Chapter 339: Worth One Hundred Thousand Soldiers
Wang Yue was chatting with Minglan when a servant came over to report that Wang Anshi had come to the house and was already waiting in the front hall. Wang Yue knew what was going on, so he didn’t panic. When he was not busy, he and Minglan lingered for a while, then got up and went to the front yard.
When Wang Anshi was waiting for Wang Yue to come over, he saw that Wang Yue seemed to be in a good mood, so he felt relieved. He quickly asked, "How are you going to handle the salt affairs? It's not like we are on Fujian Road, where we only offend the place." Gentlemen, but the forces behind the salt affairs are all in Tokyo."
Wang Yue nodded and said with a smile, "I know this, but if we want to reform, sooner or later, those people's interests will have to be affected. Now it's done. The salt affairs, the officials and King Heng's men have not been heavily involved yet and will stand on our side. If it is later, when they are also corrupted by those people, the pressure will be even greater." Wang Anshi heard Wang Yue's words and
knew What Wang Yue said made sense, so he could only sigh, nodded and said, "You are right. If you have any problems, remember to let me know and I will help you solve it." Wang Yue nodded, very cautiously
. He said, "I don't care about the inspection of the salt affairs. It will be the biggest trouble when the salt affairs are reformed later." After hearing Wang Yue's words, Wang Anshi
understood that Wang Yue had something in mind. He was Knowing what Wang Yue was capable of, those gangsters really had nothing to do against Wang Yue.
Wang Anshi remembered that the last time he took a bath, he was in Wang Yue's peach forest, but he saw Wang Yue with his own eyes, flying as light as a swallow on the treetops. He was really flying. If he hadn't known Wang Yue Very early on, he thought Wang Yue was no longer a human being.
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After Wang Yue accepted the position of Salt Patrol Censor, he quickly went south with Da Niu and the two of them, and soon investigated the salt affairs clearly. After getting the evidence, he took the investigation with him without hesitation. After clearing the accounts, he returned to Tokyo.
However, after Wang Yue returned to Tokyo, when he went to court, he had just submitted the prepared memorial to the officials. Before the officials had time to check it, a censor came out.
The censor's expression was very sad, he was very worried about the country and the people, and he even said with some sorrow, "I have my own book, I have my own report. I joined Wang Yue, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to temporarily inspect the salt affairs on behalf of the censor. During the inspection of the salt affairs, He is good at killing good people. He has been surrounded by people along the way. Wherever he goes, he will be discovered by the local people. Someone in the local area died inexplicably. It is simply a disregard for human life." Wang Yue rolled his eyes. As expected, the censor will confuse right and wrong, ah,
he It's just a temporary act, not a censor. Wang Yue knew what the censor was talking about. Those who died went to assassinate Wang Yue. Wang Yue had to fight back and wait for someone to kill him.
The official looked at Wang Yue with some confusion. He knew the fighting power of Wang Yue and his men. Although there were not many in number, they were all good fighters. However, this time Wang Yue brought a bodyguard with him. He had to kill him. How many people did it take to make the censor anxious?
Thinking of Wang Yue's bodyguards, the officials also had a headache. Fortunately, through surveillance during this period, the officials discovered that Wang Yue had not expanded the number of guards. Otherwise, he would really have trouble sleeping and eating.
The official also knew that those who died must have been killed by Wang Yue when he was assassinating Wang Yue, but he still wanted to take the opportunity to beat Wang Yue.
So the official nodded and asked seemingly casually, "What's Wang Aiqing's explanation for this matter?"
Wang Yue glanced at the official sitting on the dragon chair in surprise, and he quickly understood Knowing the reason, he never thought that he was only visible to hundreds of people, but he still made the officials jealous. Which of these officials did not look after the house and the courtyard? Why did the officials keep an eye on him!
For a moment, Wang Yue wanted to give up, but he thought of his two wishes for coming to this world, and he endured it again.
Wang Yue bowed his hand in a perfunctory manner and said in a deep voice, "I have already explained it in the memorial. The confessions of the killers are here with me, and the officials can check them at any time." The censor heard what Wang Yue said
. He was immediately stunned by the evidence, and he said with a stern voice, "Those people have been killed by you. You have nothing to prove. How can you make any confession?"
Wang Yue rolled his eyes, looked at the unlucky guy who was pushed out with a half-smile, and said with a smile, "Who told you, those assassins are all dead, but I still left a few alive." Na
Yu Shi subconsciously said, "Impossible, the corpse is obviously the right one..."
Wang Yue pursed his lips and said speechlessly, "Your intelligence, as a censor, is really hard to describe."
Wang Yue The words made most of the ministers present couldn't help but laugh. Only the people in the censor's queue had ugly expressions on their faces.
The official didn't know what to say. He could see that Wang Yue was somewhat resentful of his unprotective style.
However, the official did not feel angry, but felt relieved. If Wang Yue had no temper at all, then he would feel terrible.
Thinking of this, the official coughed slightly, took down the censor, dismissed him and investigated, which was an explanation to Wang Yue.
It was only at this time that the official began to look at Wang Yue's memorial in detail. After reading it, he handed the memorial to the eunuch and forwarded it to the ministers for inspection.
It is still Wang Yue's style, with pictures and text combined, the accounts are extremely clear, and the minister can see at a glance how serious the problem is.
And those who were originally involved in dividing the profits were shocked after seeing it. They did not expect that as the masters, the benefits they received were less than the three levels collected by the people below. This was too bold.
The problem of salt affairs was quickly solved. In the face of Wang Yue's evidence, many officials were dismissed and investigated. The salt affairs suddenly became clear, and more taxes were paid to the court.
However, after this incident, Wang Yue felt that he could not do anything while the current official was in office. After all, it had only been a long time since he had started to be so wary of him.
Wang Yue also began to live in seclusion, often being ill and not going to court. He stayed in his peach garden with Minglan and ignored government affairs at all, which left the officials helpless.
At this time, Wang Anshi also returned to his hometown in Fuzhou because his mother was seriously ill. Even Wang Anli and Wang Yu from Fujian Road also went through twists and turns and prepared to return to Fuzhou, but the emperor did not allow it, so they had no choice but to give up.
Wang Anshi and Wang Yue, the two important figures who presided over the reform, suddenly returned to their hometown in Fuzhou and the other claimed to be ill and could not go to court. The reform seemed to have come to a standstill. This made the conservatives feel that the emperor no longer wanted to continue the reform, and it also boosted their morale.
However, the emperor did not allow Wang Anli and Wang Yu to return home, and the conservatives did not dare to take any action and could only continue to wait and see.
Because Wang Yue said he was ill and could not go to court, Sheng Hong came to the house several times to persuade him. In the eyes of this official fan, it was very unwise for Wang Yue to vent his anger on the emperor, but Wang Yue's attempts to comfort him were not at all He didn't listen and just kept going his own way.
Wang Yue took Minglan, mother and son, and his own parents to live in Taoyuan. Even Minglan's grandmother also moved there. Wei Xiaoniang and Changdong also went to Taoyuan to live for three to five days every now and then. Very comfortable.
Time passed like this for a while. On this day, Gu Tingye suddenly came to Taoyuan to find Wang Yue. After he met Wang Yue, he asked with a smile, "Are you really planning to be a hermit in Taoyuan? The reforms you are determined to do are not the same." Have you done it?"
Wang Yue shook his head. Knowing that Gu Tingye was trying to find out his attitude on behalf of the officials or King Heng, he smiled and said, "Who am I doing the reform for? It's definitely not for myself. This is just the beginning. A Fuzhou Road has improved, and the officials are already a little suspicious of me. Do you think I need it? Shang Yang in ancient times is my role model in the future?" After hearing Wang Yue's words, Gu Tingye quickly looked
around , and then explained, "Today's saints are benevolent, and they will definitely not do things like killing donkeys."
Wang Yue smiled and said nonchalantly, "Whether officials are benevolent or not, we can talk about it later. You guys. It's better to finish your own affairs first. Seeing that you are moving so much now, you must be preparing to do something big. I just happened to take advantage of this time to leave, and it won't affect you in doing big things."
Gu Tingye's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, "Did you and Lord Wang Anshi see our plan early on? Did you both exit the court then?"
Wang Yue rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "As the saying goes Well done, how can we allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the bed? How long has it been since the Emperor and the Queen Mother have caused so much trouble? I don’t think it is possible for the official family to endure this forever. I just don’t want the Queen Mother to interfere anymore. Government affairs, you have made such a simple matter so complicated. Aren't you afraid that it will be self-defeating?"
Gu Tingye looked at Wang Yue and found nothing useful, so he smiled and said, "If it was just the Queen Mother's business, it would be better. It's easy to say that although the Queen Mother is sometimes instigated by villains, she is generally very sensible. It's just that there are many factions in the court, and she is always timid in doing things. Just like your last salt inspection, the civil and military affairs of the court were not People are willing to come out and do things. This kind of behavior of occupying a position and not doing anything, the officials want to take the opportunity to clean up."
Wang Yue rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "The relationship between us is very close, you don't need to say good things to the officials. I will just rest for a while and spend time with my wife at home. When the reform comes again, I may not have any leisure time. Before you lead the troops out, please send your wife to Taoyuan." Gu Tingye looked at it
. He looked at Wang Yue and then looked at Wang Yue's peach grove. He asked uncertainly, "Is your forest, which is leaking from all sides, really as safe as the imperial city?" Wang Yue glanced at
Gu Tingye and was very calm. He said, "Don't underestimate me. This peach forest can at least be worth a hundred thousand soldiers. Have you ever heard of Zhuge's Eight Formations? Mine is about the same power as his." (End of Chapter
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