Ten thousand problems, there must be thirty thousand solutions.
What I want to express is that if a method can not solve the problem, then we need to try different ways to solve things until the end, through the ages, this spirit is commonly known as "never give up", if you have to choose a person as an example in this matter, then there is no doubt that I will definitely choose Yang Shen, even if the final result is not very good, but his fighting spirit is really worth learning.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan and Gui Cai had already been protected by Guo Xun, according to the thinking of normal people, these two guys could not be touched, but Lord Yang was holding the spirit of "not giving up", and he vowed to beat Zhang Gui and the two to hell!
Soon Yang Shen thought of a new method, although this method seemed very absurd to the world.
He organized the civil officials and ministers and asked them to jointly write to the emperor, the general content of this letter was to denigrate Zhang Gui and the two people, Yang Shen mentioned that he and the ministers believed in saints like Zhu Xi, and Zhang Xuan and Gui Cai believed in villains, he reminded the emperor, don't be blinded by these two people, they only want to seek profit, when their power is great, the emperor's power will be dangerous.
Zhu Xi
Lord Yang was indeed smart, he had thought of this very early, if Zhang Xuan had always been deeply favored by the emperor, when he had great power, danger would definitely appear, but not on the emperor, but on himself, so now was the best time to attack him.
In addition, Lord Yang also warned the emperor that if he kept reusing Zhang Gui and the two of them, he and his ministers would strike and suspend.
It looks like a serious threatening letter, if you want them, then let's go, and then leave so much mess to see what you do! It's just a pity that Yang Shen's routine has long been seen through by the emperor, although Zhu Houxi is a small grade, his heart and eyes are good-looking, this kind of warning has been written since his father Yang Tinghe was in office, and now you are still playing this set, it is simply too outdated.
The hundred officials and ministers are not without a family, if they really leave, how can they support their families? Moreover, the position in the capital is what people dream of, how many people can't come if they want to come, how can you be willing to leave?
The Jiajing Emperor played this set of scheming clearly, and it is estimated that he may have also taught Mr. Wang Yangming.
In any case, he did not pay any attention to this letter, not only that, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cai were also appointed as Hanlin Bachelors, you know, as long as they become Hanlin Bachelors, it means that they have the opportunity to enter the cabinet. In fact, Zhu Houxi was also thinking about future development, and he knew very well that if he wanted to win the battle of great etiquette quickly, he would have to rely on the help of Zhang Xuan and Gui Cai.
This can make Yang Shen angry, but from any point of view, he has been defeated, seeing that all his efforts are about to be wasted, the heavens suddenly sent a person to rescue him, and it was the appearance of this person that led to the largest demonstration in the history of the Ming Dynasty being launched in the imperial palace, which is the famous "Zuo Shunmen Case".
Interior distribution map of the Forbidden City
In July of the third year of Jiajing, the court meeting was held in front of the Fengtian Gate as usual, and there was still a lot of scolding and noise here, and such a day had lasted for a long time, and the emperor had long been accustomed to it, and in the daily performance, he could hear some ministers arguing about etiquette.
The emperor had no reason to punish them, even if they were punished, it was useless, this group of ministers seemed to follow the devil, as long as Zhu Houxi did not change Zhu Youxi to his biological father one day, they would not give up for a day. It is reasonable to say that the temper of the Jiajing Emperor is already very good, if this is replaced by Zhu Yuanzhang, the grave grass of this group of officials would have grown two meters high.
But before Zhu Houxi could get angry, a Hubu waiter named He Mengchun started the fire first, as Yang Ting and a faction of people, during Yang Lao's position, the two of them were partners in the official arena and good friends in private, so for the matter of etiquette dispute, his attitude was to resolutely let the emperor change his parents, as for the reason for the anger - it was because his performance was left behind.
The so-called liuzhong means that the folds written to the emperor are not read or criticized, it can be said that they were thrown into the trash can, the key point is that he Mengchun spent a lot of time and found a lot of information to write the article, for a normal person, the results of the effort are ignored, it is bound to be angry, and the temper of Lord He is originally more grumpy.
In this dynasty, He Mengchun used his interpersonal relations to gather many ministers, and he angrily told these officials: "During the Xianzong years, everyone's ancestors cried and fought for the funeral of Empress Xiaozhuang Qian in front of Wenhua Gate, and finally even the emperor had to give in, and today my generation is standing here again, fighting for the deserved fame for Emperor Xiaozong (Zhu Houzhao's father), in the past, it can be, and today it will be successful!" ”
Empress Xiaozhuang Qian
Lord Ho's high-spirited speech led the officials, and everyone was united in their efforts to persuade the emperor to agree to the change of generation today. Coincidentally, brother Yang Shen was also at the scene on this day, and when he heard He Mengchun's passionate speech, his empty heart for a long time was like being ignited, and he immediately echoed the loudest slogan in the history of the Ming Dynasty:
"One hundred and fifty years of national nurturing, fighting and dying righteousness, is today!" (The state has been nurturing talents for one hundred and fifty years, sticking to the bottom line and dying for justice, just today!) ）
That's what a reader should say!
Looking at the enthusiasm that everyone was ignited, Yang Shen seized the opportunity and called on everyone to follow him into the palace to protest.
When it comes to things, this is a different nature, and entering the palace to protest has another meaning, that is, to offend the emperor, and to offend the emperor is to be beheaded, "You say that you are excited, but you don't take us to death!" "Many officials are already scared, we still have family members, but we can't die so early!"
However, just as they were about to slip away, they found that Yang Shen had already sent someone to block the Jinshui Bridge, which was the closest exit to the palace, and now the ministers found that there were people stopping them before and after, as long as they escaped, let alone hacked to death by the emperor, they could not say that they were killed. Well, let's just follow it! There is hope in life.
Jinshui Bridge is also a small bridge to pass before entering the palace
Under the leadership of Yang Shen, everyone rolled up their sleeves one by one and set off shoulder to shoulder towards the left shunmen. As for why they went to Zuo Shunmen, it was because no one could stop them here, even if one came, it would be to kill one, after all, it was not against the law to kill people here.
According to the Ming history, there were more than two hundred officials who participated in the demonstration, and we all know that during the Ming Dynasty, there were six major departments, the officials, the household department, the ceremonial department, the military department, the punishment department, and the work department, and among these officials, the minister had already come five times, and the other one was said to have a stomachache. It can be imagined how much psychological pressure the Jiajing Emperor will face at a young age, but even so, he still stabilized the situation.
When the eunuch told Zhu Houxi about the noisy situation of the officials in front of Zuo Shun's door, he made a calm choice at the first time, of course, he has always been this action - ignore it!
After all, Nian Jing was young, Zhu Houxi thought that they would only make trouble for a while at most and leave, but who would have thought that this group of officials would make a more serious fuss, and even run and shout, this scene is like the big mother who now seizes the basketball court and dances square dance, even if they are reasonable, but the whole thing is like others are unreasonable. In desperation, the emperor had to send Jinyi guards to "evacuate the scene".
The Jinyi guards were not as good at talking as the emperor, after all, they ate with fists and swords, and when the Jinyi guards in flying fish suits arrived at the scene, they immediately rushed into the crowd and punched and kicked several of the most noisy ministers, and to be honest, they almost drew their swords. This group of officials did not expect that the emperor would actually let people do it, they could run and escape for a while, the whole scene was like a few butchers catching pigs that were ready to be killed in the New Year, especially Yang Shen, when the Jinyi guard arrived, he hid aside in time, in a nicer way, this is called avoiding its sharp edge.
After beating a few unlucky ministers to the nose and blue face, the Jinyi guards seemed to have the effect of killing chickens to show the monkeys, and the ministers gradually quieted down, seeing such a situation, they also stopped and prepared to go back to the emperor to report.
This Jinyi guard had just taken two steps on his front foot, and Yang Shen suddenly reacted, "This is really too much!" Anger burned all over his body, and his face turned red with anger, "The emperor really didn't treat us as human beings!" Yang Shen organized the crowd again, and this time, his mood was ten times higher than before: "If we just leave today, how can we have the face to see the ancestors!" If you are beaten, you will run, are your hearts so unsteady and so timid, this is still a manly husband! ”
Saying that your brother has not been beaten, what are you shouting here? It's really full of food and doesn't understand the suffering of the hungry ghost.
But the words have been said, and everyone is really angry, but unfortunately not everyone has enough courage, when the crowd gathered again, there were already more than a hundred running, and there were more than a hundred left.
This hundred or so people are the elite of the elite, the fighters of the fighters!
They opened a bigger "stage play" model, performed harder in front of zuo shun gate, some people rolled wildly, some people screamed, some people cried loudly, they all shouted the names of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Emperor Xiaozong, they could only sigh that there were no foreign friends to participate in the tour at that time, otherwise they thought that our Chinese emperor bullied his subjects every day, and then, if there was an Oscar film award that year, this group of people would definitely be rated as the best supporting actor, as for the protagonist, it must be rated to our Yang Shen brother, From the morning to the afternoon, the tears did not stop, first crying on the ground, then getting up and holding the pillar to continue crying, and finally running and crying in the square, lest he attract the attention of the emperor.
Look at our Jiajing Emperor again, he really can't stand it, even if there are no foreign friends to visit, but he has been making such a fuss in front of Zuo Shunmen, it is really too unbritious and too influential on the atmosphere of the imperial court, but soon, Zhu Houxi turned helplessness into extreme anger, and he immediately ordered Jinyi Wei to arrest all these hundred or so people in prison, and recorded their names one by one.
However, when these ministers were taken away by the Jinyi guards, they were still complacent and proud of what they had done today, and when they were old, they planned to tell their children and grandchildren: "Your grandfather and I made a big fuss in the palace, and the palace was very lively and lively, and the chickens and dogs were restless!" ”
It doesn't matter, you can still be happy for a while, but the current matter has finally been resolved, and at this point, the biggest demonstration movement in the Jiajing period has subsided, and the palace has finally returned to its former peace and tranquility.