Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 247
It was Li Chunfang who came up with the idea of ​​asking Chen Yiqin for help. He is an average person with little political ambitions, but the chief assistant is the head of the officials after all. After taking this position, no one will take the initiative to give up his position.

Li Chunfang is of course the same, not to mention that he feels that the position of chief assistant should not be filled by someone with a personality like Gao Gong - it is not bad to be aggressive, but it may not be a good thing to be too aggressive, after all, the imperial court It is clear that harmony among officials is the truth.

It was also for the same reason, in fact, Li Chunfang was not very satisfied with Zhao Zhenji and Zhang Juzheng, but in contrast, Zhao Zhenji still remembered that everyone was from Xu Ge's old sect, and they respected him, but Zhang Juzheng turned his back on his teacher's kindness , ran to get mixed up with Gao Gong, which displeased Li Chunfang.

And relatively speaking, Li Chunfang didn't like Gao Gong because he just felt that his character was not suitable to be the chief assistant. On Zhang Juzheng's side, Li Chunfang didn't like it for another reason: he felt that Zhang Juzheng was gloomy and vicious, and this kind of person was the first assistant. would be a disaster.

I think when Xu Jie became an official, Li Chunfang was promoted to the first assistant from the second assistant.When Xu Jie became an official, he entrusted "the affairs of the family and the country" to Zhang Juzheng, his favorite student.Zhang Juzheng was coveting, coveting the position, and promptly submitted the policy program "Chen Liushishu" in order to win the first seat.Therefore, Zhang Juzheng, who is the last assistant, never puts Li Chunfang in the eyes of the first assistant, and "sees Chunfang as contemptuous".

"Let's go at the first level with human words. Chunfang sighed and said: "Xu Gongshanger, I will be safe for a long time, and I will get up overnight!" Ju Zheng suddenly said: "That's it, the name of the concubine!" Chunfang was stunned." Soon, Li Chunfang The emperor refused to beg for a rest with his relatives and elders.In this way, Zhang Juzheng's hope of waiting for the position of chief assistant fell through, but what he waited for was another senior and vigorous Zhao Zhenji to join the cabinet.

Zhao Zhenji "conceited his elders and was talented, and sometimes called him "Zhang Zi". When he had something to say about the court, he said, "Oh, I can't explain it to you young people." Jiangling hates it and doesn't answer." Zhang Juzheng felt deeply in the pavilion. Isolation sees Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji as the biggest obstacles to their career advancement.So Zhang Juzheng went inside again, "Conspired with Li Fang, a nobleman in the middle school, and called Gao Gong to lead the officials, planning to strangle Zhenji and seize Li Chunfang's government." At this time, Longqing felt that Gao Gong was not in the court, and he Many things were unsatisfactory, so Gao Gong was called back to the cabinet as the second assistant, and also in charge of the affairs of the officials, so Gao Gong returned to the cabinet.

After the recovery, Gao Gong actually had no direct conflict with Li Chunfang. If there is anything to say, it is that Gao Gong has a relatively tough attitude on some major issues, especially on the issue of official administration, and has always been very strict.However, in Li Chunfang's view, since he is also a heavenly official, it is understandable for him to be stricter in the administration of officials, but it is not a big fault after all that he speaks incoherently when the cabinet is discussing matters.

But Zhang Juzheng was different. Although Li Chunfang had no temper, it didn't mean he had no vision. Zhang Juzheng's private actions were seen and remembered in his heart.Li Chunfang was quite sorry for Zhang Juzheng's actions. He felt that Zhang Juzheng had only learned "the yin is heavy and not vented" under Xu Jie's school, but he didn't get the essence of it, so he went on the wrong path.

Of course, he would not think that Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong got close because of the same interests, he would only think that they had the same taste.Li Chunfang has always believed in learning, and practice has become a habit. Of course, he can't understand Gao and Zhang's way of changing the ancestral system at every turn. Well, there is nothing wrong with the country, there is no need to work hard to make those famous tricks.

After hearing Li Chunfang's idea, Zhao Zhenji also felt that there was no time to delay, so he had to contact Chen Yiqin.

Now the situation is getting more and more serious. Although Gao Gong has taken the initiative to resign twice since he returned to the court, saying that he has too much power, and asked to resign as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but twice in a row, Emperor Longqing did not hesitate. It's very troublesome.

Zhao Zhenji is also a disciple of Xinxue. Like Li Chunfang, he also feels that unity within the court is more important than anything else. As long as everyone practices the way of a gentleman, why is it so strict?To put it bluntly, how strict were the officials in the early years of Taizu?Could it be that the world will be peaceful and joyful at that time?
That's why Zhao Zhenji always felt that Gao Gong's reforms to the administration of officials were just to show off his prestige when he had nothing to do, and it would have no effect except to make all the officials tremble with fear.

As for why Li Chunfang asked Zhao Zhenji to contact Chen Yiqin just to make an idea, the reason is actually very simple: Zhao Zhenji and Chen Yiqin belong to the "Xiangdang", that is, they are both from Sichuan.

When the fellow villagers saw the fellow villagers, their eyes were full of tears.This situation is not unique to later generations. Officials in the past dynasties can easily form township parties because of fellow villagers.

Li Chunfang said to Zhao Zhenji: "Gao and Zhang have the power they have today. It is nothing more than the old love of the Yu Mansion in the past. The Holy One is just nostalgic for the old days. And Songgu Gong (Chen Yiqin's name Songgu) was also the old minister of the Yu Mansion in the past. Seeing that we are weak today, what we lack It’s just the word old love. Therefore, if Mr. Matsuya can be persuaded to be consistent with us, the cabinet will be able to regain balance.”

Zhao Zhenji nodded, of course he knew that Chen Yiqin had also served as a lecturer for King Yu for a long time.And he also knew that Chen Yiqin had made a great achievement in protecting King Yu by fighting against Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son.

Sejong had only two remaining sons alive at that time, so he built two royal residences, but he refused to establish a prince, so the competition for the crown prince of the East Palace was fierce.At that time, Yan Song and his son also had a conspiracy to replace King Yu as the "actual prince".One day, Yan Song sent his son Yan Shifan to ask Chen Yiqin: I heard that Your Highness has been confused recently, what did you say to his father?
Chen Yiqin replied with a very serious attitude: "The foundation of the country has been determined a long time ago. King Yu was named Zaihou when he was born, and the person who was born Zaihou came from the land and first came out of the Nine Regions. This is the king's intention."

Because the character Hou means that there is a queen on the earth character, the latter was the title of the monarch in ancient times (Wufeng Note: The monarch of the Xia Dynasty was called "Hou", so it is also called the Xiahou clan.), and the latter on the soil means that the monarch has the land.The land of China was idealized by the ancients as Kyushu and Nine Regions.Therefore, Chen Yiqin explained the character "Hou" above.

At that time, Chen Yiqin went on to say: "The lecturers of the other princes are all reviewers, and the lecturers of King Duyu are also edited. A capable minister who governs the country. Where did you receive these rumors." Chen Yiqin's words left Yan Shifan speechless, so he had to leave without making a sound.

From Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji's point of view, Gao Gong is certainly Long Qing's most recognized teacher, but Chen Yiqin has also been the king's teacher for nine years and has tried his best to protect King Yu. As Emperor Longqing is a person, he will definitely take care of his face. With Ken on his side, the cabinet must be re-balanced.

But what was unexpected was that after Zhao Zhenji visited Chen Yiqin, Chen Yiqin's complexion was very ugly when he heard his explanation of his visit, his smile was suppressed, and he was speechless for a while.

Zhao Zhenji was anxious in his heart, and under questioning, Chen Yiqin suddenly lost his sorrow, smiled and said: "Mr. Dazhou, you and I are the township party members, and Gao Zhang and I are old bureaucrats. Now that things have come to this, Yiqin has nothing to do, but Please go."

(End of this chapter)