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Chapter 73: Confrontation with Confucian Confucians (please give me some monthly votes and collections)
However, Hong Tao's fighting style was completely different from that of Emperor Wanli. The father pretended to be dead and acted coldly and violently, but Hong Tao was used to washing his face with spit foam and engaging in verbal battles with Confucian scholars to convince others with reason.

Aren't you all claiming to be knowledgeable, noble in character, and believe in the truth? Then come here and try to convince Emperor Hong with your reason, and never mention the reduction of the treatment of clan members again.If you can't make sense, just keep your mouth shut, keep your opinions to yourself, and don't delay your work.

If someone couldn't tell the truth and still acted like a fool, there was no rule in the Ming Dynasty not to kill scholar-bureaucrats.On the contrary, since Lao Zhu, he has been particularly fond of chopping off the heads of officials. This is also the ancestral precept and must be followed!
The summer of the first year of Jingyang came a little late, it was almost July, and the temperature was still not too high, but the precipitation also delayed, and various parts of the Central Plains were facing a severe drought that had never happened in a century.

Compared with nature, which is thousands of miles away, the imperial city is just a small black dot, very inconspicuous.But for the Ming Empire, every move here affects the nerves of various states and counties.

Since Emperor Jingyang ascended the throne, the early dynasty has been restored, but the time has been postponed from Mao time to Chen time. It does not happen every day, but basically stays at about three or four times a month.

The reason is that the weather is either too hot or too cold, or it is windy and rainy.Anyway, given the geographical location of the capital, there are only about three or four days each month with sunny winds and pleasant temperatures.If God insists on giving him a few more days, then as the emperor, he will soon be in bad shape, and in the end he will still be as heavy as carrying him on his back.

It was almost the end of the month, and it was also the last morning court meeting of the month. The officials who were used to it were a little abnormal. In addition to the number of people participating in the meeting being significantly higher than in the past, they were also slightly excited.We arrived early and there were a lot of people talking to each other outside the Meridian Gate, like a vegetable market.

What made the usually calm officials in the capital lose their temper was not the climate, but the fact that Emperor Jingyang wanted to argue with the officials who opposed reducing the treatment of the clan in the morning.This matter was notified to the cabinet more than a day in advance. It is not clear whether this move is in compliance with etiquette and law, but it does improve one's character anyway.

How difficult it is to meet an emperor who is willing to take the initiative to communicate normally with his courtiers. Looking at the more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty and more than a dozen emperors, there are very few emperors who can do this.No matter what the outcome is, we must firmly support him. Even if he is really sick, his family members must carry him over in a sedan chair just to see the grand occasion.

In addition to the excitement of the courtiers, the emperor was also unusual today. Behind him, in addition to his long entourage, stood Tian Yi, Bingbi Chen Ju, Bingbi Wang An, and the new Royal Horse Superintendent Zhang Ran. .Almost more than half of the powerful people in the inner court were present, which was very rare in previous court meetings.

In addition, all the big eunuchs had a box next to them, guarded by one or two little eunuchs with very serious expressions. None of the officials knew what was inside.

"Xiong Mingxia, Li Kezhuo, and Zhang Wenda came out to perform duets..." As soon as the chanting officer of Honglu Temple finished singing, Wang An took a big step forward and loudly called the names of the three officials.

"I'm from the official department to Xiong Mingxia, I'm from the Li department to Li Kezhuo, and I'm from the imperial censor Zhang Wenda. Long live our emperor!" At that moment, all the civil and military officials from the middle and rear of the team brushed their hands. The three of them walked out and went to salute in front of Lord Dan.

"Get up... All ministers, what we are discussing today is extraordinary. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time. I have prepared stools for all civil and military officials, Wang An!" Looking at the three middle-aged people under His Majesty Dan Ren Hongtao couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but his face was full of warm sunshine, and he made an exception and gave seats to all the officials.

"Long live my Majesty the Emperor, long live my Majesty, but I still have something to say!"

Following Wang An's gesture, dozens of sturdy eunuchs carried out the round stools prepared in advance and placed one behind each official.This move ushered in another crowd of kneels and shouts of long live, but one of the three officials didn't seem to appreciate it and loudly exposed the trick of small favors and won the approval of some officials.

"I have read all the documents from all the ministers and ministers, and I can summarize them in three points. One is the ancestral system. Taizu has a system to treat the clan well and cannot act rashly; the other is human relations. The clan members are all my relatives, and there are many elders among them. Let them It is common for some people to live richly; in terms of the overall situation, there are currently Mongolia in the north and Jurchens and Japanese pirates in the east, so we should not stir up internal troubles just for money and food." Hong Tao finally understood why the throne wanted to be so high.Sitting on it, as long as your eyesight is not too poor, you can see most of the expressions and movements of the courtiers.

In response to the official Li Kezhuo's announcement, Hong Tao did not delay and slowly spoke out today's theme, which was then relayed by Wang An in a louder voice so that most of the courtiers could hear it clearly.

It might be said that he knew what he was doing, but that's not entirely true. Hong Tao was not naive enough to rely on his sharp tongue to convince most of the courtiers at the court meeting.If persuading people was so easy, emperors in the past dynasties would not have to demote, exile or behead ministers.

He just wanted to take this opportunity today to let the courtiers have a new understanding of the new emperor. Don't always think of yourself as a useless prince, trying to muddle through if nothing happens.It is difficult to get good results if you are too humble when dealing with others. It is easier to gain basic respect by showing your strength appropriately.

By the way, he also tried the thunderous method, targeting the three guys who were elected to debate with him face to face.At the same time, let's use this incident to get a feel for the partisan forces in the court, to see how much power they have, and whether they should attack hard immediately or make use of them.

But there is one person who must be hit, and that is Li Kezhuo.why?There is only one reason. If the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Changluo, had not been transported through time, he would have died in the hands of this person in more than ten years just after he ascended the throne and became emperor.

One of the main figures in what was later known as the Hongwan Case was Li Kezhuo, an official of Honglu Temple at the time.According to historical records, he was recommended to Emperor Guangzong by Fang Congzhe, and Fang Congzhe was a member of the Zhejiang Party. Li Kezhuo represented the attitude of the Zhejiang Party, and is now the chief minister of the cabinet, Shen Yiguan.

Another official, Hong Tao, couldn't figure out where Xiong Mingxia came from. After all, the scale of the party struggle was not very large yet, and many officials had unclear attitudes. Even Jin Yiwei and Dongchang could not provide enough evidence.

The origin of Zhang Wenda, the censor of Zuoqiandu, is relatively clear.He was from Shaanxi. He was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli. He served as a county magistrate and had good political performance. He was assigned to the Criminal Department and became a public official in Shizhong. He was soon appointed as the censor of Youqiandu and governor of Huguang.After he ascended the throne, he was transferred back to the capital due to the shortage of officials in the DPRK and was appointed as the censor of Zuoqiandu.

Dongchang has detailed records of his actions during his tenure in Huguang. Generally speaking, he is a capable person, but he is far from being honest.Fortunately, you can do things after receiving the money, and never make promises beyond your capabilities.

As for his political leanings, Chen Ju’s answer is the Donglin Party!The reason is very clear. When it comes to the impeachment of Li Zhi, he is one of the more practical people who jumps up and down, and the figure of the Donglin Party always flashes behind him.Taking into account the direction of his official career over the years, it would never have been so smooth without the support of party forces.

Then why should two people from the seventh-grade officialdom and a fourth-grade censor of Qiandu be selected as mouthpieces? This is the cunningness of politicians.They still don't know much about the nature of the new emperor, so it would be risky for a big boss to oppose the proposal rashly, so there must be a buffer.

In this way, even if the emperor is really impatient, regardless of dismissal from office and exile, it will not shake the power of the various parties at all. There will be many opportunities to re-activate them in the future. To put it bluntly, the three of them are just stones to throw stones at.

In addition, the positions given to Shi Zhong and Yu Shi just met the needs. Among their duties were admonishment and discussion of government affairs, and they could also refute imperial edicts. It was normal to argue with the emperor, and it was dereliction of duty to remain silent.

(End of this chapter)