Zhang Juzheng said with admiration: "This is a name that only a scholar can come up with! I guess those who make the decision must be scholars, right?"
You Qi said: "The master is right. According to all the information, these five club leaders should all be scholars! Even Li Sancai didn't hide this when he told me, but he didn't know about these five club leaders either.
Who is the leader? He just told me that if you want to be the leader of the society, you must have a great reputation, be decisive in doing things, and the most important thing is to be elected!"
Zhang Juzheng laughed when he heard this and said: "Recommendation? Don't they still have formal procedures?"
You Qi said seriously: "They do have formal procedures! There is also a subsidiary organization under the Plum Blossom Club, called the Chrysanthemum Club. Because the chrysanthemum has many petals, there are many people in the Chrysanthemum Club! And the identities of the people in the Chrysanthemum Club are also
It’s equally mysterious! Anyone who wants to join the Chrysanthemum Club can only do so by invitation, and the chosen people are also very prestigious figures in all walks of life, who can represent a large number of talents!"
Zhang Juzheng became serious when he heard this, because this is already an organization that simulates the imperial court! And Zhang Juzheng can be sure that the Plum Blossom Club and the Chrysanthemum Club are clearly the relationship between the cabinet and the courtiers! You know, the members of the cabinet also have to go through the ministers
It was born only because of the court recommendation!
You Qi continued: "The identities of the members of the Juhua Club are also extremely mysterious. Only a small number of people who often communicate with the outside have been detected by us."
Zhang Juzheng immediately asked: "Who are these people? Do you have a list?"
You Qi immediately flipped through the book and reported seven or eight names. Some of them, Zhang Juzheng, had an impression. After You Qi introduced the others, he finally found out that just as You Qi said, these people were either former officials or had various reasons.
People who are high-ranking officials, or simply local high-profile people, or leaders in a certain industry, have a huge reputation! So even if Zhang Juzheng wants to move them, he needs to think carefully!
And the most important point is that these people have a good reputation both in the government and in the local area. Once there is no suitable reason to arrest these people, it will definitely cause an uproar in the court and scholars. It is totally worth the loss!
At this time, You Qi smiled bitterly and said: "I must have guessed how these people control the people below! These people usually drive others by grasping some people's handles and shortcomings, or exchanging benefits, so they
It’s easy to find out their names! But according to Lao Nu’s estimate, they should be people from the Juhua Club who were deliberately exposed to the outside world!”
Zhang Juzheng understood what he meant. After all, it is impossible for such a large club to communicate with the outside world, so it would be in their best interest to expose a group of people and hide most of them at the same time!
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "You are right. Except for a few people at the bottom, most people don't know their friends around them. Is the teacher from the Juhua Club?"
You Qi nodded and said: "The master is right. Below the Juhua Club are various interest groups. These interest groups are jointly driven by the Juhua Club and the Plum Blossom Club. They are quite powerful! The only thing that makes people happy is that they only do things
They are operating in secret and have only mastered some preliminary power such as assassination and silence. Moreover, they have never opposed the imperial court's major policies, otherwise the Jin Yiwei will start to exterminate them!"
Zhang Juzheng was not surprised at all when he heard that the people who dominated the association had the power to silence people! For such a huge organization, in addition to the constraints of rules and regulations, there must be severe punitive measures, otherwise it would be impossible to maintain the operation of the organization!
And it’s not that they don’t oppose the major policies of the imperial court, but because the most powerful people in the imperial court are scholars, and the people in charge of the Plum Blossom Society are also scholars. The interests of both parties are consistent, so of course there will be no conflict! So they will naturally control the power.
Used to make a fortune. Now that news has emerged that Zhang Juzheng is preparing to reform, these people are afraid that their vested interests will be damaged, so they naturally jump out!
Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng said softly: "Are these things sure?"
You Qi said: "OK! Mr. Liu provided a list. This list was the list of some people who were silenced during their investigation of the Master Association. However, Jin Yiwei later discovered that they did not pose much harm to the court. In addition,
Someone in the imperial court intervened, so the investigation was stopped."
Zhang Juzheng said: "Have those who intervened been investigated?"
You Qi nodded and said: "Master Liu said that he and previous commanders have also sent people to investigate, but in the end there was no clear result! Some of these people were instigated by people around them, so they had to receive orders from the division commander.
Some people received requests from friends. However, there was no result if they were traced higher up. Some of the people above them just heard people around them talking about something, and out of righteous indignation or moral impulse, they asked people to do things.
They simply received anonymous letters, pointed out their reasons, and coerced them into doing things! What’s even more outrageous is that some even had brokers build bridges to bribe them! It shows that they are quite flexible!”
Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment and said: "Then did they expose many people? Especially many officials in the imperial court?"
You Qi smiled bitterly and said: "A lot! At least 60% of the people exposed now are officials in the dynasty! There are many high-ranking and powerful people among them! The highest known person is Gao Jinsong, the Minister of Civil Affairs of this dynasty.
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Zhang Juzheng said doubtfully: "Having already achieved this position, why would you covet a shady position? It doesn't make sense!"
You Qi said: "I also asked Li Sancai about this, and he told me that anyone who enters the Juhua Club is definitely someone who has no hope of entering the cabinet! It is said that this was the rule set by the five heads of the original Plum Blossom Club back then.
, saying it’s because you can’t interfere with state affairs because of selfish desires! After all, if you join the cabinet, it will conflict with the interests of the club!”
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but sigh at the courage and magnanimity of the five leaders of the original Plum Blossom Club! However, he immediately changed his mind and said, "Then Li Sancai said who can be used by us?"
You Qi took out a name list from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Juzheng and said: "This is the list he gave me. He said that as long as the master agrees, they will immediately notify these people or persuade these people."
Zhang Juzheng frowned and said, "Persuasion? Aren't all these people from the Plum Blossom Club?"
You Qi said: "Then Li Sancai said, less than 30% of the people on this list really know that they belong to the Plum Blossom Society! Among the remaining people, some people have never even heard of the Plum Blossom Society at all!"