Bachelor

Chapter 389 is finally here
As soon as Jiajing opened his eyes, Wang Daoren made a bun to the emperor consciously, then turned and left.

The moment he went out, Wang Li gave Sun Dan a concerned look.

Sun Dan glanced at him, indicating that he already knew.

He, Sun Dan, put aside the affairs of Tongzhou and ran back to the capital, so of course he had his arrangements.

Sun Dan returned to the city to bury Zhang Cong's chess piece, which would solve the current dilemma faced by the court, and by the way lead the anger of the officials to Huang Jin.It's a pity that the emperor didn't know this, and he hoped that Sun Dan could handle Mao Cheng and take his biological mother into the palace with the empress dowager's etiquette.

Seeing that Sun Dan came back to the city just like that, Jiajing was naturally very unhappy in his heart.

The emperor didn't speak, he was probably still immersed in the exquisite state of cultivation just now, his face was flushed with blush.The look in his eyes was extremely cold, and he just looked at Sun Dan with his neck straight.

Jiajing didn't speak, and Sun Dan didn't bother to talk to him, and looked back calmly.

Sun Dan was bored in his heart, and secretly said: The question of the imperial examination is very important. Now the emperor wants to give his biological father the title of emperor, but all the officials strongly oppose it with one heart.This matter cannot be settled by convincing Mao Cheng alone. Besides, your emperor thinks too highly of me, Sun Dan.What kind of person is Mao Shangshu? He is eloquent and has a strong personality.I have spent my whole life rolling on morality and etiquette. If I want to persuade him, Zhuge Liang will not be able to do it.

The two just looked at each other quietly, as if they were angry.

In fact, Sun Dan seems to be very easy-going on the surface and knows how to get along with others.But there is a soul of modern people in his bones, and he will not be afraid of anyone when he meets anyone.And Jiajing's character is famously strong, otherwise in the real history, so many political strongmen in the Jiajing Dynasty would all fall in his hands.

For a long time, the emperor was more and more annoyed by this silence.Anyway, he is also a person who has practiced for many years, and his heart has been honed to be calm, but for some reason, when he saw Sun Dan's appearance, his heart was shaken for no reason.

Jiajing finally couldn't bear it and said coldly: "Sun Dan, you are now my editor. On the first day you took office, what is not easy to learn, but you have learned the strange temper of the ministers in the court. Why, you want to be angry with me?" ?”

Only then did Sun Dan say: "Your Majesty has something to ask when you invite your ministers here, and you will naturally ask your Majesty if you have something to do. If you don't open your mouth, I don't know what to answer." It seems that all they do is wipe the emperor's ass and solve difficult problems.I didn't get much benefit, and I took a lot of risks of offending people.It is said that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and the more serious the consequences. Naturally, one should not try to please everyone.

Jiajing was so annoyed by Sun Dan's words that he laughed: "Sun Dan, you are so good. I just found out that I won the first prize, and I couldn't wait to rush back to the capital to take up the post. I was really impatient. People say that Sun Dan is a big man who is indifferent to fame and fortune. Celebrity, look at your situation. You are a well-known rich man in the capital, and you are also an editor of the Imperial Academy. Just throw it aside like that. Hehe, I know that Mao Shangshu is a difficult person to deal with. Otherwise, you, Sun Jingyuan, would not be needed."

Jiajing sneered for a long time, then suddenly threw a memorial at Sun Dan's feet: "Look for yourself."

Sun Dan picked it up and took a look, but it was Mao Cheng who asked him to hand over the memorial to the emperor.

Sun Dan remembered that it was only a few hours after he handed over the paper to the cabinet. He never thought that the cabinet, which had always been procrastinating, would turn the paper over to the emperor so quickly.

However, it is understandable to think about it.All the people in the cabinet supported Mao Shangshu, and the elder Yang Tinghe was Mao Shangshu's mastermind behind the scenes.After reading Mao Cheng's memorial, the cabinet naturally handed it over to the Supervisor of Rituals immediately.The supervisor of ceremonies also knew that this memorial was of great importance and did not dare to delay it.Therefore, within an hour, Mao Shangshu's notebook reached the emperor's hands.

In Mao Shangshu's excerpts, it is natural to capitalize the words that the emperor's throne was acquired by Wuzong, and Wuzong's throne was inherited by Xiaozong, so Jiajing should respect Xiaozong as his father.

Although these words are clichés, the emperor's ears can hear calluses, but every time he hears them, he is still irritated and furious.His eyes had turned blood red, and he straightened his neck and shouted, "You barking, shameless old thief, I wish I could kill Mao Cheng and Yang Tinghe. Sun Dan, what do you do? Before you go to Tongzhou, I have already promised you that as long as this matter is done well, a seat will be reserved for you in the cabinet in the future. But you have failed to live up to my favor. A small editorial position made you leave such an important matter and go back to Hanlin The courtyard has come to take office. Tell me, can you be worthy of me?"

Speaking of the excitement, Jiajing coughed again and again, his face turned red from his head to his neck, making the small spot on his neck even redder like cinnabar, which was very eye-catching.

When Sun Dan saw the spots on Jiajing's neck, he was a little surprised.The boss of the Daming Company has now degenerated into a drug addict. Looking at this little red dot, it is clearly a sign of heavy metal poisoning.If it were someone else, with this level of poisoning, I'm afraid he would have died already.It's strange to say that Jiajing in history didn't seem to have a short lifespan. Perhaps, he had his own unique formula.

When Sun Dan thought of this, he became more and more strange, but he didn't notice what Jiajing said just now.

Seeing Sun Dan's wandering mind, Jiajing thought that Sun Dan was showing his integrity in front of him like the ministers in the court, and he was even more displeased, so he emphasized his tone and shouted: "Sun Dan, what exactly do you want to do when you come back to the capital? "

Sun Dan just woke up with an "ah". He knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, and he was afraid that he would really blame himself.He hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I did not come to Beijing this time because I was greedy for power and was eager to take up a post in the Imperial Academy, but because I heard some rumors and wanted to come back and find out."

"What's the rumor, what are you looking for, it's your turn, Sun Dan, and I have Dongchang and Jinyiwei." The emperor said coldly: "The matter in Tongzhou is so important, but you put it aside, hum, how did you do it back then?" Promise me?"

The emperor's tone was a bit aggressive. When the emperor had a headache for the emperor's exam, Sun Dan promised to help him solve this problem, but it would take some time.

Sun Dan said: "Your Majesty, people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei can't find out about this matter, that is, the matter between scholars."

The emperor suddenly became vigilant: "Speak among scholars." The minds of scholars are difficult to think about, and the people in Dongchang are eunuchs, and most of the Jinyiwei are the children of meritorious officials, so there is no way to contact scholars.If something is really going to happen among scholars, the imperial court really can't control it.

Sun Dan said indifferently: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that at the beginning, the matter of the ceremony cannot be resolved in a short period of time, and we need to wait for an opportunity. The ministers are so hard on His Majesty, naturally there are righteous people who can't stand it, and want to express their own opinions." Voice. At the beginning, when His Majesty was discussing the imperial examination with Yang Shoufu, Mao Shangshu and others. Didn’t His Majesty keep their papers and let the ministers continue to discuss, isn’t it just waiting for His Majesty to hear another voice? Minister Did you make a mistake?"

Jiajing suddenly regained his energy and looked at Sun Dan with piercing eyes: "Go on."

Sun Dan smiled and said, "Now, another voice is coming."

The emperor stood up abruptly: "Come on, what's going on?"

Sun Dan: "I have little talent and little knowledge. I asked myself that I couldn't convince Mr. Mao, so I left Tongzhou. The so-called, the work is outside the poem, and the article has to be done outside the topic. If you stay in Tongzhou, you can't think about it. But just In the past few days, I have heard people say that some readers are dissatisfied with the actions of Yang Shoufu, Mao Shangshu and others, and want to write a letter to the court to make His Majesty Xingwang the emperor. I know this is important, and I dare not delay. Why don't you come to Beijing to find out the news."

Speaking of this, Sun Dan pretended to be aggrieved and resentful, and said: "If your Majesty wants to punish the crime of leaving the minister without authorization, I will not say anything, and I don't want to distinguish."

"This is serious." Jiajing looked excited, and it was obvious that there was a fine layer of sweat on the tip of his nose, which was shining with crystal light: "When will they write the letter?"

Sun Dan nodded affirmatively, and then said: "Isn't the minister checking this out? As for when the letter will be submitted, I haven't found out yet."

While talking, suddenly a eunuch came into the room and opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to Sun Dan's nonsense, he can't bear the troubles of Tongzhou, so he sneaked back to the capital."

Sun Dan looked back and saw that it was Huang Jin who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Sun Dan: "Eunuch Huang, are you all right?"

Huang Jin glanced at Sun Dan with hatred in his eyes.He said loudly to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, this Sun Dan is the most nonsense. It would be strange if you believed him. He said that someone wrote a letter, but he didn't know the date. Could it be that he will stay in the capital all his life if no one speaks to His Majesty. He doesn't care about the things in Tongzhou for the rest of his life?"

Huang Jin heard from his subordinates that Sun Dan had come to Xiyuan, and knew that the emperor was dissatisfied with Sun Dan returning to the capital alone, so proud of himself, he decided to come over and stir up the flames in person.

When Jiajing heard this, he also looked at Sun Dan suspiciously: "Sun Dan, tell me, when will someone write a letter."

Sun Dan smiled wryly in his heart, and thought to himself: How do I know, that Zhang Cong is as timid as a mouse, the devil knows whether he will come or not.

Sun Dan: "Your Majesty, this matter is hard to say."

Huang Jin yelled: "Your Majesty, look, look, Sun Dan is about to start talking nonsense again. He can't even set a date, so he is clearly deceiving the emperor. Besides, if he randomly finds someone to write a letter, not only will it be useless, Instead, it made a joke, and when the time comes, let's see how Sun Dan ends up."

If it is true to submit a letter, the person who submits the letter needs to have a certain position and a certain reputation among scholars.Otherwise, it can only be regarded as a joke to randomly find a trafficker in the market to come over.

Hearing Huang Jin's provocation, the emperor's face was not good: "Sun Dan, don't go there today, just wait here. I will wait with you, wait and see, who will come to Xiyuan Straightforward."

When the emperor said this, Huang Jin was very proud, and shouted: "Yes, yes, let Sun Dan wait here, and I want to see how this big talker will lie in the future."

Sun Dan was also very anxious in his heart, and cursed secretly: Zhang Cong, Zhang Cong, you are not up to date, you don't want to be a good cabinet minister, you have to be greedy for life and fear of death and be a coward. I also wrote the memorial for you... No, no, in real history, Zhang Cong was a person who dared to do anything, and he definitely didn't know that this matter was a big opportunity for him.Even if the butterfly effect of history is fierce, Zhang Cong's character has already determined his fate.His personality should not change greatly with this butterfly effect, it will definitely come, Zhang Cong will never give up.

In this regard, I am full of confidence.

Huang Jin, let's just wait!
However, the human heart is as subtle as the sea, who knows what will happen?don't wait...

Sun Dan became a little nervous again, but on the surface he still pretended to be calm, looked at Huang Jin with a smile, and said, "Eunuch Huang, if you want to wait, just wait, if Sun Dan guessed right , Within an hour, someone will definitely come to Xiyuan to write a letter."

Huang Jin sneered: "Sun Houzi, you really think you are Zhuge Liang, you are a fucking hozen, do you really think you are the great sage Qi Taitian?"

Sun Dan: "I'm not a horse breeder, Eunuch Huang, and you're not Huang Hao either."

These two are Jiajing's most caring people, they are also very casual in front of the emperor, and they have long-standing grievances, so they can't help but bicker in front of the emperor.

Jiajing saw that the two of them talked more and more outrageously. To be honest, he was still very happy to see his subordinates fight each other.In this way, he, the emperor, can play a balance in it, but if he really scolds like people in the market, it will be a bit outrageous.

He frowned and said, "That's enough, calm down for me."

After the emperor finished speaking, he went back to the futon, closed his eyes to rest his mind, and put Sun Dan and Huang Jin aside to blow the cold wind.

Just as Sun Dan and Huang Jin closed their mouths, they saw a little eunuch stumbling into the room with a look of panic.As soon as he entered the room, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and shouted in a crying tone: "Long Live Lord, Long Live Lord, something is wrong. There is a person outside who wants to see His Majesty. I can't stop it. "

Huang Jin was furious: "How did you do things? What kind of place is this place? Why do everyone break into it? Throw him out and beat him to death."

The little eunuch cried: "Why don't you beat me? The guards and the little ones used sticks and whips to beat the man until his face was covered with blood. However, the man seemed to have gone crazy, holding the Huabiao at the door, desperate to live Let's go. He is another seventh-rank official, so it's not easy for us to kill him."

"Officer?" Sun Dan suddenly became excited, Zhang Cong finally came, this guy did not disappoint at the critical moment.

Huang Jin sneered: "So what about the seventh-rank officials. There are not many officials in this capital, but there are many officials. He wants to come to seek death, scare Shengjia, and beat him to death directly."

"Wait." Sun Dan shouted suddenly.

Sun Dan's loud shout made the little eunuch tremble and froze there.

Only Jiajing still closed his eyes, unmoved.

Huang Jin was furious: "Sun Dan, what are you calling a small name? It shocked His Majesty's Qingxiu. Can you afford it?"

Sun Dan didn't sneer back, but laughed out loud.

Huang Jin was made angry by his laughter: "Sun Dan, are you out of your mind?"

Sun Dan ignored Huang Jin, walked up to the emperor, saluted, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, didn't I just say that there are righteous people in the world who can't see that your Majesty's father and son can't know each other, so they have to speak up. If my guess is correct, the seventh-rank official outside came to write the letter to Fu Tie."

This cry made Jiajing suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a faint green light in his eyes: "Really?"

"Your Majesty, go and see for yourself and you will understand everything?" Sun Dan replied.

"Even if Fu Que wrote the letter, what's the use of a small seventh-rank official?" Huang Jin retorted loudly.

"Maybe it will work?" Sun Dan said with a smile.

Huang Jin snorted: "Your Majesty Wan Cheng, how could it be possible to personally meet a junior official of the seventh rank." He asked the little eunuch: "Did that official just report his name, who is it, and is an official in that yamen?"

The little eunuch shrank his neck, looked very afraid, and murmured: "Eunuch Huang, the little ones were shocked by that man's madness, and forgot his name."

"Useless things, they grew up eating shit." Huang Jin was bitter. If he hadn't been in front of the emperor, he would have kicked him out.

"Go and have a look." Jiajing suddenly spoke.

Huang Jin looked at the emperor in astonishment, and said timidly, "Your Majesty..."

"I said, let's go and have a look." Jiajing waved his sleeves, and a cold wind was brought up by the wide Taoist robe, and the blue figure was already walking towards the door.

"Your Majesty!" Huang Jin hurriedly followed.

Sun Dan didn't hesitate, and walked forward.

Along the way, Huang Jin kept saying, "Your Majesty, even if that seventh-rank official is here to take the title of the late emperor, what use is he for a small sesame official?"

Some time ago, the courtiers all refuted Jiajing's honorary title for his father in unison. Jiajing and other voices were already impatient.In fact, in his opinion, it is best to let Sun Dan make another voice. Given Sun Dan's status in the scholarly circle, it should cause great repercussions.But Sun Dan is paying attention to his reputation, and he refuses to take the bait, and the emperor has nothing to do with him.

Now, after finally waiting for another person, even if it is a junior official of the seventh rank, the emperor has to grasp this life-saving straw.

Hearing that Huang Jin couldn't stop pouring cold water on him, Jiajing felt very unhappy, and looked at Huang Jin coldly: "So what about the seventh rank, isn't Sun Dan just the seventh rank official, Wang Yuan is the sixth rank, and the entire Imperial Academy is the elite of scholars. But apart from Yang Shen who is the fifth rank, aren't the others all seven ranks?"

Huang Jin murmured: "People from the Imperial Academy and Yang Shoufu wear the same pair of trousers." After eating the emperor's drink, he felt a little dingy, and he didn't expect the emperor's thoughts to be so eager.

When they got to the gate of Xiyuan, they saw a seventh-rank official holding Huabiao's column head and not letting go.And several guards kept whipping the whip until the man's head was covered with blood.

But the official Youzi shouted: "The country has been supporting scholars for 50 and [-] years. Is it not enough for me to wait for scholars to talk? Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty. The heavens can learn from it. I, Zhang Cong, decided to die here today."

"Zhang Cong!" Huang Jin was stunned.

Sun Dan felt joy in his heart: Lao Zhang, good job, you are finally here!

(End of this chapter)