Sun Chengzong suddenly stood up and said rather helplessly: "Brother Zi Xian, why are you so angry? If the matter between Yang Gong and Wei Gong is not resolved, people will be uneasy. It will only make the situation in the court more complicated and party disputes intensify. You yourself I also said that Your Majesty hopes that Fang Congzhe will stand up and intercede for Duke Yang and Duke Wei. It is a matter of loyalty to the emperor to eat the emperor's salary. How can we, as ministers, abandon official duties due to personal grudges!"
When Xu Guangqi heard what Sun Chengzong said, he had no choice but to stand up: "Okay, then let's go and see him together, Fang Congzhe!"
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Fang Mansion.
Fang Congzhe was talking to Qi Party official Qi Shijiao about Zhu Youxiao's summoning of him: "As you expected, His Majesty summoned me indeed for Wei Dazhong's affairs, and Your Majesty has agreed to have Wei Dazhong imprisoned and put to death!"
Qi Shijiao laughed happily: "It can be seen that His Majesty relies heavily on Yuan Fu. In this case, we don't have to rely on flattering Li Xuanshi to secure the favor! Yuan Fu's position is not worried, he is a member of the Donglin Party I have waited for so many years in vain, and my Qi Party will still rule the world from now on!"
Fang Conzhe said: "But Yang Lian and Wei Dazhong are officials after all. His Majesty has just ascended to the throne. It is too much for us to let him kill the officials. Are you really sure that your majesty will not be dissatisfied with your servants because of this?"
"Yuanfu, Yang Lian and Wei Dazhong are generals of the Donglin Party, and Yang Lian is still the Minister of Guan Ming. If you don't take this opportunity to get rid of these two people, then it won't be a matter of Your Majesty being dissatisfied with you, but that your position as Chief Assistant will not be guaranteed. Problem! Moreover, Ye Xianggao will be ordered to Beijing soon. If we don’t get rid of Yang Lian and Wei Dazhong now, when Ye Xianggao comes to Beijing, you will not be able to serve as the first assistant!"
Qi Shijiao said.
Fang Congzhe nodded after hearing this.
"The key now is to prevent Ye Xianggao from entering the capital. In addition, Wang An is very close to Wang Wenyan of the Donglin Party. This person controls the ceremonial supervisor to our disadvantage. His Majesty's former accompanying eunuch Wei Chao is also one of his , this person cannot be kept and must be eliminated, otherwise once Ye Xianggao enters the capital, he will be the second Zhang Juzheng, and Wang An will be his Feng Bao!"
Qi Shijiao said, "Yuanfu, you will end up like Gao Gong and leave the capital in desolation."
After hearing what Qi Shijiao said, Fang Conzhe's heart skipped a beat: "It is the Daxing Emperor's edict that allowed Ye Xianggao to enter the capital. We cannot just let His Majesty issue an edict to disobey the Daxing Emperor's edict."
"This matter should be discussed in the long run, but Ye Xianggao must not be allowed to enter the cabinet. Even if he is admitted, he cannot be allowed to collude with Wang An. If Ye Xianggao cannot stop it, Wang An should be removed from the position of Chief of Ceremonies first. !”
Qi Shijiao said: "I will find a solution for Yuan Fu, so Yuan Fu can rest assured."
Fang Congzhe nodded.
"I'm resigning!"
Qi Shijiao left Fang Mansion.
At this time, the housekeeper of the Fang Mansion came and asked, "Master, it's late at night. Do you want to go back to the inner courtyard to rest?"
Fang Congzhe waved his hand: "Wait a little longer and see if anyone else comes to visit."
After a while, the concierge of Fang Mansion came and reported: "Sir! Master Zhan Shixu and Master Zuo Zhongyunsun of Zhan Shifu are here to pay their respects!"
"Xu Guangqi? Sun Chengzong?"
Fang Congzhe was a little surprised. He didn't expect that it was these two people and not his disciples. He hurriedly said: "Invite them in!"
Therefore, when Sun Chengzong arrived, he first told Fang Congzhe what Xu Guangqi said to him.
Then, Sun Chengzong said: "Yuan Fu, I would like to ask you to make the decision. Please go up to His Majesty and intercede on behalf of Wei Gong and Yang Gong. Even though Yang Gong may not know etiquette, he is a sincere person and has a loyal heart." , how could you end up with your body and head missing because of this? This will only damage your reputation as Yuanfu. It is clear that you are a minister with an open mind, but you have been misunderstood as waiting for revenge and sitting back and watching the king's fate. The name."
Fang Congzhe was quite happy, but he did not expect that an official like Sun Chengzong, who belonged to the Donglin Party, would come to ask for help one day.
At this time, Xu Guangqi also stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Yuanfu, although I have different political views with you, I hope you will consider the overall situation and understand that your majesty trusts you so much because he actually believes that you are an assistant minister who understands the righteousness. , can eliminate party disputes within the court, coordinate all parties, and make all ministers work together to revive our Ming Dynasty, instead of taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and intensify conflicts!"
Fang Congzhe laughed when he saw Xu Guangqi talking about him like this: "Xu Guangqi, you are speculating on the holy will! However, you can rest assured that I am not an official and will not impeach you, but I have to remind you that if you don't change your With this temper, your official career will not be as long as that of Sun Chengzong!"
After saying that, Fang Congzhe stood up: "You two are polite, I will go into the palace to see your majesty right now! You two, please go back."
…
"Your Majesty, according to the Jinyi Guardian, last night the Imperial Academy's admiral, Taichang Temple Shaoqing Qi Shijiao, Shao Zhanshi and Henan Province Censor Xu Guangqi, and Zuo Zhongyun Sun Chengzong went to Yuanfu's residence last night. This is what they said. .”
The Wei Dynasty gave Jin Yiwei's secret memorial to Zhu Youxiao.
After Zhu Youxiao opened it, he started to read it, and then he laughed happily: "Instruct the cabinet, and it is proposed that Xu Guangqi will be appointed as the lecturer of the Sutra Banquet, and he will be promoted to Zuozhongyun Sun Chengzong's Shao Zhan and the Imperial College's minister of wine and sutra banquet." ! And announce that these two people will meet me on the platform of Qianqing Palace the next day!"
The Wei Dynasty was very surprised after hearing this. He did not expect that the emperor would re-appoint Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong. The key is that among the people re-appointed, Qi Shijiao, a disciple of Fang Congzhe, was not included.
"It's rare. Finally, an official who understands the overall situation has taken the initiative to seek help from Fang Congzhe. It's one thing to think of this, and it's another thing to take the initiative. No wonder Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong can leave their reputations in future generations!"
Zhu Youxiao thought so in his heart.
Not long after, an eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Yuan Fu wants to see you."
Zhu Youxiao hurriedly said: "Let's announce our meeting."
So Fang Congzhe met Zhu Youxiao again, and also told what happened when Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong met him, and then said: "After listening to the words of these two people, the old minister suddenly realized that although Yang Lian was rude, he was doing it to protect His Majesty. Because of his good intentions, he lost his composure, and this person has always been popular. His Majesty has just ascended to the great treasure, and he should win the hearts of the world. Therefore, the veteran believes that it is better to forgive his crime and give him a light punishment. As for Wei Dazhong, although his words are outrageous, he is also out of touch. In the public mind, when it comes to death, this old minister is really ignorant, and he was blinded by personal grudges for a while. Now, please your majesty, please punish me seriously!"
With that said, Fang Congzhe handed over his memorial.
Zhu Youxiao laughed: "After all, it's Yuan Fu who is old enough to plan the country and draft decrees. Fang Congzhe was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, the Grand Scholar of Jinzhong Jidian, and the crown prince's Taibao!"
Fang Congzhe thanked him.
Then Zhu Youxiao said: "Yang Lian disrespected me and should have been severely punished. However, what Yuan Fu said was reasonable. Considering his sincerity, he was demoted to a remote place in Yunnan and Guizhou as a postmaster. Wei Dazhong released Yunnan and Guizhou as his postmaster. Magistrate."
then.
Because Yang Lian's rude incident ended like this.
And Zhu Youxiao also achieved his goal. He not only gave the civil servants a lesson by teaching Yang Lian a lesson, but also dealt a blow to the Donglin Party, which had grown stronger by controlling its opinions. At the same time, he also discovered talents worth reusing in the future. In addition, , also strengthened the authority of the cabinet ministers and avoided intensification of party disputes.
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The next day.
Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Youxiao met Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong.
Both of them were in high spirits.
