First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 518

Chapter 719 From Li Shanchang's Strike

A full three marquises were imprisoned, including sailors and infantry... This scale is already very chilling.

There are not many Duke-level nobles in Ming Dynasty, and you can find out after a little sorting out.Currently in Beijing, there are only Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Shanchang.

Xu Da is an example of a military official, recognized as a handsome talent, honest and self-confident, he has nothing to say.Ever since his daughter married Zhu Biao, Chang Yuchun also knew that the next generation of the Chang family didn't need to worry, so he cherished feathers even more.And Chang Yuchun has an advantage, he has a kind of crazy loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang, which is not even comparable to Lao Zhu's friends.

Besides the two of them, Tang He and Hu Dahai are among the generals. Tang He is currently in Bashu, dealing with various matters after the fall of Daxia, and he is very busy.

Soup and Ho are the most reliable anyway.

Not to mention Hu Dahai.

In fact, being able to enter their level, without exception, is all about character and ability that can stand the test.Moreover, these people are all Zhu Yuanzhang's confidantes, and at the same time have a very close relationship with Zhang Ximeng.

By the way, there are two other people who also have the status of the Duke of the State, that is, Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong, not to mention, they have been in Beiping all the time, right under Zhang Ximeng's nose.

So no matter what, people at the level of Dukes, at least the current Dukes, will not have any problems.

That being the case, implicating the three marquises is already a matter of breaking the sky, especially if the two marquises of the navy were all arrested, I am afraid that from now on, the navy will be devastated.

In response to the ruling and opposition parties, trembling with fear.

Almost everyone was panicked, for fear of getting themselves involved.

And in this bleak wind and rain, Li Shanchang sat alone under the dim candlelight with a secret letter in his hand... The flickering light reflected Lao Li's figure against the snow-white wall. Li's figure is also like a ghost, twisting and jumping.

The Zuoxiang of Ming Dynasty, who was rated as "half a chess player", was not as harmless as he seemed.

Just kidding, Lao Li once seriously thought about how to bring down Zhang Ximeng!

Among them, the navy is one of Lao Li's goals.

However, after a thorough investigation, Li Shanchang had no choice but to find that Zhang Ximeng had no personal relationship with the navy...he could only do nothing.

Lao Li also investigated the branch bureaus and the Imperial Academy... Anyway, he secretly investigated all the yamen that Zhang Ximeng was in charge of.

What makes Lao Li helpless is that Zhang Ximeng is indeed innocent and has no excuses.

This is the so-called candidness without desires!

Zhang Ximeng himself has nothing to do, and he doesn't form cliques for personal gain. With his status in front of His Majesty and Queen, it is wishful thinking for Li Shanchang to want to fight him.

However, this private investigation also made Li Shanchang understand a truth.

If you want to be safe and sound in the Ming Dynasty Hall, you should learn from Zhang Ximeng, at least pick yourself out first, and don't get entangled with those who are rushing to die.

But Li Shanchang is different from Zhang Ximeng after all. Although he restrains himself, doesn't know how to get involved, and doesn't follow the truth, but there are some messy things, he is still clear.

For example, the letter in his hand was written by the son of the former censor Liu Bing to Lao Li, in which every word was crying blood, revealing a case to Li Shanchang.

His father Liu Bing, after the case of Tang Lu, was ordered to secretly investigate the affairs of the navy... It wasn't just two months later that Liu Bing suddenly fell ill and died. It is said that he was not acclimatized.

At that time, Yushitai also sent people to express condolences, and it was confirmed that he died of illness.

This matter is over.

But in this letter, another answer was given, Yushi Liu Bing was killed by someone... When he died, his face was livid, his body was bent, and blood even leaked from his skin, which was extremely miserable and terrifying.

It is said that the most poisonous snake venoms were used to kill the censor.

It's just that people didn't expect that the officials of Yushitai who came to express their condolences ignored these situations and said that ghosts from other places could not return to Beijing.

Liu Bing was buried in a hurry.

Since Yu Shitai himself thought nothing was wrong, why should other people bother?

It's just that Liu Bing's son has never been reconciled to his father being so confused and dying miserably.

He reported everywhere and wrote letters everywhere, hoping to appeal for his father.

In the end, he was arrested again and was imprisoned for three full years. He almost escaped from death in prison. After finally surviving, he went on to sue again.

No one knows how Lao Li knew about this, but he has been keeping quiet, and he is really calm and sophisticated.

It is impossible for the navy to have no one to help.

There are rumors about Zhang Ximeng, but if Zhang Ximeng was wronged, who is more suspected?

Although Jin Yiwei can monitor hundreds of officials, Zhu Yuanzhang is not willing to let them out easily. After all, if Jin Yiwei makes a move, blood will flow like a river.

In addition, like the Five Armies Commander's Mansion, the Ministry of War, and the Branch Bureau... It seems that they can manage some matters of the navy, but they are nowhere close to the core.

Playing around, the navy really seemed to have become a small kingdom, no one could interfere, and it was completely turned into the private soldiers of the Liao family and the Yu family.

But this is not complete, there is another yamen that can manage them, and that is Yushitai!

Li Shanchang weighed and thought over and over again, and he put all his thoughts on Yang Xian.

There is no doubt that Yang Xian is ambitious and has always planned to replace Li Shanchang.

Yang Xian was in charge of Yushitai, he indulged the navy, and even colluded with those people in the navy, the benefits were very obvious.

Navy reselling supplies, smuggling goods... needless to say the benefits here.

In order to win over officials, Yang Xian also spent money, and it was not a small amount of money.

He teamed up with the navy, it was a perfect match!

And before that, Yang Xian had the intention of wooing Xungui... But he didn't expect that he would let go of the Huaixi generals, and start with the navy instead!

Great!

Really great!

The corners of Li Shanchang's mouth turned up, and he couldn't help showing a smug smile. Although Yang Xian and others were formidable, they were not his opponents when it came to sophistication.

Wait patiently, in the end it is a godsend opportunity.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang almost wanted to laugh three times.But Lao Li still held back, as long as the enemy is not completely finished, don't get carried away.

At my own age, I don't have the absolute certainty of eradicating the weeds, let alone causing trouble for future generations.

Lao Li thought about the balance again, and didn't rest hastily until the middle of the night. When it was dawn, he got into the carriage again and went to Zhongshu Province.

As soon as Li Shanchang arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang's will came.

In addition to Lao Li, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong, Luo Furen, Yang Xian and other officials went to the palace together to meet Lao Zhu.

After Li Shanchang took the lead to salute, the big guy looked up and found that Zhu Yuanzhang's face was livid, his teeth were gritting, and the veins on his temples were stretched!

"Shameless!" Old Zhu yelled, "Is this Daming's navy? It's clearly a group of bandits, do they still think they are water thieves in Chaohu Lake? Where did they put Daming's national law? Selling military rations, I've already said it How many times has it happened! From Yingtian to Beiping, they are not polite in any case of military rations! They are lucky, they not only sold it, but also sold it to the Japanese country! Damn it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded like a thunderbolt, and the big guys were trembling when they heard it, but they were also shocked.

This group of sailors is really powerful enough.

Smuggling military rations is the most basic thing. They also stole and sold a lot of weapons, including firearms.

Anyway, on the sea, the wind is high and the waves are rough, as long as it falls into the sea, no one will investigate.

Wa country is in the south of Koryo, and the two sides are fighting fiercely, so these big killers are needed.

Of course, they don't just sell out, they also ship a lot of things back.

For example, the country of Japan is rich in sulfur, fans, including gold and silver!

In addition, they also sold a lot of Korean women!

That's right, Daming changed customs and did not allow any form of human trading, so they opened up overseas markets and took the opportunity to make a fortune!

Faced with this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to say.

Sucks!

It really sucks from top to bottom.

Or to put it simply, the navy was born out of the Chaohu water bandits, and the Ma Bu army has undergone so many rectifications that it has greatly improved.

However, the navy has been lacking in rectification, and there is no proper way. It has been going on like this for more than ten years, and the result can be imagined.

Just a preliminary thorough investigation is already shocking.

"Now this case is too big, and there are too many people involved. It is very difficult for a Jinyiwei to handle it properly. We must transfer capable officers from other yamen."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and said: "The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies each dispatched a group of people to strictly investigate the problems of the navy!"

Facing Lao Zhu's roll call, everyone including Xu Da stood up together and bowed to accept the order.

Then Lao Zhu set his sights on Yang Xian again.

"You Yushitai should be very experienced in this kind of thing. How about it? Are you sure you can handle the case well?"

Yang Xian was stunned, and quickly stood up, bowed and saluted, grateful, "Your Majesty is willing to let Yushitai take charge of this case, and I will do my best to live up to your majesty's entrustment!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. If Yang Xian can handle this case well, he will be transferred to Zhongshu Province, and he will be given the title of Minister of Political Affairs, and he will succeed Li Shanchang.

After all, old Li was gray-haired and old, so he had to make arrangements.

Everyone else also understood that Yang Xian's opportunity has come, as long as he handles this case well, he will be famous all over the world, and the day of worshiping the prime minister is just around the corner.

A few people even took a peek at Li Shanchang, thinking to themselves, Old Li, you are about to end the curtain, and finally you don't have to look at your old face.

But when the big guy was thinking, Li Shanchang suddenly took a step forward.

"Qizou Your Majesty, it may not be appropriate to hand over this case to Yushitai. The old minister thinks that Yang Xian should avoid it!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned. What do you mean?

Yang Xian's eyes widened even more, Li Shanchang, are you going to tear my face apart?

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was even more solemn. He wanted to appoint Yang Xian, but Lao Li directly opposed it. When did he become so bold?

I saw Li Shanchang calmly said: "Master, Yushitai has investigated the case of the navy a few years ago, but the censor Liu Bing who was in charge of this matter died strangely, and the case was closed. Taiwan continues to lead the charge, and the old minister is afraid that he will not be able to catch it!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Xian was taken aback, "Li Xianggong, Liu Bing was not acclimatized, and died of a serious illness. Everyone knows about it!"

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "The old man didn't say anything else, but he felt that the last time Yushitai handled the case was not good, and such a big flaw was not found out, it seems that it is not suitable to continue the investigation!"

Yang Xian still wanted to argue, but at this time Zhu Yuanzhang was already thinking, and he whispered: "Since Mr. Li said it, let the Ministry of Education take the lead and handle this case for us!"

7 Chapter Twenty

In a word, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the power of handling the case to Li Shanchang.

Old Li readily bowed and accepted the order.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, the old minister will definitely do his best to investigate to the end and wipe out all the silverfish in the court!"

Although Li Shanchang's voice was not high, but to some people, it was already a bit louder than thunder.

This man who has endured for so many years is finally about to explode!

The first person to realize this was actually Xu Da!

People who can lead the three armies are naturally not low in IQ. In the past, Xu Daduo was a bit clumsy about the government when he was leading the army. However, there have been basically no wars in the past few years. The younger generation can carry it. Xu Da has also spent more time in Beijing.

Gradually, Xu Da also had some experience.

The court situation of the Ming Dynasty is actually quite interesting.

Old Zhu's sage and heroic lord naturally had unlimited power, but because of its great power, Lao Zhu didn't use it casually. This can be seen from the frequency of Jin Yiwei's mobilization.

In the same way, Zhang Ximeng first went to Jimin School, and then went to Peiping. He devoted himself to lecturing. Although everyone knew that Zhang Xiang would never be offended, after all, Zhang Ximeng was getting farther and farther away from the big guys. Take it to heart.

It is also worth mentioning that Zhu Sheng returned to his hometown due to illness, and it is said that he was on his deathbed. In addition, Jia Lu, who had passed away a few years ago... the buffer zone between Li Shanchang and the rising stars disappeared.

A senior official like Zhu Sheng can not only suppress his juniors, but also talk to Zhu Yuanzhang. At the same time, he plays a special role between Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang.

All in all, with him around, although there are undercurrents surging and fighting with each other, everything is controllable, and it will not be brought to the table to prevent each other from getting off the table.

But after Zhu Sheng left and Zhang Ximeng was lecturing abroad, there was only Li Shanchang, an old official left in the court, and Yang Xian, Hu Weiyong and other aspiring middle-aged people.

In fact, things have come to this point, there is nothing to say.

Either you beat the old master to death with random punches, drive away Li Shanchang, and the big guy divides the Zhongshu Province equally. The position of the left minister, you old Li, should be given up after sitting for so long!

Either Li Shanchang relied on his superb means and abundant experience to kill a few of the youngsters who tried to challenge him first, to kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, and stabilize his position.

From the present point of view, it is undoubtedly the second situation, and Lao Li made the first move.

It seems that he intends to use the Navy's case to get rid of Yang Xian.

After solving Yushitai, he, Lao Li, also went to a serious problem.

Xu Da thought silently, but still didn't say anything.