(Yang Jiaofeng on the 159th article of "Daming Dynasty 1566")
Earlier we talked about Chen Hong beating hundreds of officials, and The Jiajing Emperor and Huang Jin hid on the archway and watched Chen Hong send people to beat up hundred officials!
In fact, the Jiajing Emperor was also lonely, the courtiers deceived him, his children and grandchildren were afraid of him, and even the eunuch Lü Fang around him played with him. Above the city tower, he recalled the feat of the "Great Ceremony" of that year, and there was only one Huang Jin behind him:
"Thirty-five years ago, there were more people who were in trouble with each other, and they dealt with two or three hundred people, some of whom were still university scholars, and killed them all."
When the Jiajing Emperor said this, there was majesty in his eyes, followed by a long darkness, yes, thirty-five years later, Daming is still that Daming, and the emperor is still so lonely.
Yang Jiaofeng on "Daming Dynasty 1566" No. 159: Daming Dynasty: A Game Under Imperial Power, Why Did the Hundred Officials Who Were Whipped by Chen Hong Submit to King Yu?
One
The hundred officials headed by Li Qingyuan began to gather and attack Xiyuan because of the problem of arrears, but in fact, the Jiajing Emperor was right:
"They are not dissatisfied with Xu Jie, nor are they dissatisfied with the cabinet, they are all aimed at the cabinet."
Although they pay lip service to the Ministry of Political Affairs and the ministries and departments, as well as the Cabinet, what is the reason?
The reason is that the north resisted the Tatars, the south side fought against the Wokou without pay, and the displaced people starved everywhere, which are the two reasons they mentioned in front of Xu Jie and other members of the cabinet.
Translated into the vernacular, the emperor entrusted the Ming Dynasty to your cabinet, and you are too incompetent to take the blame from the emperor. It can be seen that this group of officials is very good at talking, and the trigger for this matter is that the Beijing officials owe money, but when they found Xi Yuan, they did not mention anything about the debt.
They don't mention it, it doesn't mean that the cabinet members don't know the reason for the matter, so Zhao Zhenji doesn't play a twist and turn, and directly retorts:
"You are exaggerating and alarmist, who said that there is no military pay in the North and the South?" Where is hunger all over the place? ”
Then Zhao Zhenji hit the nail on the head:
"Hubu owes you a debt, isn't it also reissuing it little by little?"
The feeling of being punctured by Zhao Zhenji's words was not very refreshing, and an official next to Li Qingyuan hurriedly explained:
"We're not here to make a deal out of wage arrears!"
We have come to tell the emperor about your actions, and by the way, I would like to ask you, a cabinet official, if there is any strategy that can save Daming and save the people?
Two
In fact, the purpose of the hundred officials coming here is to owe wages, and these officials in your cabinet have taken out our money to repair the Wanshou Palace.
The Jiajing Emperor was also not pleased, and his limit was approaching, hoping that he could repair the palace quickly to move the heavens, so as to send down miracles and immortality.
At the same time, he also regretted that he had prematurely overthrown Yan, if it were not for Yan, Hu Zongxian would not have retreated, Wokou would not have been so difficult to suppress, and overseas trade would not have stopped. Not only can you save a lot of military pay, but you can also sell silk, tea, porcelain, etc. overseas.
"It's nothing more than because you want to build these houses and want to retire, Yan Song and Yan Shifan dare to do this in them?"
For the Jiajing Emperor, in the face of the menacing ministers, the worst plan was nothing more than the "Great Ceremony" incident of that year, and confronted these ministers. But today's Jiajing Emperor is no longer the Jiajing Emperor of the past, he knows better how to use his strength to fight.
Although it is true that this money was cut out of the mouths of hundreds of officials, it is important to remember that it was not forced by the Jiajing Emperor, but by the cabinet members. If they can cover it, then continue to cover it by them, and if they can't hold it down, then it can only be persuasion.
In fact, the Jiajing Emperor understood in his heart that if persuasion worked, what army would he need, what Zhenfu Division, and what East Factory would he want? In addition, who are these officials who come to petition?
They are all poor people, living on the basis of Qilu, or they don't have money, how will they live this year?
Naturally, these poor officials could not be reused by the Jiajing Emperor and could not grasp real power, while the officials who were reused by the Jiajing Emperor were all quite rich. The rich official went to persuade the poor official not to ask for money, and it was impossible to achieve the effect by thinking with his toes, so there was only one left... That's fighting!
Three
Chen Hong ordered the whipping of hundreds of officials, and for a time, the cabinet members also panicked, and even persuaded them to pull, and finally the whipping ended in a cry.
Regarding Chen Hong's behavior, the Jiajing Emperor also commented only one sentence:
"If you use Chen Hong, you will use his cruel word, and if you don't even have Chen Hong, my Great Ming Dynasty will immediately turn the heavens upside down."
Sometimes we can't understand why the Jiajing Emperor used Chen Hong, just as we can't understand why he used corrupt officials like Yan Song.
In fact, it is very simple, three reasons to decide why the Jiajing Emperor should reuse Chen Hong and Yan Song:
First of all, people like Chen Hong would do things in the heart of the emperor, and so would Yan Song, who himself had said that he had been shielding the Jiajing Emperor from the wind and rain for twenty years. In order to satisfy the emperor's own selfish desires, they collected some of the silver they collected into the state treasury, part of it into the private account of the Jiajing Emperor, and kept a part of it themselves.
The advantage of this is that once this incident is encountered, the Jiajing Emperor can build a palace for himself without asking the cabinet to allocate funds from the household department, and the ministers know that the household department has so much money, naturally there will be no trouble.
Secondly, these people are easy to manage, whether it is Chen Hong or Yan Song, the Jiajing Emperor has left a hand waiting to sanction them. Once the situation was difficult to control, the Jiajing Emperor could have pulled Chen Hong out to face the crime, saying that he was usurping and beating up hundreds of officials without asking for instructions. Yan Song and the others were better controlled, they were corrupt officials, and naturally they had a handle in the hands of the Jiajing Emperor, and they could overthrow Yan at any time.
Therefore, they know where their lifeblood is, and they must serve the emperor wholeheartedly. On the other hand, the Qing school is different, why they have nothing to fear and dare to go directly to the emperor, is because they are innocent and can't find faults.
Finally, there is another point, these people are equivalent to a layer of protective shield for the Jiajing Emperor, killing them on the one hand can enrich the national treasury, but also can pull out the crime to the common people, killing two birds with one stone.
Four
Whipping hundreds of officials also requires skill, not too heavy, so as not to hurt the bones, otherwise after the End of the Year, how to do public? You can't play too lightly, it doesn't hurt or itch, and the officials have nothing to fear, and they will play like this in the future.
But the hundred officials are beaten, how to sweep the tail is also a big problem, beaten, the heart is not convinced, the Jiajing Emperor moved to a new home, and refused to go on the congratulatory watch, what to do?
The Jiajing Emperor also played a trick, and if he did not go to the congratulatory table, he would not move, so that you would die in a hurry, and at the same time he sent King Yu to visit the hundred officials:
This is also a way of balance, let Chen Hong be the evil man, let the courtiers pin their hopes on King Yu. In the past, the Jiajing Emperor was indeed wary of Yu Wang, but this time, he had the intention of retreating, he would hardly deceive Huang Jin, and there was no need:
"I have a thought, and when I have repaired these two palaces and two views, I will let King Yu take over the throne and meditate on it."
King Yu obeyed Shengming and went to visit the Hundred Officials, and he mentioned several theories:
First of all, the saints, the saints cloud, the parents of all the world. Moving out of Emperor Taizugao, he also talked about father-son litigation, Qu Zaizi, brother litigation, and Qu Zaidi. That is to say, from the legal point of view, it is indeed not appropriate to cultivate the Wanshou Palace at this time, but we are such a junshang, he does not even have a residence, can we bear it?
Secondly, the main reason for this salary arrears is the emptiness of the national treasury, which is the fault of my Yu Wang, the fault of the cabinet, and the fault of the six ministries and nine secretaries. At the same time, he made his attitude clear, asked the courtiers for his sins, asked the people of the world for his sins, and betrayed the mistakes of the Jiajing Emperor himself.
Finally, Yu Wang also told Xu Jie that Kaichun would make up for the arrears of salaries of officials no matter what, so as to reassure the people.
Of course, just by speaking, you can make the courtiers on the congratulatory table, it is not too ideal, and the big stick must be prepared:
"All the officials of the ministry say hello, and if the greeting table of the yamen is not on the line, the official of the yamen will be removed."
Under this move, King Yu won the hearts of his subjects, and the Jiajing Emperor also achieved his goal...
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