Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 53: Cabinet verbal battle, Hanlin breaks into the cabinet!
Hu Zongxian was imprisoned!
It shocked the entire court.

When Hu Zongxian entered Beijing yesterday, he looked like a high-ranking official.

The next day, the man was thrown into prison.

This made all the civil and military officials secretly moved and secretly hopeful that the situation in which Hu Zongxian had to travel thousands of miles alone to save his master and his disciples from danger would not happen.

It is unknown how long cabinet minister Yan Song, Shangshu Xu Jie, and Junior cabinet minister will stay in the Jinyiwei prison, which makes the "leaderless" court officials completely determined.

If soft means don’t work, then we have to use hard means.

The tragedy of Luo Longwen, the former Tongzhengshi of the Ministry of Public Administration, leading a crowd to cause chaos in Yuxi Palace, but being killed and his entire family wiped out, is still vivid in people's minds.

But if they don’t dare to cause trouble in Yuxi Palace, can they also cause trouble in the cabinet?
If you don’t dare to make trouble with the emperor, then you dare not make trouble with Zhang Juzheng?

Now, Yan Song is in prison, and the cabinet is headed by Zhang Juzheng, the second-in-command of the cabinet, and assisted by Chen Yiqin and Li Chunfang, the cabinet elders.

Such big things and so many things happened in the court, but the cabinet did nothing. Is this reasonable?
Wang Xijue, then president of the Hanlin Academy, led dozens of Hanlin scholars to the cabinet and asked to see Zhang Juzheng.

Anyone who saw the angry look of the crowd knew that they were out to pick a fight, so the cabinet guards immediately went on alert and didn't allow anyone to enter or leave.

but.

After all, the way scholars picked quarrels and fought was different from those of crude warriors, and they had no weapons in their hands. After Wang Xijue stepped forward to express their collective request to see Zhang Juzheng, the commander of the guards turned around and went into the cabinet to report.

Zhang Juzheng was from the Hanlin Academy, and Chen Yiqin and Li Chunfang were also from the Hanlin Academy. According to regulations, Zhang Juzheng had to meet them.

Contrary to the expectations of all the Hanlin scholars, Zhang Juzheng refused to see him. The commander of the imperial guards replied to Wang Xijue, "The cabinet is busy with government affairs and has no time to see guests."

guest?
Wang Xijue knew that Zhang Juzheng was playing a word game, so he said bluntly: "Please inform me again that the Hanlin Academy has a national matter and would like to see Lord Zhang."

The Imperial Guards Commander entered the Cabinet again, and after a while, he came out again, bringing back Zhang Juzheng's eight words, "If the Hanlin is useless, how can he take care of state affairs?"

Hear the words.

Wang Xijue’s eyes went dark.

Dozens of Hanlin scholars almost vomited blood.

As the saying goes, "Don't hit someone in the face, and don't expose someone's shortcomings when scolding him."

What Zhang Juzheng said meant that he didn't leave any room for the Hanlin Academy.

Under the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, scholars and students, because they "only focused on reading the books of sages", hated labor, were lazy, and did not know the difference between grains. As a result, although they were knowledgeable, they had low actual living skills and even fell into poverty.

Thus, the rumor that "scholars are good for nothing" gradually spread, and the Hanlin Academy Hanlin are the best among the scholars.

But living in the capital is not easy. Many Hanlin Academy members are in Beijing, and it is really difficult to make ends meet.

One stick can knock down the whole boat.

Wang Xijue was also anxious. "Lord Zhang, Lord Chen, and Lord Li all came from the Imperial Academy. If the Imperial Academy is useless, then are all the people in the current cabinet just sitting there doing nothing but eating for free?"

You scold me and I scold you, and right inside and outside the cabinet, the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy started a war of words!
At first, it was just Zhang Juzheng and Wang Xijue quarreling with each other. Later, the cabinet ministers Chen Yiqin and Li Chunfang were bombarded so hard that they had to join in the quarrel. Hanlin Shen Shixing also joined in the quarrel.

The head of the imperial guards had become a messenger. He went out and in again, and went through so much trouble. No matter how much he cursed, Zhang Juzheng, Chen Yiqin, and Li Chunfang were still the same and refused to see him! "How can I live with such a great humiliation?"

As the president of the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xijue had begged the cabinet for a long time but no one showed up. He was so angry that he shouted for his life and rushed towards the guards with a spear.

The guards, who had been listening to the quarrel between the astrologers for a long time, were not prepared for Wang Xijue's sudden move. They subconsciously covered the tip of the gun with their hands and turned their bodies, leaving a gap in their defense.

Wang Xijue had never intended to die to prove his integrity, so when he saw an opening, he immediately slipped into the cabinet through it.

The commander of the guards hurriedly reached out to stop him, but did not want to hurt Wang Xijue. Between the ruthless and the weak, Wang Xijue broke into the cabinet.

Led by the president of the academy, the Hanlin Academy's scholars, with their blood boiling in their hearts, rushed straight towards the guards.

Every guard was wearing armor, and Shen Shixing and his group were immediately beaten to a bloody pulp, but they still rushed into the cabinet with a determination not to give up until their death.

"presumptuous!"

Zhang Juzheng's scolding filled the air, "Humph! Lord Wang is really bold and unrestrained. Did you dare to trespass into the important cabinet?"

This is a penalty question.

Wang Xijue, who was rushing towards the Government Affairs Hall, suddenly stopped, raised his head, and said with a folded hand: "Xijue is reckless, please forgive me, but I came here to save some of the country's pillars. Human lives are at stake, and I think the cabinet rules should give way."

"The country's pillar of support? Human lives are at stake? The cabinet should give way?"

Zhang Juzheng glared at him and said, "According to what you said, as long as it is Lord Wang's business, the laws of the Ming Dynasty should give way to it?"

Wang Xijue was stunned and gritted his teeth, "Of course, everything must be based on the laws of our Ming Dynasty, but Xijue is reckless, and we are all elders.

However, because of his selfishness, the elder has disregarded the human relationship, the friendship between teachers and students, and the distinction between gentlemen. I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the wrath of the world! "

They had been cursing each other for a long time before they even met each other. When they saw Zhang Juzheng and started to put accusations on others, Wang Xijue simply fell out with him.

He accused Zhang Juzheng of ignoring the imprisonment of Yan Ge Lao and Xu Shang Shu, saying that he was doing it for the position of chief minister and prime minister, and even disregarded the past relationship between teacher and student.

When Zhang Juzheng was a Hanlin in the Hanlin Academy, Yan Song was the president of the academy. In terms of officialdom, there was a teacher-student relationship between Yan Song and Zhang Juzheng.

Although the relationship between teacher and student is very weak due to different political views, it is indelible.

The teacher-student relationship between Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng was known to people all over the world. Even if there were misunderstandings, when the master impeached the disciple and wanted to put him to death, why couldn't you, Zhang Juzheng, be more generous and follow the example of Hu Zongxian and risk your life for your teacher?
Haven't you heard that "If the ruler wants his subject to die, he shall die; if the father wants his son to die, he shall die."

If Zhang Juzheng had remained stubborn and refused to repent, and had disobeyed his two mentors after he entered the officialdom, he would have been condemned by the Hanlin Academy and the scholars all over the world.

After hearing these "generous" words, Zhang Juzheng felt a wave of disgust. He deeply hated Yan Song and had a grudge against Xu Jie because the two of them harmed the people for their own selfish interests and had no intention of becoming the prime minister of the cabinet.

Zhang Juzheng's eyelids drooped, and he stared at the direction of Yuxi Palace in a trance. "Juzheng is now devoted to the country. As for whether it is human ethics or not, it all depends on the emperor to decide. What does the world's affairs have to do with me?"

What does the world's affairs have to do with me?
It shocked all the Hanlin Academy Hanlin.

Wang Xijue's eyes were bloodshot, and he stopped beating around the bush and shouted angrily, "How can the affairs of the world have nothing to do with you, Zhang Juzheng?
Lord Yan and Minister Xu are both your mentors, Zhang Juzheng. How could you just stand by and watch them die?
How are you different from an animal? "

(End of this chapter)