Yang Tinghe has been feeling a little annoyed recently because it is difficult for him to understand Zhu Houzhao's thoughts. From an economic point of view, it is a major event that benefits the country and the people, but from a practical perspective, it will destroy the country and the people.
evil move.
A good system that is entrusted to non-human beings will become a very terrible disaster. Not every seed will grow into a towering tree. The better the Zhengde Tongbao is cast, the sooner the Ming Dynasty's finances will be in trouble.
He was the Prime Minister, the Pavilion Elder, and one of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. He carried on his shoulders not only the Emperor, but also all the people. He watched the Emperor grow up, and he didn't know what else was hidden in that young man's heart.
something?
When we returned home from the Wenyuan Pavilion Chamber, it was already the first watch of the morning. The attendants had already lit the lanterns in the yard. In a bright garden, Yang Shenzheng and Han Bangqi were drinking there.
Ever since Han Bangjing was kicked out by Zhu Shou to Mizhi County as the county magistrate, Han Bangqi and Yang Shen had gotten closer and closer. When he saw Mr. Yang coming back, he quickly stood up and gave a respectful junior salute.
"Rujie, how are you doing with your homework these days?" Yang Tinghe asked calmly.
Han Bangqi naturally understood what Lao Yang meant, and replied obediently: "Thank you for your trouble, I have left a lot of debts. My nephew will go back now."
After Han Bangqi left, Yang Shen finally said, "Father, what do you mean?"
Yang Tinghe glared at him, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Zhang Zhong can just stay in the palace and think about his mistakes, so why can't you serve the emperor well?"
Yang Shen smiled and said: "The emperor has entrusted me with drafting the imperial edicts these days. Even Prime Minister Li praised the child, saying that he is like his father."
He played and filmed, preparing to please his father.
Yang Tinghe sighed: "You kid, you are just arrogant and don't know how to advance or retreat. Do you know why Han Rujie left?"
Yang Shen was stunned for a moment: "Didn't my father give the eviction order?"
Yang Tinghe glared at his son and said in a deep voice: "Among all the people in Wuchen Branch, although your talents and learning are the best, your conduct is not as good as Han Rujie's; your political and military strategies are far inferior to Zhai Zhinan's. Han Rujie is usually silent,
He is a gentleman who behaves the same on the outside, but it is always bad if you have too much contact with him."
Yang Shenqi asked: "Father, why can't the child understand a word you said? Since childhood, haven't you taught your child to stay close to gentlemen and stay away from villains?"
Yang Tinghe pondered for a while, waved to his entourage, and when only the father and son were left in the garden, he slowly said: "A gentleman is harmonious but different, but Han Rujie's gentlemanly appearance is just disguised."
Yang Shen asked again in confusion: "Then father still said that he is the same on the outside as he is on the inside?"
Yang Tinghe replied: "He pretended to be a gentleman. Not only did he deceive others into believing him, but he also believed everything about himself. This is called being consistent on the surface."
"Then if he believes it himself, then it's true." Yang Shen's reputation as a talented scholar was not earned in vain, and his father's speech problem was hit in one sentence.
Yang Tinghe was silent for a while, then said with a wry smile: "Before I became a father, I looked just like Han Rujie."
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "a son never talks about his father's faults". As a son, he naturally knew what Yang Tinghe did, but now hearing his father say it himself, it was a different feeling. Only then did he understand his father's painstaking efforts, and he quickly knelt on the ground.
He said softly: "My child knows that I was wrong."
Seeing his son's behavior, Yang Tinghe nodded and said softly: "Do you know why Han Rujie clings to us?"
Yang Shen shook his head blankly. In terms of knowledge, he thought he was not inferior to anyone. In fact, this was also true. Except for Yang Yiqing, no one dared to slap him in the face. But when he encountered other problems, he
I'm a little overwhelmed...
"You, Han Rujie, and Zhai Zhinan are the pillars of talent that the Holy One has specially cultivated," Yang Tinghe had to tell Yang Shen in detail, "If there are no complications, within twenty years, all three of you will enter the cabinet and provoke the Ming Dynasty.
Heavy burden, until then, when the three pillars stand, the temple is like a battlefield, the sound of swords is not heard, and only heads are seen falling to the ground, what kind of friendship can there be between them?"
Yang Shen was stunned for a moment, then asked: "What does father mean..."
Yang Tinghe nodded and said: "The flaw you are showing now is a sharp knife in Han Rujie's hand. If you want to live, you will live. If you want to die, you will have to die."
Han Bangqi was Yang Tinghe who was thirty years old. Yang Shen naturally understood what his father was talking about, but for a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
Yang Tinghe sighed and said to his son: "These days, as you serve the emperor, remember to do things well and not betray the emperor's trust. I have said this to my father, so you can think about it yourself."
Zhu Shou's thoughts became more and more weird. Yang Tinghe's words were just to remind his son not to get into trouble. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. If one step goes wrong, let alone the future prime minister, even his life cannot be saved.
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While the Yang family father and son were having a conversation, Han Bangqi, led by Chen Jing, walked along the dark corridor, following the twelve lotus lanterns leading the way, towards the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace.
Neither of them spoke, and the dozens of eunuchs and guards around them did not dare to speak. Only the sound of slight footsteps echoed in the Forbidden City at night.
After more than 70 entrance checks and being searched four times, Han Bangqi finally met Zhu Shou.
Zhu Shou held a scroll of picture albums and leaned on the brocade couch with bright candlelight. He was looking at it with relish. From a distance, he felt like he was reading the Spring and Autumn Period by a candle. Seeing Han Bangqi come in, he threw the picture album away.
On the ground, there was written on the title page "Romance and Smooth Picture", and the signature was: Gusu Genghuang.
Anyone who has read books in the Zhengde Dynasty will know that the so-called "Gusu Genghuang" is Tang Yin and Tang Bohu of Jieyuan who were ordered to pick up girls. The picture album in front of you is the authentic work of Tang Jieyuan, a priceless treasure and the desire of all talented people.
Of course Han Bangqi is no exception.
However, he would not look at the picture album at all now. Instead, he quickly knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Han Bangqi, is here to see you. Long live, long live, long live my emperor!"
Others shouted in a flattering way, but Han Junzi shouted in a serious way; others ended with "Long live, long live", but Han Junzi shouted "Long live" in a short and powerful way. Among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, he was the only one who shouted this.
, but Zhu Shou didn't find it strange, because Han Bangqi's actions, whether openly or secretly, were completely worthy of the title of gentleman.
A gentleman, just like a loyal minister, is always different.
Zhu Shou pointed to the picture album and said with a smile: "This Suzhou Jieyuan painted a picture incognito. Tell me, what is his style?"
Han Bangqi said sternly: "You can't say anything about your strange power and chaos. The Tang Dynasty's Chun Hua Kungfu is harmful to morals and customs. The late Emperor has destroyed his future. It can be said to be a rectification of the world and a blessing to all generations."
Zhu Shou was stunned for a moment, and said angrily and funnyly: "You are really a Taoist gentleman."
Han Bangqi knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise."
Zhu Shou did not talk nonsense to him and sat up from the brocade couch: "I have worked hard for you these past few days. I have been thinking that if there were more gentlemen like you in the court, I would be much more relaxed."
Han Bangqi kowtowed three more times respectfully and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. This is my duty. Besides, I am young and strong. It is a great opportunity to repay His grace."
Zhu Shou smiled and said to Chen Jing: "Go and pour a bowl of ginseng soup and give it to Editor Han." Then he said to the eunuchs waiting on the side: "Step back."...
Admiral Zhang Yong seemed to have something to say, but before he could speak, he was kicked by Ma Yongcheng and had to go out. Liu Jin had an indifferent look on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or sad.
It doesn't matter whether he is with the emperor or not. Zhu Shou is surrounded by countless maids, eunuchs and guards at any time. Among the thousands of palace personnel, a few informants are placed. For the big bosses,
It's a piece of cake.
Han Bangqi naturally understood this, so when the emperor asked him, he would answer without saying more than a word.
"Will Yang Yongxiu go with you?" Zhu Shou asked slowly after the eunuchs had left.
Han Bangqi shook his head: "Brother Yang Shi is very talented. Among the capital masters, he is even more capable of serving the emperor."
Colleagues in the DPRK and China all know that Han Junzi never talks about other people's shortcomings, let alone digs holes to bury them. It is Han's style to talk about one after another. Yang Shen's strength is his talent and learning. We really want to send him
Doing anything else might be counterproductive.
Zhu Shou pondered for a moment and then said: "Zhai Zhinan is still in eastern Sichuan and will not be able to return to the capital until at least early next year. Do you have confidence in Hejian Mansion?"
Han Bangqi replied: "If I can't manage Renqiu County well, I will jump to Baiyangdian myself."
He had just been appointed as the magistrate of Renqiu County by Zhu Shou. He was transferred from the Qinggui editor of Zhengqipin to Renqiu. Junzi Han had no complaints. He was neither happy nor sad. His mood was just like his character, Zhongzheng and peaceful.
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Zhu Shou smiled with satisfaction, pulled out a few memorials from the dragon case, threw them in front of Han Bangqi, and said, "Just take a look."
After saying this, without waiting for Han Bangqi's reply, he pulled out another thread-bound book from beside the brocade couch. This time, the cover was a little more normal, "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
Han Bangqi carefully picked up the memorials and saw that they were all about one case. The person who wrote these memorials was named Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian? Isn’t he the ninth-rank official a few days ago? I heard that he was banished to Yizhou. How come he still has the right to submit a memorial on his own?
Han Junzi suppressed the many doubts in his heart and read through the Hejian Mansion bribery case. The more he read, the more shocked he became.
Wang Qinian's handwriting was very poor. After all, he was a scholar who had not passed the Jinshi examination. When he fell into the eyes of a talented person like Han Junzi, he was naturally full of flaws. However, this man's writing was impeccable, and the officials involved were all involved.
The ins and outs of the case are clear. Especially for Mu Ziyu, the magistrate of Jinghai County, the amount of bribes was as high as more than 100,000 taels!
In a small Jinghai County, a seventh-grade Zhima official could actually get so much money. This is absolutely abnormal. Even a genius in taking bribes would not be able to get this money.
Han Bangqi's doubts were solved by another clue: Mu Ziyu was actually the nephew of Cao Yuan, Minister of War!
After Cao Yuanding replaced Yan Zhongyu and became the Minister of the Ministry of War, he also oversaw the regiment and camp and led more than 100,000 strong troops around the capital. He moved the schools and obeyed Liu Jin's orders. He can be said to be one of the five tiger generals of the Liu Party.
Cao Yuan had no children, so he felt sorry for his nephew as if he were his own flesh and blood. If it weren't for the clan rules, he would even have the idea of adopting Mu Ziyu into his lap. Therefore, the case was very simple. Behind Magistrate Mu, stood Cao Yuan
; And behind Cao Shangshu stood Emperor Liu!
The more Han Bangqi looked at it, the more frightened he became. Countless cold sweats broke out on his back. He thought to himself, this is a bottomless quagmire.
Especially the last sentence of Zhu Shou's imperial pen in the excerpt: Thoroughly investigate the case of Mu Ziyu.