Chapter 2370: Follow-up processing of the Guizi scroll, dealing with difficult problems
It was already Xuzheng when Feng Ziying returned home, but the whole family was still waiting for Feng Ziying and did not eat.
Seeing Feng Ziying's carriage enter the house, Shen Yixiu, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu were all waiting at the east corner door in front of the door.
Everyone knows that today is the first time for Feng Ziying to participate in such a large-scale meeting of important ministers. This is not only an honor, but the key is that the content of this important ministers meeting is known to many people in the capital.
When Miao Changqi entered the inner city through Zhengyangmen Street, everyone knew that the negotiations between the imperial court and Nanjing might have a result.
Who is Miao Changqi? He was the second person under Tang Binyin of the Nanjing Puppet Dynasty and a famous scholar leader in Jiangnan.
In terms of reputation, he is not lower than Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and is only higher than the cabinet minister Li Tingji who has become an official. Even people like Gu Bingqian, Gao Panlong, and Huang Ruliang are not as good as him.
He had been in contact and negotiating with Li Sancai, and the negotiation location changed several times, from Tongzhou to Tianjin Wei, and then from Tianjin Wei to Linqing, changing several places, intermittent, quarreling, and verbal abuse, but both sides always Neither of them completely broke up with each other, and they still maintained contact.
Both sides can’t stand it anymore.
The imperial court's expenses are too large. Without the income from Jiangnan land tax, it relies solely on commercial taxes. Although it is growing rapidly, it is not enough to support the operation of the entire court at this stage. It must also rely on Jiangnan land tax, and Jiangnan's industrial and commercial tax is also A big chunk.
Lending is really an unbearable burden for the court, but in Feng Ziying's view, it is purely psychological. As long as you get used to borrowing, it doesn't really matter.
The grain supply is also cut off. Even though Huguang has been recovered, grain cannot be transported up the canal. The Yangtze River route is also controlled by Nanjing. The transportation cost has skyrocketed several times. The price of grain in Beijing is about 70% higher than in previous years. This is still Yuguan. , Dagu tried its best to transport grain from the south.
A high of 70% may not be a problem for wealthy families, but even the so-called "middle class" in Beijing have a bit to bear, and ordinary people are a little stretched. If this continues, the social security in Beijing will definitely be in chaos, and the White Lotus Sect will definitely Seize the opportunity to cause chaos.
Li Banghua, the governor of Shuntian Province, has repeatedly written to the cabinet and issued warnings, demanding that the problem of skyrocketing food prices must be solved, otherwise he cannot guarantee that civil unrest will not occur in the capital city.
Although Yuan Keli has controlled the situation in Shanxi, he is still far away from completely defeating Fengzhou Bailian and the Shaanxi rebel army in the south. However, he is not polite at all when he reaches out for money and food, and both Zhang Huaichang and Huang Ruliang I was cornered, but I didn't dare to refuse.
If the situation in Shanxi is reversed due to insufficient food and wages, no one can bear this responsibility.
But the Hu Bu was really out of money, and even the Da Nei Jie Shen Treasury had been embezzled by the Hu Bu. This was because there was no owner in the palace, so the Hu Bu dared to do this.
Except for Shanxi, Xuanfu, Liaodong, Jizhen, and Denglai, they were reaching out everywhere. Huang Ruliang felt that he, the Minister of Hubu, might be the most aggrieved and painful minister in history. He was being urged and asked for at any time. Debt, I even sleep and dream about how to deal with various expenses.
It was certainly difficult for the imperial court, and so was Nanjing.
The Northwest Army was eyeing the north of the Yangtze River and might cross the river at any time. Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu could not withstand it. Fortunately, the Northwest Army was in poor supply of food and grass, so they were dragged down.
Wang Ziteng can still fight, but he still has to concentrate on guarding the Jiangxi side. Xiong Tingbi's Jingxiang Army has basically taken down the Sichuan side, and will soon be able to divert to Huguang. Jiangxi is facing the Jingxiang Army. The danger of an eastward invasion.
I don’t know what kind of role Chen Jixian is to Nanjing. He is on both ends of the spectrum, an ally, and someone who takes advantage of the situation. It is difficult to judge in one sentence, but one thing is certain, that is, this guy is not of the same mind as the imperial court. This is enough.
If this drags on, the situation will really collapse. Maybe the court will have to send the Northwest Army or even Guyuan Army, which may have been disbanded, southward regardless of whether it will destroy Jiangnan.
This may be the only concern of the court. At worst, the court will borrow millions of taels of silver from Haitong Bank, but in the end, will the debt of this silver be counted on Jiangnan?
Because of this, no one is willing to break up, everyone has scruples, and everyone has deeper calculations, so in the end such a vague compromise was reached.
The negotiations between the imperial court and Nanjing affected the hearts of everyone. At first, Beijing was still secretive, and many people were mysterious when talking about the matter. But later, the situation became increasingly clear, and more and more people knew about it, and they could not. It was kept secret, so anyone in the tea house and wine shop could roll their tongues and say a few words.
Even "Today's News" began to open a column without hesitation to discuss the negotiation conditions between the imperial court and the Nanjing Puppet Dynasty and the final plan that may be reached.
Seeing the three women waiting behind the door, Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that her participation in the meeting today would actually attract such attention from these women, "What happened to the three good wives? There is no need for this, right?"
Shen Yixiu's eyes were bright, he glanced at Baochai and Daiyu, and smiled lightly: "Ms. sir, this is the unanimous opinion of my concubine and my two sisters. Today is the first time that my husband has attended the meeting of important ministers, and the content of the meeting is also related to the future. The situation in Zhou Dynasty, and it also involves the fate of several families, it is reasonable for everyone to be concerned."
"That's true. We discussed it all day today and even had lunch in Wenyuan Pavilion. However, I think the situation published in the special issue of "Today's News" is actually similar to the situation discussed in Wenyuan Pavilion today. , it’s really difficult to keep this court matter a secret.”
Feng Ziying never thought of keeping it a secret in front of her wife, because after today's meeting with important ministers, it actually means that it will no longer be kept secret. What was agreed upon is the implementation time agreed upon by both parties.
Daiyu is still the most anxious: "So is it settled? Nanjing will no longer cut off water transportation? Can we go to Yangzhou and go to Jinling and return to Suzhou?"
"Well, this shouldn't be a problem, right?" Feng Ziying looked at Daiyu, "Why do you want to go back to Yangzhou and Suzhou?"
"No, I just asked. I always feel that the water transport has been cut off. It seems that the connection with Jiangnan has been cut off, and something is missing." Daiyu shook her head, "As for uncle and the others..."
"Master Liu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, did not come today. I also asked Master Han and discussed it with Master Cao, the minister of Dali Temple. He said that it is probably a general amnesty. Uncle Zheng Shi should be pardoned without any problem. It is hard to say whether he will be pardoned. But it can be fought for. As for Sister-in-law Zhu's father Li Shouxin, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome. The message he wrote was too vicious. Prime Minister Ye, Fang, and even Master Qi were scolded by him. It is probably dangerous. In addition, Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion also It’s a bit difficult, because he has been watched by the Dragon Guard before, and ended up playing the role of Escape from the Golden Cicada and causing trouble in Jinling, so the Dragon Guard may not let him go.”
In fact, Baochai and Daiyu don't think much of Ningguo Mansion, but Shen Yixiu is very concerned about it, because Xichun is going to move into the eldest house, and if Jia Jing can't get out, Xichun's matter may be dragged down. .
"From what my husband said, there may be some trouble in the Jia family except for the eldest uncle. If the uncle is fine, then the ancestors, aunt and Baoyu will be relieved. Girl Yun will be fine too. Sister-in-law Zhu is married. Yes, it may not be involved, but her two younger sisters, Li Min and Li Qi, may be in trouble now." Baochai frowned, "The same goes for the fourth sister..."
Feng Ziying didn't want to discuss these in detail in front of everyone, so she waved her hand: "Let's talk about it after we enter the room."
After dinner, all the girls came, including Tanchun, Xichun, Li Wan, Baoyu and Jia Huan.
After getting the news, they want to get an accurate message from Feng Ziying.
Only those from the elder generation can't come, so I let people of Feng Ziying's generation come to inquire about the news so that they can send a message back.
Feng Ziying really didn’t expect people to pay such attention to it, but then she thought about it. If the fate of the other three Jinling families, except the Xue family, was related to the same family, what else should we pay attention to?
The Jia family bore the brunt, and the Wang family was the culprit. There was no intact egg among the historians. Once destroyed, no one would be left with a complete corpse.
There was also the Li family, who was deeply involved in it. Li Wan was so worried. She never thought that even the Jia family and the historians could escape now. Even the Wang family, if they were wise, could escape unscathed. How could it be that her father was still sentenced to death? The culprit? Even someone like Jia Jing, who commits evil again and again, is more jealous of the court?
When Feng Ziying explained the whole story, Li Wan really wanted to cry without tears.
It is easy to resolve public grudges, but difficult to resolve private grudges.
You, Li Shouxin, are not easy to criticize. You specifically picked on the sore spots of several chief ministers and exposed them. Even Qi Yongtai could not escape.
If every detail of his career since he became an official is exposed to the public and criticized, whoever dares to say that he is an official is innocent, and no matter how he employs people, he will not be able to escape such things as nepotism, then If you poke it out, it will really lead to death.
Feng Ziying could only say that Li Shouxin was not qualified to be an official. He did not understand the world and was simply seeking his own death.
If these two countries pay troops, you have to say that you have to say that you can say something, just say something that is so large. Why do you need to involve personal private morals? Moreover, he even made a fuss about it and even published it in the newspaper.
That's it for Qi and Li. Both Ye and Fang will return to their hometowns when they become officials in the future. You have ruined his reputation. Scholars are all shameless, especially reputation. Who can stand this?
I really think that if Cao Cao didn't kill Chen Lin, he would have achieved a good story in history, and Ye Fangqi, Li and others would have been able to let you, Li Shouxin, go largely free?
Who are you, Li Shouxin, and can you compare with Chen Lin's reputation and status?
(End of this chapter)