Chapter five hundred and ninety-two new ritual system (seeking the moon)
Under the imperial power system, once the emperor and the Minister of Rites reach a unified opinion on a ritual issue, it is almost unstoppable.
Therefore, after Yan Song directly "changed sides", all the ministers understood that it was inevitable to proclaim his clan and enter the temple.
Some people were relieved, some were more worried, and some were extremely angry!
Tang Zhou, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and impassionedly told Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty's nature cannot be violated, but the world's human feelings cannot be violated either!
Using the false title of a vassal to seize the throne of the emperor and rule the world is really unfounded, and it is unreasonable! As for the grand feast in the Mingtang, it is better to use Taizong's match!"
Emperor Jiajing was also angered when he heard such pointed words. He would never allow any fierce opposition at this time.
So they suppressed it directly and forcefully, imprisoned the Tang Dynasty officials for interrogation, and deposed them as civilians.
If others see something that cannot be done, they will keep their own skin and say nothing.
Afterwards, Emperor Jiajing asked again: "It is appropriate to recommend the sect title to the emperor's great virtues and extend them to me."
Others were unprepared for this. Only Yan Song chose "Ruizhong", and Emperor Jiajing was very satisfied...
When others thought the day was over, they heard Yan Song play:
"The ancient Li Zong has no fixed number, and those who do not have meritorious service cannot be called ancestors. I, Emperor Wen, have made great contributions to the Dingding Ding and are in danger, so it is appropriate to honor him as the ancestor."
People who are not smart enough suddenly hear this sentence and are still confused, wondering what Yan Song meant.
Emperor Wen of the Ming Dynasty was Zhu Di who usurped the throne from his nephew through a collateral line. His temple name was Taizong and his posthumous title was Wen.
Yan Song's proposal to change the ancestral lineage to ancestral lineage must have improved Zhu Di's status.
The Jiajing Emperor also entered the imperial system through a collateral line. If Zhu Di was promoted, it would be beneficial to strengthen the Jiajing Emperor's political status in the ritual system.
Of course, this is all tacit and hard to say openly.
After figuring it out, everyone looked at Yan Song in astonishment, with only one feeling in their hearts: Yan Shangshu went completely crazy today!
Emperor Jiajing was overjoyed, Yan Song was definitely a talent worth using!
As the saying goes, repaying a favor with a favor, Emperor Jiajing issued an edict at the court and appointed Yan Song as the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and pre-engineering department.
So in the blink of an eye, Yan Song became Xia Yan, the third cabinet minister after Gu Dingchen.
From a purely short-term perspective, the degree of turmoil in the court situation is much smaller than the previous times when new cabinet ministers were appointed this time.
But people at the time did not know how far-reaching influence Yan Song's entry into the cabinet would have on the Ming Dynasty.
Another special thing is that Emperor Jiajing did not remove Yan Song from his actual post as Minister of Rites. Yan Song still manages the Ministry of Rites with the dignity of a great scholar.
The emperor's intention was very obvious, and he asked Yan Song to take full responsibility for presenting the emperor with various rituals such as "proclaiming his ancestry and entering the temple", "matching the emperor to heaven and God", etc.
After that, Qin Tianjian calculated an auspicious day, which was September 11th, as the day of the last temple ceremony.
After the court meeting ended, Chief Assistant Xia Yan looked deeply at Yan Song, said nothing, and walked out first.
Yan Song, the newly minted bachelor, quickly chased after Xia Shoufu and shouted in a low voice: "Brother Guizhou! Please listen to my explanation!"
Xia Yan said without looking back: "From now on, you and I will be ministers of the cabinet. We will get along with each other day and night in Wenyuan Pavilion, and we will have a lot of time to listen to your explanations."
Yan Song smiled bitterly, still following Xia Shoufu, and kept talking and explaining.
Xia Yan felt very unhappy in his heart, but he had to maintain his "demeanor" on the outside. He was extremely tired of this feeling.
After thinking about it for a long time, I subconsciously said: "I only regret that I didn't listen to Qin Banqiao's words!"
At the beginning, Qin Dewei repeatedly tried to dissuade him from promoting Yan Song, but he always felt that Qin Dewei was causing trouble for his own selfish reasons.
Now it seems that Qin Dewei is not entirely wrong.
Thinking of Qin Dewei, Xia Yan secretly sighed, if Qin Dewei had not gone to recuperate, could Yan Song have been allowed to attend the court meeting?
Unfortunately, history that has already happened cannot be re-assumed.
A series of resolutions from this special court meeting quickly spread to every corner of the capital, including Qin Dewei, who was still recovering from his injuries in the Apparition Palace.
But Qin Dewei didn't care about Yan Song, but paid more attention to another little thing.
Someone from the Siyi Pavilion went to the Xianling Palace and reported to Qin Dewei, the admiral of the Siyi Pavilion, saying: "Yan Shifan has been exempted from being stationed in Guangdong, and he should be returning to Beijing."
Qin Dewei asked doubtfully: "Who gave the order? Why don't I, the admiral of Siyi Pavilion, know?"
The man replied: "It is an order from Mr. Fan, the minister of Honglu Temple."
After a little thought, Qin Dewei clarified the context. The Siyi Pavilion was now affiliated with Honglu Temple, and the business of Honglu Temple was under the control of the Ministry of Rites.
Now Yan Song is the cabinet bachelor and the official minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he can be said to have a single-handed role in the Ministry of Rites system.
As for Yan Shifan being exempted from his hard work, it is no longer important whether it is Yan Song's request to Honglu Temple or whether Lord Fan, the minister of Honglu Temple, intends to please Yan Song.
The man who came over to inform Qin Dewei was still aggrieved, "Scholar Qin, you are the admiral of the Seiyi Pavilion, and the affairs of the Seiyi Pavilion must be approved by you!
According to the rules, the Minister of Honglu Temple should not directly intervene in the Siyi Pavilion, let alone transfer personnel without telling you!"
The main reason is that this person has heard the rumors. After Yan Shifan comes back, he may go to Guangdong instead.
Qin Dewei smiled, patted the man on the shoulder, and said encouragingly: "Just pretend you have never been here, and I pretend you don't know anything. Just go back and observe the situation secretly.
Don't worry, because you know the loyalty of whistle-blowers, if you don't want to go to Guangdong, I won't send you there!"
The man was overjoyed and saluted Qin Dewei repeatedly before saying goodbye and leaving.
Then Qin Dewei, who had not yet fully recovered from his injuries, got on the sedan chair and came to the Hanlin Academy.
When Qin Dewei was away, there was only a rookie number one scholar, Mao Zan, in the No. 1 Scholar Hall.
Seeing Senior Qin suddenly appear, Mao Zan quickly greeted him and asked: "Has Senior Qin ever recovered?"
Qin Dewei replied decisively: "No!"
Mao Zan asked again: "Then what is Senior Qin doing?"
Qin Dewei ordered: "Help me polish the ink! I want to write a memorial to impeach the traitor Yan Song!"
Mao Zan: ""
Senior Qin's brain circuit is indeed different from ordinary people. Although Yan Song is said to be a traitor, he is also a traitor who is in the public eye!
I heard that Yan Song prepared various etiquette systems, praised the paintings carefully, and had the opportunity to meet with the emperor every day to answer questions. This is not the treatment of ordinary people!
There are no secrets in the Hanlin Academy. After the news of Qin Dewei's appearance spread, many friends or curious people came to sit in the Number One Scholar Hall.
Then everyone saw that Qin Dewei had written a memorial to impeach Yan Song. There was no real content, and the entire article was filled with passionate insults.
Such things as "honest on the surface but deceitful on the inside", "unrequited in the corpse position, greedy for power and ruining the country", "get carried away with one's self and cannot be reused", and so on.
If it weren't for Yan Song's name mixed in the main text of the memorial, some people would have thought that Qin Dewei was writing a autobiography.
After finishing writing, Qin Dewei played the cover of the memorial and proudly said to everyone: "Remember! I, Qin Dewei, was the first person to impeach Yan Song in the Ming Dynasty!"
