Chapter 465 Zhang Taiyue’s Personality
Xujie's mansion.
Prince Yu was punished and was not allowed to open his door to see anyone. At this critical moment, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others could only approach Xu Jie, the leader of Qingliu, and ask him to think of ways to find out what was going on with Emperor Jiajing. , to see if His Majesty the Emperor is thinking of moving the throne.
Hai Rui did not attend such a gathering. Hai Rui believed that the right path was always there. Even if the emperor was temporarily deceived and listened to the slanderous rumors slandering King Yu, it would not always be like this.
Therefore, now Hai Rui is not with Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others at all, and is fulfilling his responsibilities with all his heart. He wants to hand over Zhu Zaijing to him before Zhu Zaijing redresses his injustice and reopens the government. Things get done.
So when Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others gathered at Xu Jie's house to think of ideas, Hai Rui called the heads of the Road Engineering Bureau and the Survey and Engineering Bureau, as well as Pan Jixun, the current head of the Construction Department, and others to embark on an inspection. Itinerary for the construction of toll road from Beijing to Tianjin.
Hai Rui and Pan Jixun walked together, followed by a team of professional road engineering talents and surveyors. Everywhere they went, they would stop to check the land conditions and survey conditions of the corresponding inspection areas, trying to find a shorter distance. A smoother planned route was completed to complete the survey of the new road between Beijing and Tianjin.
You must know that based on the distance between the capital and Tianjin Wei, it will take a whole day to walk from the capital to Tianjin. If you encounter some special wind and rain weather, making the road muddy and difficult to travel, you may have to walk. It will take more time.
And now it does not meet the current road time requirements between the capital and Tianjin Wei. The current special zone in the capital is getting better and better, and more and more merchants and goods from all over the country are gathered. If the road from Tianjin Wei to the capital is still as good as before. It is difficult to travel, and it will take a whole day or even longer to complete the connection between the two places. This is definitely not in the interests of the capital.
After all, most of the needs of the capital are met by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the current Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can only go to Tianjin Wei and cannot directly connect the capital, so this toll-hardened road has been put on the plan. , is also urgent. Starting construction one day earlier can alleviate the development needs of the Beijing Special Economic Zone.
Otherwise, a large amount of goods would be crowded at Tianjin Wei's wharf and would not be transported to the capital in time, and the losses would be immeasurable.
Therefore, no matter what the situation is at Prince Yu's side, Hai Rui cannot put this matter on hold. He must complete the survey of the new road from the capital to Tianjin Wei ahead of the established plan, and strive to Get a loan from Northern Construction Bank as soon as possible and start construction of this road smoothly.
Pan Jixun walked beside Hai Rui. He looked at Hai Rui worriedly, "Ou Zun, will we make the higher-ups unhappy if we do this now?"
Hai Rui looked back at Pan Jixun. After working together for a period of time, he also recognized Pan Jixun's working ability. However, Hai Rui was still dissatisfied with Pan Jixun's personality of worrying about gains and losses.
Hai Rui said with a straight face: "You are an official of the special zone. Everything should be centered on the development of the special zone. There are some things that we should not consider, so we don't have to worry about them. We just need to do our job well. As for the so-called Above, we only have the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Law, and we don’t care about the others!”
Pan Jixun listened to Hai Rui's words, although he still felt uncertain, but seeing that Hai Rui was so serious, he was just an official who followed orders, so what else should he be afraid of?
Even if the sky falls, there are still tall men who can hold it up. Moreover, Hai Rui has returned to Beijing with the merits of Shanxi, and he is also a well-known upright person. If anyone wants to touch him, there is no way to even think about it without some solid evidence.
And who in the officialdom doesn't know that Hai Rui dared to confront Yan Shifan when he was still unknown. Although he was also the judge of Prince Yu's Palace at the time, what kind of official was he?
But Hai Rui was not afraid at all and just beat Yan Shifan until his teeth were broken and he couldn't do anything to him. From this we can see that Hai Rui is a tough guy that no one can understand. He not only has principles but also methods. He is not afraid of so-called backstabbing.
Pan Jixun said: "However, I am still a little worried about the toll road. I am worried that it will cause criticism from the government and the public. After all, since ancient times, building bridges and paving roads has been the responsibility of the imperial court. When ordinary people do these things, they also With good intentions, I haven’t heard of anyone asking for money. If this is really announced, I will be very worried about Ou Zun.”
Hai Rui glanced at Pan Jixun again, "I know your worries, and I also know what you are afraid of. To be honest, when I first heard about this, I imagined it as you did, but after the prince's instruction After repeated thinking, I found that road tolling is the long-term solution.”
“If a good highway wants to remain in good condition for a long time, it must have continuous investment of manpower and material resources. Although the money and manpower can be mobilized by local migrant workers, how many of them can do it? Moreover, how many of them can do it? What kind of officials can keep repairing the roads under their jurisdiction without caring about the people's power? ”
"So, as long as the toll road is open and smooth, there will be countless light and smooth roads in the future, so people can drive with confidence regardless of wind or rain."
"Also, the roads we need to build, and the money we need to collect are from wealthy families who can drive carriages. How can ordinary people have such an opportunity to spend such money? Therefore, what we do, we have to study carefully to the end. There is no need to consider the criticism at all. If one day in the future the people of the Ming Dynasty can drive carriages, I think the people of the Ming Dynasty will not be short of the cost of traveling. "
Hai Rui's thoughts were enlightened and explained by Zhu Zaijing, combined with what he saw and heard in Shanxi. Now he can be said to be the most pragmatic head in the Ming Dynasty.
Others thought that Hai Rui was just upright, just liked to argue, and liked to talk about the Ming Dynasty. But in fact, this was just the appearance of Hai Rui. According to the original historical records, Hai Rui served as the magistrate of Chun'an County and the governor of Yingtian. At that time, people were very good at handling things based on reality and never adhered to rigid dogma.
Before Hai Rui came to serve as governor of Yingtian, Wusong River and Baimao River had been repaired countless times, and they had never been repaired. However, during Hai Rui's tenure, they not only repaired these two rivers, but also repaired them. Spend the least.
From this we can see that Hai Rui is not only an upright official who dares to speak out, but also a talented official who dares to act, take responsibility and do things. An official like this is simply a treasure, and whoever picks it up will wake up laughing.
That's why Zhu Zaijing specifically handed over the construction of the toll road to Hai Rui, because only Hai Rui dared to be the first in the world and dared to set a precedent that would benefit the country and the people!
On the other side, while Hai Rui and Pan Jixun were surveying the new road route between the capital and Tianjin Wei, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Chen Yiqin and others gathered at Xu Jie's mansion.
Xu Jie looked at his disciple Zhang Juzheng, then at the somewhat impatient Gao Gong, as well as Chen Yiqin and others, and he sighed slightly in his heart.
To be honest, Xu Jie didn't want to wade into this muddy water at this time. He could only survive this crisis safely and wait until there was a change in the future before taking action. Otherwise, he would just confront Yan Shifan like this. The order is very reluctant.
After all, he hasn't figured out the Sacred Heart of Emperor Jiajing yet, and he can't be sure that Emperor Jiajing will replace Yan Song with him during this period of time, so Xu Jie really doesn't want to see anyone at this moment.
But who makes him the leader of Qingliu, the future expected by the righteous people in the world, so even if Xu Jie is unwilling, he has to bite the bullet and come out to see Zhang Juzheng and others, otherwise these people will be chilled and will not be able to do anything in the future. If he comes here, won't his reputation as a leader of Qingliu disappear?
Zhang Juzheng bowed slightly to Xu Jie and said, "Mr. Ge, we came here rashly today because we had no choice but to ask Mr. Ge Haihan." Zhang Juzheng was also aware of Xu Jie's dilemma, but they had nothing to do now. Who would let them do it now? Among this group of people, only Xu Jie could enter and leave Xiyuan. How could he be summoned by Emperor Jiajing?
Otherwise, these people would have tried their best to go to Emperor Jiajing to plead for Prince Yu, and they would not have come to ask for help in a low voice.
Xu Jie said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I also know how urgent you are now, and I also understand that the current situation has become so tense that it affects the country. What we have to do now is to work together to protect King Yu!"
After Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong and others heard Xu Jie's words, they were all very excited and felt that this matter was justified.
But what Xu Jie said next also gave them a blow.
Xu Jie continued: "Now that Prince Yu has been reprimanded by His Majesty because of Wang Zhi's case, our current plan is to immediately formulate a strategy and think of ways to defend Wang Zhi. As long as Wang Zhi is acquitted, Prince Yu will Otherwise, when Wang Zhi is taken away and convicted by the Ministry of Punishment, even if Prince Yu is released from confinement by His Majesty, it will no longer be possible for him to do things as he did before. "
After Xu Jie said this, he paused and glanced at everyone. His intention was obviously to see if anyone here had any good ideas to help.
Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong and others all looked thoughtful at this moment. They also understood that the top priority was to exonerate Wang Zhi. As long as Wang Zhi was not guilty, Prince Yu, who had previously ordered Hu Zongxian to escort Wang Zhi to Beijing, would naturally also There is nothing wrong with that.
But now that Wang Zhi's sins have been so severely punished by Wang Bengu, he is still opening up the old accounts of Wang Zhi's years as a pirate at sea. It is obvious that Wang Bengu just wants to use Wang Zhi as a stepping stone for his career and official reputation. He just wants to By bringing Wang Zhi to justice, he can earn political benefits for himself.
And what's even more terrible now is that the people on Yan Shifan's side are also moving, cheering for Wang Bengu, and waving flags and shouting for him, responding to Wang Bengu's righteous actions and condemning Wang Zhi's treason.
Although sometimes people like Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng and others would consider themselves clean and morally despise and condemn the Strict Party led by Yan Song and Yan Shifan, in fact the so-called Strict Party is not static, and many officials are in two camps. Jumping back and forth.
And even if these officials jumped to Yan Shifan's side, they did not consider themselves to be strict with the party, because in their view, the so-called strict party label was just something that the idle people over there insisted on posting.
If hard steel is required, the Yan Party will also say that their side is the Xu Party, so in essence, whether it is the Yan Party or the so-called Qingliu, they are actually the same type of people, but they are different in their pursuit of interests, but they are fighting for their interests. The methods are all the same.
There is no difference between the so-called "strict party" and "clean flow".
So now Wang Bengu is speaking out in the "Strict Party" camp. As for himself, he still believes that he is a morally upright person for justice, and is not at all the so-called corrupt official that some people say. Dirty officials.
And even if Yan Song and Yan Shifan fall one day, as long as they have not really participated in the core planning of Yan Song and Yan Shifan, they can still become the "just" party in the end.
Therefore, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, there are only living people who live for themselves, not chessboard pieces that only distinguish black and white and positions.
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said: "Mr. Ge, I have a way, I don't know whether I should talk about it or not."
Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng, and he knew that with Zhang Juzheng's intelligence, he would definitely be able to think of a solution.
At this moment, everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on Zhang Juzheng. Xu Jie said: "You tell me first and listen."
After Xu Jie's words, Zhang Juzheng seemed to have a solid foundation. He said: "For the current plan, if we want to exonerate Wang Zhi, then we should affirm Wang Zhi's surrender to Zhao'an, not The sin mentioned by Wang Bengu.”
"And as far as I know, the reason Wang Bengu was able to capture Wang Zhi was because Wang Zhi first surrendered to Hu Zongxian and then went to Hangzhou to visit Wang Bengu with Hu Zongxian's explanation and guidance."
"Wang Bengu didn't know what his motives were. He actually relied on his status as the governor's imperial envoy to deny Wang Zhi's surrender to Zhao'an, trapped Wang Zhi, and took credit for his achievements in Zhejiang."
"So, I think if we want to rescue Wang Zhi now, we must first start with Wang Zhi surrendering to Zhao'an. As long as we can make His Majesty admit that Wang Zhi surrendered to the court before being trapped by Wang Bengu, then Wang Bengu will The reason why Wang Zhi was trapped was because he was greedy for credit, not the justice he keeps saying now! ”
As soon as Zhang Juzheng said these words, everyone present couldn't help but their eyes lit up. They hadn't noticed such a simple point during this time. It really shouldn't have happened.
Xu Jie said: "In this case, wouldn't it be necessary to question the sinner Wang Bengu? He is a man of integrity with a reputation for integrity."
Zhang Juzheng said: "Mr. Ge, Wang Bengu was unable to stabilize the place as an imperial envoy, but he was greedy for other people's credit and trapped Wang Zhi who had surrendered. How can he be honest? Although he claims to be a pure man, but His intention to sell his reputation is obvious. If we are afraid of this kind of person's so-called justice and cannot discuss the matter, won't the future court be occupied by people who only want to sell their reputation but not their true talents? "
"In this case, what is the hope of our Ming Dynasty? Therefore, Ju Zheng believes that no matter what the final outcome of this matter is, we must make it clear and sternly refute such scoundrels as Wang Bengu who are just trying to gain fame, greed for credit, and the so-called reputation of integrity. Gentlemen, they are not worthy of the name Qingliu!”
Since Zhang Juzheng said something, he would be willing to say it. Moreover, in the original history, although Zhang Juzheng's temper was not as aggressive as Gao Gong's, he was also ruthless and decisive in doing things. Otherwise, there would be no Wanli New Deal. Decade of ZTE!
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