It was a rare occasion in the Chongzhen Dynasty when civil servants united to impeach Jin Yiwei, but it ended in an anticlimactic manner. No one could have imagined that the final result would be like this.
After the dynasty ended, some people sighed and regretted that they had not achieved their goal.
And some people were worried. The old censor of Zuodu actually seriously raised the matter of evaluating the censors of the imperial censor to the emperor.
"It's good now. He, Liu Zongzhou, has won the favor of the emperor by asking his name in front of the emperor, but we are going to be sad!"
"Who says it's not the case? I even feel that he is a new official and has not yet burned three fires. He used this excuse to ask for power from the emperor on purpose."
"Yes, that's definitely the case. I didn't expect that this old man is really cunning and cunning. He wants to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate dissidents!"
"Could it be that he has no money and wants to take this opportunity to make a big fortune?"
"..."
The image of Liu Zongzhou was suddenly different in the minds of all officials. Each official makes a guess based on what he thinks is possible. No matter how they guessed, one thing was the same, that is, Liu Zongyi offended them all at once!
Others will comfort themselves.
"No matter what, that Zhang Mingwei is really a ruthless person. He actually punished those Jinyiwei officials. It's really unexpected!"
"Yes, although this time we did not overthrow the Jin Yiwei and ask the emperor to ban the Jin Yiwei. However, so many Jin Yiwei officials have been dealt with, and the Jin Yiwei is actually almost useless. If Zhang Mingwei wants to make a difference, he will not have a year and a half. It definitely won’t work!”
"A year and a half? I don't think it's enough. They are all inexperienced. Tell me, is it not easy to deal with this kind of Jinyiwei captain? Haha, in fact, if you ask me, Jinyiwei is already useless. ! Our goal has been achieved in a different way!"
"..."
Compared to them, the royal family and nobles who were drinking tea and watching the theater didn't have so many messy thoughts. No matter what Liu Zongzhou's reason was for asking the emperor to self-examine the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they only cared about one issue.
"What, that Zhang Mingwei has nothing to do? With so many officials and so many yamen joining forces to impeach him, he is still the Duke of the country?"
"You're so ruthless. In order to keep his position as Duke, he actually changed all the officials of the Imperial Guard. Oh, life will be difficult in the future, this ruthless man!"
"Yes, he didn't even hesitate to take care of the business of Jiading Uncle Mansion. He didn't even have an official position at that time. Now, the commander of the Jinyi Guards is still the Duke of the country. Yeah, his arrogance is probably going to the sky. Got it!"
"..."
Compared with their envy, jealousy and hatred towards Zhang Mingwei, the ordinary people in the capital applauded him.
"Have you seen it? I said that Zhang Qingtian has his own destiny and will be fine. Do you believe it now?"
"Nonsense, you are just thinking in hindsight. I don't know who was worried before, saying that under the impeachment of so many adults, Zhang Qingtian is afraid that he will be unlucky!"
"I heard it too. You also arranged for the emperor to say that no minister in the Chongzhen Dynasty can always be favored. With so many people impeaching him, the emperor will definitely be dissatisfied with Zhang Qingtian!"
"You are slandering me! Oh, my mother-in-law is still waiting for me. No more chatting. See you later!"
"Qingtian is indeed Qingtian. He will never bend the law for personal gain. So many Jinyiwei officials have joined forces to deal with it without mercy. Haha, let Zhang Qingtian handle it if anyone continues to speak out without blaming the public!"
"Today is a good day, come on, let's have a drink!"
"..."
The palace is not yet aware of these reactions from outside. Emperor Chongzhen left Zhang Mingwei alone to speak, and said happily: "As soon as these people move, I know they are definitely coming for Mr. But as soon as Mr. makes a move, haha, then Liu Zongzhou will betray..."
"..." Zhang Mingwei was speechless. Your Majesty, aren't you a very serious person? Why are you joking?
Fortunately, no one else was present, otherwise he would not believe that the emperor would say such a thing.
Zhang Mingwei waited for Emperor Chongzhen to finish speaking, and then said with a smile: "It cannot be said that there is rebellion. There are still some people in the court who have national laws in their hearts. As long as they act according to the facts, whether it is impeachment of Jinyiwei or me, they will be fine. Come on. Only in this way can we rectify the source of the troubles, let the officials govern the country in a clear way, and only then can there be hope for the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty!"
If the administration of officials is not good, and they are replaced one after another, all are selfish, and if they really want to be an official for thousands of miles, just for money, then even if the time traveler has great abilities, he will not be able to change the status quo.
After hearing what he said, Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement and said: "What you said is absolutely true! So what good officials are there? No matter what position or status you have now, please recommend them to me!"
In many historical materials of the late Ming Dynasty, a person will be praised as a person who will live in the blue sky, saying that he is so good. But one thing that cannot be boasted is how the official died in the end. Be loyal to the country, or surrender to the bandits or the Manchus?
Although it is said that those who die in state affairs are not necessarily honest and capable officials, at least they have a minimum bottom line. Based on this, after Zhang Mingwei heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, he really thought of a person and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, there is a person who will be called Ming Wen Tianxiang in later generations. This person insists on integrity and is full of integrity. It should be a good helper.”
Wen Tianxiang is very famous and a model for civil servants.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly urged Zhang Mingwei: "Ah, you have such a good official, why don't you tell me quickly, what is going on?"
"This man was selected by Nanming, and he must go to the capital to negotiate peace with Jianlu. However, Jianlu has aspirations for the world, so it is of course impossible to negotiate peace." Zhang Mingwei said slowly, "Jianlu liked his talent and asked Hong Chengchou and other Ming officials to demote him. He was scolded by him. Later, he wrote a couplet on the door that said, "Be born as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, die as a loyal ghost of the Ming Dynasty." He painted a portrait of Su Wu as a shepherd and hung it on the wall to encourage himself. Jianlu tried his best to persuade him to surrender, so he finally killed him..."
Hearing the words "Hong Chengchou", Emperor Chongzhen felt a little pain in his heart. A minister he trusted so much surrendered to Jianlu. Therefore, when he heard Zhang Mingwei's later introduction, he felt more and more that this person really looked like Wen Tianxiang, so he was overjoyed and quickly said to Zhang Mingwei: "Who is this person? What is his surname? Sir, please don't overwhelm us. Come on!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Zhang Mingwei replied after hearing this, "I remembered that when he was a local magistrate, his reputation was quite good. Both squires and ordinary people were very grateful to him, and they also Build a shrine for him..."
