703 [In the rivers and lakes, the power is in the temple]
Mao Ji was very depressed. As the chief minister, he could not even settle the cabinet.
Regarding the impeachment of Henan Chief Minister Wang Xiang, several other cabinet ministers said that it should be "handled impartially", but they had different opinions on the specific implementation.
Wang Tingxiang and Luo Qinshun believed that a routine investigation would suffice, and there should be no fanfare at this juncture. Their core ideas were: do not shield, do not accuse unjustly, investigate the case normally, and try not to politicize the matter.
Chen Yong believes that the Metropolitan Procuratorate should be the main one, because his base is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. By guiding this matter, he can enhance his prestige and gain the respect of reformist officials. The core idea is: Wang Yuan and Ding You leave the court.
, we must guard against the counterattack of the conservative faction. Regardless of the major or minor crimes, we must protect the Henan Chief Envoy, and at the same time gain political points for himself.
Wang Hong said that the investigation was carried out with the Jin Yiwei as the main body and the Ministry of Punishment as the auxiliary. The core idea is: whatever the emperor says will be followed, and the Ministry of Punishment will help to find out, at least he will not be severely punished. By doing this, Wang Hong can take the opportunity to please the emperor.
Secondly, I won’t break up with the reformists.
To summarize:
Wang Tingxiang and Luo Qinshun are direct ministers within the reform faction. They put the country and the country first and hope that the case can be truly "justly handled".
Chen Yong is a radical reformer, because he offended too many people in the local area, and if the conservatives counterattack, he will die miserably.
Wang Hong is a speculative reformist and has a personal feud with his chief minister Mao Ji. He desperately wants to be an imperial party. If the emperor supports the reform, he will support the reform. If the emperor opposes the reform, he will oppose the reform. Only in this way can he stand firm.
Otherwise, Mao Ji will definitely find trouble for him.
After thinking about the position of these people, Mao Ji found out very sadly that if he dared to mess up, he would be close to death, and the four ministers would definitely join forces to deal with him.
Having worked as a secondary assistant under Wang Yuan for a long time, Mao Ji is naturally also good at methods and has learned the three-point skill.
After some analysis, Mao Ji finally made a decision.
His personal feud with Wang Hong is irreconcilable, so he must not fall out with the other three now. The first thing to do is to defeat Wang Hong.
Therefore, Mao Ji clearly supported Wang Tingxiang and Luo Qinshun, that is, handling the case impartially and avoiding political expansion.
In this way, the five-person cabinet had unified opinions among the three. Chen Yong could not say much, and Wang Hong found it even harder to object.
Wang Hong was filled with resentment. He had lost an opportunity to please the emperor, and was even more determined to remove Mao Ji from power.
After thinking about it, Wang Hong went home and wrote another secret letter, which was a letter from cabinet ministers that only the emperor could read. He told the emperor exactly what happened in the cabinet today, and did not slander any of his colleagues. He just confessed that he wanted to be emperor.
It's just a party.
Zhu Zaiyi received Wang Hong's secret message. He smiled at first, and then sighed with emotion: "Sir, he is really a great talent. Although he is far away from the world, he has already handled the affairs of the temple properly."
The five cabinet ministers left by Wang Yuan restrained and complemented each other, so no one could think of causing a big mess.
Mao Ji is the oldest, but the least authoritative, and the most suitable to be the first assistant.
Wang Ting's ministers were outstandingly talented, and Luo Qinshun was stable, but they were both upright ministers. They were cabinet mediators, preventing the court's policies from going astray and easing ministerial disputes.
Chen Yong is the spokesperson of the radical reformists. Anyone can counterattack, but it is impossible for him. Therefore, he is the bottom line of cabinet decrees. Once this bottom line is crossed, Chen Yong will directly have an attack, and the six radical reformers will also follow suit.
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Wang Hong was responsible for containing Mao Ji, the chief minister, and for communicating with the emperor. He was regarded as the guide for the emperor to regain power.
It was so arranged that everything was arranged, even how to hand over power to the emperor.
Zhu Zaiyi folded the sealed seal and showed it to Queen Mother Gu: "Mother, with your master's methods, I'm afraid the child will never be able to catch up with you."
Although Queen Mother Gu was extremely intelligent, she had stayed away from the government for many years. She didn't understand it for a while and asked, "What's the mystery here?"
Zhu Zaiyi immediately said what he realized.
Empress Dowager Gu suddenly realized it and immediately praised her: "Your Majesty, you can figure this out at such a young age, and you will definitely be a wise king in the future. If it were any other emperor, I am afraid that he would not be able to understand the Taifu's intentions."
Luo Zhai.
Wang Tingxiang shook his head and laughed, eating peanuts and said: "Today I finally understand why the Taifu keeps Mao Weizhi (Mao Ji). This Mao Weizhi is used to appease the old party and also to
It was Wang Xuanzhi (Wang Hong) who was restrained from exercising power. The fierce fight between Mao and Wang freed up our hands and feet, and at the same time appeased the old party and His Majesty."
It was Wang Yuan who made the same cabinet arrangements, but from different angles, the issues were viewed differently.
In the eyes of the reformists, Mao Ji represents the old party, and Wang Hong represents the imperial party. Keeping two people will leave room for the old party and the emperor, and there will be no immediate counterattacks and counterattacks against the reformists and those who want to take back power.
The emperor will not be in the same place.
This is precisely the most terrifying thing. The emperor wants to take back power and the old party wants to counterattack. It is easy to unite to deal with the reformists. Zhang Juzheng's New Deal encountered such a situation.
Now it’s cool. Mao Ji, who represents the old party, and Wang Hong, who represents the imperial party, are exactly the same as mortal enemies. With them blocking the way, the emperor and the old party can’t join forces at all. Normally, they can only restrain each other if they don’t use their wits.
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Luo Qinshun drank wine and said: "Let's see the battle between Mao and Wang. Let's be the judge. No one can win and no one can lose."
The officials whose interests were harmed in the reform originally planned to take advantage of Wang Yuan's departure from the court to crowd around Mao Ji and launch a counterattack. It was impossible to re-ban the sea, and Mao Ji himself would not agree, because the Mao family was also engaged in maritime affairs.
Trade. However, one whip law can be changed. Any change can make the gentry pay less taxes.
But that’s not the case at all!
Mao Ji, who was supposed to use the old party to enhance his authority, actually targeted Wang Hong. He asked his confidants to impeach Wang Hong's protégé for committing adultery. Due to the egregious nature of the case, Wang Hong's protégé quickly
was severely punished.
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Wang Hong was so angry that he asked his confidants to report Mao Ji's disciples, and he also encountered a large number of hidden cases.
The struggle between the two escalated rapidly, and they directly impeached the other party. Wang Hong was immediately at a disadvantage. In fact, Wang Hong had problems with his character, and he had offended too many officials in the past. Many neutrals spoke for Mao Ji.
However, Wang Hong had secretly become a member of the emperor's party, and when the critical moment came, the emperor would always intervene personally.
The two guys fought back and forth. While Zhu Zaiyi became more familiar with the government, he also found that he had fallen into Wang Yuan's trap. During the battle between Mao and Wang, although some reformist officials were investigated and punished, the real core reformers were not
Staying out of the matter is punishing the worms within the reformists.
Do you want to expand the scope and bring about an unjust case?
It depends on whether the true reformers agree!
Zhu Zaiyu felt a sense of powerlessness out of thin air. His eagerness to try and his complacency seemed to turn into a funny joke when faced with Wang Yuan, who had long since left the court.
Zhu Zaiyi got drunk in the Leopard Room and sighed: "Well, it is just as Mr. said, even if he returns home after serving as an official, he will not lose his influence in the court. Only when he goes overseas can I truly
Call the shots!”
In comparison, Yang Tinghe was more like a joke back then. As soon as he left the capital, Liang Chu took action, and a large number of Yang Tinghe were sent to Nanjing to retire.