I am a temporary worker in Jinyiwei, how did I become a powerful official?

Chapter 145 Xu Jie is a villain, he will never be promoted ( words)

frame?

The emperor ordered his close ministers to frame a shameless businessman?
Lin Shisan said: "Uncle, is this really the will of the emperor?"

"Thinking back to the time when Wu Chengen used Journey to the West to satirize the emperor for being obsessed with cultivating immortals and favoring evil spirits. The emperor magnanimously laughed it off."

"This time the Jiangnan salt merchant presented a golden bathtub to the emperor. What should the emperor do?"

Lu Fang waved his hand, interrupting Lin Shisan. He looked around, saw that there was no one around, and lowered his voice and said, "I'm going to say something that will cost you your life."

"Wu Cheng'en only smuggled his own ideas into the book and mocked the emperor. How many emperors in ancient times were not scolded by literati?"

"The salt merchants and the Yan Party behind them have actually encroached upon the interests of the imperial court."

"The emperor has always regarded the country as his home. To encroach on the interests of the court is to encroach on his interests."

"Based on this point alone, can His Majesty let the salt merchants and the Yan family go this time?"

"The purpose of framing the salt merchants is to take advantage of the situation to suppress the Yan Party. In the eyes of the emperor, civil officials are like leeks. When one crop is taller than the other, the sickle must be used to cut them."

“A leek field that is generally even is a good leek field.”

If an official "regards the country as his home", then these four words are complimenting.

The emperor "regards the country as his home", but these four words are derogatory.

Lu Fang paused and continued, "This time when Yan Maoqing returned to Beijing, he brought back 1.8 million taels of silver from the salt business. Add the 1 million taels given to the southeast to fight against the Japanese pirates, and the total is 2.8 million taels."

"But I won't tell you the exact amount of money they actually got from the salt business."

"In short, the Yan Party has made a lot of money from the salt business. The emperor asked you to frame the head of the Salt Merchants Association, Zhang Yuhao, so he must start with this cheap merchant and make up for the salt tax silver."

Lin Shisan suddenly realized. He thought to himself: It is said that the whole world belongs to the emperor, and all the wealth in the world belongs to the emperor. But the emperor of the Ming Dynasty definitely does not have the final say in everything.

The current emperor wants to take money from corrupt officials, but he has to resort to such despicable means as framing them.

Lin Shisan left the palace, thinking as he rode his horse: It's very easy to make that cat son-in-law go crazy and attack the emperor. I have nine ways, nine ways!

Alas, I should be more careful when I work in Xiyuan in the future. There are some things that I should avoid if I can. The emperor is moody and is not an easy master to serve.

In the courtyard of the south city, the pickled vegetable trio Wu Shilai, Zhang Chong, and Dong Chuance were drinking wine with pickled vegetables and tofu.

Wu Shilai raised his glass and drank the bad wine. He said angrily: "You two, I have thought it through. Since I will be convicted this time, why don't I say what everyone in the court wants to say but dares not say before I am convicted?"

Zhang Chong asked, "Brother Wu, are you going to submit another memorial?"

Wu Shilai replied: "That's right! Once I am dismissed and investigated, I will no longer have the opportunity to speak up for the people!"

"I want to submit two more memorials. The first one is to criticize Fujian Governor Ruan E. The second one is to directly criticize Yan Song and his son!"

The post of Fujian Governor was first established during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and abolished during the Chenghua period.

Last year, Zhao Wenhua, a core member of the Yan Party, proposed to Emperor Jiajing to re-establish the post of Governor of Fujian and recommended his party member Ruan E for the position.

Like Hu Zongxian, Ruan E joined the Yan Party with the help of Zhao Wenhua.

Ruan E was a corrupt official. He served as the governor of Fujian for only one year, but it is said that he plundered millions of taels of wealth from the people.

He also did a disgusting thing.

When the Japanese pirates invaded Fuzhou, Ruan E took the initiative to give them 80,000 taels of official silver and gold and silver, 20,000 pieces of silk, and six huge warships, begging them to withdraw.

The Japanese pirates took a huge bribe from Ruan E and happily withdrew their troops.

Emperor Chengzu had a precept: The Ming Dynasty would not cede territory, pay indemnities, marry off women, or pay tribute. The emperor would guard the country's borders.

You, Ruan E, sent money and warships to the Japanese pirates to ask them to withdraw. Does this count as violating the ancestral precept of Emperor Chengzu, "no compensation"?

You, Ruan E, have stuffed Daming's face into your crotch.

Last year, an official reported him for this disgusting matter.

In order to fight against the Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian reached a deal with Ruan E. He protected Ruan E in Jiangnan, and Ruan E handed over the financial power of Fujian to him.

In addition, Yan Song and his son protected Ruan E in Beijing. Ruan E was safe and sound and has been an official until today.

Zhang Chong gave Wu Shilai a thumbs up: "What a courage!"

Dong Chuance suddenly slammed the table and said, "We are eating pickled vegetables and tofu here, while those corrupt officials are enjoying delicacies from land and sea and stunning beauties!"

“Why is the world so unfair?”

"People live for fame or for profit. We brothers have no chance of profit."

"In that case, why not become a remonstrant minister whose name will go down in history?"

"I've had enough of this damn life! What does it matter if I die?"

"Luo Guanzhong said: Jade can be broken into pieces but its whiteness cannot be changed; bamboo can be burned but its joints cannot be destroyed. Even if one dies, his name can be recorded in history!"

"I also want to submit a memorial to criticize Ruan E and Yan Song and his son!"

Zhang Chong stood up, raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp: "Brother Wu and Brother Dong are willing to die to leave their names in history. I, Zhang Chong, am not willing to be left behind! I am also willing to submit a memorial to impeach Ruan E and Yan Song, father and son!"

Wow, the Pickle Trio has been meeting a lot of big shots recently.

First, he reported Yang Shun, Lu Kai, and Lin Shisan, and then he wanted to report Ruan E and the father and son Yan Song, the boss of the Yan Party.

The three men acted immediately, each writing an impeachment memorial in Wu Shilai's humble room.

They decided to submit separate impeachment petitions instead of jointly, so that they might be listed separately in history books.

The next day, Lin Shisan came to the Northern Pacification Office and sent Sun Yue to find the salt merchant Zhang Yuhao.

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Master Zhang, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory has already calculated the date. Three days from now will be an auspicious day. The cat wedding ceremony will be held three days from now, and the location will be the Yongshou Palace in the Western Garden!"

"I said a lot of good things about you in front of the emperor last night. The emperor was very pleased and very satisfied with you. He granted you the grace to enter the palace to participate in the cat wedding ceremony."

"Brow Cream is the apple of the Emperor's eye. The Emperor will personally officiate at the wedding of the two cats. Then you, Zhang Huishou, will be able to see the Emperor's face!"

Zhang Yuhao was overjoyed! Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the last. A merchant actually got the opportunity to enter the palace and meet the emperor?

During the 36 years of the Jiajing reign, no businessman had ever received such honor!
Scorpion poop is unique!
When the audience with the emperor is over, Zhang Yuhao will become the leader among the wealthy merchants in the world! In the future, when doing business, the five words "I have seen the emperor" will become his golden signboard.

Zhang Yuhao bowed his head and said, "Thank you Lin Chuanfeng for helping me! I will work like a cow or a horse in this life to repay your kindness!"

"I heard that your father opened an ice shop? It's very hot in the summer in Jiangnan, and ice shops are a good business. I wonder if your father is willing to open four branches in Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Nanjing?"

"He doesn't have to worry about daily affairs. I can guarantee that he will get more than 30,000 taels of dividends every year!"

Lin Shisan was afraid that Zhang Yuhao would become suspicious, so he did not refuse on the spot: "Ah, who doesn't love money? My father is naturally willing. But I like to do things first and then receive benefits."

"We'll discuss the ice shop business in detail after the cat wedding ceremony is over."

At this moment, if Lin Shisan said that the sun was black, Zhang Yuhao would probably agree that it was blacker than his concubine's hair.

He nodded his head like a praying mantis: "Yes, yes, yes. I will follow Lin Chuanfeng's orders."

After Zhang Yuhao left, Lin Shisan went to Guajiatai in the southern suburbs. Most of the ice cellars expanded by Lin Youniu were around Guajiatai.

The cellar clerk came up to him and asked, "Master, why are you here?"

Lin Shisan asked, "Did we stock up our ice cellar with oranges today?" The clerk replied, "We stocked up 130 large baskets."

Lin Shisan ordered his servant, "Before sunrise three days later, you must deliver two oranges to my new house."

Ice cellars not only store ice, but also serve as ice storage. Large ice shops would store large amounts of fruit in the ice cellars and sell them after the season is over.

The waiter laughed and said, "It's just a small matter, why bother the young master to come here in person?"

Lin Shisan said, "I am not here just for this matter. I am going to go down to the cellar to see how the ice we supply to the palace is."

The incident with the golden bathtub made Lin Shisan feel very scared. He was more careful than before. The Lin family supplied ice to the palace, so the quality of the ice could not be underestimated.

Lin Shisan went down to the cellar to check and found that the ice was frozen very solidly and the color of the ice was crystal clear, all of which were top-quality ice.

Only then did he feel relieved and rode away.

Lin Shisan wanted oranges because he wanted to use orange juice to make a potion called "Crazy Cat Drink".

This is a medicine recorded in the ancient pet book "Maoyuan Yishi".

The custom of keeping favorites in Chang'an was as prevalent during the Tang Dynasty as it was during the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, there was a cat race in Chang'an City. Nobles would bring their valuable pet cats to the cat race to compete and see which cat had the best appearance, was the most docile, and was the most considerate.

That year, Princess Taiping and Crown Prince Li Longji both participated in the cat racing event.

In order to make her cat "Ruixia" better than the prince's cat "Bai Qilin", Princess Taiping secretly ordered her servants to prepare "Crazy Cat Drink" to poison Bai Qilin.

Cat Crazy Drink is a mixture of orange juice, rice wine and pepper.

Cats are usually most afraid of three smells: orange, alcohol, and pepper.

If a cat smells these three smells, it will go crazy, bare its teeth and stretch out its claws, biting and scratching its owner.

Emperor Jiajing wanted his cat son-in-law to go crazy and "assassinate the emperor" on the day of the wedding ceremony. All he had to do was prepare a crazy cat drink, sprinkle it on a piece of cloth, and let the cat smell it.

In Yongshou Palace, Emperor Jiajing had four memorials at his side.

The first memorial was submitted by Wu Shilai five days ago, impeaching Yang Shun, Lu Kai and Lin Shisan.

The remaining three memorials were submitted today by the salted vegetable trio Wu Shilai, Zhang Chong, and Dong Chuanze. Their contents were to impeach the Fujian governor Ruan E and the father and son of the Yan family.

Emperor Jiajing asked Lü Fang: "What do you think of these three stupid memorials?"

Lu Fang replied: "Your Majesty, I think these three fools submitted their memorials at the right time. You can use these memorials to warn the Yan family."

Emperor Jiajing said, "Two of these three people are Xu Jie's students. One is from the same hometown as Xu Jie. It should be Xu Jie who instructed them to submit the memorial, right?"

Lü Fang said, "Your Majesty, the East Factory has learned the news. After Wu Shilai submitted his first memorial, Xu Jie returned his student card to him and severed the teacher-student relationship with him."

"I guess that these memorials were not sent by Xu Jie. These three people wanted to die for their loyalty, but Xu Jie didn't know about it beforehand."

"These three people want to emulate Yang Jisheng and Shen Lian, but unfortunately they are just imitating the ugly duckling."

Emperor Jiajing ordered: "Go to the cabinet duty room and call Xu Jie over."

Soon, the great sage prime minister Xu Jie arrived at the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing did not speak, but struck the bronze chime in the green gauze curtain. Lü Fang handed the three memorials of the day to Xu Jie with both hands.

Lu Fang said: "The Emperor asked Lord Xu to read these three memorials."

After reading the memorial carefully, Xu Jie cursed in his heart: Wu Shilai, Zhang Chong, and Dong Chuance, these three idiots! Impeaching Yan Song at this time will ruin my plan to overthrow Yan!

Sooner or later, I will break off relations with the Yan Party, but not now!
Next, Xu Jie said something that would be recorded in history and become infamous forever.

Xu Jie bowed and said, "Your Majesty. These three people framed the prime minister and the provincial governor on the same day. Someone must have instructed them!"

"Your Majesty, please send the factory guards to arrest them. After severe torture, we will be able to find out who is behind this!"

"Half a month ago, the Ministry of Rites went to the Six Departments to select censors who were good at speaking and eloquent, and sent them to Ryukyu as envoys. Wu Shilai was selected and included in the roster of envoys."

"He submitted a memorial to frame Yan Ge Lao and his son, Yang Shun, Ruan E, Lin Shisan and others. He must have been afraid that Ryukyu was far away and wanted to avoid the mission. That's why he created this farce of framing others."

Good fellow! At the critical moment, the great sage betrayed his students and fellow villagers without blinking an eye!

You know, everyone in the government and the country knows that Yan Song is your political enemy. Most of the charges brought against him by your students and fellow townsmen are true, but there is no evidence.

They reported Yan Song, but instead of protecting them, you added insult to injury and stomped on them? Just to stay out of it?
Among all the villains in the courts of ancient and modern times, none is as bad as Xu Jie!
Xu Jie added a few more words: "I think that Wu Shilai and the other two are seeking fame by impeaching the prime minister. This trend must not be allowed to continue. They should be stripped of their posts and executed."

With the great victory in the southeast and the Yan Party in full swing, it is understandable that you, Xu Jie, are unwilling to have a head-on conflict with them.

But in order to avoid trouble, you suggested that the emperor kill your students and fellow townsmen? Is this the advice a wise minister should give?

Throughout history, there has been no hypocrite or false wise man in the court who could match Xu Jie!

Emperor Jiajing showed a hint of sneer in the green gauze curtain. He struck the bronze bell again.

Lu Fang said, "Xu Ci Fu, please kneel down and greet me."

Xu Jie left the Yongshou Palace Hall.

Emperor Jiajing ordered Lü Fang: "Keep these memorials for now. I will make a decision after the cat wedding ceremony."

"Oh, by the way, when Xu Jie protested against the Confucius Temple incident, do you remember the eight words I wrote on the dragon case?"

Lu Fang replied: "I remember."

When Xu Jie was the editor of the Hanlin Academy, Emperor Jiajing followed the advice of Zhang Cong, the chief minister of the cabinet at that time, and wanted to remove Confucius' title of king and lower the standards for Confucius' worship.

This was a serious political event in the early Jiajing period.

In this incident, Xu Jie repeatedly jumped back and forth, and finally received an eight-character comment from Emperor Jiajing: Xu Jie is a villain, and will never be promoted.

Emperor Jiajing later promoted Xu Jie to be the second assistant and made him the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, but he actually had ulterior motives.

A villain is the leader of the Jiangnan gentry. When I want to take action against the Jiangnan gentry, I can find a bunch of crimes on their leader!
This is the method used by Emperor Jiajing to control his subordinates.

Emperor Jiajing said, "Go to Prince Yu's mansion tonight and tell Prince Yu the eight words I wrote on the dragon table. Tell Prince Yu that this is the good advice I gave him."

Xu Jie is a villain and will never be promoted.

It was these eight words that laid the groundwork for Gao Gong's overthrow of Xu in the future.

Xu Jie betrayed his students and fellow townsmen without blinking an eye. If someone betrayed him in the future, he would do the same without hesitation.

If you throw a boomerang, you will hurt yourself sooner or later.

A storm is brewing in the court. At the center of the storm is a cat wedding in Xiyuan.

If the cat wedding is a powder keg, Emperor Jiajing gave the task of lighting the fuse of the powder keg to Lin Shisan.

Three days later, early morning.

Lin Shisan prepared the Crazy Cat Drink, poured it into a small porcelain bottle, and put it into his sleeve.

He rode on his tall horse and rushed to the West Garden to prepare for the cat wedding ceremony.

(End of this chapter)