Chapter 2 Chapter Two and the Art of Slime

For Shen Shihang, people like Jiang Dongzhi are really a piece of cake.After staying in the court for more than 20 years, he has dealt with super big names like Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng, and his mixed skills have reached the level of perfection. Naturally, this group of young people who came out of Wanli five years ago are no problem. Mixing is a way of life, except for a few dudes, people all over the world know how to mix.Because gangsters do not affect social progress and human development, you can mess around if you want, and do whatever you want, and those who just hang out and don't do it are called gangsters.

Shen shixing is not a gangster, gangster is just his means, doing is his purpose. Generally speaking, when a new official takes office, he always has to burn three fires, make some political achievements, and do a lot of work. However, looking at Shen Shixing's various performances since he took office, one will be surprised to find that his big work is just not doing it.What he does is what he doesn't do. The first thing Shen Shixing did was to abolish Zhang Juzheng's examination method. This was an extremely unexpected move, because in the eyes of many people, Shen Shixing was Zhang Juzheng's direct descendant, and there was no reason to counterattack.

But Shishi Bank did this, because it was right to do so. The examination method is the main content of Zhang Juzheng's reform. The work indicators are implemented layer by layer. For a long time, this kind of checking attendance in the Ming Dynasty has played a great role in effectively improving the work efficiency of officials. It is Zhang Juzheng's proud work. But Mr. Zhang didn't know that this test method had a very serious flaw. For example, the imperial court stipulates that the Ministry of Households will collect one million taels of tax silver this year, and distribute it to Zhejiang, which is 300,000.

When the Zhejiang Division receives the order, it will urge the Governor of Zhejiang to handle it.The governor will go to the chief envoy of Zhejiang and collect them within a time limit. Of course, the chief envoy of Zhejiang Province would not be idle, and immediately summoned the prefects at all levels to collect them within a time limit.After the prefect went back, he called the prefects at all levels and collected them within a time limit. Although the magistrate is a small official, he will not do it himself, so he goes back to the yamen to summon the yamen servants, and collects them within a time limit.

The last ones to work are the yamen servants, so they have no choice but to collect taxes one by one. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this method has generally been used. As far as management is concerned, it is quite reasonable. It has been practiced for more than two hundred years without any major problems. As soon as the test is successful, things will be troublesome. In the past, the central government issued an order and the local government implemented it. Even if it could not be implemented, it was easy to discuss.The three-year assessment, the famine is great, and there are many troublemakers. This year, the collection is not complete. It doesn't matter. The policy is flexible. Next year, work hard, and then work hard.

After the implementation of the test method, it will not work. You have to complete as many tasks as you are given. If you are short, you will make up for it yourself. This is going to be fatal, the lack of collection of yamen servants will implicate the county magistrate, the incomplete collection of magistrates will implicate the magistrate, the magistrate will implicate the envoys, and the responsibility will be investigated layer by layer. Everyone is in the same boat, and no one can escape if something happens. Lose. Instead of collapsing from the bottom up, it is better to crush the stage from the top down.Following an order, officials at all levels mobilized one after another, regardless of reasons or excuses, and must complete the task.

So the order was reversed again, the chief minister suppressed the magistrate, the magistrate suppressed the county magistrate, the county magistrate suppressed the yamen servants, and the yamen servants... so they could only suppress the common people. The next thing is simple, the superiors suppress the subordinates, and the subordinates suppress the people.In ordinary years, you can still deal with it. If there is a famine, it will be miserable. The yamen servant will still come to the door and say that the family has suffered a disaster. He nods and says that there is a death in the family.It doesn't matter if you can't uncover the pot, or the whole family dies, if you can't accept it, the official will be gone. Do you think I will accept it?

The above is still a routine, and later, things get worse. Since the performance of the examination method is linked to the official position, the more and faster the work is completed, the better the evaluation and the faster the promotion.Therefore, many local officials began to report false numbers, and the poor and remote areas that don't shit like dogs dare to report to the big ones, and they will not suffer anyway. But the imperial court doesn't care about that, and they have to get money after reporting.So they collected them from house to house, forced them if they couldn't get enough, beat them if they couldn't get out, and ran away if they were in a hurry.Those who run away are called refugees.

Refugees were a serious problem in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.In today's terms, it is the factor of social instability. These people leave their hometowns, wander around, have no household registration, no residence, and do not apply for a temporary residence permit, which often affects social stability and unity. By the mid-Wanli period, the number of refugees had been astonishing.Even the suburbs of Beijing at that time were entrenched with a large number of refugees.Moreover, these people are generally not honest farmers. Stealing, robbing, and the like are commonplace.It is very difficult for the imperial court to send troops to sweep every now and then.

And these situations were unexpected by Zhang Juzheng. So Shen Shixing resolutely abolished the examination method, and opened up a large number of fields, and resettled refugees from all over the country to cultivate, which greatly eased social conflicts. The abolition of the Kaocheng Law is an important decision made by Shenshixing in power.Although it is a reform, it does not require much effort. After all, Zhang Ju is a dead man and a useless man. But next time, it won't be so cheap. In the eighteenth year of Wanli (1590), Li Lianfang, the general soldier, was in an ambush when he was patrolling the border, and the whole army was wiped out.It was Chalik of the Mongolian Tatar tribe who did the trick.

Things got serious, because Li Lianfang was a senior general of the Ming army, and the Tatar tribe killed him, which was a serious provocation to the Ming government.So when the news came, the ministers were all gearing up, planning to send troops to deal with these troublemakers. No matter from which angle you look at it, you must fight. In the Ming Dynasty, if you are beaten and don't fight back, you can't justify being a coward.Moreover, the emperor knew about this trouble, and even he felt ashamed, so he strongly advocated sending troops. The boss spoke, the masses supported it, and the war was imperative. However, at this time, Shen Shihang stood up and said to the emperor: "can not fight." In the history of China, whenever something happened to the country, the place was occupied, people were killed, the court was always excited and everyone shouted and beat them. It seemed that everyone was a national hero and the embodiment of justice, but there was a secret in it: At the time of the battle, the country's enemies and the family's hatred, impassioned, everyone excited.At this time, there is no cost to follow the excitement. Anyway, you don't have to fight the battle yourself, and you can gain a reputation, so why not do it. It is different when the Lord is reconciled, regardless of whether it is true or false, everyone shouts to beat you, but if you don't shout, if you separate from the masses, the masses will trample you to death. Therefore, the main fighter may not be brave, and the main peacer may not be timid. Shi Shihang of Zhuhe is a brave man.Facts have proved that his claim is quite correct. Because that Lalik who did the black hand was not an ordinary person, his identity was the Shunyi King of Tatar. The King of Shunyi was the title given to Alta by the Ming Dynasty, and this Chalik is Alta's successor.But this person is neither smooth nor righteous. He does not do business in the market and expands all day long. He also plans to unite the tribes of Mongolia and Tibet to form a Mongolian empire to fight against the Ming Dynasty. For this type of person, beating is the right thing to do.But the great Prussian military strategist Clausewitz said that war is a continuation of politics. To put it bluntly, the ultimate goal of fighting is to make the other party obey. If there are other ways to achieve the goal, why bother to fight? Shishi Bank found this method. He keenly discovered that although Lalike is the king of Shunyi, his subordinates are not monolithic.It is composed of various tribes, each with their own opinions. Most people are doing well with the Ming Dynasty, and they don’t want to fight at all.Disintegration is the best policy. So Shishi Bank objected. Of course, at shishixing's level, he would not do it if he publicly opposed such a thing.In the dead of night, I drafted alone, handed in secrets, and things were done flawlessly. After receiving the memorial, Wanli approved Shen Shixing's opinion, agreed to temporarily mobilize troops, and ordered him to handle the matter with full authority. When the news spread, there was an uproar, but the emperor said that he would not fight, and no one could find the emperor to settle the score.Mr. Shen Shixing also looked innocent: Although I am the chief assistant of the imperial court, but the emperor does not agree, there is nothing I can do. There is no need to fight the battle, but the matter is not over yet.Shen Shixing immediately ordered Zheng Luo, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, to gather heavy troops on the border and not to attack on a large scale, just squatting there every day.The other tribes didn't care about it, they only attacked Rick, and even picked his transport convoy, and ran away after grabbing it. This style of play has no cost, and the rate of return is extremely high. The Ming army never tires of it, but Lalik complains endlessly. As soon as the soldiers died, Shen Shixing easily solved the problem and restored peace on the border. Although after Zhang Juzheng's death, the court situation was very complicated and there were many gangs, Shen Shixing relied on his invincible "mixed skills" to deal with it freely and with ease.What's even more commendable is that not only can he be himself, but he also selflessly helps comrades who can't, such as Wanli. Ever since he ascended the throne, Wanli has been busy with two things, one is to deal with government affairs, and the other is to slander Zhang Juzheng. In a sense, these two things are actually one thing. Because Zhang Juzheng is really awesome. He has been an official for twenty-six years and an emperor for ten years (actually), he is more famous than the emperor. Do not do well in government affairs. But to do this, he had no way to do it, he had to find thugs, and Wanli soon discovered that the best thugs were officials and ministers. In Zhang Juzheng's era, speech officials and ministers were not popular, and they were dying. Now Wanli has decided to open the gate and let the dogs go. In fact, the performance of this group of people is really good, such as Jiang Dongzhi, Li Zhi, Yang Keli and others, although the end is not very good, but at least during the working period, they have done their duty as dogs. Seeing Zhang Juzheng being chased and beaten, Wanli was very happy, and seeing Shen Shixing being implicated, Wanli was not sad, because in his opinion, this was just a slight side effect, and it would be good to beat Teacher Shen, lest he be the chief assistant for too long , making the mistake of his predecessor (Zhang Juzheng) again. He liberated officials and ministers and commanded them freely because he believed that these people would always obey his orders. However, he didn't know what a terrible mistake he had made.Because as far as the level of swearing is concerned, there is only one difference between the minister of speech and the aunt who scolds the street: the aunt is an amateur, and the minister of speech is a professional. After the aunt finished cursing the street, she had to go home to wash and cook. After the ministers scolded this, they would scold the next one.Therefore, when they are strong enough, the target of attack will no longer be the dead Zhang Juzheng, or the living Shen Shixing, but the supreme emperor. For officials and ministers, Wanli did have reasons to be scolded. Since the fifteenth year of Wanli (1587), Wanli has not been in court very much. It is often "occasional mild illness". "Dizziness, dark eyes, and lack of energy." All in all, the ministers saw him less and less. It must be explained that Wanli does not go to court, but it does not mean that he does not go to work. Things still have to be done. It is like saying that you get up in the morning and don’t want to go to work, but instead work at home. Except that you don’t check attendance and see few people, there is no difference. Well, when it comes to this man in later generations, it is always something like not working for decades. This is either an unintentional misunderstanding or intentional slander. Being an emperor in China has high returns, and you can get whatever you want, but the risk is also high. As long as you are sitting on the buttocks, you want it, but everyone who is in power, except for some mentally handicapped, is basically skeptical If you are a communist, you will suspect who you see. One day there is a conspiracy here, and tomorrow there is a rebellion there. Wanli is no exception. In fact, he is a political veteran with a strong desire for power and scheming. Everyone only sees the fact that he does not go to court, but no one realizes the hidden mystery behind it: Before him, there were many emperors who went to court every day to govern, worked hard and lived extremely hard, but they still couldn't keep their heads. However, he didn't go to court for decades, and he didn't see anyone, but he was still able to control his officials , do you think this person is powerful? But officials and ministers don't care about this. In their world view, the emperor not only has to do things, but also has to go to work. Even if there is nothing to do, you have to sit there. This is called the emperor. Naturally, Wanli would not do it. If he did not do it, he would not go to court, and if he did not do it, the speech officials and ministers would not do it.They've been doing the same thing for decades since. In October of the 14th year of Wanli (1586), the war that lasted more than 30 years officially kicked off. At that time, Wanli basically belonged to the Shang Dynasty, and only went on strike occasionally, so he didn't escape. The first person to write the letter was Lu Hongchun, the head priest of the Ministry of Rites. Ordinarily, he should not be the first one, because this man is in charge of sacrifices, and his rank is low, and he usually does not meet with the emperor. But all this did not prevent him from writing to give his opinions. The reason why he was dissatisfied was not that the emperor did not go to court, but that he did not sacrifice. Lu Hongchun was a very responsible person. He found that the emperor didn't come to the Taimiao very often, and he heard that he was often passive and slowing down his work recently, so he wrote a letter to hope that the emperor would correct him. It was a normal thing, but he made it abnormal.Because this Mr. Lu has also studied medicine in addition to studying etiquette, he has knowledge, and he is really sorry for himself, so he used his professional expertise to write a strange article and submitted it to the imperial examination. The next day, Shen Shixing was ordered to see Wanli. As soon as he entered, he heard this sentence: "This fellow Lu Hongchun! Gossiping to confuse the public, trying to make a name for himself, so arrogant! Holding Jin Yiwei in front of the Meridian Gate, he was actually beaten sixty times! Dismissed from his job as a servant for the people, he will never be used again!" The above remarks are the original words of Comrade Wanli and have not been processed. A long, long time ago, the word "this guy" was born, and it also appeared frequently in many short story books of the Ming Dynasty. Its meaning depends on the situation on the spot, and there are various interpretations, from this guy, this kid, to this bastard, This bastard is not the same. But what is certain is that these two words are not good words, they are common words used by people in the market, and the emperor blurted out, that is really anxious. This is understandable, because Lu Hongchun's memorial, you see, you are also anxious. In addition to accusing His Majesty of the emperor that he should not be absent from the sacrifice, Director Lu also worried about the harm for His Majesty: "Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, his spirit is strong, and his dizziness and dark eyes are not suitable for today." Being dizzy and dark-eyed at a young age is indeed wrong, and one should pay attention to it, so stop here and let it be. But after worrying, Mr. Lu gave full play to his medical expertise: "Doctors say: Deficiency of qi and blood is caused by five labors and seven injuries. Liver deficiency causes dizziness, and kidney deficiency causes low back pain and sperm discharge." Weak qi and blood, liver deficiency and kidney deficiency, the symptoms come out, and then it is to analyze the reasons: "Using the current entertainment of the lap mat, but forgetting the art of protecting oneself, the trouble is also deep." The most classic is this sentence. The so-called entertainment of the seat refers to a certain aspect of entertainment, I believe everyone can understand it, and it means: The reason why your health is not good, emperor, in my opinion, is because you like some kind of entertainment too much and don't know how to restrain yourself. If this continues, the problem is very serious. The person who said this was not Wanli's mother, not his wife, or whispering in the middle of the night, knowing the world, you know me, but a sixth-rank official in charge of etiquette, who publicly wrote a letter in front of the public, and said every word. The language has been passed down through the ages. If you don't clean him up, your life will be in vain. The order was given to Shenshihang, so it was difficult for Shenshi to act. The old fritters knew very well that if Lu Hongchun was severely punished according to Wanli's wishes, the officials would not agree; if they did not deal with it, Wanli would not agree. After pondering for a long time, I thought of a way. He wrote overnight and drafted two documents. The first one was written on behalf of Wanli, severely reprimanding Lu Hongchun and dismissing him for investigation.The second way is for the cabinet minister, to play to the emperor, hoping to forgive Lu Hongchun, so forget it. According to his thinking, neither side should offend, and both sides should have an explanation. As it turns out, this is fantasy. The first thing to happen was Wanli.The emperor was not a fool, he knew at a glance that Shen Shixing was playing double-dealing, so he immediately gave the order to spank his butt immediately without delay.In addition, he hinted maliciously that the Meridian Gate is very large, and it is not too crowded for many people. The Meridian Gate is the place where the court rod is executed, seeing that he was going to put his back on his shoulders, Shen Shixing immediately changed his tone, pulled Lu Hongchun out and beat him solidly with sixty sticks. The hornet's nest was just like that. The officials are ashamed.An amateur player in the Ministry of Rituals dares to write a letter and exposes the private life of the emperor, but a professional talent who has been scolded for a long time has remained silent. Does he still have professional ethics? So everyone was excited, with Yang Tingxiang as the vanguard in the incident, more than a dozen famous officials swarmed up to appeal for Lu Hongchun's injustice. Facing the flood of saliva and memorials, Wanli never backed down. In fact, this was an extremely wise choice: once he made concessions and dealt with Lu Hongchun leniently, the so-called "like some kind of entertainment and don't pay attention to his body" is the scapegoat. It's decided. But one batch was dismissed, and another batch came.The officials spoke enthusiastically and discussed enthusiastically. Anyway, they are idle anyway, and they don't talk for nothing. Wanli was finally annoyed, and he decided to fine the principal offender who took the lead in the disturbance for one year's wages, and the accessory offender for eight months. For the speaker, this method is very effective. In the Ming Dynasty, there were different ways to deal with different types of officials: to toss and beat local officials, they were generally demoted.Penalizing wages is useless, because these people have a lot of unplanned income, and their wages basically remain unchanged. Yanguan is different, they all rely on dead wages, they can’t live without wages, and the whole family can only drink northwest wind, so they are very afraid of this trick. So the turmoil finally subsided, and everyone stopped. But this is only a superficial phenomenon, and Shen Shihang has a deep understanding of this.As the No. 1 master of messing things up in Tianzi, he doesn't want to offend either his leaders or his colleagues. In order to achieve stability and unity, he has been making peace with each other for decades. However, with the further development of the incident, he gradually realized that he and his colleagues The happy life of slime can't last long. Because Wanli's life style is getting worse day by day. In fact, Lu Hongchun's guess is likely to be correct. The reason why Wanli, who is in his twenties, does not go to court is probably because he is addicted to some kind of entertainment.Otherwise, it would be really hard to explain what fun it is to stay in the palace all day long. Speaking of which, Zhang Juzheng really controlled him too tightly back then.They are not allowed to do anything, and they have to watch for a meal and a drink.It's like a college entrance examination student who has worked hard for several years. Once he gets the admission letter and the revolution succeeds, he will naturally be completely liberated. While Comrade Wanli liberated the individual, he also liberated everyone.Things that are imminent (such as wars, conspiracy and rebellion, etc.), take a look and approve a batch, and the rest of the things can be ignored, and the days of going to court are getting fewer and fewer. Shen Shixing was very anxious, but it was not easy to talk about it publicly, so he had an idea and wrote a memorial overnight.In my opinion, the technique of mixing and muddying this document has reached its pinnacle. The main idea of ​​the article is this: Your Majesty, I heard that you have been in poor health recently and often feel dizzy (sometimes dizzy). I am very worried about this.I know, you are tired!Because you often stay up late to work, you have seen it yourself (pun intended, admiration), and you are not in good health.For the sake of the country, I hope that you can keep your mind and desires calm, nourish your energy and calm your mind (the original text is used), and take good care of your body. Looking up at the high mountain, a sense of self-ashamedness arises spontaneously. For this memorial, Wanli still gave a little face.He summoned Shen Shixing and expressed his understanding of his painstaking efforts. Although the medicine is bitter, it can cure the disease, and he must pay attention to it in the future.Shen Shixing felt relieved and left happily. But this is just an illusion, because in this world, there is only one kind of medicine that can cure diseases—poison. Facts have proved that Wanli is indeed not an ordinary person.Because ordinary people can change for a few days after being persuaded by others, but he does not change at all, and continues to work overtime every day to engage in the entertainment he loves.It is said that it has intensified and brought in more than a dozen young eunuchs to sleep with them (sleeping together), which can be regarded as opening up a new breed. There are a lot of historical records about finding the eunuch, and the accuracy is hard to say, but one thing is for sure, that is, Comrade Wanli is still doing his own way, and he doesn't give the ministers any face at all. Since we don't give face, then we have the saying of tearing face. In December of the seventeenth year of Wanli, in the Ming Dynasty, no, it was the most daring and full-fledged memorial in Chinese history, which came out!Its author is Luo Yuren, an official of Dali Temple. Luo Yuren, courtesy name Shaojing, was born in Jingyang, Shaanxi.Throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties, the examinations in Shaanxi were not very popular, but the people were more honest.He is neither impassioned nor wordy, and if he says a word, he will dare to stand up to him.For example, He Shen, the great embezzler of later generations, when he was most proud, was supported by the emperor and supported by ministers.Ji Xiaolan and Liu Yong are all docile and obedient, and stand aside honestly. The so-called "wisdom struggle" and the like are mostly made up by later generations, and it can be said to be echoed by everyone.The only one who shouldn't be is Wang Jie from Shaanxi.Every time Heshen talked, all civil and military officials praised him, but Wang Jie insisted on saying something. Heshen has been disgusted for more than ten years, and he can't catch him, so he can only "hate it and can't go". (Draft of Qing History) Luo Yuren belongs to this type of person, he says what he thinks, and he is never afraid of offending others, and this habit of his also has a family tradition: Luo Yuren's father, named Luo Zun, was a student of Gao Gong back then, and worked as an official in the official department.When Feng Bao was in power, he scolded Feng Bao; when Zhang Juzheng was in power, he scolded Tan Lun (Zhang Juzheng's confidant). He was always arrogant, and he only admired one person in his life, his name was Hai Rui. With such a father, Luo Yuren is naturally not a coward.In addition, although his family has been an official for generations, they have not made money for generations. They are used to living in poverty, and those with bare feet are not afraid of those who wear shoes.Don't be afraid of salary penalties or demotion, if you don't like the emperor, you will scold him.Immediately, he wrote a strange article in one stroke, which is later known as "Shu, Se, Wealth and Qi". The purpose of this article is clear, and the central idea is pointed out at the beginning: "Your Majesty's illness is caused by alcohol, sex and wealth. A husband who indulges in alcohol will break his stomach, lust will drain his energy, love of money will cause confusion, and excessive energy will damage the liver." This passage is spoken in today's language, that is to say, you are indeed sick, your majesty, what is the disease?You like to drink, like to play with women, like to make money, and also like to get angry and show off your prestige. The above is the argument of the full text, and the following space is the argument, which describes the specific manifestation of Comrade Wanli in drinking and playing with women, and demonstrates the authenticity and reliability of the above four points one by one. It is relatively long, so I will not list them here. Looking at this article, the ruthlessness of writing and the completeness of scolding can be described as howling ghosts and wolves.In terms of the ruthlessness and depth of cursing, Luo Yuren has completely surpassed Senior Hai Rui. If Comrade Luo Zun has a spirit in heaven, he should be able to rest in peace. What's even more wicked is that Luo Yuren's memorandum was sent up at the end of December (lunar calendar), which made Wanli start scolding ever since he received this memorandum, scolding constantly, scolding day and night, I didn't have a good New Year with scolding. After you've had your fill of scolding, it's time to take care of yourself. On the first day of the first lunar month in the eighteenth year of Wanli (1590), according to the rules, the chief minister of the cabinet should go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings.Of course it's not a true obeisance, just bowing at the gate of the palace counts.But this time, just as Shen Shixing was about to leave, he was stopped by the eunuch. At this time, Luo Yuren's memorabilia had spread all over the world, and Mr. Shen naturally knew what was going on, and entered the palace without words.Seeing the distraught emperor, the two sides had an extraordinary dialogue: (The following words are all from the original records of Shen Shixing) Wanli: Sir, I have read the playbook (referring to Luo Yuren's copy), and said that I am drunk, lustful and wealthy, so please give me a comment. Shen Shixing: ... (Before he spoke, he was interrupted) Wanli: "He said that I like wine, who doesn't drink? ... He also said that I am lustful, and I favor the noble concubine Zheng (that is, the famous Zheng Guifei), because Zheng is hardworking... Why did I have any bias?" Taking a breath, he continued: "He said that I am greedy for money... I am the son of heaven, and I am rich in the whole world. Is there any king in the world, and all the wealth in the world is my wealth! He also said that I still have spirit... Courage is spirit, don't I know it! No one has it! gas!" This breath is over, and finally come to a conclusion: "Sir, send this playbook to the ticket office!" Only then did Shen Shixing talk: "This ignorant minister misunderstood the words of Dao... (Here, he was interrupted again)" Wanli shouted loudly: "He's just trying to make a name for himself!" Shen Shixing was dumbfounded. He had been in the imperial court for decades, but he had never seen such a scene. The Emperor looked like a man-eating man. So he closed his mouth and began to think nervously about countermeasures. Neither let the emperor kill Luo Yuren, nor let the emperor vent his anger. After thinking about it for a while, the muddy reconciliation was made. "He (referring to Luo Yuren) did want to be famous (to get the bottom line first), but if His Majesty punishes him severely, it will just help him become famous, and it will damage the emperor's holiness!" "If the emperor is tolerant and doesn't go to see him, the emperor's holiness will naturally be famous all over the world (continue to wear the high hat)!" In front of this pile of slime, Comrade Wanli finally calmed down: "That's right, if you argue with him, it won't hurt my virtue, but my tolerance!" Hooked, add the last sentence: "The emperor's sanctity is like the heaven and the earth, so why not tolerate it!" (Successful completion) Wanli nodded silently. Having said that, the matter is basically over, Shen Shixing collected himself, and suddenly remembered another matter, an extremely important matter. He decided to take this opportunity to settle the matter. However, just as he was about to speak, he heard an angry rebuke: "I'm angry with him, but he must be dealt with seriously!" After all, Wanli was a young man, even though he was beaten by Shen Shixing, he still refused to give up. This matter is not over yet, Shen Shixing has a headache, but no matter how troublesome it is, the matter must be resolved, if Wanli is allowed to act recklessly, the consequences will be disastrous. At this critical moment, Shen Shixing once again demonstrated his unparalleled ability to mess things up, and figured out a second set of peace and muddy plans: "Your Majesty, this memorial (Luo Yuren) was originally rumored. If Luo Yuren is to be dealt with seriously, this memorial will be passed on everywhere. Instead, it is telling the truth!" After talking about the stakes, it's time to dig out your heart: "Actually, we all knew about this memorial before, but it has been a long time since His Majesty issued a cabinet (cabinet) punishment (scientific name: Liuzhong). We several cabinet scholars sighed to each other in private, your majesty, you are so tolerant, it is really beyond Qiangu (combination of flattery and reasoning)." "So in my humble opinion, Your Majesty does not need to deal with this matter, and the memorials should be kept as usual. In this way, His Majesty's tolerance will definitely be preserved in the history books, and passed on to future generations. It is a great thing that His Majesty is the King of Yao and Shun for generations to come!" It is said that the highest level of flattery is the two ancient poems, the so-called "sneak into the night with the wind, moisten things silently", in my opinion, Shen Shixing has done it. But Mr. Shen still underestimated Wanli's second-rate character. As soon as he finished speaking, Wanli yelled again: "How to deal with him? Just mad at him!" There are a lot of good things to say, but you still have such an attitude, then you are welcome: "This book cannot be issued, and there is no other way to deal with it. I hope the emperor will forgive me. Rong Chen and others will tell the temple officials (that is, senior officials of Dali Temple) to let them go." This means that I am no longer on good terms with you, and I tell you clearly that this article scolding you cannot be published, and there is no way to deal with it. At most, I will go to their leader and remove this person. Don’t make trouble anymore. useless. Obviously, although Wanli was angry, he was still very sensible. He knew that under the current situation, he couldn't do anything to Luo Yuren without saying a word for a long time.Shishi understands that this is the default. This is how the shocking turmoil in the eighteenth year of Wanli was understood. Luo Yuren scolded the emperor for nothing and left his name in history, but he didn't lose his head or get hit by a board. He patted his ass and left.Wanli, who was half dead with anger, finally decided that Yanguan was a bastard, and he maintained the same view for decades afterwards. The biggest winner is undoubtedly Shen Shixing. He protected Lu Hongchun, Luo Yuren, appeased the speech officials, and did not offend the emperor. He successfully resolved the two crises. Since he came to power in the eleventh year of Wanli, Shen Shixing has experienced countless tests. Whether he is a superior or a colleague, he can handle it with ease. He easily solved it, and it can be said that he is like a fish in water. However, on this day, the first day of the first lunar month in the eighteenth year of Wanli (1590), after solving the most difficult problem of Luo Yuren, his good luck will come to an end. Because next, he said something like this: "The minister has something more to ask." Although Luo Yuren's matter is very difficult, it can only be said to be insignificant compared with the matter that Shen Shixing is about to raise. What he said affected the lives of countless people, as well as the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and this matter has a special term in history: "struggle for the foundation of the country".