Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 584 I am the dagger left to you by Mr. Zhang

Zhang Juzheng implemented the "examination method" in the official system during his lifetime, which made officials all over the world have no good life.Among the ruling and opposition parties, there are countless officials who are dissatisfied with Zhang Juzheng.

These people have all gathered around Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of the cabinet, ready to launch a fatal blow to Zhang Juzheng.

Hundreds of memorials to the impeachment of Zhang Juzheng have been prepared.Just wait for Zhang Siwei and Zhang Jing to give an order, and these memorials will fly to Yongshou Palace like snowflakes.

In Yongshou Palace, on the dragon case of Emperor Wanli, there is a memorial presented by He Liu.

The young emperor's face was full of shock and suspicion.It never occurred to him that the first person in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty to join Zhang Juzheng was Zhang Juzheng's staunch ally before his death: He Liu!

Zhang Jing said from the side: "Your Majesty, this guy He Liu is really able to adapt to the wind! No wonder he can stand for three dynasties without falling."

Emperor Wanli said: "Heh, He Liu is really cunning. His memorial is not an open one, but a secret one. The Ming Dynasty has a system, and the emperor is not allowed to disclose the secret papers given to the emperor by his ministers. He Liu wants to be the emperor. Cousin, I want to set up an archway! I want to show my loyalty to me, but I don’t want to get a bad reputation of betraying friends and alliances!"

Zhang Jing hurriedly knelt down: "Report to the emperor, He Liuju has ulterior motives. You must not use such vicious and treacherous people."

Emperor Wanli said noncommittally: "Oh? Is that so?"

Zhang Jing continued: "Your Majesty, He Liu and Feng Bao are both Zhang Juzheng's best friends. If the Emperor wants to liquidate Zhang Juzheng and gain authority in front of the courtiers, he cannot keep these two people!"

Emperor Wanli did not respond.He stood up and walked outside the palace gate.Suddenly, he turned his head and said to Zhang Jing: "How did Zhang Siwei do things? He Liu was the first to get into Zhang Juzheng's book! Didn't he claim to have hundreds of officials and thousands of party members under his command? Hurry up!" Let those people do things that make people worse?"

Zhang Jing hurriedly kowtowed: "Yes, Your Majesty. This servant is going to urge Zhang Shoufu."

The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the tenth year of Wanli.Yang Sizhi, the imperial censor of Shaanxi Province, made a statement and participated in Zhang Juzheng's fourteen major crimes before his death.One stone stirs up a thousand waves!Immediately afterwards, more than 20 officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Branch Corridor came forward to participate in Zhang Juzheng's greed, abuse of power, and deception of the emperor during his lifetime.

In the winter of the tenth year of Wanli, the vigorous "reversal incident" finally officially kicked off.

Jinyiwei, Beizhen Fusi.

Feng Bao rushed into the Fushi's room in Beizhen angrily.

He Shizhong got up and asked, "Uncle Feng, why are you here?"

Feng Bao sneered: "Yang Sizhi, the censor of the Shaanxi Province, led more than [-] officials to submit to Mr. Zhang. Heh, I heard that the name of Yang Sizhi means knowing benevolence, knowing propriety, knowing righteousness, and knowing trustworthiness. Sizhi also. It’s a pity that he doesn’t know how to die! Shizhong, you, the Fushi of Beizhen, is a student of Mr. Zhang! You should take the initiative to protect the teacher’s reputation! Together, arrest all those officials who slandered Mr. Zhang!"

He Shizhong was stunned.

Feng Bao was a little anxious: "Shizhong, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and summon the warriors from Beizhen Fusi! The [-]th officer of the East Factory is already waiting outside the Jinyiwei yamen!"

He Shizhong showed embarrassment: "Uncle Feng, my father gave me an order. In the last three days, I must not tamper with any soldier in Jinyiwei."

Feng Bao was dumbfounded: "What? Could it be that someone slandered Mr. Zhang, and your father didn't care?"

He Shizhong said: "Uncle Feng, you also know that although I am nominally Jin Yiwei's North Town Fushi, but Jin Yiwei's Paoze brothers only listen to my father's orders. He said that Jin Yiwei should not act rashly, brothers should not act rashly. "

Feng Bao sneered: "Heh, without Butcher He, do I have to eat pigs with hair in my palm seal? It doesn't matter if you Jinyiwei don't care about this matter! Our Dongchang will handle this matter alone!"

After speaking, Feng Bao got up and left.In the capital city, there were all kinds of slaves in Dongchang all of a sudden!Feng Bao not only arrested more than 20 officials who participated in Zhang Juzheng, but also hundreds of family members of officials!
When these people are in the hands of Dongchang, can they still have good fruit to eat?Feng Bao ordered them to be punished with court sticks.One day, seven or eight officials were killed with sticks.

Yongshou Palace.

Zhang Jing hurried into the hall.He bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Feng Bao arrested more than 20 officials including Yang Sizhi. In the East Factory, they were severely punished. Those officials are all literati who have no power to restrain chickens. This is only one day. So four of the Imperial Censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and three of the Six Divisions were killed.”

Emperor Wanli let out an "oh", and continued to immerse himself in reviewing the memorial, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.

Zhang Jing reminded Emperor Wanli: "Your Majesty, if things go on like this, those officials who originally planned to join Zhang Juzheng will disperse because they are afraid of Feng Bao's power!"

Emperor Wanli raised his head: "Oh, you underestimate the power of officials. These people are like dog skin plaster. Since they have already stuck to the dead Zhang Juzheng, they will not let go easily. Now, I am doing it for them Save something."

Zhang Jing asked: "The servants are stupid, I don't know what the emperor is saving for them?"

Emperor Wanli uttered one word: "Rage!"

Zhang Jing looked at Emperor Wanli in a daze.

Emperor Wanli explained: "Dongchang killed seven speech officials, and the rabbit died and the fox was sad. The other speech officials in the court will definitely hate Feng Bao to death! Hatred will turn into anger again! When the speech officials' anger rolls like waves , Feng Bao’s death is coming! When the time comes, officials will swarm up and attack Feng Bao. I will issue an order to severely punish Feng Bao. In this way, all officials in the court will understand that whoever defends Zhang Juzheng will end badly !Even if the eunuch defending Zhang Juzheng, the chief inspector of ceremonies, will only get himself burned!"

Zhang Jing stretched out his thumb: "High, the emperor is really tall!"

Emperor Wanli smiled contemptuously and asked, "By the way, did Jin Yiwei participate in the arrest?"

Zhang Jing shook his head: "That's not true. He Liuyan ordered all the warriors of Jinyiwei to stand by in the guard and not to move without authorization."

Emperor Wanli closed a memorial and laughed: "Heh, He Liu is really a cunning old man. Forget it, he is the first one to participate in Zhang Juzheng. Although it is a secret book, the secret book is also a book. It's time to see you He is gone. Let him come to Yongshou Palace at noon today."

In the afternoon, He Liu entered the Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Wanli asked: "He Liu. When Mr. Zhang was alive, he regarded you as a confidant. If you go to the secret book and join him, is it considered a betrayal of friends and alliances?"

He Liu remained silent.

Emperor Wanli threw the memorial in front of He Liu: "Pick it up."

He Liu took the order and picked up the memorial.

Emperor Wanli smiled and said: "This memorial is not your handwriting. It is Mr. Zhang's. This should be a way out for you before Mr. Zhang died, right?"

He Liu kowtowed and said, "I dare not lie to the emperor, yes."

Emperor Wanli said half-sarcastically: "You are very straightforward, and you didn't deny it. That's right, you are from a family of inspectors in Jinyiwei. You are good at identifying antique calligraphy and paintings, and naturally you are even better at identifying handwriting. Of course you know that this book belongs to Mr. Zhang Handwriting. If you want to hide it from me, you will definitely not present Mr. Zhang’s original copy. It won’t take you a few moments to copy a copy by yourself.”

He Liu kowtowed: "The emperor is wise."

Emperor Wanli asked: "Tell me, why did Mr. Zhang leave you this way?"

He Liu violated the etiquette, raised his head, and looked directly into Emperor Wanli's eyes: "Because, this minister is a sharp dagger left by Mr. Zhang to the emperor!"

Emperor Wanli became interested: "Why did Mr. Zhang leave me a dagger? I am an enlightened king. From now on, when I use swords, I also use the Tianzi Sword, which represents the bright and righteous way. I will never use heretical daggers."

He Liulang said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, there are some things that the Tianzi Sword, which represents the bright and righteous way, cannot do! Only the dagger hidden in the sleeve can do it."

(End of this chapter)