(Yang Jiaofeng on the 165th article of "Daming Dynasty 1566")
In the spring of the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, Hai Rui published a famous copy of "Public Security Neglect", which pointed directly to the shortcomings of the Jiajing Dynasty:
"The people of the world do not direct your majesty for a long time..."
The Jiajing Emperor, who was furious, instructed Chen Hong to thoroughly investigate whether there was anyone directing the matter, and after some operation by the people below, the Jiajing Emperor woke up. In the face of shizi's words, he descended the donkey downhill and burned the chapter of the courtiers' pleas and the king of Yu, and said a word:
"He wants to do bigan, but he is not the King of Qiu, he wants to leave a name in qingshi, but what is chaotic is the jiangshan of Yuan, and he also thinks clearly, and he can't be fooled!"
So why did the Jiajing Emperor say that?
Yang Jiaofeng on the 165th issue of the Ming Dynasty: Daming Dynasty: The Logical Trap Set by Hai Rui, there is a sentence in "Public Security" that trapped the Jiajing Emperor!
One
Bi Gan was the uncle of the King of Shang, known for his direct advice, and the first loyal vassal in history to advise the king by death, the King of Shang did not heed the advice, insisted on cutting down the Zhou, and as a result, he was defeated at Makino. However, Because of his efforts to stop the King of Shang, he also proposed to stick to the song, and was killed by the King of Shang for the crime of slow army.
The reason why the Jiajing Emperor compared Hai Rui to a dry one is Because of Hai Rui's actions:
"That Hai Rui of Hubu sent his family away a few days ago, and he bought a coffin.
This plot is particularly similar to the direct advice of Wang Tuan, the teacher of the deposed prince in the Yongzheng Dynasty, who publicly proposed that the Kangxi Emperor deposed the prince as "unteached and condemned". Moreover, he also bought the coffin and was ready to resist the will and be killed, but there was a logical problem in this.
If the Kangxi Emperor really killed Wang Tuan, then he really became "untaught and cursed", which also shows that Wang Tuan is right. And if he didn't kill Wang Tuan, then he couldn't just abolish the prince YinRong, then he had to explain why.
In the same way, Hai Rui said in the first sentence of "Public Security Evacuation":
"Hai Ruijin played, in order to speak bluntly about the first thing in the world, with the right way of the king, the ming courtiers, and seek the peace and order of the world."
He immediately stood on the moral high ground, and the starting point was to be a righteous monarch and a ming subject, so killing Hai Rui obviously violated this premise. Without this premise, then once any problems occurred in the Ming Dynasty, they could be blamed on the Jiajing Emperor, which was caused by his failure to enter the advice.
And the Jiajing Emperor really became:
"The people of the world are not straight to Your Majesty for a long time!"
The meaning of this sentence is that the people of the world have long felt that the Jiajing Emperor is not holy, and killing Hai Rui verifies his non-saint Ming, leaving Hai Rui, then he must change, this is the logical trap.
Two
Since the Jiajing Emperor had decided not to kill Hai Rui, he had to give a reason, so what was emperor Jiajing's mind?
First of all, he had to understand why Hai Rui "scolded the emperor", was it out of selfishness, or out of loyalty to the king and the country? After all, throughout the Ming Dynasty, in order to make a name for himself, there were many people who scolded the emperor, and Hai Rui was obviously for the sake of justice, out of a sincere heart, which the Jiajing Emperor knew very well.
On the one hand, Hai Rui's starting point is good, on the other hand, Hai Rui is indeed not directed by people with hearts. More importantly, what Hai Rui said was true, so that the Jiajing Emperor could not refute it, the Jiajing Emperor was overbearing, but he was not faint, so why didn't he let Hai Rui go?
In fact, whether or not to let go of Hai Rui was not a big deal for the Jiajing Emperor, but Hai Rui's behavior challenged the imperial power.
Don't think that the people of the past are stupid, you must know that the ignorant will always be the common people, and the people who are really officials know in their hearts that the set of true destiny and son of heaven cannot fool them at all. Even more will not believe that the Jiajing Emperor is a fairy under the mortal, he can become the emperor, all rely on Lao Zhu to lay the world, and it has nothing to do with the appointment of the heavens or not.
The reason why everyone still takes the heavens to talk about things, in the final analysis, is a tacit understanding between the courtiers and the emperor, you are your emperor, I am my official, and everyone cooperates with each other to jointly manage the world.
However, once one of them breaks the rules and jumps out of this equilibrium point, it is easy to trigger the "imprint effect". As the emperor, he must maintain his authority, and the death of Zhou Yunyi at the beginning is this truth.
Hai Rui's superior was an isolated case in itself, but what he didn't expect was that someone actually interceded for him, which was intolerable for the Jiajing Emperor. If it is for the public, scold Hai Rui, lock him up for a few days, and teach him a lesson. What if Hai Rui was used by people with a heart, or if Hai Rui's advice was just the beginning, and the overwhelming number of shangdders came?
Three
This was what the Jiajing Emperor was most worried about, killing Hai Rui would not work, and to let Hai Rui go, he also had to be cautious and cautious.
That is to say, the Jiajing Emperor originally intended to abdicate, but he did not want to kill Halfway to bite the gold. He must handle this matter carefully, not only to maintain his own image of the saint, but also to maintain his authority, and to be able to calm down the hundred officials below.
Again, the heart of a murderer must not only be cursed by Hai Rui's heart, but also by the heart of a hundred officials!
As the Jiajing Emperor said:
"For example, this Hai Rui, who thinks of himself as a clear stream, compares the king to a mountain, but the water floods the mountain, which is flooding."
What if it's flooded?
At the same time, it is necessary to prevent other waters that may flood, so as to achieve the effect of killing people. Therefore, he proposed that hundreds of officials convict Hai Rui at the same time, which was the first time in the entire Ming Dynasty.
The reason why the Jiajing Emperor made such a judgment was because he knew that the hundred officials were very dissatisfied with the problems that had arisen during this time. Therefore, people's eyes are staring at it, some people show that they are very Hai Rui, some people do not say it on their mouths, but their hearts are also very Hai Rui.
For example, Gao Gong, on the issue of not unshackling Hai Rui, did not hesitate to argue with Zhao Zhenji and the little eunuch, and finally did not hesitate to put down the harsh words:
"Since you don't follow the "Great Ming Law," then we will leave the scene and ask Gonggong Chen to come to the trial!"
Gao Gong is talking about us, which is equivalent to his actions, not only on his own, but also behind him there are many people who think like him.
Four
In the whole process of questioning, in fact, only one Zhao Zhenji stood in front of Hai Rui, and the reason why he was him was because among the cabinet members, only he was the best at guessing the holy will, and even for the sake of the holy will, he forgot the etiquette and shame.
The Jiajing Emperor asked everyone to interrogate Hai Rui, in fact, he had already eliminated the suspicion that Hai Rui was being instructed, but Zhao Zhenji spared his name as his fate, and when he saw that Hai Rui had won the support of everyone, he was jealous of him. He thought that by suppressing Hai Rui strongly, he would be able to become famous and gain the favor of the Jiajing Emperor, but in fact, he did not wait for the Jiajing Emperor to fall in love, and first provoked the hatred of his peers:
"I want to ask you now, is it someone behind your back who is directing you to do this, or is it your own madness to invite a straight name?"
The same is Gao Gong, who also praised Zhao Zhenji on the first day, but at this time suddenly felt that he was very disgusting, and came to the conclusion that Zhao Zhenji "seems to be loyal and courageous, but the inside is really treacherous".
Zhao Zhenji was intimidated by Hai Rui's lack of temper and began to play Lai:
"You want to be righteous, and you want to be a courtier, what is wrong with the monarch's way, what is unclear about the position of a courtier, and what authority do you have to manage?"
This Zhao Zhenji was already talking blindly with his eyes open, and all the cabinet officials present here knew in their hearts that if junzheng and chenming were wise, then why did the hundred officials go to the court, and why did the people starve to death?
Sure enough, Zhao Zhenji's words also angered Hai Rui, and he simply gave him a bottom to the sky, first reverting the old case in Zhejiang that year, Zhao Zhenji disregarded the lives and deaths of the people, insisted on repaying the loan, and also bought silk at half price:
"The lowly post resisted the orders of Lord Zhao, and when Lord Zhao went to the lowly post to participate in the impeachment of the lowly post, he once said that the lowly post was to invite a straight name and buy the hearts and minds of the people."
Now Zhao Zhenji said this again, is he not afraid of being implicated, or does he want to ask for credit in front of the emperor?
After some reply, Zhao Zhenji exonerated Hai Rui, but he was also discredited and declared that the last fig leaf in front of the Jiajing Emperor was torn open.
With Zhao Zhenji's reputation discredited, Hai Rui was no longer able to stop him, and it also foreshadowed that the Jiajing Emperor was going to personally go out on the horse...
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