After Li Zhi and Qu Shiqi finished discussing, they stood up and said goodbye. This house was not Qu Shiqi's home, but the home of a low-level censor of the Censorate. Li and Qu are both teachers, and the big meeting had a great impact, so they borrowed the home of a disciple of Qu Shiqi for conspiracy.

The joint efforts of the Donglin Party and the Guangdong Party were first proposed by Qu Shixi. The purpose is very simple, which is to weaken the power of the Chu Party in the court.

As an outstanding politician, Qu Shisi naturally could not chase Ma Mingyuan and pester it all at once, as it was useless and was inferior. Therefore, in the first step, Qu Shisi used the incident of King Gui to incite the ministers in the court to oppose the emperor's injustice, and used public opinion to force the emperor to agree to give Zhu Youlang the posthumous title.

Of course, based on Qu Shisi's understanding of Emperor Zhu Hongsan, this matter must be of no use. The only purpose is to disrupt the government and attract Zhu Hongsan's attention. Because the power of the new dynasty's factory guards was too strong, and the emperor could know about it if there were any slight disturbances, so Qu Shisi used the affairs of King Gui to make a big fuss. However, Qu Shisi's small plots were also included in the affairs of King Gui. Qu Shisi was the chief master of the Yongli court back then. If he didn't give King Gui's posthumous title, wouldn't he become a traitor? Therefore, using King Gui was a killer of two birds with one stone.

Things also developed according to Qu Shisi's arrangement. At first, some low-level censors wrote letters, but the emperor did not pay attention to it. Then some intermediate officials wrote letters angered the emperor and demoted these people one after another. Zhu Hongsan's doing this was falling into Qu Shisi's plot. When civil officials from all over the court saw that the emperor had dispossed their own people at will for no reason, what should they do if the court rules? What should I do if the court rules? The court will not become your emperor's one-man rule in the future? If I don't speak for those demoted literati, who can speak for me when it's my turn in the future?

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were probably the most unlucky emperors in ancient Chinese history. Literary politics had developed to its peak in the Ming Dynasty, and imperial power was exclusive and naturally opposed to the scholar group that emphasized decentralization. Therefore, there were so many strange emperors in the Ming Dynasty, such as the cricket emperor, the carpenter emperor, the Taoist emperor, etc. However, it was precisely because of the emperor's inaction that the economy developed greatly in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and the population reached 170 to 80 million during the Wanli period.

These literati in the court, who were in love with the world, stood up to oppose the emperor when they saw the emperor being so unreasonable. This was no longer a distinction between parties, but a collective resistance to the imperial power by civil officials.

The matter was still under Qu Shixi's control, but then he was a little out of control. When some ministers saw that the emperor was inaction and did not see them at all, they turned their target to the prince, hoping that the prince, who was the crown prince, would stand up and speak for them. Unexpectedly, the prince was also scolded by the emperor, and now there are rumors that the emperor wanted to change the prince.

Qu Shixi was shocked when he heard about it. Although the Donglin Party and Ma Mingyuan were not in harmony, the two forces were consistent in terms of national orthodoxy, that is, to maintain the tradition of establishing the legitimate and being the eldest son, which is absolutely unchangeable.

Because according to Confucianism, Prince Zhu Hai is a qualified heir, well-versed Confucian classics, treats scholars and officials respectfully and politely, and governs the country with no mistakes. After ascending the throne in the future, he will definitely create a prosperous era with wise people. Of course, this wise person is naturally referring to the Donglin Party itself, not the Chu Party led by Ma Mingyuan.

Originally, Qu Shixi wanted the incident to continue to ferment, but now he has brought the prince in. If the subsequent plan is not implemented, the position of Prince will be lost. So today Qu Shixi contacted Li Zhi and planned to launch a dynasty meeting in three days to strive to expel the Chu party forces from the cabinet.

When Qu Shixi saw Li Zhi coming out of the gate, he said to the student standing beside him. Li Wenxi, the Henan inspector of the Censorate, said: "Shubao, you will take the initiative in the dynasty in three days. Are you ready?"

The inspector is an exclusive official position of the Censorate, which is somewhat similar to the central inspection team of later generations. The Censorate is divided into provinces, and each province has set up an inspector to inspect and impeach officials across the province. Although the rank is the seventh rank, it has great power.

Li Wenxi was from Wenshan, Yunnan. When Qu Shixi assisted Zhu Youlang, he was admitted to the Jinshi of the Yongli court, so he became a teacher. In the officialdom, this teacher-student relationship is more effective than the father-son relationship. Students can find a good position based on the energy of the teacher. After retirement, teachers can also use the help of students and will not be liquidated. Therefore, there are many things that father-son rebelled against each other in the Ming Dynasty, but the only disciple of Zhang Juzheng was the only one who betrayed the teacher.

After Li Wenxi passed the Jinshi, he became a county magistrate in Yunnan. Then Zhu Youlang was chased by Zhu Hongsan and ran around the ground, and Li Wenxi became a stray dog. Originally, a little bureaucrat like Li Wenxi, who had no roots and no power, went home to study, but unexpectedly, Qu Shixi's old friend Lu Daqi became the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. With the help of Lu Daqi, Li Wenxi's official position was promoted instead of being demoted and became the procurator of Kunming Prefecture.

When Qu Shixiu entered the cabinet and was in charge of the Censorate, the Censor of Kedao immediately transferred his student from Yunnan to Beijing to serve as a provincial inspector.

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Li Wenxi heard the teacher say this and quickly bowed his hand and replied: "Don't worry, the memorial has been written, so I'll wait for the court! But..."

When Qu Shixi saw Li Wenxi having something to say, he asked, "Uncle Bao, you and I have no choice but to say anything!"

"Yes, teacher! Mr. Li is a scammer. I am afraid that the Guangdong Party will not help when the court meeting!"

"Uncle Bao, don't worry about this. The Guangdong Party has long been dissatisfied when she saw that the Chu Party has gained a lot of benefits in Jiangsu. This time, if I don't look for Li Zhi, he will come to find me!"

Li Wenxi is just a low-level official and doesn't understand the high-level politics. Now that his teacher says it's okay, he can only believe it.

After Qu Shixi comforted Li Wenxi, he also went out to the door and got back home in a sedan chair, waiting for the grand court meeting three days later.

The system of chasing came from the Zhou Dynasty. The "Zhou Li·Spring Official·Da Zongbo" records: "Spring is called Chao, summer is called Zong, autumn is called Jin, winter is called Joy, time is called Hui, and Yin is called Tong." This is an explanation of "chasing". The time when the princes and officials meet the emperor is in the morning, so it is called "chao". The political purpose of the emperor to meet the princes and officials is to seek the affairs of the world, and at the same time ask about the governance of the local area, it is called "cai". The later generations of "performance assessment" or "target management" of officials at all levels.

The Ming Dynasty had a complete system. Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that morning courts must be held every day. Lao Zhu had no choice but to make such provisions. The country was his own. The next emperor Zhu Di was also a miserable person and knew the importance of morning courts. However, it changed when Zhu Di's grandson, Yingzong of Ming, Zhu Qizhen, took office. Because Zhu Qizhen was young, he stipulated that morning courts must be preliminarily reported and limited the number of incidents reported in each court. The political function of morning courts was greatly weakened. When Wanli, who was also the young king, succeeded to the throne, he changed to the courts on March, June, and September every month. From then on, morning courts were only held nine times a month, and they could no longer be called "Sun Court". As for Wanli, who grew up, he did not attend court for decades.

After Zhu Hongsan occupied Nanjing, he restored the morning court system. However, it was tormenting to attend court before dawn every day, so Zhu Hongsan stipulated that he would attend court twice a month, on the first and fifteenth day of each month, and called this kind of court meeting a grand court meeting.

Of course, this kind of dynasty meeting, which was attended by the fourth-rank officials in Beijing and all the Censors of the Department, has lost the purpose of discussing state affairs and has completely become a ritual meeting. Everyone has spent two days a month to meet the emperor, and at the same time, let the emperor see that he is still working hard. At the same time, the emperor encourages everyone to work with peace of mind. Emperor, I am not a blind man, and I can see what you do clearly, and I will definitely get promoted and wealth in the future.

However, these Beijing officials are all good at human beings, so it is not clear that this is the emperor's way of playing. If you can still have the opportunity to make a successful career before the fourth rank, and you will become a senior official at the fourth rank, it will not be a matter of ability. If you want to be promoted, your luck, ability, fame, and your teacher are indispensable.

On the morning of July 15th, Qu Shisi got up very early and had breakfast under the service of his wife Shaw. At this time, a maid took Qu Shisi's big red official uniform over and wanted to serve the master in dressing.

Qu Shixi looked at it and said to Shaw Brothers: "Madam, go and bring the newly issued official uniforms and wear new clothes today!" The rules of the Ming Dynasty were distributed by the court, and they were distributed every year in the first lunar month and July, with a set of cotton clothes for summer clothes.

Shaw Brothers was stunned when he heard Qu Shisi say this. Qu Shisi has always been frugal. Every time he wears his old official uniform and only changes it to a new one. Why do you have to wear new clothes this time?

Shaw nodded to her maid and asked her to get a new official uniform. Shaw and Qu Shishi have been married for decades and have long been familiar with Qu Shishi's temperament. Something must have happened today. The same was true for Qu Shishi's letter to speak up for his teacher Qian Qianyi.

Shaw asked in a trembling voice: "Master, but what big things will happen today?"

Qu Shixi frowned and said, "What do you know, woman!" After Qu Shixi said that, he felt a little heavy tone and sighed and said, "Madam, you have been married to Qu for more than 40 years and have given birth to children for Qu. Qu is ashamed of you! If there is anything wrong with Qu today, please clean up and go back to your hometown in Changshu, let Qu Xuanxuan and others not be officials, go home to farm!"

Qu Shisi has a total of three sons, Qu Xuanxian, Qu Xuanxi is the eldest son and second son. He is now an adult and is a small official at the level of county magistrates in other places. Qu Shisi also has a concubine, Qu Songjian, who was born to a concubine. Because he was young, he was not in Beijing, but in his hometown in Changshu.

When Shaw Brothers heard Qu Shishi say this, she burst into tears. She survived the chaos of wars. Unexpectedly, why is the country going to die now when peace is coming?

"Master, but the emperor wants to kill you? Otherwise, we won't be this official, will it be better to go home to farm?"

"The woman said that a real man must go to the national crisis together, how can he survive? Well, if I can't come back, you can go back to my hometown in Changshu!" After Qu Shishi said that, he left Qu's mansion and went to the palace to attend the court meeting.
Chapter completed!