I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 313 The biggest traitor is in Xiyuan!
Yu Changde was so angry that he was shaking all over in the sedan chair, and his beard was twitching.

His face turned black, his eyes were red, and he wished he could die together with the man in Xiyuan!

Foolish king!

A whole family of tyrants!
Emperor Jiajing was cruel and mean, and his love of Taoism brought harm to the country!
Emperor Longqing was lustful, fond of things, and incompetent!
The prince is stubborn and self-righteous, and he listens to slander!

There is not a single good thing!
Yu Changde was furious. Oh, God, why did you send this kind of grandparents and grandchildren to the Ming Dynasty to bring disaster to the country and the people?
During the Jiajing Dynasty, the strict party dominated the country and corruption harmed the people! After finally making it to the Longqing Dynasty, we, the righteous people, intend to uphold the great justice of heaven, impeach the evildoers, clarify the government, and correct justice.

The results of it!
As a result, here comes such a perfect father and son!
Thinking of this, Yu Changde was overwhelmed with grief and tears streamed down his face.

He felt wronged. He felt that he was very wronged. He felt that it was too unfair for an upright minister like himself to be treated like this!
We have studied hard for twenty years, and are well versed in the classics and can recite the teachings of sages by heart, but we have no place to put them to use.

During the Jiajing period, no matter how well we wrote articles or how thoroughly we studied the classics, we were still not as good as those who wrote Qingci.

In the Longqing Dynasty, we were actually no match for those unlearned people who spoke nonsense, blasphemed the saints and spread heresy and evil magic!

If this continues, the holy religion will be destroyed, the country will no longer be a country, and the people will suffer!
We, who are concerned about our country and our people, submitted a memorial with great enthusiasm to impeach the treacherous Li Zhi and to voice our sincere opinions on what is right, but we did not expect that hundreds of memorials would be retained along with them.

Xiyuan also issued an imperial decree, promoting Li Zhi to the position of Minister of Rites!
What a shame!
What a naked humiliation!
We were all very angry and impeached Li Zhi, but Xiyuan not only kept the impeachment memorial, but also went against the grain and promoted Li Zhi!
Who can tolerate this? Even a gentleman cannot tolerate this!

Yu Changde clenched his fists!
Traitors, tyrants, I want to follow you.
Yu Changde hesitated. Should he fight with them?
The evil party is now powerful, and if I confront them head-on, I will suffer a great loss. Righteousness is not popular now, and if I get involved, there will be even fewer loyal officials and righteous men who speak out for justice and uphold the principles of heaven!

Yu Changde was sad, melancholy and angry!
I want to kill the thief, but I can't do anything to save him!
With a heart that was both hot and cold, Yu Changde returned to the gate of the house.

My house has a high gate and a deep courtyard, and there are servants waiting at the door.

"Master, Master Wang sent someone to deliver a note saying he would visit in the evening."

"Master Wang?"

"Mr. Wang, the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate."

Wang Lin?!
He came to see me, what's the matter?
Yu Changde nodded calmly, "Okay, you will meet me at the gate later and take me to the study."

"Yes!"

Yu Changde entered the mansion and went straight to the backyard. With the help of the maid, he changed into his daily clothes and walked straight to the flower hall.

There was a table in the flower hall, laden with delicious food.

A group of people were standing by the door. His wife Liang was leading several concubines, as well as two legitimate and seven illegitimate children born to them, waiting for Yu Changde to arrive.

Yu Changde sat down in the first seat in the flower hall, glanced at everyone with dignity, stroked his beard, and waited quietly.

Liang led everyone to pay their respects to Yu Changde.

"Greetings to the master!"

Liang only had to bow her head and then stand aside. The other concubines and children knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully.

"Okay, everyone get up and eat." Yu Changde said majestically.

"Thank you, sir!"

Liang led her three legitimate children and sat at the main table in the flower hall.

Several concubines took their illegitimate children to the side room to eat.

"Have a meal!"

Everyone sat down and waited until Yu Changde spoke before they dared to start eating.

Don’t talk while eating and don’t talk while sleeping.

The Yu family ate in silence. Everyone even chewed carefully, for fear that the master would scold them if they made a little too much noise.

After dinner, Yu Changde flicked his sleeves and went straight to the study to wait.

After a quarter of an hour, the newly purchased Western clock in the study chimed, and it was eight o'clock in the evening.

Why hasn’t Wang Jijin come yet?
Although the curfew has been extended to midnight, which is 24:00 in the new time, it should not be too late and disturb my rest at night.

Just as he was muttering to himself, the servant brought Wang Lin in.

The two men exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down, and the servant served tea and left.

Wang Lin got straight to the point: "Mr. Yude, I am not worthy of you!"

This sentence aroused the anger and grievance in Yu Changde's heart. I worried about the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty treated me badly.
Ugh!
It's heartbreaking and I feel so wronged.

Yu Changde's face was gloomy, and he waved his hands feebly, "Don't say any more, what's the point of saying all this?"

Wang Lin immediately replied: "Of course it makes sense!

Only when everyone in the court is like Duke Yude, with the righteous prevailing and the court filled with righteous people, can the ministers uphold justice and maintain the status quo, and the king rule the country with ease! The Ming Dynasty will be revived and the people will live in peace! "Yu Changde said angrily: "But now the evil and powerful are in power, it is difficult to do justice, and the great righteousness is not clear! We, the loyal and righteous ministers, have been one after another, and have submitted impeachment petitions, but to no avail.

You saw the decree from Xiyuan! The thief Li was promoted to the Minister of Rites! How annoying and hateful! "

Wang Lin said leisurely: "The biggest problem in the court today is that treacherous officials are usurping power and bullying the emperor!"

"That's right! The treacherous minister usurped power and seized control of the country. I took advantage of the fact that he went south to fight and all his confidants were away, so I gathered the righteous people and fought hard.

What a pity! What a pity! "

Wang Lin shook his head: "Duke Yude is wrong. The one who went south is not a traitor!"

Yu Changde asked doubtfully, "Ah, if Hu Ruzhen is not a traitor, then who is? Xu Shaohu? Li Zishi or Zhang Shuda? It can't be the honest Chen Yifu? He doesn't form cliques and doesn't monopolize power. How could it be him!"

Wang Lin still shook his head, mysteriously refusing to say anything.

Yu Changde continued to guess: "Gao Suqing? He has been very flamboyant these days and is gaining momentum. But he is only the Minister of Revenue and is not in the cabinet, so how can he abuse his power?

You say, Wang Jijin, you must tell me clearly who it is! "

Wang Lin said quietly, "And the biggest traitor in the world today is in Xiyuan!"

It was like a huge bomb exploded on Yu Changde's crown, burning him inside and out, with his brain boiling.

"Jiji. Jijin, please stop talking nonsense. Crown Prince, how could the Crown Prince be a traitor!"

Wang Lin leaned forward, his eyes like swords, and asked Yu Changde: "And who is the emperor today?"

"Your Majesty!"

"Where are you?"

"In the Forbidden City!"

At this point, Yu Changde also reacted, and his noisy head slowly calmed down.

He sat up straight, stroked his beard, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Ji Jin, what you said is very true. Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is in the Forbidden City, and the prince in the Western Garden is also a minister like us!
He abused his power and used the emperor to control all officials! Ji Jin said this, revealing the biggest traitor in the Longqing Dynasty. "

But these two people only dared to stay here, and no one dared to come out and shout.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yude!"

"I'm old enough to know my destiny!"

"Duke Yude, you have offended Xiyuan by submitting a memorial in a righteous manner. Your future career will be bleak."

"I have been prepared for this! If justice is not served, I will resign and return to my hometown to teach and educate people, and pass on all the justice and righteousness in my heart to the young people."

"Since Lord Yude has made up his mind, why not try to gain a good reputation after his death?"

"Posthumous reputation!?"

Wang Lin stroked his beard and proudly recited: "The Yangtze River rolls eastward, and its waves wash away all heroes. Success and failure are all in vain. The green mountains remain, and the sunsets are red again."

Yu Changde listened attentively, his eyes flickering.

Half an hour later, Wang Lin was sitting in the sedan chair, stroking his beard, with a smug look on his face.

"Master, we are at your house."

Before Wang Lin got up and got out of the sedan chair, the housekeeper came running over: "Master Zhang is waiting for you in the living room."

"That Mr. Zhang?"

"Master Zhang, the head of the Hanlin Academy."

"Zhang Ziwei, what does he want to see me about so late at night?" Wang Lin got out of the sedan chair suspiciously and went straight to the living room of his house.

Half an hour later, Zhang Siwei came out of the palace and bowed to Wang Lin and said goodbye.

Walking out of the street outside the palace, Zhang Siwei lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.

"Zhang Jiu."

"Master, I am here."

"Choose a smart and reliable person, find a way to win over the sedan bearers at Mr. Wang's house, and find out where Mr. Wang went tonight.

All expenses will be paid from the government account. The sooner the better."

"Yes sir."

(End of this chapter)