Chapter 346: Yang Shan's Journey
Even if things don't go well, it is uncertain that Yang Shan will be insulted. At that time, he can hit this person justly.
Of course, there is another reason for sending Yang Shan forward, that is, to make Yang Chendong a stumbling block. Didn't this person slap his wife and brother in the face in Hangzhou Mansion? Now he is sending Yang Shan, who has a relatively upright personality, to do his business, if he can't do it, Yang Chendong, who was originally a thorn in the eyes of Emperor Daizong, will have a hard time.
This is also the reason why Jiang Yuan said that he is a method. Liu De didn't explain this, but just smiled hehe.
Liu De made a move, and the errand fell into the hands of Yang Shan. When the decree came, he was at home and had a hard time.
It is said that to become an official of the Ministry of Rites, they are all people with a good temper and good arguments. Yang Shan's language ability is there, but his personality is too honest, specifically to describe it is to be more straightforward, his temperament is rare among diplomats, so it is easy to offend some people at work. At the beginning, it was also thanks to Hu Hui's appreciation and help that he gained a firm foothold in the Ministry of Rites. This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Qizhen did not promote him to the next level and let him be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
Of course, Yang Shan's ability is still good, especially his execution. It is precisely because of this that he became the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites without too many people objecting.
But no matter how capable he is, this time things stumped him. Yingzong wants to use loyalty and courage to let himself say that Daizong said in front of him, but the holy decree did not give him any power, on the contrary, the meaning was faintly saying that Yingzong was greater than Daizong, and the person who could use the other party was also giving the other party face.
This kind of condition is difficult for Yang Shan. This has also become a mission that cannot be completed at all, but it is a pity that Yingzong at this time is still too arrogant, I am afraid that even if he goes to talk to him, he will not understand, but it will make Long Yan displeased.
Yang Shan really wanted to ask the emperor for some conditions on this matter, that is, let the family help, but not in an ordered tone, and always need to give some benefits. But it's a pity that he can't see it, because he has offended Cao Jixiang and Menda respectively at work.
Cao Jixiang, the great eunuch beside Yingzong, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the seal, is the same as the previous Wang Zhen. Because the eunuchs under his command did not do things reasonably, he participated in the performance, even if Cao Jixiang personally came out to intercede, it was useless. With this Liangzi, at this critical moment, he naturally didn't want to see the emperor.
Menda, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. He is also one of the important ministers that Yingzong believes very much, and is in charge of the garrison and security of the Kyoto Imperial Palace. This person also had a relationship with Yang Shan because a relative wanted to enter the Ministry of Rites, but was turned away, so he hated.
The two powerful ministers were offended, and he did not receive the holy decree that the emperor wanted to meet, so how difficult is it to enter the palace and face the saint? At this moment, Yang Shan realized that he was actually quite a failure, and when it came to the critical time, no one was willing to speak for himself, could it be said that this was to kill his Yang family?
By decree, there is no room for bargaining. Liu De made an obstacle from this, and also asked him to leave Beijing within 24 hours, that is, two days, to go to the northern capital, saying that the matter of loyalty and courage was very urgent, and there must be no delay.
There was an imperial decree and the oppression of the officials, Yang Shan was also stubborn, did not ask anyone, and left the capital within twelve hours of receiving the holy decree, that is, early the next morning. Although he knew that it would be difficult to complete the task on this trip, if he didn't go, the people of the Yang family would be unlucky, and it would be worth it no matter how you look at it.
Yang Shan left, didn't even greet anyone, just took the corresponding documents that could prove his identity and left. When he left this time, naturally no one was optimistic about him, and even there was a faint cry in the entire Yang Mansion, and he seemed to know that this time the master was afraid that it would be more than lucky, even if Daizong didn't kill him, when he couldn't complete the task, he was afraid that Yingzong would not spare him even if he came back.
Due to the defeat of the last time he left Beijing, there was a matter of making King Yu the emperor behind him. Since coming to Nanjing and Kyoto, Zhu Qizhen has been much more careful. For example, he is more cautious about his ability to manage his courtiers. For example, Yang Shan, a member of the three products in Beijing, is naturally indispensable to the appearance of the Jinyi guard in front of and behind the house.
Usually, they keep an eye on everything here, and when they find something abnormal, they will respond upwards in time. But now that Yang Shan is gone, he listens from the outside, and mournful cries can be heard in the house every day, which makes the Jinyi Guard, who is in charge of surveillance, also sympathetic, and the guard becomes lax. Even when I saw that there was an opera troupe entering the Yang Mansion, I didn't check it too much, and after singing for three days, it was over, and the people of those troupes were closed, and then there would be a crying voice...
Yang Shan took the relevant documents to prove his identity, and traveled all the way from Nanjing, covering nearly 1,200 kilometers in only eight days, nearly 300 miles a day, and his body was also tossed enough.
But Yang Shan had to do this, because he was afraid that if he was slack, he was afraid that he would add another layer of guilt, if that was the case, he was afraid of hard work, and he had to rush all the way for the sake of his family, and he was so sad and angry that when he arrived in Jingshi, the whole person fell ill and fell.
With the arrival of Yang Shan, Jingshi has already gotten the news. And under the rendering of Liu De and others, what he came to do has been known in advance.
In the Jinluan Hall of the Imperial Palace, Daizong Zhu Qiyu had already pushed away all the things on the dragon case in a fit of anger, and at this time his chest was still panting violently, which showed that he was very angry.
It is no wonder that the news from Liu De is that Yang Shan came to Beijing as a representative of Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in order to reprimand Zhu Qiyu. No king, no father, no brother and no minister are the four major crimes, which are the so-called manifestation of Nanming's righteousness, indicating that Nanming is the orthodox identity.
As for Yang Chendong's item, it has become a incidental thing, giving people the feeling that using your people from Beiming is giving you face to the king of servants.
When the news first came, Zhu Qiyu had already been angry in the palace, and I heard that a little eunuch who didn't have long eyes was kicked twice because of this. This time it is the second time to get angry in the main hall, relatively speaking, this is more of a show for him to see, and it is also a temptation.
There is no one who can enter into this temple that is not a thing that is old and perfect? At this time, they all lowered their heads, and when Shi Er raised his head once, there was anger in his eyes, expressing his dissatisfaction with Beiming, his dissatisfaction with Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, his support for Daizong Zhu Qiyu and his determination to stand together.
How to say that Yingzong was also everyone's master. The ancients said that loyal ministers do not serve the two masters, and everyone can still stand here, so they have already lost their duties as courtiers. At this moment, it is naturally not good to blame something, otherwise it will be spread out, which will be very detrimental to the reputation.
The ancient courtiers regarded reputation as extremely important, at least on the surface, they did everything very well, and it was for this reason that they knew that Yingzong was a little excessive, but there were still no courtiers who stood up and said something.
Everyone's silence may be the main reason why Zhu Qiyu is angry for the second time.
The process of Zhu Qiyu's ascension to the throne is best known to him, and it is an extraordinary move in extraordinary times. It is precisely because of this that he is even more worried that things will happen again, if these courtiers are overthrowing themselves as if they were pushing themselves to be emperors, how can it be good? At that time, maybe it was impossible for him to go back to be the king of servants.
Afraid in his heart, he needs the courtiers below to show loyalty, and only in this way can he feel a little more at ease. If not, when he really confronts Nanming's imperial brother Zhu Qizhen one day, who knows if someone behind him will stab him?
One side is tempting, but the other side is thinking about his own reputation, which forms an invisible confrontation, just like now, everyone is silent, and the embarrassing atmosphere naturally comes.
"What? Don't you all have anything to say? In the Jinluan Palace, the atmosphere was very quiet for a while, and finally the young Zhu Qiyu, who was wearing a golden dragon imperial robe, was a little breathless and took the initiative to speak. But there was a hint of anger in his voice.
The emperor was angry, and the ministers were worried.
But it's just apprehension, if you say how scared you are, it's not enough. This time, it's not that one person doesn't express his opinion, but that all smart people do the same, and in the spirit of the psychology of not holding the public accountable, what is there to be afraid of?
This is what the Dharma says is not accountable to the people. Even if you are the emperor, but the people below don't speak, you are fine. Some people will say, isn't the emperor the biggest? If you don't obey the word, you will be killed, but if you really do this, everyone in the group will be in danger, and who else will dare to die for you? Your country will naturally be unstable.
After questioning, there was still no one to speak, and the angry Zhu Qiyu decided to name him. He wants to force everyone to express his position, although this kind of practice will lose the emperor's face, but in order to be able to sit firmly in his position, he can't care about that much.
His eyes swept over the ministers, and he was the first to take a fancy to Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
Speaking of which, among the ministers, Hu Hu is the oldest, and he has the longest career in Guanhai, and he has served several Ming emperors. At the same time, as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, attitude is extremely important in such matters. Zhu Qiyu, who was looking at Hu Hu at the moment, opened his mouth and said, "Hu Aiqing, let's talk about it first." Let's talk about the difference between the north and the south and the Ming, and who is the real orthodoxy? ”
Suddenly, his name was called, and Hu Hu's body, who was holding a wat board and an official uniform, was slightly shocked. There was a struggle and hesitation on his face, but he didn't know how to speak.