The sun is blazing in the sky.
Zhang Shouyue held a memorial in his hand and knelt outside the Meridian Gate with an upright expression.
Not far away, two eunuchs held umbrellas and fanned Feng Bao on the seat.
Feng Bao stared at Zhang Shouyue: "Who taught you to say these words?"
The inexplicable sense of déjà vu made his words a bit colder.
Zhang Shouyue didn't even look at Feng Bao, and snorted coldly: "I am the censor of the Ming Dynasty! I fulfill my duties as a censor, unlike some eunuchs who can only rely on others to speak and do things."
This is naturally not Feng Baoyuan's answer.
Feng Bao seemed to be deaf: "Oh, Song Zhihan, no wonder, after all, he is a classmate and Jinshi."
He also called the eunuch and said, "Record it in the record."
When Zhang Shou made an appointment to see Feng Bao's behavior, he was so angry that he said: "Feng Bao! How dare you call a deer a horse in front of you! Are you going to be Zhao Gao!"
Feng Bao nodded: "Okay, okay, it turns out that Zhang Wei is also in the same group. Come on, write it down."
The little eunuch beside him was writing notes quickly.
After pretending for a while, Feng Bao saw that the heat was almost the same, he showed a look of shock, and said in a voiceless voice: "What? Gao Gong gave it to me!?"
"How dare you form a clique!?"
He stood up in shock and grabbed his godson: "Quick! Write it down! I will send it to the Queen Mother immediately!"
Form a party!
What a big deal!
Even if I, Feng Bao, hold this position against the ancestral system, it is still a reward from my master.
If people like you, Gao Gong, dare to form a clique, they are committing a huge taboo.
Don't talk about the fact that there are a lot of this and that party in the court now, overtly or covertly, let them come out and admit it publicly?
Some things, if they are not put on the scale, they will not weigh four ounces, but if they are put on the scale, they will not weigh a thousand pounds!
Party formation? When was the case of forming a party in the court not a bloody one?
Look at the current situation. Among the 140 censors, more than 20 are impeaching him, Feng Bao.
The six divisions assigned forty-eight people to the case, and half of them took turns coming from time to time to cause trouble in the inner court.
Gao Gong said that Feng Bao was angry with both humans and gods, and that God was angry and people were resentful. But in Feng Bao's case, it can still be said that Gao Gong formed a party to criticize Zhongliang!
Feng Bao ignored Zhang Shouyue's insults behind him, took the records just now, and went straight to Queen Mother Li's palace.
The outcome between him and Gao Gong can be said to be full of confidence.
Why did the eunuch gain power? It was because there was someone behind him!
Those who have always been able to bring down eunuchs have either been abandoned by the people behind them, or they have simply targeted the people behind them.
Want to bring yourself down by pointing out your own little mistakes? That’s ridiculous!
If Empress Dowager Li was alone and had no one to support her, she would not be able to stop the officials from jointly signing the memorial, and she might be abandoned.
But... tandem? I really thought that the courtiers were all on the same page with him!
By the time Gao Gong was shocked to realize that not all courtiers had the same idea as him, it was too late.
If Empress Dowager Li hadn't inexplicably changed her mind and said that for the sake of stability in the court, she had to wait for Gao Gong to ask himself to serve, Gao Gong would have been deposed and gone home now!
Regardless of whether you keep it or not, it is a good time to cut off the high-profile members.
As long as the stalemate persists, the traitor will jump out on his own.
The censor was just a pawn in the matter, but he wanted to see who else was among the senior officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers.
Wait until they all jump out, and then join forces with Zhang Juzheng to catch them all in one fell swoop!
No one from Gao Gong or his followers can be left behind!
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As soon as Zhu Yijun arrived outside Cining Palace, he heard the chatter inside, accompanied by the shouts of children. It was very lively.
He walked into the palace with a strange look on his face, and sure enough he saw his younger brothers and sisters, Zhu Yili and Zhu Yaolao, running around in the house.
The two children share the same mother with him, and were both born to Empress Dowager Li.
Zhu Yiliu was four years old and Zhu Yaoyu was five years old.
When Queen Mother Li saw the emperor coming, she quickly asked the palace servants to catch the two children: "Come here and salute."
The two children were obviously taught this too.
Zhu Yiliu mumbled and bowed: "Brother Liuli, I would like to pay my respects to the eldest brother, His Majesty the Emperor."
Zhu Yao is one year older and can speak more smoothly, but he still hesitates: "Sister, I would like to pay my respects to my eldest brother, His Majesty the Emperor."
Although he was in a hurry, hesitating and forgetting his words, he still showed proper etiquette and was allowed to stand up.
Zhu Yijun did not stop them from saluting and playing some modernist tricks.
In this era, it would be good for them to determine their superiority and inferiority as soon as possible.
Haven’t you heard that Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan?
He took his sister Zhu Yao's hand and walked to Queen Mother Li: "Brother and sister-in-law haven't seen each other for a while, and they seem to have grown taller."
Once upon a time, he had reached the point where he could only praise children for growing taller.
Queen Mother Li looked at the scene in front of her with her children wrapped around her knees, and smiled happily.
She picked up Zhu Yijun and said to Zhu Yijun: "These younger brothers and sisters will have to be taken care of by you in the future."
Zhu Yijun was teasing Zhu Yaolao. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Yijun, and then looked down at his little sister's confused eyes.
Historically, Zhu Yili took good care of him, but Zhu Yao was in misery.
According to Taizu's instructions, the prince-in-law must be selected from the families of common people or low-level officials, and the children selected from the families who are close relatives cannot serve as officials anymore. Most of them are benevolent and noble.
This led to the fact that even those from a scholarly family who were a little bit interested in pursuing the imperial examination did not want to marry a princess.
Who are the people who are willing? The nouveau riche who seek a noble body!
According to the records of the Yingzong family, "children from wealthy families entrusted the officials who presided over the marriage to take shelter with the Yin and Yang people who were discussing the marriage. If they had money, they would ask for advice or even if they were despicable people."
What does it mean? It is to recruit a consort, which is more like buying honors to enrich the pockets of the officials and eunuchs who are presiding over the marriage.
A concrete example is the sister in front of me, Zhu Yaoyu.
In the tenth year of Wanli in history, Zhu Yaoyu reached the marriageable age, and Liang Bangrui, a nouveau riche, was just a tuberculosis ghost.
Just because he bribed Feng Bao and obtained Feng Bao's support, the marriage was concluded.
At the wedding, the consumptive ghost had nosebleeds and soaked the wedding robe, which made people almost faint. The eunuchs actually said that the red wedding dress was a good omen!
The thing that died of illness two months after the wedding cost a princess half her life.
Let me take care of you? Okay, let me take charge first, so I won't be bullied by Feng Bao like you.
It's a pity that I can't say this.
Zhu Yijun could only find another entry point, thought for a while, and then said: "What the Queen Mother said is my fellow countrymen's flesh and blood, and I naturally mean it."
"It's just that in royal affairs, unlike the private sector, you can't make your own decisions."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Li's expression darkened.
The son's emotion was obviously not groundless.
It must have come from a feeling, or even meant something.
She paused for a while and then said: "My son must have been made uncomfortable by recent events."
She knew that her son was now surrounded by officials and eunuchs.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Every court meeting is about impeaching Feng Daban. Even in the explanations every day, Feng Daban is used as a negative. It is simply unavoidable."
"This child realizes that even the most powerful person in the world can't make the decision on everything."
Queen Mother Li snorted coldly: "They are all bullying my orphan and widowed mother!"
Zhu Yijun took the opportunity to sit next to Mr. Li.
La said in a homely tone: "At first, I just thought it was because I was young and my mother could not attend the court."
"Until yesterday I went to read the memorials from my Imperial Examination..."
"In the first year of Longqing, the late emperor wanted to reuse Gao Gong, but because Xu Jie objected, he had to let Gao Gong serve."
"In the second year of Longqing, the emperor asked the Ministry of Household Affairs for silver, but was blocked by Shangshu Ma Sen. He said that the emperor's imperial approval should be issued by the cabinet and could not be directly passed down by the Chief of Ceremonies."
"In the fourth year of Longqing, there were constant reports of imperial censors insulting me, Huang Kao, saying that Huang Kao indulged in lust and ignored government affairs, and the world was hopeless. Our emperor Kao wanted to punish Yu Shi for his crime, but was dissuaded by the cabinet and even educated
Take the Imperial Examination."
"There are many, many, many, many of them. I, Emperor Kao, am an emperor in his prime."
"Mother, you asked me to take care of my younger brothers and sisters. I am of course a close relative."
"But... Huang Kao also promised my imperial grandfather to take good care of Lu Bing's family, but in the end he couldn't resist the court officials' opinions and ransacked his home."
"Zhang Shouyue, who at that time made a memorial to kill the corpse, is now kneeling outside the Meridian Gate."
After saying this, he shut up and seemed to be in a low mood. He did not look at Empress Dowager Li's expression and went back to teasing his little sister.
These words are not to exaggerate the theory of threats from courtiers, but to deliberately mention Empress Dowager Li.
Power is more like the product of cultivating immortality, because it is the true meaning of cultivating truth through false pretense.
How powerful one is only comes from how powerful people imagine him to be.
If the courtiers all feel that the imperial power is supreme, then they are really talking about the Constitution of Heaven and speaking the truth.
If all the courtiers felt that the imperial power was meager, then someone would punch the emperor three times and spit on him.
To put it bluntly, the source of power is actually nothing more than the obedience of the people below.
The Son of Heaven does not have divine power as king.
The Son of Heaven is the one who has strong soldiers and horses.
Even if he is an emperor, he must make many friends and kill few enemies.
If no one obeys and implements the edicts, how can we rely on us to assert our imperial power?
What do their orphans and widowers have now? Eunuchs? How can they think of ways to govern the country if they kill people?
When the civil servants can stick together, imperial power is like a balloon. If internal and external conflicts arise, there is a risk of popping the balloon.
People, don't get angry easily. When you get angry, you will use your real skills, and it will be easy for people to see that you are strong on the outside but capable on the inside.
Yi Yin released Taijia, Huo Guang could depose him, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty could conquer his father with his son, and Zhang Juzheng could serve as regent for ten years. This is the same principle. People are talking about this thing. Everyone has some, and it depends on who suppresses whom - imperial power,
It's not a golden body that cannot be broken.
The ones who are most afraid of someone seeing through this layer are you, my mother and my son.
The late emperor was a solid and mature emperor, but he could not even follow his words and his actions.
My queen mother, how could a mere palace woman dare to fight internally and externally for Feng Bao?
If the disaster is too deep, I really can't guarantee that my son will be able to take care of this family.
Emperor Sejong was so majestic, but no one saw how unlucky his heirs were?
Zhu Yijun didn't know if Empress Dowager Li could think so deeply. For this reason, she couldn't say more.
Queen Mother Li was silent for a long time, not sure whether she heard it or not.
He didn't say anything more, and just asked: "Zhang Shouyue... why are you kneeling down at the Meridian Gate to play?"
His tone was low, and he was obviously not in a good mood.
Zhu Yijun reached for a handkerchief and wiped Zhu Yili's saliva, while saying: "It's better to impeach Feng Dajue."
"He said that Emperor Taizu Gao first decreed that internal officials were not allowed to interfere in foreign affairs, and violators would not be punished by law."
"He also said that the Son of God and the Son of God stayed together and did not dare to change. Although Wang Zhen and Liu Jin were arrogant and indulgent, they were immediately killed."
"I advise my mother not to damage the reputation of Emperor Yao and Shun, cause endless hidden disasters to the clan, and leave evil in the history of history."
Queen Mother Li looked up in disbelief.
He stretched out a finger and pointed tremblingly in the direction of the Meridian Gate. He opened his mouth slightly and looked at Zhu Yijun.
He said in a trembling voice: "How dare you! How dare you humiliate and threaten me like this!?"
Zhu Yijun stood up quickly to give her some relief.
There is no way, these literati's words are too lethal.
The conversation was so smooth that the person involved couldn't help but smack it repeatedly.
Zhang Shouyue's words were not only saying that Empress Dowager Li violated the ancestral system and was unfilial to her daughter-in-law.
She also said that her harem interfered with politics and did bad things, which would damage the emperor's reputation and make her infamy last forever.
Normal people would be very angry after hearing this, let alone a young woman in power.
Queen Mother Li was extremely angry and laughed back: "Okay! What a Zhang Shouyue! I don't believe I can't kill him!"
Zhu Yijun sighed: "Mother, he sent away his parents, wife and children, and prepared a coffin at home. He is waiting for mother to punish him."
Yan Guan has never been stupid. Regardless of the omens from heaven and the Holy Mandate of Heaven that they talk about all day long, in fact, they are like a mirror in their hearts.
It's just a different pursuit.
Most of those who can serve as public officials are directly invited by name. They wish they could die in the Jinluan Palace and leave a name in the history books.
This opportunity to imitate Hai Rui, Zhang Shooyue probably had to squeeze his head to grab the opportunity.
The ancients also understood traffic passwords.
Empress Dowager Li pointed her hand in the direction of the Meridian Gate and paused momentarily.
She looked around in disbelief: "What do you mean? It means that everyone in the world thinks I am wrong and he is right!?"
Unless it is approved by Shilin, it cannot be this way.
You have to invite people to be famous, but you don't have to be praised by everyone in the world to gain fame.
Zhu Yijun had to calm down his mother's mood and comforted him: "Mother, you and I know this very well. It must be Gao Gong's instigation."
"But it's really difficult to go through the test of ancestral law. This is the consensus of the scholar-officials."
"We cannot afford the reputation of 'the ancestors are not worthy of the law' yet."
What is law? Law is political consensus.
Today you, the emperor, do not abide by the established laws. Tomorrow I, the officials, will ask you whether your position as emperor follows the established laws of your ancestors.
If you don't abide by the political consensus, why should you ask the courtiers to be loyal? If you don't rely on etiquette, how can you let the courtiers swear allegiance to Luoshui?
Taizu Chengzu was the immediate emperor, that was all. Basically, in addition to civil servants, he also had a large army.
Just like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they could treat their courtiers as domestic slaves because their basic base was the Eight Banners.
Power cannot go against the cornerstone of power. Now that he is the emperor, there are only bureaucrats under the throne.
Everything must be discussed and at least supported by some people.
Until... until he builds up his base.
Empress Dowager Li had seen the power of the public officials in recent days, and also felt how worried she felt when no civil servant came to support her.
Hearing this, he felt even more embarrassed.
What Zhu Yijun was playing was the time difference. Taking advantage of Zhang Juzheng's reaction, he used Gao Gong to put pressure on Empress Dowager Li and cut Feng Bao's flesh.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Li didn't answer, she simply said: "Mother, the old and the new are replaced, and the word "steady" is at the forefront."
"I heard that the begging petitions of Mr. Gao Ge and Mr. Zhang Ge have already been sent to me. Gao Gong can't delay for a few more days, so why bother to argue with each other now."
"In my opinion, instead of getting entangled with these officials, it's better to keep them quiet and wait for Gao Gong to become an official."
"At most, it's only three to five days."
He grabbed Empress Dowager Li's hand and said sincerely: "Mother, let's put things to rest and go to Feng Daban's Dongchang office first. We will get back to work in the future."
This was just to persuade Empress Dowager Li to give in temporarily. The inside would not be lost anyway, and the East Factory would not fall into the hands of the outer court. Of course, Feng Bao would not be able to take back the East Factory easily by then.
Today he came here just for the position of factory supervisor of Feng Baodong Factory.
Whatever you say must be in line with the momentum of this speech, the phased results must be implemented first.
Empress Dowager Li was particularly unconvinced: "Is it true that there is no example in the imperial dynasty of the Chief of Ceremonies holding the title of Admiral in charge of the East Factory?"
Zhu Yijun shook his head: "My child has not finished studying the Four Books and Five Classics, so how can he have time to read the records of his ancestors?"
"Mom, you might as well ask the bachelors."
Queen Mother Li snorted coldly: "They are all in the same league as Gao Gong!"
Zhu Yijun said calmly: "Mother, Gao Gong is the chief minister after all. He is the leader of civil servants in the world, and all officials naturally turn to him."
"However, if the civil servant is unreliable... Mother might as well ask the noble ladies?"
"I see that Duke Cheng Guo is also the commander of the Jinyi Guards. In terms of holding important positions, he is not much more prominent than Feng Daxuan. Maybe there are other examples."
Queen Mother Li was stunned for a moment.
After my son said this, although it felt a little wrong, it seemed to be the case.
After thinking about it, I couldn't think of a reason.
He simply revealed the matter and said, "I'll just ask Duke Cheng tomorrow."
"However, Zhang Shouyue cannot just let it go."
"Immediately demote me to Daozhou!"
Zhu Yijun nodded repeatedly.
I didn’t continue to pester him. Talking too much can easily lead to rebellious psychology.
Immediately, she said some thoughtful words, and then she calmed down Empress Dowager Li's temper.
"Mom, there is one more thing."
Queen Mother Li looked at him.
Zhu Yijun said: "Tomorrow Mr. Zhang Ge will go to visit the mountain mausoleum. Mr. Gao Ge also said that he is ill and will take a rest for a few days."
"What I mean is that in this case, there will be only Gao Gong in the cabinet. It is better to let my son suspend his daily lectures and come to the court for a few days to listen to the government, so that Gao Gong can be suppressed."
"As for schoolwork, the child has finished studying Shangshu and just has a few days to rest."
This is a fight between two ends, and he is selling arms in the middle.
Given how suspicious Empress Dowager Li was about Gao Gong, she would definitely agree.
Empress Dowager Li was surprised and said: "Have you finished studying Shangshu?"
This is a course that is not expected to be completed until September.
Zhu Yijun nodded.
Since the academic progress was satisfactory, Empress Dowager Li nodded simply: "That's fine, Gao Gong is left alone in the cabinet, huh! It's impossible to say that Gao Gong is waiting for this opportunity to embarrass me!"
"Then you should pay more attention to Tingzheng these days."
Zhu Yijun touched his nose and found that his mother had really caught him. Gao Gong was really waiting for this opportunity.
It's a pity that the child has to assist.
He didn't dare to accept this.
He just lowered his head and teased his younger siblings.
After a while, Feng Baohuo ran in from the outside in a hurry.
When Zhu Yijun saw this, he didn't insist on being conspicuous here.
On the pretext of going to see Empress Dowager Chen, she excused herself and left.
As soon as she walked out of the palace, she heard Queen Mother Li's shocked voice: "What! A party!?"
And the intermittent voice of Feng Bao: "Temporarily...freeze...the personnel department...one hundred...ten...official appointments."
Zhu Yijun listened for a while, shook his head, and walked away.
Let's fight, let's fight, let him be the fisherman and get the benefit.
As for the admonishment just now...it still needs a lot of heat.
Before Gao Gong takes office, he must take this opportunity to remove Feng Baodong from his position!
In the tenth year of Wanli, because his sister Princess Yongning was about to get married, the emperor chose Liang Bangrui, a wealthy man in the capital. He was very ill and everyone was in danger, so he specially offered Dafeng Feng Bao to accept his tens of thousands in bribes.
Holding on to it, the Empress Dowager Cisheng was also puzzled. Not long after the marriage, her nosebleed came from both sides, and her robes and sleeves were wet, which was almost inappropriate. The palace supervisor was still happy, thinking that the red hanging was a good sign. She couldn't get up after the first month of the month, and the princess was married.
Died at the age of 18.——"Wanli Wild Harvest Chapter"
Chapter completed!