Yang Shen compiled a new memorial on the great rites, re-arranged the ritual rhetoric on the great rites, compiled a bunch of people's joint signatures, and was ready to submit the memorial at any time.
Yu Chengxun took it over and looked at it. Something suddenly occurred to him. He put down the memorial and asked, "Everyone in the Hanlin Academy has basically signed it. Do you want to add Jingdao to it?"
Yang Shen said: "Let's forget about Jingdao." Yu Chengxun heard Yang Shen's wariness towards Zhu Hao.
After Zhu Hao said that he had accepted Jiang Rong, the son of Yutian Bo Jiang Lun, as his disciple, Yang Shen became more and more suspicious of Zhu Hao and would not discuss most matters with Zhu Hao. Yu Chengxun also knew that this had nothing to do with Zhu Hao.
I don’t like to participate in discussions about court affairs.
"Now that His Majesty has rarely mentioned the matter of discussing rituals, if we hand over this thing, will it be... counterproductive?" Yu Chengxun asked.
Yang Shen's attitude was resolute: "We cannot give up the established process just because His Majesty makes a temporary concession. We cannot violate our righteousness. It is our duty to distinguish right from wrong. We will report it in the future!"
Yang Shen made his own decision.
Before Yang Shen had time to submit the memorial, his first assistant, Jiang Mian, sent Feng Xi, a Hanlin scholar, to find Yang Shen and persuade her to put the memorial aside.
Facing the stubborn Yang Shen, Fengxi was quite helpless. It seemed that Yang Shen was the more assertive one. Fengxi, as a Hanlin bachelor, was like a puppet and could only run errands to mediate.
"Yong Xiu, even if there are major events in the court, you should not be involved. You have a special status and it has been less than half a year since my father returned to his hometown. Your persistence at this time will bring unpredictable consequences!"
Fengxi almost made the topic clear.
Yang Shen, however, did not pay attention to "capitulationists" like Feng Xi at all, and said indifferently: "Scholar Feng, there is no need to persuade me. I have already foreseen the consequences. Even if your Majesty really wants to punish someone, I can accept it with peace of mind."
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Fengxi got very angry after hearing this.
You, a Hanlin minister, are more respected than me, a Hanlin bachelor, you are arrogant!
"It is Jiang Zhongtang who specifically asked me to remind you that now is not the time."
Fengxi could only move his chief minister Jiang Mian out.
It's better not to mention Jiang Mian here. After mentioning Jiang Mian, Yang Shen's attitude was even firmer than before: "The ministers in the court each perform their duties. Our duty is to advise His Majesty to practice etiquette, and Jiang Zhongtang's
The responsibility lies in drafting the votes. They are all different. There is no need to persuade Master Feng any more. If there are any consequences, the Hanlin Academy will not be involved."
"You...oh!"
Facing such a stubborn Yang Shen, Fengxi could do nothing but sigh.
That night, Fengxi went to see Jiang Mian and told the truth about Yang Shen's stubborn attitude.
After listening to this, Jiang Mian probably understood why this late-born junior was so stubborn, and he said in a leisurely tone: "He felt that I did not argue with His Majesty on everything like his father, and that I had failed him by giving in.
It was his father's entrustment, and he felt that it was his responsibility to inherit his father's ambition, so he said this."
Fengxi asked in surprise: "What is Yong Xiu doing?" Even if you look down on me as a Hanlin bachelor, you actually look down on me as a bachelor of Shofu University?
Jiang Mian took this very lightly, shook his head and sighed: "Let him go. As he said, even if he doesn't take action, Your Majesty will not give up on the matter of discussing the ceremony, and let Your Majesty know the opposition attitude of the courtiers."
, it’s not wrong. It’s just that when he is in court in the future... ugh!"
The words are not finished yet.
But Fengxi heard it. Jiang Mian felt that Yang Shen's official career was worrying. You even looked down on your two immediate superiors, the Shofu University Bachelor and the Hanlin Bachelor who were in the same camp with you. The emperor and you were political enemies, and your father used to be with you.
The emperor has a grudge. With your attitude, do you still want to be successful in the court in the future?
If the emperor finds an opportunity, he can send you to a remote place to serve as an official, and you will be out of sight, and he will even say that these treatments are light. If you continue to be so stubborn and offend the emperor, the emperor will not only
If I release you, I will probably convict you and then send you to the border area. Have you, Yang Shen, thought about the consequences of this?
Fengxi said: "Young people don't know how to advance or retreat, and they are also incompetent.
I can advise him properly."
Jiang Mian smiled and said: "This has nothing to do with you. He has such a bad temper. Even before his father left, he was worried that he would do bad things. He asked me to give him some advice and discipline him. It seems that Jiefu is overthinking it.
Who am I to advise the use of young talents like Xiu?"
"Alas!" Fengxi continued to sigh.
Now Yang Shen has really turned himself into an alien that everyone despises. Even Jiang Mian is full of disappointment in Yang Shen.
Jiang Mian said: "I just hope he won't make too big a fuss, but I don't know who else in the world can make him let go of his heavy heart and be a well-behaved courtier with peace of mind?"
Fengxi thought for a moment and shook his head with a wry smile.
Yang Tinghe Zhishi, Jiang Mian and Fengxi couldn't persuade Yang Shen. Who else could persuade Yang Shen to let go of his obsession and become a "good baby"?
It is unrealistic to expect Yang Shen to be a well-behaved courtier.
Yang Shen resisted the pressure from all parties and submitted his "Dali Bian" memorial, but it seemed to have sunk into the sea, and there was not even a splash for many days.
The emperor did not mention it, and the cabinet and court officials did not have any intention of mentioning it in the court.
It seems that the emperor did not want to cause trouble, and the civil servants wanted to protect Yang Shen, so Yang Shen spent a lot of energy and did something that was not pleasing to both parties, and then his memorial was ignored by all parties.
Already.
Yang Shen was naturally furious and wanted to take some more drastic measures to make amends.
But at this time, Zhu Hao went to the Hanlin Academy again and specially invited Yang Shen to talk about the great ceremony.
"Do you have something to talk to me about?"
When Yang Shen saw Zhu Hao coming and looking like he wanted to negotiate with him, he was naturally surprised and his tone became very suspicious.
Zhu Hao said: "That's right, Mr. Tang came to me and mentioned your memorial to me."
"he?"
Yang Shen sat there with an angry look on his face, "It seems that Your Majesty has already seen my petition and knows that there is no reason to defend it. Do you want to calm things down through you?"
Zhu Hao first signaled Yu Chengxun to go out first, meaning he wanted to talk to Yang Shen alone.
Yu Chengxun also found it puzzling, but still gave Zhu Hao and Yang Shen a chance to be alone.
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yong Xiu, I have heard some things, but I can't be sure, and I haven't talked to anyone else. I want to talk to you alone. Are you willing to give me this face?"
"Say it." Yang Shen's attitude was still very cold.
Because Yang Shen knew that Zhu Hao represented Tang Yin this time, which was equivalent to acting as a "peacemaker" for the emperor.
Zhu Hao casually picked up a book on the table, as if he had put it down before, and handed it to Yang Shen: "Look, this is a book reorganized by people from the Yili Sect. It is now printed in the capital. I bought it.
Come back with a copy."
"dont see!"
Yang Shen blocked the book back without thinking.
Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Tang is my mentor after all. He has been in Prince Xing's Mansion for many years, and now he rarely interferes with political affairs, but he still knows a lot of things. I heard him talk about it, and he said that recently, His Majesty wanted Huang, a Hanlin scholar, to enter
As the elder of the pavilion, I will leave the post of Bachelor of Lili Hanlin to Zhang Bingyong or Mr. Tang."
"Zhang Bingyong?" Yang Shen frowned.
It should be said that Yang Shen looked down on the younger generation, and even looked down on "opportunists" like Zhang Cong who only passed the Jinshi exam at an old age, and he didn't think Zhang Cong had the ability to become a Hanlin bachelor.
Zhu Hao sighed: "This is how things are in the world. Whoever supports your majesty will have a chance to rise to power. But Mr. Tang himself has no intention of serving the court and does not intend to accept this job, so only Zhang Binglao can take the job... Since Mr. Tang mentioned it to me
, that means that this matter should be close to ten. "
"boom!"
Yang Shen slammed the table and shouted, "Has the Ming Dynasty's official system been turned into such a mess by a group of people that they have even ignored the most basic principles of promotion?"
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yong Xiu, do you want to say that Your Majesty is nepotistic? But you should know that since ancient times, whether it is kings, princes, or officials, nepotism has been everywhere. Not showing nepotism will make people feel weird... In the Ming Dynasty, no
It's just a personal relationship
Society? The whole court is said to be neither clique nor clique, but cliques are rarely seen anymore?"
"Jingdao, what do you mean by this?" Yang Shen turned his anger towards Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao shrugged: "I'm just expressing my feelings. Mr. Tang also made it clear that if Brother Yongxiu can stop being radical in discussing etiquette... I'm not asking you to give up your principles, I'm just asking you to step back appropriately. Even if
If you can't become a Hanlin bachelor, a position like a bachelor's degree or a bachelor's degree can still be reserved for you. This can be regarded as a kind of balance."
"What?"
After Yang Shen heard this, he was really shocked.
Originally, he thought Zhu Hao was here to convey Tang Yin's intention, but now he heard that it seemed that what Zhu Hao represented was no longer the opinions of officials at Tang Yin's level, but more like the terms of exchange of benefits offered to him by the superiors.
This is sending Zhu Hao to negotiate with him!
Zhu Haodao: "I know, this is embarrassing for you. Originally, I was unwilling to tell you this, but Mr. Tang insisted on letting me tell you, why do you think I should be such a bad person?"
Yang Shen was almost ready to scold Zhu Hao, but when he thought about it again, Zhu Hao was only a mouthpiece in this matter, so what was the point of scolding Zhu Hao? Instead, Zhu Hao was still being used.
He doesn't want to cause trouble, but he might hate being used as a sounding board this time.
Zhu Hao seemed very emotional: "Don't say that I am unprincipled. I just want to tell Mr. Tang what he said. What he means is that your sincerity is good, but you have to see the opportunity correctly. Now you are just like the Central Government."
The two forces of the monarch and the minister are in opposition..."
"Why are there two parties?" Yang Shen asked coldly.
Zhu Hao spread his hands and said, "Don't you think Jiang Ge Lao and Feng Xueshi have been very supportive of your memorial recently?"
Yang Shen pushed Yang Shen back with a question.
Zhu Hao continued: "If you take a step back and switch to a more appealing position, you will have more room to play in the future. Your temporary forbearance will win you the opportunity to rise in the future... Do you hope that you will step back and come to power?"
Is it an opportunist like Zhang Bingyong? Where will you be then, and how will you correct His Majesty's mistakes?"