Chapter 35: The Emperor of the Apocalypse loves to eat stew
In addition to praising Yang Lian for a few words, Zhu Youxiao immediately issued an edict to show this "Respectful Description of the Beginning and End of the Hammer" to China and foreign countries, and ordered the East Factory to release people quickly.
Wei Zhongxian originally thought that Zhu Youxiao would directly agree, but he didn't expect such a result.
When the news came out, the government and the opposition were boiling.
Emperor Zhu Youxiao adopted the advice of the Apocalypse and sternly counted Wei Zhongxian that night, telling him to "do it for himself and slander him in vain".
Faced with such a situation, Wei Zhongxian could only release Wang Zhicai from the prison, and postponed the arrest of Li Kezhuo, the secretary of Guanglu Temple, who was preparing to sacrifice the red pill.
He didn't count after being criticized, and the emperor praised Yang Lian so much, Wei Zhongxian was naturally very unconvinced.
That night, he went to the house of Gu Bingqian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the two had a long talk.
Zhu Youxiao, who heard the news, laughed directly in the warm pavilion, he knew that his hand last night had worked.
Now, not only Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs are in a hurry, but even the Donglin party is also preaching their sage from top to bottom.
Wei Zhongxian entered the Gu Mansion through the back door wearing a cloak.
At this time, everyone is in danger, except for some hardcore eunuchs, no one will let Wei Zhongxian enter his house at all.
Gu Bingqian welcomed him in and asked anxiously: "Father-in-law Wei, the emperor has changed his mind and wants to help the Donglin Party?" ”
Wei Zhongxian didn't understand it either, and muttered: "I'm afraid the emperor's meaning is not so simple..."
Gu Bingqian poured him full of tea, "Now that the Donglin Party of the Manchu Dynasty has exploded, how did the emperor deal with the impeachment of you." ”
"Speaking of this, our family doesn't understand what kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd, although he doesn't let me approve the book, but he doesn't send it all, our family is the second monk who can't figure it out!"
Speaking of this, Wei Zhongxian shook his head and sighed: "The holy will is as deep as the sea!" ”
Gu Bingqian nodded, sat there and thought for a long time, and suddenly asked, "What does Gonggong Wei want to do, impeach Yang Lian?" ”
But seeing Wei Zhongxian slamming the teacup, he shook his head and said: "At this time, the impeachment of Yang Lian has no effect, just don't do it twice, kill two birds with one stone!" ”
"What a two-pronged method, please ask Gonggong Wei to make it clear!" Gu Bingqian leaned over.
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Early the next morning, the Qianqing Palace West Warm Pavilion.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the question book in front of him, and a trace of arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This time, Wei Zhongxian did not look for Yang Lian alone, but killed two birds with one stone, and while counterattacking Yang Lian, he also pulled Wang An, who had been recuperating at home, into the water.
He first asked Gu Bingqian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to say that the eunuch Wang Anqiang, the eunuch of the Ministry of Rites, was in charge of the seal, and warned himself to hold the "power of Weifu" and "don't listen to the fall of Emperor Zhongjuan".
On the other hand, Wei Zhongxian asked the imperial historian Cui Chengxiu to say that Yang Lian colluded with Wang An, saying that the former first assistant Fang Congzhe Zhishi was forced by the two of them.
The real purpose of Yang Lian's "Respecting the Beginning and End of the Attack" is actually to increase his prestige so that he can become the first assistant of the cabinet.
After Zhu Youxiao read the two notes, he saw it clearly at once, this is a very simple strategy.
After that, Zhu Youxiao still kept the recitals of the "eunuch" officials and did not issue them.
In the face of the impeachment of Gu Bingqian, Cui Chengxiu and others, Yang Lian naturally looked like he had suffered a great injustice, and he was indignant.
It's true that I colluded with Wang An, but is this something that you are qualified to talk about as a eunuch?
In the next few days, there were several times more books in the Qianqing Palace, and most of them were "eunuchs" and Donglin officials impeaching each other and attacking each other.
But all the music is like a stone sinking into the sea, and there is no sound as soon as you enter the warm pavilion.
It wasn't until Yang Lian's note three days later that the chaos in the DPRK in recent days was somewhat calmed.
Zhu Youxiao has been waiting for Yang Lian's reaction.
Yang Lian's meaning in the recital is that at this time, Fang Congzhe has already sent a message, although it is true that he has a personal relationship with Wang An, and he has also impeached Fang Congzhe many times.
However, it is absolutely impossible to say that he opportunistically drilled into the camp because of this, and exalted himself by attacking Fang Congzhe, so as to achieve the goal of becoming the first assistant of the cabinet.
Because at that time, the first assistant of the cabinet had already been appointed as Ye Xianggao by the seriously ill Emperor Taichang, and at that time, he was also in the military department, and he was only a nine-grade sesame official, even if he was promoted to the third or fourth level, he could not enter the cabinet.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao didn't care about what he said in the recital.
The key is not what Yang Lian said in the recital, but that he admitted the two points of impeachment of Gu Bingqian and Cui Chengxiu.
First, colluding with Wang An.
Second, the former first assistant Fang Congzhe was impeached many times.
People are right to impeach, you don't refute it but admit it, and the article that can be done here is too big.
"The minister is not sick, and he does not dare to ask for illness. The emperor is not guilty of the minister, and he cannot be asked for a crime. Only the meager traces of the heart, the grace of the begging might, and the vassals are just those who retreat bravely from the rapids. ”
Seeing the end, Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised, this Yang Lian was too impatient, and after refuting, he actually resigned directly!
As soon as I finished reading it, an attendant came and bowed at his feet.
"Your Majesty, Lord Yang has been packing his luggage since he got out, and now he has left the house, saying that he wants to go back to his hometown in Hubei to farm."
This Yang Lian's official position is not high, but his prestige in Shilin is not low, if he does not keep it, there will be a whisper, Zhu Youxiao smiled secretly and made a big surprise:
"How can this be?"
Soon, the news that Zhu Youxiao was not sure whether to release Yang Lian or keep Yang Lian reached the ears of Wei Zhongxian, who was on duty as the celebrant supervisor.
When he first heard it, Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed, smiling, and jumping three feet high happily.
Wei Zhongxian didn't have much hope for this little trick of himself, he just wanted to provoke trouble first, so as to deal with the arrogance of the Donglin party.
Even if it's just a nest for them, my heart is happy!
Unexpectedly, Yang Lian was dizzy, and he directly "resisted Zhang and begged", with such an unexpected effect, how could Wei Zhongxian not be ecstatic in his heart?
But he thought about it again, now Yang Lian didn't really go home after all, this old guy is waiting outside the city, waiting for the emperor's will, what if the emperor really stays?
Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian decided to continue to be a wicked person who "blinded the Holy Hearing", and personally went to the Warm Pavilion to fool around, it was best to find a way to get the emperor to approve his resignation!
When he went to Cining Palace to report on Mao Wenlong's victory in Zhenjiang that day, Wei Zhongxian heard Concubine Liu say that the emperor likes to eat "three things of stew".
Since you want to fool the emperor, you have to be fully prepared.
Before going to the Warm Pavilion, Wei Zhongxian first went to Guanglu Temple and asked the cook to make a few more plates of stewed three things at dinner, and then he brought them in one by one.
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That night, when Zhu Youxiao had dinner, Wei Zhongxian personally brought a fragrant and hot stew.
"Delicious, delicious." In fact, Zhu Youxiao really likes to eat this dish, and when he receives it, he begins to eat it happily, and he is addicted.
"This dish is supervised by the slave maid today in person to Guanglu Temple, and the ingredients are also carefully selected by the slave maid, the emperor thinks it is delicious, eat more, and if you want to eat such delicious food again in the future, you will have less!"
Hearing what Wei Zhongxian said, Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart, and naturally understood that he was playing a trick on himself, but he had to pretend to be "stupid" today.
"What do you mean by that?"
Wei Zhongxian sighed and said, "Didn't those old men in the court always say that slaves and maids are in the way here?" Especially that Yang Lian's broken mouth, he always looks at the slave and maid unpleasantly, and always wants to drive me away. ”
Zhu Youxiao laughed when he heard this, took a mouthful of pig's trotter tendon and stuffed it in his mouth and chewed.
"Hey, you mean that broken mouth? If he still drives you away, he will leave himself, and he is asking me to allow him to go back to his hometown. ”
"The minister knows." Wei Zhongxian looked surprised, and boldly tentatively said: "Since he took the initiative to leave, the emperor will allow him to go." ”