Chapter 130: Yan Dang Qing Liu: The Emperor wants to give us a new stamp? Surprise, conferring the title of Immortal Official!
"Don't forget my little imperial teacher." After giving instructions to Lu Fang, Jiajing suddenly said again.
"Yes, I won't forget." Lu Fang bowed to show that she understood, and then suddenly seemed to think of something and said, "Master, should we also notify Hai Rui?"
"In the capital, all those who know about cultivating immortals, please wait in the courtyard." Thinking that he would grant these people official status, Jiajing was too lazy to stamp his seal again and again. He simply stamped all those who already knew about cultivating immortals at once.
From now on, official positions in the imperial court will become even more precious.
"Yes, I will arrange it," she said. Thinking that the master did not specify the specific time tomorrow, Lu Fang said, "How about tomorrow at noon? What do you think?"
Afterwards, seeing that Jiajing did not say anything else, Lu Fang slowly straightened up, then stood up and left the courtyard where he had been practicing in seclusion.
Lu Fang is very efficient in his work.
After a while, the news from the palace spread, and then the Yan Party and the Qingliu all received the news personally notified by Huang Jin.
In the study room of Yan Mansion.
"Dad!" Yan Shifan pushed the door open and walked in. He said to Yan Song, who was sitting at the table and flipping through the imperial edict that had given him his first chance to enter the cabinet, "What does the palace mean?"
As soon as he sent Huang Jin out, he immediately turned back.
Facing his son's question, Yan Song did not speak immediately. He just stared at the imperial edict in his hand, and then suddenly snorted and glanced at Yan Shifan, then straightened his back and read:
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has issued an order!"
“I believe that the key to governing the country is to get the right people.
Ministers who assist me must be carefully selected. Here is a minister who is my ally, Yan Song, styled Weizhong, from Fenyi, Jiangxi. He is both talented and virtuous, has extensive knowledge, has served in the government for many years, and has made outstanding achievements.
"Since Yan Song entered the government, he has devoted himself to public service, worked diligently, and made many contributions to state affairs. He is able to see through the secrets of government affairs and make wise decisions, which has won my heart."
"Yan Song was a loyal and honest man with a good character, respected by the government and the public."
Hearing this, Yan Shifan couldn't help but smile.
Dad is a loyal and honest man with good character, and he is respected by the government and the public? Thinking about it now, I am afraid that he is hated to death, right?
Well, but my father at that time really didn’t do anything bad.
Yan Song continued reading.
Yan Shifan was not in a hurry to ask his father to answer his questions, but pulled over a chair and sat opposite his father.
"Now that I have observed the state of affairs, I urgently need a wise and capable person to assist me and govern the country... From today on, you will be promoted to the position of Chief Minister of the Cabinet, managing the government and assisting me to ensure the safety of the country and comfort the people..."
"Appreciate this!"
The imperial edict consisted of only a few hundred words, but the more Yan Song read it, the happier he became, and the smile on his face became more and more intense.
When the last two words "Qinci" came out, Yan Song raised his hand and gently stroked the imperial edict, with a complicated expression on his face.
"When you get older, you tend to reminisce about the past." Yan Song said, closing the imperial edict, taking a deep breath, and then looking up at his son Yan Shifan, "I can't understand the emperor's thoughts."
"But since the emperor has arranged it this way, we will do it."
"You're not going to replace everyone with new ones, are you?" Yan Shifan frowned. He was increasingly unable to understand the emperor's thoughts.
"The emperor has been granted a magic by an immortal and has embarked on the path to immortality. His every move must have a deep meaning. If I have to say a possibility, I'm afraid it has something to do with the future of the Immortal Dynasty..."
"That's the only way. I heard from Huang Jin that even Prince Yu and Prince Jing will go tomorrow," Yan Shifan said, and suddenly said something that seemed to be incomprehensible, "Could they be the immortal officials appointed by the emperor?"
As he spoke, Yan Shifan's breathing became rapid. "Dad, the Ming Dynasty is going to develop into an immortal dynasty in the future. If you let us hold the imperial edict at this time, I'm afraid you're going to confer immortal titles on us?"
Yan Song raised his drooping eyelids.
Well, he was also startled by Yan Shifan's bold guess, but he was mature and prudent, so he didn't get too excited. He just said slowly: "We will know tomorrow."
But at this time, Yan Shifan couldn't listen.
Well, ever since he knew that there were immortals in the Ming Dynasty, and they had bestowed upon the emperor the method of cultivating immortality, and King Jing had also cultivated immortality, and they had also obtained many spiritual objects that only immortal cultivators could eat, his heart had become more active.
Any thought that was slightly related to cultivating immortals would stir up quite a stir in his heart.
Now, the emperor suddenly ordered everyone to take their official edicts and go to Yuxi Palace at noon tomorrow. Naturally, he thought about what he hoped for most.
In the eyes of the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan, his speculation is actually very reasonable. Why? The Ming Dynasty will be the Immortal Dynasty in the future!
Since it is an immortal dynasty, then aren’t these officials truly “immortal officials”?
If the imperial court wants to confer an immortal title, it must be from top to bottom!
The first group of people would naturally be the two princes and the elders in the cabinet... so this inference is very likely.
I have to say that the young cabinet minister has a very big imagination. But I can't blame him for having a big imagination. It's really hard to imagine what else he could have done when he suddenly asked everyone to bring the official edicts into the palace.
Looking at his son Yan Shifan, who had completely fallen into his own world and could not extricate himself, Yan Song shook his head slightly and stopped talking.
With a pair of cloudy old eyes, he looked out the window, and couldn't help but secretly guess the deeper meaning behind the emperor's action.
The sudden order not only made Yan Song and his son confused, but also made all kinds of speculations in their hearts. At this moment, the Qingliu faction was also confused and didn't know what the emperor was going to do.
"For more than five months, my father has been in seclusion," Prince Yu said in Prince Yu's mansion, with his fingers resting on the armrests of the chair, tapping gently, "I and the fourth brother have not been seen in the Lingtian courtyard to practice."
Hearing Prince Yu say this, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and also Prince Zhan Yongji from Prince Yu's mansion, all listened attentively.
"I haven't heard of any arrangements made by my father. This matter came too suddenly," Prince Yu said, shaking his head slightly. "However," as he spoke, under the gaze of everyone, Prince Yu looked at Wang Yongji.
Wang Yongji, who was sitting at the very end, felt nervous when he saw Prince Yu suddenly staring at him and others were also looking at him.
Well, although he has now integrated into the core circle of Prince Yu's Mansion and knows the biggest secrets of the court today, what he can say in the palace's meetings is really limited.
Now that I'm suddenly being watched by everyone, it would be a lie to say that I don't feel any pressure.
"Eunuch Huang Jin did ask me whether Ming Shou knew about cultivating immortals..." Prince Yu looked around at everyone and said, "After getting the answer, he said that Ming Shou should also enter Yuxi Palace."
"So," Zhang Juzheng gently pinched his beard and pondered, "Entering the palace at noon tomorrow must be related to cultivating immortals."
Since the cultivation of immortals was mentioned, and Wang Yongji was also invited to the palace, then tomorrow's events are likely to be related to the cultivation of immortals.
"What puzzles me is why we are required to bring the original imperial edict that conferred official titles..." Zhao Zhenji also spoke.
Zhao Zhenji asked the question on everyone's mind.
What does cultivating immortals have to do with their imperial edicts granting them official titles?
"Could it be..." At this time, Wang Yongji suddenly spoke, but when he saw Gao Gong was about to speak, he shut up again.
"You speak first." Seeing that Wang Yongji had some guesses, Gao Gong nodded slightly to signal him to speak first, with a slightly kind expression on his face.
Gao Gong still admired Wang Yongji very much.
This person is a good friend of Hai Rui, and is also a rare, honest official who can stick to his original intention. In Gao Gong's view, he is a useful person. The key point is that this person may become his confidant in the future.
After what happened last time, Gao Gong realized that although they all belonged to Prince Yu's faction, they also had their own factions within.
He originally thought that he and Zhang Juzheng were of the same kind, but Zhang Juzheng's attitude towards Xu Jie made him realize that he also needed his own team and faction.
In the future, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be infinitely large, and the interests and factions involved will become more and more complex and changeable.
He also has to prepare for a rainy day in advance.
As for the people within their Qingliu faction, Zhao Zhenji was a slippery loach who had his own plans and was not close to anyone. Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie were actually master and disciple.
He was fighting alone. Wang Yongji was a close friend of Hai Rui and was highly regarded by Prince Yu. He might be a useful person. That was why he showed goodwill to Wang Yongji.
Gao Gong had a very straightforward and hot temper, but that didn't mean he didn't know how to be an official. Before that, he and Xu Jie and others formed a community of interests, and their enemy was the Yan Party. His goal was to overthrow Yan, and there was no contradiction yet.
But now, each of them has their own plans.
Officials want change. Even though they are still under the command of Prince Yu, those present are all old hands in the officialdom. They can see clearly that with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's territory and the development of the Xian Dynasty in the future, the struggle for interests will become more intense.
Even if everyone cultivates to achieve immortality, it may evolve into fighting between factions that could last for hundreds or even thousands of years.
All plans must be planned in advance.
"We are all family here. There is no need to be too restrained when discussing matters in the palace. You can speak freely." Prince Yu also laughed and said, "Mingshou, please feel free to speak out whatever you think."
"Yes." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, and Gao Gong and Prince Yu both asked him to speak first, Wang Yongji no longer hesitated and said under everyone's gaze, "The imperial edict of conferring an official title concerns the official's status."
"Now we can roughly confirm that it is related to the future Immortal Dynasty..." As he said this, thinking of his own guess, Wang Yongji forced himself to suppress his thoughts and said, "Then, will the emperor grant us official status?"
Grant an official position? Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, and some did not react to Wang Yongji's meaning.
Seeing that no one understood what he meant, Wang Yongji simply said, "I mean, being in the immortal class, being an immortal official!"
"Boom!" The moment Wang Yongji finished speaking, everyone felt their minds go blank.
It's not that they can't think of immortal officials and being listed in the immortal class, it's just that they are used to being cautious and don't have the kind of "imagination" that Wang Yongji has.
Well, this idea is so bold!
Impossible, how is this possible? The Ming Dynasty is not an immortal dynasty yet! Isn't it too early to be included in the immortal class? Isn't this young man too fanciful?
The first thought in everyone's mind was denial.
But Wang Yongji's words seemed to have magic, making the thoughts in their minds keep coming out.
For a moment, my heart couldn't help but pound.
“If I were really allowed to be included in the ranks of the immortals and be granted the title of immortal officials, wouldn’t I be... the Immortal King?!” Prince Yu’s heart was also burning with excitement at this moment. Isn’t the prince of the Immortal Dynasty the Immortal King?
What would it be like to be in the immortal class? Would it lead to immortality?
At this moment, whether it was Prince Yu or old foxes like Xu Jie, although their faces remained unusually calm, their minds were already wandering.
Huh? Why are they all silent? Wang Yongji felt a little uneasy after seeing that his words had silenced everyone.
I just made a bold guess, is it that serious?
Well, Wang Yongji was somewhat innocent, but what he could not have imagined was that his imagination would match that of the young elder. In Hai Mansion, in Hai Rui's study.
Hai Rui looked at the imperial edict appointing him as the Minister of Personnel with a frown on his face, not understanding what the emperor meant.
"Could it be that he wants to confer an imperial title on an immortal official?" Hai Rui thought, and shook his head slightly, "Probably not. The Ming Dynasty is still far from being an immortal dynasty..."
"If you want to confer an imperial title on an immortal official, you have to announce it to the world, choose an auspicious day, have the historian record it, and hold a court meeting in the Fengtian Palace. Before that, you have to draft new laws and so on..."
Thinking about this, Hai Rui took a deep breath and thought to himself, "If the Emperor is really ambitious and wants to confer the title of Immortal Official in advance, I will definitely persuade him to stop it. It's not a good thing to do it too quickly!"
Well, only the Yan Party and the Qingliu did not know Hai Rui's thoughts, otherwise they would definitely "vomit blood" and curse this man as a troublemaker.
In short, no matter what the order suddenly issued from the palace meant, both the Yan Party and the Qingliu Party thought about tomorrow's events, which might be related to the Immortal Dynasty, and everyone felt a little uneasy.
It’s no wonder they do that.
As the saying goes, serving the king is like serving a tiger. No matter how careful you are, as long as you think of various possible countermeasures in advance, nothing bad will happen.
The more you care about something, the more worried you become.
Finally, after everyone's anxious, expectant, and suspicious waiting, the time came to June 20th, the 41st year of the Jiajing reign.
"Gengwu hour, the rat evil spirit is in the north." In the hall of Yan's mansion, Yan Shifan, who was already wearing a scarlet official robe and a black gauze hat, held a royal calendar in his hand and raised his eyes and said, "Dad, today is a conflict with you..."
"The God of Happiness is in the northwest." Seeing that his father did not speak and just slowly let the maid help him put on his robes, Yan Shifan looked at the direction again and said happily, "The West Garden is in the northwest."
As he spoke, Yan Shifan picked up the imperial calendar again, looked at the positions of the gods and read: "The God of Wealth is due east, and the God of Fortune is southwest."
"Let's go." Yan Song ignored Yan Shifan, took the black gauze hat handed to him by the maid, and went out first. Yan Shifan was stunned, and quickly looked down at the "advice and taboos" on the imperial calendar, only to see that it was written below: suitable for taking up a post, ups and downs, seeking children, seeking wealth, burial...
Yan Shifan had developed the habit of checking the imperial calendar before going out. Ever since the last test from the Emperor, whenever he was unsure of the Emperor's thoughts and was suddenly called into Yuxi Palace, he would take out the imperial calendar to check.
But Yan Song didn't care about these.
After so many years of ups and downs, he doesn't believe in this.
If he had relied on the imperial calendar to decide when to travel for peace of mind, he would not have been in the officialdom for so many years.
The last time he "Chong Shu Sha Bei" was because the emperor needed him to cooperate in a play.
The Ming Dynasty is going to develop into an immortal dynasty. There are immortals in this world, and the emperor is also a cultivator of immortality. He will be an immortal official of the immortal dynasty in the future. If there are wild gods who dare to interfere with his destiny, they will court their own destruction.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, no matter in the past or in the future, he only needs to care about the thoughts of one person, and that is the emperor.
The Emperor is the God of the Ming Dynasty!
On this day, the weather was sunny and there was not a cloud in the sky. The Qingliu and Yandang factions, as well as Hai Rui, Wang Yongji and others, came early to the shade under the wall of the Xiyuan Palace and waited.
Soon Prince Yu and Prince Jing arrived. After everyone greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries, they entered the West Garden with nervous curiosity.
"This servant greets the two princes," Huang Jin had been waiting long before arriving at Yuxi Palace. She bowed to Prince Yu and Prince Jing before smiling and saying, "The master has ordered that everyone wait in the courtyard next to the Lingtian courtyard..."
After hearing Huang Jin bluntly say the four words "Lingtian Courtyard" in public, Prince Yu and Prince Jing couldn't help but look at each other.
Although Lingtian Courtyard was no secret among the top cabinet officials, my father had never mentioned it to anyone in the cabinet.
Therefore, even if the cabinet knew that the existence of Lingtian Courtyard was a place for the royal family to practice Taoism, they could only pretend not to know.
At most, he only dared to mention it in private when discussing matters in the palace, but now Huang Jin spoke out without hesitation. What does this mean? Does it mean that the emperor is not going to hide it from the cabinet?
They didn't think Huang Jin would be confused about such a thing.
Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie, Gao Gong and others who were standing behind Prince Yu and Prince Jing were all startled.
The guess in my mind before could not help but come to my mind again. Could it be that I really want to be appointed as an immortal official? !
From today on, they are the immortal officials of the Immortal Dynasty? !
For a moment, everyone subconsciously clutched the boxes in their hands, which contained their official titles.
Hai Rui frowned, but he was not excited at all.
He thought that now was not the time to confer an imperial title on an immortal official! Well, he had already decided that if the emperor really wanted to confer an imperial title on an immortal, he would definitely advise the emperor to be patient and not be too ambitious!
For this, he would not hesitate even if it meant being disliked by the emperor.
The emperor is a ruler and a father. Hai Rui receives the emperor's salary and shares his worries. He also receives resources for cultivating immortals from the emperor. Since he has received this favor, he must consider the emperor and father in everything he does!
"Lead the way." Prince Yu suppressed his speculation and raised his hand to Huang Jin.
He was naturally familiar with the garden next to Lingtian Courtyard.
As their father was in seclusion for cultivation, they could not enter the Lingtian Courtyard from Yuxi Palace for cultivation, so they could only enter the Lingtian Courtyard through the garden next to it.
These are familiar to them, but still very unfamiliar to everyone in the cabinet. Everything about Yuxi Palace is absolutely confidential and no one can disclose it.
Soon, everyone followed Huang Jin to the small courtyard behind Yuxi Palace and saw everyone who was already waiting in the courtyard.
At this time in the small courtyard, Lu Fang was standing alone in front of the gate leading to the spiritual field, and standing opposite him were Chen Hong and Shi San from the Imperial Household Department, as well as Qingfeng, the national teacher in a green Taoist robe.
"Greetings, Your Highnesses." After seeing Prince Yu and Prince Jing arrive, everyone including Lu Fang greeted them.
"No need to be polite, everyone, please stand up."
Prince Yu still looked approachable, and Prince Jing beside him also smiled and raised his hand.
No matter what, Prince Yu is the elder brother, so he still has to observe the etiquette and cannot cross the line.
"Eunuch Lu, Imperial Preceptor..." Prince Yu and Prince Jing stepped forward, smiled kindly at Lu Fang, and then nodded to the seventeen-year-old female Imperial Preceptor standing beside them.
Although Lu Fang was a slave, they all knew that Lu Fang was already a real Qi training first-level cultivator.
Although they are princes and practice cultivation, they are still not true cultivators and naturally will not act overbearingly.
As for the different views on Qingfeng, it was entirely because they were unsure of the position of this young imperial teacher in their father's heart.
So every time I see him, I treat him with great courtesy.
"Eunuch Lu, has our father come out of seclusion?" King Jing was the first to ask.
When the emperor was mentioned, Yan Song and others pricked up their ears.
"No, the master is still in seclusion," Lu Fang shook his head slightly, then looked at Prince Yu and Prince Jing, and at the same time looked around at everyone present, and said: "Everyone, has the imperial edict for the appointment of officials arrived?"
"Replying to Eunuch Lu, we have brought the imperial edict." At this time, Yan Song spoke first, and slowly picked up the box containing his imperial edict with both hands.
Others followed the example of Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, and raised the boxes in their hands.
At this time, everyone had automatically divided into three rows and stood still.
On the left are Chen Hong, Huang Jin and Shi San from the Imperial Household Department.
On the right are the cabinet members Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji.
In the front center are Lu Bing, Hai Rui, and Wang Yongji.
As for Qingfeng, under Lu Fang's arrangement, he stood beside Lu Fang, standing with Prince Yu and Prince Jing.
This position made the eyes of everyone looking at Qingfeng, the young imperial teacher, have a hint of ambiguity.
Seeing this scene, Yan Shifan was naturally overjoyed.
Qingfeng is a member of the Yan family, and everyone in the world knows it. The most important thing is that this relationship has not been severed.
Although Qingfeng may have known what the Yan family's reputation was in the court and the country, but in the girl's words, the people living down the mountain have their own way of survival, and she doesn't care.
Look, this is how a true master deals with the world.
He is not bound by a secular identity and understands the way of survival in the mountains. He is truly worthy of the title of Qingfeng Xuanling Shouzhen Huiwu Zhenren.
How else could Qingfeng be so favored? Look at her now, she can stand with Lu Fang and the two princes.
Xu Jie and others looked at this young imperial teacher and could only sigh in their hearts that the Yan Party was lucky and blessed by heaven. Otherwise, why would they be so favored by sending a young imperial teacher?
Naturally, Lu Fang didn't care what everyone was thinking.
After nodding with satisfaction, he looked at everyone and said, "I'm sure you all already know what the master's identity is."
Hearing Lu Fang say this, everyone present couldn't help but be startled at this moment, and then nodded secretly.
They knew that Lu Fang would then tell them the real purpose of the emperor asking them to come.
The thought before about appointing an immortal official arose involuntarily in everyone's mind.
Even Yan Song's eyes flickered at this moment, and he thought to himself, "Could it be that Shifan is right?"
“Become an immortal, be listed among the immortals, and be immortal!” Yan Shifan clenched his fists tightly and couldn’t help but lower his breathing.
On the Qingliu side, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others, although they looked calm at the moment, their hands holding the imperial edict box were subconsciously exerting force and they felt their scalps tingling.
When I thought of that possibility, my whole body couldn't help but tremble slightly. Would I be appointed as an immortal official of the Immortal Dynasty in advance?
"The reason why I asked you all to bring the official titles here today is because..." As Lu Fang spoke, everyone's hearts jumped into their throats. Seeing everyone's reactions, Lu Fang smiled in his heart and said, "It is mainly to re-confer official titles to you all."
Re-appoint an official? !
Why do we need to re-confer an official title? Need I say more? We really need to confer an immortal title, a title of immortal official!
"The Ming Dynasty is going to become an Immortal Dynasty, so the appointment of some immortal officials has to be done in advance. The master will later bestow his supreme immortal power to appoint immortal officials for you. Well, your official positions will remain unchanged." Lu Fang's voice was calm, but to everyone's heart, it was no less than a thunderclap!
"Boom!" As expected, everyone, including Prince Yu and Prince Jing, felt as if their brains were hit hard in an instant, and there was a brief blank.
The next moment, no one could hold back anymore!
He is really an appointed immortal official!
"..."
I encountered some things today and was busy until late. I didn’t even have dinner. The first update is late. Sorry, I’ll have dinner and come back to continue updating.
Next, it is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit that everyone likes to watch the most. Well, a small spoiler, this is just the beginning, and there will be climaxes one after another~~~
(End of this chapter)
