Chapter 986 Tang Yi's Judgment
There was a secret letter from Hong Chaoxuan before, followed by a bloody letter from Dong Wencai, all pointing to Zhang Juzheng, saying that he had an unshirkable guilt in the rebellion of the Liao King.
One is the governor of Huguang and the other is the senator of the governor. Both are the officials of the Honglang robe, and their weight is unusual.
Logically speaking, Tang Yi was not so credible, but he knew the old grudges between Zhang Juzheng and the King of Liao, and he also knew Zhang Juzheng's character. That guy was even more ruthless and resolute than himself. He would not put it in his eyes at all. And don't forget that if Tang Yi was able to find a way to force King Yi to rebel, Zhang Juzheng might not dare to attack the King of Liao.
You should know that at this time, Zhang Juzheng was responsible for clearing the land of Zhangzhang. Xu Jie, the gentry side, was killed. If another Liao king was taken, the situation in the entire southeast would be much better.
Both public and private, Zhang Juzheng has enough motivation.
But King Yi rebelled first, and then King Liao rebelled again. The movement was too great. If one was not handled well, the cabinet would be criticized... Tang Yi was shocked. Could it be that Zhang Juzheng had a third purpose, and he wanted to attack him?
Thinking of this, Tang Yi's heart suddenly shrank.
It seems that he is heart-warming about his heart, but in fact he is just a matter of forming alliances and cooperation in the new coup reform, and it is purely a combination of interests. It is hard to say whether Zhang Juzheng has the idea of overthrowing himself and replacing it... Looking back at the news about Hong Chaoxuan and Dong Wencai, the balance in Tang Yi's heart is constantly tilting.
"Gaoge, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Chen, what do you think?"
Zhao Zhenji's face was gloomy, and he said loudly: "I thought Dong Wencai was famous for his reputation and was a very law-abiding minister. It was unusual for him to write blood. Moreover, the King of Liao rushed to rebel, and even Jiangling did not control it. As soon as the army arrived, it collapsed, and it was obviously not a conspiracy. In this way, it would be understandable that someone played a disgraceful role in it."
Zhao Zhenji and Zhang Juzheng have always been dissatisfied. Zhang Juzheng was disobedient in Xu Jie's case and went to express condolences to Xu Jie openly, but in fact it made the Xu family extremely miserable. He moved from Songjiang to Jiangxi and left his hometown. He was so cruel! Lao Zhao was very angry with Zhang Juzheng, but he was not talking nonsense. Dong Wencai was very regular, and the irregular person was Zhang Juzheng.
The court has always been like this. Because it is impossible to communicate and contact in time, and cannot grasp the latest situation, the result is that everyone has good character and whoever has a high evaluation will have an advantage. Obviously, Zhang Ju is on the balance and does not have any advantage.
Gao Gong looked calm and thought about it again and again, "As a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Zhang Taiyue is in charge of Southeast Affairs and has a high position and power. He must not be able to deal with it at will just because of a bullet from Dong Wencai. I thought he should send an urgent delivery immediately and let Zhang Juzheng explain it clearly."
"Gaoge, do you think Zhang Zi can explain it clearly?" Zhao Zhenji said sarcastically.
Gao Gong is not willing to be outdone, "Gei Lao Zhao, it is related to the appearance of the cabinet, so we cannot act irresponsibly."
Zhao Zhenji widened his eyes and was about to refute.
Tang Yi waved his hand, "Don't be impatient, I think it's as if Mr. Zhongxuan means..."
Before Tang Yi could finish speaking, the copper bell on the wall suddenly rang out.
According to the rules set by Tang Yi, the cabinet is a key military service location. In the office of each cabinet, except for a few confidant Zhongshu Sheren, no one is allowed to walk around casually.
As for the cabinet meeting, only full-time officials can attend. When an emergency occurs, they can ring the copper bell outside and only three times. The Grand Secretary who presided over the meeting decides whether to terminate the meeting and handle the emergency.
Tang Yi browsed deeply and said in a muffled voice: "Come in!"
When the door opened, Luo Wanhua hurried in, sweating all over his head.
"Ge Lao Zhang's memorial has arrived."
"Take it over quickly."
Several cabinet masters gathered together and browsed quickly. Zhang Juzheng didn't say anything. He just mentioned that the governor Hong Chaoxuan might be involved in the rebellion of the King of Liao. He has now imprisoned Hong Chaoxuan and asked the court to issue an order immediately to strictly investigate Hong Chaoxuan's case.
"It turns out to be true!"
Zhao Zhenji slapped the table, "Yuan Fu, Gao Ge, what else can I say this time? Zhang Juzheng admitted that Dong Wencai's memorial was true. He indeed imprisoned Hong Chaoxuan!"
The old master was shaking his beard and furious, "Yuanfu, I said at the beginning that Zhang Juzheng was a clerk, but this person was not upright and used any means to do things. He retaliated against a vassal king. A righteous minister who was dissatisfied with his actions was dismissed and dismissed from office and framed loyal and kind-hearted. How could such a villain tolerate him? I suggest sending someone south to escort Zhang Juzheng back to Beijing and wait for his defeat." Zhao Zhenji paused and said, "I am not talented, volunteered, and ask the chief assistant to allow him."
Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng's memorial and was stunned. It was a coincidence that Dong Wencai's words were believed. The court had to deal with the vassal kings, but they could not be too ugly to be too ugly. They forced the vassal kings to rebel and then kill them. Will there be peace in the world's vassal states? How can the emperor explain?
Zhang Taiyue, Zhang Taiyue, you are too aggressive.
"Yuanfu, Zhao Ge Lao was in charge of the supervision of the department and the official duties were heavy and it was inconvenient to leave Beijing. I suggested that the Right Censor Liu Tigan go to promulgate the imperial edict."
Liu Tigan is Gao Gong's man, so Gao Huzi still has to help Zhang Juzheng.
But Zhao Zhenji disagreed, "Gaoge, Zhang Juzheng is the Grand Secretary of the current dynasty, the auxiliary minister of the cabinet, and a mere right censor. How can Zhang Juzheng bow his head? If I don't let me go, why would you ask Mr. Chen to come and go?"
Piqin mentioned Chen Yiqin, he was so frustrated, who did I mess with? I want to take this sweet potato!
"Oh, if Yuan Fu agrees, then I'll go there." Chen Yiqin dared not refuse.
Now everyone's eyes are on Tang Yi, waiting for him to make a decision.
At this moment, another Zhongshu Sheshou Shesen Chen Yiguan also ran in, holding several memorials in his arms, all of which were impeached Zhang Juzheng.
Among them were Pang Shangpeng, the Huguang Inspector, He Kuan, the Huguang Inspector, and even a person who no one expected was Geng Dingxiang, who was very close to Zhang Juzheng. He revealed that the Zhang family in Jiangling and the Liao Palace had a conflict because of the issue of salt sales in Huguang. Zhang Juzheng used the elders' master to suppress the Liao Palace and forced the Liao Palace to give up the sales of salt. The Zhang family occupied 70% of the salt sales in Huguang. In a few years, he accumulated a huge amount of money and was as rich as a country.
It’s okay for others to say that Geng Dingxiang was originally a Xu Jie best friend and a famous scholar in the world. He had no choice but to believe him. The Zhang family embezzled salt and profit, which was something Tang Yi had known for a long time.
Now that various situations are summarized, the context is becoming clearer and clearer. Zhang Juzheng took advantage of the imperial court to reorganize the vassals and tried to force the Liao king to rebel, and then revenge his private revenge.
Gao Gong had nothing to say, Zhao Zhenji was cheering up his clothes and was about to take action to eliminate the treacherous slander for the court. Chen Yiqin sighed and had no idea...
Almost everyone believed that Zhang Juzheng could not escape.
Only Tang Yi, who looked at this memorial and then flipped through that one, the more he read it, the more he felt something was wrong. It was so coincidental that it was natural that he didn't have to worry about his brain!
"Yuan Fu, although Zhang Juzheng is a clerk, you can no longer shelter him. You must be severely punished!" Zhao Zhenji once again forced Tang Yi to express his opinion.
"Dazhou Gong, please wait a moment, two hours, I will give you a reply."
Tang Yi picked up all the memorials and hurried back to the chief minister's duty room. He took out the secret letters sent by Hong Chaoxuan and placed them together. The more he read them, the more he became more confused.
"Go and call Mr. Lu over."
In less than half an hour, Lu Guangzu hurried over. He had now been promoted from Suzhou Prefecture to Minister of Personnel. There was no way. The Ministry of Personnel was in charge of personnel affairs. Gao Gong and Yang Bo were two powerful figures. Tang Yi had to install people and maintain his influence.
"What does these people have to do with each other? Do you know?"
Lu Guangzu took a look. He had been in the Ministry of Personnel for a long time, and the resumes of all the officials of the court were all in his stomach. Hong Chaoxuan, Dong Wenlu, He Kuan, Pang Shangpeng, Geng Dingxiang... Lu Guangzu looked at these five people who seemed to be out of touch with each other for a while, but his eyes lit up.
"Qi Bing Yuanfu, this He Kuan is Hong Chaoxuan's brother-in-law."
“How is the relationship?”
“Very close.”
"What about the others?"
"Pang Shangpeng is Xu Jie's disciple. It is said that he introduced Hong Chaoxuan to the Xu party. The two of them are considered to be close friends. Is Dong Wenlu this person? He has no direct relationship with Hong Chaoxuan, but he has an enemy named Liu Cunde. This person and Hong Chaoxuan are fellow villagers. The Hong and Liu families had conflicts because of the opening of a gambling house and died. Liu Cunde was a Guangdong governor. He was in office and handled a case. It was Dong Wenlu's elder brother. He was sent to Liaodong and died more than ten years ago."
Lu Guangzu was silent for a while before saying, "Geng Dingxiang did not have much friendship with them. It was just over two years ago that Geng Dingxiang took the lead in establishing a Chongzheng Academy, which was large in scale and had more than a dozen big families invested. It seemed that the Hong family had the most money. But as a famous scholar, Geng Dingxiang framed Mr. Zhang for Hong Chaoxuan just because of a little money, which was a bit unreasonable."
It is worthy of being the "three eyes" in the officialdom. Lu Guangzu's words analyzed the relationship between these people clearly and clearly.
Sure enough, they have an extraordinary connection!
"There are many unreasonable things. For example, these items have only three days apart, and it seems like an appointment. In addition, Zhang Ju is in the southeast these days, and has offended many people, and impeached him in a steady stream. But why did these people attack Zhang Juzheng not mention the matter of clearing Zhang Juzheng? Isn't it strange?"
Lu Guangzu suddenly had a lit up his eyes, "Yuan Fu, it's not surprising at all. The Hong family, Dong family, and He family are all wealthy families in the southeast. As for the Geng family, as far as Xiaguan knows, his family and the Zhang family in Jiangling have also competed for business. Only Pang Shangpeng is not a big family. He also actively promoted the clearance of land and acres of land. However, Xiaguan thought it was difficult to support it alone, so he was most likely forced."
It's clear, finally it's clear!
Chapter completed!