The four ministers came together, and from the momentum, there was already a feeling of Mount Tai pressing the top, they were almost the center of today's imperial court, in other words, these four people represented the will of the entire imperial government system. To oppose them is to oppose the big and small officials who guard the world for the Ming Dynasty, that is, to oppose the cornerstone of the empire's rule.

Jiajing's attitude was also very polite, and he gave a disciple salute to the four teachers, listened to their opinions seriously, and was dissatisfied with Huo Tao and others, and finally said: "Four Aiqing, I have already understood what you said. Although I am young, I am not a willful king, and I know how to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. The reason why this chapter was sent down and submitted to the ministers for discussion was not to form public opinion, to threaten anyone, nor to target anyone. It's just that the imperial court now has thieves in the north, widows in the south, and in the southwest, there are Tusi who occasionally rise up to rebel. The court has a lot to do, and we have very little time. However, the question of etiquette will appear once after a while, and then there will be a mess in the court, which will be too time-consuming. What I want is that, once and for all, through this time, everyone will have the opportunity to speak, and they can also see others speak, and explain the truth clearly at one time, and in the future, they are not allowed to waste time on this issue and discuss it repeatedly. Now it's better for us to be more tolerant than to be stuck with these problems all the time, I don't know what the teacher thinks. ”

Yang Tinghe nodded, "What Your Majesty said is indeed very true, and the old minister is just worried that some big rebellious words are noisy, and they are mistaken for the meaning of long live." In the future, Yu Banzai's reputation will be hindered. ”

"The teacher has a heart, I think about it, the civil and military forces in the court, can still distinguish the right and wrong here, we don't have to worry too much. During these days, because of this incident, several teachers have bothered a lot, which is not mine. I am young, and I came from a small place in Anlu, and I have never been in charge of affairs in the palace, so I really have to deal with the government affairs of a country, which is really a little powerless, and I will have to rely on a few assistants in the future to keep the court running. Liang Qing, Mao Qing, Jiang Qing, all three of you are my commanders, I will not let you resign, this country is inseparable from you. ”

The atmosphere of the talks was unexpectedly harmonious, and the two sides showed their cards to each other within a certain range, indicating where their bottom line was, and the Son of Heaven was indeed frightened by the cabinet, worried that because of his insistence, the cabinet would resign en masse and paralyze the entire empire, and had to take a concession attitude. This discussion of the ministers is just to finalize this matter and not mention it again in the future. As for Huo Tao, Fang Xianfu and others who asked to respect the king for the imperial examination, they will not end too well in the future.

Liang Chu and the others, who got this result, were still quite satisfied in their hearts, and felt that their behavior seemed to be a bit of a strong minister, and in the following talks, they also apologized to the Son of Heaven euphemistically. As the emperor gets older, even if he doesn't do anything, these courtiers will gradually give him more respect, but the premise is that everyone doesn't touch the bottom line.

When they got out of the palace, several people arrived at the Yang Mansion again, and a large number of Hanlin scholars and officials from the six departments had already gathered in the Yang Mansion to express their opinions on this recital, and they were also quite excited. Yang Tinghe pacified everyone and conveyed the situation of the meeting with the Son of Heaven, and the hanging hearts of these ministers were put down, and a smile appeared on their faces.

When the last group of guests sent away, it was already dark, Yang Tinghe returned to the study, sat on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and after a long time, he looked back at Tan Fanghe, "Fanghe, I have a feeling that this time, we will lose." ”

"Teacher, I don't understand too much, but now in terms of the situation, we have an advantage. Moreover, the Son of Heaven has promised his teacher, and as a human king, he cannot go back on his word. ”

This view does not apply to our emperor, who is a ...... In the past few years, I have also seen some clues. If he goes toe-to-toe with us today and doesn't give an inch, it proves that he actually has no confidence, as long as we push forward, he will eventually retreat. But this attitude he put on made me believe that he was deliberately showing weakness. The capital in our hands has been put on the table, but Your Majesty still has strange soldiers in his hands. Yang Chengzu is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he should always be around the emperor at this time, but today in the Qianqing Palace, I didn't see him, if what I think is not bad, he is going to prepare people and horses, and he is ready to take people. ”

"Factory guard?" Tan Fanghe thought about it, and shook his head again, "Use the factory guard, the momentum is too huge, not to mention that this time it is not a matter of one or two people, but a matter in which all officials in the DPRK and the central government participate." If the factory guard starts to arrest people, everyone will not sit idly by, unless he arrests everyone in prison, at that time, who will do things for the Son of Heaven? ”

"Yes, all along, we want to restrain the Son of Heaven, and the premise is to unite. It is by relying on this power that we can share the world with the king, and we can ensure that there will be no unscrupulous kings and misdeeds. But now, everyone is not united enough, Gu Dingchen, Yan Song, Huo Tao, Fang Xianfu...... There will be many similar ministers. When the number of ministers who support the Son of Heaven reaches a certain number, the factory guards arrest people, and they don't have so many scruples. ”

Tan Fanghe was silent for a while, "Teacher, Sheng'an and a few classmates from the Hanlin Academy went to Fangsi's side, and the students were worried that Sheng'an had an impulsive temperament and was easy to suffer. If the factory guard really dares to arrest people, it will be difficult for him to stay out of the matter, do you want to remind him not to participate? ”

"I didn't remind Liang Weng of them, so how could I make an exception for my son?" Yang Tinghe opened his eyes, with some complicated emotions in his eyes, "I am telling you this, I hope you will inherit my mantle, the old man is old after all, maybe he closes his eyes one night, and he can't open them again the next day." I hope that after my death, someone will inherit my knowledge and my aspirations. It's good to be able to learn from Sheng'an, but his temperament is not stable enough, so he is not suitable for Zaifu, and he can't manage the country. Your talent, if it weren't for the old man delaying you, I am afraid that you would have been able to enter the Hanlin Academy a long time ago. So these words, I will not tell anyone but you, and neither do you. When they say it, they may not listen to it, after all, they all feel that they have won now, and whoever comes out at this time to pour cold water is a public enemy. ”

He looked out the window again, "You can't be a public enemy, and if you are a public enemy, you will have no friends, and you won't be able to do anything in the future." Huo Tao and they even win this game, it will be a shame for Shilin, and even if they become the first assistant in the future, it will be useless. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were sages who said that they punished the poisoner, in fact, since that time, everyone knows a truth, the most important thing that my generation of scholars should maintain, is not a family name, but the Tao. The existence of the Tao is more important than the existence of a person or a court. Even if the emperor tries to destroy the Dao, we must stand up and protect our Dao, which is the duty of scholars. Of course, there is a price to be paid for doing this, and this price may be heavy. Sheng'an is my son, if he pays a heavy price for the maintenance of this way, the old man will be distressed, but he will also cheer for him, and thank God for giving me a good son. You, on the other hand, want to pass on the Tao for me, so that more people can come out and defend our Tao. Between the two, there is no distinction between high and low, and doing your job with peace of mind is the greatest comfort to the old man. ”

Waiting for Tan Fanghe to retreat to Yang Tinghe's side with a lot of concern, the first assistant closed his eyes again, although he was tired, but he was not sleepy, and now there was only one thing in his mind, where Yang Chengzu was now, what means he would take, when to catch people, and what flaws he could find from them, he would plan it.