I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 13 Zhejiang Party’s Response

News of Yao Zongwen's arrest quickly spread throughout the capital.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, few public officials have been arrested. Now Yao Zongwen, who is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has been arrested and imprisoned by Dongchang. Now there are rumors that he will be tried by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

This made the officials and censors involved in the matter very excited.They were all preparing to write to the emperor to see which treacherous minister was instigating the emperor to frame the loyal minister.

The truth soon became known.

It was Liu Yishui, the assistant minister of the Donglin Party, who advised the emperor that Yao Zongwen would not bribe him because Xiong Tingbi did not recommend him as an official before.

That's why after inspecting Liaodong last year, he united with other officials and wrote to the court to slander Xiong Tingbi, disrupting the situation in Liaodong and almost making a big mistake.

He still refused to repent, and wanted to go to Liaodong again to completely overthrow Xiong Tingbi. Long Yan was furious and ordered Dongchang to arrest Yao Zongwen and interrogate him strictly to see if he had any other accomplices.

This made the officials dumbfounded.

Liu Yishen was also upright in the impression of the courtiers, and he had protected ministers and officials who had been falsely accused many times in the past.

The fact that he can report it means that the evidence is conclusive. This also makes other officials who falsely accuse Xiong Tingbi, such as Liu Guojin, Feng Sanyuan and others, feel uneasy and hope that Yao Chongwen will not confess himself.

When another group learned about it, they immediately became furious. This is the Zhejiang Party.

The Zhejiang Party and Donglin were originally at odds with each other. After Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, Fang Congzhe was forced by the Hongwan case and wanted to retire and return to his hometown. He also recommended Liu Yishuo to Zhu Youxiao to succeed him.

The result of this concession made Donglin push forward.

Now that Fang Congzhe is about to retire and Yao Zongwen is arrested again, now only one Shen Guan in the cabinet belongs to the Zhejiang Party, and most of the others belong to the Donglin Party.I'm afraid things will get harder and harder for the Zhejiang Party in the future.

"Chief Assistant, Liu Yishen was so aggressive in front of the Holy Master, falsely accusing Yao Zongwen. If he didn't take action, it would be better for him. Now that he does, Yao Zongwen may be in trouble.

Now most of the government officials are controlled by the Donglin Party, and now that Yao Zongwen has been arrested, I am afraid that we will be impeached more often in the future. "

In this atmosphere of worry and anger, key members of the Zhejiang Party came to Fang Cunzhe for discussion.

"Don't worry, Ming Zhen (characterized by Shen Guan), Yao Zongwen's evidence is conclusive. This matter was originally caused by his impure motives and deliberately falsely accused Xiong Tingbi, and Liu Yishen also reported the truth.

And His Majesty has asked me to preside over this case, obviously he wants to handle it lightly. "

"Your Majesty asked you to preside over it. It seems that he still trusts us. Qiankun is arbitrary and does not want to just believe Liu Yishen's words."

Liu Tingyuan, the censor next to him, said with a little surprise when he heard this.

"That's not the case. Your Majesty is very concerned about the affairs in Liaodong. His Majesty also made a clear judgment on Yao Zongwen's false accusation.

It’s just that he doesn’t want the Donglin family to dominate, so we still have a chance. "

Opportunity, which made the Zhejiang Party members below him confused.

"The Holy Father invited me for an interview the day before yesterday to talk about the succession. I suffered from the mutual criticism among the court ministers, which led to low efficiency of the court and overstaffing of officials at all levels, so I wanted to re-implement Zhang Taiyue's examination method."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked. This method of clarifying the KPIs of officials at all levels has allowed the cabinet to control six subjects, and the six subjects to control the six ministries, clarify the tasks, and inspect them monthly.They heard something.

We also know that there is no such powerful chief minister in the imperial court as Zhang Taiyue.If the examination method is to be implemented, it will inevitably encounter opposition from many officials, making it extremely difficult to implement.

"Chief Assistant, although the emperor wants to make a difference, he hastily implemented the examination method as soon as he took the throne. He is afraid that it will cause an uproar in the court. This move is extremely inappropriate." Shen Guan was distressed after hearing this.

"Of course I know this, and the Emperor also knows it, so he specifically asked me to take charge of Yao Zongwen's affairs.

What this means is already obvious. "The rest of the people couldn't help but look embarrassed. The emperor's move was to roast them on the fire.

But Liu Tingyuan, the censor, was not depressed. He naturally knew how powerful the examination was, but he also found that this was an opportunity for the Zhejiang Party.

"Lao Tzu said: Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and blessing lies where misfortune lies. From the perspective of a humble position, this may not be an opportunity.

The current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. Donglin is eyeing us. The six subjects are Shizhong and Yushizhong, and most of them are Donglin party members.If this continues, everyone here will be the target of public criticism and will be doomed.

Although the original intention of the examination method is to control and rectify the administration of officials, the method is to control the six subjects through the cabinet, and then use the six subjects to control the six ministries, and review them monthly, although this improves efficiency.

But in disguise, the six subjects have too many affairs and have no time to take care of other things.This resulted in the obstruction of speech, which was also an important reason for Zhang Taiyue's impeachment.

If we implement the examination method, we can not only use it to attack Donglin's forces, but also block Donglin's way of expression, causing them to lose a lot of help.It can also help us gain more trust from the emperor.Let us turn the corner into safety. "

"It makes sense, but we are alone, and we are afraid that Donglin will know how powerful he is, and then he will attack in groups and be unable to move an inch." Shen Guan said doubtfully.

When Fang Congzhe heard this, he stroked his beard.

"This matter is not difficult. We are not the only ones Donglin hates. I have made an appointment with Guan Yingzhen, Qi Shijiao, Tang Binyin and others tomorrow to discuss this matter together."

Guan Yingzhen was the leader of the Chu Party, Qi Shijiao was the leader of the Qi Party, and Tang Binyin was the leader of the Xuan Party.

Although the four parties of Zhejiang, Qi, and Chuxuan have different political opinions and regions, they have one thing in common. They have always been Donglin's target of attack.The two have been fighting for more than twenty years.

In the 33rd year of Wanli, Donglin Party members Censor Wen Chun and Minister of Civil Affairs Yang Shiqiao presided over the Beijing inspection and demoted Zhejiang Party officials Qian Menggao, Zhong Zhaodou and others, but were blocked by Zhejiang Party leader Shen Yiguan.

In 39, the Donglin Party presided over the Beijing Procuratorate and expelled officials from the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang Party. However, the Nanjing Peking Procuratorate was in the hands of the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang Party members, and they demoted Donglin Party members in large numbers.

In 45, the leader of the Zhejiang Party in Beijing also vigorously denounced the Donglin Party members.

Therefore, Fang Congzhe specially invited Qi Chuxuan party leaders and asked them to join his camp as long as they stated their interests.

In this way, the obstacles to the implementation of the examination method will inevitably be much smaller.

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Undercurrents surged in the capital.

Zhu Youxiao had already expected it.

Historically, the Donglin Party's power increased greatly after he succeeded to the throne, and it pursued and attacked the Qi Chu and Zhejiang Party groups. Finally, during the Beijing Inspection in the third year of Tianqi, it drove out the Qi Chu and Zhejiang Party.

As a result, the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang Party were almost wiped out. In order to protect themselves, they all attached themselves to the eunuch Wei Zhongxian and formed the eunuch party, instigating Wei Zhongxian to brutally suppress the Donglin Party members.

Throughout the Tianqi Dynasty, party strife persisted throughout. The courtiers were all human beings. It was not Zhu Youxiao's decision to stop fighting if he said there was no need to fight. He could only keep the fight within a controllable range.

Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the strength of the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang Party and use them to implement the examination method to suppress the Donglin Party. The most critical thing is the strength of the public officials.

Let the two be evenly matched and be the judge yourself.

Minimize the harm of party strife.

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