Shi Xing had always been powerful and had been dissatisfied with the Jin party for a long time. Yang Junmin did not expect him to start the first round of attacks.
Yang Junmin's expression was unkind as he said, "Shi Butang, you have to be clear about one thing, even if you do that kind of thing! Even if it's something like that, it won't be done by our own people! How stupid would you be to do something that harms others without benefiting yourself? Do you think that the people of Jin are idiots? "
Shi Xing sneered when he heard that.
"Hmph! Everyone knows how smart the Jin people and Jin merchants are. How would I dare to suspect that you're idiots? However, this is not the first time I've asked you to do such a thing. Forget about the Jiajing era, you still had Wang Chonggu to deal with the aftermath. But now?
The Datong and Shanxi are like paper, easily destroyed by the Northern Barbarians. If there's nothing fishy going on, I don't believe it. I'm afraid none of you here will believe it either! "
After Shi Xing finished speaking, Yang Junmin looked around at the big shots around him and was shocked to find that he was so isolated and helpless. Everyone here had all sorts of doubts and suspicions about him.
Oh my god! Is it not enough for the Jin people to unite and fight against the foreign enemies? You want to create internal strife? How stupid are we to do such a thing? How can we control the court for decades after doing such a thing? Who would believe it?
"Since you've said it out loud, I won't hide it anymore. Let's not talk about other things. The Datong is one of the foundations of the Jin and Jin merchants. The Datong has been destroyed, completely destroyed!
Even if someone hates someone and wants to use the Northern Barbarians to kill them, why would they destroy their own foundation? Not to mention you, even our internal department will not let them live! "
Yang Junmin's words were very clear, but they were all officials. It was a basic skill to hold back 30% of what they said. If anyone completely believed the words of an official, then they really didn't know how to be an official, and it was better to not be an official.
"Yang Butang's words sound nice, but do you really think that you can control the situation from the distant capital? You're not Zhang Siwei, you're not Wang Chonggu, and you're not your father either. So, it's better not to make it sound so absolute. "
Tsai Kuo-chen, the Minister of Personnel, managed to suppress Yang Junmin with a few words. It had to be said that the influence of the Jin faction was getting smaller and smaller. Over a decade ago, such a situation wouldn't have happened.
But now, it had really happened.
Yang Jun's heart was filled with sorrow.
"If you don't want others to know about it, then don't do it. It's not like no one knows about what you've done before. But you said that the finances are empty and difficult to continue, and for your own personal benefit, you disregarded the overall situation of Shanxi. Yang Butang, this kind of thing, how ruthless do you actually have to be to do it? "
Shi Xing had no intention of letting Yang Junmin off.
"Back then, you still had Wang Chonggu. If you were to cause a ruckus, there would still be people to clean up the mess. But now, you don't even have Wang Chonggu anymore. If you still want to cause a ruckus, then you're ignoring the bigger picture! What are your intentions? "
The white-bearded Tsai Kuo-chen looked at Yang Junmin with a righteous expression.
These two had the most firepower and the greatest impact. Yang Junmin's face turned red, but he didn't know what to say.
There were too many bad things that could be used against Jin Shang. Any one of them was enough for him to execute nine generations of his family. He could lie through his teeth, but he couldn't change the truth.
He wanted to ask for help, but Yu Jideng and Xu Zuo were both acting ministers. They had no intention of speaking up, be it to refute or defend Jin Shang.
Song Yingchang had always been the most inconspicuous of the six ministers. In order to dispel Shi Xing's fear of him, he had been the Old Master of the Ministry of Justice. In the past three years, his position had become more and more stable. It seemed that he was content with the status quo, so no one wanted to touch him. But as Jingcha approached, the position of Minister of Justice became more important.
Song Yingchang could feel that more and more people came to visit him recently, and all of them had something to do with Jingcha.
No one expected that the person in charge of Jingcha would be changed from Sun Piyang to Tsai Kuo-chen. At that time, Zhang Wei hadn't been imprisoned yet. Sun Piyang offended Zhang Wei and was forced to resign. As a result, before Zhang Wei could celebrate his victory, Tsai Kuo-chen took over.
Although Tsai Kuo-chen was old and seemed to be lacking in firepower, in fact, Tsai Kuo-chen was older, more experienced, and more confident. When he was young, he dared to refuse Yan Song's invitation and asked to be an official in Nanjing. After returning to the capital, he also worked in the Inspectorate. He understood the problems of officials and the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel. It might not be a good thing for him to be in charge of Jingcha.
Therefore, Song Yingchang, who had always been amiable, became the target of many forces.
In the end, the Ministry of Justice still had the power to review, but the eunuchs had taken away much of the power of the Court of Judicial Review. No one knew what the Emperor would do with the power of the Court of Judicial Review.
These were all pressing matters, and to some officials, they were even more pressing than the war. But in Shen Li's view, this was not the case.
"Enough! Say no more! The problem right now isn't Yang Butang, but where the Northern Barbarians have gone! That's the most important thing! The thirty-five thousand Northern Barbarians have gone somewhere, and the Ming Dynasty Army has been held up for ten-some days. If not for Xiao Ruxun's timely appearance, who knows how bad the situation would have gotten!
Wang Shiyang now had more than one hundred thousand soldiers, but the Northern Barbarians also numbered one hundred thousand. He didn't know what the situation at Yanmen Pass was like. If Yanmen Pass was also broken, the chances of victory with the one hundred and thirty or forty thousand Ming Dynasty Army against the one hundred thousand Northern Barbarians were not high! If these troops were to be defeated, then the Northern Crusade would really be able to destroy Shanxi!
War is not scary! What is scary is how to rebuild Shanxi after the war! Now that the weather is so cold, it's easy to freeze people to death. There will definitely be a lot of houses that need to be repaired, and the disaster relief funds and food will also be a huge expenditure! This is all money. If it isn't handled well, it will easily lead to a civil revolt. Shanxi cannot be in chaos anymore! "
Shen Li saw that Zhao Zhigao didn't say anything, as if he had no intention of speaking, and Shen Yicheng acted like it was none of his business. She was anxious and disgusted, and couldn't help but speak first.
He was the one who was most worried about the fate and future of the country. Faced with a group of mediocre and incompetent people who only thought about politics, he couldn't help but feel a sense of justice. He decided to stand up, or at least say something. He couldn't just watch this group of people turn a meeting to deal with the situation into a meeting of criticism.
Now, the officials in the court were holding meetings of criticism every day, arguing here and there, but nothing was done. The Emperor didn't seem to be doing anything, and of course, it was difficult for him to do anything. As an assistant official, if he didn't do anything, would he just watch as Shanxi was destroyed and millions of people died?
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