Chapter 651 A battle with great Zhou Dynasty characteristics
Xiyuan is the core political area of the country. Since the end of the 13th year of Yongzheng, the emperor has been living in Xiyuan forever. He is a sensual and sexy dog and horse, and he is indulging in pleasure.
On the afternoon of early October, in the imperial garden behind Hanyuan Hall in the West Garden, chrysanthemums fell all over the ground, and the autumn wind rustled.
Emperor Yongzhi admired the remaining chrysanthemums in the pavilion and drank wine. Empress Yang Yanyan accompanied her. A screen was placed in the pavilion to block the cold wind and have a warm pillar, which was quite comfortable.
The government has been in trouble recently, but it has not affected the mood of Emperor Yongzhi. The major things he is concerned about are nothing more than: natural disasters, mutinies, and civil chaos. The rest of the matter is not worth mentioning.
Furthermore, he successfully enthroned Yanyan as the queen at the end of July, which made him feel more comfortable than anything else. Those who are the emperor should do their best!
Queen Yang sat next to the emperor at the age of 32. She had a delicate appearance and a jade-like head full of pearls and luxury. She wore a light green exquisite embroidered palace dress. Her skin was white, her figure was plump, and her pearls were round and smooth. She looked like a mature beauty. She had a charming style like a beauty. She was unspeakable beauty!
Empress Yang and the emperor chatted casually, then changed the topic and said, "Your Majesty, I heard Ke'er say that Yuanchun's younger brother Jia Huan was imprisoned because of his resentment. He had lost his official position, so he must have felt a little resentful. It was just a poem. What did Your Majesty care about with him, a child?"
Empress Yang’s words are very skillful. Judging from the age of Empress Yang and Emperor Yongzhi, Jia Huan, who was fifteen years old, is indeed just a child. As an elder, what is the big deal to complain to the younger generation?
Emperor Yongzhi smiled and shook his head, held Queen Yang's hand, and said, "Yanyan, you don't understand. It was not the poem he made a mistake."
He knew a lot of things. There was nothing wrong with that poem. With the royal prestige, there was no need to engage in literary inquisition at all. He was furious and ordered to arrest Jia Huan, which was another matter. What Jia Huan resented was not the loss of his official position, but the resentment of Concubine Jia's child being dead.
In short, there are many children who have died in recent years. They are prone to epidemics in spring. Although they are isolated in time and handled properly, the child is not lucky. Alas...
Queen Yang nodded with a smile and stopped talking about this topic. She remembered the situation in her heart when she represented the emperor to visit Concubine Jia on the day.
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In the Star Tower.
Although Eunuch Liu seemed to have been slapped on the face, he was still calm and asked the manager who was kneeling on the ground, "What's the result at this time?"
The manager said: "The emperor did not issue an order to release Jia Huan." The accurate words could not be conveyed, but everyone knew the general result.
Eunuch Liu breathed a sigh of relief, a confident expression appeared on his face, and turned his head to King Jin and the commander of the Jinyiwei Mao Kun, and said his judgment, "Nothing is wrong."
He secretly presented something to the emperor. It seems that Empress Yang's plea did not offset the emperor's disgust towards Jia Huan.
This is enough.
King Jin and Mao Kun both breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
The King of Jin laughed and scolded, "You thief killing talent, you dare to speak halfway. Believe it or not, I will expose you? Get out of here." He smiled and scolded the manager in the mansion away.
There was a false alarm, and the three of them continued to laugh and talk about drinking, and the atmosphere in Zhaixing Tower became relaxed again. The topic revolved around Queen Yang.
Jia Huan is just a past tense. It is not surprising that the minister who was imprisoned in the heavenly prison for ten years was how to kill the King of Chu and successfully sit on the throne of the prince. Then he was waiting for Emperor Yongzhi, who was extremely victorious to control Long Bintian.
Queen Yang is undoubtedly a very important figure, chess piece, and she has a great influence on the emperor.
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Empress Yang pleaded for Jia Huan, but Jia Huan was not released by the emperor. In the eyes of the Jin royal party, Jia Huan's ending was already: a foregone conclusion. It would never be much better.
But, is this really the case? Many seemingly powerful forces often trip over an inconspicuous stone.
On the sixth day of the October 10th, the wind blew up. Pratyekabuddha re-provoked the argument of the whip.
On the seventh day of October, Tang Daobin, head of the Ministry of Revenue, released various data since the implementation of the One Whip Law. It is undeniable that it has flaws, but it is indeed beneficial to the state.
On the tenth day of October, after a few days of brewing public opinion, it suddenly broke out with the fuel of Pratyekabudence.
As long as you are a person with normal logic, it is easy to judge in front of the data released by Tang Daobin, the head of the Ministry of Revenue: In general, whether the one-whip method is good or bad. However, in the officialdom, many times, you do not talk about right or wrong, but only talk about your position.
The term is: butt - the thigh determines the head.
For a moment, the memorials were like a tide.
In just a few days, the memorial that strongly promoted the whip technique appeared like snowflakes. The memorial that opposed the whip technique also appeared like snowflakes.
A war of words broke out.
According to incomplete statistics from the Tongzhengsi Department, in the past three days, there have been at least 300 memorials submitted to the Tongzhengsi Department. The sources are very wide. The censors of the Kedao, the six ministries, the three judicial departments, and even Shuntian Prefecture, Wanping County and Daxing County have all come out to yell to show their presence.
Among them, Jia Huan's friend of the same year, Zhu Hongfei, the Jiangxi Censor, sent nearly ten memorials in succession, echoing the people in the Kedao period and shouting, very active and eye-catching.
The public opinion was successfully picked up.
The debate on the method of whip is not for light or justice. It is a battle that has been highly characterized by the Great Zhou Dynasty since the Ming Dynasty.
There is mystery hidden in the fierce debate. In the middle of the year, Jia Huan was dismissed from office because of an accident in the One Whip Technique and is now locked in a prison. Now, Grand Secretary He Shuo claims to be ill. If the One Whip Technique is implemented and the country has made contributions, how should these two people be rewarded?
How should Song Tianguan, who firmly opposed the implementation of the One-whip law, Bai Zhang, the Minister of Works, be punished?
You should know that at this time, there were only two grand senators left in the Military Affairs Office. He Shuo said he was sick. Hua Mo went out of Beijing to recruit sewage workers. Song Tianguan was the Minister of Personnel, in charge of the government affairs and was the head of all officials. It was almost a foregone conclusion that he entered the cabinet.
Bai Zhang was another candidate with a very high call for entering the cabinet. Because basically anyone with some political IQ could see that He Shuo's appearance was already shaky. There was no holy grace from the top and no younger brothers to support him. The He team had been defeated thousands of miles away. As long as Hua Mo successfully returned to Beijing, he would inevitably replace He Shuo as the foreman of the Military Affairs Minister.
In other words, there are two pits for the Military Affairs Office. Even Emperor Yongzhi restored his tradition a few years ago and had four grand sects. In this case, the purpose of the war of verbalism between all parties can be imagined.
Benefit! Or benefit!
On October 15th, the debate on the One Whip Law successfully extended to the temple masters such as He Shuo, Jia Huan, Song Tianguan, Bai Zhang, Tongzheng Imperial Officer Yu Zicheng, Minister of Revenue Wei Hong, Left Minister of Rites in the Hanlin Academy, and Left Minister of Rites Yin Peng, etc.
Various personal attacks, from "hypocritical character", "meaning", "lack of hard work", to cursing them to "lustfulness as life", "parents of clansmen are rampant", "accepting bribes" and other black materials, are full of wonderful things!
Except for He Shuo and Jia Huan, all those who were scolded were the big men in the temple who had the opportunity to enter the Ministry of Justice. When the court was promoted, many people had already shown up. For example, Shangshu Wei, Shilang Zeng, Yu Nayan and others. This was a complete saturation attack. People with slightly worse mental qualities could not withstand it.
When the whole court was involved in this matter and was fighting openly and secretly, Emperor Yongzhi had to come forward and ordered the court to discuss matters in Wuying Hall on October 23rd. As the emperor, one of his responsibilities: to be a referee.
On the evening of the 22nd, the frost in the courtyard was white, and the moon in the capital was like a hook.
Since Jia Huan said "Start" to Zhu Hongfei and fired a counterattack, public opinion re-discussed the pros and cons of implementing the one-whip method. Half a month later, on October 22, the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, it finally evolved from a small, rippling water pattern into a vast torrent, sweeping the entire court and the world.
China and foreign countries are paying attention. A country's tax policies are of great importance, so how can it not attract attention?
Moreover, when the Shaanxi civil rebellion was rebelled that day, the right senator of the Tongzheng Department and the editor-in-chief of the Truth Daily Jia Huan resigned. The court did not continue to discuss the existence and abolishment of the Whip Law. Instead, after the establishment, commercial taxation, grain transportation and other matters were delayed.
However, this is just the first step. The situation is still obscure. All ministers who support and oppose the One Whip Law have.
Tomorrow, everyone will decide the outcome in front of the imperial court and in Wuying Palace!
The emperor's edict was like a torrent rushing in the court, temporarily blocking it. It also seemed like when the movie was playing at a high tide, it was pressed and suddenly stuck. However, this was only temporary.
In the early winter of the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, on the night of October 22, undercurrents in the capital were surging. Every side was accumulating energy to prepare for tomorrow's contest.
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In the inner city of the capital, in the Tianzhuo of the Ministry of Justice, Jia Huan sat on the pile of thatched trees in the prison cell, tilting casually.
Yuan Ang, the former right governor of Shandong in the cell next door, smiled and said, "My friend of China, half a month has passed, and there are few cars and horses in front of you. It seems that you have to live here with peace of mind." He was having fun in pain.
Jia Huan's hand cage was in his sleeve, and he smiled and said, "Not necessarily."
Finally, it was time to wait. He had really lived in this prison! He wanted to lose a few heads!
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In the palace of the King of Wu, Princess Yongqing, Ning Xiao wandered under the moon in her boudoir and did not rest.
Queen Yang asked for helping Jia Huan plead because Jia Huan had a talk with Brother Jiu. She was worried that Brother Jiu would be sold by Jia Huan, so she had a talk with Jia Huan.
At this time, she was not thinking about the conversation with Jia Huan, but was thinking about the discussions of tomorrow's Wuying Palace. She was very interested in politics.
Although Queen Yang's plea for Jia Huan seems to have no effect. But she had a premonition that Jia Huan will definitely be relieved tomorrow and will definitely fight back.
Focusing on the pros and cons of the one-whip method, it is really a very good entry point! Jia Huan gave her another surprise. And the bigger surprise seems to be in the court tomorrow. She will wait and see!
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There is no need to repeat the thoughts and thoughts of all parties in the court. The means that should be used have been used for the past half month. Tomorrow, we will speak with our strength.
On October 23, Emperor Yongzhi participated, and the Huangji Gate often paid tribute to the Wuying Palace.
When he was young, around 7 o'clock in the morning, Emperor Yongzhi turned in from the back of the hall, ascended his seat, and the ministers visited the temple. Then, the hall was silent.
The rising sun warmly emerges from the clouds, and the morning glow is vast and magnificent pavilions and temples in the Forbidden City.
Chapter completed!