Chapter 888: Good Good Lucky (Central)

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"Yes. Duke Yangming received a court stick, but did not damage his status in people's hearts at all." He nodded silently and said, "Of course, Duke Yangming was not famous for receiving a stick, but Dai Xian, Li Jun, and Li Shimian were originally unknown in history, but are still well-known by people, and have become loyal ministers who have been famous for generations." He said, "But Wang Zhen, Wang Zhi, and Liu Jin, who held the court stick high, were all ruined without exception, especially Wang Zhen and Liu Jin, who had been infamous for thousands of years and were scolded by later generations. When reading the records of ancestors of all generations, the emperor once said that the three late emperors, Yingzong, Xianzong and Wuzong, were not careful and believed in treacherous people, and the court rules were corrupt and the state affairs were like a legend. Did the emperor have never thought that when he made this evaluation, the three late emperors, the white jade flaws, would have largely been thanked by these three?"

"Yes, but why is this?" Wanli said in confusion: "It was clearly the ministers who were wrong first!"

"The Book of Rites says that a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. It is also said that punishment cannot be given to a doctor. The saint's meaning is not that an official can escape punishment if he commits a crime. Instead, it means that when punishing, the demeanor of the scholars and officials should be preserved. When we govern the country with morality, the emperor must keep his dignity. If the officials do not have face, how can he have authority to govern the people? How can his decree be effectively implemented? Therefore, the scholars and officials have minor crimes, and they can be demoted and punished. If there are serious crimes, they can be abolished and punished. However, they must not let the cavalry take off their crowns and robberies and show them to the public, and they should not strip their clothes. He was given a bare buttocks with a stick." Speaking of this, he sighed silently: "Before Zhengde, the person who received a stick in court did not take off his clothes and wrapped it with a thick felt body. In this way, despite the shame, he would still retain a little decentness and would not die. However, after Liu Jin held power, he had to take off his pants and get a stick naked. Under the supervision of the eunuch of Sili, the Jinyiwei, who was like a wolf and a tiger, were shouting numbers while falling on the flesh and blood body with a big ***. The inmate was in a wail and wailed loudly, his head and face hit the ground, his mouth was filled with dust, and his beard was all taken off. The beatings were even more common."

"Under such torture, those with weak constitutions either die or be disabled. Even if they do not die, what are the faces of scholars and officials under such humiliation? Even if they are pardoned in the future, the warriors and soldiers will point at them and say, this was arrested by me, and that was beaten by me. The villain is unscrupulous, and the gentleman acts easily. Therefore, the gentleman thinks about the mountains and forests. When the country encounters changes, he will never find a polite person again!"

Simply put, this means that in this way, the emperor will be the one who is unlucky in the end. If you beat everyone away all your shame, what are you talking about? If a person has no integrity, who will still be loyal to you?

The words of silence can be said to be based on the interests of the emperor, which made Emperor Wanli, who was originally full of resistance, shaken and said: "Then why would the person who received the stick get a good reputation? Isn't it mean that he will lose all his dignity?"

"It is precisely because of the heavy price and decency that people who are loyal and honest and not flattery are not to betray the holy face. Kong said Chengren, Meng said to seek justice. These people are the most devout practitioners and often gain sympathy from public opinion. In addition, they are always proved that they are correct afterwards, which has turned the insulting court sticks into a sign of honor." Sinister stood up and bowed to Wanli and said, "The emperor might as well look at this matter from another perspective... The state governs the world with filial piety, and no matter what, robbing love is a filial piety. If the ministers know this, but are afraid of the emperor's court sticks and no one dares to speak out in a blunt way, that is the real sadness. The country has loyal ministers and the country's blessing, so I want to congratulate the emperor."

"Are those people all loyal ministers, so there are no villains?" The little emperor said with a look of a ugliness: "I'm afraid that some people will regard this danger as a great opportunity to show their integrity and integrity. Even if they die because of this, they can gain a good reputation!"

Chen Jian couldn't help but feel a slap in his heart... How old is this little emperor, his thoughts are too dark. He has experienced the Jiajing Dynasty and watched the court stick. The scene of flesh and blood flying and miserable, I definitely don't want to watch it again for the second time, let alone apply for the court stick on his own initiative. I believe that as long as someone with normal consciousness is no exception.

However, he could not refute the emperor, because except Aimu, the other four people who wrote this letter were all Jinshi after Longqing and had never seen a court stick. So the emperor could say that it was because they didn't know how powerful they were and were obsessed with the ghosts, so they just took this opportunity to warn those who were not upright in their minds.

Thinking of this, he slowly said: "The emperor is wise and wise, and there is indeed such a possibility, but loyal ministers and villains have no way to argue. If all the staffs are scepters at this time, it will not only kill loyal ministers, but also help the villain to seek fame. It is really the worst choice."

"What should I do?" The little emperor completely lost his constitution and said: "I have taken them. If I don't say anything and just let them go, wouldn't it be a detriment to authority?"

"The emperor is very concerned." Silent nodded and praised: "You can order the Ministry of Justice to be detained temporarily, and then order the four members of the Faji Department to be punished according to the "Da Ming Law" after confirming that they are guilty. This will prevent the world from criticizing the emperor, and it will also show that the court and the emperor are united."

The last sentence deeply touched Emperor Wanli, and did not look at the pearl curtain as usual, and then nodded happily and said, "Just follow Yuanfu."

"My emperor is wise!" Silence politely said deeply.

"There is one more thing," the little emperor said again, "The imperial edict for taking away love from Master Zhang has been issued, and I have no chance of taking it back."

"Weichen knows." The silent face froze and he retreated with a sound of response.

After the silence left, the bead curtain separated from both sides, revealing the angry blue face of Empress Dowager Li. She sneered and sarcastically said to the emperor: "Crazy, if you hand over those four people to the Ministry of Justice, they will definitely find a way to release them. If so, it would be better to let them go directly. If you let them go directly, you can still get a good reputation of kindness and give it to the outer court. If you give them a good reputation, you are still a bad person."

Listening to Empress Dowager Li's sarcasm, Wanli felt annoyed, but he did not dare to have an attack with his mother, so he could only hold a fire and said, "Why didn't the mother say it earlier? What's the use of saying it now?"

"Isn't it just to protect your words? "Mr. Li's son was poked at his weakness, and his eyes suddenly turned red: "How many times have I told you? I have to make up my mind and not relax. The Chen surnamed Chen is accustomed to saying sweet words. I was deceived by him back then. Why didn't you learn a lesson when you are here?"

"It's too late to say anything now, so I can only see the result first..." Wanli looked at the sad look of his mother and had to say in a muffled voice: "I'll send someone to Mr. Zhang's house now and hear what he said. Is this OK?"

"This is almost the same..." Empress Dowager Li finally nodded.

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The imperial edict was soon arrived, and four people outside the Meridian Gate were taken back to the imperial prison, and ordered the Department of Justice to choose a date to hear the case as soon as possible... Because Chen Si Xiao was the head of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice avoided it as usual, and the case was handed over to the Censorate and Dali Temple, led by the Right Censor Hai Rui.

Although Haidutang is over 60 years old, its decisive style is getting stronger and stronger. After three days of interrogation... Zhao Yongxian and four others attacked the emperor and Zhang Ge Lao from a gathering of young officials. They drank too much and their minds became hot. With the inspiration of others, they decided to write a letter to speak out without premeditation or instructed by anyone.

Lord Hai, who had ups and downs, was indeed no longer the "Hai Bijia" who only knew how to go straight. He calmly reduced a serious political incident to a group of young people's "misbehavior" and the nature was very different. Not only did he not have to expand the case, but the four of them could also be lenient.

Finally, the handling opinion led by the Censorate was to "for the crime of insulting the words and deeds, the subordinates insulted their superiors, and the salary was fined for half a year, and the external transfer was transferred." The memorial also specifically emphasized that this was a punishment made in comparison with the handling results of Cao Daye and Liu Fenyong in the sixth year of Longqing.

In the sixth year of Longqing, Cao Daye submitted a memorial to accuse Gao Gong of "Top Ten Disloyalty"! Liu Fenyong also made a big splash, criticizing the mulberry and locust. In short, it was even more unpleasant than today's meditation, Aimu and others. After seeing it, Emperor Longqing was naturally extremely angry, and he dictated the decree of "removing the auxiliary ministers and demoting the transfer from other offices!"

Feng Bao was still alive at that time, so he quickly consulted Zhang Juzheng. The latter said that it would not work and that he would deal with it like this. In the future, others would not dare to impeach Gao Gong. So two bold people planned to draft a decree for the emperor. The meaning was not changed significantly, but the key areas were changed, and the intention of repelling Gao Gong was removed and the charge of "spoken words"... That is to say, it was not because of impeachment of Gao Gong, but because what he said was a bit arrogant and the evidence was not solid enough; the demotion was also changed, which was equivalent to the transfer of the same level.

Although this matter is secret, Zhang Juzheng has been so hated over the years. All the secrets of Chen Guzi rotten sesame seeds have been dug out. This matter has become a well-known secret. Now Hai Rui returns to him with his own way, and has his lessons from the past, which is naturally reasonable.

But for Zhang Juzheng, he sprinkled a handful of salt on the wound. Such a tragic matter was just a fine for the salary to be transferred, so that they could go to the local area to enjoy freedom. If there was no conspiracy behind this, the ghost would not believe it! He had already become a bad reputation, and if he had finished it like this, wouldn't he have lost his wife and his troops?

So he said in the oral letter to the young emperor: "Taizu gave the ministers the power to write memorials and talk about things. Everyone has different ideas, so it is normal for someone to object. However, what is puzzling is that among the four people who attacked the criminal ministers, two were my students. What is even more difficult to understand is that none of these four people were censors! The censors who should speak did not speak, but a few idle people from the Hanlin Academy and small officials from the Sixth Ministry emerged, saying that there was no conspiracy behind it. Isn't this fooling the emperor?'

In the eastern warm-up pavilion of the Ganqing Palace, the weather became warmer. The emperor had put on a thick fur and wore a black beard straight fur. He was wearing a purple coat and a purple coat. He didn't wear a hat. He only wore a purple ruby-clad hairband on his forehead. He looked thin and gloomy. At this moment, he sat upright behind the large table of red sandalwood, narrowing his eyes slightly, his long eyebrows were slightly frowning, and he listened to the eunuch's report attentively.

Wanli agreed with Zhang Juzheng's analysis. After the eunuch finished reporting, he looked up at the plaque written by Shizong and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of empathy. The emperor's ancestor was at his age and was also facing the minister because of a ritual matter. There was even a powerful and respected chief minister who was overwhelmed by the court and the country, which made people breathless.

Opening the "Records of Emperor Shizong" and carefully recalling that history. Wanli thought it thoroughly. Whether it is the issue of great gifts or the issue of seizing love, it is all fake. Only the issue of power is real! Even the civil servant group wanted to seize power, even he, the emperor, also manipulated it!

Thinking of this, the young emperor felt annoyed. He walked on the thick carpet with his hands behind his back. What should he do? Should he apologize for the minister to do whatever he wants or give a firm counterattack? He didn't want to discuss with his mother anymore, because he found that the mother was too emotional and could not face it calmly under heavy pressure. As for Zhang Juzheng, there was no need to ask him. People had analyzed the problem thoroughly. If they had to ask him what they did, they might as well give the throne to him.

As an emperor, you have to look like an emperor! He looked at the plaque again, took a deep breath, and said secretly: "My situation is much better than the emperor back then. After all, I was the crown prince for six years and the emperor for six years. The throne is natural and solid. Unlike the emperor back then, I went to the capital alone, helpless, and could be deposed by the queen mother at any time. In such adversity, the emperor could even fight a bloody path and establish supreme authority. Why can't he do it?

He admitted that Shen Mo's persuasion was reasonable and strong that he could not help but agree. However, the result of the matter disappointed him. The ministers did not give him a satisfactory answer, but instead pretended to be a child!

Well, I know, being reasonable and comparing with the rules, I can’t even play with you civil servants. But you guys have forgotten that I am the emperor and I am the biggest in the world. I can’t follow the rules!

Whether it is a wise monarch or a foolish monarch, first of all, I have to be an emperor! I can talk about those things, otherwise, like my father, I will be held in the hands of ministers. What does it mean to be praised as a wise monarch in the world? On the contrary, like the emperor, I will do whatever I want for my life and no one dares to disobey it. Even if I am scolded as a fool, what can I do?

After making up his mind, the emperor's heart was almost excited. He shouted: "Come here!"

We must see if your principles are strong or my principles are strong!

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