In the 15th year of Yongle, Dingchou was in the winter of the Dingchou period, the Ministry of War Jiubian Titang reported urgently that he was the former governor of the Jingying. He was moved to the commander of the nine provinces as the inspector of the nine provinces and was also the Minister of War. Wang Ziteng, who was also the Minister of War, had his old injuries recurred in Miyun Post and died of illness in Shunyi Post. He was 63 years old.

After the beginning of winter, this news was reported by more than 2,000 post stations across Dashun and spread throughout all prefectures, prefectures, counties and government offices in the Thirteen Administration Commissions of the World.

Wang Ziteng was highly powerful. From the beginning, he served as the governor of the Jingying Jieshi Governor of the Jingying Jieshi and then served as the nine borders. His confidants promoted countless disciples, and he himself was the spokesperson of the four major families. At that time, only Wang Ziteng had to be a guaranteed principal, Jia Yucun, who was dismissed, could return to become the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture and a mayor of a prefecture-level city. He could easily do it. His power could be imagined.

Wang Ziteng's own death was a signal of factional struggle. After the news of his death came, the head of the Ministry of Rites' Department of the Ministry of Rites reported that Wang Ziteng "worked hard and made great contributions" and asked for a posthumous title and agreed on a funeral.

In the 15th year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle issued an order to dismiss the Ministry of Rites three times. The cabinet agreed on the posthumous titles such as "Loyalty and Martyr" and "Renlie" and "Renlie" and personally added Wang Ziteng's posthumous titles "Wenzheng".

This news finally caused an uproar in the government and the country! A huge uproar!

You should know that for hundreds of years, thousands of officials, the highest posthumous title of civil servants is the word "Wenzheng". For example, Fan Zhongyan, Fan Wenzhenggong, Zeng Guofan, and Zeng Wenzhenggong, all counted with only a few. How could those who opposed Wang Ziteng agree?

Although Wang Ziteng was also a Jinshi on two lists, and it was understandable that he was appointed as a civil servant and had a civil servant posthumous title, the jealous opposition could not find any mistakes here, and they all looked for Wang Ziteng's other pains, attacked, demoted, and criticized. So the civil servants screamed, picked up their pens, and began to counterattack according to the classics.

First, the Shaanxi Dao Censors of the Qin King faction and the Shanxi Dao Censors both wrote a letter to impeach. The total amount of vacancies in the three sides of Shaanxi was more than 25,000. They severely questioned Wang Ziteng's greed for military pay.

In order to seek self-protection, Wang Ziteng's faction defended itself one after another. The experience department of the Beijing Governor's Office and even the commander-in-chief of Shangzhi's personal guards also excused Wang Ziteng, acknowledging Wang Ziteng's lifelong contributions, saying, "Even if Wang Ziteng has flaws, it will not cover up the merits."

In the 15th year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle changed his will and changed Wang Ziteng's posthumous title of Wen Zheng to Zhonglie. He was buried with the marquis' etiquette, opened the Chaoyang Gate of Dongcheng, entered the Dashun Xianliang Temple, and issued an edict to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel's Judicial Department to agree on the post of the Wang family's descendants.

The emperor's signal of rising and falling in secret made countless officials smell an unusual smell.

The doctor of the Ministry of Personnel's Message reported that Wang Ziteng's third son died in battle, asking for instructions on whether to grant nephews, cousins ​​and others from other houses of the Wang clan as usual.

On the ninth day of November, Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Rites, strongly opposed Wang Ziteng's burial according to the marquis' etiquette, and secretly instructed the Henan Censor of the Qin King faction, the Censor of the Gyeonggi Province, and the Military Department, to impeach Wang Ziteng as a member of the protection of his relatives, form cliques for personal gain, make friends with eunuchs, and arbitrarily dismissed senior military officers, resulting in the abandonment of military affairs and spending millions of national treasury. His crimes can be punished! It is not enough to whip the corpse to calm the anger of the people!

Because the nine borders involved the Ministry of War, Grand Sima, who assisted in military affairs and counseled the government affairs, Jia Yucun, the Minister of War, wrote a letter to defend Wang Ziteng, and was directly accused by the Ministry of War for forming a clique for personal gain, and Jia Yucun was silent.

The Henan Dao Censor reported that the Henan academician Jia Zheng was impeached by the emperor, "not from a Jinshi, but had many disadvantages in the academic and provincial examinations every year", and requested to be demoted to the people.

The Censor of Gyeonggi Province impeached Jia Zheng's disciple, and Fu Shi, the judge of the Yongding River, embezzled the funding of the Ministry of Works. The Censor of Gyeongnam Province impeached the governor of Jiangsu, and the Marquis of Baobing and Governor of the Grain Road had problems with the Grain Road.

Although the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office of the Jingying Camp, and even the Royal Horse Supervisor of the 24th Inner Prison all pleaded for Wang Ziteng, they could not withstand the fierce attacks of the civil servants of the Qin King faction.

Wang Ziteng originally supported the King of Qin, but as soon as he fell, the first person to impeach him was the King of Qin faction.

This is just like Cui Chengxiu, who was originally an eunuch party, who was the first to impeach him, and he was also an eunuch party. People with political skills are shameless.

Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Rites, is such a shameless person, and even Jia Cong is not as good as that.

Later, the people of the Yu King's faction and Prince Zhongshun's faction made a kick from time to time, fanned the flames, added fuel to the fire, watched the fire from the other side, and were happy to see it. Finally, as one of the last nine ministers, the Zuodu Censor of the Prince Zhongshun's faction wrote a memorial to impeach the four major families of Jia Shi Wang and Xue, the situation of political struggle became more and more obvious.

The three nobles of Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, and Taichang Temple jointly accused the Xue Family of the Imperial Merchant issue. Qiu Bin, the Gentleman Guard, secretly added fire and requested the removal of the Xue Family of the Imperial Merchant's household registration.

The Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple reported to Jia Zheng, and Shi Nai hid the Zhen family's stolen silver of more than 100,000 taels.

Emperor Yongle was furious and dismissed Wang Ziteng's posthumous title, dismissed his descendants Yin, Jia Zheng, Shi Nai and others, and all were dismissed from their posts and returned to their hometowns. Among them, small officials like Fu Shi were exiled to the extreme, but the governor Lai Shangrong asked someone to keep the black hat.

Under the political situation where the four major families were counterattacked and counted, Jia Cong, a compiler of the Hanlin Academy, was very dangerous.

...

In the inner city, Yanpai slanting street, heavy snow was flying.

The flying goose feathers were falling on his oil umbrella and cloak. He stood in the yard of the old man Dai Gonggong. Although he was holding an umbrella, his whole person was piled up like a snowman. This person turned out to be Jia Cong.

"Oh, Jia Xiu is here, you are also a regular visitor in our house. Which servant who is not open to the eyes makes things difficult for you? Why don't you go in and sit?" Dai Quan came back in a sedan chair and was secretly surprised, but he had guessed why Jia Cong came from.

"My father-in-law is in trouble. I am very upholding the country of etiquette. Chengmen Lixue, but I still understand it." Jia Cong endured the coldness all over his body.

He compared himself to Yang Shi of Cheng Men Lixue in this way, which implies that Dai Quan was the second Cheng of Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism. He was very clever. Dai Quan was very happy and invited him to the main hall for tea: "Come here, Jia Xiu has been frozen for so long, so it is not advisable to roast the fire. He took out the ice cubes from the ice cellar and rubbed it for Jia Xiu."

"Thank you, my father-in-law." Jia Cong was so cold that he stood up and bowed, and sat down again: "The cabinet has always been a shortage. My father-in-law is the person around the emperor. At this moment, the Grand Secretary Wang Zheng died. Who does the father-in-law think there is hope?"

"I hope Zhao Beidou, who is leaving the wild, is bigger than you." Dai Quan smiled and said, "But Jia Xiu's future is promising, so he lacks a qualification."

The little eunuch brought the ice cubes, and Jia Cong slowly rubbed them: "I can earn this qualification, but I need my father-in-law to help me."

Dai Quan's eyes began to stare at him faintly, and Jia Cong handed over a list: "After tonight, I will join forces with the public bus to write a letter in the name of the leader of the Shanhai Alliance and the younger generation with the highest expectations of Youyan. If the momentum is too great, I will inevitably suffer a scepter."

"And the court stick is presided over by the Jinyiwei and the Sili Supervisor. I want these four people to die!"

Dai Quan's face was gloomy: "What is a letter to a bus?"

"My juren and scholars take the exam every year. The imperial court sends them for public expenses. They are for public buses, and they are for scholars and some Beijing officials. They are for public buses."

"The cruelty of the court stick and the humiliation of the scholars and officials are unprecedented. Don't be so serious. Why did Jia Xiu do this strange and dangerous trick? Now the four major families are in danger. If you are not careful, you will die!" Dai Quan was puzzled.

"For self-protection! Also for promotion and wealth!" Jia Cong's eyes were red and his breathing was rapid: "Did you know why those civil servants who have too high expectations and are very famous can protect themselves? For example, Hai Rui, Luo Yuren, and Xu Jie, that is a good reputation! Once I am famous all over the world... Even if I don't get promoted and wealth, I will be able to survive! It can also eliminate the misunderstandings and hidden political blows brought to me by the four major families!"

This man is a political madman! Dai Quan said curiously: "What reason do you want to write to the letter?"

"Don't worry about this! I have to worry about it!" Jia Cong was about to kneel down: "I'd better ask my father-in-law to help me. If I enter the pavilion in the future, I will not dare to forget my grace today!"

"Oh! Please get up quickly, please get up quickly!" Dai Quan's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but feel proud.

...

Jia Cong tied his cloak tightly and walked out of the street of Yanpai.

According to his plan, after today, Jia Cong's name will surely shake the world!

Whether it is life, death, wealth or humbleness, depends entirely on this move.

It's like walking on thin ice.

...

Dai Quan opened the note and saw that it was the names of four people:

Luo Min, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wei Wuzhi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, Jiang Huajiao, and Xu Youzhen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Chapter completed!