Chapter 66 A punch is better than a punch
Zhang Juzheng asked the military department to issue a golden edict to Zhang Chucheng in the incident. The purpose of criticizing Wang Chonggu, Yang Bozi and Yang Junqing for their arrogance was to take Yang Bo out. Zhang Juzheng still did not want to do anything to him. Yang Bo took action. Although Yang Bo spoke for the Jin Party, what he did was still not too outrageous.
But Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei are a little too ungrateful.
I must provoke Zhang Juzheng.
Ge Shouli, the official who was supposed to fight for the Jin Party, saw that this matter had nothing to do with Yang Bo, so he simply chose to shut up.
Arsenal officer Lin Shaohuai and military counselor Wu Zhe embezzled more than 70,000 taels of silver. So how much money did the Jin party get in Xuanda and Dazhou? How many unknown activities are there behind this? Who knows if Zhang Juzheng has any backup plans?
If you came up at this time, wouldn't Zhang Juzheng take the opportunity to slap him to death?
Zhang Juzheng asked Wang Chonggu, who had previously served as governor-general of military affairs in Xuanfu and Datong, if he knew that someone was evading border inspections, inspecting Dingjian, and bribing the supervisors in Beijing.
Twenty-seven court officials knew clearly that these were all members of the Jin Party. It would be strange for Wang Chonggu not to know. This was to give Wang Chonggu a chance to pick himself out.
“I don’t know sincerely.” Wang Chonggu didn’t hesitate much and chose to protect himself.
Zhu Yijun was on the platform, the pencil in his hand paused, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Wang Chonggu said that he didn't know, just to get away with it and not be implicated. All the officials inside and outside the Wenhua Hall knew clearly that Wang Chonggu I know, but Wang Chonggu can just say that he doesn't know.
"Wang Shaobao doesn't know about it, so what does Wang Shaobao think about this matter?" Zhang Juzheng asked Wang Chonggu for his opinion in turn. This meant that he had made up his mind. It seemed that Wang Chonggu was going to clean up the family, but in fact he was letting Wang Chonggu clean up the family. Mutual harm within the party reduced his influence within the Jin Party and further undermined the cohesion of the Jin Party.
Cliques are all about cohesion. Once the ship of cronies begins to leak from the top, people’s hearts will be dispersed, and they will be completely dispersed.
Zhang Juzheng asked Ma Fang, the chief military officer of Datong, to bribe the officer in charge of the inspection to avoid the inspection and let Wang Chonggu express his position. This was to further damage the cohesion of the Jin Party, at least not like this time, up and down. We worked together to resist the imperial court's border inspections, inspect Dingjian, and truly spread the power of supervision to Xuanfu Datong.
This is the real purpose of Zhang Juzheng's second wave of offensive.
Wang Chonggu knew clearly that there was a pit ahead, but he could only jump down. Zhang Juzheng was so caught up in the situation that he didn't give Wang Chonggu any other choice. He said helplessly: "Of course it is better to be dismissed and investigated. "
Yang Bo had a slumped look on his face, leaning back on his chair, feeling lost. How many things did the Jin Party hide from him? If Zhang Juzheng had not impeached Yang Bo with the Jin Zi Gao murder case first, Yang Bo would have been forced to leave the court early under this round of offensive.
Zhang Juzheng wanted to pass the law test smoothly, but Yang Bo still thanked Zhang Juzheng for not killing him. At least in the last period of his life, Zhang Juzheng saved Yang Bo's reputation.
Tan Lun, Secretary of the Ministry of War, suddenly said: "Ma Fang, the left governor of Datong, fought hundreds of battles and suffered dozens of wounds on his body. If he attacks the masses with a small number, he will win a big victory. He captured dozens of ministers and beheaded them to no avail. , His prestige is known in the border, and he has been on the border for a long time, and he has made great achievements. Tonight, it is appropriate to give him a graceful appearance, so as not to chill the soldiers of the world. "
Ma Fang is a Han nationality, and was plundered to Yibei. He became the horse slave of Anda Khan. In the 16th year of Jiajing, he finally found an opportunity to escape from the enemy camp. Starting from an ordinary soldier, he relied on military merit and climbed step by step to the position of the left governor of Datong. .
During the protracted confrontation from the 29th year of Jiajing to the 45th year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing looked at Ma Fang's achievements and only said: No more brave than Ma Fang!
Not only is the little emperor good at the trick of winning people's hearts by playing a red face and a bad face, but Tan Lun is also good at it.
The reason why Tan Lun sang like this was to cooperate with Zhang Juzheng, and he had already said hello in advance.
Zhang Juzheng wrote his own opinions on the memorial to impeach Ma Fang without saying anything, and handed the memorial to impeach Ma Fang, the left governor of Datong, to Zhang Hong.
If there is no one in the Jin Party cabinet, no one is qualified to post a floating vote on the memorial. Unless the emperor has a better idea, under normal circumstances, the opinions of the cabinet will prevail. This is what the Ming Cabinet said in Wanli Indirect decision-making power formed during the years.
Of course, the emperor does not have to listen.
Zhu Yijun read the contents of the memorial for a long time, and after printing it, he said: "Instruct Ma Fang, the left governor of Datong, to return home and stay at leisure."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Wang Chonggu heard that His Majesty the Emperor planned to discuss the matter and did not intend to expand the scope of the attack. He breathed a sigh of relief and saluted and thanked him.
Zhang Juzheng did not pursue this matter and pursue it fiercely. It seemed that he gave the Jin Party a chance to breathe. However, Zhang Juzheng turned out the third memorial and said with an extremely serious face: "With reading and viewing Records, Xuan Da Shanxi deputy generals Ma Gui and Ma Jin, generals Jia Guozhong, Li Ruyao, Li Guozhen, Yang Erqian, Wang Guoxun, Xue Bangqi, Zhao Chongbi, Ge Chen, all ten generals were dismissed. Xu Xing asked questions, and still replaced the generals and Guerrilla, Xi Yuan, Zhang Yuanbao, Pu Dongyang, Wu Kun, Ren Binggong, etc., added."
"Why!" Wang Chonggu stood up suddenly and said in shock: "Yuan Fu, here. It's Wenhua Palace. You said it yourself. Everything must be discussed. How can you be so arbitrary? The Lord is watching you from the platform!"
Zhang Juzheng took out a form, slammed it on the table, and said sternly: "It's because the border inspection officials gave Li Le a review of the construction records of the Great Wall! You took the money from the court, where are the passes? Where's the Great Wall? The army Where are you? Wang Chonggu, tell me where it is!"
"Where is the pass at Huyukou? There is no pass at all!"
"Yang Dazai, you know this. Is it something?”
There was some expectation in Zhang Juzheng’s eyes. He didn’t want Yang Bo to be a participant in these bad things. Yang Bo must be the one who gained the benefits, but he didn’t want Yang Bo to be the instigator. that person. "I know, I knew it last night." Yang Bo showed a sad smile, a little at a loss. He looked back and forth, saw the horrified faces of the courtiers, and answered Zhang Juzheng's question with a painful tone.
Yang Bo realized that he was right again, Zhang Siwei should not have provoked Zhang Juzheng.
Corrupting Li Le made Zhang Juzheng angry. According to Yang Bo's understanding of Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng would not have fought so aggressively if he had not provoked Li Le. One punch was better than the other, and the Jin Party could not resist it. force.
Zhang Juzheng was relieved after hearing this. At least the virtuous minister he had watched for so many years did not completely become a beetle in the country in the last part of his life. At least when he spoke for the Jin Party, Yang Bo felt uneasy.
It’s not that Zhang Juzheng has a problem with knowing people, it’s that Lu Shusheng has a problem.
Zhang Juzheng looked at Wang Chonggu again, held his hands, and asked in a calmer tone: "Wang Chonggu, why don't we, the twenty-seven courtiers of the Wenhua Palace, go to Xuanfu and Datong for a visit? ?”
Zhu Yijun coughed slightly and said: "If you really want to go, I will go together and call Shangqian Anbo. Qi Shuai knows better about military affairs."
If you call Qi Jiguang, you have to call To send 6,000 southern soldiers means to ask 100,000 soldiers to go with them. This is not a review, this is counterinsurgency.
The reason why the Jin Party did not dare to lift the table was because they knew they could not win.
What is Zhu Yijun doing? Adding fuel to the fire, adding fuel to the fire.
What's the use of just making noise, do it!
Let’s fight!
Rivers of blood!
Zhu Yijun is standing up for Zhang Juzheng, taking charge of the young country's suspicion, and at the moment when the imperial power is absent, no matter what Zhang Juzheng does, he lacks the support of righteousness. Zhu Yijun really can't do much, he won't Sit back and watch Zhang Juzheng fight alone.
When Yang Bo heard the little emperor's words, he immediately understood that the palace had probably known about Li Le for a long time. The palace was very, very dissatisfied with Zhang Siwei's corruption of Li Le. Yang Bo saw Wang Chonggu whispered: "In-laws, be careful what you say."
Yang Bo mentioned his in-law relationship with Wang Chonggu in the Wenhua Hall, not to make Zhang Juzheng afraid, but to make the irritable Wang Chonggu should be more awake and don't be irritated by the current situation and talk nonsense, which will eventually lead to more embarrassing things happening.
Since Zhang Juzheng dared to attack, he was obviously well prepared.
Feng Bao picked up the list and said in amazement: "Awesome, awesome. Let me look at this list. There are a total of 1,773 piers and abutments along the Xuanfu. , there are more than 700 passes in disrepair, and the city gates of Changgoukou, Sihaiyekou, Changshengkou, Guanbeikou, Duhukou, Shagoukou and Sanchakou were actually built in the 18th year of Jiajing's reign."
"Over the years, these passes have asked the court for money every year to renovate them. In March of the fifth year of Longqing's reign, Guanbeikou alone asked for 70,000 silver to renovate the passes. Where are the passes? Wang Shaobao, you are trying to support the bandits' self-respect. Be careful and favor the enemy!"
"What does Wang Shaobao mean by saying that the deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province, Ma Gui, Ma Jin, and more than a dozen generals cannot move?" Zhang Juzheng closed the memorial and went straight to the point. Don't let Wang Chonggu talk nonsense or change the topic, but go straight to the core of the problem.
Or, King Chonggu should bear the cost of the lax construction of the Great Wall.
Or, let the two deputy generals of Xuanfu and Datong and more than a dozen generals bear the price.
When something goes wrong, someone always has to bear the responsibility.
Wang Chonggu thought about it again and again, and said with certainty: "Under the sky, it is the king's land; on the shore of the land, it is the king's ministers. This is how it should be to celebrate power and punishment."
This time he was caught by Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng was determined not to let the Jin party go without some blood. He fell out but didn't dare, so he had no choice but to admit defeat.
Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and then at Yang Bo. Yang Bo's face was full of pain. It was a tragedy for the Ming Dynasty that such a thing happened. Wang Chonggu's expression was a little resentful, as if he was resenting why Mr. Yuan Fu was staring at him. They won't let go.
Zhu Yijun was a little strange. He did something wrong and was punished. Isn't this right?
Whenever he, the emperor, made a mistake, Empress Dowager Li would ask Zhang Juzheng to write a note on his sins, and ask Zhu Yijun to go to the Ancestral Temple to recite to his ancestors until he recited them. This Jin party made a mistake, and was also criticized. After finding out, Wang Chonggu has nothing to complain about!
Zhang Juzheng shook his sleeves and took out his fourth memorial.
This is not the end.
Historically, from September of the sixth year of Longqing to September of the following year, starting from the impeachment of Zhang Siwei, Zhang Siwei was forced to become an official in order to inspect the construction of the Great Wall, and Wang Chonggu was expelled one after another, and Yang Bo was deposed and ordered to Ma Fang went home to stay for a while, and killed ten generals including Ma Gui. The series of actions were lightning fast, but they quickly aroused the vigilance of the palace. In the end, Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to stop. Zhang Siwei returned in the second year of Wanli. towards. Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were unable to spread their ambitions, so why should Zhang Juzheng be the same? When I read this piece of history, I couldn’t help but sigh.
(End of this chapter)