Borrow the day to change the day

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback when he heard that, could it be that Zhou Yanru's urgent report was true?In this case, those people at the Nanjing Branch of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty really had their heads caught by the door, thinking that they would be fine if they behaved so mischievously, or did they themselves not want to live?

Wen Tiren had a different idea from Zhong Jinwei, after all, his grasp of Emperor Chongzhen was much stronger than that of Zhong Jinwei.If Dongchang's urgent report was the same as Zhou Yanru's, it is unlikely that he would repeat what he said was bold and reckless, which is unreasonable.

Sure enough, after Emperor Chongzhen read the last part of the Dongchang urgent report, he signaled Wang Chengen to forward the Dongchang urgent report to Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren, and shouted angrily: "Zhou Yanru has let me down so much. Ge Lao, you can cover the sky in the south of the Yangtze River with one hand!"

Wen Tiren was overjoyed when he heard this, the emperor ignored etiquette and called Zhou Yanru by name, which showed that he was already very angry.It seems that Zhou Yanru must have made false statements in the previous urgent report, and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, otherwise the emperor would not be able to say that he covered the sky with one hand.

Thinking of this, his heart was relieved, it was obvious that there would be nothing wrong with the achievement of Daming Royal Bank.

However, Wen Tiren still pretended to be very concerned on the surface and said: "Your Majesty, isn't the truth about the civil uprising in Nanjing what Yu Sheng said?"

Emperor Chongzhen's face was livid with anger, and he said in a loud voice: "Convert black and white, act recklessly, I will never spare him lightly!"

Speaking of this, he saw that Wen Tiren was still showing a puzzled expression, and explained: "His urgent report is completely different from what was described in Dongchang's urgent report. This is caused by someone instigating rumors and making trouble. I must severely punish it."

At this time, Zhong Jinwei had finished reading the urgent report, handed the information in his hand to Wen Tiren, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen with some doubts: "Your Majesty, there are six departments in Nanjing, and there is also Yingtian Mansion. Are those people making trouble?"

"Hmph, I see that Zhou Yanru, as the elder of the pavilion, suppressed the local officials." Emperor Chongzhen was not an idiot, and after comparing the two sides of this urgent report, he knew it in his heart.

Because those officials in Nanjing are basically idle jobs, used for the elderly, and have no real power.And Zhou Yanru is an assistant minister of the capital's cabinet and has real power.Whenever there is a dispute, Zhou Yanru must be respected.

Wen Tiren had read Dongchang's urgent report at this time, and he understood the whole thing in his heart.

It turned out that after the establishment of the Nanjing Branch of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty, banks in Nanjing were ordered to pay reserve funds and prepare to verify the accounts of each bank, something suddenly happened.

First, many big-character posters appeared in the streets and alleys, saying how the people of the Nanjing branch did evil, and then some students gathered to criticize their evil deeds and spread false statements.

In the end, under the leadership of many students, tens of thousands of employees, family members and people who did not know the truth of the bank went to the Nanjing branch to make trouble. They even burned the Nanjing branch and killed two employees who had no time to escape. up.

Originally, Nanjing officials were discussing to learn from the capital to set up a bank similar to Weimin Bank, but they heard the news of this civil uprising.

They are no strangers to students taking the lead in making troubles, because it is not uncommon in the official circles of Ming Dynasty, especially in the Jiangnan area.It's just that the previous scale was not so large, nor was it so serious.

Except for the time when Emperor Wanli sent miners to mine to collect taxes.Because what Emperor Wanli did at that time touched the interests of everyone, not only the students, but also the local officials were opposed, so the troublemakers even killed the mine envoys and his subordinates, and burned the governor's office. matter.

This incident with the Nanjing branch of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty only affected the bank, and the officials could still benefit from it, so the local officials did not object.

They originally wanted to send troops to disperse them at the beginning of the civil uprising, but they were suppressed by Zhou Yanru, saying that it was not good to do so, and killing soldiers and defrauding Confucianism is not something we Confucian disciples can do.

The local government didn't care about it, and the scholars became more and more violent, and finally formed such a large scale, causing serious consequences.Of course, this serious consequence was borne by the Royal Bank Nanjing Branch.

After Wen Tiren read the emergency report, he hesitated in his heart. This matter is really difficult to handle.

Because there have been precedents, the incident of mine envoys back then was a hundred times more violent than this, with a larger scale and involving many places.The final result was that Emperor Wanli was notorious, the mine envoy was taken back, and the troublemakers only killed a few symbolically.

No matter who the officials of the Ming Dynasty were, they all came from the students.If you have to first suggest that you deal with students, you will be criticized yourself.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren couldn't help but fell silent.

However, there were also people in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty who were not from the students. There was one in the Wenhua Hall at this time. He played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this matter must be severely punished. How can there be such a lawless person. If so, Who will work for the court in the future? In the future, when those students get upset, they will rise up and make trouble. Is there any law for the king? What is the justice for the two people who were beaten to death by them?"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded his head. He was young and full of vigor, and he thought the same as Zhong Jinwei. He would not easily bypass those who dared to openly oppose the court.

Now seeing that Zhong Jinwei also supports him, he agrees: "Master Zhong is right, a prince who breaks the law must also commit the same crime as the common people, let alone a mere scholar."

When he said this, he turned to Wen Tiren and ordered: "Qing Wen, this matter must be handled strictly. The cabinet drafted an order to bring Zhou Yanru to Beijing for interrogation, and the local officials in Nanjing for dereliction of duty will be dismissed on the spot for punishment, and there will be arrests of troublemakers."

Zhong Jinwei nodded, these measures are all in accordance with the law, which is considered fair.

Unexpectedly, Wen Tiren hesitated for a while, but persuaded him: "Your Majesty, this matter must be cautious. The civil uprising in Nanjing involved many students, as well as local officials, and even a minister in the current cabinet. The two urgent reports, the truth of the matter remains to be found out."

Wen Tiren is old-fashioned and serious, and he can't be wrong.

After all, this matter involves a wide range of areas. It is not justified to deny the emergency report of the cabinet ministers just based on an emergency report with a description of the incident in Dongchang, at least there must be evidence.Otherwise, even if the cabinet forcibly passed the will of Emperor Chongzhen, it is very likely that the side in the matter would reject it.

Wang Chengen was a little angry when he heard it, but he didn't make a sound.It is no longer a matter of a day or two between the civil servants and the factory guards. Besides, this urgent report is indeed as Shoufu said, except for a big-character poster taken off the street, there is no other evidence, only a description of what happened .

After hearing what Wen Tiren said, Emperor Chongzhen also calmed down.

He believed the contents of the Dongchang urgent report, but the officials in the capital were not sure. If he punished the cabinet ministers, Nanjing officials and scholars based on Dongchang's empty words, he was afraid that he would encounter great resistance.

Zhong Jinwei also frowned. They were all in the capital, and they only listened to the chatter of people outside. It was really not easy to get the truth.

He thought for a while, and when he was about to give advice to Emperor Chongzhen, another voice came from outside the hall: "Nanjing [-]-mile express delivery from Dongchang!"