The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 137 Open your eyes and tell lies

Wanli was just thinking about who would be implicated in this killing when a young eunuch came in with a large stack of memorials.

This is today's memorial, or rather the memorial drafted by the cabinet this morning.

As soon as he saw the thickness of the memorials, he knew that there were many more memorials today than usual, at least hundreds more.

What the hell are these guys doing?

Wanli thought for a moment and simply raised his hand and said, "Bingzhong, check quickly to see if anyone else is pleading for the three great families of Puzhou."

Upon hearing this, Yu Youcai hurriedly picked up the memorial and read it quickly.

He was really fast. He only needed to take a look at any memorial to tell whether it was a petition for the three major families in Puzhou.

If yes, put it on the left, if no, put it on the right.

His two hands were like two bows, holding the memorial in his left hand and putting it in his right hand, or holding the memorial in his right hand and putting it in his left hand, just like a sorting machine, at a very fast speed.

In less than two quarters of an hour, he had sorted out five or six hundred memorials. The stack on the left was obviously much thinner, but the number was definitely more than a hundred.

Who are they this time?
Wanli ordered Sun Hai to take the separated memorials and look at them carefully, and his brows couldn't help but frowned slightly.

The officials who interceded for the three major families in Puzhou this time were not of high rank, basically below the fifth rank, and they did not seem to be those who formed cliques for personal gain. He had never seen the names of most of the officials.

There are many officials in Beijing who are below the fifth rank, but it is not difficult to be promoted to the fifth rank, because the heads of the six ministries are of the sixth rank. Basically, as long as one has decent ability and some connections, he can be promoted to the junior fifth rank or even the fifth rank in six years at most.

As for the Hanlin Academy's Shujishi, the Censor of the Supervisory Council, and the Six Departments' Censors, although they are all seventh-rank, their ranks are promoted faster. As long as their abilities are good, they can basically be promoted one or even two levels in three years, and can be promoted to the fifth or even fifth rank in six years.

In other words, these officials should not be very old and should not have been in the officialdom for long.

Wanli frowned and pondered for a while, then raised his hand and said, "Sigong, come and see how much you know about these officials. Are they all green and inexperienced?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong hurried forward, opened the memorial and read it quickly.

He reads faster because he only has to look at the name.

After a while, he slowly nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, most of these are young and inexperienced people. They chatter all day long, and all they know is to shout about serving the country and the people, being upright and incorruptible, and having clean hands."

These are not just ordinary young people, but the angry young people among them.

In other words, they are young and inexperienced people who lack abilities, connections, and background, and who find it difficult to get promoted.

Most of these young people think that the officialdom is dark, very dark.

They all believe that their inability to get promoted is not a problem of ability, but rather that the officialdom is full of shady dealings and there is no fairness at all.

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was indeed dark, but whether one could get promoted had no direct relationship with whether the officialdom was dark or not.

This really has a lot to do with personal ability.

If one has strong personal abilities, one can be promoted even if the officialdom is very corrupt. If one has poor personal abilities, the more upright the officialdom is, the harder it will be to be promoted.

Not only do these young and angry people lack personal abilities, their temperaments are as stinky and hard as stones in a toilet, so it is naturally difficult for them to get promoted.

Moreover, such people are particularly easy to be exploited by people with ulterior motives.

They are the ones being exploited by those officials who are behind the scenes!

This time, they were definitely used by Shen Shixing and the three major families of Puzhou.

As for how it was exploited.

Wanli asked bluntly, "Sigong, are there any rumors in the capital lately? They say that Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, and Zhang Siwei are meritorious officials who have worked hard and made great contributions, that their descendants and in-laws are all descendants of loyal officials, and that the three major families in Puzhou were framed, etc."

Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, there have been many such rumors in the capital recently."

You know there are so many rumors, why don’t you say anything?

Wanli was quite surprised and asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Uh, well, I can't bother you with everything.

Luo Sigong quickly explained, "Your Majesty, I think this rumor is a joke. The achievements of Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, and Zhang Siwei are mostly exaggerated. They even conspired with the Northern Tartars to kill innocent people and claim credit for it. This is just blatant lies. I think no one with a mental disorder would believe it, so I didn't bother Your Majesty."

You underestimate the power of rumors.

Wanli shook his head slightly and said, "Sigong, if someone spreads rumors everywhere, they must have a purpose. You can't take such things lightly. Remember, any rumors that suddenly spread in the capital, regardless of whether they are blatant lies, you must report them to me."

Luo Sigong said with a puzzled look on his face: "This, your humble servant has remembered. Your Majesty, your humble servant dares to ask, will anyone believe me if I tell lies with my eyes open?"

Isn't this obvious? Haven't you seen so many young people submitting memorials to plead for mercy to the three major families in Puzhou?
Wanli patiently explained, "You may think it's a lie, but others may not think it's a lie. Even if you tell a lie, there will still be people who believe it."

Luo Sigong seemed a little confused when he heard this.

Is there anyone who really believes a lie told with open eyes?
There are many people who believe it!
Luo Sigong didn't believe it because he knew the inside story. He knew what the three major families in Puzhou had done, so he naturally wouldn't believe such rumors.

However, those young people who don’t know the inside story will definitely believe it.

Because they feel that the officialdom is full of shady dealings, they have persecution mania. There are rumors that the three major wealthy families in Puzhou are being persecuted, which touches their hearts, and they can empathize with them!

Some people actually believe your lies.

For example, the simplest and most common rumor is that you can become beautiful by using this thing.

Many people take this sentence as a joke, especially men.

Because they know that this thing is a scam. If it were true, wouldn’t the streets be full of handsome men and beautiful women?
The fact is not like that. Most people on the streets are ordinary people, and there are even more ugly people than beautiful ones.

This proves that this is just a lie with blatant eyes. Just open your eyes and go to the street and you will see.

However, many ordinary women have the idea of ​​becoming a golden phoenix because of this sentence.

So, they will buy all kinds of things that are rumored to make them more beautiful.

What is the purpose of this rumor?

It's very simple, just to make money from you.

If you believe it and pay to buy it, they will gain benefits. If you use it every day and keep buying it, they will continue to gain benefits.

Unscrupulous businessmen are good at fooling people. They lie with their eyes open, but they still manage to fool many people.

It is precisely because of this that unscrupulous businessmen are adept at using rumors to achieve their own goals.

The three major wealthy families in Puzhou are the most unscrupulous of all unscrupulous businessmen. Their specialty is to lie to deceive people.

There are so many people in this world who are easily deceived, especially the angry young people among them.

It is obvious that Shen Shixing and the three major wealthy families in Puzhou are trying to fool these young people and go against him as the emperor.

These fooled young people are quite scary. They are willing to risk their lives for a rumor!

Some people might think this is impossible.

Can there be such a stupid person in this world?
Officials below the fifth rank are still officials. They can pass the imperial examination and become Jinshi. How can they be so stupid?

This is historical fact.

Throughout history, the Donglin clan fooled countless young people like this, those who were not satisfied with their official careers or even those who failed to pass the imperial examinations. They could mobilize tens of thousands of people with just a wave of their hands.

Han Yu is Zhang Siwei's son-in-law and Yang Bo's grandson-in-law. He was trained by the three major families in Puzhou to take over power. Those young people who don't know that they are collaborators and sell out their country really think they are loyal and good people, and they will fight for them with just a little trick.

Those young people who can be fooled like this are really scary, because they are so stupid that they don't care about their lives!

This matter cannot be taken lightly.

Wanli frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he smiled evilly to himself.

Who doesn’t know how to fool people?

You guys are trying to play this trick on me, right?
Okay, I'll play with you guys.

(End of this chapter)