The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 229 Loyalty and Filial Piety Cannot Be Both
Court meeting.

In front of the ministers, the emperor announced the promotion of Wang Jia as a Hanlin bachelor, and specially approved Yang Tinghe and Yang Tingyi brothers to go back to Sichuan Xindu to visit their parents.

Wang Jia and Yang Tinghe, as the parties concerned, were both in the court hall, and they also heard with their own ears the words of the emperor's high hopes.

Yang Tinghe came out to take orders in person.

"...I have asked the Ministry of Cabinet, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites before. Others have a high opinion of you. I have decided to promote you to the Imperial Academy after you return to the court. But before that, you must complete the " "Da Ming Hui Dian", Liu Ge Lao recommended it to me before, saying that you made a lot of contributions when compiling "Hui Dian"..."

Yang Tinghe began to rise in the middle and late period of Hongzhi. The main reason was his achievements in compiling the "Daming Huidian".

In addition to textual research, it is more about the understanding of the Great Ming Code.

His ability was gradually affirmed by the ruling and opposition parties, and because of his magnanimity, although he was in power in the early years of Jiajing, he did not cause major disturbances in the Ming Dynasty due to changes in the succession branch, and the court passed through the early Jiajing period smoothly. During the transition period, his achievements in history are worthy of recognition.

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The meeting ended.

Many people went to congratulate Wang Jia. Wang Jia was promoted twice a year, and the limelight was close to that of Cheng Minzheng in his heyday.

But his promotion is also a normal promotion, because there is a vacancy for the Imperial Academy, which should have been supplemented by the Bachelor of Attendance or the Bachelor of Attendance. , As for the Zhan Shifu and imperial edicts, the emperor did not say it clearly, and he will probably explain it in detail later.

If there is only one Hanlin bachelor, with Wang Jia as the head of the academy, he will basically be responsible for these errands.

Wang Jia became the second only to the three members of the cabinet in the Hanlin system of the Ming Dynasty.

pressure……

For a moment he felt a little out of breath.

Cheng Minzheng learned from the past. As an "outsider", he also managed to be a bystander. He also understood that Cheng Minzheng was wronged by others, and he knew the stakes behind it.

So when others came to congratulate him, he took the initiative to go over to communicate with several Ge Laoshangshu.

"Ji Zhi is in his prime." Xie Qian said in front of many people, as if speaking without restraint, "The people in our museum are different from others who are officials. They often have full ranks in six or nine years. The position is not moving, let alone being able to do more for the court. In the future, Jizhi should give more face when communicating with the Imperial Academy."

"Hahaha..." The people next to him only took it as a joke, and many of them responded with discouraged smiles.

Wang Jia then said respectfully: "Yu Qiao, you are joking, and you will cooperate with all your strength in the future. Most of the things I do are lectures in the East Palace, and I don't dare to waste time when talking about banquets and other things."

What he meant was that you who are in charge of the court's affairs, I will not get involved with you.

My vision is to give lectures to the emperor and the prince, especially the prince, so don't treat me as a competitor and suppress me.

He came up to show weakness.

Tu Yu said: "Currently, Jizhi is still the young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, not as good as Zhan Shi's position. Who should take it?"

This question is straightforward.

Even if Xie Qian can speak well, it is not easy to answer the conversation at this time.

Zhan Shifu is responsible for teaching the prince. In theory, Zhan Shifu should also be handed over to Wang Jia, but the emperor only made Wang Jia the academician in charge of the academy. , although the affairs of Zhan Shifu are still represented by Wang Jia, but who will replace Wang Jia, or whether there will be someone to replace... are all questions.

"Isn't there still a husband?" Li Dongyang reminded.

Only then did the ministers who went out of the palace together remember that today there is another protagonist, Yang Tinghe, who is going to visit his relatives in his hometown for four months, and will be promoted to a Hanlin scholar soon after his return.

The emperor also seemed to appreciate Yang Tinghe very much, and he also mentioned the merits of compiling the "Da Ming Hui Dian". If Yang Tinghe also became a Hanlin scholar, he must have his errands. Zhan Shi's position is likely to be handed over to him after Yang Tinghe returns.

"Jie Fu, Your Majesty is here to fulfill your filial piety, righteousness and etiquette, and Daming will depend on you in the future." Li Dongyang turned his head and said to Yang Ting.

Yang Tinghe looked very humble in front of a group of elders, ministers and Hanlin scholars, he just cupped his hands and said nothing.

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Yang Tinghe is going back to his hometown to visit his relatives.

He didn't express any views on this matter in front of others, until after leaving the palace, Li Dongyang deliberately approached him and stopped him.

"Jiefu, what do you think about returning home?" Li Dongyang said.

In terms of the division of labor in the cabinet, Xie Qian was responsible for appeasing the people in the Imperial Academy, while appeasing Yang Tinghe fell on Li Dongyang's shoulders.

Yang Tinghe respectfully said: "I can go back to my hometown to visit my relatives, visit the honored hall and be able to support them in front of me. I am grateful for your majesty's kindness in my heart, and I will definitely live up to the emperor's kindness."

No matter how depressed Yang Tinghe was in his heart, of course he would say, I really want to go home and take care of my parents.

There is no other way. These days, the quality of official Xiaoyi is very concerned. Yang Tinghe has not gone back to visit his parents for many years. In addition, this time his younger brother Yang Tingyi also won the Jinshi. The emperor specially granted him a four-month holiday to go back. , he felt in his heart that he had been cheated, but he still had to be patient and express his urgency to return home.

Li Dongyang said: "You don't stay in office, and you are returning to your hometown after you return to the capital. After you return to the capital, you will still have a share in compiling the "Hui Dian". As for the Hanlin bachelor, I will also fight for you."

Now Li Dongyang is not sure about the emperor's specific intentions. He told Yang Tinghe this mainly to show his goodwill, telling Yang Tinghe that you are ours, and we will ensure that your official career will be smooth sailing.

Even if you return to your hometown for four months, it will not affect your status in the Imperial Academy system.

Yang Tinghe cupped his hands and said: "Li Ge always loves me, and I am determined to serve the court with all my heart."

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Yang Tinghe indeed regarded himself as an orthodox civil servant. In addition, before he followed the rules, he usually followed the orders of the cabinet when he edited books and participated in affairs. The three members of the cabinet are the chief editors, but in fact, the usual revision of books is all on them who read and lecture.

Every communication with Li Dongyang is also very good. Li Dongyang and others have shown their trust and cultivation in him, and Yang Tinghe is also grateful for this.

But he still felt that he was not suitable to be a Hanlin bachelor, especially if he jumped directly to the Hanlin bachelor as a lecturer, it was a bit like being used as a gunman, and his gun had not waited for it to do anything. It's not obvious that he was sent back to his hometown by the emperor for four months... Have he been hated by the emperor?
"Brother, you just became an official, why are you leaving now?"

When Yang Tinghe returned to his residence, Yang Tingyi, who wanted to go back to his hometown with him, had already packed up his belongings and came with a carriage. Yang Tingyi was also very depressed.

I passed the Jinshi examination, and I followed your elder brother to eat and drink hot food, so why did you suddenly say that you want to go back to your hometown to visit relatives?
Or is it such a nonsense reason to serve your parents?

Yang Tinghe said: "Have you dealt with the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"I don't want to watch politics anymore, I'm going to ask the imperial court to let me be a county magistrate. Don't look at me like this, brother. I also wanted to pass the exam, or select a good man to enter the hall, and work with you, brother. However, I can’t help myself, Dingjia failed the exam, and even the way to enter the museum was cut off. It’s better to be an official in the local area. If the Ministry of officials directly releases a county magistrate in Sichuan, I won’t even return to the capital..."

Yang Tingyi seems to be thinking about it.

Everyone else was desperate to stay in the capital and become a capital official, but Yang Tingyi wanted to hurry up and go to a county magistrate.

Yang Tinghe almost wanted to scold his younger brother for his lack of ambition.

Just as he was talking, someone approached his door, and a person who looked like a royal guard asked, "Is this the servant Yang's residence? Send a message for Eunuch Xiao and Mr. Zhang, they are coming soon."

"Ok?"

Yang Tinghe frowned.

I was ordered to go back to my hometown to visit relatives, and it was stipulated that I should leave without delay, so what happened to Xiao Jing and Zhang Zhou here?

It's fine for Xiao Jing to deliver a message for the emperor, but what does it mean for Zhang Zhou to come?
Yang Tinghe looked into the distance, sure enough there was a carriage coming, but Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing didn't intend to ride together, they got off the carriage and walked towards him.

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In Yang Tinghe's small courtyard in the capital, the Yang brothers set up tables, chairs and benches, and greeted Xiao Jing and Zhang Zhou with freshly brewed tea.

Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Master Yang and Jinshi Yang are very polite, our family is speaking to you two on behalf of your majesty, and your majesty has specially prepared some small gifts for your brothers to return home."

"Don't bother Your Majesty."

Yang Tinghe's expression was very strange.

Although Xiao Jing and Zhang Zhou didn't sit down, Yang Tinghe felt that entertaining middle-ranking officials and courtiers at his house made him feel that he was losing value.

No matter how favored Xiao Jing and Zhang Zhou are in front of the emperor, it seems that it should have nothing to do with Yang.

Yang Tingyi said with a smile: "Eunuch Xiao, you are too polite to thank His Majesty for your kindness on behalf of our brother."

Compared with Yang Tinghe's cautiousness, Yang Tingyi looked very "philistine", he almost wrote the words "I admire Xiao Gonggong very much" on his face.

Xiao Jing was also curious.

Is this guy a Jinshi?Why does it look like a merchant in the market?
Only Zhang Zhou on the side was very clear about the fate of the Yang family brothers.

Needless to say, Yang Tinghe is a great hero of the Ming Dynasty, an uncrowned prime minister, and a representative figure of the Qingliu of the Ming Dynasty. No matter whether he has a bad relationship with Emperor Jiajing or not, and what the public opinion is, even if he is a powerful minister, he cannot deny his contribution to the Ming Dynasty. .

As for Yang Tingyi... she's just a villain.

In history, Yang Tingyi relied entirely on his elder brother's backing. When Liu Jin gained power, he became an eunuch. Later, he flirted with Qian Ning and Jiang Bin. Zhu Houcong, who had just ascended the throne, had investigated it, and it should be true. Due to Yang Tinghe's overwhelming power at that time, he just let Yang Tingyi return to his hometown without much fuss.

Although the two brothers are both officials, they have two styles of doing things.

Yang Tinghe asked: "Eunuch Xiao, besides asking you to send some things, is there any other explanation?"

Yang Tinghe could see that if it was just to send some condolences, why would Mr. Dong Changchang come here in person?Don't think he looks down on Zhang Zhou, but now that Zhang Zhou is a favorite among the courtiers, Zhang Zhou will not come to visit him easily.

Others wanted to curry favor with Zhang Zhou, but he wanted to avoid Zhang Zhou far away.

Xiao Jing said: "Can I have a private conversation with Shi Yang?"

"This..." Yang Tinghe looked at Yang Tingyi.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Brother Yang, shall we go out and talk?"

"Okay, okay." Seeing Zhang Zhou being so polite, Yang Tingyi was naturally elated.

So as not to fawn on myself.

When Zhang Tuesday walked away.

Xiao Jingcai said: "Master Yang said, Your Majesty is also afraid of resentment in your heart, and thinks that His Majesty is targeting you deliberately, but it is not. Your Majesty listened to someone's advice and learned that Lingtang's health...is not good. I hope you can go back. It was enshrined in front of the bed earlier."

"What?" Yang Tinghe became nervous when he heard it, "Mother..."

"Don't worry, our family doesn't know exactly what the disease is, and His Majesty didn't send anyone to your hometown to inquire, after all...it's too far away..."

Yang Tinghe frowned upon hearing this.

No one went to see it, and said that my mother was seriously ill?

If there is any relevant news, shouldn't you inform me of this son first?
Xiao Jingdao: "Go back and visit. If there is something to do, you can also show filial piety. It is good for the reputation of the official. If there is nothing to do, you should go back and take a walk. After you come back, the position of Hanlin Bachelor will be reserved for you. Yang Shi It’s true that you shouldn’t be concerned about this.”

"Yes."

Yang Tinghe was also a little confused.

In fact, he couldn't understand the emperor's intention to send Xiao Jing here.

The emperor said to suppress it, and he also knew that he was a member of Liu Jian's faction. The emperor admired Wang Jia and wanted to promote Wang Jia, so he could not have any objections.

But after the suppression was over, Xiao Jing was sent to say, all this is for your own good.

Between the words, the emperor admired him very much, and he also wanted to close him, which made him unable to understand.

Could it be that he was hit with a stick first and then eaten by a sweet date, or that he wanted to be promoted first, and he was deliberately given him a blow to let him know which side he should take?

"Eunuch Xiao, dare to ask, how is my mother's condition?"

Yang Tinghe is a filial son after all, he has not seen his mother for many years, knowing that her mother may be ill, he is also a little nervous.

Xiao Jing smiled and shook his head, meaning he didn't know.

"Eunuch Xiao, can I ask who told my mother that she was sick?" Yang Tinghe was still very serious.

Now that he was going back to his hometown, he didn't want to be kept in the dark.

Xiao Jing deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Let's be honest, Lingtang's illness is not told by someone who has seen the specific situation, but Mr. Zhang... It was mentioned to His Majesty by Zhang Jinshi, who just wrote for the Imperial Academy. Calculating the secrets of the sky, and knowing the situation, I am afraid that the old man will not see you if he leaves in a hurry, so I want you two brothers to go back together..."

"what?"

Yang Tinghe thought it was reported by the magistrate, but the emperor kindly asked him to go back to his hometown to visit relatives.

But when he found out that this was just something Zhang Zhou had mentioned to the emperor... In addition to being surprised, he was also filled with anger.

What about playing people?
You said my mother is sick, so my mother is sick?Did you figure it out?

Why don't you go to heaven?

What's worse, the emperor asked me and my brother to go back to our hometown to visit relatives just because of this bastard's unreliable prophecy?

Does the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty still have Wang Fa and Tian Li?
Xiao Jing was surprised and said: "Could it be that you don't believe what Yang Shi said? Our family actually heard this, but we were quite worried for Yang Shi. If Yang Shi said that he could go back to visit his mother when she was seriously ill, what a reputation of filial piety it would be. , can give you your own name of loyalty and filial piety, and can also reassure His Majesty, our family really can't think of anything wrong with this."

Yang Tinghe almost said angrily: "Grandpa Xiao, if it is true that the mother's illness is true, there is nothing wrong with saying that, but..."

He didn't even know how to describe it.

Is the emperor so obedient?
What did Zhang Zhou say, what did he believe in?
"Hehe." Xiao Jing laughed with some indifference, "That is to say, Shi Yang still doesn't believe it. But Shi Yang told you to think about it. Mr. Zhang speculated on many things, and he fulfilled everything one by one. , do you want to say that he is just trying to get you to go back to take care of your parents, and deliberately say something that doesn’t exist, to toss you back and forth? Serving your parents is a good thing or a bad thing for Yang Shisao Woolen cloth?"

Yang Tinghe turned his head away.

He also held back and didn't say anything, he knew what purpose that kid Zhang Zhou had.

Don't think that the kid has no interest in this matter, so it is impossible to talk nonsense.

Wang Jizhi is his teacher. In order to help his teacher become a Hanlin scholar, what can't he do?

Xiao Jing sighed: "Your Majesty's good intentions are wasted."

"Your Majesty has no intention of doubting His Majesty." Yang Tinghe also quickly defended himself.

Doubt that the emperor is cheating his subjects?
In the eyes of these orthodox civil servants, Emperor Hongzhi could be regarded as a benevolent monarch no matter what, and he should not intentionally deceive his officials. It can only be explained that the emperor was deceived by others.

In order to achieve his ulterior motives, Zhang Zhou deliberately deceived the emperor and drove me back to Sichuan, so that I would not compete with Wang Jizhi for the position of Hanlin Bachelor... I thought this kid had done something that benefited the country and the people. Even being a sycophant can be regarded as kind, now it seems...

He is full of bad water, very treacherous.

Xiao Jing said: "It's good not to doubt, then you shouldn't doubt Mr. Zhang, he has no grievances or enmity with you, why bother you? I want to remind you, you have to go back before the end of April, otherwise... there will be no regrets !gone!"

Xiao Jing also has a temper.

You, Yang Tinghe, take yourself too seriously, don't you?

As a servant, even if you really compete with Wang Jia, the emperor doesn't want to use you, so he still needs to discuss with you?
It's not your turn to discuss seniority!

If Zhang Zhou wanted to recommend his teacher, he would have done so long ago. We, the eunuchs and eunuchs, knew very well that Zhang Zhou didn't even say a word on this matter. As for you going back to your hometown to visit your relatives.

People have good intentions, but you don't appreciate it.

Really kind-hearted as a donkey's liver and lungs.

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Send Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing away.

Yang Tinghe was so angry that he almost wanted to hit the door frame with his fist.

Yang Tingyi said with a nonchalant smile, "At the same age, Zhang Bingkuan has already won His Majesty's trust. As he said, he respects his brother very much, and he wants to ask you for advice."

"Do you even believe this?" Yang Tinghe glared at his younger brother, "Stay away from him in the future. Whoever provokes this kind of sycophant will be hard to tolerate in the world. Are you ignoring your own opinions?"

"Uh……"

Yang Tingyi was scolded so badly that her face was confused.

I'm still thinking, brother, what's wrong?
Your Majesty sent someone to bring you gifts, is that the attitude?You deserve it for being in the Hanlin Academy for so many years and failing to get ahead!
(End of this chapter)