Postscript: thank you
t;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; everyone in the capital knew that Yang Wei instructed his disciple Wu Zuo to come forward and instigate this. Moreover, Yang Wei also put a lot of efforts in it. Whenever he needed to come forward and pay for people, he would come forward and even the backbone who always followed Wu Zuolai, he was the one who came forward and I was in charge of my own.
Yang Wei did participate in this matter, but it was due to the difference between the elders and the fact that most officials submitted memorials, they were in compliance with the public and had faults, but not big mistakes.
As for whether Wu Zuolai was instructed by Yang Wei, the person who died, there was no direct evidence. Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel, submitted a memorial to himself for his lack of guidance. In fact, in this situation, there is only this one that is not a mistake.
Yang Wei, the Minister of Personnel, resigned from his post, and Emperor Wanli naturally had no intention of trying to keep him. In fact, in the overall situation that seemed to be causing a bloody storm, Yang Wei had already escaped, and at the same time, the responsibility for most officials was lighter.
It was Wu Zuolai who thought that the establishment of a crown prince was an entry point. As long as the tide of speech was set off, he could gain the level of advancement and further his teacher. He was not a problem with his glory and wealth. It was because of this ambition that I wrote a memorial to Yao Bo and he pulled the banner everywhere to become a tiger skin and incited him.
If you say something is wrong, no one is wrong. However, everyone has participated in this matter in all dynasties. Since someone started, everyone just followed suit, but unexpectedly, they were caught in the villain's trick, which led to this strange face now.
I know it was Yang Wei's mastermind, and everyone in the world knows it was Yang Wei's mastermind, but I let this guy retreat safely. These people are cruel and ruthless, which is really a good method.
On July 18th, Yang Wei submitted a memorial to resign from the office of Emperor Wanli to submit a memorial. After returning to the palace, he complained to Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng is not as frightened as in the previous few months. She is more elegant and noble than before. When she heard Emperor Wanli say this, she thought: It seems that it is a bit strange that Wu Zuo came here to commit suicide by taking poison.
It’s not just strange. Wu Zuolai’s death, I don’t know how many officials in the court’s big mistakes turned into small mistakes. Some even had no wrongs and wrongs. Even if he didn’t want to die, he would die. But today, the Lijian and the cabinet advised me, saying that this matter should not be too broad. It would be enough for the leaders to resign and dismiss the officials, otherwise there would be chaos.
The Emperor means
I am unwilling to accept it, but what they said is the truth. I have to rely on them to manage the people and collect taxes. And if they are gone, I am afraid that other families will become a disaster again.
Emperor Wanli sat on the bed, wearing casual clothes and chatted with Concubine Zheng casually. There were only four people in the room. Zhu Changxun, who could already walk crookedly, was walking on the thick carpet accompanied by the wet nurse. He fell after walking a few steps, then got up and continued to circle, watching Emperor Wanli and Concubine Zheng laughed.
However, in this warm scene, the words said did not feel warm. However, in this environment, Emperor Wanli was also very relaxed. After saying a few words, he rubbed his eyebrows worriedly, and said there: These scholars, who are usually kind and moral, really want to do what they really want to do, and they are not ruthless at all. I have only learned from their criticisms of each other that their plans for the imperial guards in the Beijing camp are also that they will not move. As long as I can't move the troops, they can only fight with them words and laws. How can I win? Seeing the fate of Wu Zuolai this time, I am really disappointed. If these civil servants can really mobilize their troops, who dares to say whether they will do more bold things.
Wang Tong returned to the capital and discussed various arrangements with Emperor Wanli, and did not expect them to move to help the suppression of the military forces of the capital such as the imperial guards' camp.
For more than two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the Beijing camp was gradually controlled by the Ministry of War, that is, civil servants penetrated deeper and deeper into it. The nobles who were originally commanders were gradually rejected by civil servants and eunuchs. Although the imperial guards were directly under the royal family, the emperor did not have so much time to pay attention to it. The main commanders were eunuchs, eunuchs and civil servants in the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the inner court and the outer courts seemed to be completely opposite groups, which also facilitated the emperor to balance and restrain them. But the key issue is that the education and rank values of eunuchs and civil servants were very similar, and they often had the possibility of convergence.
With them in it, Emperor Wanli was completely relieved of the imperial guards and the Beijing camp. If he was worried about rebellion, it would be a bit exaggerated. However, after being run by eunuchs and civil servants for a long time, the generals would inevitably have trouble and bend down on them. This is inevitable. In such a critical situation, there might be a big mess.
Therefore, after Wang Tong and Emperor Wanli decided to issue an order to prevent them from moving, and then deal with them after they had dealt with the civil servants and corresponding internal officials and had no right to order the army.
After July 15, court officials complained about themselves while attacking each other, pushing the blame for the storm these days on others. If they can take the opportunity to get their colleagues to step down, they may also get a seat for themselves.
Such mutual attacks made Emperor Wanli know a lot of news. It turned out that the civil officials did not mobilize the confidence of the army, nor did they intend to let the military participate in this incident. Their plans were to keep the army still and without the support of violent means. How could Emperor Wanli be alone to fight against the civil servants and scholars with a large number of people? The greatly weakened inner court is no longer worthy of relying on, let alone some people in the eunuch group tend to be the stance of civil officials, let alone the ups and downs of Empress Dowager Li.
Emperor Wanli was quite distressed when talking about these things, but because it was at Concubine Zheng, he had no scruples in speaking, so he started to complain there.
I remember when I was a child, the Emperor Zu said that for the emperor, the minister should not be the only one. Therefore, the Emperor Zu used Yan Song for more than 20 years and later promoted Xu Jie and reused Xu Jie, but also gave Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng the power. Moreover, there was always Lu Bing around the Emperor Zu. When he arrived at his father, there was Gao Gong, but Zhang Juzheng competed with him. Why did when I became emperor, he took care of one end but couldn't take care of the other end.
Concubine Zheng went up and changed the pillow behind Emperor Wanli to make Emperor Wanli's posture more comfortable. At the same time, she gestured to the wet nurse in the house and signaled her to take the prince out.
After only two people were left in the house, Emperor Wanli looked at the roof and gave up and said: Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng are powerful. I use Zhang Cheng and Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei is powerful. I use Shen Shixing. I also have Wang Tong around me. When Wang Tong is of great merit, I have to knock on him, but why is the situation like this? I remember when I was in the martial arts hall, someone said a joke, "Why did you press the gourd and start a gouge? I can't do this balance well here. Press one, and the other one immediately expands immediately, threatening me immediately. I hit Wang Tong, and the civil servants are immediately inflated, and even made such a bastard like this a few months ago. I called Wang Tong back, but I was worried that Wang Tong will expand. The civil servants are weak this time, and the power of the inner court yamen will expand again. This is really
Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli kept silent. He also felt that Wang Tong was quite awkward to say this. After all, Wang Tong came to serve the king and save the emperor again and again without regard for honor and disgrace, and he was still so suspicious.
Concubine Zheng was silent for a while, and leaned closer and said: Emperor, I listened to the emperor's intentions, and wanted to use Wang Tong, but I was afraid that Wang Tong would forget his duty like those civil officials.
Emperor Wanli nodded silently, and Concubine Zheng spoke slowly and said: "Your Majesty, I am a wife and I don't understand the overall situation, but I have read several books in the palace, which is a bit foolish.
In the private conversation in the boudoir, Emperor Wanli didn't pay much attention to it. He put his hands behind his head and looked at Concubine Zheng with great enthusiasm and said: What's the idea for the concubine? Come and listen to me.
The emperor, the book says that the way of being a king is to be the general in charge of the superiors and let the lower party balance the balance. The emperor, the late emperor and the emperor's ancestors use this method. Some use internal officials and external ministers, while others use external ministers and external ministers. However, the balance between the two parties is unstable. One of them is bigger than the other, and there will be no balance at that time. But if the three families are allowed to restrain each other and fight each other, whoever wants to dominate the other two will definitely not sit idly by. Such a balance can last for a long time, and the emperor does not have to mediate and arrange it with all his heart.
When Concubine Zheng said this, she saw the smile on Emperor Wanli's face disappearing and staring at herself blankly. Concubine Zheng quickly lowered her head and said: I am also talking nonsense.
Concubine Zheng was interrupted when she said halfway. Emperor Wanli stood up and patted her heavily, and said excitedly: "You are right, you are right. I always think about the internal and external ministerial system, but the internal and external ministerial system is either the dominant one side or the two sides merge. If it is three sides, the inner court and the outer court will add Wang Tong to let them get involved. With Wang Tong by my side, no one dares to do anything randomly. With the restraint of the inner court and the outer court, I don't have to worry about Wang Tong being the dominant one. Oh, why did I be so confused in the past? He didn't say anything about his heart, but caused so many storms for himself.
When Emperor Wanli said this, he had already stood up from his seat and walked around the room. While reaching out and patting his forehead, he said: The Emperor Zu used Xia Yan and Yan Song to use Xu Jie, but why did I forget that there were Lu Fang and Huang Jin in the palace, and Lu Bing outside the palace. Wang Tong is my Lu Bing.
Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli laughed loudly, but turned around and picked up Concubine Zheng. He didn't stand firm in the well and fell on the carpet. Emperor Wanli breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My beloved concubine is really my virtuous support~
Chapter completed!