Chapter 687 786 Drafted Memorial

"In that case, what do you think of Master Shuda and Shandai?"

Chen Yiqin's words set the tone for the affairs of Prince Liao's Mansion, and Li Chunfang nodded in agreement.

"Now that the matter has been settled, I think it will be up to my uncle to draft this memorial, and then show it to Yifu and Shandai, and then submit it to His Majesty in the name of our cabinet."

Li Chunfang said.

"Okay, I'll trouble my uncle about this."

Chen Yiqin nodded and said.

"yes."

Zhang Juzheng also stood up and bowed his hands to Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin, indicating that he had accepted the job.

But no one knows Zhang Juzheng’s psychological activities at this time. After all, some things spread very well in Jiangling, but in this era there was no Internet, no various communication equipment in later generations, and the flow of people was very limited. Huguang is so big, it is impossible for everyone to know .

As for the capital city thousands of miles away, this is even more true.

None of the ministers in the cabinet knew about the unexplained grievances between Zhang Juzheng and the Liao Palace.

If Li Chunfang knew about it, he would definitely ask Wei Guangde to draft the memorial.

In Li Chunfang's opinion, with Zhang Juzheng's status and being in Jiangling, the Liao Palace should have a good relationship with the Zhang family.

Let Zhang Juzheng handle this matter. I think the words will be gentler and not so fierce. Maybe the things committed by the Liao King can still be lifted up high and put down gently.

As for Wei Guangde, he didn't know about the entanglement between the Zhang family and the Liao Palace. In fact, even if he knew, he would choose to stand aside.

The prince of Ming Dynasty is the parasite lying on Ming Dynasty, sucking the blood of Ming Dynasty all the time.

If there is one less vassal king, the local support will be reduced by one point, and the taxes paid to the court will also be increased by one point.

At the same time, the fields under the name of the Prince's Palace will also be confiscated as official fields, which is another income.

After talking about the affairs of the Prince of Liao's Palace, Li Chunfang picked up a memorial from the desk and said slowly to the surprised eyes of others: "This is the memorial sent by the Huguang Chief Envoy a few days ago, requesting that some of the dirty The fined silver is left to prepare for relief in disaster years."

Li Chunfang wanted to be a peacemaker, so she brought out the words she had talked to Wei Guangde before.

In fact, when Li Chunfang took out the memorial, Wei Guangde had already guessed what it was.

After Li Chunfang finished speaking, Yin Shizhen wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth, he saw the corners of Wei Guangde's mouth moving slightly. Although he didn't know what he said, he was stunned for a moment, and then looked towards Chen Yiqin. He saw the corners of Chen Yiqin's mouth at this time. With a smile on his face, Yin Shizhen remained silent in the end.

What Li Chunfang said just now was very tactful, but she pointed out similar memorials. Some other provinces have approved half-retention, and Huguang should not be an exception.

Li Chunfang set the tone, and the reasons were very sufficient. Neither Chen Yiqin nor Yin Shizhen could refute it.

Wei Guangde had long been persuaded by Li Chunfang. It can be said that the cabinet was unanimous this time, and no one objected to leaving half of the dirty fine money in Huguang for disaster preparedness.

After that, Chen Yiqin talked about the memorial that he felt was a little tricky, and everyone quickly reached an agreement and decided on the cabinet vote.

After the matter was finished, everyone dispersed. Wei Guangde and others left Xu Jie's duty room and went back to their own rooms to continue working.

When the office was dismissed in the afternoon, Wei Guangde, Chen Yiqin, and Yin Shizhen left the cabinet and walked toward the palace gate one after another.

"Shandai, are you free today, Zhengfu?"

Chen Yiqin asked.

"Brother Yifu, are you planning to prepare a banquet for guests?"

Wei Guangde laughed happily.

"If the wine is good, I will be free. If the wine is not good, I will not accompany you."

Yin Shizhen also smiled.

"Come on, the fine wine I have been collecting for more than ten years, I wonder if it can be used by Zhengfu?"

Chen Yiqin answered with a smile.

"hehe."

"Ha ha."

A string of hearty laughter was left on the palace road.

In a place like the palace, which should be quiet and solemn, only they dared to joke like this.

When the guards and eunuchs nearby saw them, they turned their heads consciously and pretended not to see them.

Wei Guangde knew clearly what Chen Yiqin meant when he asked them to go to the banquet, but he still accepted it happily.

Some things need to be explained clearly, but leaving knots in your heart when faced with something. If this kind of thing is not dealt with right from the beginning, it is easy to create gaps.

Wei Guangde was not sure whether Li Chunfang had this intention in asking him to meet alone.

After all, Wei Guangde didn't believe that Li Chunfang didn't have any ideas after finally reaching the position of chief assistant, even though he said all day long that he wanted to find an opportunity to become an official because he was already satisfied.

But don't just listen to what the officials say, it's better to be wary.

The next day, when Wei Guangde was on duty, Zhang Juzheng came here with the memorial he had drafted. After greetings, Wei Guangde opened the memorial and read it.

However, just seeing the first evidence of the Liao king's crime stated in the memorial made me suspicious. The following are the misdeeds of the impeachment of Huguang officials.

Yes, Zhang Juzheng did not make revisions based on the memorials selected by the Hong Dynasty. Instead, he made major changes in the order and directly placed the ambiguous issue of the erection of the Great Encyclopedia in the Liao Palace as the first item of the Liao King's crimes.

It is impossible for Emperor Longqing not to pay attention to this position.

Although the writing was a bit vague and did not prove that the King of Liao was guilty, when Emperor Longqing saw that the following ten or so evidences had been verified by the imperial envoys and censors, the first crime could easily be regarded as a crime in a subtle way. It's a done deal.

There is something going on between Zhang Juzheng and the King of Liao.

After Wei Guangde finished reading the memorial, this was the first thing that came to his mind.

Wei Guangde clearly remembered that when he passed the imperial examination, in the first few letters he received, his father not only arranged for someone to send money, but also wrote down clearly the families in Jiangxi Province who came to his home to send gifts and congratulations.

Several princes in Jiangxi Province did not react much after Wei Guangde's results in the imperial examination and palace examination came out, but their attitude changed drastically after he was selected by Emperor Jiajing to enter the Hanlin Academy, and they hurriedly sent people to send gifts to his home to celebrate.

These can be concluded from the time when the guests arrived.

That is to say, although Wei Guangde has entered the official career, according to the rules of the court, they will not serve in their hometown, so it has little impact on the princes in Jiangxi, but they just have some say in the officialdom.

In addition, there is an inexplicable tacit understanding between the officials in Jiangxi, that is, to take care of the officials' families.

However, after being selected into the Hanlin Academy, Wei Guangde has a bright future. Entering the Hanlin Academy means that he can get involved in the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet, which is not something that the princes can ignore.

Even if Wei Guangde fails to enter the cabinet in the end, his experience in the Hanlin Academy may make it impossible for his colleagues to become the lucky ones and become the cabinet elders of the dynasty. With this relationship, Wei Guangde's influence in the court will be very huge.

So two months after Wei Guangde's palace examination, the princes' mansions in Jiangxi sent people to the Wei family to send gifts, which was a remedy after knowing the news from the capital.

What is the situation of the Zhang family in Jiangling Prefecture? Could it be that the local snake Liao Wangfu does not know?

Wei Guangde does not believe it.

Writing so much is actually just an idea of ​​Wei Guangde.

"It is generally written according to what was discussed yesterday. I have no objection."

Wei Guangde smiled, but did not return the memorial. Instead, he read it again and then handed it back to Zhang Juzheng.

After receiving the memorial, Zhang Juzheng's slightly uneasy heart was relieved.

What he was most worried about was Wei Guangde's opinion on the order of the charges, whether to change it or not.

A memorial, with a blueprint, actually only took him a moment to write, but he dragged it for a day and took out the draft the next day, which shows that he had also thought it over carefully.

According to the crimes that Hong Chaoxuan had verified, the King of Liao would not be severely punished, which of course he did not want to see.

However, it was difficult to prove the claim that the King of Liao was plotting a rebellion just by setting up the big flag.

Then the only way left that would not expose his true thoughts was to use psychological hints to make the readers of the memorial acquiesce in their hearts that the King of Liao had the intention to rebel, but there was insufficient evidence.

Putting the King of Liao's big flag in the first place was one of the ways. Although there was not enough evidence to prove that the King of Liao had the intention to rebel, the subsequent crimes were confirmed one by one, which easily gave Emperor Longqing the impression that the King of Liao was disloyal.

Although this matter cannot be used as evidence of treason, as Wei Guangde said before, it is a family matter of His Majesty, and he can decide whether to punish him severely or lightly.

The current emperor, who has just ascended the throne, naturally hopes to show some prestige.

Severely punishing the King of Liao will make other vassal kings dare not have other thoughts, and then give some gifts during festivals. This is a combination of kindness and power.

Wei Guangde passed the test here, but it was not all. Next, he had to hand over the first draft of the memorial to Chen Yiqin, so he did not stay in Wei Guangde's duty room for long before saying goodbye and leaving.

After Zhang Juzheng left, Wei Guangde could not help but get up, slowly walked to the door, and watched Zhang Juzheng's back disappear.

Just before, Wei Guangde actually had a sudden idea that he should raise the problem he saw, but then he thought of the conversation between Li Chunfang and him yesterday.

Saying this, it seems to be a rebuttal to Zhang Juzheng's face.

Since he wrote this, there must be a reason for it.

Judging from the contents of the memorials of Hong Chaoxuan and Shi Duchen, the King of Liao and the King of Hui and the King of Yi are all the same. They have committed many evil deeds in their fiefdoms and committed unforgivable crimes. Thinking of the people in the fiefdoms who were persecuted by the King of Liao, Wei Guangde did not speak out.

Regardless of the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and the King of Liao, Wei Guangde still chose to acquiesce in this matter. Next, it depends on whether Chen Yiqin has the same idea as him.

As he expected, Chen Yiqin also discovered Zhang Juzheng's little thoughts.

It was similar to what Wei Guangde thought. Although it was strange that the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and the King of Liao Zhu Xian was so bad, thinking of the people who had been harmed by the King of Liao, Chen Yiqin just asked lightly: "What does Shandai say after reading it?"

"After reading it, Shandai only said that there was no mistake with the discussion yesterday, so he had no objection."

Zhang Juzheng smiled lightly. He knew that he could not show any emotion at this time. He was also betting that Chen Yiqin would consider the suffering of the people in Jiangling and acquiesce to this memorial.

Yes, Zhang Juzheng had noticed it last night when he was repeatedly pondering the details.

He believed that at least one of Wei Guangde and Chen Yiqin would find the trick in this memorial. He originally planned to revise it after someone pointed it out, but then he thought of the evil deeds of the King of Liao in Jiangling.

According to his observation, Wei Guangde and Chen Yiqin were both people who could not tolerate any sand in their eyes, and neither of them had the experience of governing in the local area, so they were not corrupted by money.

The officials in Beijing, apart from the loss of money and goods when leaving Beijing, were the tributes of local officials, and they did not personally exploit the people.

In this way, at least half of the officials' minds are still filled with the people of the world, and the other half is of course their own career.

The higher the official position, the more filial piety, and money is not the most attractive to them.

This may also be the reason why few cabinet ministers in the Ming Dynasty governed local areas.

His teacher Xu Jie was a strange person. He offended the emperor and the prime minister and was exiled, which almost ruined his career.

After returning to Beijing, he had no chance to get involved in the cabinet, but because of his flattery of Yan Song, Yan Song finally recommended his teacher to the cabinet in order to balance the power in the court.

In the eyes of the old emperors, building a barrier between cabinet ministers and local forces can make them less affected by local forces when they are in power.

At most, it is to seek some benefits for their hometowns.

There is more than one cabinet minister, which is naturally the result of multi-party balance.

In this way, they can rest assured to hand over power to the cabinet.

The opinions given by these people, with the review of the Silijian, can naturally be guaranteed to be foolproof.

"Oh?"

Chen Yiqin just raised his head and looked at it, then lowered his head again.

Similar to Wei Guangde, Chen Yiqin also read it again after the first reading, while Zhang Juzheng sat there quietly without any movement.

"Okay, let's do it."

After a moment, Chen Yiqin raised his head again and handed back the first draft of the memorial in his hand.

Zhang Juzheng smiled at this time, took the first draft handed over by Chen Yiqin with both hands and said with a smile: "Then I will go down to copy it and polish it, and submit it to the palace today."

"Yes."

Chen Yiqin nodded.

Now that Chen Yiqin and Wei Guangde did not propose any revisions, Zhang Juzheng's goal was achieved, and there was no reason to stay for long, so he stood up and said goodbye immediately.

Chen Yiqin also stood up and sent Zhang Juzheng out.

Standing at the door, looking at Zhang Juzheng's back, Chen Yiqin was a little silent, wondering whether this Liaowang Mansion incident was jointly led by Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng.

At the banquet last night, he already knew the conversation between Li Chunfang and Wei Guangde, and also heard Wei Guangde's reasons.

The emperor maintains the imperial power, while the civil officials maintain the power of the prime minister. Although the cabinet ministers are appointed by the emperor, they are also representatives of the civil official group.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, only a very few emperors would completely ignore the opinions of the court officials and arbitrarily select the cabinet ministers.

Therefore, the cabinet represents the interests of the civil official group most of the time and is the key to the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty only had a cabinet and prime minister to assist the emperor in making decisions, which had been eliminated during the Zhu Yuanzhang period.

But in the eyes of the civil officials, the cabinet power is actually the prime minister's power.

This is why Emperor Longqing wanted to put the officials he trusted into the cabinet. Only in this way could he fully grasp the power of the Ming Dynasty.

And they, in the eyes of some civil officials, represent the interests of the emperor and are here to seize power for the emperor.

Why was Gao Gong forced to leave? Almost no one in the court spoke for him.

The court officials envied and hated these hidden ministers, so as long as there was a chance, they would never give up.

Wei Guangde might be right.