Chapter 55: Talking can destroy the captives, but where are the northern captives?
In the early Ming Dynasty, the prime minister's office had decision-making power. Hu Weiyong had great power. Now the chief minister of the cabinet does not have much decision-making power. He has to go to the ceremonial supervisor to approve the red, and the emperor to issue the seal. Zhang Juzheng seems to have much less power than Hu Weiyong.
However, the Ming Emperor is only ten years old now.
Zhang Juzheng presides over court discussions and is responsible for drawing up votes. He has power over the government and the public, and can even control the little emperor. Isn't he more powerful than Hu Weiyong?
Does Hu Weiyong dare to take care of Emperor Taizu Gao?
Zhang Juzheng dared and could manage the little emperor.
Zhang Juzheng stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the glimmering lake and said: "In the tenth year of Hongwu, Hu Weiyong was the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, and he was responsible for major events including life and death. Emperor Gao would act arbitrarily without reporting to Taizu. He would first take a look at all the memorials from the internal and external ministries, and would not submit them to the emperor if they were not beneficial to him. "
"In this case, Emperor Taizu Gao would just dismiss them."< br>
You Qi said doubtfully: "Then why did Emperor Taizu Gao kill Hu Weiyong, and Gua Man was so involved?"
Zhang Juzheng said with great certainty: "Because of Hu Weiyong and the martial arts in the DPRK The relationship is extremely close.”
"Hu Weiyong is related by marriage to the Korean Duke Li Shanchang, and has frequent contacts with Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng, Pingliang Marquis Fei Ju, Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong, Xingyang Marquis Zheng Yuchun, Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu, Jingning Marquis, etc. The relationship between the Xi Party and the Party is too close."
"In-laws, do you understand? Isn't it because the Jin Party is a clan party in the palace?"
You Qi suddenly realized: "That's it."
"Hu Xiang and Wu Xun had close contacts, which made Emperor Taizu Gao restless, like a thorn in his back. Only then did Hu Xiang appear in the "Records of Revealing Traitors", and a national A major case involving tens of thousands of people at the beginning left lingering poison. "
You Qi finally stopped talking. He already understood the key. His Mr. Yuanfu did not intend to be a powerful minister, but just wanted to be a powerful official. The minister of the country.
Wu Xun of the Ming Dynasty was in decline, and when there were major events in the DPRK, it would be good if Wu Xun could protect himself wisely.
Times are changing, and the most capable group in the Ming Dynasty has changed from the Huaixi Clique to today's Nanbing.
The man who commanded the southern troops was Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang paid homage to Zhang Ju at the Quanchu Guild Hall. The relationship was too close. Now the people in the palace are indifferent. That’s because the emperor was young and focused on stability. But after all, the emperor was To grow up.
The emperor has grown up. How he views the relationship between Gao Gong and the Xuanda frontier army now will be how he views the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang in the future.
Zhang Juzheng was clumsy at seeking a career, not because he didn't know how to do it, but because the young master was in doubt and the imperial power was absent. If he wanted to seek a career, he couldn't seek a country.
Zhang Juzheng continued with a relaxed expression: "How do you think Mr. Yuanfu is good?"
"It's not good to be the chief minister who only has power. Look at Gao Gong, he said it in a memorial. He said some harsh words and immediately returned home to rest. He was too impatient. Even if Mr. Gao Ge didn't want to think about the Queen Mother and the Emperor, he didn't want to think about what the Jin Party members behind him would think after seeing "Chen Wu Shi Shu"."
"As a Yuanfu, he can't even eat a plain meal with his corpse. He has no ability to deal with civil unrest, border troubles, and Japanese pirates. For example, Xia Yan during the Jiajing period ended up being beheaded in the West Market."
“This is a Yuanfu, delegating power, seizing power, monopolizing power, and manipulating power. Whatever you do is wrong, and if you don’t do it, it is also wrong. The end result is not very good.”
“Now That’s good.”
What Zhang Juzheng said is to be both lenient and strict. When you are the chief minister, you must be cautious in everything. If you make a mistake, you will die. Zhang Juzheng is not afraid of death, but he is afraid of people’s death and the government’s demise. .
The Ming Dynasty has few breaths left. He is determined to reform, but his people are gone. If the opponents continue to counterattack, how much strength does the Ming Dynasty still have?
With the death of the people and the end of the government, there will inevitably be a political turmoil that affects the entire Ming Dynasty. This is not Zhang Juzheng’s ambition, and he does not want to see it.
"What about the Jin Party..." You Qi expressed his worries.
Why is the Jin Party afraid of Zhang Juzheng? Because Zhang Juzheng had capable figures in all aspects of military, political, financial and constitutional affairs, the Zhang Party could compete with the Jin Party. Even after the Jin Party lost Gao Gong, the chief minister of the cabinet, the Zhang Party still had an advantage.
Qi Jiguang was the leader of the Zhang Party in military matters. Qi Jiguang gave back his badge. Wouldn’t the Jin Party take the opportunity to add insult to injury?
Zhang Juzheng was delighted when he heard You Qi's inquiry and said with a smile: "If the Jin Party tries to win over Qi Shuai, it will only bring humiliation to itself. It won't even be able to pee in a pot, so it has to go up." , aren’t you looking for scolding? The Jin Party is too busy to take care of itself. The Huyukou Great Wall was only built last year and collapsed in one attack. Someone must take the responsibility.”
“Your Majesty once said, comrades and colleagues. , we can have fun together.”
A gentleman’s clique is bound by ambition, and a villain’s clique is bound by interests. The most critical relationship between a villain’s clique is in-laws and fellow villagers, which is what His Majesty calls clan. The word party.
Zhang Juzheng is not worried that Qi Jiguang will join the Jin Party if he returns his waist card, because he knows exactly that Qi Jiguang's ambitions are the same as his Zhang Juzheng's.
Let Ming Dynasty rise again and make Ming Dynasty great again.
So, even after Qi Jiguang gave up his cards, he was still Zhang Dang, but they were just friends with a common goal. The relationship between the leader and his subordinates was beneficial when the situation was weak; when the situation was strong, it was not. It became a shackles. Let your cronies grow to a point where they can threaten the imperial power, and the road will be narrow.
In Zhang Juzheng's view, Qi Jiguang's return of his waist card only made the relationship pure and clean. We are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty with common aspirations and are good to each other.
His Majesty the Emperor has shown his heart for the world and his perseverance.
A scholar cannot be without great perseverance, and there is a long way to go.
In the early morning of this day, a memorial was sent to Wenyuan Pavilion. The memorial to impeach Qi Jiguang for his tyranny appeared in front of Zhang Juzheng's case.
"I really can't wait. I just paid back my waist card yesterday, and today I'm going to impeach Qi Shuai. Can these people restrain themselves?" Zhang Juzheng looked at a memorial in his hand and looked at him with a strange expression. He said to Lu Tiaoyang.
The second assistant Lu Tiaoyang picked up a plate of memorials, placed it in front of Zhang Juzheng and said: "These are all!"
As usual, Zhang Juzheng floated the tickets. Shangdu will not hesitate to praise Qi Jiguang's achievements with kind words, but now, Qi Jiguang is no longer under Zhang Juzheng of the Quanchu Guild Hall.
Zhang Juzheng picked up the pen, folded the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, dipped it in ink, and began to write.
Qi Jiguang returned the waist card of the Quanchu Guild Hall, which means that Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng completely parted ways. This means that Qi Jiguang has lost the backing and backing of the DPRK, and he can start impeachment.
Previously, officials did not dare to impeach because of the respect and fear of Zhang Juzheng both inside and outside the Ming Dynasty. Now that Qi Jiguang has become Wu Xun, who is still afraid of him?
Zhang Juzheng wrote on the floating ticket and wrote a lot, mainly to refute the arguments of the officials. He was still defending Qi Jiguang's reputation, just like before, there was no difference.
Could it be that a gentleman's cronies rely on this waist card and his relationship with his sect leader?
The friendship between Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang for more than twenty years will not end because of a waist card. They still stand on different fronts to eliminate the ills of Ming Dynasty and restore Ming Dynasty to its vitality.
Zhang Juzheng promoted Qi Jiguang because Qi Jiguang had the heart to serve the country. Zhang Juzheng supported Qi Jiguang in forming the Zhejiang Army and supported Qi Jiguang because Qi Jiguang could really win.
He gave support to Qi Jiguang, and Qi Jiguang used victory after victory to help him in his political activities. This was a process of mutual achievement. It was not what You Qi said. Zhang Juzheng was all kind to Qi Jiguang, and Qi Jiguang was Nothing in return.
You Qi, a servant, only saw Zhang Juzheng's kindness to Qi Jiguang.
The Chief Li's attitude toward Zhang Juzheng was a little strange. They all said that Zhang Juzheng was very fussy. Qi Jiguang pulled such a big mouth on Zhang Juzheng's face outside the Xuanwu Gate, and Zhang Juzheng was still on the floating ticket. , so protective of Qi Jiguang?
Where is Zhang Juzheng, who must be punished?
As always, the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to the Wenhua Palace in his regular clothes, waiting for the eunuchs to carry the dragon chair up. Zhu Yijun sat firmly on the dragon chair.
Zhu Yijun yesterday approved all the memorials to impeach Qi Jiguang. Zhang Juzheng's "Chen Wu Shi Shu" said that all should be approved. Regarding the impeachment of Qi Jiguang, Zhu Yijun came up with his method.
Qi Jiguang ennobled him and returned the Quanchu Guild Hall badge to You Qi. This did not mean that the little emperor had gained military power.
It only means that Qi Jiguang has become a distinguished person, nothing more.
Generals are just individual generals, and military power refers to military construction. These two concepts are not the same at all.
The Zhejiang soldiers are not Qi Jiguang’s private army, they are the Ming Dynasty’s army. From the beginning to the end, the Zhejiang soldiers never became Qi Jiguang’s private army. If the Zhejiang soldiers became Qi Jiguang’s private army, their fate would be different. It would be so miserable.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Is Your Majesty's bow okay?" The ministers greeted each other.
Zhu Yijunxu stretched out his hand, motioning for everyone to level up, and said with a smile: "I am safe, level up, let's discuss it."
Zhang Juzheng is still sitting in the first position on the left, He looked at the twenty-seven courtiers who were seated, took out a memorial and said: "The memorial to impeach Commander Qi has been refuted by your Majesty." If you want to impeach Commander Qi, you can go to Jizhou to counsel the military affairs for three months. If you insist on impeachment, we can discuss it again."
After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he laughed.
I wish all viewers a happy May Day!
(End of this chapter)