Chapter 386: Curve to Rescue
The sky was bright, and the warm sunshine poured into the rippling blue waves of Taiye Pond. A small boat in Taiye Pond carried Zhu Ping'an and slowly approached the shore.
After arriving at the shore, Zhu Pingan got off the boat and stood by the Taiye Pool to thank the palace maid and eunuch who was supporting the boat.
After Emperor Jiajing went down to the court, he went to the Guanghan Palace built on a small island in the Taiye Pool, where he summoned Zhu Pingan. Because the Guanghan Palace was built on a small island in the middle of the lake, the only way to reach the palace was by punting, so Zhu Ping'an came to pay homage to Emperor Jiajing in this small boat.
There was a young eunuch who had been waiting on the shore of the small island in the middle of the lake where Guanghan Palace was located. This young eunuch was also an acquaintance of Zhu Pingan, Eunuch Feng Baofeng. Eunuch Feng greeted Zhu Pingan with a smile on his face. On the way to lead Zhu Pingan to Guanghan Hall, he also reminded Zhu Pingan in a low voice that his majesty was in a bad mood today and asked Zhu Pingan to be careful when he met the saint.
In fact, there was no need for Feng Bao to remind Zhu Pingan that Emperor Jiajing was in a bad mood today. After all, it was Zhu Pingan who witnessed Emperor Jiajing getting angry with his own eyes.
However, Feng Bao took the initiative to show his kindness, and Zhu Pingan would not miss this opportunity in vain.
“Thank you, Eunuch Feng, for reminding me.”
Zhu Pingan thanked him, and then slipped a small banknote into Feng Bao’s sleeve without leaving a trace. Feng Bao declined in a low voice for a moment and then accepted.
Under the guidance of Feng Bao, Zhu Pingan entered the Guanghan Palace. Feng Bao stopped and another young eunuch led Zhu Pingan into the palace where Emperor Jiajing rested temporarily. Emperor Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the bed at this time, in a meditating posture, still looking at the memorial presented by Shen Lian in his hand, with an angry expression on his face, and a large section of his large dragon robe hanging on the ground.
"I pay my respects to my emperor, long live my emperor." After Zhu Pingan was led into the hall by the young eunuch, he knelt down and saluted Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon couch.
"No courtesy, I love you." Emperor Jiajing nodded and motioned for Zhu Pingan to get up and step forward. The main hall is very large, and the dragon cave where Emperor Jiajing is located is quite far away from where Zhu Ping'an is standing. It is a bit difficult to speak across such a large distance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Pingan stood up and thanked him.
Emperor Jiajing's anger has not subsided at this moment. Shen Lian's letter made Emperor Jiajing angry. As long as he thought of the content of Shen Lian's letter, Emperor Jiajing became angry.
Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne at a young age. You must know that Emperor Jiajing was only the eldest son of a local prince at that time. After the death of Emperor Zhengde, the ministers of civil and military affairs took control of the government and placed Emperor Jiajing in accordance with the principle of "brothers end with younger brothers." Recruited to inherit the throne in order to The civil and military ministers headed by Yang Tinghe made things difficult for Emperor Jiajing at every turn, but in the end Emperor Jiajing was superior in skills, perfectly controlled the government, and managed the Ming Dynasty in an orderly manner. Therefore, Emperor Jiajing often compared himself to the best in history in terms of civil and military skills, and was complacent.
However, he did not expect that Shen Lian would write a letter and compare himself to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. In Jiajing's eyes, this memorial was not so much about impeaching Yan Song as it was about humiliating himself. This made Emperor Jiajing calm down.
However, Emperor Jiajing's punishment today was far beyond Zhu Pingan's expectations.
Ting Zang, and then put into prison, to be punished on a certain day!
What does Mingzhengdian punishment mean? Ming means to express; it means to punish; Dianxing means the law. The four words Mingzheng and Dianxing together mean to impose capital punishment in accordance with the law. This idiom is mostly used in official documents or announcements about the execution of prisoners.
This means that after beating Shen Lian's imperial staff, the court will choose a good and auspicious day to execute Shen Lian!
This is inconsistent with Zhu Ping'an's own understanding of history. In history, Emperor Jiajing just slapped Shen Lian's imperial staff and sent him to the border. Why did he want to kill Shen Lian now?
Whether Shen Lian is impulsive or irrational, it is undeniable that Shen Lian is a good person, his starting point is good, and his purpose is also good.
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but watch such a good official die.
It just so happens that he has such an opportunity to meet the Holy Spirit, so he must seize it, Zhu Pingan thought secretly in his heart.
"My beloved, why don't you come closer?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Ping'an, who was stunned, and couldn't help but put down the memorial and asked in a deep voice.
Only then did Zhu Ping'an realize that Emperor Jiajing had indeed signaled him to come forward and speak, but he was a little distracted because he was thinking about Shen Lian. How to say it, what excuse should I use? Emperor Jiajing is a narrow-minded person, especially when he is angry now. If he doesn't answer well, not only will the good impression he had on Emperor Jiajing be gone, but he may also be in Jiajing. This leaves a bad impression.
In this era of feudal imperial power, the emperor's likes and dislikes are related to your future, so you must be cautious.
In this room of electric light and flint, Zhu Pingan suddenly caught a glimpse of Emperor Jiajing's dragon robe hanging on the ground. A story circulated in unofficial history about the imperial doctor's visit to Jiajing emerged in Zhu Pingan's mind. The imperial doctor saw When he saw Emperor Jiajing's dragon robe hanging on the ground, he said something that made Emperor Jiajing's heart happy. This story happened in the last years of Jiajing and has not happened yet, but the situation is quite similar.
It’s hard to say for others, but it is indeed very suitable for someone as fastidious as Jiajing.
With his heart settled, Zhu Pingan saluted Emperor Jiajing calmly and said: "Your Majesty's dragon robe is on the ground, and I dare not come near."
Your Majesty's dragon robe is on the ground, and I dare not come near. This seemingly simple sentence scratched an itch in Emperor Jiajing's heart.
The dragon robe is hanging on the ground. Zhu Pingan said this, which shows his loyalty to me. If I am on the ground, I am a human; if I am underground, then I am a ghost. Emperor Jiajing's anger because of Shen Lian's letter was relieved by Zhu Pingan's words.
The difference between above ground and underground was a world of difference in Emperor Jiajing's heart.
Emperor Jiajing pulled up the dragon robe hanging on the ground with his hands, placed it on the dragon couch, and motioned to Zhu Pingan to come forward and reply.
After Zhu Pingan saluted, he walked to Emperor Jiajing.
"Take a look, what do you think?"
Emperor Jiajing gently threw the memorial in Zhu Pingan's hand and asked in a calm voice.
Zhu Pingan took the memorial with both hands, confessed his crime to Emperor Jiajing, and then read it carefully. Of course, this was only a careful look on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about how to reply to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing was preoccupied at this moment, and was obviously venting his anger on Shen Lian. If he interceded for Shen Lian, or even spoke for Shen Lian, not only would it not be able to save Shen Lian, but it would accelerate Shen Lian's tragedy, and it would also make Shen Lian's tragedy worse. Emperor Jiajing's anger implicated himself.
"How is it?" A few minutes later, Emperor Jiajing looked directly at Zhu Pingan and asked.
"I'll be honest, this memorial has nothing but its merits." Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands and reported back.
"Oh?" Emperor Jiajing's eyes flickered as he examined Zhu Ping'an.
"The ten serious crimes are based solely on words, with no physical evidence, no witness, and no supporting evidence. Therefore, I bluntly stated that they are false and false." Zhu Ping'an responded calmly under the scrutiny of Emperor Jiajing.
"Yes." Jiajing nodded when he heard this, with a slight hint of anger on his face, "Such a villain doesn't want to serve the country, but he does these tricks to frame people. He deserves to be damned!"
"I heard that before this person submitted a letter, he had already bought a coffin and placed it at home."
At the end, Zhu Pingan said lightly, extinguishing the anger in Emperor Jiajing's heart. Okay, I bought the coffin in advance. This guy Shen Lian didn't want to live when he submitted the letter this time. This guy Shen Lian wants to die for fame, but I just won't satisfy him! (End of chapter)