Last time, Zhu Yijun had asked Dongchang to investigate the posters, but Dongchang had not found anything. Unexpectedly, Xu De's Inner Factory not only found the news, but also found the person. Zhang Jing was naturally aggrieved.
Zhu Yijun told Xu De to continue to dig deeper into the rumor case, and at the same time, he asked Dongchang and the Inner Factory to continue to pay attention to the situation in the capital.
In Zhang Juzheng's Mansion.
As the son of Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Sixiu could be said to be the second generation of the top officials in the capital.
Although Zhang Sixiu was Zhang Juzheng's second son, Zhang Juzheng valued Zhang Sixiu a lot.
In the imperial examination that had just passed, Zhang Sixiu became the second place, which was the second place.
Zhang Sixiu was also awarded the title of Editor of Hanlin Academy and became a noble Hanlin Academy poet, and also the top reserve official of Daming.
Although there were many people who disdained and were jealous of him, Zhang Sixiu did not care too much. After all, there were more people who wanted to flatter him.
Since the news of his grandfather's death came, Zhang Sixiu also wore mourning clothes and stayed at home. He did not go to Hanlin Academy, but it did not mean that he did not know.
Zhang Sixiu was extremely angry that people from Hanlin Academy went to the Cabinet.
There were many people who called him brothers in daily life, and now they really did not show any mercy when they were down.
As a young man in his twenties, Zhang Sixiu was naturally young and impulsive. If it were not for his filial piety, Zhang Sixiu would have probably gone to Hanlin Academy to argue with these people.
However, Zhang Sixiu was still angry in his heart. "Villain, wait for me."
Looking at his angry son, Zhang Juzheng frowned and scolded him, "Calm down!"
Zhang Sixiu quickly bowed and said, "Yes, father!"
For Zhang Sixiu, his father was not only his father, but also his idol. As a scholar of the Great Ming Dynasty, how many people could become the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet? And how many people could become the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet?
Zhang Sixiu had always followed his father's teachings and looked up to him as a role model. Zhang Sixiu firmly believed in his father's reforms and vision.
"Second Young Master, the gatekeeper has delivered a letter for you."
You Chi came in from outside, holding a letter in his hand. He walked straight to Zhang Sixiu's side and said, "It's from Shen Maoxue, your peer, Shen Zhuangyuan."
Zhang Sixiu was taken aback and subconsciously turned to look at his father.
Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and signaled Zhang Juzheng to handle it himself. Shen Maoxue was no stranger to Zhang Juzheng. He was the same year as his son and studied at the Hanlin Academy. He could be considered as a helper that he had found for his son.
This time, Shen Maoxue did not impeach him. Zhang Juzheng felt that this person was not bad.
Seeing his father's attitude, Zhang Sixiu reached out and took the letter. When he opened the letter and read it, Zhang Sixiu was so angry that his hands trembled.
The content of this letter was very simple. First, it described the friendship between the two people, and then it flattered Zhang Sixiu's father, Zhang Juzheng.
This way of writing letters was very popular in officialdom, and it was basically a necessary format.
In the second half of the letter, Shen Maoxue changed the style and directly quoted a very famous sentence.
"The Son of Heaven has a frank minister. Although there is no Tao, he will not lose the world.
The father has a frank son. Although there is no Tao, he will not fall into unrighteousness.
Therefore, Yunzi must not disobey his father, and the minister must not disobey the emperor. "
Shen Maoxue explained the evil consequences of Zhang Juzheng's Love Stealing from the perspective of righteousness. At the same time, he also said that Zhang Sixiu should submit a memorial to oppose his father's Love Stealing. Otherwise, he would not be a frank son. Seeing his father do something wrong without persuading him, he was unfilial.
To put it bluntly, it was encouraging Zhang Sixiu to submit a memorial to oppose his father Zhang Juzheng's Love Stealing.
Seeing that his son's face was black and his hands were trembling, Zhang Juzheng's face sank. He motioned to You Chi to take the letter from his son's hand.
You Chi did not dare to neglect. He quickly took the letter and handed it to Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng took the letter and looked at it. He slammed the table so hard that the tea bowl was shaking.
Last time Wu Zhongxing came to send a memorial, Zhang Juzheng was not so angry. This time, Zhang Juzheng was really angry with Shen Maoxue.
Don't you know how your own top scholar came to be?
Now you actually did such a vicious thing.
How could Zhang Juzheng not see Shen Maoxue's sinister intentions? This was to make him betray himself!
It was fine if his students impeached him. If his son also impeached him, what should he do?
Don't talk about himself, he would be shameless to commit suicide. How could Zhang Juzheng not be angry?
Zhang Juzheng was also secretly ruthless in his heart. You wait for me!
At this moment, Zhang Juzheng also determined the idea of Love Stealing. If he did not Love Stealing, he did not know what these people would do to him.
He could only Love Stealing. Only in the position of Grand Secretary, these people could not do anything to him.
When Zhang Juzheng determined his own idea of Love Stealing, someone else submitted a memorial to impeach Zhang Juzheng. These two people were Shen Sixiao, the head of the Ministry of Justice, and Ai Mu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. They submitted a memorial at the same time, impeaching Zhang Juzheng for Love Stealing.
Originally, the official positions of these two people were not high, and impeachment was not a big deal, but the identity of these two people was not ordinary.
The previous one who had submitted the impeachment was Zhang Juzheng's student, and this time, the two people were from the same hometown as Zhang Juzheng. They were both from Jiangling, Hubei.
Daming the three big iron in the officialdom: the same age, the same hometown, and the same schoolmate. In the officialdom, they all had to help each other.
Although the Donglin Clique was called the Donglin Clique, it originated in Jiangnan, roughly around Jinling and Yangzhou.
The Donglin Clique was able to establish and grow because it relied on the same age, hometown, and schoolmates.
Later on, including the Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu Cliques, as well as the Jin Clique and Qin Clique, these cliques all relied on the same age, hometown, and schoolmates.
It was also because of this that the term "Hometown Clique" came into being. It meant that people from the same hometown were in the same party.
Daming the impeachment of a fellow villager in the officialdom was like a student impeaching a teacher.
Especially when Zhang Juzheng was the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, this meant that Zhang Juzheng was not far from being betrayed by his own family and angered by both men and gods.
If your own hometown didn't approve of you, this was a very serious matter.
The news spread very quickly, and soon after, many people submitted petitions to impeach Shen Sixiao. These people were all Zhang Juzheng's people.
From the beginning of Shen Sixiao's impeachment, the resistance suddenly increased, and Zhang Juzheng began to counterattack.
Very soon, there was a result. Shen Sixiao and Ai Mu, just like Zhao Yongxian and Wu Zhonghang, were directly sent to prison by the Imperial Bodyguard.
The meaning was very clear. Once the love stealing was set, whoever was impeached would be dealt with.
At this time, the matter of Zhang Juzheng's love stealing officially broke out. The two sides set out, preparing for a big fight.
After the matter became big, a poem suddenly spread in the capital. It was called a poem, but it was actually very simple, but it had a great impact. It was better than the previous couplet, "The sun and the moon are bright, and all countries look up to Daming the Son of Heaven; the hills and mountains are the peaks, and the four sides praise the Lord Taiyue."
If this couplet was a metaphor for Zhang Juzheng deceiving the Emperor, then this poem was clearly saying that Zhang Juzheng deceived the Emperor.
This poem satirized the fact that Zhang Juzheng let his son pass the provincial examination, which quickly spread throughout the capital.
An old cow licks its calf. Who doesn't love their son?
Using a wild bird as a luan to deceive the Emperor!
The meaning of this poem was very simple. An old cow licked its beloved calf with its tongue. Which parent didn't love their child?
But using a wild bird to pretend to be a phoenix, and letting the uneducated son pass the provincial examination was too much to deceive the Emperor!
The last sentence, "Deceiving the Emperor", was already pointing at Zhang Juzheng's nose and scolding him. You are a treacherous official who deceives the Emperor.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.
Zhu Yijun listened to Zhang Jing's report to him. From beginning to end, the smile on his face didn't disappear, and his expression didn't change at all.
The more Zhang Jing said, the lower his body was. Although the Imperial Majesty was behaving like this, it didn't mean that he wasn't angry. He was afraid that he would be implicated.
In addition, Zhang Jing was also worried that the Imperial Majesty would be angry with Zhang Juzheng. After all, although these people said that it was too much, it wasn't without reason!
When Zhang Jing finished, Zhu Yijun turned to look at Xu De with a faint smile.
"Are they the ones who spread the rumors last time?" Zhu Yijun looked at Xu De and asked.
"Imperial Majesty, it's still them!" Xu De nodded and said.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said faintly, "Arrest them!
The people from the inner court are hidden in the dark. Let the people from Dongchang catch them. I don't want to see these people stir up trouble anymore.
Arrest them all and let me interrogate them properly. "
"This Emperor would like to see just who has the guts to actually dare to do such a thing."
"Yes, Imperial Majesty, I will do it now!" Xu De agreed and turned to look at Zhang Jing.
The two Daming Special Agents looked at each other and immediately separated. Both of them knew how important this matter was to the Imperial Majesty.
If it was done well, it would be a great merit. If it was not done well, it would be a dead end.
Zhu Yijun watched Zhang Jing and Xu De leave and sighed. He knew that it was time to end this matter.
Now that things had gotten to this point, it was time for him, the Emperor, to stand up.
If things didn't settle down, there would be a lot of trouble. Most importantly, Zhu Yijun could see that the other party was willing to do anything to deal with Zhang Juzheng.
There was a saying that if you want to deal with evil people, you have to be more evil than them.
Zhang Juzheng's actions after the love stealing incident were probably because he understood this principle. However, this wasn't what Zhu Yijun wanted to see.
As the Grand Secretary of the Great Ming Dynasty with ideals and ambitions, he shouldn't be ruined by these petty tricks.
The next day, the imperial edict came from the palace. Wu Zhongxing, Zhao Yongxian, Shen Sixiao, and Ai Mu were sentenced to 80 strokes of the cane.
The four of them were removed from their official positions and stripped of their official titles, never to be used again. The imperial edict could be said to be very strict.
Especially the words "stripped of their official titles, never to be used again" was equivalent to directly cutting off their official careers.