Wanli 1592

Chapter 577 The Enemy

Officials of the Ming Dynasty, no, it should be said that all officials in the long history, those with a bad reputation are not necessarily corrupt, and those with a good reputation are not necessarily upright officials. Zhu Yijun only knew this after copying Zhang Juzheng's house.

Yan Song's reputation is so bad, he is a bastard who has harmed the country and the people, and has been stigmatized for thousands of years, while Xu Jie's reputation is so high, he is regarded as the hero who brought down Yan Song, and his name will last forever, but how many people know that the property under Yan's name is less than that of Xu Jie's family One-tenth of the property under the name.

After Xu Jie stepped down, because of his family's misbehavior and public grievances, he had to use the power of his student Zhang Juzheng to bully the people and bribe officials. What he did was no different from Yan Song.

This world is definitely not a black and white world. Most people simply divide historical figures into two types: good guys and bad guys, or heroes and scum. But people are too complicated, so why are they these four? Can attributes be summarized?

Some people even have these four attributes alone, such as the immortal Xia Gui.

Having been the emperor for more than 20 years, Zhu Yijun is no longer the young man who was fooled by the civil servants and thought he was a holy king. He has grown up too, otherwise there will be a war between the country and the country in an attempt to reproduce the former Jiajing emperor's gift The discussed imperial authority.

For the emperor, the people he needs are definitely not simply "virtuous ministers". The emperor needs many people, and "virtuous ministers" are just one of them. "Little people" also need "straight ministers". "Scum" also needs it, and "heroes" also need it.

Zhuge Wuhou educated Liu Chan in the tone of the elders to the younger ones. As a "father" and a person who grew up, he taught the young little fresh meat Liu Chan, so he conducted a simple "virtuous minister" The division with "little people" allows Liu Chan to first establish a correct and simple concept, and then slowly understand it in depth.

Looking at it for himself, Zhuge Wuhou, how could it be possible to only divide his courtiers into two types: "virtuous ministers" and "villains"?
This is the introductory classification for distinguishing people.

Zhu Yijun has basically reached the stage of maturity. He deeply knows what he needs, what kind of people he needs, and what kind of people he doesn't need.

Under the current situation, Shen Yiguan is definitely more suitable than Shen Li as his choice. He needs a guy with a bad reputation among the officials, especially among the officials.

In this way, if this guy becomes the chief assistant, he can rely on the emperor to shoot at the officials and help Shen Yiguan at the right time, instead of Shen Li who leads the officials to shoot at him.

He wants to divide the officials, divide further on the existing basis, let them kill each other, let them mess themselves up, so that he can fish in troubled waters, regain his own power bit by bit, and revive his own country. For this, he spared no expense.

Any virtuous minister, villain, hero, or scum, in front of Zhu Yijun, are all floating clouds, and it doesn't matter. In his eyes, only two attributes are the most clear——

What can be used and what cannot be used is simple and clear, convenient and quick.

Shen Yitong can be used, but Shen Li cannot be used.

Such a distinction is very simple. No matter how public-minded Zhao Zhigao is, no matter how Zhao Zhigao stated that Shen always likes to form cliques for personal gain, and likes to eliminate dissidents to disrupt the government, which will set off tragic party disputes and even push them to a peak. don't care.

It would be better to say that as an emperor with power left behind, Zhu Yijun urgently needs such a person to disrupt the government and plunge the civil society into civil strife.

Forming a party for personal gain?OK!I need such a person!I need a Yan Song!I need someone who can be the emperor's scapegoat like Yan Song.

Zhu Yijun knew that even if Yan Song was corrupt, even if Yan Shifan was cunning, it didn't matter, because when the Yan Party was still there, Emperor Jiajing was in power, and the officials wanted to overthrow Yan Song, cater to Emperor Jiajing, and win Emperor Jiajing's support. Emperor Jiajing became a powerful emperor second only to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.

However, after the Yan Party collapsed and Xu Jie came to power, the ministers quickly united and the civil officials rose sharply. Without Yan Song as a shield, the authority of Emperor Jiajing declined rapidly. Not only did Xu Jie instruct Zhang Juzheng to write his own edict, but he also directly It led to Longqing's puppet six years and Wanli's miserable life.

So we can see how important a demonized villain is to an emperor. Indeed, the Ming Dynasty did not perish in the hands of Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing has always maintained the minimum control over the country. The strength is not small, but in the Chongzhen era when the gentlemen of Donglin ruled, the world was...

Can moral gentlemen really prosper the country?Can the treacherous and evil people really destroy the country?
Politics is too complicated.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun will never choose the "upright and virtuous minister" Shen Li, but will definitely choose the "sinister villain" Shen Yiguan.

Zhao Zhigao's last request actually helped Zhu Yijun make up his mind.

"Shen Yiguan joined the cabinet early and has deep qualifications, while Shen Li has only been in the cabinet for a short time. This is not a matter of top three and second class Jinshi, but a matter of rules. Without rules, there is no such thing as a circle. Doesn't the old man often teach me this way? "

Hearing Zhu Yijun's simple and clear answer, Zhao Zhigao's heart sank little by little until he couldn't get up again.

The ministers did not like the emperor, and the emperor's last trace of trust in the ministers disappeared. The emperor began to treat the ministers as enemies, and the ministers also regarded the emperor as Huang Shiren. Such a relationship between monarchs and ministers who are hostile to each other, distrust each other and want to entrap each other?
The most basic trust between monarchs and ministers has disappeared, and the most basic cooperative relationship is gone. Monarchs and ministers have changed from boat operators who help each other to enemies who kill each other and cannot coexist. Under such a relationship, the old and damaged ship of the Ming Dynasty Can the ship really continue to sail?

Zhao Zhigao didn't know, didn't dare to know, let alone know the answer to this question.

"The old minister just has a public heart. The old minister just hopes that His Majesty can be close to the virtuous minister, stay away from the villain, and not be confused by the despicable people. The old minister just hopes that His Majesty can..."

"Old Zhao Ge!"

Zhu Yijun interrupted Zhao Zhigao, smiled and said, "How does Mr. Zhao Ge compare himself to Zhuge Liang?"

Zhao Zhigao was taken aback.

The opponent is the pillar of the sky who supported the weak Ji Han again at the juncture of the country's crisis. Years of comfort and comfort have allowed him to be the emperor's "father" for more than 40 years and a representative of loyal ministers.

What position can he, Zhao Zhigao, be considered in the long river of history, and what rank does he rank in?

(End of this chapter)