Chapter 481 I don’t believe it
Emperor Jiajing finished laughing and returned his attention to the two memorials in his hands.
Emperor Jiajing continued to comment: "Gao Gong is still a bit younger, but he has indeed made some achievements in the Beijing Special Administrative Region and the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve in recent years. It is indeed time for me to reward and promote him based on his merits. But with his straightforward temper Is it really suitable to work in the Ministry of Civil Affairs? ”
When Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing's questions and answers, he did not answer directly. Instead, he wiped the tables, chairs, furniture and other objects in the monastery more carefully. While wiping, he said: "I don't know, but Prince Yu He seems to be quite optimistic about it.”
Emperor Jiajing hummed, "Since San'er is optimistic about him, let him give it a try, but I estimate that he will not be recommended by the majority of officials after the new year. Then he will still have to rely on me. It’s arbitrary.”
Huang Jin smiled and said: "The emperor is the son of heaven and a god, and his arbitrary decisions are also the exclusive patent of the emperor. How can we feel like this?"
Emperor Jiajing chuckled and said: "It is true that I have the patent to be arbitrary in Qian Gang, but I am not a headstrong king who does not listen to the advice of my subordinates. If it is a candidate unanimously recommended by all the officials, I will still give it more consideration, otherwise These guys think that their opinions are not taken seriously and that I have betrayed my promise, but what should I do?”
Huang Jin smiled and said: "The emperor is joking. Who in the world dares to take the emperor's pick?"
Emperor Jiajing smiled and said: "How can I not dare? When I succeeded to the throne in the early years, in order to compete for the emperor's status, didn't Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant at that time, just give me a pick? He thought that he could blackmail me. It is really ridiculous. !especially Especially his son, who is so conceited about his talent and reputation that he still doesn’t take me seriously, talks about morality and shuts up about filial piety, and insists on forcing me to come to Taiwan. He is really brave! Where is he now? "
The son of Yang Tinghe that Emperor Jiajing is talking about now is Yang Shen, one of the three famous talents of the Ming Dynasty!
The most famous masterpiece in the history of literary circles is the song "Linjiang Immortal" about "the rolling waters of the Yangtze River passing eastward".
Huang Jin replied: "I want you to think about it,"
After a while, Huang Jin finally remembered and replied: "He seemed to have died last year."
Emperor Jiajing was slightly startled when he suddenly heard Huang Jin say that Yang Shen was dead.
Although he disliked Yang Shen, he still admired Yang Shen's talents.
In particular, the opening line of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" revised by Daming Book Company, which has been popular in recent years, is still quoted from Yang Shen's "Linjiang Immortal". Emperor Jiajing expressed his disapproval of Yang Shen, who had contradicted him decades ago. It's still fresh in the memory.
Now he suddenly heard that Yang Shen was dead, which made Emperor Jiajing feel some inexplicable sadness. He felt that he had passed away and time was like running water.
Emperor Jiajing sighed, "If you die, just die. This old boy is quite capable of living. He should be over seventy years old, right?"
Huang Jin replied: "Seventy-two years old."
Emperor Jiajing chuckled again, "He can live longer than me. Give him grace and let his family bury him in front of Yang Tinghe's tomb. This can be regarded as letting him fulfill his filial piety after death and let him understand that as the son of man, he must The principle of filial piety to one’s father.”
When Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, he quickly responded: "The emperor is benevolent. If Yang Shen is still alive, he will definitely wake up and understand the great meaning of filial piety, and will never argue with the emperor about those corrupt Confucian views."< br>
Emperor Jiajing snorted unconvinced, "Even if he fights again, the facts are still the same as before. It is impossible for me to be led by their noses. They forced me so much in the beginning, just because they wanted to give me a Shackles, just to become the ideal puppet emperor in their minds."
"How can I not see their sinister intentions? Therefore, since I am right, then I will not be stingy or vengeful. Moreover, since he is dead, I will not let him still be unable to reunite with his father after his death. , so I want to bury him in front of Yang Tinghe’s tomb, so that he can reflect on what filial piety is.”
After talking about Yang Shen's incident, Emperor Jiajing returned his attention to business matters.
Emperor Jiajing put aside the memorial in which Xu Jie recommended Gao Gong, and then looked at the other memorial in his hand seriously.
This memorial was just delivered to Xiyuan by the General Administration Department today. When the eunuch on duty at the Bureau of Rites saw the content of this memorial, he did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he hurriedly delivered it to Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing frowned slightly when he read the contents of this memorial. He couldn't believe that Yan Shifan had the guts to use ordinary giant wood to pretend to be golden nanmu to build the newly built Wanshou Palace. Main hall beam.
After Emperor Jiajing read this memorial, he remained silent and did not show any anger at the first moment.
He felt that he had to verify it himself before making a conclusion, otherwise the matter would spread all of a sudden. By then, no matter whether the beams of his newly built Longevity Palace were made of ordinary giant trees pretending to be beams, the legends outside would say it was a fake. of.
And once this kind of thing is spread and discussed again, it will be Emperor Jiajing's face that will be hurt in the end, not Yan Shifan's deceiving the emperor!
Therefore, the most important thing for Emperor Jiajing at this time was his own face. He didn't want to make it public. He just wanted to digest the matter in a small area, so as not to spread it and turn it into a joke. The palaces and houses are all fake.
"Is Huang Jin finished?"
Emperor Jiajing quietly put down the memorial in his hand, turned to look at Huang Jin, and asked.
Huang Jin quickly folded the rag in his hand, "I just finished wiping it."
Emperor Jiajing hummed and said, "Come with me to the Wanshou Palace. I want to see how the new home is being built."
Huang Jin didn't know what Emperor Jiajing was thinking at this moment, because he didn't have time to go to the Secretary of Ceremonies today, and naturally he didn't see the memorial sent by the Secretary of General Affairs.
So Huang Jin was still smiling all over his face at this moment, "The Emperor wants to see a new house again? Okay, I will accompany you over there and take a look again."
Huang Jin put down the folded rag and came over to help Emperor Jiajing put on his shoes. Then he took a dark blue cloak for Emperor Jiajing and put it on Emperor Jiajing.
After doing all this, Huang Jin also put on the cotton coat and cloak he was going to wear. Then he slightly opened the window of the monastery, felt the temperature outside, and then turned around and said: "The emperor is still outside. It’s a bit cold, please wait for me to find you another warm lining.”
Emperor Jiajing gave a slight hum. Now his body is "normal" and he has become more aware of the cold and warmth. He is not like in the early years when he kept the doors and windows open in the winter wearing single clothes and blowing the comfortable cold wind, showing his unique immortality. Wind bone.
Huang Jin quickly rummaged through the monastery to find a warm mink lining for Emperor Jiajing. After helping Emperor Jiajing put the lining on, he accompanied Emperor Jiajing out of the monastery.
At this time, Xiyuan was also covered in snow, and Nanhaizi was also covered with thick ice. Some eunuchs who took shortcuts would also travel between the palaces in Xiyuan on the ice.
Emperor Jiajing looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. He wanted to walk on the ice too. He said, "Huang Jin, let's walk on the ice too today."
When Huang Jin heard this, he was immediately frightened and said quickly: "Emperor, you must not do this. Not to mention that the ice is slippery, if it is not frozen well and is still a little thin, it will be dangerous."
Emperor Jiajing said: "What's the danger? It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the ice on Nanhaizi is several feet deep. Don't you see those slaves walking on it? They are all fine. I'll see you again when I go up there. What's the danger? Am I heavier than them?"
Huang Jin said: "The emperor is heavy. The emperor is a body of ten thousand gold. He is indescribably heavy. Who are these slaves? They are all as light as feathers. How can they be compared with the emperor? Let's go overland." Huang Jin said. Jin would never agree to Emperor Jiajing walking on the ice. If something unexpected happened, it would be no joke, so he would rather take a detour and take the usual land roads and bridges than take shortcuts on the ice. Go up.
Emperor Jiajing also knew that Huang Jin was doing this for his own good, so he could only sigh, "Okay, let's do what you say, right? Can we walk over by land and bridge?"
Huang Jin chuckled and said happily: "I obey the order."
Emperor Jiajing laughed and snorted arrogantly, and then he and Huang Jin slowly walked on the palace road in Xiyuan, heading towards the Longevity Palace.
About a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin finally walked from Yuxi Palace to Wanshou Palace.
At this time, the gate of Wanshou Palace was closed, with only a few eunuchs and guards guarding the place, and some construction painters who were filling in some missing wall paintings or auspicious paintings on the windows and doors.
"Open the door."
Huang Jin accompanied Emperor Jiajing to the Longevity Palace and gave instructions to the eunuchs and guards guarding the door.
When these young eunuchs and guards saw that His Majesty the Emperor was coming in person, they all knelt on the ground nervously and saluted, completely ignoring the severe cold on the ground.
But after hearing Huang Jin's instructions, they all stood up from the ground quickly, pushed open the closed palace door respectfully, and then stood on both sides with their heads lowered. No one dared to look up at Emperor Jiajing. and Huang Jin’s actions.
It can be seen from this that the rules in Xiyuan Palace are so great!
Emperor Jiajing was supported by Huang Jin's arm and stepped into the palace gate of Wanshou Palace.
This is also the first time Emperor Jiajing has stepped into the palace gate since the Wanshou Palace was renovated. In the past, when he went out for a walk, he would only take a look at it from a distance, and looked forward to appreciating this new residence after he officially moved.
But now someone actually reported that Yan Shifan used ordinary giant wood to pretend to be golden nanmu to serve as the beam of the main hall of Wanshou Palace. How could this not make Emperor Jiajing nervous?
So at this time today, Emperor Jiajing broke the previous example of seeing from a distance and asked Huang Jin to accompany him to the Longevity Palace. He went inside and prepared to conduct an actual inspection to see if what this person reported was true or false!
After entering the palace gate, Emperor Jiajing didn't bother to look at the rockery scenery arranged in the palace courtyard. He went straight towards the main hall in front.
Seeing Emperor Jiajing's fast pace, Huang Jin quickly followed him and said nervously: "Emperor, please slow down and be careful of the steps."
Emperor Jiajing listened to Huang Jin's reminder, but his pace did not slow down at all. He quickly walked to the main hall of Wanshou Palace. Without waiting for Huang Jin to help open the door, he reached out and pushed open the door.
At this time, even if Huang Jin didn't know what happened to Emperor Jiajing, he still felt an unusual aura.
Huang Jin quickly followed and asked in a low voice beside Emperor Jiajing: "What's wrong with the emperor?"
Emperor Jiajing looked up at the beams on the roof, but now the beams in the main hall had long been painted with solemn and noble painted auspicious clouds, and the original wood color could not be seen at all.
If you want to know whether the beam of wood under the painted auspicious clouds is actually golden nanmu, then you must first scrape off the painted auspicious clouds on it before you can verify the authenticity.
Otherwise, just by raising your head and looking directly like this, you won't be able to tell at all.
But even so, Emperor Jiajing still couldn't feel at ease.
Emperor Jiajing said to Huang Jin: "Go find some craftsmen and ask them to build a wooden ladder to the beam. I want to go up and have a look."
When Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, he was immediately startled. The height of the main beam from the ground to the ground was only three to four feet. When converted to a height that is easy for later generations to understand, it was as high as three or four stories.
How could Emperor Jiajing be allowed to climb up to such a high altitude to see?
If something goes wrong, it will be much more serious than when Emperor Jiajing goes skating on Nanhaizi.
So Huang Jin quickly stopped him and said, "You can't do that, emperor. How can you go up so high? If you really want to go up, you must go up as a slave."
But at this moment, Emperor Jiajing was not at ease with anyone. He had to see it with his own eyes, otherwise he would not feel at ease.
Emperor Jiajing said without doubt: "Hurry up and make arrangements, I'm waiting here!"
Huang Jin's heart skipped a beat, and when he saw Emperor Jiajing's serious expression, he really didn't know what was going on. It was so exciting that Emperor Jiajing climbed up to a height of three or four feet to see the beam. How satisfying it must be. Something unexpected?
Huang Jin had no choice but to turn around and go out and tell the craftsmen outside to immediately build a strong and stable wooden ladder in the hall in accordance with Emperor Jiajing's order to meet Emperor Jiajing's requirements.
When the craftsmen heard the emperor's decree from Huang Jin, they all showed blank expressions. They even couldn't help but wonder, had the auspicious clouds on the roof been painted wrong?
Otherwise, how could this happen?
But now it was no longer a question of whether the auspicious clouds on the roof were painted wrong. They had to immediately follow Huang Jin's instructions and go to the main hall to build a wooden ladder.
After nearly an hour of preparation and construction by these craftsmen, a wooden ladder that reached the roof was finally erected. However, this ladder was nothing to these craftsmen who often climbed up and down. But for Emperor Jiajing, who had always been pampered, it was not so easy.
He doesn't seem to know how to climb such a ladder at all!
So at this moment, Emperor Jiajing was embarrassed on the spot, neither going up nor leaving.
At this time, Huang Jin took the initiative to invite Ying again and said: "Emperor, would you like to let me have a try?"
Emperor Jiajing looked at Huang Jin's fat physique, then looked up at the distance to the roof. Finally, he seemed to be angry and shook his head: "Forget it, I won't read it."
But then, Emperor Jiajing said: "You go to San'er later and let him crawl. I don't believe it. I can't find anyone to go up and see the situation."
When Huang Jin heard this, he was stunned on the spot. Prince Yu seems to be very valuable. Is it really good to climb so high?
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