I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

After this series of operations, not only did they fail to accomplish anything, but the three people who withdrew from the cabinet also started a war of words on the only way to leave the cabinet. The first to start the attack was undoubtedly Yan Shifan, played by Lin Yuxia.

"You pulled me off my horse. I thought you two were rewarded with a two-person sedan chair in the imperial city."

Facing Yan Shifan's attack, Gao Gong, played by Master Bai Tian, ​​was a man of hot temper, both in person and in character. He did not tolerate the other party at all and immediately fought back:

"People's legs are used for walking. Could it be that the young minister's legs can't even walk without the sedan chair?"

This sounds like just another kind of sarcasm, but in fact it is a huge attack on the character Yan Shifan played by Lin Yuxia. Yan Shifan was blind and lame in history, and the blindness of Chen Qi was not replicated in the play because he was afraid of overshadowing Lin Yuxia's performance, but the lameness was always reflected in the details.

Gao Gong's counterattack also completely angered Yan Shifan. Now that Yan Shifan had left the cabinet, he also fanned the flames of the Qingliu Party:

"Gao Suqing! You left home when you were young and returned when you are old. If you are willing to walk, you should understand today that you can leave."

"If you still want to stay and wait for the position of Prime Minister, I will tell you today. Xu Jie hasn't even sat on it yet. Even if he does, he won't pass it on to you."

"He has a student named Zhao Zhenji waiting for him in Jiangnan, and you also have a student named Zhang Juzheng waiting for you."

Gao Gong, played by Master Bai Tian, ​​turned pale upon hearing these words. He had just resigned from the cabinet and was naturally in a bad mood. Now that Yan Shifan had provoked him, he immediately shouted:

"I, Gao Gong, don't have a father who is a prime minister, and I have never wanted to be a prime minister!"

After that, Gao Gong left indignantly, but no matter what, Yan Shifan's provocation did anger Gao Gong. After Gao Gong left, only Zhang Juzheng, played by Wen Yue, was left to face his anger alone.

The first thing Yan Shifan did when they met was to warn Zhang Juzheng, the "child prodigy" who was the youngest and least experienced in the cabinet, and secretly told him not to be clever, otherwise he would bring disaster upon himself.

But Zhang Juzheng, played by Wen Yue, was not as furious as Gao Gong. Instead, he kept fighting back:

"As the ancients said, everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather. If you can sacrifice your life for your country, I, Zhang, will accept it calmly."

"——Are you worthy enough to talk to me about serving the country?!"

Sure enough, Zhang Juzheng's words completely angered Yan Shifan, and similar words were also used in his conversation with Hu Zongxian. Such a scene also made the Great Yan Emperor shake his head and mutter:

"This young man is incorrigible...Yan Song taught him this, but he just wouldn't change. Who is this smart-aleck person? If the Yan Party is to fall in the future, it will surely be Yan Shifan who will fall."

Yan Shifan, played by Lin Yuxia in the play, of course did not know the evaluation of the Great Yan Emperor. If we cut off the beginning and the end and only look at this part, he actually has some of the stubbornness of a loyal minister, cursing:

"The treasury is empty. We want to find ways to make up for the deficit, but you are cutting off the source of the trouble. When have you ever thought about the country? When have you ever thought about our Great Yan Dynasty?!"

"The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, and the palace are all waiting for money. You were the one who asked for money during the meeting at the beginning of the year. We finally negotiated a deal of 500,000 rolls of silk with a Western merchant, but you sent two desperate men to stop us."

"Zhang Taiyue, put your hand on your chest and think about it. You are using others as a weapon just to overthrow us. What have you learned about rationalism, psychology, and your teachers?!"

However, even at this point, Zhang Juzheng, played by Wen Yue, still refuted her words with reason and evidence. In the end, Yan Shifan, who could no longer bear it and had nothing to say, walked away in anger. Before leaving, he pointed at Zhang Juzheng and cursed:

"Stir it! Stir it! Just stir it!"

"Hu Zongxian was deprived of military supplies at the front and suffered a defeat! He caused chaos in the southeast and brought about the demise of the Great Yan Dynasty!"

"I will just die with you guys."

The deafening voice of Yan Shifan, played by Lin Yuxia, was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears at this moment. When the Emperor of Dayan heard the line "The Dayan Dynasty is fallen", he couldn't help but tremble all over. His expression suddenly froze, and he didn't know what to say.

From a national perspective, what Yan Shifan said was right, but the national treasury had to be replenished with the blood and flesh of the people. This dilemma left the Emperor of Dayan with no solution.

For a moment, the Great Yan Emperor only felt a wave of fatigue coming over him, and he couldn't help but lie down in an almost limp posture.

Obviously, this line written by Chen Qi had upset the Great Yan Emperor again. The Great Yan Emperor himself didn't know how many times this had happened, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"No wonder so many kings of various countries are afraid of him... Who wouldn't be afraid if this thing was written?"

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Volume 309: Chapter : Emperor Da Yan: Destroy it, quickly, I can't lead this Da Yan

The Emperor of Dayan has not watched Chen Qi's "The Dynasty of Dayan" for several months. In a sense, watching this drama now is more painful for the Emperor of Dayan than watching the Censor's Deathly Remonstrance.

As the king of the Great Yan Kingdom, he had to watch the broken Great Yan in this drama and feel anxious. Especially now that many of the satirical phenomena in the drama were beginning to be verified under his investigation, he felt even more sad.

He pondered over and over again, was he unfit to be an emperor? Could it be that just one "year" could make Da Yan, a country that had experienced so many generations of wise rulers, become like this after an unprecedented war?

From the perspective of Emperor Dayan, the reason why Dayan in the play showed such a downward trend was that all the responsibility ultimately lay with Jiajing. It was this troublesome emperor who forced these ministers to hone their fighting skills to the extreme.

Obviously, each of these people in the cabinet is a pillar of the country. As long as they use their abilities in the right way, each of them can be a great talent who can become one of the three highest officials in the country. However, most of their energy is focused on party struggles. In the end, who has really considered the people and Dayan?

But if the king is not capable, no matter how talented the ministers are, they can only barely maintain a country. But if no one can change the king's will, even if there are capable ministers, they can't do anything for Dayan.

The subsequent plot seemed to verify the Emperor's idea. Jiajing had already determined that Zheng and He would die, and he also let Zhao Zhenji, played by Ling, take the post of governor of Zhejiang City with the imperial edict. However, from the beginning, Zhao Zhenji had no intention of investigating the matter thoroughly. Instead, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, was determined to expose the truth.

When it comes to Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, he collects the confessions of Zheng and He one by one, asks more questions, and is not afraid of making a big fuss. Even Yang Jinshui is driven crazy, but Zhao Zhenji is not in a hurry. This also makes us understand the personality traits of Zhao Zhenji's character.

"I've heard Director Chen Qi tell Ling more than once that Zhao Zhenji has a nickname of 'non-stick pan'. Now I see that it's true."

The corners of Emperor Da Yan's mouth twitched slightly, and he immediately understood the troubles of Zhao Zhenji played by Ling, and said:

"In the final analysis, Zhao Zhenji had a strong utilitarian mindset this time. He knew from the beginning that the Zhejiang case had to be investigated, but not too deeply. What was important was not the result, but 'what result Jiajing wanted'."

"At first, he supported Yang Jinshui because he thought Yang Jinshui represented the attitude of the palace. Later, Yang Jinshui was driven crazy, but he didn't care at all. He just waited for Jiajing to make his attitude clear."

"And Hai Rui, who intends to investigate everything, is the stone in her hand, throwing it to test the waters, making sure that everything she does in the end can satisfy Jiajing."

Therefore, Hai Rui wanted to expose the truth, Zhao Zhenji did not stop him at first, and Yang Jinshui had to play dumb, which he was even more happy to see - because if he didn't do this, how could he be sure that Jiajing and the palace knew how chaotic the situation in Zhejiang City was? How could he be sure of Jiajing's intention?

Therefore, he had to get the most explicit order from Jiajing to ensure that his actions would be in line with Jiajing's ideas. Only in this way could he be promoted all the way and have the opportunity to enter the cabinet - this was Emperor Dayan's understanding of Zhao Zhenji.

"He is a talented person who can be a prime minister, but he doesn't put his best effort into his work. He only thinks about trying to figure out the emperor's intentions and trying to please him, while shirking all other tasks and responsibilities."

"Only people like this can enter the cabinet, but given his unwillingness to take on big responsibilities, he will never be the Prime Minister."

The Emperor of Dayan also had a contemptuous attitude towards people like Zhao Zhenji played by Ling. And just as he said, after the news of Yang Jinshui's madness and the confession that Hai Rui had painstakingly obtained were sent to the palace, Jiajing once again issued an imperial edict to the people of Zhejiang City, and as soon as this imperial edict came, Zhao Zhenji was confused.

"Although the Weaving Bureau and the Maritime Customs Office were under the jurisdiction of the inner court, they were also the key to the national treasury."

"I only wear eight sets of clothes in all four seasons. I change them dry and wash them wet. I give them to the princes, envoys, officials and soldiers. I save money and use it for the needs of the army and the country. I always think about the difficulties of the country and the people's livelihood."

Neither Emperor Dayan nor Wei Yanwu wanted to comment on the shameless lies in Jiajing's edict about himself being frugal and loving the people, but the key point lies in the end of the edict. Even though Yang Jinshui and others were angrily reprimanded, he only asked Yang Jinshui to return to the palace for questioning, and did not express how to deal with him or punish him.

This made Zhao Zhenji unable to figure out what Jiajing meant. In the following interrogation of Zheng and He, he immediately showed caution. However, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, was eager to poke a hole in the sky after reading the imperial edict.

"This Hai Rui... after all, he still has illusions about Jiajing."

The Emperor of Great Yan also shook his head. On the screen, after reading the imperial edict, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, who had always had a clear understanding of the Great Yan court and its officials, burst into tears for the first time and could not help but sigh:

"This imperial decree made her Jiajing, which was a good thing. But she was deceived by the treacherous ministers. After this, if she recognizes Jiajing's true face, how desolate will she feel in her heart..."

For the Emperor of Dayan, both Chen Huijie and the character Hai Rui, played by her, represent the young people of Dayan who are full of justice, have a passion for the court, and want to serve the country. However, the Dayan in the play today is destined to disappoint these young people, and he really can't bear it.

But no matter how he lamented in reality, Hai Rui in the plot was even more confident after receiving the imperial edict. Especially Liang Xun and Ning Ciqiu played Zheng He. When they saw Yang Jinshui's crazy look, Liang Xun's Zheng Michang understood everything and also understood his own fate.

But after understanding everything, I gained the confidence to be fearless. Since we are all going to die anyway, I might as well get a few more people to accompany them!

"So much silk and the money from selling it are sent to the palace every month. Do we have to tell you whatever you ask us? Do we have to expose whoever is involved?!"

"Lao He, no one is going to save us... If not for ourselves, but for our families, we have to save ourselves!"

With these words from Zheng Michang, played by Liang Xun, He Maocai, played by Ning Ciqiu, was completely fearless. He pulled Liang Xun beside him emotionally and said in a tearful voice:

"Old Zheng, my colleagues have always looked down on you over the past few years... Today, I will not submit to anyone but you! I am convinced from the bottom of my heart!"

"Ask, ask! As long as you dare to ask, I will tell you everything!"

However, even though the two of them were so desperate and Zhao Zhenji, Tan Lun and others still hoped not to involve the palace and the emperor, Hai Rui still took great pains to collect confessions and evidence that would be enough to expand the matter to shock the court and the public. But in the end, it could not change the result that Jiajing did not want to overthrow Yan.

Hai Rui's painstaking collection of memorials that implicated the greater cause was burned by Jiajing in front of Xu Jie and Yan Song. In the end, Zheng and He were executed, and Jiajing did not touch anyone, whether it was Yang Jinshui who pretended to be crazy or Yan's party.

Even the huge amount of stolen money involved in this case was not mentioned by the court. A huge case that was enough to shake the court and the country ended with the punishment of two minor officials and the name of "minor officials with huge corruption".

Such a result is hard for Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, to accept, and it also makes her completely disappointed with the court.

At this time, Zhao Zhenji, played by Ling, wanted to recommend Hai Rui and Wang Yongji to be the prefects, and the first thing he asked them to do was to raise military supplies for Hu Zongxian to fight against Hai Si.

"After autumn, let's make the people suffer a little more. The people will understand the military and national affairs."

"——Why don't you confiscate so much stolen money, or make the people suffer?!"

In the end, Hai Rui was completely disappointed and just wanted to resign and go home. When faced with Tan Lun's attempts to keep him, Hai Rui's answer was a sentence that is enough to hurt the Emperor of Great Yan and Wei Yanwu and others:

"Does my Great Yan Dynasty still have sharp swords?! No matter how sharp the sword is, it is just a rusty knife in your hands!"

"Please stop suppressing my resignation!"

After going through so much, Hai Rui completely recognized the true faces of the Yan Party and the Qingliu Party. The Yan Party was evil, but the Qingliu Party only wanted to overthrow Yan and did not really care about the people. In the fight between these two factions, Hai Rui did not want to help either side. Her sharp sword could no longer find anyone who could drive it.

"call……"

There were more than ten episodes in total, which were watched in one breath by Emperor Dayan and Wei Yanwu. Emperor Dayan rubbed his eyes and felt that his pupils were very tired, but in comparison, his heart was even more tired.

"In the end, the Yan Party still did not fall. Even though Hai Rui was so talented, he still could not shake anything in the end..."

"That's not necessarily true." At this moment, Wei Yanwu saw that his brother looked very disheartened, so he blew a puff of smoke into his face. Seeing his non-smoking brother coughing, he turned around and said:

"That kid Chen Qi said that it won't be long before the Yan Party falls. Don't you want to see how the Yan Party falls in the end?"

"If even such a big case didn't bring down the Yan Party, how else can the Yan Party be brought down?" Upon hearing this, the Great Yan Emperor immediately sat up from his seat and asked in confusion.

After all, Hai Rui had a golden opportunity this time. The two main criminals who were interrogated were fearless and had already made a huge hole, but they were stopped by Jiajing alone. If he did not want to overthrow Yan, no one could bring down Yan's party.

Now that this case is over, the Yan Party has been disassociated from the matter, and it is almost impossible to bring up old issues, unless the Yan Party has a huge flaw again in a short period of time, which will make Jiajing determined to overthrow Yan again.

Wei Yanwu smiled slightly when he heard this, and shook his head mysteriously before saying:

"It seems that Your Majesty did not look carefully enough. Yan Song also mentioned that changing rice to mulberry will not be profitable for the time being. They plan to send that man named Yan Maoqing to the south to inspect the salt industry to enrich the national treasury."

"It just so happens that I will be performing soon. If Your Majesty doesn't mind, you can go with me. Then you will know exactly what Dao Yan should do."

"——Take me there quickly!"

As soon as Wei Yanwu said this, when he heard the two key words "salt inspection" and "anti-Yan", the originally dim eyes of the Great Yan Emperor brightened up, because these two topics were topics that he was extremely interested in.

Salt tax was a very important tax in the Great Yan Dynasty. According to Wei Yanwu, the Yan Party seemed to have huge loopholes in the salt inspection, which made Jiajing determined to overthrow the Yan Party.

The Great Yan Emperor wanted to know if Chen Qi's script could provide him with any clues about the salt tax. If Chen Qi could provide him with a great reference value just like this time when he thoroughly investigated the collusion between local government officials and businessmen, then it would be another great contribution to his Great Yan!

PS: First chapter today!

Volume 310: Chapter : The second half of "The Great Yan Dynasty", what was the cause of the salt inspection to the south?

"Old Wei, you're finally here. I really don't know how to act without you in this scene."

"Ah, and your majesty, judging from your expression, you should have finished watching the plot of "The Great Yan Dynasty" during this period. I hope it didn't make you feel too sad."

When Wei Yanwu and Emperor Da Yan arrived at the West Garden where Chen Qi was going to film, the sky had already darkened. They watched the filming from noon until dark, but fortunately Wei Yanwu had already agreed with Chen Qi that he would definitely come to film today, so Chen Qi and the crew had been waiting until now.

As soon as the Great Yan Emperor arrived, Liang Xun and Ning Ci Qiu, who had already finished their performance, suddenly appeared in front of him. Without hesitation, they knelt down before the Emperor and said in unison with great respect and sincere tones:

"Your Majesty, we have said many outrageous things in the play. Although we followed the script, we are still guilty of slandering the court. Please punish us, Your Majesty!"

After finishing the play, Liang Xun and Ning Ci Qiu knew very well that the two characters they played would be scolded to death by the people and officials after "The Great Yan Dynasty 1566" was broadcast, especially Liang Xun himself. Although Zheng Michang, played by him, was relatively calm in the play, he was actually more hated by the officials.

And all this is just because of a line he said during the interrogation in the play, "The robes of civil officials are woven with birds, and the robes of military officials are embroidered with beasts. Putting on these robes, which one of us is not... a beast in human clothing?"

Liang Xun still remembers that when he finished his lines, he threw a cup at Zhu Qi, the leader of the imperial guards, and almost killed him. If Wei Yanwu, who was watching the play, hadn't stopped him in time, he would still be staying in the Imperial Hospital.

But this reaction also made Liang Xun realize clearly that once the drama was broadcast, his line would be considered an insult to all the civil and military officials in Dayan's officialdom, and it would be difficult for him to continue his career in the court in the future.

However, Liang Xun and Ning Ci Qiu already had this realization when they were performing in "The Great Yan Dynasty". They knew that even if they were not misunderstood by the officials in the future, they would inevitably be "misunderstood" by the people. But they were willing to make such sacrifices in order to shoot this work that would be passed down to future generations and serve as a mirror for the drama.

However, being willing to sacrifice does not mean that they will not seek forgiveness. Now in front of the Great Yan Emperor, the two of them are both pleading guilty, hoping to be forgiven by the Great Yan Emperor, so that they can wash away their "bad reputation".

"...No way, you are the heroes of Da Yan. I should thank you for your efforts on behalf of all officials and the people. This has enabled me and the people to see the true face of some corrupt officials."

The Emperor of Dayan would naturally not make things difficult for these two loyal ministers. He actually bent down and helped them up. Before they could express their gratitude in fear and trepidation, the Emperor of Dayan gave them the best reward and compensation.

"Not only will I not punish you, I will reward you - not just you, but anyone who has made sacrifices in this drama, I will issue an edict when this drama is broadcast, to announce it to the world, to let the people know that you are not only not the criminals in the drama, but also the meritorious and wise ministers of my Great Yan."

"Liang Xun, you performed outstandingly this time. The Grand Tutor also showed me your achievements in Shangshu before. I am quite satisfied. It is a pity that your talent is only used as a prefect in a local area."

"Since you have made great contributions this time, I will promote you to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although it is not as good as Ning Ci Qiu's Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, it is also a third-rank official. It can be regarded as my compensation for your huge sacrifice of reputation this time. There will be another prefect in Shangshu to take care of it for you, and you will stay in the palace to do your work in the future."

"I am but a rotten wood of talent, yet I have received such a grace from Heaven... I bow down to Your Majesty and thank you!"

Liang Xun was also a little surprised that he was promoted directly after just acting. He wanted to refuse, but when he looked at Ning Ciqiu beside him, he swallowed his words and accepted the transfer order with a little uneasiness.

The Great Yan Emperor turned his gaze to Ning Ci Qiu who was standing beside him, and said with a smile:

"Ning Ci Qiu, you are already the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, a second-rank official. The Minister of Rites is old, and the first person he recommended to me was you."

"But I can't let you take over the position of Minister of Rites right now... How about this, you have a friendship with Liang Xun, Liang Xun has just come to the Ministry of Revenue to work, and he is still unfamiliar with the coordination of the six ministries. The former Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has returned home to observe mourning, so I will let you temporarily serve as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"From now on, you have to help Liang Xun get familiar with the structure and operation of the six ministries. As the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, you have a lot of communication with the other five ministries. I am waiting for you to teach me a good Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"I also believe that you will not abuse your power for personal gain by taking charge of the affairs of both departments. From now on, the two of you will supervise each other and work together to share the worries of me and Dayan."

"——Thank you, Your Majesty!"