In the next few days, the court seemed very calm, as if nothing had happened.

It was just that in the restaurants, teahouses and food shops in the capital, it became lively overnight. Some scholars seemed very active and kept wandering to some public places.

"The thatched cottage at his house is decorated with colorful brocade, and the toilet is decorated with gold and silver. Every meal is eaten with delicacies, which is said to be better than what the emperor eats!"

"At that time, he gave Yan Song thirty-two beauties as "live chess", begging to become a dog under Yan Song's disciple. Yan Song couldn't let go of his love when he saw it, and from then on, he naturally took special care of him. What a fat man.

All the people were sent to him.”

"When Prime Minister Salt Administration last year, he knew that he had spent all day, and he spent a lot of money on every meal. He blackmailed his subordinates and salt merchants, and the gold and silver he searched for was piled up like a mountain. He killed innocent people in the Huainan area, which almost inspired him.

What about civil rebellion!”

...

The person that scholars and the people talked about was naturally Yan Maoqing, who was the former Prime Minister's salt administration in the four places. His various disadvantages were revealed and became the object of condemnation by public opinion nowadays.

Not only that, a pair of trips, banquet pictures, blackmail pictures, and bribery pictures, and fugitives of the stove households were circulated in the capital, revealing Yan Maoqing's greed and ugly side.

Yan Maoqing has a bad record, and is now intentionally magnified by those who are interested, so that the scholars and people in the entire capital have already known that the Ming Dynasty has produced such a traitor and evil person, which has made the stove owners in Huainan a terrible sight.

The Shaoshaohuohu has left his hometown.

Soon, Yan Maoqing became a dog official despised by everyone in the capital, and someone even stabbed the villain.

"How can an official like Yan Maoqing be dismissed from office? It should be cut into pieces!"

However, it is said that Yan Maoqing, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Wan Cai, the minister of Dali Temple, were impeached by the censor Zheng Luo as traitors. As a result, the two were dismissed from office one after another. Yan Maoqing also left the capital last month and returned to Jiangxi.

Now that the scholars and the people have learned that Yan Maoqing has committed such evil deeds, they will inevitably hope that the court will hold Yan Maoqing accountable and that the treacherous minister will get the retribution he deserves.

Of course, this is usually the wishful thinking of scholars and the people, but the person behind this is the drunkard's intention.

In an elegant teahouse in the outer city, there are many scholars who are adjacent to Liulichang. Especially with the college entrance examination, many scholars from Shuntian Prefecture gathered in the capital to prepare for the upcoming exam.

However, from ancient times to the present, the most restless person has always been scholars. When facing the hottest topics nowadays, they will inevitably discuss with friends whether for the sake of fame or to release their anger.

In the center of the table, four scholars were talking about the current situation, and their voices were deliberately raised a little to the next table to hear the scholars.

"Yes, the court not only wants to hold Yan Maoqing accountable, but also needs to eliminate the tyranny that has been harmed by the stove account as soon as possible!"

"Brother Tai said this great kindness. Nowadays, it is really hard for the stove households. I heard that most of the stove households in Lianghuai have fled. I am afraid that there will be salt in the next year, but I will not mention salt!"

"It's not just the stove owners, but also our people. I heard that the price of salt in Huguang and other places has doubled. Some people cannot afford salt, and their necks are as big as water tanks."

...

These four scholars seemed indignant, and after extending the topic, they naturally came to the tyranny promoted by Yan Maoqing and immediately proposed to abolish the tyranny.

It was obvious that four people were chatting here, but their eyes were frequently communicated. One of the scholars suddenly looked like they dared to be the first in the world, and stood on the bench and said passionately: "We scholars should establish our hearts for the world and live in the people."

Make your destiny to inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints and bring peace to the ages. Who would like to join me to submit a memorial to dismiss Yan Maoqing's evil policies?"

The scholar has dark skin, but handsome appearance, tall and thin figure like a scholar. He is wearing a long blue gown, holding a painting fan, and a jade pendant and sachet hanging around his waist. He is a standard image of a scholar.

In the capital, this joint letter is not uncommon, and it is also a way for scholars to participate in political affairs today.

Although it is difficult to deliver it to Jiajing, if it is delivered to the ministers of the current dynasty, it is a proud achievement. If you can say a few words to this minister, it will become their own capital.

The same is true. Many scholars are very keen on this and become "celebrities" in this reading group.

"Brother, I dare to ask for the name of Gao!"

"I dare not! The boy's surname is Wang, and his name is a man from the capital!"

"I am hereby Chen Sheng, I would like to sign a memorial together to petition the people of the world!"

...

As soon as the words were finished, a scholar responded positively on the table next to him.

This is the case with many things. As a few people talked, they got things done. The scholar named Wang Wu enthusiastically invited the scholar named Zhang Sheng to write, and then hello to others.

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"Teacher, it seems they are going to take action in the near future, so they are starting to build momentum now!"

In a tea table in the northeast corner of the teahouse, there were five scholars sitting. The age difference was quite large, but it was centered on a young scholar, and they also witnessed everything that happened in the teahouse.

Lin Qingran was wearing a moon-white Confucian robe and a square flat scarf on his head, looking like a graceful scholar. He was slowly savoring the pineapple tea, so he naturally saw what happened and knew it well.

It is the result of the force behind it.

The Xu Party, the salt merchants in Lianghuai and the forces behind it are already trying to promote public opinion. In this true and falsehood, the "new policy" left by the Yan Party "in accordance with public opinion" was abolished, thereby restoring the previous old examples.

The profit of salt seems to be quite large, but more people eat in this bowl. If the court takes nearly one million taels a year, they will inevitably have less cakes, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among this interest group.

Although they can recover some profits by increasing the selling price of salt, this approach is not a long-term solution.

Once the price of salt in a certain place is too high for a long time, it will reduce the consumption of the place and will be criticized by local people. Private salt from other channels will inevitably come in and wait, which is not a long-term solution.

The most obvious thing is Jiangxi. This year, quasi-salt did take the opportunity to significantly increase the salt price, and as a result, Guangdong salt came in from different channels. What's more, Guangdong salt also received support from local people and officials.
Chapter completed!