The ministers headed by Yan Ge Lao, Wang Shangshu, Zhang Shangshu, Wang Shangshu, Zhang Xueshi, Qin Xueshi, spent an unforgettable day with the local county scholars.
After the scholars composed couplets, and polished them personally by Yan Ge Lao and Qin Xueshi, they collectively composed two articles, "Fu Rui Fu" and "Si En Fu". One is to commemorate the emperor and pray to heaven, and the other is to commemorate the emperor and pray to heaven.
The chapter promotes the emperor's filial piety, which symbolizes the admiration and recognition of the emperor's virtues by the courtiers in the palace and the elders in his hometown. The scene is like a spring breeze, full of joy, the golden crow falls in the west, and the excitement disappears.
Some people may wonder, is the article used in the sacrificial ceremony so important? Is it worth the efforts of Mr. Yan Ge? Or even constantly compromising with Qin Dewei? If this is not important, then there will be no Prime Minister Qingci in the Jiajing Dynasty! Don't realize this
Yes, you will definitely not be able to get along well in the Jiajing Dynasty!
In the mind of the superstitious Emperor Jiajing, things like prayers, Qingci, and sacrificial inscriptions were ways of spiritual communication with heaven and gods, and should never be underestimated.
When Mr. Yan Ge and Academician Qin, who were in a friendly group on the hill, came down, they each snorted coldly and parted ways.
Young Zhang Juzheng also followed Zhang Bi, his fellow countryman senior. He felt that in his more than ten years in total, he had not seen as much as he did today. Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of War, entered the city and went directly to visit Xia Yan, the chief minister.
At this time, Xia Yan was sitting alone drinking tea. In Wang Tingxiang's eyes, it was in sharp contrast with the bustle on the edge of the Han River today. Xia Yan asked Wang Tingxiang to take a seat, and then took the initiative to ask: "You are also here for Qin Dewei."
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Wang Tingxiang hesitated to answer before going out, "I am not here for Qin Dewei, but for you, Xia Guizhou!" But after finishing speaking, Wang Tingxiang suddenly felt that this sentence seemed to be very characteristic of the Qin family.
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Then Wang Tingxiang briefly talked about today's events, and then commented: "Qin Dewei and Yan Song gathered together today to participate in a grand event, which has never happened before."
Then he emphasized again: "Before today, Qin Dewei had never cooperated with Yan Song, and today is the first time, so I am deeply worried about you Xia Guizhou!"
Xia Yan responded: "What Qin Dewei still thinks about is Shao Zhan? His seeking Yan Song's skin is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. Yan Song will never let him go!"
Wang Tingxiang sighed: "The situation is not static, and your ideas should not be stubborn. It is not just a matter of missing things, this is a very dangerous sign. If there is a first time, there will be a second time."
Xia Yan gritted his teeth and said, "If you want me to support Qin Dewei this time, I have conditions."
"Wait!" Wang Tingxiang suddenly stopped Xia Shoufu from continuing, "Maybe I didn't explain it clearly. In fact, Qin Dewei said it and he doesn't need you to support him."
Xia Yan: "..."
If you don’t want to support this horse-riding person yourself, then why should you, Wang Tingxiang, say something?
Looking at Xia Shoufu's astonished expression, Wang Tingxiang felt inexplicably amused. He accidentally learned the Qin family's characteristics again. It seems that speaking in such a "beat-up style" is indeed quite interesting?
Not only Wang Tingxiang, but Yan Song also did not return to his residence. He went to Gu Lin's place to comfort Gu Lin's broken heart and express his continued support for Gu Lin. During the day, Gu Dongqiao was humiliated in public, and both new and old wounds broke out.
, feeling very depressed.①
There were some words that Yan Song couldn't say, but Yan Shifan could say them. He advised Gu Lin: "Gu Dongqiao, please listen to me. You don't need to be discouraged. Please cheer up! 2
The candidates for East Palace officials like Shao Zhanshi, who can take the initiative to give advice without attracting criticism, are nothing more than bachelors and ministers of the Ministry of Rites, and other court officials are not suitable. Among today's bachelors, Gu Ge is far away in the capital, and only Xia Yan and his father are here.
The emperor was around, but it was unlikely that the emperor would listen to Xia Yan.
Because Xia Yan's teacher Lu Shen has already taken charge of Zhan's affairs, it is impossible for Shao Zhan to use Xia Yan's people again.
Zhang Chao, the Minister of Rites, was too shy to recommend Qin Dewei, but at the same time he could not recommend others to interfere with Qin Dewei, so he could only say nothing. This time, Zhang Chao could be ignored.①
All in all, on the issue of Shao Zhan’s affairs, the only one who can really speak is my father. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! As long as my father still supports you, you will be the most powerful competitor!"
Gu Lin couldn't help but sigh, "I suddenly have no confidence again."
Yan Song comforted him and said, "I just met Qin Dewei by chance today, and I have no choice but to cooperate temporarily, but I will never support Qin Dewei in doing Shao Zhan's work." The next day, the sun rose as usual. There was no holiday today, and the ministers went to Qingyun again.
Gather outside the palace, waiting for the audience.
Emperor Jiajing probably also recovered, and passed the decree to ascend the throne and allow ministers to enter the court.
Today, the most beautiful civil and military figure in the Manchu Dynasty is Yan Song. Originally, there was nothing serious about this kind of courtesy meeting, but Yan Song still made a memorial out of nothing:
"Yesterday, I, Qin Dewei and others took a stroll to inspect the county school and gathered with the local scholars. They learned that the local elders now know that your majesty is a filial piety, and they are moved to tears with gratitude!
After sighing, dozens of people worked together to write two poems, "Fu Rui" and "Si En", to comfort His Majesty's love for family, and to appeal to heaven to protect His Majesty's holy bow, to show His Majesty's filial piety and set an example for the world!"
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There were more than a hundred civil and military ministers accompanying him. People who were not well-informed were astonished when they heard this. Mr. Yan Ge and Qin Xueshi, the mortal enemies, actually collaborated to commit the crime? Emperor Jiajing read the two poems several times and couldn't help but be moved.
And sigh.
The prose, polished by two masters, is certainly not that different, not to mention the important meaning behind it that it represents the hearts of the people of my hometown.
Then Emperor Jiajing ordered: "Copy it in the list and use it for the ceremony." He also commended: "The ministers who have named the name will be rewarded with fifty silver coins each!" The ministers who participated in the gathering with local scholars yesterday thanked each other, and the others only
I can be envious.
Qin Dewei lamented repeatedly that there may not be so many details in the history books about the struggle between Yan Song and Xia Yan.
But after seeing it with my own eyes and experiencing it myself, I understand why Yan Song was able to surpass Xia Yan bit by bit and finally replaced him.①
When it comes to the ability to handle government affairs, Xia Yan is indeed better than Yan Song, and he really wants to make a difference. But Yan Song is so good at licking that he can cover up all the ugliness with one lick. 2 When I thought that nothing would happen in the court today, the Minister of Rites
Zhang Chao suddenly came out again and addressed Emperor Jiajing: "I impeach Gu Lin, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry and the minister in charge of Xianling Affairs! You are arrogant and have no courtesy!"
The ministers immediately became energetic. They thought that today's courtesy meeting was just to listen to Yan Song's flattery, but they didn't expect that there was another good show! ①
"Yesterday, all the ministers and scholars spoke with sincerity and lamented His Majesty's filial piety and wrote articles with their hands as their hearts. But Gu Lin walked away on the spot. This is really contempt for the holy bow and extremely rude!"
Zhang Chao's words made others seem to see countless swords and swords coming towards his face. What shocked others even more was that Zhang Chao actually did such a thing!
In everyone's impression, when Zhang Chao and Zhang Shangshu were still Zhang Scholars, they were fairly honest and down-to-earth people, and they did not deliberately criticize anyone or criticize anyone. 2 Unexpectedly, Zhang Chao seemed to be a different person today and actually started the fight.
As for Zhang Chao's motive for launching the attack, everyone naturally thought of Qin Dewei. Everyone knew that Gu Lin and Qin Dewei were competing for Shao Zhan.
To put it more clearly, Shao Zhan was still a royal tutor or housekeeper. So if Gu Lin lacked respect for the royal family, she would definitely not be suitable to be Shao Zhan.
But Zhang Chao's transformation is still very embarrassing. Is it true that a person is trapped in a river and lake and can't help himself? Feeling the surprised eyes around him, Zhang Chao almost wanted to hide his face and walk away. The power struggle makes people distorted.
!② He said he didn’t want to do it, but Qin Dewei refused to let him do it; he wanted to refuse, but Qin Dewei wouldn’t let him refuse.
After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing, who was very picky, turned to Yan Song and asked, "Is this possible?"
Yesterday, Yan Song was a party present and the one with the highest status. He could not avoid this question and could only reply: "It is true that Gu Lin left the meeting early, but..."
At this point, Yan Song suddenly stopped and did not dare to say any more.
Originally, what he wanted to say was "excusable circumstances", but he suddenly realized that the harsh and harsh Emperor Jiajing must really hate these four confusing words. Therefore, Mr. Yan Ge could only stop the second half in a hurry.
Sentence, so as not to cause fire and burn yourself.
Gu Lin had already stood up, took off her hat, bowed her head, and kowtowed to Emperor Jiajing to apologize. This was an old rule in the court, and ministers who were formally impeached in person had to do this. Yan Song frowned, his mind working rapidly.
He now understood why Qin Dewei deliberately provoked and pushed against Gu Lin yesterday. It turned out that the foreshadowing was here to force Gu Lin to leave!
It's a pity that it was an afterthought, and I was completely unaware of this hidden danger at the time.
Before Yan Song could think of how to save the people, he saw a black shadow jumping out from behind him, saying to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty! Gu Lin just made an accidental mistake, and he definitely did not intend to despise the royal family!"
Gu Lin is the minister in charge of Xianling Mausoleum, how could he not understand His Majesty’s filial piety, and how could he not care about the memory of Emperor Xian!”
4 After everyone saw that it was Qin Dewei, they were shocked again. No one expected that Qin Dewei would come out to defend Gu Lin.
The teacher Zhang Shangshu impeached Gu Lin, and the disciple Qin Xueshi came out to speak for Gu Lin. What on earth are these masters and disciples doing? One is a good guy, and the other is a bad guy?
Even the ministers were still in a daze. Qin Dewei was probably interceding for Gu Lin, right? Why did it sound so awkward?
Why does he always emphasize "supervising Xianling affairs"? Emphasize that because of his special job, Gu Lin should have been more loyal, but in fact he was even more unbearable? Finally, Qin Dewei begged for mercy: "Therefore, I think that Gu Lin made this mistake accidentally.
Your Majesty, there is no need to be demanding, just be generous to your ministers!"
Emperor Jiajing didn't know why, but he suddenly asked Qin Dewei: "Why are you interceding for Gu Lin? Why don't you want to do Shao Zhan's thing?" This question was too heartbreaking, but he could not answer it. Qin Dewei was half-truth and half-false.
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"Gu Lin is a senior from the same hometown. I have known me for nine years. Thinking of our old friendship, I had to come forward to intercede."