Chapter 233 Your Majesty is worse than Wang Qian!
"Let Wang Qian go to Gewuyuan." Zhang Juzheng did not think Wang Qian was a bad person.
In political strife, it is just a means to ensure one's own survival. In political battles, just like on the battlefield, the winner takes all.
If Zhang Siwei had set fire to the palace and burned the emperor to death, and Empress Dowager Li had issued a decree for King Lu to ascend the throne, and then let Zhang Siwei join the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng would not have ended up better than Zhang Siwei. Where to go.
In a zero-sum game, the struggle is a life-and-death struggle.
Moreover, in order to protect himself, Wang Qian’s methods against Zhang Siwei lacked evidence. Wang Qian’s hands and feet were really clean.
Let Wang Qian go to Gewuyuan, and this child will no longer have to be a bad guy. Who wants to be a bad guy by nature? Who is a Jinshi at this age and who is not enthusiastic about turning this dirty and dirty court into a bright and prosperous world?
But as we walked, people gradually changed.
"Can you go?" Wang Chonggu was just a son. He also hoped that his child could go to Gewuyuan and become a doctor of mathematics and stay away from strife.
"Of course, before the examination, His Majesty said that Wang Qian is a smart man and is very interested in arithmetic. Even if he does not go to Gewuyuan, he can still go to the Woolen Official Factory to be a big boss. , Find out how to do business." Zhang Juzheng told Wang Chonggu very clearly that the Ming Emperor really said this and did it.
As long as Wang Chonggu is still a courtier seeking to amass profits, Zhu Yijun has no reason to take action against Wang Chonggu.
"Your Majesty did say that." Wan Shihe took a sip of tea and looked at Wang Chonggu who told him very clearly.
This is not Zhang Juzheng's trick. This is the crime of perverting the imperial edict, but it is Zhenwei's rebellion. What His Majesty said cannot be misinterpreted at will, let alone changed at will.
Wan Shihe heard this, and His Majesty did intend to protect him.
We are all courtiers who have been fighting in the officialdom for half a lifetime, and have reached the Wenhua Palace. In fact, we all know very well that the officialdom is the largest vanity fair in the world. In this vanity fair, even someone as powerful as Zhang Juzheng can make mistakes. Sometimes, for example, Lu Shusheng, the former Minister of Rites, was mistaken by Zhang Juzheng.
Wang Chonggu fell silent. The spring breeze blew through the glass window and blew the tea smoke away. However, Wang Chonggu smiled with relief, shook his head and said: "The child is older than his father. He has his own ideas. Even if I sent him to Gewuyuan or Guanchang. If he doesn't have this ambition, I'm afraid he will try his best to go to Duchayuan. If you go to Hai Rui and sell his anti-corruption skills, Hai Rui will definitely promote him. There is no way he can stop him.” After making up his mind to go this way, let him try it for a walk. If he gets bumps all over his head, he will know that he has changed his mind. Wang Qian is already the father of two children, even if Wang Qian has an accident. , Wang Chonggu will not die.
"Then follow what the great Sikou said." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said with some confusion: "What exactly is the anti-corruption approach of this outsider?"
Wang Chonggu smiled Said: "Walking around in the streets and alleys of this city, the most well-informed are the three nuns and eight nuns, the nun, the Taoist nun, the Gua nun, the matchmaker, the midwife, the noodle-carrying woman, the rice-pounding woman, the shirt-washing woman, the dandan-po, The nanny and the aunt, who walk around the streets, can find the location of this outer room from their hands.”
As soon as these words came out, even Zhang Juzheng took a sip of tea. He seemed to have misunderstood. Wang Qian might really be the kind of person who was born for officialdom and was so bad that he would ooze pus. Is this an idea that anyone can think of?
These three aunts and eight mothers-in-law, as long as they are outside the house, are all in contact. If you ask a few questions, they are basically inseparable.
The most difficult thing to find is to find this outer chamber to fight against corruption. Many court officials in the imperial court have auxiliary chamberlains. That’s all happened. Either the main wife knows about it, or the auxiliary chamberlains are involved. After giving birth to a son, he was unwilling to be so unclear. Even if the child was to be a commoner, he would still enter the house.
But Wang Qian is really a scholar, with a bad heart, liver, spleen and stomach.
After hearing this, Wan Shihe said sluggishly: "Young master, you are indeed very talented in this way."
This son is quite talented as a cruel official!
Being a cool official also requires talent. If you don't have some talent, you will be beaten to death when you are a cool official. Obviously, Wang Qian has the qualifications to be a cool official.
“The three aunts and eight women are the most talkative, but it’s not easy for people to speak.” Zhang Juzheng raised his doubts. These three aunts and eight women knew that the important people , must be tight-lipped, how could it be revealed so easily?
"Three aunts and eight wives are disgusting, and the three religions and nine sects are low. What are they running for? For livelihood, for money. What are they most afraid of? If they get involved in this struggle in the court, they will die in an unknown way. Bai, if you have a chance and tell the secret, you can fly away directly, and many people will make a choice that is beneficial to them." Wang Chonggu explained with a complex expression how to get the three nuns to speak.
He has seen his son's methods, and Bai Yin's way is a inferior method. At most, he uses people's hearts, coercion and inducement, and uses all possible means.
When Wang Qian bought Zhang Siwei's servants, he was always able to buy them accurately.
Zhang Juzheng did not continue to ask, because as long as the outer chamber is found, it is self-evident what to do next. What all the officials in the capital like to do most is to let the outer chamber control those things. This transaction is pure and clean. These outer rooms are probably just accounting offices.
It was a bit inconvenient to give money directly, so after finding out the truth, I sent rare things to the outer room. This seemed to be a circle, but in fact it was not a circle.
This is a well-known way of playing. When it comes to collecting money to do things, only the foreign officials, agents, compradors, and brokers who come to Beijing to do things will know who the outsiders are. And I can get on this line.
Finding the outer chamber is equivalent to capturing the life of this Jingtang official.
"Let him take office after the imperial examination." Zhang Juzheng chose to compromise and let Wang Qian take the plunge. He thought for a long time and said: "Big Sikou, Wang Qian must pay attention to safety and put the He is so annoyed that he can do anything. "
"He knows, but how can anyone not walk by the river without getting his shoes wet?" Wang Chonggu said with a long smile. After exhaling, he could only do this as a father. What happened in the future could only depend on Wang Qian's own fate.
Three days later, it will be the palace examination of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun has already conducted a palace examination. At this stage, the competition is not about talent, but whether the handwriting is beautiful or not.
The handwriting is beautiful. His Majesty took a fancy to it and was able to get the top prize.
In fact, the palace examination only selects the top three and the top three. Unless there are some special cases, the rankings will be lowered. Generally, the rankings in the general examination will prevail.
For example, in the 19th year of Yongle, Yu Qian, who ranked first in the examination, used the strategy to criticize Emperor Wen for some of his wrong decisions in the years when Zhu Di had just moved to his new residence. Tiredness, etc., that’s also true.
Emperor Wen Zhu Di has been fighting all his life. Faced with Yu Qian's accusations, he finally demoted him down the ranking and was reluctant to kill Yu Qian.
In the Wenhua Hall, where the imperial examination was held, Zhu Yijun and Ming Gong met with the students, and then the emperor left with the Ming Gongs. These people had a promising future, but they The future is still far away.
After the palace examination, Zhu Yijun specially summoned Jiao Hong, Feng Mengzhen, Zhang Siwen, and Wang Qian. Jiao Hong was the number one scholar, Feng Mengzhen was the second, and Zhang Siwen was the second and first place. But this first place is This is an honor, because if you want to confer a doctorate in studying things, you will not be selected as a Shujishi.
Zhang Siwen could not become an official because of Zhang Juzheng, but Jiao Hong was tired of the intrigues in the officialdom and thought that he was not the material, so he joined the Gewuyuan with Zhang Siwen.
“It’s a good thing that because of the incident in Luzon, there were fifteen more Jinshi candidates this year. Otherwise, I’m afraid we wouldn’t even be able to get together the candidates for the imperial examination.” Zhu Yijun respected the choices of Zhang Siwen and Jiao Hong. I don't expect Zhang Siwen and Jiao Hong to have any great future in arithmetic. I just hope that they can study arithmetic in a down-to-earth manner. Even if Qingzhang has their meager contribution, it will not be in vain for Zhu Yijun to establish the Gewuyuan.
"I thank your Majesty for your grace." Jiao Hong and Zhang Siwen were naturally smart people to be involved in this situation. Your Majesty meant that they were allowed to go to the Gewuyuan.
Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Mengzhen, nodded and said: "Feng Mengzhen, right? After going to the Hanlin Academy as an editor, he read more books, especially arithmetic. There is still a contradiction and he has to read."
"I obey." Feng Mengzhen clearly noticed that His Majesty didn't seem to like him very much.
The reason Zhu Yijun doesn't like Feng Mengzhen is that Feng Mengzhen has a reputation for being crazy, and he is not an ordinary crazy person. He is not as capable as Zhu Zaiyu, and he dares to call himself crazy. Zhu Yijun naturally doesn't like it.
In the first month of the fifth year of Wanli, this man, Shen Maoxue and Tu Long got drunk in Huancai Pavilion, wrote wantonly, drank and sang lamentations, lamenting that the court was dark, the powerful ministers in the court were in charge of the country, and there was a danger of Beichen being displaced. Feng Bao heard about it Later, Zhu Yijun thought that Feng Bao, a traitor, was criticizing Shilin, so he sent Ti commander Zhao Mengyou there and found the handwriting of the three of them.
The articles written by these three people hang in Huancai Pavilion.
Zhu Yijun didn't like Feng Mengzhen. He and Sun Jigao, the number one scholar in the second year of Wanli, were both carved from the same mold.
"Okay, all of you, please step aside. I'll talk to Wang Qian." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and drove the people away. If Feng Mengzhen really studied, read arithmetic, and read the theory of contradiction, he would be able to touch How can you be saved if you change your mind when you meet the top of the imperial court? Those who don't know are not guilty. Feng Mengzhen's article is more of a scholarly spirit.
If you read the Theory of Contradiction, you still have to be a cheap Confucian, and the only person who will be humiliated is Feng Mengzhen himself.
"Wang Qian, why don't you go to the Gewu Academy and become a doctor of Gewu." Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Qian and said earnestly: "In this officialdom, people can eat people without spitting out their bones. You are the only son who is the chief minister. What if something happens to you if we don’t protect you?”
“This officialdom is like a dragon’s nest, haven’t you seen it yet, Zhang Siwei?”
Zhu Yijun? Wang Qian was still given a chance to choose.
Wang Qian will be scolded when he enters the officialdom. Wang Chonggu will definitely take Yan Song’s place and become a traitor, and Wang Qian will become Yan Shifan. This is something that will happen without any accident. Wang Chonggu will accumulate wealth and gain. Qian is smart but cruel.
As the emperor, Zhu Yijun actually didn’t want to be too harsh on Wang Qian. As long as the water-walled air conditioner in Wang Chonggu’s woolen official factory had not been demolished, Wang Chonggu was not a treacherous minister. The dogfights in the court were left to the old men. yes.
"Your Majesty, I am already in the game. I have jumped out of the Three Realms and is not in the Five Elements. That is Dr. Gewu, not me." Wang Qian bowed his head and said. He heard that His Majesty meant to protect him, but he was actually on his way. .
Wang Qian played a role in Zhang Siwei's poisoning, Zhang Siwei's house fire, and Zhang Siwei's key evidence. He was already in the game. After entering the game, he had no choice.
Wang Qian didn’t regret it. If he didn’t do that, the old Wang family would have been buried with Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei’s problem was that he had no courage to rebel and was incompetent. He couldn’t defeat Qi Jiguang, but he didn’t dare to rebel. No one will follow him to rebel. Who will die among the four-dimensional immortals?
There was a fire in the palace, and the young emperor did not even recall Qi Shuai directly to the capital. Instead, he waited until Qi Shuai completely occupied Daning Guard and the class returned to the court before he began to liquidate.
Your Majesty has completely taken the initiative.
"That's right, we're already in the game." Zhu Yijun nodded clearly, and he said with a smile: "Since you want to do something, you have to do it thoroughly, right?"
"I listen. I said, you want to start the anti-corruption campaign from the outer chamber. I have an idea, but I don’t know if it’s right or not. Wang Qing, please listen and give me some advice.”
“Wang Qing, what do you think of this outer chamber? What does she have the most? What does she lack the most?”
Wang Qian was stunned for a moment, and his eyes lit up. He was keenly aware of something disrespectful. His Majesty seemed to be like him. Birds of a feather?
Not sure, you can take another look.
"The most abundant thing in a hundred official houses is money, and the most lacking thing is companionship." Wang Qian replied tentatively.
"Apart from money, the most important thing is loneliness, and the most lacking thing is fun." Zhu Yijun added.
Wang Qian and Zhu Yijun immediately felt a sense of sympathy for each other. The one who knows me is Your Majesty!
The one who knows me is Wang Qian!
The answer of the two of them is actually the same answer. The outer room holds a lot of money that does not belong to her, and most of the money is rootless wood and water. It’s something you get for free, something you get for nothing.
They hold the money, but sit in the boudoir.
The master in this outer room, let alone once a month, even once every six months, is considered good. After all, the master must pay attention to the influence of wind and public opinion. Once the censor hears about it, then It was an immediate impeachment.
So, having a lot of money and being lonely at the same time is the point of taking advantage. Both Taixi and Ming Dynasty actually think that money is a deceptive thing that confuses people's minds.
Because once you have too much money in your hand, you will have the illusion that you have everything, because money can buy most things in the world, and this kind of thinking, in most cases , all in line with the basic logic of how the world operates.
If you have money, you can really do whatever you want.
"Ai Qing, what method do you think we should use?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
Wang Qian tentatively replied: "Worsted wool, ransacking the house will only lead to bankruptcy, cheating will lead to heavy debts."
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Actually, you can use noodle niche. , this kind of clothing, makeup, facial makeup, women's accessories, can write arias, and can please people, this kind of pink-faced young man in the troupe is the most suitable to relieve loneliness. "
Wang Qian raised his head in surprise. After hearing what His Majesty said, he suddenly felt like he had met so late!
Your Majesty is worse than him! He has come to the conclusion that everyone is the same!
Your Majesty is the kind of bad guy who is so bad that he oozes pus. Similarly, Wang Qian also knows clearly that your Majesty is the kind of good guy with a kind heart.
When your Majesty goes to the capital camp and the official factory, he can chat with the poor people and coolies, with the craftsmen, and with the farmers, but only with the gentry and the common people. We can't talk together.
This seems a bit contradictory, and it also corresponds to the theory of contradiction. Contradiction, that is, opposition and unity, is ubiquitous.
"I will arrange it!" His Majesty's idea cannot be said to be brilliant, it can only be said to be unethical.
"My dear, how do you understand Sir's kindness and forgiveness?" Zhu Yijun suddenly asked a strange question.
“The way of benevolence and forgiveness also has to be divided into people. If it is useful to the country, benevolence will be added. If it is useless to the country, or even harmful, and still does not change after repeated persuasion, that person deserves to die. , needs to be cleaned up, there are so many evil people in this world, I don’t believe that I love you, you love me, everyone loves him, he loves the world of universal harmony, I only believe..." When Wang Qian said this, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. Stopped his answer.
“Say it.” Zhu Yijun didn’t hear the key sentence and said very dissatisfied.
"If I say anything else, I will instigate your majesty to do evil. This is a crime of great treason." Wang Qian still refused to say. As a minister, it is the nature of a minister to blame Chen Shan and advise your majesty to be kind and forgiving. He advocated violence. If his remarks were known to Yuan Fu, he might not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Zhang Juzheng completely pinned his life's efforts, the New Deal, and the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty on His Majesty. When doing other things, Zhang Juzheng also looked at Wang Chonggu's face and taught the little emperor bad things. Zhang Juzheng really knew how to do it. Zhang Juzheng hadn't been angry for a long time, but that didn't mean Wang Qian didn't know how terrible Zhang Juzheng was when he was angry.
At the beginning, the Jin Party was powerful and made some arrogant moves. Yang Bo became an official, and Wang Chonggu was almost killed. In the end, because the northwest was in a mess, Wang Chonggu returned to the northwest and worked hard to get rid of him. Only after having trouble and blocking the hole did Zhang Juzheng's anger calm down.
Wang Chonggu returned to the northwest and became governor again. During that time, his hair fell out in strands. Wang Qian saw with his own eyes that his father could not sleep at night, looking melancholy and helpless.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "We know what you want to say, and we think the same as you. There are too many evil people in the world, and evil people need to be punished by evil people."
" Okay, sir, you won't be angry. Go ahead and take office tomorrow at the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Zhu Yijun waved with a smile on his face, indicating that Wang Qian could leave. Zhu Yijun also wanted to see whether Wang Qian was good or bad. It's not the kind of people who talk on paper and can only talk but not do anything.
"I retire." Wang Qian always felt that a glance was coming from nowhere, which made him shudder. He shuddered and left quickly.
Zhang Juzheng walked out of a screen, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Qian's words are unbelievable."
"Sir, evil people need to be punished by evil people, right? Tax House If Luo Bingliang doesn't make a reminder, Jiangnan's taxes will not be collected." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said that this was a political difference between him and Zhang Juzheng.
This difference is not a difference in line, but a difference between radical and too radical. Zhu Yijun wants to run faster, while Zhang Juzheng wants to be more steady.
If the emperor and Yuan Fu had no conflict at all, they would not be monarchs and ministers. However, due to differences in political views, the gap became wider and wider, and they finally turned against each other. That means they lacked experience and were taken advantage of.
"Sir, is tolerance a virtue? I don't think so. I said Zhang Siwei was ugly because I disliked him and did not allow him to come to the court to serve as a lecturer or give lectures. The courtiers knew that I did not like Zhang Siwei. Siwei's arrogance, then I killed Zhang Siwei and 728 of his colleagues, and all the officials in the world will know that I am really angry and capable of being angry."
"Tolerance is not a virtue. If you don't say it or don't do it, be patient for a while. If the wind is not calm and the waves are not calm, take a step back. The sea is not wide and the sky is not empty."
Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment, bowed his head and said: "That's probably the case, your majesty also said it. , Tooth for tooth, eye for eye, because if you don't retaliate, you will be more aggressive."
As the emperor's teacher, Zhang Juzheng was not a great Confucian. He talked about how to get along with others. Tooth for tooth, eye for eye, tolerance will only bring more shame.
"If I go crazy, Ming Dynasty will be more normal and tell them clearly that if they touch this line, they will die. If they touch this line too many times, they will naturally not dare to touch it. What do you think, sir?" Zhu Yijun Ask again.
Zhang Juzheng thought about it for a while, and finally said: "If you refuse to repent, you will deserve to die, but you still need to be taught. Your Majesty often said: Things are only three things, and it should be so."
"I will bear in mind your teacher's teachings." Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzhao reached a consensus on this disagreement, not to tolerate, but to do things within three limits and do everything benevolent and righteous.
When Zhu Yijun said that Zhang Siwei is ugly and cannot be read, he clearly expressed his unwillingness to give in. It is a good habit to do things in three ways.
Zhu Yijun promised Wang Qian that Zhang Juzheng would not be angry.
Zhang Juzheng was indeed not angry.
"Sir, what do you think of the anti-corruption method I discussed with Wang Qian?" Zhu Yijun asked about government affairs.
"Your Majesty, are these things taught to Your Majesty by the maids? Even if they are not taught, they are influenced by what they have heard and heard." Zhang Juzheng frowned into big knots. Your Majesty, this is too bad. Wang Qian is enough Damn, Your Majesty is worse than Wang Qian!
"Zhang Juzheng, you are such a mouthful! How did we teach His Majesty these things?!" Feng Bao's face turned red and he said angrily: "The palace maid did not teach these things. You are the emperor's master. If you teach these tricks, The method was taught by the teacher!"
Feng Bao doesn't dare to bear this infamy. It's more appropriate for you, the Yuan Fu of the Empire, to carry such a big charge. How can he, Feng Bao, and Zhang Hong do it? Telling His Majesty some funny stories and making His Majesty happy is their limit!
The doubts on Zhang Juzheng's face are even heavier. It seems, seems, maybe, he really taught him?
Zhang Juzheng is actually worried that the little emperor, who lives in the ninth level, thinks too well of others and loses suspicion and precautions. Now that he can protect him, if he is gone, his majesty will definitely suffer a loss in the future. When talking about banquets, we especially talk about human nature. Zhang Juzheng’s talk about banquets even shows that some people are originally evil by nature. It should be his fault that Your Majesty grew up like this.
"I'm guilty." Zhang Juzheng waved his sleeves and pretended to kneel down to plead guilty.
"Sir, you are not polite. It is not because of you. I still remember the moment when Wang Jinglong rushed in front of me with two knives, long and short. If you want to blame him, I can only blame Zhang Siwei for sending those bad guys to In front of me, you want to assassinate me. Even if you tell me all day long that there are still many good people in the world, I can't believe it, right?" Zhu Yijun indicated that Zhang Juzheng did not need to apologize, and if he wanted to blame Zhang Siwei.
It was Zhang Siwei who made the little emperor look like this. He was cautious in everything, and he was cruel and merciless in his attacks.
Zhang Siwei is like a basket, anything can be put in it.
"Your Majesty and Wang Qian's method is excellent and very effective." Zhang Juzheng commented on the poisonous plan discussed by the emperor and Wang Qian, and finally gave a high evaluation. Zhang Juzheng gave a high evaluation. When issuing government orders, efficiency will come first.
"That's good." Zhu Yijun's face was filled with a bright smile, no longer as vicious as before.
On the second day of April in the fifth year of Wanli, the day before the April imperial meeting, Wang Qian, the supervisory censor who had been in office for more than ten days, directly lit a big thunder and impeached Sun Jigao, the editor of the Hanlin Academy.
Sun Jigao was a very cunning man. Although the emperor was very dissatisfied with him, on the surface, Sun Jigao did not violate the Constitution and could not deal with it.
Wang Qian directly arrested Sun Jigao more than ten days after joining the job. The crime was: examination fraud.
In the Wanli Five Years Examination, Sun Jigao only accepted a little Shuxiu on the surface, but secretly he collected more than 170,000 taels of silver. By accepting so much money, he actually knew the exam questions clearly. .
Externally, Sun Jigao, as the number one scholar in the second year of Wanli, had his own way of guessing the questions. In fact, he bribed the school captain who was in charge of the Gongyuan Academy and secretly sent the test questions out.
A total of fifteen Chinese-style Jinshi, including Gu Xiancheng, were involved.
Zhu Yijun summoned the Yuan Fu, the Second Fu, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate General Secretary Ge Shouli, Hai Rui, and President Shen Shixing overnight, and asked Ti Shuai Zhao Mengyou to control all the fellow examiners. He wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Examination fraud cases have not been uncommon since ancient times. This is an opportunity for the carp to leap over the dragon's gate.
At the court meeting on the third day of April, it was Hai Rui, not Wang Qian, who wanted to investigate Sun Jigao.
This is a kind of protection. Wang Qian's case-handling methods are not very honorable. If others find out, there may be impeachment. So Hai Rui, the magic sword, takes the evidence that Wang Qian has seized and starts to investigate. Sun Jigao chased and started fighting fiercely.
Before the meeting, Zhu Yijun asked about the price of worsted woolen cloth. In two months, one foot of cloth had risen from eleven taels of silver to thirteen taels, and in the past ten days, the price Over time, the price has skyrocketed by twenty taels of silver. It is obvious that a large amount of silver has been injected into it.
These silvers are all entered by the outsiders who hold a large amount of silver.
A gluttonous feast is slowly unfolding.
"Greetings to your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." The ministers saluted.
Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand and said: "Without ceremony, let Sun Jigao enter the palace."
Asking for a monthly ticket, oooh! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)