What happened in the Cabinet naturally spread quickly. There were so many people and the matter was so big, so it naturally spread very quickly.
The entire officialdom in the capital was shocked. After the shock, what happened was not a backlash, but a wait-and-see attitude.
On the second day, the situation changed again. The Emperor officially issued an edict.
The edict of Zhang Juzheng's love stealing was sent to the Cabinet. The Emperor ordered the Cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel to comfort Zhang Juzheng.
This edict immediately caused a huge uproar. The matter of Zhang Juzheng's love stealing was finally opened.
Countless people began to stare at the Cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel. They wanted to see the reaction of these two yamens.
The Cabinet mainly looked at Lv Diaoyang and Zhang Siwei. These two did not disappoint. They submitted the love stealing petition on the same day.
The content was also very simple. Daming that there were many things waiting to be done. Zhang Juzheng could not leave. They asked the Emperor to issue an edict for Zhang Juzheng's love stealing.
The love stealing petition of the two Cabinet Grand Secretaries caused a huge uproar. While countless people were angry, they also set their eyes on Zhang Han, the Minister of Personnel.
To everyone's surprise, Zhang Han was silent. This person, who was regarded as Zhang Juzheng's confidant, was silent.
Zhang Han could become the Minister of Personnel because of Zhang Juzheng's promotion.
When the Cabinet elected the Minister of Personnel, Zhang Han was ranked third. In front of him were the Imperial Censor of the Left, Ge Shouli, and the Minister of Works, Zhu Heng.
These two people were ranked ahead of Zhang Han in terms of experience, reputation, and ability.
When Liu Tai impeached Zhang Juzheng, he specifically mentioned this matter as evidence of Zhang Juzheng's nepotism.
When Zhang Han became the Minister of Personnel, he did follow Zhang Juzheng's lead. He did whatever Zhang Juzheng said.
In the official circles, Zhang Han was taken for granted as Zhang Juzheng's man, and he was a hardcore supporter.
But this time, Zhang Han was silent. He didn't expect Lv Diaoyang to do the same as Zhang Siwei.
Among the appointments and removals of officials, the Minister of Personnel was very important. Daming even called him the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel.
Furthermore, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel could not enter the Cabinet. From this, one could see how special this position was.
Nominally, the Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet are appointed and dismissed by the Ministry of Personnel. You are also an official, which is equivalent to the Organization Department in the future.
When a leader wanted to promote a cadre, he would first consult the Organization Department. It was the same for the Emperor. He had to consult the Ministry of Personnel for this kind of thing.
Zhang Han was silent, and the situation instantly became delicate. At this time, the impeachment memorial arrived.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.
These few days, Zhu Yijun liked to stay in the Hall of Literary Glory, quietly looking at the twelve huge screens that Zhang Juzheng had placed here.
There were officials written on it. These were all officials of the Daming Division. They were all the officials of the Emperor.
"Imperial Majesty, the memorial is here!" Zhang Jing walked in from outside, followed by many young eunuchs, holding memorials in their arms.
Zhu Yijun turned his head to take a look, then looked at Zhang Jing, "These are all memorials against Minister Zhang's love taking?"
"Imperial Majesty, yes, these are all memorials against Minister Zhang's love taking," Zhang Jing bit the bullet and said.
"It seems that it is time to reduce the three public expenses. The money has been wasted by you," Zhu Yijun muttered and waved his hand, "Take them all away, I am not in the mood to read them!" After that, he asked, "Is there still no news from Zhang Han, the Minister of Personnel?"
Zhang Jing nodded, "Imperial Majesty, there is still no news."
In fact, Zhu Yijun also did not understand. Zhang Han was indeed Zhang Juzheng's man, otherwise he would not have been so obedient for the past few years.
One had to know that Zhang Han was the Minister of Personnel. Even if he cooperated with Zhang Juzheng, he did not have to be so obedient to this extent!
Zhu Yijun nodded and did not ask about this matter. He was going to wait and see.
With the Emperor's decree, Zhang Han was silent. The attention of the Imperial Court on this matter increased. At this time, Zhang Juzheng also submitted a memorial. This memorial was "Memorial to Begging for Mercy and Abiding by the Rules".
This memorial naturally reached the hands of Zhu Yijun very quickly. Zhu Yijun read this memorial. He wanted to see what Zhang Juzheng had to say.
Zhu Yijun was really curious about Zhang Juzheng's current state of mind.
Zhu Yijun hoped to pry into the matter through this memorial. This could also be considered a bad taste.
However, after reading it, Zhu Yijun was disappointed. This was because Zhang Juzheng's "Memorial to Begging for Mercy and Abiding by the Rules" was very well written.
It first talked about the relationship between father and son, then talked about the etiquette between the Emperor and his subjects, and finally talked about ethics.
Zhu Yijun was very disappointed. This was just a routine article in the bureaucracy.
"Is there still no news from the Ministry of Personnel?" Zhu Yijun put down the memorial and turned to look at Zhang Jing. This time, he was really a little angry.
Zhu Yijun was really dissatisfied with the Minister of Personnel Zhang Han's silence.
I personally gave Zhang Han an imperial edict. No matter if you agree or disagree, you should at least say something!
If you agree, then write a memorial according to my imperial edict. Then follow the procedures of the Ministry of Personnel to console Zhang Juzheng.
If you disagree, then you can write a memorial and state the pros and cons. That's fine too. What do you mean by not saying anything?
To put it seriously, you are ignoring the Emperor's imperial edict. To put it lightly, you are looking down on me, the Emperor!
Although he had lived two lives, Zhu Yijun was also a human being. How could he not be angry when he was ignored like this?
"Imperial Majesty, there is still no news from Mr. Zhang of the Ministry of Personnel."
Zhang Jing said cautiously, "But the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Li Youzi, submitted a memorial. It is to ask Minister Zhang to take the love letter."
Hearing this news, Zhu Yijun nodded, but his face did not change much. Why would the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue care about the memorial and the Minister of Personnel?
Zhu Yijun's face darkened. He waved his hand and said, "Go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
Everyone was watching the Ministry of Personnel from the outside. Naturally, the Ministry of Personnel was not calm. There was one person inside who was particularly upset. He was Wang Daocheng, the Minister of Personnel.
On this day, as soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Daocheng ran to Zhang Han. As an official who also supported Zhang Juzheng, Wang Daocheng did not understand Zhang Han's approach.
At the time when Minister Zhang needed support the most, as an official promoted by Zhang Juzheng and as Zhang Zhang Juzheng's confidant, how could he not stand up at this time?
Although Zhang Han was silent, everyone knew that this silence represented a kind of attitude. This was a silent protest.
"Mr. Minister, the Emperor's imperial edict. In the next few days, Mr. Minister should act according to the imperial edict."
After seeing Zhang Han, Wang Daocheng did not beat around the bush and said directly, and his tone was very unfriendly.
Zhang Han was not young this year. He sat in the chair of the Minister, stroking his beard and looking at Wang Daocheng.