The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 194 Qingliu Exploded
Shen Yiquan is really fierce.

He even dared to bite the clear stream.

There's something good to watch now.

Qingliu is not so easy to mess with.

These guys' real talent lies in their mouths.

In history, Chongzhen once denounced the famous upright scholar Huang Daozhou: "All you have learned in your life is a flatterer!"

Qingliu's mouth is extremely powerful.

Can Shen Yikuan win?

This time Wanli was prepared to be impartial.

It is not good for him to always take sides. If he continues like this, those civil servants will understand that Shen Yikuan is just a dog he has led.

By then, those civil servants will still point their fingers at him.

If he let go of the dog leash and let Shen Yikuan and Qingliu bite it, the situation would be different. The civil servants would point their spearheads at Shen Yikuan.

This way, the civil officials and Shen Yikuan would be so busy fighting that they would have no time to think about him as the emperor.

Even when one side was unable to win, the civil servants had to curry favor with him as the emperor.

This is what he wants to see.

As for how to make Qingliu and Shen Yikuan fight each other, that’s easy.

After Yu Youcai returned to the cabinet duty room, he ordered someone to call Xin Zixiu over.

Xin Zixiu was not treading on thin ice with fear.

Because this time Shen Yikuan or the little emperor was obviously targeting Shen Shixing's party and Zhang Siwei's old party, and the little emperor had never dealt with these Zhang Juzheng's old party.

Wang Xijue, Xu Guo and others were extremely anxious, but they didn't need to be anxious.

He believed that they had the merit of "supporting" the young emperor. They had helped the young emperor deal with Zhang Siwei's faction who were at the peak of their power. The young emperor should not deal with them.

Unexpectedly, after the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli handed over a memorial and said solemnly, "Ziji, what's going on?"

What's going on?

Xin Zixiu took the memorial and took a closer look, and was instantly furious.

He knew very well who Chen Yujiao was because he was investigating this guy.

This guy is Shen Yi Guan's running dog!

He started investigating this guy because he received the complaint, and he discovered the relationship between this guy and Shen Yikuan during the investigation.

This guy actually turned around and bit him!
Outrageous!

He took a few deep breaths, but couldn't help but said angrily, "Your Majesty, someone accused Chen Yujiao of abusing his power for personal gain, corruption and abuse of power, so I investigated him. He actually slandered me and abandoned me for a single mistake!
How could he have any merit as a censor? He was a Jinshi in the second year of the Wanli reign, and he is still a censor. I have not found any achievements of his, but it is true that he abused his power for personal gain and was corrupt and perverted the law.

Oh, is there such a thing?
Wanli couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did he abuse his power for personal gain and commit corruption and abuse the law? Have you found any solid evidence?"

Uh, this.

Xin Zixiu said rather embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, this case was handed over by the local authorities. Chen Yujiao curries favor with the powerful officials in the court and is extremely powerful in Haiyan. The Haiyan County Magistrate dared not investigate, so he handed it over to the Ministry of Justice.

Because this case happened in Haiyan, I have to send people to Haiyan to investigate. The round trip is a distance of six or seven thousand miles, and no news has come back from Haiyan yet."

The powerful officials in the court should refer to Shen Yikuan and Zhao Zhigao's gang.

It was obvious that Xin Zixiu already knew who was instructing Chen Yujiao to bite him.

Wanli added fuel to the fire seriously, "Ziji, you can't just accuse someone of abusing their power and corrupting the law without real evidence, right?"

Of course I have a basis for saying this.

Xin Zixiu couldn't help but get angry again and said, "Your Majesty, the local authorities are suing him for abusing his power for personal gain, taking bribes and perverting the law, and building Yu Garden. Yu Garden is a famous garden in Jiangnan. This is known to everyone in the official circles of Jiaxing Prefecture and even Zhejiang Province.

Yu Garden alone occupies hundreds of acres of land. It took an unknown amount of manpower and money to build it. People sued him for forcibly conscripting hundreds or thousands of laborers to build Yu Garden, and even claimed that someone died during the construction.

Moreover, he extorted money from everywhere to build Yu Garden. He had no idea how much gold, silver, precious woods, rare stones, and exotic flowers and plants he had plundered.”

This guy also built a famous garden in Jiangnan?
Wanli couldn't help but ask curiously, "How much money did this guy plunder?"

Xin Zixiu said indignantly, "I haven't found out how much money he has plundered yet, but the huge cost of Yu Garden, another famous garden in Jiangnan, is also known to everyone in the court.

Yu Garden was built by Pan Yunduan, the Right Governor of Sichuan, for his father Pan En to enjoy his later years. During the Jiajing Dynasty, Pan En also served as the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate and the Minister of Justice. Both father and son were very wealthy.

Moreover, Paine and Pan Yunduan were celebrities in Songjiang Prefecture, and they had connections with those famous garden builders. They only charged a small labor fee for helping them build the gardens, and the cost was not high.

Many people also gave them rare flowers and stones, which were not very expensive. For example, the construction of Yu Garden took more than 20 years and cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Does this mean that Chen Yujiao looted at least tens of thousands of taels?
Well, these corrupt officials will definitely not let go.

Since Shen Yikuan asked Chen Yujiao to submit a memorial to impeach Xin Zixiu, he should have some confidence in saving Chen Yujiao.

Otherwise, Chen Yujiao wouldn't be so stupid.

Neither side will give up easily on this matter.

Then bare your fangs and bite. Wanli thought about it carefully, then nodded slowly and said, "Well, you continue to investigate and see how much Chen Yujiao has embezzled."

Xin Zixiu immediately bowed and took his leave.

This time, he was really furious.

He, the dignified Minister of Justice, was actually bitten back by a corrupt official. How could this be tolerated?

To be honest, most people would be angry about this.

He was a second-rank Minister of Justice, and he was investigating the corruption of a seventh-rank Censor, but the other party turned around and snorted!
This bastard is so brave.

Moreover, this Chen Yujiao was very insidious. He deliberately quoted "Zuo Zhuan" and the words of Emperor Hongwu to slander him.

This means that he is even more powerful than Emperor Hongwu. Emperor Hongwu would let go of people who made minor mistakes, but he would not let them go.

He really wanted to catch this guy and torture him severely.

Therefore, after returning to the Ministry of Justice, he immediately submitted a memorial requesting that Chen Yujiao be dismissed from his post and investigated, and that he be imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.

After this memorial was sent to the cabinet, Yu Youding didn't know how to deal with it.

He could only come to ask Wanli for instructions.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he immediately handed over the memorial and said carefully, "Your Majesty, may I ask for your advice? What should I do about this?"

When Wanli took the memorial and looked at it, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smiled evilly to himself.

Very good, with a nice bite.

This time I won't take sides.

You guys can bite it yourself.

He thought for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "That's easy. Ask Zhao Zhigao to write the draft, and I'll have someone approve it according to Zhao Zhigao's wishes."

Zhao Zhigao would naturally protect Chen and Jiao.

The draft written by this guy has no real evidence, so he cannot be dismissed and investigated.

Wanli directly asked Li Xuancheng to approve it and carry it out according to the cabinet's proposal.

This time, Qingliu was in an uproar.

Zhao Zhigao and Chen Yujiao are from the same hometown. They are clearly protecting each other!
The next day, the Qingliu censors and secretaries frantically submitted memorials, impeaching Zhao Zhigao for favoritism and protecting his fellow townsmen, and impeaching Chen Yujiao for abusing his power for personal gain and corruption.

Yu Youcai was shocked when he saw such a large pile of memorials.

He had no choice but to come to Wanli with such a large pile of memorials.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli opened the memorial and read it with great interest.

These clear streams really explode at the slightest touch.

Yu Youcai saw that he had finished reading, and then he asked carefully: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

You really can't do this.

You are too timid.

Wanli smiled slightly and said, "I'll take care of this matter. You don't have to worry about it."

Fortunately, fortunately, I don’t have to do it.

Upon hearing this, Yu Youcai hurriedly bowed and took his leave.

Wanli immediately ordered someone to call Shen Yikuan over.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he pointed to the pile of memorials on the table and said solemnly, "Take a good look at this."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yikuan hurriedly stepped forward and opened the memorial to read it carefully.

This group of clear streams, are they going crazy?

After reading the memorial carefully, he said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Zhao is right. Chen Yujiao is, after all, a court official.

Moreover, censors are easy to offend people and there is a high possibility that they will be framed. If someone impeaches a censor, he will be dismissed and investigated. Then there will probably be no censors in the court.

It seems that Chen Yujiao's impeachment was not wrong. Xin Zixiu was abandoned because of a single mistake and his country was emptied out. He was dismissed from his post and investigated based on just a petition and had no real evidence, and was thrown into the Ministry of Justice's jail. How could they arrest a censor and investigate him like this?
Lord Zhao said that without real evidence, he couldn't be dismissed or investigated. He handled the matter impartially. How could they accuse Lord Zhao of being partial and perverting the law?"

You have a really good mouth.

If Xin Zixiu heard this, he would probably pounce on you and bite you.

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded slowly and said, "Well, without solid evidence, we really can't dismiss a censor."

He also vaguely understood that the key to Shen Yiquan's confidence in keeping Chen Yujiao was this real evidence.

Haiyan is their territory. It would be a blessing if the officials from the Ministry of Justice could save their lives by running there. There is no way they can find out the real evidence.

This time, Qingliu was probably going to explode completely.

(End of this chapter)