Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, was sent to prison by the emperor, and there was an uproar in the Ming Dynasty.

This is tantamount to an officialdom earthquake, because in the Ming Dynasty, since the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, there has never been a cabinet chief assistant who has been sent to prison by the emperor.

Like Yan Song, a famous traitor in the Jiajing Dynasty, he was just dismissed from office and cut his status.

Now, Wen Tiren has been sent to prison by the emperor, how much of a crime has he committed?

The court officials more or less knew that Wen Tiren was not a good thing, but few people really knew how bad he was.

The emperor punished a cabinet chief assistant so severely, and indeed suppressed all the court officials, some were shocked and inexplicable, some were panicked, some were stunned, and of course, there were also those who applauded, these were basically persecuted by Wen Tiren.

Chongzhen didn't let the court officials wait long, and within a few days, he announced Wen Tiren's crimes, this guy has a long list, and each charge is followed by a detailed explanation.

For example, bullying the monarch and being bold and reckless, there is no doubt about this, Wen Tiren's specialty is to bully the monarch, he has never said a few words of truth in front of Chongzhen, this kind of thing can be turned over casually.

For example, forming a party for personal gain, nepotism, this is also obvious, such as Min Hongxue, Min Mengde, Tang Shiji, Zhang Jie, Shi Fan, Wang Yingxiong, Wu Zhenying, Yu Anxing, etc., the Zhejiang party officials he promoted together are enough to form a small court.

For another example, the persecution of Zhongliang has brought disaster to the country and the people, and there are many Zhongliang who have been harmed by him, like Cao Yubian, Bi Ziyan, Yuan Chonghuan, etc., I don't know how many.

What else is corrupt and perverting the law, taking people's property, harming people's lives, etc., these are enough to make ordinary officials kill their heads, and that is nothing to him.

Like Wen Tiren, a big traitor, there are really few people who can compare with him in the Ming Dynasty, however, he did not get the punishment he deserves in history, because at that time, Chongzhen just found out that he was forming a party for personal gain, so he took the initiative to resign, Chongzhen was being troubled by Jiannu and anti-thieves at that time, and he didn't have time to deal with him at all, so he approved his resignation, so he escaped.

At this time, he was not so lucky, Zhang Bin was already collecting his accusations, Chongzhen was furious and took it down, Zhang Bin asked Huang Chenghao, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, to present all his charges in one go.

The reason why Chongzhen was able to announce Wen Tiren's charges so quickly was also because of this reason, because he only needed to have people check it, and these charges were indeed true, and it was not very difficult to verify, so he acted so quickly.

What should be done with such a traitor?

Chongzhen is not as ferocious as his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, he connects the nine clans at every turn, and a kill is a large area, he generally only severely punishes the main culprit, and other relevant people will not punish him too severely.

Therefore, the final punishment he imposed on Wen Tiren in the case was only to behead the first offender, Wen Tiren, for public display, confiscate his family property, and remove his family from his official position.

It cannot be said that Zhejiang officials must be the Zhejiang Party, such as Zhang Bin's cronies, the current Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cai Shanji is a native of Wucheng, Zhejiang, and Wen Tiren is in the same place, but he is not a Zhejiang Party; Another example is Wen Tiren's cronies, Wang Yingxiong, a former scholar of the Ministry of Ministers and a scholar of the Cabinet of the Cabinet, is a native of Ba County, Sichuan, and he is not from Zhejiang at all, but he is a proper Zhejiang Party.

Regardless of the investigation of the Zhejiang Party for the time being, there is one thing that is a top priority, because Wen Tiren is the first assistant of the cabinet, he is down, the cabinet scholars are also vacant, and the first assistant of the cabinet is gone, so it will definitely not work, plus Qian Xiangkun, the second assistant of the cabinet who was implicated in the dismissal of the cabinet, the cabinet is missing two people, and what is missing is the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet.

These two people can not be missing, because they are responsible for the ticket drafting, four or five hundred copies a day, if no one organizes the vote, then Chongzhen will be tired to death, because he likes to do everything himself, he has never had a backlog, even if he doesn't sleep, he has to finish the day's folding, if there is no ticket on the fold, he has to read each fold carefully, think about it again, and then make instructions, then he can't finish it without sleeping, because there are at least four or five hundred folds a day!

Wen Tiren's argument in the past few days, it is Xu Guangqi who temporarily takes the position of the first assistant, "organizing" Zhang Bin and Huang Chenghao, two cabinet scholars, to write the votes, and the three of them are busy from morning to night, so they can finish writing the votes, and Chongzhen will give instructions again, basically there is no need to sleep, because Xu Guangqi and their votes will not be written until about midnight to write the votes and send them to him, and he will make instructions again, basically it will be almost the time of the early dynasty.

After doing this for a few days, not only Chongzhen was tired, but even Xu Guangqi, Zhang Bin and Huang Chenghao were tired.

As a result, as soon as Wen Tiren's case was hastily disposed of, Chongzhen announced that he would organize the court to promote the cabinet, add cabinet scholars, and determine the candidates for the first and second assistants of the cabinet.

Now, the court has become a little weird again, because according to the past practice, when the cabinet is vacant, it is generally supplemented by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites, but most of the courtiers know that Cai Shanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Chen Zizhuang, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, are Zhang Bin's people, these two people enter the cabinet one day, Zhang Bin should not control the cabinet, except for Xu Guangqi, who does not ask about the government, the others are his people!

Chongzhen naturally knows this, will he let Zhang Bin smoothly control the cabinet? That's certainly impossible!

After he announced the matter of the court's promotion of the ministers, he ordered Xu Guangqi to be recruited into the imperial study.

Everyone is very busy at this time, there are so many twists and turns to deal with in a day, Chongzhen is not verbose, after the monarch and the minister salute, Chongzhen said directly: "Zixian, tomorrow I still have to trouble you to do me a favor." ”

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, of course he knew what the emperor wanted him to help, because tomorrow morning the court will push the ministers!

The emperor has his own candidate, let him recommend it, he can be sure that it is not Cai Shanji and Chen Zizhuang, because Cai Shanji and Chen Zizhuang don't need him to recommend at all, Zhang Bin and Huang Chenghao will definitely nominate him, he understands this, and Chongzhen also understands.

What to do?

I'm also a member of Zhang Bin's party, okay, Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassed!

Of course, he didn't dare to tell Chongzhen this secret, he could only pretend to be loyal, and said "without hesitation": "It is the duty of Weichen to do things for the emperor, I don't dare to say the word help, but please ask the emperor to command." ”

Chongzhen nodded, and said solemnly: "Zixian, you also know that Cai Shanji and Chen Zizhuang have both served under Zhang Bin, although they may not necessarily form a party for personal gain, but after all, Zhang Bin used to be their superior, if Zhang Bin asked them to do something, they would definitely not be able to refuse, plus you are not a person who does not ask about the world, if you let both of them enter the cabinet, then the cabinet will almost become Zhang Bin's hall." This will definitely not work, so when the court pushes it tomorrow, you will nominate Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Xue Guoguan, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Xu Guangqi is dizzy, the emperor is almost going to roast him on the fire, if Zhang Bin is the kind of person with a small belly, he has to kill him, and he is promoted to the cabinet of people who do not deal with him, and he also took away the position of the first assistant of his cabinet, isn't this deliberately angry!

Fortunately, he knows that Zhang Bin is not the kind of person with a small belly, on the contrary, the emperor in front of him is a little small-bellied, if you dare to go against his will, he will sing with you every minute to change his face.

Xu Guangqi had no choice but to give up his hand and say: "Weichen obeys the order." ”

This thing, what a fucking fuck, even a Hongru like Xu Guangqi couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth in his heart.

He walked out of the imperial study with helplessness, his steps were a little hesitant, how to tell Zhang Bin about this, he was even a little embarrassed to go back to the cabinet, embarrassed to face Zhang Bin.

Life is sometimes full of helplessness, this Yang Sichang and Xue Guoguan he must push, this first assistant he must be appropriate, this cabinet he must return, this Zhang Bin he must also face.

The matter has come to this point, no matter how helpless it is, it is useless, so let's quickly discuss with Zhang Bin.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace again and walked quickly to the cabinet duty room.

Such an important matter, in the palace, it is naturally impossible to discuss with Zhang Bin in the cabinet room, because the partition wall has ears, and the cabinet is not only the three of them, but also a lot of miscellaneous things, in case they are discovered by someone with a heart, they will be finished.

However, there was still a chance to say a few words to Zhang Bin, and after he returned to the cabinet duty room, he picked up a stack of folds and walked towards Zhang Bin's duty room.

Generally, this recital is sent by the miscellaneous eunuchs, he just needs to beckon, of course, he can also send it in person, people sit for a long time, it is normal to think about the activity, he has to sit there motionless for a day, sit from morning to night, and write an endless chapter with the recital, that is called abnormal, so he often personally takes the recital to Zhang Bin or Huang Chenghao's study to greet them a few words, which no one doubts.

Zhang Bin was sitting there pondering at this moment, because he had just been called by the emperor to Xu Guangqi in the morning, and this recital had not yet been sent, so he was just thinking about Tingtui.

This court push is really a bit troublesome, he also discovered the strange atmosphere above the court, Cai Shanji and Chen Zizhuang made it clear that they are his people, and if they are both pushed into the cabinet, what will others think, and what will Chongzhen think?

Also, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, can you really sit on it, if you sit on it, it will arouse Chongzhen's disgust, but the gains outweigh the losses!

What to do?

Just as he was frowning and thinking hard, Xu Guangqi's voice suddenly sounded outside: "Shuangquan, are you free?" ”

This is nonsense, even if people are not free, they will not ignore him, he just told Zhang Bin that he is here.

When Zhang Bin heard this, he hurriedly got up, stepped forward to open the door, and said politely: "Lord Xu, you are here, please come in, please come in." ”

They are obviously acquaintances who can't be acquainted anymore, and they are "fellow parties", but they can't show it, because Chongzhen can't let Chongzhen know about it, and if Chongzhen knows, the consequences will be unimaginable, so, on the surface, they pretend to be the same as normal colleagues, not very close, and not very estranged.

Xu Guangqi smiled and nodded, walked into the study with the fold, and laughed at himself: "It's really old, it's useless, I have been standing all morning, my legs are a little numb, and I can't sit down." ”

Zhang Bin closed the door with his hand, followed up and said with concern: "Lord Xu, your body is important, or tomorrow the court will finish pushing, you can take a leave from the emperor and rest for a few days." ”

These words were all said to others, and as soon as Zhang Bin came up, Xu Guangqi whispered in his ear: "Shuangquan, go to my place at night, there is something important to discuss, about tomorrow's court push." ”

Zhang Bin was stunned when he heard this, it seems that Chongzhen should be looking for Xu Guangqi to talk about Tingtui, what kind of stupid trick did this faint gentleman do?

It's not good for him to ask Xu Guangqi here, because this matter is not something that can be said clearly for a while and a half, there are only three people in the cabinet at this time, and they are busy dealing with the twists and turns all day long, and the two people don't deal with the twists and turns here, and the secret discussion for a long time will definitely arouse suspicion, so he can only nod and say softly: "Okay." ”

It was not until about midnight that they finished the performance, the sky was dark, and Zhang Bin was tired, but he couldn't rest, as soon as he returned to the mansion, he beckoned Zhang Cha to bring a few people, change into night clothes together, and go to Xu Guangqi's mansion.

Xu Guangqi's mansion is also near West Chang'an Avenue, not very far from his mansion, less than a quarter of an hour, he turned into Xu Guangqi's mansion with the assistance of Zhang Cha and others, at this time the lights in the other rooms in the mansion were turned off, only the lights in the study were still on, and there were still a few windows open there.

Zhang Bin jumped into the study, and Xu Guangqi was sitting on the guest seat looking at him worriedly.

He followed Xu Guangqi's gesture and sat next to him, then took off the mask and asked, "Brother Zixian, what's the matter, has the emperor already determined the candidate for the cabinet?" ”

Xu Guangqi nodded awkwardly and said: "Yes, the emperor asked me to nominate Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Xue Guoguan, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, into the cabinet, and also asked me to be the first assistant of the cabinet." Shuangquan, what should I do, or I won't go tomorrow? ”

This whole thing, it's really fucked up, Chongzhen likes to be smart.

Actually, he has already thought about it, and if he really can't do it, he will give up a place for a cabinet scholar, and he will only recommend Cai Shanji to the cabinet, so as not to cause Chongzhen's disgust, but he didn't expect that this Chongzhen, both places, and Xue Guoguan, the remnant of the eunuch party, will be promoted into the cabinet, can he be a little more fucked!

Zhang Bin frowned and pondered for a while, but could only sigh helplessly: "Forget it, so be it, don't risk pretending to be sick, just follow the emperor's wishes." ”

"Ahh When Xu Guangqi heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Then Xue Guoguan is a remnant of the eunuch party, did he really push him into the cabinet?" Also, it's not appropriate for me to be the head of this cabinet! “

Zhang Bin still shook his head and sighed: "You don't know the emperor's temperament, you can't do it with him, otherwise it will backfire." Xue Guoguan is looking for death, does he think that Yang Sichang will be fine, and after this period of time, we will clean him up. As for the first assistant of the cabinet, don't you think it is the same as me, I am afraid that the emperor wants Yang Sichang to take over, because he has just entered the cabinet and has not yet had the qualifications to be the first assistant, if he has his qualifications in a year or two, the emperor is afraid that he will push him to the throne, which is the most troublesome. ”

Xu Guangqi is already in his seventies, if it weren't for Zhang Bin to let the Yao Shengli family give him careful conditioning, he would probably be hung up at this time, he will definitely not be the head of the cabinet for long, how to take over his class is the problem that should be considered at this time, the two discussed secretly for a while, and Zhang Bin left at this time.

Early the next morning, the court pushed the cabinet ministers, and a strange thing appeared, only Xu Guangqi, a cabinet scholar, came out alone to promote Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department, and Xue Guoguan, the secretary of the ministry, Zhang Bin did not move, Huang Chenghao did not move, and even none of the six books opened their mouths, Yang Sichang and Xue Guoguan entered the cabinet so smoothly!

Immediately afterwards, Yang Sichang reciprocated the favor and elected Xu Guangqi as the first assistant of the cabinet, at this time, Zhang Bin did not even come out to fight, but when the second assistant of the cabinet was finally elected, Huang Chenghao came out to promote Zhang Bin.

Chongzhen is also in the clouds at this time, Zhang Bin doesn't fight for anything, this cabinet second-assistant, he is a little embarrassed not to give Zhang Bin!

Of course, Zhang Bin is not indisputable, he just doesn't want to make it clear that he is fighting with Chongzhen, after all, Chongzhen is the emperor, and it is clear that there is no good fruit to eat if he fights with him, as for what will happen secretly, at the end of this volume, please see the next volume decomposed.