Chapter 148 The Case of Slandering the King (Part 1)
Since the death of Xu Jie in the eleventh year of Wanli, no one within the Xin School can compare with Shen Shixing. Even with a reputation as a scholar like Wang Xijue, after all, his official status is far inferior to that of Shen Shixing, who has been a cabinet minister for more than ten years.
Although Wang Xijue finally joined the cabinet this time, he was also strongly recommended by Shen Shixing, which further confirmed Shen Shixing's position as the number one leader in Xinxue.
As a leading figure of the Xin School, Shen Shixing was slightly less enthusiastic about lecturing than Xu Jie, but his official methods are now probably on par with those of Xu Huating in the past.
Not to mention anything else, his vote today is enough to prove his tactics.
"What I have discussed before is pragmatic. The matter is serious. You Cao is eager to protect the ancestral system, and his feelings are pitiful. However, his sudden slander of the emperor is actually alarmist. It is not worth hearing." There are four sentences in this draft.
The first sentence first qualifies the cause of the whole incident: "Be pragmatic and discuss things beforehand, because the matter is huge."
What caused this incident? It was something mentioned in Gao Pingshi's "Qi Yong Shu". How to define this incident? Shen Shixing was extremely cautious and only used "the matter is of a large nature" to describe it.
"The matter is serious" itself is not a definition, but as the chief minister of the cabinet, Shin Shi-hsing's "not giving a definition" is also a definition in itself, that is, he thinks the matter is serious and should be cautious.
Since the emperor has not yet defined "Qi Yong Shu", Shen Shixing did this, which not only gave the emperor face, but also expressed his position of "cautious opposition", and the attitude of opposition was not too extreme. In this way, in the event of a conflict with the emperor in the future
If the emperor's definition is inconsistent, he can adjust it in time, so as not to get stuck in a certain position and not be able to come back, which directly conflicts with the holy will.
The second sentence is a definition of the phenomenon of officials accusing Gao pragmatism of slandering the emperor. This definition is different from the previous one and appears to be very decisive: it is pitiable to be eager to maintain the ancestral system.
It stands to reason that "eager to safeguard the ancestral system" is already a very precise definition, and it means a clear approval of their actions - after all, "maintaining the ancestral system" was considered "politically correct" in the Ming Dynasty, while "eager to maintain the ancestral system"
"The ancestral system" further shows that these officials have a high level of consciousness and become extremely anxious when they see someone trying to shake the ancestral system.
However, why did Shen Shixing add the phrase "their feelings are pitiable"? It should be noted that this word is generally applied before forgiving the person who made a mistake. How can you affirm their performance and at the same time imply that they have done something wrong?
The reason lies in the third sentence, "However, the sudden slander of the king is actually alarmist."
This sentence is very subtle. First of all, the beauty lies in the word "rush" - this word should be connected with the word "rush" in the previous sentence. It means that because these speakers are highly aware, they are anxious and angry about things that shake the ancestral system.
, so when considering the problem, I am a little anxious and it is inevitable that I will not think carefully - look, it is another clever way to solve the crime.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Shixing expressed his position very clearly: You are "alarmist."
"Alarmist" is also a good word. This word means that the highly pragmatic "Qi Yong Shu" is indeed scary. However, you are still too impatient, and I think the matter has not reached that point yet.
You see, it not only expresses concerns about "Qi Yong Shu", but also believes that the situation is not as serious as the officials said, and the matter is still controllable. If you think about it in an extended way, the meaning of Shen Shixing's sentence is
, that is, the whole matter is still "unsolved" and can still be undone - so this is also a hint to the emperor.
At the same time, "alarmism" is also the ultimate definition of the officials' "slanderous remarks": the crime is not serious, which means that it is a bit exaggerated - the implication is that their motives are not problematic, and even the direction of their thinking is not problematic.
Yes, it was just a misjudgment of the degree of danger.
Although Shen Shixing has never studied physics, it seems that there is a truth that he knows very well: mistakes can be avoided, and errors are inevitable. What he means here is that officials who say that they are pragmatic and slander the emperor are not "" in nature.
"Error" can only be regarded as an "error", so it is excusable.
Okay, all the principles are clearly explained in these thirty-four words that seem simple and plain but are actually exquisite. Next, as the chief assistant, he will give "handling opinions"
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"Don't listen to it" is Shen Shixing's opinion on handling these impeachments.
What does "not hear" mean? The simplest way to express it is: just pretend you didn't hear.
I "didn't hear it", so naturally I can neither agree with you nor hold you accountable for it.
You want to ask why? I have made it very clear before!
At this point, under normal circumstances, no matter the emperor, cabinet, Gao Pragmatic, or officials, they have all been repositioned in positions where they can advance or retreat by Shen Shixing's four sentences. No matter which aspect or direction, there will be no immediate outbreak.
conflict.
What is eight-sided exquisiteness? This is eight-sided exquisiteness.
What does it mean to turn big things into small things? This is to turn big things into small things.
I expressed my attitude that should be expressed; I downplayed the issues that should be downplayed; I also protected the people that should be protected.
When it comes to Tai Chi, Shen Shixing can be called a great master.
There were a total of twenty-seven memorials to impeach Gao Pragmatic for "slandering the emperor", all of which were affixed by Shen Shixing with the same ticket and submitted to the Supervisor of Ceremonies together with other memorials and tickets.
The parts that the Director of Ceremonies could "approval as a rule" never included such bullets to impeach important officials. Therefore, Huang Mengyu could not deal with it after seeing it. He could only forward the original document to the emperor for judgment. However, Huang Mengyu was shocked to his heart.
This time the school had a strong reaction to "Qi Yong Shu", but they also had to marvel at Shen Yuanfu's Tai Chi Master.
Damn it, you can get back the "defamation case"? Yuan Fu is awesome!
"Studying is still useful!" Huang Da Zhangyin personally held a stack of memorials and went to the Qianqing Palace, murmuring to himself: "In the war between these two champions, even if the blunderbuss does not go off, the horse will not neigh, but I
Lao Huang is just a step away from not being able to understand."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although Huang Mengyu is not a direct descendant of Zhu Yijun, but for the emperor, it is not bad - no matter how "powerful" the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty are, they can only rely on the emperor to survive.
Unlike the powerful officials in the late Tang Dynasty who had complete control over the central forbidden army of the Shence Army, they could do whatever they wanted and even abolish it at will.
As the chief eunuch who has served for more than ten years, Huang Mengyu can be close to superiors and pragmatic, but in the final analysis, he is still the emperor's confidant, otherwise how can he hold a stable position?
Because he was a close confidant, as soon as Huang Mengyu entered the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun, who was sitting in front of the imperial cabinet and reading a book while holding a copper jute, glanced at him and asked proactively: "How about it, bullets are like snow, right?"
Huang Mengyu smiled with a smile on his face: "Nothing can be hidden from the emperor's discernment. It's really like bullets flying like snow - it's the same as in the twelfth lunar month."
Zhu Yijun was so amused by what he said that he couldn't help laughing, and said: "It doesn't matter, auspicious snow heralds a good year, and heavier snow is not necessarily a bad thing."
As he said that, Zhu Yijun had already put down his wine glass, threw a volume of book back on the table, waved to Huang Mengyu, and asked at the same time: "What did you say? Is it a scolding for pursuing truth and practicing harsh government, or a scolding? Is he fighting for profit with the people? Or...is he scolding him for imitating the fight between cattle and Li?"
Huang Mengyu stepped forward with the memorial and the draft in hand, and replied with a slight breath: "These are all there, and there are some explanations that the emperor has not mentioned."
These words seemed to be slightly beyond Zhu Yijun's expectations. He was surprised, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Oh? What else is there?"
Huang Mengyu carefully placed the memorial on the imperial case and replied: "There are twenty-seven memorials to impeach the great minister Nong for slandering the emperor."
Zhu Yijun was stunned, frowned slightly, and asked thoughtfully: "Slandering you? How can you slander you? What did they say?"
As the Chief of Ceremony, Huang Mengyu had naturally read these memorials, but he refused to answer. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said: "Although I have read it, it... is a bit difficult to understand. How about the emperor read it in person?" I really don’t dare to speak nonsense.”
Huang Mengyu's words also have some knowledge. When he read the bullets, he, the dignified Chief of Ceremonies, found it "a little hard to understand." The implication was that the statements in these bullets were completely unreasonable. And the so-called "dare not speak nonsense", It's just because as a eunuch, he can't make random comments before the emperor has a definition.
Not only did they abide by the rules, but they also laid an ambush, giving the emperor a psychological hint in advance, making him preconceivedly doubt the fairness and rationality of these bullets.
Although Huang Mengyu did not study much, his skills were not bad. Otherwise, how could he have worked in such a prestigious position as the Chief of Ceremonies for more than ten years?
As expected, the emperor's brows furrowed even deeper. Without saying a word, he reached for a memorial and started reading.
This memorial was written by Shen Shixing. It is not a piece of commentary, but a discussion. It is the piece in which Shen Shixing "discussed the matter based on the facts" against Gao Pragmatic's "Qi Yong Shu".
There is a little trick worth mentioning here: when any memorials are sent from the Supervisor of Ceremonies to the emperor, they are not arranged in the order of the time of presentation of the memorials. Instead, the Supervisor of Ceremonies decides the order of these memorials and who arranges them. Who is in the first place, who is in the second place, and so on.
Don't underestimate this seemingly dispensable power. In fact, the power of this "little" power is not small at all, and sometimes it can even have a huge impact.
Assume that there is a happy event and a bad event in today's memorial. The official who reported the happy event is not favored by the Chief Eunuch, but the official who reported the bad event has a very good relationship with the Chief Eunuch. Then, the Chief Eunuch can manipulate it.
, put memorials of happy events at the front and memorials of bad events at the back.
In this way, the emperor will first see the happy events and feel happy, and then look at the bad things, and he will feel that the bad things are not so bad, and will hint in his heart that he should not be disappointed by it. In this way, the officials who report the bad things will take advantage of it.
In the light of the official who presented the happy event, his own danger was eliminated - at least the most dangerous level, such as the original big mistake that might have caused him to lose his official position. Perhaps in the end the emperor only fined him half a year's salary, etc.
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The same goes for the opposite. Among the two officials, the one who reports happy events is the "friend" of the eunuch who reports bad things, and the official who reports bad things has a bad relationship with the eunuch. In this way, the eunuch can put the bad things first and the happy ones first.
behind.
The effect of doing so was completely different: the first memorial the emperor received on this day was a bad thing, which was very disappointing, and he might be severely punished in anger. Then he received a memorial on happy events, and his anger turned to joy naturally.
He praised the official greatly and thought that he was able to do his job well, so of course he should be rewarded heavily.
Why is it always said in the officialdom that "the people around the leader should be treated as leaders"? This is the truth. It only takes a little trivial action. If I want to take care of you, you can skyrocket to 90,000 miles; if I want to deal with you, that's it.
It makes you feel as if the Milky Way has fallen into the sky.
Four taels is worth a thousand pounds!
Although the ordering of Huang Mengyu's memorials today is not so direct, it is still very particular.
The memorial of the first assistant was placed first, and the emperor would definitely not be suspicious after reading it, so Zhu Yijun seemed very calm.
Although Shen Shixing's memorial was not very powerful in criticizing Gao Pragmatism, it did not say that he wanted to impose a harsh government, nor did it question his desire to compete with the people for profit, and certainly did not accuse him of trying to imitate the Niu-Li controversy. However, Shen Shixing
However, he very rigorously and seriously questioned whether the method mentioned in "Qi Yong Shu" was feasible.
According to Shen Shixing, Gao's pragmatic approach requires at least "nearly a thousand additional officials." Therefore, not only will there be a huge gap in officials, but it will also lead to serious redundancy of officials. Not only will it increase the burden on the court, it may also lead to "financial officers being at the mercy of others".
Hostility, warehouse management officers treat each other as enemies."
Not only that, once these two types of officials collude with each other, such additions will become even more meaningless and full of disadvantages.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Shen Shixing also put forward the hypothesis that since the imperial court has fully implemented commercial taxes, the money, food and materials handled by these officials may increase significantly. Under the temptation of such huge benefits
In this situation, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no "persons with weak moral integrity" who will appear to be complicit, which will further increase the burden on the people. "This must be something that a benevolent king cannot tolerate."
In addition, Shen Shixing also questioned many details in a very targeted manner. Zhu Yijun read each item one by one, frowning. Although Huang Mengyu seemed calm next to him, in fact, his palms were wet with sweat, and even the atmosphere was
They didn't dare to come out.
After a while, Zhu Yijun put Shen Shixing's memorial aside. Huang Mengyu noticed that the place where he put Shen Shixing's memorial was not where Zhu Pi's completed memorial was usually placed, but was put aside alone.
Huang Mengyu knew very well that this action meant that the emperor could not make a decision for the time being, so he left it alone for now and would think about it later before reasoning.
Huang Mengyu was obviously relieved and much calmer. Although he didn't even shake, he quietly wiped the sweat from his palms on the hem of the python robe - he had been given the python robe for a long time.
This is not uncommon in the palm prints of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but it is not the sitting python robe like Gao Pingshi's, but the walking python robe like Qi Jiguang.
Zhu Yijun picked up the second memorial, glanced at the Shen Shixing ticket on the surface of the memorial, and immediately narrowed his eyes.
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