Chapter 405: "Persecution".

Sun Dan's heart was suspicious, the last time she was in Tongzhou, the Queen Mother could be in good spirits when she beat and scolded people! She has always been the only one who tosses people, how can she be so angry that she falls ill. "Mao" Shangshu is a sincere gentleman, and although he is stubborn sometimes, he is not the kind of person who can give people popularity. If he can really make the Queen Mother so angry that he is bedridden, it will really surprise people.

In fact, the old "Mao" group of people stayed in the Tongzhou Palace all day long and were tortured by the Queen Mother, with three meals a day of clear soup and little water, even if they wanted to make trouble, they probably didn't have that heart.

Moreover, the Queen Mother Xing is only thirty this year. This is exactly the age of a wolf and a tiger, in ancient times, many women in their thirties have already made "milk" and "milk". But the Queen Mother is extremely well maintained, and she is in the prime of life, and her health is better than Sun Dan.

So, how could the Queen Mother fall ill?

Then, the biggest possibility is that the Queen Mother is playing with attitude.

Thinking about it, it is understandable that she came to the capital to reunite with her son with joy this time, in order to be the queen mother. was thrown in the Tongzhou Palace for such a long time without explanation, and it was unacceptable to anyone. The mud bodhisattva still has three points of fire "sex", not to mention the queen mother who refuses to let people?

Sun Dan, as the deputy envoy of the car, it was his responsibility to take the queen mother into the palace, but now he has been hiding in the capital for seven days, and now he can't hide anymore. What's more, it was his idea to let the Queen Mother live temporarily in Tongzhou and wait for the times to change.

It is no wonder that when Emperor Jiajing heard the news that the Queen Mother was ill, he immediately asked Sun Dan to rush back to Tongzhou as soon as possible, and asked him to use the Empress Dowager etiquette to take the Queen Mother back to the palace.

This is hiding day and night, and in the end, he still couldn't avoid this drudgery, and Sun Dan could only reluctantly say goodbye to his wife and children and head towards Tongzhou.

Just a few steps out of the city, I saw a person dressed as a scribe in the Wuli Pavilion waiting there with a group of slaves, and when he saw Sun Dan, he shouted with his hand: "Jingyuan, I heard that you are going to Tongzhou, Yang Shen has been waiting for you for a long time." A special banquet will be prepared to see you off. ”

Yang Shen made it so grand that Sun Dan was confused, he and Xiao Yang met every day in the Hanlin Academy, what to say, can be said in person. Besides, it's only a day's journey to Tongzhou, so is it necessary to make such a big situation?

It seems that this time things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

Sure enough, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yang Shen retreated, looked at Sun Dan with a smile, and said, "Jingyuan, how long are you going to go to Tongzhou to delay." Now you are also the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Your Majesty and the Hanlin Academy are inseparable from you. ”

Sun Dan replied angrily: "Brother Xiu, I heard that the Queen Mother is sick, and I don't know what the illness is." As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, illness goes like a thread, as for when the queen mother will recover, I am not a doctor, how do I know. Tongzhou has its own "Mao" Shangshu, and I, the deputy envoy, are useless, and it is useless to go. ”

Yang Shen smiled, but didn't mention it, and asked: "Jingyuan, you probably have doubts in your heart, you and I look at each other every day, if you have anything to say in person, why are you waiting here to talk to you." ”

Sun Dan pursed his lips: "What's so hard to guess, the people in the Hanlin Academy are all honest gentlemen, and some things are inappropriate and inconvenient to say." Yongxiu is waiting here like this, doesn't he just want me to send the Queen Mother into the city quickly, and I can solve this matter smoothly. ”

Yang Shen sighed: "Who said no, the imperial examination issue is a major matter related to the country, and the people of the world have their own scales in their minds." But that Zhang Xuan was greedy for wealth and wealth, and came out to make a huge storm. It can be seen that although this person's heart knows good and evil, once it is related to his vital interests, he can wipe out all his conscience. Supposedly, my father's response was good. It's best to ignore the imperial exam questions, and after a while, it will naturally subside. But Zhang Xuan will not let go of this problem, if it continues to delay like this, I am afraid that those who are greedy for power and want to seek wealth and wealth will jump out to follow Zhang Zhang, so that the big thing is in danger! ”

Sun Dan was amazed when he heard this, this Yang Shen is really an understanding person, worthy of being one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, and he can actually see the importance of Zhang Zhang's matter. He thought about it, didn't talk too much, and only smiled: "With Xiu, you can just say it if you have something." In Hanlin Academy, you are my boss and I am your subordinate. You have instructions, Sun Dan just do his best. ”

Yang Shen shook his head: "Jingyuan, you and I are brothers." If I really take you as the commander of the lower level in my heart, this matter is in the Hanlin Academy, Yang Shen can make it clear to you, so why wait for you here. I'm here today as a brother and a friend, please. ”

As he spoke, Yang Shen suddenly fell to the ground.

Sun Dan hurriedly helped Yang Shen up: "Why do you have to do this with Brother Xiu." ”

Yang Shen: "Jingyuan, the imperial examination issue is very important, and you are a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and you have a prestige in Shilin." This time I went to Tongzhou, please think of a way to bring the Queen Mother Xing into the palace as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed, and if it is delayed, it will be difficult to do. ”

Yang Shen also realized that it was a hidden danger for the Queen Mother to stay in Tongzhou, and if she stayed in Tongzhou for one more day, things would develop in a situation that was not conducive to Yang Tinghe. After all, because of etiquette issues, the mother and son of heaven cannot recognize each other, and speaking of which, Yang Tinghe is not reasonable.

Sun Dan continued to smile bitterly: "With cultivation, with cultivation, the Queen Mother is now sick in bed, and I don't know when she will recover." Besides, what etiquette did the Queen Mother use to enter the city, everyone talked about it, and the two sides were also confronting. I'm just an outsider, and what have I done? ”

"Otherwise, Jingyuan, you can't be in vain." Yang Shenzheng said: "You are a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and at some point, your words represent a kind of wind direction. This went to Tongzhou, with Jingyuan's eloquence, it can be said that the queen mother entered the palace with the etiquette of the queen mother. As long as the Queen Mother Xing enters the palace, everyone has nothing to discuss. In this way, won't the battle for the imperial examination be easily solved? ”

Sun Dan's face changed greatly, and an evil fire suddenly rose in his heart. He immediately understood the reason why Yang Shen came to him today. Indeed, as Yang Shen said just now, he Sun Dan had a special relationship with the emperor, and he was the first strategist of Jiajing Longqian. Now he is the editor of the Hanlin Academy and the emperor's personal secretary. His words and deeds, even if they have no meaning, will represent a certain attitude of the emperor in the eyes of those who care.

If he goes to Tongzhou this time, even if he persuades the Empress Dowager to enter Beijing with the etiquette of the Empress Dowager in his personal name, it also means that the emperor has compromised with Yang Tinghe and the hundred officials.

In this way, this gift will not need to be discussed in the future.

I have to admit that Yang Shen's strategy is quite good.

However, he only never thought that if Sun Dan really did this, he would make a big mistake politically and offend the emperor to his home. Even if Sun Dan didn't care about offending the emperor, his plan to use this incident to attack Huang Jin would be in vain.

Overall, this Yang Shen was still a little selfish and didn't put himself in Sun Dan's shoes at all.

Perhaps, Yang Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with him doing this, and if he was Sun Dan, he would do it without hesitation. The question of the imperial examination is a major right and wrong, and the sage cloud: become benevolent and take righteousness. What is the honor of personal life and death in the face of right and wrong? If you change to someone else, I'm afraid that you will rush to do it.

Sun Dan suddenly smiled: "It's not impossible to use this plan, but if I do this, Your Majesty won't be able to explain it!" I'm afraid that in the future, in the eyes of His Majesty, my Sun Dan will not become an untrustworthy person. ”

Yang Shen nodded slowly: "Jingyuan, you and I have a very close personal relationship. I know how to do it, and you must be very uncomfortable and reluctant to do so. But, for other things, maybe I won't be so difficult for you. In the Hanlin Academy, I am your boss, but in private, you and I are brothers. But this matter is related to the Jiangshan Society, and the issue of the imperial examination is related to the national unity, as the minister of the DPRK and the central government, and the leader of Shilin, you can't hide if you want to. You can also see the current situation, Zhang Xuan and others want to take advantage of the situation, but behind it is Huang Jin who is eyeing him. If we retreat at this step, will it not make the hearts of the loyal people of the DPRK and China cold, and if they encounter something important in the future, who will stand up? Moreover, the great harm of the dictatorship of the eunuchs is obvious to all, and there are lessons learned from the changes in the civil fort and the misdeeds of Qian Ning. If Huang Jin is in charge of the government, he doesn't know what the situation will become. Think twice! ”

Yang Shen talked eloquently and reasonably, if Sun Dan was really a Ming Dynasty person, I was afraid that he would really be moved by him.

It's a pity, as a modern person, the loyal minister Sun Dan doesn't want to do it. In fact, although the loyal ministers were morally noble, their sacrifices did not necessarily benefit the country.

This kind of thing, Sun Dan has no way to be sloppy, Yang Shen said this very frankly, no matter what, Sun Dan can't avoid it. Although there is a fire in his heart, Sun Dan also knows that this is just a conflict of ideas between modern people and the ancients, and has nothing to do with morality or political opinions.

He stood up abruptly and waved his sleeves: "With Xiu, you and I are commensurate with my brothers, I might as well make it clear that Sun Dan is a man and does things, one is one, two is two, Sun Dan went to Tongzhou, and the holy decree he received was to take the queen mother into the palace by the queen mother." I'm just a deputy envoy, and everything is pretentious by Master Mao. ”