A knife in love

Chapter 1297

Li Qiufeng had experienced Yan Song's sharp teeth before, and knew that with his perfect tongue, he could say black into white, and evil into good.This ability to reverse black and white is almost unmatched in the world.Listening to his long speech at this time, the words are logical, and I thought to myself, when this person speaks, he speaks impeccably, meticulously, without any gaps, and he actually said that he is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and dare not confront the powerful and treacherous officials. They almost believed what he said.It can be seen that this person is treacherous and loyal. If he takes the position, it will become a serious problem for the imperial court.I'm afraid that the disaster will be more serious than Liu Jin, Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and others.It's just that he didn't know Shou Nanshan's identity, so he dared to be so presumptuous.If he knew that the person sitting in front of him was Emperor Zhengde, even if he was killed, he would not dare to speak like this.

Listening to Yan Song's eloquent talk, Shou Nanshan took up a glass of wine and drank it down, and said: "Master Yan's plan, if he had taken refuge in Liu Jin, he would have entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister long ago. I want to ask you a question. Why don't you fight back and help Liu Jin do things? If there is a smart person like you to help, I am afraid that Liu Jin will not fall. Maybe he becomes the emperor, and you will become a hero of Kaiyuan, and the authority will not be in Daming Under Li Shanchang, Xu Da and other famous officials and generals at the founding of the country."

Yan Song was taken aback, waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Old man, such rebellious words are absolutely unacceptable. If someone plays a book and loses his official position, I am afraid that even the lives of the youngest in the family will be lost." .”

When Yan Song said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "A gentleman does something, and he doesn't do something. Yan certainly values ​​his own life, but his loyalty to Daming is more important than his life. I, Daming, It has been more than a hundred years since Taizu established the country. During this period, there were Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu's rebellion, and there was even a crisis of the Tumubao change. It is tantamount to a fool's dream for treacherous eunuchs like Peng Jin and Liu Jin to overthrow Ming Dynasty. Hu Weiyong , Lan Yu, one literary and one military, resourcefulness and martial arts are a hundred times better than Peng Jin and Liu Jin, and finally ended up with a life and family extermination. How can traitors like Peng Jin and Liu Jin succeed?! If Yan followed these two people to seek rebellion, what would happen? It's insane."

When Li Qiufeng and Zhang Yong heard what Yan Song said, they both thought that the surname Yan was extremely cunning.He saw that Peng Jin and Liu Jin were unlikely to achieve great things, so he didn't go against the enemy and make trouble.If someone more powerful than Peng and Liu is in power, Yan Song will watch the situation quietly and wait for the opportunity to move.

I only heard Yan Song continue to say: "It's just that as the saying goes, a gentleman can't stand under a dangerous wall. The eunuch party is already full-fledged, and there is a bloody storm in the court. Yan was just a small editor of the Hanlin Academy at that time. , and refused to rely on Peng, Liu and other treacherous ministers, staying in the capital would be a disaster. It happened that Yan was suffering from a serious illness at that time, and had to ask the head of the Academy to return to his hometown to recuperate. The academician is Peng Jin's best friend. He is eager to promote his comrades. He heard from me that returning to his hometown to recuperate is exactly what he wished for. Therefore, Yan returned to his hometown in Jiangxi to recuperate without much effort. Fortunately, this is the case. In the next ten years, when Liu Jin's power was all over the world, Yan was not killed by the eunuch party."

When Yan Song said this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "After Master Bai's incident, Yan has learned a truth. The way to be an official is to be moderate. Unless you have to, you must never fight to the death with the enemy. Just now Mr. Shou said that Yan hides a knife in his smile and speaks a sword in his mouth, which is not bad. It's just that Yan's methods are only used when fighting traitors. For those loyal ministers and good generals, Yan can only admire them. How can he use such despicable things? Harmful people?"

Shou Nanshan laughed, clapped his hands, and said: "Okay, okay, you are indeed a capable official. The day when your boy enters the cabinet to pay homage to the Prime Minister is not far away. Come, I will toast you, which is considered an early celebration. "

After finishing speaking, Shou Nanshan picked up the wine glass, raised it towards Yan Song, and drank it down in one gulp.Yan Song touched the cup to his lips, took a sip, and then said to Shou Nanshan: "The old man speaks with certainty, what proof do you have?"

Shou Nanshan raised his eyebrows and said to Yan Song: "With your mind, you must have seen that I have an extraordinary background. I don't have to hide it. I did live in the capital before, and I have heard a little about the officialdom in the capital. Jiajing The emperor entered the Datong as a vassal king, and at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, there was a big dispute over etiquette. In fact, it is false for him to fight for the title of emperor for Lao Xing, and it is true to take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and support his own forces to control the court. Think He became the emperor as a vassal king. The capital cabinet, the six ministries, the five army governor's mansions, and the 24 yamen in the palace are all old ministers in front of the former Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Jiajing had to find a way to count all these old ministers if he wanted to sit firmly in the world. Get rid of. He used the great etiquette dispute to demote all the big shots in the cabinet, and even beat the ministers outside Zuo Shunmen, killing 16 people on the spot, forcing the ministers in the court to dare not resist. Zhang Cong, Gui It has been ten years since speculators like E joined the cabinet and replaced Yang Tinghe and others."

Yan Song heard Shou Nanshan talking eloquently, explaining so clearly the controversy over etiquette that has caused a sensation all over the world since Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he couldn't help but tremble, thinking to himself that I was not mistaken, this person must have a lot of background.Looking at his appearance, he was probably a general who held military power back then, and after he became an official, he traveled around the world.This person is well-informed, knowing that I was summoned to the capital by the emperor, he guessed that I would enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.If there are such discussions among the ruling and opposition parties, after the emperor's eyes and ears hear about it, they will definitely play it in front of the imperial court.At that time, the voice of praise from the government and the public will naturally be of great benefit to me.

I only heard Shou Nanshan go on to say: "Emperor Jiajing is a very smart person, while Zhang Cong and Gui E are just speculators. In terms of talent, let alone compared with Yang Tinghe, Liu Kang and others, they are considered to be high-ranking officials." In terms of talent, the six officials of the imperial court are much stronger than Zhang and Gui. During the past ten years, Emperor Jiajing used Zhang Cong, Gui E and others to eliminate the old officials of the former court, and the court and the palace were replaced by loyal The courtiers of Emperor Jiajing, Zhang Cong and Gui E, became obstacles to Emperor Jiajing's governance of the world. Now the palace is controlled by Emperor Jiajing's favorite Lu Bing, and Emperor Jiajing does not need to worry about it. What he worries about is nothing but the court There is still a lack of a reliable and capable minister like Lu Bing. Since the beginning of last year, Zhang Cong and Gui E have been reprimanded by the emperor many times, and the time for their downfall is not far away. At that time, if Lord Yan can seize the opportunity, win the favor of the emperor, be able to rise above the throne, and enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, naturally it will not be difficult."

When Yan Song was in Nanjing, he was always thinking about the political situation in the capital.Zhang Cong and Gui E were the most important courtiers of Emperor Jiajing.Although Yan Song intends to become an official in the capital, in his heart, if he can go to the capital to serve as the minister of any of the six departments, he will be satisfied.Given time, entering the cabinet as the six ministers will naturally be a matter of course and the icing on the cake.But he never dared to think that he could replace Zhang Cong and Gui E and directly join the cabinet as a cabinet scholar.Hearing Shou Nanshan's analysis right now, he was both surprised and delighted.I thought to myself last year when I read the residence newspaper in Nanjing, I saw that Zhang Cong and Gui E were reprimanded by the emperor.But they were all trivial matters, and the emperor did not punish them.Compared with other ministers who were demoted and dismissed at every turn, and even received a court scepter and sent to prison, the matter of Zhang and Gui was naturally not taken seriously by Yan Song.So after Shou Nanshan finished speaking, Yan Song pondered for a moment, and then said: "The emperor did accuse Mr. Zhang and Gui, but it was only a small matter, and he did not convict him. Based on this, the old man said that the two Mr. Losing power, I’m afraid it’s a bit exaggerated.”

Shou Nanshan smiled, and said, "Master Yan, I think you are more concerned about the big and small things in the court than I am. Let's not talk about those rumors, the palace report issued by the court is of course well-founded. Lord Yan, you might as well think about it." , Zhang Cong and Gui E have made many mistakes in the past few years, but when did the emperor blame them? Since last year, the emperor has blamed them several times, but they are all trivial things. This is obvious It is telling the world that the emperor will have trouble with Zhang Cong and Gui E even in such trivial matters, if the two do something wrong again, it will not be as simple as talking about it in the mansion newspaper."

When Shou Nanshan said this, he made a beheading gesture with his right hand, and said with a sneer, "The saber is already hanging on the necks of Zhang Cong and Gui E. When the two of them stretched their heads out, it was a saber, and when they retracted their heads, it was a saber. The trend of newcomers replacing old ones is unstoppable. Master Yan's opportunity is in front of him, as for whether he can take advantage of the situation to ascend, it depends on Master Yan's fortune!"

(End of this chapter)