After sending Mao Cheng away, Yang Tinghe looked grim.
Before he could take action, the little emperor had predicted it in advance and specifically told the uninformed Mao Cheng about it, using bribery and other methods to drive a wedge between him and Mao Cheng. However, the last words Mao Cheng said made Yang Tinghe
The most annoying thing.
Mao Cheng was clearly giving him advice.
There is no need to fight to the death with the new emperor because of his stubbornness. Things are much better now than during the Zhengde Dynasty. We should cherish the hard-won harmonious relationship between the monarch and his ministers and jointly maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty, rather than competing with the little emperor for a place to bring his mother to the capital.
The matter became so big that it might even make the emperor give up his job.
Yang Tinghe immediately called for Yang Shen.
"Yong Xiu, my father not only informed you about this matter, but also a few people in the cabinet knew about it, but they couldn't possibly leak it...could it be that you told others about it?"
Yang Tinghe first explained Mao Cheng's intention before asking questions.
Yang Shen was surprised that Mao Cheng knew about this. After thinking about it carefully, he said, "I only told Yang Dafu about this."
"Dafu?"
A gloomy air leaked out from Yang Tinghe's eyebrows, carrying a terrifying murderous intent.
Yang Shen said: "Among the new scholars, Zhu Hao has not made it clear that he wants to follow his father's lead. He seems to be a wise and self-protective person. Dafu is the second one. If we want to mobilize the new scholars to jointly submit a memorial, Dafu must come forward and invite Hanyuan to a banquet."
He is also in charge of the affairs of common people."
Yang Tinghe nodded slightly, which meant that Yang Shen told Yang Weicong the matter and there seemed to be no problem.
Even his father didn't think his son was at fault.
"Besides Dafu, has anyone mentioned it to outsiders?"
Yang Tinghe asked again.
Yang Shen shook his head: "I didn't even say anything to Mao Gong for the time being. I just asked Mao Gong to talk to Zhu Hao about the current affairs and who he should turn to in order to make progress. But Zhu Hao clearly doesn't want to get too close to me.
Then...there was nothing unusual. Could it be that father suspected that it was Dafu who leaked the matter?"
Yang Tinghe glanced at his son and asked: "He was stabbed into the palace before the matter was completed. How do you want my father to deal with it? Even if it is an unintentional mistake, it will affect the overall situation."
Yang Shen said: "My child is at fault. Father, what about mobilizing new scholars to jointly submit a memorial..."
Yang Shen asked Yang Tinghe for instructions. Now that the new emperor knows the plan, should we make changes?
"There can be no delay."
Yang Tinghe's attitude was extremely resolute, "The new Jinshi is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't even dare to give the most basic direct advice, how can you be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future? And we must do it in advance. We will submit a joint report tomorrow..."
Yang Shen asked for instructions again: "Does everyone want to sign a joint name?"
The implication is that with so many Jinshi, we can't let them all sign at once, right?
Not everyone will be threatened!
After all, the future official paths of these Jinshi are different, and it does not mean that Yang Tinghe will be the one to help everyone get to the next step. Many people will still go out to serve as local officials, or they will not accept this kind of grand ceremony.
I'm not interested in the fight at all.
Furthermore, some people don’t seem qualified to participate in big events.
"You can ignore the rest, but among the bachelor's degree scholars who enter Hanyuan, it's best not to miss out. If Zhu Hao... refuses to submit, let him go. He can be transferred out of Hanyuan in the future."
What Yang Tinghe means is that if Zhu Hao doesn't know the truth and doesn't lead the bachelor's degree scholars as the number one scholar to jointly reiterate that the emperor and Princess Jiang are no longer mother and son and don't need you to serve, then Zhu Hao is not of my race. There is no need to force it.
His time in the Hanlin Academy will not last long, and he will soon be transferred to a local official.
This is equivalent to an ultimatum to Zhu Hao.
Yang Shen nodded: "If the new scholars jointly submit the memorial, and whether the number one scholar takes the lead, the meaning is very different. If the father understands what he means, the child will not force him anymore, or does he really not want to have a future?"
Yang Tinghe said coldly: "Yong Xiu, you have to let him understand that there will be no good results in looking forward and backward, and there is no need to be a wallflower in the court!"
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Yang Shen thought carefully about his father's words on the way back to his room.
Yang Tinghe will not depreciate his own status to recruit a new champion, so he has to give the ultimatum.
"Fools? How many people in this court are fools? Who can be completely careless?" Yang Shen felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his father's words, but he still had to do what he ordered.
Early the next morning, the first thing Yang Shen did when he arrived at the Hanlin Academy was to call Yu Chengxun and ask him to recount yesterday's conversation with Zhu Hao and then tell him his plans.
Only then did Yu Chengxun know that Yang Tinghe was planning to present a joint memorial to the emperor as a new scholar, especially a newcomer to the Hanlin Academy, to persuade the emperor not to take his mother to Beijing.
"Someone leaked the secret? Who?"
Yu Chengxun was puzzled.
Yang Shen said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, or someone on your Majesty's side has guessed it in advance... It is not completely impossible to do so."
Yu Chengxun thought for a while and shook his head: "Mr. Yang Ge has not mentioned it to outsiders. In addition, His Majesty's plan to bring Princess Xing to Beijing happened yesterday. It was very sudden. How could anyone predict it in advance? Did you say anything to outsiders, Yongxiu?"
At this time, Yu Chengxun never imagined that the person who leaked the secret was himself. But the problem was that he did not know about such a thing in advance, and naturally he would not suspect that the problem was his own.
It was precisely because Yang Shen asked Yu Chengxun to recruit Zhu Hao and Yang Weicong to contact a group of commoners, and Zhu Hao was needed to take the lead in an urgent matter, that Zhu Hao deduced Yang Tinghe's movements.
Yang Shen shook his head. He was embarrassed to tell Yu Chengxun. In fact, I also told Yang Weicong.
Now let alone Yang Tinghe's suspicion of Yang Weicong, even Yang Shen felt that Yang Weicong had a problem. Although Yang Weicong may not have leaked it intentionally, maybe he had let it slip unintentionally?
"I probably know a little bit."
Yang Shen analyzed, "Among the people who have just entered Hanyuan, there must be someone who has tipped off His Majesty."
Yu Chengxun's eyes lit up and he asked: "Could it be...the one from Jiangxi?"
The person in question is Fei Hong's nephew Fei Maozhong.
Yang Shen shook his head: "As far as I know, only a dozen or so people attended yesterday's banquet, and Xinke Tanhua did not go there... Forget it, Maogong, this matter is not urgent. You and I will go to Hanyuan in a while.
Different public housing estates should implement this matter as soon as possible and have everyone sign it before noon."
"good!"
After all, Yu Chengxun was Yang Shen's biological brother-in-law. He had no room for doubt in front of his brother-in-law, so the two immediately divided the work and cooperated.
As for Yang Weicong, who was supposed to be the "leader", he was ignored by Yang Shen.
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Zhu Hao entered the Hanlin Academy a little late that day. When he was studying in the writing room, only Yang Shen was waiting for him.
"Are you here early again?"
Zhu Hao was surprised.
Yesterday when I entered the Hanlin Academy, I saw only Yang Shen. What was even more surprising today was that there was only Yang Shen in the writing room.
Yang Shen said: "At the end of the month, the Hanyuan affairs will be settled. People in the Hanlin Academy can choose to take a break. There is no need to come to Hanyuan today if you are not a new scholar."
Zhu Hao sighed: "It seems that newcomers are suppressed everywhere, even the Hanlin Academy, which is coveted by literati all over the world, is no exception, even if they want to take a break..."
"This is to allow you new Hanlins to adapt to the rules of Hanyuan as soon as possible."
Yang Shen looked unhappy because he could tell that Zhu Hao was very negative about his work. He had no sense of mission to serve the country and the people and care about the world. He didn't seem to be anxious to get ahead at all.
For ordinary Jinshi, if they can enter the Hanlin Academy, they must be full of energy and want to do something big. Usually they only realize that their future is bleak after working hard for a few years, and then they lose their will and spend their days.
It's really rare for people like Zhu Hao to mess around at a young age.
Zhu Hao said: "Then why is Yang Hanlin here?"
Yang Shen looked grim: "Zhu Hao, His Majesty wants to bring his mother and concubine to the capital, and also makes her the Queen Mother. What do you think of this matter?"
"Tsunadune is in trouble."
Zhu Hao blurted out without even thinking for a moment, and said as if it were a matter of course, "Isn't the discussion about the ceremony settled? Is it because His Majesty proposed in the court yesterday to welcome Princess Xing to Beijing, what should Hanyuan do? Usually this
This matter was rejected by the Ministry of Rites in a memorandum."
Yang Shen was slightly surprised.
Zhu Hao had behaved very slickly before, keeping a distance from everyone and everything. For example, Yang Tinghe commented that this guy was just a wallflower.
But he didn't expect that Zhu Hao would support Yang Tinghe's idea on the issue of great gifts.
Yang Shen said: "The Ministry of Rites has refused many times before, but His Majesty is determined to have his own way, so my idea is... to take the lead in the report with the new Jinshi, and directly admonish His Majesty... The new Jinshi is led by you, do you want to participate?"
"It is obligatory."
Zhu Hao shrugged slightly, seeming very sensible.
Yang Shen was stunned.
Haha, why did this kid suddenly go from being a wallflower to being so well-behaved today?
Is there some conspiracy?
Zhu Hao asked in confusion: "Why did Yang Hanlin look at me like this? I'm... still young, and I don't know much about the political situation. Moreover, Your Majesty and I are both from Anlu Prefecture. Our status is awkward and we don't want to cause trouble, but
If there is an act of righteousness, I can still stand with all my colleagues."
The implication is that the "fence-riding" attitude I displayed before does not mean that I have a problem with my values, or that I deliberately want to be a fence-sitter.
It's just because I have a special background, and I was a Jinshi as a teenager, and I was lucky enough to get the top prize, so I was criticized by everyone. Such performance was too eye-catching. I wanted to live a long life without being targeted, so I chose to keep a low profile. But I am a very serious person.
Dayi, if anything happens, you don’t have to exclude me.
Yang Shen was very touched after hearing Zhu Hao's words.
Yang Shen is also the No. 1 scholar, and is the son of Yang Tinghe. When he passed the No. 1 exam, his father was already serving as a secondary assistant in the cabinet, so he understands Zhu Hao who "clearly wins the No. 1 prize but has to keep a low profile to avoid being criticized."
mentality.
Suddenly, he seemed to be back in the sixth year of Zhengde's reign, when he had won the first prize in the examination, and when he first entered the Hanlin Academy, he was always cautious and did not rush forward in anything he could give in or avoid.
I had made the same choice back then, so why would I criticize Zhu Hao so harshly now?
Yang Shen laughed dumbly, and looked at Zhu Hao with a little more appreciation, and even felt a sense of sympathy.