Since Yan Song was guilty of ten such heinous crimes of usurpation of power, why didn't the emperor discover them
Yang Jisheng also explained: "Song has ten major crimes that are obvious to everyone. How could the emperor, who is so smart, not know them? It is because the emperor treats his subjects with sincerity, and the thief Song's treachery in serving the emperor is so profound that he deceives the emperor's sincerity with his treachery. It is no wonder that he fell into the trap without realizing it. I will explain Song's five treachery again."
That’s because Your Majesty is too honest, and Yan Song is too treacherous!
So, after exposing Yan Song's ten major crimes, Yang Jisheng went on to expose Yan Song's five major treachery.
Zhu Ping'an read it carefully.
A major traitor: "No one knows the emperor's intentions better than the ministers on his left and right. Song wanted to entrust them to spy on the emperor's intentions, so he first bribed them with precious stones to make friends with him and get familiar with the emperor's every word, every move, every move, every residence in the palace. Even the sound of laughter, sobs, and entertainment, all of which were reported to Song, and he would be rewarded heavily for every report. Song knew in advance what the emperor liked, hated, and did, so he was able to flatter the emperor and please him. The emperor saw that everything Song said and did was in line with the emperor's intentions, probably because someone had communicated with him in advance. So the emperor's left and right were all spies of the thief Song, this is the first traitor."
To put it simply, Your Majesty, the eunuchs on your left and right have been developed by Yan Song into his spies.
The second traitor: Your Majesty, the Tongzhengsi, which is your mouthpiece, is controlled by Zhao Wenhua, the godson of Yan Song, and has become a roadblock, blocking the way for the world to speak. Before, Zhao Wenhua held back the memorial of Wang Zongmao, the censor, to impeach Yan Song for five days, so that Yan Song had time to cover up and destroy the evidence of his crimes.
The three great traitors: Your Majesty, the minions of the Imperial Household Department, have all been infiltrated by the thief Song. His son Yan Shifan has made relatives with officials of the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Household Department, all of whom have connections with Yan Song.
The four traitors: Your Majesty, your eyes and ears, the censors, were all won over by the thief Song and became his slaves. The censors who did not obey him were kicked out by him and sent to Nanjing.
The five traitors: Your Majesty, most of the ministers and officials in various departments are the thief Song’s confidants.
To sum up these five treacherous people, Your Majesty, your left and right hands, your mouthpiece, your eyes and ears, your minions, and your ministers were all controlled by Yan Song.
After reading these ten crimes and five treacherous acts, Zhu Ping'an was furious. Yan Song was truly unforgivable!
If it were today, Yan Song would be the number one tiger and he must be severely punished!
Yan Shifan is a typical example of “My father is Yan Song”!
pity.
This is ancient times.
It must be said that the ten major crimes and five treacherous acts mentioned by Senior Brother Yang really hit the nail on the head for Yan Song.
Now the Ming officialdom has become a market for power-for-money and power-for-power transactions, and politics has become dark. Yan Song should bear at least half of the blame. As for the other half, in Zhu Ping'an's opinion, it should be borne by Emperor Jiajing.
Zhu Ping'an watched seriously, and Yang Jisheng also watched seriously. He was paying close attention to every expression on Zhu Ping'an's face.
Zhu Ping'an's frowning, thinking, studying, pondering, and indignation... were all seen by Yang Jisheng.
At this time, Yang Jisheng couldn't help but think of Zhang Juzheng who had shut him out the night before...
What a gap.
Yang Jisheng was filled with emotion.
Zhu Ping'an read the Ten Major Sins and Five Major Trespasses twice. Overall, he felt that although they were slightly exaggerated and the wording was questionable, they did not have any fatal flaws.
So Zhu Ping'an looked down again.
"Song's ten crimes relied on these five treacherous acts to cover up the gaps. If Song's five treacherous acts were exposed, his ten crimes would be immediately exposed. Alas! Song held great power, and it was not surprising that the ministers obeyed him. However, Xu Jie, the Grand Secretary, was highly trusted by the world and was favored by the emperor. He should have resisted and eliminated the thieves for the world. However, he was afraid that Song's cunning would be enough to slander him, and that Song's poison would be enough to harm him. He would rather be depressed all day long and obey Song's orders in everything. He did not dare to stand up for justice and resist. Although he was robbed by Song's accumulated power, he could not be said to have failed the emperor! As the second assistant, Xu Jie was afraid of Song's power, which was not surprising. The emperor was smart, but he was not afraid of Song's power. "You are wise and resolute. Although you know all the hidden evils of Ni Luan, you have always tolerated Song's obvious evils. If you can't know, you can't get rid of it. It's just to save the reputation of the minister, so you tolerate him and wait for him to ruin himself. However, you don't know that Song is like weeds in seedlings and tigers in the city. He is harmful for one day in office. Why can't the emperor bear to give up a traitor and bear the suffering of millions of people? Moreover, you have suspected that the emperor is suspicious of you and has the intention of separation. If you show mercy again, it may cause the disaster of the previous prime minister. All the subjects of the world know that this is absolutely impossible."
Yang Jisheng said that Yan Song had these ten major crimes, and the reason why he was able to escape unscathed was because of his five treacherous crimes. If Yan Song's five treacherous crimes were exposed, Yan Song's ten major crimes would be exposed. In addition, Yang Jisheng also criticized his teacher Xu Jie, saying that Xu Jie was afraid of Yan Song and did not dare to confront him. He listened to Yan Song in everything, and failed the emperor's kindness... Then, Yang Jisheng said that the emperor was so smart, and it was because of his tolerance of Yan Song that he did not discover Yan Song's crimes and did not punish Yan Song. Your Majesty, in order to favor a traitor, would you have the heart to let millions of people in the world be harmed by Yan Song
After reading this paragraph, Zhu Ping'an silently made a key annotation in his mind.
Although this part is not as serious as "Or ask the two Wangs", it is definitely a major reason that made Emperor Jiajing angry.
There is nothing wrong with Senior Brother Yang criticizing his teacher Xu Jie in this paragraph. For his teacher Xu Jie, this is also a kind of protection. At least, with this point, Yan Song will not easily think that Yang Jisheng's impeachment was a hint from Xu Jie. Zhu Ping'an believes that after his teacher Xu Jie knows that Yang Jisheng criticized him in the memorial, he will not be angry, but will be very happy. Yang Jisheng's criticism has drawn a clear line between him and Xu Jie. With this criticism, Xu Jie will not be implicated in this memorial.
However, what Xu Jie said about Emperor Jiajing in this paragraph is very problematic. Senior Brother Yang said that Emperor Jiajing "always tolerated Song's obvious evil", "but he did not know that Song in the country is like weeds in the seedlings and tigers in the city. He is harmful for one day in office. Why didn't the emperor give up a traitorous minister and bear the suffering of millions of people?"
Doesn't this mean that Emperor Jiajing was shielding the criminal? !
How can this be possible? How can you say that the emperor is a harbouring criminal? Isn't this putting the emperor in opposition to you? This is equivalent to throwing a taunt when killing a boss, and as a result attracting the hatred of the ultimate boss next to the boss, which instantly raises the difficulty from heavy level to hell level.
Emperor Jiajing is neurotic, petty, and vindictive. You are asking for trouble by provoking him like this.
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This won't work.
Please make a note of this point and bring it up with your senior brother later. I suggest that you only keep the words criticizing our teacher Xu Jie in this paragraph, and delete the parts involving Emperor Jiajing. At least delete the words saying that Emperor Jiajing tolerated Yan Song.