The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 60: Dog-eat-dog

Wanli was just pretending to be a pig, he was not really dumber than a pig.

It is obvious that Shen Shixing wanted to use him to gain power.

As for dealing with Zhang Siwei, this guy definitely doesn't want to put in the effort.

This two-faced bastard wanted to instigate a fight between him and Zhang Siwei, and then reap the benefits.

Humph, in history, you played tricks on me like this and made me so angry that I didn’t attend court for decades. Do you think I don’t know?
Now you still want to play me like this?
Sorry, it's my turn to play with you.

Wanli snorted inwardly, then pretended to ponder, "You exchanged Wu for the position of Minister of War, and took away all of Qianji's power, leaving him with only the management of the military affairs of the Beijing camp.

What would the disciples of such a mentor think?
Qianji is their backbone now. If you treat Qianji like this, they will definitely think that you are still helping Zhang Siwei seize their power.

By then, all of my master's disciples will be against you. How can I help you?

Now in the court, the disciples of my mentor still make up the majority of the six ministries and seven officials."

This one.

It seems that I cannot afford to offend the old party of my mentor Zhang Juzheng. What should I do?

Shen Shixing thought about it carefully after hearing this, then said carefully: "Your Majesty, how about exchanging Wu for Nanjing?"

Humph, do you still want to play both sides?

Wanli slowly shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this still won't work. The only ones in the court who can deal with Zhang Siwei and his faction are the disciples promoted by our Master.

If you don't show some sincerity and take the lead in dealing with Zhang Siwei's gang, they probably won't help. If they don't help, how can we deal with Zhang Siwei's gang?"

I didn't intend to do anything. You lead them to do it, and I'll just follow behind and take advantage.

As long as the Minister of Personnel is my man, I will get all the benefits.

The problem is that the little emperor seemed to suddenly realize that he was not easy to fool.

How to do it?

Shen Shixing thought about it carefully, then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what do you think we should do?"

Wanli feigned innocence and said, "You mobilized the censors to impeach Wu Dui, and I will take advantage of the situation to dismiss him and investigate him. This way, the disciples promoted by our master will know that we must work together to deal with Zhang Siwei and his followers, and they will definitely help."

Shen Shixing was stunned when he heard this.

Just kidding.

You want me to mobilize my cronies to impeach Wu Dui?

Isn't Zhang Siwei angry with me?
He hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good to impeach a minister without any evidence, right?"

Does this require credentials?

When you impeached the Grand Secretary Pan Sheng, you could just find any trumped-up charges. Now you need evidence to impeach a minister of one of the six ministries?

Wanli pretended to be disappointed and said, "You dare not, then I'd better let Bingzhong come. Bingzhong is more obedient."

What I mean is, you are not obedient at all. Will I let you be the chief minister of the cabinet?
Upon hearing this, Shen Shixing could not help but anxiously say, "Your Majesty, Bingzhong is notoriously cowardly. He certainly wouldn't dare order someone to impeach Wu Dui."

He really didn't expect that the cooked duck could fly away.

The young emperor just agreed to let him be the Prime Minister, but now he wants Yu Youcai to be the Prime Minister!

How does this work?
The problem is, the little guy just does whatever he wants.

This little emperor is famous for his love of chaos.

Wanli pretended to insist, "Bingzhong is a coward, so he dares not deceive the emperor. He dares not disobey my words."

You mean I dare to deceive you!
Shen Shixing was really anxious.

If Yu Youcai becomes the Prime Minister, it will be the end.

That guy really dared not disobey the little emperor. By then, the court would definitely be turned into the world of his mentor Zhang Juzheng's old party by the little emperor.

If that were the case, he would be dead.

It would be strange if my mentor Zhang Juzheng's old party did not deal with this traitor.

He thought about it, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, how about I, your humble servant, do the work and find someone to impeach Wu Dui?"

Hehe, I took the bait.

Once people have desires, they will be controlled by desires.

This bastard Shen Shixing has a strong desire for power, it would be strange if he didn't take the bait.

Wanli pretended to be innocent and said, "I still want to continue to implement the land survey regulations because they can increase the tax revenue of the imperial court."

You are mentally ill!

Shen Shixing quickly advised, "Your Majesty, there are too many people who oppose the land survey regulations. The royal family, dukes, nobles, officials, gentry, and even court officials all oppose the land survey regulations." Wanli still pretended to be naive and said, "What's the big deal? Didn't Zhang Siwei say last year that he would vigorously promote reforms?

I have told him that we vigorously promoted the "Performance Evaluation Law" last year and the "Land Surveying Regulations" this year, and he agreed.

If anyone objects, just tell them to go find Zhang Siwei and say, "Zhang Siwei decided on this last year."

Did Zhang Siwei agree?
real or fake?

Who cares whether it’s true or not.

I'll just assume that Zhang Siwei agreed.

No matter what, let’s cheat our way into the position of Prime Minister first.

Upon hearing this, Shen Shixing's eyes rolled, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay, I will vigorously promote the 'Land Surveying Regulations' in the name of Zhang Siwei."

Upon hearing this, Wanli nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, if you can handle these two tasks, I will issue an edict to promote you to the position of Chief Minister of the Cabinet."

your mother!

Shen Shixing almost choked to death when he heard this.

He also wanted to cheat his way into the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet first.

Who would have thought that the little emperor would not release the eagle until he saw the rabbit.

This time, he was really forced into a corner.

If he doesn't do these two things, the young emperor will let Yu Youcai be the chief minister of the cabinet!
So, after returning to the cabinet, he acted like a madman and directly wrote to the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, saying that the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhang Siwei, was determined to vigorously promote the "Regulations on Land Surveying"!
Then he called his confidants and explained everything in detail.

Sure enough, the next day, the censors and the imperial secretaries submitted a bunch of memorials impeaching Wu Dui.

At about noon, he personally brought the drafted impeachment memorial to the imperial study and said happily, "Your Majesty, I have completed both tasks for you."

When Wanli read the impeachment memorial, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smile evilly to himself.

This guy would do anything to become the Prime Minister.

These memorials were a mess and full of baseless rumors, yet this guy actually attached draft bills to all of them, proposing to dismiss the Minister of Personnel Wu Dui from his post and investigate him!

He nodded in mock satisfaction and said, "Well, well done. I will issue an edict to promote you to the position of Chief Minister of the Cabinet shortly. You can go back and wait."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shixing bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

After saying this, he retreated respectfully.

Wanli looked at the guy's back, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smile evilly to himself.

You bunch of dogs, get ready to bite!

Next, he did issue an imperial decree, and Shen Shixing became the chief minister of the cabinet as he wished.

However, he did not issue an order to dismiss the Minister of Personnel Wu Dui from his post and investigate him.

He immediately ordered someone to summon Wu Dui to the imperial study, then handed him the memorial and asked in a feigned confusion, "Lord Wu, what's going on? Is this true?"

When Wu Dui read the memorial, he was stunned.

The censors and secretaries under Shen Shixing actually submitted a crazy memorial to impeach him. Moreover, Shen Shixing also attached a draft to dismiss him from his post and investigate him!
What does this guy mean?
He was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

This guy wants to seize power.

Sure enough, news soon came out that Shen Shixing replaced Zhang Siwei as the chief minister of the cabinet.

At this moment, Zhang Siwei and his party were instantly furious, and memorials impeaching Shen Shixing and his gang flew to the cabinet like snowflakes.

When Shen Shixing saw the impeachment memorial, he realized that he had been tricked by the young emperor.

But the position of Prime Minister is too tempting. Moreover, if he does not listen to the young emperor's impeachment of Wu Dui, the young emperor will let Yu Youcai be the Prime Minister of the cabinet.

If Yu Youcai were allowed to become the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he would be finished. At that time, the disciples promoted by his mentor Zhang Juzheng would definitely take mad revenge on him as a traitor.

The young emperor gave him two choices. Either he mobilized his cronies to impeach Wu Dui and he would become the chief minister of the cabinet. Or he did not mobilize his cronies to impeach Wu Dui and Yu Youcai would become the chief minister. In that case, he would be madly retaliated by his mentor's disciples and might even lose his life.

In this situation, what else could he do? He could only choose to listen to the little emperor's impeachment of Wu Dui.

Now Zhang Siwei and his gang are angry and humiliated and have started to retaliate crazily. What should we do?

Just do it!
People have already fallen out with each other, but he is still being polite. He is just asking for trouble.

As a result, Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing's factions went crazy and began to frantically impeach their former allies.

When these guys go crazy, they are just like mad dogs, biting anyone they catch.

Wanli, however, seemed to be in no hurry at all. He actually kept all the impeachment memorials and did not send them out!

(End of this chapter)