After Wang Xilie said this, he kowtowed to the ground and exchanged tears with tears: "Your Majesty, all the ministers are aware of the clear intention of the emperor's reform! However, disregarding the six-foot body and criticizing the remonstrance, is it for the benefit of the ministers and others? Zhang Juzheng and other cabinet ministers With her clever words and flattery, the Queen Mother wants to take over all the power after she retires, and if she becomes the 'Prime Minister of the Cabinet', isn't it because she is reincarnated?"
"Taizu said, 'Anyone who proposes to appoint a prime minister should be killed immediately.' I don't know who on your majesty's left and right will shake the king's heart. In my opinion, the emperor should kill these sycophants to thank the world!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun took over and said: "Well, no one told me about the 'Prime Minister' matter. It's just like walking in the inner court and palace ministers. It's all my idea. In your opinion, what should I do? Thank you for the law?"
When Wang Xilie heard the emperor say these words, his face was ashen, he fell to the ground and choked with sobs, unable to speak.
Next to him, Zhang Han, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, came out, knelt down beside Wang Xilie and said: "I can get the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which will be helpful to Zhang Jiang's imperial court. However, in the past few years, the selection of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has always been the intention of being in the right position. Within a few years, his followers spread all over the world - his peers, students, and fellow villagers all asked for help. If he disobeyed the slightest, he would be scolded. He was also a minister of heaven, and he was only a member of the Hanlin Academy with advisors. How is the emperor's power and fortune different from Yan Song's during the reign of Emperor Shizong?"
Zhang Han's knife penetrated deeply and fiercely, which opened the eyes of the courtiers who did not know the inside story - it turns out that people who cut their own people can cut to the bone. As the important core of Zhang Juzheng's party, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel turned against him today. Even if Zhang Juzheng is here, he may not be able to resist.
Zhang Han's betrayal completely angered Yin Zhengmao, who held the title of Minister of War and served as director of the Department of Martial Arts and Combat. Yin Zhengmao heard Zhang Han's spewing words and went out angrily: "Zhang Tianguan, don't be secretive. Let's talk about it. Who did Zhang Juzheng recommend to you? Are any of these people incompetent? Can you name one person who is not qualified for the assessment?" Even the best ones count!"
Zhang Han didn't expect Yin Zhengmao's counterattack angle to be so tricky. He opened his mouth for a moment and couldn't answer.
Wan Shihe, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Most of the censors and officials are minions of Yuanfu. These people are responsible for the inspection of the capital and the outside world. Can't Zhang Juzheng's party members get an 'excellent'? Professor Yin's words are wrong!" "When saying the word "professor", Wan Shihe also added an accent, which was quite a joke. Because among the people, those who sell tea are called Dr. Tea, and those who teach in poverty are generally called professors. Zhu Yijun refers to teachers collectively as professors in martial arts and medical schools, and has long been laughed at by Qingliu.
Yin Zhengmao laughed angrily at Wan Shihe, and knelt down and said to Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, Yin Zhengmao, participated in the impeachment of Wan Shihe and criticized the imperial censorship and external censorship. It is clear that he has the intention to disrupt the government. Please punish him for his arrogant crime!"
Zhu Yijun listened to them attacking each other with a sullen face, but in his heart he gave Yin Zhengmao a bad review - if you can't do it, go to the parents, you are not good enough.
Seeing the real quarrel in court, all the ministers in the palace were frightened. If this is not done well, the party strife of the Song Dynasty will appear. As for whether your own team is correct or not, you not only have to ask your conscience, but more importantly, you have to ask the family behind you, whether your parents, wife and children can withstand failure!
Seeing that Yin Zhengmao was no match for Wan Shihe, Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and saluted the emperor first, and then said: "Your Majesty, I was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing, and I have been engaged in military affairs for 30 years. I am not fighting in this life. , just prepare for war! Now I have a question to ask Wan Shilang - what is the war about? "
After hearing this, Wan Shihe said: "I already know what Tan Bingbu means. Now it has spread from martial arts to all over the world - the war is about food, grass and logistics! I have a rhetorical question, this spring when the imperial court sent troops to conquer Burma, when The law has not yet been changed—are these soldiers hungry or cold?"
After hearing this, Tan Lun thought to himself that I had indeed led you into a ditch. So his teammate Guo Chaobin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, came out and cut off Wanshi and his retreat with a knife from the antelope's horn:
"Wan Shilang is ridiculous! The military expenses for Burma were spent with the emperor's internal funds! It's only spring now, and half of the treasury has been spent - without the emperor's internal funds to support the government in the past few years, the imperial court would have been unable to uncover the problem!"
Wan Shihe's breath was suffocated after hearing this. But he was always in a hurry, so he immediately quibbled: "If there was no large-scale work in Huanghuai, how could the court have no money? In the four years of Wanli, the court's income, grain and rice combined, exceeded 17 million - more than the first year of Wanli and the previous years. The emperor's time is nearly twice as long! If we can rest with the people, the world will be in great order!"
After listening to Wan Shihe's sophistry, all the ministers in the court found that he was at a loss for words and was making nonsense. Seeing that the two sides were about to decide the winner, the highest-ranking official on the side who opposed the reform, Lu Shusheng, also came out to speak.
He ignored the mutual attacks between Tan Lun and Wan Shihe, knelt down directly at the front and said: "Your Majesty, I once proposed to the Emperor the twenty-four principles of 'following the old rules, saving memorials, being cautious about rewards and responsibilities, and guarding against obstructions'." The name Fang Ce was also fortunately accepted by the Emperor. However, in recent years, the Emperor has overturned all the policies of his generals. He did not follow the old rules but had the intention of reform. He ignored the memorials and used silver seals to directly control the aspects. He was careless about rewards and punishments and Zhang Jia was in charge. Those who receive unfair rewards, arrest and torture officials in order to hide them, these are the things that I deplore deeply. And why is the emperor like this?"
Lu Shusheng was admitted to Huiyuan in the 20th year of Jiajing. After being selected as a Jinshi, he was selected as a Shujishi. Later, he was recommended by the Scholars as one of the leaders of Qingliu due to his filial piety and literary skills. During his tenure as Minister of Rites, Zhang Juzheng repeatedly tried to recommend Lu Shusheng to the cabinet, but he always refused.
Lu Shusheng did not compete for the position of Minister of Rites, and his prestige and status in the court were extremely high. Moreover, it is not an exaggeration to say that a man who lived in Jiajing for 20 years was born as a commoner, and his disciples and former officials are all over the world.
If Lu Shusheng challenged Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng would never dare to ignore him. But today Zhang Ju was waiting at home for inspection, so Lu Shangshu focused all his firepower on the emperor.
After Zhu Yijun heard this, it was really difficult to answer. At that time, Lu Shangshu wrote a formal letter to teach Zhu Yijun how to be an emperor. In order to disguise himself, Zhu Yijun pretended to praise Lu Shangshu.
Sure enough, you have to eat what you sow. Now that Zhu Yijun's true identity as the reform emperor has been exposed, he really can't answer the question raised by Mr. Lu.
But Lu Shusheng was a kind man and did not expect the emperor to answer his questions. He just knelt there quietly, leaned over and said: "I have been the Minister of Rites in the sixth year of Longqing, more than five years ago. I was once a historian and stayed away from the court for twenty years. Your Majesty gave me the favor of the country, but It's just an extra worm in the court. Since the emperor has the intention of reform, I beg you to go."
After saying that, he knelt on the ground with tears in his muddy eyes. Lu Shusheng choked with sobs and said: "After I leave, I hope that the emperor will use his internal servants to clean it up from time to time to prevent the loss of power from becoming unavoidable. I would like to express my love to my relatives. Rather than being insatiable in your pursuits, you must be modest.”
Logically speaking, since he resigned without the emperor's approval, it was not etiquette to send such a large farewell message. However, Lu Shusheng had no desire for official position and had long ignored life and death. Zhang Zhi's attack this time was even more powerful than Wan Shihe's and Zhang Han's attacks.
By resigning directly, he was telling the emperor that there are fewer and fewer honest and honest people around you who do not ask for high-ranking officials and generous salaries - and with every additional official who dares to ask for help, the emperor will become more frightened, because Lu Shusheng believes that every The emperor needs people with integrity in his court!
Sure enough, as soon as he finished his parting words, Wang Xilie, Wan Shihe, Zhang Han and the thirty-seven people who had gone to the palace together to oppose the emperor's first imperial edict knelt down and said: "I also beg to go. Please allow your Majesty’s permission!”
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