Chapter 944: Facing the Two Palaces
Although the previous incident was in Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Li summoned Zhang Juzheng in Qianqing Palace. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
As for Zhu Yijun, he has now been detained in Cining Palace by the Empress Dowager Li's order to be imprisoned in Cining Palace.
At this moment, there was a curtain between her and Zhang Juzheng, and she sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the sallow and haggard Empress Dowager Chen on the bed, although she was very angry that Empress Dowager Chen actually followed Zhu Yijun to Cining Palace, intending to suppress herself and dispose of Feng Bao, but thinking that Zhu Yijun had lost her mind and gone crazy before, she was so disrespectful to her, her biological mother, and to Empress Dowager Chen, her mother-in-law, she only felt sad.
What kind of sin did she create, she worked hard to take care of her son in the Qianqing Palace for five years, did it end up like this?
Empress Dowager Li wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then said in a deep voice: "I am in chaos now, so I invited you, Mr. Zhang." I can't imagine that Zhang Siwei actually petitioned at this time, saying what he said to expel the traitorous eunuch, but on the other hand, he said something to insinuate me! Mr. Zhang, you should know best, and I am good, Sister Rensheng Chen, he has never participated in court politics, he is obviously ill-intentioned! ”
Empress Dowager Chen was actually awake at this time, but she regretted and was sad in her heart. Hearing that Empress Dowager Li directly pointed the finger at Zhang Siwei, her heart suddenly moved, and then she said weakly: "Da Lang used to be a good boy, but now he has become like this after being pro-government, there must be someone around him who instigated him!" ”
Zhang Juzheng initially pretended to be sick this time - but it took a lot of effort to find out how to hide it from the hospital. This is also thanks to Zhu Zongji, who has always treated him, who also pretended to be sick at home, and he grabbed the big handle of the imperial doctors who came to treat him in the Tai Hospital, and only then did he confuse the past - however, after pretending to be sick for a long time, heart disease naturally overshadowed some physical discomfort, so when he entered the palace, he was carried into the palace on a stool and a club, and at this time he was also sitting on the soft couch specially ordered by Empress Dowager Li to be prepared for him.
When he heard Empress Dowager Chen's hateful words, he knew in his heart that Zhang Siwei was there, and he shouldn't have to worry about it.
Therefore, after he took a deep breath, he said in a low mood: "The emperor is immoral, and the ministers and other auxiliary ministers are all at fault, and I also ask the two queen mothers to forgive Zhang Fengpan......"
"Mr. Zhang is Mr. Zhang, and Zhang Siwei is Zhang Siwei. Among the four cabinet elders, why is there only one Zhang Siwei taking the lead? It is clear that the person he instigated said some nonsense in the emperor's ear! ”
As soon as Empress Dowager Li's voice fell, she only heard a voice outside: "The two old ladies, Dongchang reported, saying that Zhang Ming had already asked it, and he confessed and said, ......"
Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen opened their mouths almost in no particular order: "Confess what? ”
Zhang Juzheng almost only had time to open his mouth, but in the end he didn't compete with the two queen mothers. Sure enough, he only heard the voice outside and said: "Zhang Ming said that this matter was originally Zhang Siwei's statement to the emperor, and the Tao is that the emperor has been in charge of the government, if Mr. Yuanfu Zhang controls the government again, and Gonggong Feng approves the red, who is this imperial power in his hands?" Zhang Ming confessed that he did not agree with Xiao and wanted to be the master of ceremonies, so he conspired with him, in addition, there were also Zhang Wei of the master of ceremonies, Liu Shouyou of Jinyiwei, and Wang Fulin, the head of Guangdong Road of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. ”
Just when he heard the last name, Zhang Juzheng sneered and said, "This Zhang Ming is really used to climbing and biting people!" Wang Fulin impeached Feng Bao, I scolded him, but he is Geng's head, even his teacher Lu Heqing has been impeached in the past, and he has also impeached Zhang Siwei, how can he be in the same party with him? Zhang Mingke confessed, did the emperor see him in person, or did Wang Fulin see him in person? ”
Empress Dowager Li originally summoned Wang Fulin because Zhang Juzheng was defending the impeachment of Feng Bao, and although Zhang Juzheng still insisted that Wang Fulin was not in the same party as him, she still couldn't help frowning. At this time, she only heard someone outside: "Grandpa Li is back." ”
As soon as Li Yong entered the room, after saluting first, he immediately opened his mouth without waiting for Empress Dowager Li to ask: "The slave maid went to the Huiji Gate to see what kind of recital there was, and it happened to meet Wang Fulin who impeached people again, so ......"
This time, before he finished speaking, Empress Dowager Li interrupted bluntly: "Who did he impeach again?" ”
Li Yong sensed that the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little wrong, so he said honestly: "It is said that Zhang Siwei is impeached." ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Juzheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Empress Dowager Li raised her eyebrows and said, "What about the book?" ”
When Li Yong heard this, he was secretly glad that he thought of this stubble, and he didn't care about the rules, so he immediately got up and planned to send the recital to the back of the curtain, but who knew that the Empress Dowager Li immediately reprimanded.
"Confused, Mr. Yuanfu Zhang is here, what are you doing for me first?"
Zhang Juzheng saw Li Yong immediately stopped, and instead sent the book to himself, he was a person who knew the character of the Empress Dowager Li, and he did not shirk it, and immediately took it and read it hastily, but signaled Li Yong to send things in to the Empress Dowager Li. When Empress Dowager Li saw that she was already reading Wang Fulin's recital, he asked again: "Then Wang Fulin has already come?" ”
Although Empress Dowager Li once issued an edict with Empress Dowager Chen, and also created a kind of unprecedented and unprecedented, that is-the queen's decree, the emperor's decree, and the emperor's decree-but at that time, Zhu Yijun was still young, and the two of them as mothers could make an edict in the name of the emperor, but now that the emperor is already old, and he is also separated from himself, and then to deal with Zhang Siwei, a cabinet subordinate, Zhu Yijun is absolutely unwilling to do it, so it is necessary to have a suitable name. Looking at Wang Fulin's brilliant and well-organized notebook in her hand, her face became much softer.
Even though she doesn't care much about the government, she also knows that if she wants to get rid of the cabinet elders in a serious way, then there is only one way, that is, this person is not forced down by them, but impeached by other courtiers! And Wang Fulin went to the book as soon as possible after Zhang Siwei and others subdued him, which undoubtedly brought a good start, and gave her a good excuse for having a headache and a little emperor's convulsions.
And Empress Dowager Chen had done her best to support herself and sit up. This was removed from Kunning Palace because she was known to be sick, however, she is still alive and well now, but her husband Emperor Muzong Longqing is already lying in the mausoleum, this subtle meaning can be understood by all smart people. Obviously, even if the queen mother's body is not as good as that of the Empress Dowager Li, it is not far behind, at least she will definitely not die if she can't catch it in one breath.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Chen took the notebook handed to her by Empress Dowager Li, and saw clearly that in addition to listing Zhang Siwei's crimes, at the end, she shockingly accused Zhang Siwei of not for Feng Bao, but for sharpening her knife Huo Huo had other plans, regardless of loyalty and filial piety, and separated the mother and son of the Heavenly Family, how could she still want to protect Zhu Yijun, the emperor, so she took a deep breath and said: "Zhang Siwei has such a heart, the cabinet can't keep him!" ”
"Then call Wang Fulin in first, and we will ask him face to face, what does he want to do by impeaching Feng Bao yesterday and Zhang Siwei today?"
Empress Dowager Li gave a straightforward order, Li Yong didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went out, and after a while, Wang Fulin entered this Dongnuan Pavilion. He had been here once before because he went to pick up Zhang Juzheng's mother, Mrs. Zhao, and that time Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun also asked him carefully because of the problem that Mrs. Zhao was entertained on the way to Beijing, but he didn't expect that time had passed, and when he stepped here again, the little emperor was gone, replaced by the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and Zhang Juzheng!
In terms of congenital conditions, although Wang Fulin has no hair on his mouth, he has done a lot of things, at least in the ears of the two palaces, he is not a nobody. At the same time, although Empress Dowager Li was annoyed that he impeached Feng Bao and caused this series of things, she also regained a little impression because Zhang Juzheng spoke for her and Wang Fulin impeached Zhang Siwei.
Therefore, as soon as she saw Wang Fulin, she asked bluntly: "Wang Fulin, you impeached Feng Bao yesterday and Zhang Siwei today, what is the reason for this?" ”
There was no little emperor here, and Wang Fulin further confirmed the accuracy of Jiang Huai's news. From this point of view, the other party is really benevolent and righteous.
Of course, he would not be stupid enough to confess that he and Feng Bao had already passed the breath, but said in a very calm tone: "It has been six years since Gonggong Feng was appointed as the palm seal, and in the past six years, has anyone impeached him?" As far as I know, no. And is Gonggong Feng really able to make people unable to find fault with his two sleeves? Of course not. Feng Bangning, the nephew of Father-in-law Feng, has had a lot of bad deeds. ”
Wang Fulin did not hesitate at all in the face of the empress dowager of the two palaces, his words were calm and orderly, especially because of the previous incident, the Empress Dowager Chen, who had no good impression of Feng Bao, became more and more agreeable at this time, and said angrily without waiting for Empress Dowager Li to speak: "Feng Bao has a bad record, it is indeed far inferior to Zhang Hong!" ”
Empress Dowager Li thought of Feng Bao being punched by Zhu Yijun in front of her, but she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in disapproval, but Wang Fulin's next words made her stunned for a moment.
"The impeachment of the imperial history originally had a purpose, 'All ministers are treacherous, villains form the party, and those who are powerful and chaotic will be impeached. Anyone who is obscene and corrupt officials and corrupt officials will be impeached. Those who are not academically correct, and who write and say that they become chaotic and become constitutional, and those who hope to use them will be impeached. But in addition to correcting mistakes, there is also a function, that is, to punish the past and the future, and to cure the sick and save people. ”
Wang Fulin finally brought out a very popular sentence in later generations, and seeing Zhang Juzheng's eyebrows raised slightly, he continued: "Gonggong Feng has not been impeached for many years, and those mistakes have never been corrected, so that he indulges his younger brother and nephew, and he becomes more and more arbitrary, so I want to impeach him." Even if he still stands, I still lose my official position because of this, and I still have no regrets. However, this is not the same as the impeachment of Zhang Gelao, the second assistant to the cabinet. ”
"What's the difference?"
This time, it was Zhang Juzheng who was questioned. When Wang Fulin came before, he only urgently explained to him the impeachment of Feng Bao before he communicated with Feng Bao about the matter, and vaguely stated that he would resign and return to his hometown after overturning Zhang Siwei. On the one hand, he was surprised that Wang Fulin really had a good future, but on the other hand, he was entangled in the fact that Wang Fulin was in a deep quagmire, and it was indeed difficult to pull him out, so he could only do his best to redeem Empress Dowager Li's impression of him. Therefore, at this moment, he asked as if he had no question to ask.
"Because of the impeachment of Gonggong Feng, I am just doing my duty that others have not fulfilled, but the impeachment of the second assistant Zhang Ge Lao, that is the impeachment of his public weapons for private use, sanctimonious, fake public and private, and most importantly, I still have a personal grudge with him, if I don't impeach him, I will continue to impeach him even if I resign from the official and return to my hometown, and I will not die!"
...... "You're too honest!" Zhang Juzheng really wanted to hold his forehead with his hand, thinking that if you are honest to me, it will be too bold to make a big statement in a place like Qianqing Palace!
However, Zhang Juzheng forgot who the two people behind the curtain in front of him were. said that it was the queen mother, but the Empress Dowager Chen was just a very ordinary small family from jasper, and when she chose a concubine, she urgently cultivated the etiquette, and the Empress Dowager Li was just the daughter of a mason, even if she entered the Yuwang Mansion as a concubine and was a capital person, people were not responsible for women, and it was impossible to improve her qualifications, and even the improvement of her ability was relatively limited. Therefore, in their minds, there is no such thing as a gentleman who has no desires and no desires, and a righteous and awe-inspiring minister, but all of them are selfish or have other intentions, and they are all living little people anyway.
Even Yuanfu Zhang Juzheng, in their minds, as long as the ability is absolutely outstanding, it doesn't matter if there is a slight flaw in the personal section.
Therefore, if Wang Fulin said that Feng Bao and Zhang Siwei were impeached, it was for the righteousness of the country, and they absolutely scoffed; If it is said that it is for the sake of fame, it is not unacceptable; However, Wang Fulin treated Feng Bao and Zhang Siwei differently, and impeached Feng Bao because of his duties, so he had to be impeached -- of course, it also vaguely revealed that he wanted to be famous -- and as for Zhang Siwei, it was because of his undying personal vendetta, and they could understand it completely. Not only can they understand, but now they already hate Zhang Siwei very much, they think that Wang Fulin's approach is very commendable.
What's more, maybe it can be the same as Wang Fulin's letter yesterday, and a bunch of people impeaching Feng Bao today, and a large number of people impeaching Zhang Siwei tomorrow?
Of course, thinking about it this way, Empress Dowager Li still scolded: "You said that Zhang Siwei used public weapons for private purposes, why aren't you using public weapons for private purposes?" You are the imperial history, how can the impeacher be selfish? How can you be worthy of Mr. Yuanfu Zhang's trust, you must know that it was he who recommended you in the first place, so that you can make an exception to serve as the ...... of the imperial history"
Regarding Empress Dowager Li's tirade, Wang Fulin lowered his head and listened, looking deferential, but he was very satisfied that he made such a superficial statement in front of two women who had been promoted to become the queen mother, commonly known as the old lady level, but were actually very young.
And after he listened to the lesson, he said very sincerely: "Besides, before, Zhang Sijiao, the younger brother of the second assistant Zhang Ge Lao, forcibly carried Zhang Ge Lao's eldest son Zhang Taizheng to me to plead guilty, I was really shocked when I saw it, it was all a real thorn thorn. However, when the son's fake father wrote to my uncle, where is it so easy, and who can guarantee that it is not Zhang Ge Lao who shirks his responsibility? A father who is so unkind to his son is simply outrageous. Although I had some disagreements with Zhang Taizheng, and Zhang Sijiao also proposed very generous reconciliation conditions to me, I really found it difficult for me to accept it! (To be continued.) )