The meeting ended in a weird atmosphere.
Censor Yanguan felt that he had not exerted enough force. He had prepared carefully for a long time, but was "hindered" by Zhang Mao and Wu Hao at the critical moment. The emperor seemed to punish Zhang Zhou, but It is clear that he is singing a double act.
The emperor is willing to punish Bingkuan, who is in his heart
Don’t be ridiculous, we civil servants don’t believe it.
The court has just dispersed here.
After leaving Fengtian Hall, a group of people surrounded Wu Hao.
"Qintian Supervisor predicted that there would be a disaster, why didn't he inform his officials, but only informed the British Duke?" Tu Fu seemed very excited, because on the surface, the incident of impeaching Zhang Zhou was Initiated by him, he is more like the leader of this matter.
Part of the reason why Liu Jian and others did not compete with him for the position of leader was that Tu Jian was about to retire, and he was the type of "dead pig is not afraid of boiling water", and Liu Jian and the others did not. He said that he was leaving the court and would have to deal with the emperor in the future.
Wu Hao said, "Everyone, it's not that I don't want to say it. It's because I was short on time when I calculated it. Besides, if I tell you, would you believe it?"
Wu Hao is also very aggrieved. .
He didn’t dare to say it. In fact, it was not me who planned this matter, but Zhang Bingkuan told me. Anyway, I am being used as a gunman now.
I don’t care if it’s accurate or not, I just love it.
"If you don't tell me, how do you know whether others agree or not? But now you want to accuse people of disasters that have not happened. Isn't this nonsense?" Tu Fu was very annoyed.
If it weren’t for the fact that this was in the palace, maybe he would have wanted to go up and tear Wu Hao apart.
Xie Qian walked over and said, "Calm down, everyone. Your Majesty didn't say anything about this. Let's talk about it later. Let's go."
As he said that, he looked towards Zhang Zhou. One glance.
However, Zhang Zhou came out with Zhang Mao. Next to Zhang Mao, there was also Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, who was about to retire and was not involved in this matter.
This seemed to be telling the ministers present that Zhang Mao was actually a young man, and he had always stood with Zhang Zhou.
The "British Duke" was far away, and Fu Han, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, had always had objections to Zhang Mao and wanted to go up and question him.
Fu Han was so excited. He said it was for official reasons and to maintain order in the court, but in fact it was more because Lin Han was about to be promoted to Minister of Rites and his position was taken away.
Zhang Mao came over and said with a smile, "I just talk about the matter. Although Mr. Lai Guo is often unruly in his work, he still has to follow the normal rules. This is what the ministers of the DPRK should do, and I can I didn't make my own decision."
Zhang Zhou was still walking with Zhang Mao, but after hearing this, he strode forward.
Xu Qiong, Shen Lu and others did not shy away from walking with Zhang Zhou.
It seems that a party has been formed over there.
Li Dongyang said, "Mr. British, are you intervening in the impeachment of Zhang Bingkuan? Why do people think that you are intervening in the impeachment of Zhang Bingkuan?"You can have both sides."
"Really?" Zhang Mao sighed, "As Wu Jianzheng said, he mentioned that there will be disasters in the future. You cannot listen to such things, and you will not take them. When I came to impeach him about this matter, the old man believed it and mentioned it in the court. You have also seen His Majesty's reaction. If this hailstorm really comes in a few days, it will not be in line with your wishes. The Zhang family boy can go back to his hometown."
Fu Han said, "This is the truth. , but predicting the hailstorm in a few days, and even relying on such disasters to make Zhang Bingkuan become an official, do you think it is possible?"
Zhang Mao said helplessly, "Just say you don't believe it, and see how real his reaction is to you. Why can't you believe that Wu Jianzheng is just once?"
Wu Hao was listening beside him, which felt aggrieved.
He actually heard it, including Zhang Mao , no one seemed to think what he said was reliable.
Zhang Mao attacked Zhang Zhou because he believed it.
Old man Zhang was clearly trying to find a way out for himself. Following the trend, he had to go to impeach Zhang Zhou, but at the same time he wanted to find a way out for himself. Wu Hao also understood why the emperor and Zhang Zhou asked him to tell Zhang Mao about the hailstorm. It was because of Zhang Mao, an old fox who sat on the fence. Because of his character, he used unreliable predictions of hail disaster to impeach Zhang Zhou.
It seems that Zhang Mao is on the side of the traditional ministers when he impeaches Zhang Zhou, and at the same time, he can also have an argument with Zhang Zhou. Snake, look, I'm helping you. As long as the hailstorm doesn't come in a few days, your Majesty will have no reason to dismiss you. I, Old Man Zhang, am helping you.
Li Dongyang said, "Believe it now or not?" It's important. The hailstorm on Wuzi Day will not affect the impeachment of Zhang Bingkuan in the future. Your Majesty has no objection to this, so just wait. ”
With Li Dongyang maintaining order, everyone was indignant and dispersed on the spot.
Many people were still chattering on the way out of the palace, all they talked about was how to get there. Participate in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou and convict Zhang Zhou.
After the three cabinet ministers came back, they were not even allowed to enter. Immediately, Liu Jian convened a meeting of the highest decision-making level of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.
"Bin Zhi, do you think that His Majesty's delay today is meaningless, or do you think that the impeachment meeting in a few days will go as smoothly as today? Your Majesty intends to delay this matter until a few days later in order to divide and disintegrate the people who signed the petition." Liu Jian seems to be inferior to Li Dongyang in terms of resourcefulness. He is more willing to listen to Li Dongyang's opinion.
Li Dongyang said, "I always feel that, It's not that simple. "
Xie Qian laughed and said, "How do you say this?"
Li Dongyang frowned and said, "Qintian Supervisor Wu Hao has been quite satisfactory in the past two years. Now when it comes to the impeachment of Zhang Bingkuan, On a big matter, he actually dared to take the lead and directly predicted that there would be a hailstorm in the capital in four days. This was not something he could do. ”
“Haha. "Xie Qian said with a smile, "This kind of thing didn't come from his mouth. Could it be Zhang Bingkuan? Zhang Bingkuan would never impeach himself with disasters and strange things."
Li DongyangHe thought silently for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't tell. I just feel weird."
Liu Jiandao, "But now Zhang Tingmian listened to the warning from the Qintian Prison and used this to impeach Zhang Bingkuan. Is there anything to say about this?"
Just as Li Dongyang was about to say something, Xie Qian interrupted and said, "Stop guessing and go directly to ask the Qintian prisoner, isn't he nice?"
< p> "You can't tell the result." Li Dongyang said, "If Qin Tian Jian dares to talk about the disaster, he should think about the consequences behind it. If the things are not fulfilled, His Majesty will attack Qin Tian Jian first. In fact, I am thinking, If Wu Hao is not absolutely sure, he should not get involved in such uncertain things, or he has a last resort reason."Liu Jian asked, "What do you think it is? "Reason"
Li Dongyang said sternly, "It is hard to disobey the emperor's order."
Liu Jian took a breath and said, "You are saying that the hailstorm in a few days is a fiction. It is your Majesty's fault." He asked Qin Tianjian to present the report like this, and also found Zhang Tingmian, who always likes to fish in troubled waters, to confuse the public. In fact, His Majesty's real intention is to delay the signing for a few days to divide and disintegrate the joint people."
Li Dongyang said, "It's not impossible. But I vaguely feel that things are not that simple."
Xie Qian asked, "How complicated can it be?"
This time even Li Dongyang remained silent.
Li Dongyang had political foresight and resourcefulness after all. He felt that Wu Hao's actions were very abnormal, but Zhang Mao's actions did not exceed their expectations.
Based on their understanding of Old Man Zhang, he really likes to exploit every opportunity. This time, Zhang Mao was actually willing to come with traditional civil servants to impeach Zhang Zhou, which made them feel that Zhang Mao might be doing something behind his back. As expected, the ghost came. Although he was still trying to impeach Zhang Zhou, he changed his tactics and made excuses about disasters. He clearly had the intention of delaying and exonerating Zhang Zhou.
"Yu Qiao." Liu Jiandao, "Go back to the Qintian Prison and ask clearly. The matter of joint participation in the impeachment still cannot be stopped. The matter has already begun, and there is no reason to avoid it. Even if it takes another four or five years God, if we bring up the old matter again after Wuzi Day, the momentum will not be weaker than today."
Li Dongyang said, "I think now we should be more careful about your Majesty's internal officials contacting foreign ministers."
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Binzhi, you should know that internal officials were involved in this matter. In fact, the whole government is united. We are afraid that Zhang Bingkuan will use His Majesty's trust to create a gap in our monolithic structure." A warning of a disaster is not a gap, it is just a time to knock the gap. We have to fill the vacancies everywhere. This requires all parties to be firm in will, especially if we cannot deviate."
"Well ." Li Dongyang nodded.
Among the three, Li Dongyang seems to be him. He seems to be the steadfast one, but he seems to be the weak link as well.
As the planner of the incident, Zhang Zhou did not talk about the hail disaster warning when talking to Xu Qiong and Shen Lu on the way out of the palace.
“It’s nonsenseThe talk is not credible, but after a few days, the disaster has not come. They will still take the natural and man-made disasters of the Ming Dynasty in the past few years and force them to be blamed on you, Duke Lai. Duke Lai must be prepared. "Shen Lu reminded with a smile.
Shen Lu and Xu Qiong are still relatively calm now.
They can see the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou. When the official tried to impeach Zhang Zhou, the two of them seemed to be alone and could not help much.
But just like this, Wu Hao and Zhang Maosheng opened up a "situation", and they were stunned to impeach Zhang Zhou. The matter was postponed for four days.
Of course they did not think that the so-called hail disaster could be realized.
Wu Hao could predict this kind of disaster, which is no different from a sow climbing a tree. What a ghost
Zhang Zhou sighed and said, "What Wu Jianzheng said is so conclusive that even the British Duke listened to him. I don't think things will go wrong. No matter what I think about it, His Majesty will have no choice but to send me back to farming. "
Shen Lu asked in surprise, "Then Duke Lai Guo didn't personally calculate whether there would be a hailstorm that day."
"How can we calculate this?" Xu Qiong narrated to Shen Lu. One glance.
You Shen Lu, the more you talk about it, the more excited you are.
The misfortune is just an excuse. You don’t really think that the future can be predicted in advance. Be forewarned. We stand with Zhang Bingkuan not because he is a prophet, but because of the emperor's trust in him and because he is alone in the court. He is in a similar situation to us. Our party members will need his help in the future. Only with support can we gain a foothold.
Zhang Zhou said, "Xu Butang, actually I am quite capable in this regard, and I have calculated that there may indeed be severe abnormal weather in the capital in the next few days, even if it is a hailstorm. It’s not a surprise when it comes. "
"What?" Xu Qiong frowned.
Shen Lu is more energetic. I think it is you, Zhang Bingkuan, who is more energetic.
Shen Lu laughed and said, "This Ming Dynasty The hall is interesting. When it comes to the alchemy fight, you just sing and I will appear on the stage, hahaha."
"Still laughing" Xu Qiong rolled her eyes at Shen Lu again.
Zhang Zhou said, "Actually, it doesn't matter. , it wouldn’t be a bad idea if I could go back to my hometown after losing my job and live a peaceful life for a few years. ”
Xu Qiong said coldly, “Mr. Lai Guo, we support you more because we value your ability to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty in the future and to support the country and help His Majesty achieve great achievements. You cannot be at the critical moment.” It's time to put down your picks. "
Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "Of course I want to serve the court well, but I am afraid that God will not fulfill my wish. ”
“I will travel around the country for you in the next few days.” "Xu Qiong said, "Bingkuan, who do you think is the weak link in the DPRK today? Is it the British Cabinet or the Six Ministries? You are more accurate. Let me tell you for you. ”
Xu Qiong’s meeting was quite interesting.
In order to form an alliance and show sincerity, he had to do something. The way he did it was to act as a lobbyist and disrupt the participating parties. Impeaching Zhang Zhou for "destroying Zhang's alliance"
Zhang Zhou said, "It's not right."If I had to choose, I think Mr. Li Ge might be interested in me. ”
“Don’t forget that he has always been prejudiced against you. "Xu Qiong said.
Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "But I think that since I treated his son's illness before and saved him from marrying the Kong family, he would never regard me as an enemy. Besides, I didn't do that before. Didn't offend him directly. "
Xu Qiong looked unhappy. He felt that Zhang Zhou would not "bribe" Li Dongyang for a "small favor"
Li Dongyang is more principled
p>“Then I’ll try later. "Xu Qiong agreed, but didn't take it seriously.
Zhang Zhou didn't think it was a small favor that held Li Dongyang down, but more because it was "historical experience."
The biggest experience comes from what has not happened yet, that is, in the "Eight Tigers Movement" a few years later in history, Liu Jian and Xie Qian became the victims with their heads ironed, while Li Dongyang actually managed to survive by turning around and other leeway. He had been fighting with Liu Jin for several years, and managed to get through it until Liu Jin came to an end. However, it was not Li Dongyang who really killed Liu Jin. During the years when Liu Jin was in power, Li Dongyang, as the chief and assistant minister, completely followed Liu Jin's lead.
Li Dongyang just looks tough.
The more resourceful a person is, the more he understands the principle of "a man can bend and stretch"
It is easy to just give up the job, but to endure the humiliation and bear the burden.
Of course, only Li Dongyang himself knows whether Li Dongyang in history endured humiliation or was greedy for fame and gain.
After Zhang Zhou left the palace, he was very surprised. He was quickly stopped by Lin Han.
"Shilang Lin. "Zhang Zhou walked over and saluted Lin Han.
Lin Han also returned the courtesy, and then Lin Han greeted Zhang Zhou to get on his carriage.
"Bingkuan, today you are facing the emperor. , what is the situation? Should Your Majesty punish you, or has it been discussed with you a long time ago?" Lin Han's characteristic is that he can't hide things in his heart.
He saw something that puzzled him. Even if he could talk to Zhang Zhou about the matter, he couldn't help but ask questions.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "We have already discussed this. ”
“Sure enough. " Lin Han said, "The Qin Tianjian is trying to impeach you for the disaster."
"Isn't he a British official?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Lin Han said with a dark face. "It's all the same. ”
Zhang Zhou said, “Oh, if it was the British Councilor who impeached me, there would be no discussion, but I was the one who told Wu Hao about the hailstorm news a few days later. "
"You"
The true energy in Lin Han's body surged, and he almost overturned the roof of the carriage.
" Rest assured, Minister Lin. Don't be impatient, I did this for a reason. "Zhang Zhoudao.
Lin Han said anxiously, "Do you know what this means? It would be fine if you just use this to delay it for a few days. Do you know that you would use this kind of thing to tease the officials in the government and the public?"
“I didn’t tease them, I really calculated that there would be rain and hail disaster in the capital in four days, soThis was done so that the people of the capital could take precautions in advance and reduce losses. "Zhang Zhou seemed to be speaking righteously.
Lin Han said, "You have to judge yourself."
Zhang Zhou shook his head, "Even if I didn't mention it, the hailstorm will still come in four days. They will still use this matter to impeach me, and the difference is not big. ”
Lin Han thought for a while, and it was as Zhang Zhou said. Whether there was a warning or not was not the point. The point was that if there was a hailstorm, the minister would blame the emperor for favoring Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou is destined to take the blame.
"What do you think?" Lin Han asked.
Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "I told His Majesty that I want to go back to Jiangnan Province. , not in the capital, so that if any disaster happens in the capital in the future, I will not be blamed.
Lin Han said angrily, "I have lived in the capital for so long, and there have been several disasters in the capital. You have returned home because of the disaster. Even if you live in the capital in the future, this disaster will still happen." Are you related?"
Zhang Zhou said, "That's impossible to say. As long as I am not dead, no matter where I am, any disaster will be blamed on me. Isn't this the consistent style of officials in the DPRK?"
Lin Han was quite speechless
But he had nothing to say to refute
Because this time the ministers jointly participated in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou, it was not just about the past few years. The natural and man-made disasters in various places were blamed on Zhang Zhou
It seems that Zhang Zhou still understands the urine of these people.
Zhang Zhou sighed, "I am the only one who has left officialdom, and even left the capital. , return to Nanjing and be an idler, so that if there is any disaster in the capital, you can avoid being blamed. "
"It seems that you think there will be disasters in the capital in the future." Lin Han frowned.
"Haha. ”
Zhang Zhou smiled and did not answer.
What is the hail disaster?
Such violent and abnormal weather, it is said that it is a warning from heaven, it is said to be a disaster, but it is still It's a bit far-fetched.
After all, violent weather happens everywhere every year.
But if the earthquake is still the Capital Earthquake, then he will basically be hit by this kind of shit. Those superstitious people were thrown into the eighteenth level of hell.
So Zhang Zhou decided to do the opposite.
When the earthquake in the capital happened, I was not in the officialdom. Second, I'm not in the capital, so I'm asking you why you put this shit basin on my head
What's more important is that I warned the emperor about this earthquake in advance. The emperor knows that this earthquake has nothing to do with any kind of natural disaster, and he is still the emperor. Offer to help me with disasters and disasters
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