What kind of virtue the Donglin Party is and whose interests they represent, Zhu Yijun is naturally clear. In the past, Zhu Yijun was still very vague, but now Zhu Yijun can see clearly that the Donglin Party has taken shape when it is anti-Zhang Juzheng's reform.

To know that the Donglin Party must first understand that this is not a political party, this is a friend party.

Political parties have their own political ideas and ideals, but friends are different, friends are interest groups, united for some common interests, excluding dissidents, competing for power, and the relationship between members of the party is most appropriate.

Judging from the current situation, it is clear that these people are united in the process of anti-Zhang Juzheng reform.

These people quickly transformed from a counter-reform group into a giant croon, and they also realized the benefits of doing so. The failure of Zhang Juzheng's reform and the rise of the Donglin Party also represent the failure of an era.

Obviously, compared with Zhang Juzheng, the Donglin Party is better at packaging and beautifying itself, they claim to be clear-streamed, needle-pointing, and use the power of public opinion in their hands to compete for power and profit. Why are they still fighting in the party when they were in the Southern Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty was about to perish.

In fact, it is very simple, the friends defend their own interests, not the interests of the country.

If we explain the representative ideology of the germination of capitalism at the end of the world, it is the Jiangzuo school in the study of mind, which advocates limiting the power of the monarch and advocating "giving the power of the world to the people of the world", and there is already the germ of democratic thought in later generations.

It's just that in this era, they are considered heretical, and they have no specific practices and actions, just a school of thought.

casually threw aside Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian's recitals, and saw their faces clearly, Zhu Yijun would not listen to their nonsense. Now that Zhu Yijun has a thorough insight into the whole thing, Zhang Juzheng's seizure of love is, to put it bluntly, a power struggle between reform and anti-reform groups.

It has nothing to do with justice, nothing to do with ethics, it is a complete conflict of interests.

It's just that Zhang Juzheng represents the interests of the reformers, and to a certain extent, they also represent the interests of the Ming Dynasty and their own interests. Although the opposition claims justice and holds its banner high, to put it bluntly, these people are vested interests who are defending their own interests.

As a later generation, Zhu Yijun certainly understands the contradiction between reformers and vested interests, which is irreconcilable and endless.

Picking up the two copies, Zhu Yijun threw them directly to Zhang Whale, and said directly: "Take people with you, these two people are caught in Dongchang, I want to see how many people are willing to sacrifice themselves to defend their slogan." ”

"If people want to dedicate themselves, then they should be allowed to dedicate themselves, which can be regarded as seeking benevolence."

Zhu Yijun's tone was very light, but there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and Zhang Whale, who was looking at it, shuddered, and hurriedly said, "Old slave, let's do it!" Then he turned and ran out.

The news that Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian were arrested by Dongchang once again shocked the Ming officialdom, and the voice in the officialdom was quiet.

Qinghe Building in the capital, the name is very good, and the fame is also very big, in the house behind Qinghe Building, Mr. Shao and Tian Sheng sit opposite each other. There were several small dishes on the table in front of the two of them, and the two of them had been drinking.

"Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian were sent to prison, should we do something?"

Tian Sheng looked at Mr. Shao and asked with some hesitation.

Mr. Shao glanced up at Tian Sheng, played with the wine glass in his hand, and said with a chuckle: "You'd better dispel this idea, if we do this, we won't be far from death, and we will be implicated by them." ”

"The purpose of our entry into Beijing this time is to bring down Zhang Juzheng, not to make extraneous branches."

Tian Sheng nodded, he just mentioned this matter casually, and seeing that Mr. Shao did not agree, Tian Sheng changed the topic and said, "Then shouldn't our second step also start?" I'm afraid the effect will not be good if it is a little later. ”

After pondering for a moment, Mr. Shao nodded and said, "Yes, but not the second step, but the second step and the third step together." ”

"I'll arrange it here in the capital, you go and keep an eye on Shen Maoxue, that side is the key, if it can be done over there, we can do a big thing." Mr. Shao sneered and said, "When the time comes, see how he Zhang Juzheng still has the face to be the first assistant scholar of this cabinet." ”

Saying this, Mr. Shao sneered, and at the same time put the wine glass in his hand on the table.

"Don't worry, I have already arranged the matter, and I promise to let Zhang Juzheng drink a pot." Tian Sheng said with a smile: "Look, this is a poem that I found someone to write, and I will send someone to spread it everywhere tomorrow." ”

Mr. Shao took the piece of paper, looked at it, smiled, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Well written." ”

I saw a small poem written on the letterhead, and the words were also very straightforward, so that people could understand it at a glance, and the more Mr. Shao looked at it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but read it out: "The old cow licks the calf, who has no son?" Wild birds are luan, and they deceive the king! ”

"With this poem in conjunction with Shen Maoxue, the effect must be very good."

Hearing Shen Maoxue's name, Tian Sheng couldn't help but ask, "This Shen Maoxue won't have a problem, right?" ”

Mr. Shao snorted disdainfully: "He? He is very timid, until now, he has not dared to write a book to impeach Zhang Juzheng for his love, he dares to turn his face with us? Besides, what I asked him to do was not to write a letter of impeachment, but to write a letter. ”

"How did this Shen Maoxue become the champion, I know very well, he doesn't have the courage to oppose Zhang Juzheng." Speaking of this, Mr. Shao's mouth was full of disdain.

At the beginning, Zhang Juzheng wanted his son to take the imperial examination, but he was worried about being criticized, so he wanted to find a few talented people to accompany him to take the examination. At that time, the most seen were Shen Maoxue and Tang Xianzu, Shen Maoxue was the top student in high school, but Tang Xianzu was named Sun Shan, is it still difficult to guess what is going on? ”

"Shen Maoxue is also in the Hanlin Academy now, does he dare to go to the cabinet to congratulate Lu Tiaoyang? Did he dare to play the show? ”

Tian Sheng nodded, I see, knowing the reason, he didn't mention this matter, the two of them discussed some details in detail, and Tian Sheng left after he was exhausted.

The next day, a couplet circulated in the capital, and as soon as this couplet came out, it immediately set off a lot of storms. Many people know this couplet, but there are not many people who know it, but not many people care about it, but now that it has been turned out, it has become the focus in an instant.

In the imperial examination in the fifth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng's second son Zhang Sixiu also participated, and he was in high school.

At the celebration banquet, someone sent Zhang Juzheng a couplet, the upper couplet is: The sun and the moon are bright, all countries look up to the great tomorrow, and the lower couplet is: The hills and mountains are the mountains, and the Quartet is the prince of Taiyue.

This couplet is quite neat; Or a ligature: "day" and "month" are combined into the word "Ming", and "hill" and "mountain" are combined into the word "Yue"; It is another inlay couplet, and Zhang Juzheng's number "Taiyue" is embedded in it.

From the point of view of meaning, the upper link is to praise the emperor, the lower link is to praise Zhang Juzheng, "Yue" is a high mountain, and Zhang Juzheng is as great as a mountain. But there is a problem here, the couplets are all important.

In this couplet, the emperor is placed in the upper couplet, and Zhang Juzheng is placed in the lower couplet.

Now this couplet is hanging in Zhang Juzheng's house, as soon as this news came out, it instantly shook the entire Ming officialdom, and immediately caused a new wave of impeachment storm. This time, the main attack is not Zhang Juzheng's love, but Zhang Juzheng's deception and contempt for the holy monarch.

Of course, I don't forget to mention that not being sentimental is to seize power.

It is naturally impossible for Zhu Yijun not to know about this trend, and when he heard Zhang Jing's report, Zhu Yijun understood that this was provoking the relationship between himself and Zhang Juzheng. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, this method is really endless!

rushed over wave after wave, with a posture of not giving up if Zhang Juzheng was not killed.

Presumably the Wanli Emperor in history provoked the fire like this, right? A fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, who is disciplined all day long, does not speak, and there are people rubbing the fire next to him, and it is strange that he does not hate Zhang Juzheng to death in his heart.

"Emperor, Xu De is here!" Just when Zhu Yijun was thinking about what to do, Zhang Whale suddenly sent such a message.

Zhu Yijun was stunned, Xu De entered the palace? Zhu Yijun directly ordered: "Let him come in!" ”

After a short time, Xu De walked in from outside, and after saluting Zhu Yijun with a serious expression, Xu De opened his mouth and said: "Emperor, the slave maid has found that some petty people in the capital are plotting against him. ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned: "Tell me in detail." ”

"These people should be from Jiangnan, and Neichang collided with them when he went to Jiangnan, and arrested some of them, but he couldn't find anything deeper. This time, after they arrived in the capital, the people in the inner factory set their eyes on them. ”

"They did it when they posted notices everywhere in the capital a few days ago, and this time it was about Zhang Ge's old couplet."

This time, Zhu Yijun was not only stunned, but also surprised, someone was making waves behind him? Glancing at Xu De, Zhu Yijun asked directly: "Have you found out who is behind the scenes?" ”

"Back to the emperor, not yet!" Xu De bowed.

"Then keep looking!" Zhu Yijun said with a dark face: "Give me a thorough investigation, I must dig out these people, dare to make waves in private, these people are really bold." ”

Xu De hurriedly said: "The slave maid has already arranged manpower, and these people must be wiped out." ”

"Very good, this thing is well done, and when I catch someone, I will be rewarded." Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction and praised loudly. As for Zhang Whale's ugly face next to him, Zhu Yijun automatically ignored it.

This kind of competition must have, and Zhu Yijun doesn't mind stimulating Zhang Whale from Xu De.

In fact, Zhang Whale was indeed stimulated, and he was already secretly ruthless in his heart.