In the end, the officials discussed for a while in the Wuying Palace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing, Pan Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zeng Xingwu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, as well as Liu Yiru, Hong Mingqi and other officials went to the right gate of Chang'an to persuade the scholars to retire, leaving only Zhang Siwei and Feng Bao to serve.

Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing, led a group of officials, and climbed the tower of the right gate of Chang'an.

After ascending the city tower, Zhang Juzheng saw at a glance the thousands of scholars kneeling by the Jinshui River, and his face changed: "What kind of system is this?" ”

When the officials saw this scene, they couldn't help but hang their heads together, and said in their hearts that this was over, and the prime minister was angry.

Zhang Juzheng is the first minister of power in the Ming Dynasty, the first emperor's care, the queen mother entrusted the world, when he saw him today, he should also respectfully call Mr. Zhang, like a mouse seeing a cat in awe. The rest of the court's important ministers didn't even dare to say a few more words to him, seeing him tremble.

Such a coercive figure, but the following students did not take him seriously, openly provoked his majesty in front of the palace gate, and wanted to abolish the law he made back then, how could Zhang Juzheng bear it.

All the officials were shocked, and bowed down together and said, "Yuan Fu is angry." ”

"These scholars, I will persuade them to quit."

Everyone pushed for a while, and finally Pan Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked to the front of the city tower alone and said: "Students, I am Pan Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, your majesty has already seen your lawsuit, and the things that have been played have been asked by the officials of the department, and I will give you an explanation when the time comes." It's not too early, so you go out first, and don't block this door and disturb the holy driver. ”

Pan Sheng used it as a procrastination trick in the officialdom, but all the scholars gathered here, how could they listen to Pan Sheng's words and disperse.

Qu Hengjiang hugged his fists and said: "Uncle Zong, I have already made it clear on the paper that I am here, if we do not release Lu Wanjia and other sixteen scholars imprisoned in the Criminal Department today, and the court allows the people to teach Yongjia's learning, we will not leave." ”

Pan Sheng was so angry when he heard this, the officials on the city tower shook their heads again and again.

These scholars are so ignorant that they don't even give face to the scholars of the dignified ceremonial department.

Pan Sheng held back his breath and said: "There are laws in the imperial court, and there are regulations for the affairs of the yamen. The imperial decree is not something you bargain for, even if the saint nods, it is not for you to do it. ”

A scholar beside Qu Hengjiang said loudly: "Since this is the case, then let's wait, and if the court comes up with a charter, we will leave when we want." Otherwise, we'll keep kneeling here and won't leave! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the scholars said loudly: "Don't go!" ”

"Don't go!"

Pan Sheng was so angry that he couldn't say to Zhang Juzheng: "These students really don't know the height of the sky, and they don't know where to read the sage books." Please forgive me for not being able to do anything. “

After Pan Sheng, several officials went up to the city tower to persuade the scholars, but they were all ineffective, but several people were attacked by the scholars and refuted back.

"Crazy!"

"Presumptuous!"

"How did I get to this point?"

The officials on the city tower reprimanded one after another, but they were helpless and spread their hands.

The more this is the case, the more gloomy Zhang Ju's face becomes.

"What else do you have?" Zhang Juzheng asked.

All the officials looked at each other, and under Zhang Juzheng's forced gaze, they all lowered their heads.

"The lower officials are incompetent!"

"Xia Guan has done his best."

Is there really no way to take these scholars? The officials asked from the bottom of their hearts.

At this moment, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department Zeng said: "Yuanfu, this matter started because the officials of the Criminal Department went to the Guozi Prison to arrest the prisoners. As long as they can be persuaded to leave, they can be reaped. ”

The ability to be an official lies in the key to grasping problems.

Don't look at Zeng Xingwu was defeated by Lin Yanchao during the feast, but at this time, one sentence let everyone see Zeng Shangshu's ability, and none of the ministers in high positions are general.

Zhang Juzheng nodded, looked back left and right and asked, "Where is Zhou Ziyi, the priest of the country?" ”

As soon as Zhang Juzheng's voice fell, he heard a person: "This official is already here." ”

Everyone looked, but saw that Zhou Ziyi, who was sacrificial wine, hurriedly climbed the city tower, obviously just arrived.

Zhou Ziyi was already old, and after hearing that the Guozi Prison was making trouble, he also hurried over, and climbed the city tower step by step regardless of his old body.

Zhou Ziyi's forehead was covered with sweat, and he walked up to Zhang Juzheng and said: "Yuanfu, this official has no way to discipline him, so that Guozijian has such a big thing, so that he disturbs the holy driver." This official is willing to take all the responsibility, and I also ask Gensuke not to blame the students, they are all ignorant children. ”

All the officials were moved when they saw Zhou Ziyi like this, and they took the fault of the students on themselves, and took all the responsibilities alone.

But Zhang Ju was in a fit of rage: "The cabinet department doesn't ask anything else at the moment, just ask if Zhou Saijiu can persuade these students to quit?" ”

Zhou Ziyi waved to Zhang Juzheng and said, "This official is willing to try his best." ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded slowly.

So Zhou Ziyi walked to the city tower.

Below, Qu Hengjiang and the other scholars couldn't help but exclaim when they saw Zhou Ziyi appear in front of the city tower.

"Sacrificial wine!"

"Sacrificial wine!"

The prisoners and prisoners below got up and bowed down again, saying, "The students have seen the sacrificial wine. ”

Zhou Ziyi stood on the city tower, glanced at the city and said angrily: "What are you doing here? Gather a crowd to coerce the imperial court? How can you, who are also well-read sages, do such a thing without a father? ”

Zhou Ziyi reprimanded like this, the students below were all aggrieved, when the Criminal Department came to Guozijian to arrest people, Zhou Ziyi didn't ask, and now when I protest to the imperial court, you came to question us. In fact, the students thought so, but they blamed Zhou Ziyi wrongly. When the Criminal Department came to Guozi Prison to arrest people, Zhou Ziyi did not know about it, otherwise he would have flatly refused. If Zhou Ziyi refuses, there will be no matter of the later scholars knocking on the throne today.

However, Zhou Ziyi reprimanded him, and Qu Hengjiang and other prisoners, who were the main force of the defense, did not dare to speak. After all, his countryman supervised the sacrificial wine, and the scholar dared to knock on the que to make trouble, ignoring the majesty of the imperial power, but he did not dare to disobey the teacher.

When the officials on the city tower saw Zhou Saijiu's words, the scholars below were speechless all of a sudden, and they were all overjoyed: If it really is necessary for Zhou Saijiu to go out in the end, as long as people like Guozi Prison and Prison Supervisor do not make a big fuss, then the others will also disperse.

Zhou Ziyi said with a straight face: "Although the Son of Heaven is young, he is an unprecedented virtuous monarch in ancient and modern times, how can the Son of Heaven not know your grievances." But the court has its own rules and regulations, and if you give such advice, it will not only be useless, but also damage the good name of the Son of Heaven. Whoever is in charge of our sons and prisoners shall disperse quickly, and shall not remain in the city any longer. ”

Zhou Ziyi said a few words, and the scholars below were in a commotion.

The teacher's life is like a mountain!

Qu Hengjiang and the others did not dare to refute, and the Guozi prisoners present had already retreated after listening to Zhou Ziyi's words.

At this time, a scholar stood up, and he spoke: "Zhou Saijiu's words are wrong. ”

Everyone was amazed, who was so bold to refute Zhou Ziyi in public.

"You don't seem to be a prisoner, what's wrong with this official's words, you might as well say it?"

The scholar said: "Zhou Saijiu has never witnessed the matter of the Criminal Department sending people to take Lu Wanjia and other scholars, but the students have seen it with their own eyes. At that time, we were only discussing the doctrine of scripture, but the people of the criminal department did not ask the reason, and slandered us for talking about the government in the name of scripture, and even said that Yongjia scripture is the work of words, and the work of words and deeds is the politics of words, and there is no word for the crime that this true desire adds. Then they took people in front of me, stripped me of my clothes, and beat my classmates. It was appalling, but the students still remember it vividly. ”

"The students heard that the ancient Ming Jun was a pro-virtuous minister and far from the villain. At present, there are villains who blind the eyes and ears and block the way of speech, and we will knock on the advice, but we will give the public opinion to the saint. The saint's alienation of the villain will only make the people of the world praise, but the villain is in power and let it go, which is really detrimental to the wisdom of the Son of Heaven. ”

What this scholar said was reasonable, and it ignited the emotions of all the scholars at once.

Some people couldn't help but cry when they thought of the humiliation, while others protested loudly and indignantly.

On the contrary, all the officials in the city tower were silent for a while.

Yan Yongjia scriptures are words and deeds, and words and deeds are words and politics? This kind of reason is really indebted to these people in the Criminal Department who made it up, and in public, we are all ashamed of you.

The worst thing is that you still dare to beat the soldiers, who gave you the courage?

This is comparable to stabbing a hornet's nest, in ancient times, it was a doctor who could not be punished, and the Ming Dynasty was a scholar who could not be punished with meritorious reputation. After the students have to be deprived of their fame, the government will dare to use torture, even if you are the criminal department, you can't mess around like this.

No wonder today's scholars dare to rebel and make trouble, it turns out that the source is here.

Liu Yiru, the waiter of the Criminal Department, couldn't wait to strangle Hong Mingqi on the spot, he was really stupid, he was so stupid to take the blame for such a person.

Hong Ming could feel the anger of nearby officials. Who is this scholar, who is doing bad things to me, seeing that his words are clear and coherent, he is by no means a nobody.

Hong Mingqi quibbled at this moment: "There is no basis for this statement? This is frame-up! ”

Zhou Ziyi was silent for a moment, and then asked the scholar: "If it is really as you say, the old man will impeach this person with this black veil, but you said you saw it with your own eyes?" How do you know if you're talking nonsense? ”

The other party waved Zhou Ziyi and said: "Guo Zhengyu, the son of Xia Mansion in Xiajiang, was arrested and put in the prison of the Criminal Department that day along with Lu Wanjia and other scholars. and was beaten together with the next and imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and there is also a Zhou sacrifice wine for your disciples. Therefore, I dare to vouch for my fame, and my words are true. ”

Guo Zhengyu was released soon after being arrested in the Criminal Department because he did not participate in the attack on Hong Mingqi's official sedan chair, but he also saw the scene of Lu Wanjia being tortured.

Many scholars below said loudly: "Sacrificial wine, we were also arrested that day, and we guarantee what Guo Xiaolian said, without a word." ”

Seeing that so many scholars agreed, then most of this matter could not be wrong.

All the officials on the city tower looked at Hong Mingqi, and they all showed a look of disgust on their faces.

You are looking for death by yourself, don't drag me and wait.

Zhou Ziyi seemed to have aged a few years in an instant, and when he was in the Wenhua Palace, the righteousness he held all his life was refuted by Lin Yanchao, which did not make him so depressed. Especially when he heard that his students were tortured by the criminal department.

Zhou Ziyi sighed, then turned his head to Zhang Juzheng and said: "Yuanfu, please forgive the lower officials for being powerless, the lower officials will first impeach Liu Shilang of the Criminal Department, and then ask the Son of Heaven to resign." ”

You!

Liu Yiru was impeached by Zhou Ziyi's words, and he was impeached by Zhou Ziyi and other important ministers of the court, even if he was the backbone of the Zhang Party, he couldn't bear it.

But except for Liu Yiru, all the officials said in their hearts, Zhou Ziyi said this, that is, they just don't want to work.

An official said: "If you don't come forward, how can we convince these scholars." ”

"Yes, please try Zhou Saijiu again, at least persuade the scholars to quit first."

Zhou Xijiu shook his head and said: "I am unreasonable in my heart, how can I say reason in my mouth to persuade the scholars, and forcibly say it, but it is just pretentious, I can't do it, the lower officials implore Yuan Fu to release Lu Wanjia and other scholars imprisoned in the Criminal Department first, otherwise these scholars will not disperse." ”

Listening to Zhou Saijiu's words, the officials thought that this was probably the only way.

Zhang Juzheng replied categorically: "No." ”

I didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to refuse so simply.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes swept over the officials, and he said sharply: "The law can only come from the temple, how can it come from the scholar's petition." They dare to wrap themselves in the crowd and knock on them, no matter how big the reason is, the cabinet will not agree! ”

After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, the officials of the Zhang Party said one after another.

Yuanfu's words are true and reasonable. The scholar knocked on the que, called revenge, but it was actually a discussion of politics and interfered with the decision-making of the imperial court. ”

"If you say that you are wronged, who has no grievances, if you have some grievances, you will be surrounded by the public and coerce the court, and in the long run, the country will not be a country."

"If the scholars are forced to knock on them today, agree to them, and let them go, then tomorrow they will have to look at Shu and ask for the lifting of the law banning academies and lectures, and the day after tomorrow they will ask the court to abolish a whip law, clear the acres of fields, and then the day after tomorrow the court can abolish the law."

Zhang Juzheng's decision was the final decision, and all the officials who had just planned to compromise with Shizi immediately gave up this idea.

Zhou Ziyi listened to Zhang Juzheng's words, and his face changed drastically: "The majesty of the elder pavilion, the lower officials really saw it today." ”

Even Zhou Ziyi and Zhang Juzheng tore their faces.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yiru and Hong Mingqi were secretly happy in their hearts, and this person was not to be afraid.

But other officials thought that Zhou Ziyi was 'on strike', and who else in the court could dissuade these scholars at the moment?

The officials were helpless.

An official said privately: "Yuanfu, there are many scholars in the capital who respond to this matter, if it is delayed any longer, then there will be more and more students making trouble in front of Chang'an." ”

Another official said: "If this continues, how can the face of the court remain?" ”

"If it goes on like this, the situation is unimaginable!"

"Who can turn the tide here at this moment?"

"Yes, among the hundred officials, who can support the building to fall?"

"I'm afraid there really isn't one!"

On the tower of the city, all the officials were like ants on a hot pot.

At this time, an official under the steps stepped forward and said to Zhang Juzheng: "Elder Qiqi Pavilion, Lin Yanchao in the left middle of the Zhan Mansion is asking to see him under the city tower. ”

When the officials heard this, they said, "Okay, it's really a good show on the upper floor of this city, and all the people involved have gathered at once."

When Zhang Juzheng heard Lin Yanchao's name, he didn't have a good face, and said: "Pass!" ”

ps: Thank you for your concern, people are fine, hehe. (To be continued.) )