Chapter 156: A Man's Promise
"Impeach Yan Song?"
Although Wang Shizhen is an official, in fact, his mind is in the literary world, and he is not enthusiastic about government affairs, he doesn't know much more than Tang Yi, but he knows one thing clearly, over the years, the impeachment of Yan Song has not ended well! It's either a head killer or a dismissal, and now it's still in prison.
As soon as he thought of the possible misfortune of his friend, his scalp was numb, and his three souls and seven spirits flew away, and he exclaimed: "How can Jiaoshan be so confused!" ”
Tang Yi shook his head and said: "Cousin, Mr. Jiaoshan and I went all the way north, I noticed his thoughts, and tried every means to persuade him, Mr. seemed to have remorse, but helplessly the capital was full of fishy, and I replied as if I had entered a no-man's land, and the people were displaced. ”
Wang Shizhen's head also sobered up at this time, and hurriedly said: "No matter what, you can't let Yang Jisheng go to find death, do you know where he went?" ”
Tang Yi still shook his head, "Originally, Mr. Jiaoshan lived in my house, but he suddenly said goodbye, thinking that he was afraid of implicating us, and I had no choice but to find my cousin!" ”
"I see!"
Wang Shizhen thought for a long time, clenched his fists, sighed dejectedly for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Yang Jisheng was born in poverty, and he was a cattle herder when he was a child, but he is determined and will never waver in what he decides, even if I find him, he will not listen to my persuasion." ”
"What then?" Tang Yi asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, let me think about it." Wang Shizhen spun around on the ground a few times, suddenly clapped his hands excitedly, and exclaimed: "Yes, he doesn't listen to others, the teacher must listen to what he says, go." I'll take you to Xu Ge Lao now. ”
Wang Shizhen was really simple, hurriedly changed into new clothes, took Tang Yi, got into the carriage, and went straight to Xu Jie's home. The carriage turned around in the not spacious alley, making Tang Yi very hungry. I finally arrived in front of a small courtyard and stopped.
Like Wang Shizhen, it is a three-entry courtyard, which looks even simpler, and it doesn't look like the home of a cabinet scholar. Wang Shizhen jumped down and couldn't help sighing: "The teacher has been honest and self-disciplined for many years, and he is really a model for the younger generations!" ”
When Tang Yi heard this, he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
Cousin. Cousin, are you from an alien, how long have you been away from the earth, Xu Ge is pretending to be a grandson in the capital, but he is an authentic tyrant in Huating's hometown, and he is almost richer than your family.
Now is not the time to talk about this, Wang Shizhen stepped forward and gently knocked on the door knocker. An old housekeeper came out in a short time, who can not know the leader of the literary world!
The old housekeeper hurriedly saluted: "It turned out that Lord Wang was here." The little one will give you a gift. ”
"Well, what about the teacher, are you at home?"
The old housekeeper hurriedly said, "Unfortunately, the master went to Xiyuan to be on duty." ”
"When are you coming back?" Wang Shizhen hurriedly asked.
"It's hard to say." The old housekeeper knelt in Wang Shizhen's ear and whispered: "My lord, someone from the palace said that Your Majesty Xuan Master Xuan went to Xiyuan. It seems that it is for the budget of the household department, it would be good to be able to go home for thirty, not all the past few years, it is not easy for the lord to ......"
The old housekeeper had to continue, but Wang Shizhen's face had turned iron-blue.
Wang Shizhen has been in the capital for many years. I have been exposed to a lot of clear streams and know some things. Yan Song's party also knows that there are too many evils, so they have strict precautions against impeachment, and the General Administration Department, who is in charge of the performance, has always been stuck in the hands of Yan Dang. All the recitals that were unfavorable to him would be sent to Yan Ge Lao first, and then to Jiajing.
Originally, in order to prevent the ministers from blinding the Holy Hearing, they could also send the music directly from Zuo Shunmen, and Zhang Xuan bypassed Yang Tinghe in this way.
But after Jiajing took refuge in Xiyuan, this road was also broken. But smart officials will always think of a way, and they find that there are not many other characteristics of the Jiajing Dynasty, and there are many auspicious rui.
What a turtle, a white deer, or even a unicorn, sometimes God will send down an oracle to reward his good son Zhu Houxi. There are many auspicious times in the past dynasties, but there are many in this dynasty. There is nothing special about it, it's just that there is something good at the top and something at the bottom. Jiajing was bent on cultivating the mysteries, and just when he needed God's support for him, all the "auspicious rui" came one after another.
Whenever there is auspiciousness, or the New Year's birthday, Jiajing asks hundreds of officials to congratulate the watch, and Emperor Jiajing, who likes to be self-absorbed, is still very concerned, and many officials rely on sycophants to get promoted.
In the eyes of the officials, the congratulatory table is a good way to get through the confusion, first of all, the general administration department will not check every book, and secondly, the ceremonial supervisor will not detain it, and all of them will be sent to the Daojun Emperor.
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Wang Shizhen said these again, Tang Yi's brain was also sweating, no need to ask, if Yang Jisheng wants to impeach Yan Song, he will inevitably take the opportunity of the New Year's congratulatory table. According to common sense, the twenty-seventh day of the first month will be congratulated one after another, and by the thirtieth day of the lunar month, hundreds of officials have already hugged their wives and children for the New Year. If Xu Jie's thirtieth comes back, the flowers and yellow cabbage will be cold.
It's twenty-seven today, and Yang Jisheng can play a fatal game at any time, it's a race against time!
"Okay, I'll go to the cabinet now to find the prime minister and ask him to stop Jiaoshan."
Tang Yi nodded and instructed, "Cousin, don't go directly to Elder Xu Ge, so as not to arouse suspicion." ”
"Well, it just so happens that there is a batch of case files in Dali Temple, and I will send them to the teacher."
The two sides immediately said goodbye, and when Tang Yi returned home worried, the sky was already dark, and a table of wine and food was placed, Tang Shen sat in a daze, and couldn't even eat a bite. Seeing his son come back, he hurriedly stood up.
"Yi'er, how is Mr. Jiaoshan?"
Tang Yi sat silently opposite his father and let out a long sigh, "My cousin has already gone to find Elder Xu Ge, I hope Elder Xu Ge can stop Mr. Jiaoshan." ”
After hearing this, Tang Shen was quite happy and said with relief: "Xu Ge is always a cabinet scholar and Jiaoshan's master, how can Jiaoshan not listen to him." Yi'er, we can rest assured. ”
Tang Yi nodded silently, but there was always an ominous premonition, he didn't say anything all night, and the next day before dawn he heard a knock outside the door, and his family hurriedly opened it, and it was Wang Shizhen who came in.
It turned out that he went to Xu Jie yesterday, but the cabinet was verifying the list of various expenditures of the household department, because of the great rebellion of the Japanese and the Yellow River last year, and the continuous invasion of the Yellow River, the military expenditure increased sharply, and at the same time, there was a reduction or exemption of the land in the affected areas, and the financial gap exceeded 2 million taels.
Cabinet, Celebrant Supervisor, Household Department, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of War, Ministry of Officials...... As long as everything involved is noisy, Xu Jie, as the minister that Jiajing relies on, can't get out of it at all. Wang Shizhen waited for a long time, but she didn't even see the teacher's face.
"Well, how is that good?" The green tendons in Wang Shizhen's temples jumped wildly, and she kept rubbing her hands.
"Cousin, I think the only way to do this is to hurry up and find Mr. Jiaoshan. You are familiar with him, what kind of people does Mr. Jiaoshan know in the capital, and where do you like to go, let's find it quickly. ”
Wang Shizhen gritted her teeth and said, "That's all!" ”
Immediately, Wang Shizhen took it, first went to a few friends in the same department, asked if there was any, and then went to the military department to inquire, but no, and then went to the wine shop and tea shop that Yang Jisheng usually likes to visit, and looked around, but none of them were ......
Tang Yi and Wang Shizhen have been running all day, their legs are thin, they can't breathe, they really can't walk, they just find a tea stall and sit and rest.
"I didn't find Jiaoshan, the two of us died first." Wang Shizhen gasped and said.
Tang Yi also echoed, "The capital is so big, and the sea of people is vast, I don't think it's a way to find it like this, so it's better for us to go to the General Administration." ”
"General Administration?"
"Yes!" Tang Yi clenched his fists and said: "No matter where Mr. Jiaoshan is hiding, he always has to go to the book, he must go to the General Administration, let's block in front of the General Administration, as long as he appears, he will be stunned and taken away immediately!" ”
Wang Shizhen was still a little hesitant about this kind of hooliganism, and asked worriedly: "Is this good, Jiaoshan's temper is big, he will hate us for the rest of his life." ”
"That's better than giving away your life."
Wang Shizhen hesitated for a moment and made up her mind: "Okay, if you want to blame, blame me!" ”
The two of them gathered their family members and rushed to the General Administration Department together, and when they were still hundreds of steps away, they saw a person walking out of it, looking up at the sky, with a relieved smile on his face.
It's Yang Jisheng! He's already sent the greeting sheet!
"Yang Jisheng, you bastard!" Wang Shizhen couldn't help but scold, Yang Jisheng seemed to have seen them too, hurriedly turned around, and walked briskly towards the alley.
Wang Shizhen and Tang Yi hurriedly chased after him, and when they got inside, they finally caught up with Yang Jisheng and blocked him. Yang Jisheng also learned from singles, and spread his hands. said simply: "Yuanmei, okay, you're all late, I watched the eunuch of the inner court send the congratulatory watch, and the saint will see it in two days." I, Yang Jisheng, am already an ominous person, you have a close relationship with me, and there will be trouble! ”
"Fart!" Wang Shizhen rushed over, grabbed Yang Jisheng's chest, face to face, and sprayed him with foaming stars!
"Do you know what you're doing, you're looking for death!"
Yang Jisheng let out a long sigh, "Yuanmei, you and I are confidants, you don't know who Yang Jisheng is, since I am determined to impeach Yan Song, please fulfill me." ”
"Fulfillment? How? ”
"Seek kindness and get kindness!" Yang Jisheng said decisively: "Yuanmei, I wrote to impeach Yan Song, all I want is to die in the hands of Yan Song, and wake up the world with my blood, if you are my friend, you should be happy for me." ”
"I'm glad you're big!"
Wang Shizhen's demeanor all his life was lost today, he really wanted to give Yang Jisheng a few punches, but when the fist was raised, he softened again, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.
"Well, why are you so stupid?"
Yang Jisheng smiled innocently, "Yuanmei, everyone has their own ambitions, the road is my choice, you just let me finish!" ”
After saying this, Yang Jisheng stomped his foot, turned around and walked forward. Wang Shizhen stood stunned, trembling all over, and opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say!
Seeing this scene, Tang Yi's throat itched, although he believed in the philosophy of officialdom that Mingzhe preservation, but at this time he couldn't bear it anymore, no matter what, he couldn't watch the man in front of him jump into the fire pit without saving him, and shouted with all his might: "Mr. Jiaoshan, I, Tang Xingzhi, am not a person who will give up, even if the fold goes up, even if you go to prison and die, I will pull you back from the ghost gate!" Did you hear that? ”
Yang Jisheng was stunned, and the tears in his eyes couldn't be stopped, and he said vigorously: "Okay, I'll wait!" (To be continued.) )