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Chapter 231: The gaffeful bachelor
Li You's move was expected by many people... After all, "begging for leave to become an official" is a skill that every official should possess. The so-called ability to advance and retreat freely is an unspoken rule that everyone is well aware of.
In fact, Li You didn't know how to say it. He remembered the word "begging for bones" in the textbook of his previous life, so he learned and used it. But it was quite funny when he said this word in his weak years.
He "begged for bones" in front of the emperor at the age of ten and a half, and taught those people who were still running around in the examination room in their forties and fifties how embarrassing it was. This should have set a historical record in the Ming Dynasty? Several Hanlin officials who had studied history began to recall
stand up.
Everyone in the palace went to watch the new record, and no one noticed a flash of joy on the young emperor's face - after eight years, someone finally...
Speaking of the profession of Emperor Ming, it can be summed up simply as having four major political responsibilities (powers). Whether you want to do it or not is another matter. They are: worshiping heaven, observing the court, deliberation, and criticizing.
But how did the teenage Jing and the emperor perform these four functions?
At the court meeting on the 369th day of the lunar month, he was seated, with only "I know", "as usual" and "yes" as his response options. As usual, the court meeting only made symbolic remarks without making any decisions. He had no one to make arbitrary decisions if he wanted to.
Listen to him.
In the meeting with the ministers, he was a motionless student, with his legs crossed and crossed, and there were a group of people who were admonishing him. Naturally, as a student, he was not qualified to make decisions on government affairs, and the ministers who served as lecturers would not discuss matters with him.
In the daily government affairs process, the chapter books he received were all "read-only texts" that had been approved. They were given to him just for him to study. He could read them but could not change his votes, and he could not decide anything.
When he was worshiping heaven and earth on the outskirts of the first month of the year, he was considered by the ministers to be young and infirm. He was afraid that he might die due to the cold weather and cause unrest in the country, so he was not allowed to go out of the city. Several princes and grandfathers took turns doing the work for him.
Therefore, in the eight years since the emperor ascended the throne, he has not formally dealt with a single political matter. There is a mother and queen for government affairs, and an eldest sister for palace affairs. Outside of ceremonial court meetings, no minister has taken the initiative to seek advice from him. Today is unprecedented. For the first time, someone has
Non-ceremonial direct greetings.
The Holy Heart couldn't help but be overjoyed, the sky was filled with joy, the dragon's eyes were filled with color, and the golden cheeks were smiling. All that was left was the colorful auspicious clouds floating in the sky, and the fragrant wind blowing from ten miles away to meet the occasion.
This is a good start, and this is a moment worth remembering... Emperor Jinghe slapped his thigh, trying his best to make his tone deeper and more majestic, "Li You played it, I have approved it, and I will give you the crown and belt to return home."
It feels good to approve something big, the young emperor thought.
The world was spinning! Mr. Li suddenly raised his head, completely confused and at a loss what to do.
What's going on with this little emperor? He doesn't follow the rules of the world at all... Isn't it time to leave a message at this time so that he can take the opportunity to go down the stairs? He has also prepared some back-ups, so what else can he do now?
Not to mention Mr. Li, all the ministers in the palace were a little confused. Regardless of whether the emperor is qualified to deal with his ministers now, even if he becomes qualified after taking office, he cannot be so rash.
Li You is now a member of the cabinet and is responsible for studying scriptures and banquets. He is also an errand under your personal command. He can barely be regarded as a close servant. Moreover, he is resigning in person. According to etiquette, he must stay for a while to express his condolences to the emperor and his ministers. The appearance should be done
Do enough and then decide whether the beggar should leave or not. This is "propriety".
There is no way to express approval directly in person. The subtext is almost the same as "Get out of here!". How can an emperor be so careless and unkind? It is so disrespectful to his ministers. A scholar can be killed and cannot be humiliated.
where.
While Li You was still in a daze, an unknown censor came out and said loudly: "How can a ruler be frivolous and rude, and treat his ministers like slaves? If you lose the hearts of your subjects, how can you rule the world!"
In the midst of excitement, the emperor was poured cold water on him. He also realized that his words and deeds were inappropriate and he was caught in pain. He helplessly covered his face and said repeatedly: "I know, I know."
Li You felt relieved, but he saw Yuan Gelao, one of the four great scholars, coming out and scolding the imperial censor: "Your Majesty, I have given you advice before. But you are alarmist, exaggerating, and using clever words to cover up. What are your intentions?"
, Where do you put your Majesty? How dare you roar in front of Your Majesty, what kind of behavior is this? I think you should ask for punishment yourself to set the record straight!"
After a basin of cold water, now a wave of warmth poured into the emperor's heart. This Mr. Yuan is indeed a person praised by his father. He is very considerate and knows that it is not easy to be the emperor.
The censor really didn't expect Mr. Yuan Ge to jump out and scold him. He was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't dare to fight with Mr. Ge.
One after another, one after another, no matter how dull the person is, they will find that the situation in the palace is strange. How did it evolve into this?
Mr. Yuan Ge suppressed the censor, and immediately spat at Li You, saying sarcastically: "Qiansui has spoken to you today, so why bother holding you hostage if you want to go? You can go to Shu and beg for leave, and wait for the judgment. I will not hesitate to draw up a plan for you."
Votes!”
Li You was annoyed. He didn't really want to leave, he just had no choice but to make excuses. Even a blind man could see that, and everyone knew this rule. Why did you, Mr. Yuan Ge, say that you had to force a lie to become true? It was indeed what was said in the rumors.
It's so harsh and inhumane.
Feeling the strong hostility of Mr. Yuan Ge, Li You suddenly remembered the past when Mr. Yuan Ge's son-in-law Ma Xunjian had a disagreement with the county magistrate Chen when he was in Xujiang County.
At that time, Master Huang hinted in a very subtle way that the root cause of Ma Xunjian and Chen Zhixian's failure to deal with was the failure to deal with them from above. This was obviously between Xu Shangshu and Mr. Yuan Ge. Based on what he saw and heard when he came to Beijing, only
Judging from the attitude towards the emperor, these two people really don't seem to be on the same page.
Now it is estimated that Mr. Yuan Ge has put him in Xu Shangshu's position, and seeing that he is in the position of Zhongshu who can control the ministers, he is not only a thorn in the side but also a thorn in the flesh.
At this moment, no one in the palace stood up anymore. They were all watching with cold eyes how this unpredictable and unpredictable situation would develop. Everyone had their own concerns and thoughts.
Even Mr. Yang Ge, the great scholar of Dongge who was somewhat close to Li You, was worried about being suspected and stayed on the sidelines for the time being. Li You's job of splitting votes was too sensitive, especially for all the great scholars. It was in full view of everyone.
Now, if he comes forward to help, it will be unpalatable to him and lead to the reputation of being a party-leader.
Li You knew that his status in the world was far different from that of Ge Lao, and they were completely unequal. In terms of the right to speak, he was not even as good as the censor, and he could not argue with Ge Lao. So he turned to Zhu Bulang, the emperor's relative, for help.
The terrain is aloof and suitable for smoothing things over.
When Mr. Zhu Fanghe received Mr. Li's distress signal, he smiled bitterly in his heart. Over the past few years, at times like this, people have always come to him, almost making him an expert in fire-fighting. Otherwise, Zhu Fanghe is a righteous man and is known as the court.
How did the reputation of Timely Rain spread?
"Everyone, please listen to the next words and don't be angry..."
Zhu Bulang had only finished half of what he said when Jin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites came out and said to him: "What can a foreign official say about important matters in the imperial government? Return to the train as soon as possible! Don't make people laugh at the Ministry of Rites for being disrespectful."
You don’t have to listen to what others say, but after all, Zhu Bulang is an official in the Ministry of Rites, and Jin Shangshu is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is his highest boss. He has to listen to what is said, and he can’t contradict his boss in public. He has no choice but to do so. He shook his head at Li You and returned to the back of the class.
Li You scolded Jin Shangshu several times in his mind and then sighed, "I originally intended to cultivate my moral character and be kind to others, but I insist on forcing me to act recklessly. It's a bit embarrassing to be like this even after I've gotten to the center. Although he is very short-tempered towards the eldest princess, But he was not afraid of Mr. Yuan Ge.
Then he reported to the emperor again: "Li You, who is a minister on the left side of Dali Temple and is also in charge of the voting affairs, was forced to resign by Yuan Ge Lao. There was no one in the palace to comfort him. The temple was so hopeless that he suddenly felt discouraged and lethargic. Begging for bones."
It doesn't matter whether I approve or not, so what else are you asking me for...Jinghe Emperor learned his lesson this time and remained expressionless and didn't respond.
Mr. Yuan Ge sneered again and again, and had to defend himself: "You clearly invited me before, so how can I force you to do so?" He did not dare to bear this title, not to mention that Li You also deliberately used the phrase "full of dignitaries" to provoke him. The personal goods of alienation.
Li You turned around and said with a serious face: "Yesterday at noon, Shao Jun, a member of the Central Book School, came to my official house and said that he was ordered by Mr. Yuan Ge to forcefully ask for the designated memorial. However, he was sternly refuted by me. I wonder if Mr. Yuan Ge holds any grudge. Are you concerned? Do you need to call people from the East Pavilion to come here to support the confrontation?"
Mr. Yuan Ge was at a loss for words. Yesterday, he did not expect that this would happen today. At that time, he just wanted to use some small means to avoid the troublesome memorial of cleaning up the imperial village. He neither wanted to go against the emperor's relatives nor appeared to have the backbone of a civil servant. .
Who knew that this would happen today? He was a little smart but was mistaken for his cleverness, and Li You took advantage of him.
After a long while of silence on the golden screen, an internal prison officer flashed out and asked Li You: "Qiantose asked you, is it true that Wang Yushi's memorial yesterday is true?"
Of course Li You understood why Princess Guide was concerned. In the memorial, she was clearly regarded as a model. He nodded to the eunuch and replied: "That's true."
After Mr. Yuan Ge looked in the direction of Jinping, he said righteously: "The first and second assistants are not in the cabinet. I was entrusted by the late emperor to assist the government. What's wrong with foreknowledge of the memorial? You, a villain, are going too far with your heart-breaking remarks. , I don’t care about you."
If you don't care about me, I will care about you... Li Youdao: "It's not because I'm a villain, but there are so many coincidences that I have to think about it. Guidong Bed patrolled the south of the Yangtze River and coerced me, Luo Zhi, to accuse Shi to participate in politics. , I don’t obey, how can I know that I don’t hold a grudge?”
As soon as Li You said this, the whole palace was in an uproar. Ma Xun was impeached by the famous official Shi Shi for participating in politics. This was considered a relatively high-profile case this year. Mr. Shi was also the highest-ranking official who resigned abnormally. Is there any inside story?
Mr. Yuan Ge naturally knew the truth. It was clear that his son-in-law wanted to gain political achievements and was also greedy for the thousand taels of silver that Li You lobbied for. He also saw that Shi had indeed made mistakes in participating in politics, so he went to impeach the famous Mr. Shi. However, Li You was Yu was completely confused.
He was so angry at Li You's shamelessness that his face changed drastically, and he said angrily: "You are spitting blood, and there is your name on the impeachment memorial! Dare you deny it?"
Li You immediately answered: "Mr. Ma was afraid that the court would not believe him, so he used the name of his own official who was the official in Suzhou at that time. The official never knew about it. He only found out about it when he heard someone mention it when he arrived in the capital. But he was too weak and did not dare to pursue it.
, To this day, I have the courage to do this in front of all the princes in the palace. I didn’t understand the phrase “little man, chief Qiqi” at first, but I only understood it after seeing what Mr. Yuan Ge did to me!”
Mr. Shi has a great reputation and is a famous example of integrity in this dynasty. He is also the prefect of Liangfeng. Many people were doubtful about Ma Xun's impeachment, but Mr. Shi went to the government to invite him, so the matter was ignored. Now Li You has brought up the old matter again, openly
Accusing Ma Xunjing of framing an upright official is really sensational and is tantamount to slapping Mr. Yuan Ge in the face.
Mr. Yuan Ge was in a difficult situation and had no son. Ma Yushi, the son-in-law, was regarded as his heir. Mr. Ge's reputation should not be lost. How could he tolerate Li You's random slander.
He was immediately furious, but he couldn't publicly say that Ma Xunjing was instigated by you and took a thousand taels of silver from you to do this.
Besides, at that time, Li You's meeting with Ma Xunjian was a confidential matter. It's hard to explain why there was no circumstantial evidence. Everyone only knows that Ma Xunjian did indeed oust the world-famous Master Shi. There was no doubt in the past, but now there is.
Doubtful.
Although I thought this was not very appropriate at first, I thought that Li You, a small person, was far away in Suzhou and could not make waves. Besides, it would be good to impeach Shi Shen, who had no strong support from the DPRK, and build up prestige for his son-in-law. Who would have expected that
Can that little push official have the opportunity to stand in the Wenhua Palace and calmly frame him without changing his heart?
In desperation, Mr. Yuan Ge used the last resort he had prepared, "I'm afraid I can't believe Mr. Li's words. You bribed the weaving eunuch in Xujiang County with five hundred taels of silver, and you bribed the imperial censor, thinking that he was unnoticed."
Huh? Now I'm back to my old ways, and I'm afraid I can't believe the nonsense I've said."
Oh... the princes in the palace have finally settled a doubt. Last year, the rumor that Ma Xunjian was handing over to the eunuch came to Beijing. They didn't quite believe that the old son-in-law was stupid enough to collude with the weaving eunuch to rob people's wealth, but it seemed to be true.
It triggered a small-scale civil unrest. Now what Yuan Ge said is somewhat credible and can clear up doubts.
Li You was shocked, how did Mr. Yuan Ge know this secret?
Little did they know that the weaving eunuch was sent by the palace, and of course he would return to the palace. Mr. Yuan Ge always felt that his son-in-law must have some ulterior motives when he revealed the scandal of colluding with the eunuch. There was no way his son-in-law would be like this. Mr. Ge had a good relationship with the palace.
Yue learned that the Suzhou weaving eunuch had returned to the palace, so he spent a lot of money to meet him secretly and learned the truth.
Originally, Mr. Yuan Ge planned to use this excuse to completely dismiss Li You from office at a critical moment, but he threw it out in a hurry today, and he was really anxious.
Li Youyou said stiffly: "I have no grievances with Ma Xunjian, so how could I do such a despicable thing! Mr. Yuan Ge! Could it be that the eunuch has received some benefits from you and is preparing to help you falsely accuse me?"
In the palace, I saw Mr. Yuan Ge and Li Sheren slandering each other and exposing each other's secrets. I just felt that it was a worthwhile trip to broaden my horizons today. Those who were lazy and didn't come were really at a loss.
The extremely popular minister, the old grandmaster, and the small cabinet minister were fighting each other, but it was rare and exciting... It was really unexpected that Li Shiren was forced into a desperate situation, and made the grandmaster lose his temper like this.
At this time, who still remembers that it is the time for the Sutra Feast? Who still remembers whether the ticket-splitting Zhongshu wants to go to the Wenhua Hall? Who still remembers that the ticket-splitting Zhongshu begged for bones twice?
The emperor relished it, Xu Shangshu couldn't laugh or cry, General Zhao frowned and thought hard, Zhu Bulang was dumbfounded, and Prince Consort Lin said "I knew it would be like this."
Among the crowd was Jin Shangshu, who thought helplessly, "Although Mr. Yuan Ge is a bachelor of the Wenhua Palace, his magnanimity is a bit too small."
After Jin Ping, Guide Chitose also deeply realized Li You's ability to perform on the spot.
