Chapter 17 Chapter Fourteen Epilogue

Ju Zheng was buried in Jiangling's cemetery with his lifelong ambitions, and what was left was endless grievances and endless right and wrong. After Juzheng's death, the posthumous posthumous Wenzhong was bestowed: Wen is a common method of posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous law, and loyalty is a special bestowment; understanding.Wang Shizhen said that he lived in a righteous career but fought against chaos. When he was rescued by Xunbiao, he was restored to Yuanzhi in Tang Zanhuang, which was the public opinion at that time. But not long after Juzheng's death, another wave came.

Ju Zhengshu recommended Pan Sheng to join the cabinet, and the censor and memorials to impeach Pan Sheng came one after another.Pan Sheng had set out from Xinchang, Zhejiang, where he was originally from, so he had to resign midway, and Zhang Siwei drafted an edict to repay his consent. This was the first step.Siwei clashed with Zeng Xingwu and Wang Zhuan soon after, and Yu Shi Jiangdong Shangshu attacked Feng Bao's retainer Xu Jue.After this attempt, Yu Shi Li Zhi directly explained Feng Bao's twelve major crimes, and eunuchs Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing even attacked Feng Bao in front of Shenzong. They said that Feng Bao's family was richer than the emperor.Shenzong immediately arrested Feng Bao and sent him to Nanjing for resettlement in December. At the same time, Liang Menglong, Zeng Xingwu, and Wang Zhuan were all ordered to resign from office.During the inspection of Feng Bao's family property, more than one million gold and silver and countless jewels were obtained. Shenzong began to experience the taste of inspection.

When Feng Baolin left, the Empress Dowager Cisheng was not very clear about it, so she asked Shenzong why.It's nothing, Shenzong said, it's just that the old slave was bewitched by Zhang Juzheng, and he will be recalled soon. The Empress Dowager Cisheng thought Shenzong was that obedient child!He was twenty years old and knew how to deal with his mother.Juzheng, Feng Bao, and Empress Dowager Cisheng were just a series of nightmares, and when the dreams disappeared, Shenzong began to discover himself.Not long after, the Empress Dowager Cisheng also saw this son who greeted him day and night, and simply connected the two palaces of Ciqing and Cining without taking a single step.Poor old women, you are forgotten!

The living dealt with it, and Shenzong dealt with the dead. Juzheng has rectified post delivery, and now the prohibition that officials are not allowed to take post at will has been cancelled; Juzheng has used the test method to control the six departments, and now the test method has been abolished; Juzheng has eliminated redundant officials, and now all redundant officials have been restored; Juzheng has strictly prohibited Excessively expanding the number of places, now the number of places has been relaxed; even Juzheng strictly abides by the legacy of the ancestors, and the titles of relatives cannot be hereditary, and now they are all hereditary.Shenzong is constantly canceling the system left by Juzheng.

But this is only a revision of the legal system, and there are many things to do. In March of the 11th year of Wanli, Zhao Duo Ju Zhengshangzhu Kingdom, Taishi, and then Zhao Duo Wen Zhonggong posthumously, reprimanded his son Jin Yiwei to command Jian Xiu to be a citizen.It has only been nine months since Ju Zheng passed away. When Juzheng was seriously ill, various ministries and institutes in Beijing built a fast for him and prayed for him; this was a gust of wind that blew all over Nanjing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Huguang.Half of China is praying for this outstanding chief minister. Now that the wind has turned, the censors and officials are trying their best to attack Juzheng. If they want to serve the country and the emperor, of course they must get rid of Juzheng's minions. , Abolish the tyranny of Juzheng.The most powerful is Yushi Ding Jilu.This Lu reported the test questions given by Gao Qiyu, the chief examiner of Jimao Ke Yingtian Township Examination in the seventh year of Wanli, and Shun also ordered Yu.Here Lu pointed out that this was Gao Qiyu's intention to persuade him to advance: Shun is the emperor, and Yu is in the right place, so what is it not to persuade him to advance?Zhang Siwei retired in April of the 11th year, and Shen Shixing is now the chief assistant, and Shenzong handed over Lu's memorabilia to Shixing.

This time, Lu committed ambiguous words to people's serious crimes. Shi Xing said that he was sincerely afraid that the slander would become so great that it was not appropriate for the Qingming Dynasty. After several quarrels, Lu and Qiyu resigned at the same time.This time in the memorial, Lu even attacked Jingxiu, Sixiu, and Maoxiu, the three examiners who took the provincial and general examinations, thinking that Afu was in the right place, and said that He Luowen, the Minister of Rites, wrote the imperial examination policy on behalf of Sixiu and Maoxiu. Xing said: The examiner only knows literature and art, but does not know his name. It is not appropriate to make this a crime. The examiner is exonerated, but Luo Wen is still dismissed.

Soon after, Yushi Yang Keli pursued Juzheng's constitution and framed the constitution of the common people of the Liao Dynasty.It happened seventeen years ago, and now it is brought up again.Xian㸅The second concubine, Wang's family, went to the Shu to express her grievances, and the Shu said: "The common people have all their gold and treasures, and they will all live in the Zhengfu."Jinbao touched Shenzong's heart, and in April of the twelfth year of Wanli, an imperial edict was issued to search Juzheng's property.Zhao Jinshangshu, the censor of Zuodu, said that Shizong was born in Yan Song's family, and the misfortune spread to all the Jiangxi provinces. It is not possible to catch Yan's family if he lives in private possession.And he is honest and good at power, and he has no aspirations. He wears Chongsheng on his wings, works hard day and night, and is quiet all around, and his achievements cannot be lost.Now his official, Yin, posthumous posthumous title, and the official positions of the various sons, and the leadership of the revolution, are enough to show punishment, begging for special pity, and slightly lenient punishment.Yang Weishu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said that Juzheng was a minister of Gu Ming, who had served the emperor for ten years, worked hard and suffered no complaints, and sometimes he was loyal to others.Today, the spirit of yin and yang is being suppressed, and the hearts of ministers and commoners are hurting below. As a minister, he has received great favors. I only hope that the emperor will have the heart of heaven and earth, and be the Lord of Yao and Shun, so that the subjects of the world will praise the holy virtues, and the power of thunder will The benevolence of rain and dew goes hand in hand without stopping.This is not the heart of a single official, but the heart of all the officials in the court, and the heart of the subjects of the world.As usual, Shenzong did not listen to all the speeches.

Qiu Xiao, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, and his group set off from Beijing.After leaving, Qiu Xiao received letters from several ministers in the court.Shen Shixing, a scholar of the cabinet, said: "Holy virtue is good for life, and the disciples must be able to bend the body, so that the raspberry will not be wronged for not taking care of it, and the house will not be burdened with innocence."Ji always pays attention to adhering to the holiness and comforting people's hearts.Xu Guo has already entered the cabinet, and he also said that he would push away the righteousness of sinners not to have children, so as to become the benevolence of the sage and good life, and not to make future generations think that today's people are light on people and heavy on goods.Tired of holiness at the top, detrimental to the state at the middle, and losing the hearts of the people at the bottom, how can those who act according to the order excuse their responsibilities.The most poignant thing is Zuo Yude Yu Shenxing's book, which is full of thousands of words, and it is a text that has been recited for a while.He said:

Jiangling was full of energy and wisdom, worked hard for the country, was deeply troubled, and had grievances between the top and bottom.When he is in charge of the government, it is untrue to argue for his merits without daring to say his faults. Now that he is defeated, he will argue for his crimes without daring to say his merits.Moreover, throughout Jiang Ling's life, he used the law to lead the world, and he made kindness from time to time, so there is no limit to what he can do.He is proud of his world-class achievements, and he is unwilling to be dirty, but he expects his sons with the karma handed down from generation to generation, and he does not make indiscriminate friends, and his income is limited.If you want to get to the bottom of the matter and call it the life of the fortress, you are afraid that all Chu's public and private interests will be trapped by it.Also Mrs. Jiangling is in the hall, an eighty-year-old mother, tired of all the sons who are all scholars, not involved in world affairs.I hope that the crime will be settled and the crime will be settled, so please beg for a place to live in a hut and a place to stand on, so that the living will not become the clan of Luan and Que, and the dead will not become the ghost of Ruo Ao, and the benevolence of the veil.

But Qiu Xiao ignored everything he said. The motive for this inspection, of course, still came from Shenzong.He has lived in the country for ten years and is loyal to the country, but the power that Zhanzheng takes over is the power of Shenzong.Being in power is the loss of Shenzong, and allegiance to the country is contempt for the emperor.This is the most obvious logic.Therefore, during the ten years of Juzheng Kingdom: Juzheng and Shenzong stood in opposing positions, even though the two sides may not have realized it at the time, this is an undeniable fact.Juzheng died, and Shenzong began to taste revenge.Juzheng's legal system was overthrown, the official shade and posthumous posthumous titles were eliminated, and even the official positions of the princes were abolished.Names such as Mr. Zhang, Zhang Taiyue, and Zhang Wenzhong were all put aside, and it was just an ordinary Zhang Juzheng.The need for revenge should feel fulfilled.But only one aspect of Shenzong is satisfied.

Shenzong is proud, but also greedy.The grandson of a small farmer couldn't resist the temptation of gold and silver treasures.Is it the cleverness of Xian㸅second concubine Wang's, or some hint?Jinbao Wanji, all into Zhang's house, forged the fate of Zhang's house.According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there were only three articles for ransacking: (1) treason, (2) treason, and (3) treachery. (See "History of the Ming Dynasty" Volume 193 "The Biography of Zhai Luan") Which one does Ju Zheng's crime belong to?Regardless of him, the order of inspection came down.Xu Guo said: Don't let future generations talk about today's devaluation of people and emphasis on goods; this is a sharp statement. Before Qiu Xiao arrived in Jiangling, Jingzhou Prefecture and Jiangling County personally went to Zhang's house to seal the door, and the children of Zhang's house hid in the empty house and did not dare to come out.No food, it doesn't matter, they just dare not come out!Until the fifth day of May, when Qiu Xiao arrived and opened the door of the house, more than ten people died of starvation.Inspection, torture, everything that should be done.The private collections of Brother Juzheng and other scholars were all pressed out, and a total of more than ten thousand taels of gold and more than one hundred thousand taels of silver were obtained.This is a large amount, but the interrogators were still not satisfied. They tortured Zhang's family again and asked the Zhang family to collect the two million taels of silver deposited outside the house, so they involved Zeng Xingwu, Wang Zhuan, and Fu Zuozhou's family.During the torture, Jingxiu committed suicide; Maoxiu survived by throwing himself into a well.Jingxiu's dying blood book is a painful document in this tragedy, which is recorded in the following: Woohoo, the way of heaven is ignorant, it seems to have lost the virtue of being good at life, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there is no compassion for loyalty.Lamenting that there is no one to untie the net, lamenting the innocence of the prison, although Chen Baizhu, Mo Shifu ridiculed him, but vowed to die to avenge his injustice.Stealing the old family members with sweets, Jane is in the secret, his ten years of auxiliary work, but the hope is to build the world on a rock, neither seeking fame, nor sympathy, causing today's disaster; but respecting the elders , Suffering from Zimin is fierce, how dare you love your life without saying a word.Recalling that I heard the news on April 21st, and moved to the old house on the 22nd, the men and women were horrified and miserable.On the fifth day of May, Qiu Shilang came to the mansion; on the seventh day of the first day, Ti Jingxiu was interrogated. Almost!It is not a pity to respect and repair, but only the ancestors gave two million silver. I don't know that the voice of Qingjie has been spread all over the country since the ancestors have been in charge of the calendar.Moreover, Zeng Que'an (Xingwu) sent 150,000 silver, Wang Shaofang (zhuan) sent 100,000, and Fu Dachuan (Zuozhou) sent 50,000.Words of intimidation are frightening.Alas, these three families have always resented the government, and the trouble came from Zhang's family, and they sent hundreds of thousands, how stupid!I think the three families indulge in corruption, they cannot have this accumulation, and they can't finish this matter. How will I see it in the future, and why respect and cultivation are like human qualities.Today, mother, son, uncle, and nephew are afraid that they will be reunited in the same place, and there will be collusion. On the tenth day of the first day, another card is played, and the order is separated, and they are not allowed to meet and talk.Poor name is ruined, flesh and blood are scattered, and considering the time of trial, Luo Zhi's training is unpredictable, people are not wood and stone, how can they be worthy of this!Today's secluded warehouse, the wind and rain are sluggish, and the grass and frogs are singing, which really helps the mourning ears of the rest.Therefore, tell the gods of heaven and earth that they will never die and live forever.Warm, who is not greedy for life and afraid of death, but Jingxiu is like this when he is in trouble, and there will be no way out in the days to come!Looking at it from a distance, the sage of Confucius died, and the sage of Hui also died. Some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a feather. At this time, the trial is familiar.He is like the former Duke who was suspected of being full in the court, and worried about the country when he was resigned. He only thought about the importance of fate, and died for the country. Playing things has its own public opinion in the world and future generations, and there is no need to debate in respect of repair.It is not a matter of one-time settlement to sit alone with the money of one's own family and send it to the three families, so why dare to deceive the sky and others, thinking that it is a way to escape disaster and survive.As a last resort, I entrusted the piece of Chu, biting my finger to reveal my heart!This post is for everyone to take a look at it. Don't say that respecting Xiu is a common man's section, but willing to be a ditch.To offer sacrifices to the ancestors, to eat porridge with grandmothers and old mothers, and to have all my younger brothers present, who are enough to honor me, and my death is certain.But my mother has always suffered hardships, my wife has always been virtuous and virtuous, and the second wife is still a child, and both have the style of a strong woman. After hearing of Yu's death, it is expected that I will not be able to protect myself.Especially painful, I have a six-year-old orphan, who is alone in my arms, knowing that he will not survive. I finished writing this post on the tenth day of the fifth month, hoping that it will be fulfilled, but the dream is a little auspicious, because it is slow.On the twelfth day of the interrogation, forced to suppress false accusations, intimidated by punishments, bossed around, let him live and die, all by Hansha to prevent misfortune, and carry ghosts to set up a big prison, this is a rare thing in the universe in ancient and modern times.The boss is fooling people, and making my uncle and nephew fool themselves, how can you bear it, how can you bear it! Qiu Shilang, Ren Fuyan, and King of Hades!You also have the thoughts of parents and wives, and you come here by the destiny. If you get the love, you should be sad and not happy. How can you bear to be so cruel!The three-foot boy also knows and pities him, and now he has no choice but to die to clarify his heart.Alas, the flames of the yellow furnace are burning brightly, dark as the stream of black water, and the morning dew comes suddenly, life is over, it is better not to be sad! If you have time, tell Zhang Fengpan, the Minister of Puzhou, Shanxi, that the Zhang family affairs are over now, and may he assist the saint tomorrow for hundreds of millions of years! Regarding the circumstances of the torture at that time, Maoxiu also has a record: There is a court interrogation prison saying: Your first doctor and Qi Shuai are married. Whenever there is a book to ask, even though the door is opened at night, what is your intention?Could it be the opposite! Maoxiu replied: "The frontier is in an emergency, and the prime minister may not be able to lie down unconsciously."The department hall is reluctant. (Appendix 12 to "Answer to General Soldier Qi Nantang's Instructions for Attacking Local Barbarians") After many times of torture, Jingxiu hanged himself to death, and Maoxiu attempted suicide. After 16 years in power, Jingxiu and Maoxiu finally repaid the blood debt. Jingxiu's death stirred up the imperial court, and Shen Shixing and the six ministers asked for a lenient punishment; Pan Jixun, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, replied that his mother was over 80 years old, and he would not be sure of his life, so he begged for special grace and pardon.Under this atmosphere, Shenzong issued an edict to leave an empty house with ten hectares of land to support Juzheng's mother.The case of the Liao Mansion also came to an end at this time.The Shangyu said: The Liao government abolished the leather, and it was determined by the first emperor, but there was no successor. It recommended the relatives, enshrined with the noble, and still allowed the king to be buried in the original title.The adopted son Shuxi was allowed to live with his relatives, and he was given two hundred stones of common food, which was half of the original. (The original refers to the true color, and the discount refers to the discount. It is said that the material and the price will be paid in half.) The Wang family is generous and supports the government of Huihui.Zhang Juzheng slandered his vassals, clamped down on officials, concealed his love, occupied the abandoned Liao land acres, used measurements to cover up, caused disturbances in the country, dictatorship and disorderly government, he was unfaithful to his superiors, and was disloyal to the country. One year, Gu exempted from the law.Zhang Juyi, Zhang Sixiu, Zhang Shu, and Zhang Shun, all of whom belonged to Iraq, all sent troops into the miasma. Shenzong and Juzheng said that it was enough just to take care of Mr. Gu's descendants.Maybe I didn't expect to look after her like this! At that time, people thought Gao Gong was framed for this catastrophe in the Zhang family. In fact, Gao Gong died in the sixth year of Wanli and had nothing to do with this matter: Jing Xiu thought it was Zhang Siwei who framed him, but Siwei retired in April of the eleventh year. There is no chance of retaliation for Juzheng's long-standing hatred.Everything is handled by God Sovereign.In the winter of the 16th year of Wanli, Li Yishangshu, the official secretary, attacked Zhang Jing, the eunuch of rites.Chinese and foreign subjects were not willing to believe it at the beginning, thinking that your majesty is rich all over the world, how can they love Jinbao;And when he saw the clear decree Xu Jing encouraged the offering, he said it was true, which was a loss of holiness.Zhang Jing is the inner eunuch that Shenzong especially appreciates, he is the one who attacked Feng Bao, and he was the one who encouraged the inspection!When Shenzong saw Li Yi's book, he was very angry: He said that Li Yi wanted to avenge Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, so he immediately ordered the staff to be sixty and dismissed as a civilian.Why is this revenge for Zhang and Feng?The three censors Li Zhi, Yang Keli, and Jiang Dongzhi who attacked Juzheng most vigorously: Li Zhi often told people: When the Supreme Sees me, he calls me his son, and he likes the confiscated Baowan.Why do you love it so much?Shenzong certainly had his reasons.Juzheng himself said: Nianji forgets his family and dies for the country, and shows compassion for others. Although the opportunity is full of opportunities and everyone gathers together, he is not afraid of being alone. (Letter 10 "Answer to Hecao according to Lin Yunyuan's Words and Resentment") The misfortune behind Juzheng was not Juzheng's accident. In the entire Shenzong Dynasty, there was no one who was right.In the second year of Emperor Jiazong's apocalypse, he remembered Juzheng's great contribution, restored his official position, sacrificed and buried him, and returned the property of Zhang's family that had not been sold.In the third year of Sizong Chongzhen, Luo Yuyi, the servant of the Ministry of rites, etc., filed a lawsuit for injustice, and handed it over to the Ministry for discussion, and then returned the Eryin and the imperial order.In the thirteenth year, Jingxiu Sun Tongchang asked to recover the head of the Ministry of Rites and Wuyin.Sizong respected the official and granted Tong Changzhong Shusheren.When the country is in a difficult time, it is only when the heroes of the past are remembered.Rehabilitation, everything is to motivate the ministers and workers of the day, but it is too late. However, for Juzheng's descendants, it was not too late after all. Among the sons of Juzheng, those who committed suicide committed suicide, and those who were exiled into the army were exiled.Maoxiu was twenty-six years old when he was the number one scholar; (Volume 1 of "Minggong Julue") Maoxiu was eighty years old when he died in the seventh year of Chongzhen.In terms of career, he did not show much, but the collection of forty-six volumes of Juzheng's complete works is mostly due to Maoxiu's achievements.The back of the regular title of the booklet says: Leave this section of sincerity in the sky and the earth. The ancients said that they know that I have sinned, and the ancestors cared about it.What historians call merit is demerit, so how dare children avoid it.Here are a few meaningful sentences. In the tenth year of Wanli, Yunxiu went back to the South to take the provincial examination. Juzheng died.In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates arrived in Jiangling and asked Yunxiu to come out to be an official. Yunxiu committed suicide ("Kangxi Jingzhou Fuzhi" said that he would not eat to death. Yunxiu Sun Tongkui said that he burned himself to death.) and left a desperate poem. : Eighty-year-old empty-haired, how do you know that the bones are broken and the war is broken, the pure loyalty is the first, the sun is the heart, and the future is many, the courage to speak today is able to serve the country, the years are regretful, and I am willing to turn my heart into iron, Don't lose your breath in the bushes of death! The most intense is Tongchang.In the fifteenth year of Sizong's reign, he ordered Tongchang to condolences to the people in Huguang, and dispatched troops to Yunnan along the way.After Tongchang's work was over, Beijing fell, and soon Nanjing fell.Tongchang went to Yilongwu, and Longwu returned to Changwuyin and sent to Hunan.On the way, he heard that Tingzhou had fallen again, and that the whole of China, except for the southwestern corner, had fallen into the hands of the enemy.Only then did Tongchang arrive in Guangxi and join Emperor Yongli.After Qu Shixu's recommendation, Emperor Yongli granted military affairs to the right servant and governor of the military department of Tongchang.The responsibility of leading the people of the Central Plains to resist the Qing Dynasty fell on the shoulders of the surname Zhang.Tongchang remembered that his great-grandfather once advocated the use of literati as frontier generals when he was in Japan; he also remembered that his great-grandfather once said: When there are major events in the country, the emperor fortunately summons his ministers, and when he hears his orders, he will follow them in the evening. Also do not avoid.Guan Bao's blood was beating in Tong's open veins.He was the first ancestor who followed Ming Taizu's banner and overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty; his great-grandfather was the one who rectified the national defense, divided the Tatars, and finally made the Ming Dynasty powerful.Tong Chang caressed his own muscles and bones, really a little conceited.But the overall situation at that time had changed completely, and the Ming Dynasty only had this remnant mountain and water left, with defeated troops and frail generals; what kind of struggle are we talking about!Internal strife, self-disturbance, conflict, containment: everything is repeated in this small court, and this is when the hero is short-tempered.But Tongchang has passionate blood. Based on this alone, he wants to participate in the duel of the nation.The governor's military affairs are just a name, and the military power at that time was all in the hands of the generals.But regardless of him, in all struggles, comrades are always at the front.When moving forward, Tongchang is the one who takes the lead; when shaking, it is also Tongchang who sits still.He gradually gained the trust of ordinary soldiers.Unfortunately, in the fifth year of Yongli, the enemy invaded Guangxi and Yanguan fell. become an empty city.It happened that Tong Chang came from Lingchuan. After meeting, Shi Si and Tong Chang said: Of course I died in Guilin to stay behind; the governor has no responsibility to guard the land, so you should go! The ancients were ashamed of being a gentleman alone, and Tong Chang said resolutely, why didn't Xianggong let Tong Chang die together? Shi Si was overjoyed, and ordered the remaining veteran soldier to drink and wait for the morning with a candle, and spent the night in the empty city with his colleagues.The next day when the enemy entered the city, Shisi and Tongchang were arrested at the same time.Shisui said: We have been preparing for a long time.The enemy asked them to surrender, but they refused; they asked them to shave their hair and become monks, but they also refused; they just wanted to shed their blood for the nation.The enemy then imprisoned them separately.There was a wall between them. During the forty days of confinement, they knocked on the wall, composed hymns and sang.On November 17th, the fifth year of Yongli, the enemy killed them.It is said that during the execution, Tong Chang was dressed neatly and stood proudly.After his head landed, he took three steps forward before lying down.Until now, the tomb of this national hero still remains in Dongguan, Guilin. Tong Chang left two famous verses: self-confession poem The sad song of the full moon waits for this time, the righteousness of the benevolent is known by God, the clothes do not change the pre-life system, the surname is left empty to think about after death, the broken mountains and rivers do not bury the bones, and the king's father has not raised his brows; the soul does not point to the way home, go straight The tombs worship the old stele. sworn poem The bones of the Hanlin are not buried in the green hills, and there is a battlefield close by. The boss has injured thousands of miles, and he has overcome thousands of obstacles; Chao Chaoliang, Shi Si, and the three masters, sad songs every night, trapped eight barbarians, have no home for a long time. Survive! Tongchang died, and the fervent blood irrigated the germination of national rejuvenation. The whole of China is not a matter of one family and one family name. When anyone traces back to his ancestors, he will always find many evocative facts; Struggle for freedom, work hard for development, and even shed blood for survival. Although we see infinite brilliance in the past, we must have greater expectations for the future.Go forward, every son and daughter of the Chinese nation!