At the end of October of the fifth year of Wanli, the second snowfall had fallen in the capital. Although it still turned into black mud when it hit the ground, there were still some thin snow left on the eaves and corners to reflect the sunlight.
After Wang Xijue left the residence of Yang Junmin, the young minister of Taipu Temple, he immediately went straight to the home of Wang Chonggu, the minister of the Ministry of punishment. After handing over the name of Zhan Shifu and concurrent bachelor's degree at the door, he was ushered into the concierge to drink tea and wait.
Wang Xijue was born in the 13th year of Jiajing reign, and is now forty-four years old. His courtesy name is Yuanyu, and his nickname is Jingshi. He is a native of Taicang, Suzhou Prefecture. His family is a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and his ancestors are descended from Ji Jin, the crown prince of Zhou Ling.
Over the past millennium, celebrities in the Wang family have emerged in large numbers. Since Situ Wang Yun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been five Dukes, three Queens, and thirteen Prime Ministers. When Emperor Xiaowen of Wei divided the surnames into clans, King Taiyuan was established as one of the four surnames. In the Tang Dynasty, it was
One of the seven surnames and ten families - Wang Xijue's family is not a rural gentry, but a powerful family that ranks among the best in the world.
Although they are a large family, the Taicang Wang family and the Taiyuan Wang family do not have frequent contacts. Although the Wang Xijue family is extremely wealthy, the Taicang Wang family has not even produced a single member of the family in two lifetimes, and their political status is very low. Therefore, Wang Xijue's father, Wang Mengxiang, places all his hopes on Wang Xijue and his family.
On his younger brother Wang Dingjue.
As Wang Xijue first became a member of the Yuan Dynasty in the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, and later became the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the relationship between the Wang family in Taiyuan and Suzhou was greatly strengthened, and many wealthy gentry of the Wang family were related to him. Wang Xijue's official career
The leaping progress made by the Taiyuan Wang family is even more impressive.
Before he had finished a cup of tea at Wang Chonggu's concierge, Wang Chonggu came out in person to welcome Wang Xijue and went straight into the study. Wang Xijue was secretly happy to see Wang Chonggu greeting him in person and not receiving him in the hall.
Sure enough, Wang Chonggu looked very affectionate, which made Wang Xijue feel like a spring breeze. The two of them sat down separately. Wang Chonggu had a faint smile on his face and asked: "Jing Shi, you are very clean and never go around with other families. Today,
How to visit Yang Shaoqing first and then visit me?"
When Wang Xijue heard what Wang Chonggu said, he first went to Yang Junmin's house. He was shocked, and then secretly lamented the difficulty of being an official in the court today. He calmed down and said: "I don't dare to be called 'Jingshi' by the old master. Xijue is frightened. Boss
Just call someone Yuan Yu."
After hearing this, Wang Chonggu smiled and waved his hands, looking directly at Wang Xijue with clear eyes: "When Yuan Yu comes here, he must give you some advice. You and I can't write two characters for "王" in one stroke, so it's okay to speak frankly."
After hearing this, Wang Xijue took a deep breath and faced Wang Chonggu with a sincere look on his face and said: "The Duke of Jianchuan has made great efforts to control the situation, and with the passage of time, he has suppressed the beacon fire of our dynasty for fifty years, and it is the result of Duke Jianchuan's residence in the world."
For the most part, I don't dare to look at you and say the word 'teaching', but I am worried about the current situation of the court, so I ask Duke Jianchuan to give me some advice, so as to clear up my confusion."
Wang Chonggu helped me pay tribute, and indeed "stopped the beacon fire in northern Xinjiang for fifty years" and made a great contribution to the tranquility of the northern part of the empire. But Wang Xijue said that he "accounted for half of the contribution to the balance of the world" is too exaggerated. Wang Chonggu
Unexpectedly, Wang Yuanyu, who was known for his tall cliffs, had such a face, and the portrait of this "prime minister" suddenly became fuller in his heart.
He twisted his beard and smiled, pretending to be helpful, and said with a smile: "Yuan Yuzhi said too much. We have been on good terms with each other for a long time. There is no need to talk in roundabout ways. You might as well speak frankly."
Wang Xijue then got to the point and said: "Because of the assassination of Mr. Zhang's father, the emperor has indiscriminately ordered a large prison. Everyone in the world is in danger, and the roads are in a state that has not been seen in thousands of years - isn't Mr. Jianchuan afraid?"
Seeing that Wang Chonggu's face was serious and he was wiping his beard without saying a word, Wang Xijue spread his left palm and made a circle with his right hand on the inside of his left hand while saying: "Mr. Taihan is a close friend of Prime Minister Zhang and a close friend of the same department, but now he is humiliated by the jailer——
Who in the world can stay away from this?"
When Wang Chonggu heard him mention Wang Daokun, something changed on Gu Jing Wubo's face. He squinted his eyes slightly and asked, "Yuan Yu just came up from Yang Junmin's house. What does Yang Shaoqing have to say?"
Wang Xijue smiled bitterly after hearing this and said: "Yang Shaoqing promised readily, saying that he had already sent a letter to Commander Yang - but His Majesty has not said anything about this matter. What can Yang Junqing do? What Yang Junqing dares to do?!"
After Wang Chonggu heard this, he actually admired Wang Xijue in his heart. He smiled and said: "What can Yang Junqing not do, what can I do as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment? Now these people have not yet reached the hands of the Ministry of Punishment, and they are beyond the reach of the whip."
Wang Xijue nodded after hearing this and said, "That's what the boss said. Therefore, I think there is only one way to do this."
Wang Chonggu's heart thumped, and he cried in his heart: "Is it possible that these guys are trying to connect with each other?" Sure enough, he saw Wang Xijue put his hand into his sleeve, guessing that he was going to take out the memorial signed by all the ministers.
Wang Chonggu rolled his eyes, suddenly clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Take a photo! Yuan Yu and I thought of going together! Now that the emperor is so angry, even a hundred books are useless - I can only ask for it in the song!"
Wang Xijue's expression was a little confused after hearing this. When he saw Wang Chonggu staring at him with bright eyes, he involuntarily stopped holding the memorial and asked: "What do you mean, sir?"
Wang Chonggu said with a smile: "Now that the Queen Mother has returned to her home, it is not easy to speak. I can only rely on, rely on, rely on this. Well, rely on the Queen. After I heard about the emperor's wedding, I doted on the middle palace and treated other concubines as if they were nothing. If I could say
Using the force of Ningbo to convey the opinions of the ministers and letting the queen tactfully advise him may achieve miraculous results."
Wang Xijue was so fed up after hearing Wang Chonggu's idea that he couldn't help but resisted and said: "Mr. Jianchuan, I don't mean so and so--" Wang Chonggu's face changed when he saw that he even said the word "so and so".
He hurriedly stopped him from talking and cupped his hands to the north:
"It has been six years since the emperor ascended the throne. At this time, he is already married and in charge of the government. From the perspective of the reform edict, although it is not without concern, he is wise and wise, and his heart is not something we can guess——"
Wang Xijue was also a smart man. When he saw Wang Chonggu interrupting his words twice, he immediately understood that there was no need to take out the memorial in his sleeve, and the Shanxi Gang could not count on it.
He lowered his head and sighed and said: "Xiaguan is not a Jiaozhu, harpist, if you can talk to Duke Jianchuan and Wu Ningbo, you can also go to the harem. The meaning of Xiaguan is that the emperor is wise and wise.
We, as ministers, look into the mysteries, and even if there is something we don’t understand, we should write a letter and ask the emperor to explain our doubts and answer our questions." The words began to become more rigorous, unlike when we first entered the door, we said "the road is the eye".
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When Wang Chonggu heard what he said, he secretly sighed that he still had no connection with this family. In the future, it would just depend on whether Zhang Siwei could get along with him. He smiled heartily and said, "Although I have only been back in Beijing for a short time, Ziwei and him are pretty good."
, let him go and do this spinning around and admonishing - it’s hard to say how effective it will be. The emperor is not the kind of person who is easily persuaded by the words of those around him."
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Seeing Wang Xijue bowing his head and saying yes, Wang Chonggu couldn't hide his desire to make friends with him and asked with a smile: "As far as I know, you have no friendship with Wang Daokun; this major case did not involve the Wang family, so why is Yuan Yu running around like this?
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In Wang Chonggu's mind, Wang Xijue's running may be due to two reasons:
First, Wang Xijue judged that the mass arrests were about to end, and most of the arrested people would be released by the Jin Yiwei. At this time, those who came forward would gain huge political influence; secondly, Wang Xijue judged that Zhang Juzheng had shown the potential to shock the master with great achievements, and Wang Xijue was now
I want a leader like Zhang Juzheng to cut him off, sacrifice three to five years of his official career, and stabilize the team first!
However, not long after the reform edict came out, he, Wang Xijue, was not afraid of offending the emperor by singing a different tune. If this bad impression existed in the emperor's heart, then what was the use of how much political influence he had, and what was the use of being on the right side?
While he was thinking about it, he saw Wang Xijue looking up at him with a face full of astonishment, and said: "We ministers only support the monarch's virtue to keep the country at peace; the way of a minister is to serve the country impartially and regardless of his own private interests - and Wang Daokun.