Chapter 323 As You Wish
There are a lot of things to do today, and after taking a nap, Yan Song and his son have to continue working.
Each memorial was opened, carefully read, discussed quietly, and then preliminary opinions were given.
This is the duty of the prime minister.
This way of operating is far ahead of the West at this moment.
Xu Jie sat on the side and couldn't even touch the edge of the memorial.
Yan Shifan occasionally glanced at him, but Xu Jie just looked at the document in his hand silently.
Cui Yuan did not interfere in such matters, his head was dozing off.
Logically, the old prince consort should have retired, but he always said that he was still vigorous and energetic, and was willing to serve the Taoist priest for another 30 years.
After finally dealing with the memorial, Yan Shifan rubbed the corner of his one-eyed eye. Yan Song took a sip of tea and felt sore all over.
"I have no appetite due to the hot weather. Prepare something sour to stimulate your appetite later in the evening." Yan Song asked someone to prepare food for his son.
“It must be very lively over at Yinshan Academy right now, right?” Yan Shifan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
"Jiang Qingzhi wants to challenge Confucianism on his own. His courage is commendable, but he is a bit stupid." Cui Yuan said sarcastically, "Those great Confucian scholars are famous, and it would be easy for them to suppress him together."
"What does the Ming Dynasty need now..." Yan Song sighed, "Everything is needed, but the most important thing is money. With money, everything is easy. Without money, I, the Prime Minister, can only sigh helplessly."
"A good cook cannot cook without rice." Cui Yuan expressed deep sympathy, but there was nothing he could do.
"Go ask." Yan Shifan said, "I always feel that today's debate is not simple."
Someone went there, and Cui Yuan said, "The meaning of the East Tower is..."
"Your Majesty hasn't left the palace in public for many years, but this time he put out a procession of honor and marched in a grand manner. This is more like a gesture." Yan Shifan said slowly: "Why did the debate at Yinshan Academy make Your Majesty an exception? What does Your Majesty want to reveal to the outside world?"
Yan Song rubbed his temples and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you are too quiet and want to move."
Yan Shifan nodded, "How does this have anything to do with this debate?"
Cui Yuan seemed to be resting on the side, but his mind was working at high speed.
He knew what Yan Song and his son were worried about.
If the Taoist priest stepped out from behind the scenes to the front stage, the value of Yan Song and his son would plummet.
Moreover, no one knows what role Jiang Qingzhi, the variable, will play in this process.
The worst outcome was that Emperor Jiajing abandoned Yan Song and his son and supported Jiang Qingzhi and others.
For example, reinstating Xia Yan.
Old Xia Yan’s arrogance and sharpness still make people tremble with fear.
"Motosuke!"
A minor official came in to report.
"How is it?" Yan Shifan was still leaning back in his chair, even raising his legs and placing them on the table, with the draft memorial next to him.
The clerk said, "The battle of Silver Mountain is over, and Chang Wei Bo has won a great victory."
Yan Shifan still closed his eyes and sighed, "Sure enough."
Yan Song's eyes flashed, "Did your majesty say anything?"
Compared with the debate, he cared more about Emperor Jiajing's attitude.
"This matter is complicated, so let me explain it to you." The clerk said, "After Yinshan was defeated in the debate, he directly pointed out that Chang Wei Bo was a traitor to the Confucian school..."
"This is to destroy people. The means are dirty, but it works." Cui Yuan said lightly.
"But Chang Wei Bo said..." The clerk was still obviously shocked by the incident, "He said that he was not a Confucian disciple, but... a great Mohist master."
Bah!
Yan Shifan sat up suddenly and the chair fell over due to inertia.
He grabbed the table to steady himself, a fierce look flashed in his one eye, "What did you say?"
"Chang Wei Bo said that he is a great scholar of the Mohist school."
Yan Shifan glanced at his father.
The father and son looked at each other.
"I see!"
"The Mohist mechanical skills are unmatched in the world. No wonder he was able to create a biogas tank, which is what craftsmen are best at."
"The great master of Mohism..." Yan Song narrowed his eyes, "What does your majesty say?"
Cui Yuan clenched his fists nervously, hoping that the Taoist priest would flatly oppose it, but also hoping that the Taoist priest would agree.
With the existence of Mohism, the number one enemy of the literati changed from Daoye and the Yan Party to Jiang Qingzhi and others.
The clerk said, "Your Majesty said that we should support whoever is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty."
Yan Song smiled bitterly, "From now on, the world will be in turmoil."
Yan Shifan stood there for a long time, and suddenly said, "Dad, this is not a bad thing."
Yan Song raised his eyes and said, "Tell me."
"From now on, Jiang Qingzhi will definitely gather people in the name of Mohism. Before, he was in the dark, and those people didn't care. Now that he has come out in the light, it will be difficult for him to easily win people over. With Xia Yan and others alone... he won't be able to achieve anything."
Yan Song nodded, "In this way, his presence can restrain those people, and we can calmly adjust the yin and yang for Your Majesty."
"Exactly!"
The three of them smiled at each other.
Cui Yuan's sleepiness disappeared and he took a sip of tea. "Confucianism and Mohism are incompatible. Why did Jiang Qingzhi reveal his identity at this time?"
Yan Song's spirit suddenly lifted, "Your Majesty, you are so quiet that you want to move..."
"It was the death of the crown prince that made your majesty so angry." Yan Shifan pulled the chair over but did not sit down. Instead, he walked slowly around the room. "Those people were so bold that they dared to poison the crown prince, which in turn angered your majesty."
"Your Majesty retreated to the West Garden with the intention of calming things down, but those people refused to give up. Your Majesty has only two choices." Yan Song said softly: "Either you keep a low profile from now on, don't care about anything, and watch us fight with those people endlessly. Or you stand up..." "Does that mean you want to start a war?" Cui Yuan's face turned pale.
"Is Prince Consort Cui afraid?" Yan Shifan asked disdainfully.
"I am afraid, but what's the use of being afraid?" Cui Yuan smiled bitterly. He was not an important official, but a close official. The difference of one word made a world of difference.
Important ministers have someone to rely on, but the honor and disgrace of close ministers depends on the emperor's thoughts.
If the Taoist wants to deal with him, it only takes a word.
"I'm glad you understand." Yan Shifan looked a little excited. "From Jiang Qingzhi's actions, we can see some clues. Oh, call that person over."
The clerk was called again, and Yan Shifan asked, "What else did Jiang Qingzhi say?"
"Long Weber said that the Mohist doctrine can be summed up in two words: development..."
"...Industry is the core of everything and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty..."
Yan Shifan and Yan Song exchanged glances.
Both father and son sensed the same thing.
New idea!
This is a political platform that has never been seen before.
Taking industry as the main framework, the framework was extended to agriculture, commerce... and then to the court.
"What a Mohist! What a Master Jiang!" Yan Shifan clapped his hands. "Confucianism is full of empty talk, and has no solution to the current predicament of the Ming Dynasty..."
Yan Song smiled bitterly, thinking that your words have implicated both me and my son.
"Jiang Qingzhi took another path, using industry to drive everything. Industry..." Yan Shifan stopped and bowed his head slightly, "From the biogas pool, it can be seen that the Mo family has not stopped in these years, but has produced a lot of things in secret."
"What Jiang Qingzhi should worry about right now is the suppression from Confucianism!" Cui Yuan said.
"Your Majesty will support him." Yan Song said, "The rest depends on how much Jiang Qingzhi can come up with, and how much benefit those things can bring to the Ming Dynasty. The greater the benefit... By the way, is there anyone who supports Jiang Qingzhi today?"
The clerk said, "Yes, and quite a lot."
"Hmm?" Cui Yuan asked, "Who dares to support the enemy of Confucianism in front of those great Confucian scholars?"
"More than ten young scholars," the clerk said, "one of them said that he would speak for whoever speaks for the Ming Dynasty."
Yan Song stood up and pounded his lower back with his backhand. Yan Shifan hurried over to support him, "Dad, go home and rest!"
"Young people are always full of vigor and courage to take risks. They will speak for whoever speaks for the Ming Dynasty... Donglou, have you ever noticed that most of those who support Jiang Qingzhi are young people?"
"Young people have no power, so they can only shout in vain," said Yan Shifan.
Yan Song shook his head, walked out of the duty room, looked at the east and said slowly: "Who didn't start from youth? Cui Yuan did, and so did my father. Those young people will gradually grow up, and gradually, the Mohist School will penetrate into every corner of the Ming Dynasty... Young people! Haha!"
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"The great master of Mohism?"
"Yes."
Concubine Lu was almost going crazy.
"Call the fourth one."
King Jing came back in a hurry, looking quite excited.
"Got it?" asked Concubine Lu Jingfei.
"Yes." Prince Jing had just gone to look for Prince Yu, and the two brothers were very excited.
That’s the mysterious Mohist school!
"Chang Wei Bo is a great figure in the Mohist school. Do you know what he will bring?" asked Concubine Lu Jingfei.
"It's nothing more than suppression." King Jing said, "If my cousin is not a leader of the Mohist school, then those people will not suppress him?"
"Previous suppression was a political struggle, but the suppression from now on is a fight between mortal enemies, and it will not stop until one dies." Concubine Lu said in a deep voice: "Whoever stands by Chang Wei Bo will be affected..."
"I am willing to be the one who gets caught in the crossfire!" King Jing said without hesitation, "Mother, although it seems that Father has not expressed his stance, today Father has traveled with an imperial procession and even asked Lu Bing and others to testify for my uncle. This is a statement. Father supports the Mohist School!"
"Have you ever thought about the consequences?" asked Concubine Lu Jingfei.
"At worst, we can go against them." King Jing said disdainfully: "Look at what the Ming Dynasty has become. It is clear that the Confucian way of governing a country is just as my uncle said, it is a waste!"
"Go!"
Concubine Lu waved her hand and Prince Jing took his leave.
After leaving the house, he subconsciously touched his forehead, "Hey! Why is mother so gentle today?"
Inside the palace, Chen Yan said, "I'm afraid things will get more complicated from now on."
"I also want the fourth son to stay away from Chang Wei Bo, so as to seek benefits and avoid harm. But..." Concubine Lu Jing sat upright and said, "But your majesty supports it. As the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. In this case, if we die, we die together, and if we live, we live together. If they annoy me, I will fight them!"
Bah!
Concubine Lu slapped the table and stood up suddenly, "Choose a pair of Ruyi, and go to the Jiang family in person to reward them to the Princess of Huating County!"
When Jiang Qingzhi and his wife returned home, Li Tian said, "I'm afraid our house will be deserted in the future."
"You don't need many friends, three or five close friends are best," said Jiang Qingzhi.
"I'm afraid those people would have stayed away from me in the past." Li Tian suddenly smiled, "Well, this is the only way to see people's hearts."
The two entered the house through the side door and saw a female official standing in front of them.
Chen Yan squatted slightly, "The Queen has rewarded the Princess of Huating County with a pair of jade ruyi."
As you wish!
Just when the scholars in the capital were shocked by Jiang Qingzhi's identity, Concubine Lu Jing, who was in power in the palace at the time, was the first to express her position.
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