As soon as this statement came out, many people scoffed!
Although partisanship is an unwritten rule, it has existed in all dynasties.
In the officialdom, it is completely normal to form cliques for personal gain.
In the struggle for imperial power, the most critical thing is the support of the courtiers.
Of course, the emperor's will has the greatest weight, but if the emperor is not strong enough, he will be easily kidnapped by the courtiers.
The professional term is coercing public opinion.
What is public opinion?
The princes in the court are the public opinion of the world!
How can it be so easy to reach heaven and listen?
Everything is not decided by the princes of the court.
Nowadays, the party disputes have been temporarily subsided. Most of the time, the emperor practices Taoism and does not care about political affairs. In addition, the alliance of Yan Song, Wan Guifei, Wei Zhongxian and others makes the Qingliu Party and other small parties unable to resist at all, so they can only choose to mess up and completely surrender.
Give great power.
The power has fallen to the side, and powerful and treacherous ministers are in power. Although many people are angry in their hearts, they dare not show it and can only wait for the opportunity.
Knowing that even the most desperate advice could not persuade Emperor Tianqi, most people from various political parties chose to wait and see what happened, hoping to support a qualified prince to succeed him. Emperor Tianqi was hopeless, and they could only hope that the prince could do more to help the Ming Dynasty.
Gather the fortune of the country.
And this candidate, in the eyes of these people, is the second prince Zhu Youtang.
The reason for the choice is actually not complicated.
Mainly because I have no choice.
The reason is very simple. Concubine Wan Guifei and this group of people must support Zhu Youji.
The other princes were of no use, so only the second prince Zhu Youtang, who lived in Yumu Prefecture, was suitable.
Yan Song is the leader and core of the Strict Party, and he represents the Strict Party in a sense.
At this moment, Emperor Tianqi launched an attack on Yan Song, which undoubtedly sent a signal to the princes and people from all political parties that the emperor was going to attack Yan Song.
"Unjustly accused?"
"Let me know clearly?"
"You mean that I am old and dim and don't know right from wrong?"
Emperor Tianqi looked at Yan Song with an indifferent tone.
"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"
"I have always been diligent and diligent. I really don't know what the emperor wants me to explain?"
As the chief minister of the cabinet and a bachelor of the cabinet, Yan Song controlled the entire cabinet. After Emperor Tianqi practiced Taoism, the power of the cabinet increased again, forming an inestimable force.
"hehe!"
Emperor Tianqi suddenly sneered, raised his hand gently, and ordered: "Eunuch Sun, let Grand Scholar Yan take a look."
"Yes." Eunuch Sun took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Yan Song.
Yan Song took the memorial, looked at the content on it, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself: Sure enough, he is here.
The above content is about the Jiangnan corruption case.
The memorial records how Yan Song colluded with the governor of Jiangnan and relatives of the emperor to frame Jiangnan magistrate Jing Ji and other court officials. It is clearly organized and comes with a lot of ironclad evidence.
Regarding the matter of Jing Ruyi coming to the capital to petition and avenge his father, Yan Song had already heard the report from Song Zheng, the minister of Dali Temple.
Jing Ruyi and Bao Laigian disappeared suddenly. After they were rescued from the Dali Temple prison, Yan Song knew that someone must be trying to deal with him. But what he didn't expect was that someone could bypass him and directly send the memorial to him.
and evidence to Emperor Tianqi.
It seems that this person has a mysterious identity, or has a high position of power, or has a master under his command.
"Your Majesty, this is a slander. I have a clear mind, and I usually restrain my family members. I have never done anything that crosses the line, let alone murdering an official of the imperial court, embezzling or accepting bribes."
Yan Song was filled with indignation and explained.
Yan Song's eyes were full of grief and anger, with crystal tears hanging from the corners of his eyes, as if he had been greatly wronged.
For those who didn’t know, I really thought he was unjustly accused.
But who are the princes in the court?
Those who can sneak up to the Jinluan Palace are all human beings.
Everyone knew what was going on.
You, Yan Song, are a scholar with no power and no backers. How on earth did you climb from the ninth rank to the position of first minister of the cabinet and bachelor of the cabinet?
The hardships and means involved can be imagined.
"I also have a memorial, which talks about the details of your collusion with Shenhou, Grand Scholar Yan, do you still want to read it?" Emperor Tianqi sat on the dragon chair, looking at Yan Song with an indifferent expression.
Seeing this look, Yan Song was shocked. He understood Emperor Tianqi just as Emperor Tianqi understood him.
Emperor Tianqi is a collection of contradictions. The former Emperor Tianqi was domineering and dictatorial. When he first came to power, he also wanted to be an eternal wise king and worked hard to rule for several years.
In those years, all foreign countries in the four directions did not dare to make any mistakes. They considered themselves vassal states and paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
These were the most glorious years of the Ming Dynasty. It was also in the hands of Emperor Tianqi that the Kunlun Demon Cult was destroyed. The power of the Ming Empire made people in the world fearful for the first time!
It was precisely because of the destruction of the Kunlun Demon Cult that the Enshrinement Hall was able to suppress the five great masters of the martial arts world and ordered the masters of the world not to come out.
On the one hand, the five great masters are indeed powerful. On the other hand, the sects still fear the imperial power and are worried about the Ming Dynasty's cavalry and artillery. The masters are not afraid, but the people in the sect cannot resist them.
And people always change.
Emperor Tianqi was no exception. Ever since Emperor Tianqi's biological mother passed away, he felt the fragility of life, and he eagerly hoped to gain immortality and retain his power forever.
From that day on, Emperor Tianqi began to practice Taoism.
That year was also the year Zhu Youji was born.
In essence, Emperor Tianqi is still Emperor Tianqi. Although the tiger is old, he is still the king of beasts and remains as powerful as before.
"I...have nothing to say." Yan Song knelt down and after struggling, he said slowly.
"You have nothing to say? Why don't you defend yourself?"
"I'm still waiting for Aiqing's explanation..."
Emperor Tianqi spoke unhurriedly, stood up and said, "Since I love you and have nothing to say, let me do it!"
"Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I order you to thoroughly investigate the Jiangnan corruption case and the Yan Song collusion case with Shenhou. The deadline is fifteen days."
"I obey the order!" x3
Three ministers with different looks came out and saluted respectfully.
The hearts of all the princes in the court sank, and their thoughts kept changing.
Trial by three agencies?
Tribunals of three jurisdictions only appear in major and important cases.
I'm afraid many people will die now.
Major cases in the joint trial of the three divisions are jointly tried by the Minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of Punishment, and the Yushi Zhongcheng. Even Yan Song cannot influence the three major institutions. In other words, Yan Song is in danger.
Except for Song Zheng, the minister of Dali Temple who was originally from the Strict Party, the other two were all from other political parties.
The first major case of the year appears!
"I'm tired, so be it!" Emperor Tianqi waved his sleeves and turned to leave.
Eunuch Sun quickly walked out and shouted: "Retreat from the court!!"
All the princes in the hall bowed respectfully and sent Emperor Tianqi off.
After the court meeting, the news of Yan Song's loss of power spread throughout the capital with lightning speed.
Soon, the Yan Mansion was surrounded by Jin Yiwei's people, and everyone was controlled.
People from Jinyiwei North Town Fusi began to search and inventory Yan Song's property to verify whether Yan Song had been involved in corruption.
When Jinyiwei was controlling the personnel, it was discovered that Yan Shifan, Yan Song's son, had mysteriously disappeared.
After an inventory of Yan Song's property, nothing suspicious was found.
Yan Song finally passed the first level of this investigation.
If there was a thunderstorm in Yan's house and a large amount of gold and gold and silver jewelry were found, nothing would be finalized. It would be obvious that Yan Song was the culprit and would definitely die.
However, Tan Mo's gold and gold and silver jewelry were not found, so there is still room for maneuver.
There is only one way for Yan Song to break the situation, and that is to find a scapegoat, let him bear everything and admit everything. Only in this way can Yan Song be freed from guilt.
Yan Shifan knew this a long time ago, so he did not sit still and wait for death. He ran away and quietly sneaked into Prince Gong's mansion.