The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 386
This is a battle for the dignity of civil servants.

Others may not know it, but Xie Shen knows it very well.Just after this incident of impeaching the Eight Tigers, Xie Qian retired.In the cabinet, only Li Dongyang struggled to support him.

And the Eight Tigers headed by Liu Jin were completely unrepressed, and they enjoyed a good time for a long time.

It's really hard for Xie Shen to express too many opinions on this matter, after all, Gu Dayong and him are considered political allies.

And as far as the general trend of history is concerned, it will be a matter of time before the old people of the Hongzhi Dynasty like Xie Qian are replaced by newcomers.

"Han Butang, this matter is of great importance, let's think about it in the long run."

Han Wen was very surprised by Xie Shen's statement.He tremblingly said: "So, Xiaoge always doesn't plan to sign it?"

Xie Shen said awkwardly: "Han Butang, Xie doesn't fight unprepared battles."

Han Wen is also an old man who has been in the officialdom for many years. He immediately understood what Xie Shen meant, and he didn't continue to embarrass Xie Shen. He just sighed and said: "If Xiaoge doesn't do this, someone else will do it. I'm afraid At that time, I regretted it.”

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.

Xie Shen sighed secretly, you don't understand what I'm thinking.

Han Wen and his foreign ministers jointly signed a letter, together with Xie Qian and Li Dongyang crying and admonishing, Emperor Zhengde was indeed a little confused.

The emperor even hesitated, whether his favorite eight tigers were really so unbearable, which caused a lot of scolding.

Seeing that the situation was entrusted with eggs, Liu Jin, the leader of the Eight Tigers, couldn't sit still.

Seeing the opportunity, he ran to the emperor and cried, which moved the emperor to feel compassion.

Liu Jin is the old man who served by his side when he was preparing for the East Palace, and he has worked hard.

Emperor Zhengde couldn't bear to abolish him because of the civil servant's impeachment.

He comforted Liu Jin a bit, saying that he would care about this matter, and told Liu Jin to be calm and not to be impatient.

Liu Jin understood the emperor's mind best, and when he knew it was done, he thanked Shengen and left.

Sure enough, the emperor turned a blind eye to the letter from the ministers and the crying remonstrance of the two cabinet ministers, and did not punish the eight tigers.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven shielded eunuchs so much, all the officials were extremely disappointed.

Some senior members of the ministry excused their illnesses and refused to go to court, and even more radically wrote letters to beg for bones.

The so-called Dao is different and does not conspire with each other, especially between courtiers and rulers.

Among them is Xie Qian, the second assistant of the cabinet.

As the No. [-] figure after the first assistant Li Dongyang, Xie Qian's influence in the court can be described as huge.As soon as he wrote the letter, even Emperor Zhengde panicked.

The emperor also wondered if his actions were too extreme, and even the second assistant who was cited had to beg for bones.

The emperor quickly sent someone to appease Xie Qian, but Xie Qian's attitude was very firm this time, saying that he wanted to return to his hometown for the elderly when he was old.

In desperation, the emperor had to summon Xie Shen, a cabinet scholar.

As the assistant minister of the East Palace back then, Xie Shen was the most trusted foreign minister of Emperor Zhengde.Whenever there is something difficult to decide, the emperor will always summon Xie Shen to ask for advice.This time is no exception.

Xie Shen had already prepared his speech and was waiting for this opportunity.

He knew that success or failure depended on one action, so he repeatedly deliberated every sentence to ensure that it would be effective.

When he came to the Imperial Palace, Xie Shen immediately bowed down and asked the emperor to keep Xie Cifu.

The emperor was a little stunned, and quickly helped Xie Shen up and said, "What are you doing, sir. I called you here to ask how I can retain Xie Cifu."

"Your Majesty, do you know why Mr. Xie Ge decided to resign this time?"

Emperor Zhengde frowned and said: "Of course it's for Liu Jin and the others. Mr. Xie should also know that Liu Jinggu Dayong and the others are all old people who have served me by my side since the East Palace. They have worked hard without credit. My heart softened."

Xie Shen sighed in his heart, the honor and favor of the eunuch belonged to the emperor alone.

Therefore, this bitter trick has to be used.Only by using bitter tricks and using them well can the holy family be kept alive.

"Your Majesty, I naturally know that Eunuch Liu and the others have no ambiguity towards His Majesty. They are just the most important thing in the country and society. Sometimes loyalty is not enough."

Xie Shen set up a trap and waited for Zhengde to jump in, but the emperor really took a breath and said: "Mr. Xie is saying that Liu Jin and the others are leading me to a different road?"

Xie Shen nodded and said: "I heard that the ancient Ming emperor had a personal photo with double pupils, and he was able to discern loyalty from traitors. If your Majesty wants to preserve the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, you need to know people and make good use of them. Liu Jin's generation can only be used carefully, not reused."

"Only reusable, not reusable?"

Zhengde asked puzzledly, "What do you mean, sir, and what is the difference between the two?"

Xie Shen waited for the emperor's words, and immediately explained: "Your Majesty, it is important to entrust one person to do tedious and tiring things. It is important to entrust one person to do major affairs in the world."

Zhengde is talented and intelligent, and after hearing it, he was struck by lightning and remained silent for a long time.

"Sir, what do you mean, I used Liu Jin wrongly?"

"It's not auspicious for Your Majesty to hold power in the hands of eunuchs since ancient times."

Xie Shen followed the advice carefully.

"I understand, sir, what you mean is that Liu Jin's generation can be used, but it must be used in the right place, and the country and society must not be missed."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Zhengde was a typical compliant donkey, he had to follow him in everything.If you insist on disobeying him, it may backfire.

Xie Shen had seen through this point, so he didn't join Han Wen and those old men in writing a letter to impeach the Eight Tigers.

One more of this kind of thing is not many, and one less is not many.

Xie Shen didn't think that with him alone, Emperor Zhengde would change his view.

But if the strategy is changed and Zhengde is asked to realize it by himself, the situation will be different again.

To put it bluntly, the Eight Tigers are Zhengde's domestic slaves.It is not unforgivable for domestic slaves to only serve Zhengde, eat, drink and have fun, as long as they do not interfere in the government.

Civil officials' fear of the Eight Tigers is more due to the fact that power is divided.

Liu Jin and Gu Da used one East Factory and one West Factory, like two giant pliers to clamp all the officials so that their words and deeds were imprisoned.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to understand that the civil servants gathered together to expect the removal of these two giant pincers.

"Your Majesty, thank you Mr. Ge."

"Don't worry, sir. I have a sense of proportion. I don't want him to resign from office and return to his hometown for someone as loyal as Xie Cifu."

Xie Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want Xie Qian to resign at this time, the reason was simple, if Xie Qian resigned, Xie Shen would succeed him as the second assistant.And Xie Shen has just been in the cabinet for less than a year, and has almost zero experience.If you rush the ducks to the shelves, you will be very busy and may make mistakes.

The most important thing is that the position of the second assistant is too dazzling, and in many cases it will be pushed to the cusp.

Take this time when hundreds of officials wrote to impeach the Eight Tigers as an example, both Li Dongyang and Xie Qian went to the imperial court to cry and remonstrate, but Xie Shen did not express his opinion.If he became the second assistant, it would be absolutely impossible to stay out of it.

(End of this chapter)