Yang Tinghe's eyes soon fell on the memorial document accusing him of tampering with Emperor Zhengde's condition.
If anything else was an attack on his governance, this one made him very cautious, because it involved the heinous crime of deceiving the emperor and even killing the late emperor.
What's going on with this one? Why can't I see the original?
Yang Tinghe read the above report and felt that it was impossible for someone close to him to know. It was probably Wu Jie and Xue Ji who reported him at the time.
After Wu Jie was imprisoned, he regained his freedom, sat in court for consultation in Yongping Mansion, and no longer participated in court affairs.
Xue Ji still works in Tai Hospital.
After Sun Jiao took it over and looked at it, he squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then shook his head: I don't know.
It is very obvious that the reason why Yang Tinghe is doing well in the court now is because he has formed a vague alliance with the Queen Mother Zhang. The person behind the Queen Mother Zhang is also Yang Tinghe, which makes the little emperor restrain himself in doing things, because the two of them both
They can unite to support Zhu Si, or they can depose Zhu Si.
But if this thing is exposed, the alliance between Yang Tinghe and Queen Mother Zhang will be gone.
If you, Yang Tinghe, killed the only son of the Ai family for the so-called court situation, do you still want the Ai family to form an alliance with you? Are you crazy?
Sun Jiaodao: Since His Majesty has never revealed this matter, maybe he is just using it to intimidate you. You know best whether you have done it or not. Even if you arranged for others to do it, would others dare to admit it?
Sun Jiao means, this thing is a bit scary, don't take it to heart, the emperor probably has no real evidence to prove that you are related to the death of the late emperor.
But Yang Tinghe knew very well that this was true. Who knew at that time that Emperor Zhengde would be tricked to death?
A cold caused by falling into the water, even if the condition is serious, is not fatal, right? If Yang Tinghe knew that the emperor might die at that time, maybe he would not have ordered Wu Jie and Xue Ji to go to the emperor's place
He went to say some threatening words and urged the emperor to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
Yang Tinghe said: "His Majesty was seriously ill at that time, so there seems to be nothing wrong in letting him return to the capital as early as possible."
oh.
Sun Jiao responded but didn't reply.
It means that it seems that it is not groundless and should have some basis.
No wonder Yang Jiefu cares so much about this report.
Sun Jiao asked: When the late emperor died of illness, was there any delay in treatment?
What Sun Jiao meant was, don't say that you wanted to intimidate the emperor into returning to the capital earlier. Now someone else is reporting you. Because of your order, Emperor Zhengde's illness was delayed, so that a minor illness turned into a serious one. Don't evade the important points and just talk about them lightly.
Why do you want to persuade the emperor to return to the capital?
Yang Tinghe shook his head: I am not an imperial physician, how could I know His Majesty's condition at that time?
Sun Jiaodao: But if you don't know about His Majesty's condition, you shouldn't give instructions to the imperial doctor before he leaves the capital. This can easily lead to accusations. After the death of the late emperor, people from the imperial hospital were taken to the imperial hospital for questioning. Maybe some people were seeking suicide at that time.
Damn, your Majesty has not said anything for the past two years despite putting such a lead-in, which shows that he still respects you very much and has not just listened to such nonsense.
Didn't you listen and still kept this report confession? Now you deliberately asked someone to modify it, only explaining the specific situation at the time, without letting me know who did it?
However, Yang Tinghe also agrees with one thing, that is, the little emperor's patience is enough. With such a time bomb, when the little emperor learned about the situation, he did not have an attack immediately, but had to wait two years later. It was him Yang Tinghe right now.
The reputation of the dynasty was not as good as before, and he no longer had the ability to dethrone the king. The little emperor's throne was secure, and this sudden attack occurred.
This scheming, this courage to endure hardships...
Not simple.
Sun Jiao asked again: Did the Queen Mother know about this?
Yang Tinghe glanced at Sun Jiao, "Old Sun, you don't know how to open the pot, right?"
Regardless of whether this thing is an alarmist statement by the little emperor, even if it is indeed true, the little emperor told the Queen Mother a long time ago, and the Queen Mother has been able to endure it without having an attack until now?
To Zhu
Fourthly, the death of the late emperor not only enabled him to ascend the throne, but also helped him.
But for Empress Dowager Zhang, this is almost the revenge of murdering her son, so why should she keep enduring it?
Originally, Yang Tinghe was very sure that the young emperor had not revealed it to Empress Dowager Zhang, but then he thought that for more than a year, Empress Dowager Zhang had almost completely ignored him. She might have known the inside story, so now that mother and son have a deep love for each other, Yang Tinghe no longer treats him as such.
Something's happened.
Jiefu, what do you think? I'm here to give you these things, not to force you to do anything. You should tell me how you decide to deal with it, right? Sun Jiao reminded.
Whatever you think, you should always have an attitude.
Even if you are just pretending, when you see that the emperor has given you so much evidence of your crimes, do you still have to show your stance and plead guilty to the emperor in order to obtain his forgiveness?
Or is it the last memorial to resign? Will the emperor decide whether to stay or not?
Yang Tinghe suddenly looked sad.
If others attacked Yang Tinghe, he could ignore it, and he could even pretend that the loss of pig iron in Yongping Mansion never happened.
But the cause of Zhu Houzhao's death has now become a reminder for him.
Once this matter is exposed, Yang Tinghe's reputation will be completely wiped out, and Yang Tinghe's way of deposing Zhu Si will be completely eliminated. It is equivalent to saying that Yang Tinghe's greatest reliance has been lost. Empress Dowager Zhang will not pay attention to him.
The middle minister would also think that he, Yang Tinghe, killed the former emperor and supported the new emperor just because the former emperor did not listen to his orders and brought disaster to the country and the people, and the new emperor was easy to control...
Sun Jiaodao: Jiefu, you seem to be very concerned about who mentions this matter. If there is such a thing, you should also know who is qualified to expose it, or make the factory guard and His Majesty believe it? Or even make the Queen Mother believe it? Do you really?
No words left in the hands of others?
Yang Tinghe thought for a while.
Is it just two people?
Wu Jie and Xue Ji.
Wu Jie has now withdrawn from the court and has not gained much benefit from this matter. Originally, the court did not say that Wu Jie was going to be killed. Wu Jie has already received the worst result, which is to be dismissed from office and leave the court.
On the other hand, Xue Ji became a famous figure in Taiyuan Hospital and often went in and out of the palace to diagnose diseases for the nobles in the palace. This is thought-provoking.
Yang Tinghe also had to think carefully. An old man like Wu Jie should know political rules, and there was no sign of anyone interrogating him. How could he confess everything with just a few threats?
No matter how you look at it, Xue Ji has a higher chance of betraying him, and Xue Ji has always had a close relationship with the Yang family, and he knows far more secrets about the Yang family than others.
Yang Tinghe was so suspicious, but there was no conclusive evidence.
Seeing Yang Tinghe's delay in expressing his position, Sun Jiao shook his head and sighed: Okay, okay, I've said everything that needs to be said, it's all up to you. It's just your Majesty who asked me to bring the things for you to have a look at. They are not meant to be kept.
Next...I will take it back first and say goodbye!
Sun Jiao put the things into the wooden box again, closed it solemnly, picked it up and went out.
Seeing that Sun handed over Wenyuan Pavilion, Yang Tinghe walked directly to Zhang Zuo. After contacting Zhang Zuo, the two began to talk quietly.
Yang Tinghe felt that his time had really passed.
Even Sun Jiao can have such good communication with the eunuch who is the Chief of Ceremonies, but when Zhang Zuo comes to the cabinet to check in, he doesn't even come in, let alone say a word to him. This doesn't just mean that he is the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
The palm eunuch also knows that Yang Tinghe has lost power and does not intend to have too much contact with him?
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When Jiang Mian came back, Yang Ting and Wu Zi were sitting there, looking lonely.
Everyone else went back to their desks to continue dealing with the matters at hand. Only Jiang Mian came over, stood next to Yang Tinghe, and put his hands on his shoulders.
Don't take what your comrades say to you seriously. The whole cabinet supports you.
Jiang Mian didn't know what Sun Jiao said.
He was expected to come to put pressure on Yang Tinghe on behalf of the emperor.
Since Yang Tinghe is under pressure, Jiang Mian, as Yang Tinghe's staunchest political ally, must express his support to reassure Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe nodded and said nothing.
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Morning the next day.
As expected, Yang Tinghe resigned.
All the ministers were still waiting to intercede for Huairou Bo Shi Zan, and many people were looking forward to Yang Tinghe making a good start. However, Yang Tinghe uncharacteristically expressed his intention to leave first, as if he was disappointed with the emperor's actions, and also seemed to be disappointed.
It's because he really doesn't want to get involved in court disputes.
Yang Tinghe resigned in person, and many ministers did not know about it beforehand. In the cabinet, except for Jiang Mian and Mao Ji, Fei Hong and Liu Chun also did not know why Yang Tinghe suddenly resigned.
Zhu Sidao: Mr. Yang Ge has worked hard and made great achievements. Only when you are in charge in the court can people be calmed down. How can I let you go so easily?
The emperor's request to stay, whether it came from sincerity or not, at least expressed his attitude. The emperor was affectionate and righteous.
But Yang Tinghe insisted: The veteran is old and frail, and is no longer qualified to do errands in the court. Recently, he has been weak and sick, and cannot fulfill his duty of assisting His Majesty. Now that His Majesty is in the prime of life, a prosperous age will be around the corner in the future. The veteran just wants to return to his hometown to take care of himself.
I hope your majesty will give me permission.
Many ministers were reluctant, and some wanted to persuade them to stay, but they knew that now was not the time.
Of course, some people feel that they have been ruthlessly betrayed by Yang Tinghe - we support you so wholeheartedly, but you have been pretending to be mute in court recently. Finally, you have spoken more, but you have stepped forward to resign. You deserve our trust.
?
Zhu Si waved his hand and asked Zhang Zuo to bring over the resignation letter submitted by Yang Tinghe in person.
Zhu Si opened it and looked at it briefly, then handed it back to Zhang Zuo.
I don't allow this. Mr. Yang Ge, please take back your order. If there are other matters, let's discuss it later.
Zhu Si once again tried to persuade Yang Tinghe to stay, but his attitude was still very firm, as if he had never considered driving Yang Tinghe away.
In the past, Yang Tinghe might have thought that the little emperor was very respectful to him.
But now he saw how tenacious the little emperor's patience was. If he had no intention of driving him away, why did he let Sun Jiao show him the memorials and confessions that exposed him yesterday?