In the sixteenth year of Zheng De (152 1), the sudden death of Wu Zong made the already chaotic political situation more ups and downs. The sudden death of Wu Zong made the eunuch who would only make the emperor happy panic. What makes them fidgety is that Wu Zong left no heir and had to ask the cabinet minister for instructions on the aftermath. At this time, Yang Tinghe is 68 years old, Liang Chu is 77 years old, Jiang Mian is 68 years old and Mao Ji is 79 years old. They managed to survive the rule of Wuzong, and at the age of 70, they didn't want to give up the possibility of reversing the political situation in the Ming Dynasty. & gt& gt Yang Tinghe (1459- 1529) was born in Xindu (now Xindu County, Sichuan Province) and was a child prodigy. 12 years old was promoted to the imperial examination, which lasted fourteen years (1476). 19-year-old admitted to the Jinshi, which can be described as a teenager's success. Since then, his career has been smooth sailing, and he has served in the Hanlin Academy for a long time. In the second year (1507), Zheng De joined the cabinet and served as cabinet minister, with a bright future. Unfortunately, contrary to expectations, Yang Tinghe's efforts to rectify the National Government were repeatedly frustrated by the excesses of eunuchs Wu Zong and Liu Jin. In desperation, he asked for retirement several times. Fortunately, since since since fooling around, still know that Yang Tinghe is a rare talent, has been kept, let Yang Tinghe got the chance to display his fists. & gt& gt In the face of the mess left by Wu Zong, Yang Tinghe and others were unusually calm and made an heir to the throne first. According to the "brothers" in Zuxun, Zhang Taihou and eunuchs were selected to prevent them from getting their hands on the plot of succession to the throne. So, before the new emperor ascended the throne, ministers headed by Yang Tinghe began to reform the disadvantages. On the third day after the death of Wu Zong, Yang Tinghe dismissed from office in the form of testamentary edict and repatriated envoys, monks and women who sacrificed sacrifices. At the same time, Jiang Bin, who was hated by ministers, and others were arrested. Finally, a letter of succession to the new emperor was drafted, with more than 10 thousand words. "Anyone who takes power in the government first will be eliminated." After Wu Zong's death and before Zhu Hou arrived in Beijing, Yang Tinghe took advantage of the 37-day vacancy of the throne to put all the political ideals they could think into practice, trying to create a new situation and force the new emperor to accept it. However, they completely ignored Zhu Hou's own choice. & gt& gt In April, when Zhu Hou and his party arrived in the suburbs of Beijing from Anlu, they were unexpectedly stopped outside the city. Originally, Yang Tinghe and others entered the Wenhua Hall from Dong 'anmen according to the requirements of the Crown Prince's ceremony, and were dismissed by Guan Bai Sanjian, and then acceded to the throne. Zhu Hou immediately refused, claiming that he came to be an emperor, not a prince, based on Wu Zong's testamentary edict. The seemingly insignificant quarrel was actually caused by Zhu Hou's unwillingness to describe his ascension to the throne as the support of Yang Tinghe and others. He wants to fight for his own independent power space. The first encounter between the monarch and the minister ended in Zhu Hou's victory. According to his own route, he entered the palace from Daming Gate and ascended the throne of the emperor. & gt& gt However, Yang Tinghe, who just tasted the supreme power, did not admit his failure. He continued to put pressure on the little emperor to submit. The contradiction between the two sides is gradually heating up. On the seventh day after Sejong ascended the throne, he ordered Libu to discuss the status of his biological father Xing. More than 60 people, including Yang Tinghe, advocated that Sejong should be called filial piety as his father and Wang as his uncle in the form of adoption. The mother who raised herself for fourteen years and was still alive suddenly became her own menstruation; Zhang Taihou, who had never met before, became his own mother, which made Sejong think impassability. So Sejong summoned Yang Tinghe for many times, and personally issued a royal decree, sending people to the cabinet to discuss, trying to solve this problem peacefully through persuasion. But Yang Tinghe is ungrateful, and his attitude is very tough. He rejected the compromise or modification proposed by Sejong. Sejong, who was in charge of state affairs, had nothing to do with the minister. In order to maintain the relationship with the minister, he can only put the problem aside. The two sides were deadlocked for a while. & gt& gt Three months later, this balance was broken by Zhang Cong, a new scholar. He openly supports Sejong's view that it is reasonable to respect his biological parents as queens and parents. After the first person who dared to eat crabs appeared, other officials also threw themselves into the arms of the emperor, echoing Sejong's statement. These officials all have a common feature, that is, their status is low, or they are dismissed or dereliction of duty. In order to change their position, they made a bet in the game between the emperor and the ministers. The division of courtiers made Sejong see hope. He seized this opportunity, advanced step by step, and even threatened to abdicate. Yang Tinghe and others had to give in. In March of the first year of Jiajing (1522), Sejong's biological parents called her Xing Queen, but the word "yellow" was not allowed. This victory made speculators see hope, so their struggle was directed at Yang Tinghe. Some people suggest that Yang Tinghe lacks respect for Sejong, and some even say that Yang Tinghe did not fight for it when Wuzong called himself a "mighty general", but now he is arguing over the words "Huang" and "Kao". These criticisms are tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Sejong, who was full of resentment, was hostile to Yang Tinghe and others. & gt& gt From November of the second year of Jiajing to July of the third year, Zhang Cong, Gui Keli and others put forward the suggestion of adding the word "emperor" before the emperor's dedication and canceling the word "native character", which further escalated the power struggle. Yang Tinghe and others still resolutely resisted and further expanded their criticism of Sejong. From his belief in Taoism to sending eunuchs to Suzhou and Hangzhou to weave, it is considered to be graft; He also urged Sejong to be a good emperor like Xiaozong. At first, Sejong tried to convince the minister that knitting was an "ancient practice", but in the end, Sejong ignored the minister's opinion and sent eunuchs to solve it. Facing the increasingly powerful imperial power, Yang Tinghe was finally overwhelmed. As a record, although he "called three people who couldn't speak to each other, sealed four people and played more than 30 times", he didn't even know how long he could last. In February of Jiajing three years, Yang Tinghe became an official and left politics. & gt& gt Yang Tinghe's official position greatly weakened the power of courtiers. Since then, Sejong has devoted himself to excluding Yang Tinghe's aides, and university students Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, ieee fellow, the minister of rites, and Qiao Yu, the minister of official department, have been dismissed from office. The courtiers' power is disintegrating day by day, but the bureaucratic system has not completely collapsed. On the contrary, when the elders stepped down, a group of young bureaucrats began to lead the struggle against imperial power. They are youthful, regard Zhang Cong and Gui Calyx as * * * villains who have no education and seek money, and take more drastic actions to show their political views. In July of Jiajing three years, the whole "big etiquette" problem reached * * *. At that time, Sejong took advantage of the opportunity in the early years of the dynasty to announce that his biological father was renamed Huang Kao and his filial piety was Huang Bokao. Under the guidance of Assistant Minister He, courtiers started the activities of * * *. Yang Shen (the son of Yang Tinghe) roared loudly: "The state has cultivated scholars for 150 years, and the envoys died. Today! " Put on a fighting posture of larger foe. Wang Yuan often threatens and intimidates ministers who don't want to participate in * * *: "Those who don't work hard will be hit by * * *!" Encouraged by these young bureaucrats, a certain * * has more than 220 ministers kneeling at Zuoshun Gate, shouting the names of Taizu and Xiaozong, and reaching the deep palace. Sejong ordered them to dissolve, but it was useless. At noon, Sejong finally got fed up and arrested eight people headed by him. However, the activities of * * * showed a growing momentum, and ministers cried and argued, louder and louder. As a result, Sejong ordered the arrest of 65,438+034 officials of Grade 4 or below, and more than 80 people were awaiting conviction. In the end, eight people were sent to the frontier to serve as soldiers, and the number of people who were beaten exceeded 180, of which 17 died of injuries. Since then, courtiers can no longer organize a strong struggle against Sejong. In the face of the emperor's stick, the only remaining clank of ministers was also bent. & gt& gt "Great Etiquette" ended with Sejong's victory. For a few words, the fierce conflict between the emperor and his ministers came to an end temporarily, and ended in the fiasco of courtiers such as Yang Tinghe. Although Sejong had the last laugh, it was not his victory, but the victory of the designed political structure.