Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 176 The Art of the Emperor
Lu Bingwen said: "Oh? Is Yang Qianyuan not in good health? Are you already preparing for your own funeral?"

Fatty Xu munched on the duck leg and replied: "Our eyes and ears say that Yang Qianyuan is not sick or in trouble, and his appetite is very good. He can eat three bowls of fried noodles in one meal."

Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears are so powerful that they can even check the appetite of the officials.

After hearing Fatty Xu's words, He Liu thought to himself: Not good!This Yang Lian might want to impeach Yan Song and his son with the method of admonishing officials to death!
Today is the birthday of Taishang Laojun Xian.

Emperor Jiajing favored Taoism.Every year on the birthday of Taishang Laojun, there is a fasting ceremony and praying for blessings.According to the rules of previous years, all civil and military officials of the seventh rank and above in Beijing had to write green poems and dedicate them to Yongshou Palace.

Qing Ci, also known as Green Chapter, is a blessing article burned to God during the fasting ceremony. It is named after it is written in red ink on the ivy paper.

Yan Song was favored by Emperor Jiajing back then because he wrote good Ci.

In Xiyuan, Yan Song and Xu Jie each wrote a green poem.

After they were done, they handed over Qingci to Lu Fang, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Lu Fang returned to the Yongshou Palace holding Qing Ci.

Emperor Jiajing asked with his eyes closed in the green gauze tent, "Have you finished writing the Qing Ci of Yan Song and Xu Jie?"

Lu Fang said: "It's finished, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jiajing asked again: "Have you handed in all the green poems of all the officials in the yamen in the capital? When they are all in place, they will be burned. Give it to the Supreme Immortal."

Lu Fang replied: "Report to the emperor, the Qing Ci of the six ministries and other yamen are all available. Only the Metropolitan Procuratorate is missing a copy."

Emperor Jiajing opened his eyes: "Who is missing?"

Lu Fang said: "The lack of the right is caused by Yang Lian, the imperial censor."

Emperor Jiajing closed his eyes and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Go and remind!"

At this moment, Huang Jin, the inspector of ceremonies, hurriedly entered the hall with a booklet in his hand: "Your Majesty, Yang Lian's Qing Ci is here!"

Emperor Jiajing glanced at the notebook in Huang Jin's hand and asked, "Why didn't he write it on the ivy paper?"

Huang Jindao: "Report to the emperor, Yang Qianyuan said that this Qingci is a bit long, and the Qingteng paper cannot be transcribed. So I used the booklet."

Emperor Jiajing became interested: "Oh? Bring it up and show me."

He opened the memorial, only to see that the fold was wrapped in a yellow cloth.He removed the yellow cloth, and saw the five large characters on the folded seal: "Please Punish Thieves and Officials".

Open the folded seal, and the first line of the folded text reads: Yang Lian, an upright sinner, please take Song's five major treacheries and ten major crimes as your majesty's Chen Zhi!

It took Emperor Jiajing two sticks of incense to finish reading this Wanyan Zhe.

Emperor Jiajing showed an uncertain smile: "Go, call Yan Song, Yan Shifan, and Xu Jie!"

He Liu had an evaluation of Emperor Jiajing in his heart: the current sage is not the most wise monarch of all time, but the smartest monarch.

He Liu's evaluation is very pertinent.Emperor Jiajing did not go to court for decades, and lived in the harem, but he was able to play tricks on his officials.His intelligence is probably unmatched by anyone in the world!
In terms of controlling officials, he is well versed in the essence of the word "dou".As long as the courtiers fight with each other, it depends on the emperor's face.There will be no such thing as too much power and threatening the emperor.

In recent years, Emperor Jiajing has taken advantage of the contradictions between the Yuwang Party, the Strict Party, and the Eunuch Party to perfect the emperor's art.

Not long after, Yan Song, father and son, and Xu Jie entered the main hall.

Emperor Jiajing threw Yang Lian's copybook to the ground: "Look at it!"

Yan Song, his son, and Xu Jie read the memorial.After reading it, the expressions of the three of them all changed.

Yan Shifan looked angry, and first kowtowed and said, "My Majesty! This Yang Lianzhen is the most treacherous and evil person in the world today! He uttered nonsense in the memorial and spitting blood! The minister and the minister have always followed the rules and laws, and are loyal to the emperor. The ten crimes and five traitors mentioned in the compromise are pure slander!"

Emperor Jiajing said with a half-smile, "Xu Cifu, what do you think?"

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Jie's head. Now he can't say that Yang Lianshen is right, nor can he say that Yang Lianshen is wrong.

To say that Yang Liancan was right, wouldn't it mean that he had torn his face with Yan Song and his son?He thought it was not time for a showdown.

Is it wrong to say that Yang Lian is ginseng?Wouldn't that make Chaozhong Qingliu look down on him?He, Xu Jieke, has always claimed to be a gentleman, and he cares most about his own reputation.

Xu Jie is worthy of being an old fox in the officialdom.He said, "My Majesty, there is one item in Yang Lian's memorabilia: 'Second assistant Xu Jiemeng was specially promoted by His Majesty, but he also violated everything and did not dare to uphold the righteousness. It must be called a negative for the country." I thought Yang Lian Shen is right! When dealing with certain matters, the minister is indeed too old to be upright."

Xu Jie rejoiced in his heart: I really don't know if Yang Lian is really confused or pretending to be.Fortunately, he scolded me together in the memorial, which proves that I am not the backstage who ordered him to be in the memorial!
Emperor Jiajing was a little dissatisfied with Xu Jie's answer: "You really like to plead guilty. That's all. I won't ask you anymore. Mr. Yan Ge, what do you think of this scripture?"

If Xu Jie is an old fox in the officialdom, then Yan Song is the fox fairy in the officialdom!

He bowed his head and said: "The state affairs have been difficult these years, and the chief minister of the cabinet is always incompetent. Yang Lian is a minister, and the minister has nothing to say. However, this minister feels a little strange."

Emperor Jiajing said: "Oh? Where is the strangeness?"

Yan Song replied: "There is a saying in the compromise, saying, 'May Your Majesty listen to the minister's blunt words, investigate Yan Song's father and son's treachery, or ask King Yu.' Is this Yang Lian deliberately talking about King Yu?"

Although Yan Song said that Yang Lian was "chasing" Yu Wang, he was actually implying Emperor Jiajing: Yu Wang is the backstage of Yang Lian's book!King Yu's instigation of Yang Lian to participate in the emperor's favored minister must have two intentions!

Emperor Jiajing said: "Whether it's intentional or not, you can tell if you send someone to ask. Lu Fang, pass it on to Lu Bing!"

Not long after, Lu Bing entered the hall.Emperor Jiajing let him read the scriptures first, and then said: "You send someone to ask Yang Lian what is the intention of mentioning King Yu in the scriptures? Well, He Liu is capable of doing things, let him go!"

Lu Bing said: "Follow the order!"

He Liu took his order and came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.Yang Lian was sitting in the censor's room in Qiandu.

He Liudao: "The emperor asked a question. What is your intention in saying 'or ask Yu Wang' in the memorial?"

Yang Lian's answer was flawless, and he directly disassociated King Yu from this memorial.

"Apart from King Yu, is there anyone in the court who is not afraid of Yan Song and his son?"

He Liu walked up to Yang Lian, lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Yang Shi, you will definitely die if you do this. Is it worth it?"

Yang Lian cupped his hands towards He Liugong, and said decisively: "Master He, sweeping away the traitors is the law of heaven!"

He Liu sighed in his heart: Yang Lian, a real husband!Then he turned around and went to Yongshou Palace.He told Emperor Jiajing about Yang Lian's sentence "Aside from King Yu, is there anyone in the court who is not afraid of Yan Song and his son?"

Xu Jie heard the words from the side, and heaved a sigh of relief: Fortunately, Yang Lian is not a nerd, and knows that King Yu can't have anything to do with this memorial.Luckily.

(End of this chapter)