Chapter 20: The Great Purge of the Court
Zhang Juzheng immediately said here: "Your Majesty, you regard the dynasty as a national system, so naturally you can't wait for it!" Therefore, the minister believes that those who do not come without first asking for sick leave should be dismissed from their posts! β
"Your Majesty! Although there is a suspicion of contempt for the emperor's national law, His Majesty should take this opportunity to show leniency and show the grace of the monarch! In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is too strict to suddenly dismiss and depose, so it is better to give a warning first, and make it clear that if there is a repeat offense, then deal with it severely, or it can make people sincerely convinced and admire Your Majesty. β
The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites and the priest of the country, Wang Bo, came out of class at this time and put forward his own opinions.
Immediately afterwards, many ministers seconded the proposal and agreed with Wang Bo's proposal.
Zhang Juzheng's proposal is indeed too strict.
If you don't come to the early dynasty, you will be directly dismissed and deposed, and you will cut off a person's career and official title, which is really unexpected.
You must know that not everyone is qualified to go to the court, and it is not easy to become a Beijing official with the qualifications of the court.
This also made many courtiers feel sorry for each other, and they didn't want to dare to be innocent in the future.
Zhu Yijun pursed his lips and said suddenly: "There are examples of undue leniency in the law, and nothing else is fine, Mr. Yuanfu Zhang is not wrong, he regards the dynasty as a national system, and he can't be slow." According to Mr. Yuanfu Zhang's words, those who do not go to court will be dismissed and deposed! β
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
Zhang Juzheng took the lead and joined forces with the second assistant Lu Tiaoyang, the secretary of the ministry Zhang Han, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Liu Shouyou, and the courtiers of his faction.
Wang Bo and other opponents did not say anything more.
As a result, thousands of Beijing officials and courtiers were dismissed and deposed at one time, reaching more than 200 *****!
Among them, there are some nobles.
This is not insignificant.
It can be said that it was a big shock in the officialdom in the first year of Wanli.
"Now that I think about it, although Your Majesty is diligent in learning, he is still not naΓ―ve in the end, giving Jiangling the opportunity to eliminate dissidents."
And because of this, after the dispersal of the dynasty, Wang Bo couldn't help but speak to the left capital Yu Shi Ge Shouli.
Ge Shouli said: "It is not surprising that all the first assistants will do this kind of purge. β
Wang Bo said: "That being said, the use of Hai Rui and Feng Bao to lose the power of the East Factory, and Zhang Whale's entry into the ceremonial supervisor made me not feel like a son of heaven or have the intention of getting rid of naivety early, and unwilling to be manipulated by Feng Bao and Jiangling. Now that I think about it, Feng Bao will be even more arrogant! β
Ge Shouli smiled: "Why care. Uncle is not a strict person, and he will not let Feng Bao mess around. Besides, it is also a good thing that the Son of Heaven is young and respects teachers! It's not good to be too smart like a temple. β
"Yes!"
Wang Bo nodded.
"Uncle, didn't you say that you would wait until Your Majesty was completely dissatisfied before purging those who failed to perform duties in the court, why did you suddenly advance it?"
Zhang Juzheng's confidant Yang Bo, the secretary of the ministry, was also in the next court, because suddenly the emperor allowed Zhang Juzheng to play, issued a strict order, and did not reform the bureaucrats, and asked Zhang Juzheng to come.
Zhang Juzheng asked in a low voice: "The first few times I looked at the court, there were many officials who did not go to court, did you find that Your Majesty was dissatisfied?" β
Yang Bo thought about it after hearing this, and then laughed: "In this way, Uncle has determined that the Son of Heaven will not dare to be the king?" β
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head.
And at this moment, the guest of the new deacon and eunuch of the Qianqing Palace ran over: "Mr. Yuanfu Zhang, please stay, the emperor's platform is right!" β
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng had to turn around and follow the guest to the platform.
Seeing this, Yang Bo couldn't help but sigh: "Although Your Majesty is young, the heart of the emperor is also eager!" β
The platform is a place where the Ming Emperor summons ministers to consult government affairs.
The so-called platform refers to the left and right doors of the Yuntai in the center of the Forbidden City.
Whoever summons the ministers and other officials is basically at the left gate.
After Zhang Juzheng arrived at the left door, Zhu Yijun was already sitting here.
As soon as Zhang Juzheng came, Zhu Yijun asked: "There are hundreds of ministers in the court, and they are so lazy that Mr. thinks it is enough to just dismiss and dismiss?" β
"Back to Your Majesty, it is naturally not enough, and you have to order the imperial history to strictly implement the system of roll call and attendance."
Zhang Juzheng replied.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "In addition to the early dynasty, there are many other government affairs, dereliction of duty, procrastination, cover-up, etc.?" β
"The minister doesn't dare to hide it from His Majesty! Don't dare to blame the first emperor! β
"However, since His Majesty asked today, the ministers have the courage to say that since the World Temple, the rule of officials has become increasingly corrupt, and when the first emperor was there, he was even more lenient! The phenomenon of making people superficial is becoming more and more serious, and the minister has long intended to apply for a strict examination system. β
After Zhang Juzheng answered, he took the opportunity to take out the chapter from his sleeve, held his hands in front of his head, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister even specially consulted his colleagues and consulted the corresponding literature for this reason, and drafted the book of the implementation of the examination method, and prepared to deliver it to the imperial front. β
Exam Method.
Zhu Yijun is no stranger to this.
As far as he knows, the first new policy that Zhang Juzheng implemented in the early Wanli period was to implement the examination law.
Moreover, Zhu Yijun had even guessed that Zhang Ju was preparing for the implementation of the examination method by suddenly having a royal history roll call this time.
When Feng Bao took Zhang Juzheng's recital and sent it to Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yijun only looked at it slightly and said, "Very good!" β
Then, Zhu Yijun handed Zhang Juzheng's recital to Feng Bao: "Big companion, you immediately go to the celebrant to approve the red, and then give Mr. Yuanfu Mr. Zhang the intention to implement." This should be the first important national policy after my accession to the throne and the change of the Yuan, and it cannot be delayed! β
"Yes!"
Feng Bao also took the song, then glanced at Zhang Whale, and left with the song.
And after Zhu Yijun broke away from Feng Bao, he asked Zhang Juzheng directly: "Sir, is this interesting?" β
Zhang Juzheng was slightly stunned.
Zhu Yijun suddenly smiled and asked, "Mr. took the school exam, but I don't know, my behavior in response to this can satisfy Mr.?" β
Zhang Juzheng had already begun to sweat on his forehead, and replied in a trembling voice: "The minister doesn't understand what His Majesty means. β
"Sir, I really don't understand?"
Zhu Yijun asked, and said: "In the previous Dynasty, no imperial history came out to name the dynasty, but today there is suddenly a royal history who is loyal to his duties and does not hesitate to offend the bureaucrats, is this imperial history too upright, or does Mr. want to see if I can be like a mirror?" Worried that when I was young, I knew that I should not be bad with hundreds of officials? β
Zhang Juzheng's body couldn't help shaking slightly, and he couldn't help but glance up at Zhu Yijun.
"Don't be surprised, sir!"
"Mr. Meng's "Emperor Jian Illustrated Story" is well written, and he has also put his heart into it, and it may also have something to do with the fact that I may have some talent, and I actually know a lot of truth. Therefore, I guessed that Mr. suddenly did this because he was worried that I only knew how to use technology to seize power, but I did not know that governing the country should be done by the road, and power should be only used to do the way. β
"Sir, am I right?"
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng, and when he saw that his face was full of consternation, he suppressed the pride in his heart, pretended to say something indifferently, and said:
"I know that Mr. is testing me, and I am worried that I will only use techniques to win over hundreds of officials, and will not be determined to reform the system to become a promising king, and I don't even dare to follow Mr.'s strict law on hundreds of officials and make hundreds of officials disappointed in me."
"Today, I took advantage of my companion's absence to tell Mr. that I have always known that Mr. has worked hard and has not dared to abandon the way of the world for the public.
"In addition, I didn't use Hai Rui to make Mr. uncomfortable, I just wanted to protect Mr., so that Mr. would no longer abolish justice for personal gain, as I used my trust in Mr. to take care of the Xu family, this is my wish, presumably not Mr.'s wish, let alone the wish of the world!"