Four hundred and sixtieth chapters put harsh words
Throughout history, there were many people who served as chief ministers in the Jiajing Dynasty, roughly a dozen people. Of course, there were also some who served as temporary chief ministers for only two or three months.
However, it is generally accepted that there are only three representative chief ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty. Zhang Fuking (Cong), Xia Yan, Yan Song, and Xu Jie can only be regarded as half of the late period.
Therefore, even in this time and space, Zhang Fuking (Cong) becoming an official was an epoch-making event for the politics of the Jiajing Dynasty.
Qin Dewei was very doubtful that Feng En really had such great magic power. How could he destroy the chief minister just once? Or even the rites faction represented by the chief minister?
There are indeed many coincidental coincidences in history, but Feng En does not look like a person with such a temperament!
So Qin Dewei couldn't help it anymore, so he turned around and walked to Feng Qiancheng, and asked doubtfully: "How did you write that memorial?"
Feng Qingcheng was even more puzzled, "You were not interested at all just now, why are you suddenly here to get to the bottom of it again?"
Qin Dewei pretended not to care and said: "I'm afraid that you said something I shouldn't have said and it would inexplicably affect me, so I'd better listen to it."
Feng En said: "I didn't write anything. I just told the court that because you, Qin Dewei, have no seal and no power, but you are also imposed on the responsibility of imperial envoy, you can only ride into the camp alone in order to quell the chaos."
Qin Dewei asked again: "What then?"
Feng En continued: "Then I reprimanded the first assistant Zhang Fuking, the second assistant Fang Xianfu, and the military commander Wang Hong for their three traitors and harming the country!
It must be that the central cabinet and the Ministry of War responsible for quelling the rebellion colluded with each other to retaliate against you, Qin Dewei, so they did not give the seal!
This shows that these three traitors are both ignorant and incompetent, and they have neglected public affairs for personal reasons and treated national affairs as trivial for personal grudges. They should all be removed!"
Qin Dewei was greatly surprised. Even he, Qin Dewei, had never demonstrated this aspect before. He did not expect that Feng En could actually make up a complete logical chain.
Theoretically speaking, this logical chain is indeed possible. Who made the so-called "three traitors" happen to be the first assistant, the second assistant, and the Minister of War?
So, isn’t this a case of heart-wrenching coming again? Can you three understand clearly?
Then I heard Feng En continue to say: "After writing the cause and effect earlier, I will say harsh words to the court at the end!"
Qin Dewei felt more and more that Master Feng's memorial might have really worked, so he asked curiously: "Then what cruel words did you say?"
Feng Qingcheng felt that this was his pinnacle work. He recalled and recited the memorial with great emotion:
"I have never heard of a champion in the prime of life dying in a rebellion. If a new champion were to take over the government due to traitors in the court, were stingy with authorization, and had no official seal of approval, something unexpected happened. I am afraid that the so-called Jiajing man will become a laughing stock in the world and the court will be humiliated.
For eternity!"
Qin Dewei: ""
Feng Qingcheng asked back: "How is it? Are these words harsh?"
Qin Dewei was speechless. Is this a question of cruelty or not?
Normal people would use their own lives to say harsh things! You, Mr. Feng, would use other people’s lives to say such harsh things!
But maybe it's possible, and it really has some effect? If other people in the court saw it, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to help but curse it.
When Master Feng caught a glimpse of the edict in Qin Dewei's hand, he suddenly felt blessed and said, "There must be a reason for you to deliberately ask such detailed questions!
Did I help you a lot? Don’t be embarrassed to express your gratitude to me. I am not a person who takes advantage of you in return!
Tell me, if it really happens, will I, Feng En, be famous in history?"
"No! Stop thinking so wildly!" Qin Dewei could only deny it first.
Because he was thousands of miles away, Qin Dewei could only guess and was not sure what to answer.
But he did guess right. Zhang Shouxu had entered the countdown to his political life.
There are two fundamental reasons. One is that Zhang Shoufu is not in good health, and the other is that he is tired.
In fact, Zhang Shoufu resigned two or three times before, but each time he was ordered to stay by Emperor Jiajing, and then he came back soon.
After being impeached by Feng En, Zhang Fujing had to formally resign according to the system. This is the rule of the game in the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, the emperor did not follow the routine and issued an edict to retain Zhang Shoufu, but just ignored Zhang Shoufu's resignation.
This attitude immediately shocked the government and the public, and everyone speculated about the emperor's riddle.
Then Zhang Shoufu became really discouraged and didn't want to work at all, and was determined to leave.
Since the 16th year of Zhengde, he has been at the forefront of the storm. On the one hand, he was criticized by scholars all over the world for pandering to the emperor with his great rites.
On the other hand, he had to fight with the suspicious and jealous emperor from time to time, and guard against sneak attacks like Xia Yan from behind, which was very tiring.
In this way, the emperor still always suspected that he was tyrannical and monopolizing power! It was time to end his political career completely while he could still escape unscathed.
Your Majesty, do whatever you like, I won't serve you any more. This is probably Zhang Shoufu's mentality.
And Zhang Fujing also sees it very clearly. If he refuses to leave after he has become angry, he is afraid that he will not have a happy ending in the future!
From the historical perspective of later generations, this is much clearer than Master Xia.
In the original history, Master Xia refused to leave even after he was angry, and insisted on coming back even after leaving. In the end, he lost his head.
Seeing Zhang Shoufu's attitude, Emperor Jiajing also became angry.
Just to test you, Zhang Fuking, what kind of attitude do you have? If you like it, do it; if you don’t, get out!
After that, Zhang Shoufu didn't even go to class, he just packed his luggage at home and waited to go back to his hometown.
Then Fang Xianfu, the second assistant who was also the backbone of the Yili Sect, also felt that the court was boring, so why bother to keep it as a stepping stone for Xia Yan and leave on his own initiative.
Originally, in history, Fang Xianfu was supposed to run away last year, but it was already a butterfly effect if he could be delayed until this year.
As for the last of the three traitors, Wang Hong, who was the Minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of the capital camp, was over seventy years old and could not bear it anymore. He did not want to die in the capital as a guest, but just wanted to die in his hometown in Huizhou, so he resigned from his official position.
Now everyone can realize that the time has come for a major reshuffle in the court.
If the change in the twelfth year of Jiajing was only a once-in-three-year event, then this change will happen at least once in ten years!
Moreover, the first assistant, second assistant, and most important ally of the Yili faction all left, which may mean that the Yili faction as a force is about to withdraw from the stage of history.
Coincidentally, Qin Dewei was the trigger for this reshuffle.
I didn't expect that this man could affect such a high-level situation by traveling to Liaodong, which is more than a thousand miles away.
What? Some people say that this memorial was written by Feng En. What does it have to do with Qin Dewei?
This is what a layman would say, and an insider would not have such doubts!
I don't know if Qin Dewei was lucky enough to have a full luck bar, and he struck a cold blow from thousands of miles away and accurately broke through the defense, as if it was a coincidence.
It even makes people suspicious that the three traitors, Zhang Fujing, Fang Xianfu, and Wang Hong, just seemed to have explained their funeral arrangements and then acted together.
Speaking of which, this group of Yili faction has been popular for more than ten years and has few opponents in the political arena. They have successively driven away Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong and Yang Yiqing, the three chief assistants, and suppressed Xia Yan from joining the cabinet.
Unexpectedly, he was scolded several times by Qin Dewei, a newbie with no hair on his head, and the Yili faction was about to be beaten by wind and rain.
Countless people lamented this. Reality is indeed more magical than the book. Probably only a real Jiajing man can defeat the Jiajing celebrity.