Chapter five hundred and eighty nine small ammunition
What was Emperor Chongzhen's attitude toward Qian Yiqian's self-identification? He didn't even look at it. Therefore, it can be seen how deeply Emperor Chongzhen disliked the Donglin Party and Qian Yiqian himself.
This news reached the ears of Qian Yiqian in the imperial prison. It seemed that the imperial prison was like a sieve, with high walls and so on, which could not hide any news.
However, Qian Yiqian became anxious at this time. It was useless for his teammates to help him, and even for self-identification, he saw that the ghost head knife was about to be put to his neck. There was no way, the organization was useless, so he asked
teacher.
When Qian Yiqian was admitted as a Jinshi, the teacher who admitted him was Sun Chengzong, a senior member of the Donglin Party.
Sun Chengzong was a veteran of three dynasties, a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. He was the emperor's master and had good connections both inside and outside. What was even more rare was that he could stick to his own principles. Even Wei Zhongxian, who was so powerful at the time, could not do anything to him.
.So, Sun Chengzong can definitely be regarded as a model minister!
But now Sun Chengzong has returned to his hometown to retire for several years, and Emperor Chongzhen has some problems with him, so talking may not work well, and may even be counterproductive in front of Emperor Chongzhen.
Of course, Qian Yiqian also knew this. He had no illusions about Sun Chengzong's direct help. He just wanted another person to sell Sun Chengzong's face so that he could come out to save him. And that person was a close confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, Eunuch Bingbi, the Chief of Ceremonies—
—Cao Huachun.
Why are you looking for Cao Huachun? What is the relationship between Qian Yiqian and Cao Huachun? What I can barely say is that Qian Yiqian once wrote an article, and this article is not directly related to Cao Huachun, because the article was written by Wang An
"Epitaph".
Because he fought with Wei Zhongxian at that time, Wang An was established as a good eunuch. After defeating Wei Zhongxian, eunuchs like Cao Huachun regarded themselves as Wang An's successors. This was first of all politically correct.
And Cao Huachun was a genuine confidant of Wang An. Let’s break down this relationship: because Qian Yiqian once helped Wang An write the "Epitaph", and Cao Huachun was a confidant of Wang An, so for the sake of the dead man,
He needs some help. In addition, his teacher Sun Chengzong has a relatively wide reputation. If he is asked to come forward, he also has a bit of face as a living person. If he is dead or alive, he will succeed.
It can be seen from this that the network of relationships in the officialdom is everywhere! There is a way to find a way out of every crack!
Originally, Cao Huachun had the mentality of watching a drama. He admired the dog-eat-dog fight between civil servants, because it didn't matter what happened to the eunuchs. But when Qian Yiqian came through Sun Chengzong, he still agreed and was ready to help. Except for Cao Huachun, the clerk.
In addition to the identity of eunuch Jian Bingbi who can compete with the first assistant Wen Tiren, Cao Huachun's main reasons for helping are three points:
The first is sympathy. The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty all studied in the inner study, and their grasp and belief in the teachings of the saints are relatively deep-rooted. Therefore, Cao Huachun is more sympathetic to the gentlemen of the Donglin Party;
The second is to have a conscience. Out of his feelings for Wang An, and because he felt that Wen Tiren's extermination was a bit too much, Cao Huachun's conscience was aroused;
The third is not paying attention to it. Cao Huachun believes that killing people is nothing more than a nod. Leave a ray of light for others so that they can meet each other in the future. It is meaningless to engage in a life-and-death political struggle.
Besides, Cao Huachun thought this was a trivial matter, and he was not reinstating Qian Yiqian, but just asking Qian Yiqian to save his life. For his own sake, Chief Assistant Wen Tiren would definitely give in to him.
So Cao Huachun began to take action. Not to mention, his energy was indeed quite strong. After a few days of activity, he sent someone to deliver an accurate message to Qian Yiqian: "You can rest assured."
Now Qian Yiqian finally felt relieved. He started to pack his packages and prepare to be released from prison, thinking that this matter was in the past. Cao Huachun also thought that he had solved it all. But things happened again.
Wen Tiren was a man with an eye for nothing. He originally thought that Qian Qianyi would die, but he didn't expect that after a few days, even Cao Huachun would come in. If this continues, the matter will be ruined. Now that he has done it
Then let's go all the way to the dark side! So Wen Tiren decided to rectify it together with Cao Huachun.
This is also due to the fact that the great eunuchs of the Chongzhen Dynasty were too low-key. For example, Wang Cheng'en was obsessed with flattering Emperor Chongzhen and did not care much about the affairs of the foreign court. As for Cao Huachun, no matter when he was in charge of Dongchang, he was still serving as the chief of ceremonies.
Eunuch Bingbi followed the principle of rule by inaction, so he didn't even find out about the conversation after Yuan Chonghuan was summoned on the platform. In other words, if he did, he wouldn't make trouble in front of Emperor Chongzhen. It's better to be high and latent.
He simply went out to fight. So this gave Wen Tiren the illusion that those eunuchs were vulnerable.
In addition, Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun, the internal and external ministers, would definitely have a dispute over power, so Wen Tiren decided to simply remove Cao Huachun and expand his power again. But he didn't know what words to use to describe this behavior.
It can be said that Wen Tiren is quite stupid!
Anyway, now Wen Tiren is full of confidence, and he has begun the action to overthrow Cao. First, Wen Tiren first spread the news that Qian Qianyi was in partnership with Cao Huachun, and then found a witness and asked him to come forward to testify that Qian Qianyi had given Cao Huachun
He paid bribes, and in the end, just to be sure, he asked for leave. That means: I neither knew nor was I present about anything that happened during my leave.
In Wen Tiren's view, Qian Qianyi was already a commoner, and Cao Huachun, who supported Qian Qianyi, was just a eunuch in charge of ceremonies. As the chief minister of the cabinet, it was easy to deal with these two people.
If it were just like this, Cao Huachun might not have done anything wrong. Because his act of rescuing Qian Yiqian was mainly out of morality, and the gifts he received also fell into the category of bad rules and did not constitute bribery. He also made it clear in front of Emperor Chongzhen
. But at this moment, Wen Tiren’s pig teammates appeared.
Zhang Hanru and Chen Luqian, who were the first to sue Qian Yiqian and Qu Shishu, were originally small people and all they wanted was to vent their anger and make money. Seeing that the situation was favorable to them, they immediately took advantage of it and had some delusions.
So Zhang Hanru and Chen Luqian kept doing nothing, and took the opportunity to start some rumors, saying that the Donglin Party members in Jiangnan had a political premeditation, and the policy was to "pay Cao and Wen". The rumor said that money, Qu sent people with huge sums of money to bribe Cao Huachun in order to pursue
To save themselves, the Donglin Party members want to bridge the gap with Wen Tiren in order to free Qian Qianyi.
Afterwards, based on these rumors, Zhang Hanru and Chen Luqian directly came forward to blackmail the family members of Qian Qianyi and Qu Shishu, and they were determined not to give up until their pockets were full.
But when the news reached the court, Cao Huachun was immediately shocked. Unexpectedly, he rescued people out of moral good intentions, but he fell into a crisis. So Cao Huachun immediately started a general mobilization of eunuchs.
Cao Huachun was not a good person at all, and his experience was quite complicated. Cao Huachun had once supervised the East Factory, and after he became the Supervisor of Liturgical Affairs, he was close friends with Wang Zhixin, the current eunuch and eunuch of the East Factory. Except that they never visited prostitutes together, they had nothing to do with him.
Did it together.
So Cao Huachun immediately ran to Dongchang and found his best friend Wang Zhixin to discuss countermeasures. After all, Wen Tiren was cunning and invulnerable. If he wanted to completely defeat him, he had to find a way. After discussing for a long time, he finally found a way, but he still had to do it.
Taking advantage of the eunuch's ability to stir up trouble in front of the emperor! So the two of them took the initiative to ask to see Emperor Chongzhen.
First of all, Cao Huachun confessed what he had done, and Emperor Chongzhen understood this quite well. Most people can understand Cao Huachun's behavior of saving people out of favor. Besides, Emperor Chongzhen only had a bad feeling for Qian Yiqian.
Qian Yiqian's life was not necessarily needed.
Then Cao Huachun began to describe the abnormal situation in the court. He said: He was only saving people. If Wen Tiren, the chief minister, was not willing, the most he could do was not give himself face, and still have to convict Qian Yiqian. But look at the current situation.
, as if Cao Huachun was going to be thrown into the eighteenth level of hell. So this question puzzled Cao Huachun.
So Cao Huachun made an analysis: Wen Tiren, the first assistant, is now absolutely those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. He is trying to cover the sky with one hand in the court. What is even more frightening is that Wen Tiren has formed a huge force in the court.
.Why? Because Wen Tiren is currently on leave and at home. If he has no power, then who will punish Cao Huachun to death? So Cao Huachun came to the conclusion: Wen Tiren is forming a clique for personal gain.
Finally, Cao Huachun guessed Wen Tiren's intention. He said: Now Wen Tiren has formed a power among civil servants. This attack on Cao Huachun is not only Cao Huachun's personal matter, but also proves that Wen Tiren wants to extend his tentacles to
The inner court is here. For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen must pay enough attention. The power of this chief minister is too great, and the throne of Emperor Chongzhen will be unstable!
Therefore, anyone can be offended, just don't offend the eunuchs. They are too familiar with the emperor's mind. As long as they stir up trouble, they will definitely move the emperor's heart.
The same was true for Emperor Chongzhen. He was also moved by Cao Huachun's words. However, Emperor Chongzhen would not listen to one side of the story, so he ordered a strict investigation to get to the bottom of the matter.
Of course, Cao Huachun's action would attract Wen Tiren's attention. As a political expert, Wen Tiren immediately responded tit for tat. So he expanded the chessboard again to prove to Emperor Chongzhen that the Donglin Party had formed a political network that included civil servants, eunuchs,
A political group of military attachés.
Therefore, as a key part of it, Wu Shigong unfortunately ended up on this chessboard. As the two giants competed, every round of ammunition was extremely precious. So Wen Tiren sent an urgent letter to Xu Meng, asking him to get Wu Shigong there at all costs.
Beijing, and then drowned Wu Shigong with a massive amount of impeachment memorials.
It should be said that in this battle, the power of Wu Shigong's ammunition was almost negligible. But no one expected that this ammunition suddenly exploded. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to
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