Chapter 167: Granted the name Wuji, and was awarded the title of Champion
Just when Anda was barking incompetently, a burst of hearty laughter came from the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan.
"Call Yan Song to come, call Yan Song to come."
Emperor Jiajing was in a very happy mood. Not long after nightfall, Emperor Jiajing finally received Huang Jin delivered from Gubeikou urgent tip.
After seeing the contents of the secret report, Emperor Jiajing felt as comfortable as eating ice cream in the dog days of summer, and felt that his soul was about to soar.
At this time, Huang Jin was not around to share happiness. The first person Emperor Jiajing could think of was naturally Yan Song, who understood his thoughts best.
The history of Yan Song's rise to power is actually very similar to that of the previous chief minister named Zhang Cong. He stood out from the crowd and became the chief minister of the cabinet by trying to figure out the thoughts of Emperor Jiajing.
But what makes the two people have different fates is that when Zhang Cong was listed as the first assistant, it was the moment when Emperor Jiajing was forging ahead. That period of history was also dubbed the glorious title of "Jiajing Zhongxing".
But after Yan Song defeated Xia Yan after all the hard work, Emperor Jiajing seemed to have changed his mind. He lost his previous determination and retreated to Xiyuan to start his own business. He created an emperor who was more like a Taoist priest.
But this Taoist emperor is more lofty and unfathomable than before, so that even a very smart and wise man like Yan Song has to serve with extreme caution. Beside the emperor's carriage.
Of course, such a result did not happen overnight. If you want to blame it, it should be blamed on "the devil is as high as the Taoist."
No matter how smart and wise Emperor Jiajing is, he is just one person. He wants to use Zhang Cong to fulfill his political ambitions. Unfortunately, Zhang Cong’s foundation is too shallow and he cannot defeat Yang Tinghe. After Yang Shen and his son, He is a pure veteran, and it is always difficult to carry out his full ambitions and political ideals.
So after ten or twenty years of hard work, Zhang Cong grew old and Emperor Jiajing's enthusiasm slackened. Conservative officials headed by Xia Yan once again occupied the top position and became the cabinet mainstream.
But during the years when Xia Yan served as the chief minister, Xia Yan seemed to have forgotten his original intention. He lost the enthusiasm he had when he was ordered to eliminate redundant personnel and investigate the royal estates. The issue of mergers fell on deaf ears.
As a result, all the early reforms of Emperor Jiajing fell into a pool of stagnant water, and then the Renyin Palace Incident broke out, which also caused Emperor Jiajing to completely lose his determination to reform and devote himself to cultivating Xuan Dao. superior.
However, in the eyes of conservative traditional officials like Xia Yan, the emperor's behavior of practicing Taoism was not doing his job properly.
So Xia Yan also criticized Emperor Jiajing's practice of Taoism. When Emperor Jiajing asked him to write Qing Ci, he always wrote in a weird and strange way. Over time, the original Sacred Heart naturally changed. Became disgusted.
Yan Song seized this opportunity, and the poems he wrote were so considerate, so gradually Yan Song came into the sight of Emperor Jiajing, and thus embarked on the high-speed road to success.
A few years later, Yan Song also entered the palace and became a member of the cabinet, vying with Xia Yan.
In the end, under the disgust and connivance of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song successfully defeated Xia Yan and sent Xia Yan to the guillotine.
And this is also the only "prime minister" level chief minister since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, apart from Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong.
This shows how much Emperor Jiajing hated Xia Yan. You must know that even when Yang Tinghe despised the emperor's authority, Emperor Jiajing did not go on a killing spree.
But when it came to Xia Yan, Emperor Jiajing actually killed him. It has to be said that Xia Yan really disappointed Emperor Jiajing in some aspects, otherwise he was determined to be a wise emperor who ruled by doing nothing like Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. How could Emperor Jiajing kill his chief minister?
We must know that once the political struggle rises to a stage where even the chief minister and ministers cannot escape unscathed, then this means that the contradictions and struggles within the imperial court have reached a terrifying stage where they cannot be fought.
This is definitely not a good thing for a huge empire that pursues stability. But the result was this, Xia Yan was abandoned by Emperor Jiajing, and Yan Song rose up to become Jian's first assistant in the emperor's heart.
This has to be said to be the wonder of fate.
Yan Song, who was waiting in the Xiyuan duty house, heard the emperor's summons. He stood up slowly, arranged his appearance under the service of his son Yan Shifan, and then followed the eunuch who announced the imperial edict to the Emperor Jiajing.
"Old minister Yan Song comes to see His Majesty."
Yan Song tremblingly bowed to Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing was also in a good mood at this moment, and ordered to the eunuch on the side: "Bring a brocade pier to Mr. Yan Ge."
Yan Song thanked him again, and waited until the eunuch on the side brought a brocade pier over. , he also sat carefully on the side of Jindun and waited for the holy instructions from Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing said happily: "I have just received the battle report from the front line. Zhu San, the camp officer of San'er and Fourth Guards Camp, designed to bypass the main force of Anda's bandit army and go straight to the rear camp of the bandits. He killed Anda with his own hands. His son, Guruge, captured Duoyanwei leader Yingke alive. How should I reward him for such a great achievement?”
Emperor Jiajing’s Yan Song was stunned, and his brain seemed to be overloaded by this short paragraph. , is there such an outrageous battle report?
But seeing Emperor Jiajing looking so happy, Yan Song also realized that no matter it was true or false, as long as it would make Emperor Jiajing happy, he would do anything.
Yan Song said: "This is all the credit of the Holy One. The Holy One knows people well and uses them well, which is why General Zhu San severely weakened the spirit of the bandits, beheaded the son of the bandit leader, and captured the head of Duoyan. I think that Your Majesty should be rewarded by the Han Dynasty. To give General Zhu San the merit."
Yan Song said this very skillfully. He also found out Zhu San's identity early and knew that General Zhu San was only a teenager. A teenage general has made such great achievements. It seems that only Huo Qubing during the Han Dynasty had such a record.
Of course Yan Song can find out that this identity is naturally fake and cannot be Zhu Zaijing's original identity.
So Yan Song followed Emperor Jiajing's thoughts at this time and praised Emperor Jiajing without any trace, comparing Emperor Jiajing to Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
After hearing Yan Song’s words, Emperor Jiajing’s eyes suddenly lit up.
When I think about it carefully, San'er seems to have the courage of Huo Qubing, and he trusts San'er so much. Isn't this the template of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?
So Emperor Jiajing also smiled happily and said, "Your words are very good. Zhu San's contribution is very high. I should give it to Zhu San with the reward of Han Wu. The cabinet is preparing to make a book together. After the thieves retreat, I will give Zhu San the name of "Wuji" and make him a champion, so that the story will last forever. Before that, you must keep it a secret and not reveal anything in advance. I will give him a surprise."
Yan Song stood up and worshiped: "I obey the decree!"
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