Bachelor

Chapter 398 Persecution
Sun Dan was puzzled, when she was in Tongzhou last time, the queen mother was so energetic when she beat and cursed people!She has always been the only one who tormented others, how could she be so angry that she fell ill.Mao Shangshu is a sincere gentleman, although sometimes he is stubborn, but he is not the kind of person who can be popular.If he could really make the queen mother so angry that she couldn't get out of bed, it would be really shocking.

In fact, Lao Mao's group stayed in the Tongzhou palace all day long and was tortured by the queen mother. They had three meals a day with clear soup and little water. Even if they wanted to cause trouble, they probably didn't have the heart.

Moreover, Queen Mother Xing is only thirty this year.This is the age of wolves and tigers. In ancient times, many women in their 30s had become grandmas.But the queen mother is well maintained, and she is in her prime, and her health is better than Sun Dan.

So, how could the Queen Mother have fallen ill?
Then, the biggest possibility is that the Queen Mother is playing tricks.

Thinking about it, it is understandable that she came to the capital with great joy to reunite with her son this time because she came to be the Empress Dowager.It was unacceptable for anyone to be thrown in the Tongzhou Palace for such a long time for no reason.The mud bodhisattva still has a three-point fiery nature, let alone the queen mother who refuses to let others?

As the Deputy Envoy of Yingjia, it was his responsibility to take the Empress Dowager into the palace. Now he has been hiding in the capital for seven days, and now he can no longer hide.What's more, it was his idea to let the Queen Mother stay temporarily in Tongzhou and wait for the time to change.

No wonder Emperor Jiajing asked Sun Dan to rush back to Tongzhou as soon as he heard the news that the Queen Mother was ill, and told him to take the Queen Mother back to the palace with the empress dowager etiquette.

This is hiding day and night, and in the end he couldn't escape the hard work, so Sun Dan had no choice but to bid farewell to his wife and children and set off for Tongzhou.

Just a few steps out of the city, I saw a man dressed as a scribe waiting there with a group of servants in Wuliting. When he saw Sun Dan, he cupped his hands and shouted: "Jingyuan, I heard that you are going to Tongzhou, Yang Shen and others." You have been here for a long time. A special banquet is prepared to see you off."

Yang Shen was so grand that Sun Dan was confused. He and Bachelor Yang met in the Imperial Academy every day. If they had anything to say, they could talk it out face to face.Besides, it's only a day's journey to Tongzhou. Is there a need for such a big situation?

It seems that this time things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

Sure enough, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yang Shen turned around, looked at Sun Dan with a smile, and said, "Jingyuan, how long are you planning to delay when you go to Tongzhou? Now you are also the editor of the Imperial Academy. Your Majesty and the Imperial Academy The hospital can't do without you."

Sun Dan replied angrily: "Brother Yongxiu, I heard that the queen mother fell ill, but I don't know what it is. As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and it goes like a thread. As for when the queen mother will recover, I have no idea what it is." If you are not an imperial doctor, how would you know? There is Mao Shangshu in Tongzhou, and I am useless as a deputy envoy, and it will be useless even if I go there."

Yang Shen smiled, but didn't mention this matter, and asked instead: "Jingyuan, you probably also have doubts in your heart. You and I meet each other every day. If you have anything to say, you can talk about it face to face. Why are you waiting here to talk to you?"

Sun Dan curled his lips: "It's hard to guess, the people in the Imperial Academy are all upright gentlemen, and it is inconvenient to say something that is inappropriate. Isn't it because Yongxiu is waiting here that he wants me to hurry up?" The Empress Dowager sent her to the city, so this matter can be settled smoothly."

Yang Shen sighed: "Who says it's not? The question of the emperor's exam is a major issue related to the country. People in the world have their own scales for this matter. But that Zhang Cong is greedy for wealth and honor, and came out to create a big storm. It can be seen that although this man's heart is Knowing good and evil, but once it is related to personal interests, it can wipe out all conscience. Ordinarily, my father's response measures at the beginning were good. It is best not to ignore or ask questions about the imperial examination, and wait until the next paragraph The days will naturally calm down. But Zhang Cong insists on this problem and does not let go. If this delay continues, I am afraid that those who are greedy for power and position and want to use this to gain wealth will jump out to follow Zhang Cong. Come, the big thing is in danger!"

Sun Dan felt a burst of admiration in his heart, this Yang Shen is really a sensible person, he is worthy of being one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty, and he can actually see the importance of Zhang Cong's matter.He thought for a while, and didn't discuss too much, just smiled and said: "Yongxiu, just talk about it if you have something to do. In the Imperial Academy, you are my superior, and I am your subordinate. You have orders, and Sun Dan will try his best to go." Just do it."

Yang Shen shook his head: "Jingyuan, you and I are brothers. If I really take you as the commander in my heart, Yang Shen can explain this matter to you in the Imperial Academy, so why wait for you here. Here today, I am just a brother, a friend, please."

While talking, Yang Shen suddenly bowed to the ground.

Sun Dan hurriedly helped Yang Shen up: "Brother Yongxiu, why do you do this?"

Yang Shen: "Jingyuan, the question of the emperor's examination is very important, and you are a close minister of the emperor, and you are well-known among scholars. This time you go to Tongzhou, please find a way to bring the Queen Mother Xing into the palace as soon as possible. This matter There can be no delay, once it is delayed, things will be difficult.”

Yang Shen also realized that it was a hidden danger for the Queen Mother to stay in Tongzhou. If she stayed in Tongzhou for one more day, things would develop against Yang Tinghe.After all, because of etiquette issues, the son of heaven, mother and son could not recognize each other, so Yang Tinghe didn't make sense.

Sun Dan continued to smile wryly: "Yongxiu, yongxiu, the queen mother is sick in bed now, and I don't know when she will recover. Besides, there are many discussions about the etiquette used by the queen mother to enter the city, and the two sides are also confronting each other. I am just a An outsider, who speaks lightly, what did he do?"

"Otherwise, Jingyuan, you shouldn't underestimate yourself." Yang Shen said seriously: "You are a close minister of the emperor, and at certain times, your words represent a certain wind direction. Going to Tongzhou, with Jingyuan's eloquence, you can speak The Empress Dowager entered the palace with the etiquette of the Queen Mother Xing. As long as the Queen Mother Xing enters the palace, everyone has nothing to discuss. If this is the case, the dispute over the imperial examination will be easily resolved?"

Sun Dan's complexion changed drastically, and an evil fire suddenly rose in his heart.He immediately understood why Yang Shen came looking for him today.Indeed, as Yang Shen said just now, he, Sun Dan, had a special relationship with the emperor and was the number one counselor of Jiajing Longqian.Now there is an editor of the Imperial Academy and the emperor's personal secretary.Even if my words and deeds are meaningless, in the eyes of someone with a heart, they will represent a certain attitude of the emperor.

If he goes to Tongzhou this time, even if he personally persuades the Queen Mother to enter Beijing with the etiquette of the Queen Mother Xing, it means that the emperor has compromised with Yang Tinghe and the officials.

In this way, there is no need to discuss this great gift in the future.

I have to admit that Yang Shen's strategy is quite good.

However, he never thought that if Sun Danzhen did this, he would make a big political mistake and offend the emperor.Even if Sun Dan didn't care about offending the emperor, his plan to use this incident to attack Huang Jin would come to naught.

Generally speaking, this Yang Shen is still a bit selfish, and he doesn't put himself in Sun Dan's shoes at all.

Perhaps, Yang Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with him doing this, and if he were Sun Dan, he would be obliged to do this.The question of the emperor's examination is about right and wrong, the sage said: benevolence is righteousness.What is the personal honor of life and death in front of right and wrong?If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would rush to do it.

Sun Dan suddenly smiled: "It's not impossible to use this plan, but if I do this, His Majesty will not be able to explain it! I'm afraid, in the future, I, Sun Dan, will become an untrustworthy person in Your Majesty's mind."

Yang Shen nodded slowly: "Jingyuan, you and I have a very close personal relationship. I also know how to do it. You must be very uncomfortable and unwilling to do so. But, for other things, maybe I won't be so embarrassing. You. In the Imperial Academy, I am your boss, but in private, you and I are brothers. But this matter concerns the country, the imperial examination, and the national system. As a minister of the court and a leader of scholars, you You can't hide even if you want to. You can also see the current situation. Zhang Cong and others want to take advantage of the situation, but Huang Jin is watching behind the scenes. If we retreat at this step, won't we let the loyal people in the court The heart is cold, if there is an important matter in the future, who will stand up. Besides, the great harm of the eunuch's dictatorship is obvious to all. There is a lesson from the civil fort change, and Qian Ning's misconduct. If Huang Jin controls the government, this But the situation does not know what it will turn into. Jingyuan think twice!"

Yang Shen talked eloquently, and his words were reasonable. If Sun Dan was really from the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid he would really be moved by him.

It's a pity, as a modern person, the loyal minister Sun Dan doesn't want to do it.In fact, although loyal ministers have high morals, their sacrifices may not be of any benefit to the country.

Sun Dan had no way to be sloppy about this kind of thing, Yang Shen said this very frankly, no matter what, Sun Dan could not avoid it.Although he was furious, Sun Dan also knew that this was just a conflict of ideas between modern people and ancient people, and had nothing to do with morality or political opinions.

He stood up abruptly and waved his sleeves: "Yongxiu, you and I are brothers, I might as well make it clear that Sun Dan's behavior is one, and the other is two. Sun Dan went to Tongzhou, and the imperial edict he received was based on The empress dowager took the empress dowager to the palace. I am just a deputy envoy, and Lord Mao Cheng decides everything."

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(End of this chapter)