The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

Yan Song finally made up his mind and called Chen Yuanyuan's four daughters.

"I'm an old man, I may have to go out for a long time, and I won't be able to come back for a year or so. Do you want to go with me?"

The expressions of Chen Yuanyuan and the four girls changed.

"Master, you just came back from Tianjin not long ago, and you are going out again?"

"Could it be?" Liu Rushi was ice-snow and smart: "Master is going to pacify the Southwest?"

Yan Song smiled and nodded.

Bian Saisai frowned and said, "In the Southwest, even if An Bangyan rebelled and captured Guizhou by accident, it would be all right to send a general who can recruit and fight well to lead the troops to put down the rebellion. Why did the master go in person? I heard that there The smog is prevalent, and many people are not acclimatized to the environment, and they will never come back after going.”

Yan Song saw Bian Saisai's concern for him, and smiled and pulled up her Rou Yi: "The situation in the Southwest is corrupt, not only need to fight, but also need to manage. There are many other things. In addition, the Southwest is too important to my Ming Dynasty, so I have to (bfac) Be careful, there is also Wang Yongji's case, which needs to be thoroughly investigated. Therefore, the elder of the pavilion can only go there in person."

After reading Wang Yongji's secret letter, Yan Song has concluded that the situation in the Southwest is complicated and has become a mess.

Although the game between him and the crown prince is like a national game, the core is in the center, that is, Beijing, but the four corners of Daming cannot be released.The so-called not seeking one area is not enough to seek the overall situation.The southwestern border is so complicated, it's hard to say that there is no prince's conspiracy behind it.

Yan Song is the number one minister under the Great Tomorrow, and if he goes to the southwest, he can quickly cut through the mess.

If other officials go, it is estimated that they will be punished and killed by Yin Fengyang.

Yan Song made up his mind, and looked at the direction of the East Palace.

"Prince, if you are really involved, no matter whether you are Jiajing's only son or not, I will get rid of you!"

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At this time, the East Palace.

The prince didn't sleep either, he was discussing secretly with Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng overnight with his blood red eyes open.

"His Royal Highness, are you digging a silver mine privately? Could it be that you are really involved?" Gao Gong was shocked when he heard the prince's words, and said in a trembling voice, "Prince, what do you want me to say about you?"

Gao Gong was quite dissatisfied, hating that iron could not be made into steel.

He is a student of Confucianism and Confucianism, adhering to orthodox Confucianism, and disapproves of the prince's actions in the southwest.

Zhang Juzheng is a minister of power and strategy, and he believes more in Xu Jie's power and strategy, and expresses his disapproval:

"Gao Suqing, don't make a fuss. The prince needs a lot of money to fight against the thief. The imperial court only pays the prince 20 taels a year. It's not enough to plug the teeth. The thief holds the household department with his left hand and the Shibo department with his right. , can be described as fat and oily. Without money, how do you let the crown prince fight Yan Bandit?"

Gao Gong was so angry that he blew his beard and stared: "Dou? The whole world, thousands of miles of country, will belong to the prince sooner or later! The prince still needs to risk breaking the law of the country and go to the southwest to dig silver mines privately? It's you and Xu Jie, the master and apprentice, all day long Bring the prince down!"

Therefore, Gao Gong is a true gentleman.

The prince was silent.

Zhang Juzheng sneered and said: "You are so naive to say that you, Gao Suqing, are innocent! If the crown prince's position is as stable as Mount Tai, why should the prince take risks and go to dig silver mines privately? Is Wang Huya pregnant with a man or a woman? You Gao Suqing Make it clear? Yan Bandit is very powerful in the court. How did you, Gao Suqing, lose your position as Minister of Rites this time? If Wang Huya gave birth to a son, and the conflict between the crown prince and Yan Bandit is life and death, do you think the crown prince wants it? Form cliques to consolidate your position?"

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Chapter 857

Gao Gong was taken aback by Zhang Juzheng, gasped for breath, and said unwillingly: "But a gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. The prince wants to fight against the thieves, and he needs money so he can find a way out of it. The imperial court There are regulations, except for government mines, no private person is allowed to dig silver mines! Once a serious thief finds out and reports to the emperor, the prince will have a serious crime!"

Zhang Juzheng sneered and said, "Other aspects? You, Gao Suqing, tell me, besides digging silver mines with your power, what can you do to make money?"

Gao Gong said unconvinced: "Da Ming opened the sea, domestic trade flourished, and all walks of life can make money. -Why can't you make money?"

Zhang Juzheng shook his head bitterly, and counted with his fingers: "It is true that the country is open to the sea and business is prosperous, but all the ways to make money have been monopolized by Yan Song. The three major ticket companies are secretly controlled by Yan thieves. Cement, steel, Shipbuilding and munitions have long been monopolized by Yan Song's technology. Yan Song also controlled the top ten commercial consortiums and penetrated into various fields of Ming Dynasty. Even Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants, and Zhejiang merchants, the original prince's supporters, have changed their ways and defected to the Yan bandits. , was controlled by Yan Song. As for water transport, sea transport, salt and iron franchise, these traditional profitable fields, Yan Bandit has placed his own people, or secretly controlled them. It can be said that Yan Bandit is the richest man in Ming Dynasty, the economic emperor. He slightly If you stomp your feet, the whole Ming Dynasty will shake three times!"

This is the first time Gao Gong heard the information about Yan Song's control of the monopoly economy, and he was dumbfounded.

"You, where did you get the information from?"

"The teacher gave it to me." Zhang Juzheng said lightly: "Mr. Xu Jie has been using his power to secretly investigate Yan Bandit after he was dismissed and returned home. Yan Bandit is actually far stronger than we imagined. We have plotted Yan Bandit again and again. He is a thief, but he is slapped in the face by Yan Thief again and again. Because in our eyes, the strength of Yan Thief is just the tip of the iceberg! Most of his power is hidden deep under the water. When it is not necessary, Yan Thief does not use it at all. It is unknown how many ministers in the court are loyal to the crown prince and how many are loyal to Yan Song!"

Gao Gong took a breath, his eyes full of shock.

"Actually, it can be seen from the dispute between the Minister of Rites this time" the prince finally spoke, with endless hatred in his voice: "Xu Jie entered the cabinet, the lonely king has already suffered a disastrous defeat, but that time he thought he had offended the emperor." The taboo of being slapped in the face. But this time?"

His eyes were cold and he said: "This time, Master Gao Gong's position as Minister of Rituals has been confirmed, and the cooked duck flew away. If the lonely king still doesn't wake up, he is really a fool played by the thief!"

He said bitterly: "Qi Dang, Jin Dang, Chu Dang, Zhe Dang. These parties, who have always respected the lonely king and followed suit, all betrayed the lonely king under Yan Song's order! What does this mean?"

The prince said coldly: "This shows that Yan Song has already infiltrated them, and even has a way to influence their decision-making."

He sternly said: "Obviously the lonely king is the crown prince, the future emperor, but those courtiers turned to Yan Song at a critical moment, what does that mean?"

"It shows that the terrorist economy controlled by Yan Song is enough to affect them."

The prince summed it up in one sentence: "Without money, even if the lonely king is the emperor, he will still be played by Yan Song!"

Gao Gong vaguely felt that it seemed that you were being tricked by Yan Song because of your IQ arrears, not your wallet arrears, right?

But there is no way to say that.

The prince was faintly excited and said: "A few months ago, Zhang Juzheng gave the lonely king an idea. The lonely king did a good job of digging the southwest silver mine and got millions of silver."

Gao Gong said sadly: "But Prince, the southwest is reversed."

The prince said embarrassingly: "It's all Wang Bo's fault. The lonely king didn't expect that dog to kill Miao Yi so cruelly. He plundered him as a slave and forced him to go down the well. Alas."

The prince looked depressed.

Gao Gong complained weakly and fell on the chair.

"Hey, how will the prince end now?" Gao Gong said with a wry smile: "If the bandit Yan went to the southwest, and the investigation is clear, the emperor won't make you cramp?"