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Chapter 1189 What to do

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    So far, there are not many ways to save Xia Yan. The one that can be immediate and effective is also a method commonly used by sages in the past, which is to muddy the water.

    Based on the current situation, if you want to muddy the waters, there are two breakthroughs. One is to establish the throne, and the other is to have Yang Yiqing join the cabinet.  Of these two things, if one of them is ruined, it is likely to disrupt Xia Yan's speech schedule.

    In fact, Zhao Ran also wanted to make the prince who was about to take office stinky - just announcing the scandal of the prince's gambling house would be enough for the prince to drink a pot.  But now he must "take the overall situation into consideration". He just made Chen Tianshi resign as a real master, and now he is going to operate on the emperor's head. Zhao Ran wonders if Chen Tianshi will be angry?  He couldn't quite grasp the relationship between the emperor's mighty virtue and the "prince's mighty virtue". He didn't know whether the two were the same thing.  Is there any necessary connection between the two?

    This is why he didn¡¯t agree to help King Yu.

    "It's not easy to operate on the prince, so of course the only option is to operate on Yang Yiqing."

    Zhang Juzheng and Jiang Zhibiao stayed up all night and took out a set of articles the next day. Zhao Ran sat on a chair and read each article one by one, opposite two slightly nervous people.

    The articles exposing Yang Yiqing's background include one saying that he misappropriated expenditures without authorization, another saying that he wasted military expenditures, and another saying that he spread rumors and opposed the construction of the Yingtian Yangtze River Bridge, saying that building the bridge cost tens of millions, but not necessarily  If it can succeed, this bridge will be like Afang of Qin. When it is built, it will definitely become a major drag on the national power of Ming Dynasty.

    After Zhao Ran read it, he asked Yang Yiqing in detail about his background of misappropriating expenditures and wasting military expenditures, and Zhang Juzheng answered.

    Yang Yiqing once served as governor of Shaanxi and was responsible for supervising Ma Zheng.  The governor at this time was a real inspector or real governor who was responsible for a certain mission, and his powers were not great.  Zhang Juzheng revealed that the expenses he had embezzled without authorization were the expenses of guarding the lieutenant.  But when Zhao Ran asked where the money had been embezzled, Zhang Juzheng's answer disappointed him. Yang Yiqing spent the money on the military in the border town and used the money to buy war horses for the border army!

    The so-called waste of military expenditures is due to the fact that Yang Yiqing withheld local taxes and used them to strengthen and build additional border fortresses to resist the invasion of the Northern Yuan cavalry.

    These two items are "crimes" with solid evidence. The Ministry of Revenue is very clear about this, so the evidence produced is very strong.  When it comes to culpability, Yang Yiqing really shouldn't have acted like this. Just two words - "violating the rules" can't get away with it.

    But this is not what Zhao Ran wants. What Zhao Ran wants is to discredit Yang Yiqing. If these two things are publicized, not only will it not discredit him, but it will increase the halo around him and establish a good reputation for Yang Yiqing.  He has the perfect image of sacrificing himself for the sake of Ming Dynasty and having the courage to take on all tasks.

    Zhao Ran sighed. Zhang Juzheng and the group of people behind him, including Gan Shutong, made this mistake mainly because they failed to distinguish clearly the difference between journals and memorials, and confused the reactions of the people and the court together.

    Journals are for the common people, memorials are for the emperor and the cabinet. The people tend to pursue good and evil, but the court pays great attention to rules.  Without understanding the difference, what is done will often lead to passive public opinion and fail to achieve the originally planned effect.

    This cannot be blamed on Zhang Juzheng and others. In this regard, they are like stumbling babies and need a lot of learning and practice.

    As for Jiang Zhibiao, his problem is that he is too superior. He does whatever Zhao Ran says and does not dare to object.  Since Zhao Ran asked him to write an article with Zhang Juzheng, he really relied on the materials in Zhang Juzheng's hands. Even if he had doubts, he would not raise objections.

    Therefore, these two articles cannot be used.  As for the article opposing the construction of the bridge, Zhao Ran also does not recommend publishing it.  Only Zhao Ran would be angry when looking at such materials, but ordinary people would not be angry. On the contrary, it might provide support for opposing the theory of building bridges.

    This was a trick of King Yu's group. Zhao Ran knew their purpose at a glance, which further angered himself and made him feel even more ill-will towards Yang Yiqing.

    Yang Yiqing's remarks against the construction of the bridge really angered Zhao Ran. He hated Yang Yiqing even more. He would torture anyone who opposed the construction of the bridge. This was a public matter, not a personal grudge.

    Zhao Ran explained to them the reason why it couldn¡¯t be used. After hearing this, the two of them were convinced, and then sat here and continued to think hard.  After working hard all night, Abbot Zhao was not satisfied with what he brought out. What should I do?  Jiang Zhibiao's eyes were a little red, while Zhang Juzheng's eyes were a little dull.

    Zhao Ran asked: "Uncle, does Yang Yiqing have any moral deficiencies? Have you got any evidence that he is greedy for money?"

    Zhang Juzheng shook his head: "To be fair, Yang Yiqing has a good reputation in terms of personal ethics, and few censors have tried to impeach him on this issue."

    Zhao Ran asked: "Where is he from? His hometownWoolen cloth?  Has your family ever occupied people's land or oppressed people?  "

    Zhang Juzheng said: "He is from Gaozhou, Guangdong. The Yang family has benefited the hometown and is well-known among the local people."

    "What about women?"

    "I have always been in harmony with my wife, I have no concubines, and I still have no children. I have never heard of having an outside house, and I never go to a brothel or a brothel."

    Zhao Ran immediately felt very unhappy. This kind of enemy is the most difficult to deal with. You can't kill him because he is almost invulnerable.  Just like when he was in the White Horse Courtyard of Songfan, Zhao Ran once wanted to capture Nie Dujiao in the courtyard, but after a long day of investigation, he found that his personal ethics were not compromised and he couldn't do anything about it. In the end, he had to find a way to transfer him.

    The same goes for Yang Yiqing now. His personal ethics are very good, and his political achievements and work are very bright. But why is he standing on the opposite side?  Zhao Ran shook his head helplessly.

    After asking Zhang Juzheng and Jiang Zhibiao to go down and think carefully about what other flaws they could find, Zhao Ranfei asked Li Dayin: "Where is Lao Li?"

    Li Dayin replied: "We are at Xiangluxuan. The top 12 matches of the summer competition have started. You, the general advisor, don't show up. I'm going to be busy!"

    Zhao Ran said: "You are already familiar with it. No problem. Why do you need me to be your consultant? I have something to discuss with you. I don't like Yang Yiqing and want to take him down. Do you think it's okay?"

    Li Dayin immediately replied: "Zhiran, wait a minute, are you in the Xuantan Palace? I'll be right over."

    After waiting in Xuantan Palace for less than half an hour, Li Dayin arrived, so the two of them discussed in the study.

    "Lao Li, you are so busy, why do you come here to do something special?"

    Li Dayin said enthusiastically: "This matter is very interesting. I have only thought about removing a cabinet bachelor from power before, but I have never done it. Who asked Zhiran to take action? How much money was collected? Let's study it together.  Let¡¯s see how it works.¡±

    Zhao Ran rolled his eyes: "Lao Li, I've talked to you so many times. Don't forget your original intention! Besides, it's such a big thing to be a cabinet bachelor. If you ask for it, it's money. Is it appropriate?"  They are two different things."

    Li Dayin shook his head: "How can they be two different things? It doesn't matter who is in the same position no matter what position they are in the middle of the court. Instead of doing this, let's make some money from it. Zhiran, there is still one million taels short of repairing the bridge. If we don't follow them  Where else can we go to make money on our head?¡±

    Zhao Ran waved his hand: "Forget it, let's not argue. You can think whatever you want. In any case, do you agree to do it?"

    Li Dayin said hehely: "Let's give it a try. I've wanted to take on a certain cabinet bachelor before, but it was always difficult to do it. Let's see if you have any good tricks, Zhiran."

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