Liu Xin asked: "Do you have any judgment or guess?"
"There is a little bit, but there is not much certainty at the moment." Gao Pragmatic shook his head slightly: "Shen Longjiang (Shen Li, nicknamed Longjiang) is now the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and among the six departments, he is the only Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel. After that, even if the emperor wants to transfer him, as long as he is not demoted, he still needs to at least remain among the seven ministers. And now among the seven ministers, there happens to be a vacancy for the minister of the Ministry of Industry - Yang Mengjing (Yang Zhao) begged before the Northwest Rebellion Don't take up the official position, now the minister of the Ministry of Industry is vacant."
The Qiqing refers to the six ministers plus the censor of Zuodu.
Liu Xin said: "Isn't that a coincidence? Maybe the emperor wanted to move Shen Li's position for this reason."
Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "This is not the case. You only know one but not the other. Although the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry has not yet been determined, according to the news sent to me by Chen Ju before, the Emperor It seems that I am more interested in Shi Dongquan (Shi Xing). In addition, the day before I arrived in Beijing, Heiding received the latest news. The stepmother of Zuodu Yushi Zhao Yuanpu (Zhao Jin) passed away. The news should be available within two days today and tomorrow. Spread to the capital."
Liu Xin was a little surprised: "Shi Xing? He seems to be the left minister of the Ministry of War now. Is he still ahead of you in the ranking?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "Yes, he, the Zuo Shilang, was before me. At our time, he was roughly equivalent to the executive deputy - I only took care of the Beijing camp, and he assisted Mr. Liang Mingquan to grasp the overall situation." '."
"Your explanation is easy to understand." Liu Xin praised with a smile, and then said: "Then what happens if Zhao Jin's stepmother dies? Does Ding You also have to die after the stepmother dies?"
Gao pragmatically said: "As long as she is his father's first wife, regardless of whether she is a stepmother or not, he can be married to her."
"Can you?" Liu Xin noticed that Gao Jingshi pronounced these two words a little more emphasis, and asked, "In other words, he actually 'can' not be Ding You?"
"In principle, it should all be Ding You, but as for the stepmother...if he is very favored by the saint, he may be robbed of his love. This love robbed is different from Zhang Taiyue's love robbed in the original history. This one is generally not criticized by Yan Guan—— As long as this stepmother does not have many years of nurturing grace for him, it will be fine."
Liu Xin thought for a while: "Then since you mentioned this matter, you must be guessing that the emperor will not steal his love?"
"This is the key." Gao Jingshi said solemnly: "If it were normal times, the emperor would have taken away his love at this time, but now there are too many carrots and not enough traps. If the emperor still hopes to promote Shi Xing to a worker Minister of the Ministry, then Shen Li will have no place to arrange it. At this time, Zhao Jin... I guess the emperor will most likely let him go home to Ding You."
"Then the Heart School suffered a big loss this time!" Liu Xin said in surprise: "I heard that Zhao Jin belongs to the lineage of the Heart School."
"Yes, he is a die-hard scholar and once studied under Wang Yangming."
Liu Xin said in surprise: "Master Wang Yangming? Then he must be quite old, right?"
"Quite a lot. He was born in the 11th year of Zhengde. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing. He is only one subject behind my third uncle and one subject ahead of Zhang Taiyue." Gao pragmatically said, and added: "If you think about it, , he is seventy-two years old this year, and he should have become an official two years ago. However, no one in the Xin School knows the fundamentals of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so they have to let General Zhao Jin do it. This is why I think it’s one of the reasons why the emperor asked him to return to his hometown to guard the country.”
"Just because he once studied under Wang Yangming, Shen Shixing would rather use such a veteran to guard the basic base of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Liu Xin couldn't help but be a little surprised. She felt that this reason did not seem to be sufficient.
Gao pragmatically said: "That can't be said. Zhao Jin still has some prestige in Shilin and official circles because he once impeached Yan Song."
"Really? Didn't it say that Yan Song's downfall was attributed to Xu Jie?"
Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that you still have a lot to make up for in this history class. The issue of Yan Song's downfall is quite complicated. I can't explain it in a few words. Let's talk about it next time. Let's talk about Zhao Jin first. Bar."
Liu Xin blushed. She also knew that her historical level was not very good, so she did not dare to defend herself, so she could only express her agreement silently.
Gao pragmatically said: "When Yan Song was in power, it was not that no one dared to impeach, and Zhao Jin was one of them. It was New Year's Day in the 32nd year of Jiajing, and a solar eclipse happened to happen. You should know that solar eclipses play a role in the theory of induction between heaven and man. Chengxia is often used, well, Zhao Jin used it once to impeach Yan Song..."
Gao Pragmatic told Liu Xin the information he had read when compiling the meeting. At that time, Zhao Jin took the appearance of the solar eclipse as a manifestation of the power and chaos, that is, he wrote a letter to impeach Yan Song. That impeachment article is quite weighty, and it roughly says this: (In view of the fact that many readers have found the ancient text difficult to understand, here is a brief "translation".)
"I saw that there was a solar eclipse on New Year's Day, and the changes were very special. In addition, Shandong, Xu, Huai and other places still have floods every year, and earthquakes are frequent in all directions. Disasters will not happen without reason. In the past, Emperor Taizu Gao dismissed the prime minister and ordered The power of the prime minister is delegated to various departments, and how far-reaching considerations are for future generations. Although the current cabinet does not have the name of prime minister, it has the real power of prime minister, which was not the original intention of Emperor Gao.
Previously, Xia Yan was greedy and violent, and he was arrogant. Now Yan Song, a great scholar, has succeeded Xia Yan as a treacherous and fawning hero. His parents doted on Zhang Wei, stealing power and indulge in lust, doing everything by himself, no matter how big or small. If anyone disobeys him, he will definitely be in trouble. Bai Si looked at the wind and sighed in fear. When the affairs of the world are not reported to the imperial court, they should be reported to him first.
People who reported to him lined up waiting in front of his door, and people who asked and bribed him gathered at his home like rivers flowing into the sea. The Ministry of Personnel inspects and promotes officials, and the Ministry of War makes personnel arrangements, all in accordance with his wishes.
When border ministers are in trouble, all military resources are reduced and Yan Song is bribed, so that those who have no merit can be rewarded, and those who are guilty can escape punishment. As a result, the speed of granting titles to relatives of vassal vassals, and granting posthumous titles to civil and military ministers, whether they are given or taken away, generally depends on whether they bribe more or less. So that those who try to climb up by any means will debase themselves. The title is very shameful and dishonorable, and there are also things that I cannot bear to say.
Your Majesty is the Holy God of Heaven, and Qian Gang is the only one in charge. Naturally, it is up to the imperial palace to decide whether to seize it or not. The question is submitted to various departments, and the cabinet ministers draft decrees and make decisions. The memorials of various ministers were also ordered by Yan Song. How could your majesty know this? Now Xia Yan was executed, and Yan Song was able to do evil. Xia Yan was violent and shallow, and his evil deeds were easy to be discovered, while Yan Song was soft and subtle, and his evil deeds were difficult to be discovered.
Yan Song's ingenuity in observing the flattery seemed to be loyalty and diligence; his flattering attitude seemed to be submissive. He recommended and cultivated private parties, stationed them in important places, and monitored the movements and intentions of the ministers. They all learned the situation first, so they were most likely to be able to fulfill their orders. 117
Either they wait for the Holy Will to pay attention and act accordingly to achieve their own goals; or they take advantage of an event to encourage and unleash their poisonous intentions.
If your Majesty thinks about this matter, you will find that it originated from the imperial court; if the world refers to this matter, it does not originate from the government. Fortunately, if it is moved by the Holy Heart, the ministers will be punished on Yan Song's behalf; unfortunately, if it is passed down to later generations, then Your Majesty will suffer the punishment on Yan Song's behalf. How can your Majesty really regard Yan Song as a virtuous person?
Since Yan Song assisted in the government, he has only paid for grudges. As long as someone delivers goods and bribes, he will accept them. The ministers were afraid of getting into trouble secretly, so they did not dare to express their loyal advice directly; the trend of greed for ink spread everywhere, and Lu Yan was trapped by sorrow day by day.
Soon after Gengxu, foreign invaders became rampant. Your Majesty once recruited brave men from all over the world to fill the army, exhausted all the world's financial resources to provide military pay, collected the most outstanding and talented people from all over the world to serve as generals, and granted extraordinary rewards to show the profound imperial power and show it both internally and externally.
However, none of the important officials in the feudal territory spared His Majesty the worries of day and night. Because the ministers in power are pursuing their own interests, the generals are popular, taking extortion as the top priority, and exploiting the camp for advancement as the ability. As a result, in the imperial court, those who are not worthy are appointed, but those who are worthy are not appointed; rewards are not appropriate for their merits, and punishments are not appropriate for their crimes.
If Your Majesty wants to achieve peace, then the ministers will not be able to support you with virtue; if Your Majesty wants to suppress the invaders, then the soldiers will not be able to defend the frontiers. The wealth has been exhausted, but the external troubles have not subsided; the people are extremely distressed, and they are worried that internal changes will occur. Your Majesty has been devoted to the Holy Spirit and worked hard for thousands of years. It has been like this for thirty-two years. However, the world is in such danger. How could it have reached this point if it wasn't Yan Song's evildoer?
I hope that your majesty will look at the sky's hanging elephant and realize the subtleties of the ancestral legislation, that power cannot be transferred to others, and that discipline cannot be disrupted. He should immediately dismiss Yan Song to respond to the changes in nature. Then the court will be clear and the law and order will be revitalized. Although the Kou Rong are powerful, I know that they are not equal. "
There is one point that needs to be explained in this impeachment: Zhao Jin cited Xia Yan's "bad" example in the impeachment to compare it with Yan Song, which does not mean that he really thinks Xia Yan is "bad". However, Jiajing personally ordered Xia Yan to be killed and abandoned the market at that time, and he was not rehabilitated. Therefore, no matter what Zhao Jin thought in his heart, he could only treat Xia Yan as a "bad guy" during the impeachment.
After hearing this, Liu Xin nodded and said: "It seems that Zhao Jin was quite brave at the time and dared to impeach Yan Song when he was most successful. If I remember correctly, Jiajing had a lot of trust in Yan Song at that time. .”
Gao pragmatic smiled and didn't know what he meant. He only heard him continue: "He is brave, but this incident has made him suffer."
Probably because Zhao Jin was from the Heart School, Liu Xin didn't feel too nervous after hearing this. Instead, she smiled and asked, "What? He got a stick from the court?"
Gao pragmatically said: "It's almost the same, maybe even a little worse than Tingzhang - but it's precisely because of this that he has the reputation he has today."
It turned out that Zhao Jin's impeachment was indeed not the right time, because at that time, Yang Jisheng was severely punished for impeaching Yan Song, and Emperor Jiajing was simmering his anger to wait for others who said this. Zhou Mian was also imprisoned for arguing about taking merit, and Zhao Jin's Shuzhang arrived just in time.
Of course Jiajing was furious and personally reviewed his seal, saying that Zhao Jin had deceived Heaven and slandered the emperor, so he sent a special envoy to arrest Zhao Jin and punish him, and also gave Yan Song condolences. So Zhao Jin was escorted back from thousands of miles away. During this period, he fell off the carriage many times and almost died several times.
After arriving in the capital, he was ordered to jail, tortured and interrogated. The final decision was to beat him to 40 sticks and be demoted to the people. His father, Zhao Xun, was a senator in Guangxi at the time and was also impeached and removed from office.
Zhao Jin stayed at home for fifteen years, until after the late emperor Mu Zong came to the throne, Zhao Jin was appointed as an old official because of various efforts to rehabilitate the criminals during the Jiajing period. Soon he was promoted to Taichang Shaoqing. Before he took office, he was promoted to another official. Guangluqing, until he was promoted to the censor of Zuodu.
In addition to the impeachment of Yan Song, Zhao Jin also had a more shining achievement during his tenure as an official. That is, when he first became an official in the first year of Longqing, he served as the governor of Guizhou with the title of right deputy censor of the capital, and he once captured the rebel Miao Long. De Yuzha et al. The local chieftain and Xuanwei envoy An had always been unruly, but he was afraid that Zhao Jin would impeach Yan Song to "rectify his name", so he served him. After this incident, Zhao Jin was transferred to the imperial court as Dali Qing, and served as the left and right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
After hearing this, Liu Xin was amazed: "You really know these ministers in the court very well. Do you usually collect information about them?"
"Heiding does this kind of work." Gao Pingshi said calmly: "The so-called "knowing things like a god" is actually better to say "knowing people like a god". Only by knowing what kind of person the other person is can you guess what he will do. If a person The man appeared out of nowhere, I didn’t know anything about him, and he didn’t have any plan for his moves, so naturally I couldn’t catch him, let alone lay an ambush in advance. If I still wanted to win... I had to fight with him as before. Just like how we dealt with Liang Bangrui’s family, we used force to break them.”
Liu Xin chuckled: "I think that method is more relieving - I just want to kill you, but you can only watch and wait for death, there is no way. Look, how domineering it is."
"Domineering things have both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that since that incident, no one in the shopping malls near the capital dared to violate Jinghua, let alone bare their teeth.
But there are many disadvantages. After seeing Jinghua's actions, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium, whether because of the prestige or envy of the prestige, actually gave up a lot of internal intrigues and began to join forces to fight Jinghua's 'southern invasion'. In fact, Liu Shouyou's incident and Pan Sheng's incident are somewhat... related to my dealings with Liang Bangrui's family. "
Liu Xin wrinkled her nose: "Oh, that doesn't seem to be a good deal."
Gao Pragmatic smiled: "This is why people say that you should be friendly to make money and keep a low profile as an official."
Liu Xin rolled her eyes at him: "You don't need to teach me more about how to be an official. I'm not an official. What I'm curious about now is, if you are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, Zuodu Yushi really gave it to Shen Li...can that Shen Yuanfu agree?"
"If the matter stops at this, I think Shen Yuanfu will not be happy." Gao Jingshi shook his head slightly: "But the emperor is no longer the little prince he was before. I guess he must still have ways to appease Shen Yuanfu. .”
Liu Xin became interested: "Really? This is the loss of a dignified Metropolitan Procuratorate. What compensation will the emperor give to Mr. Shen?"
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