The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Since Gao Gong regards the officials of Yan Dang and Xu Dang as court bugs, they will naturally be the targets of his purge in the future.

He was determined to cleanse the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty and reshape the officialdom. Naturally, he could not join in their sins, otherwise he would be unable to display his talents and ambitions.

However, when King Yu declined, he felt that he was bearing the humiliation and had to make do with Xu Jiexu.

Naturally, neither Gao Gong nor King Yu would tell Wei Guangde this, and everything could only be guessed.

King Yu also had great trust in Gao Gong, but sometimes, King Yu had to doubt that Gao Gong would be in trouble.

No one is perfect.

This is what Gao Gong taught him back then.

He completely trusted Gao Gong, but sometimes Gao Gong always made him feel aggrieved. Although it would not make him openly fall out with Gao Gong, he was still unhappy if he was unhappy.

Chen Yiqin was absent, Yin Shizhen lacked plans, Zhang Juzheng could not be fully trusted because of Xu Jie's relationship, and his father happened to transfer the scheming Wei Guangde to Prince Yu's Mansion. Thinking of Gao Gong's words in the past, he should ask Wei Guangde if he had any urgent matters, so he chose to transfer Wei Guangde to him today. Call and ask.

Knowing King Yu's thoughts, Wei Guangde lowered his head and thought.

In fact, he had thought about this matter before, but he still couldn't grasp Emperor Jiajing's mentality. He didn't know whether Zou Yinglong's impeachment would be effective.

However, Wei Guangde recalled the previous impeachment storms between the DPRK and China, all of which were aimed at the situation after Yan Song. It seemed that Yan Song was fine. Based on Wei Guangde's intuition, if he still mobilized the courtiers to impeach Yan Song this time, I am afraid that there will be another fight in the end. In this situation, how can we convince King Yu to put up with this tone for the time being?

After careful consideration, Wei Guangde decided to tell the truth, and only in this way could he gain King Yu's complete trust.

"Your Highness, in fact, Zou Yushi's memorial has clearly stated the culpability of the Yan family and his son.

To be honest, I was very surprised when I saw the memorial. I didn't expect that Zou Yushi could read it so thoroughly, and every word was like a knife. "

Wei Guangde said, "Even I would have to think hard for several days before I could think of how to write this memorial."

Hearing that Wei Guangde praised Zou Yinglong's impeachment memorial so much, it seemed that he was very optimistic about his memorial, so he looked at Wei Guangde more curiously, waiting for him to explain his doubts.

In fact, after reading Zou Yinglong's memorial, he found nothing more than what it said. It was too simple to mention so many crimes committed by the Yan family, and only label Yan Song as being lax in educating his children. .

"Mr. Xu Ge chose Zou Yinglong to write this memorial probably not on a whim, but because he had deep considerations.

It should be said that Mr. Xu Ge is very accurate in judging people. If it were anyone else, he would probably be like those people in the past, detailing the countless criminal evidence of the Yan family and his son. But is this really good? "

"Why is it bad?"

Hearing Wei Guangde's question, King Yu couldn't help but speak.

"Most of the so-called crimes committed by the Yan family and his sons were actually motivated by the Emperor's will. They all acted according to His Majesty's wishes, but they were all disliked and opposed by the court officials. And the Yan family and his sons said that he was either flattering or corrupt. , they are actually doing things according to His Majesty's will and earning a benefit by the way.

Your Majesty is a sensible person. As the old saying goes, the emperor is always hungry, so how could he ask Yan Song to withstand the opposition of the courtiers and satisfy his wishes at the same time.

Your Majesty understands some things, but what we see as corruption is actually His Majesty's reward for merit. "

Wei Guangde spoke eloquently: "Putting those so-called crimes in the impeachment memorial will not only be useless, but will make Your Majesty think that it is obviously to impeach Yan Chief Fu, but in fact it is him.

Therefore, most of the previous impeachments have been in vain, especially the more people who initiate the impeachment, the greater the possibility of saying the wrong thing, and there is no guarantee that one or two of them will offend His Majesty. "

Having said this, Wei Guangde looked up at King Yu and met his gaze. Wei Guangde said directly: "If your Majesty is willing to let him go, he only needs a very empty impeachment to approve it. What crimes need to be detailed there?" .

Could it be that in the Ming Dynasty, there would be a second chief minister who was sentenced to death? "

From the previous words, King Yu understood that the fundamental reason why Yan Song's actions aroused public outrage was because his father wanted to do it and the court officials opposed it. However, the last paragraph made King Yu sober up.

Although the result made him very dissatisfied, he couldn't help but think deeply about the reason.

Xia Yan, a cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, was the first minister to be punished by Ming Zhengdian, and he was still the chief minister of the cabinet.

Regardless of whether Xia Yan deserves to die or not, this is undoubtedly a stain.

If Emperor Jiajing really wants to punish Yan Song, then it means that the Jiajing Dynasty.

This is not to rectify the officialdom, but to say that Emperor Jiajing was blind and allowed evil villains.

"That means that Yan Song cannot be impeached, and his faults cannot be listed in detail. If there are, it can only be said to be other people, such as his son?"

King Yu looked at Wei Guangde with wide eyes and asked.

Wei Guangde nodded.

Li Fang next to him also understood what Wei Guangde meant at this time, and looked like he suddenly realized it.

Wei Guangde had already left the wing and went out, but Wang Yu and Li Fang were still sitting in the room for a long time.

"call"

King Yu let out a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness?"

Li Fang asked servilely.

"nothing."

Shaking his head, King Yu looked up at the roof and said leisurely: "Only now do I understand why the previous impeachments ended in vain. It turns out that the methods of impeachment were all wrong."

"Yes, yes, this old slave only understands now.

I didn't even think about it without listening to Mr. Wei's explanation. I just thought that if I made a mistake, I should be punished. But I didn't expect that the emperor's face would be involved. "

Li Fang agreed at this time.

"Go and call Caifeng over."

King Yu said as he stood up and walked out.

"Your Highness, those notes?"

Li Fang followed behind and asked softly.

"Burn it. Don't worry about it. What you say about philanthropic loans makes sense. The more people there are, the easier it is to do bad things. No one can see clearly and points the finger at Mr. Yan Ge, ruining the good situation."

As Yu Wang spoke, he strode out of the house.

Delayed by Prince Yu, when Wei Guangde left Prince Yu's mansion, Yin Shizhen, Zhang Juzheng and others had already left.

Well, he was the first one to go out, but he was the last one to leave.

At this time, in the Yuxi Palace of Xiyuan, Gao Zhong had already entered the palace with his memorial.

Qin Tianjian has already calculated the time to move into the newly built Yongshou Palace, but it will be next month. During this period, Emperor Jiajing will continue to live in Yuxi Palace.

Looking at the mountains of memorials brought by Gao Zhong, and thinking that it would be like this every day, there would always be endless government affairs to deal with, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but sigh.

The world only thinks that the emperor is good, but when faced with the endless problems in the world, it is sometimes difficult to solve them.

"Read it."

As usual, Emperor Jiajing just whispered.

"Your Majesty, Zou Yinglong, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, impeaches Yan Shifan and his son for being unfaithful and unfilial."

While talking, Gao Zhong took out the memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Jiajing's desk alone.

"Disloyal and unfilial?"

Emperor Jiajing, who looked serious, picked up the memorial on the table and looked through it. Regarding the memorial to impeach important ministers, it was not that the emperor asked not to read out the memorial, but that he read it in person.

However, after taking a quick look at it, Jiajing Emperor Gujing Wubo's face changed color slightly.

In fact, Huang Jin had already known about Zou Yinglong's impeachment of Yan Shifan and his son, and was also familiar with the contents of the memorial, but neither he nor Gao Zhong had any abnormalities.

First, in order to avoid suspicion, they did not have a close relationship with the Yan family. The Yan family's misfortune had nothing to do with them.

The second is the fight between the outer dynasties, and the people in their inner court are naturally happy to watch the show.

The battle between the first assistant and the second assistant should be exciting.

It's just that after the two of them read the memorial, they didn't know who would win this time.

They are all old people, so they naturally found that Zou Yinglong's memorial this time was very different from the past, and seemed to be very targeted.

However, Yan Song is an official roly-poly after all. It may be effective for others, but it is really hard to say for this person.

Therefore, when the emperor's performance at this time came into their eyes, they naturally had their own interpretations.

After reading it several times, Emperor Jiajing finally put down the memorial in his hand.

No one knows the psychological changes of Emperor Jiajing at this time, but the answer will soon be available.

"Song was cautious and loyal. He always praised Xuanxiu Shoujun when he obeyed the heavens, but he was hated by the people of the country. For many years, he indulged in his thoughts of being disobedient and ugly and ignored all discipline. He only listened to his words and acted according to his plans. He did not think about my good family. "

Emperor Jiajing seemed to have calmed down, and the look on his face had returned to its original state. He just said something that slightly shocked Huang Jin and Gao Zhong.

What's the meaning?

Did His Majesty really use Zou Yinglong's memorial to force Yan Song to step down?

Just when they looked at the emperor in surprise, Emperor Jiajing had already closed his eyes and said as if with emotion: "Let him become an official, Ling Chiyi, I will give Lumi one hundred stones every year."

Just when Huang and Gao were still surprised by the power of Zou Yinglong's memorial, they suddenly heard the voice of Emperor Jiajing again.

"If any of these clauses are violated, I will order the Jinyi Guards to arrest him and send him to the Zhenfu Division for torture. Yinglong should be given special honors for his loyal words and deeds, and he will be ordered to serve as an official from the Li and Li Departments."

Emperor Jiajing had already seen Yuan Wei's draft, but he didn't say anything. He didn't even endorse it with his own hand. Instead, he gave the responsibility to Huang Jin.

Huang Jin, who understood Emperor Jiajing's intention, hurriedly stood beside the royal writing desk, picked up the ink pen and wrote down the previous words of His Majesty.

"I have long heard that the people in this world are living in mourning and indulgence in sexual immorality, and I hate it very much."

Huang Jin, who was writing quickly, was only slightly stunned, and then continued to write, also recording what Emperor Jiajing had just said in the memorial.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei had already secretly reported what Yan Shifan did after his mother's coffin returned south, but Emperor Jiajing never said anything. After all, he was the same before and didn't cause many troubles.

I just didn't expect that at that time, Emperor Jiajing was already dissatisfied with Yan Shifan.

This time, the approving of the red was not just about approving the red and handing it over to the cabinet, but also dispatching the royal guards to pick up the people. So after Huang Jin put down his ink pen and asked Emperor Jiajing to take a look, he hurriedly went out to ask someone to pass on the order and pick up the people.

Emperor Jiajing dealt with it so quickly this time, which surprised Huang Jindu, who had always thought he understood the emperor's heart best.

According to the usual practice, such memorials are usually kept in prison for two days before being returned. Unexpectedly, His Majesty approved it directly.

After conveying the order and turning around, Huang Jin suddenly realized something in his heart when he saw the aloof Emperor Jiajing.

Your Majesty, it's possible that you have been waiting for this memorial for a long time.

Why did previous impeachments fail?

In fact, he also has his own guess, that is, the content of the impeachment is too complicated, and many of them are actually approved by the emperor.

If it really becomes an article of impeachment, wouldn't it mean that the emperor was at fault?

However, these are just Huang Jin's private guesses, and he doesn't have many brains to dare to ask.

This impeachment seems to be just right. The impeachments are Yan Shifan's father and son and the Yan family. Yan Song is only guilty of lax discipline.

The reason for allowing a current chief minister to become an official because of lax discipline is also strong enough.

The most important event in the court today was the impeachment of Yan Shifan by Zou Yinglong, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. At this time, the government offices had been dismissed. The ministers in the court walked out of the government offices in twos and threes, calling for friends to find a place to drink tea and chat.

After all, it was still early, and it was not yet time to hold a banquet and find prostitutes to sing and dance.

When friends get together, they inevitably have to comment on Zou Yinglong’s impeachment memorial.

Some of the things I had already said to my colleagues in the yamen before, but some of the things were not suitable to be said in such an occasion. It was better to say them in private with friends.

Today's Jinyiwei is very busy everywhere. They are constantly recording the speeches of the officials they overheard and sending them to Beizhen Fusi for archiving. At this time, outside the gate of Beizhen Fusi, several fans are coming quickly. .

If a fanzi had appeared in front of the Fusi Gate in Beizhen a few years ago, the Jin Yiwei who was guarding the door might have laughed at him for a while, but now, they saw that the fanzi from Dongchang was obviously coming to their side, and they were all Brace yourself and be alert.

It's funny to say that in front of Dongchang, Jin Yiwei is arrogant and domineering.

But since the establishment of Dongchang, even though they are both the emperor's minions, Dongchang has always been the one that stabilizes the Jinyiwei. It was only after Lu Bing took charge of the Jinyiwei that he had a short period of time to turn around.

But now, without Lu Bing, Jin Yiwei has begun to be gradually suppressed by Dongchang again.

Arriving in front of the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, the leading fanzi showed his Dongchang waist badge and asked at the same time: "Is the Left Governor Zhu Xixiao here?"

"exist."

The guard in guard Jinyi hurriedly replied.

The other party showed their cards first, which was considered as following the procedure. Naturally, they couldn't ignore it, but they were also wondering, what should they do with their boss?

When the words fell, several fans had already walked quickly into the gate of Beizhen Fusi.

Not long after, shouts and heavy footsteps came from the Zhenfusi Yamen, and several captains guarding the gate couldn't help but shrink their necks.

Although I don't know what those few fans are here for, I can tell from the movement that the Tiqi on duty in Beizhen Fusi are gathering and they are about to go out.

As for who is the target?

have no idea.

But what they knew was that another official was going to be in trouble.

No matter how prestigious you were outside before, once you enter the Fusi Gate of Beizhen, you are someone they can manipulate.

"Damn it, those people in charge of the prison are going to be very popular again."

A captain muttered in a low voice.

"Who says it's not the case? Sometimes I just want to take advantage of my connections and hang out there."

A person next to him also echoed.

Those who can be sent in are not ordinary people. They are all officials and rich people. They can do whatever they want with the meat on the chopping board. If they want to feel comfortable in prison, they have to send money.

A few people just said a few words and immediately shut up. At this time, the large group of Tiqi had already rushed to the gate of Fusi in Beizhen.