My father is Jiajing

When Hai Rui and others heard Zhu Zaigui's sneer, they couldn't help but look up.

Zhang Yongming's heart trembled even more.

When he arrived at Li Ran's residence, Li Ran had just sealed the congratulatory letter. He didn't think much about it at the time, and didn't even think about checking it. He immediately sent the congratulatory letter to Wenhua Hall.

Now the congratulatory message has been delivered, and Prince Yu has also seen it. However, judging from Prince Yu's current behavior, it seems that there is something else hidden in the content of this congratulatory message.

Zhu Zaigui suppressed his anger and continued to watch Li Ran's words attacking him.

"Prince Yu was originally a concubine's son, and was not worthy of being a noble. Your Majesty, out of consideration for his affection for you, entrusted him with an important task, allowing him to act as the crown prince with the title of a prince. In the eyes of our ministers, this is suspected of usurping power. However, Prince Yu is unaware of this, and he has usurped the Wenhua Palace and called himself the orphan. His intentions are obvious. If Your Majesty cannot punish him, it may lead to a catastrophic disaster."

"As an imperial censor, I shall make suggestions for the Ming Dynasty for eternity! I bow my head in devotion to Your Majesty, abolish Prince Yu's power as regent, abolish the Shunyi Industrial Park, withdraw the Beijing Special Economic Zone, rectify the past, restore the old system, and restore the righteousness of the world."

Every word in Li Ran's memorial was as sharp as a knife. The fact that he dared to write these words at this time showed that he had long been dissatisfied with everything Zhu Zaigui had done.

It can even be said that if he dares to do this, there must be many people behind him who think the same way.

Otherwise, why didn't he say it earlier or later, but at this critical moment?
Isn't this clearly an attempt to be different and create a bigger commotion and public opinion?
Moreover, his intention was directly directed at Prince Yu, and he did not show any fear at all.

This shows that Li Ran was not afraid of offending Zhu Zaigui to death in this era.

He might even have been thinking that Emperor Jiajing still had a son alive and had children.

Now Prince Yu is doing evil things, while Prince Jing is a quiet man.

It would be better to take advantage of the current uncertain situation and give it a try to bring Prince Yu down from power. Who knows, there might be a big change in the future that is in their interest!

From this, it can be seen that these people supported Prince Yu, who was first in line, as the crown prince under the banner of the country's foundation, not because they really did so, but simply because such rhetoric was more in line with their interests.

Now they saw that Prince Yu, who had been regent for several years, was not what they had imagined.

Some aspects of what they did even made them feel frightened.

So at this time, they no longer cared about the rules and ancestral systems. They also had to find enough reasons and excuses to launch a massive denial and attack on Zhu Zaigui.

This would completely exclude Zhu Zaigui from the line of succession to the Ming Dynasty, and replace him with Prince Jing, an emperor who seemed likely to be more obedient, so as to continue to maintain and safeguard their current interests and benefits.

"Hahaha."

Zhu Zaigui suddenly burst into laughter.

Now he finally understood why Emperor Jiajing in "The Ming Dynasty 1566" became so furious after reading Hai Rui's public security memorial.

It turns out that the feeling of not being understood and denied is really heartbreaking.

And more importantly, this trend of thought is not just the idea of ​​one person, but most likely the idea of ​​millions of people.

When he thought that beneath the current calm, there were still undercurrents of millions of people surging, Zhu Zaigui was not only angry, but also felt a chill in his heart.

No wonder reforms have been difficult to achieve throughout the ages.

It turns out that the conservative force that obstructs reform is so powerful that it makes people tremble.

Even Zhu Zaigui, who was so powerful, had to admit at this moment that he had underestimated the world.

When Hai Rui and Zhang Yongming heard Zhu Zaigui's laughter, they all felt uneasy.

Because the laughter was so creepy, an inexplicable chill instantly spread out in this warm room with Zhu Zaigui as the center.

Meng Chong, who was closest to Zhu Zaigui, was also trembling in the heart. He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "What's wrong with you, my lord? You can't scare me!"

Zhu Zaigui glanced at Meng Chong who was kneeling on the ground, and a thought that he had never had before arose in his mind.

No wonder the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would rather use eunuchs than trust foreign officials.

It turns out that if we look into the root of the problem carefully, it is because the foreign ministers and the emperor are not on the same page at all!

The emperor wanted long-term stability, the eternal prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and that he could always keep his power in his hands.

But what the foreign officials were thinking about was how to use the existing rules and routines to gain more benefits.

And their pursuit of benefits will inevitably harm the emperor's power and fundamental interests.

Therefore, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, it is hard to say that the emperor's choice to trust eunuchs and secret agencies was not a helpless reality.

"Get up. I'm fine.

Zhu Zaigui said to Meng Chong in a hoarse voice.

Meng Chong listened to Zhu Zaigui's calm voice. Although he still felt something was not right, he felt a lot more at ease.

At this time, Zhang Yongming knelt on the ground with great nervousness in his heart, "Is there a problem with Prince Li Ran's congratulatory letter?"

Zhu Zaiqi looked up at Zhang Yongming and said in a very calm voice, "Hasn't Mr. Zhang seen it?"

Zhang Yongming immediately apologized, "I haven't had time to review it yet. I just thought it was getting late, so I hurriedly sent it to Your Highness for your review."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed again, "Li Ran's congratulatory letter is very well written and profound. It makes me think deeply! You can go down first."

Zhang Yongming didn't understand what was going on, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He could only bow again and say, "I'll take my leave."

After Zhang Yongming left Wenhua Hall, Zhu Zaigui set his sights on Meng Chong again, "Go and tell King Jing in person to arrest Li Ran immediately. Without my order, no one is allowed to contact him, including King Jing."

Meng Chong's heart trembled, and he knew that something big must have happened.

Otherwise, how could his own prince ask him to personally convey the message to King Jing to arrest Li Ran?

Meng Chong did not dare to ask the reason, and bowed quickly, "I obey your order."

After Meng Chong left, Hai Rui, who was still in the store, finally couldn't help it.

Hai Rui stood up and bowed to Zhu Zaigui: "Your Majesty, what did Li Ran write?"

Zhu Zaiqi glanced at Hai Rui and gave a helpless smile, "Hai Qing, are you sure you want to see it?"

Hai Rui was startled. Did he want to see it?

Seeing Hai Rui's reaction, Zhu Zaigui said, "Just read it. Truth will come to light. Besides, since Li Ran wrote these words in the congratulatory letter, you are also responsible. Sooner or later, you will be dragged into my vortex by the things in this congratulatory letter. It doesn't matter if I show it to you."

Zhu Zaigui raised his hand and handed Li Ran's congratulatory letter to Hai Rui.

Hai Rui bowed first, and then respectfully took the congratulatory letter handed over by Zhu Zaigui with both hands.

After receiving the congratulatory letter, Hai Rui immediately began to read it carefully under the light of the glass lamp on his desk.

When Hai Rui saw the contents, he immediately became furious!

"This, this, this!! This is nonsense!!"

Hai Rui rarely gets angry like this. Normally, he stands on the moral high ground and looks down on others.

Now Li Ran actually turned against Tian Gang and pointed his spearhead directly at Zhu Zaigui, even threatening to abolish Zhu Zaigui's position. Such treasonous words were undoubtedly absurd and ridiculous to Hai Rui!

Hai Rui bowed again: "Your Majesty, Li Ran is a traitor who slandered you, the new policies, and your hard work for the Ming Dynasty. I beg you to kill this villain!"

Zhu Zaigui looked at the furious Hai Rui and couldn't help but laugh. "It's easy to kill someone, but hard to destroy their heart! Li Ran dared to say that, which means it's not just his idea. Killing him now will only provoke more reactions, and it will have no practical significance."

"So, if we want Li Ran to take back his words, or to defeat Li Ran, we must have more powerful evidence and facts to rely on. Otherwise, not only will we fail to refute Li Ran, but we will even encourage the arrogance of Li Ran and the people he represents."

"Moreover, if we fall into this self-proving trap of proving our innocence, we will not only have to passively prove ourselves, but also spend more time and energy on endless debates and wrangling over this matter."

"By then, not only will we be unable to do anything, but many ordinary people who don't know the truth will even think that what we are doing now is competing with them for profit. Once these ordinary people also think that everything we do is to compete with them for profit."

"No matter what we do in the future, we will no longer have any public support. It can even be said that everything we do now will be completely eradicated!"

"So, this war is not a simple battle where killing one person can intimidate the villains. We are facing a life-and-death battle between the new and old forces!"

"If you win, we will be remembered for eternity; if you lose, we will be infamous for eternity!"

Zhu Zaigui's words also made Hai Rui choke, he did not think so far.

Now, after hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, Hai Rui suddenly felt that this matter seemed to really reveal all kinds of unusual meanings, and he must not let his emotions get the better of him.

Otherwise, you will really fall into the other party's language trap and keep trying desperately to prove that you are right.

At that time, not only right or wrong will not matter, even the result may not matter.

After all, most ordinary people are very slow to react and are slow to realize things, and even more of them are completely unaware.

I hope these people can see the deep meaning behind everything Zhu Zaigui did, and I hope these people can understand that everything Zhu Zaigui did was actually for their own good.

In fact, sometimes it is wishful thinking.

Therefore, at this critical moment, we must not allow this matter to ferment, and we must not allow this matter to become the headlines of public opinion.

What we need to do now is to minimize the impact of this incident, and then clean it up slowly.

"My Lord, what should we do then?"

Hai Rui looked at Zhu Zaigui again and asked.

Zhu Zaigui also looked at Hai Rui and said, "Of course we should wait and see what happens. However, we cannot let things take their own course while waiting and seeing what happens. As long as there are any remarks or articles that are unfavorable to me, we must deal them with force."

"Otherwise, once this trend of thought becomes a major trend, even if I want to kill people, I won't be able to stop it!"

Hai Rui bowed deeply, "I will follow your orders, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Hai Rui was also very clear that he was now completely tied to Zhu Zaigui's chariot, and the relationship between the two had become one of mutual prosperity and mutual loss.

If he still hesitated at this time, still wondering if there were other solutions to this problem, he would have missed the critical opportunity.

At that time, not only will the ideals he has been pursuing be shattered, but even his life, property, and reputation will all be lost.

Therefore, Hai Rui had no choice at this time. He had to unconditionally believe in and execute all of Zhu Zaigui's decisions and orders!
"Go and get Mr. Gao, Mr. Zhang, Xu Jie and the others."

Zhu Zaigui gave Hai Rui the same instruction again.

Now this matter cannot be kept secret by Zhu Zaigui alone. He must also get more people to stand on the same trench with him.

Otherwise, if this incident really erupted uncontrollably and these people chose to protect themselves, wouldn't Zhu Zaigui be left alone?
Obviously, this was not a situation that Zhu Zaigui was happy to see.

After all, political struggle, in the end, is actually a fight between people.

As long as there are enough people on our side and they are united enough.

Then the chances of winning will naturally be big enough!

Hai Rui did not hesitate. He immediately followed Zhu Zaigui's instructions and went to find Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others.

At this time, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Li Chunfang and others were also drinking tea and waiting in the cabinet.

Tonight at midnight is the auspicious day when Emperor Jiajing moves into the new palace. As ministers, they must be the first to send their blessings to Emperor Jiajing.

Therefore, after tonight, all senior bureaucrats of a certain rank gathered in the cabinet, waiting for the auspicious time to arrive.

When Hai Rui arrived here, he first bowed to Xu Jie, who was sitting in the main seat of the cabinet, and then began to call the people Zhu Zaigui wanted to call.

"My Lords, my Lords, please come to us."

Xu Jie and others looked at Hai Rui who had suddenly arrived, and when they heard Hai Rui say that Zhu Zaigui had summoned them, they did not think much about it.

Xu Jie stood up and said, "Thank you, Gangfeng. I'll be there soon."

Hai Rui bowed again, and then led everyone from the cabinet to the Wenhua Hall next door.

When they arrived at Wenhua Hall, Zhu Zaigui had already come out of the warm room in the side hall. He glanced at Xu Jie and the others, and there was no abnormality in his voice.

"Thank you for your hard work."

After hearing Zhu Zaigui's words, Hai Rui and the others all bowed in unison, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."

Zhu Zaigui chuckled, "Please sit down. Tonight after midnight will be the auspicious day for His Majesty to move into the new palace. I would like to thank you all for waiting until now on behalf of His Majesty."

When Xu Jie and others heard Zhu Zaigui's words, they did not dare to be arrogant and really agreed.

Everyone bowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Then they sat on the chairs in the Wenhua Hall according to their respective orders.

Zhu Zaigui once again swept his eyes over the dozen or so people who represented the top powers of the Ming Dynasty, and a barely perceptible gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Xu Ge."

Zhu Zaigui called out to Xu Jie, and Xu Jie immediately leaned forward as if to listen.

"I received a congratulatory letter tonight, but I don't quite understand the content. I think that the elder has been a leader in the literati circle for decades, and has served the emperor attentively for decades, so he should have a good understanding of this kind of article."

"So, I would like to ask the Lord to help me take a look and explain to me what is written in this congratulatory letter?"

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, Xu Jie felt something was wrong, but at this time he could not refuse Zhu Zaigui's opinion.

Xu Jie could only bow and say, "This old minister is terrified. This old minister is willing to explain the contents of the congratulatory letter to His Majesty."

Zhu Zaigui hummed lightly and waved to Hai Rui who was standing beside him. Hai Rui understood his meaning and immediately handed Li Ran's treasonous congratulatory letter to Xu Jie.

After Xu Jie received the congratulatory letter, he did not read it immediately. Instead, he bowed slightly to Zhu Zaigui again, and then gently opened the letter in his hand.

At the same time, he was also thinking about what kind of allusions and stories were used in this congratulatory letter that Zhu Zaigui could not understand and was unsure of.

But when Xu Jie really looked closely, the words that came into his eyes petrified him in an instant.

Zhu Zaigui looked at Xu Jie like this and said with a smile: "Seeing how good my memory is, someone come and light the lamp for Lord Xu!"

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