Chapter 30: The Tombstone of the Five

"Five people, Gaidang Zhou Gongzhi was arrested, and those who died because of righteousness. As for the present, the wise men and doctors of the county are invited to be buried at the site of the Wei Eunuch Ancestral Hall; And the stone was erected at the gate of his tomb, so as to show what he did. Woohoo, it's also prosperous! ”

Early in the morning, in the morning market outside Chongwen Gate, a person who looked like a child was shaking his head in the teahouse and reading an article.

When he reads, "From the point of view, then the present high lord is prominent, once he confesses his guilt, or escapes, he cannot tolerate far and near, and there are those who cut their hair and do not know what to do, and they insult and degrade people, and regard the death of five people, how serious is it?" At that time, the surrounding people immediately became indignant.

"What are the princes of the court? When Wei was rampant, regardless of etiquette, righteousness and shame, they all rushed to serve and compete for the ancestral hall, which was really a shame for my generation of scholars. ”

A scholar in a long robe did not wait for the man to finish reading, and then he shouted and cursed.

"Hehe, brother Tai is not in a hurry, compared to the matter of fighting for the ancestral hall, those ten children and forty grandsons of Wei Wei are embarrassing, of course, no one can compare to Gu Shoufu of the previous dynasty, and he is more than seventy years old and even wants to be Wei Wei's son, this person is thick-skinned, comparable to the city bricks of Chongwenmen."

Another scholar who was drinking tea next to him also echoed, causing a burst of laughter.

The former Gu Shoufu of the former dynasty that this person said was Gu Bingqian, who was only admitted to the Jinshi at the age of forty-five, and he stayed up until he was more than seventy years old before he became a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.

But at this time, Wei Zhongxian began to take power, and Gu Bingqian wanted to join the eunuch party in order to enter the cabinet smoothly.

At that time, it was popular to give Wei Zhongxian a son, but Gu Bingqian was already in his seventies at this time, and Wei Zhongxian was only in his early fifties.

But this matter is difficult for Gu Bingqian.

One day, he led his youngest son to visit Wei Zhongxian, and said to Wei Zhongxian with sincerity: "Nine thousand years old, the lower official originally intended to be a dry son, but he was worried that his hair was white, and he was afraid that it would harm the thousand years old, so he let my son be the grandson of the thousand years old, so as to fulfill his filial piety for the lower officials." ”

In order to be Wei Zhongxian's son, he was afraid that Wei Zhongxian would dislike his age, so he let his son be Wei Zhongxian's grandson.

After everyone laughed, another person said loudly: "Hehe, although Gu Shoufu is shameless, but if he is ruthless, compared to his simmering hooves and general constitution, it is really a small thing, Yang Gong and Zuo Gong have the spirit in the sky, and they should accept such rats." ”

As soon as this person's voice fell, there was another round of laughter around him.

Simmering hooves general constitution Sunday Wan refers to Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, this person burned a good hoof.

Because Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing is delicious and eats hooves, he often asks him to come to the house, and if Wei Liangqing can't come because of something, he will personally act as a takeaway brother and send the hooves to Wei Liangqing's house.

Because the hoof burned well and embarked on the door of Wei Liangqing, Zhou Yingqiu soon became the official to the Zuodu Imperial History, which was also known as the General Constitution in the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the time called it the General Constitution of the Simmering Hoof.

With the help of Wei Zhongxian, Zhou Yingqiu later advanced to the Ministry of Officials, and since then he has started the business of buying and selling officials.

After that, when the person reading the newspaper reads a paragraph, everyone in the teahouse laughs and scolds, and scenes like this are very common in teahouses and wine shops in the capital recently.

And the call of the common people and gentry for the liquidation of the eunuchs also became more and more heated with the circulation of this article.

But compared with the gentry and the common people, the court officials in Beijing had already begun to move.

As early as after Zhu Youzhen killed the 'Five Tigers and Five Biao' and died down, the Donglin Party officials in the court and in the opposition could not sit still.

Zhu Youzhen's move to hastily put an end to the eunuch case on the grounds of the stability of the DPRK situation has long been dissatisfied with the Donglin Party.

The Donglin Party, which was greatly injured by Wei Zhongxian, did not want to let the eunuchs go like this.

The blood feud had to be repaid with blood, and the ten heads of the 'Five Tigers and Five Biao' could not calm the anger of the Donglin Party.

Moreover, there are deeper reasons for the Donglin Party, after the rise of Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party in the Tianqi Dynasty, many officials of the Donglin Party were either killed or demoted, and the eunuch party and other parties took the opportunity to seize many positions in the Donglin Party.

Therefore, the Donglin Party intends to expand the scope of the crackdown on the eunuch case, and the most fundamental purpose is to regain its own power and revive the situation that the Donglin Party responded to in the court in the early years of the Apocalypse.

The territory of the Donglin Party should be ploughed with the sword of the Donglin Party.

So after Zhu Youzhen killed the 'Five Tigers and Five Biao', a conspiracy that vowed to subvert the court began secretly.

First, Zhang Pu, the boss of the Donglin Party in the opposition, wrote this "Tombstone of Five People", and then under the manipulation of the Donglin Party, this article began to be published from the copies issued in various places.

Then it was controlled by an invisible hand and spread to the entire Ming Dynasty.

In recent days, with the move of entering Beijing to catch the exam, the teahouse wine shop in the capital has been widely spread, and there are enthusiastic people every day to help the people of the capital revisit this masterpiece.

I was afraid that the people in the capital would not understand, so they would be more enthusiastic to help interpret and extend.

As a result, the people's calls for punishing the eunuchs again rose higher and higher.

Along with public opinion, officials and gentry from all over the country wrote to request that the eunuchs be punished again, and the officials in the capital even began to petition outside the noon gate.

"The Hanlin are coming to knock?"

After listening to Gao Qiqian's report, Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised.

He always knew that the Donglin Party had a lot of power in the government and the opposition, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

And the "Tombstone of Five People", he also learned it in middle school in his previous life, and the Chinese teacher at that time also said that Zhang Pu was a gentleman, and he also reprimanded Wei Zhongxian with his classmates.

Now it seems that this history is really a little girl who can be dressed up.

"When are you coming?"

Although Zhu Youzhen was surprised, he did not panic.

Knock, isn't it just going to the room, what's the big deal?

In his previous life, Zhu Youzhen had a wealth of experience in dealing with upper houses, and he was not worried about this at all.

"According to the secret agent of the East Factory, it should be tomorrow."

Gao Qiqian replied cautiously, seeing that Zhu Youzhen did not answer, then peeked at Zhu Youzhen's face, and then asked:

"Emperor, do you want to take it today?"

Zhu Youzhen was recalling the handling experience of his previous life, and was stunned when he heard this, looked at Gao Qiqian with a nervous expression, and then laughed.

"Gao companion, don't be too nervous, they are willing to knock, I have my own plans for this matter."

Zhu Youzhen then explained a few words to Gao Qiqian, signaling him to handle it accordingly.

Gao submerged the words, and a wry smile secretly rose in his heart, it is really offensive to no one can offend His Majesty today.

Subsequently, Zhu Youzhen summoned Luo Sigong and made arrangements for tomorrow's security and stability maintenance work.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Luo Sigong naturally also learned the news that there will be officials knocking on the Que tomorrow, and he is worried about what to do tomorrow, in case the emperor wants to let himself arrest the minister who knocks on the Que, he can only fight for his reputation to carry out the order.

But after listening to Zhu Youzhen's arrangement, Luo Sigong instantly threw himself on the five bodies that Zhu Youzhen admired.

And Zhu Youzhen's arrangement is actually very simple, that is:

You fight yours, I fight mine, first the weak, then the strong.