Chapter 485: Night Talk

It didn't take long for Sun Dan to rush all the way to Yang Tinghe's mansion, he had already thought about what to say when he met Yang Tinghe and his son, and he was still confident in convincing these two Shilin leaders and the heads of the civil bureaucracy, and he didn't need to worry too much.

Sun Dan's only worry is about his wife and children at home, but what can he do now, I just hope that 6 Bing will not do things too much, and with the person of the younger 6 sons, he will not completely turn his face with himself.

It was the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the early summer season, and it was very windy tonight, and when he looked at the Yang family's mansion, a gust of wind blew, interrupting his thoughts. Tightening the clothes on his body, Sun Dan calmed down and strode towards the door.

After all, it is the home of the cabinet assistant of the current dynasty, and although it is night, it is still brightly lit inside. In fact, the Yang family, whether it is the concierge or the kitchen, is manned day and night.

Sun Dan is no stranger to here, and I don't know how many times I've been here before. There are business and private matters. When he encountered official business, he went directly to Yang Tinghe, and when he met a high wine store, he would sing the wind and make the moon, and he would sing and make peace with Yang Shenshi.

The porter knew Sun Dan, and when he saw him coming at night, he was surprised: "It turned out to be Lord Sun, how could he come here so late." ”

Sun Dan nodded and said with a smile: "It's not like I haven't been here so late before, so what's surprising." People say that the prime minister's family is a seven-grade official, why, don't let me in. ”

"How dare I?" The porter hurriedly welcomed Sun Dan and the others into the signing room, and sighed as he walked: "It's May, the weather is still a little cold, and the weather is evil." Sit down, sit down, watch tea," he said, but his mouth spewed a white breath that seemed to be nothing.

Wang Gu was the first time to enter the mansion of Yang Ting and the first prime minister of the dynasty, and he was so cramped that he couldn't stand or sit.

It's a young man with a knife, and his personality is also anxious, so he can't help but say anxiously: "Don't talk nonsense, my family wants to see Lord Fu, go and report it." ”

This was already a very rude move, and the porter raised his eyebrows, and his heart was very unhappy. If it was replaced by someone else, even if it was a fourth-grade official, as soon as he entered this room, he would not dare to come out. But this kid is so arrogant, if he hadn't seen that he was Sun Dan's entourage, he would have just thrown up his sleeves and left, leaving him hanging here and ignoring it.

At a second glance, the knife had a fierce face and was dressed very inappropriately. The porter said in his heart: It turned out to be a savage who didn't know how to be polite, and I lost my identity as a Yang family with him.

This porter is a relative brought by Yang Tinghe from Sichuan, and he is also a person who has read books, and he is Yang Tinghe's confidant.

Sun Dan stretched out his hand and shook the knife, and said politely to the porter: "Mr. Yang, is Yang Xiang there?" Please tell me on your behalf, and say that Sun Dan has a big event to ask for a meeting. ”

Sun Dan was so polite, and the concierge surnamed Yang felt much more comfortable. However, he was still angry, and he had the intention to embarrass Sun Dan a little, so he made a look of embarrassment, and said, "It's so late, Yang Xiang should have rested in peace." Yang Xiang is old and can't sleep well at night, so it's not appropriate to disturb his old man at this time. ”

Sun Dan knew that this porter was still angry with Xiaodao, and he also knew that as long as he said a good word to him again, with his relationship with the Yang family, he should be able to meet Yang Tinghe. He smiled and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone laughing outside: "It's Brother Jingyuan inside, you came here at night, and you are angry, you have been studying for many years, and you are editing in my Hanlin Academy, why haven't you cultivated Jingqi yet?" ”

This voice is extremely familiar, and it is the top boss of Sun Danhanlin Academy, Yang Shenyang Yongxiu, a friend in the literary world.

Sun Dan hurriedly walked out of the door, but there was something strange in his heart. Extrapolating the time of the future generations, it should now be around nine o'clock Beijing time. According to the schedule of Ming Dynasty officials, they should all go to bed at this time. Otherwise, tomorrow morning... I have to get up early, I can't sleep, and I'm busy, and I can't stand it mentally.

Moreover, this Yang Shen has a very regular schedule and pays attention to the way of health preservation, and it is said that he will go to bed every night as soon as it gets dark, otherwise he will not live to the age of seventy-one and die without illness.

When Sun Dan stepped out of the door of the signing room, he was taken aback.

Five oil lamps were lit in the signing room, and bright lights were projected from the doors and windows to shine on Yang Shen's body.

Yang Shen was barefoot, holding a large wine jug in his hand, his head was scattered, and he was walking in the courtyard full of wine, like a madman. Obviously, the people of the Yang Mansion were not surprised by Yang Shen's behavior, and only two subordinates stood under the eaves opposite from a distance and watched.

Yang Shen, who wrote "The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes", opened his clothes, revealing his strong chest, and at the moment, he was wandering, and he had a momentum of liberalization. He raised the wine jug in his hand and laughed: "Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the night is very beautiful. Fortunately, it is a joy to meet Jingyuan. In the pot is the Shu wine Jiannan burnt spring, drinking alone tasteless, come and come, why not follow Suzi, a drunk party rest. ”

Sun Dan laughed: "Brother Sheng'an, as you said, the moon is dark and the wind is high tonight, what beautiful scenery can I see?" ”

"No, no, no, Jingyuan, you're wrong." Yang Shen shook his head again and again: "The so-called beauty of the scenery is just far-fetched, you say that the wind and the sun are beautiful, but I say that the rain and the moon are not open, but it is the best." Some people love the clarity of the full moon, but I only like the cold wind and the roaring wind. Although the night is dark and the wind is high, don't you feel that there is a solemn and solemn charm? ”

Sun Dan smiled bitterly: "I can't say that you can use cultivation, is Master Fu not there?" ”

"It's a coincidence that your father hasn't rested yet, and he's in the study to review official documents." Yang Shen smiled and said, "Jingyuan, don't be in a hurry to see Lord Fu, let's have a few drinks first, and wait for my father to finish the work." Anyway, there is no rush for a while. ”

Sun Dan shook his head: "No, this is a hundred thousand urgent matters, I must see the auxiliary." ”

"How urgent?" Yang Shen, who was slightly drunk, looked disapproving.

Sun Dan walked to Yang Shen's side and said in a low voice: "Yongxiu, this matter is related to the ownership of the East Palace and the country, do you say it matters?" ”

Yang Shen's expression froze, and he immediately returned to normal: "What is there to discuss about the ownership of the East Palace, the eldest prince Zhu Zaifu was born to Empress Chen, and he is the eldest son of the emperor, so he should naturally be made the prince." ”

Sun Dan: "What if someone doesn't want to, or if they don't want to?" ”

Yang Shen snorted: "They dare, Jingyuan quickly follow me to see my father." ”

Different from Yang Shen's wildness at home, when Yang Tinghe, the court's assistant, was dressed in neat official clothes even at home, sitting straight on the chair, and when he saw Sun Dan and Yang Shen coming in, he put down the pen in his hand and said to Sun Dan: "It turns out that Sun Dan is here, but what's the matter?" ”

Yang Shen took the first step and said, "Father, Jingyuan is here today for the prince's business. According to his son, the position of the East Palace should also be decided, otherwise the officials will be uneasy and the world will be uneasy. ”

"Oh, that's it." Yang Tinghe took this and asked Sun Dan rhetorically: "Sun Dan, you are a close minister of Emperor Wuzong, during the dying period of the first emperor, you have been serving by his side, in your opinion, what kind of king is the first emperor?" ”

Sun Dan didn't know why Yang Tinghe did this, he was also anxious in his heart, and wanted to take out Jiajing's edict to him earlier, and persuade Yang Fu to support Empress Chen. But you can't talk to Yang Ting and people like this too quickly, you can't reach it, and if you do too much, it will be bad.

He thought for a while and said: "Lord Huifu's words, according to the lower officials, the first emperor Yingzhou defeated the little Mongolian prince and pacified the Huanwei rebellion, no matter what, he deserves the word promising." Although he sometimes acted a little awkwardly, it was harmless. ”

Yang Shen was not convinced: "What is harmless, a monarch must have the dignity of a monarch's father, Yang Shen dared to say a word, the first emperor acted absurdly, and he was not like a human king." For example, if King Ning rebelled, the first emperor was bent on conquering in person, but when he arrived in Nanjing, King Ning had already been captured. But His Majesty let him go, saying that he wanted to capture him again with his own hands, which is not absurd; Also, when the first emperor was in Nanjing, he issued a holy decree prohibiting people in the world from killing pigs. If this happens, the people can only eat vegetarian, isn't it absurd? ”

Sun Dan was unconvinced, and was about to speak.

Yang Tinghe suddenly sighed and muttered, "Actually, you all misunderstood the first emperor...... In Yang Tinghe's mind, he is a child who can't grow up!" Speaking of this, Yang Tinghe's eyes contained a pool of old tears.

He continued: "When people are old, they always like to reminisce about the past. The reason why the first emperor had a bad reputation. That's because he's too much of an ordinary man and not a king. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Yang Shen, but even Sun Dan was stunned.

Yang Tinghe said bitterly: "Back then, when the Empress Dowager died, according to the rules, the ministers had to go to worship, and the square of the palace that day was flooded because of the rain, and the emperor couldn't bear to see it, and issued an edict asking the ministers to kneel freely. But this move was attacked by the minister. The champion Shu Fen wrote to the emperor and scolded the emperor for his unfilial piety. He sighed: "Your Majesty is soft-hearted, and he has done bad things with good intentions, but he has made reasons to be attacked. It is a blessing for the courtiers to have such an emperor. The human heart is not an iron stone, who can be ruthless, although everyone does not say it in their mouths, they are grateful for the generosity and kindness of the first emperor in their hearts. However, the first emperor still didn't understand...... Minister...... What the people of the world need is a king, not a ......"

Sun Dan vaguely understood what Yang Tinghe wanted to say, and said: "When it comes to today, it is the other extreme. ”

In fact, it is already a bit disrespectful for a courtier to talk about two generations of emperors behind his back. But this is the Ming Dynasty, there is no literary prison, no speech control. You can even scold in front of the emperor and gain great fame.

This is the Ming Dynasty, and the authority of the emperor has been greatly limited, and there is no set of rules that the monarch has to die.

Therefore, it is inconvenient not to follow, and it is the most reasonable thing in the world to act with seriousness. This is true for being an official, and the same is true for being an emperor. After Yang Tinghe said all this, he asked Sun Dan again: "Sun Dan, come here in the middle of the night, what's the matter?" ”

Just now, Yang Tinghe and Sun Dan talked in the fog for a long time, but in fact, they revolved around the words "monarchy" and "xiangquan", and Sun Dan naturally understood what he was talking about. Now, Lao Yang has also retired at that time. But his protégés all over the world have been in business for many years and have become entangled into a comprehensive interest group. If you don't deal with it in advance, there will be chaos in the future.

In Yang Tinghe's view, Sun Dan is definitely about to enter the cabinet, and it is very likely that he is still one of the people in the cabinet. His attitude is directly related to the future political trend.

Sun Dan didn't take out the emperor's edict, but said: "Zhang Xuan has returned to the capital." ”

"This villain." Yang Shen, who was drunk next to him, gritted his teeth.

Yang Tinghe didn't speak, only looked up at Sun Dan, his eyes sharpened.

Sun Dan continued: "Now that he has prepared a recital, he is ready to bring up the matter of the Great Rites again? ”

"He dares" Yang Shen sneered: "In the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Zhang Xuan and Huo Tao, the two villains, wrote letters one after another, wanting to give Xingxian the title of Emperor Wang, which was nothing more than to seek personal fame and fortune. As a result, the DPRK and China have their own righteousness, and naturally they cannot tolerate such villains being rampant. ”

Sun Dan shook his head: "At this time, at that time, Your Majesty has been in power for two years after all. ”

Yang Tinghe was silent, now, the emperor's authority is getting heavier, if he opens a big ceremony again, I am afraid that it will be a different ending.

He said for a long time: "Impartiality is the center, for the minister, and even more so for the king." Today's actions are serious, but they are very different from Wu Zong. Yang Tinghe is already old, and it is time to return to the countryside. ”

Yang Shen was anxious: "Father, your dragon and horse spirit, now is the opportunity for the country to employ people, how can you retire lightly?" ”

Yang Tinghe: "You don't know, you don't know"

He set his eyes on Sun Dan: "People always have an old day, and they have to go down when they should go down, so they also have a decent ending." But you are in a whirlpool, and it is not so easy to leave. The future situation will depend on your younger generation. ”

By the candlelight, Sun Dan saw that Yang Tinghe's face was full of tired wrinkles. He suddenly felt some sympathy for this old man in his heart, in fact, Lao Yang was already tired. But he independently supports this huge civilian-bureaucratic group, and even if he wants to get rid of it, this political situation will not let him go. After all, this vested interest group of scholars and bureaucrats is too large. If this power is not well controlled, it will be a great chaos. It needs a person with a mind, ability, and responsibility to support you in front.

Restricting uncontrolled imperial power is the unshirkable responsibility of this leader.

"Yang Xiang, Sun Dan will definitely convince Zhang Cong...... The country cannot be chaotic, and the court cannot be chaotic. Having said that, Sun Dansuan completed the deal with Yang Tinghe

"That's good, that's good." Yang Tinghe let out a long sigh of relief, and even a smile appeared on Yang Shen's face.

"So, tell me why you're here?" Yang Tinghe asked lightly: "Is it for the East Palace?" In fact, there is nothing to discuss about this matter, the eldest prince Zhu Zaisu is a descendant and the eldest son of the emperor, so he should be canonized as the crown prince. ”

With Yang Fu's statement, the stone in Sun Dan's heart can be regarded as landing. He slowly took out the edict sent by Chen Hong from his bosom and put it on the case: "Just now, a copy of His Majesty's holy decree was sent out from the palace, and the matter was very important, and the lower officials did not dare to open it easily. ”

As soon as he saw this saint, Yang Shen shouted: "Ah" The drunkenness on his face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a white color.

And Yang Tinghe stretched out his trembling hand and touched the cover of the edict, but the tears in his eyes fell out, and murmured: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......"

The holy decree of the Ming Dynasty has certain rules from format to packaging, and the outside of this holy decree in front of me is a box wrapped in yellow silk. There is also a cover on it with pepper white paper, which reads: The eldest son of the emperor is the crown prince.

The holy decree with the white paper of Sichuan pepper as the cover can only be a testament, and the cover says that the eldest son of the emperor is given to the crown prince, that is, to pass on the throne to him. First set Zhu Zaisu as the crown prince, and then passed on the throne, which is procedurally legal.

When the father and son of the Yang family saw it, they immediately understood: the emperor has become a big deal.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty" Yang Shen shouted a trombone and cried loudly.

"Shut up, when, what are you crying about? You are a Hanlin Scholar, remember the responsibility on your shoulders, but this is not the time to grieve. Yang Tinghe stood up abruptly and shouted at his son.

"That's true." Sun Dan also nodded: "Elder Yang Ge, please also invite you to enter the West Garden to preside over the overall situation, in case someone has a heart to make trouble from it." ”

"Yes, it should be." Yang Shen immediately came to his senses and said loudly: "Father, hurry up and enter the West Garden." ”

Yang Tinghe: "Don't mess up, Yang Shen, you immediately take the order of the cabinet to Guo Xun and order him to immediately lead troops to close the nine gates and impose martial law in the whole city." As he spoke, he took a pen and wrote quickly on the paper. Then he handed it to his son: "Go quickly." ”

"Yes, the next official will go." Yang Shen took the warrant and ran out of the house, shouting loudly: "Come on, change clothes"

"Someone." Yang Tinghe continued to shout.

A few subordinates ran in: "Master." ”

"You, you, you, you, you. They went to invite Mao Shangshu, Qiao Shangshu, Zhai Xiang, Yang Xiang, and Jiang Xiang to meet at the gate of Xiyuan. ”

"Yes." A few of the men ran out as fast as they could.

"The sky is about to fall," Yang Tinghe muttered, his hand holding on to the door frame, his body shaking.

Sun Dan looked at the old man's emaciated back, took a step forward, and said, "Elder Ge, there are so many upright gentlemen in the imperial court, and with you, the sky can't fall." ”

Yang Tinghe: "Within three years, two generations of kings have died, what's wrong?" ”

Sun Dan held the edict in one hand and Yang Tinghe in the other: "Elder Ge, let's go, if you don't go, the world will be chaotic." ”

"Promise me." Yang Tinghe grabbed Sun Dan's hand and only said these three words.

Sun Dan didn't say anything, only nodded.

The two got into the sedan chair and set up the auxiliary guard of honor, and they didn't encounter any trouble along the way, but they arrived at Xiyuan not long after.

The people of the Yang Mansion also moved quickly, and they had already brought the letter to the hands of those court officials, and by the time Yang Tinghe and Sun Dan arrived in Xiyuan, several leaders of the core class of the Ming Empire had already arrived.

When Yang Yiqing and the others saw Yang Tinghe, they asked, "Fu, what happened to recruit us so late?" ”

Yang Tinghe didn't say anything, only raised the box in his hand.

Everyone's faces changed drastically, and they shouted in unison: "Hurry up, hurry up, go to Yuxi Palace." ”

[Dedication]