After returning to the office room in Prince Yu's mansion, Zhu Ping'an closed the door, stuffed the crumpled memorial in his sleeve into the tea stove, and burned it.
It’s not that Zhu Ping’an gave up on petitioning for Yang Jisheng, but that he wanted to petition better.
Zhuge Kongming, the Sleeping Dragon of the Three Kingdoms, once said: A general who does not understand astronomy, geography, the mysteries of the past, yin and yang, battle formations, and the military situation is a mediocre person.
The same goes for begging for mercy. Begging for mercy is a technical job.
Those who seek favors but do not understand astronomy, geography, the current situation, current affairs, current events, and the situation are mediocre.
It’s a solar eclipse!
If one does not make use of such a rare astronomical phenomenon in his petition, he would be a mediocre person and would have wasted this rare God-given opportunity.
Zhu Ping'an was neither a genius nor a mediocre person, and he would not waste this God-given opportunity of the solar eclipse, so he burned the petition for mercy he had written last night and took the opportunity of this solar eclipse to write a new petition for mercy.
This solar eclipse!
It's great that you came at the right time! With today's solar eclipse, I have a better chance of success.
Zhu Ping'an quickly laid out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to draft his second petition.
How to take advantage of a solar eclipse
Routine rescue?!
No!
Zhu Ping'an would never be like those officials who lined up in front of the Tongzhengshisi Yamen today to submit memorials.
Although routine rescue is a good angle, it can be used to expand on the solar eclipse, saying that the solar eclipse was caused by the emperor's misconduct and mismanagement. When a solar eclipse occurs, routine rescue is necessary. The emperor and ministers must strengthen their moral cultivation and correct their mistakes. It can then be extended to the Yang Jisheng case, saying that the death sentence for Yang Jisheng was wrong and should be corrected and the death sentence should be revoked.
Using a solar eclipse to submit reports and comment on state affairs was a common tactic used by officials throughout history.
but!
Zhu Ping'an would never do that.
Zhu Ping'an believed that if he wrote the memorial according to this idea, not only would it fail to save Senior Brother Yang, but it would also become Senior Brother Yang's death warrant, sending Senior Brother Yang to the guillotine ahead of time!
Speaking of routine rescue, that means Emperor Jiajing was wrong, and this is not the same mistake as Brother Yang's memorial. In addition, from routine rescue, it is extended to the fact that the verdict in the Yang Jisheng case was wrong, which means that Yang Jisheng's impeachment was right?! In other words, Yan Song was wrong, Yan Song was guilty, and Yan Song should be executed. This will definitely cause a strong backlash from the Yan Party!
Such a petition not only angered Emperor Jiajing, but also touched the sore spot of the Yan Party. How could it serve the purpose of a petition? It was almost like a death sentence.
Therefore, this angle is not advisable, and Zhu Ping'an would not draft a petition from this angle.
On the contrary, Zhu Ping'an decided to write from the perspective of "exemption from rescue as a rule". Exemption from rescue as a rule means no need for rescue, no need to cultivate virtue, the government is good, and Emperor Jiajing governs well.
I believe that Emperor Jiajing would be very pleased after seeing this.
It's a bit of flattery, but if flattery can save Senior Brother Yang, why not do it
I remember that there would be another solar eclipse in five years, that is, in the 36th year of Jiajing. It seems that his colleague Yuan Wei from the Imperial Academy submitted a memorial to "exempt the rescue as usual", which immediately pleased the Emperor Jiajing, who seemed to have promoted Yuan Wei. So, this routine must have worked.
In addition, thinking of how Yuan Wei, this petty-minded man, had repeatedly targeted him, Zhu Ping'an would be even more willing to reap the fruits of Yuan Wei's efforts a few years in advance.
Well, follow Yuan Wei's path and leave Yuan Wei with no way to go.
As for whether people would accuse him of flattering the emperor in person or behind his back, Zhu Ping'an didn't care at all.
It's just an eclipse.
Whether you rescue the pig or not, in the eyes of modern people, you will be labeled as a feudal superstitious person. A crow landing on a pig is equally black, so who is laughing at whom
Besides, Yan Song is the biggest flatterer, okay? If you really want to talk about a breath of fresh air, then you should talk about Yan Song first.
Therefore, when writing from the perspective of exempting emergency treatment, Zhu Ping'an had no psychological pressure at all.
Zhu Ping'an planned to write an example of exemption from rescue in the first part, and in the second part to persuade Emperor Jiajing to celebrate the whole country and grant amnesty to the world, and then naturally mention Yang Jisheng. Well, the content of the previously drafted memorial can be modified and put in this part.
Do it when you think of it.
Zhu Ping'an laid out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, then began to write the first part.
When drafting the first part, Zhu Ping'an took the memorial written by Yuan Wei five years later to flatter Emperor Jiajing, and took its essence and discarded its dross. It must be said that Yuan Wei was a rare expert in flattering Emperor Jiajing.
Standing on Yuan Wei's booty, you can flatter him better and louder.
"I, Zhu Ping'an, the lecturer in Prince Yu's Palace, respectfully report: Your Majesty serves the heaven as your father and the sun as your brother. You govern the country with diligence and govern the people with love. You have improved domestic affairs, made the country strong and the people rich, and blessed the world. Therefore, all the negative forces have retreated and all things are brilliant. Therefore, the sun is bright and the atmosphere is gone. If you only eat a little, it is the same as not eating at all. I am extremely happy..."
Zhu Ping'an's ideas flowed like a spring, and he wrote as if inspired by God. He quickly finished the first part of the petition.
The "one minute" in Zhu Ping'an's memorial "eclipse stops one minute" does not refer to a modern minute. The "minute" here refers to a difference in the ancient calculation of the difference between solar and lunar eclipses. This is a very complicated calculation, not much simpler than the modern function. In addition to "minutes", there is also the difference of "seconds".
The difference in the solar eclipse that occurred this morning was "one minute and four seconds" after careful calculation by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.
In order to reach the level of "exemption from medical treatment", Zhu Ping'an rounded it off and wrote "only one cent of food", thus reaching the level of "no food" and being exempt from medical treatment.
After writing the first part, Zhu Ping'an revised the content of the previous memorial and added a transitional paragraph in the front, which meant universal celebration and amnesty, and then he quickly finished the second part.
After finishing writing, Zhu Ping'an revised it and nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he found a blank petition on the bookshelf and copied the prepared petition on it.
After completing the memorial, Zhu Ping'an carefully put it into his sleeve, and put the draft on the table into the stove and burned it to ashes.
After finishing everything, Zhu Ping'an closed the door and took a shortcut to the Tongzhengshisi Yamen without stopping.
There was still a queue in front of the Tongzhengshisi Yamen.
It seems that there are quite a few officials reporting on the solar eclipse today. Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to line up at the back of the line.
Fortunately, there were only five or six people in the line, and it was pretty fast, so it was soon Zhu Ping'an's turn.
Register and go to the Tongzhengshisi to submit memorials.
The officials who lined up to submit memorials today were all reporting on the solar eclipse. The official in the Ministry of Public Security who was responsible for receiving memorials glanced at Zhu Ping'an's memorial and, seeing that Zhu Ping'an also wrote about the solar eclipse at the beginning, he did not bother to read it carefully and just submitted it.
The solar eclipse was a time-sensitive event, so when the Tongzhengshisi received such memorials, they would submit them to the Western Garden as soon as possible. Zhu Ping'an's memorial was mixed in with them and soon arrived at the Western Garden.
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