Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 610

July and a half is commonly known as Ghost Festival, also known as Hungry Ghost Festival. Although it doesn't rank first or second in China's solar terms rankings, it is definitely a very important festival, and there are many taboos.

The July and a half of the second year of Chongzhen was different from the Ghost Festival in previous years.In July and a half of this year, the emperor gathered the world's righteous people, eminent monks and great virtues to preach scriptures, build a large water and land dojo, save the souls of the dead, and pay homage to the dead soldiers and common people.All the famous eminent monks, great virtues and people of Taoism rushed to the capital early.

It is also a time when literati and scholars from all over the world gather in the capital to discuss educational events, and there is also a Confucian dispute over Confucian characters.

If you count the aristocratic families from all over the world, big landlords, and rich businessmen who came to Beijing to find their way and seek development, it can be said that the city of Beijing on the Zhongyuan Festival in the second year of Chongzhen was full of excitement!
Above the court, the battle among the important ministers was calm, with almost no disturbances. It seemed that this grand event involved the energy of the important ministers, so that the important ministers had no energy to get involved in the fight.

To say that the people who fight fiercely in the court are those in the middle class who are not high-level and have some weight. It was a great fight to expose that old man.However, although these people fought fiercely, in today's Beijing city where countless aristocratic families, high-ranking officials, literati, and eminent monks gather together, the voices of their voices are squeezed to the edge. Fighting is nothing to these top aristocratic families and figures in the Ming Dynasty, and they don't care about it at all.

These top aristocratic families and top figures in the Ming Dynasty knew that such a big move by the emperor would inevitably cause shocking events, and what everyone was concerned about was the emperor's movements, or in other words, the fate of the country!In other words, what should the Ming Dynasty do?
These days, Yang Reform's ears are rare and quiet. There is no more fighting in the court, and the important officials around him seem to have discussed it. Apart from doing things well, they will not disturb Yang Reform anymore.

There was nothing wrong with Yang Reform, but there were more interviews and entertainments. Many eminent monks and virtuous people came to Beijing from all over the world. Yang Reform received them in batches. Those who are famous will even meet alone for a while, chat about things, talk about opinions, and enhance their relationship.

In addition, the aristocratic families of all parties, high-ranking officials and dignitaries were also included in Yang Reform's interview. These families or people were the real ruling class of the Ming Dynasty.Yang Reform was no exception, receiving interviews batch by batch, and then chatting and talking.

On this day, Yang Reform woke up early, ready to deal with today's affairs. Now that the world's elites are gathering, Yang Reform dared not sleep in anymore, but got up an hour earlier than usual.Although there are not many political affairs and they are not complicated, it takes a lot of energy to deal with interpersonal relationships.

Yang Reform got up too early, he was still sleepy, and with some drowsiness, he let the maids and eunuchs take care of dressing and washing.

"Your Majesty, the King of Shanxi Jin invites you to enter the capital!" Wang Chengen knew that the emperor likes to ask about today's arrangements and handle some official business at this time, but he is prepared every day, and today is no exception. He also prepared early. When the emperor asks, Immediately report to the emperor according to Shun Xun.

"King Jin? How much did he save when he saved money?" Yang Reform immediately recalled the matter of saving money last year. If there are too many, Yang Reform thinks he is better. On the contrary, if he saves less, Yang Reform thinks he is worse. There are too many vassal kings in Ming Dynasty, and Yang Reform can only remember a few famous princes, such as King Fu. What, other things, can only be judged by this standard of saving money. If you save a lot of money, Yang Reform will think that you are more wise, at least a director, so you can also give some face, and even lead them to make money. Many things All can be taken care of, for example, Yang Reform can take care of the entry into Beijing on the Hungry Ghost Festival this time, allowing feudal lords with a lot of savings to enter Beijing, but Yang Reform will definitely not allow them to enter Beijing for those with less savings. What else can people do besides doing bad things?Now those who can get Yang Reform's permission to enter Beijing are the vassal princes who strongly supported Yang Reform at the beginning. I also repaid them. In addition to leading them to make money, I did not hesitate to let these people come to Beijing to breathe. These vassal kings are also quite grateful. After all, the system of Ming Dynasty vassal kings is not allowed to leave the city. In one breath, that is also a luxury.

"Return to Your Majesty, 500 taels..." Wang Chengen knew that the emperor would ask this question, and immediately reported the number with a smile while reporting.

"You want to go to Beijing for 500 taels?" Yang Reform asked "shocked"!I heard that the guy only saved 500 taels, and even woke up from a little drowsiness. It was funny to wake up, and there was a very unexpected shock and surprise in his words.

The emperor's cry made the surrounding maids and eunuchs who served the emperor couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing, and the little eunuchs and maids who were close to him even lowered their heads and held back their laughter. The number of 500 taels, even they thought it was funny , this is really too little, if I knew today, why bother?

"Return to Your Majesty, it's exactly 500 taels, no more, no less." Wang Chengen also suppressed a smile and reported seriously.

"No, no, no, it's too cheap to leave and go to Beijing for only 500 taels. Let them stay at home, and they are not allowed to go there if they have nothing to do." Wang Jinjing's request.

"Of order, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen agreed immediately, cursing in his heart that he deserved it, that he deserved to stay in the palace for the rest of his life and could not get out. If you were sensible, you supported the emperor vigorously last year, but this year you are in two worlds, except Not to mention making money, but being able to go out of the city to breathe, and even travel far away, isn't it better than staying in the palace for the rest of your life?Look at the King of Zhou, the King of Shu, and the King of Tang. They received the emperor's imperial edict to go to Beijing early on. Now they have come all the way to play, how chic and happy they are. This person is more angry than others. No, it should be said that Wang Bi The king is mad at the king.

After dealing with this matter, Wang Chengen reported another one.

"Report to Your Majesty, the General Secretary went through Fan Weicheng to ask for an interview." Wang Chengen also reported that Fan Weicheng was the mouthpiece of the imperial party. Although his rank was not high, Wang Chengen ranked his affairs behind King Jin, which shows the importance of this person sex.

"Fan Weicheng? What's the matter with him?" Hearing this, Yang Reform turned around and asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, it seems that there is something important to report..." Wang Chengen could only answer vaguely.Speaking of this matter, it may be that the emperor was negligent. Nowadays, the important officials in the court and the big bosses don't fight much, but those small characters don't stop. They fight this and that all day long, and Fan Weicheng is obvious He is a small character and occupies an important position. It is natural to fight against him. This guy is probably here to ask the emperor for help.

"Oh, see, let's arrange for him to go to the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace." Yang Reform thought for a while, and then decided to meet. These days, the main thing is to meet a lot of people, so, it is better to arrange to meet Fan Weicheng. In front, otherwise, the interviews are often endless.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

"By the way, companion, where's Liu Tingyuan? How's it going?" Yang Reform seemed to think of something, and asked suddenly.

"Your Majesty, it seems that you have been staying at home..." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, I see. When I have time, ask him to come to the palace. I have something to say to him." Yang Reform frowned after thinking for a while, and said, the job of comforting his subordinates should not be sloppy, and he had to follow up just work.

"Slaves obey the order!" Wang Chengen promised again.

"By the way, how is the resettlement situation?" Yang Reform asked thoughtfully.

"Return to Your Majesty, it's in progress." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, okay, keep following up, and report back to me if you make any progress." Yang Reform said.

"Slaves obey the order!" Wang Chengen promised again.

After being dressed up by the eunuchs and maids of honor, a radiant emperor came out.

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Qianqing palace warm pavilion.

Not long after Yang Reform came in, Fan Weicheng came.

Fan Weicheng really didn't sleep well these two days. The impeachment of Liu Tingyuan a while ago made him feel the pressure. Now, although the big bosses in the court stopped fighting, the people below are still fighting fiercely, and the impeachment is getting more and more serious. The more he worked harder, Fan Weicheng was in charge of the editing and distribution of the Di Bao, and the news channels were naturally unblocked. He had already received news that those people were going to use him as a target. Some people were interested in his position and wanted his position. Fan Weicheng almost He didn't sleep, so he got up and entered the palace before dawn today, and asked the emperor to protect him. His official position is too small, and there are many people who remember him. Although he has been taking precautions, this time, Fan Weicheng feels that it will not be that simple. There was a precedent for the impeachment of the imperial party, and later the emperor went to the Imperial College to support him, and Fan Weicheng felt that it was necessary to enter the palace and ask the emperor for protection.

"Chen Fan Weicheng kowtows to His Majesty!" Fan Weicheng came in and kowtowed respectfully.

"Excuse me, get up." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Fan Weicheng got up quickly.

"The Qing family is here today for the purpose of impeachment?" Yang Reform asked. In fact, you don't need to ask to know that there is an undercurrent in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If you are not careful, your body will be broken. peace of mind.

"Your Majesty..., Your Majesty..." Fan Weicheng was moved to tears when he heard the emperor directly asked if it was about impeachment. Fan Weicheng, who was still wondering what to say, felt that he really did not follow the wrong person.

"Well, I got it, what countermeasures do you have for this matter?" For such an important position, Yang Reform naturally cannot allow others to take him down. The issue of the right to speak must naturally be in his own hands of.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since His Majesty ordered the minister to be in charge of the mansion newspaper, the minister has followed His Majesty's instructions and worked conscientiously. No matter which side the manuscript comes from, the minister has always treated the manuscript with impartiality, and has not favored any party, so that everyone has the freedom of speech. , to protect yourself..." Fan Weicheng said.

"Well, this is the right way to deal with it. Otherwise, if you are in charge of the residence newspaper, you will be kicked out in two days, so you can only hold on in order to stand firm." Yang Reform nodded and said.Yang Reform knows that he is competing with traditional scholars for the right to speak, and it is impossible to take away all the right to speak of the scholars at once, and it is impossible to completely block the right to speak of the scholars, so he just strives to have his own right to speak .As long as there is a place where you can make your own voice, there is no need to completely block the right to speak of traditional scholars. Therefore, Fan Weicheng, who works in the Dibao, also implements a neutral attitude and basically does not favor any party. , Let the imperial party have a space to speak, and also let the opposition have the right to speak.

"...Yes, Your Majesty, I have always followed His Majesty's orders, but this time the situation may be different. Some people seem to believe that I will not give up until I drive you away. I heard rumors that many people seem to be collecting It's my servant's fault." Fan Weicheng stood there with his head bowed and said.

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Yang Reform frowned and asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is absolutely true." Fan Weicheng said.

"Oh, then what reason do you have to fall into other people's hands?" Yang Reform asked suspiciously. Yang Reform thought he hadn't heard any bad rumors about Fanwei City. Say hello to the newspaper and give yourself a long face. Compared with Liu Tingyuan, it can be said that humans and animals are harmless.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that I am innocent and have no excuses, but if you bring up such trivial matters, I..." Fan Weicheng hurriedly called for help.

"Well, I get it, as long as you don't do anything bad, you won't be afraid of some small things..." Yang Reform thought for a while, then said, comforting Fan Weicheng, and then stopped, no matter what, this person has to be saved by himself .

"Your Majesty, please be the master." Fan Weicheng hurriedly called for help.

"Well, I'll come to find a solution to this matter, you don't have to worry, I will keep you safe..." Yang Reform paused for a moment, then decided to save Fan Weicheng.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Seeing the emperor's promise, Fan Weicheng immediately thanked him gratefully.

"By the way, this water and land conference will gather famous people from all over the world, and famous people from all walks of life will come. You can use [-]% of the page of the mansion newspaper to introduce the origins of these famous people, what theories they have, and what they have. The praiseworthy achievements are all published in the mansion newspaper. Use your power to publicize and praise them. You should do this matter yourself. It is best to interview and deal with those celebrities in person. Promote their reputation for them, and they will naturally appreciate you. Some things that are not good for you can be offset invisibly, and you can take this opportunity to increase your social status. Otherwise, it will not work if you always have the experience of being the Secretary of the General Administration. Understandable Already?" Yang Reform also ordered that the status of the mansion newspaper is still too low now, if compared with the treatment of later generations, it can at least reach the level of deputy ministers and bureaus, and now it is a seventh-rank official. A lot of room for improvement.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance, I understand." Fan Weicheng was overjoyed, working with the emperor, he really has a future, and the emperor treats people really kindly.

"You're welcome, remember to do things with peace of mind, just do things with your heart, is there any problem?" Yang Reform said gently.

"Back to Your Majesty,...no, no more...but, Your Majesty, have you removed some things from the [-]% of the page?" Fan Weicheng was very happy, talking a little excitedly, thinking of the things on this page, Many of them were decided by the emperor himself, and if he replaced [-]%, he was afraid that the emperor would not be happy, especially the travel notes of Xu Xiake, which took up quite a lot of space, with thousands of words every time.

"Isn't this simple? In this critical period, the mansion newspaper doesn't have enough pages. If you double the mansion newspaper, you will naturally have all kinds of pages. Those who are not satisfied with you, you also give them a chance to report. Naturally It won't target you too much." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you for your guidance, I understand, I understand!" Fan Weicheng was happy and confused, and immediately thanked him.

"It's good to understand, go back and do things with peace of mind, is there anything else?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, no more, no more... Uh, then, Your Majesty, the mansion newspaper has doubled, what's the price?" Fan Weicheng asked again.

"There is no need to increase the price. There are more people reading the mansion newspaper, so the advertising fee will naturally increase. You can ask Liulizhai to increase the price." Yang Reform immediately replied.

"I obey the order! Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Fan Weicheng immediately agreed gratefully.

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Fan Weicheng left, Yang Reform frowned and thought for a while.

"Big companion!" Yang Reform shouted.

"The servant is here." Wang Chengen quickly agreed.

"Go and find out who is deducing and attacking Fan Weicheng, find a few people in the group who have a handle, and find someone to impeach them, so that they can be quiet, you know?" Yang Reform said, Yang Reform has never liked it. Use the power in the dark to solve the problem, but these small fish and shrimp are too annoying, and Yang Reform has no patience with them, so he can just kill a few of them.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

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Shandong.

Yan Shenggong's mansion.

Kong Yinzhi sat alone in the study, frowning, on the desk was a letter from the capital, what was said in the letter made Kong Yinzhi quite uneasy, the emperor suddenly revealed their relationship in public , This made Kong Yinzhi a little uncomfortable, even afraid, why did the emperor suddenly disclose the relationship between them?What is the emperor going to do?
Kong Yinzhi picked up the letter again and read it again, his brows still furrowed.

After reading it for a while, I put down the latest letter and picked up the other letters to read again. Some of them were already worn out.

Kong Yinzhi looked at it for a long time, his brows kept furrowed.

To go or not to go?It seems that if you don't go to the emperor, you can't do anything about him?He is still Yan Shenggong, can the emperor revoke his family's title?
But he didn't want to go, he was not willing to go, he didn't want to say anything else, but now that the world's aristocratic families, literati and scholars, eminent monks and great virtues gathered in the capital, he knew that something big was bound to happen... After sitting for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh tone.

(End of this chapter)