Chapter 485: Cheating Master Yan

Just arrived at Xi'an Gate.

Gao Gong then saw the Minister of Rites Yan Ne beating someone and shouting loudly.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yan Ne, the Minister of Rites, had not spoken before, but was waiting for the arrival of himself, the Prime Minister, and two other cabinet ministers before he spoke out these words.

Gao Gong, whose complexion had improved slightly after spitting out a mouthful of blood in the cabinet classroom, suddenly turned dark again and held his breath in his chest.

Yuan Wei was frightened and hid behind Gao Gong quickly, gently following the Prime Minister's back.

I was afraid that the Prime Minister would faint from anger again.

Gao Gong leaned back slightly, looked sideways at the two people beside him, and muttered in a low voice: "You heard it, you heard it, look at what they said!"

Yuan Wei and Li Chunfang also didn't look very good.

Both of them looked at Yan Ne and others who were kneeling in front of the palace gate with a hint of coldness in their eyes.

What does it mean that when there are treacherous officials in the court, the world will be in turmoil?
How can it be that if the monarch is indifferent, the country will no longer be a country?

They were also asked to die here to persuade the emperor to correct his mistakes.

When the entire court impeached Grand Tutor Yan, no such words were used!

How come when the imperial court, the cabinet, and the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty fell into the hands of these three people, it became considered that there were treacherous officials in the court?
What's the meaning.

You, Yan Ne, and your men are kneeling here today. You are not saying that the three of us are the traitors who destroyed our country.

Are you kneeling down to persuade the emperor to correct his mistakes, or are you forcing the three of us to commit suicide?
But Yan Ne was not afraid at all.

After Xu Jie left, he was demoted to a commoner and his entire family was exiled to Leizhou Prefecture.

His former good friend, the Minister of Justice Pan En, had also been forced to retire long ago.

He is now alone and naked in the court, what is there to be afraid of?

He was not like Xu Jie, who colluded with the Lianghuai Salt Administration and Transportation Bureau to kill people.

The worst that could happen is that I would be dismissed from office.

No matter how much trouble he made, or how angry the emperor was, the Prime Minister Gao Gong, as well as Yuan Wei and Li Chunfang, would not dare to let anything really happen to him.

and so.

Feeling confident, Yan Ne began a new bombardment.

"In recent years, the government has seen an increase in tax revenues, enriched the treasury, and repeatedly implemented good policies, treated the people leniently, and enforced strict discipline on officials. It can be said that the government is clear and bright."

This can be considered as a patch Yan Ne made for himself.

Then he changed the subject: "However, since the beginning of the year, the court has been full of discussions. Officials from all departments have lost interest in government affairs and are caught up in mutual criticism. It seems that the court is divided and has fallen into a situation of factionalism. This is due to the cabinet's lax management of the government!"

With this step, Yan Ne directly blamed all the current problems in the court on the three cabinet members.

The real purpose has finally been revealed.

But in the next step, Yan Ne said loudly: "Officials in the court have always had different political views, but they discuss the issues at hand, and there should be improvements after the debate. However, the current chaos in the court does not show any signs of easing, and it seems to be getting worse. The cabinet is doing nothing, and the emperor lives in the West Garden and delegates power to the cabinet. He wants to follow the Laozi and Zhuangzi's way of ruling by doing nothing, but he is deceived by the ministers of the previous dynasty. If this continues for a long time, he will definitely fall into the criticism of being stupid and incompetent!"

"You are the emperor, the father of the emperor. You are the emperor and you should be in charge of the country. How can you only pursue the right path and ignore the unrest of your subjects? The prosperity and honor of the country all depend on you, the emperor. Now the power of the court is shifting and being seized by incompetent people. Even if the court and the country are in turmoil, the nine provinces of the world are already in chaos."

"A wise monarch should restrain himself, set an example for all officials, practice the way of saints and benevolence, educate all people, and also educate his subjects. The Western Garden is deep and secluded, far away from the court, and there is no sight of the people. How can the country be stable and secure?"

"Your Majesty, we kneel before the palace gates and hope that your words will reach the ears of Heaven. We respectfully request Your Majesty to come to the throne and use the power of thunder to sweep away the treacherous officials in the court, and bring the swift wind to wipe out the evil spirits in the world, so that the world will be clear and the way of the world will be clear!"

In front of Xi'an Gate.

The Minister of Rites Yan Ne started by wielding the sword from the cabinet and pointed it directly at the emperor.

All the court officials beside and behind him immediately bowed their heads and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, I respectfully request you to come to court!"

People are going to die.

When Yan Ne and others spoke.

The officials who were originally standing on Xi'anmen Street watching the excitement all changed their expressions.

Yan Shifan, who also rushed over, looked even colder: "What are they going to do? They are making irresponsible remarks about the emperor! This is treason!"

The people around him were basically officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Three Judicial Departments.

Everyone nodded in agreement with what the Left Assistant Minister said.

"They are crazy!"

“It’s really crazy!”

Several younger officials did not have too many reservations when speaking.

Scolding the cabinet is not a problem.

Even if he pointed his finger at Gao Gong, the Prime Minister, and cursed him, there would be no problem at all.

Maybe the person who cursed was imprisoned, and Gao Gong had to work hard to get him out.

But now the problem has turned into Yan Ne and his gang scolding the emperor.

Listen to what they say.

The emperor lived deep in the Western Garden, devoted himself to the great cause and ignored the court.

This directly denies everything the emperor has done over the years!

In the crowd, Hai Rui, Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Northern Zhili, and Prefect of Shuntian, picked his nose.

What Yan Ne and the others said seemed a little familiar.

Hai Rui smiled faintly.

But these people don't have their own brains.

Not even impeachment.

In vain!

In front of Xi'an Gate, everyone has different thoughts.

However, it did not delay the palace gate, which was originally tightly closed. It slowly opened a hole amid a noise.

then.

A large group of Jinyiwei cavalry, Dongchang soldiers, and the emperor's close troops under Guo Yuchuang poured out like a tide.

Lu Fang, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, appeared in front of the people surrounded by a large number of soldiers and horses.

Lu Fang's face was gloomy, with murderous intent in his eyes. He walked indifferently to Gao Gong, Yuan Wei and Li Chunfang, glanced at the officials kneeling in front of Xi'an Gate, and then glanced sideways at the three cabinet ministers.

Inside Xi'an Gate.

In the Wanshou Palace.

In front of the palace gate, Huang Jin carefully served the emperor, who had a calm face, and walked out of the palace.

The two stood one in front and one behind on a high platform.

There are smooth white marble bricks under your feet.

around.

They are all soldiers of the Imperial Army in shining armor.

As the emperor moved, the officers and soldiers' eyes followed silently to ensure that the emperor was always within their sight.

Huang Jin bent down slightly and looked up at the sky: "The weather is nice today. Master, would you like me to serve you and take a walk outside?"

Jiajing glanced at Huang Jin. Although there was a lot of commotion outside the palace, he smiled and asked, "Are you worried that I'm angry?"

Huang Jin immediately lowered her head: "I dare not."

Jiajing snorted twice: "They are just a bunch of clowns chattering. If I get angry, how can I be magnanimous?"

He was really not angry.

Today, nearly five hundred Beijing officials knelt outside Xi'an Gate to make their protests.

It looks like there are a lot of people and the noise is quite loud.

But where is this?

It's not like I haven't seen this kind of scene before.

Just meh.

Huang Jin whispered, "Eunuch Lu has already taken his men outside. I think it won't take long for the situation to calm down. Our palace can also be quiet and won't disturb our master's meditation."

Jiajing smiled cheerfully and patted Huang Jin on the shoulder.

"We're just getting started. How can it be easily calmed down?" Huang Jin wanted to ask the reason again, but did not dare to open his mouth.

Jiajing paced and walked calmly to the outside of Wanshou Palace.

He glanced at the Taiye Lake in front of him and walked over to it, but he was still a long distance away from the water surface.

The lake was rippling with ripples, a gentle breeze was blowing, the water vapor moistened my cheeks, it was refreshing and comfortable.

Jiajing continued to stroll in the Western Garden, but his direction was getting closer and closer to Xi'an Gate.

Huang Jin became more and more confused. Could it be that his master was going to come personally to the gate of Xi'an to face those officials who were kneeling to make their protest?

And at this time.

The news that all officials in the capital knelt down to protest at Xi'an Gate had spread everywhere.

Changping.

Inside the academy.

The sound of mahjong finally stopped.

It wasn't because of the news about Xi'an Gate, but because the four old men had been playing mahjong too much recently, causing all the younger generations to come and persuade them, which stopped the old men who were about to start another game today.

If the old men weren’t too old.

People in the academy would really say that playing with things will lead to a loss of ambition.

But think about it, they are all in their seventies or eighties, and it has nothing to do with losing one's ambition.

But at least the four old men were persuaded to calm down.

When they stopped playing mahjong, the old men strolled at the foot of the walled academy mountain.

The sweet potato field on the hillside is still planted with sweet potatoes.

However, the management rights of this piece of land have been transferred to the Agricultural College separately.

Going further ahead are the Medical School and the Engineering School.

Walking to the Institute of Technology, you will reach the northeast corner of Shuyuan Mountain, the factory area built under the dam.

The factory area is very noisy and there is a lot of noise.

But this does not prevent many people from fishing in the reservoir near the water on the mountain.

After all, after so long, the fish in the reservoir have long been accustomed to the noise from the factories at the foot of the mountain.

The news from the capital reached Changping, but this time it was not Xu Wei who came.

He rushed to the capital immediately after receiving the news.

after all.

He also holds the official position of Right Assistant Minister of the Chancellery. If something happens in the capital, he should go and observe the situation with his own eyes.

The person who came was Xiao Junpeng.

Xiao Junpeng, who was recently promoted again, looks better and has gained a lot of weight, but he is so dark that he doesn't look like an official at all.

The reason why he got promoted and gained weight was all because he worked too hard.

Doctor Li gave a scientific diagnosis on this point.

People will gain weight due to overwork.

It has little to do with diet, lifestyle, etc.

As the current dean of Changping Academy Medical College, Li Shizhen's words are still recognized by many people. Although many people still think that such arguments are a bit too new.

But a miracle doctor is a miracle doctor.

What you said is of course correct.

"I pay my respects to the four old gentlemen."

Xiao Junpeng rushed to the scene with the news and bowed respectfully.

The old men were in a good mood.

Yan Song even looked at Xiao Junpeng with a smile: "How come you have time to come to us four old guys today when you spend all day in the fields?"

Xiao Junpeng also smiled and raised his head to explain: "This junior also wants to learn from you, the Grand Master, so that I can get a higher rank."

"Tell the truth!"

Yan Song stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiao Junpeng: "I heard that you have been too busy recently and neglected your family. Doctor Li also said that you are overworked and fat, and your five internal organs are tired. Work is important, but health is more important. Don't plan to make you die in office and let Changping and the academy help you support your family."

These are actually words of genuine concern.

Xiao Junpeng was touched, thinking about who he was.

He used to be just a small dock clerk, but by chance he caught up with this carriage from Changping. Not only did he become an official, but he has also been promoted repeatedly.

What kind of person is the old master, yet he can care about me so attentively.

I will work like a slave for the Yan family for the rest of my life!

"Thank you for your concern, Grand Tutor. I will pay attention to it." Xiao Junpeng thanked him and then said, "But right now, something happened in the capital. Four or five hundred officials in the court went to the Xi'an Gate to kneel and protest. The Military Department and the Cabinet were also involved. Of course, there were also incidents in the palace. I heard that Gao Gong was so angry that he fainted in the classroom and vomited a lot of blood."

"He wasn't mad to death?"

Yan Song stared at the man by the water who had just caught a silver carp weighing more than ten kilograms.

I muttered to myself that this should be a student from the academy.

Then can I just be greedy and take this fish into my own hands?

So, I just asked casually.

Xiao Junpeng was stunned.

What are you talking about, old master?

He actually asked Gao Gong if he was angry to death.

Nie Bao and the other two were laughing happily on the side.

Xiao Junpeng shook his head: "No, he should have gone to Xi'an Gate."

Yan Song nodded.

Xiao Junpeng raised his head and looked at the old master steadily.

But there was no further news from Old Master Yan.

The old man had already walked to the water's edge in front and coughed lightly.

"Which college are you from?"

"At this time, why are you not in the classroom and not doing homework?"

"Why did you sneak here to fish without studying?"

"What's your name? Who's your teacher? Who's the head teacher?"

The student who had just caught a fish weighing more than ten kilograms was shocked. When he saw that it was the old Grand Tutor Yan Song, his face turned pale.

He hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a word.

Yan Song had already stepped forward and knocked on the student's head: "You are not doing your job properly and wasting your studies! Go back to the academy!"

When the student saw that the old teacher did not really ask him which college he was from or what his name was, he gave up the fish and was not even brave enough to touch the fishing rod or tackle and ran away.

Seeing that the student had disappeared, Yan Song squatted down with a smile, poked the big fish lying in the grass with a branch, and then turned to look at Xiao Junpeng: "Take it, and ask the kitchen to start cooking. Let's have one fish and multiple dishes today. The sour soup fish fillet needs to be well made. I plan to drink a few more bowls of fish soup today."

Xiao Junpeng was completely confused.

Such a big thing has happened in the capital, but the old tutor is still cheating and taking advantage of the big fish that the stupid student who obviously doesn't have to go to class today has caught with great difficulty, and is still thinking about getting more than one fish.

Wang Ji kicked Xiao Junpeng's calf and said, "It's a trivial matter. Hurry up and take the fish back. It's more important to hurry up and ask the kitchen to cook it!"

Xiao Junpeng finally reacted.

But the fish was so big that he had no choice but to ignore his dignity and hold the fish in his arms.

The fish tail slapped Master Xiao's face, forcing him to follow the four old masters with his head tilted.

But Xiao Junpeng started to grumble in his heart.

Such a big incident happened in Beijing today.

Aren’t the old Grand Tutor and the others worried that the emperor, in a fit of rage, would once again use the imperial cane to beat to death a few of those hundreds of officials?
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