Another day of court proceedings.
Another day when Zhu Youtang let him go.
When the minister came out of Fengtian Gate with extreme dissatisfaction, the people in front had already passed the left gate of Chang'an, and then a group of officials quarreled at the gate of the palace.
"Your Majesty has not looked at the court for more than ten days. Today he just said that he wanted to go to court, but he has been delayed like this. Will he still be able to see his Majesty's people before this year?"
The officials and officials gave Wang Wei a very tough attitude during the incident, as if he was questioning the emperor's actions.
"Then remonstrate directly." Li Ke said loudly to Zhang Ban who was in the middle of the matter.
“Yes!”
A group of people seemed to support Zhang Ban’s decision.
Immediately someone came out and questioned: "Shouldn't there be an instigator for all this? What's the use of just admonishing His Majesty? At this time, the ministers should know who is the chief evil. If he persists in his evil, then I Do you still want to be polite to him?"
"Who said that?"
Because there are too many people and no one even knows where to make the noise. Who is the person?
"Is there any need to ask?" Wang Wei said, "This person is Mr. Zhang who is the Minister of the Ministry of War. Let me ask you, Your Majesty does not pay attention to the court. How long has it been since that person came? Your military department "Why can't you participate in the impeachment?"
Wang Wei was very excited, and his target was Zhang Zhou.
Normally, this group of officials seems to be fearless, but when it comes to Zhang Zhou, many of them who were very excited before now pretend to be dumb.
It's not that they don't want to confront Zhang Zhou, it's just that... they are beyond their capabilities.
Judging from the results of the head-on confrontation with Zhang Zhou in the past few years, whoever rushes ahead will be in trouble.
The soldiers from the military department all expressed their feelings and said: "Why don't you go to participate in the impeachment yourself? Do you have to let us people from the military department come? For what reason, you have to say it yourself. Do you have to point out others' actions? ? Isn’t this a clique for personal gain? ”
Many people responded with contempt.
This shows that the military department among the six subjects is almost useless, because the military department now dare not compete with Zhang Zhou head-on, mainly because it is unnecessary.
There is no concrete evidence to prove that Zhang Zhou broke the law. Just say that Zhang Zhou did so many things that were "unforgivable by nature" in the past and it was fine. Now he is trying to impeach Zhang Zhou for no reason. That is not asking for trouble for himself. Not happy?
Besides, we in the military department are living a very comfortable life, why should we be allowed to be pawns? You people in the official department are really thieves.
Wang Wei said: "The Ministry of War is full of chaos, why should the Military Department stay out of it? Even if we don't participate in impeaching that person, we should at least rectify the shortcomings within the Military Department."
"Wang Yushi, Let's say something, please listen first."
A man came over with his head in his hand, it was General Secretary Shen Lu.
"Shen Yintai, are you qualified to speak here? We are discussing things, what does it have to do with you?" Wang Wei was like a mad dog, biting whoever he saw.
Shen Lu said awkwardly: "I want to ask, have there been less incidents in the government recently? There have been many officials convicted in the past in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, as well as the Ministry of Industry. Should you... first Be careful? You are afraid of being gossiped at this time."
Someone asked: "What gossip are we talking about?"
Shen Lu shook his head helplessly. .
I wonder why you people are pretending to be so stupid?
Everyone can see that this thorough investigation of the maladministration of the DPRK and China led by Zhang Zhou has affected the interests of too many people. Even if you are not directly involved in the case, your relatives , or cronies, also suffered a lot in this case.
Now we suddenly want to unite to impeach Zhang Zhou. The emperor is not a fool. He can see it at a glance. I am afraid that you will not be able to protect yourself.
I kindly remind you that it’s fine if you don’t appreciate it. Why are you shouting?
"Haha."
Shen Lu is also a smart man. When he saw that the reminder was ineffective, he immediately left.
At this time, Hu Kedu blocked Shen Lu's way because of the incident, and asked: "Shen Yintai, there is something I have always wanted to ask you. The delay in the northwest war has not yielded results, and the military and political losses of the Ming Dynasty have been great. The soldiers are also very tired. Why is there no report on this matter? "
Shen Lu said with a smile: "How do you know?"
Tong Rui said: "As the manager of the Banking Department, you are naturally aware of the memorials in the world, or are there recent memorials, and who suppressed them?"
Shen Lu shook his head and said: "I really don't know, don't mess with it. Inquiries, please step aside."
Then Shen Lu pushed through the crowd and went out.
Before he took a few steps, he was stopped again, but this time it was Lin Han who came with a few people to rescue Shen Lu.
"Everyone, if you have anything to do, it's best to talk about it after you return to the palace." After all, Lin Han is now the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and his words carry a lot of weight. He came to Shen Lu's rescue, so no one dared to come forward. make trouble.
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When Shen Lu followed Lin Han out, he heard someone behind him shouting loudly: "Go and participate in the impeachment." !”
“This is our duty.”
A group of people seemed indignant.
Shen Lu shook his head helplessly. He seemed to have seen the difficulties that this group of people were about to face and what they were about to encounter.
Lin Han said: "You really don't have to worry about them. In the past few days, someone has come to me and talked about Bingkuan. I said I didn't know anything about it and I wouldn't ask anything about it." After that, no one came to see her again."
Shen Lu asked: "So Mr. Lin is going to stay out of this matter?"
Obviously in Shen Lu's opinion. , it’s too obvious that you, Lin Han, are being treated like a wallflower now.
No one takes you seriously now.
In the past, the Minister of Civil Affairs could be said to be a role model for civil servants. He had to be at the forefront of everything, so much so that even Ma WenEven such an old and dim-witted person as Sheng failed in the game with Zhang Zhou and retreated.
Come to Lin Han, you are ranked first among the foreign ministers, but you are so indifferent?
Lin Han said with an indifferent expression: "When a monk strikes a clock one day, do you think I don't want to bring order to the chaos? But the question is, where is the chaos, and what is the right? How should I define it? The government and the opposition There are so many people watching, not because I don’t do anything, but because some people don’t give me a chance.”
Shen Lu wants to ask, who didn’t give you a chance?
Is it Zhang Zhou?
Or the emperor?
Or the traditional civil servants in the DPRK who have high expectations for you?
Lin Han said: "But Bingkuan came here recently and had a cup of tea with me. I didn't bother to ask him about the affairs of the court."
"Oh, Mr. Lin , you finally had the opportunity to meet Mr. Cai Guogong, how could you not talk to him more?" Shen Lu said helplessly, "Maybe you don't know, just say that after the case this fall, there is a lot of resentment in the government and the public. , everyone said that the imperial court wanted to check the accounts of the past years for no reason, with the intention of implicating and retaliating against political opponents. The target was all directed at Duke Cai." Lin Han asked: "Is there anyone you know well?"
Shen Lu nodded and said: "There is indeed one."
Lin Han shook his head and said: "At least I didn't have any grudges with anyone when I was in the Imperial College. As for who was involved in the case or not. It has nothing to do with me. The imperial court is going in the direction of Qingming. Do I have to go against it? We are all people who have seen the ups and downs of the imperial court. How can you still be so stubborn?"
"You..."
Shen Lu wanted to say, you are really thoughtful.
Lin Han said: "In a few days, when the dog is full of wine, he will definitely come to the door."
"..."
Shen Lu was speechless.
There are ongoing disputes between the government and the public. How dare you, Lao Lin, still be like the old man and be your old father at home? Actually... created another one?
Lin Han said: "No one knows what they are doing with all the commotion, or it might be more comfortable to live in peace and quiet."
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< p>......In the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang is listening to Yang Peng’s report.
The news that Yang Peng brought was that Yan Guan would jointly participate in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou, and that he would participate in the impeachment of Dongchang, and even vindicate the previous case.
Zhu Youtang held a memorial in his hand, read it carefully, then threw it on the ground and said: "I don't know what it means."
Yang Peng said: "Your Majesty, I am from the court. I have a lot of opinions, especially about the depth of the investigation, and I think it should be stopped...but so far, no big fish has been caught."
Zhu Youtang said: "Don't I know? If we continue to investigate, half of the court will be involved. What has the court become like in the past ten years since I took the throne? Ministers give gifts to each other, and even decide how close they are to each other based on the amount of gifts., or even to support his comrades... It seems to be to check the mining tax, but once the window paper is opened,
"Then Your Majesty...do you want to continue the investigation?"
< p>Yang Peng is also a little worried.Previously, Yan Guan was very low-key, so Yang Peng didn't think he had anything to worry about.
But once the Yanguan quarrel breaks out, it is no longer completely safe. It is very likely that the emperor will choose to sacrifice a few people due to pressure from some things.
For example, Li Zhang, the former admiral of Dongchang, was also sacrificed in this way.
He, Yang Peng, thought that the people in the court would not dare to take any action now, but who knew that Yan Guan was still making a fuss.
Zhu Youtang said: "We have already started, why should we stop? I remember that during the time of the late emperor, he also checked the ministers in the court, and could remove thousands of people from their official positions at one time, so why can't I Do this?"
Yang Peng thought the same thing.
Your father is known for being dim-witted and aloof from court affairs, but he cannot hold back even if he becomes ruthless.
When I come to you, you are really kind to those ministers, but the result in exchange is naturally that they will slap you in the face.
"Go and tell Bingkuan that no matter who he is, even if he is a minister, as long as he does evil, he can't stop. And the cabinet... can't stay out of it."
The emperor's meaning , the next step is not to just check the ministers, ministers, etc., but directly check the ministers and cabinet ministers, which can better reflect the effect of killing one to serve as a warning to others.
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The cabinet is on duty.
Liu Jian came back from outside and immediately called Li Dongyang into his official room, so as to prevent Wang Hao outside from knowing what they were saying inside.
Liu Jian dropped a memorial to impeach Zhang Zhou and asked, "Do you know?"
Li Dongyang picked it up, took a look at it, shook his head and said, "This is how I know." "
" Alas!" Liu Jiandao, "I know that now your Majesty wants to restore the integrity of the court, so he is a little harsh on his ministers. Even I opposed it before, but if you go rashly Impeachment of Zhang Bingkuan still won't have any effect once or twice a year. Haven't they learned a lesson?" Li Dongyang said: "If the Northwest Army does nothing in this battle, it won't work. "What do you mean?" Liu Jian asked.
Li Dongyang said he didn’t know, but immediately Li Dongyang acted as if everything was in his plan.
Li Dongyang talked eloquently: "The use of troops in the northwest this time has caused a huge loss of money and food. Even if the responsibility does not lie with Zhang Bingkuan, the general who led the troops should also bear the responsibility, and whether there is any fear of fighting on the front line, The investigation will continue, and the matter will definitely be reported to the local government."
Liu Jiandao: "You are saying that the failure of the frontline battle is not because they did not encounter the main Tatar force, but because they deliberately avoided it. Instead of fighting?"
Li Dongyang said: "Who knows? It stands to reason that in such a big battle, people from all walks of life will enter.The grassland is even a thousand or two miles away, but not even the main Tatar force is aware of it. Is it too weird? "
Liu Jian was silent for a moment. There were some things that he had not thought about.
Li Dongyang continued: "The Tatar cavalry can come and go freely, but what about the people among them? ? Tribes one after another, at least hundreds of thousands of people, just disappeared? Or is it that someone deliberately wanted to delay the war and consume Ming's armaments? "
"Binzhi, are you saying that you want to impeach Tang Yin first, and then impeach Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu and others, so as to pin the blame on Zhang Bingkuan? "Liu Jian frowned.
Li Dongyang said: "I know what you are worried about Zhongtang. You think this move will not be effective. But you should also know that Zhang Bingkuan is no longer as unstoppable as he was in previous years. Now is the time for him to start to be more reserved. If we don't give him a push at this time, he may successfully move into the background. In the future, the credit will go to him, and the fault will be borne by others. "
Liu Jiandao: "He has done so many things before, and he cannot hide them casually. "
Li Dongyang sighed: "But now that we are trying to impeach him, the chance of success is getting slimmer, isn't it? "
Liu Jian's face was gloomy.
"Since ancient times, there have been treacherous ministers and powerful ministers. It is only through the consistent persistence of civil servants that they can finally return to the clean stream. If we have not done anything, then we will just Can sit back and watch it monopolize the court. Li Dongyang said.
Liu Jiandao: "What you want to do is up to you." But I hope it's not because of your brother. ”
This is a bit like slapping Li Dongyang in the face.
Li Dongyang had been hostile to Zhang Zhou before, but he didn’t say he had anything to do and rushed forward. Xie Qian pushed him out to die.
Now Li Dongyang can’t wait to be the first person and says that it has nothing to do with Li Dongming being accused.
“If someone does something wrong, I’ll wait. If you still sit back and ignore it, then it is not the behavior of a benevolent minister. "Li Dongyang had a dark old face.
Liu Jiandao: "Then it's time to make some contacts with Zhang Tingmian and others. Recently, Zhang Tingmian was fined and deprived of tens of thousands of taels of silver. The errands of the Governor's Mansion are being idle and inactive. If you don't go there yourself, you should find someone to go, at least... multiple helpers. ”
“Yeah. "Li Dongyang nodded.
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Inside the theater.
Yang Peng came to visit and just put down a note. , stood up and left.
Zhang Zhou picked up the note and looked at it.
Liu Gui asked: "Sir, is there something important? It was so quiet that Eunuch Yang didn't even say anything. ”
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