Emperor Wanli waved the two of them to come closer with a sinister smile, and then he whispered something. As a result, the two people's faces turned pale, and Zhang Jia's body even started to tremble!
Liu Haojia opened his mouth to speak, but Emperor Wanli stopped him with a wave of his hand. He then said, "Ai Qing, please stop trying to persuade me. I have made up my mind. All you have to do is do it! If you say one more thing, I will punish you!"
Zhang Jia naturally did not dare to say anything when he heard this. After all, he had followed Emperor Wanli for so long that he had completely become his shadow! He would not oppose Emperor Wanli unless it was something extremely extreme!
As for Liu Haojia, he really wanted to object because this idea was not friendly to him at all! Regardless of whether he succeeds or fails, he is still guilty, which is equivalent to setting up a handle! But after he saw the cannibalistic look in Emperor Wanli's eyes, he closed his open mouth after careful consideration and just nodded silently!
While the three of them were still discussing, the court was already in chaos! Officials from all departments are discussing the contents of Zhang Siwei's memorial! Zhang Siwei did not deliberately keep this aspect secret, and even encouraged others to publicize it!
So in less than an hour after he sent the memorial, almost all the officials in the capital knew the contents of the memorial! As a result, all departments fell into a semi-paralyzed situation, and they were all discussing Zhang Siwei's purpose in submitting this memorial!
Some people guessed Zhang Siwei's purpose, and some didn't, but he knew that his purpose was achieved! After reading this memorial, he finally verified his idea, that is, there were so many opponents of Zhang Juzheng buried in the court! Even before this, these people looked radical and innovative, executing Zhang Juzheng's orders without thinking!
At the same time, he also knew that some of these opponents were not necessarily against Zhang Juzheng! They just wanted to take this opportunity to board Zhang Siwei's ship! For some people, political opinions are just a ticket, just to see if they can get themselves into the living room of a certain big shot! If they can get in, their political views can be changed at will! Read the book
Now the officials of the imperial court are roughly divided into three factions! Opposition, pro and centrist! The opposition is naturally Zhang Juzheng's pure partisans! They all agree with Zhang Juzheng in terms of political opinions and interests, and they are naturally his die-hard followers! Then facing Zhang Siwei's memorial, they had only the intention to oppose it!
The composition of those who support the campaign is much more complicated! There were some officials who Zhang Juzheng had deliberately stayed in the temple. These people all hold some noble positions! It was because Zhang Juzheng said that he didn't like to engage in "one-word talks" that he stayed!
These people often attach great importance to ethics, but they do not manage practical matters and have little power! And it seems that they themselves don’t understand the practice and don’t want to understand it! They feel that as long as they embrace Tsunadune's argument, they will be able to stay in the officialdom for a lifetime!
There is also a group of people who hid their thoughts during the Zhang Juzheng period! As for their original purpose, it was very simple, just to keep their official positions! Maybe there are people who have other purposes, but those are out of the question! If you were to ask them now, they would definitely say that they only agreed with Zhang Juzhengxu in order to better safeguard the legal system in the future!
As for the other group of people, they are the people I just mentioned. They are willing to pay any price to be an official. Political opinions are just trivial! As long as they can get on Zhang Siwei's big boat and make themselves prosperous, they can definitely say whatever Shangguan says and love whatever Shangguan loves! What they were betting on was that Zhang Siwei could reach the top in one fell swoop and become the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty! Then their bet will be rewarded! .
So if we analyze these opposition groups carefully, we can actually divide them into two parts: big and small! The largest group is those whose interests have been harmed by Zhang Juzheng's New Deal. They are eager to destroy Zhang Juzheng's New Deal so that everything can return to its original state! The other small group is people who will do anything to get promoted and make money!
As for the centrists, they can also be called confused factions! Because they are really confused now! In their opinion, Zhang Juzheng was right to seize love at that time! At that time, the Ming Dynasty's various new policies were about to come to an end. How could the chief minister of the empire go home and observe mourning for three years? How could the new policies be implemented? That would be very harmful to the country!
But after Zhang Siwei shouted about ethics, they
They are confused, because judging from the education they have received since studying in Shufa, it is right to pay attention to principles! So they were very difficult to choose, and could only watch confusedly between the two factions! But they are becoming more and more inclined to Zhang Siwei!
Because there is no shortage of people among them who have suffered losses due to the New Deal! When they followed Zhang Juzheng for the sake of the country, they could sacrifice their small family for everyone! But now that you have all set out to overthrow Zhang Juzheng's New Deal, if you weigh the pros and cons, you will naturally prefer whoever can benefit you!
When the news spread to the public, they were roughly divided into two groups. One group supported Zhang Siwei! These people are also shouting about what the ethical code should be like! But no matter how hard it is, they are still the ones whose interests have been harmed!
Because they donated their land to the big family, they only need to use part of the money and food to be handed over to the court, and whatever they save belongs to their family! But Zhang Juzheng took them all out to live alone, and they had to pay a lot more money and food every year, which was really painful! .
As for those who oppose Zhang Siwei, they are naturally the original yeoman farmers and evil craftsmen, as well as other groups with unrelated interests. In their eyes, it doesn't matter whether you keep your filial piety or not! You have three years to live in front of the grave, so why not get your father more delicious food while he is still alive!
Moreover, in the homes of ordinary people, let alone observing filial piety for three years and not working, the family will be shut down if they do not work for three days! Where are all the pretentious things? The big boss up there was so noisy that everyone was so full that they were full!
As time went by, the quarrel between the two parties became more and more fierce! But the strange thing is that Emperor Wanli did not appear to resolve the matter. He just watched with cold eyes and the officials blamed each other at the court meeting!
Zhang Siwei was very satisfied after seeing Emperor Wanli's performance, thinking that he had figured out Emperor Wanli's mind! In his opinion, Emperor Wanli probably hated Zhang Juzheng! Because Zhang Juzheng was very strict with Emperor Wanli when he was there!
If you memorize something wrong, you will be scolded or beaten, and if you do something wrong, you will be scolded or beaten! Reprimanding Emperor Wanli has become a necessary subject every day! And in the years after he ascended the throne, he, as an emperor, had no rights at all, so he must have revenge on Zhang Juzheng!
