Ming Dynasty Past (204) How fierce is the emperor's heart? He even had the heart to let the prime minister work alive until he was exhausted

(Note: The first assistant of the Cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was also for the Prime Minister)

In April of the thirty-second year of the Wanli Calendar, the case of the demon book was closed, the people clapped their hands and applauded, as if they had calmed down the world's major events, and after the murderer (皦生光) was asked to be beheaded at a market in the capital, everyone smiled and cheered, and the scene was once lively. Of course, this is just a folk, palace scene, then it has a different style.

Probably manifested as follows: Shen Zhengyu, the first assistant of the cabinet, has always been pushed to the cusp of the storm by the courtiers because of his slander against good officials (Guo Zhengyu), his moral character is corrupt, and in the team that impeached Shen Ge, the officials are undoubtedly the hardest, scolding every day, night and night, and the performance of this group of people can add up to several mountains, which is several times more than the biography of the Demon Book Case, which is simply too terrifying!

After thinking about it carefully, what is the current Internet violence, can it be compared to the tragic situation of hundreds of people scolding you in front of your face every day, and even running to your doorstep to block you? I guess the answer goes without question.

Shen's consistent patience was really not good, and it was only two days later that he could not stay up, and the Emperor Shangxiang requested to leave his post. For this first assistant, Wan Li did not like it, but on the contrary, he was a little disgusted, because Shen had not only not supported him, but also sealed his edict (the issue of the crown prince), so when Shen always proposed retirement, the emperor did not say a word and directly agreed.

I wish you had to hurry up!

After seeing that the emperor was this attitude, Shen always immediately panicked, big brother, I just tested your bottom line, you don't help me, don't keep me, even if you don't keep me, why did you just drive me away? Chilling, too chilling!

Shen has not been able to achieve any political achievements in this life, the only time, that is, to let Zhu Changluo officially become the crown prince, but that is more than the blessing of the predecessors (the efforts of the previous generations and the first assistants and ministers), picked up a big bargain, and now he wants to go away, not very willing.

No matter what, you always have to pull a person into the water, and your heart is happy.

So before leaving, Shen always mentioned this sentence to the emperor: "If you want me to leave, there is no problem, but I am a loyal minister, and I cannot tolerate the existence of people in the cabinet who have dictatorship and misuse of the country, and Shen Li has been pulling gangs and party members all day long, not holding government affairs, and committing adultery, which is a black sheep!" So he had to go. ”

Ben wanted to try his luck, Shen Li didn't leave, but he thought that the emperor made a decision and agreed! Neither let Jin Yiwei find out the situation, nor let the East Factory check the details, Shen Li was still approving the documents in the cabinet in a dignified manner, and he was expelled without knowing it, and Shen always made a lot of money.

My consistent evaluation of Shen is very simple, eight big words - insufficient success, more than enough failure. This kind of person, before dying, also have to find a cushion back, the heart of struggle is too heavy, and extremely selfish, if it were not for him, the wind of party struggle at the end of the Ming Dynasty would not be so prevalent at all, of course, Daming may be able to continue for some more years, in short, collectively known as the butterfly effect, say more is like that, so it is not long-

Shen Li is not a great hero, but he is also a good official with great integrity, in the past, when the Yellow River flooded, he had run to the central government many times to ask for the people's lives and settle the disaster area, and every time the soldiers on the frontier returned from the battle, he would also go to the Shangshu imperial court to ask for more rewards for them. Moreover, when Comrade Shen first entered the cabinet, the government affairs were all handled accordingly, and the big and small ones did not slacken off, so Shen always said that he did not work, which was purely a kind of planting bribes and framing and nonsense. Looking back, Shen Cheng's psychology was too dark.

As for why the emperor agreed to dismiss Shen Li from his post? The answer is simple – upset. To be precise, it is already too depressed to do it! Before you didn't set up a prince, you quarreled with Yuan, you allowed him to go out of the cabinet to study, you still refused to let go of Yuan, and now the demon book case is not easy to close, you come to play a small report with Yuan, and do tricks under the eyes of Yuan, so that no one should stay, how far to roll! Let Lao Tzu be clean and pure.

The key part arrived, and after Shen Zheng and Shen Li both returned home, only Zhu Geng was left in the cabinet. In fact, this is a very good opportunity, I think when Zhang Juzheng entered the cabinet, I wish that the cabinet was left with himself, first, there was no opponent, and second, there was no threat, but the emperor did not like to manage things, then the world is your own decision, even if it is hard, why not enjoy it?

Unfortunately, Comrade Zhu Geng is already seventy-two years old, according to modern parlance, seventy-two years old is also past the retirement age, should stay at home to enjoy the blessings, after all, the age is old, it is easy to work and can not be done, not to mention what kind of organ the cabinet is, you know it, Comrade Zhu Geng, I am afraid it is difficult to be the first assistant.

In fact, Zhu Geng had more headaches than Zhao Zhigao (who was also in his seventies as the first assistant), Zhao Zhigao at least had a second assistant (Zhang Wei) to help, Zhu Big Brother, really can be said to be a person to carry the lifeblood of the whole country, even if he wants to work, it is not said that he can do it.

Finally, in just half a month, Elder Brother Zhu couldn't hold back, crying and pleading with the emperor, I can not leave, but you at least add more manpower to the cabinet!

According to my observation, at this time, Wanli should have completely abandoned himself, no matter how big the movement outside, he will no longer have any reaction, in the current Internet buzzword, called completely lying flat. Comrade Zhu Geng wrote more than a dozen reports before and after, all of which were not approved by Wanli, and frankly speaking, it was a punctuation point and did not read it, and even the sonata was not touched.

It can be seen that Elder Brother Wanli is really tired, but he is not tired and does not count, Comrade Zhu Geng is still stubborn, changing the method to write a report to Wanli, today said that he was sick, could not move the pen, tomorrow said that his eyes were spent, can not see clearly, and even once, Brother Zhu was really helpless, wearing plain clothes and ran to the Qianqing Palace (the Emperor's Sleeping Palace), kneeling to see, the Emperor still ignored it.

Wan Li felt that Zhu Geng was pretentious and not pretending to be sick, but he had never thought that Zhu Geng had never joked with him.

One day in the thirty-sixth year of the Wanli Calendar, the news suddenly came from the Tai Hospital in the palace that Elder Zhu Ge had gone to hexi in the cabinet (died in an official position and died on the job)! When people died, Wan Li suddenly woke up to the fact that he was really a big fool!

Stupid is not stupid, it is all afterword, now no one picks the beam, is the most fatal thing! Wan Li hurriedly ordered it to go down, and ordered the ministry to recommend the cabinet university scholars, those who can do it and those who can't do it, at this moment, it doesn't matter, someone can just go up!

After consultation with the officials, the people who entered the cabinet were selected, and the former Rebbe Shangshu Yu Shenxing, the former Rebbe Shangshu Ye Xianggao, and the current Rebbe Shangshu Li Tingji, the three lucky ones, successfully entered the cabinet and became several directors of the highest decision-making level of the empire. I looked at the positions of these three people, and without laughing, the emotional officials and the ceremonial department were all family members!

Well, back to the real thing, these three emperors are not very liked, Yu Shenxing we know, before and Wanli had a quarrel because of the prince's affairs, and Ye Xianggao and Li Tingji, Wanli did not have any impression, so for their three cabinet ministers, Wanli did not appoint anyone as the first assistant, in fact, the reason why Wanli vacated the position of first assistant, there is a special reason - he already has the favorite candidate.

Looking at the first assistant of the cabinet during the Wanli years, starting from the dispute over the country, except for Shen Shixing, who was slightly better at talking, Zhao Zhigao was weaker, none of the rest had ever won the favor of Wanli, of course, the other person was particularly special - Wang Xijue.

The position of first assistant of Wanli was reserved for Wang Xijue. Perhaps everyone remembers that Wang Xijue is the only first assistant who has been a teammate with Wanli, such as the three kings and seals, that is, the crooked ideas he and Wanli have made together (Wanli proposed, he agreed), Wanli only likes him, not for anything else, for one reason - this person is best bullied and best to get along with.

In fact, as early as after Wang Xijue left, Wanli asked him to go out of the mountain again, but Wang Xijue bitten to death and refused, after Shen Yi and Shen Li left, Wanli looked for Wang Xijue again, hoping that he would resume his post, Comrade Wang still did not change his character, and only wanted to rest assured that he would retire at home. Zhu Geng died of illness, Wanli invited Wang Xijue back to the palace for the third time, Wang Xijue saw it very thoroughly, the imperial court was too noisy, there was no way to stay, so once again pushed back, the emperor you don't look for me, I can't come back!

Don't you say, Wan Li is like Sangu Maolu, you may really want to learn from Liu Seniors, but unfortunately, he is not Liu Bei, and Wang Xijue is not Zhuge Liang.

Wan Li was dead-hearted, knowing that Mr. Wang could not come back, he simply gave up, but before giving up, he asked Wang Xijue a question, and it was the result of this problem that made me have a lot of confidence and doubt that the demon book case was Gu Xiancheng's doing.

Friends are not impatient, and the finale scene soon appears.

Full text summary: Shen Consistent and Shen Li left their jobs, and Zhu Geng served as the first assistant of the cabinet, but he died of exhaustion at work.