Zhang Juzheng As a minister of the court, he is not surnamed Zhu, and it has no relationship with the vassal kings. However, Zhang Juzheng personally led the tragedy of the Liao king in the second year of Longqing . What is the reason?
In the second year of Longqing, the censor responsible for supervising Huguang accused the Liao King of impending rebellion and also listed various evidences (as the local domineering, the evidence of guilt is not easy to find).
Rebellion is a major event, not to mention that he is still a vassal king. Long Qing immediately ordered the second in command of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of Justice Hong Chaoxuan, to go to Huguang for inspection. Did the Liao King rebellion? No.
You should know that Zhu Di started his business by rebellion. It is better to be clearer and clearer to the harm of vassal king . Therefore, the failure of Zhu Yunwen to cut off the vassal states was completed in his hands.
Some people may be curious why there were no vassal kings rebelling? The vassal kings in the mainland did not have much threat to the court, because they only had tens of thousands of troops at most.
, and the vassal kings on the border are different. Because they were responsible for national defense, they all had about 100,000 troops. Zhu Di was one of the vassal kings on the border back then.
Although Zhu Di actually reduced the vassals, he did not say that he reduced the vassals. He just moved the vassal kings on the border to the mainland, and all the treatment was the same.
Since all people have moved to the mainland, why do we need so many troops? Naturally, they are isolated from the army. Although they are no longer on the border, the army is still on the border.
If the vassal kings who lost the capital against Zhu Di naturally became fish that could be slaughtered. If Zhu Di cut them down, they would not dare to say anything.
Moreover, Zhu Di started his business by rebelling, and his military strength is there. Even if he sacrifices his best to rebel, he has to consider the cost.
The vassal kings had no military power in Yongle years, and by Xuande years, the court had more strict control over the vassal kings and did not allow the vassal kings to meet each other.
Even if you have regular interviews every year, one vassal king must return to the vassal state and another vassal king can travel. Why did Emperor Xuande think that the two kings will not meet each other?
Because in the first year of Xuande, his uncle King of Han Zhu Gaoxu raised troops to rebel. Although he quelled the rebellion, he still had the heart to the vassal kings.
wants military power, no military power, he wants a party, no party. Besides, two vassal kings have rebelled before him, these two are Ningwang and Anhuawang.
The two old men rebelled were extremely powerful. They all said they wanted to attack the court, but they were pacified one month and five days, and one was pacified in less than a month.
Unless the Liao king was an idiot, he would never be able to rebel. Then why did the Huguang Censor say that he rebel? Because of Zhang Juzheng.
Why did Zhang Juzheng instruct the Censor of Huguang to frame the King of Liao? Because he had a grudge against the King of Liao.
Zhang Juzheng was born in Jingzhou , and the Liao king's vassal state is in Jingzhou. How did the two of them make enemies?
The King of Liao and Zhang Juzheng were the same age, but Zhang Juzheng passed the exam for scholar at the age of twelve, and he was the first place, making him famous throughout Jingzhou.
You should know that people who are still scholars in their decades are caught in a lot, such as Zhang Juzheng's father Zhang Wenming.
Although the vassal kings cannot be an official or a businessman, they can only be a parasite, but as the saying goes, "Everything is inferior, only reading is high." Books must be read, and the Liao kings only play every day.
Therefore, his mother, Concubine Mao, often used Zhang Juzheng to teach him a lesson, saying that Zhang Juzheng is about the same age as you, but he is already a scholar, and you can't even recite the Four Books and Five Classics.
In order to inspire the fighting spirit of the Liao King, Concubine Mao specially held a banquet at the royal palace. There were only three people at the banquet, the first one was her, the second one was the Liao King, and the third one was Zhang Juzheng.
According to the rules, the one who sits first is Mao Fei, the one who sits second is King Liao, and the one who sits third is Zhang Juzheng. But Concubine Mao arranged King Liao in third place and Zhang Juzheng in second place.
also pointed at the nose of the Liao King, "If you continue like this, sooner or later, Zhang Juzheng will be led by the nose one day."
Not to mention the King of Liao, even others will not be able to withstand the educational methods of Concubine Mao. Who can compare their own son with other people's sons every day?
The fighting spirit of the Liao king was not aroused, but instead aroused hatred for Zhang Juzheng.
In his opinion, if it weren't for Zhang Juzheng, he wouldn't have lived in fear. Because when his mother scolded him, he had to kneel down and admit his mistake, although he never corrected it.
When Zhang Juzheng was 16 years old, he passed the imperial examination and was once again famous in Jingzhou. It can be imagined that Concubine Mao must have scolded the King of Liao again.
Logically speaking, no matter how developed Zhang Juzheng is, he is just a juren from a civilian background. The Liao King is an authentic royal relative. Isn’t it easy to kill Zhang Juzheng?
But the fact is that it is impossible for the Liao King to kill Zhang Juzheng.
To put it bluntly, the Liao King at that time was equivalent to a high-level prisoner. Although no one dared to provoke him, he did not dare to make a big fuss to provoke others.
Because the court's eyes were always staring at him, at most it would be to bully local officials or street vendors. If he dared to kill Zhang Juzheng, he would have to be buried with him.
Although the vassal kings were royal relatives, the court was controlled by civil servants, and civil servants evolved from scholars. If the Liao king dared to attack Zhang Juzheng, the civil servants would definitely not let him go.
After all, if one of him is left alone, countless scholars will be oppressed by the vassal kings in the future.
He had no choice but to Zhang Juzheng, but he had a way to Zhang Juzheng's grandfather Zhang Zhen, because Zhang Zhen was the guard of the Liao Prince's Mansion.
Just a few days after Zhang Juzheng passed the imperial examination, the King of Liao called Zhang Zhen to the royal palace for a drink.
Because his grandson passed the exam at a young age and was invited by the King of Liao, Zhang Zhen was very happy and drank one cup after another, but the wine was not water after all, and he would react when he drank it to a certain level, such as dizziness.
Zhang Zhen wanted to stop, but the Liao King did not allow it and forced Zhang Zhen to drink until he was drunk, and ordered other guards to help Zhang Zhen go home. As a result, Zhang Zhen drove away that night.
Whether it is Zhang Wenming or Zhang Juzheng, they all know that Zhang Zhen died at the hands of the King of Liao, but they are helpless because there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, they are still helpless.
First, Zhang Zhen died in the Zhang family; second, he is the King of Liao. At this time, the King of Liao must be complacent, and Zhang Juzheng finally got into trouble.
He didn't expect how much trouble his move would bring to him in the future.
In the second year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng, who had experienced nearly twenty years of ups and downs in his official career, was no longer the scholar in Jingzhou, but the powerful cabinet minister and minister of the Ministry of Rites.
He has never forgotten his hatred with the Liao King back then, so the Huguang Censor impeached the territory army, the Liao King, to rebel.
Originally, Zhang Juzheng just wanted to scare the King of Liao and let him understand that the Zhang family is not that easy to mess with. After all, although the King of Liao is no longer as good as Zhang Juzheng now, his surname is Zhu, and Zhang Juzheng can't touch the King of Liao no matter what.
But the Liao King proved through factual actions that he has really maintained his original level for decades.
Because Hong Chaoxuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice who investigated him, had not arrived in Jingzhou yet, he was in a hurry in the royal palace.
didn't realize that he was a vassal king and his surname was Zhu. As long as no one died, his life would be like. At most, he was warned by the court.
Even if he bullies Hong Chaoxuan, the Minister of Justice who came to investigate, Hong Chaohong can't do anything to him.
But he didn't expect this and actually hung a flag on the roof of the royal palace, with four big words "Black of Injustice" written on it. The four big words
mean: He was wronged.
He didn't expect that his action had another meaning, that was, to rise up.
I guess Zhang Juzheng couldn't even close his mouth at this time. He knew he was stupid, but he didn't expect that he was so stupid.
Originally, the people who investigated the Liao King in the plan were all officials, but now the people who investigated the Liao King were all soldiers, and there were a total of five hundred.
Although no evidence of rebellion was found in the palace, such as armor, the Liao King was still named a rebellion.
Because he hung the flag, there was also Zhang Juzheng in the court.
Speaking of rebellion, no matter what his surname is, even if his surname is Zhu, the punishment is quite serious. Although he was able to save his life, he was punished by for life imprisonment in .
If he could live to Wanli eleven years, he might be able to be released from prison and see the light again, but unfortunately, he did not live to eleven years of Wanli.
Why can he see the light again after living in the eleventh year of Wanli? Because Zhang Juzheng was liquidated this year.
It is worth mentioning that when the Liao King lived in prison, the Liao King's Mansion was naturally free. So how to deal with it? It is not wrong to be occupied by Zhang Juzheng, but it is occupied by Zhang Juzheng.
This also shows another problem, that is, The status of the vassal king of in the Ming Dynasty was not as high as people imagined.
In fact, the King of Liao should be glad, because at this time, Zhang Juzheng was just a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of the Ministry of Personnel compared to Zhang Juzheng later. If it were Zhang Juzheng later, the Liao King would definitely die, it would be ugly. You should know that from the first year of Wanli to the tenth year of Wanli, the true emperor of the Ming Dynasty was Zhang Juzheng.
Reference materials: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty", "The Biography of Wanli", "The Seventeen Emperors of the Ming Dynasty", "The Legend of the Ming Dynasty"
