Not long after, the side door of the Liu Mansion opened from the inside. A man poked his head out and looked at it. He headed to the corner of the street, came to the front of several people, bowed his head and said, "Sir, the master's benefactor has just entered."

After saying that, he described his appearance again. Finally, he begged a little, "The villain has reported to you as instructed. Please let the villain go. If the master knows that I informed the Jinyiwei, he will definitely beat him to death."

Opposite him was Liu Yue, the chief bannerman of the Jinyiwei. He understood that the person who had just entered was Liu Meicai's benefactor, who was the one they were going to investigate. He ignored the words of the servant of the Liu family, lowered his head and thought for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go, but you have to remember, just pretend that you have never seen us, do you understand?"

"I understand, understand, the villain understand!" The man was overjoyed, nodded quickly to respond, and then couldn't wait to sneak back home.

As soon as Liu Yue left, he said to his subordinates: "You guys, go to the street corner in front and wait. After that person comes out, follow him alternately. You must figure out where he comes from and who he is?"

The Jinyiwei is not omnipotent. If you want to investigate someone quietly, you can only do it step by step. This time, they secretly threatened the servant of the Liu family and then determined who Liu Meicai was to investigate. As for what this person was talking about when he came to the Liu family, because no one listened, Liu Yue and others were helpless for the time being.

For Emperor Chongzhen, what they didn't know could be known without any effort. For example, when he was watching the live text broadcast.

"Mr. Liu, it is now rumored that the Qing army fled, and General Manager Gao's headquarters have joined hands with Shangshu Lu. Is this true?"

"It was the news sent back by the prince of the palace. It could not be false, otherwise it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"Oh, Lu Shangshu is warlike. He was promoted so quickly because he made military achievements. Now he is safe and sound. It seems that there will be no time for peace in the capital!"

"What the benefactor said is extremely true! The emperor was undecided and did not expect to reuse Lu Shangshu again. He is a pro-war faction, and this war will probably last for a long time. If he angered the Qing emperor outside the pass and continued to send troops into the pass, it would probably last even longer. It is better for the benefactor to pay attention!"

"Who said no! In this war, the road is unstable, who dares to go out to do business? Isn't there a good official in the court who really cares about the people? What we ordinary people want is peace, not war!"

"That's not true. There are rumors in the court that Yang Ge's troops still wanted to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty and stopped the war with the Qing Dynasty. However, there is no movement now. I don't know why?"

"Oh, wars are constantly happening, and the trade routes are blocked. All the losses are money! Can Lord Liu take the lead and ask for our people?"

"Don't worry, benefactor. I have been sponsored by my benefactor for many years and should repay it with my heart. If this is the case, I will set off now and go to Yanggemen to find out the trouble. Looking back, I will find a way to contact my colleagues and quell the war as soon as possible!"

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Looking at these conversations, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little angry. In fact, it doesn't need to be said to be the background of Shanxi merchants. The merchants in the world are basically those who pursue interests. How many people will stick to the bottom line and not make money that they shouldn't have made?

Since ancient times, it is not unreasonable to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce.

Merchants cannot be left, but if they are allowed to grow and grow, they will definitely use money to influence the major policies of the court. They do not ask whether it is right or wrong, but only seek benefits, and look at everything from money!

Farming is the basis and business is the auxiliary, which is what this era should have. If it goes to later generations, it will be industry, agriculture, etc. Business must always be supplemented, and not become the fundamental one. Otherwise, which class can compete with rich businessmen?

An impression that Emperor Chongzhen brought from later generations was that in this era, the big salt merchants also used their money to control the salt administration of the court. They even tried to control the imperial examinations and wanted to control the court's policies from the fundamentals of the court.

This Liu Mei is from the Shanxi merchants, and how many people in the court are standing behind Shanxi merchants and other big merchants?

If you want to revive the Ming Dynasty, these things must be solved one by one. Emperor Chongzhen thought so in his mind, suppressed his impetuous thoughts, and wanted to see what Yang Sichang's attitude was?

About half an hour later, Liu Meicai went to pay homage to Yang Sichang. After some politeness, Liu Meicai first talked about the good news.

Yang Sichang's face looked a little bad, and he nodded and replied: "That's right, now Shangshu Lu has commanded 50,000 troops, and he will also control the troops who will arrive later."

After hearing this, Liu Meicai said intentionally or unintentionally: "Shangshu Lu was promoted quickly with his military merits. Maybe he would be promoted to the cabinet after this time. At that time, he would be the youngest and most promising assistant minister of the Ming Dynasty in the cabinet!"

Yang Sichang frowned immediately when he heard this, as if anger flashed away.

Liu Mei could see clearly and knew it in her heart, so she said again: "But the officials thought that Lu Shangshu was in charge of war and was in a good manner, and they were all selfish, and they completely ignored the difficulties of people's livelihood. If the war persisted for a long time, the suffering would always be the people. Yang Ge's troops were deeply trusted by the emperor, so they had to make the decision for the people!"

"Huh?" Yang Sichang didn't turn around and couldn't help but wonder.

"Yangge tribe!" Liu Meicai said solemnly, "The officials thought that now, the Yangge tribe was the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. The enemy must first stabilize the internal affairs before fighting the foreign countries. The officials were deeply impressed by the powerful enemy in the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty was not strong enough to fight. If the enemy could be turned into friends, there would be no war today. The people would be lucky! The officials were not talented and would like to follow the Yangge tribe and wave flags and shout for the Yangge tribe!"

Hearing this, Yang Sichang's eyes lit up. But then, he remembered Emperor Chongzhen's refutation of the plan of resolutely quelling the country before suffocating foreign countries, and he was immediately a little discouraged. According to the emperor's wishes, it was absolutely impossible to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty!

Thinking of this, he had to say: "The Emperor does not approve of the advice given by us! Now that Lu Shangshu is being used more, this is a clear proof. Let's take a look at the movement first. If there are any further setbacks in the war, there may be a turning point!"

He also figured it out that unless the Qing army still won consecutive battles, it would put pressure on the emperor again. In this way, the emperor might abandon his original intention and take him seriously.

Liu Meicai thought about Yang Sichang's words for a moment and understood them. When he was about to say something, he heard footsteps coming from outside. It was the butler of the Yang family who came and presented a letter with both hands and said: "Master, Governor Xuan Da has written a letter!" Thanks to Tang Tieguang for the reward of 10,000 starting point coins, and the dry cleaning book friend 20190101141049506! ps: 15 major updates are owe, and the first leader will add one more, with a total of 16 major updates.
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