198. The Emperor's 'Punishment' (Page 1/2)
Inside the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Under the confused gaze of the two ministers, Emperor Jiahe took out pen and ink and angrily began to write a "letter of reprimand".
Your Majesty looks very bad.
But the two ministers who had dealt with the emperor for many years could see the clues at a glance.
In fact, the emperor's anger had already subsided by a large margin.
no?
Just one letter sent over and the problem was easily solved? !
As bystanders, Chen Bing and Zheng Xiasheng could clearly see Cui Xian's status in the emperor's mind.
Especially Chen Bing.
Anger, vigilance, murderous intent... and even jealousy emerged in his old eyes.
Being in his position, he naturally knew better than others how terrible a minister who was "favored by the emperor" could be.
What’s even more terrifying is that Cui Xian was only 14 years old and had not even had time to enter the court!
If I could recruit such a brilliant and intelligent young man...
No, it's absolutely impossible!
Thinking of this, Chen Bing slowly lowered his old eyelids to conceal the cold and vicious murderous intent in his eyes.
Since I can't use it, I have to get rid of it as soon as possible to prevent future troubles.
beside.
Zheng Xiasheng glanced at Chen Bing out of the corner of his eye, and slowly clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves.
I’m afraid that little Cui Xian will have a hard time in the days ahead.
Fortunately, little Cui Xian was smart enough and had established a good relationship with the emperor on the throne in advance.
As the master, Zheng Xiasheng would naturally use all his strength to protect his little disciple.
On the dragon throne.
The emperor had no time to care about others at this moment, and wrote back to Cui Xian in a swift manner:
Madman!
Your skill in decomposing characters is similar to You Meng's clothing, which is dazzling!
The '厷' of '拱' is like a crossbow ready to be fired, and the '月' is full of meat hanging in the cauldron!
Are you imitating Fan Li in your night march? It is clear that Ying Bu pretended to surrender! The merit of protecting the general is not worth the crime of deceiving God!
As for the wrong interpretation of the word "good": lambs kneeling to suckle is the etiquette of animals, and the twins of jades shine together to form a brilliant jade! If you say "casting a whetstone", I am afraid you are imitating the Song people who treated Yan stone as a rough stone!
After writing this rebuke, the emperor finally felt relieved.
Of course, if it were someone else who dared to argue with him like this, Emperor Jiahe would have turned against him long ago.
However, it is true that Cui Xian concealed his identity, and it is equally true that he presented auspicious signs and protected Xiao Zhen!
In fact, the fundamental reason why the emperor was angry was not that Cui Xian concealed his identity, but that Cui Xian's real identity was the apprentice of Zheng Xiasheng.
This seems to involve party disputes!
After all, in Jiahe's mind, 'Jia Shao' is a 'young pure minister' who is good at strategizing, cares about the emperor and his father, and has not been assimilated by the party struggles in the court.
The first half of the letter of rebuke was finished.
Emperor Jiahe calmed down a little, and thought back to the words "grind off the false words, the moss and rust" in Cui Xian's letter just now, and raised his brows slightly.
Floating noise, moss and rust.
It is decomposed from the character '誩'.
Why does it sound like it is hinting at the alternation of the old and the new, and the transformation of Confucianism?
To make sure that he had not misunderstood, he opened the letter that Zheng Xiasheng had presented to him, saying that it was sent from Kaifeng to Chen Bing.
The letter describes in detail the whole process of the young prodigy Cui Xian's fulfillment of the five-year appointment and his appearance on the debate platform.
Cui Xian's first debate topic was: Should poetry education focus on interpretation? Or should it focus on enlightenment?
On this topic, he pressed hard on the "Maoshixu".
He even said something like "I am willing to be the first in the world".
Finally, he even publicly stated that "all twenty sutras have flaws."
The emperor knew what was going on.
As noble as he is, he couldn't help but exclaim "good guy" in his heart.
This boy is really bold and daring.
In comparison, even Cui Xian's "concealing his identity and deceiving the emperor" does not seem so serious.
But, no matter how talented a 14-year-old boy is, how can he really achieve the goal of "making a sheep's hair become a pen with a mighty force"?
But thinking about the current court and the rebellions of the Japanese pirates in the south and the barbarians in the north, Emperor Jiahe had to admit that he had some expectations for Cui Xian's "pie in the sky".
However, the emperor certainly would not express this expectation.
He even pretended not to understand Cui Xian's hint and said the opposite.
Then take the opportunity to give the other party a good beating!
Don't rely on the indulgence of your king and father and do whatever you want!
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So the emperor pondered for a moment and continued writing:
What you call 'floating noise, moss and rust'——
Can it stop the poor scholars from crying over the salt carts?
Can you make cunning officials fear like an icy blade?
Can we teach scholars to abandon carving insects and forge plowshares?
If you answer these three questions, I will temporarily give you your head.
If you make excuses...
You can choose for yourself: poisoned wine is bitter? Fish intestines are good? Or hanging from the beams is elegant?
The letter is finished.
The emperor read it himself and was very satisfied.
He handed the letter to the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department and snorted, "Send it to Kaifeng, and let that traitor 'caress it day and night, as if it were the bright moon'."
"yes."
The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department respectfully took the letter and slowly left the hall.
He handed the letter to a young eunuch and specifically instructed: "Your Majesty's letter, send it to Kaifeng carefully."
"Also, prepare ten boxes of generous gifts and present them to the Cui family."
The young eunuch asked respectfully, "In the name of the Imperial Household Department?"
The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department shook his head and said, "In my name."
The young eunuch was very surprised when he heard this.
The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department smiled without explaining, his eyes full of amazement and emotion.
He looked at the majestic and solemn buildings outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity and thought, it will be almost there.
A "political star" that is destined to rise and shine among the entire Daliang civil service community is about to step into the Forbidden City.
Inside the palace.
After writing the letter, the emperor glanced at Chen Bing and said for no reason: "Chen Aiqing is a pillar of my country, my Xiao He! It is a bit unfair for you to be just a cabinet minister."
"In this case, let Dong Yan unload his burden, and let Chen Aiqing be the deputy assistant."
Previously, because of the "Confession of Sins" incident, Chen Bing was dismissed from his post and returned home.
The second assistant Zheng Xiasheng was appointed as the first assistant.
The Minister of Rites Dong Yan entered the cabinet and was promoted to the position of Second Assistant.
Now that Chen Bing has returned, Dong Yan should give up his position.
After all, Dong Yan is Chen Bing's man.
If it were any other official, they would have declined. But after hearing this, Chen Bing knelt on the ground, his eyes reddened and he said in a trembling voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, old minister."
"During the time when I returned home, I was in a state of panic day and night. I was afraid that I would never see Your Majesty again in this life, and I would never be able to serve Your Majesty again."
"Now, I am relieved!"
Zheng Xiasheng listened coldly from the side, feeling so nauseous that he wanted to vomit.
But the emperor obviously fell for it.
He smiled and waved his hands: "Alright, you two ministers are old, don't kneel down at every turn, stand up."
Wait for Chen Bing and Zheng Xiasheng to stand up.
Emperor Jiahe laughed again and said, "Since Li Duan went to Shaanxi, the post of Henan Provincial Governor has been vacant, which is not right."
This one sentence made the two elders' expressions tense instantly.
Because of the post of Henan Provincial Governor, Zheng Xiasheng's faction and Chen Bing's faction had been fighting each other for a long time.
Interestingly, both of them fought for 'Jia Shao'.
Zheng Xiasheng knew that little Cui Xian was going to debate in Kaifeng and Li Duan had left, so he naturally wanted to arrange for someone of his own to go to Henan to take care of his disciple.
Chen Bing, however, took a fancy to Jia Shao and wanted to place him as the governor of Henan to look after Jia Shao, the "future successor".
But now it seems——
Chen Bing had to arrange a ruthless person to go to Kaifeng and teach Cui Xian a lesson!
Before Chen Bing could select a suitable candidate in his mind.
Then the emperor said, "Henan is a province with a large population, and the education problem has always been severe. Therefore, I mean to arrange for an old scholar to go there."
"It would be best if he is well-read, pedantic, upright, and has the demeanor of an ancient Confucian scholar, and cannot stand those who criticize the classics. Lord Chen, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"
The hall fell into silence in an instant.
Zheng Xiasheng, who was originally on high alert and preparing to compete for the position of Henan Provincial Governor, was stunned.
Afterwards, Prime Minister Zheng looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, without uttering a word.
He was afraid that he would laugh out loud.
Chen Bing, however, resisted the urge to vomit blood and said in a trembling voice, "Sichuan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Cen Hongchang meets the requirements."
The emperor carefully recalled Cen Hongchang and laughed out loud, with a gloating tone in his voice: "Then let him go."
Chen Bing looked at the emperor's gloating smile and felt that he was being shown off.
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