Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 583: Things are reversed, Qi Tai is slapped in the face (Please subscribe!!)

Forehead.
When Qi Tai heard Shan Anren's words, he wanted to kill someone.

I thought I could beat Shan Anren in this game, but I never expected that Hu Kun and Li Bing were actually my own people. Bah! Bullshit my own people, they are just stupid teammates!

It's really more of a failure than a success!
If Qi Tai were to follow his temper, he would just kill Hu Kun and Li Bing. On the one hand, it would prove that he, Qi Tai, would not be partial or abuse the law, and on the other hand, it would also establish his authority at the construction site.

But no!
Hu Kun and Li Bing are from Lan Yu's side.

Although the Huaixi Party is relatively united, it is not a monolithic entity internally. It is currently divided into two major forces: Li Shanchang and Lan Yu. Although Li Shanchang is the leader of the entire Huaixi Party, he can only manage the civil service system, and the military system is more subject to Lan Yu. This situation became more obvious after Lan Yu became the general of the military cabinet.

If he just killed Hu Kun and Li Bing, Lan Yu's side would be full of generals with hot tempers who could not bear any loss and would be extremely protective of their own people. By then, the Huaixi Party would probably be divided.

This cost is greater.

Qi Tai's mind was working frantically, but he couldn't think of a better solution.

His expression changed several times, and finally he could only bow to Shan Anren and said, "Sir Shangshu, I was ignorant of etiquette and offended you before. Please forgive me!"

"The fathers of Hu Kun and Li Bing both made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Besides, now is a good time for the Huaixi Party and the Prince Consort Party to cooperate in building the railway. Please forgive them when you can, Lord Shangshu!"

"Don't ruin the situation!"

Hearing Qi Tai pleading for them, Hu Kun and Li Bing naturally smiled. In their opinion, Lord Qi Tai came here on behalf of the old Prime Minister Li, which naturally represented the entire Huaixi Party. Although Shan Anren was the Minister of Works, he had to give face to the Huaixi Party. Most likely, they would be fine this time.

When the other workers saw this scene, they all looked gloomy. Most of the workers on the scene were ordinary people. In their opinion, Hu Kun and Li Bing almost caused them to lose their jobs, but now they can easily avoid punishment because there are people behind them. God is really unfair, and officials protect each other!

Of course, they could only mutter these words in their hearts and dared not say them directly. These were just common things in the officialdom.

They have absolutely no hope of ever getting justice.

Just at this moment, Shan Anren spoke.

"Master Qi, you don't have to apologize for what happened before. I think what you did just now was correct. Managing a construction site is like managing the army. It should be strict!"

Hearing this, Qi Tai's face felt a little hot, but he still nodded in agreement.

"Of course we need to strictly manage it, but we also need to analyze each case specifically, as the circumstances of each case are different."

Just as Qi Tai was speaking, Shan Anren interrupted him and said, "Master Qi, this is wrong. Strict governance is strict governance. As long as the facts are clear and there is a law to follow, then we can act according to the law!"

"The crimes committed by Hu Kun and Li Bing are crystal clear. They must be punished. If they are not punished, how can we live up to the law? How can we convince the workers on the construction site? How can we manage the entire construction site in the future?!"

Hearing this, Qi Tai's face changed. It was obvious that Shan Anren was going to handle the matter impartially and without mercy. "Minister Shan, are you really going to do this?!"

"It's true!" Shan Anren said solemnly.

"No easing at all?" Qi Tai asked again.

"Where can you get intercession for a project site?!" Shan Anren said with a firm face, "Since Lord Qi can't make a decision, then I will make the judgment!"

"Hu Kun and Li Bing, as the sons of Huaixi and the descendants of meritorious service of the imperial court, you should understand the examples better and set a good example for the workers and the people. You should know your mistakes and make them again. You two made mistakes and did not repent. You are the best!"

"The sentence will be changed to forty strokes of the cane and exile to the army!"

What! !

Upon hearing the news, Hu Kun and Li Bing fell to the ground in shock.

"Drag him away!"

"Yes!"

Four officers dragged Hu Kun and Li Bing to the back separately.

"Master Qitai, please save me!"

"Master Qitai, I don't want to be exiled!"

Hu Kun and Li Bing were dragged away while struggling and wailing. Soon, the sound of a killing stick hitting people's buttocks and their screams could be heard in the distance.

Qi Tai stood there with a ferocious look on his face.

However, Shan Anren ignored him and turned his gaze to the workers around him. He said loudly, "Everyone, I am the Minister of Works. This Ministry of Works is our own government. You are managed by the Ministry of Works, but the Ministry of Works also has the responsibility to protect you. Your safety, salary and other interests will be guaranteed by the Ministry of Works!"

"If you make a mistake, you will be punished, but if someone wishes you well, I and the Ministry of Industry will stand up for you!"

As soon as these words came out.

The workers on the scene went from being numb at first, to being surprised, and then to ecstasy!
This was the first time that the Ministry of Works of the Imperial Court had been so cordial. At this moment, the workers felt as if they had a backer!
Shan Anren himself had a very high prestige on the construction site, and the workers all knew that Shan Anren was a good official who understood engineering. However, Shan Anren's words today made the workers remember him thoroughly. It was not just a simple impression, but admiration! Faith!
"Your Excellency is wise!"

The workers cheered, and even the brave ones rushed forward and lifted up Shan Anren and the accompanying officials.

As for Qi Tai and others, they were completely pushed to the edge. The workers had already seen through Qi Tai's true face.

Qi Tai was so angry watching all this that his teeth were itching!

Not far away, several reporters from the Ming Workers' Daily were recording all of this, and the accompanying painter quickly painted this scene!
Soon, the Ming Workers' Daily reported the incident and put it on the front page.

The title is: The Minister of Works stands up for the workers, enforces the law impartially, and severely punishes the sons of nobles! Return the Ming Dynasty to a bright and clear world!
Although the name of the Huaixi Party does not appear throughout the article, you can know what it means as soon as you read the report. It can be said that the entire incident is presented in full.

However, the Ming Workers' Daily was a newly established tabloid with a very low circulation, and this report did not cause any stir at all. About seven days later.

A private newspaper called Daming Observation published an article.

Title: The Prince Consort’s Party has great power in the government and excludes dissidents. The descendants of the founding heroes are framed!

The article is about two descendants of founding heroes who gave up their comfortable lives and joined the railway construction site in order to support the court's railway construction, but were framed because of their different political parties.

This "Da Ming Observation" is a recently emerging private newspaper, famous for its sharp comments on court affairs, which is very much in line with the appetite of some ordinary people. In addition, the price of the newspaper is extremely low, less than one-tenth of the price of a normal newspaper. It quickly became one of the largest private newspapers and has a great influence among the people.

As this report came out, people quickly began to discuss the matter.

"Wow! How could something like this happen on a construction site? Isn't it said that this railway is under the personal supervision of the Emperor?"

"The Emperor and His Majesty are watching personally, but the one who is truly in control is Prince Consort Ouyang Lun!"

"As the saying goes, where there are people, there are fights and conspiracies!"

The people discussed this with each other, and soon different opinions emerged.

"I think someone is jealous of Prince Consort Ouyang and has specially compiled news to discredit Prince Consort Ouyang. Didn't those Confucian scholars want to use this method before? In the end, we exposed it!"

"That's right. Even the official media didn't release this story. Only the Daming Observer reported it. It's just a wild newspaper. Its authenticity is questionable!"

"You were really deceived by Ouyang Lun!"

"Huh? What do you mean? Prince Consort Ouyang has made our people of the Ming Dynasty live a good life! You actually slandered him!"

"Hey, I'm not slandering you. I'm telling you the truth. Just listen to me!"

"It seems so. The politics that Ouyang Lun has been doing in recent years has made the Ming Dynasty develop better and better, but this is not just the credit of Ouyang Lun alone. If it weren't for the support of the emperor, and if we ordinary people believed in our own efforts, could Ouyang Lun have done it alone?"

"So you must not exaggerate Ouyang Lun's achievements! You must know that the money we earn is just a small amount of money, and Ouyang Lun earns a lot of money. Do you know how much money it cost to build the railway this time? 9.9 billion taels of silver! Do you think Ouyang Lun will let others come in to share a piece of the pie?"

"You can see that the newspapers also said that the senior official of the Huaixi Party, Qi Taiqi, was also present at the scene, and the Prince Consort Party did not give him any face at all. You can imagine how serious the party struggle between the Prince Consort Party and the Huaixi Party was. Moreover, until now, the Huaixi Party has not sought revenge on the Prince Consort Party. This is enough to show that the Huaixi Party has been making concessions to the Prince Consort Party for the smooth construction of the railway. On the contrary, the Prince Consort Party is making further concessions and wants to use the railway to control all the power of the Ming Dynasty!"

"So! In my opinion, the Huaixi Party is the one who truly loves our Ming Dynasty, while the Prince Consort Party is just a group of greedy people, and they are birds of a feather with the treacherous minister Ouyang Lun!"

Discussions like this were taking place all over the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, some people chose to support Ouyang Lun, while others questioned Ouyang Lun, believing that after coming to power, Ouyang Lun had forgotten his original intention and only cared about eating his own food, without caring about the lives of the people below.

As for Qi Tai, under the constant packaging of the "Da Ming Observation" newspaper, he became a favored child of heaven who grew up from a poor family. He always had the people and workers in his heart and was the most dazzling existence among the children of Huaixi!

For a time, Qi Tai became a political figure known to all the people in the Ming Dynasty. His popularity surpassed Li Shanchang at one point and he became a popular figure like Ouyang Lun!

There was such a huge public outcry among the people.

This news soon spread to the capital and the imperial palace.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

More than a dozen officials above the third rank hurried into the hall.

Song Lian, Lu Chang and other officials all looked puzzled. They were all summoned suddenly, and after arriving at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they saw so many colleagues. They all immediately realized that something big might have happened today.

After all, tomorrow is the mid-month morning court. If it is not a particularly important matter, the emperor can wait until tomorrow morning court to talk about it.

But they can't even wait until tomorrow, which is enough to show how urgent the situation is.

Guo Zi, Mao Youde and other officials of the Prince Consort's Party all frowned. They had heard some rumors among the people, and these public opinions were obviously not favorable to the Prince Consort's Party officials.

If it was a struggle in some other area, neither the Supreme Emperor nor the Emperor would have made it so serious!

But this involves a railway project.

The biggest and most important project of the Ming Dynasty right now, some people are authoritarian and some people exclude and suppress dissidents?
This is simply touching the royal family's reverse scale!

If this matter is not handled properly, the good situation of the Prince Consort's party will be ruined.

While the officials of the Prince Consort's Party all looked worried, the officials of the Huaixi Party were talking and laughing, looking relaxed.

Li Shanchang, who was standing in the first place, was also calm at this moment, with a hint of pride on his face.

Qi Tai did not disappoint him!
It wasn't long after I went to the construction site, but I immediately caused such a big incident. This time, Ouyang Lun will definitely fall flat on his face! !
Relying on the Beijing-Ping Railway, Ouyang Lun was able to completely suppress the Huaixi Party and Li Shanchang. Now, Ouyang Lun may have made or broken the Beijing-Ping Railway. Before this, no one knew how the Beijing-Ping Railway was built, but after so much time, railways and trains are no longer strange things in the Ming Dynasty. Even three-year-old children know what trains and railways are!

Moreover, the design drawings and construction plans for the Beijing-Ping Railway have all been completed. The Railway Design Institute has hundreds of engineers and thousands of auxiliary staff. As long as we control these people, there will be no problem in building the Beijing-Ping Railway!
This also gave Li Shanchang the courage to compete with Ouyang Lun.

Li Shanchang knew very well that the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway could be said to be the most important thing to the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and the most important part of Zhu Yuanzhang's series of plans!
Before, Li Shanchang only wanted to participate and then make contributions in the subsequent Northern Expedition to the grassland. This was enough. For this reason, he would also fully support Ouyang Lun in repairing the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway.

But all this is based on a prerequisite, that is, Ouyang Lun himself will not have any problems!
As luck would have it, something really went wrong, which also meant that Li Shanchang's opportunity had come. Not seizing the opportunity was definitely not what a mature politician should do. Now the public opinion outside was extremely unfavorable to Ouyang Lun.

With just a little guidance from me, Ouyang Lun would most likely lose control of the Beijing-Ping Railway. Even if he did not give up control in the end, the Huaixi Party could take the opportunity to increase its infiltration into the Beijing-Ping Railway project, and finally complete control and kick Ouyang Lun out!

If Ouyang Lun can't even defend the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project, then there will be no hope for the Northern Expedition to the grasslands!

(End of this chapter)