.The New Year's Day of the 45th year of Jiajing is destined to be recorded in history and talked about by future generations.
This day should have been the day when all officials presented New Year's greetings to the emperor, but one hundred and seventeen civic officials took the lead and wrote a letter in front of the Xiyuan Gate, impeaching the cabinet and dereliction of duty by six ministries and nine ministers. Then Hai Rui beat the silent drum of the news that had been silent for decades, and directly pointed the finger at His Majesty the Emperor, who has always been sacred and inviolable.
As expected, Jiajing was furious. Not only did he arrest all these people, but he also locked up the officials of the cabinet and the six ministries. Fortunately, there was silence from Zhonghuan to mediate, which made Jiajing fall down and put Xu Jie and other officials home.
Seeing that the situation was eased, it caused a great storm. One by one, the emperor locked up the silence of the case under the orders and Hai Rui together! The officials in Beijing were ashamed. It seemed that although the emperor was old and sick, he was still the same Jiajing after all. It was impossible for people to scold him to make people scream. After they were cursed, they just kept saying "tolerance is high and harmony is noble." 039. They had to pull out a few to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, so as to prove that the tiger is old and the tiger is virtuous and avoid someone from competing in the future.
What surprised the ministers was that the emperor actually chose his favorite disciples to take action, and now he really saved them. Imagine that even the silence of silence became a prisoner. If others were unaware of the situation, they might be beaten to death. The officials couldn't help but sigh secretly, they were indeed mixed with arsenic and garlic, which was poisonous and spicy.
But no matter how much I sigh, it is impossible to keep the officials silent like this. Not to mention that the silent friends of the same year have grown into the backbone of the court, his students do not lack the courage to accompany the teacher to go to jail. Just talking about those senior officials who were able to go home because of the silence of military strategy, they cannot stand by and watch. In the officialdom, the favors are as big as a young man, and they will not repay the favors if they owe them, and they will wait for others to be despised for the rest of their lives.
In fact, in the final analysis, officials of this dynasty have never lacked the courage and tradition of resisting. In fact, not long after Yan Song fell, the situation where there were silences of horses was gone forever... The middle-aged officials who had been suppressed for a long time, and the young people who had just begun to emerge were not afraid of throwing away the black veil, or even being in a veil, for fear that they would not rush to be called "rats" or "ants".
However, the Tongzheng Envoy Department will take more than ten days to work, and the guards outside the Xiyuan Gate are even more strict. The emperor has issued a death order. As long as an official appears outside the forbidden gate without being summoned, he will immediately be charged with a crime of conspiring to rebel.'
Jiajing has already spoken through the eunuch. Don’t toast or not eat and punish you. Whoever dares to make trouble will be spent in the imperial prison for the rest of his life!
This way of treating the ministers as "evil enemy" naturally aroused the indignation of the ministers. The undercurrents in Beijing could break out at any time, and a larger conflict between the king and the ministers could break out at any time.
All of this made Xu Jie feel so sad that he looked much older... Since he came out of the palace on New Year's Day, he couldn't even enter the Xiyuan Gate. At this moment, he could only sit at home wither. Seeing that the king and his ministers were almost completely broken, how could the old assistant not be anxious?
On the chair at the lower head, his proud disciple Zhang Juzheng sat, but his expression was complicated at this moment, and he wanted to speak but stopped several times, which seemed extremely uneasy.
Xu Jie noticed his restlessness and asked softly: "Taiyue, what do you have to say? Just say it?"
"Teacher..." Zhang Juzheng whispered: "Although silence is gold, as the chief minister,
If you don’t stand up and speak, the situation will probably go uncontrollable.”
Xu Jie nodded. He knew what Zhang Juzheng meant. There was indeed no one else at this moment. It was appropriate for him to be old. But he also had his own concerns. Hai Rui hurt Jiajing too much, and was silent and obscene, so that the emperor could not get out of the fire. Not to mention a stubborn person like Jiajing, from ancient times to the present, no emperor could stand it. If he spoke up for Chen Si and Hai Rui and others, he would undoubtedly add fuel to the fire. Not only would he not be able to save them, he would also be labeled as the mastermind behind the scenes. Even the chief minister should not do it.
But if you stand on the side of the emperor, how can you deal with yourself among the officials? After all, the leader of the officials is also an official. It is obvious who should speak for at this time. If you stand in the wrong position, you will inevitably be rejected by the officials.
"Hehe..." Xu Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "It's really a dilemma, you're not
I don’t know that the emperor ordered Yang Bo to return to Beijing because he was dissatisfied with my inaction."
"Then you can't offend both ends!" Zhang Juzheng wanted to make an idea for him and said, "Why not be able to ride a fence?"
OK, teacher!”
"Then you can make an idea for me..." Xu Jie said slowly.
, This one is one by one," Zhang Juzheng was silent for a long time, and Fang Shuanti said, "The country governs the world with filial piety, and the world is a family. Therefore, students think that ministers should serve the king with their fathers, and the king should also love the ministers with their descendants.
"These are all big principles..." Xu Jie said lightly, but big principles cannot solve the problem.
You have to come up with a real solution.
In this way," Zhang Juzheng continued: "Even if the teacher is in a dilemma, he should take care of both sides. If he really can't take care of it, he has to give up his descendants and his father and grandfather. There is no other way."
A glimmer flashed in Xu Jie's eyes. He didn't expect the student to say such thoughtful words, but he still asked in discomfort: "If so, how can I explain to all officials?"
"Teacher, in fact, we are in poverty because we are concerned about all officials." Zhang Juzheng said seriously: "There are two important tasks at present. One is to let the emperor relieve his anger and relieve his anger before he can be suspicious; the other is to make the emperor happy, and only to be generous when he is happy. Two things are the same, to make the situation not out of control."
"How to do these two things?" Xu Jie asked softly.
"The emperor locked up Brother Zhuyan to show all officials. If we write a letter to save people fiercely at this time, the emperor will feel isolated or even betrayed, and naturally he will be more suspicious." Zhang Juzheng said in a deep voice: "That will not only not save Brother Zhuyan, but also harm him.
Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng with a complicated expression, and after a long time, he slowly passed by: "Is this the heartfelt words of Ge?"
"Teacher..." Zhang Juzheng's expression was stunned. He knew that the teacher was suspected of taking the blame, but he still said calmly: "Brother Zhuyan was imprisoned. The student was very sad. He really wanted to go in and change him out by himself. As long as he could be rescued, I would be willing to do anything, but at this time, the emperor was waiting to see. If he was in urgent need of help, he would inevitably be impressed by a clique. There was a party and no party, and the difference was huge!"
After hearing what Zhang Juzheng said, Xu Jie didn't say anything. After a while, he jumped to the next paragraph and asked, "How can I make the emperor happy?"
"Of course, it's the emperor's wish." Zhang Juzheng said: "The two palaces and two temples have been delayed for three times.
It's time to complete the work."
"This is not something that can be done quickly." Xu Jie said: "The construction period is there, and there are also materials.
If you want to shorten the number, you don’t know how much money you will have to spend, and the court cannot afford it.
"No additional expense is required." Zhang Juzheng said confidently: "I heard that the emperor has stopped taking pills, and he has obviously shaken the practice of practicing Taoism. We can transfer all the craftsmen and materials from Xiuxuan, Chaotian Temple, and Yuzhitan to Wanshou Palace and Wansheng Palace. The students have calculated that this will be completed in March at the latest." After a pause, he said: "When the emperor is happy, he will ask him to pardon Hai Rui and others... to release his words."
This method is indeed safe. Xu Qi looked at Zhang Juzheng's sunlight and softened again, saying, "How do you explain to the ministers? Especially Gao Gong, he will definitely not calm down."
"The students will try their best to make peace in Gaobutang, but the rest must have the teacher come forward," Zhang Ju said.
Justice: "With the prestige of the teacher, if you tell them thoroughly, you will surely be able to comfort me."
"Then I will be reluctant to do it..." Xu Jie nodded and said softly: "I can't figure out the Emperor's meeting
What crime should I add to him..."
"I don't know this, the emperor is so secretive, it may not be worthy of being told by outsiders." Zhang Juzheng
road.
"It's really inexplicable..." Xu Jie sighed, deeply puzzled by Shen Mo's misfortune.
"A second-rank official, can you arrest him without any charge?" Guo Pu's mansion, Gao Gong
He slapped the table and said, "Is there any dynasty in the Ming Dynasty?"
"It's really strange," Guo Puda sat in front of him and frowned, "I can't figure it out."
"If you can't figure it out, just ask it clearly!" Gao Gong shouted: "I'll go back and submit a memorial!"
"Oh, Suqing," Guo Pu quickly stopped him and said, "We just released him, you go and provoke him again.
Emperor, do you also want to go to the imperial prison?”
"Go and go. This Ming Dynasty has already regarded the emperor as a minister, and the minister as a enemy. We will all go in after all. Is there any difference sooner or later?" Gao Gong said anger. Seeing Guo Pu looking at him with helpless face, he groaned and said, "Don't worry, I just asked the emperor to express Shen Mo's guilt in order to calm people's hearts and settle rumors. Could this also anger the emperor?"
"That won't..." Guo Pu smiled bitterly and said, "But now that Tongzheng Department has closed down, how do you write a letter?"
"How come you forgot this..." Gao Gong slapped his head heavily and said, "Daofei has waited ten times.
Let’s talk about it five?”
"Yeah." Guo Pu nodded and said, "Suqing, let's think about your own affairs first." Then he whispered: "After the fifteenth, Yang Bo should go to Beijing, and then the Grand Secretary of the Tingtui. The things that you and I were sure of are now variables."
"Haha..." Gao Gong, who was generous, looked very scheming. He smiled and said, "My opinion was just the opposite. Originally, Xu Jie said that he could not put us together, but now, he probably won't set any restrictions."
"Why?" Guo Pu asked.
"No chief minister can let Shanxi people enter the pavilion." Gao Gong cuts the railway firmly: "Unless he
Want to put yourself in vain."
"Yes." Guo Pu said suddenly: "The Shanxi Gang is too strong, and no one can be sure of facing them." After a moment of thought, he said in a deep voice: "Since we know it is our critical moment, don't make any troubles."
"It is precisely because it is a critical moment." Gao Gong's rigid face showed a sly smile and said, "We should clearly support the quiet words."
"So you have such an idea," Guo Pu understood that senior officials of the ministry who are qualified to vote were all silence, but they may not dare to rescue him with great fanfare. If they come to speak for silence at this time, they will inevitably gain the favor of many neutral factions. Such favors are particularly effective in the secret voting.
"Okay, I'll write a book with you!" Guo Pu also figured it out and said, "Let all of us write a book and create a momentum!" But he didn't think about whether this would have a negative impact on the safety of silence.
In the room, Shen Mingchen and Yu Yin ran around and contacted the students in the same year of silence. They discussed with them how to save the adults. However, the officials could not help but be able to modify the memorials over and over again at home and wait for the arrival of that day.
But this
It’s not that the silence is helpless... It’s just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, in the darkness, countless people are already acting. Just as silence often said to them, if they really fall into crisis, no one in this world can rely on themselves to save themselves... As a group of people who have shared the same silence, they can only save him by their own way by rescuing him, and they can continue their wealthy life a few days ago. There is no other way.
In Shuibiao Hutong, in an inconspicuous courtyard, the owner was packing his bags, as if he was going to go far. He saw him folding his clothes neatly on the skin of the bag with a relaxed expression, and then took out a large Japanese-Nanlong silver note from his arms. He looked at it and kissed it again and again, and his mouth was almost cracked to the back of his head. It took him a long time to reluctance to put it in the bag, and then folded it carefully, tied the bag to his body, and left the house casually.
When I arrived at the entrance of the alley, I saw a carriage waiting there. When the car owner saw him, he stepped forward with great sincerity and said, "Are you Mr. Song?"
"That's right." The man nodded reservedly and said, "Are you understandable?"
"The villain is the Class A driver who is in the carriage and horse business. The villain is called Li Laoliu. This is my document." The driver took out a small hard shell book from his arms, put it in front of him with both hands, and said respectfully: "Please check it out, please.
"What do you think?" Song Hu, surnamed Song, lifted the curtain and entered the carriage, and said with disdain: "Who will take it?
Recharge a coachman?”
"That's right." Li Laoliu said embarrassedly: "Then you'll sit down, we'll set off, catch us
If you are tight, you can rest in Tongzhou."
·Hmm..." The man surnamed Song was already lying on the bed in the carriage, and he was unexpectedly relieved.
If you responded vaguely, you would close your eyes and pretend to sleep.
The man surnamed Song seemed to be very surrounded. Even the sound of the carriage could turn into his lullaby, and he fell asleep in a short while. He dreamed that he returned to his hometown in Shandong, where he was promoted to a shopkeeper, and then his guests were filled with guests, and he was frugal. Of course, he could not avoid marrying his concubine.
I was dreaming that my concubine, who was like a flower and jade, brought her foot washing water, and then said timidly: 'Master, I am waiting for you to wash your feet. 039 was so happy that his mouth was grinning again, and he said lustfully: "Let me hug you first..."
But when the words were said, the concubine suddenly changed her face and said sternly: "I won't let you be frivolous!" As she said that, she poured a basin of bathing water on him and said, "Murmur, don't you want to live anymore!" But she caused laughter.
Hearing those laughters were not like women, he wiped the water on his face and opened his eyes blankly, and saw a group of men with black bottoms on their faces smiling there.
The man surnamed Song woke up suddenly and saw that he was no longer in the carriage, but was in a ruined wall, renewing! The man with a dark face was surrounded by him. He knew that he had met a strong man, and he shivered like a sieve and said, "Good man, please take it, but I want to save my life." As he said that, he took out the broken silver on his body, which looked like seven or eight taels.
"Hehe boy." A big man who seemed to be in the lead said in a hoarse voice: "We don't lack it."
Yes, I don’t want your life, I just want to ask you a question.”
"What's the problem? Please tell me." The relative of Song nodded like a chicken pecking after his hope of survival.
rice.
"What did you give that Taoist priest on the first day of the first day of the New Year?" The big man asked in a deception, saying
Then he pulled out a bright sharp knife and said, "You only have one chance..."
"What-thing?" Song's surname was shocked in his heart, and he didn't expect that he was still one step later.
But he knew that the matter was of great importance and had to hesitate whether to tell the truth.
With just a pause, the sharp knife in the man's hand had fallen, and quickly passed by his cheek, gently taking away an ear.
"Ah..." The man named Song covered his bloody ears and his face turned pale. He finally knew that if he didn't tell the truth, he would definitely die miserably today.
Seeing that the big man raised his sword again, the Song-shou screamed: "Stop cutting it, I'll give the Taoist a book!"
"What book?" the man asked nervously.
"I don't know..." Half of the face of Song's surname was red by Xueshuiqi. He shouted in horror: "Yes,"
It was wrapped in oil cloth and sealed with wax, so I couldn't open it."
"No honest..." The big man snorted, and the two black-faced men stretched out their feet and took the double surnamed Song.
The arms were stomped on the ground.
Another cold light passed by, and the second ear named Song was also cut off.
"I really don't know..." The Song, the surname is a pig, screamed and said: "You are just cutting me.
Adult stick, I don’t know what it is!”
The strong people looked at each other and thought to themselves that they really didn't know. The leading man said, "Then, this
Who gave this book to you?”
"It's our shopkeeper." The man surnamed Song was scared and bought one free of charge: "He said that as long as he gave this to those Taoist priests, he could help them pass the test. I sent someone to tell them to the Taoist priests I knew, and then they sent someone to get it. I didn't know anything about the rest!"
"Go, catch his boss again!" The leading man said without hesitation.
"They are Hinata..." someone next to him said carefully.
Chapter completed!