Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 201

The main hall of Yongshou Palace.

He Liu and Lao Hu knelt under the Grand Hall.Emperor Jiajing in the green gauze curtain looked at Zhou Yi's confession.

Suddenly, a dragon roar came from the green gauze curtain: "You are bullying the sky!"

Emperor Jiajing came out from the green gauze curtain and stood in front of He Liu: "I ask you, are you loyal to me or King Yu?"

He Liu's answer was seamless: "My Majesty, King Yu is the only son of the Emperor, and he is my heir apparent! To be loyal to the Emperor is to be loyal to King Yu. To be loyal to King Yu is to be loyal to the Emperor!"

Emperor Jiajing was quite satisfied with He Liu's answer: "Would you like to be a sharp sword to wipe out those treacherous people in the court for me and my son?"

He Liu replied in a loud voice: "Yang Lian, the loyal and straight father, once said a word to my minister. He said: 'Sweeping out traitors is the law of heaven!' How dare I violate the law of heaven?"

Emperor Jiajing actually stretched out his hand and patted He Liu's shoulder: "Okay! What a Sixth Imperial Guard of Jinyiwei!"

Turning his head, Emperor Jiajing said to Lao Hu: "Hu San, you recommended him as Lu Bing's successor. It seems that you are indeed right."

He Liu was stunned upon hearing this.He thought to himself: Yes, Jin Yiwei is the emperor's confidant.Lao Hu is also the internal response sent by the emperor to Jinyiwei.It can be said that Lao Hu is the emperor's confidant.He naturally has the confidence to recommend someone to the emperor as Lu Bing's successor.

At this time, Lu Fangtong from outside the hall said: "The chief assistant of the cabinet, Yan Song, and the cabinet member, Yan Shifan, are asking to see each other!"

Emperor Jiajing said: "Xuan!"

He Liu and Lao Hu heard the words, stood up and bowed their hands, wanting to exit the hall.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Who told you to go. You are here, and see how the two biggest treacherous ministers of my Ming Dynasty acted! Let's see how I was forced to accompany these two treacherous ministers to act !"

Yan Song and Yan Shifan entered the hall.

Emperor Jiajing asked: "What are the two love affairs to report?"

Yan Song said: "Report to the emperor, hundreds of officials have submitted the third joint letter. The content of the letter is still to remonstrate with the emperor to abolish Prince Yu's throne and punish Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng!" The papers signed by hundreds of people were not published, and I was worried that the government and the opposition would criticize me..."

Emperor Jiajing said, "Oh? What do you think?"

Yan Song burst into tears all of a sudden, with tears and snot in his nose: "The emperor and King Yu are father and son after all. Father and son love each other deeply. To this point of trouble, this minister, the chief assistant, is ashamed of the emperor! I didn't treat King Yu well. Persuasion, let him be close to the virtuous ministers, and stay away from the three villains Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng. Prince Yu sent troops to Beijing without permission, completely bewitched by the treacherous officials Xu, Gao, and Zhang. The minister thought that the emperor did not have to Abolish Prince Yu's throne. Just kill those three treacherous ministers."

Yan Song knew in his heart that as long as Xu, Gao, and Zhang were killed, the emperor would admit that his son had conspired against him.A rebellious prince is definitely not qualified to inherit the throne.At that time, even if King Yu is still a prince, he will be nothing but a dead tiger without its claws.

Yan Song knew that Emperor Jiajing still had father-son affection for King Yu.He is pushing the boat along the way, giving the emperor a step down.

Emperor Jiajing's answer made Yan Song confused: "What did you just say? Yu Wang sent troops to Beijing without authorization? What's the matter?"

Yan Song was startled and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Zhixin, the Commander of the Shenji Battalion, brought a battalion of soldiers and horses into Beijing overnight with a warrant jointly signed by Zhang Juzheng and Prince Yu. This is a matter of conclusive evidence."

Emperor Jiajing, the majestic king of a country, actually played a rogue with the chief assistant of the dynasty in the main hall of Yongshou Palace: "Ah! You said that Zhao Zhixin led troops to Beijing. It was ordered by King Yu and Zhang Juzheng to open it." The order to transfer troops. The Shenji Battalion has the heavy responsibility of defending the capital. I heard that the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were not well trained. I ordered them to enter the capital overnight, so that they can calculate if the capital really changes. How long will it take to reach King Qin in the capital!"

When Yan Song and his son heard this, their faces turned pale.

Yan Shifan said: "Dare, dare to ask the emperor. It has been almost 20 days since the mutiny. How did you tell the ministers that it was the emperor's will to transfer troops?"

Yan Song scolded his son: "What does the emperor do, do you need to explain it to us as a courtier? Don't you clap your hands?"

Emperor Jiajing waved his hand: "There's no need to slap your mouth. Alas, the only one to blame is the Blue Immortal! These days, the Lan Immortal has refined more than a dozen Nine-Turn Feixian Pills for me. It was good intentions, and I wanted to make me become an immortal one day earlier. Unfortunately, my cultivation base is not enough. I can't stand the medicine. In the past month, my memory has been getting worse and worse. I forgot about the transfer of troops. La!"

He Liu and Lao Hu knelt aside, trying not to laugh out loud.

He Liu thought to himself: The king of this country is playing a scoundrel, and he is as good as the street gangsters in the capital.

He Liu cupped his hands and said: "Dare to ask the emperor. You issued an order half a month ago to send Jin Yiwei to surround the mansions of Prince Yu, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, and put them under house arrest. Now..."

Emperor Jiajing looked surprised: "What? There is such a thing? The Nine-turn Feixian Pill is really harmful! I forgot such a thing! King Yu and Zhang Juzheng were entrusted to me. I ordered troops to be dispatched. You have been wronged now! Go and deliver the decree for me in a while, and immediately withdraw all Jinyiwei. Also, reward each of them with a jade ruyi, and I will pay them for it."

When Yan Song heard this, he felt like crying.For the sake of King Yu, the emperor played a rogue with himself, the chief minister of the cabinet.This shows that the emperor has already made up his mind to weaken his power, Mr. Yan Ge, and even get rid of him!
Yan Song said two words to himself in his heart: It's over!

Yan Shifan was still relentless: "Your Majesty, the matter of dispatching troops..."

Emperor Jiajing glared at Yan Shifan: "No one is allowed to mention the matter of dispatching troops in the future! When it was heard by the historians, they wrote this absurd thing into the history books with a swipe of a pen. Thousands of years later, the world will How do you evaluate me? They will say that I am a foolish emperor who has been blinded by pills!"

Yan Song quickly winked at his son, motioning him to keep silent.

Yan Song cupped his hands and said: "Since the truth has been revealed, Prince Yu, Xu Cifu, Zhang Butang, and Gao Butang have been misunderstood. Then I will leave first."

Emperor Jiajing said: "Wait a minute. How do I remember that the imperial court replaced a large number of officials a few days ago?"

After King Yu was put under house arrest, the strict party rampantly made accusations and impeached nearly a hundred officials of King Yu's party in the court.These Yuwang party officials are already exiled, dismissed, and imprisoned.Afterwards, the Yan Party wantonly placed its own people to take over the official positions of nearly a hundred members of the Yuwang Party.

Yan Shifan said: "Your Majesty, the appointment and dismissal of these officials have all been approved by you, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies approved the red ones..."

Emperor Jiajing seemed to be addicted to playing a rogue: "There is such a thing? How did I forget it! Oh, Hu San, you will go to Chaotian Temple for me in a while. Tell Lan Shenxian, don't make any more nine-turn flying elixir I'm not good enough to accept this magic pill. I was confused for a while, so it doesn't matter if I imprisoned a few loyal ministers, it's okay to let them out. If I eat more magic pills next time, I will kill Yan Aiqing in a daze Loyal ministers like father and son, wouldn't they regret it for the rest of their lives?"

Emperor Jiajing turned his head and said to Yan Song: "You are concurrently working as a heavenly official in the Ministry of Officials. The appointment and dismissal of hundreds of officials within this month will not be counted! Let those who have been promoted return to their original posts, and those who have been dismissed will be reinstated."

Yan Song and his son looked at each other in embarrassment: "Minister, obey the order."

(End of this chapter)