Chapter 735 834 Legal Education

"After the emperor issues the decree, I will resign and return home. Please treat me well and take care of me."

Ouyang Yijing said, and when Wei Guangde opened his mouth, he continued: "If there is nothing wrong, I will rely on you to treat me well in the future."

"Brother Sizhi, is this the reason you came to me?"

Wei Guangde frowned and asked unhappily.

Yes, Wei Guangde felt that Ouyang Yijing was looking down on him and felt that he could not protect people.

Although Gao Gong was trusted by Emperor Longqing, it did not mean that Gao Gong could do whatever he wanted when he returned to the court.

Seeing Wei Guangde's bad face, Ouyang Yijing also understood Wei Guangde's thoughts and said with a wry smile: "Shandai, I know what you think, but I don't want to implicate you in this matter.

You should know what kind of person Gao Gong is. He will definitely find a chance to retaliate against those who impeached him.

Gao Gong's relationship with His Majesty is deeper than yours after all. He entered Prince Yu's Mansion earlier than you.

Meeting him will only hurt your relationship with His Majesty.

Why don't I give in, resign and return home first, wait for a few years when things are calm, and then seek a comeback."

After hearing what Ouyang Yijing said, Wei Guangde's face looked a little better.

Admittedly, he said he was not afraid of Gao Gong, after all, he was not as good as he was back then.

He was just a small figure in the Hanlin Academy, while Gao Gong had already entered the government and had won over many people with the power of Prince Yu's Mansion.

Now Gao Gong's return to the court means he will become one of the cabinet ministers, and he is also a cabinet minister. Although his ranking may be temporarily higher than his, it will not last long.

After all, Emperor Longqing should trust Gao Gong more.

After all, the last time Xu Jie did something, the whole court was against Gao Gong, which seemed to make Gao Gong unpopular, but Wei Guangde knew that this also meant that Gao Gong became a lone minister.

For the one who is high above, of course, he likes such a lone minister more, because it means that he has no chance and will not pose a threat to the imperial power.

Therefore, if Wei Guangde really confronts Gao Gong because of preserving some people, he will not have much chance and will only be at a disadvantage. Even with the support of Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhan, at most they will have a greater voice in the cabinet.

But the final decision is not made by the cabinet, but submitted to the Qianqing Palace, which is the master of this empire.

For Emperor Longqing, there is a high probability that he will choose to support Gao Gong instead of them because of the emperor's trust.

The cabinet, after all, is just an institution that provides advice to the emperor, not the prime minister's office.

Constitutional monarchy.

At this moment, Wei Guangde first had the idea of ​​limiting the imperial power.

The power of the empire was transferred to the cabinet, and the cabinet ministers in the cabinet discussed and decided the fate of the empire. The emperor only had the right to make the final decision.

"Shan Dai, what I said, do you think it is feasible?"

Just when Wei Guangde was lost in thought again, Ouyang Yijing's voice interrupted his thinking.

"Since you have made up your mind and plan to return home, then do it. It is estimated that His Majesty will not issue an order to recall Gao Gong in the short term, so you can think about it again.

If you are willing to continue to serve as an official, you can always find me, I can arrange for you to serve as an official in the south, such as Guangdong, Fujian and other places."

Although he agreed with Ouyang Yijing's words in his heart, Wei Guangde did not agree directly, but mentioned again the matter of sending him out of the country that he had considered before.

Of course, the decision-making power is still in the hands of Ouyang Yijing.

"I have been thinking about it for two days. In order to avoid a fight between you and Gao Gong, I'd better retreat first."

Ouyang Yijing obviously came after careful consideration, and he was not as anxious as he had shown before.

That night, Ouyang Yijing got drunk in Wei's mansion. It was the servants of Wei's mansion who helped him get on the sedan chair. Wei Guangde just stood at the door of the mansion and watched the sedan chair go away.

And on this night, countless officials also suffered from insomnia.

At that time, the whole court was in disarray, and nearly half of the officials submitted a memorial to impeach Gao Gong.

The more proud they laughed at that time, the more panic they felt in their hearts at this time.

When they first heard that Gao Gong was going to be recalled to the capital, many people just instinctively felt that something was wrong, but they didn't think deeply.

But now it's different. Someone mentioned it, and finally made them think of that person's terribleness and pettiness, and they were not calm.

When he returned to the mansion, Zhang Ji whispered a few words in his ear, and Wei Guangde whispered impatiently: "Why haven't they left yet?"

After walking a few steps, he thought for a moment before turning back to Zhang Ji and said: "Just say that I'm tired from working hard these days and have gone to bed. I already know about their affairs."

Yes, it was very late, but there were still people visiting Wei Guangde, and these people were all officials in Beijing, who were usually close to him.

Wei Guangde was not killing the donkey after it had done its work, and he would go forward when he needed people, and go back when he didn't need people, but he was worried that Gao Gong would retaliate against them now, which was too groundless.

There were so many people who impeached Gao Gong at the beginning, could Gao Gong retaliate?

It was nothing more than venting his anger on the first bird among them, and maybe he would retaliate severely, but for others, it would not be a big deal.

The law does not punish the masses, which applies to any era.

In addition, with the current rumors, Gao Gong would be much more cautious in retaliating against them.

If he makes a mistake, it will arouse panic and indignation among the officials in the court, and they will unite to impeach him again.

Ouyang Yijing was one of the people who was likely to be retaliated by Gao Gong, because he was the first person in Liu Keli to express support for Hu Yingjia, and Hu Yingjia was the trigger for the political turmoil that broke out in the first year of Longqing.

In that fight, Liuke was full of firepower, spraying all over the high arch from top to bottom.

This is also the reason why Wei Guangde acquiesced in Ouyang Yijing's departure from the court, and even if other people followed suit at that time, it was actually not a big deal.

What's more, Wei Guangde had already prepared for this, and that was to arrange for Hai Rui to go to Yingtian.

When Yingtian Mansion breaks out and Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng start fighting again in the cabinet, they will probably be unable to deal with those political opponents in a short time.

Wei Guangde only met Ouyang Yijing tonight and ignored the others. However, Chen Yiqin, Li Chunfang and others were not so lucky.

A group of people came in and out of their mansion, just to find out the real news, and to accuse the villain Gao Gong and ask them to make decisions for them.

It can be said that although Gao Gong has not returned to the capital yet, the pressure brought by the name Gao Gong has made them truly feel it.

When Wei Guangde returned to the backyard, he did not rest directly as he said. Instead, he asked Zhang Ji to send people to Nanjing to find Xu Bangrui, and asked him to arrange for his servants to report what happened in Yingtian Mansion to the capital every few days.

Although this will delay some time, the current communication conditions are like this, and there is nothing we can do. At least we can keep track of every move in Jiangnan, especially the movements of Governor Yingtian and the person in Huating County.

After Zhang Ji left the study, Wei Guangde sat quietly for a while, thinking about the rumored incident that caused a storm in the city.

The more he thought about it, the more Wei Guangde felt it was not simple.

He could guess what the influence of rumors was. Based on the view that whoever benefits is the mastermind, Wei Guangde targeted the people who spread rumors to those who had offended Gao Gong the most.

There is no doubt that Zhang Juzheng was placed in the first position.

Although Zhang Juzheng did not directly break up with Gao Gong, his relationship with Xu Jie was there after all.

It was obvious that his teacher might be retaliated by Gao Gong. Zhang Juzheng would not remain indifferent and sent people to spread rumors in the capital as he intended.

This was Xu Jie's response. Wei Guangde really didn't think about him. After all, he was already an official and was thousands of miles away from the capital.

Even if it was his idea, it would be appropriate to write a letter asking Zhang Juzheng to do it.

"It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married, let him do it."

In the end, Wei Guangde could only recite a line from a movie or TV series that he didn't know.

Gao Gong cannot be stopped from returning to Beijing, it is God's will.

But now it seems that Xu Zhang's faction has also begun to take action to protect the enemy, so it's better to sit back and watch the tiger fight.

On the second day, not long after Wei Guangde entered the cabinet to check in, Chen Yiqin sent someone to invite him over.

After listening to Chen Yiqin's narration, Wei Guangde only found it funny and asked, "Did Brother Yifu pat his chest on their chest and promise to protect them?"

When Chen Yiqin came to Wei Guangde, he naturally talked about the rumors and the fact that officials on his line visited the mansion to seek asylum.

"Who is Gao Suqing? Shandai doesn't know who he is."

When Chen Yiqin said this, he saw a figure flickering in front of the check-in door, and a figure had walked in.

"Brother Zhengfu."

When Wei Guangde saw that the person was Yin Shizhen, he hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands at him.

"Shandai, I even went to check in with you, and then I found out you were here at Yifu, so I came here looking for something interesting."

After Yin Shizhen and Wei Guangde finished speaking, they bowed their hands to Chen Yiqin and then the three of them sat down again.

"Zhengfu also came here because of the revenge rumor?"

Wei Guangde asked knowingly.

"A lot of people came to my house last night, and it's almost the second night and they still haven't left, ugh."

Yin Shizhen pretended to be helpless.

"Since Zhengfu is also here, let's discuss how to respond to this matter."

Chen Yiqin lowered his voice and said something.

"Yifu, it's not like you don't know that Gao Suqing is a big-bellied person, but he is just pretending to be big-bellied in front of others. He is actually a small-bellied person, and he will retaliate for his anger.

Those who have offended him will not be easily let go once he returns to the court. "

Yin Shizhen said with a wry smile.

"When he was impeached, didn't he tell the people below not to jump around? Are there many people involved?"

Wei Guangde said a little suspiciously.

"At that time, the situation in the DPRK was already like that, especially when the situation was finally decided. Some people felt that there was no chance of repetition, so they jumped out and stepped on it a few times. Only now do they know they are afraid."

Yin Shizhen said, "Where are you?"

"Yes, but there are not many people. They all came over later. How can I greet people who have done things before?"

Wei Guangde shook his head slightly and said, then he looked at Chen Yiqin and asked, "Brother Yifu, too. Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, he can't wait to jump out and step in?"

"At that time, among them, it was correct to support reverse arch. Those who dared to speak out against it would be isolated. Even those who did not express their stance would be looked at differently. What do you think would happen?"

Chen Yiqin also smiled bitterly. At that time, the three of them discussed restraining the people below and not letting them get involved in the inverted arch. Unexpectedly, when the end was about to end, some people could not resist the temptation and jumped into this vortex.

They don't participate in the reverse arch, that's because they all come from Yuzhuan, and they don't think there will be a revival of the high arch.

During that period, especially at the end, the restrictions on the people below were relaxed, and they were even ignored.

"hehe."

Wei Guangde just chuckled after hearing Chen Yiqin's words.

"Why, is there something wrong?"

Chen Yiqin asked in confusion.

"There's nothing wrong. At that time, I remember that only his disciples seemed to be able to stay out of it."

Wei Guangde said.

When Gao Gong was ostracized by the Manchu Dynasty, only the disciples who were closely related to Gao Gong could not participate in expressing their opinions. Whether they supported Gao Gong or something else, most of them chose to remain silent.

Otherwise, they would be morally wrong if they supported the inversion, and they would be risking the world's disapproval by opposing the inversion.

Civil servants still have a clear distinction between love and hate, and can understand the dilemma of people like them.

And if others remain silent, they will more or less be subject to gossip behind their backs.

Of course, Yu Zhuan's people can stay out of it, and the court officials understand them.

"Then what should we do? Shandai, you have many ideas, please tell me."

Yin Shizhen said.

"We actually don't have to do anything."

Wei Guangde smiled and said: "Since these are the last opinions expressed and they are not the ones who stir up trouble, Gao Suqing probably doesn't have time to worry about these people.

If he really wants to take revenge on all those who participated in his impeachment when he returns to the court, the court will be empty. "

"The law does not punish the public? That's not true, Gao Suqing is not a person who is afraid of trouble."

Chen Yiqin frowned and said.

"Yes, if it's something else, Gao Gong will probably get to the bottom of it, no matter how many people are involved.

But back then, the whole court was in disgrace, so didn't he have any responsibility at all?

If he really wants to return to the court, he will take revenge. I am afraid that the whole court will fall for the second time, and your majesty may not be able to protect him and let him escape unscathed.

If he was wise, he would only retaliate against a few people whose names he remembered, and for most of the others, he could only beat them, scare the monkeys, and scare them. "

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, he became quiet and looked at Chen Yiqin and Yin Shizhen who were looking down in thought.

Wei Guangde's words reminded them that there were too many people impeaching Gao Gong, and he probably couldn't take revenge.

"Shan Loi's words are reasonable. He wants revenge. Then the court will really be empty and no government orders can be issued."

Yin Shizhen figured it out. Gao Gong would not be afraid because there were so many people involved, but he was simply too busy.

In fact, this is not punishable by the law.

"I've been taught a lesson, I didn't expect it."

Chen Yiqin also nodded in agreement.

In fact, it's not that they didn't think of it, but that they were surrounded by a group of people and confused their minds, and they forgot about it for a while.

As long as they quietly think about the consequences of full revenge, they will have the same thoughts as Wei Guangde.

At this time, in the counties and townships under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Shifu in Nanzhili, small officials in the yamen appeared. They followed the orders of the governor and went down to the grassroots to promote the "One Whip Method."

Hai Rui knew very well how the gentry manipulated public opinion, taking advantage of the people's ignorance and lack of literacy and sometimes deliberately misinterpreting the court's notices.

Therefore, when he was the county magistrate, he paid great attention to letting the people understand the function of a whip.

I don’t expect to understand everything, but I just need to know a rough idea so that I won’t be fooled.

Ying Tianfu started to perform a whipping technique under Hai Rui's prompting.