After Wang Xijue left Zhang Mansion, Wu Zhongxing, Zhao Yongxian and others gathered around him and asked about the situation.
Wang Xijue shook his head. He neither said that Zhang Juzheng was in trouble and forced himself to kill him, nor did he speak for Zhang Juzheng. He only said: "It is difficult to save love!"
After Wang Xijue said that, he left here. Only after getting on the sedan chair, a smile that was not easily noticed came out of the corner of his mouth.
As for Wu Zhongxing and others, Wang Xijue's words that "love affairs cannot be saved" are undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
In particular, many civil servants who really valued etiquette more than imperial edicts exploded on the spot! Everyone thought Zhang Juzheng said something tough to Wang Xijue.
"Etiquette and love-stealing are two dilemmas that coexist! If Zhang Jiangling really wants to have his love stolen from him, he will have to die here today unless I, Mr. Zou, die here!"
Among them, Jinshi Zou Yuanbiao shouted loudly first.
Wu Zhongxing was also filled with righteous indignation. He looked at each other with Zhao Yongxian, Zhu Nanyong and others, pulled out a piece of white cloth, bit his finger and wrote the four words "powerful ministers chaos" on the white cloth, and then unfolded the white cloth in his hand. , walking towards Huiji Gate, intending to directly ask to see the emperor.
Many civil servants from the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Academy, and the Six Ministries followed.
"I have issued an order to seize love! These people still don't obey, and they still want to force Mr. Ding You. This is really not considering the illustrious imperial power!"
After Zhu Yijun learned that many officials had gone to Zhang's house and then to Huijimen, he slandered him like this.
"Has Mr. Zhang brought a copy?"
Zhu Yijun asked after slandering him.
"Back to your lord, not yet."
Zhang Jing replied.
Zhu Yijun didn't say anything after hearing this. After a short while, he asked: "Tomorrow is the day to watch the court at Xunzhi Gate, right?"
"Yes."
Zhang Jing replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked at the gloomy sky and said, "Maybe we will see the outcome tomorrow."
In Zhu Yijun's view, what we really need to care about is not these thorny civil servants, but the people in charge of military affairs in the world. Whether they also want Zhang Juzheng to return to Dingyou.
You must know that the New Deal harmed not only the interests of scholar-bureaucrats, but also the interests of many generals, that is, military landlords, including the Jinyiwei system.
Because these people have a common identity, that is, they are landlords, and they are all big landowners.
What Zhu Yijun is worried about is that although it is only the Qingliu civil servants who oppose the robbery of love, it is not just the civil servants who sympathize with these Qingliu civil servants, but all the landowners in the world.
The next day was October 19, the fifth year of Wanli, the day when Zhu Yijun came to court.
After three whips were fired outside Xunzhi Gate, two squads of civil and military officials entered the city.
Zhu Yijun sat in the center of the door, looked at these civil and military officials and said: "My decree to seize love has been issued, why are there still officials in the court who are making trouble and opposing seizing love?"
"Your Majesty, although the decree is issued, the people of the world cannot disobey it, so there are those who are dissatisfied. I still hope that Yuan Fu can adhere to the filial piety and not disturb the etiquette of the world!"
Wang Xijue replied.
Ma Ziqiang, the Minister of Rites, also followed suit and said: "Your Majesty, taking away love is taking away the filial piety of the son of a man. It is indeed difficult to win the hearts of the people. Your Majesty should be considerate of human feelings, so please forgive those who have criticized the robbing of love, so as to show his heart of protecting propriety and promoting filial piety."
"I didn't say what to do to them! It's too early for you to beg for mercy now."
Zhu Yijun asked angrily.
Xu Guo, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out at this time and said: "Although your Majesty has not done anything to him, he is afraid that some of his ministers will coerce your Majesty to enforce strict laws! Therefore, the great uncle had no choice but to first explain the situation to the officials who did not want Yuan Fu to be deprived of his love. Love! Please give your Majesty a clear warning!"
"So, you all hope that Mr. Yuanfu Zhang will worry about Ding You?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
Wang Xijue stood up first and said, "Your Majesty, I only understand that I am against those who want to seize love."
"What I'm asking now is whether you also want Yuan Fu and Ding You?"
Zhu Yijun replied.
"yes!"
Wang Xijue replied resolutely and said: "I dare not hide it from your majesty. Taking love is indeed not in line with your majesty's original intention of governing with virtue. Since ancient times, all sage kings have respected virtue and observed etiquette. How can we abandon etiquette just because Yuan Fu is so virtuous? It’s a big deal because of a small thing!”
"Anyone else who opposes robbing love should stand up and speak out."
Zhu Yijun nodded.
Ma Ziqiang, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, seizing love is indeed not a policy of worshiping etiquette. I also think that it is inappropriate for Yuan Fu to break the etiquette system! Ding You should be allowed to return to his hometown. In order to comply with the timing of heaven and the people's hearts."
"Etiquette should begin with respect and end with benevolence. As a human minister, the emperor has taken away his love, so you should respect the emperor's orders, and only then can you be considered obedient to etiquette. How can you only know the etiquette of the son of man and not the etiquette of a human minister?"
Zhao Zhenji retorted at this time and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, those who oppose seizing love have forgotten the etiquette of treating the emperor, and deliberately use the small courtesy of the son of man to disrespect the great gift of the emperor's king's order! This is intentional Those who do wrong will be punished!"
"Your Majesty! I was ordered to inspect the capital camp, and I learned that the civil servants were not the only ones who opposed the seizure of love. The governor of the capital camp, Rongzheng Zhangwu Bo, and the deputy generals of each of the three camps all thought that Ding You was a great gift and should not be followed. Your Majesty must not Ignore it!"
Li Xueshi, the imperial censor who was inspecting the capital camp, stood up at this time.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun called out: "Uncle Zhang Wu Yang Bing."
"I'm here!"
Yang Bing stood up at this time.
Zhu Yijun then asked: "Are you really against stealing love?"
Yang Bing replied: "Your Majesty, it is against etiquette to seize love and it is indeed inappropriate."
As soon as Yang Bing said these words, the officials present who opposed the seizure of love showed a proud look on their faces, and they all glanced at the officials who supported the seizure of love, such as Zhu Yijun and Zhao Zhenji.
Seeing this, Yu Yin, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guards and the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I also think it is disrespectful to seize love."
For a moment, because of what Yu Yin said, the faces of Zhao Zhenji and other ministers who supported Duqing became even more ugly.
Zhu Yijun also pursed his lips and said: "What do the deputy generals of each of the three major battalions say? Is it really true, as the censor Li Xueshi said, that he supports letting Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang Ding You observe the ceremony?"
The capital camp of the Ming Dynasty was reorganized into three major battalions after the middle period of Jiajing. Since Longqing, the three major battalions were reorganized by Yang Bo and Tan Lun. The combat effectiveness of the entire three major battalions has been restored and they are now the capital's. The main defensive force.
At this time, Bai Ynzhong, deputy general of Shenji Camp, Chen Xun, deputy general of Shenshu Camp, and Liu Dong, deputy general of Fifth Army Camp, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to speak out about national affairs. I only know that I only obey the holy orders!"
Uncle Zhangwu Yang Bing glanced at the three lieutenants in surprise.
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
At this time, Yu Yin suddenly stood up, shouted hurriedly, and said: "What I mean is to take away affection and is not polite, but it is a sacred command. If it is a sacred command, you must obey it. This is what I mean. Please understand it clearly!"
"Your Majesty! I have the same intention. Although it is inappropriate to seize love, it is even more inappropriate to ignore the sacred mandate. This is the virtue of no one as a minister!"
Zhangwu Bo Yang Bing also hurriedly changed his mind and began to wipe the sweat from his head.
Li Xueshi, Wang Xijue and others looked surprised, and Xu Guo even looked at Third Lieutenant General Bai Yunzhong.
Zhu Yijun himself was also quite surprised.
"Your Majesty! Grand Sima Tan Gong's posthumous manuscript has been delivered!"
At this moment, the eunuch from the clerk's room walked over quickly.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun stood up and said, "The legacy?"
He did not expect that Tan Lun would not survive the five years of Wanli in the end.
The eunuch in the clerk's room reported: "Your Majesty, Grand Sima Tan Gong passed away this morning."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun hurriedly took the inheritance book and opened it. It was Tan Lun who asked the emperor not to pursue the matter of the three camp leaders who were paying their empty wages, and said that he should retain the talents for the country.
Only then did Zhu Yijun come to understand why the third lieutenant general of the three camps suddenly supported Duo Qing, and said: "Pass the decree, one day after leaving the court, give Tan Qing three thousand taels of silver as a sacrifice, and order the Ministry of Rites to describe his posthumous title. Bu Youxu gave him additional titles."
