prosperous age

Chapter 422 421 Impeachment
Emperor Jiajing frowned when he saw Wu Shan's memorabilia, but the expression on his face was very displeased.

Huang Jin on the side naturally knew what was going on, and couldn't help but secretly wiped his cold sweat.

If Wu Shangshu handed in the memorial yesterday, it is estimated that the impact on Emperor Jiajing would be greater, but after communicating with the alchemists yesterday and reading the memorial sent by Qin Tianjian, Emperor Jiajing has believed their words judge.

After all, Qin Tianjian, who is in charge of the imperial court's responsibility, agrees with those masters, so there is nothing to doubt.

Speaking of it, Emperor Jiajing felt that he was too worried yesterday, and when he saw the solar eclipse, he hurriedly beat drums to rescue him. Now it seems that his busy work was wasted.

Therefore, seeing Wu Shan's memorial today, Emperor Jiajing was still more unhappy. He didn't believe that Wu Shan hadn't received the report from Qin Tianjian, and he didn't know about yesterday's solar eclipse.

But since he knew the inside story, why did Wu Shan make a statement, as if he wanted to teach himself, or Wu Shan was just using this solar eclipse to express his dissatisfaction with the emperor in his heart.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jiajing's complexion became worse and worse.

Not only Huang Jin, who was closer to the emperor, noticed the emperor's dissatisfaction, but even Gao Zhong, who was a little further away, could only mourn for Wu Shan in their hearts.

There will be no good results if you anger the emperor.

Huang Jin and Gao Zhong have already learned about what happened yesterday through Chen Ju.

Wei Guangde arranged everything, but he just got bored with Wu Shan.

In fact, all of this may have been doomed from the moment Emperor Jiajing wanted to pass the Wushan Memorial.

After reading Wu Shan's memorial, Emperor Jiajing read the cabinet draft, which was written by Yan Song.

Looking at the ticket draft, Emperor Jiajing knew that Yan Song had read Qin Tianjian's memorial and knew the "insider situation", so he criticized Wu Shan's words as demonic words and suggested punishment. The reason is also very simple, that is, Qin Tianjian will also Reported to the Ministry of Rites.

Wu Shanming knew that yesterday's solar eclipse was inspired by the emperor's virtue, but he still played rescue and reminded the emperor what to do after the solar eclipse. This is a malicious intention.

"Who am I to deceive when it is clearly eclipsed? Deceive the sky!"

Emperor Jiajing casually read a sentence from Wu Shan's Memorial, which was a rebuttal to Qin Tianjian's explanation of the solar eclipse.

"My lord, do you want to be popular?"

Emperor Jiajing put down Wu Shan's memorial and handed it back to Gao Zhong. Gao Zhong didn't get a hint from Emperor Jiajing whether to approve or reject it, so he asked cautiously.

The approval of the red, naturally approved the cabinet's opinion, and punished Wu Shan, then the matter would be overturned, but if it was rejected, it meant that Emperor Jiajing was dissatisfied with the punishment proposed by the cabinet, and he wanted to increase the penalty for Wu Shan punish.

Emperor Jiajing raised his eyes to look at Gao Zhong, and said, although the displeasure on his face did not subside much, "Wu Shan is keeping the etiquette, so there is no need to incriminate him."

When Gao Zhong heard this, he couldn't help but his eyelids twitched.

The emperor dismissed the cabinet's disposition opinion and did not punish Wu Shan, but listening to his words and observing his deeds did not seem to be that simple.

Only Huang Jin, who was on the side, bowed his head and remained silent. He already knew in his heart that Wu Shan's official career was over.

Originally, Wu Shan, who was the Minister of Rites, had the opportunity to enter the cabinet.

Wu Shan was an upright person, and often caused Emperor Jiajing's dissatisfaction because of his outspoken words, but perhaps Emperor Jiajing also knew that the court still needed such outspoken ministers, so he never blamed him.

But this time, Wu Shan seemed to be using the solar eclipse to insinuate the emperor, and Emperor Jiajing finally couldn't bear it anymore.

If such a person enters the cabinet, I am afraid that instead of reminding him of something all the time, he will keep buzzing in his ears like a mosquito, which will make him how to practice Taoism.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Gao Zhong took the memorial and returned to his seat, took a pen to criticize Emperor Jiajing's previous words, and the memorial was put aside, Huang Jin secretly let out a sigh of relief, only wishing that Wu Shangshu would seek good fortune for himself.

Huang Jin didn't know what the outcome of Wu Shan would be. You must know that Wu Shan's previous Minister of Rites, Wang Yongbin, was transferred from the Ministry of Rites of Beijing to the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing for the elderly because of his handling of Li Mo's case.

However, it is good to be able to retreat unscathed.

The matter seemed to be over like this, the voice of the servant reading the memorial came from the main hall, Gao Zhong still brought a lot of memorials this time, but most of them came up to congratulate him after he knew the Qintian Supervisor's memorial.

After reading the last memorial, the gloomy look on Emperor Jiajing's face disappeared, and he said with a smile, "Why do so many people think this is God's favor, but Wu Shangshu doesn't think so.

Are there any memorials in the Rites?Who is involved in the matter now? "

From the seemingly casual question, Huang Jin already understood Emperor Jiajing's intentions, and it seemed that the emperor had already made up his mind.

Thinking about it, Huang Jin still took a half-step forward and bowed and replied: "Go back to the emperor, Li Donghua is the current rite subject."

"Understood, go down and ask him why he didn't book."

Emperor Jiajing said casually, and then got up and moved his limbs, "I've been sitting for a long time, and I'm all stiff."

While talking, Emperor Jiajing walked towards the gate of the main hall, apparently going to move his hands and feet in the yard.

Huang Jin gave Gao Zhong a color, motioned him to find Li Donghua, and asked him to write the book as soon as possible, while he quickly followed Emperor Jiajing.

In the early Ming Dynasty, inheriting the system of the previous generation, it was unified to Shizhong, regardless of discipline.

In the sixth year of Hongwu, according to the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and engineering, each set up a person in charge of affairs, who was in charge of seven ranks, and in the left and right. Supplement and pick up lost items, assist the emperor in handling memorials, and inspect the affairs of the six ministries.

Enjoy the rights of "Keeping", "Keeping" and "Cancellation". Cancellation means that imperial edicts and memorials are attached to Keji every day, and sent to the cabinet for record every five days. Cancellation every five days after verification by the department.

The six divisions can also participate in "court discussions" and "court pushes", participate in the formulation of the imperial court's major policies, and supervise their implementation.

It can be said that the Liuke is the magic spell that Zhu Yuanzhang put on the head of the Liubu, a tool used to restrain the power of the Liubu.

Naturally, Huang Jin and Gao Zhong would not ask Emperor Jiajing what he wanted to play in the Rites.

Seeing the back of Emperor Jiajing disappearing, Gao Zhongcai told the servant next to him, "Pack up quickly and send all the memorials to the Supervisor of Rites."

After the little servant packed up the memorial, Gao Zhong took them out of Yongshou Palace and walked directly to the gate of Xiyuan.

After leaving Xiyuan, Gao Zhong thought of Emperor Jiajing's order, turned his head and said to the servant following behind him, "You take the memorial to the Supervisor of Rituals first, and I'll deal with it later when I go back."

After finishing the order, Gao Zhong entered the Xihua Gate without looking back. The Six Section Corridor is not far in front.

Li Donghua was a little caught off guard when the eunuch Gao Zhong, the supervisor of ceremonies, suddenly found him. Seeing Gao Zhong enter the door, he hurriedly got up to greet him.

Regardless of how proud the civil servants are outside, belittling the eunuchs in the palace at will, but when they really face the eunuchs, most of their attitudes are very humble.

"Gao Gonggong, what kind of wind keeps blowing you here."

Greeting Gao Zhong, Li Donghua said humbly.

Gao Zhong glanced at Li Donghua. He naturally knew him. After all, the Sixth Division was a very important department. The Imperial Decree issued by Emperor Jiajing would be sent to the Sixth Division for registration when it came out of the inner court. No one dared to refute it in the past ten years. The decree.

It's all the faults of the Hongzhi and Zhengde courts. The emperor usually doesn't get angry with the ministers, but he is not used to them when the Jiajing emperor comes. There are many officials who were punished in the past few years. .

Gao Zhong glanced at Li Donghua, and said with a smirk: "The higher-ups asked me to ask, what's the matter with Li Ke, whether the corpse should be a vegetarian meal or not."

"Ok?"

Hearing Gao Zhong's blunt answer, Li Donghua felt his eyelids twitch.

On top, which one is on top?
In Gao Zhong's inner court, there are only a handful of people with a higher status than him. Who would be able to call him the top?
The most important thing is, is there something I haven't done well in this ritual?
He was stared at by the top of his mouth.

"Gao Gonggong, please make it clear that there are any mistakes and omissions in my etiquette department, but please correct me."

Gao Zhong had a bad tone, but Li Donghua didn't look angry at all, and still maintained a humble attitude.

"For yesterday's solar eclipse, Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rituals both published memorials. The contents of the two memorials are quite different. Is there nothing you want to say about rituals?"

Gao Zhong said bluntly.

"That's it."

Li Donghua said inwardly that it was not good. Although the word "Li" was hung in their Ritual Department, it had little to do with the Ministry of Rites. The Minister of Rites, Wu Shan, really couldn't control them, and even their work itself was to restrain the Ministry of Rites.

In the past, they supervised the work efficiency of the Ministry of Rites. For the work that could not be completed for a long time, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were incompetent, they would impeach them.

This time Gao Zhong bluntly said that after the Li Ke played different content memorials at the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites, what opinions should be expressed, what opinions can be expressed?
Li Ke, of course, has read the memorials of Qin Tianjian and Wu Shan, and Li Donghua felt very bad at that time.

But he was a bit afraid to intervene in it.

It's nothing to impeach Qin Tianjian, a powerless Yamen, but does he dare to refute the content of Qin Tianjian's memorial?

As for Wu Shan, it is possible to impeach him by impeachment, but after all, he is a second-rank minister, and the things written in the memorial are really not wrong, so there is no way to impeach him.

Based on this, what Li Donghua originally thought was to be an ostrich, but he didn't expect Gao Zhong to come to him so soon.

Gao Zhong didn't need to say too much, Li Donghua knew what Xiyuan meant.

In fact, from the time the memorial was sent to the palace in the morning, how long it took for Gao Zhong to come to him, we can see how serious the situation is.

Emperor Jiajing must have disliked Wu Shangshu, otherwise someone would not have come here so soon, and the eunuch Gao Zhong, the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, would have come in person.

Say something, isn't it just to let yourself impeach Wu Shan?

However, thinking about it carefully, Li Donghua really couldn't find a reason to impeach Wu Shan.

"I don't know Eunuch Gao, how did the palace give the instructions?"

If there is no reason for impeachment, Li Donghua can't start writing.

Fortunately, Gao Zhong is here at this moment. He must know how Emperor Jiajing approved it. If he asks clearly, he can prescribe the right medicine and impeach him according to the emperor's wishes.

"How else can I give instructions? His Majesty only said, 'Wu Shangshu is receiving the gift, so there is no need to absolve him of crime'."

Gao Zhong, who was sitting on the chair, raised his eyelids and looked at Li Donghua. Although he knew that Emperor Jiajing was dissatisfied, Gao Zhong did not dare to speak nonsense when asked about the emperor's instructions.

"This"

Li Donghua was a little numb, he could hear the emperor's dissatisfaction with Wu Shan's memorial from these words, but he said he didn't blame him.

Thinking of this, Li Donghua looked at Gao Zhong again, not sure if he was ordered by the emperor to come here this time, let alone have conflicts with Wu Shan, he must find an opportunity to punish him.

This group of eunuchs is like this. An upright person like Mr. Wu Shanwu should have offended these eunuchs a lot. His Majesty was a little dissatisfied, so they were picky and wanted to make things bigger.

Thinking so, Li Donghua still didn't show it on his face, he was still arguing with Gao Zhongxu, but he made up his mind in his heart not to join forces.

After Wu Shangshu's memorial is approved, he will take a closer look and make a decision at that time.

As for whether or not to pass the news to Wu Shangshu, it's fine. Wu Shan is famous for his bad temper in the court. Although his character is praised by others, there are really few people who are willing to make friends with him.

Since he can't please, why should he lick his face and move over.

The next day, Li Donghua saw Wu Shan's already-approved memorabilia. Sure enough, as Gao Zhong said, the emperor was not happy with Wu Shan, but he didn't intend to punish him.

Immediately, Li Donghua also put Gao Zhong's message aside, thinking that the matter was over like this.

Because this did not involve Prince Yu's Mansion, naturally Chen Ju did not pass any news to Wei Guangde. The people who knew about it were only a few people who were in the palace at that time, and those little servants were either attached to Huang Jin or Gao Loyalty, naturally no one will spread it.

Li Donghua made a good plan, thinking that he would simply pass the matter of pretending to be an ostrich, but he didn't expect that he would be called to the cabinet in just two days.

After entering the door, Xu Jie threw a memorial in front of him and asked him to look at it himself.

Li Donghua was very puzzled, picked up the memorial and looked at it, and broke out in a cold sweat.

The memorandum has nothing to do with the Rites. It is the memorandum of Zhao Dayou, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and the commander of Jin Yiwei, Wan Wenming, who were ordered to re-investigate the crimes of the king of Iraq, Zhu Dian.

Yi Wang Zhu Dianmao robbed private houses and princess mansions for the expansion of the palace. It had already been spread in Beijing official circles earlier.

At the beginning, Li Donghua glanced at the content of the memorial and felt strange. He had nothing to do with Luoyang, so why would he show this memorial to himself? Only then did Hong understand.

Emperor Jiajing approved the reports of Zhao Dayou and Wan Wenming, and ordered them to demolish the illegal buildings, return the captured women, and hand over the abettor. Dao Yushi didn't report the knowledge, and accused Ke Dao's officials to support their lives.

The most terrible thing is at the end, it is clearly written that the Qin Tianjian and the Memorial of the Ministry of Rites have their own opinions.

Only after reading this passage did Li Donghua fully understand Emperor Jiajing's intentions.

It is clear that Li Ke did not express any opinion on this incident, but combined with what Gao Zhong said before, is it still necessary to say what Emperor Jiajing wants?
(End of this chapter)