Chapter 426 Killing the Thief Jiang
"Your Majesty, please arrest the man!" Lu Bing knelt down.
"Your Majesty, everyone in the East Factory is on high alert, waiting for your order!" Rui Jingxian knelt down.
Yan Song and others also came.
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
The guards have assembled.
Yan San is here too.
Should we let the Embroidered Uniform Guard take action, or should we let the Eastern Depot take action?
Everyone was guessing what the Taoist was thinking.
"Celebrate it."
"His Majesty."
Emperor Jiajing looked at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "Back then, all the officials were crying and knocking on the door outside Zuo Shunmen. The momentum was so great that no one dared to face it. Do you dare to go and see it on my behalf today?"
"Yes."
Jiang Qingzhi knew that everything from his assassination to the gathering of officials outside Zuo Shunmen was a setup.
He had never been so clear-headed, and had never been so vigilant against the methods of the literati.
The assassination of Jiang Qingzhi was used as a trigger to trigger the fight between the two sides. The five people were even more obvious baits. When Jiang Qingzhi made his move, those people must have celebrated, celebrating that they had finally found an excuse to force Emperor Jiajing again.
Bloodbath!
This was the most tragic incident that had never happened in the 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Shouldn't Your Majesty give an explanation?
They were even prepared for both situations. If the Taoist supported Jiang Qingzhi and insisted on being tough, they would resist. Jiang Qingzhi dared to bet that the officials gathered outside Zuo Shunmen were ready to be beaten with a stick.
"Aren't they afraid of being beaten, Long Wilbur?"
Accompanying Jiang Qingzhi was Zhang Tong.
"You can become a famous scholar by being beaten with a stick in the court. Do you think this is a good deal?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"It's not worth it!" Zhang Tong shook his head. "Last time we saw someone being beaten, his butt was broken, it was so miserable. Let alone a famous scholar, even if he is a high-ranking official, we won't go."
The simpler people live, the easier it is to feel happy.
Jiang Qingzhi envied Zhang Tong's carefree life, but when he arrived at Zuoshunmen, all these were forgotten.
More than a dozen officials stood outside the door, looking at him coldly.
"Jiang the thief!" The leading official sneered, "Today we must fight against the thief for the country!"
Jiang Qingzhi ignored this person, and the general guarding the gate whispered: "Please retreat, sir."
"Why?"
"Once these people gather together, they dare to do anything." The general is experienced, "Master, please don't embarrass me."
Jiang Qingzhi saw that the general's forehead was covered with sweat and his face was flushed in the middle of winter, which showed that he was extremely nervous.
"Change someone." Jiang Qingzhi ordered.
The general was stunned.
"Chang Wei Bo, who do you want to replace?" Zhang Tong asked.
"Please ask your majesty for instructions." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Mobilize a part of the Tiger Guards to guard Zuo Shun Gate."
"Yes."
Zhang Tong also ran away.
Not long after, he appeared in Yongshou Palace.
"Your Majesty, Chang Wei Bo requests permission to mobilize a unit of the Tiger Guards to guard Zuo Shun Gate."
Yan Song said almost subconsciously: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"
Cui Yuan said: "Your Majesty, Chang Wei Bo is ruthless. If the Tiger Guard Left Guard is in my hands, I am afraid he will... be ruthless. No! Your Majesty!"
During the Zuo Shunmen Incident, the Taoist priest initially only ordered the Jinyiwei to take away a few officials as a warning.
"At that time, I had several officials taken away as a warning. But how did Yang Shen and his son respond?" asked the Taoist priest while sitting cross-legged on the cushion.
Huang Jin said: "Yang Shen led all the officials to shake the gate and cry out the names of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Xiaozong."
"How did I respond?"
"His Majesty was furious and ordered the Imperial Guards to arrest him." Huang Jin said respectfully.
Yan Song raised his head and looked at the Taoist priest in a somewhat inappropriate manner.
But today is different from the past!
The Zuo Shunmen Incident was a power struggle between the two parties, that is, a struggle between the power of the prime minister and the power of the army, and also a struggle between the power of the monarch and his ministers.
But today was different. The reason for the backlash among officials was that Emperor Jiajing trusted Mohism, which made Confucianists feel chilled. What made them even more afraid was that Emperor Jiajing walked out of the Western Garden step by step.
What will this emperor, who has been imprisoned for many years, do once he walks out of the Western Garden?
Even if you think about it with your knees, you can tell that he will definitely do something.
The political propositions put forward by the Mohist school represented by Jiang Qingzhi were all aimed at the shortcomings of the current Ming Dynasty: the collective division of profits among the literati made it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to continue.
The debate on eliminating the privileges of the literati was the most popular in Mohism. Students cited a wide range of references, starting from the Western Han Dynasty, and picked out the crises caused by the privileges of the literati one by one...
This looks like whipping a corpse!
In Mohism, Confucianism was constantly criticized. Correspondingly, the call to abolish the privileges of the scholar-officials began to spread from Mohism to the outside.
This is a dangerous sign.
Emperor Jiajing was like a hunter, observing all this calmly.
Just as the Confucian and Mohist factions were fighting fiercely, the emperor quietly took the historic step of walking out of the Western Garden.
Just think about what Emperor Jiajing did back then, and the literati were all scared.
——Block him back!
Someone was shouting at the party.
Someone's eyes turned red, "How about... some more fires? Or a palace coup!"
But Empress Dowager Zhang had already passed away, and the grass on her grave was only three feet high. Without the support of the palace, the scholars and officials were limited in what they could do in the palace.
Finally they decided to knock on the palace gate!
"Let Zuo Shun Men become the place where we will be martyred!"
Lin Qin, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and the Director of the Hanlin Academy, who was entrusted with an important task, drank a farewell drink and is now on his way.
"Your Majesty, back then it was a struggle for power, but now it is a struggle for orthodoxy and interests." Yan Song's forehead was sweating under the Taoist's gaze, but he still mustered up the courage to advise.
"They are worried about their own interests being damaged, Your Majesty..." Cui Yuan said, "The Mohists advocated abolishing the privileges of the literati. But that is the root of the literati. They can give up power, but they will never give up privileges."
"You two have been talking for a long time. To sum it up, those people will not give in this time." Emperor Jiajing said: "Without the privilege of tax exemption, there will be no good things like annexing land and taking in people. So, what is the orthodoxy?"
Yan Song bowed his head. Cui Yuan bowed his head.
"The so-called orthodoxy is nothing but a desire for fame and fortune. They are just using the name of orthodoxy to divide up the spoils!" Emperor Jiajing said coldly, "As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how can I sit back and watch?"
Yan Song smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"Tell Qingzhi, yes!" Emperor Jiajing's eyes sparkled.
"Yes." Zhang Tong turned and ran.
Once Jiang Qingzhi takes control of the Tiger Guards and Left Guards, will he massacre Zuo Shunmen?
If he really dared to massacre Zuo Shunmen, Confucianism would completely become the enemy of the emperor.
An enemy that will never give up!
Behind him, Yan Song and others knelt down.
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
Emperor Jiajing stood there with his hands behind his back, looking down at Yan Song and others.
"Those traitors are shouting outside Zuoshun Gate. They are forcing me. Whose Ming Dynasty is this? Is it the one you are waiting for, or is it mine?"
Yan Song kowtowed, his white hair fluttering, "Of course it is your Majesty's Great Ming."
"Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to Beiping to keep the enemy out of the country. This is also a warning to future generations that the emperor and the Ming Dynasty are together. If the Ming Dynasty falls, you can still kneel to the alien race and change your master, and you can still be rich and powerful. But the emperor will inevitably perish with the country!"
The voice of Emperor Jiajing echoed in the hall, "Everyone in the world can sit back and watch the country decline, but the emperor cannot!"
Dozens of officials had gathered outside Zuoshun Gate.
Lin Qin, the leader, was surrounded by people, with a fanatical look in his eyes, "Everyone, the Ming Dynasty has nurtured scholars for a hundred years, and today is the time to sacrifice for justice!"
"Now the traitor Jiang Qingzhi has massacred the Yang family's private estate, and Your Majesty has disregarded the law to protect it. How can we just sit back and watch?"
"Today there is only death!" someone shouted.
"I will not let Senior Zuo Shunmen down!"
The predecessors of that time had already become heroes in the eyes of the literati, which made these people eager to achieve fame.
"Thief Jiang!"
Lin Qin pointed at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "You have deceived the king and caused chaos in the government. You are cruel and murderous, and you have slaughtered the Yang family's family. Today, I will eliminate this great harm for the country."
Lin Qin turned around and said, "Everyone, follow me and attack!"
"beat!"
The crowd shouted enthusiastically and rushed over to surround Lin Qin.
"Captain Wei, please retreat!" The general was going crazy. He felt that Jiang Qingzhi was a sitting duck here, driving these officials crazy.
"They're coming." someone screamed.
After years of suppressing the military with the use of civil power, these soldiers subconsciously want to kneel when facing officials.
"They are scared, everyone, go ahead!" someone shouted.
"Kill the treacherous minister!"
"Don't leave, Jiang the thief!"
Amid the cheers, someone suddenly asked, "What's that sound?"
Puff puff!
Puff puff!
Everyone stopped and looked to the right.
The footsteps became heavier.
A row of soldiers suddenly appeared from the outside of the hall in front.
Then another row...
Rows of soldiers lined up and marched in uniform steps.
That cold look and indifferent demeanor were completely different from those of Jingwei.
"It's the Tiger Guard Left Guard!"
"That's Chen Bao! One of Jiang Qingzhi's lackeys!"
The formation passed in front of the officials and went out the door. Chen Bao walked in the front and raised his eyes, "The Tiger Guards are here on orders. Please give us your instructions, Lord!"
"Please give me your instructions, my Lord!"
The loud sound echoed inside and outside Zuo Shunmen.
Jiang Qingzhi pointed outside the door and said, "Protect His Majesty!"
"Leader!"
The Huben Zuowei turned around and formed a battle line.
"Minister Lin," someone said, "You can encourage your spirit but not let it down!"
Whether to charge or retreat, just tell me.
"Hu Ben Zuo Wei regards Jiang the thief as a god. All he needs is a word..." Someone whispered, "These warriors will surely dare to attack us."
"Isn't that the second Jinyiwei?"
"The Jinyiwei are just thugs. This is the army. Look at the armor, the swords and guns, and the array. If the Jinyiwei meet them, they can only run away!"
The momentum is wrong.
Lin Qin turned around and said resolutely: "I will die for my country and fight against the enemy. I have no intention of returning after leaving today. Gentlemen, do you dare to stain the history with your blood?"
He hissed, "Do you dare to fight the thieves with me?"
The blood boils again.
"dare!"
"Kill the thief Jiang!"
Lin Qin raised his arms and shouted.
He turned around and said, "Kill the thief Jiang!"
Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette and slowly lit it under the gaze of everyone.
He whispered, "Let's get started!"
Mo Zhan beside him said, "Send a signal."
Sun Bu Tong whistled.
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