Chapter two hundred and ninety third court discussion (2)
Chen Yiguan had known that Chen Li would confront him with him and said slowly: "This matter is very important, and who in the court does not know that the elder Chen Ge and Guo Zhiyuan's father Guo Zhengyu have a close relationship with Guo Zhiyuan. He is very concerned about Guo Zhiyuan. Xu Xueju and Shen Yizhong have some concerns, so it is understandable to submit a memorial with a secret letter. As for the actual evidence? Guo Zhiyuan has wiped out the remaining rebels. Xu Xueju ordered him to withdraw his troops, but he refused to obey the order and still occupied Dongfan and refused to withdraw his troops. He also embezzled all the seized property and prisoners. Isn't it because he is unjust?..."
Chen Li was angry as soon as he heard this and angrily scolded: "Absurd! Who doesn't know that I never favor personal gain? If Guo Zhiyuan had the intention to be disobedient, I would be the first to refuse him! But what you said just now was just a catch-up, and the orders of the kings outside were not accepted. In this way, I would say that Guo Zhiyuan had the intention to be disobedient, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the ministers who had meritorious! Xu Xueju and Shen Yizhong suppressed the rebellion, concealed the rebellion but falsely accused the ministers who had meritorious, which was clearly jealous of the virtuous and capable!"
Chen Yiguan and Shen Li were old rivals, and said calmly: "Gei Chen, you can't say that. It's good that the generals are not responsible for the orders of the outside king, but the key is that Guo Zhiyuan is not a military general. All the civil and military ministers present at the prison ceremony just now saw it. Guo Zhiyuan was not a local brave team training, but a tiger and wolf army! He is a sixth-rank civil servant who has so many elite soldiers under his command. What is his intention?!..."
Chen Li felt a little nervous when she heard this. This was indeed a difficult question. When Guo Zhiyuan's personal guards were all trained elite soldiers, they could not be temporarily recruited. This shows that Guo Zhiyuan had ambitions. Chen Li was not good at speaking and was not sure how to refute it for a while. The civil and military ministers present had resentment towards Guo Zhiyuan, and they all reacted to this reminder from Chen Yiguan. They stood up and agreed to prove that Guo Zhiyuan had so many elite soldiers, which was indeed very suspicious.
Even Emperor Wanli frowned. When Guo Zhiyuan saw him before, he said that he was temporarily recruited. It seemed that he had fooled the boy. Chen Ju knew Emperor Wanli best. When he saw his expression, he knew that things were going to be bad. He quickly reminded him in a low voice: "Master, Guo Zhiyuan is waiting outside the palace gate at this time. Why not go to the palace and let him explain it yourself?..."
Emperor Wanli didn't want to draw a conclusion so quickly. After all, he was still thinking about the 100,000 taels of tax silver that Guo Zhiyuan promised to contribute to the court every year, so he nodded. Chen Ju waved his whisk and shouted loudly: "Xuan Guo Zhiyuan goes to the palace!..."
As soon as Guo Zhiyuan entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, everyone's eyes were all focused on him, staring at Guo Zhiyuan, which seemed to be a little different from what he expected. However, at this time, he didn't care about it and quickly knelt down and saluted Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli glanced at him and waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's calm down. Just now, the Fujian Governor Xu Xueju and He were in charge of the right-sponsor Shen Yizhong, who was in charge of Zhangnan Road, jointly impeached you for not following your superior's orders, acted recklessly, colluded with military generals, held troops and respected yourself, and had the intention of being unjust! What explanation do you give?!..."
Guo Zhiyuan was stunned when he heard this, thinking that I had explained this to you, has it turned over? But he knew that Emperor Wanli would never re-report the old story without any reason. Think about the reactions of the court officials when he came in just now. He knew that things must have changed. He made a sudden move and immediately had a response plan. He stood up and said loudly: "It just so happened that the Wei Me is also going to impeach Fujian Governor Xu Xueju and He are the right-sponsor Shen Yizhong. During this Fujian rebellion, Lord Xu and Lord Shen knew that the situation would not be reported, and the handling was not good, which led to the loss of life in the people and bear unshirkable responsibility!..."
Now it was Emperor Wanli and the court officials who were stunned. Guo Zhiyuan was too traitor. If someone impeached him, he immediately impeached him again. This turned into a mess. Chen Yiguan is worthy of being an old fox in the officialdom. He reacted the fastest and snorted coldly: "Guo Zhiyuan, everything goes back to the next thing. Let's talk about you first. What's your intention? You are a 16th-rank civil servant who has raised so many elite soldiers under your command?..."
Guo Zhiyuan had known that this matter must have been a bad thing in it. Now he finally understood what the crux was. He smiled and said, "So it's this matter. These elite soldiers were not from the lower officials, but from General Chen Yourong. This time, the lower officials were able to successfully wipe out the rebels, thanks to General Chen Yourong's troops to help..."
"Chen Yourong? Is the one who likes to give up the burden at any time?" Chen Yiguan didn't expect that Guo Zhiyuan suddenly pushed out another Chen Yourong, which disrupted his rhythm.
Guo Zhiyuan sneered: "It turns out that Chen Xiang also knows General Chen Yourong? Does Chen Xiang know why General Chen Yourong have to bear the burden? General Chen Yourong was in Liaodong and made many outstanding achievements in Jizhen, but because of his colleagues, his superiors were jealous of not being promoted, but were scolded. Then he resigned from office and left. Later, Japanese pirates along the coast of Fujian were rampant. General Chen Yourong was ordered to build a sea stadium without paying the court one monies and grain. In the 30th year of Wanli, Japanese pirates occupied the East China and harmed our Fujian merchants and natives in Dongbo. General Chen Yourong took the risk of a typhoon and went to Dongbo to wipe out the Japanese pirates, recovered Dongbo, beheaded hundreds of levels, but was falsely killed and defeated. Not only was he not rewarded, he was almost demoted. Fortunately, Zhu Yunchang, the then governor of Fujian, was able to protect..."
Guo Zhiyuan became more and more excited and raised his tone and said, "In the 32nd year of Wanli, the Dutch wanted to trade with us in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor refused. The Dutch then occupied the Magong Island of Penghu. General Chen Yourong went alone to indicate the interests and made serious instructions. He forced the Dutch to withdraw his troops without a single shot and a bullet. However, he failed to express his merits due to the obstruction of the tax supervisor and the high-ranking officials. He only received a reward of six taels! General Chen Yourong had made countless contributions throughout his life. All the people of Fujian knew his reputation, but he was still only a general manager. Wouldn't he let the meritorious ministers feel disappointed? Not to mention him, even if the officials were treated unfairly, the officials would resign!..."
What is the reason why Chen Yourong is very famous but can't be promoted? All the civil and military ministers present know it well. It would be strange if someone like Chen Yourong who can't curry favor with his boss and is arrogant can be promoted? It's just that no one can get the rules of the officialdom. However, no one can get it on the table, but now Guo Zhiyuan has exposed the truth, which makes the civil and military ministers present blush slightly.
What makes Guo Zhiyuan smart is that if he directly defends himself, it is difficult for some of the suspicion of being a bragging about Wang Po. Now he seems to be talking about Shen Yourong, but in fact he is talking about himself. He has made contributions to suppressing the rebellion but was impeached, which is very similar to Shen Yourong's experience. After Guo Zhiyuan said this, if the civil and military ministers present still have some face, they will not attack Guo Zhiyuan as unscrupulously as before!
Chapter completed!