Liu Tingyuan, the Shaanxi Provincial Supervisory Censor, is the leader of the Zhejiang Party. He has experienced three Beijing inspections. In the turbulent Li Sancai case, Xiong Tingbi case, and Han Jing champion case, he has been tested for a long time, has rich experience in party struggles, and has a deep understanding of human nature and world conditions.
He was very thorough and said: "Zhang Yuan is now well-known. As soon as he entered the capital, he petitioned for the victims of the Shandong disaster. He also won the general sympathy of the people in the capital during the imperial examination fraud case. Everyone in the neighborhood said that the original Huiyuan was Zhang Yuan's.
The fraud case has been solved, and Zhang Liuyuan only has Zhang Wuyuan, which makes this dynasty less auspicious. It is regrettable. Now that the incident in Yuhe Beiqiao has spread, most people in the world have preconceived ideas. If we argue, at the time when Zhang Yuan's reputation was at its peak,
, it will only taint oneself. This kind of thing can no longer be explained clearly. It will only smear oneself more and more, and Zhang Yuan cannot be sent to the Ministry of Punishment to be tortured to make him confess——"
Zheng Yangxing said angrily: "So we can just watch Yao being wronged, but there is nothing we can do about Zhang Yuan!"
Liu Tingyuan said: "Of course there is a way, that is to divert attention. This is what Zhang Yuan used at the bridge. We are still doing it now. Tomorrow, we will join forces with several people to do something. The censor will impeach Wu Daonan again. This Wu Daonan is really thick-skinned.
Last time, Liu Wenbing, Zhou Shidan, Li Song and other Taiyuan officials took turns to impeach, but he only stayed at home for two days before joining the cabinet again to handle two fraud cases, as well as the previous Shuntian Prefecture fraud case. As president, Wu Daonan
How can he be held responsible? He must be forced to become an official. Wu Daonan is the last support of the Donglin Party and Zhang Yuan's mentor. As long as he leaves, Brother Yao's matter will be nothing. Impeachment of Wu Daonan is justifiable.
To rescue Brother Yao from the siege, as for Zhang Yuan, he can be impeached by the Ice River theory. This is a fallacy that despises the destiny and etiquette, causes the monarch to neglect his government, and allows the ministers to shirk the blame. Fang Ge Lao is very dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan's Ice River theory -
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The etiquette department all nodded to Zhou Yongchun in the matter and said: "Mr. Fang Ge once asked Zhang Yuan to delete the theory of glaciers when publishing imperial policies, but Zhang Yuan actually refused."
Hu Shixiang, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, said: "Lao Fang Ge is dissatisfied with Binghe Theory, but the emperor obviously appreciates Binghe Theory, otherwise he would not have appointed Zhang Yuan as the number one scholar. It is probably useless to impeach Zhang Yuan for his fallacies. The emperor will do it
There is nothing we can do if we stay in the middle without making any progress."
Liu Tingyuan said: "Don't expect Zhang Yuan to be removed from office with just one impeachment. Zhang Yuan is a new scholar. Since Emperor Taizu Gao, the court has been more tolerant of new scholars. Although Zhang Yuan has been awarded an official, he has nothing to do with those who watch politics.
The same is true for Jinshi. The main duties of Jinshi are to learn various laws and regulations, be familiar with government affairs, and assist officials in handling general affairs. However, they do not need to write documents, which means that they are not responsible for administrative errors. Impeaching Zhang Yuan is not practical now.
Function. He has a shield——"
Zheng Yangxing interjected: "If it's useless, why do you say you want to impeach him?"
Liu Tingyuan said: "Zhang Yuan is a high-ranking official in the Hanlin Academy, and the Ci Lin official values his reputation the most. To impeach him on the basis of the glacier theory is a fallacy. No matter whether the emperor issues an edict to comfort Zhang Yuan or to stay in the country, Zhang Yuan can be punished."
Yuan Binghe said that he despised the destiny and flattered the emperor, and was a sycophant. Once public opinion is formed, Zhang Yuan will not be able to stay in the capital any longer. Next year, he can be demoted out of the capital by taking advantage of the capital inspection."
Yao Zongwen added: "Zhang Yuan also extorted a garden belonging to Huizhou wealthy businessman Wang Ruqian in Hangzhou last year. This matter can also be impeached."
Liu Tingyuan frowned and said: "As far as I know, Zhang Yuan gave the garden to the Wang family, and the money compensated by the Wang family to Zhang Yuan was also donated by Zhang Yuan to the Hangzhou Almshouse. This is not something that can be blamed." Again.
Said: "Don't rush to attack your opponent, seize the real weakness, otherwise you will easily be counterattacked by your opponent."
Yao Zongwen's face just looked normal, but when Liu Tingyuan said this, his face turned red again, and he said: "Zhang Yuan is using his power to suppress others, otherwise how could the Wang family pay back the money and get the garden?"
Liu Tingyuan said: "Specialize on one thing first, and then decide the next step based on the progress of the situation."
Zhou Yongchun, the leader of the Qi Party, had not spoken much. After coming out of the Yao Mansion, he went to see Li Ke and Shizhong Qi Shijiao that night. The two Shandong fellows certainly had a more cordial conversation. Qi Shijiao was Fang Congzhe's disciple and a vanguard of the anti-Donglin movement.
In the 41st year of Wanli's reign, he criticized Gu Xiancheng for "opening the door to competition, spreading ostentatious orders, and rampaging the art of envelopment", which made "the ignorant fall into his art by mistake, and the unworthy are willing to return under his curtain", and even more
"Relying on celebrities, paying important fees, being close to the powerful, spreading the party and the people. With the help of a wing, the minions are listed in the various positions, the organs are connected to the big house, the cabinet is allowed to command, the chief minister is allowed to be fooled, and the general constitution is recommended.
", attacking the Donglin Party to exclude dissidents in order to monopolize the power of the imperial court, causing the government and the public to "know that there is Donglin but not the emperor." The wording is extremely harsh, and it is inevitable to exaggerate. It is incompatible with the Donglin people, but Qi Shijiao is a person who has
He took great care of his hometown. When there was a drought in Shandong last year, he made a special trip back to Shandong. When he saw the serious disaster in his hometown, he was very anxious. When he came back, he wrote letters one after another asking the emperor to issue an order for disaster relief——
After listening to Zhou Yongchun's story about his trip to Yao Mansion, Qi Shijiao said: "I have always had a good impression of Zhang Yuan who contacted all the students to petition for disaster relief for the six counties of Shandong last year. Chen Qiyou, a son of Qingzhou who painted the "Picture of Hungry People", came here.
When he visited me, Chen Qiyou admired Zhang Yuan very much. He said that Zhang Yuan was knowledgeable and talented and cared about people's livelihood. Chen Qiyou stayed with Zhang Yuan for more than half a month. What Zhang Yuan talked about most was not how to take the imperial examination and high school, but the disasters and disasters in various places.
Zhang Yuan did not just talk about the plight of the refugees in general, he went ashore to ask questions and took notes wherever he went -"
Speaking of this, Qi Shijiao looked at Zhou Yongchun: "——It is a pity for us to regard such a person as an opponent. Zhang Yuan's Zhejiang Party is deeply imprinted. The Donglin people are not in power now. If they were in power, such as the ** stars
, I may not be able to accommodate Zhang Yuan. Last time, Wang Langzhong, Director of the Department of Civil Affairs, told me that Zhang Yuan can be won over, and the climate of Zhang Yuan’s Han Society has been established.”
Zhou Yongchun nodded slowly, but said: "It's just that now Yao Zongwen, Zheng Yangxing and others have deep grievances with Zhang Yuan that cannot be resolved. What should we do?"
Qi Shijiao said in a dissatisfied tone: "Yao Zongwen is at odds with Zhang Yuan because of his clan brother. Isn't this pushing Zhang Yuan to Donglin? It is very unwise."
The Qi Party headed by Qi Shijiao actually formed an alliance with the Zhejiang Party out of necessity. The Donglin Party had oppressed them too hard in the past few years. If they did not join forces with Zhejiang and Chu, they would not be able to gain a foothold in the government. However, the relationship between the Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party
The political philosophies are still very different. The Zhejiang Party is still closely related to the lineage of Prince Fu and Zheng Guifei, while the Qi Party still supports the crown prince Zhu Changluo when the country has been decided. Qi Shijiao once wrote a letter asking Emperor Wanli to let the prince leave the cabinet to study.
, so it is said that the three parties will unite with the outside world under the pressure of strong external forces, but now is the time when Donglin is in decline, and the cracks among the three parties have emerged——
Zhou Yongchun said: "Liu Tingyuan and Yao Zongwen have decided to violently impeach Wu Daonan. They also denounced Zhang Yuan's glacier theory as fallacy and heresy. How can we still stay out of it?"
Qi Shi taught: "I think the glacier theory is very reasonable. Zhang Yuan proposed this theory not to flatter the emperor, but based on the actual disaster situation. Because Zhang Yuan had countermeasures, he built water conservancy projects and promoted drought-resistant crops.
It is feasible. However, the so-called telepathy between heaven and man describes disasters as being caused by the monarch’s immorality. Although it is intended to warn the monarch, it is often used by ministers to attack and argue with each other, but cannot take into account the real disaster. Just like now.
, the disaster in Shandong is still serious, if there is no practical countermeasures, what is the use of letting the emperor in the deep palace eat fast all day long to cultivate himself! "
Zhou Yongchun was in the etiquette department, and Qi Shijiao was in the etiquette department, but Zhou Yongchun often followed Qi Shijiao's lead and asked: "What should we do?"
Qi Shi taught: "I would like to have a long talk with Zhang Yuan to see what his intentions are. If we can make friends with him, if not, we can make plans then."
Zhou Yongchun said: "If we can make friends, wouldn't we have some quarrel with Yao and Liu?"
Qi Shijiao frowned and said: "This is indeed tricky. Whether you are a friend or an enemy, it only takes a moment to think about it. No matter what, I want to talk to Zhang Yuan, let's talk to him in secret."
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On May 14th, the day after the incident at Yuhe Beiqiao, Zhang Yuan's "Shujishi Reserve Training Manual" was signed and printed by Guo Wei and submitted to the cabinet. In the afternoon, Wu Daonan saw the memorial and informed Fang Congzhe,
Fang Congzhe said: "Brother Huifu, let's draw up the vote." Fang Congzhe was quite troubled at this time. Yao Zongwen actually made such a big mistake in front of the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, General Affairs Department, and Taichang Temple. His reputation was simply ruined. Donglin Party members
The response was also very fast. The impeachment memorials for Yang Lian from Hu Ke and He Shijin from Gong Ke had been sent to him. This made it difficult for him to vote. Regarding these two memorials, he was very willing that the emperor would stay in China.
It will not be issued, but the holy will is unpredictable, and as the chief minister, he must vote for the draft first. Fang Congzhe hesitated again and again, but decided to vote for the two memorials tomorrow. Tomorrow, the Zhejiang Party’s counterattack should come——
Wu Daonan drew up his opinions on the treatment of "Shu Ji Shi Reserve Training". Needless to say, he supported it. In the evening, he sent it to the Secretary of Ceremonies together with other memorials. Lu Shou, the former eunuch of the Secretary of Ceremonies, was old and sick.
Emperor Wanli ordered him to retire, and Li En, the former eunuch of Bingbi, was promoted to the post of palm seal. Some of these memorials could be approved in three or five days, while some had to wait ten days or half a month, and a large part of the memorials were never heard from again.
, many courtiers thought that the Wanli Emperor still put off urgent matters, as if the sky had not fallen, and the Ming Empire continued to operate as usual——
In the evening of that day, Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai left the Hanlin Academy. When they passed the Yuhe North Bridge, Zhang Dai smiled and said, "Jiezi must have deliberately angered Yao Yiguan's cousin yesterday."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Brother still knows me."
Zhang Dai praised: "Great idea, Yao Yigun's cousin is in bad luck this time. We common people are making fun of him. This man has been ruined."
Zhang Yuan said: "It's not that easy. Brother, let's wait and see. Yao's counterattack will be very fierce."
Zhang Dai said: "We, as new scholars, have a custom of exempting ourselves from liability. What are we afraid of? Besides, Jiezi, you have nothing to do with them."
Zhang Yuandao: "If you want to accuse me, there is no need to hesitate. They will always find my so-called crimes. Yao Zongwen said yesterday that I formed associations to discuss politics and gathered people to make trouble. I have committed many crimes."
Zhang Dai smiled and said: "This is something everyone knows, let them impeach you."
While talking, we walked to the middle of West Chang'an Street. Zhang Dai went to the south and Zhang Yuan went to the north. Following Zhang Yuan were Mu Zhenzhen and Wu Ling. Wu Ling was eighteen years old and had not grown in the past two years, that is, last year and the first half of this year. , jumped five or six inches up. Although he was still half a head shorter than Zhang Yuan, he looked like an adult man. Wu Ling asked: "Master, when will the young lady and the others leave from Shanyin? Do you want to come here?" Send someone to pick him up?"
Zhang Yuan glanced sideways at Wu Ling and said with a smile, "Why, is Xiao Wu so anxious to see Yun Jin?"
The young master saw through his intentions and Wu Ling smiled "hehe".
Zhang Yuandao: "There is no need to go back to pick them up. The journey is eight thousand miles back and forth. It is difficult to travel. I, Uncle Tao, will send them to Beijing and we will set off around the end of July."
Er Tao's uncle is Zhang Yaofang, Zhang Dai's father. He has written a letter saying that he will personally send Zhang Dai's wife Liu to Beijing, so Dan Ran naturally goes with Liu -
The three masters and servants walked to the west gate of the East Fourth Archway, but a carriage caught up with them from behind. A man put his head out of the car window and said with a smile: "Zhang Xiuzhuan, I haven't seen you for a long time. Have you not moved into the house in Lige Old Alley yet?" "
When Zhang Yuan looked at it, it was Wang Dazhi, a doctor in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, who hurried to see him.
The carriage stopped, Wang Dazhi got out of the car and cupped his hands with Zhang Yuan and said: "Although we are officials in Beijing, we rarely see each other. We are fortunate to meet today, and I must invite Zhang Xiuzhan for a drink."
Zhang Yuandao: "I'm ashamed. I accepted Lord Wang's kindness last time. I always wanted to invite Lord Wang to have a drink to say thank you, but I never had the chance. Today is a good time. Lord Wang, there is a restaurant over there at Dalongfu Temple. The cooked fish is very delicious, let the students invite Mr. Wang to express their feelings."
Wang Dazhi smiled and said: "Sorry for bothering you, I also want to have a talk with the Number One Scholar."
Zhang Yuan asked Wu Ling to rush to the Heshou Restaurant to reserve a seat first. He and Wang Dazhi walked and talked while Mu Zhenzhen followed Zhang Yuan, followed by Wang Dazhi's carriage and servants.
Another carriage came, and a man greeted him: "Prince Langzhong, where are you going?"
Wang Dazhi turned around and looked at it, cupped his hands and said, "I'm glad to meet you. Zhang Xiuzhuan said that he owes me a drink, so he will treat me." He said to Zhang Yuan, "This is Mr. Qi from the Etiquette Department." ."
Zhang Yuan knew that it would not be such a coincidence. He first met Wang Dazhi of the Chu Party and then Qi Shijiao of the Qi Party. He cupped his hands and said: "Sir Qi, it's a pleasure to meet you. If Mr. Qi is willing to show your favor, how about we go to the restaurant over there for a drink?"
Wang Dazhi also said: "Qi has something to do, let's go together."
Qi Shijiao got out of the car. This Shandong native was not tall, with long eyebrows and beard, and ancient appearance. He was nearly sixty years old and in good health. He immediately went to Heshou Restaurant with Wang Dazhi and Zhang Yuan, and the food and drinks were quickly served. When they came up, they only talked about some gossip at first. Wang Dazhi asked Zhang Yuan why he didn't live in Lige Old Hutong. Could it be that the house was not good?
Zhang Yuandao: "Wait until Zhuojing comes to Beijing in September before moving here."
Qi Shijiao began to talk about the disaster in Shandong, saying that the drought in the six counties of Shandong has not been relieved yet. The people were displaced and killed and injured all over the fields. They exchanged their children for food. It was terrible. The imperial censor issued a court lecture and ordered to provide disaster relief, but it was like a drop in the bucket——
In terms of disaster relief, Zhang Yuan and Qi Shijiao have a lot in common, and the more they talk, the more they agree.
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