Chapter 158: A Sudden Blow (Recovery of the Third Watch)
"Looking forward to the emperor's words, listening to the words of the ministers, investigating the traitor of Song, and the ministers are afraid of Wei Huai'en, there is no need to ask. The emperor may ask the two kings and make them look evil; Or consult the ministers and tell them not to be afraid of Songwei. If it is true, it will be a dictatorship and a serious crime to correct the law of the country, and a light one will be an edict so that the person will return home and be ...... by the whole country."
Yan Shifan squinted his eyes, laughed evilly, pointed to this text to his father Yan Song, and said confidently: "Dad, Yang Jisheng is finished!" ”
Yan Song rubbed his eyes, read it carefully, and suddenly laughed too, his snow-white beard trembled, and tears came out.
"Sure enough, it's not just this kid, the old man wants Xu Jie to taste it too!"
Why did an ordinary sentence make Yan Song's father and son so excited? The reason is not complicated, in the eyes of outsiders, Jiajing avoided living in Xiyuan and did not see foreign ministers, so he was deceived by Yan Song, our emperor is still good, but there is a traitor......
In fact, no matter how powerful Yan Song is, at least he can't get his hands on Jinyiwei, and the big people in the inner court don't dare to deceive the emperor, Jiajing is extremely smart, and it is impossible to be deceived for more than ten years, to put it bluntly, it is just that Jiajing used Yan Song to be scolded for himself.
And Yang Jisheng mentioned the "two kings", that is, Jiajing's only two sons, King Yu and King Jing, asked Jiajing to ask his son, and made it clear that Jiajing was not as smart and virtuous as his son, at the small level, this is slandering the monarch's father, and at the big point, it is simply forcing Jiajing to abdicate!
For an emperor who is stubborn and self-serving, how can he accept it!
What's even worse is that perhaps the long Great Rites Discussion left too deep an impression on Jiajing, for this kind of problem, Jiajing likes to use conspiracy theories to look at it, as long as His Majesty the Emperor thinks that someone instructed Yang Jisheng to do this, then the head will not be far away.
Thinking of Jiajing's roaring rage, he vented all his anger on Xu Jie's body. Yan Shifan danced excitedly.
"Xu Huating, Xu Huating, you are going to follow in your master's footsteps!" Yan Shifan smiled hideously: "Dad, let's go to the book immediately, how about impeaching Yang Jisheng and Xu Jie?" ”
"Wait, don't worry!" The old god Yan Song is here. chuckled: "Find a way to spread the content of this note, and the more people who know about it, the better." ”
Yan Shifan rolled his eyes and smiled understandingly: "Daddy is smart!" ”
Yan Song's abacus played very loudly, and the content of the song was circulated, and there would inevitably be a clear stream to make trouble, and at that time, it could be boiled down to forming a party for personal gain, and all the opposition to their father and son would be wiped out.
And after Xu Jie learned the news, as a master and apprentice, he had to come out to protect Yang Jisheng. If he doesn't care, and the ruthless and unrighteous hat is buttoned up, Xu Jie won't want to mix in officialdom. If he jumps out, he will wait to bear Jiajing's wrath!
"Dad's hand is really clever to catch big fish with a long line! My son will do it. ”
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In the first month of the thirty-second year of Jiajing, it was extremely cold, and one after another blizzard patronized the Jingshi, and there were officials rushing to the car every day. The bodies of refugees outside the city were dragged and thrown into mass graves.
Even some kind businessmen. Taking out food and clothing is only a drop in the bucket.
originally expected the lively imperial examination to divert people's attention, but since knowing that Yang Jisheng was in the book, the content of his recital has been known by more and more scholars.
Although the big guy didn't dare to say anything openly, he secretly applauded Yang Jisheng!
Especially the scholars in the southeast, they are even more excited. The Japanese invaders killed and plundered in the south, the capital at the feet of the Son of Heaven was also poisoned by the Mongols, and the people died like artemisia grass.
Yang Jisheng is right, he is a traitor!
And the biggest traitor is the first assistant Yan Song!
Many scholars are connected to each other. The undercurrent is turbulent.
And things reached their peak on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, when the imperial court sent Jinyi Guard, fierce and vicious, to Yang Jisheng's residence, surrounded the three layers of Deli and the outer three floors.
Yang Jisheng walked in front of them in front of everyone, dressed in white, with his head held high. No anger, no timidity, just face it calmly.
But the more so, the arrogant and domineering Jinyi Wei faced a weak scholar who was powerless, he was cowardly and regressed!
Yang Jisheng just said lightly, "If the princes treat me with today's bravery, why worry about the world and the people!" ”
One sentence made everyone's old faces red, and they didn't dare to raise their heads to look directly at Yang Jisheng's sharp gaze, and the leader could only whisper: "Shangfeng has a life, don't dare to disobey." ”
After speaking, Yang Jisheng was locked up and escorted to Jinyiwei.
In front of everyone's eyes, another loyal man was framed by the traitorous party, and the feelings of grief and indignation permeated everyone's hearts, and the big guys all set their eyes on the body of the university scholar Xu Jie, as the favorite minister of the Son of Heaven, Yang Jisheng's mentor, they all hope that he can stand up resolutely!
"Prime minister, you can't back down any longer, Yang Jiaoshan impeached the thief, which one is not true? If Yang Jisheng died, there would be no one in the world who dared to fight against the Yan Party! Zhang Juzheng said sadly.
He was not only sad for his fellow friends, but also disappointed by Xu Jie's indifference.
In fact, Xu Jie also has eyeliner in the inner court, only more than an hour later than Yan Song, and he also got Yang Jisheng's recital. But for a few days, Xu Jie has been silent.
Even if Yang Jisheng was arrested, he didn't say a word, the coldness in his bones made people desperate and crazy!
Heaven and earth are teachers, and masters and apprentices are like father and son.
This is not an empty word, as a master, he does not protect his apprentices, but is spurned by everyone, Zhang Juzheng once doubted whether he had found the wrong master?
"Alas!" The silent Xu Jie finally let out a long sigh.
"Uncle, do you want to follow the will of the Yan Party and let His Majesty turn the teacher into a friend party, and let everyone follow him?"
Rao is Zhang Juzheng is resourceful, and he was also stunned at this time.
Since last year, Yan Dang took down Nie Bao, and then forced Ouyang De, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to retreat, and the power of Xu Dang and Xinxue in Beijing has seriously declined, leaving Xu Jie to support him, and the situation of others is also not good. The leader of the Jin Party, Yang Bo, the squire of the military department, went out of the town again on the nine sides of the town, called to fight against the Tartars, and in fact, he was also Tuntian to avoid trouble.
Now the Yan Party is dominant, calling for wind and rain, and looking at everything. At this time, jumping out and fighting with the strict party is definitely a life of death, and no smart politician will be like this!
But reason is reason, feelings are feelings, Zhang Juzheng can't accept the ruthlessness to the extreme.
At this time, suddenly the butler came to report that it was His Majesty's summons.
Xu Jie was like a spring, Huo Ran got up, what should come will always come, hurriedly changed into official clothes, and rushed towards Xiyuan. Before leaving, he patted Zhang Juzheng on the shoulder.
"I entrusted Lu Bing for the teacher!"
This sentence is simply hospice care, which directly knocked Zhang Juzheng to the bottom, he really doesn't know how to face Wang Shizhen and how to face Yang Jisheng?
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Xu Jie didn't have time to take care of his disciple's thoughts, he hurried all the way to the West Garden, and Father-in-law Mai Fumai had been waiting for a long time.
"Elder Xu Ge, the master has just summoned Elder Yan Ge, you can take it easy."
"Thank you father-in-law for the point."
Xu Jie's face was expressionless, he entered the fine house, finished saluting Jiajing, and consciously stood behind Yan Song, like a little official. Yan Song's shou eyebrows were raised, but he didn't say anything.
Jiajing looked at Xu Jie, and suddenly sneered: "Elder Xu Ge, in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there was another beast with a rabid dog barking day, saying that the rivers and mountains of Yuan were worthless, and also said that Yan Ge Lao was the biggest traitor, let Yuan kill him, do you say Shu should listen to him?" ”
From Jiajing's cold tone, Xu Jie felt a cold to the bone, he knew very well that Yang Jisheng couldn't keep it, and he couldn't protect it! In an instant, Xu Jie made a choice.
"For decades, Your Majesty has respected heaven and cultivated virtue, the Ming Dynasty has prospered, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. Yan Ge is old and well-dressed, and he has worked hard for the country, and Weichen is ashamed to see it in his eyes. Yan Ge Lao is a pillar of this dynasty, how can he be killed? The minister thought that the impeached person should be immediately handed over to the three legal divisions for punishment, so as to set the record straight. ”
The so-called three law divisions are the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, although these three places are controlled by Yan Song's people, but after all, as a civil official, he has to talk more or less about his feelings, which is better than Jinyiwei's black prison, which is also the only thing Xu Jie can fight for.
Jiajing remained silent and looked at Yan Song.
"Elder Yan Ge, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, Xu Ge Boss killed his relatives in righteousness, and the old minister admires it!" Yan Song bit the word "pro" to death, and his tone couldn't help but be sarcastic.
"As the leader, the old minister is impeached, and he doesn't care about it for a long time. It's just that the person who was impeached this time actually falsely spread the words of the prince and attacked the old minister, and the old minister was terrified. Yan Song knelt on the ground as he spoke, tears flowing.
"King Yu and King Jing live in the deep palace, and the name of virtue is known all over the world. How can they know that the old minister is a traitor, I really don't know how crazy they are, in order to frame the old minister, climb the prince, and insult the royal prestige, the old minister really deserves death! ”
Yan Song's words of crying and wiping away tears, listening to Xu Jie's ears, were like a bolt from the blue, shaking him all over and almost falling.
When it comes to government affairs, it is not possible to be strict, but chasing after the wind and catching shadows, and framing Zhongliang is top-notch. A casual word was taken to the extreme, he clearly said that Yang Jisheng was a fake fabrication, if Xu Jie did not refute it, then Yang Jisheng would die without a place to be buried.
But if you refute it, the result is even worse, it means that there is really something, Jiajing has never lacked associative power, how could the two kings know, someone must have told them, so who is befriending the vassal king? No need to ask, it's the Xu step in front of you!
The minister befriended the vassal king, what do he want to do, it's not to change the dynasty and set up a new monarch, and then look at Yang Jisheng's performance, which just hit Jiajing's weakness, Xu Jie's death!
Up to now, Xu Jie's words were superfluous, so he could only bow down in front of Jiajing, trembling all over, "Weichen begs Your Majesty to make a holy decision!" ”
Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie, and couldn't help but be disappointed, this guy is too weak, right? Abandon a student so easily? Jiajing suddenly flicked his sleeves, and a piece of music fell in front of Yan Song.
"Elder Yan Ge, look at this, after reading it, I want an explanation!"
Yan Song rubbed his eyes, looked at the folds full of pictures in front of him, and was completely dumbfounded, which one is this singing? (To be continued.) )