport Envoy, but was soon abolished.
During the Yongle period, Zhu Di appointed the general officer of the grain transport, and during the Xuande period, he sent additional officials such as the Minister of the Secretariat, the Censor, and Shaoqing to supervise the grain transport.
In the second year of Jingtai, the governor of the grain transportation and governor of Huai, Yang, Lu, Feng, Xu, He and Chu were appointed, and the governor was later established.
In the 40th year of Jiajing, he merged his official position in the integrated sewage transportation, and was transferred to the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Military Affairs and was stationed in his official residence in Tianjin.
In other words, Wang Hai, the governor of the grain transport, not only supervised the grain transport of the north and south, but also supervised the military affairs of the Tianjin Navy, and was extremely powerful.
December 21, 2018, the third year of the Apocalypse.
A group of Dongchang cavalry entered the city from the north gate of Tianjin. The sound of horse hooves gradually approached the Governor's Office. When the navy officers and soldiers guarding the gate saw the visitor, they sent one person back to report.
Soon, Wang Hai went out to greet him, smiling all over his face:
"I wonder if the big boss came here in person, what business would you do?"
Fu Yingxing showed the Dongchang waist sign. Hearing this, he did not rush to reply. He got off his horse and walked into the Governor's Office, looked around, and said with his hands behind his back:
"The Governor is so generous, I really envious!"
Wang Hai didn't know what Tiqi was here for, and he thought he wanted to take a boat from here to catch people. The Dongchang business tripped through Tianjin was indeed quite a few times.
When he was able to take up the position of governor of the canal transportation, which was a very rich and heavy position, it also relied on Wei Zhongxian's strong recommendation. Wang Hai naturally did not dare to overturn it and said with a sarcastic smile:
"It's nothing. I heard that Your Majesty did not ask the factory for the candidates for the cabinet to add cabinet ministers this time. How is the factory manager recently?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Yingxing turned his head and glanced at him and said lightly:
"good!"
Walking into the hall, Fu Yingxing sat down unscrupulously, watched Wang Hai pour tea for himself, then brought it over with a smile and asked:
"Does the Governor of Cao Transport have a connection with the Fan family in Zhangjiakou?"
"There are some connections. It is said that the Fan family wants to ship goods outside the customs. I didn't ask too much about it," Wang Hai is also a member of the eunuch party. Naturally, this kind of thing is easy to say in private, and he didn't think too much about it. He said with a smile:
"I don't dare to lose the money from the factory every month."
Fu Yingxing sneered, and naturally heard the meaning of Wang Hai's speech, and then said: "Don't worry, this time I came here, I'm not going to compete with you for the Fan family's money."
Wang Hai relaxed his eyebrows and asked with a smile:
"Then... Where is the big boss going to do business this time? I ask my subordinates to arrange a ship tomorrow and personally send the brothers from the East Factory down."
"Don't rush to work!"
Fu Yingxing stood up and walked forward a few steps, suddenly turned around and asked, "The Fan family is transporting food, grass and supplies to Jiannu outside the pass. Does the Governor know about this?"
Chapter completed!