Chapter 789: The moon is full and then it wanes, people are full... and then they die
The emperor's arrogance is almost innate.
It was brought with him when he was a prince and a crown prince.
Dao Ye is different. He is a latecomer and inherited the throne as a vassal king. Therefore, his self-conceit does not come from his status, but from his confidence in his own IQ.
Emperor Jiajing was so confident that after he retreated to the Western Garden, he handed over all state affairs to the prime minister, and controlled the court and the country by checking and balancing the prime minister.
Yan Song is the most typical example. If it were another emperor, he would tolerate Yan Song for a maximum of five years, and then he would replace the prime minister because he was worried that Yan's party would become too powerful to be eliminated.
However, Emperor Jiajing allowed Yan Song to rule the Ming Dynasty.
Jiang Qingzhi always felt that the reason why the Taoist priest finally gave up on Yan Song and his son was not because of suspicion, but because Yan Song was too old.
Yan Song, who is over eighty years old, must be doing things a little confusingly, right?
It all depended on Yan Shifan for support, control of the court, and drafting of bills.
In other words, Yan Song became a mascot and a puppet in the later period, and the real prime minister was Yan Shifan.
So, if Daoye abandons Yan's party, he is also abandoning Yan Shifan.
Jiang Qingzhi walked in the West Garden with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He knew that he had guessed the Taoist's attitude towards Yan Song and his son.
Yan Song is a good dog.
If Yan Song is compared to a pug, then Yan Shifan is a Husky.
Pugs are the best at pleasing their owners. They have no second thoughts and dare not have any second thoughts.
But the Husky is different. When it is well-behaved, its owner will find it cute, silly and adorable.
When doing something stupid, Erha can make its owner want to kill it and make soup.
Erha!
It will destroy the house!
When Yan Song was in charge, the Yan Party always had a bottom line. After Yan Song got old, Yan Shifan became the leader of the Yan Party, and this Husky began his journey of destroying the house.
Making friends widely is a positive term, but when applied to Yan Shifan it becomes a negative term.
Not to mention the formation of cliques and factions, and the disregard of good and bad, the Yan Party gradually became a concentration camp of corruption and a base for treacherous villains.
The most fatal thing is that as Yan Shifan held power for a long time, he became a little too proud of himself and acted arrogantly.
No, it's unscrupulous!
The eldest prince, Prince Yu, had his money and food withheld, and he had to bribe Yan Shifan to get them back.
That would be fine, but Yan Shifan actually used this matter as a topic of conversation. What was your reaction, Taoist?
My son actually asked you, Yan Shifan, to avoid starving to death?
Damn it!
The Taoist watched calmly, waiting for the best time to take action.
It was not until Yan Shifan secretly escaped back home on the way to exile and recruited people at home, preparing to do something big, that an imperial censor suddenly impeached him, and the Taoist priest took advantage of the situation and arrested Yan Shifan.
Look!
Have I done my best for this Husky?
Is this worthy of the efforts made by the father and son over the years?
The story of Duke Zheng defeating Duan Yuyan was repeated in the Ming Dynasty!
Ha ha!
Jiang Qingzhi did not feel a chill down his spine, but instead found Daoye's seriousness adorable.
If it were any other emperor, since they thought Yan Shifan was a nuisance, they would have just taken him down. But Daoye was the only one who gave him a few chances first, and only took action when Yan Shifan repeatedly courted death.
"Long Wilbur!"
Jiang Qingzhi looked over when he heard the voice, "Hey! Young Minister!"
Outside the Zhilu, Yan Shifan smiled and bowed.
Zhu Xizhong came over quickly and punched Jiang Qingzhi's shoulder. "You're back, good!"
He didn't ask how his son was doing, but gave Jiang Qingzhi a big hug.
"When I heard the news of the great victory, I was worried that you would be complacent, but I didn't expect you to abandon the glory and return to the capital alone."
Zhu Xizhong was half relieved, and the rest was speculation about the Taoist priest, "By the way, how is His Majesty after meeting the emperor?"
Jiang Qingzhi patted his back and whispered, "I told you, that's Dao Ye."
"Master Dao?"
"That's your majesty."
"..."
"Do you think His Majesty is an ordinary emperor? Don't worry!"
Jiang Qingzhi let go of his hand and walked over. Yan Shifan said with a smile, "Congratulations, Lord Changwei."
Jiang Qingzhi stopped and said, "In this battle, Yuan Fu killed a man with his own hands."
"My father?" Yan Shifan shuddered. He swore that his father would not dare to kill anyone, let alone a chicken.
Since becoming a vegetarian, Yan Song never went to the kitchen at home and always avoided seeing any animals being killed.
Such a father actually killed someone?
"It's true."
There were quite a few officials on duty in Zhilu, and most of them came out at this moment.
What is Emperor Jiajing's attitude towards Jiang Qingzhi's return? This is the issue that everyone is most concerned about.
The second question is what the attitude of the Yan Party will be.
Most people say that the Yan Party will add fuel to the fire, add insult to injury, or at worst stand idly by.
But what was unexpected was that Jiang Qingzhi returned early, and what was even more unexpected was that Yan Shifan actually took the initiative to greet him and congratulate him.
The Yan Party actually showed an attitude of joining hands with Jiang Qingzhi.
What the hell!
Zhu Xizhong was watching coldly, and couldn't help laughing when he saw many people's faces changed drastically.
These idiots, at this moment Yan Song is still the leader of the Yan Party. The old prime minister is not an idiot. As a loyal dog of the Taoist priest, how could Yan Song take action before Emperor Jiajing made a clear statement?
"The Yuan Fu army is slowly returning behind." As soon as Jiang Qingzhi met Yan Shifan, he threw out two candies as a reward for his goodwill.
Yan Song's presence in the battlefield was a plus, and killing someone with his own hands was even more shocking.
But public opinion is in the hands of the literati, who will say: Yan Song is too old to kill an enemy, even killing a dog is difficult! This is fake!
Before the news came today, Jiang Qingzhi had already endorsed Yan Song.
This matter is a done deal.
The so-called traitor actually killed enemies for his country!
What the hell!
In the future, if anyone dares to say that the old prime minister is a traitor, he can use this record to slap them in the face: What were you doing when I was killing enemies for the country?
You guys are in the brothel, singing and drinking with prostitutes, and at the same time you are mocking me as a traitor.
Look, one is doing and the other is talking.
Just as Mr. Jiang said, Confucianism lives on words, while Mohism lives on actions.
Yan Shifan's eyes were filled with joy, and he was less resistant to Yan Song's decision. He smiled and said, "Chang Wei Bo's victory in this battle shocked the grasslands, and the news of victory reached Beijing, and then the whole world was shocked... It's a cause for celebration!"
Everyone carried the sedan chair, and Yan Shifan immediately turned into Jiang Xi, praising Jiang Qingzhi for this battle. Jiang Qingzhi didn't have the patience to deal with this husky, and just as he was about to leave, Cui Yuan asked: "Chang Wei Bo, when can you plow the courtyard and clean the cave?"
Tsk!
The question from the old prince consort comes at the right time!
If Jiang Qingzhi was worried about the emperor's suspicion, he would definitely choose a low-key answer.
In this way, the outside world can indirectly obtain the results of this meeting between the monarch and his ministers.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled, slowly looked at everyone, and said:
"As for this matter, I feel...I am tired."
After saying this, the fellow mounted his horse and said to Zhu Xizhong, "Come to my house for a drink later. By the way, I brought a lot of things this time. Should I send them to you or have someone come to get them?"
Zhu Xizhong said: "I will go in the afternoon."
"Okay!" Jiang Qingzhi rode away.
"What a wicked person!" someone laughed bitterly.
He whetted everyone's appetite, but then he left leisurely.
It makes everyone itchy.
Yan Erha turned around and said to his followers, "Any news?"
The attendant said, "Huang Jin is keeping a close watch on the situation and it is impossible to get any information from him."
Yan Shifan narrowed his eyes and looked at the disappointed officials. "Jiang Qingzhi has been in Yongshou Palace for more than half an hour, right?"
"No, more than an hour."
"If Your Majesty was just trying to please him, it wouldn't have taken that long. It's been more than an hour. Why?"
Emperor Jiajing would not spend too long meeting with his ministers, and a meeting lasting more than an hour was rare.
Even Yan Shifan couldn't guess the outcome of today's meeting between the emperor and his ministers.
Is it suspicion?
Still suspicious!
Xu Jie was writing Qingci in the duty room.
Jiang Qingzhi came back and threw a piece of paper at him.
"Lord." The attendant came in, "Yan Shifan came out to greet you."
Xu Jie paused with his brush and almost ruined another piece of paper.
The Yan Party actually chose to coexist peacefully with Jiang Qingzhi!
This made all his plans go awry.
In Xu Jie's view, Jiang Qingzhi returned to Beijing with great achievements and his popularity would soar, and the Chiang Party would inevitably expand.
The expansion of Chiang's party would affect the interests and sphere of influence of Yan's party. Only if the two sides fought each other would he have a chance to come to the fore.
But Yan Shifan actually chose... no, it was Yan Song who chose peaceful coexistence.
The attendants were waiting for Xu Jie's instructions.
Xu Jie wrote slowly. After an unknown amount of time, he looked up and said, "Go, prepare some gifts and have them delivered to Xin'an Lane."
"Mr. Ge!"
The attendant's face flushed, "Jiang Qingzhi has never given you a gift!"
Xu Jie was a cabinet minister and an elder, so even if he wanted to give a gift, Jiang Qingzhi had to speak first.
Xu Jie smiled warmly, "This is a happy event that the whole world should celebrate, so we should congratulate you!"
"Yes."
After the entourage left, Xu Jie remained calm and said softly, "You are not even twenty yet, but your achievements surpass those of other ministers. So, what about thirty? Forty? You must know that when the moon is full, it wanes, and when people are full... they die!"
Jiang Qingzhi drove all the way until he reached Xin'an Lane. The neighbors had already heard the news and came out to greet him. When they saw him coming, they immediately cheered.
"Congratulations, sir!"
Jiang Qing got off his horse and wished he could go home right away. He said with a smile, "I am eager to go home today. I will treat you all to a drink later."
"We're all drinking!"
Everyone laughed.
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned. When he entered the alley, he found that there was a buffet inside.
Hu Zongxian, who had returned earlier, came out and said, "After hearing the news of the victory, my wife had someone prepare a buffet and set off all the firecrackers in the house, saying that it was to celebrate the great victory."
Too ostentatious!
wrong!
Jiang Qingzhi knew that Li Tian was not such a flamboyant person, so he asked, "But something is wrong after I left?"
Hu Zongxian said: "Rumors are flying everywhere."
Jiang Qingzhi walked into the mansion, turned around and ordered, "Since you want to publicize it, then do it thoroughly. The banquet will last for three consecutive days."
"Congratulations, sir!"
Fu Cheng came with his servants to welcome him respectfully.
When we entered the backyard, Huang Yaner came out with her men to greet us.
"Congratulations, sir!"
Jiang Qingzhi was extremely anxious and hurriedly walked out of the bedroom and stopped.
"Uncle!" Huang Yan'er was a little puzzled.
Jiang Qingzhi rubbed his face, stamped his feet, and asked someone to bring him water to wash his hands and face. He changed his outer clothes and then pushed the door open.
In the bedroom, Li Tian was holding her child and learning how to arrange diapers.
Hearing the sound, he looked up.
The couple looked at each other.
"Husband."
Jiang Qingzhi approached, looked at her carefully, then took the child and held him up.
"My son!"
The child's lower body was naked.
His body trembled.
A stream of water poured down on my head.
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新年 快乐
(End of this chapter)
