Chapter 117: Rereading the Three Major Cases (Asking for Votes, Asking for Collections)
Such a large-scale cleanup of the Huangzhuang in the capital, killing people's heads, did not cause a large-scale backlash from the foreign court's ministers.
In addition to the fact that Huangzhuang is a royal property, which cannot be questioned by foreign ministers, and it is inconvenient for Wenchen to intervene; The ministers of the outer court really can't take care of this little thing in the imperial village now.
The Ming court had another big incident.
February of the fifth year of the Apocalypse
In view of the success of Feng Quan's defection to Wei, Huo Weihua also publicly submitted a long letter to the military department.
In the middle of the Shangshu, Huo Weihua used thousands of words to completely overturn the conclusions of the three major cases (the Attack Case, the Red Pill Case, and the Palace Removal Case) that occurred from the end of Wanli to the early years of the Apocalypse.
Not only that, Huo Weihua also boldly suggested that the imperial court reconsider the three major cases, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the Donglin Party.
As soon as such a long story that shocked the world came out, the Wenchen of the outer court suddenly became a mess.
At this time, who still has the time to worry about the royal private affairs of the Imperial Village.
You must know that the three major cases are not ordinary cases in Daming, they are major political cases involving the personal safety of two generations of emperors. The interpretation of the three major cases will be directly related to the political position of the court officials (that is, what is now commonly known as taking sides).
If the imperial court reinterprets the three major cases, it will directly affect the vital interests of the courtiers of the outer court, and the courtiers can't help but care.
Beijing, Wei Zhongxian's private residence
"Good, good, good, with such a thing, it will be easy for miscellaneous families."
Holding Huo Weihua's thick upper sparse, Wei Zhongxian laughed loudly.
How could Gonggong Wei not be happy to get such a sharp weapon that shook the foundation of the Donglin Party?
What did the Donglin Party rely on to come to power?
Isn't it the Wanli Dynasty, during the struggle for the country, the Donglin Party resolutely stood on the side of the crown prince Zhu Changluo.
But there were many people on the side of the prince at that time, why could the Donglin Party take the position?
Assault case!
Of course, what the Donglin Party relied on was the attack case.
The attack case occurred in the 43rd year of Wanli, and it was a madman named Zhang Cha who broke into the prince's mansion with a stick and injured several people in a row, which was determined to be a case of assassination of the prince.
At that time, the Donglin Party was biting to the death, and the madman Zhang Cha was instructed by Zheng Guifei to assassinate the prince.
This approach of the Donglin Party made great contributions to the prince's suppression of Zheng Guifei's forces, and he was able to stand out among the civil servants who supported the prince.
After the crown prince Zhu Changluo became the Taichang Emperor, the Donglin Party came to the throne one after another. But at that time, the Donglin Party was only a minority with little power in the court. At that time, it was still the Zhejiang Party that dominated the government.
How did the minority Donglin Party grow?
The Red Pill Case and the Removal of the Palace Case.
Emperor Taichang was a short-lived emperor who died less than one month after ascending the throne. The change of throne in a short period of time caught many courtiers off guard.
Once again, the Donglin Party seized the moment.
When the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, they first snatched the Emperor of the Apocalypse out of the harem with the palace transfer case, and made a great contribution to protecting the sky.
He also used the Red Pill case, under the pretext of plotting to assassinate Emperor Taichang, to splash dirty water on other parties, and successfully forced Fang Congzhe, the head of the cabinet at that time and the leader of the Zhejiang Party, away. Only then did he succeed in taking control of the government.
Wei Zhongxian still remembers the vicious appearance of the Donglin Party when he snatched the Emperor of the Apocalypse during the palace transfer case.
"If the harem really wants to hold the emperor hostage, just a few of them can snatch His Majesty?" Wei Zhongxian thought hatefully.
At that time, Wei Zhongxian's name was still Li Jinzhong, and he was just an ordinary chief eunuch in the palace at that time.
When the palace was moved, Wei Zhongxian was almost beaten into Li Xuan's party. If he is really regarded as a person who is Li Xuan's servant, then Father-in-law Wei's life will be ruined. I still want to be on the top, and it's good to be able to save my life.
Until now, Wei Zhongxian remembered the chaos at the beginning, and his heart was still cold. At that time, it was really one step of heaven and one step of hell!
Donglin Party, don't you rely on these merits to come to power?
What if what you insist on is no longer a merit, but a sin?
Haha, haha,
Thinking of the smugness, Wei Zhongxian laughed wildly.
I don't know when, Wei Zhongxian has completely forgotten his initial purpose of attacking the Donglin Party, and instead regards the attack on the Donglin Party as the ultimate goal.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian's eyes were already spent, and his heart was confused.
Wei Zhongxian's decision to continue to attack the Donglin Party won the unanimous approval of the backbone of the Eunuch Party.
For the eunuch party, compared with the new deal that Wei Gonggong has always adhered to, it is easier and more affordable to crack down on the Donglin party.
Continuing to crack down on the Donglin Party can not only gain benefits, but also allow Wei Gonggong to divert his attention, which is really a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.
The faction reached an agreement, and the eunuchs moved quickly.
In February of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Huang Liji, Ding Shaoshi, Zhou Rupan, and Feng Quan joined the cabinet as counselors.
Immediately, Wei Zhongxian announced that Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji, and Feng Quan would be the editors-in-chief, and the library would be opened to compile "Congxinhong Edition".
The opening of "Congxinhong Edition", which is based on Huo Weihua's long story, is an extremely obvious signal that the end of the Donglin Party has really arrived.
Hearing the news, Zhu Youzhen was very surprised.
What is Grandpa Wei doing?
Does he have that much hatred with the Donglin Party?
The Donglin Party has been hit hard by Gonggong Wei in a row, and it has been broken. Although it is not yet a complete rout, it will definitely not be able to pose a threat to Gonggong Wei in a short period of time.
Wei Gongwei is also established, why do you still hold on to it?
Wouldn't it be nice to have the kung fu to continue fighting and do something practical?
Zhu Youzhen really couldn't figure it out.
"Well, let's do my business first, right? Politics is really not our forte. Zhu Youzhen smiled self-deprecatingly.
Zhu Youzhen is most concerned about the source of wool now, and the wool in his wool mill is almost exhausted.
The origin of the wool is now really not optimistic, because there is a war in the steppe.
The Shubo tribe was in the battle zone between Lin Dan Khan and the Horqin tribe, and Zhu Youzhen did not dare to send another caravan in the second half of the year considering the safety of the caravan.
The caravan did not go to the Shu Bo Division, and under the recommendation of Zheng Ming, they turned to develop the trade routes of the Duoyan Department and the Han Division, but there has been no news so far.
"What the hell is going on, why don't you even have a message." Zhu Youzhen paced irritably in the room.
Wool is just a small thing, and if something goes wrong with the caravan's safety, it's the real big problem.
"No, this kind of unstable state is not good."
No wonder in the past life there were sheep eating people in the UK, this raw material is uncontrolled and the feeling is too bad. The origin of raw materials must be in your own hands. Zhu Youzhen's understanding of sheep eating people in his previous life is closer.
What to do?
Zhu Youzhen fell into a long thought.
In the short term, woollen mills did not demand much wool. In order to temporarily maintain the source of raw materials for the woolen mill, is it raising some sheep in Daxing? No matter how much, it's not a supplement.
An idea popped up directly in Zhu Youzhen's mind.
"Nope."
Zhu Youzhen shook his head and immediately rejected the idea.
Sheep must not be raised in Daxing.
If the precedent of raising sheep in the suburbs is set, I am afraid that the tragedy of sheep eating people will soon be staged in Daming. You can't count on the discipline of the Ming gentry.
Daming is not without precedent in this regard.
In order to make up for the number of war horses, the Ming Dynasty once adopted a horse policy of raising a large number of horses in the people and giving certain subsidies to the imperial court.
But because of this people's horse policy, how many peasant families were forced to die, and how many peasant uprisings were triggered.
Isn't the name of Shandong Xiangma called because of this.
You can't raise sheep, at least not within the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youzhen changed the train of thought in his mind.
Can it be raised on the grassland near Daming?
Is it okay to hire Mongols to raise them?
Well, the idea seems to work. Zhu Youzhen was greatly excited.