As soon as they arrived in the capital, many officials expressed their support, and even some local officials expressed their views.
This power shocked Zhang Zhengming.
At the same time, he became more certain in his heart.
This time, the gentry are definitely serious about opposing the reform.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to use so many means to deal with Song Gongwen.
Of course, Zhang Zhengming can also see the deeper meaning.
Those are the nobles.
Perhaps he wanted to take this opportunity to show his true strength and demonstrate to the court and His Majesty.
Because as long as this reform is successfully stopped, the influence of imperial power will be greatly weakened.
Even the imperial court’s prestige among the people and even in the local areas will be much less than before.
So he knew it very well.
There are only two possible outcomes for this matter.
Alternatively, the gentry could prevent the reform from succeeding and then leave the capital contentedly.
Alternatively, they could use this opportunity to completely cut off the influence of the gentry in the court.
From now on, all power will belong to the court and Your Majesty.
But for Zhang Zhengming.
The second result is the best, but he knows very well that it is difficult to achieve this.
That's why he wanted to ask his students if there was any way to deal with it. Otherwise, he, an old man, might have to step in to minimize the impact of this matter.
However, Zhang Zhengming understood that even if he took action himself, there were limits to what he could do.
Who knew that the nobles were really angry this time.
This made him feel helpless.
Because he knows it clearly in his heart.
The person who actually planned everything behind the scenes was another student, Wang Shouyuan.
The other party wants to deal with the gentry, but now it seems that if they don’t have a good solution, they will probably end up making things worse.
"Teacher, please rest assured." At this time, Song Gongwen smiled softly and said, "This is all within my expectations. Look, what is this?"
After saying that, he took out a booklet from his sleeve, handed it to the other party and continued.
"This list was sent over by the East Depot a few days ago. It's Brother Shouyuan's catalog of those Jiangnan nobles who secretly colluded with the White Clothes Sect. All the evidence has been thoroughly investigated."
"As long as the students take it out at that time, we will definitely be able to wipe out all those nobles who are stirring up trouble!"
Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming's eyes lit up and he immediately gave the list with all the results.
He glanced over it briefly.
It was discovered that all the people on the list were from the Jiangnan gentry who came to Beijing this time.
It is obvious that Wang Shouyuan had already made all the plans and preparations when he encouraged the gentry to go to the capital.
He secretly cooperated with the East Factory to collect evidence of the collusion between the nobles and the White Clothes Sect!
The purpose of sending those people to Beijing was to catch them all in one fell swoop.
after all.
The capital is not the territory of the gentry.
As long as we have this evidence, it will be very easy to deal with it.
Otherwise, if it happened in the Jiangnan region, things would undoubtedly become very complicated.
Only the capital is the best way to bring the gentry to justice!
Zhang Zhengming immediately said, "So, this is the list you mentioned earlier, the one Shouyuan gave you that could turn the situation around?"
At this moment, the Grand Tutor could be said to be very happy, because he knew very well that the crime of colluding with the White Robe Sect was completely different from ordinary crimes.
As long as the evidence is confirmed, the court will definitely take it seriously, and it will become very easy to deal with those people.
Especially the gentry from Jiangnan, they have all arrived in the capital.
All the initiative is in their hands.
"That's right."
Song Gongwen also laughed and continued, "With these things, no matter how those nobles make trouble, the final result will be the same, because their lives are in our hands."
This list can be said to have come at a very timely moment.
Especially for Song Gongwen.
It can definitely be called a killer weapon against the gentry.
The effect is better than the list Li Fang provided at the beginning.
If he colluded with the White Clothes Sect, there would be no problem in directly labeling him a traitor.
"So what are you going to do next?"
Zhang Zhengming thought for a moment and continued, "The nobles are now in turmoil, and everyone in the capital is targeting you. I believe the impeachment memorials have already appeared in the hands of Your Majesty."
"If it were just a general situation, it would be fine, but now the impeachment memorials have covered both the capital and the provinces."
"This force is very strong. Even if His Majesty intends to tolerate you, he must consider the impact."
During the reform in Longyang Prefecture.
Only the Longyang gentry and some local officials submitted memorials.
In Zhang Zhengming's eyes, he could suppress these people directly, not to mention His Majesty.
But now, there are so many people involved, so many that they cannot be ignored.
Even if I take action myself, it is impossible to suppress it completely.
therefore.
In Zhang Zhengming's opinion.
Before things get out of hand, we can use this list to deal with the nobles. This way, we can minimize the impact and not delay the implementation of reforms in the Jiangnan area.
Of course, this is just his idea. How to do it specifically depends on the other party.
"Teacher, this is what the students think."
At this time, Song Gongwen also spoke up, saying, "With this list, we can target the Jiangnan gentry at any time, but I think it's too early to act now."
"Just think about it, the nobles united and mobilized so many officials to stop the reform. Their momentum is already very strong."
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