This impeachment note lists the 10 deadly sins of the solemn and solemn suppression of Fang Dunru.

“…… Crime 1: Yan Fang and the others despised the laws of the court and were arrogant and rude. When Yan Zhengsu was the deputy prime minister, he judged things by likes and dislikes, and did not act according to the decrees of the imperial court. Fang Dunru is a Zhongcheng in the imperial history, and the trial is based on rumors, and the law is like an empty letter......"

"The second crime: solemn and solemn, respectful and ambitious. The emperor repeatedly summoned the two to Beijing as officials, but they could not resign. Until the Holy Authority was appointed to an important position, he was willing to enter Beijing to serve the imperial court. It can be seen from this that Yan Fang and the others have a sense of authoritarianism, not to serve the court, but for their own selfish interests......"

"Sin 3: Yan Fang and the others disrespected the saint and violated the courtesy of the monarch and the minister. Yan Fang and the two of them asked to sit at the table every time they performed a pair of saints, wanting to sit on an equal footing with the saints. Every word of the saint does not agree with the two people, he will defend disrespectfully and collide with anger. These two people have no respect for the saint in their hearts, and they are rebels. ”

"The fourth crime: Yan Fang and the two of them are stubborn and self-serving, and they don't accept people's words. It's a great achievement, and the blame is shirked. A number of officials who worked with the two testified to the incident. The two of them acted arbitrarily in the yamen where they were located, and regarded the opinions of the other subordinate officials as nothing. All merits are attributed to oneself, and all faults are attributed to others. ……”

"The fifth crime: appointing private individuals, the party is the same as the other. Yan Fang and the others took the virtue and foolishness as the standard, and their personal selfishness was the basis. Whoever agrees with the change of the law is entrusted with the task, regardless of his talents. Anyone who puts forward opinions on the change of the law will be denounced and slandered. The people who gathered the two of them all sang praises for their merits and sycophancy. Externally, they do everything they can to slander and reprimand. If this continues, I am afraid that it will gradually become a trend of friends, which will be a big trouble for the imperial court. ”

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"The ninth crime, Yan Fang and the two of them arbitrarily abused the power and destroyed the Great Zhou system. The Great Zhou Dynasty was established as a system, with two governments and three divisions as the system, which has been followed for 160 years and has become customized. However, Yan Fang set up the Yamen of the Regulations Department to seize the power of the three departments and two governments, which was called Xiaozhongshu by the people of the time, which was arbitrary and arbitrary, causing chaos in the government, overlapping powers, and complaints from officials up and down. Disrupting the imperial court system is a move to disrupt the dynasty. ”

"His sin ten. Yan Fang and the others took advantage of the trust of the saint, confusing the saint with clever words, reporting good news and covering up the consequences of the change, and deceiving the king. These two are traitors of the court, and the people and gods are angry, and they cannot be forgiven......"

This dashing "Ten Sins" attacked Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru from almost all aspects. From character to behavior, all aspects carried out fierce attacks on Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. If all these ten sins are established, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru will have their ten heads cut off cleanly. Especially those crimes such as 'bullying the monarch', 'dictatorship', 'sabotage of the Great Zhou Dynasty's customization', and 'weaving friends' with fierce rhetoric, each of which is enough to kill several heads and exterminate several clans. Wu Chunlai and others used this most intense artillery fire to attack Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru.

It is worth noting that none of the targets of these 10 crimes are the new law itself, and there is almost nothing to be done with the content of the regulations of the two new laws promulgated, and the attacks are all on the conduct and character of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. This is also the cleverness of Wu Chunlai and others. They knew that the emperor was in favor of the new law, and the new law was decided by the emperor's holy ruling. If the content of the new laws and regulations is attacked, it will make the emperor unhappy and even disgusted. Rather than this, it is better to attack people than to attack the angle of the new law, and it is also a way to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle. If the person who changed the law falls, the new law will naturally be finished.

Everyone understands that Wu Chunlai does not represent himself. This ferocious attack by Wu Chunlai represents that Lu Xiang, who has been silent and restrained since the change of law, has finally come forward. Since the beginning of last year's law change, many officials have been speculating about Lu Xiang's attitude and are looking forward to Lu Xiang's appearance. They thought that Lu Zhongtian would trample Yan Fang and the others in the mud at the beginning of the change, so that this matter could not be carried out.

However, Lu Zhongtian has remained silent. There was a commotion in the court, and when Guo Chong asked him for his opinion, he was only vague, which was completely different from his previous tough style. Many officials were disappointed.

Even when Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru established the Regulations Department and became a single institution in charge of the military, government, and finance, Lu Zhongtian still did not come out to speak much, but simply expressed some concerns, but it was not too intense. This makes people believe that Lu Xiangrui is not there, and I am afraid that he will no longer be able to fight against them.

Under such circumstances, many speculators chose to move closer to Yan and the others, wanting to enter the law-changing institutions to speculate. What is the wall grass, what is the wind to make the rudder, for a period of time, by these people vividly interpreted.

But now, Lu Xiang has finally made a move. If he doesn't make a move, he will make a move, and as soon as he makes a move, he will be impeached for the ten deadly sins led by Wu Chunlai, and he will swoop over like a stormy wave. It is necessary to completely ennuce Yan Fang and the others. This momentum is exactly the momentum of today's Prime Minister Lu Zhongtian, and it is also his consistent style. Whoever he wants to do will be beaten to death with a stick, and he will never be able to turn over. Many officials have only now understood that Lu Xiang's previous silence was not connivance, but to accumulate strength to collect evidence of crimes and then prepare for today.

These ten sins are so serious that anyone who puts them on their heads will be alarmed. However, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, who had been impeached, seemed to know that this would happen, and they still kept their composure. Although people also saw a trace of panic and nervousness in their eyes, they did not show too much panic in their behavior.

In the Manchu Dynasty, the civil and military were waiting for the emperor's decision, waiting for further progress in this matter. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru jointly wrote an article, which was not submitted to the emperor or to Yousi, but was written on a huge piece of white paper and posted between the pillars at the entrance of the main hall of the Chongzheng Palace.

The title of this article is "Answering the Ten Sins and the Impeachment of the Officials." The article is only a few hundred words, but it is concise and concise. The article goes through the principled stance and mental journey of Yan Fang's two people. Quoting scriptures, through the present and the ancient, the literature is brilliant. This is the handwriting of Fang Dunru, as a great Confucian in the world, a person who writes about books, his article skills are the best in the Great Zhou.

There is a passage in this article that reads: "The arguments of the Confucianists are especially in the name, the name is clear, and the reason of the world is justified." Nowadays, everyone really sees the teaching, thinking that they have invaded officials, caused trouble, extorted profits, and refused to admonish, so that the world is resentful. The two of us thought that they were ordered by the master, and they discussed the law and cultivated it in the imperial court, so that they could be granted to the division, not to invade the officials; The government of the first king, to promote the good and eliminate the bad, not to make a living; Manage money for the world, not for profit; To ward off heresies, it is difficult for people to refuse, not to refuse advice. As for the number of grievances, it is well known. People are accustomed to being reluctant and not a day, scholars and doctors are mostly unsympathetic to state affairs, and the same customs flatter themselves to the public for good, and the upper is to change this, and we are not able to measure the enemy's outnumbered, and want to help the superior to resist it, so what can the public not be turbulent? The relocation of Pangeng, the people who complained, were not just special court scholars. Pan Geng does not change his degree for the complainer, and then moves, but he does not see it. If the two of us are reproached for not being able to help the people for a long time, then we will be convicted; If we say that today we should do nothing and keep what we have done before, then we dare not know. ”

The general meaning of this passage is that what we are arguing about is generally a dispute between name and fact. Some positions are different, so the conclusions are different. You accuse us of violating the powers of officials, causing trouble, amassing money and competing with the people for profit, and refusing to accept opposing opinions, thus attracting resentment and slander from all over the world. We believe that following the emperor's will, openly discussing and amending the legal system in the court, and instructing the officials of the relevant departments to implement it, is not an infringement of official power; To imitate the wise politics of the previous emperor and use it to do good things and eliminate evils is not to cause trouble; Sorting out the country's finances is not a search for money; Attacking absurd remarks and blaming traitors is not a refusal to listen to opinions. As for the fact that there is so much resentment and slander, it is long foreseen that it will be like this. It is no longer a matter of a day or two that people are accustomed to stealing peace, and most of the scholars and doctors do not care about state affairs and go along with worldly views in order to please everyone. But the emperor wants to change this situation, and we don't think about how many people oppose it, and we are willing to do our best to help the emperor come up against them, so how can the many opponents not be aggressive against us? When the Shang king Pangeng moved the capital, even the people complained, not only the scholars in the court. Pan Geng did not change his plan because some people complained about the opposition, because the move was a well-considered action, and it was the right thing to do, and there was no reason to repent of it. If you reproach us for not being able to help the emperor do great things and bring about the general favor of the people, then we are willing to admit our mistakes; If you tell us that we should do nothing now, just stick to the old rules, then we are not what we dare to learn.

Although the article is not long and the rhetoric is not intense, it reveals the edge in the euphemism. refuting all the accusations against the new law and Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru one by one, the whole article is filled with a kind of self-immovable, untouchable and worthy of the heart and the court. Compared with the previous "Ten Sins" by Wu Chunlai and others, it can be said that the verdict is high, and the bearing is very different.

Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru did not defend themselves in the form of a letter to the emperor Guo Chong, they knew that the pressure on the emperor must be extremely great now. The "Ten Sins" was impeached by Lu Zhongtian sitting in the rear, and Wu Chunlai and dozens of other officials were charged, and Guo Chong had to consider its weight. If you go-for-tat at this time, and you also write a recital to refute and refute, the pressure on the emperor will be greater, and it will be more difficult to choose.

Rather than this, it is better not to put pressure on the emperor, to persuade and explain to the ministers in this form, and to let some officials understand what the two of them are doing, what they are thinking, and whether it is really as unbearable as stated in "Ten Sins". This euphemism may have a surprising effect.

Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru also knew in their hearts that this time was the key among the keys, and if they couldn't resist this attack, the new law might not be able to be implemented. At this time, the most important thing is not these opposing officials, but whether the emperor can withstand the pressure and whether he can truly understand the intentions of the two of them. Therefore, this article is ostensibly written for these officials, but it is actually written for Guo Chong. They hope that Guo Chong will not be suspicious and unwavering, and the emperor's support is the guarantee for the promotion of the new law.

The article by Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru had a very good effect, although it was torn down and disappeared the day after it was posted, the content of the article had already been copied by the chamberlain and sent to Guo Chong for his attention. Guo Chong read it carefully, thought for a long time, and finally made a final decision on the morning of February 23.

Guo Chong's method is to play 50 boards each. First of all, in front of the ministers, Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu reprimanded, severely reprimanded some of their previous words and deeds, and gave a small punishment. However, on the issue of the new law, Guo Chong clearly told his ministers that the "Employment Law" must be enforced, that the loyalty of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru cannot be doubted, and that the purpose of the new law to enrich the country and strengthen the army cannot be questioned. As for those major crimes, Guo Chong ignored them. Regarding Wu Chunlai and others, who were impeached, Guo Chong affirmed their loyalty, but also told them that they had a misunderstanding of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. Both sides should resolve misunderstandings, build trust, and do more things that are beneficial to the imperial court.

Guo Chong's approach is actually equivalent to strengthening Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, and he did not give an explanation of the ten deadly sins mentioned in the impeachment, so he lightly carried the impeachment of these ten cardinal s. This practice clearly shows that it does not approve of the impeachment of "Ten Sins". In other words, it is a strong support for Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty naturally saw this, and originally expected that this storm would bring down Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, or at least pay some heavy price. However, it backfired, and the emperor ignored it at all.

The disappointment of the officials was beyond words, and the Holy Lord strongly supported the two of them, and it seemed that the "Employment Law" would definitely be implemented. After this battle, who else can shake Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru? I don't know what moths they're going to come up with. The officials' expectations for Lu Zhongtian were also disappointed, and Lu Xiang seemed to be really unsuccessful. The saint's attitude towards Lu Xiang was far less than his trust in Yan Fang and the others. Maybe not long after, Lu Xiang will step down, and Yan Fang and the others will officially become the figures who monopolize power.

But just three days later, officials had a different view. Three days later, Guo Chong issued two decrees. The first decree is on the adjustment of the functions and powers of the Yamen of the Department of Regulations, although the Department of Regulations still has arbitrary power over the reform of the new law, but in other matters involving the military, government, and financial powers, it must obtain the consent of the Council and the Privy Council. The three parties should act in harmony and should not act in isolation from each other. The government hall and the Privy Council should provide convenient assistance and set up special personnel to contact and coordinate between the three yamen.

The second decree is an ordaining decree. Wu Chunlai, the head of the household department of the political affairs hall, took over the position of deputy minister Qian of Zhishi and officially became one of the three deputy ministers of the political affairs hall.

These two holy decrees suddenly made everyone realize the unusual meaning. Although the adjustment of the functions and powers of the Yamen of the Regulations Department is not large, it shows that the emperor has sometimes reached the point where the power of the Regulations Department is too large, resulting in the confusion of the functions and powers of the imperial court and the Yamen. This adjustment is an adjustment of the scope of power of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru.

In the past, all matters related to the new law, whether it was military, political, financial, or other matters, could be decided and deployed by the Regulation Department, without going through the two governments and three departments. Nominally, it is necessary to get the permission of the saint, but the emperor does not care about specific affairs, so naturally Yan Fang and the two have the final say. Not now, there are some things that they have to get the approval of the two governments, or they have to inform them before they can do it. This small change is actually significant.

And Wu Chun's visit to the prime minister, although it has long been rumored, is not surprising. But the timing of the choice is intriguing. This is only a few days after Wu Chunlai led the impeachment of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru for ten cardinal crimes, and it is difficult not to think that this kind of appointment is a kind of commendation for Wu Chunlai. It's like he was impeached, so he was worshipped.

According to common sense, if the evidence is not conclusive, the impeachment of another person will not succeed. Then the person who wrote the impeachment is at fault. Just like the plaintiff and the defendant, the defendant is not guilty, and the plaintiff must be falsely accused, and must be guilty. But now that the plaintiff is not guilty, but the defendant has also been promoted and made a fortune, isn't it intriguing?

People with a sensitive sense of smell immediately smell it. Lu Xiangke has not fallen, his influence has always been there, otherwise the emperor would not have been so balanced and used these two holy decrees to appease Lu Xiang. The emperor does not seem to have unreserved trust and support for Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru in all directions. This storm did not leave traces in the emperor's heart.

All in all, things are not as simple as they seem. It also seems far from over.

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Lin Jue only learned the news of Du Wei's resignation and departure from the capital on the fourth day of February, and it was already two days after Du Wei's departure. Lin Jue was very embarrassed, after just over half a year of contact, Lin Jue gradually had a sense of pity for Du Wei. From having some opinions about him at the beginning, to having similar opinions in the Ordinance Department later, and making bold suggestions and deeds together, Lin Jue felt that he and Du Wei gradually had a feeling of irreversible friendship.

Although the frequency of interaction between the two people is not high, there is almost no intersection on weekdays except for the identity of colleagues in the public housing of the Ordinance Division. But it was a gentleman's friendship that was as light as water. Neither of them disturbed each other's lives, and Lin Jue didn't even know where Du Weiji's family lived and who was in the family. It is only because of the discussion and controversy in the formulation of the new law and regulations that Lin Jue and Du Weijian have communicated and collided with each other, and trusted and understood each other.

In Lin Jue's view, Du Weijian is insightful, and Du Weijian also has the same view of his own views on the new laws and regulations. And he came to a conclusion based on the lessons that had happened in history, and Du Weijian was completely because of his own thinking, and Lin Jue was already sighing to himself at this point.

Du Weijian is also a person with backbone, he is not like many officials Lin Jue has seen, who only knows how to flatter. In terms of principle, he dared to stand with himself on the opposite side of Yan Zhengsu and Mr. Fang, and argued several times, which was his attitude towards doing things. It takes a great deal of courage.

Du Weijian is also a person with ideals. In these years, when materialism is rampant and everyone is greedy for pleasure and comfort, people like Du Weijian are rare. He came to the Ordinance Division on his own initiative, because he had the ideal of serving Da Zhou loyally. In order to help the reform of the new law, he gave up his official position in the Privy Council and took the initiative to ask for help. Unlike some other people, he came to the Department of Ordinances with impure motives and came for speculation. His goal is very simple, that is, he hopes to assist the two adults in formulating a new law and contribute to the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the army.

Du Weijian is also a decisive person. Lin Jue didn't think that Du Weijian resigned because of himself. Even if this factor is included, it is only a small part. Lin Jue believes that the reason why Du Weijian resolutely resigned was because he saw clearly that Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's changes were not the kind of changes he wanted. After all kinds of persuasion failed, and the two adults of Yan Fang even used deception to conceal their true purpose, Du Weiji's ideal should have suffered a great blow. He knew that this time the change was far from what he had imagined. So he chose to leave. This move is like Fang Dunru twenty years ago, Fang Dunru was also so idealistic back then, and he was very decisive. When he found that the practices of the imperial court were inconsistent with his own ideas and were powerless to change the status quo, Fang Dunru chose to leave the imperial court and return to Hangzhou to found Songshan Academy.

Lin Jue regretted Du Wei's departure and rushed to the scene, the most lacking of court officials is this kind of person, and this kind of person is unable to gain a foothold in the court. Lin Jue didn't know where Du Wei had gone, otherwise he would have to send someone to retrieve him and have a good talk with him, because Lin Jue was by no means the kind of person who walked away, and Lin Jue hoped that he was not that kind of person. In his memory, he seems to vaguely remember that Du Weijian is a person from Jingdong East Road, maybe he has returned to his hometown. Lin Jue decided to send someone to take a look, if he could find Du Weichuan, Lin Jue planned to write to him to contact him and continue this friendship.

Three days later, Lin Jue's body was basically healed. And the Hanlin Academy also sent a notice, asking Lin Jue to report to the Chongzheng Hall as soon as possible. Although Lin Jue was extremely reluctant to return to that place, he had no choice.