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After three rounds of prison challenges by Zhao Zhenji, Shi Gonggong and Emperor Jiajing, as well as the official challenge of the "Cabinet" + "Three Law Divisions", Hai Rui remained intact and still showed the "arrogant" attitude that Emperor Jiajing hated but was helpless. All of this is related to what happened to him in prison. As expected, Emperor Jiajing suddenly fell ill.
As he said, "the prescription of the Tai Hospital, the article of the Hanlin Academy", Emperor Jiajing was very angry about the prescription prescribed by the Tai Hospital
Korean ginseng is 5 coins, Codonopsis ginseng is 10 coins, Angelica angelica is 5 coins, and tangerine peel is 9 coins. Is this a perfect supplement?”
After Comrade Zhu Houxi became emperor, if he really wanted to criticize others willfully, he might not be inferior to Comrade Hai Rui!How can this be done?Regarding Emperor Jiajing's health, the Tai Hospital is not ignorant. They didn't dare to try the medicine of the tiger and wolf, nor did they dare to prescribe ineffective prescriptions, they could only rely on some tonic medicine to maintain their condition, although they could not ** the disease, but there would definitely be no problems.
After Emperor Jiajing's illness failed to be effective, he suddenly thought of Li Shizhen, who was known as the "National Treasure of the Ming Dynasty". In such an emergency, he actually forgot about his taboos and gave the order:
Go and find out the only prescription Li Shizhen prescribed for me. ”
This secret is between Emperor Jiajing and the little angel of Huang Jin, Chen Hong doesn't know about it, so he can only ask with a confused expression:
Honorable master, do you mean Li Shizhen?Which side are you referring to?”
When Chen Hong said that, Emperor Jiajing suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing. As a Taoist priest who cultivates the Immortal Dao, how could he summon Li Shizhen to heal his illness with great fanfare?Doesn't that give him face!Therefore, Emperor Jiajing quickly changed the focus of the discussion and began to ask how his "source of illness", Hai Jui, was handled.
How is this defined crime?”
Chen Hong understood the situation and immediately responded:
Please give it back to the master. All the **s are ready to play, but none of them want to say anything more. What's even more infuriating is that Wang Yongji didn't even write a note to refute Hai Rui, but instead submitted a note accusing the palace mining department, which was obviously in conflict with the master. I have arrested that king. ”
"Greeting the Will" was a tactic adopted by Chen Hong in order to maintain his position and power, and anyone who was an enemy of the Jiajing Emperor would be an enemy of himself, and Chen Hong would do everything in his power to punish and execute. This is the reason why Emperor Jiajing attaches great importance to Chen Hong, and it is also the reason why Chen Hong perished
For the honest civil officials of the Hanlin Yuan, the Guozijian and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, their views on Hai Jui were very clear. Emperor Jiajing knew this well, otherwise, he would have put Hai Ruila in front of this group of "useless people" immersed in the literature of the sages and launched an overwhelming siege. Therefore, Emperor Jiajing did not take all the opinions of ** to heart, what he really cared about was the opinion of the cabinet.
What exactly do they refer to?”
Chen Hong responded:
The Cabinet decided to extract all the rebuttals of the ** to Hai Jui's compromise, and hand them over to the Three Law Divisions for conviction tomorrow. This made the slave begin to worry whether those people would tarnish the master's name by damaging his reputation by convicting Hai Jui of an unclear crime. ”
In fact, Chen Hong's actions were not aimed at the "Qingliu Party", and his real intention was to use the "Hai Rui Shangshu" to weaken the remnants of Lu Fang's forces. His main goal was to rectify Huang Jin, and it was also his intention to imprison Zhu Qi and Qi Dazhu at the same time. If this is not the case, then, within the "anti-Qing faction", there will be more and more divisions between them, which will eventually lead to the defeat of this political struggle. However, in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary not only to launch a fierce attack on Hai Jui, but also to stop the "Qingliu Party" from trying to save Hai Jui.
After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing began to compose his own characteristic repertoire called "Charades".
He wrote down the two eye-catching words "good rain" and "bright moon", handed them to Chen Hong, and then instructed:
Two instances are depicted here. They were presented to King Yu, hoping that he would gather Xu Jie and the others to join him.
Emperor Jiajing often used this method, almost everything relied on a "guess" word to complete, and if he guessed correctly, the emperor would be very happy and did not need to take any responsibility;If you can't guess, you will be punished. I guessed wrong, you didn't discuss how to deal with this!But this "guess" confused the little-known petty officials of the Ming Dynasty. The ** people of the Ming Dynasty all seemed worried, and they became experts in guessing riddles one by one!
Let's listen to Chen Hong's reply:
I would like to ask the master further, who are they usually referring to?”
Chen Hong's question was actually to convey a message, that is, he did not know the factional composition of King Yu, nor did he know who the emperor was referring to by "Xu Jie and others", let alone close to King Yu like Lu Fang.
However, considering Chen Hong's rank, it does seem a little out of proportion if he wants to play tricks in front of Emperor Jiajing. However, he is not a person who does not understand the rules, so this time, he still treats himself as a "chicken head". According to Emperor Jiajing's description, "Do you think it's worth touching the egg face that has been stripped of its shell."
Emperor Jiajing's face was gloomy, and he turned around and said:
If Lu Fang had been there, I wouldn't have asked this question!”
If Lu Fang was present, he wouldn't have behaved so cunning in front of Jiajing;If Lu Fang was there, she wouldn't take herself seriously, and always thought that Jiajing would be wary of her;More crucially, if Lu Fang is present, he will learn how to make Jiajing take the least responsibility.
Jiajing doesn't want to say it explicitly, you have to ask clearly, this is neither ignorance nor asking for trouble!
After pleading again and again, Chen Hong quickly left the tiger and headed for King Yu's Mansion. "This is my home!Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, three people who were harmonious on the surface but conflicted on the inside, were defeated by Zhang Juzheng in their ranking order and were called the "Qingliu Trio", which was exactly what Emperor Jiajing described as "Xu Jie's and others".
After saluting King Yu and greeting Chen Hong, King Yu spoke:
This is purposeful. ”
At the moment when Xu Jie and the others were about to kneel, Chen Hong's attitude suddenly appeared:
There is no need to kneel again. Without clear instructions, the emperor wrote down a few words for the prince and invited Xu Ge Lao and several other masters to read them carefully. Let's take a look. ”
Now that Chen Hong has made it clear that he wants to support Yuwang, his attitude towards Xu Jie and the others must also change. Verbal orders must be responded to even in the absence of clear instructions. Chen Hong's sentence "don't kneel" is not only a response to Xu Jie and others, but also a clear statement to Yuwang: We are all our own team members, within the scope of our authority, I will definitely help those who are willing to help, I will definitely help those who are willing to help, and I will definitely help those who are willing to escape.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Hong showed those words - "good rain" and "bright moon", and Yuwang explained:
The emperor pointed out that these four words actually refer to two people. ”
In Chen Hong's relationship with Xu Jie and others, there are naturally some worries, because they have already had many festivals before. Yuwang sensed his concern and persuaded him:
Masters don't need to worry too much. Faced with his own predicament, Chen Gonggong had to choose some things as a last resort. He has both the position of the emperor and my position in his heart. If he has any questions, he can speak up without hesitation. ”
It's good to speak out boldly, there are no outsiders here, and Chen Hong's little devil has become one of my subordinates. His "cow appearance" is not flattering, and his "horse appearance" is even more creepy!How's that, am I really good?
The three of them were a little surprised, but when they saw Yuwang's determined gaze, they also believed his words. "Qingliu Party" is their code name. However, even King Yu did not expect that a conspiracy aimed at framing Chen Hong would spread rapidly in the hearts of the three of them. Despite the fierce internal struggles of the "Qingliu Party", when they are united externally, the situation is still so frightening.
Okay, let's go straight to the core topic, that is, the compulsory activity of the Jiajing Dynasty ** - charades.
Xu Jie, as the highest-level leader, took the lead in making a statement:
I would like to ask Chen Gonggong for a few words first. When was these four characters written by the emperor, and what else was mentioned in the writing process?”
Chen Hong responded:
The emperor expressed dissatisfaction with the unilateral decision of the two imperial physicians and expelled them. Subsequently, he asked the Metropolitan Procuratorate about the handling of Hai Jui's crimes. ”
Through Xu Jie's and Chen Hong's continuous questions and answers, we learned two important things:
1. For senior ** like the imperial chamberlain and the secretary of the leader, their cronies must not anger them, and they must unite to win their support, because this is the most direct way of communication, which can help you avoid unnecessary detours and quickly achieve promotion in the position.
2. The "anagrams" issued by Emperor Jiajing or the instructions not clearly instructed by the leaders are not without clues. Whether the answer can be solved depends on whether you are looking for it diligently and whether you can find the key clues.
When it comes to "charades", "Zhang Prodigy" is indispensable. With the "anagram" proposed by Xu Jie as the background, Uncle Ju Zheng did not hesitate to reveal the answer:
The four words "Emperor" actually refer to Li Shizhen and Hai Rui. ”
Immediately afterwards, we saw that Zhang Juzheng's explanation seemed a little stiff, as if he was "making it up:."
Good rain knows the season, when spring happens'. The words 'good rain' probably refer to Li Shizhen. Because these two sentences not only contain Li Shizhen's character Shizhen, Li Shizhen is a native of Qichun, Hubei, but also contain the character of Qichun. When spring is the 'good rain'. The emperor wanted to summon Li Li Shizhen to ask for a pulse, but he didn't want to call him clearly, and the two sentences below Du Shi's poem 'sneaking into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently' implied this meaning. This is to ask the prince to immediately summon Li Li Shizhen to the capital. ”
Chen Honggang only guessed the names of the two, but the background information he just gave already revealed the truth. Of course, it is very likely that this straightforward explanation was deliberately told to Chen Hong, because Chen Hong needed to return to the palace to convey his will, and this explanation had actually become his crime.
If this is indeed the basis of Zhang Juzheng's reasoning, then I can only say that Zhang Juzheng's wisdom is far inferior to Xu Jie, and the high IQ of the so-called "supernatural powers" is far inferior to Xu Jie's grasp, integration and analysis of various aspects of information based on experience. Because he doesn't know how to deal with people, he doesn't have a lot of work experience, let alone too many successful cases in management positions. Therefore, in your career, you should never rely solely on your own wisdom against experienced senior employees and leaders who have worked hard for a long time to be promoted to management, because experience is the most critical thing, and true wisdom is only a supporting role.
Obviously, for the role of Chen Hong, Zhang Juzheng's opinion can almost be regarded as a novice, which is enough to make people have deep respect for him. He said that the Ming Dynasty was a capable and intelligent dynasty, but there was nothing to praise about it. After listening to these analyses, Chen Hong sighed deeply:
That's great!When Master Zhang explained this, the minion also remembered. Lord, the emperor did mention Li Shizhen when he was in the house. Since the emperor wants to invite Li Shizhen to diagnose the pulse, but he doesn't want people outside to know, then the slave will immediately send someone from the Zhenfu Division to deal with this matter secretly, and hurry up 600 miles to pick up Li Shizhen into Beijing. ”
As long as the two names provided are reasonable, then any explanation will be correct!But, you know what?This is similar to the stone landscape of some scenic spots, and when the sign indicates that the stone resembles the Buddha, you will try to get close to the image of the Buddha, so that it is truly called the Buddha.
It is always easier to infer and analyze the process from conclusions than to do the opposite!
Zhang Juzheng continues his work:
Since 'good rain' refers to Li Shizhen, then 'bright moon' refers to Hai Rui. 'The moon on the sea' is a symbol of auspiciousness, which contains a Rui character. However, how could the emperor use these two words to describe Hai Jui at this time?This left him a little confused. ”
Please note that Zhang Juzheng has already begun to set a trap, and this trap is exactly how Emperor Jiajing dealt with Hai Rui.
Emperor Jiajing revealed the true meaning of the two anagrams of "good rain" and "bright moon".
Although summoning Li Shizhen to Beijing to see a doctor is only part of it, what is more critical is to confirm whether Xu Jie and others are in touch with him in Hai Rui's incident.
The phrase "good rain knows the season", in addition to mentioning Li Shizhen's name, emphasizes the importance of "knowing the season";"The spring silkworm is dead to the end, and the wax torch turns to ash and tears begin to dry", the focus is on "wax". The theme of "The Moon Rises from the Sea" is not only the name of Hai Rui, but more importantly, the meaning of "Rising Moon". During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, a couple was dismissed because they were ** in the palace. The meaning of these two sets of words is: The Ming Dynasty gave birth to a Hai Rui who did not have a king father in his heart, and advised your cabinet members to "understand the season" and "seize the opportunity".
So, for the "cabinet", how should they accurately "understand the season" and "identify current affairs"?It's an interesting question. Let's read on!
High arch begins a conversation:
The Moon of the Great Dawn!The emperor's words seem to be praising Hai Jui, does this mean that when we discuss crimes, we should give him a chance to be lenient?”
When Hai Jui was killed, Emperor Jiajing became known as the "King of Xu";If you don't take action against Hai Jui, it is equivalent to accepting all the mantras in "Public Security Negligence";Why did his two sons treat him harshly?So, how should Emperor Jiajing achieve the best of both worlds?When Chen Hong returned to the palace to reply to the decree, Emperor Jiajing severely criticized him and said: "Why don't you just tell you to be a good person, and let me be a bad person?"This means that Emperor Jiajing wanted the "cabinet" to play the role of "bad guy" and himself to be "good guy".
This is exactly the attitude of the "Cabinet" that should show "knowing the timing"!
Therefore, Gao Gong's analysis is wrong, even very outrageous, and of course, this may also be what he deliberately said in front of Chen Hong.
Next, let's dive into Xu Jie's point of view:
In my opinion, the word 'bright moon' has two meanings. The first layer is 'Da Ming no day', which means Da Ming, but the word "month" is missing a "day" in the back. The emperor is blaming us courtiers for not having him as a monarch in our hearts. I didn't call Hai Rui to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate today, and the emperor already had this meaning. ”
To put it simply, Emperor Jiajing felt that all the ** of the cabinet and the imperial court did not support him, which made him feel very dissatisfied!
Before Xu Jie could explain the meaning of the second layer, Chen Hong's little devil had already begun to speak
Elder Xu Ge, the second layer of your old meaning is that you want to say that 'Mingyue' means 'execution after autumn'?
Note that this is the fundamental reason why Chen Hong was severely reprimanded by Emperor Jiajing, because he completely misunderstood Emperor Jiajing's true intentions.
Let's revisit the explanation that almost killed Chen Hong:
When the three divisions are found guilty tomorrow, it must be ensured that Hai Jui is executed in the fall. ”
Chen Hong's suggestion was not to give Emperor Jiajing a chance to "be a good man", but out of a sincere desire to end Hai Rui's life, which was also one of the major mistakes made by Chen Hong.
The current Ming Dynasty is ruled by the emperor, and it will also be the domain of the prince in the future. Why the emperor asked the servants to show this to the prince and all the masters, the key is whether the prince and the masters have the same heart as the emperor. Hai Rui's insult to his father and the ambiguous attitude of ** at all levels, especially Wang Yongji, he was not even willing to write a rebuttal to Hai Rui. After hearing this, the emperor immediately had a clear order, and Wang Yongji decided to be punished with Hai Rui. If the prince and the masters can't be angry with the monarch, then the days of the Ming Dynasty will be over. Everyone can claim that they will not kill Hai Rui, but the prince will definitely kill Hai Rui. Even the king had to be judged severely. ”
This passage not only reveals the grave mistake of killing Hai Jui, but also reveals two other gross negligence of Chen Hong:
1. Looking back on the past, Lu Fang once held a banquet for Emperor Jiajing to entertain Yan Song and Xu Jie in private, but Chen Hong obviously didn't take this matter to heart. This kind of persuasion is not only a clear signal to move directly to King Yu, but also a direct provocation to the bottom line of Emperor Jiajing's imperial power. This was also the main reason why he was eventually promoted to the position of Shangshu. Chen Hong's role is reflected in his "ruthlessness", mainly to control all levels and balance justice. If Emperor Jiajing had heard such advice, it was foreseeable what Chen Hong's future would be.
Lu Fang, as a close attendant of the imperial front for 40 years, despite this, she was still out of love for Emperor Jiajing.
The emperor considered Yan Song and Xu Jie's banquet and received the same treatment;Chen Hong, the tool man who was doomed to death from the beginning, even wanted to imitate Lu Fang's way to find a way out for himself, even if he died, he didn't feel wronged!
2. Chen Hong's decision to execute Hai Rui and retry Wang Yongji many times was to eliminate the forces left by Huang Jin, Zhu Qi and other Lu Fang, which was also something that Emperor Jiajing hated. Under the rule of Emperor Jiajing, how could Chen Hong have the opportunity to establish his authority and status. Emperor Jiajing once said a very accurate sentence: "Before Lu Fang left, he always knew in his heart that no matter how many people called him an ancestor, he was always a loyal servant."
Now, Chen Hong is eager to become the master, and how he will end can be imagined.
Xu Jie and the others finally couldn't bear such a simple logic anymore, and they wanted to convince this group of cultivators that they were polite if they didn't know what they were doing, and it might be more appropriate to live or die.
Xu Jie expressed his opinion to Yuwang:
Grandpa Chen is very right!Lord Wang, please hand over the two meanings we have drawn up to Gonggong Chen as soon as possible, and let him return to the palace to convey his will. ”
Lord Wang, you still have deep trust in such items?Your cronies have given you some advice, but you haven't immediately ordered him to return to the palace to report and see how Jiajing will react to you!
Subsequently, Xu Jie didn't even give Yuwang a chance to reply, but turned directly to Chen Hong:
The dragon body is not in harmony, and Li Shizhen is urgently summoned, and Gonggong Chen should return to the palace as soon as possible to convey his will. ”
Gonggong Chen, the most representative master of "killing", you are really talented, go back to the palace to accept the will and receive the reward!
In fact, Xu Jie thought deep down: If Jiajing didn't immediately execute your death sentence, then "Public Security Shu" must be effective!
Chen Hong still stared at King Yu, waiting for his decision.
Chen Hong's subtlety is extremely accurate, as if conveying to King Yu: What is Xu Jie, I am just the servant of the prince;This is also equivalent to saying to Xu Jie: I am just a servant of King Yu, what are you. Only in this way can Chen Hong really get close to King Yu, which is also his true intention to maintain his power and status.
I chose to join Yuwang only in the hope that I could continue to serve as my role as the "eunuch of the master of ceremonies", rather than becoming the assistant of Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others!If I want to be an emperor with power, status, and power, I have to make them listen to me. Only King Yu has the right to give orders to me, and the others are not worth it!
Yuwang sat in that place in a daze:
Then do your will. ”
King Yu, are you aware of the "killing" framing of Chen Hong by Xu Jie and others?
Although it is not shown in the play, a sentence in the original book ** provides clear evidence for it:
It's a pity to lose a loyal courtier and get the support of a king Yongji. ”
Alas, Emperor Jiajing, although he had few sons, in the first month of the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, King Jing, who was able to pose a threat to King Yu, also unfortunately died. Otherwise, given the "innocent" image of King Yu, he may not be qualified to inherit the throne. But why didn't he give this responsibility to his eldest son?Now, I finally understand why Emperor Jiajing arranged three first assistants for King Yu, and when King Yu asked about the future ** people of these three first assistants, why did Emperor Jiajing laugh so much and die?
Emperor Jiajing's death was not because of Hai Rui's anger, but because of King Yu's anger!
After Chen Hong left, Zhang Juzheng and the others decided not to hide it anymore, and they planned to awaken the innocent crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Juzheng made a speech:
In fact, the four words "Emperor" imply that he does not intend to kill Hai Jui!”
My innocent prince, with the vast prairie on his head, Emperor Jiajing actually did not intend to execute Hai Rui, Chen Hong's proposal, if we only agree on the surface, then do you really think so?
Zhang Shentong began to provide a true interpretation:
Lord Wang, please consider that Hai Rui's serious illness was diagnosed and treated by Li Shizhen. Before Hai Rui submitted his sparseness, his family was sent away by Li Shizhen. At this moment, the emperor did not express any reproach to Li Shizhen, but wanted to invite him to diagnose the pulse, which is the true meaning of "loving the house and Wu". The word 'good rain' not only represents Li Shizhen, but also naturally contains the word "sea". Xu Ge Lao explained very well, the word moon is sunless, and the emperor was worried that the prince and the ministers did not have a monarch father in their hearts, so the prince and the ministers both thought that Hai Rui should be executed, which is why the word moon has the word day. ”
To put it simply: at this critical moment, convict Hai Jui, if you want to kill him, you don't kill, if you don't kill, you kill!
Emperor Jiajing's "charade" contains a double meaning:
First of all, it should be clear that Emperor Jiajing did not intend to execute Hai Rui, he was just looking for an excuse that he was not willing to accept "Public Security Shu", but also fought for himself. If the "cabinet" were to convict Hai Jui and the Jiajing Emperor grant a pardon, then the principle of "benevolence from the top" would achieve this goal. Once again, the focus is on "anagrams", which is exactly the answer that Emperor Jiajing expects the "cabinet" to provide.
In addition, Emperor Jiajing has clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with the cabinet and the hundred officials "without a monarch in their hearts", if the "cabinet" insists on standing on the same side as Hai Jui, then Hai Jui will die;But if the "cabinet" behaved according to Emperor Jiajing's expectations, then everyone would be very happy.
The next question is that Zhang Juzheng's point of view is highly consistent with Chen Hong's suggestion, and both tend to "execute Hai Jui", so why did Chen Hong make this mistake?
Remember, Chen Hong immediately returned to the palace to convey his will, responded in person, and seriously told Emperor Jiajing that both the cabinet and King Yu had unanimously demanded the execution of Hai Rui, and that what was waiting was Emperor Jiajing's order. This is the famous "Fifteenth Year of Wanli" in the history of the Ming Dynasty. The proposal of Zhang Juzheng and others to "execute Hai Jui" was actually submitted in the context of the crime, and Emperor Jiajing did not need to give an order, only an order was required!
The main difference between the two of them is whether Emperor Jiajing chose to be a "good man" or a "bad man"!
As soon as Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, Xu Jie immediately responded on horseback
Wisdom does not surpass Taiyue. ”
The high arch follows:
In this case, we directly set the death penalty for Hai Jui here, and sentenced him to be hanged for the charge of insulting his father. Whether or not to put the son to death is entirely a decision of the father. ”
This is a rare tacit understanding, and it is also the last tacit understanding!
Those who do a lot of evil, such as Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and the Three Fa Si, Emperor Jiajing can call them good people with just one blow!
However, Emperor Jiajing did not give this "fork", but chose a different method, showing his last tenacity, let's express it again next time!