Help Gao Gong to be rehabilitated?
Hearing Zhang Jing's words, Zhu Yijun was stunned. There was such a strange person among the people?
Was he going to play the same trick as Ye Tianzi?
To be able to influence the Prime Minister of a country, wasn't that a bit impressive?
"This Shao Fang used a lot of money to make friends with various officials. He once visited Grand Elder Xu, seeking to help Grand Elder Xu to be rehabilitated.
"But Grand Elder Xu didn't agree, so Shao Fang went to find Grand Elder Gao, who didn't refuse.
Shao Fang then brought people to the capital and began to bribe the eunuch of the Department of Rites, Chen Hong.
"Finally, under Chen Hong's operation, Grand Elder Gao was able to return to the capital and enter the cabinet."
Hearing this, Zhu Yijun smiled. This Shao Fang might be a broker, or he might have bribed many officials with money, but Zhu Yijun absolutely didn't believe that he really sought to rehabilitate Gao Gong.
Maybe he really bribed Chen Hong, but the effect was definitely not that great.
However, the collusion between Gao Gong and Chen Hong was real. After all, Gao Gong later supported Chen Hong to become the eunuch of the Department of Rites, suppressing Feng Bao, which also led to Feng Bao's crazy revenge against Gao Gong.
Perhaps this was fate.
It should be known that Gao Gong's rehabilitation was because Gao Gong was his father's teacher, and he had been protecting his father since he hid in the mansion.
After his father ascended the throne, he continued to use Xu Jie to stabilize the situation, but two years later, Xu Jie was removed.
At that time, the person that his father most wanted to appoint as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet was Gao Gong. It could be said that Gao Gong's rehabilitation was inevitable.
Speaking of which, Zhu Yijun really admired Xu Jie. He was a ruthless official who had fought with Yan Song for half of his life, and he had also trained his successor, Zhang Juzheng.
He had sent Zhang Juzheng to his father's mansion early on. He was really astute!
However, many a time, things didn't go according to one's wishes. The students he thought highly of were different from him.
Xu Jie was a thoroughly powerful minister, an "official", while Zhang Juzheng was a reformer with ideals.
It had to be said that Xu Jie's judgment was not bad. After all, the fact that he was able to choose Zhang Juzheng proved that he had the ability to judge people.
"What about this time?
Who asked him to come to Beijing? "Zhu Yijun turned to look at Zhang Jing. This was what he was concerned about.
"Replying to the Imperial Majesty, he came of his own accord."
Zhang Jing said a little awkwardly, "It's been five years since Grand Secretary Zhang became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Since the second year of Wanli, Grand Secretary Zhang has implemented the examination method."
"The imperial court is very strict with the examination of the officials. This has caused Shao Fang's business to be difficult."
Not only was it difficult to do his job, but it was also ruining his job. How could Zhu Yijun not understand this point?
In the past, Shao Fang relied on this to make a fortune and had a very high status. After all, even the officials asked him to do things.
However, since the examination method was implemented, the possibility of his activities and operations became smaller. It would be strange if he didn't hate Zhang Juzheng to death.
How big a business was it to seek a person's recovery or to seek a promotion? Now that Zhang Juzheng had killed it, how could Shao Fang not hate Zhang Juzheng?
Moreover, Zhang Juzheng had been in this position for five years. It seemed that he wouldn't be able to step down in a short time!
Yan Song entered the Cabinet in the twenty-first year of Jiajing, and until his downfall in the forty-first year of Jiajing, he had been a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet for a whole twenty years.
Looking at Zhang Juzheng now, he was afraid that he had been in this position longer than Yan Song.
After all, Zhang Juzheng was only fifty-three this year. It wouldn't be a problem for him to live for another ten or twenty years!
After listening to Zhang Jing's words, Zhu Yijun was silent. Everyone said that the reform would affect the interests of those with vested interests, but you didn't know who the vested interests were.
Like this Shao Fang, who had vested interests, who would have thought.
"Interrogate him properly and see who colluded with him." Zhu Yijun said casually, "Then, you can punish him as you see fit in Dongchang!"
"Old Slave understands!" Zhang Jing quickly nodded and said. This sentence looked like punishment, and Zhang Jing instantly understood that it was to kill him.
Ever since Dongchang mobilized a large number of people and killed a lot of people, the rumors in the capital instantly disappeared.
The people who used to sneak around in the streets and alleys were all gone. This scene made many people realize something.
Those who had been in contact with these people instantly shut up, and no one dared to speak carelessly.
However, there were still rumors in private that Zhang Juzheng had arrested people and killed them. They said it very well, wanting to put on a big show of "a treacherous official harming a loyal person, and a chivalrous man sacrificing himself for a just cause".
No one knew if there would be a wuxia novel based on this in the future, or if there would be a movie or TV series in the future.
This matter quickly died down. After all, there was no one to encourage it. Just like in the future, without the Internet Water Army to lead the momentum, it was still quite difficult to hype up something, let alone in this era.
Everyone's attention was on the next imperial court meeting. It wasn't something important, but the punishment of the Five Gentlemen.
Ever since Zou Yuanbiao's memorial arrived, the emperor ordered Dongchang to arrest Zou Yuanbiao and send him to Zhao Prison. The Four Gentlemen had become the Five Gentlemen.
Now that the emperor had given the order, the punishment naturally had to be carried out. This was everyone's concern.
The punishment was not to be carried out quietly. It had to be carried out openly and with great fanfare.
At the end of the imperial court meeting, they had to take off their pants and be punished in front of all the officials.
The heaviest punishment of the Five Gentlemen was eighty strokes, and the lightest punishment was sixty strokes. This was enough to kill someone.
Everyone was paying attention to these five people. Countless people were running around trying to save these five people.
The emperor had already given the order that Zhang Juzheng had stolen someone's love. No one was allowed to submit a memorial to oppose this matter.
The matter of stealing someone's love had become a foregone conclusion, and the Five Gentlemen naturally became the last focus of the matter.
To the anti-reform group that opposed the stealing of someone's love, these five people were heroes. They must be saved. Otherwise, who would stand up for them in the future?
Many people submitted memorials to plead for leniency, but the memorials were like stones sinking into the sea. There was no reply.
Countless people turned their attention to Zhang Juzheng again. They thought that only Zhang Juzheng could save these five people at this time.
When the autumn rain fell, Zhu Yijun stood in front of the window of the Wenhua Palace. He looked expressionlessly at the raindrops beating on the ground, making pitter-patter sounds.
As the saying goes, an autumn rain brings a cold. This was especially true of the Daming of the Little Ice Age.
The cold wind blew on Zhu Yijun's body. Zhu Yijun couldn't help but shiver.
"Imperial Majesty, it's getting cold. You should close the window!" Zhang Jing said carefully behind Zhu Yijun.
As an old man who had been by Zhu Yijun's side, Zhang Jing could naturally see that Zhu Yijun was in a bad mood.
"Those people are still in the Zhang Residence?" Zhu Yijun didn't answer Zhang Jing's words. Instead, he asked a question.
Zhang Jing nodded and said, "Yes, the imperial censor of the Imperial Censorate, the Imperial Censorate, the Imperial Censors of each department, and the Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy. Now there are more than 30 people gathered.
Grand Secretary Zhang has sent word twice. He said that he is in mourning and can't see guests. "
"How shameless!" Zhu Yijun sighed and then smiled bitterly.
These people used the name of righteousness and claimed to be clean. They controlled public opinion, but they were so shameless and despicable.
They impeached Zhang Juzheng and were sent to Zhao Prison. Now they had the face to ask Zhang Juzheng to plead for the release of the "Five Gentlemen"!
How did you scold Zhang Juzheng in the past? What unfilial, what unfilial, what treacherous official who brought disaster to the country, what greedy for power, and what shameless? Have you forgotten all of that?
You are playing moral blackmail and bullying people with righteousness!
When I scold you, you have to listen, no matter how bad the scolding is. When I beat you, you have to endure it. No matter how painful the beating is. Because I beat and scolded you, I am punished. Not only can you not pursue the matter, you have to plead for my release.
There is no such logic in the world!
This is the fucking logic of a bandit!
Did you misinterpret Old Master Kong's words, "Return good for evil"?
Old Master Kong's original words were, "Return good for evil, how do you repay good?
Return good for good, and return evil with justice. "To put it bluntly, it was an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Standing on the moral high ground and asking others to return good for evil, there was no such logic!
According to Old Master Kong's teachings, even if Zhang Juzheng didn't kill you, he should make you lose your positions.
"Go and disperse those people for this Emperor!"
Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and said directly, "If there are any who don't leave, they will all be sent to Zhao Prison. Don't they want to be flogged?
Then let them be flogged. "
"Trying to gain reputation with me, they must be blind!" Zhu Yijun's face was filled with anger, and his eyes flashed with an ominous glint.
Zhang Jing hurriedly bowed and replied, "Yes, Old Slave will go now!" After saying that, he turned and walked outside.
Zhu Yijun looked at the autumn rain outside and reached out to close the window. The weather was getting colder and colder, and he was afraid that people's hearts would also be cold.
At this time, Zhang Juzheng must be depressed, sullen, and at a loss for what to do.
No wonder after Love Stealing, Zhang Juzheng's temperament changed so much. He was like a different person. If it was an ordinary person, they would have been depressed.
Zhang Juzheng's change was because he had seen it clearly. He knew that he could not gain everyone's approval. He was the only one who insisted on reform. No matter what, he would not be accepted. He would definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Strolling back to the back of the dragon writing desk, Zhu Yijun picked up a pen and wrote a word, "Endure." Zhu Yijun sighed and said, "There's a knife on the top of the word endure!"
Putting down the pen, Zhu Yijun stared at the word for a long time. It was easy to say it, but if it really fell on his head, how many people could endure it?
Zhang Juzheng was enduring for the sake of the ideals and ambitions in his heart, for the sake of the Great Ming Dynasty.
This knife was very painful, very painful. It was probably bleeding non-stop.
When Zhang Jing arrived at the entrance of the Zhang Mansion, there were still many people there. Zhang Jing quickly walked to the top of the stairs of the Zhang Mansion and said, "The Emperor has a decree!"
With this sentence, the officials below instantly knelt on the ground.
"The Emperor has spoken, Pavilion Elder Zhang is mourning at home, and his filial piety is touching the heaven and earth. You should not disturb him for no reason. You are all dismissed!" Zhang Juzheng's eyes swept across the faces of the people. "End!"