Chapter 242: Beat the Ministers! The Great Etiquette Controversy?
After hearing the words of his own emperor, Wei Zhongxian's face suddenly showed a look of ecstasy, stood up and bowed down and said, "Slave maid is going now." β
Chen Hong, who was standing behind Zhu Youxiao, turned ugly in an instant.
He glared at Luo Sigong fiercely.
Obviously, Chen Hong was very dissatisfied with Luo Sigong's performance in this matter. This is simply stuffing the handle into Wei Zhongxian's hand, and at the same time making the emperor dissatisfied with Luo Fool.
Chen Hong didn't expect his partner to be so stupid.
How can such a thing be hesitated at this time?
This time something happened when he hesitated, not only did all the previous things have been done in vain, but there may be no future in the future.
Chen Hong looked at his emperor cautiously, wanting to see something from the emperor's face.
However, Chen Hong was going to be disappointed, because Zhu Youxiao didn't show anything unusual, just waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can step down." Take the brocade guards to watch carefully in the city, don't make any trouble. β
Hearing His Majesty's words, Luo Sigong also chuckled in his heart.
He also knew that he had just made a big mistake, and although he still wanted to make up for it, there was no way to make up for it now.
I don't know if there will be a chance in the future. Luo Sigong could only hold on to the idea of luck.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Lordship." Luo Sigong hurriedly agreed, and then walked out.
The moment Luo Sigong walked out, Zhu Youxiao saw the four cabinet scholars led by Han Yi coming over neatly.
After seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction, what he did still had some results after all.
Soon, the four of Han Yi came over.
Zhu Youxiao didn't even let Chen Hong go over, and directly stretched out his hand to greet the four of them, "Come here." β
The four of them glanced at each other and walked straight over.
After the four of them came over, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Do you have something to do with Aiqing?" β
This is clearly pretending to be stupid.
The matter outside Xiyuan has already made such a big fuss, and at this time, the four of them came in naturally for that matter, how could there be no matter?
But none of the four showed any surprise on their faces.
Han Yi took a step forward and said loudly: "The ministers do have something. β
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Then let's talk about it." β
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao's expression also became serious, and he really wanted to see what a few of them could say.
Agree with yourself? Or persuade yourself? Or do you disagree or dissuade?
Seeing His Majesty's attitude, Han Yi and the four of them didn't feel anything, and their expressions didn't change.
Han Yi continued: "The ministers are here for Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation. β
As he spoke, he glanced at His Majesty. Seeing His Majesty showing an unexpectedly unexpected look, Han Yi didn't know how to feel a trace of pride in his heart.
It's been such a long time, and these people have always been calculated by His Majesty, and this time it seems that His Majesty has also been calculated once.
But soon Han Yi drove away this idea. This kind of thinking is too dangerous, and if you do something because of this thought, I'm afraid your majesty will clean up after yourself.
It's the duty of a minister!
Soon Zhu Youxiao came back to his senses, and he also understood the plans of the four of them.
This is when Xiyuan knelt down and admonished this matter did not exist at all, and he didn't take it to heart at all. It is estimated that when they saw Wei Zhongxian and Luo Sigong, they knew that the matter had been arranged, so they simply didn't get involved.
In this way, there is no need to offend themselves, the emperor, the outside is calmed down, and they can also find a reason to shirk it.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but think of a sentence:
The hearts of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are dirty.
Now it seems that it was. The four of them turn a blind eye to the outside world, and in turn use the outside world to promote their own affairs.
It's all mille-feuille, layer upon layer.
"Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Han Yi and asked, "What's wrong with Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation?" I agreed! Are you here to oppose it? β
This made Zhu Youxiao hesitate a little, if you want to oppose it, it's a little late now, right?
You have done so many things, and now you are coming to oppose Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation?
Besides, don't you need the four of you to come together, do you want to use Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation to do something?
"Your Majesty, the ministers feel that since Zhang Juzheng has been rehabilitated, then all official positions of Zhang Juzheng should be restored, temples should be built for him, Zhang Juzheng's merits should be made clear to the world, and at the same time his descendants should be gracious, and give him a nickname."
Han Yi said slowly, the expression on his face was very serious.
Hearing Han Yi's words, Zhu Youxiao reacted, and his eyes swept over the faces of several people.
He knows what the four of them are going to do, this is to prepare for their own prestige, and it is estimated that there will be a follow-up.
Zhu Youxiao looked at them and asked lightly, "Is there anything else?" β
At this time, it was not Han Yi who spoke, but Xu Guangqi.
He took a step forward and said, "The minister thinks that all officials, big and small, who are implicated by Zhang Juzheng, should be rehabilitated. Reassure their descendants so that they do not scatter people's hearts. β
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Xu Guangqi and wanted to laugh in his heart.
Xu Guangqi, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, has also learned badly, and it seems that the cabinet is really a big dye vat.
But this matter, I smacked a little taste.
These four people obviously didn't come just for Zhang Juzheng's rehabilitation, this must have a follow-up, and after a little thought, you will know what they are going to do.
rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng, respect Zhang Juzheng, and at the same time push out those people implicated by Zhang Juzheng. This is clearly to play with innovation!
All of them are old onmyoji, and they are all old mille-feuille.
The benefits of pushing Zhang Juzheng's approach will be more, first, to promote their official proposition, in the words of later generations, they are called erecting flags, which means that from today onwards, there will be their words on the road.
It is very appropriate to put this statement in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty. If you flatten the timeline and compare each generation of cabinets to a font size, then you can understand it.
Of course, there are also some font sizes that are not very good, such as the old paper paste Sange.
At this time, the four of Han Yi have set up an innovative name, and there are many benefits.
First of all, they have their own name and put it in the court, which proves that they have their own policies and ideas, and they are not completely affiliated with the emperor, and they are not really just sycophants and do nothing.
In this way, the reputation of the papier-mΓ’chΓ© Sange old was avoided.
Secondly, with this prefix, you can bring a lot of people under your hands.
Those people may not have a good reputation for taking refuge in the papier-mΓ’chΓ© Sange Lao, so they will have scruples. But it is different to take refuge in the reformists, the word innovation, which has represented radicals and sacrifices in all dynasties, will appear to be good to the country and even more fearless.
In the end, it is Han Yi who can use innovation to fight the opposition. Anyone who disagrees with us is the old party, and they all lie down.
Han Yi They can think of this, Zhu Youxiao is not surprised.
has been in the officialdom for a lifetime, and the four of them are not idiots, so they can naturally find the point that best suits their interests.
What Zhu Youxiao didn't expect was that the four of them would unite so quickly, which didn't seem to be very good.
After thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao said: "What you said makes sense, and you should indeed do it." β
After Han Yi and the four of them heard Zhu Youxiao's words, they finally showed a relieved expression on their faces.
This is actually a test to see if His Majesty is against innovation. At present, judging by the attitude shown by His Majesty, it is clear that His Majesty is not opposed to innovation.
Looking at the relieved look of the four of them, Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart.
It's beautiful to think about, and let you be in the limelight?
This kind of thing can't work, and I have to buy people's hearts.
So Zhu Youxiao said: "In the capital, Zhang Juzheng set up a temple to worship." After the ancestral temple is completed, I will personally go there and send Zhang Juzheng's appearance into the temple. β
Zhu Youxiao said in an affirmative tone: "Such good ministers, who have been so wronged, I will go in person, which can be regarded as comforting them." β
After hearing His Majesty's words, the four of them had no choice but to quickly say, "Your Majesty Shengming." β
"Okay, now that the matter is over, let's follow me to see the excitement." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, stood up, and walked straight outside.
Of course, the four of Han Yi knew what their majesty was going to do, and they were very helpless both on their faces and in their hearts.
Your Majesty is still a young man after all, and he really can't stand any anger.
At this time, it is not suitable for His Majesty to go outside the West Garden, especially with the four of them.
But judging by His Majesty's resolute attitude, this is a must-go.
Han Yi and the four of them were helpless, so they could only follow His Majesty over.
Your Majesty's temper also made them understand that they still have to be careful in the future, Your Majesty is not only careful, but also holds grudges, the key is that the sense of revenge is quite heavy.
When the group came to the gate of Xiyuan, it was still noisy.
Wei Zhongxian was leading people to persuade them to leave, obviously not just as soon as they came up.
However, the effect was not very good, the quarrel became louder and louder, and the emotions of both sides became more and more excited.
In the end, Wei Zhongxian took a step forward with his sleeves flicked, a wicked smile pulled up on his cold face, and said in a deep tone: "Are you preparing to force the palace?" β
After these words came out, the scene instantly fell silent.
The word forced palace can be big or small.
Even if it's small, it's a big sin. The courtiers forced the emperor of the palace, which was the sin of cutting off the head.
One of the men standing in front of him shouted loudly: "You gelding, how dare you bark loudly and button your hat here!" We are speaking to Your Majesty, how did we become a forced palace? β
"I'm telling you, the Ming Dynasty is not a place where a gelding like you can be arbitrary!"
The man's voice was very loud, and after he shouted, all the people around him shouted along, and even had a tendency to press forward.
If you don't control it, it's estimated that you will rush into the palace.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong beside him, and asked expressionlessly, "Who is that person?" β
"Back to the emperor, this person is Chen Qing." Chen Hong hurriedly said.
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
It turned out to be this person, and it was not surprising.
So Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Did you find out what Jinyi Wei investigated?" Why hasn't it been reported yet? β
"Back to the emperor, some things have been found out." Chen Hong bowed and said.
"This Chen Qing is a person from Hangzhou, and he has been an official and honest all these years. He has read a lot since he was a child, and has a certain reputation among the scholars; He is relatively high-minded, and he usually likes to talk highly. β
Chen Hong said as he looked at Zhu Youxiao cautiously, for fear of angering his own emperor.
With Chen Hong's description, Zhu Youxiao probably also has an image in his heart.
Obviously, this Chen Qing is a stupid person who reads books, and he is a mouth-to-mouth party, with anger and passion in his heart, but he uses it in the wrong place.
In this case, there is often a family behind him who supports him, and he doesn't have to worry about other things.
Zhu Youxiao asked: "This Chen Qing is a big family in Hangzhou?" β
Chen Hong hurriedly said: "According to his fellow villagers in the capital and in the same year, Jinyiwei found out that the Chen family is indeed a big family in Hangzhou, and there are thousands of acres of fertile land in Hangzhou, mostly mulberry fields, and there are also a lot of rice fields. β
"Every year, there are thousands of looms in the house, and there are also many silk stores all over the south of the Yangtze River, which can be said to be very rich."
"Chen Qing's father is Chen Zhengdao, the current political history of Henan. It's just that this news is from an inquiry, and its accuracy needs to be verified. β
"After the report came from Jinyiwei, he has already sent someone to Hangzhou, wanting to hear the specific news." Chen Hong hurriedly added, it can be regarded as finding something for Luo Sigong, hoping that the emperor will not dispose of him.
Glancing at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao nodded.
For this result. Why is Zhu Youxiao's heart so unexpected?
What is the Donglin Party based on?
The gentry of Gangnam.
Most of these people are handicraftsmen in Gangnam. Of course, the title of craftsman may not be appropriate, as they all have their own business.
Monopolized the land, monopolized the channels, they monopolized everything. Squeeze the people in the south of the Yangtze River, so that the people have no place to stand and no food to eat, so they can only rely on them, otherwise they can only wait to starve to death.
It's how they can guarantee their own survival. After drinking enough blood, they reached out to the court and began to show their political demands in order to secure their position.
That's not what they did in the early days, and they didn't want to do much of it.
It's just that the family has a little business and a little bit of land, so in order not to be deprived of it, so the people in the family are allowed to study for exams. An official can at least protect the family's one-third of an acre.
With more and more people reading at home, the officials are getting bigger and bigger, and the land in the house is snowballing bigger and bigger.
With such capital, they began to get more people to study and more people to do business.
At the same time, above the court, they are no longer satisfied with protecting their one-third of an acre. They reached out to someone else's field, even the country's field.
They don't care what the benefit is, and no matter who the benefit is, as long as it is good for them, what they want will be in their hands.
This is the Donglin Party.
In the bud of deformed capitalism, a deformed monster was born.
Obviously, this Chen Qing is one of them, even if he didn't study in Donglin Academy, he doesn't have such a high reputation, in fact, that's exactly the case.
Therefore, the last time the Donglin Party formed a party and ran a private business, Chen Qing was not involved. But when it comes to their interests, they will still jump out.
Obviously, what he has done as an emperor during this period of time has made many people feel panicked and uneasy. At the same time, they still have a trace of innocence, which is the most helpless for Zhu Youxiao.
They have a simple sense of patriotism, but at the same time they don't feel that they are doing anything wrong.
They don't treat the people as human beings, and they take it for granted to oppress the people. Because they feel that their own things are also earned by their hard work, and they have saved them through hard work and sweat from generation to generation.
They will never look at how many people have died because of their families in the process of accumulating these possessions.
They will never look at how much of the land they bought was made by ordinary people who could not survive, how much they forced with usury, how much they embezzled after natural disasters, and how much they took advantage of the loopholes of the state and bribed officials.
It can be said that they have blood on their hands. Of course, the state is powerless, the emperor is powerless, and there is no way to protect his people.
At this moment, Zhu Youxiao's heart was as calm as water, he quietly looked at the noisy crowd not far away, but felt that the surroundings were so quiet.
The warm wind blew on his body, but it made him feel a little cold.
However, the feeling did not last long, as someone raised the stick high.
Wei Zhongxian held a wooden stick high, stood on the steps, looked at everyone with a hideous expression, and scolded loudly: "Advice to Your Majesty, you can write a question book, you can be above the early dynasty." β
"Kneel here, you are forcing the palace!"
"Retreat now, otherwise don't blame our family for being polite!"
Wei Zhongxian's words were like a bombshell thrown into the crowd, causing the people around him to be angry.
Chen Qing pointed at Wei Zhongxian angrily and said loudly: "It is because of you eunuchs and ministers in the court that Daming will become what it is today!" β
"We will not back down today!"
"Even with our blood! The Ming Dynasty has been raising soldiers for 200 years, and the Day of Righteous Death is today! β
Chen Qing let out an angry roar, like a strong voice of this era.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Qing, and then turned his head to look at the four scholars beside him.
Their faces were all black lines, and they knew that they were also scolded.
The eunuch is Wei Zhongxian, so the ministers in the court are naturally talking about the four of them.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao said slowly: "People in the world, things in the world, will always be so disturbed. β
"Why did the innovations of the dynasties fail?"
"Because there are people who oppose it."
"Why is there opposition to innovation?"
"Because they can continue to benefit from innovation without innovation."
"Some people say they're old-fashioned, but I don't think so. I call these opponents vested interests. What is a vested interest? β
"It's that they can benefit from the existing rules and regulations, so they don't want to let go, and they naturally become conservatives. They want to maintain the status quo, they don't want to change. Because under this system, they get the most benefits, why change? β
"Just like the common people, I have 500 acres of good water to irrigate the field, I naturally have to guard it, and I will never sell it easily."
"Innovation represents change, and it means that the interests of some people will be damaged. These damaged people are vested interests, they will stand up against it, they will shout as loudly as they are now, they will keep pouring dirty water on you, they will keep discrediting you. They will get you in trouble with the New Deal and will even attack you personally. β
Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao smiled, and glanced at Han Yi and the others. He continued: "Because of this, many times innovators can't withstand this pressure, they fall apart, and innovation fails. β
"This group of vested interests will not stop after the failure of innovation. They want to nip all the dangers in the bud and dispose of all the innovators who want to take advantage of them. So the innovators didn't end well. β
"Of course, there are exceptions. For example, if the emperor wants to appease their anger, he will choose to kill the innovator. For example, Shang Ying, whose policy of farming and warfare was not abolished, but his people died. β
Therefore, there is no innovator in the past who has not been determined to die. For example, Zhang Juzheng, he probably didn't expect that he would end up in such a miserable fate after his death. β
Zhu Youxiao's words were meaningful, and at the same time, they looked at Han Yi and their eyes were a little more playful.
Of course, he didn't come here to watch the excitement with his careful eyes, nor did he come to see Wei Zhongxian beating people out. He really has something to say.
As for whether Han Yi and the others believe it or not, Zhu Youxiao doesn't want to say it. Because it doesn't matter if they believe it or not. Anyway, Zhu Youxiao himself believed it.
The four of them looked at each other, and of course they understood what His Majesty meant.
In fact, they know this matter very well, and they know the fate of Shang Ying.
There was a man in the Han Dynasty, and they knew it. That person's name is Chao Cuo, and his fate is also miserable.
It's clear that you're doing the right thing, but it doesn't end well. I knew what was going on in my heart, but now that I heard His Majesty say it, there was still something strange in the hearts of the four of them.
It was at this time that the outside moved.
Countless Dongchang fans rushed out, they waved the wooden sticks in their hands and rushed towards the crowd, without the slightest hesitation and hesitation, they beat people when they saw them.
In an instant, the entire gate of Xiyuan was in a panic, and countless people began to struggle and retreat after receiving a few sticks.
It's just that their movements are not as fast as Dongchang Fanzi, many people fell under the wooden sticks, and the blood also stained the land red at this moment.
Some people were so frightened that they ran backwards, some people screamed and rushed forward, and some people had red eyes, shouted and fought, and entangled and beat with Fanzi.
Zhu Youxiao saw that one of them was broken by Dongchang's fanzi, and after falling to the ground, he was still trying to resist, and he was beaten with a few sticks.
At this moment, Zhu Youxiao also knew that these sticks were not only breaking the heads of these officials, but also some things about himself, the emperor.
From this moment on, his reputation will plummet, and this pen will be clearly recorded in history.
He has finally embarked on the path of faint king, and it is estimated that this statement will appear in the near future.
At the same time, these sticks smashed down, and also smashed some old things.
There is a saying that if you don't break it, you can't stand it.
How can you build a new one without breaking the old?
It is easy to establish a new system, but it is not so easy to establish a new heart.
Zhu Youxiao turned around, looked at the four people behind him, and said slowly: "I am not Song Renzong. Da Ming is not Da Song, the four Aiqing can do it freely. The worst result is that I will not let you become Zhang Juzheng, let alone Chao Mistake, at most Wang Anshi. β
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao walked into the West Garden.
The expression on his face was very calm, and his steps were unusually firm, and he did not stop at all.
Behind Zhu Youxiao, outside the gate of Xiyuan, the beatings and wails continued, but he became more and more determined.