My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 34 Fang Congzhe teaches students
"One emperor and one courtier."

In Wenyuan Pavilion, listening to the cabinet secretary's report on Yang Lian's treatment, Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, couldn't help but sigh.

The new emperor ascends the throne and everything changes.

The first thing to change must be the officials in the capital.

Originally, according to his speculation, the first unlucky person must be him, the chief minister of the cabinet who was responsible for the red pill case.

The results of it?
The palace was purged, and Cui Wensheng, who prescribed laxatives to the emperor, was included in the Wei Dynasty's comrades and executed.

From the time the new emperor ascended the throne to today, all the memorials that impeached him or mentioned the Hongwan case have been ignored and left unpublished.

"I thought that when the new emperor ascended the throne, I, a veteran of the former dynasty who had been impeached in succession, would be the first to take office."

Putting the tea in his hand on the small table in front of him, Fang Congzhe couldn't help but sigh with the person in front of him.

"In the end, I never thought that Liu Yishen would be the first to be unlucky."

"What do you mean, teacher?"

After hearing Fang Congzhe's emotion, his student Qi Shijiao, the leader of the Qi Party, said with some curiosity.

"In the Ming Dynasty, six ministers can serve as ministers, and cabinet ministers can serve as ministers. But in the end, the emperor is the head of the family."

His face was full of exhaustion and he did not respond directly to Qi Shijiao's question. Fang Congzhe picked up the teapot and filled himself a cup.

Fang Congzhe waved his hand to signal which cabinet member to write down, stretched out his hand to rub his brow, and asked Qi Shijiao a question.

"Which former emperor do you think the Emperor looks like to me?"

"This?"

After hearing Fang Congzhe's question, Qi Shijiao hesitated and spoke cautiously.

"Martial Arts Temple?"

"No, Xianmiao."

Being a little disappointed with this disciple's qualifications, Fang Congzhe couldn't help but shake his head.

"Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your grace."

"The members of the Donglin Party have no awareness of this. They think that because they have served the dragon during the national war, they can attack the emperor unscrupulously. Little do they know that this is a way to die."

"Climbing the dragon's beard will kill people."

"The teacher is saying that the emperor is very dissatisfied with Dong Lin?"

Qi Shijiao asked thoughtfully after hearing a little bit of the meaning of Fang Congzhe's words.

"As Hui Shiyang said, I have been alone for seven years, hindering the virtuous, harming the country, and being arrogant and stupid."

"But I don't want to think about why I can be the chief assistant for seven years."

Standing up from the table, Fang Congzhe did not answer directly, but stood in front of the window and looked at the scenery outside the window.

"Xunzi: The Doctrine of Ministers" says that following orders and benefiting the ruler is called obedience; obeying orders but not benefiting the ruler is called flattery; going against orders and benefiting the ruler is called loyalty, and going against orders but not benefiting the ruler is called usurpation.

"I am an obedient minister, so I can sit in this position of chief minister for seven years."

"You can't protect the people the emperor wants to kill."

"You can't bring down the people the emperor wants to protect."

"The teacher is saying that the emperor has his own opinions and has his own ideas about government affairs?"

Hearing Fang Congzhe say that Zhu Youxiao is very similar to Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen, Qi Shijiao couldn't help but say it.

"But, he is only fifteen years old."

"You're still far away."

After sighing again, Fang Congzhe continued to explain.

"How many people have died since the Emperor ascended the throne to now?"

"The Wei Dynasty was executed with a cane for colluding with foreign ministers. Can the emperor clearly say who he colluded with?"

"Both Feng and Gu were imprisoned just for impeaching Xiong Tingbi. Yesterday, Jin Yiwei handed over the files to the Ministry of Punishment, and it was confirmed that the two had accepted bribes. As for Xiong Tingbi's impeachment, the emperor did not publish all of them. Why?"

"Bi Ziyan, Yuan Keli, and Huang Sanshan were selected by the emperor as banquet officials. They only met the emperor once, but they prospered in officialdom and served in the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Why?"

"Sun Chengzong was originally Yude. He should have been the one to organize the feast. Why did the emperor let him go to Liaodong?"

"There is also the matter of Xu Guangqi's military training."

With that said, Fang Congzhe looked at Qi Shijiao, who was sweating profusely, and continued.

"Shenzong ordered Xu Guangqi to train troops, but he never paid attention to it. Less than five days after he ascended the throne, he ordered him to lead the troops to Nanyuan. He also went to Nanyuan to participate in the training. I heard that he even ate with the soldiers."

"How dare you regard a person with such deeds as a boy with a bunch of hair?"

"Students are ashamed."

After hearing Fang Congzhe summarizing the emperor's recent actions, Qi Shijiao's face no longer had the previous contempt for the little emperor. "Remember, in all matters, it is for the Holy One to resolve problems and resolve them."

"Where is Donglin?"

"Hmph, I will make arrangements before I leave."

Hearing this, Fang Congzhe sneered twice.

"If you want to take it, you must first give it."

"Dong Lin, your death is not far away."

At the same time, what was Dong Lin, who Fang Congzhe said would die soon, doing?

Well, Dong Lin is in internal strife.

At night, in the hall of Han Xu's mansion, there were people running around.

Han Xu sat on the main seat with a frosty face.

Below him, a group of Donglin Party members seemed to be united, but they were discussing matters clearly.

Led by Li Sancai, Ruan Dayue and Wei Dazhong gathered below to engage in the salt faction. Behind these people were the big salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The evil-minded faction headed by Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong belong to the large families in Jiangnan who have already completed primitive accumulation and passed down their families from generation to generation.

The Erlunzi faction headed by Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, these people's goal is to eliminate the Chao Gang, expel the traitors, and rebuild the Ming Dynasty. These people belong to the Donglin Party's guns. As long as he agrees with what you say, you are his. Brothers.

Further down, there are also the backward faction headed by Qian Qianyi. At this point in time, these people are not even ranked in Donglin, they are just lackeys.

Listening to the quarrels among the people below, Han Xu's face turned blue and purple, and no one took him as a cabinet minister seriously.

Cabinet ministers, to put it nicely, are cabinet members, to put it worse, they are just fifth-rank officials who draft imperial edicts. Who cares about you?
Among the Donglin leaders present, which one is not more prestigious than Han Xu in Qingliu?

A group of people shouted noisily for a long time before finally calming down.

"What should we do now?"

Lifting his eyelids and glancing at the person below, Han Xu said with a cold face.

"Now that the emperor is visiting Nanyuan, he rarely sees foreign ministers except for summons. Fang Congzhe is a flatterer. Now let alone the whole court, whether he can keep Liu Yishen is a question."

History has finally changed.

Historically, from the 48th year of Wanli to the third year of Tianqi, Donglin's rise was ultimately due to taking advantage of Conglong's merit in the palace relocation case, which made Emperor Tianqi trust them.

Now, the palace transfer case has not yet occurred, and the new emperor's ascension to the throne has left nothing to be desired. Tianqi is also very cautious in appointing officials. He has not issued all the impeachment memorials and does not easily add officials at all.

Whether it is Donglin or the "evil party" in their eyes, this is the last thing they want to see.

Although the Ming Dynasty's seal is not in the hands of the emperor, without the emperor's nod, you can't interfere even if you want to.

Submit a letter to remonstrate?Leave them all behind.

Block the door?Is it comfortable to kneel down on your knees?

Nowadays, one of the ministers in the cabinet is old, one is imprisoned, and the other is deposed, and the memorials and replies are basically based on the emperor's wishes.

What weapons did the courtiers use to trap the emperor?
It's a pen, it's paper, it's a memorial. To put it bluntly, it is to use an information cocoon to surround the emperor, causing the emperor to lose his true understanding of the outside situation.

In this way, they can fool the emperor unscrupulously.

But the little emperor's way of handling it was very excessive.

I can't confirm that your impeachment memorial is genuine, so I won't handle it.

In this case, no matter how much Yan Guan has a hammer, is there any use?
"Find a way to get Liu Yishen out first."

"Liu Yishen is not important. What is important is to let the emperor return to the palace first."

Hearing the sound, Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Civil Service, choked out.

"The emperor lives in Nanhaizi and has that army of soldiers and horses in his hands. I'm worried that another incident involving Wuzong will happen."

"So what if there is another Wuzong? In the past, Wuzong was stubborn and there was no Yang Ting and Fu Bi."

As soon as Zhao Nanxing finished speaking, Zuo Guangdou, who was sitting opposite him, retorted.

"Now, we are going to impeach Fang Congzhe and welcome Lord Ye back to the court. With righteous people like me assisting the government, as long as the evil party is driven out and the court is filled with justice, we can persuade the emperor."

"When Ye Xianggao comes back, will he definitely be the first assistant?"

Hearing this, Zhao Nanxing said angrily, knowing that he had no hope of becoming the first assistant.

"Besides, the emperor is so powerful, is there any use in being the first assistant? Even if you sit in that position, you are still no longer a paper pavilion boss or a clay minister!"

"you!"

"I think we should save Yang Lian first."

"How to protect it? Do you also want the emperor to see what you are capable of?"

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