Chapter 397 Resignation of Prime Minister (Part 2)
Zhang Siwei got a copy of Cao Yikui's memorial. After reading it, he was furious at first, and then he was happy. Because the six crimes mentioned by Cao could not be said to be completely slanderous, but there is no problem in trying to impose crimes.
. In this case, this entire article is probably a squib.
However, as Prime Minister, Zhang Siwei was subjected to such vicious impeachment and had to make a political statement, so it was only natural that he should avoid his position and go home.
It is not surprising that important ministers of the Ming Dynasty were impeached. Even the emperor himself often received bullets. But most impeachments were ignored. The emperor ignored the impeachment and pretended that the person being impeached did not know about it, so the matter was over.
For example, Zhang Juzheng was impeached when he was in power. If he went home to be embarrassed when he was criticized, he would not have to do anything. Just replying to the impeachment would be enough to fill up his time.
But when faced with the impeachment of a fellow important minister, or the vicious impeachment of Cao Yikui, or the impeachment of a group of people, it would be a fight to the death. Avoiding the position and waiting for the embarrassment is this kind of attitude: the important minister and the impeacher must be killed.
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For example, Yang Jisheng's impeachment of Yan Song and Liu Tai's impeachment of Zhang Juzheng were basically unresolved. As long as the emperor did not have the intention of exchanging favors, he could only impeach, impeach, or impeach with a staff to give his important ministers dignity.
Therefore, the writing skills of ballads are very important. If it is determined that a certain minister's holy family has declined, then you can write a criticism without saying too much. The censor may become famous all over the world immediately. If you have been verbose for a long time,
, a mixture of fiction and reality or a bloody nozzle style - for example, this book by Cao Yikui, Zhu Yijun cannot send it to Fu Tingyi.
Because the political statement sent to Fu Tingyi was that the emperor asked Zhang Siwei to resign immediately and fully affirmed the charges in the bullet. If Zhu Yijun did this at this time, it would be unfair to Zhang Siwei on the one hand; on the other hand, Zhu Yijun could not afford to lose.
This man - such a scumbag, how did the emperor choose him to be the prime minister in the first place?
Before the Great Reform, the Metropolitan Procuratorate had already been reformed. After the reform, the Metropolitan Procuratorate had certain investigative powers - after Zhu Yijun abolished Dongchang, he reorganized some of the prison powers. However, this investigative power was inconsistent with the control of officials.
There are restrictions on the right of lien, and you still need to apply for a warrant if you are above the third grade.
Therefore, the imperial court still allows the imperial censor to give clarifications on the matter. This is a compromise in the case that the Metropolitan Procuratorate does not have the right to review the lien of the third rank or above. However, from the actual operation effect, in recent years, the imperial court's third rank
For the above-mentioned officials who were successfully impeached, the imperial censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate basically conducted preliminary investigations. Impeachments without real evidence were almost always dismissed, which is equivalent to sinking into nothing.
At the same time, because the censor of Qiandu had to sign a memorial for the censor in charge, Cao Yikui's memorial still included the results of the investigation. The most powerful one was the evidence that Zhang Siwei's brother had embezzled the property of Zhang Cheng, the evil eunuch.
In fact, if Cao Yikui was a smart man, this one thing would be enough in the memorial. This kind of thing can be big or small: although Zhang Cheng's industrial shop is a personal property, as an important member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how many of them are
The money embezzled from the royal family's property cannot be explained clearly.
The Zhang family ignored the prime minister and swallowed one of them. If it is really investigated, it can be regarded as indirect embezzlement of royal assets. Even if there is no serious investigation, Zhu Yijun sent it to the court for another explanation: You, Zhang, took the emperor's money without telling him.
What do you mean? When the emperor is angry, it becomes very reasonable, and it can easily lead to the effect of looking at the flowers in a fog, which reduces the political impact of deposing Zhang Siwei.
But Cao Yikui may have been eager to gain political prestige to overthrow Zhang Siwei, so he cooked a pot of rice with raw materials, which turned Zhu Yijun off. He had the idea of exchange, and also showed his dissatisfaction with Zhang Siwei in his daily life. But this
This kind of thing is very delicate. The emperor's naked intention to express his intention is disrespectful to the prime minister and cabinet ministers, and it is not conducive to the new prime minister's work. The emperor decides on the candidate of the prime minister and ministers, then everyone will be flattered, why bother
Court meeting? And the ministers in the cabinet do not need to seek merit, they can just flatter themselves well.
At this time, the powers of the Prime Minister were not weaker than those of the Tang Dynasty. The Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Yijun, initially established the position of Prime Minister. When the Great Reform was launched, there was a lot of commotion. Wang Yongji hit a pillar in the court, and more than 30 people were imprisoned -
—If you choose a yes-man, is it worth going through so much trouble?
Because Zhang Siwei avoided his position and waited for disgrace, Pan Sheng continued to be the interim head of the cabinet. The memorial to impeach Zhang Siwei came from the General Affairs Department, and Pan Sheng could not give it a yellow label, so he had to send it to the inner court as it was. The inner court also could not approve a red flag, so he was left naked.
We have already arrived at Zhu Yijun's desk.
Zhu Yijun had a headache for a long time, so he had to leave the memorial in the center. At the same time, he sent an internal official to comfort Zhang Siwei with gifts - there was no other way, Cao Yikui was too stupid, and now he could only comfort Liu first.
During this period, Pan Sheng, an idiot, was so blessed that he did a wonderful thing: he convened an impromptu cabinet meeting and circulated this memorial. As the temporary head of the cabinet, it is understandable for him to do so - such a major political event
, people in the cabinet still need to be ventilated.
As soon as the small meeting started, everyone understood what Pan Sheng meant: those who want to make progress and those who want to attack the people arranged by the Jin Party should come together. Cao Yikui is the censor of Shanxi Province, and I heard that he is a member of Zhang Siwei.
Being stabbed by one of his own people means that Cao Yikui is someone's secret agent. He has used all his secret agents, so others can't do it, right?
For Pan Sheng himself, the age of the second minister is still there, and he must not be able to do it anymore. When it comes to seniority, it is his turn. However, the reform edict stipulates that the prime minister needs to be recommended by court - this is not something Pan Sheng can control
The implication is very clear, the Prime Minister must not be someone who can be appointed based on seniority.
Pan Sheng was worried about gains and losses, and others in the cabinet were also ready to make a move. Since Cao Yikui fired the first shot, it was quite easy to follow suit. So here the emperor comforted Zhang Siwei, and there was a barrage of artillery fire over there - Cao Yikui also
Not counting it as useless work, according to military terminology, his first book is a "school shooting".
For Zhang Siwei, the emperor's condolence earned him some face. But he was completely sure in his heart that the emperor did not want to continue using him. Otherwise, in conjunction with the consolation, Cao Yikui should be dealt with immediately. Or he should be dismissed.
If you are an official, you should either distribute it to others, and you should never keep the memorial in the center, and then "comfort" yourself without any pain or itching.
Sure enough, Cao Yikui did not suffer immediate disaster, which led a large number of imperial officials to attack Zhang Siwei. If Zhang Siwei two years ago, he would have written several "apology" memorials to defend himself. But now
He was already mentally and physically exhausted under the great changes.
Therefore, Zhang Siwei, despite the emperor's various forms of condolences, wrote in succession and resolutely resigned. One of the books wrote about his state of mind:
"Fu Nianchen is a lowly man. He was met by a sage and a minister. He was short-sighted, mediocre and incompetent. He was punished by the emperor and did not punish him. However, the ghosts and gods did not bless him, and he punished his family with cruel punishments. He hated him so much that he wanted to die. He was so heavy.
In the memory of the Holy Spirit, I am favored and bestowed with favors. I have so many excellent gifts in front of you, how can I be so bad as to be able to bear a piece of thatch.
My behavior is poor and my daily service to the left and right is of no benefit. It has led to serious disputes. Now I should stay away. I look forward to the emperor and his ancestors to be filial to their relatives and diligent in government as before. Cherish talents and love the people, and be careful every day. I can't repay you for the rest of my life. I swear.
The grass should be knotted with rings in order to help him grow ears. I thanked you and begged for the gift, and put it back into the field. I listened to it and was overwhelmed with sincerity."
This memorial is different from Zhang Siwei's thank-you notes, which were given various sacrifices and condolences by the emperor when he was in mourning. Of course, those thank-you memorials must modestly say that his virtues are shallow and he cannot accept heaven's grace.
After being violently impeached, Zhang Siwei, except for the first one, left the remaining memorials without any defense or explanation - indicating that he really found that the Holy Family was declining and resolutely quit. So Zhu Yijun and the two of him were together.
After having enough fun during the interaction, I finally made the final decision.
Along with the decree, he was given the courtesy treatment of the third-class princes and Xu Chiyi. Compared with the eternal favor of Zhang Juzheng, the prince of the county, and the ability to attack, although Zhang Siwei, the third-class princes, cannot compare with it, but compared with him
He thought that being treated like a count was a sign of the emperor's high recognition of his achievements - even in the eyes of his critics, this was a rare honor.
On October 20th of the fifteenth year of Wanli, the hustle and bustle finally ended and Zhang Siwei left the capital.