"The student is rebellious, and please punish the teacher!" As soon as he saw Hu Hu, Yang Hongze knelt down heavily, and two lines of tears welled up.

The more traditional physicists abid, the more they pay attention to the dignity of the teacher, Yang Hongze has almost decided in his heart that Hu Hui's return to his hometown is related to himself, and he came here to ask for guilt!

Seeing Yang Hongze's appearance, Hu Hu was stunned at first, and then a relieved smile appeared on his face.

At least in the last stage of his eunuch career, the students he cultivated did not care about the interests of teachers and students, and there was no scene of people walking away.

Although he missaw Shen Yichen back then, he didn't missee Yang Hongze, and he was fortunate in life.

"Hongze, get up, for the teacher to know that you feel guilty in your heart, but the matter of resigning from the official position has nothing to do with others, it all depends on your own heart." With that, Hu Hu took a step forward and grabbed Yang Hongze's arm, trying to lift him up from the ground.

It's just that Hu Hui's explanation, in Yang Hongze's view, is just words of comfort for himself, and he still weeps bitterly: "The teacher treats the student with the grace of recreation, but the student does not respect the teacher." ”

"Now it is even more frustrated that the teacher resigns, which can be called a deception of the teacher and the ancestor, and he is often unworthy of being a person regardless of the principles of heaven!" Yang Hongze said very seriously, in fact, this is not an exaggeration, on the contrary, the Ming Dynasty was very strict with the implementation of the protégé system, and any opposition to the teacher by students was regarded as a great rebellion.

In the early and middle periods, even if you were a powerful minister like Zhang Juzheng, in the face of the impeachment of the disciples and students, you could not gain a foothold in the imperial court, and could only submit your resignation to the emperor on the spot.

Including the impeachment of the assistant minister Shen Shixing by the protégé Wang Shixing during the Wanli period, and the impeachment of the first assistant Wang Xijue by the protégé Ding Yuanjian during the Wanli period, all of which caused a great officialdom earthquake, resulting in serious consequences of both teachers and students.

Of course, Yang Hongze's matter is not as serious as the impeachment of the teacher, and at the same time, he didn't think so much when he objected, it was purely because Hu Hui's way of dealing with it was different from his lifelong philosophy, and he chose to follow his heart.

It's just that this letter to the official is sparse, which completely makes Yang Hongze confused, and Hu Hui's actions are completely unexpected by him.

And once this matter spreads, it will inevitably be criticized by civil and military officials, and both teachers and students will be stigmatized as enemies.

In the face of Yang Hongze's tearful self-blame and crying, Hu Hu sighed, and then helped the other party up with his hand, and then said earnestly: "Hongze, the reason for the teacher's previous resignation was not to comfort you, it was indeed a choice made after careful consideration. ”

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, he has been a teacher for nearly 50 years, and the position of the Ministry of Rites is more than 20 years ago since the first year of Emperor Xuande. If you stay in a position for a long time, you will be tired and slack, not to mention that you are already old as a teacher. ”

"Shen Gongbao's reform plan to change the law is an unprecedented feat, and as long as the teacher is still in the middle of the court, he is destined to prevent and send the implementation of his reform."

"Not in his position, not in his politics, this court is a rising star after all, rather than sitting back and watching the Ming Dynasty unable to get rid of the decay and erosion of the past dynasties, it is better to be an idle man and see how the future goes." Speaking of this, Hu Hu paused for a moment, and then a wry smile appeared on his face: "I hope that the teacher can live to witness the success of the Shen Gong Bao Method." If Yang Hongze's psychology before was more of a kind of guilt and self-blame, then now he is in a state of complete incomprehension.

You must know that the teacher has not dealt with Shen Yichen from beginning to end, and this antagonistic emotion even surpasses himself.

After all, Yang Hongze and Shen Yichen are both cabinet ministers, and the two sides don't look up and look down, and even if they have different political views, they still agree with each other in terms of character after so many years.

But even so, Yang Hongze didn't believe that Shen Yichen could abide by his heart and not lose himself in the face of the huge power usurped by the test law.

Just by relying on a few words from a meeting, how could Shen Yichen convince his teacher to let go of his prejudices?

"Teacher, what did Shen Gongbao say about the reform and change of the law, so that you can be so convinced that the other party can break the historical fate of the reincarnation of the dynasty?" In fact, Yang Hongze wanted to ask this sentence last night, but Hu Hu waved his hand to send everyone back first, and he had no choice but to give up.

Today, I took this opportunity to answer the doubts in my heart and find an explanation and answer from the teacher.

"Shen Gongbao, he ......" Faced with his student's inquiry, Hu Hu's words came to his lips but he swallowed them back.

The reason is that he knows too well that Yang Hongze's stubborn character is absolutely impossible to accept such radical measures, and he is bound to openly oppose the turmoil in the city, thus interrupting Shen Yichen's plan to move step by step, leading to the counterattack of the entire gentry class in advance.

In many cases, they do not know how to be flexible, and it is an advantage to put it on officials, and only this kind of person can maintain public righteousness and benefit one party for the sake of the ideals in their hearts.

But the same stubborn character, in the great changes unseen in a thousand years, has become a symbol of decay and backwardness.

The word Confucianism corresponds to this kind of person in a sense.

"Hongze, you can't be treacherous as a teacher, but I believe you will soon be able to witness Shen Gongbao's reform and change." This is not the first time Hu Hui has rejected the content of the reform, Yang Hongze, as a student, naturally cannot force his teacher to reveal it.

But just like this, it is difficult to convince him to trust and accept Shen Yichen's innovation.

"Teacher, is there really no other choice than resigning?"

"No, the beggar bones of the teacher are the starting point of Shen Gongbao's reform!"

"But ......" Yang Hongze still wanted to persuade Hu Hu, but he was interrupted by the other party as soon as he opened his mouth: "Hongze, the teacher will not persuade you to change, but hopes that you can continue to stick to your beliefs!" ”

"The way of the court lies in balance, your existence will limit and correct many of Shen Yichen's radical strategies, only in this way can he avoid being lost by the desire for power as much as possible, and will not go to the path of a lone husband and a thief."

"In the future, if you can't accompany you as a teacher, you can only rely on yourself." After that, Hu Hu gently patted Yang Hongze's shoulder, and there was no longer officialdom in his eyes, only the kind of entrustment of teachers to students and elders to juniors.

At this point, Yang Hongze understood that the teacher had made up his mind, so he knelt down again with tears in his eyes and said, "The student understands!" "July of the second year of Ming Liang is not destined to be a peaceful point in time, after the beggar bone chapter of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Hu Hu was rejected by the emperor and retained, followed by a continuous request for life, so that the civil and military officials saw his resolute will, and I am afraid that he is really resigned.

It wasn't until the third time that Emperor Ming Liang finally agreed to Hu Hu's request and issued a holy decree to reward him.

Hu Hu was promoted to the rank of young master, Guanglu doctor, and Zhuguo, and was given a seal book, platinum, paper money, and clothes, which were allocated to the stagecoach.

and let one of Hu Hui's sons serve in Jinyiwei, and allowed the hereditary Jinyiwei to be pacified. This Enlong is basically the ultimate that a civil official of the Ming Dynasty can achieve during his lifetime under normal circumstances, and if he wants to go further, he can only posthumously give it after death.

For example, giving

The title of "Three Divisions", plus the left and right pillar countries, special Jinronglu or Guanglu doctors, etc., and give another one

The word "Wen" is called. Facing Hu Hui's Zhishi, Shen Yichen was honestly a little emotional in his heart, his experience may be more qualified than the emperor, representing the end of an era in the Ming Dynasty.

Since then, the traditional civil official group of the Ming Dynasty is no longer the largest power group in the previous dynasty, and Shen Yichen has finally become the one who has the last laugh in several court coups

"Winner". Even on the day Hu Hu left Beijing, Shen Yichen was ready to see him off in person. It's just that Hu Hu may have considered the impact and the disgrace of his own Zhishi in a sense, so he chose to leave quietly in the early morning, without giving anyone a chance to see him off.

In this way, a veteran of the Seven Dynasties in the court ended his officialdom stage. However, with the short-term officialdom brought by Hu Huizhishi, the position of the Ministry of Rites soon attracted thousands of eyes, and all forces wanted to take this position into their pockets, among which the most active was Cao Jixiang, the master of ceremonies.

Cao Jixiang was in charge of the Imperial Horse Prison from the border to Beijing in the last years of the Orthodox Dynasty, and his sphere of influence was basically confined to the military, coupled with the increased estrangement and hatred between civil officials and eunuchs caused by Wang Zhen, he was almost unable to cultivate his own henchmen among civilian officials.

In the past, Cao Jixiang knew his ability, and he probably didn't dare to covet the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

But taking charge of the Beijing camp made his ambitions more and more inflated, and Shen Yichen's power grew step by step, which brought him a great sense of crisis.

There is an urgent need to strengthen one's own power in the civil bureaucratic group, just as Wang Zhen cultivated a group of civilian officials in the first place

"Godson" directly controls the right to speak in the court, and everyone has to call it

"Father Weng". So he set his sights on Yang Shan, the imperial envoy of the capital, who was as clever as yellow at the beginning, and he didn't pay a single price to welcome Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen back from Wara

"Great Hero"! Historically, Yang Shan relied on this envoy merit, as well as the merit of Conglong who later changed in the seizure of the door, to seal the Xing Jibo, give the world coupons, take charge of the left army to supervise the government, and also serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which can be said to be in the limelight for a while.

It's a pity that the history of this world has completely changed, and Yang Shanying returned to Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, which led to being disgusted and alienated by Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

The change of seizing the door was frustrated by Shen Yichen, which caused Yang Shan's career to be unsatisfactory and depressed all day long, and he became an idle official.

You must know that Yang Shan is essentially the same kind of person as Xu Youzhen, and his heart is full of ambition and adventurous spirit.

You must know that the risk of his envoy to Wara is extremely high, the reason is that Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu doesn't want his brother to come back at all, and the envoy is the cannon fodder sent to offend Yexian.

In this kind of obvious dead end, Yang Shan Yin Ran chose to make an envoy, and even took the initiative to sell the expenses and expenses on the road to raising property, there is no doubt that his plans are very big.

This kind of effort did not get the due return, and was alienated and suppressed and reduced to a marginal figure in the court, how could Yang Shan be willing?

It is precisely because he understands Yang Shan's ambitions, and because he served as the imperial envoy of the right capital, that he once served as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, so it is natural to take over Hu Hui's position.

Cao Jixiang then found Yang Shan, and the two sides hit it off and began to compete for the position of secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

In addition to Yang Shan's momentum, the other civil official group naturally would not let such an important position fall into the hands of Shen Yichen or eunuchs again.

They took advantage of the system and directly promoted He Wenyuan to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which in a sense also established his status as a new civil leader.

Who is bigger than the official department and the Ministry of Rites has been a very controversial topic since ancient times. There is no doubt that it is the Ministry of Officials in terms of power, but the major affairs of the country are in the worship and Rong, so that the status of the Ministry of Rites has appeared asymmetrical dignity.

Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu gave He Wenyuan the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, nominally the Tianguan Otsuka Zai, and the first rank of civil officials is not going to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

But this title is too much, and the officials are actually in charge of Li Xian, who is a member of the Shen Party, so He Wenyuan can't speak at all.

The Ministry of Rites, which served as the real power, had two very big advantages in the Ming Dynasty, one was that it could preside over the imperial examination, so the protégés and officials could be all over the court and the opposition.

The reason why Hu Hu was able to become the leader of the civil official group was that in addition to the qualifications brought by the veterans of the Seven Dynasties, the protégés who had presided over the imperial examination for many years were equally important.

Another point is that the great uncle of the Ministry of Rites was a must-enter cabinet in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and he was also the seed player for the first assistant.

It has the potential to surpass the officials and become the head of the cabinet to rule the world. For He Wenyuan, who has a shallow foundation, the advantage of the Ministry of Rites presiding over the imperial examination is a perfect fit for his current situation.

As long as you can sit in this position for three or five years, and after presiding over the two imperial examinations, you will be able to cultivate your own forces in the government and the opposition, and thus become a real one

"One side of the elders". As for the one that is currently in the limelight

Shen Yichen, the leader of the "Shen Party", unexpectedly did not recommend a candidate, and agreed to give up this most important position as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Actually, seriously, use

The word "give up" is not very accurate, the real reason is that with Shen Yichen's current strength, it is basically hopeless to compete for this position, even if his personal power is far ahead.

After all, Shen Yichen is too young, which has led to his like-minded allies, such as Shang Shi, Xiao Yi and others, or protégés Peng Shi, Yue Zheng, etc., who can only be regarded as a newcomer in the time dimension of officialdom for decades.

In addition, Shen Yichen had already recommended Xu Youzhen before to take the position of secretary of the Ministry of Works, and wanted to win the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in a short period of time, which would inevitably cause opposition from all sides, even if it was the queen mother and the queen mother in the harem, who did not care too much about political affairs, it is estimated that the emperor would stop it.

Once there is a great imbalance of power in the court, it means that there is no one to balance Shen Yichen, which is a big taboo for the imperial power.

Since the struggle is doomed to failure, why waste this time, it is better to focus on reforming and changing the law.

With Hu Hui's Zhishi, the civil official group was able to pass without a leader, and with this foundation, Shen Yichen had to carry out the second step, that is, the whole country began to clear the acres of land and prepare for the follow-up tax payment!