"Minister, there is nothing to say. ”

Jiang Wan's heart was pale, and he no longer had the awe-inspiring color he had before, just because when he saw that thing, the persistence that supported his belief completely collapsed.

In this account book, it is clearly recorded the whole process of Yuan Jie's reason and how he forced the fishermen to rebel.

In this regard, if Jiang Wanli continues to defend himself, it will only be in vain.

Ma Tianji smiled proudly: "In that case, then what face do you have to continue to stand on this temple?"

"Alas. Zhao Yun also sighed, looking at Jiang Wanli's eyes, all of them were full of regret: "In this case, then I will take away your position and demote you to a civilian! After all, this matter is still too shocking, if I don't punish it, then how can I teach people in the world to trust?"

Although he was pitying the other party's talent, Zhao Yun understood that Jiang Wanli, who was now deeply involved in this rebellion, was categorically unable to continue to stay in the court, so he could only demote him to a civilian, and after this incident passed, there was naturally the possibility of reactivation.

Zheng Qingzhi stood aside and saw Ding Daquan and Ma Tianji attacking Dong Huai and Jiang Wanli together.

It's just that he was still at a loss, and obviously didn't know what was going on.

When he saw Jiang Wanli forced to resign, Zheng Qingzhi came to his senses, hurriedly stepped forward, and asked, "Your Majesty." Can you tell the old minister what crime Jiang Wanli committed and why he retired and resigned?"

If these two people are allowed to leave, it will be like cutting off his right-hand man, and losing these two right-hand men, how should Zheng Qingzhi carry out his own policy at that time?

It is precisely because of this that Zheng Qingzhifang will try his best to stop it!

"Hmph. Look at the book and you'll see why. Ma Tianji sneered and pointed to the account books scattered under Jiang Wanli's body.

Zheng Qingzhi was suspicious, and with a wave of his hand, several account books immediately fell into his hand, and he only opened the account book, and he was stunned: "So that's the case?"

"Do you understand? This guy didn't take into account the common people in the countryside, and directly put the tax on the whole territory for a showdown. ”

Ma Tianji sneered: "And in order to raise enough military salaries, Yuan Jie forcibly levied taxes in the territory of An Fengjun, and even threatened the local fishermen with limited force, so that he would show all the wealth of his life, otherwise how could such a thing be done? Even if this matter was not done by him, it is difficult to get rid of suspicion if he is not disciplined." If such people are allowed to continue to be officials in the same dynasty, then how can the people of the world stand on their own feet?"

In these words, he not only directly accused Jiang Wanli of not being sympathetic to his subordinates, but even treated the people in the territory like pigs, but also faintly pointed out in his words that the other party might be secretly corrupt, which was really ill-intentioned.

Jiang Wanli smiled bitterly and replied, "That's right. The cause of this is mine, and I should naturally shoulder it. ”

He knew that if it weren't for the Mongol army to attack, how could he need so much military pay?

And if you want to meet so much military salary, there is only one way to increase taxes!

It is precisely because of this increase in taxes that the people in the army will commit such acts of rebellion in the midst of life and death.

But how could Jiang Wanli blame the defense against the Mongols?

Naturally, I had to break my teeth and swallow them in my stomach, and I would bear it directly on my shoulders.

Only in this way can we prevent the situation from continuing to collapse, otherwise the entire court will have to collapse completely.

What's more, now that Mongolia is in the north, if the other party has a good opportunity, I am afraid that the entire imperial court will be completely in danger.

Zheng Qingzhi also felt helpless, and knew that this matter was irreparable, so he had to bow down to Jiang Wanli and thank: "It is really my luck to have your assistance before. It's just you, don't be resentful about it. ”

"The younger generation thanked Zheng Xianggong. It's just that since today, no one can accompany Zheng Xianggong. ”

With sadness in his eyes, Jiang Wanli thought of the appropriateness of working with each other for many years, and his eyes were already blurred, remembering that when he first entered the officialdom, the other party's words and teachings were still fresh in his memory.

But these things have to stop there after all.

He slowly took off his official hat with both hands, and then took off the official robe on his body, leaving only a plain linen robe on Jiang Wanli's body, which looked extremely simple.

He was not a lavish man, but he gave most of the monthly money to the villagers, so that these common people could also have some place to live, so that he had not many luxuries other than the official uniforms that were issued.

"Zheng Xianggong. Farewell. ”

Turning around, Jiang Wanli didn't want to continue to entangle, and walked out of the vertical arch hall directly in the eyes of the ministers.

Dressed in plain clothes, he showed a simple state, but he was very different from the golden palace next to him, so he didn't care about it at the moment, so he left directly from here, showing a chic state.

Zheng Qingzhi felt even more lonely, bowed to Jiang Wanli in the distance, and prayed: "I wish you a good journey." ”

On the other side, Dong Huai also felt helpless, bowed to Jiang Wanli, and said, "Friend." This way, you have to be safe. ”

But Ding Daquan next to him refused to let him go, and shouted again: "Regarding the 8,000 guns, if you don't give Your Majesty an explanation, then Jiang Wanli will be your end." The tone was extremely arrogant, and it was even more aggressive, which directly pressed Dong Huai's face with anger.

"In the end, I am also an official in the same hall as you, but why are you so aggressive, do you think that I am the master who is afraid?" Dong Huai snorted lightly, but he never flinched at all, and when he saw Zhao Yun's eyes, he also defended: "Your Majesty." The 8,000 guns were not incompetent, but because there was no food in the warehouse, and Xiao Feng was urgent, if the remaining food and salary were not enough, otherwise he would never hand over these guns. ”

He wanted to get the remaining 8,000 guns, but Xiao Feng was angry that the other party was not keeping his promises, and he kept delaying and never delivered.

"No pay? What's going on?"

Zhao Yun was taken aback for a moment, and immediately looked at Zheng Qingzhi.

He had already ordered the two of them to deal with this matter as soon as possible, but it had not been completed until now, and he even made trouble about these things?

Seriously, at this moment, Zhao Yun was already starting to get angry.

Zheng Qingzhi bowed down and replied: "The financial matter has always been taken care of by Jiang Wanli, and I don't know much about this matter. However, I have heard him say in his spare time that the contents of the treasury do not match those contained in the account books, and that they are currently being inventoried, so there is a delay for a while. ”

Speaking of this, he was also a little annoyed, at that time, in order to pay the money, he once went to the treasury, but unexpectedly the money and grain were very scarce, and it was not at all in harmony with the books, and it was far from it.

In such a situation, it is not said that it is to pay money and food, even if it is to distribute official salaries, I am afraid that it will be a troublesome matter.

"Oh, is that so?"

Zhao Yun's eyebrows were tightened, and he was also quite annoyed.

Only a few people told him that he already knew that in this Lin'an City and the vast Song Dynasty, the things he knew were so rare, and even this kind of thing happened under his nose.

In such a situation, how can Zhao Yun accept it?

Zheng Qingzhi replied: "Tell Your Majesty, according to what we have investigated, not only the people of the treasury are guarding and stealing, but also the people in it are also deceived, and only two or three out of ten exist. With such accumulation, its consumption is quite huge, and it is simply shocking. ”

Dong Huai also sneered and replied, "That's right. And among the two thousand stone of grain we originally promised the Red Phoenix Army, we also mixed a lot of gravel and secondary grain into that group of bastards, which is only equivalent to 1,500 stones. Otherwise, how could Xiao Feng be so angry and directly detain the remaining guns? In my opinion, all those guys should be arrested and executed directly. ”

"Is there any evidence?" Zhao Yun asked again.

Dong Huai immediately clapped his hands, and even though a yellow gate presented a stack of files, he complained: "Your Majesty, all the evidence is here, just waiting for Your Majesty to see it." ”

Zhao Yun was also surprised when he saw that this file was several feet high, and asked, "There are so many?"

"Your Majesty! This matter only involves arms, and if you delve into the entire forbidden army, I am afraid that the number of people who will be guilty will be ten times greater. Dong Huai took this opportunity to speak again.

Ma Tianji couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw that the two of them were directly targeting the forbidden army, after all, his original purpose was only to be able to drive Jiang Wanli and Dong Huai out of the court, so as to pave the way for his own progress.

Although Jiang Wanli had already resigned, Dong Huai was still full of determination, and even directly took advantage of the situation to burn the forbidden army, which made him feel panicked, and hurriedly gestured to Ding Daquan.

Ding Daquan immediately stepped forward and asked again: "Even so. But it's also true that you're not doing things well. In that case, if you don't punish it, how can you let the ministers accept it?"

"Your Majesty, this matter is not Dong Huai's fault, it is really that group of forbidden troops are too arrogant. If we don't punish them, how can we show the foundation of our country?"

Zheng Qingzhi saw that Ding Daquan was attacking again, and immediately stepped forward and directly protected Dong Huai in front of him, but said to Zhao Yun.

Ma Tianji was a little angry, and said: "But you should also know that Dong Huai is not in a good situation, how can he be forgiven?"

"Shut up!" Zheng Qingzhi was immediately furious, and opened his mouth to shout: "The matter of arms, it is not Dong Huai's disadvantage, but it is actually the corruption and incompetence of the forbidden army, otherwise how could this kind of thing happen?" Moreover, they even ignore the situation that our dynasty is in, and even dare to intervene in the arms case that has a bearing on the fate of the country and the dynasty. And if you don't do it now, when will you stay?"

Zhao Yun was stunned and asked, "Is it really so serious?" Seeing that Zheng Qingzhi and Dong Huai were resolute in their eyes, they sighed and said, "Since this is the case, then I will entrust the two of you to deal with this matter." Remember, it's all about the big picture. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Seeing Zhao Yun's expression of approval, Zheng Qingzhi and Dong Huai had already settled down, but when they thought of Jiang Wanli, who had resigned, they couldn't help but feel a little lonely.