Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 50 Emperor Chenghui’s Wrath
  The relationship between the cabinet and the emperor is very important. The emperor relies on the cabinet to execute his will.

Emperor Chenghui had a plan to clear his debts, but when he asked the cabinet, he received silence. Why?
  The reason is simple. The cabinet ministers do not want to offend the noble group. Although the members of the Xungui group are complex, they are not of the same mind. But on the issue of clearing debts, the interests of the nobles are the same. The so-called four princes and princes, as well as the emperor's relatives and relatives, all borrowed money from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and none of them were willing to repay the money.

The cabinet has its own difficulties. Looking at the cabinet from the perspective of Emperor Chenghui, that is, if you cannot be of the same mind as me, what is the use of keeping you?
  How urgent was Emperor Chenghui to adjust his cabinet? On the first day, the news of Qingyun Academy spread throughout the capital. On the second day, it began to ferment, and various versions were derived. On the third day, which was the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year was celebrated in four days. During the court meeting, Emperor Chenghui exerted his strength.

A certain censor stood up at the court meeting and impeached the chief minister. He could not restrain his family. His grandson Fang Shaobai actually ruined his studies and ruined his future. At the feet of the emperor, the most virtuous place, Fang Shaobai was still arrogant and arrogant. , committed this appalling act.

Before Emperor Chenghui could express his opinion on the matter, another censor came forward and impeached Fang Baiyi, the first assistant. The charges of impeachment this time are more serious, forming a clique for personal gain. He directly pointed out that Liu Shou, the censor Zhongcheng, was a member of Fang Baiyi's party, and blocked the memorial of Jiangnan censor's impeachment of the first assistant. Later, Jiangnan censor Zhu Ping committed the crime and was captured by the Jiangnan governor.

The first assistant, Fang Baiyi, was from Jiangnan, and the Jiangnan officialdom was a party. They colluded with each other, suppressed speech, persecuted the officials who spoke out, and bullied the emperor. If things go on like this, Fang Baiyi will be a powerful prime minister who can cover the sky with one hand.

Emperor Chenghui did not directly hold Fang Baiyi accountable. Instead, he called Liu Shou, the censor Zhongcheng, and asked: "Liu Qing, is it true that you suppressed the memorial?"

Liu Shou stood up tremblingly and replied: "Your Majesty, this matter concerns the chief minister. I dare not be careless. I suppressed the memorial for approval. There is no attempt to form a party."

"I ask you, did you suppress the memorial of Jiangnan Censor Zhu Ping? Do you answer yes or no?" Emperor Chenghui did not give any face to this Censor Zhongcheng, one of the Nine Qings, in front of all the civil and military officials, Go to the scene in person and ask questions directly.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case." Liu Shou's legs went weak and he knelt down. He knows something bad!
  "Then I ask you, what did Zhu Ping say?" Emperor Chenghui continued to ask aggressively.

At this time, Fang Baiyi stood in front of the ministers, looking at the back of Liu Shou who was kneeling in front, lowering his chin and saying nothing. It seemed that everything that happened before him had nothing to do with him.

Fang Baiyi, who is experienced in officialdom, knows very well that this is a conspiracy, and His Majesty's will must be implemented.

Based on his understanding of Emperor Chenghui, anything he said at this time would be counterproductive!

"This is all my fault!" Liu Shou responded unexpectedly, without any intention of defending himself. Emperor Chenghui, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was stunned for several seconds before he turned his attention to Fang Baiyi. The emperor's anger It was about to burst out from the top of his head, and the light coming out of his two eyes seemed to burn Fang Baiyi to ashes.

What kind of richest man can make Liu Shou, the censor Zhongcheng, take care of everything at all costs?
  How many things about the emperor who lives in the palace are hidden by his cabinet ministers?

Fang Baiyi, who always had a strong body, suddenly shook his body a few times. The people around him helped him in time before he stopped in front of him.

This scene aggravated Emperor Chenghui's anger, but he calmed down and asked in a calm tone: "Fang Xiang is not feeling well, call the imperial doctor quickly."

Fang Baiyi gently opened his hands, knelt down with a trembling body, and raised his hands to his forehead: "Your Majesty, I beg for the bones."

In front of all the civil and military officials, Emperor Chenghui saw through Fang Baiyi's purpose at a glance. He ended up with dignity and offered his position as chief minister in exchange for the emperor letting his family go.

It was precisely because he saw through it that Emperor Chenghui became even more angry. If it hadn't been in front of all the civil and military officials, Emperor Chenghui would have almost lost his temper and yelled. Are you threatening me?

"Can't you explain something clearly? Do you have to do such a thing?" Emperor Chenghui asked very calmly, and did not take the step handed over by Fang Baiyi. He did not intend to let it go, and the matter was not over.

According to the unspoken rules in the temple, the emperor should treat his cabinet ministers with dignity.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Wu Yang, the second assistant, came out, knelt down and spoke loudly.

In an instant, more than half of the civil servants knelt down in cheers, and the remaining half soon followed the crowd and knelt down, shouting one after another: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Emperor Chenghui's fists were clenched, and the veins on his forehead were twitching. He couldn't get angry at the scene before him and had to endure it.

This is a highly moral society, and a wise monarch must be very tolerant of his ministers. From the power structure, it has established the tone that as long as he does not rebel, "the official will not be punished."

Confucianism has developed many things to restrain the imperial power, such as the induction of heaven and man. If there is a natural disaster, the emperor will lose his morality. Natural phenomena such as floods, droughts, hailstorms, and earthquakes. When the theory of interaction between heaven and man was first proposed, could Confucians not know that it was nonsense?
  The initiator must know it, but it must be done, because deposing hundreds of families is based on respecting the emperor. The ability of Confucianism to stand out during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not simply due to the adjustment of Confucianism. There was another important reason. Confucianism had mastered the main educational resources. Confucians are the most numerous! The doctrine has also been adjusted to meet the emperor's need for centralization. You are Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Who do you choose?

It was Confucianism that elevated imperial power to a level where its power was almost unlimited. It was Confucianism that tried every means to limit imperial power.

At this time, Emperor Chenghui turned his attention to the nobles. Good guys, some were eating melons and watching the show, some were whispering to each other, and some were pretending not to see anything, lowering their heads to study the crawling routes of ants.

Seeing the emperor being kneeled down and supported by the civil servants, all the nobles were watching the fun.

Even King Zhongshun, who had high hopes from Emperor Chenghui, was staring at the chief assistant kneeling on the ground, not knowing what he was thinking.

If he wasn't afraid of losing his temper, Emperor Chenghui could go down and give his grandson a kick.

As if he felt something, King Zhongshun raised his head and suddenly trembled when he met the emperor's gaze.

This guy reacted very quickly. He immediately stepped forward and pointed at the ministers with an angry face: "Are you trying to force the palace?" After saying this, without giving others a chance to speak, he turned to Emperor Chenghui and raised his hand. Hu Ban said: "Your Majesty, please kill the leader."

Emperor Chenghui regretted it, so he shouldn't have let his grandson speak out. This was not to ease the situation, but to add fuel to the fire.

"Shut up and go back." Emperor Chenghui shouted back to King Zhongshun, and the pressure on the scene was high.

Emperor Chenghui turned around and looked at the ministers in the audience. He tried his best to keep his tone calm: "I don't understand. I talked so carefully about the case of Yushi Zhu Ping, but how did it end up in this situation? What's wrong with Zhu Ping's case? A place to sue someone?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Baiyi tilted his body and fell to the ground. Immediately someone exclaimed: "Master Fang has fainted!" When Emperor Chenghui saw that everyone was about to get into chaos, he immediately shouted: "Everyone stand still quietly. Come, call the imperial doctor and help Master Fang lie down." Because Emperor Chenghui shouted, the commotion gradually calmed down. Seeing that the situation was not good, many people had already taken advantage of the opportunity to stand up. Two chamberlains came forward and helped Fang Baiyi lie down.

Looking at Mr. Shouxing again, he was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, salivation at the corners of his mouth, his face flushed, and his body twitching slightly, maybe he had a stroke. The one who is still kneeling now is Liu Shou, the dignified censor Zhongcheng. At this moment, because Fang Baiyi has fallen, no one cares.

The imperial doctor came very quickly. After the diagnosis, the imperial doctor's expression did not change much. He was diagnosed with acute heat attack and temporary fainting.

As for the treatment, just take two injections and lie down for a while to wake up. If you want to get better, you need to rest more. Don't work too hard. The imperial doctor began diagnosis and treatment in front of everyone. Fang Baiyi received an injection and his body twitched several times and did not wake up. The imperial doctor could only turn around and report back: "Your Majesty, your life is fine, please go home and practice good deeds."

Emperor Chenghui knew that the planned plan could only be changed, and some things could not be done in front of hundreds of officials.

He first ordered his chamberlain to send Fang Baiyi home to recuperate, and then ordered in front of all the officials: "Liu Shou was taken to Zhao Prison to await trial. Qiu Shi'an immediately rushed to Jinling, and Liu Shou will be convicted after Zhu Ping's case is found out." towards!"

Emperor Chenghui returned to the harem angrily and immediately called the imperial doctor to ask: "Tell me, what is Fang Baiyi's disease?"

Feeling the murderous look in Emperor Chenghui's eyes, the imperial doctor knelt down tremblingly and answered cautiously: "Master Chief Assistant's pulse condition is not serious. I should have woken up after three injections. I don't know why I didn't wake up." .”

Emperor Chenghui understood, wasn't he just pretending to be dizzy? The veterans of the two dynasties were so shameless that they fainted in the main hall. Wasn't it because they wanted to maintain the last bit of dignity? The normal process followed. Fang Baiyi had no choice but to write a letter begging to withdraw because of his poor health. After three resignations and three stays, he finally resigned.

Since it is a normal process, can Emperor Chenghui be willing to do it? The original intention was to bring his reputation into disrepute. According to how much Emperor Chenghui hates Fang Baiyi, forget about the honor after his retirement, and there will be no posthumous title after his death. If he doesn't recover the words, it would be considered magnanimous of Emperor Chenghui. The first minister of a country is full of selfishness, what's the use of keeping it?

In any case, Emperor Chenghui figured out the truth of the matter, and Fang Baiyi used a less than honorable method to get a chance to end honorably. Emperor Chenghui felt that he had been fooled. He had obviously mastered the rhythm, but was forcibly disrupted.

Emperor Chenghui wanted to vent, but he couldn't do it in front of the imperial doctor. He waved his hand to the imperial doctor to step back and sat there trying to luck out, hoping to calm down. But what should he say?

The more I think about it, the angrier I get! The angrier you get, the more you want to vent!

Emperor Chenghui grabbed the white jade paperweight on the desk. When he lifted it up, he remembered that it was a tribute and was made of the finest mutton-fat white jade. It's okay to be angry and vent, but you can't vent your anger with money. As he slowly put down the paperweight, Emperor Chenghui took a deep breath, and the voice of a chamberlain came from outside: "Stop!"

Emperor Chenghui stood up and walked over to take a look. It was Jia Yuanchun who was beside the queen, and he said to the chamberlain: "Let her in."

The waiter at the door immediately let him go, bowed his head respectfully, and did not dare to look at Jia Yuanchun.

Seeing Jia Yuanchun, Emperor Chenghui remembered Jia Lian's damaging words. At that time, he concealed his identity and it was difficult to deal with you. Now this is my territory. I can't deal with your sister? Just delivered to your door!
  Hearing the exclamations from inside, the waiter's head lowered further and further.

The news quickly reached Queen Zhou. After a brief silence, Queen Zhou said calmly to the eunuch beside her: "If even half a word is spread, you can choose a dry well and jump into it later!"

Everything was calm here with the queen, and there were no ripples in the entire harem because of this incident.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Jia Lian came here specially to deliver new year's goods to Zhang Ting'en and eat the nearest melon in the court.

What a modern person will realize most deeply after traveling through time is the lack of information! Know more about the important new information in a timely manner!

Jia Lian is not a waste like Jia She and Jia Zheng, and they do not have the ability to find anything valuable from information.

Zhang Tingen is "recuperating" recently, but it does not affect his timely access to information.

When he was at home alone and saw Jia Lian coming to deliver New Year's goods, Zhang Ting'en was also willing to share the recent melons with him.

The master and apprentice each had a cup of tea, holding it in their hands to warm their hands. Zhang Tingen mentioned the melon from the last court meeting before the year.

Jia Lian listened with great interest. When he heard that the first assistant fainted, he couldn't help but grinned and taunted: "Tsk, tsk, tsk! You are relying on your old age to pretend to be faint."

Zhang Ting'en disliked this guy's yin and yang face the most, and couldn't help but feel the desire to be a teacher. He gave him some advice: "Childish, this is the last resort. If you are asked by His Majesty in the hall to tell you something, in front of all the officials, , neither His Majesty nor the Chief Assistant can end it. After all, he is the Chief Assistant and has served as an official for many years. Because the matter for future generations cannot end with dignity, what will the ministers think of Your Majesty?"

Jia Lian was not angry after hearing this. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Sir, I disagree. When a conflict breaks out, the matter is over at once. The conflict is suppressed and does not break out. Isn't this still happening?" The chief assistant has left his post and returned home. As long as he is around, your majesty will endure it. What if he is gone? Will future generations still have to bear your majesty's wrath?"

Zhang Ting'en understood it immediately. After thinking about it carefully, he thought it was true. After spending time with His Majesty, Zhang Ting'en could probably understand His Majesty's character. Let's put it this way, no matter who is on the throne, if encountering such a situation, conflicts will accumulate, and sooner or later they will break out and the general ledger will be settled. Thinking about it this way, why is Mr. Shofu so unwise?

Jia Lian's ideas are based on the fate of the Jia family in the book. Combined with his personal career within the system, by comparing the two, he can make a good guess. But from Zhang Tingen's perspective, how old is this little kid? He can see the problem so clearly, but he still has a lazy temperament.

"What do you mean, endless disaster?" Zhang Ting'en asked habitually.

Jia Lian shook his head: "Your Majesty is a generous man. If anything does not touch His Majesty's bottom line, Your Majesty will not have an attack. Even if an attack occurs, there will be some room for it. As long as the descendants of the Fang family are not plotting rebellion, at most they will confiscate their homes."

This conclusion is still based on the outcome of the Jia family. The things Jia She and Jia Zhen did were enough to decapitate them, but didn’t they just behead them in the end? The Jia Mansion just ransacked the house and left Jia Zheng, who was an official abroad.

Jia Lian said it casually, but Zhang Ting'en was filled with excitement when he heard it.

(End of this chapter)