The feelings of Lu Tiaoyang and Zhang Siwei soon became a reality. Zhang Juzheng spent one day dealing with the affairs left by the cabinet for many days, and the next day, he said to the two: "During this time, the comet is shooting directly to the northeast, and the celestial phenomena have changed greatly, and I am afraid that there is unhealthy atmosphere in the world." ”
Lu and Zhang beat drums in their hearts, the change in the celestial phenomenon was the group of people who opposed the seizure of love before, how could Zhang Juzheng talk about the celestial phenomena, didn't he not believe in this set of things?
Zhang Siwei remembered that Zhang Juzheng said: "The way of heaven is far away, and disasters and auspicious inductions are unknowable and untrustworthy. The phenomena of nature have nothing to do with human beings. This is Zhang Juzheng's cosmology, world view, and outlook on life.
Lu Tiaoyang asked cautiously, "What does Master Zhang mean?" ”
Zhang Juzheng said seriously: "The big change in the sky shows that there are villains in the court, and they need to come to a big assessment to clear the unqualified ** and calm the wrath of the sky." ”
Zhang Siwei was surprised: "The assessment of Beijing officials is once every six years, which is not in accordance with the rules." ”
Zhang Juzheng glanced at him, his eyes were sharp, like an awl.
Zhang Siwei lowered his head, and Lu Tiaoyang didn't spit out a word.
The cabinet was so quiet that a pin could be heard, and time seemed to freeze. After a long time, Zhang Juzheng spoke, and his tone was very gentle: "Zhang Gong is right, there must be rules for being a person and doing things. In particular, our cabinet ministers must act according to the law of our ancestors. I remember that there is a precedent for assessing Beijing officials at any time, I don't know if the two of you can know? ”
Zhang Siwei and Lu Tiaoyang's faces changed, they have been officials for many years, of course they know that there is such a precedent, which is the so-called "leap inspection". The "leap check" began during the reign of Emperor Wuzong Zhengde (Zhu Houzhao) and was proposed by the eunuch Liu Jin by the eunuch Liu Jin in the form of an irregular assessment of Beijing officials, with the aim of cracking down on dissidents. This is naturally a precedent, but it is a bad one. The two of them couldn't imagine that the anti-seizure incident would hurt Zhang Juzheng so deeply, and they actually started the evil door of "Leap Inspection".
Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Zhang Juzheng nodded and expressed his satisfaction: "Since the two of you know, then you should play the chapter of the ministry." After speaking, he stood up and walked out with Shi Shiran, leaving Zhang Siwei and Lu Tiaoyang staring wide-eyed.
Zhang Juzheng has always been thoughtful, and he had already decided to investigate this matter at the beginning of the anti-seizure incident. Therefore, on the day that Zhang Han, the secretary of the ministry, was dismissed, Zhang Juzheng recommended Wang Guoguang as the secretary of the ministry. This is called layout, and only the most intelligent can see through it. Wang Guoguang, under Zhang Juzheng's instructions, quickly asked Zhu Yijun to ask for a leap inspection. Zhu Yijun discussed with Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao, and the result was naturally agree.
Before the leap survey began, there was already a sense of crisis. But these people are like rats in a cage, and there is nothing they can do.
They can only vent, or rather over-the-mouth. There are rumors that the emperor will reward ministers with mink hats to resist the wind and cold in winter, but Zhang Juzheng took the lead in not wearing mink hats, he claimed to be to save money, but in fact, he took too many aphrodisiacs, and the poison was on his head, and the heat was unbearable. There are also rumors that Zhang Juzheng's son won the Jinshi by cheating.
The gossip was so loud that even Zhang Juzheng heard it. To deal with this kind of behavior of "pulling his wife's tongue", Zhang Juzheng has always been idle. He once said: "Floating talk is inevitable, and human affection is inevitable." "Especially for a big man like him. More than 200 years later, Liang Qichao also said: "Only mediocre people in the world have no blame and no reputation." ”
In the face of slander and rumors, Zhang Juzheng famously said: "I have been learning according to what I want and seeking all my life, and I don't care whether others understand or not." Not only is the reputation ruined for a while, but it is not in the heart, it is the right and wrong of the eternity, and it does not care (I have learned in the teacher's heart in my life, and I don't know it.) Not only is it a temporary reputation, but it is not a concern; That is, the right and wrong of eternity, and what is calculated). ”
This is Yang Ming Xinxue, and he understands Yang Ming Xinxue. He also said: "At the juncture of gaining or losing reputation, if you can't break it, there is nothing you can do in the world." "As long as you can achieve great things, what gains and losses are ruined, what is right and wrong, everything is not hesitated, this strong will can only come from the power of conscience, once this power is exerted, it will be invincible. This year's leap inspection is purely Zhang Juzheng's ** calculation of the anti-seizure members, and it is purely out of conscience.
He Weibo, who was fined three months' salary, was ordered to go to work, and Zhang Yue, the imperial history of Nanjing Caojiang, who had been arrogant that Zhang Juzheng should go home to worry about Ding Wei, was also dismissed, and a large number of ** from the Hanlin Academy, which rescued Wu Zhongxing and others, were transferred to Nanjing to sit on the cold bench. Before they left Beijing, they had determined that they would definitely not see the sun in Beijing during Zhang Juzheng's lifetime.
At the beginning of the leap cha, Feng Bao came to Zhang Juzheng, hoping that Zhang Juzheng could help him get rid of a few ** that he didn't look down on. Zhang Juzheng replied quietly: "Gong Feng thinks too much, this assessment is an order from the Holy Lord, and the purpose is to eliminate unqualified **, how can you let me use the leap inspection to eliminate dissidents?" ”
Feng Bao opened his mouth wide, Zhang Juzheng was obviously excluding dissidents, and he couldn't imagine that his ability to say one thing and do another was so perfect. But when he saw Zhang Juzheng's majestic and inviolable demeanor, he had no choice but to give up.
This is the bottom line since Zhang Juzheng took office: Feng Bao will never allow interference in the affairs of the outer court.
The last months of 1577 were full of ups and downs, but finally ended at the end of the year with the end of the intercalary period. Zhang Juzheng stabilized everything and did not lose a single ounce due to the seizure incident.
He finally had time to miss his father's corpse and the people of his hometown. He decided to leave home to have a look after presiding over Zhu Yijun's wedding. It is easy for ordinary people to go home often, but for him Zhang Juzheng, it is really more difficult to go home once than to ascend to the sky!