After submitting the memorial, Zhu Ping'an went to Prince Yu's Mansion to wait for news. However, after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of any news. His memorial seemed to have sunk into the sea without making any splash.
but.
What Zhu Ping'an didn't know was that the memorial he submitted to the emperor, which seemed to have fallen on deaf ears in Prince Yu's Mansion, had actually caused a huge wave in the Western Garden.
A solar eclipse occurred, and Emperor Jiajing paid special attention to it.
The officials on duty in Wuyi Palace and the Tongzhengshisi Yamen were naturally very concerned. Once they received the memorial about the solar eclipse, they went through the procedures as quickly as possible to ensure that the memorial was delivered to the desk of Emperor Jiajing as soon as possible.
In fact, after the solar eclipse, the officials on duty at Wuyi Palace had a lively discussion on the issue. Basically, they all advocated routine rescue, with only a few people holding different opinions, and of course there were officials on duty who did not express their opinions. After a heated discussion, the unanimous opinion was to advise against routine rescue for the solar eclipse.
After the discussion, Li Chunfang and other officials on duty immediately drafted a memorial to Emperor Jiajing. They all advised that routine rescue should be carried out, saying that it was a serious matter and that the ritual of rescue should be carried out and that they should reflect on themselves.
Those who are close to the water get the moon first, and their memorials were the first to be submitted to the desk of Emperor Jiajing.
However, after the memorial was submitted, the feedback from the eunuchs was not very optimistic. After their memorial was presented to the Jiajing Emperor's desk, the Emperor initially opened it with great interest, but after glancing at it, he put it aside with a blank expression.
After receiving this news, all the officials on duty were unhappy.
"Haha, you are so confused, so confused..." Yuan Wei looked at everyone with disdain, smiled and shook his head, a bunch of fools, what, just based on your memorial, do you still want to be praised by the emperor? ! Wake up, stop daydreaming.
Well, this is very Yuan Wei. Yuan Wei is very conceited and arrogant. He is like a teddy bear in the literary circle. In front of his colleagues and juniors who hold similar positions, he often complains about everything and everyone, and often expresses his slander and ridicule against their literary works without any concealment.
Not surprisingly, Yuan Wei's action naturally displeased a group of officials on duty, who all looked at him sideways. If it weren't for the fact that this was the Western Garden and Yuan Wei had always been favored by Emperor Jiajing, their saliva would probably have drowned Yuan Wei.
"Maozhong, what do you mean?" The good-tempered Li Chunfang couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"Brother Zishi, I'm saying you're confused. Today's solar eclipse is the same as no eclipse. Why do we need to perform the ritual of rescue? On the contrary, this is a blessing from heaven. Heaven has blessed our great Ming country to be rich and strong, and the times to be prosperous and peaceful, so we only need to eat one point. In this situation, we should congratulate His Majesty, how can we advise against performing the ritual of rescue?"
Yuan Wei looked up at Li Chunfang, smiled slightly, and began to lecture. After lecturing, he handed the memorial in his hand to the eunuch beside him and asked him to present it to Emperor Jiajing for his review.
"You are confused. The solar eclipse is a serious matter. It is a strange phenomenon in the sky. It is a warning from heaven. We must perform rescue rituals, reflect on ourselves, improve our morals and politics, and correct our mistakes, otherwise disaster will befall us. Lord Yuan, you will mislead the emperor. If disaster befalls our Great Ming in the future, you will be the sinner of our Great Ming."
An official named Liu refuted Yuan Wei in such an emotional manner that his beard began to tremble.
"Master Liu is right."
"Yes."
"As long as there is food every day, how can we not save it?"
Many officials echoed and agreed with the official surnamed Liu's views.
"hehe... ... "
Yuan Wei responded with a chuckle, then raised his head and glanced at them, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.
"Hmph, let us see your brilliant ideas." An official snorted indignantly, then quickly snatched Yuan Wei's memorial from the eunuch, opened it and read it, reciting the contents of the memorial to everyone, "Your Highness Yuan Wei, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, respectfully reports: Today's solar eclipse will disappear after one minute of eclipse, which is the same as no eclipse at all. This is a blessing from heaven to our Ming Dynasty, and this is the credit of Your Majesty's respect for heaven, cultivation of virtue, and love for the people. We are very excited and are writing this memorial to congratulate you..."
"How ridiculous, you bootlicker..."
“So corny…”
"Flattery..."
After hearing the contents of Yuan Wei's memorial, all the officials on duty secretly criticized him and labeled Yuan Wei a bootlicker and sycophant.
"Ridiculous? You are the ones who are ridiculous. His Majesty has been respecting Heaven and cultivating virtue for decades, which is why our Ming Dynasty is so prosperous and peaceful today. You are just saying that it is a routine rescue for a solar eclipse of only one minute. Where do you put His Majesty?" Yuan Wei sneered, snatched the memorial from the official, turned his head to glance at everyone, and retorted.
After saying this, he ignored everyone and handed the memorial back to the eunuch, urging him to present it to Emperor Jiajing for his review.
The eunuch knew Yuan Wei and knew that what Yuan Wei wrote was often favored by Emperor Jiajing, for example, the couplet "The black turtle of water first presented auspiciousness" was still loved by the emperor. So after Yuan Wei's urging, the eunuch immediately took the memorial and ran all the way to present it to Emperor Jiajing for his inspection.
After watching the eunuch leave, Yuan Wei found a seat and sat down. He glanced at everyone again with a provocative look, urging everyone to wait and see. He was quite confident in his memorial.
Solar eclipse rescue, this is a routine, okay! Naturally, everyone was not willing to be outdone, and they also waited in the hall, waiting to see Yuan Wei's joke.
About a cup of tea later, the eunuch came back and brought the news that everyone had been waiting for.
"His Majesty has read Lord Yuan's memorial." The eunuch came back and said.
"What next?" the officials asked impatiently.
"His Majesty read it carefully from beginning to end and nodded with satisfaction..." the eunuch thought for a moment and replied.
"ha?"
After hearing what the eunuch said, the officials who were waiting to see Yuan Wei make a fool of himself couldn't help feeling embarrassed and couldn't say anything extra.
Yuan Wei, this guy, once again figured out the Holy Spirit...
When it comes to guessing the emperor's intentions, we have to admit that Yuan Wei is the undisputed leader among them.
"hehe… "
Yuan Wei laughed and glanced at everyone with a victorious look on his face, which stimulated the officials to great joy.
It's great that you can guess the emperor's intention, but you are just a flatterer without any moral integrity. What's the point of being so proud
The officials on duty could not help but feel sour and complain in their hearts.
However, some officials who had not yet submitted their memorials quietly crumpled up the memorials they had written and drafted them again from Yuan Wei's perspective.
Yuan Wei, the winner of the memorial, stood up like a hen that had just laid an egg, proudly took a look around at the losers, took a step forward, and prepared to leave the hall and return to his duty room to savor the joy of victory.
Just as he turned to leave, there was a commotion behind him.
"The Lord smiled..."
"The emperor is very pleased..."
"Your Majesty has had his meal..."
A eunuch walked into Wuyi Palace and brought the latest news.
Hearing the voice, Yuan Wei paused in his steps, turned his head, and looked at the eunuch who had just entered with a face full of ecstasy and excitement. His eyes were so fiery that the eunuch couldn't help but clamp his legs together.
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