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Chapter 56
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Absolute power leads to one-party dominance and the result is that power loses its constraints.In the past, when the Donglin Party was fighting against the Eunuch Party, Young Master Zhang was involved in it, and was regarded as an enemy by the Donglin Party to deliberately create difficulties and suppress him. At that time, Young Master Zhang hated the hypocrisy and incompetence and hypocrisy of the officials of the Donglin Party. When the Donglin Party was beaten to the ground, Young Master Zhang suddenly discovered that the existence of the Donglin Party was not necessarily a bad thing for the Ming court.

The reason why Young Master Zhang expresses emotion is in the Imperial College, because in this era he is semi-literate and sent to compile the "Three Dynasties Essentials", Young Master Zhang can only keep saying yes to the books handed in by his officials as if they are reading from heaven. As for what was written on it, Young Master Zhang didn't know at all, so Young Master Zhang thought of his friend Lu Wanling in the Imperial College, and wanted to take him to the Imperial Academy to help him review the books.Who would have thought that the Imperial College would find Lu Wanling and see that Lu Wanling was collecting protection money from a group of luxuriously dressed fellow supervisors—and collecting protection money under the name of Young Master Zhang!
"You guys, it's time to take out the silver that is filial to Tanhualang? I reminded you again and again yesterday, but don't tell me, you forgot!" Because he didn't see Young Master Zhang approaching quietly from the side, Lu Wanling The expression on his face was extremely arrogant and domineering, and he smiled grimly and said to the dozen or so supervisors in front of him: "The old man Tan Hualang said that he will celebrate his birthday on the third day of the next month. If you are smart, each of you will pay 100 taels of silver as a filial piety. He will keep it for you." You are safe and sound! Otherwise, he will ask me, my good friend, to find out if you are involved with the traitors of Donglin." More than a dozen supervisors wanted to cry without tears, so they could only obediently took out their bank notes and held them in their hands. In front of Lu Wanling, he nodded and bowed, asking Lu Wanling to accept it with a smile.

"Brother Lu Nian, what are you doing?" Young Master Zhang called out.Hearing this voice, the ferocious expression on Lu Wanling's face immediately turned into a full of smiles, and he hurriedly turned around and nodded to Young Master Zhang, "Brother Zhang Nian, why do you have time to come here? Why don't you call in advance when you come here?" Let me say hello, and my little brother can take all the students from the Imperial College to line up to greet him." The dozen or so students in the Imperial College all had ashen faces, bowing and bowing to Young Master Zhang, not even daring to take a breath.

"Brothers Nian, if you have something to do, go first. I have something to talk to Brother Lu Nian alone." Young Master Zhang pretended not to have seen what happened just now, and waved to the dozen or so supervisors. More than a dozen prison students hurriedly thanked and said goodbye as if they had received an amnesty.Lu Wanling leaned forward and said flatteringly: "Brother Zhang Nian, these people are so lucky to meet you, why don't you ask them for a gift? These idiots are all supervisors bought with money. There is plenty of money in the family. Be filial." Brother Nian, you should too."

"Forget it, I'm not interested in money." Young Master Zhang shook his head and told Lu Wanling why he came here. Lu Wanling was ecstatic and exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Zhang Nian, are you kidding? You want to put I was seconded from the Imperial Academy to the Hanlin Academy to participate in the compilation of "Three Dynasties Essential Code"? Brother Zhang Nian, you are really my Lu Wanling's reborn parents, your kindness of supporting and supporting me, I will never forget it."

Young Master Zhang glared at Lu Wanling angrily, and snorted, "Don't exaggerate, repairing books is a hard job, and I thought of seconding you because I was too busy, but I don't know if Ye Tingxiu will agree or not. By the way, Lord Ye is there now, I will discuss with him about seconding you."

In fact, Ye Tingxiu didn't refuse to agree to the offering wine of the Imperial College, and he didn't dare not to agree - Wei Zhongxian's godson, Young Master Zhang, let alone borrowed a prison student, even if he borrowed his Imperial College to arrange flowers and wine, he dared not refuse!So Young Master Zhang took Lu Wanling back to the Imperial Academy very smoothly, and asked him to act as his assistant to help approve books, but Young Master Zhang was also afraid that Lu Wanling would collect protection money in the Imperial Academy again, blackmailing his men who were so poor that they were about to become pants The poor Beijing official specially warned Lu Wanling, "Listen well, "Three Dynasties Yaodian" is a book compiled by Nine Thousand Years, and the progress must not be delayed. The books sorted out by my Hanlin, as long as there are no omissions, mistakes and violations You are absolutely not allowed to make things difficult on purpose. After the matter is completed, I will also benefit from you. Also, my subordinates are all poor officials, and you can't collect money from them in my name!"

"Brother Zhang Nian saw it just now." Lu Wanling was a little embarrassed, and patted his chest again to promise that he would never do such a thing in the Imperial Academy.At this time, Yang Jingchen, the chief official of the Imperial Academy, came in suddenly, and said to Young Master Zhang with a mournful face: "Master Zhang, just now a nine-thousand-year-old man sent a message to order all the officials of our Imperial Academy to write an article impeaching Donglin. The memorials for the crimes of treachery are submitted to the imperial court. The more severe the impeachment, the better, but no one is missing. There are 58 officials in the editorial office, including 59 of you, and 59 memorials. Please worry about arranging them.”

"The memorial to impeach Donglin's traitorous party?" Young Master Zhang quickly understood that Wei Zhongxian was planning to create public opinion to root out Donglin's party.Lu Wanling was ecstatic, and hurriedly asked Yang Jingchen: "Master Yang, can I also write an article? I am now a student supervisor of the Imperial Academy, so I should be qualified to write an article too?"

"Master Zhang borrowed you, it depends on what Master Zhang wants." Yang Jingchen kicked the ball out.Young Master Zhang said angrily: "Since you want to write, you have finished writing, and by the way, write my share too." Lu Wanling happily agreed, and hurriedly threw himself in front of his desk, picked up the brush and began to conceive How to viciously attack the Donglin party members.Yang Jingchen found that Young Master Zhang's face was not right, so he boldly asked in a low voice: "Master Zhang, what's the matter? You don't seem to be satisfied with Jiu Qiansui's arrangement."

Young Master Zhang glanced at Yang Jingchen, then looked at the surroundings where no one was paying attention, and then replied in a low voice: "Your Excellency Yang, you also know that some people in Donglin traitor party are really hateful and should be killed, but there are also some people with great reputations." Well, the prestige among the people is very high, nine thousand years old ordered hundreds of officials to impeach the Donglin traitor, I am worried that it will lead to the face, but it will have the opposite effect, making the public opinion more sympathetic to the Donglin traitor." Yang Jingchen was speechless, agreeing in his heart Young Master Zhang's opinion.

Unfortunately, what Master Zhang said was true. After Wei Zhongxian ordered all officials to impeach the officials of the Donglin Party to the Sixth Department of the court, it really caused an uproar-43 officials refused on the spot, and some officials resigned on the spot to protest against Wei Zhongxian's move. Atrocities; some people did not refuse on the surface, but secretly reported falsehoods with excuses to avoid Wei Zhongxian's orders; although the remaining officials begged for perfection, most of the impeachment memorials they handed in were perfunctory, hastily written, and did not There is no literary talent, and some people who are not afraid of death still directly cry for grievances for Zuo Guangdou and others in the memorial, and point the finger at Wei Zhongxian, the mastermind behind the Zuo Guangdou case.As for the weak public opinion of the Wei Party, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Yuan Huazhong, and Gu Dazhang were secretly referred to as the Six Gentlemen, and they were praised for their high morals and integrity. Riding around, brutally suppressing, but still unable to seal the mouths of everyone, there are still people secretly calling for grievances for the six gentlemen.

Young Master Zhang deserves to be scolded. At the same time that the six ministries of the imperial court and various divisions and departments are constantly showing righteous men who resist Wei Zhongxian, the Editorial Office of the Imperial Academy under his charge is performing exceptionally well. 58 people have just received Wei Zhongxian's "big favor" The Hanlin of the editorial office is full of wonderful pens, citing scriptures and scolding the Donglin Party as bloody, and the words are beautiful and gorgeous; especially the memorial made by Lu Wanling in place of Master Zhang is even more flamboyant and flamboyant. It is so smooth and smooth that it is done in one go, it can be regarded as swallowing mountains and rivers, overwhelming, and portraying the various crimes of the Donglin Party vividly and vividly. Ink is really good.As a result, after the editorial and inspection office of the Imperial Academy handed over the memorial, most of the civil and military officials in the court dared not say anything on the surface, but behind their backs they scolded the eighteen generations of the ancestors of Young Master Zhang.Wei Zhongxian, who was feeling a little bit hard to get off the tiger, was ecstatic. He not only invited Ming Xizong to reward the officials of the editorial office, but also read Master Zhang's memorial as a model essay in public, and called Master Zhang home on the night of March 29. In front of many confidant lackeys, he praised Young Master Zhang.

"Little monkey, it's worthwhile for our family to love you. This time, we organized the officials of the Imperial Academy to impeach the Donglin traitor party. We did a good job. We set an example for the court officials, and also saved our family's face." Wei Zhongxian praised : "Work hard, work in the Hanlin Academy for a few months, and when there is a vacant position above, our family will recommend you to take over."

"My son, thank you foster father for nurturing you." Young Master Zhang kowtowed to express his gratitude, but he was not in a good mood.Next to him, Yang Liuqi saw that Wei Zhongxian was in a happy mood, so he took the opportunity to say: "Lao Taishan, Zhang Haogu is a good man, with a good literary talent, and he has set such a great example for the court officials. Should my father-in-law give him something?"

"Yes, our family should reward this monkey boy with something." Wei Zhongxian was really in a good mood, and asked with a smile: "Little monkey boy, our family knows that you are not short of money, so we won't reward you with money. Come on, you If you like anything else, our family will reward you."

"Zhang Haogu, why don't you kneel down and thank your adoptive father? If you want something, tell your adoptive father quickly." Yang Liuqi winked at Young Master Zhang and said to himself, don't you want to save Xiong Tingbi?Now that I can speak, Wang Huazhen's family hasn't sent the money yet, Lao Taishan is about to go crazy, now is a good opportunity.Unexpectedly, Young Master Zhang was kneeling there, motionless, as if he hadn’t heard what he and Wei Zhongxian said—in fact, it was exactly the case, Young Master Zhang was now worrying that he was getting deeper and deeper in the eunuch party, and said in his heart: "The sun Damn, I'm not afraid of infamy from generation to generation, but Chongzhen will succeed in a few years, and I, a die-hard fan of Wei Zhongxian, won't be killed? No, I have to find a way to get rid of this infamy."

"Little monkey, what are you thinking? Our family was talking to you, did you hear me?" Wei Zhongxian shouted unhappily.Eldest Young Master Zhang regained his composure, kowtowed quickly and said, "Report to godfather, my son went to think about a big matter, so if he didn't pay attention to godfather, he deserves to die!"

"What are you thinking about?" Wei Zhongxian asked even more unhappy.Young Master Zhang replied: "My child is thinking, what method should we use to let everyone in the world know that godfather, you wiped out the Donglin rebellious party out of your sincerity for the country and the people? Those Donglin rebels arrested by the godfather will bear their infamy for generations to come, so they will not be able to stand up for the rest of their lives."

"Oh, so you are thinking about these things." Wei Zhongxian turned his anger into joy, and said with a smile: "But do you still need to think about it? The memorial you wrote, and the impeachment articles written by your Hanlin officials Isn’t the memorial to the traitorous party in Lin just to make the traitorous party in Donglin bear the eternal infamy?”

"Godfather, I think it's not enough, and it's far from enough." Young Master Zhang said in a deep voice, "Godfather, please forgive me for saying something from the bottom of my heart—you have a knife in your hand, while the traitors in Donglin have a pen! Dad, you can write an article exposing Donglin’s traitors with a knife, but you can’t get them to use their pens to speak well for Donglin’s traitors behind their backs! The 43 officials who went into seclusion yesterday are proof Godfather, please don’t forget that the traitors of Donglin came from Donglin Academy, and their disciples are all over the world. Jiangnan Shilin, nine out of ten came from their sect, we can burn their academy and burn their Banned books are burned, but it is impossible to cut off the pen-holding hand of each of them, and it is impossible to block the mouth of each of them when they speak!"

The words of Young Master Zhang really hit Wei Zhongxian's heart, and it really hit the heart of all Wei Zhongxian's confidantes who were the most doggy - since ancient times, it is difficult for eunuchs to end well!Even Wei Zhongxian, who is illiterate, knows this truth.

After a long silence, Wei Zhongxian nodded, and said with some sentimentality: "Monkey boy, you are right, our family can keep their mouths shut for a while, but it is impossible to keep their mouths shut for a lifetime. Our family is also young. He is not young anymore, and he is so busy with state affairs, maybe one day he will follow the late emperor, and at that time, it will not be so easy for the descendants of our family to stop their mouths and pens."

"Godfather, you are nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years old." Young Master Zhang said brazenly.Wei Zhongxian waved his hand, and scolded with a smile: "Little monkey, come on again, your godfather knows in his heart, how can a person live to be nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years old? Nine thousand years old is difficult!" After finishing speaking, Wei Zhongxian sank again He asked in a low voice: "Little monkey boy, tell me, what should our family do to make the scholars in the world shut up forever?"

"Godfather, this kid hasn't figured out a solution yet." Young Master Zhang shook his head, and quickly added: "But godfather, don't worry, the kid is thinking, and there will definitely be an idea that will satisfy godfather."

"Well, you have come up with an idea, you can come to see our family at any time." Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and sighed: "Go on, today Jiangnan weaving eunuch Li Shi sent an envoy to report that two counties in the south of the Yangtze River were expelled. The mine supervisor and tax envoy's riot, our family can't sleep again tonight." After that, Wei Zhongxian's expression was gloomy, and for the first time he showed a tired expression in front of Young Master Zhang, which also made Young Master Zhang feel a little pity for Wei Zhongxian for the first time. He said in his heart, "Although Mrs. Wei is a bit vicious, the emperor doesn't care about anything now. He is an illiterate old eunuch who can maintain the court of a country that is in danger and does not let the country collapse. It is indeed exhausting. .”

"Godfather, take care, that child is resigning." Young Master Zhang kowtowed again, stood up and resigned.Before leaving, Wei Zhongxian suddenly stopped Young Master Zhang, "Monkey boy, you should be more careful these few days. Is there a servant named Kang Xiaosan in your new house? It's best to get him out. That kid recently You have a close relationship with the housekeeper of Yao Zongwen's family, so it's not a big mistake to be careful." Young Master Zhang was shocked, and quickly thanked Wei Zhongxian again, before bowing and leaving.

Young Master Zhang said that he would find a way to help Wei Zhongxian get rid of his infamy in the case of the Six Gentlemen. This is really not prevarication—after all, Young Master Zhang and Wei Zhongxian were grasshoppers on the same straw in the case of the Six Gentlemen, and he had to use the case of the Six Gentlemen to save Xiong Tingbi Therefore, regardless of whether it is emotional or reasonable, Young Master Zhang has to rack his brains to help Wei Zhongxian think of this way.And Young Master Zhang really deserves to be Young Master Zhang. Faced with such a complicated and tricky situation, Young Master Zhang never started from where he couldn't start. After two days and one night of pondering over and over again, a seamless plan gradually formed in Young Master Zhang's mind. It can help Young Master Zhang and Wei Zhongxian get rid of their infamy in the case of the Six Gentlemen, and it can also help Xiong Tingbi escape from prison. …………

"Haha, I'm really a genius, I can come up with such an idea!" On the morning of the first day of April, Young Master Zhang, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, jumped up from the bed with bare buttocks, dancing and shouting, celebrating that he had figured out a new idea. A perfect plan to kill three birds with one stone, or even kill four birds with one stone.At this moment, Zhang Shitou also came in from the door, and saw Master Zhang dancing ballet in the room with bare buttocks, Zhang Shitou was taken aback for a while, and then said angrily and funnyly: "Master, do you want to play Wu Qinxi?" If so, it’s best to put on your clothes before hitting, and be careful not to catch a cold. Also, Yang Liuqi, Mr. Yang, sent someone to send a letter saying it was from you.”

"Yang Liuqi wrote me a letter? What do you mean?" Young Master Zhang was also taken aback. He quickly snatched the letter from Zhang Shitou and opened it, only to find that there were only five words on the letter—you can do it now.

(End of this chapter)