When Zhu Ping'an encountered the recovery of his secret memorials, most of the eighty ministers in the same group who were awarded the honor of secret memorials, as long as they had presented secret memorials to Emperor Jiajing during this period, also encountered the recovery of their secret memorials.
Of course, when the secret memorials were being collected, the eunuchs on duty and the East Factory men also raided their study rooms to check whether they had copied or retained anything in private that was not in accordance with the secret memorial rules.
A few days later, these eunuchs on duty returned to the capital one after another, and submitted the recovered secret memorials to the secret memorial library for archiving. At the same time, they reported the results of their inspection in detail to their superiors.
Emperor Jiajing attached great importance to the secret memorials and personally inquired about them. He was generally satisfied that the vast majority of ministers did a good job in keeping secrets, especially Yan Song, Xu Jie, Li Mo and Zhu Ping'an, who performed well. However, there were a few people who made Emperor Jiajing furious and he cursed on the spot.
One is Suining Duke Yang Boxi. Ten days ago, Yang Boxi submitted a secret memorial. There was nothing wrong with the content. He praised the Emperor Jiajing and flattered him. Although the Emperor Jiajing replied with a "got it" and classified it as a garbage secret memorial, it was not the reason why the Emperor Jiajing was angry. The reason why the Emperor Jiajing was angry was that the secret memorial submitted by Yang Boxi was written by someone else. According to the eunuch's report, Yang Boxi asked his son-in-law to write it. The reason why he asked his son-in-law to write it was just because his son-in-law had beautiful handwriting. Not only that, Yang Boxi also copied a secret memorial and the Emperor Jiajing's reply, kept it in his study, and framed the three words "got it" in the Emperor Jiajing's reply.
Upon hearing the situation, Emperor Jiajing could not help but curse, "Stupid pig Yang Boxi, a secret memorial is a secret memorial. You should keep the word secret in mind and recite it for the rest of your life! Since it is a secret memorial, you should be careful not to share it with others or leak it to the outside, so as not to dishonor your service to the emperor! So what if your handwriting is ugly? Even if the strokes are thick and crooked, it doesn't matter. As long as you write carefully and express yourself clearly, respect is not the point. Stupid pig Yang Boxi, in order to make his handwriting look good, he actually asked your son-in-law to write for him, and secretly copied it for preservation! He framed it and displayed it in the study! He is really living like a pig at his age! He has completely ruined the reputation of his ancestors!"
After scolding him, Emperor Jiajing was still not satisfied, so he ordered to take back the right of Yang Boxi, the Duke of Suining, to submit secret memorials! He demoted Yang Boxi's rank by one level to serve as a warning to others! He also sent an eunuch to the Duke of Suining's residence to reprimand Yang Boxi in person.
As one of the only three nobles who were granted the honor of secret memorials, Yang Boxi was originally in great glory. However, his glory lasted only half a month before he was demoted and punished because his secret memorials were not kept confidential.
Success is due to secret folding, failure is also due to secret folding... ...
The second one is the Minister of Revenue, Guan Peng. He is a member of Yan Song's party. Yan Song praised his achievements several times, so he caught the eye of Emperor Jiajing. In addition, Guan Peng himself is really capable and can flatter, so he was promoted to the Minister of Revenue. This time, Guan Peng was also blessed by Emperor Jiajing and was awarded the honor of secret memorials.
Guan Peng's secret memorial did not have any ghostwriting or private copying, but he showed the comments of Emperor Jiajing to outsiders. The secret memorial he presented to Emperor Jiajing mentioned the plight of the Ministry of Revenue, which was insufficient in grain reserves and difficult to provide disaster relief. He suggested buying grain in good years and selling it at a fair price in bad years, so as to make up for the shortage with good grain... ...
Emperor Jiajing highly praised the secret memorial presented by Guan Peng, and casually mentioned that Guan Peng's younger brother Guan Cheng had built a Changping warehouse when he was in office in Liaocheng Prefecture, Shandong, and did a good job... ...
Guan Peng excerpted the praises of his brother from the secret memorial of Emperor Jiajing and showed it to his brother Guan Cheng. After reading it, Guan Cheng was flattered and hurriedly wrote a letter of thanks to Emperor Jiajing.
Because Guan Peng was a member of the Yan Party and had specially taken care of the Tongzhengshisi, this letter of gratitude was quickly delivered to the Xiyuan.
Just at this time, it was delivered to Emperor Jiajing.
After seeing Guan Cheng's letter of thanks, Emperor Jiajing's face turned black with anger. He flew into a rage on the spot, "Guan Peng has failed me! All secret letters are strictly forbidden to be passed on to third parties! How dare Guan Peng openly show it to his brother Guan Cheng! If the secret letter cannot be kept secret, what is the point of publishing it? It is better not to publish it! Guan Peng really disappoints me. It seems that he is not up to the task!"
As a result, Guan Peng was regarded as "unable to handle important tasks" by Emperor Jiajing. Not only was his power to submit secret memorials taken away, but he was also no longer favored by the emperor. Invisibly, the Yan Party was also slightly weakened... ...
There were also problems in the secret memorials of several people, and Emperor Jiajing pointed them out one by one and imposed corresponding punishments based on the severity of the problems.
Emperor Jiajing also rewarded those who did well, such as Yan Song, Xu Jie, Zhu Ping'an, etc. Although it was not a big reward, just a few pieces of brocade and a few imperial meals, but this honor was enviable. How many ministers in the world could be awarded the honor of imperial meals by Emperor Jiajing? !
Through vigorous and swift rewards and punishments, the secret memorial system was strictly regulated, and no more leaks occurred. Civil and military officials revered the secret memorials as if they were gods, and the authority of Emperor Jiajing reached an unprecedented level.
Zhu Ping'an was far away, so Emperor Jiajing ordered the eunuch to deliver the reward to Li Shu in Linhuai Marquis's Mansion.
The imperial meals were exquisite, especially considering Li Shu's status as a pregnant woman. All eight of them were nourishing and light in taste. Such a simple reward from the emperor made the whole Linhuai Marquis's mansion jealous, especially the sixth young lady of the Marquis's mansion, whose palms were red with envy and jealousy, and she couldn't eat for three consecutive meals.
"Oh, my sister's skin has become duller and duller since she got pregnant, and it's even a little dark yellow..."
On the second day, the Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion met Li Shu in the garden, who was admiring the flowers and basking in the sun. A sour feeling welled up in her heart, and she deliberately made sarcastic remarks about Li Shu's complexion becoming worse after she became pregnant, and not as bright and beautiful as before.
"Hehe, elder sister is pregnant, unlike younger sister, she can't put on makeup. But, actually, it's okay today. Yesterday, I ate the imperial meal rewarded by the emperor, and my skin is much better today. I didn't see a good sister, but elder sister's skin was worse yesterday. The imperial chef is worthy of being an imperial chef. The taste of the imperial meal is really amazing, especially the bowl of bird's nest soup yesterday, which was as white as jade and really nourishing and beautifying. I heard from the eunuch who served the meal that it was the top-grade bird's nest tributed by Luzon, the only one in the world."
Li Shu held the handkerchief in her slender jade hand, covered her red lips with it, and said to the Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion with a sweet smile.
He kept mentioning the imperial cuisine left and right... ... The Sixth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion felt like she had been stabbed in the back without any mention of the imperial cuisine.
For a moment, the Sixth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion's little heart turned into a hedgehog, her little face turned green, and her handkerchief was deformed by being squeezed.
"Oh, by the way, yesterday's imperial meal also included a dish called Wuchang fish, which my sister loves. I wanted to ask the maid to serve it to my sister, but I didn't expect that the two little ones in my belly were greedy and made a fuss in my stomach. I had to let them taste it with two chopsticks, and I was embarrassed to give it to my sister, so I had to give it to the maid... Next time, next time there is a chance, I will definitely let my sister taste it."
Li Shu touched her belly with her slender hands, blinked her eyes, giggled and continued to speak to the Sixth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion.
Fast, accurate and ruthless, one shot to the heart...
The Sixth Miss of the Marquisate's face was deformed by Li Shu's abuse. She couldn't stay there for another quarter of an hour. If she stayed any longer, she would be so angry that she would vomit blood. She gritted her teeth and found an excuse to flee. (To be continued)