Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Moreover, in Zhengde's mind, even though Liu Jian and Liu Ge don't talk much, they are moral masters.Talk about Confucius and Mencius, talk about the way of a gentleman.

When teaching him how to be a qualified emperor, the most important thing he said was "the way of benevolence and forgiveness", "a king, even if he resorts to thunder, he must have a bodhisattva heart" "to be an emperor, even though thunder, rain and dew are all Heaven is gracious, but when punishing your subjects, you still have to explain the truth first, and you can't punish without teaching."

The image of a generous and majestic elder has been deeply rooted in the heart of Emperor Zhengde.

But he didn't think that if Liu Ge didn't make a move, he would kill Liu Jin and eight of them.

Emperor Zhengde had been completely frightened, and Liu Jian's image had completely collapsed in his heart, turning into a glaring King Kong.After realizing that Liu Shoufu represented the power of the entire civil servant group, Zhengde could only send the eunuch Wang Yue, the supervisor of etiquette, to negotiate with the cabinet, and asked Liu Jian how to understand this matter.

The reason why Wang Yue was sent out was because the only supervisor of ceremonies today was Wang Yue who was not an old member of the East Palace and could be accepted by them.And the others, even Zhang Yong, who was at odds with Liu Jin, were classified as one of the Eight Tigers, who must be killed by civil servants.

The cabinet's attitude is very tough, the eight tigers must be killed, there is no room for negotiation.

After Zhengde heard the news, Emperor Zhengde still didn't give up, and sent someone to confirm it, and he got the same answer.

It was only then that Liu Jin and the others realized the seriousness of the problem. Eunuch Liu, who used to hold all the power in the past, knew that things were not good, so he simply didn’t want to lose face. He personally went to the three elders of the cabinet and proposed that he was willing to hand over power and leave Beijing to go to Nanjing to be the guardian eunuch. .

The Ming Dynasty implemented the two-capital system, and the central agency was located in Beijing, but there was still a complete set of government agencies in Nanjing.However, most of the officials sent to Nanjing are people who have reached retirement age or who have lost power in political struggles.To put it bluntly, that place is for the elderly.

Liu Jin was an idiot, seeing that he had reached the point where everyone shouted and beat rats crossing the street, he was at a loss as to what to do.At this time, he could only surrender, hoping to save his life.

Not surprisingly, Liu Jin's surrender was rejected by the cabinet.

Eunuch Liu and others could only rush back to the palace in tears, begging Emperor Zhengde for help.

But this was also the first time that Emperor Zhengde had observed how powerful the civil servants were. He had been afraid for a long time, and he could only think of a way out, so he could only send someone to intercede with Liu Jian again.It is said that Liu Jin is his big companion after all, and the emperor has been served and brought up by him since he was a child.People are not grass, how can they be ruthless.

I regard the elders of the pavilion as my teachers and Liu Ban as my friend.People have feelings, if I can't be kind to the people around me, how can I be kind to the people in the world.How can a person without compassion be a qualified emperor.

Didn’t the elders of the pavilion often talk about the way of benevolence and forgiveness in front of me? I hope that the elders will see the old love and spare Liu’s life with them and let them go to Nanjing to retire!

These words have been said very pitifully, no need to ask, the emperor has completely surrendered.

Liu Jian was able to occupy the position of chief assistant, and he had never seen any storms before, so he naturally knew that he was only one step away from winning the final victory.In the past two years, the cabinet has been suppressed by the ceremonial supervisor, and it has been completely reduced to a secretarial organization.This matter is related to the power struggle between the civil official group and the eunuch party, and it is not humane.

So he flatly rejected the emperor, saying that Liu Jin and others must be killed, and the Ming Dynasty should be sunny.

However, among the three elders in the cabinet, Li Dongyang's attitude changed somewhat, saying that the eight tigers are the closest people to the emperor after all, and it's enough to just drive them out of the court, so why bother to do anything.

As the "judgment", "word" and "conspiracy" in the cabinet, Li Dongyang sees problems from a different angle from the civil servants. He personally feels that Emperor Zhengde's character is very strong and sometimes even a little extreme.To put it bluntly, he was a middle school sophomore.For such a monarch, you can only guide him. As he matures day by day and realizes the responsibilities on his shoulders, he will naturally get on the right track.

If he killed the eunuch next to him as soon as he came, I'm afraid it would anger Emperor Zhengde.With the character of the emperor, I am afraid that I will feel bad for the civil servants. In the future, the emperor and the ministers will not get along. I don't know what the Ming Dynasty will look like.

But Li Dongyang's opinion was rejected by everyone. In order to add the last fire, Liu Jian set his sights on Wang Yue again.

Through these several contacts with Wang Gonggong, Liu Ge was keenly aware of Wang Yue's envy and hatred for Liu Jin.

Wang Yue was an old eunuch in the Hongzhi Dynasty. He changed his court and joined the Eastern Palace camp before Zhengde ascended the throne.

In the eyes of the old Donggong, this is an outsider, and he is a rebellious boy, not worthy of trust.

After Zhengde ascended the throne, in order to pay for his meritorious service, Wang Yue joined the Supervisor of Rites and became the eunuch of Bingbi.This aroused everyone's displeasure again. There are so many old people in the East Palace, many of whom have served the emperor for more than ten years, but in the end it was such a newcomer who became an internal minister. This is not fair.

Therefore, among the supervisors of ceremonies, Wang Yue ranked last among several pens.It is also very isolated on weekdays, not to mention criticizing the power, and there is no chance to participate in government affairs.

After finally doing Bingbi, it is impossible for anyone to be willing to be so aggrieved.

The reason why Wang Yue has no power, to put it bluntly, is that there is no one behind him.If he can cooperate with civil servants, it may be an opportunity for him.

So Liu Jian sent someone to contact Wang Yue.

As a result, Wang Yue readily agreed to help, and said that he and Mr. Liu Ge's student Su Mu were good friends, and that Mr. Liu's affairs were his Wang Yue's affairs.

Hearing this news, Liu Jian was taken aback. He never expected that Eunuch Wang and Su Mu had such a relationship.Then, Elder Liu Ge felt ecstasy again. All along, he lacked someone who could talk to the emperor.If Su Mu is here, with his help, it will come in handy this time.

It's a pity that Su Mu was taken to Shaanxi by Liu Jin and lost one of Liu Jian's arms.Now that Wang Yue is here, he is overjoyed.

Therefore, Liu Jian asked Wang Yue to exert influence before the emperor.

As for the remuneration, Mr. Liu Ge didn't say anything.However, even if he thinks with his toes, Wang Yue can still guess it --- the handprint of the supervisor of ceremonies.

There may be such a chance in a person's life, and Wang Yue naturally refuses to let it go.

So, Wang Gonggong made a move, found a secret occasion, and told the emperor alone that if Liu Jin was not killed, the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers would resign collectively, and the Ming Dynasty would be completely shut down.

After persuasion for a long time, Emperor Zhengde was finally persuaded.

At this moment, Emperor Zhengde was exhausted physically and mentally, and he completely surrendered: "Let's do this, sure!"

Seeing that this big political struggle is about to end with the death of Liu Jin and others, it only needs to wait until the next day for everything to come to light.

However, as the real historical records are slightly different, a new character popped up at this time, Duan Jiong, a colleague of the Secretary of General Affairs and the Imperial Academy, who was in the same year as Su Mu's examination and palace examination.

It turned out that after Duan Jiong's palace examination, he was selected for the Imperial Academy and was working as a scholar in the Imperial Academy.Because of his special relationship with Jiao Fang, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, he was asked to serve as a minister in the Ministry of Officials after the dismissal.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the memorial to the emperor must first be reviewed by the Ministry of Officials.

Therefore, he also knew that Mr. Liu Ge and others wrote a letter to kill Liu Jin.Immediately felt that this was a great way to reach the sky. As far as he knew, the relationship between Jiao Fang and Liu Jin was already ambiguous. If Jiao Fang could save Liu Jin's defeat at this time.Not only Jiao Fang, but also of great benefit to him.

Otherwise, Duan Jiong doesn't know how many more years he will be in this position.

So, during this period of time, he secretly paid attention to this matter.Until Wang Yue and Liu Jian formed an alliance, Duan Jiong knew that the opportunity had come.

Moreover, as the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, Jiao Fang was also a participant in the impeachment of Liu Jin by the cabinet and the Sixth Ministry and knew the inside story.

"Master Zuo Shilang, on the surface, Liu Jin and others are invincible and have no power to recover. If the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers follow the normal procedures to impeach Liu Jin for political lawlessness and attack with an upright and upright teacher, this will be a big deal. There is no suspense in the battle."

"It's a pity, it's a pity. After all, Mr. Liu Ge is old, and he was so anxious that he always wanted to slap Liu Jin to death. But he never expected that a huge flaw would be exposed in this way, which made Liu Jin There is a chance to fight back."

Standing in front of Jiao Fang, Duan Jiong sneered loudly: "The fault of the cabinet is that it should not form an alliance with Wang Yue. At that time, if Liu Jin and others turn their heads and bite Wang Yue to death, Liu Gelao and others' killing moves will be immediately destroyed. People are broken."

Jiao Fang's heart moved, and the three long beards automatically said without wind: "Speak."

Duan Jiong: "If the cabinet and ministers are not in such a hurry and press step by step, it will not be difficult to kill Liu Jin in the end. Since the Yongle Year, the conflict between civil servants and internal servants has long been on fire. , Both sides are fighting endlessly. Sometimes foreign ministers gain the upper hand, and sometimes eunuchs gain power, and everyone is used to it. After all, it’s not always like this for so many years.”

"However, in the past, no matter how the foreign ministers fought with the internal eunuchs, the foreign ministers were foreign ministers, and the eunuchs were eunuchs. They were all very different. This time, the situation is very strange. The magistrates and officials are in harmony with the cabinet. Killing Liu Jin, seeking the No.1 position of the inner minister. Sir Zuo Shilang, don't you think it's interesting?"

Speaking of this, Duan Jiong showed a hint of complacency on his face.

"Huo!" Jiao Fang stood up with a drunken flush on her face, "It's interesting."

Duan Jiong quickened his tone: "The internal servants and foreign ministers are united as one, which has never been seen in the past hundred years of the Kingdom, so where is it for Your Majesty?"

That's right, eunuchs have always appeared as the emperor's spokesperson, representing the power of the imperial power.Now, Wang Yue has formed an alliance with civil officials and has begun to challenge the imperial power. This is the way to die.

Jiao Fang immediately figured out, this time, the cabinet is about to end, this is an opportunity I have been waiting for for more than ten years, how can I let it go.If it is done well, joining the cabinet will be a no-brainer.

The blush on his face disappeared in a flash, and he said solemnly: "Duan Jiong, send a letter to Liu Jin immediately, telling them to go to see His Majesty the Emperor overnight, stop mentioning the cabinet, and just grab Wang Yue and bite hard."

"Yes, the students will go to class now." At this time, Duan Jiong, who had a proud face just now, was full of admiration. Jiao Fang was able to grasp the key to the matter in an instant, which is really amazing.