#244 - Ming 30: A Last Luminous Gloaming
The History of China
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Gao Gong and Zhang Juzong
In 1567, several censors submitted impeachment proceedings against Gao Gong. They accused him of having obstructed the designation of the long-chain emperor as Arab parent when he was serving as the advisor to the judging emperor. The sheer volume of charges set against him, 28 impeachments all told, did cloud his professional reputation enough that by June of 1567, he was forced to retire from the secretariat. He blamed Secretary Shoujie for this, and spent the subsequent year working up a plan for revenge. And it's here that we must introduce our third main character for today, Zhang Juzong.
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