Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 340 Yan Song pleases the emperor, Wu Chengen has talent!

When Wang Ao saw that it was Yan Song, he quickly pushed Yan Song away.

"I would rather fall to my death here than have a shameless person like you help me!"

After Wang Ao said this, he walked slowly towards the cabinet.

Wang Ao had no good feelings towards Yan Song.

This was mainly because Wang Ao did not agree with the emperor's implementation of the system of observing customs and rectifying habits.

However, Yan Song was the first official who actively served as an official in charge of observing customs and rectifying social practices, and he also worked hard to do so. As a result, when Wang Ao came to Beijing, he was tricked by Yan Song, who was in charge of observing customs and rectifying social practices and was able to manipulate public opinion.

Therefore, even though Wang Ao was now isolated and only Yan Song was close to him, he still pushed Yan Song away, and even called Yan Song a shameless villain, showing his disgust for Yan Song without any concealment.

Yan Song's outstretched hand naturally froze in place.

The whole person was stunned for a while, like a puppet.

Seeing this, many court officials naturally sneered at Yan Song and even mocked him.

"Serves him right! He was just trying to please Wang Zhenze, thinking that this would make him like him, but he ended up asking for trouble!"

"Now, I'm in trouble both inside and outside. How stupid!"

"I really don't know what he is thinking!"

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Ouyang Bijin, the brother-in-law of Yan Song who was a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, was about to go home with his brother-in-law Yan Song, and therefore he also saw this scene.

Ouyang Bijin was naturally quite puzzled.

"Brother-in-law, why did Wang Zhenze push you away? Everyone else was isolating him, but you were the only one who wanted to get close to him, and he didn't even appreciate it!"

So, Ouyang Bi Jin came over and asked about Yan Song.

After Ouyang Bi came in, Yan Song came back to his senses, and then he smiled and said, "Because Lord Zhenze hates me!"

Ouyang Bijin was even more puzzled after hearing this: "Brother-in-law, since you know that he hates you, why do you still try to please him?"

"Confused!"

Yan Song said solemnly.

Ouyang Bijin was stunned.

then.

Yan Song turned around and looked at the palace and said, "I am courting Wang Zhenze not to please him, Wang Zhenze, but to please Your Majesty!"

Ouyang Bijin finally understood.

But Ouyang Bijin couldn't help but say to Yan Song: "But this is just a humiliation for nothing. Look, those people are pointing fingers at you."

"As long as it can make His Majesty happy, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little humiliation and ridicule."

"If you're afraid of this, don't become an official!"

"Besides, Lord Zhenze is a gentleman. No matter how much he hates me, he will only insult me ​​at most, and will not really harm me. So there is no need to be afraid of him."

"In short, as long as the emperor can see our goodness, any humiliation is worth it!"

"Go home, don't tell your sister about this, she's impatient!"

Yan Song said this and walked out of the palace calmly, as if nothing had happened, and even took the initiative to greet some court officials.

This made some court officials admire Yan Song.

Zhu Houcong knew about this not long after, and he laughed and said, "Yan Song is indeed a wonderful person."

Immediately, Zhu Houcong ordered: "Pass the order to summon Yan Song to the Wenhua Hall."

"Yes!" Yan Song had just taken off his official hat and hadn't even had a few sips of tea when he saw someone coming from the inner court. He learned that the emperor wanted to summon him to the Wenhua Palace.

This naturally made Yan Song overjoyed.

Ouyang Bijin, who was here with him, couldn't help but express admiration for his brother-in-law.

Only then did he truly acknowledge how powerful his brother-in-law was.

Because he knew that being scolded by Wang Ao in exchange for being summoned by the emperor was really worth it!
At least, if it could earn him a chance to be summoned for a duel, he was willing to be scolded by Wang Ao once.

Yan Song naturally hurriedly put on his official hat.

Ouyang Bijin also hurriedly snatched the tablet from the maid, held it in front of Yan Song with both hands, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law!"

Yan Song straightened his chest, took the tablet, and after the visitor accepted the gift, he smiled and said to him, "Please lead the way."

Not long after, Yan Song met Zhu Houcong in Wenhua Hall.

However, when Yan Song was performing a grand ceremony to pay homage, he discovered that there was no one beside the emperor except the eunuch Huang Jin.

Yan Song knew that this was the emperor's way of teaching him something.

This made the excitement on Yan Song's face even more obvious.

Zhu Houcong also said: "I let you be the envoy of observing customs and rectifying habits in the capital because I saw that you did a good job in Huguang, so I hope you can do a good job in the capital. After all, the capital is the best place. If the customs in the capital are not right, how can the customs of the whole world be right?"

"Your Majesty is right. I can only repay your Majesty's kindness in cultivating me by devoting all my loyalty and wisdom to improving the morale of the capital."

"However, my intelligence and wisdom are far inferior to your majesty's, so it is inevitable that there are omissions. Your majesty is a wise ruler sent by heaven, and your wisdom is unparalleled in the world. Therefore, I still ask your majesty to correct my shortcomings. I will strictly follow your will and correct the mistakes and make up for the omissions."

Yan Song replied.

Zhu Houcong nodded.

He had to admit that people like Yan Song were really good at providing emotional value and making him feel comfortable. It was obvious that he wanted him to do something, but when he said that, it became like he was asking him to teach him how to do things.

Therefore, Zhu Houcong's tone became much more gentle, and he said with a smile: "I have nothing to make up for, but there is only one thing I want you to do, which is to write the story of Tao Xie and others plotting to murder the heir into a legendary story and a play, and have people tell and perform it, so that everyone in the capital will know how bad they are! How difficult my cause of revival is! From the sixty-year-old man to the ten-year-old child, everyone will know that it is not me who is unkind, but the traitorous ministers who are unjust."

"Your Majesty does not need to remind me of such things. I should do my best to keep the customs pure and avoid the influence of slanderous voices against the court."

"Now that Your Majesty has reminded me, I will naturally do my best to do it."

Yan Song replied.

Zhu Houcong nodded and said, "It is said that a good cook cannot cook without rice. I know that to do such a thing well, it is not enough to just rely on words to call for action, but also to attract people with benefits. Therefore, I will allocate 50,000 silver dollars from the treasury to you as a special fund for education. You can spend it and report the expenses to me at the end of the year."

"We, the ministers, have received great favors from the country. We have the duty to educate the ignorant people and improve the social customs as the emperor and father. Now we are also receiving great favors from Your Majesty. We are even more grateful for Your Majesty's courtesy to scholars. If we cannot correct the social customs, it is not too much to confiscate our property and be executed!"

Yan Song bowed to the ground with tears in his eyes and said.

"Follow Eunuch Huang from the Imperial Household Department to collect the money."

Zhu Houcong said something.

Yan Song kowtowed and agreed.

Next, Yan Song actually took 50,000 silver dollars from the treasury and started doing this.

The literati and poets who had been supported by him as the one who observed customs and rectified social practices began to create actively according to his arrangements.

"Ru Zhong!"

"Put aside the book you wrote for now, and write a story about a treacherous minister plotting to murder the heir to the throne."

Yan Song also called Wu Cheng'en to his presence and gave him some special instructions.

Because Yan Song had helped him a lot in his studies, Wu Cheng'en nodded in agreement and did not refuse.

What's more, for him, writing vernacular novels was easier than taking the imperial examination, just like asking Li Bai to write a poem.

He was extremely talented in this area. After listening to Yan Song's narration of the general truth, he was able to fill in the framework of the entire novel, the corresponding character relationships, and the interesting parts in his mind, and began writing that night.

(End of this chapter)