Chapter 111 Before Zhang Juzheng exerted any force, Zhang Siwei showed all his trump cards
Zhang Siwei became a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing and was awarded the title of Shujishi. After that, his rapid rise can be described as a step into the clouds. After Yan Song and Xu Jie In the successive political battles between Yang Bo and Gao Gong, Zhang Siwei relied on Yang Bo's government and Wang Chong's military affairs. It took seventeen years for Zhang Siwei to climb from a common official to the position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The fifth level is usually a watershed. For many people, climbing up is as difficult as climbing to the sky?
But Zhang Siwei started from the fifth rank in charge of the Hanlin Academy in July of the fourth year of Longqing, to the third rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and ended on December 12th of the fourth year of Longqing. It only took a short time A short five months.
On December 12, the fourth year of Longqing, Zhang Siwei took another step forward and took the position of Yang Bo's Minister of Civil Affairs.
In the fifth year of Longqing's reign, the tribute was paid off. Zhang Siwei, who had always been cautious, exposed his arrogant nature for the first time when the Hedong Salt Patrol case broke out when the spring breeze was triumphant and horseshoe disease broke out.
Censor Gao Yongchun found out the root cause of the corruption of the salt law in the border areas. It was all caused by officials running rampant and big businessmen seeking patents. The censor found several small salt merchants through various means, and traced it again, and played a game. A complete set of skin-removing and bone-removing techniques implicated Zhang Siwei's father and Wang Chonggu's brother, two big businessmen, in the Hedong salt patrol case.
The Salt Law has been suffering for a long time, and salt patrols are also a routine matter. It’s not that Zhang Siwei’s father and Wang Chonggu’s brother went too far, the censor just laughed and passed away, treating Yanding as a domestic slave. It's a common thing, but isn't it a bit excessive to sell salt, iron feathers and other items to Beilu?
The nature of Zhang Siwei and Wang Chong as an ancient official, gentry and businessman is exposed.
Zhang Siwei had no choice but to resign in order to settle the matter. After three memorials, he returned to his hometown as official.
The following year, Zhang Siwei came back to power and changed from the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the official of the East Palace. He was considered to be back in power. However, he was soon accused of bribing Gao Gong and was impeached again. After repeated impeachments, Zhang Siwei Finally, he became an official again.
Now Zhang Chucheng's old story is brought up again, and a memorial is made to Zhang Siwei's merchant family;
Wang Jiaping found a Kedao official to write a memorial, saying that Zhang Siwei's family was unfortunate.
These two incidents immediately cast a heavy shadow on Zhang Siwei's return to the court.
Zhang Han from the Ministry of Civil Affairs also joined in the fun and helped out. He reported: Zhang Siwei used to be the official of the East Palace, serving the prince. Now His Majesty is so young that there is no prince at all. That Zhang What official should be used to return to the court in the fourth dimension? This is a question. The Ministry of Personnel is planned to be in charge of Zhan Shi's affairs and responsible for the prince's education.
What? Is the little emperor still young? No prince? If there is no prince, then just wait. When there is a prince, when the prince leaves the cabinet, when the prince starts studying, Zhang Siwei's work can begin.
The emperor's study and the prince's study are two completely different teams. Zhang Siwei has missed the best opportunity.
Looking at the dogfight in this period, Zhu Yijun can only say that officialdom and party struggle are a bloody zero-sum game.
Under strict competition, one party's gain must mean the other party's loss. The sum of the gains and losses of all parties in the game is always zero, so there is no possibility of cooperation between the two parties, commonly known as involution.
Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi are indeed members of the Jin Party, but they are at odds with Zhang Siwei. For their own merits and for the interests of the new Party, Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi regard Zhang Siwei as their life and death enemy, a heretic more than a heretic. Damn it, so Ge Shouli's second general, Heng Ha, kept suppressing Zhang Siwei.
Zhang Juzheng naturally wanted to suppress Zhang Siwei. His confidant Zhang Chucheng impeached Zhang Siwei one after another and Wang Chonggu returned to Xuanfu Datong to fill the hole.
However, Zhang Han does not have a deep foundation. He always shouts that Mr. Yuan Fu handles things well and beats up the drowned dog. Zhang Han will definitely help.
While Zhu Yijun was happily watching the excitement, he always had some doubts. Soon he knew what he had neglected.
Empress Dowager Li brought a row of maids to Zhu Yijun's bedroom.
“I’ve met my mother.” Zhu Yijun stood in front of the official screen and bowed cheerfully as a salute.
Empress Dowager Li asked curiously: "What is so fun?"
Zhu Yijun picked up the small wooden stick and pointed at the official screen to explain the current battle situation with a smile. Said: "Right now, Zhang Dang is looking for Zhang Siwei's background as a Shanxi merchant; the Jin Dang is fighting against each other, seizing on Zhang Siwei's family misfortune, and pursuing them fiercely; the officials are adding insult to injury, and are preparing to arrange Zhang Siwei to do idle work to support him in his old age. , Zhang Siwei is unable to advance or retreat now!”
“It’s impossible to escape with wings like this!”
Mrs. Li’s expression changed several times before she said helplessly: “Zhang Siwei has been found! Your grandpa gave him a large sum of money. Your grandpa went to the Taoist memorial today and talked about Zhang Siwei."
"Huh?" Zhu Yijun looked at the official screen, so encircled. It was a dead end situation where it was impossible to fly without wings. In the end, Zhang Siwei really transformed his wings and flew away!
Zhu Yijun put down the wooden stick, held his hands and said, "Grandpa, why does he accept all the money?"
In this great situation, Zhang Siwei actually found a way to break it, which is simply abominable.
Empress Dowager Li said helplessly: "Emperor, your mother and grandpa are originally from Shanxi. Gengxuzhi fled to Beijing to escape the war. My mother was originally the maid of Prince Yu's palace. "
"Mother, sit down for a moment and allow me to think slowly." Zhu Yijun motioned to Queen Mother Li to sit down and speak without being so abrupt.
Zhu Yijun was lost in thought while looking at the official book screen. Queen Mother Li was speechless for a long time after she finished speaking.
The little emperor looked at the official book screen and saw that there was no palace affairs on it, so Zhu Yijun never knew that his grandfather was also a member of the Jin Party!
This perfectly answers the question, why is Zhang Siwei?
Why did it take just five months to complete the long step to the sky from the fifth level to the third level that others could not complete in a lifetime?
Why is Zhang Siwei so crazy that he dares to step on Yang Bo.
The reason Zhang Siwei was promoted so quickly was because Zhang Siwei was the late emperor's own and confidant. Zhang Siwei dared to step on Yang Bo Liwei. It was Zhang Siwei who could reach into the palace.
Zhu Yijun suddenly remembered that Zhang Qiuju was playing with fire during the New Year. Empress Dowager Li wanted to forgive her. Zhu Yijun scolded the maid and expelled her from the palace because Zhang Qiuju contacted Zhang Hong and instigated a meeting between Zhang Hong and Zhang Siwei. Zhang Hong directly told His Majesty and Feng Sure enough, Zhang Qiuju was expelled directly.
Zhang Siweineng could get the approval of the Queen Mother in the palace, so he would naturally do whatever he wanted.
Zhang Siwei's ups and downs are both strange. After Zhang Siwei became an official for the first and second time, he was able to rise again the following year without any recommendation. This is against common sense.
"What do you think, mother? If mother had trusted the Jin Party, she would not have rushed Gao Gong home in the first place. Gao Gong is the Jin Party's biggest supporter." Zhu Yijun frowned. He needed to know clearly. I know Queen Mother Li’s attitude.
Empress Dowager Li thought for a while and said: "If Gao Gong wants to remove the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he will definitely be expelled. Your grandpa will intercede with Zhang Siwei. My mother is also in trouble. Your grandpa is poor and afraid. This I did some business with Zhang Siwei in the past few years, and some bad things happened, but Zhang Siwei came forward to settle things."
"But because your grandfather delayed state affairs, it was not my mother's intention. How could I condone it. If your family violates the laws of the country, it is natural to ask him to come to the palace to reprimand him. The next time, the laws of the country are ruthless."
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Then follow what my mother said."
The backstage of Zhang Siwei is Wang Chonggu. Wang Chonggu is responsible for my tribute. It is not good to pursue too hastily before the capital camp is completed.
The joint strangulation of Zhang Juzheng, Ge Shouli, and Zhang Han was just to make Zhang Siwei be more honest and tell Zhang Siwei that the sky had changed.
On the afternoon of the next day, Wu Qingbo Li Wei, the young emperor's maternal grandfather, and Empress Dowager Li's biological father, came to the palace to see him. Empress Dowager Li and Queen Mother Chen received Wu Qingbo Li Wei behind the curtain in the martial arts room.
The little emperor was practicing martial arts in the martial arts room.
Empress Dowager Li picked up the air of the Empress Dowager and said sternly: "Father, you took advantage of Zhang Siwei's lobbying and you should not have spoken for him! The court has laws and ancestors have rules. The emperor is still young, and the disadvantages of appeasement will be a big disadvantage in the world from the emperor!"
"If you are still unwilling to be cautious, don't be a relative of the emperor, I will appoint Zhang Zong! The government has taken away your uncle Wu Qing!”
Empress Dowager Li’s words were quite harsh. If Uncle Wu Qing interferes in the government affairs again, not even relatives of the emperor will be able to do so.
"The Queen Mother..." Li Weigang was about to defend himself when an arrow whizzed past, passed through his hair, shot out from his ear, and was suddenly nailed to the wooden pillar.
Zhu Yijun ran over in great panic and said with great concern: "Oh, grandpa, grandpa, are you okay! My hand slipped for a moment, and the arrow flew over. Isn't it hurt?"< br>
"Reply to Your Majesty, no problem, no problem." Li Wei was really frightened, and his whole body was blinded. The little emperor's arrow missed a little and opened a big hole in his forehead!
Is the little emperor going to kill him? !
Zhu Yijun checked carefully and then breathed a sigh of relief. He said slightly angrily: "These swordsmen and arrows don't have eyes. Feng Daban burned this bow and almost hurt his grandfather." , it’s better to destroy it!”
“I accept the order.” Feng Bao looked serious, and Feng Bao, who had received strict training, did not laugh out loud. Feng Bao, who was familiar with the emperor, was very sure that the little emperor was scolding Wu Qingbo. Li Wei made the knife in Zhang Siwei's hand, and it was the knife that stabbed his daughter and grandson.
If it's useless, burn it clean.
Zhu Yijun This is a clear threat, forget it this time, and next time, it will be a dead end!
Zhu Yijun showed his signature smile and said: "Mother, we are all members of our own family. Grandpa finally made it to the palace. Why do you let grandpa kneel down to reply?"
"Grandpa. It’s not uncommon to earn some money. Last time, my mother asked the court for four thousand taels of silver for my grandfather’s sake, which caused a big disturbance. If Mr. Yuanfu hadn’t taken action, it might have ended.”
< br> "Isn't that Zhang Siwei, who has both sides of the head and the rat, is polite on the surface, but threatens grandpa to go to the palace to lobby if something goes wrong? Grandpa is not to blame for this, but if it is to be blamed, it is Zhang Siwei who is insidious and cunning!"
When Li Wei heard this, he knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you are wise! That Zhang Siwei deceived me and said that he was doing business. How did I know that what he was doing was a collusion with Beilu? Your Majesty, your Majesty, I am guilty, please punish me."
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Grandpa, please don't associate with him in the future. Don't you know that those businessmen are only seeking profit? They are relatives of the emperor. Wouldn’t it be a loss of status to associate with them? We have suffered this loss, and we must not be fooled again in the future.”
“I obey, thank you for your teaching.” Li Wei knelt on the ground and trembled. said.
"Then grandpa and mother are talking, I'm going to practice martial arts." Zhu Yijun smiled again and entered the martial arts room. Today was already the day for him to change his bow, which was a 40-pound soft bow.
Empress Dowager Li still did not let Li Wei get up, but said sternly: "If there is a next time, there will be no forgiveness! Father, the Queen of Xiaomiao, and later the Queen Mother of Xiaokangjing, indulged her family for profit, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling traveled around the countryside with the emperor's relatives and stayed in the palace at night with twelve crowns. What was the end result?
"If I indulge our Li family, I will harm our family."
"Don't drag us into eternal hell just for a few taels of silver, and we will never be able to get over it!"
< br>When Empress Dowager Chen heard that Empress Dowager Li was really angry, she hurriedly advised: "Just stop interacting with each other in the future, and don't get angry, sister."
When Li Wei left, he had just walked to Zuoshun Gate. He was stopped by Feng Bao. Feng Bao said with a smile: "Uncle Wu Qing will stay and your Majesty will give orders." Two thousand and five hundred guan in banknotes, to show the friendship between relatives, there is no need to say goodbye."
"Thank you for your kindness." Li Wei was a little stunned for a moment after receiving the reward. Why is the little emperor so skilled in this combo of knocking and punching?
Feng Bao took a step forward and whispered: "Uncle Wu Qing, let me remind you that His Majesty's rule is to do it again and again and again and again. Last time he repaired the house with four thousand taels, this time with Zhang If there is another time when doing business in Siwei, it’s hard to say what will happen.”
“Uncle Wu Qing thinks that your Majesty is young, but your Majesty has grown up after all.”
“Yan. That’s it, Uncle Wu Qing goes slowly.”
Feng Bao’s warning is extremely well-intentioned. Your Majesty’s rule is to do it again and again and again. Your Majesty will always abide by this rule. If Uncle Wu Qing comes to the palace to lobby for money again, Then you can't blame the little emperor for ignoring the friendship between relatives.
Li Wei trembled violently. The little emperor wouldn't do anything to him. He was his grandfather after all, but the eunuch would!
It is conceivable that if something happens to Li Wei, the little emperor will find someone from the Huangmen to take the blame and beat him to death.
Soon, Li Wei returned home and started cutting with Zhang Siwei at a very fast speed. He had to listen to the palace's admonitions. The only thing he could rely on was his daughter.
Before giving the banquet, Zhu Yijun began to inquire about the affairs reported every day. This is what Hou Yu Zhaohou said in the imperial history, and he must inquire about it!
"This is probably the case in the palace. My mother has already warned me. I don't think I will cause any more trouble. Household affairs have become state affairs, which makes my husband laugh." Zhu Yijun said a little apologetically.
"The Holy Mother is virtuous." Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but said after hearing this.
Xiao Kang respected the Queen Mother and indulged her family members to engage in treachery and profit, which caused unrest in the harem. Queen Mother Li summoned her family members to the palace to reprimand her. She did not violate the ancestral laws and the country's disciplines because of her father. She was able to restrain her family members. , which is already quite virtuous.
"I had no intention of stopping Zhang Siwei from returning to the court to celebrate his power and punishment. Since the court meeting has passed, His Majesty has decreed the official affairs department, and I cannot stop him." Zhang Juzheng felt that he had not spoken clearly enough, and he wanted to be more clear. Said: "Just let Zhang Siwei take charge of the affairs of Zhan Shi's house." Zhang Juzheng, Ge Shouli, and Zhang Han joined forces to strangle him, not to prevent him from returning to the court, but to let him take on an idle errand. Zhang Siwei's return to the court had been scheduled for a long time thing.
Wu Qingbo and Li Wei lobbied for Zhang Siwei without affecting the result. Zhang Siwei went to Zhan Shi's Mansion to be responsible for the prince's education.
His Majesty is currently eleven years old, and will be fifteen when he gets married. Even if the prince is born the next year and leaves the court to study, he will still be six years old. In total, eleven years have passed. Zhang Siwei did return to the court, a little bit, and took a leisurely job.
Zhu Yijun thought about it and found that in this round, Zhang Siwei was more or less in a state of confusion. Zhang Juzheng himself made a card out of thin air to shock him, and he turned over one of Zhang Siwei's trump cards!
Before Zhang Juzheng exerted any force, Zhang Siwei used all his trump cards. Zhang Juzheng made an ace, and Zhang Siwei even handed over his ultimate move. It is strange that this four-dimensional card can beat Zhang Juzheng.
If you play the card of foreign relatives once, there will never be a second time.
"Criticize Chen Shan." Zhu Yijun wrote four big characters and gave them to Zhang Siwei for him to understand.
In the early years of Wanli, the young emperor gave imperial mottos to ministers, which was a normal political gesture.
As for blaming Chen Shan, it comes from "Mencius Li Lou Shang": "I blame you for being respectful, and Chen Shan forbidding evil is called respect, but I cannot call you a thief."
This sentence talks about the respectful heart of being a minister.
The general idea is: ministers should encourage the king to do difficult but useful things, which is respectful; making useful remarks to the king to avoid evil ways, this is respectful.
Believing that the king cannot be benevolent, shouting that the way of the ancestors is beyond my ability, and sitting back and watching the king's evil deeds is called a thief.
That is to say, being disrespectful is a thief. Zhu Yijun doesn't know whether Zhang Siwei can understand these four words. Zhu Yijun has already warned Zhang Siwei whether he understands or not.
"Sir, I read a novel today called "The Transporter Encounters Dongting Red"." Zhu Yijun sat up straight and talked about his lack of professionalism.
Reading novels is generally not a good thing. As the emperor's master, Zhang Juzheng should strictly supervise the young emperor, blame Yu Jun, and Chen Shan to shut down evil.
But Zhang Juzheng will not fall for the little emperor. We are all old foxes for thousands of years. Who can fall into this kind of trick?
He bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of it. What is it written about?"
To practice, you must first see what the novel is about, and then make a judgment. , do you want to blame Yu Jun and Chen Shan?
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "It is said that during the Chenghua period, there was a man named Wen Shi, whose courtesy name was Ruoxu. Wen Ruoxu failed to become a scholar at first, abandoned Confucianism and became a businessman. He did whatever he did and paid for it. Listen to others. He said that the sea trade was profitable, so he bought a basket of Dongting red oranges, a specialty of Taihu Lake, and it was suddenly transferred! "
"Wen Ruoxu sold this basket of oranges for a thousand dollars to Ji Ling Country! With two taels of silver, I picked up a big turtle shell. There were more than a dozen luminous pearls in the big turtle shell, which were bought by a Persian businessman for 50,000 taels of silver. "
"So the name of this novel is "The Transporter." "Encountering Dongting Red", as the saying goes: when the gold is gone, the iron will shine. Don't talk about dreams with idiots. "
"It's quite interesting."
Zhu Yijun briefly described the outline of the story he saw and then concluded: "This story not only reflects the life trajectory of those who went overseas to do business at that time, but also expresses the eagerness of people who went overseas to do business at that time."
"In the land of Ming Dynasty, which is burdened with heavy accumulation, the bud of maritime commodity economy is too fragile. As long as there is a slight disturbance, the development momentum of maritime trade will be extinguished."
"Xuande In the ninth year, when Zheng He’s ocean-going sails fell, the Ming Dynasty’s maritime trade entered a state of slumber.” It has not moved forward and has become a stubborn stone in the long river of history. It occasionally emerges from the bottom of the water to remind me and the Ming Dynasty of the glory of our past sea power."
"Build a forty-four feet long and wide. The mystery of the eighteen-foot-long treasure ship has become difficult to decipher due to the ruthlessness of time, and the compass that guides the direction has degenerated into looking at Feng Shui, choosing homesteads and graveyards, and cheating, which really makes me sigh. "
"The scholars of the Ming Dynasty seem to have fallen into the dead end of the poor scriptures. They no longer have the majesty of the past. All knowledge has also transformed into empty and mysterious conscience. The world is changing, and the big and small Buddhists are hacking. The wind cuts through the waves, while the Ming Dynasty is depressed and trapped in one incident, which has eroded the edge and sharpness that penetrates the chaotic reality and points to the eternal world. "
"Sir, I am a little unwilling."< br>
"Sir, are you willing? Are you willing to let the Ming Dynasty be like this?"
"Not willing." Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath and said: "I am not willing to accept it. It is not difficult for me to break up the Shen family now. How could it be possible to sacrifice one's life for the public affairs, but for a while the scholar-bureaucrats did not complain about it, and tried to work together to help each other? "
How could it be possible for Zhang Juzheng to die alone? If he were willing, he wouldn't have left in the 32nd year of Jiajing and returned to this rotten court three years later.
"Sir, what is reform?" Zhu Yijun expressed his doubts.
Zhang Juzheng thought over and over again and said: "Reform means destroying the old and establishing the new, reforming the old and creating a new one. The old is a shield and the new is a spear. How to destroy the old shortcomings is the key."
"It is very difficult to give a rigorous and comprehensive definition of reform, let alone implement it."
"Everything that is effective and can be put into action in response to the shortcomings of the old system or crisis situations Any method and implementation can be called a reform, no matter whether the result is good or bad, success or failure."
Zhu Yijun said with conviction: "Sir, I am prepared for the failure of the reform. But I am not willing to let it fail.”
“Mr., I have said that reform, like power, is both top-down and bottom-up. It is by no means the whim of a certain person or group. Sufficient to succeed, this is what the teacher taught me."
"As the saying goes in that story, when the fortune fades, the iron will shine."
Zhang Juzheng. Hearing that, he bowed his head and said, "I will remember your Majesty's edict."
Feng Bao and Zhang Hong looked confused. What on earth were your Majesty and Yuan Fu talking about? How come every word is understandable when read separately, but when connected together, Zhang Juzheng wants to end by obeying His Majesty's edict?
What Zhu Yijun is actually talking about is the general trend of the reform. Only when the tide of social change is gathered together like a flood can it be possible to break through the embankment of the old evils and become unstoppable, so that the new law will not fail, just like Like a fortune-teller, when fortune recedes, gold will lose its color, but when the general trend comes, even stubborn iron can shine brightly.
The general trend is unstoppable. This is what Zhu Yijun wants to say.
"Sir, why don't you bring your parents to the capital?" Zhu Yijun said calmly: "It's not like the Shen clan is ruined. Sir, if you move your family to the capital, you can also enjoy the family relationship." "Happy."
"This is not in line with the ancestral law." Zhang Juzheng frowned, why did your Majesty mention this so well?
Zhu Yijun continued to ask: "Is there any explicit provision?"
"No, there is no explicit provision in the Ming Dynasty's official adoption law, but there is almost no mention of adoption. The second is to avoid suspicion, and the third is to cause inconvenience." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and replied.
In order to avoid suspicion, most of them will go to either party without any relatives.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "In the fourth year of Hongwu, Xu Lin, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, asked to resign and go home to take care of his mother because his old mother lived in Guangji, Qizhou Prefecture; Nanyouwei Baihu Linhao Zhang Lun reported that his parents were both over eighty years old and were unable to serve their parents because they were on duty and were too far away from home." . Enforcing filial piety and admonishing integrity, and raising relatives when moving is a law set by our ancestors."
Zhang Juzheng somewhat understood the subtext of the little emperor, and bowed his head and said, "I dare not disobey."
"Well, let's have a feast." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and started to tell the feast.
Needless to say, Zhang Juzheng mentioned the destruction of the Shen family, and Zhu Yijun was also trying to use the emperor's privileges to prevent Zhang Juzheng from destroying the Shen family.
Zhang Juzheng's pursuit of glory was humiliated, and his son was forced to commit suicide. His energy and spirit of working for the country and not pursuing a career completely disappeared. Social conflicts rapidly intensified, including peasant uprisings, land annexations, military mutinies, Problems such as barbarian rebellion became increasingly prominent, and eventually reached the point where they could not be adjusted.
In the fifth year of Wanli, Zou Yuanbiao, who cursed Zhang Juzheng for not returning and Ding You was a beast and was crippled by the imperial staff. In the last year of Wanli, dragging a crutch, he actively campaigned for Zhang Juzheng's Zhaoxue and tried to recall the lost New Deal. A lost era, but it's a pity that it's too late.
You don’t know how to cherish it when you have it, and you regret it when you lose it. Why can’t you do something in advance to prevent tragedy from happening?
The struggle is cruel. The deeper the contradiction, the more cruel the struggle. The cruelty of struggle and the zero-sum game of officialdom determine that some people will do whatever it takes.
For example, at a certain critical moment, Zhang Juzheng's father passed away, and Zhang Juzheng had to return to his hometown of Dingyou. Whether to go back or not was a question.
To use Ding You’s system crazily to gain some initiative in the struggle, is this something that Ming scholars can do?
To be more precise, Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet in August of the fifth year of Wanli, and Zhang Juzheng's father passed away in September. Zhu Yijun suspected that Zhang Siwei had done something. Judging from Li Leshier, Zhang Siwei His courage is not ordinary.
If Zhang Juzheng’s parents are brought to the capital, how should Zhang Siwei respond?
Zhang Siwei returned to the court and took over the affairs of Zhan Shi's house. However, because the emperor did not have a prince, Zhang Siwei had almost nothing to do. This made Zhang Siwei quite sad and the most terrifying thing. Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Li seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Wu Qingbo's involvement in politics, and issued a stern edict to reprimand Wu Qingbo. Li Wei was so frightened that he did not dare to have any contact with Zhang Siwei.
Zhang Siwei really found a job, which was to annotate the actual records for the little emperor, and he wanted to read the names by name. This can be regarded as a credit.
Wang Chonggu was overjoyed when he heard that the imperial court asked Zhang Siwei to return to the court. He wrote three memorials, thanked the saint for his grace, and also gave Ge Shouli two thousand taels of silver, so that Ge Shouli would look out for Yang Bo's face. , take care of Zhang Siwei one or two, don't let Zhang Siwei get into trouble.
Wang Chonggu didn't care what kind of official his nephew was. He only cared about whether Zhang Siwei could return to the court. As long as Zhang Siwei returned to the court, it meant that the court was not ready to take action, and things would turn around.
Wang Chonggu was really scared of being beaten. Zhang Juzheng's methods were too sinister. If he were in the court, he might capsize one day. Now that he has returned to Xuanda, Wang Chonggu is like a tiger returning to the mountain. Entering the sea, birds flying into the sky!
The whole Xuanda University was stomping its feet. Okay, Your Majesty still has to use him?
Wang Chonggu planned to follow Yang Bo's path, govern the place well, appease the herdsmen, and govern him firmly. How could the court rape him for no reason?
Zhang Juzheng's letter reprimanding Yin Zhengmao arrived at Guangzhou in the far south twenty-one days later.
If a gentleman wants to make a difference in the world, he must be strong and perseverant. Sixty-one-year-old Yin Zhengmao is in better physical condition than Tan Lun. He is slightly burly, but he is still strong at his age. Being able to personally lead the troops to kill the enemy shows his bravery.
Watching Yin Zhengmao do his work, I thought he was the kind of person who does not stingy, but when I really see him, I find that Yin Zhengmao has a majestic appearance, with a heroic spirit and a bit of sadness between his brows, and a bright demeanor. Bright eyes and sparse eyebrows.
"Sir, it's easier said than done." Yin Zhengmao sighed heavily. Zhang Juzheng repeatedly asked him not to be corrupt, but most of the money he was greedy for was given to guest soldiers. The reason why he can win the battle is that he rewards generously.
Otherwise, the military discipline of these recruits for fighting in remote places would have been ruined long ago.
The soldiers returned and plundered them, just like thieves. Yin Zhengmao did not have the conditions of Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang was a general who could lead by example and punish heavily, but Yin Zhengmao could only maintain military discipline with generous rewards.
They both lead troops, but they are completely different.
But fortunately, Guangdong and Guangxi gradually calmed down. Yin Zhengmao read the letter for a long time and knew that it was time for Liang Gongzang.
But when he saw the second page, his eyes lit up!
Zhang Juzheng found him a new job. He has finished fighting the Japanese pirates, red-haired bandits, black bandits, and desperadoes in Guangzhou, right? Look, there is a big island on the Wanli seawall called Lu The Song Dynasty was a place where goods were distributed across thousands of miles of sea, and there was a group of red-haired Fans entrenched there!
It’s a red-haired fan!
Luzon was a tributary state of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the country is destroyed, the Ming Dynasty needs to do something.
It’s hard to say anything else, but to kill Japanese pirates, Yin Zhengmao is the professional counterpart!
This is Zhang Juzheng's original words: It is not difficult for a servant to break up his family and sink his clan in order to sacrifice his life for the sake of the public family. However, for a while, the scholar-bureaucrats did not slander or complain about it in order to help each other, but there was nothing they could do. What? It is enough for Ji Du to die from exhaustion! Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! !
(End of this chapter)