Zhang Han also stood up and looked at Wang Daocheng. He said in a deep voice, "As the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, an example for all officials and the teacher of His Majesty, I should follow the rules of etiquette and filial piety.
The death of one's father and the death of one's child is the law of the Heavenly Dao. It's a common practice throughout the ages. I will not agree to it.
Hearing Zhang Han's words, Wang Daocheng was also stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Han to be so straightforward. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Minister, the emperor has decreed that what you do is not in line with the rules of etiquette!" Wang Daocheng held back for a long time and finally said this.
When Zhang Han heard this, he immediately became angry. Etiquette?
He pointed at Wang Daocheng angrily and said loudly, "In front of the rules of eternity and the law of heaven, etiquette is nothing.
Zhang Taiyue dares to trample on the rules of eternity and the law of heaven. Why can't I trample on the rules of etiquette? "
Zhang Han's voice was very loud, so it naturally spread far. Everyone knew that Minister Zhang had quarreled with Wang Daocheng, which also represented Zhang Han's official statement.
Glancing at Zhang Han, Wang Daocheng didn't say anything. He turned around and walked out.
At this moment, Wang Daocheng knew that it was useless to say anything, so he turned around and walked out.
The quarrel between Zhang Han and Wang Daocheng quickly spread throughout the capital. This was the most explosive point since the incident of Zhang Juzheng stealing love, so it soon exploded in the capital's officialdom.
With this wave of uproar, more people submitted petitions.
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Yijun listened to Zhang Jing's report, and his face became more and more gloomy. The most difficult thing about reform was not the system, not the personnel, but the ideology.
Zhang Han's support for Zhang Juzheng meant that he was a reformist, right?
But at this time, Zhang Han and Zhang Juzheng had parted ways. What was the reason?
It was not for Daming the country or the people of the world, but for the rules of eternity and the law of etiquette.
As an example of all officials and scholars, they should obey the rules of eternity and the law of heaven.
This logic also made sense, but Zhu Yijun saw something else. In the eyes of these people, the eternal principles, the Heavenly Dao's etiquette, were above everything else.
It was more important than personal life and death, more important than the Emperor's imperial edict, and even more important than national interests.
Listening to Zhang Han's words and seeing Zhang Han's performance, Zhu Yijun thought of two words: Defender of the Dao!
Daming the reform. What needed to be changed was not the system, not the personnel. These were all superficial changes. How to reform the ideology was the most important thing.
The etiquette education that had been ingrained for thousands of years was not something that could be changed just because one wanted to.
This time, rather than saying that it was Zhang Juzheng's Love Stealing, it was better to say that it was a counterattack of the Scholar's Rules.
If Zhang Juzheng had stolen the love, it would mean that Zhang Juzheng had succumbed to the rules of the literati. In that case, he would still be one of us, working within the circle drawn by us.
If Zhang Juzheng did not succumb, it meant that he would be excluded from the circle of the Scholar.
The so-called Scholar represented the Daming scholars. They controlled the public opinion, the official positions, and the people's livelihood of the Daming.
If you succumb to their rules, then you were a scholar and could be recognized by others.
If you did not, then you were no longer a member of their circle.
The people who were least recognized by them were the eunuchs.
The eunuchs were the pioneers of the Emperor's interests. Fundamentally, it was impossible for them to succumb to the rules of the Scholar. Therefore, they became the eunuchs.
The same was true for the officials. If they did not succumb to their rules, then they would be powerful officials and sycophants.
Even the Emperor was the same. If the Emperor did not succumb to the rules set by them, then he would be a fatuous ruler.
The Emperor's decree could not go out of the Forbidden City.
If the Daming Emperor did not have eunuchs and Imperial Bodyguard, the decree could not go out of the Forbidden City and not the capital.
Even if there were eunuchs and Imperial Bodyguard, they still could not go out of the place. The mining supervisor sent by Wanli was also beaten to death.
In the end, the ones in the wrong were the mining supervisor and the Emperor. Instead, they stood on the side of justice.
Zhang Juzheng's Love Seizure this time was actually the accumulation of the five years of reform. It was a battle of rules initiated by the Scholar group. In name, it was to defend the eternal principles and the Heavenly Dao's etiquette.
If Zhang Juzheng did not follow the rules of the Scholar group, then he would be a powerful official and would not be recognized by the Scholar group.
Those who stood on Zhang Juzheng's side would be helping the evildoer commit evil. They would be his henchmen, just like the eunuch's clique, which had to be eradicated.
The civil officials were very good at playing this game. When it came to the Donglin clique, it completely reached the peak.
The eunuch's clique formed by the powerful eunuch Jiuqian Sui and his henchmen was too numerous to list. Those who did not submit to their rules were all knocked down.
Even when it came to Nanming, these people were still fighting and seizing. It was really the rule of the Scholar group that was above everything else. Even the destruction of a country was not as high as this rule.
Although Zhang Han supported Zhang Juzheng's reform and knew that it was good for the Daming, he did not have the courage to challenge the Scholar group's rules.
Perhaps in Zhang Han's heart, he did not want to challenge it. Instead, he wanted to defend the Scholar group's rules.
Once someone challenged the Scholar group's rules and was not punished severely, it would be a slap to the face of all the Scholar group. It was like smashing their rice bowls. Naturally, they would fight back with their lives.
Zhang Juzheng's Love Seizure this time was challenging the Scholar group's rules.
Zhu Yijun stood up and strolled in the hall with his hands clasped behind his back. He could now understand why Zhang Juzheng smashed the pot after Love Seizure.
Before Love Seizure, Zhang Juzheng was a model for all the officials and the leader of the Scholar group. But after Love Seizure, Zhang Juzheng completely became a powerful minister and became a figure like Cao Cao.
It was not only one person who said that he controlled the Emperor to order the feudal vassals. He was no longer recognized by the mainstream Scholar group.
After not being recognized by the mainstream Scholar group's rules, Zhang Juzheng could only devote himself to Wanli's new policy.
History was up to the later generations to judge. Perhaps this was Zhang Juzheng's idea. His means were more intense, his reform was more radical, and he was more greedy for power.
He knew that this was the only thing that could protect himself and the results of the reform. Once he lost power, he would lose everything. He would be completely nailed to the pillar of shame, and his name would go down in history.
Zhu Yijun could understand what Zhang Juzheng did to his son.
Although Zhang Juzheng's reform was to Daming, he was also a father and he had to consider his children.
On the one hand, he educated the Wanli Emperor. On the other hand, he let his son take the imperial examinations. He did not even hesitate to use the power in his hands to fight for the first rank for his son.
This was to save his life. On the one hand, he pinned his hopes on the Wanli Emperor. After all, the Wanli Emperor was his student. On the other hand, he pinned his hopes on his son.
The road ahead was paved by himself. As long as he didn't go the wrong way, there would be no problem.
However, Zhang Juzheng didn't expect that he would die so early. He didn't expect that his student would change his attitude faster and more thoroughly than flipping a book.
After thinking it through, Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief. The depression he had just felt was swept away.
If Zhu Yijun was still struggling whether he should support the timing of Zhang Juzheng's Love Stealing and whether he should take advantage of this opportunity to drive Zhang Juzheng home, Zhu Yijun was no longer struggling. He was determined.
Looking into the distance, Zhu Yijun's lips curled into a smile. If he submitted now, then he might have to kneel on the ground in the future.
Glancing at Zhang Jing, Zhu Yijun turned his head and said, "According to the Cabinet's decree, Zhang Han is old and muddle-headed. Zhang Han is to retire and return to his hometown."
Zhang Jing was shocked. Everything was fine just now. Why did the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel retire and return to his hometown?
However, looking at the expression of the Imperial Majesty, he didn't dare to ask.
At this time, Zhu Yijun returned to his previous expression, and Zhang Jing was even more frightened.
Since the beginning of the Liu Tai Case and the current Minister Zhang's Love Stealing Case, the Imperial Majesty's performance was not as high and mighty as before.
But at this time, Zhang Jing found that the momentum of the Imperial Majesty was back.
If the Imperial Majesty used to be a mountain, then now the Imperial Majesty was the sea.
He was calm and indifferent, but deep and unpredictable, as if he would emit a great power inadvertently.
A gentle word directly drove the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel home, as if he had done something that couldn't be more trivial.
Zhang Jing didn't dare to breathe. He hurriedly said, "Old Slave will go now!"
After Zhang Jing left, Zhu Yijun glanced at Liu Seol behind him and said with a smile, "I want to eat hot pot. Go and prepare it. By the way, eat with me later and prepare some iced fruit wine."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Seol answered and walked out with a smile on her face.
Where was the most popular entertainment place in the capital?
It used to be a brothel, but now it was a pear garden.
At this moment, in a box in the pear garden, a middle-aged man was sitting and drinking tea with a very indifferent expression on his face.
After a while, there was a sudden knock on the door. The man said lightly, "Come in!"
Soon a man came in from outside. He was very thin and not tall. He had a handlebar mustache and his eyes were rolling. It could be seen that he was a very smart person.
"Mr. Shao." When the short man saw the middle-aged man, he smiled and made an obeisance.
"How is it?"
The middle-aged man, who was called Mr. Shao, poured a cup of tea for the short man and asked eagerly.
The short man took a sip of water and said, "I just heard some news. The young emperor has already issued a decree. Zhang Han, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has been dismissed." After that, he looked at Mr. Shao and stopped talking.
Mr. Shao sighed and said, "I've already said that these people can't be counted on. They are a group of blockheads."
"Brother Tian, let's do it ourselves!" Mr. Shao said to Tian Sheng, "Have you prepared everything I asked you to prepare?"
"I've prepared it for a long time. I'm just waiting for your order."
Tian Sheng said with a smile, "Those people have been reading so much that they have become stupid. They always think about impeachment. I got the news that the young emperor doesn't even read the memorial to impeach Zhang Juzheng."