Chapter 4 The fourth quarter Chongzhen's dilemma

But the noise has already begun. As I said before, what kind of people are the officials of Ming Dynasty?What Ye Luo knows about the autumn and who sees the leopard in the tube is to see the truth in the subtleties. What is the real chapter? The real chapter is - they piously thought that Chongzhen made a move. Chongzhen was angry, and he acted when it was time to act. This is their entire understanding of the Cui Chengxiu incident, the officials of Daming. Chongzhen was angry, and they would follow suit.It is the duty of a courtier to be angry at what the master is angry at, and to be angry at the inconvenience of the master.

What is it that the master is inconvenient to be angry about? It's nothing more than how and why Wei Zhongxian was taken down. On October 22, Lu Chengyuan, head of the Ministry of Industry, went up to impeach Wei Zhongxian, saying that he formed a clique and his party feathers spread all over China.After hearing this, Chongzhen bowed his head in silence, noncommittal. Two days later, the head of the Ministry of War went up to impeach Wei Zhongxian again.The people in the Ministry of War were relatively rough, and they found it incomprehensible that Chongzhen did not punish Wei Zhongxian for so long, and they were quite dissatisfied with the fierce words.At the same time, he went to the Sacred Heart in vain, saying that Chongzhen must have been entrusted by the late emperor and couldn't bear to do it.

After hearing this, Chongzhen still bowed his head in silence, noncommittal. On October 25th, Shi Gongsheng, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, posted a big-character poster listing Wei Zhongxian's crimes: The shame of the world will be wiped out, Take the vitality of the world and exploit it, The official chaos in the whole world is exhausted, Let all the creatures in the world be exhausted, The material resources of the world are exhausted. Seeing these crimes, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were crying, and they were all in pain. Almost as long as Chongzhen gave an order, they would immediately step forward and hold Wei Zhongxian down to kill him.

But Chongzhen still bowed his head and remained silent. Wei Zhongxian was well aware of Chongzhen's dilemma. If the late emperor hadn't entrusted him before his death, Chongzhen would have taken Wei Zhongxian for a long time.Now, he has to warm up the ups and downs of Chongzhen's inner emotional world. At midnight, Chongzhen did not sleep, nor did Wei Zhongxian. The two of them stood together. There is no third person beside. How about it, tell me what you really think. I am loyal to the first emperor, and I am loyal to you. Then why did the Manchu officials criticize you so much?Give me a reason first.

Does loyalty need a reason? Criticism needs reasons. No one is perfect in this world.As long as you do something, there will be criticism. If there is criticism, there must be something difficult to convince people. But your majesty, you have also been criticized by your courtiers! What are you criticizing? Said that you are always too soft-hearted...too soft-hearted... Do you wish me to harden my heart? Your Majesty! emperor…… It is difficult to be a man, it is difficult to be a courtier, it is difficult to be an emperor, and it is even more difficult to be an emperor who is not criticized!emperor!

you go. emperor! ! shut up!you go now... At midnight, Chongzhen did not sleep, nor did Wei Zhongxian. It was impossible for the two of them to sleep again. Chongzhen's problem is the problem of not being able to do anything. There are a thousand reasons to do it, and only one reason not to do it. Those were the eyes that the late emperor looked at him. The dead are the greatest. The soul confidant is like this, Chongzhen would rather believe that it is nonsense. But governing the world with filial piety is the bottom line that Chongzhen cannot break through. Should he continue to raise tigers for fear of suffering and follow filial piety, or should he be an emperor who bears the eternal infamy and goes his own way?Chongzhen's first rat was at both ends, at a loss as to what to do.

And Wei Zhongxian's question is whether to reverse his mother's question. As the sole CEO of the Ming Empire website, Wei Zhongxian can give orders to destroy it.Waves running, wandering, dreaming, the river is endless, the river is endless, the trees are falling, the trees are falling endlessly, the Yangtze River is rolling, let the storm come more violently... But wait! If Chongzhen got angry, the consequences would be serious. Because the army is out of hand, Chongzhen has just appointed his Minister of War. Although the spy system can be brave for a while, it is not as thick and solid as the army, and it can strike after the strike.

Bear with it, if you can bear what others can't bear, you can really make a big deal. However, Wei Zhongxian didn't know how much time he had.That would determine whether his waiting was worthwhile. The officials put further pressure on him, and the movement to overthrow the Wei Dynasty continued one after another. On October 26, following the big-character poster posted by Wai Lang Shi Gongsheng, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, an extremely small official—Qian Jiazheng, a Gongsheng from Haiyan County, went to the Shu to expose Wei Zhongxian's ten crimes.Different from Shi Gongsheng’s argumentative papers which used many adjectives to accuse Wei Zhongxian of guilt, Qian Jiazheng wrote an explanatory essay: what crime was committed, when it was committed, witnesses, physical evidence, and the harm it caused to the country are listed one by one.Only his calm writing style can show his rationality and fairness; only his detailed disclosure can show his truthfulness and persuasiveness.After Chongzhen read the memorial, he issued an order: call Wei Zhongxian and read it to him.

After Wei Zhongxian finished listening with ashen face, he was speechless for a long time. Chongzhen is on fire: Let’s talk about it, it won’t all be acquiesced. Wei Zhongxian said he had nothing to say. Chongzhen played with the memorial: Do you know which sentence in this memorial makes me the most unbearable? The factory minister doesn't know. Chongzhen gritted his teeth and read: ... In the decree, it must be said, "I and the minister of the factory", has there ever been such a performance? The factory officials dare not. What dare not!How dare you! That's what the first emperor called the factory minister, and the factory minister deserves it.

Chongzhen threw the memorial to Wei Zhongxian: Go back and read it carefully, read it clearly, and understand what it means to be a courtier. Wei Zhongxian backed away respectfully holding the memorandum, while retreating, he secretly rejoiced: being a courtier, being a courtier, it seems that I can continue to be a courtier. You have to understand that you are the soul confidant of the late emperor, not mine; you have to understand more that I and the factory minister must never be side by side, absolutely! This was the last sentence Wei Zhongxian heard before going out, and Chongzhen's tone could already be described as "roaring".Wei Zhongxian wasn't sure if the storm was over.Maybe it's time to write a review.Let everything begin and end with words.