Years ago, a "big purge" in the imperial court began.
Using the official who participated in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou as an introduction, before the first day of the Lunar New Year, eighteen people were imprisoned on New Year’s Eve alone, and five more people were subsequently arrested. In prison.
The reason is also very simple
It is not true.
In the emperor's view, the civil servants in the court and the central government were united to target Zhang Zhou. Since they were determined to fight Zhang Zhou to the end, the emperor would also help them. Even being imprisoned would be a light thing. The next step is A test for them.
First you have to endure the torture in prison.
On New Year’s Eve, the government and the public have basically stopped working. On the first day of the new year, ministers will go to the palace to celebrate the Zhengdan Festival. The emperor will also reward him with gifts. At the same time, he will send honorary ministers to worship heaven and earth and the imperial mausoleum. At the same time, ministers will also be given a holiday on Zhengdan day, usually starting from ten days.
But the Spring Festival that year came in a strange atmosphere.
New Year’s Eve.
The sound of firecrackers continued in the capital, and the Fire Dragon Team was on strict guard everywhere. After all, if a fire broke out these days, it would easily cause a fire that could spread for several miles in the city. Liu Jian was riding in a sedan chair, and among his retinues Surrounded by people, they walked through the streets and alleys and arrived at Ma Wensheng's house.
The emperor’s absolute trust is the greatest political resource.
When Marvin was promoted to the end of the year, he was already in a state of semi-retirement.
Liu Jian untied his cloak, and someone behind him took it and hung it aside. Then everyone in the room exited and even the door was closed.
Liu Jian had a gloomy look on his face.
Ma Wensheng was also confused. Just relying on resignation to threaten the emperor would really work
Ma Wensheng said, "Based on this incident alone, before these people came to report, I should have expected this result. Your Majesty has made repeated orders regarding Bingkuan, and later formed a tacit understanding. Unless he is really at fault, if he is impeached based on those unwarranted things, it will be the same as the previous impeachment of Cheng Chen. , how could there be any consequences? From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to now, are there still fewer traitors?"
This is probably to remind Liu Jian that there were also traitors such as Wang Zhen in the Ming Dynasty, which caused a lot of trouble to the Ming Dynasty. The reason for the destruction was not that the minister did not want to bring order to the chaos, but that there was really no good way to do it at the time.
"Bingkuan has been in the DPRK for a few years." Ma Wensheng commented, "Speaking of it, he has indeed done a lot of things. Whether it is to say that he is militaristic or nepotistic, after all, the DPRK is now The court is indeed very different from the court three years ago. His Majesty accepts our opinions less and less, and has set up an office like the Shangting Office."
When Liu Jian arrived, the door of the mansion was already there. Someone greeted him in advance, and then Liu Jian was led to Ma Wensheng's study by someone at the gate of Ma Wensheng's house holding a lantern.
The Ming Dynasty cannot survive without you
"Resign" Liu Jiandao.
Liu Jiandao, "This is not what I care about."
"How?"
Occasionally shed some blood, the emperorA soft heart may really work. Zhu Houzhao, who was as crazy as Zhu Houzhao, also wanted to go on patrol many times during the Zhengde period, but was blocked by ministers kneeling down and admonishing him. Each time, he had to pay a bloody price.
Ma Wensheng said, "It's basically written. You can take it to the palace early tomorrow morning. But there are a lot of missing signatures. I'm afraid I have to wait until the morning of the next day to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, or maybe Just ask someone to sign on it. Is this really going to happen?"
Seeing Liu Jian's expression, Ma Wensheng felt that Liu Jian was going to fight to the death with Zhang Zhou.
It was originally thought that after Ma Wensheng retired, Zhang Zhou would be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but there seems to be another theory, either Lin Han will take over the position, or it may be someone else. But it is certain that Ma Wensheng will leave his post and return to his hometown at the beginning of the year.
"Yeah." Ma Wensheng said, "But have you thought about what to do if things don't work out tomorrow?"
What he didn't know was that civil servants could use it to coerce The emperor did not have many means, either kneeling for a long time, such as the Zuo Shunmen case in the later Dali Conference, or resigning like the later fight against the Eight Tigers, which were the most common methods used by civil servants.
Liu Jiandao said, "It is not the behavior of a benevolent official to ignore the illness in the court."
At this time, Ma Wensheng was drafting a memorial.
Civil officials use this to demonstrate their integrity, which is also the "ritual" emphasized by Confucianism.
Liu Jiandao, "Even if His Majesty refuses to listen, we will still do it. This is our duty. If we really can't stop it, we can leave the government and the opposition alone."
Ma Wensheng said "Isn't this an angry statement? There are many people around Bingkuan. Let's just say Keqin. Forget it. I listed them according to your wishes. I will go with you tomorrow morning, but can I persist? It's hard to tell at noon, my body is not as strong as before."
Because Ma Wensheng knew that Liu Jian wanted the ministers to kneel down and remonstrate until the emperor changed his mind, so Ma Wensheng had to get vaccinated first.
I have already used the method of writing "admonitions" for you to show my attitude of working with you, but if you insist on asking me to kneel down to remonstrate and kneel down for such a long time, I can't stand it. , you'd better not plan on me advancing and retreating together with you.
Liu Jiandao: "People support each other, and there will be results tomorrow."
Ma Wensheng said, "You mean, this matter about Yu Qiao, the government and the public are all on the side of the cabinet." "Bian"
Liu Jian didn't answer, but he actually acquiesced.
In Liu Jian's view, since there are only two yamen in the government and the public, Shangtingchu and Yanwutang, who want to convict Xie Qian of death, the other yamen will naturally stand on the side of "justice", and As the synonym of "justice", I need to show my status and appeal this time, and use my own strength to defy fate and change my destiny.
Ma Wensheng nodded and said, "Then I can only wish that everything goes well tomorrow."
After saying that, Ma Wensheng stood up and handed the written thing to Liu Jian.
Liu Jian took it in his hand and looked at it, nodded and said, "Tonight we will divide into two groups to find people to sign. If you can't make it in time, you can wait until tomorrow."We will list again after we meet in the sun. Tomorrow is the great dynasty, and we can accept everyone, whether they are civil servants or military officials, as long as they are on our side. I don’t believe that His Majesty can avoid hearing the voices of the government and the public.”
The actions of Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng may seem confidential, but in fact there is no secret at all.
As Li Zhang, who was supervising the eunuchs of the Dongchang, soon learned from Mou Bin what little tricks Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng were doing behind the scenes. Even the matter of Li Dongyang asking someone to impeach Zhang Zhou was considered superficial by the factory guards. Superficially.
"Who does this Mr. Liu Ge think he is? Do you want to have trouble with His Majesty or himself?" Li Zhang also stamped his feet anxiously after hearing this.
This kind of thing. What happened had little to do with him originally, but when he was the admiral of the Dongchang eunuchs and there were so many troubles in the court, the emperor would definitely think that he had not done a good job in supervising, controlling public opinion, or even suppressing these people.
Li Zhang was very afraid of taking responsibility
Especially when he was about to leave Dongchang, he also knew that he would be transferred to the northwest as a eunuch.
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Mo Bin said, "I heard that they are still looking for people to sign on. According to preliminary estimates, more than 200 officials in Beijing can sign on. Nowadays, there are no Guanzheng Jinshi in Beijing. If we wait until the end of the spring period, there may be more people who can sign up.
Li Zhang shook his head and said, "I think too much. There are still only a few people who are willing to join the family named Liu." ”
“My father-in-law, the people who spoke for Mr. Eunuch Liu, I'm afraid this matter won't be settled yet. " Mou Bin hurriedly reminded.
Li Zhang said, "Can it be the same? There are many people in various yamen who think that Xie Yuqiao has committed a heinous crime. They just want to show favor and cannot go against the mainstream of the yamen. But now, I am coming forward to confront His Majesty over this matter. Do you think those ministers with ideas will be influenced by the cabinet?"
"You mean there are not so many people signing tomorrow?" Mu Bin is also a little skeptical.
In addition to Li Zhang, he, Mu Bin, will also be worried about his position. After all, he is now in Dongchang. He Jinyiwei will also be shuffled soon
Li Zhang sneered and said, "As far as our family knows, there are a large number of people in the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of Punishment alone who will not rely on the cabinet. The impeachment of Cai Guogong is even more groundless. There is no such thing as forming a clique for personal gain. Since Cai Guogong is said to be nepotistic, then we must provide evidence that he is close to these people and alienated from others. Many people have not had any contact with Cai Guogong before this, and they are getting rich. After that, you ran to see anyone who was fine."
"That's not true. "Mo Bin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"That's it," Li Zhang said. "From Xin Bo, to later Wang Qiong, Lu Wan, and even the so-called Cai Guogong disciples. Tang Yin, how many opportunities do they have to meet? Marquis Anbian and Cai Guogong often meet, but have you ever seen Cai Guogong?How did the Duke entrust Anbianhou with such a heavy responsibility? Is it because of his closeness that he promoted Anbianhou?" Mou Bin said, "Anbianhou is indeed very talented. In the battle of Jizhou, he was the deputy commander. , and can also help the Marquis of Jingshan. Moreover, the Marquis of Jingshan and others are not direct descendants of Cai Guogong. They are more selected by His Majesty.
Li Zhang said disdainfully, "Isn't that just the people in the government and the public? Now they are only responsible to His Majesty. Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who said they would have any explanation for Cai Guogong, are also under strict investigation and have never seen them." They have exchanged private letters, and apart from the Marquis of Anbian and the reluctant Tang Yin, there is really no third person who can be classified as Cai Guogong's party. On the other hand, among the Jinyi Guards, there are several people sent by His Majesty to work for Cai Guogong. They are considered close, but these people are only responsible for Cai Guogong."
"Absolutely not. "Mo Bin hurriedly explained, "Jinyiwei also obeys the emperor's orders. ”
“Mo Bin, you are very calm-minded and you should understand. In fact, it’s not that these civil servants didn’t think of this, it’s just that their eyes were blinded by the hatred in their hearts. Their skills are inferior to others. The contributions made by the government and the public were too little to gain His Majesty's trust. They would naturally be angry with Cai Guogong, thinking that everything Cai Guogong did was opportunistic. But those of us who are discerning will know when we look at it that those people can’t eat the grapes and say sour grapes, and everyone is just jealous. "
Li Zhang criticized the civil servants.
Mo Bin hurriedly reminded, "Eunuch, if there is really a fuss tomorrow, it will not be good. In addition to the princes from various places who came to pay tribute, there are also some special envoys from foreign countries and small countries. If they see them," Li Zhang said, "We will go to see your majesty immediately and let your majesty know. If it doesn't work, we will Tomorrow's meeting has been cancelled. Your Majesty has been recovering from illness for months, why should you listen to their congratulatory messages at this time? Why are you looking for trouble while they are gathering?"
Mo Bin quickly said, "Then you have to go early. I'm afraid it won't be easy to enter the palace now. ”
“Our family knows it well. Li Zhang said, "Immediately take our message to some people's houses and tell them that if they dare to cause trouble tomorrow, don't blame us for being ruthless." ”
“Who should we go to?” Mou Bin was startled.
The scope Li Zhang mentioned was a bit broad, and he didn’t even know who to go to.
Li Zhang sneered and said, "It depends on who they want to contact, you go to them. Tomorrow you can send people to block on the road. If anyone wants to go to the palace gate, you can stop them. As long as there is peace at the palace gate tomorrow, then Everything will be calm now."
"Yes, yes. "Mo Bin also became nervous and said hurriedly, "Then I'll go ahead now. "
Li Zhang hurriedly entered the palace.
When he entered the palace, he learned that the emperor had not slept yet. This exempted him from disturbing the emperor's rest. Then Chen Kuan He called to the door of Xinuan Pavilion and reminded softly, "Maybe your Majesty is already aware of what you want to report, and His Majesty has already taken some measures. ”
Li Zhang said, “MingYour Majesty already knows about the trouble caused by officials on the day."
Chen Kuandao said, "Do you think that only Dongchang can bring news to the palace? Some people are too flamboyant. Previously, you asked someone to impeach Duke Cai Guo, but Your Majesty just turned a blind eye. I closed one eye, but now it seems that I have to make things worse. "
"Then"
"You come in with us. "Chen Kuan said, "Remember, you can listen to what our family says. Your Majesty will ask you and then answer. "
"Yes. ”
Li Zhang carefully followed Chen Kuan to the Xinuan Pavilion.
Zhu Youtang was sitting on the floor, but he was not reviewing memorials, but reading a book. It seems very interesting, because the emperor will also have a smile on his face, which is a kind of emperor's smile that makes the eunuch feel that he has not seen it for a long time.
"Your Majesty, Li Zhang is here. "Chen Kuan walked over and reminded.
Zhu Youtang didn't even raise his head, he just waved his hand, "Wait a moment. ”
Obviously the emperor had not yet come out of the fun of the book. After waiting for a long time, Zhu Youtang finally put the book down and looked up at Li Zhang.
"How is Dongchang going to deal with this?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Li Zhang quickly said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Liu Ge first met with Mr. Li Ge, and then he met with Minister Ma of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then he prepared. Let people mobilize the officials in the court and ask them to do anything excessive in front of the palace gate tomorrow during the celebration. From what the servants have seen, they should not be allowed to enter the palace tomorrow to congratulate them. "
"Should the rules of the past be discontinued?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Li Zhang said, "This"
Zhu Youtang said, " In this way, things will not change tomorrow, and whatever is supposed to come will come. But please let me go. If you insist on taking this matter with me tomorrow and make them unhappy, don't blame me for making them unhappy next year. That's what everyone brings. If they change their mind, they can go back and wait for the ten days of Zhengdan to pass. Everything will be discussed in court. If anyone can't bear it, they can go to the gate of Tomorrow Palace and tell them. I don't believe it. This is not straight. "End of this chapter
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