Tang Yin's residence.

Qiao Yu, the secretary of the ministry, came to visit in person, and the main purpose was to talk to Tang Yin about the Great Rites Discussion.

「…… Your Majesty attaches great importance to the matter of etiquette, but it is contrary to the root of etiquette and religion, Bohu, you are now an official in the court, more than walking in front of Your Majesty, you should take it as your responsibility to advise Your Majesty and put things in order."

Qiao Yu came to see Tang Yin to put pressure on him.

The emperor doesn't care, but you, Tang Yin, as a literati, don't you care about your name? Moreover, I came to see a secretary of the ministry, and it was clear that I was warning you about your future career prospects, or that I would exchange it with you at an equivalent price.

As long as you stand on the side of the "successor to the heir" on the issue of the Great Rites Discussion, then your future official career will definitely not only be a Hanlin review, but also the six squires, Shangshu, and even the cabinet is not impossible.

Tang Yin sighed: "I'm afraid I can't do anything."

The refusal was straightforward.

Think you're a secretary of the ministry, and I'll sell you face?

It's useless for the king of heaven to come!

The emperor asked me to do things, and many times I still shirked and didn't do it, do you really think that my career can tie me up?

Qiao Yu frowned and asked, "Could it be that Bohu, do you have anything unspeakable?"

Tang Yin shook his head and chuckled: "In the next Han Ru, entering the court as an official is just a guide for the situation, most of the time it is not his own wish, since he entered the Xingwang Mansion, he has asked His Majesty many times to resign and return to Gusu, but until now his wish has not been achieved. As for this deliberation, I have not participated in it from the very beginning, nor have I given any advice to His Majesty, so how difficult is it to advise?"

Qiao Yu would not give up because of Tang Yin's few words of prevarication, and immediately said in an aggressive tone: "Then the exhortation of His Majesty, you may sign it together?"

Since you said that you can't advise, then join us in co-signing.

The way and method of our advice to you, as long as you stand on our side against the water, it will make the emperor's theory of "succession without succession" untenable, after all, you are nominally the emperor's teacher, and even the emperor's teacher is resolutely opposed, and that will be a great blow to the emperor's prestige.

Tang Yin said: "If Qiao Shangshu has to be forced, then he can only say that he can't help it!" Originally, I didn't want to stand in line, whether it was a reputation or a prospect, from the first day that I Tang entered the court, it was destined to be difficult to keep it thorough, this life was ups and downs, Tang understood that this world was difficult, full of thorns, and he only wanted to have a pure land buried in the future...... Don't do what he thinks."

Threat?

What about playing? What's the trouble?

I, Tang Yin, have always eaten soft rather than hard, you are a scholar of the ministry, you are awesome? Or do you want to give you face when you come to visit? Intimidating my name?

I'm sorry, when I was involved in the case, I was already ruined, and I have been swaggering through the market with the name of a person in this life, you want to stink me, just come!

Who's afraid of whom?

Qiao Yu didn't expect Tang Yin to speak so "informally", and he didn't play cards according to the routine at all.

It seems that he doesn't even have a literati backbone, and he doesn't care about his reputation at all, Qiao Yu can't help but wonder: "Tang Bohu is a unique figure in poetry and painting, a well-known figure in the contemporary literary world, how can he talk and act like an unreasonable puppet? Just like that, the emperor's husband? How did he get to where he is today?"

Tang Yin probably felt a little rude, and continued, "Qiao Shangshu, instead of wasting your efforts here with me, it is better to think about who is helping behind Your Majesty's back...... Your Majesty must be completely sure that he can propose the matter of the ceremony. Not showing up in matters of etiquette is the biggest concession that can be made in the future!"

I, Tang someone, still talk about literati and morality, so what if I tell you unmistakably that there are people behind you to help the emperor? You'd better take that kid out and teach him a lesson in your way, and thank you for it, there is finally someone who can cure this kid's arrogance.

Qiao Yu thought that Tang Yin had softened, and asked, "I don't know who it is?"

Tang Yin shrugged indifferently: "Please forgive me for being difficult to say!"

Qiao Yu almost wanted to hit someone when he heard it.

Tang Yin is simply a representative of the strange literati, obviously he still seems to care about the style of the literati, but he looks angry and does not pay for his life......

But Tang Yin's words also seemed to remind Qiao Yu that the person in front of him knew who the emperor's helper was, but he just refused to say it clearly.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that before Jiefu left the court, he mentioned that His Majesty had a high-ranking person to help him, is it true?"

……

……

Puzzled, Qiao Yu left the Tang Mansion.

When I went out, I happened to meet Huang Jin, the great eunuch who came to give gifts.

Qiao Yu didn't want people to know that he came to visit Tang Yin, but now he was blocked at the door, very helpless, and left in a sedan chair with a disgraced face after a simple salute with Huang Jin.

Tang Yin invited Huang Jin into the courtyard and asked, "I don't know why Your Majesty sent Huang Gonggong to Tang's mansion?"

"It was instructed by Mr. Zhu."

Huang Jin said respectfully.

Tang Yin was a little displeased: "What does this mean? You don't want me to disagree with the civil servants during the ceremony, do you?"

Huang Jin hurriedly explained, "How is this possible? Mr. Zhu mentioned that he would never embarrass Mr. Tang, as for this gift...... But it was not given by Mr. Zhu, but asked by the Queen Mother."

Tang Yin was confused again when he heard this.

In the end, the emperor wants to give him a gift? Or is it a gift from the Queen Mother? Or did Zhu Hao give him a gift?

He couldn't help but glance at Huang Jin, as if he had figured out something different...... Huang Jin is carrying Zhu Hao out as a shield.

What is pushed on Zhu Hao?

The gift was brought in, and Tang Yin took someone to count it a little and knew that it was worth a lot of money, and I was afraid that there were four or five hundred taels of silver in total, which was definitely a big deal for the royal reward.

「…… The Empress Dowager mentioned that it was Mr. Tang who had made meritorious contributions from the dragon and helped His Majesty complete many important things, and now that the train from Xishan to Beijing has been built, Mr. is even more dedicated and tireless, and should be rewarded heavily...... These are all vacated for Mr. from the family of King Xing's Mansion."

Huang Jin's meaning, this is a private reward, it has nothing to do with the emperor, that is, the queen mother wants to express her gratitude.

Tang Yin said: "It is the duty of a courtier to do things for His Majesty, and it should not be like this."

Huang Jin said with a smile: "Sir, don't shirk, this is the Queen Mother's heart. The Queen Mother also wants her husband to assist His Majesty more in his affairs after his promotion in the future, and to help Sheji...... We're leaving."

Originally, Tang Yin thought that Huang Jin would convey some words from the emperor or the queen mother.

Gifts, there's always something to be invited, right?

As a result, Huang Jin seemed to have received the task of only giving gifts, and did not mention any requests.

But Tang Yin still found some context from Huang Jin's words...... It seems that his official position will be continued and promoted.

Since the Queen Mother said so, it must have been something Zhu Si told his mother, thinking that the emperor would not let him enter the Hanlin Academy as a reviewer for no reason, and the next step may be to promote him to be a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, or even to enter the cabinet as a cabinet elder.

Is......

"By the way, Father-in-law Huang, if you have time to tell Jingdao, just say that I have been sick recently and need to recuperate at home, let him take care of everything by himself, and whoever comes to visit here, I can see him, but I will never make trouble for him, let him deal with it himself!"

Tang Yin's words made Huang Jin quite incomprehensible, but he understood it after a little thought.

No matter what the emperor meant that Tang Yin would take on in the future, Tang Yin didn't want to come forward in the matter of the Great Rites.

"Yes, yes."

After Huang Jin saluted, he officially led people away.

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Night.

Jiang Mian's mansion.

Qiao Yu came to visit and told the truth about seeing Tang Yin in the morning.

Jiang Mian, as the first assistant, was very aware of Yang Tinghe's worries before, and in Qiao Yu's words to Tang Yin, he obviously intended to remind the emperor that there was someone behind him to help, which made Jiang Mian keep a few more thoughts.

"It seems that Your Majesty is really prepared for this move." Jiang Mian said.

Qiao Yu said: "In the past, the Ministry of Rites was eager to discuss the ceremony, and I felt that it was inappropriate, since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has been doing a lot in the court

In this situation, His Majesty will not only take advantage of the great gift to oversee the court, but also take the opportunity to suppress those who do not obey orders, and many of the behind-the-scenes commanders will also surface and rise rapidly in the court."

"Hmm."

Jiang Mian just nodded, probably still thinking about who this person was.

Qiao Yu asked, "Before Jiefu left, did you mention it, who is this person?"

Jiang Mian looked up at Qiao Yu and said, "Whether this person exists or not, it's another matter, if there is really such a person, he can not show a trace for a few years, which shows that his mind is deep, why can't he wait to jump out this time?" If you are a literati, you should know the taboos, and you will never risk the condemnation of the world and go against the wind."

Qiao Yu probably understood, Yang Tinghe shouldn't know who this person is, or even if Yang Tinghe probably guessed it, he didn't mention it to Jiang Mian, so Jiang Mian said that whether this person exists or not is another matter.

Qiao Yu smiled bitterly: "There are fewer people in this world who go against the wind? Zhang Bing hired people in Nanjing, how many people cling? That's the way of the world."

This is also where the top Wenchen is worried.

Those who are officials seem to care about the decency of the literati, but sometimes for the sake of profit, they can also leave everything behind and sharpen their heads to drill up.

Qiao Yu said again: "I heard that Zhang Bingyong arrived in the capital at least seven or eight days later, and most of the rituals after a few days will not be able to catch up.

Jiang Mian asked, "Is it one person, or is it many?"

"This ......"

Qiao Yu couldn't answer.

Tang Yin said too general and vague, he didn't stand on Wenchen's side in the first place, and now he seized the loophole in his speech to speculate whether anyone would come forward for the emperor, but who can guarantee that the think tank behind the emperor is only one person, not a whole team?

"That...... Who wrote the manuscript of the Great Rites?" Jiang Mian asked again.

Qiao Yu continued to shake his head: "I didn't ask, I expected to ask and I couldn't get an answer."

Jiang Mian said: "In this situation, relying on the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials and me, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed, so I should go and talk to Yong Xiu, let him find someone, start from the guidance of public opinion in the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian, from the bottom up, it can't be reversed."

"That ......"

Qiao Yu thought that the realm of his official book was higher than Jiang Mian.

But now Qiao Yu can see it.

Jiang Mian just deliberately kept a low profile before, but in terms of means, Jiang Mian was still more experienced and capable, at least more far-sighted than him, a minister.