Chapter 140: The Emperor's Heart is Unfathomable
Who would have thought that the first assistant of the dignified cabinet would have a time when he made a big mistake, and there was also a day when he regretted it.
In front of his own son, it was the third watch in the middle of the night at this time, Yang Tinghe lowered his breath and said: "Emperor Daxing died suddenly, at that time, his father was the first assistant, with the support of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and the support of hundreds of officials, and the current emperor ascended the throne. Originally, this was a beautiful thing, but at the instigation of some people below, it turned out to be dizzy. After the death of Emperor Daxing, the crowd was excited, and his father acted through the edict, encouraged the implementation of new policies, and eliminated the malpractices left by Emperor Daxing; Cracking down on the evil forces of eunuchs and ruling power, he also dispersed the mighty battalion rebuilt by Jiang Bin, and dispatched the soldiers from all sides and the beauties they sacrificed, and canceled nine redundant projects such as "Huangzhuang" and "Huangdian". In addition, he also collected the gold, silver and jewelry of the Xuanfu Palace into the inner treasury, released the unjust prisoners of Nanjing Prison, and finally planned to capture Jiang Bin, a traitorous general who wanted to support the army and rebel, and at the same time arrested his dead friends one by one and punished them respectively. You must know all these things, right? ”
Of course, Yang Shen knew these things, his face couldn't help but swell and red, these deeds have long been rumored to be beautiful talks, his father's prime minister ruled for 37 days, the reform move, far-reaching significance, the evil forces have been hit, the decent forces have been able to grow, the people's hearts are happy, the country has turned from weak to the first rule, many have praised their father for turning the tide, so that "China and foreign countries rely on peace". ”
These thirty-seven days can be said to be the culmination of the glory of the Yang family, and it is precisely because of this qualification that the name of Yang Ting and the virtuous minister has spread to China and abroad, and it is the six-year-old child who can't help but applaud when he hears the word Yang Gong.
But such a move that is conducive to the society, why does my father say that it is a big mistake? Although Yang Shen is not young, but after all, his life has been smooth, although he has the name of being upright, his scheming is not deep enough, he once shouted that the 120th anniversary of the National Dynasty will be in today's sentence. In fact, it can be shown that this person has an impulsive personality, but is not smart enough. Yang Shen couldn't help but say: "Father's righteous act has made the world new, and he has made great contributions to the court and benefited the people, is this also wrong?" ”
Yang Tinghe smiled bitterly, pointed at Yang Shen and said, "If you are a father, you will not be able to last long." ”
Immediately, Yang Tinghe said slowly: "The old man still remembers that the emperor entered Beijing and walked halfway in steps. But he was angry and wanted to go back to Anlu, and repeatedly said that he would not be the son of heaven, and then he almost made a fuss because of his mother's entry into the palace, do you know why? Do you really think it's just a little bit of a name? To tell you the truth, this qiē is all because of this fault of the father. With cultivation, His Majesty is suspicious of being a father, and he is wary of his father. He did this again and again, just to test his father step by step. And the root of this curse is in this matter, if you think about it, for the father's eradication of traitors, and the elimination of maladministration. Can't the emperor? ”
The words woke up the person in the dream, Yang Shen was stupid, and he already understood the meaning at this time.
Think about it, the traitor is in the court. There were many maladministrations, the new emperor was coming from Hubei, and in these thirty-seven days, Yang Tinghe had done everything that needed to be done. And what about the new emperor? This kind of thing, you Yang Tinghe can do. Xinjun can also do it, why did Xinjun claim it without coming to Beijing? If you want to sell your reputation, don't you need to sell your reputation? Originally, the current emperor was deficient in his reputation, after all, he was not a descendant of Emperor Xiao, as a vassal king of a foreign domain, what he needed most was to show his talents.
Presumably, in this section of the road from Hubei to Beijing, the new emperor is eagerly looking forward to what kind of means he will use to get rid of the maladministration of the previous emperor after arriving in Beijing, and what means to eradicate those traitorous parties.
But when he arrived in Jingshi, he was dumbfounded, the cabinet chief had already done everything he had to do, and there was not even a mouthful of his mother's soup left.
In the face of this situation, if the new emperor has no doubts, if he is not vigilant, then he is a pig.
What do you want to do? You invited me to come, did you want to use me as an ornament to order the princes to coerce the Son of Heaven?
Therefore, when he first entered Beijing, the new emperor found an excuse to lose his temper, and even said that he wanted to return to Anlu immediately.
This is Yang Tinghe's first confrontation with the new emperor, in the eyes of others, this new emperor is really a little childish, for a trivial matter, he actually became angry on such a grand occasion, but only Yang Tinghe knew that this qiē was just a pretext for the new emperor to play.
Every time he thought of this, Yang Tinghe couldn't sleep at night, he originally thought that the new emperor was just a child, and he didn't have to be too cautious, coupled with the support of the queen mother and hundreds of officials, he swelled for a while, and did not put this child in his eyes, which is also the reason why he held power for 37 days, and one after another happy edicts were promulgated without scruples.
But the longer he got along with Jiajing, the more he realized that he had made a big mistake, and this mistake could no longer be made up.
At this time, Yang Tinghe talked about this matter in a flat tone, his wrinkled face was a little self-deprecating, he glanced at the shocked Yang Shen, and said: "After His Majesty entered the palace, he was very respectful to his father, and his father was slightly infected with a minor illness, and His Majesty sent people to visit him repeatedly, the more so, the more uneasy his father felt." ”
Yang Shen couldn't help but say: "Father's help in danger is fixed, and the credit lies in Sheji, that is, Zhou Bo and Han Qi are incomprehensible." ”
Yang Tinghe just sighed and said, "You don't understand, you don't understand, but ......" Although Yang Tinghe regretted it, his spirits were lifted at this time, and he couldn't help but say: "Originally, the old man should also be relieved and return to the field, and it was time to retreat bravely, but just like this, I am really unwilling, staying here for my father is not only unbearable, but also for your future, so ...... I can only go on with my head. ”
He was silent for a moment, and then said, "Have you heard about the business in Zhejiang?" ”
Yang Shen couldn't help sighing: "I heard about it, but it's a pity that Gong Wen Yi was implicated by a group of unscrupulous descendants." ”
Yang Tinghe didn't feel emotional, but said slowly: "It is said that this matter was poked out by a student named Xu Qian, this person, as a father, always feels that it is not simple, he seems to have a connection with the palace, you go to check it out, see what kind of person this Xu Qian is." ”
Yang Shen was stunned and said, "Why does my father care about a student? ”
Yang Tinghe said calmly: "The wind and rain are coming, and some people see the wind and rain, so they shrink and don't move, sheltering from the wind and rain." But there is also a kind of person, who may not be famous before, but once he has an opportunity, he can make waves. The golden scales are not the things in the pool, and they are nine times in the sky. It's better to be careful, for the father has already been careless once, and from now on, no further mistakes will be allowed. ”
Yang Shen was silent.
In the cabinet, the faint candle flame slightly illuminates the night sky, and the light from the window is like a guiding light in this dim court.
In the dark, Huang Jin carefully lit the lantern, Jiajing Tianzi stayed awake all night, and he aimlessly took Huang Jin around the palace.
He saw the candlelight of the cabinet, suddenly stopped, put his hands behind his back, and watched the cabinet motionless.
"Who's on duty tonight?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it's Yang Gong on duty tonight."
Jiajing Tianzi did not move, his eyes were gloomy, and he said in a flat tone: "He is so old, it is really hard for him." ”
This sentence was said slowly, and at the same time, a trace of coldness suddenly passed through the eyes of the Son of Heaven, which was a kind of downright coldness, mixed with a complicated feeling.
Huang Jin originally wanted to say two words, but was about to speak, but the words in his stomach shrank back, and he faintly felt that the emperor was not in a good mood at this time, and there was a sense of irritability hidden under the calm.
Jiajing Tianzi stood for a moment, then smiled slightly, turned around and walked towards the depths of the palace, Huang Jin hurriedly carried the lantern to catch up.
Jiajing Tianzi paced: "Has the decree been issued?" ”
"It has been sent, eight hundred miles urgently, and Hangzhou has been entrusted to issue an appointment to Xu Qian."
"Hangzhou artificiality? That Wang Fen? Jiajing seemed to be a little impressed.
Huang Jindao: "Yes." ”
Jiajing Tianzi pursed his lips and smiled: "Very good." ”
The two words are very good, Huang Jin is puzzled, he doesn't know whether His Majesty is saying that Wang Fen is very good, or whether it is good to let Wang Fen go to promulgate the appointment, but he didn't dare to ask more, and carried a lantern to Jiajing to carefully light the road.
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It is obviously summer, but Hangzhou City is raining heavily every day, this kind of weather makes the market depressed a lot, but fortunately, Ming Pao has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the sales volume has not decreased but increased, and now there is a faint scale of more than 30,000.
Xu Qian reads books every day, and occasionally reads the newspaper, but today, he is really in no mood to read, and when it was close to noon, he angrily took today's freshly baked newspaper and complained to Xu Shen for a while.
"Uncle, look at it, look at it yourself, what kind of system has this become, conscience, conscience, how can there be so many consciences? Didn't they all say that the compilers invited were all great Confucians? Why is it all conscience now? It's really unreasonable, we are serious people, Ming Pao is also a serious newspaper, why are there so many crooked ways, I am angry, if this is seen by someone with a heart, God knows what it will say. ”
Xu Shen was confused, in fact, he was not in charge of the selection of manuscripts, he was only responsible for opening up sales channels and personnel hiring, and opened the newspaper at this time, but he didn't read any books after all, he recognized the words, but he didn't understand what it meant, and couldn't help but say solemnly: "What conscience?" You make it clear, what are you doing with such a big fire for no reason?"
Xu Qian was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that he had found the wrong person, so he had to hurriedly say: "That's it, I won't tell you, my uncle will go and do his own business, I'll go find Mr. Wang." ”