In fact, when the news of Zhang Wenming's death spread in the capital, although people also had different opinions, more still thought that Zhang Juzheng would leave Beijing with all his worries, even if some people mentioned that he would stay in the hotel, it was just some rumors, and few would believe it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

But as time went on, things took a turn for the worse. Many officials from Qingliu have obviously felt that something is wrong, because Zhang Juzheng has nothing to do except for resigning from the Son of Heaven on the same day, but he just closed his door and did not make further resignations.

In this way, it is very interesting. What did he Zhang Ge think in his heart? Does he really have the heart to keep filial piety for his father, or is he just forced to pretend to be a gesture because of the rules, and then wait for the Son of Heaven to retain his affection? If it was the former, he should have submitted his resignation one after another at this time, but it has been four or five days, and there has not been the slightest rumor in the court.

Subsequently, an even more disturbing news also spread, and the Son of Heaven had issued an edict asking Zhang Ge Lao to win his love. And soon after, an edict with earnest words was also issued to the world by the Department of General Administration, only saying that Zhang Juzheng was of great use in the imperial court, and he should not ignore the court and the people of the world for his own selfishness, and should sacrifice his ego, put the world first, and not resign for the time being.

Before the officials came to their senses, in the next two or three days, several clear decrees were issued in the palace, and the meaning was no different from the previous one, as long as Zhang Juzheng could stay in the court. What made everyone even more uneasy was that after accepting this letter after letter, Zhang Juzheng did not respond at all, as if nothing had happened.

This is very unreasonable, if he is really worried, at this time he should stand up and make his words clear, and use a more resolute attitude to push down the edict of the Son of Heaven. Although no one dares to refuse the holy decree, this kind of will, which is contrary to the etiquette and law since ancient times, with Zhang Juzheng's prestige and status, will refuse to refuse, and the emperor will not blame it. But now that he is doing this, he obviously really intends to stay.

How is this possible? Since Yang Tinghe in this dynasty during the time of Wuzong, no official dares to resign after the death of his parents. Those pretentious Qingliu officials couldn't accept such a big stain on the head of the cabinet in the first place, so after a little deliberation, one by one they were sent to the palace.

Although they had not mentioned Zhang Juzheng by name at this time, they were insinuating everywhere and had already revealed what they were going to say.

But these recitals came into the palace, whether it was the emperor or Zhang Juzheng, who was closed, there was no response, just like a stone sinking into the sea.

As a result, the situation is even more serious than before. If everyone was only suspicious before, and felt that there was only such a possibility, now their attitude is showing that it is true, Zhang Juzheng has the intention to win affection, and continues to stay in the DPRK as an official.

At this time, it is to completely arouse these officials who have read the books of sages since childhood, and regard the rules and dignity of their ancestors as more important than anything else. They may have a humble status, and they may even have to rely on the support of those big people to have a chance to get ahead, but in the face of such a major right and wrong, they are fearless, whether it is the Son of Heaven or the elder of the pavilion, as long as they cross this bottom line, they are the object of their common condemnation.

For a time, more impeachments of Zhang Juzheng had bad intentions, and the nostalgia for the position of power went straight to the palace through the General Administration Department like snowflakes. And the wording in it is also much harsher than before, and a few have begun to describe Zhang Juzheng as a treacherous and evil person with ill intentions, and he is almost compared with Yan Song and Qin Hui and other traitors to the country.

For hundreds of officials to have such a reaction, Wanli was obviously surprised. He thought that even if the officials disagreed, at most some people would just talk about it a few times, but now, things are obviously too much, and everyone completely regards Zhang Juzheng as an enemy.

If there was no reminder given to him by Yang Zhen before, Wanli would inevitably be flustered at this time, and he didn't know what to do. But now, he is much more confident, because he knows that these impeachment remarks by the officials are aimed at Zhang Juzheng, and there is no harm to him. On the contrary, the more fiercely they scold, the lower Zhang Juzheng's prestige will be, and the more beneficial it will be to himself as the Son of Heaven.

Wanli, who understood this, simply left these bullets and did not give any explanation, and let those officials be angry with them, but they couldn't even see the slightest response.

Seeing that this trick was useless, the officials came up with another trick that was more direct. Just a few days later, at the court meeting, thirty or fifty officials of the sixth rank and below asked for a concert, hoping that the emperor could give an explanation to the people of the world and correct the discipline.

"Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I have relied on the word filial piety. If no one obeys this way, then the kingdom does not exist, and the people do not obey it. I also hope that Your Majesty can think of the common people in the world and the Daming Society, and allow Zhang Ge Lao Ding to return to his hometown! ”

"Your Majesty, father and son, the head of the Five Lun, how can you abolish it at will? And Zhang Ge, as the first assistant of the cabinet, is also an example of the world's officials and people. If he can't follow the ancient etiquette law now, what will the imperial court do to restrain the officials and people of the world in the future? I hope that Your Majesty will not do anything that will chill the people of the world and make future generations laugh! ”

"Your Majesty, although Elder Zhang Ge is useful to the National University, there are also countless talented officials in the DPRK and China, how can the etiquette law be abolished because of him alone? I ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to allow him to leave Beijing......"

"Your Majesty......"

Seeing his subordinates come out one by one to persuade him to make Zhang Juzheng worried, Wanli, who was still quite happy in his heart, was a little annoyed at this time. I'm the king of a country, why can't I even do such a small thing? There was Master Zhang pressing it before, so what I said didn't count. But now, Master Zhang can't come out, and you still take pleasure in refuting me one by one, am I really just a child who doesn't understand anything? Everything has to be done according to you?

The more he listened, the more angry he became, and the rebellious psychology of the little emperor, who was still in adolescence, suddenly got up, and said with a straight face: "Shut up!" ”

The anger of the Son of Heaven is indeed not a joke, as soon as they saw him like this, everyone suddenly fell silent, and the officials who stood up and wanted to say something were also embarrassed and didn't know what to do, they couldn't say anything, but it was not right to retreat at this time, so they could only stand and look at the emperor.

Wan Li saw that his anger still had some effect, and his heart was even more courageous, and he said coldly: "You open your mouth and shut up the society, I ask you, are you really for my Ming dynasty?" No, what you value is only rituals, just the ethereal things that you think are important. How important Zhang Ge Lao is to the court today, don't you know? Not to mention anything else, just how much Zhang Gelao has increased the treasury revenue in the past few years is not something that ordinary people can do. Also, in the past, it was not that there were no important ministers of the court who took away their affections, did they become sinners? In my opinion, the one who can share my worries and work for the benefit of the Ming Society is the greatest loyal minister in the world, and no matter what others say, they can't change this fact.

"Today, I'll put my words here. For the sake of my Ming Dynasty, I must leave Zhang Ge Lao this time, and I will not change my mind in the future. And you," he said, his gaze quickly swept over the faces of the officials who stood up, and he saw that those people felt furious in their hearts, "In the future, I don't want to hear from you about the impeachment of Zhang Ge Lao for this, otherwise I will be punished!" With that, he flicked his sleeves and left the hall with a gloomy face.

The incident at this court meeting once again ignited the anger of the ministers, and this time it really made a mess of things.

There is a big difference from the previous dynasties, and the braided dynasties after that, the most favorite thing for Ming officials to do is to criticize the emperor and work against the emperor. If you can eat a court rod on top of this, the effect will be even more outstanding.

In a sense, the Ming officials at this time were obviously somewhat masochistic.

So after Wanli made such a fire, for Zhang Juzheng, the matter did not be alleviated, but became more serious, and a piece of music was still sent to the palace, and what should be said was still said openly and secretly.

Moreover, this wave of opposition to Zhang Juzheng's love has even spread, and has developed to the point of targeting his close allies. Those who relied on Zhang Juzheng to have a lot of status in the officialdom were always pulled and persuaded by others, hoping that they could persuade Zhang Juzheng to resign and return to his hometown as soon as possible.

At the same time, many more courageous officials also ran to the door of Zhang's mansion and asked to see Zhang Juzheng by name, saying that they wanted to discuss etiquette with him and let him return to his hometown willingly. For a while, the front of Zhangfu, which was already full of people, seemed even more disturbed.

And Zhang Juzheng, who lives in the deep mansion, has never revealed his true intentions after facing such various incidents, and has always been silent. Even when the officials made a fuss at the door, he still kept his door closed, and he did not allow his subordinates to come forward to drive him away, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

In this world, there are many things that can be slowly worn away by escaping and passing through time. But there are some things that are not, and if they are not resolved, they will ferment over time and become more difficult to control. It is the latter that Zhang Juzheng is facing.

Because as many officials continued to express their dissatisfaction, even those close to him were a little unbearable, and began to suspect his true intentions......