Chapter 974: Caring for Your Life
Sure enough, after Li Dongyang's arrival, the pressure on Xie Qian's shoulders was much less, and the emperor would no longer thank Mr. Xie long and Mr. Xie when he spoke, and even the edict was drafted by Li Dongyang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
After Li Dongyang entered the palace, he didn't know why, he had long known that the emperor was in trouble, but now he was suddenly critically ill for no reason, which he couldn't accept.
"Li Gongmou" is eloquent and strategic, and he has a heart of hills and valleys, he originally had indefinite hopes for the government and hoped to show his ambitions, but unfortunately he lost his son and the white-haired man sent the black-haired man to the whole person after the whole person became decadent, and he was disheartened about many things in the court and politics, and he now has roughly the same idea as Xie Qian, that is, to find an opportunity to leave the court and return to his hometown.
But the Hongzhi Emperor kept his mind very resolutely, before the official writing of the "Daming Huidian", that is, in November of the first year, the Hongzhi Emperor rewarded Li Dongyang with a jade belt to weave gold clothes, and the "Daming Huidian" was officially revised successfully, and in February, he gave Li Dongyang a red python coat to show his gifts.
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty treated their courtiers well, starting from Emperor Hongzhi.
Zhu Youzhi had a heavy breath and seemed weak, but he gave a lot of explanations and instructions to his son, and the edict written by Li Dongyang had only one central idea:
"Passing on the crown prince, with Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian as the ministers of Gu Ming, knowing the scriptures and feasting, Xiao Jing succeeded Wang Yue as the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the seal of the seal, ruling the East Factory, and the British Duke Zhang Mao was responsible for leading the funeral, and on the occasion of the change of the old and new thrones, the military and political affairs were arranged by Zhang Mao as a whole, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies sent four battalions of men and horses to garrison the vicinity of the Beijing Division."
It can be said that Zhu Youzhu thought very carefully and thought of all the things that his son could think of when he ascended the throne, and he did not arrange six officials such as Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia when arranging the ministers of Gu Ming, because the prince is now an adult, and the minister of Gu Ming must be a master who is known for his scholarship and Confucianism, and is respected by scholars all over the world.
In this regard, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were all born in Hanlin, and served in the Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, and the Ministry of Rites for many years.
As for Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, although they have the talent to govern the country and are also Jinshi, they have always been ministers, and the emperor knows that you are capable, but scholars will not treat you as gods. Zhu Youzhu sincerely hoped that the three respected ministers in the cabinet would not only be good ministers of life, but also become his son's husband and guiding light, so the three of them were allowed to attend the banquet at the same time, just to keep his son's studies unaffected.
In fact, there is another point, Zhu Youzhu will not say, and Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian dare not think about it.
The reason why Emperor Hongzhi only arranged three cabinet scholars as auxiliary ministers, Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao, the two ministers who led the civil officials and military generals system of the imperial court, were excluded, and it was also because the emperor had a primary and secondary affinity in his heart, and Zhu Youzhi was afraid that Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao would use the power in their hands to form a party for personal gain and seek to usurp the throne.
Since ancient times, the most difficult to distinguish is loyalty and treachery, many things that usurp the throne are done by those "loyal ministers" in the eyes of the royal people, such as Wang Mang, such as Yang Jian, and Zhao Kuangyin, the most likely usurpation occurs when the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and Zhu Youzhi is also guarding against Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao in his heart.
But Zhu Youzhu is really worried, Ma Wensheng is already over 70 years old, and as a civil official, his thoughts are deep-rooted, and he has no intention of rebelling at all, and even if he rebels, there are not many people who support him.
Zhang Mao is a hereditary British duke, received a good education since childhood, although he led the military government, but he also had the atmosphere of a Confucian official, was born rich and noble, did not experience the hardships and helplessness of life at the bottom of the society, and the only thing he wanted was to pass on his dukedom position, why should he be a traitor who plotted rebellion and incurred infamy through the ages?
Since ancient times, the rebellious ministers have either taken advantage of the situation when the world is in turmoil, or they have risen up from the middle and lower level officials of the imperial court and the middle and lower classes of society to fight the small people, and they have a restless heart of "princes and generals", and once they have the opportunity, they dare to take risks to seize the throne and achieve great things.
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As soon as Li Dongyang's edict was written, Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia, Zhang Mao, and his relatives Zhang brothers arrived at Kunning Palace.
These people were all summoned by Zhu Youzhu before his death, even if they were not ministers who took care of their lives, they had to explain in detail, and placed high hopes on them, so that they could assist the young prince and obey the orders of the three ministers who took care of their lives, etc.
Liu Jian, as the first assistant of the cabinet, at this time his body was not as good as before, and it took him a long time after arriving at Kunning Palace to react to one thing, the emperor was obviously giving orders on his deathbed!
Liu Jian couldn't help but look at the prince who was crying next to him, and then looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, in political affairs, he was willing for Li Dongyang and Xie Qian to preside over the overall situation, although he entered the cabinet earlier than Li and Xie, in recent years, he has only occupied the name of a first assistant, and the big and small matters are basically decided by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, but when they encounter some difficult things, a few people will sit down and discuss.
Among the three ministers of the cabinet, Liu Jian does not have the heart to compete for fame and profit, and his thoughts are roughly the same as Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, he can be comfortable when he is old, and it is best to live a few days of leisure, if the royal family has a demand, then he will work for a few more years, but if the emperor looks in the way, he can return to the countryside at any time to live a stable life.
It is indisputable that it is the common character of the three auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, and it is also Zhu Youji's courtesy that makes them grateful for the royal kindness, and they lack the strictness of Zhu Houzhao's master and father, which is why Liu Jin in history can take advantage of the situation.
In terms of the authority of the ministers of the interior and exterior in the last years of Hongzhi and the early years of Zhengde, the power in the hands of Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng and others far exceeded that of Liu Jin, even if Liu Jin had the trust of the emperor, if the cabinet and the six ministries joined forces, it would still be easy to kill a eunuch, not to mention that there was also Empress Zhang in the palace to help.
But the final result was that Liu Jin gained power, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and others withdrew from the political arena, and finally were forcibly slandered as chaotic ministers and thieves, and only Li Dongyang was forced to stay in the court and Liu Jin for many years.
Li Dongyang in history was pitted by Liu Jian and Xie Qian and others, they threw off their hands and were unofficial and light, what if Liu Jin hated Liu Jian and Xie Qian, these people can be designated as "traitorous parties" with public opinion, what if they were condemned as traitors, they are the teachers of the emperors of the two dynasties, do you dare to kill?
Can't! Then you Liu Jin can only watch Liu Jian and Xie Qian live in their ancestral hometown, Liu Jian and Xie Qian both died of illness in the Jiajing period, and the shortest of the three auxiliary ministers was Li Dongyang, who stayed in the court.
Aren't you Liu Jian and Xie Qian cheating?
After retiring from the officialdom, he lived for more than 20 years, and Liu Jian died of illness at the age of ninety-three, but he could not take on the responsibility of fighting against the eunuch party in the early years of Zhengde, so that Li Dongyang alone fought with Jiao Fang, Liu Yu, Zhang Cai and other eunuchs in the court, and finally his reputation was earned by Liu Jian and Xie Qian and others, but Li Dongyang was scolded by the people of the time, thinking that he connived at the eunuch party to make it bigger. (To be continued.) )