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Lin Yanchao remembered that three years ago, he also went to the Jinluan Palace to meet the Son of Heaven through this road, and saw the face of heaven for the first time.

At that time, the Son of Heaven was still young, and his mind was not so heavy, and he generally still trusted the officials and ministers.

Although he is the same age as the emperor, he actually has the experience of a middle-aged person.

Lin Yanchao is not stable enough to deal with things, and he does not look like he is not confused at all, but fortunately, it is precisely because of this that he dares to do things that others dare not do.

Coming to the middle right door on the verandah side of the Imperial Palace, several Si Yan pushed open the vermilion lacquer door for Lin Yanchao.

The two eunuchs behind the door searched Lin Yanchao's body, and then Gao Huai said: "Your Majesty, wait in the palace, you hurry up." ”

Several eunuchs hurriedly said yes, and then signaled that Lin Yanchao could enter the palace to see His Majesty.

Gao Huai lowered a few steps, he looked at Lin Yanchao, his eyes showed pain, he couldn't do anything, but he couldn't say a word.

But Lin Yanchao nodded and walked up the steps calmly.

The sandalwood smoke curled on the middle pole hall, Lin Yanchao looked at the sandalwood smoke, stood behind the imperial case, and then crossed the threshold to the hall and saluted: "The criminal minister Lin Yanchao knocks to see Your Majesty." ”

Hearing the word sinner, the Son of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart said that Lin Yanchao did not escape, but also called himself a sinner, as if he knew his mistake.

The Son of Heaven looked at the recital on the imperial case and thought, maybe Lin Yanchao had something to do, and asked about the purpose of this, so I spared him.

The Son of Heaven knocked on the imperial case with his hand, and said with a calm face: "Lin Yanchao, you call yourself a criminal minister, do you know where the crime is?" ”

The majestic jade sound echoed in the empty Zhongji Hall.

All the eunuchs hung their heads and held their breath.

Lin Yanchao was lying in the hall, but his voice was as clear as standing and speaking.

"The minister has three crimes, His Majesty is at fault, the minister is afraid and cowers, and he does not dare to admonish, one crime."

"Minister......

"That's enough...... the Son of Heaven picked up the royal case and threw it under Lin Yanchao's knees.

"Who called you this piece to accuse me and the Empress Dowager of Compassion? Isn't it Shen Shixing? ”

Lin Yanchao looked at the music scattered on the ground, half of which was cracked due to excessive force.

The chapter is the sword of the civil minister, and the sword of the military general is used to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions to protect the family and defend the country. And Wenchen's sword is to ask for the life of the people in the world.

This chapter was broken, just like the sword of a military general, which made Lin Yanchao quite sad.

"It's the minister's idea alone, it has nothing to do with others, and besides, Shen Ge is an old man, and His Majesty also knows it, and he will never dare to do such a thing."

The Son of Heaven obviously didn't believe Lin Yanchao's words, but he still understood Shen Shixing's character.

But it's just that as an emperor, I can't help but be suspicious, and Zhang Juzheng himself was not an ordinary trust.

The Son of Heaven continued: "Lin Qing, you usually look very stable, and I also trust you? You are my minister, what can't you say to me directly, do you have to go to the concert to make the world know? Where do you put the face of me and the Queen Mother? ”

Lin Yanchao said: "The guilty minister persuaded His Majesty twice during the Japanese speech, but His Majesty did not listen. Therefore, the guilty minister is only today to die and admonish, hoping that Your Majesty will be able to curtain your hundreds of millions of people. ”

After speaking, Lin Yanchao picked up the broken piece on the ground and held it high with both hands.

The Son of Heaven looked at the Zhang, and Lin Yanchao said two things.

One thing, please ask the Queen Mother to reduce the cost of King Lu's wedding to 5.9 million taels to one-third.

On the other hand, the Chu Party has been completely rejected, and there are still courtiers who criticize the roots, and the officials are all in danger, so they implore the imperial history to be restrained and the ministers to be decent.

For King Lu's wedding, the Queen Mother instructed the Son of Heaven to raid Feng Bao and a series of henchmen's homes. The officials all knew the selfishness of the Queen Mother and wanted to earn a big business for King Lu.

The household department really has no money, so I dare to say that the queen mother should not stretch her hand into Taicang again, and she dare not mention it as for reducing the cost of the wedding.

Even if the Son of Heaven stands in front of the Queen Mother in person, he will be slapped in the face.

As for restraining the imperial history, leave Zhang Juzheng a dignity?

How many second-grade officials have fallen in front of you, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all afraid to speak there, but you dare to be the first in the world as a sixth-grade official?

These two things, any official's words, are a dead word, Lin Yanchao is better to pack up and say together.

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment, he didn't believe that Lin Yanchao was not afraid of death and said: "Lin Qing, I know that you are not a person who is willful, and the ministers of the two dynasties dare not say a word, and you must already know the consequences of this letter." Whoever instructs you to do this, tell the truth, and I will at least spare you the death penalty! ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Your Majesty, in the past, Ji Di once said that the Son of Heaven placed the ministers of the minister's assistantship, and would rather obey the will of the emperor and trap the lord in injustice? I am already in his position, and I dare not insult the court if I love my body! ”

The Son of Heaven raised his eyebrows when he heard Lin Yanchao mention Ji Di.

Ji Huang is a famous minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Lin Yanchao had told the Son of Heaven about Ji Huang's deeds when he spoke in Japan, and the Son of Heaven was very moved when he heard it, and said to Lin Yanchao, Lin Qing's family will be my Ji Huang in the future.

This is still in my ears.

The Son of Heaven couldn't help but close his eyes, could it be that Lin Yanchao was really a sincere heart for the court society, so he risked his life to admonish him.

"The minister didn't dare to compare himself, but he wanted His Majesty to set up three princes and nine secretaries, which meant to list the words of the court. Although the minister is soft-spoken, he does not dare to turn back when he sees righteousness. The ministers of the dynasties do not say that they have a reason, and the ministers say that they also have a reason. The ministers indulged in his body, and did not dare to fall into His Majesty's injustice. ”

The Son of Heaven sat at the back of the imperial case for a moment and nodded to Zhang Whale.

Zhang Whale took the piece from Lin Yanchao's hand. This piece is back in the hands of the Son of Heaven again.

The Son of Heaven saw that it was written.

The cost of King Lu's wedding has exceeded 6 million taels, and the savings of ten years of Taicang's internal law reform have been empty overnight.

The treasure of the world is dedicated to the Virgin, with the wealth of the four seas for the king of Lu, the gold cost is higher than the Beidou, and the world is consumed to fat the king.

His Majesty is filial to the Empress Dowager, and the people also have parents; His Majesty is a brother, and the people have brothers.

The emperor is filial piety for himself, and takes away the filial piety of the people. The people are poor and the Lord is not sympathetic, and they don't know if they complain, once the world collapses, and the people are all enemies of the country, when there are thousands of golds and pearls, who will guard them?

The words on Lin Yanchao's chapter made the Son of Heaven frightened.

The Son of Heaven pushed the chapter, thought carefully for a while, suddenly showed a smile on his face, stood up again, walked to the hall with his hands in his hands, and said, "Lin Qing, I understand." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled to himself, as if he had seen something out of it, yes, it was I who saw through all the tricks.

"Is this chapter the book of the household department Zhang Xueyan asked you to go to the book? He is Zhang Taiyue's old party, six years ago, when the Liaodong Governor pressed Liu Tai and advocated Taiyue with his protégé, Liaodong Governor Zhang Xueyan slandered his corruption and bribery, and Yu Shi Yu Yingchang impeached him. Therefore, this recital was submitted by Zhang Xueyan at the behest of you, using the too much money used in the wedding of King Lu, with the intention of separating me from the Queen Mother, so as to divert the public and prevent me from eradicating the traitorous party in the court. ”

Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven showed an unsurprising look, and immediately said to Zhang Whale: "Did you hear that?" Immediately order the Jinyi guard to take down Zhang Xueyan! ”

Sweat was dripping from Zhang Whale's forehead, he and Zhang Xueyan were political allies. Zhang Whale hadn't agreed, but Lin Yanchao smiled bitterly.

Zhang Whale stepped forward and said, "Before Lin Yanchao drives, don't be presumptuous. ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister and Da Sinong have never had a personal relationship, as we all know. ”

"That's Zhang Maoxiu, he is the same year as you, I don't believe it, he didn't come to you to find you when it came to eradicating the Chu Party. You seem to be public and ask for the people's lives, but in fact, you secretly exonerate the party, and even do not hesitate to attack the queen mother. Lin Qing, I regard you as a confidant, is this how you repay me? ”

Lin Yanchao raised his head and looked at the Son of Heaven for a long time.

Seeing Lin Yanchao's hot eyes, the Son of Heaven asked, "Why don't you speak?" Weak heart and unwilling to argue? ”

Lin Yanchao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember what the minister said to His Majesty about Wei Zheng's advice to Taizong when he first served the monarch in Wenhua Palace. ”

The Son of Heaven was silent.

Lin Yanchao said: "Wei Zheng privately copied the recitals of Taizong and gave them to the historian Zhu Suiliang to see, and fulfilled his own name, but he was trapped in notoriety. But Emperor Taizong can admonish, regardless of the intentions of his ministers, as long as there is a sentence in ten sentences that is conducive to action, he can admonish, which is the virtue of the eternal benevolent monarch. ”

"Just like this, from the beginning to the end, Your Majesty only asks who instructed the minister, but does not ask whether what the minister says in this recital is correct. If Your Majesty claims that the minister has selfish intentions, the ministers are indeed selfish. ”

The air in the hall condensed, and the Son of Heaven listened to Lin Yanchao's words, and couldn't help but lean forward slightly.

"The minister's selfishness is not to think that a hundred years and two hundred years later, when future generations read the history books, they will point to the names of those people and scold, look at those people, those silverfish on the temple, they are admired by all the people, eat the people's fat and ointment, but do nothing and die in the world!"

There was a kind of firm persistence in Lin Yanchao's words, which moved the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven sighed: "State affairs are not urgent to the point where you say this, Lin Qing, don't listen to those alarmist words outside." ”

"Your Majesty, in the ninth year of Wanli, Taicang received 3.7 million taels of silver, spent 4.4 million taels, lost 700,000 taels in the treasury, and owed 900,000 taels to the military expenses of the nine sides. King Lu's wedding took two years to enter Taicang, and then moved to the domain, and the domain had to ask for a million taels to the household, tens of thousands of hectares of farmland, Your Majesty is to consume the world to fat a king. ”

Lin Yanchao felt that it was better to say it here, otherwise the next sentence 'King Lu is still like this, how many King Lu will there be in the future?' It's about to come out, and it's better not to expand the scope of the attack.

The Son of Heaven hurriedly said: "Enough, I am not talking about King Lu." I'm talking about Zhang Taiyue and his traitors. Zhang Taiyue is greedy for ink, this is true! When he was in power, he was stubborn and self-serving, and he kept saying that he was not allowed to do this, and he was not allowed to do anything, so that he could be frugal and simple and be generous to the world. But he is spoiled. ”

"The courtiers said that he was greedy for ink, not inferior to Feng Bao."

Lin Yanchao heard this: "Your Majesty, it is inappropriate for the former head to be a courtier, but the words of the imperial history are really exaggerated. The traitors in the court have been eliminated, and then let the imperial historian go down......"

The Son of Heaven interrupted Lin Yanchao's words and said, "I said that he was corrupt and took bribes!" ”

Lin Yanchao replied: "Your Majesty, a pragmatic person since ancient times, it is difficult to be a hometown wish, it is difficult to have a clear name, and it is difficult to have an official reputation. There are only mediocre people in the world, who are blameless and have no reputation. The former minister's merits and demerits, the minister did not dare to comment, when he was alive, the minister and he had no personal relationship. It's just that the prime minister's honor, the leader of the people, please give him dignity after his death, and in the future, he will also give the minister who is willing to die for the frontier and the death of the society, and have a hope of serving the country in the future. ”

The Son of Heaven sneered: "The merits and demerits have all been decided. Zhang Taiyue, no, it's Zhang Juzheng, he has been rewarded by both the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, and now he has passed, and I want to count it. ”

Speaking of this, the emperor's bearing returned to the body of the Son of Heaven.

He said: "I already know what you want to say, maybe you are a public heart, but it doesn't matter. My decision will not be changed by a letter of note, so there is no need to talk about it. I only asked you one last time, whether this piece was instructed to be written by the people of the Chu Party, and if you say it, I am not to blame for the past, and you are still the champion I appointed. ”

Lin Yanchao was silent.

On the middle pole hall, sandalwood smoke curls.

Lin Yanchao looked serious, as when he was young listening to Lin Chengyi in the lecture hall, Lin Yanchao and when they were teaching with him.

It was a hot summer day, and the shadows of the trees were swaying outside the window.

They used to say that the will of the puppet cannot be taken away.

They once said that doing business does not hinder merit, but it only discourages one's will.

They once said that in order to learn the method of studying and establishing one's life for the sake of the sages, fame is only for the last generation.

The cultivation of reading for more than ten years is here, and no matter how much you read on weekdays, but you can't do it in time, the book will be read in vain.

Lin Yanchao was calm and constant, not saying a word.

The face of the Son of Heaven changed a little, Lin Yanchao was so familiar, in a few well-educated old Confucians who had polished the righteousness of Confucius and Mencius all their lives, he had seen this quiet and introverted bearing.

Zhang Whale on the side was also anxious, and frequently looked at him, as if it was better for Lin Yanchao to find a minister to plant the crime.

At this time, Lin Yanchao spoke, understatement.

"Your Majesty is wrong, my generation of scholars only does one thing in their lives, and that is to defend the road!"

The Son of Heaven's face turned pale, as the Ninety-Five Supreme, he could take people's lives, but he couldn't take people's will. He blushed and said angrily, "I am very disappointed in you, and the court can't tolerate you anymore. I used to trust you like that, but you have betrayed my trust! Zhang Whale, take him down and take him to prison. ”

The left and right Han generals came together.

Gao Huai quietly turned his head and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Lin Yanchao watched the Son of Heaven turn around, and the hand under the dragon robe was trembling slightly.

Lin Yanchao said: "The minister can't be by his side in the future, but I hope that Your Majesty will work hard, be a virtuous minister, and be far from a villain." There are many villains in the court, who seem to be loyal and courageous, such as ministers, but they have ill intentions inside. There are some people who are selfless in their hearts, but they are blind in their eyes. ”

"Your Majesty is gifted and decisive, and he will be able to see thousands of miles, and he can be Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu two kings, and the foundation is far away from the Tang and Song dynasties. It doesn't matter if you are here or not, no matter where you are, I wish my lord eternal health. Farewell to Your Majesty! ”

After speaking, Lin Yanchao solemnly bowed to the Son of Heaven.

"Wait!"

The Son of Heaven turned around, he looked at Lin Yanchao, after Zhang Juzheng's incident, he was very disappointed in the ministers in the court, thinking that the scholars and doctors were full of advocating justice, but they were obscene in their hearts, one thing on their lips, one thing in fact, all day long, playing with power tricks, intrigue.

But Lin Yanchao made him feel that his words were from the bottom of his heart.

The Son of Heaven already regretted it in his heart, but he didn't know how to say it.

At this time, a eunuch hurried to the Zhongji Hall and said to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, something is wrong, the Queen Mother has fainted." ”

The Son of Heaven trembled and said, "What? ”

Here the Son of Heaven glared at Lin Yanchao, and then waved his hand at Zhang Whale.

At that moment, Lin Yanchao was escorted down to the Middle Pole Palace.