"Zihou, you're exaggerating. Oh, by the way, Zihou, is there any problem with the second point you just mentioned, 'The Emperor may ask the two princes to tell Song's faults in person'?" Yang Jisheng smiled and shook his head, then got back to the point and brought the topic back to the memorial.
It's more than just a problem, it's a big problem.
"Brother, do you know the saying that two dragons should not meet?" Zhu Ping'an looked up at Yang Jisheng and asked softly.
"The evil Taoist is deliberately making things mysterious! His lies are misleading the people!" Yang Jisheng sneered at this maxim.
Demon
Haha, the name of demon is quite appropriate for Tao Zhongwen, and Zhu Pingan agrees with it. Zhu Pingan also sneers at the motto that two dragons should not meet, which is typical feudal superstition.
But Brother.
It's useless for us to be sober. Emperor Jiajing believed in Tao Zhongwen and the saying that two dragons should not meet.
Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne at the age of 14, and worked hard for more than 10 years without any results. It was not until he was 26 that he finally welcomed his first son. Emperor Jiajing was so happy that he even delayed his alchemy. Whenever he had time, he would run to the harem to hug his first son. He often hugged him tightly and loved him so much that he felt like picking stars and moons. When the first month was full, Emperor Jiajing wanted to make him the crown prince, and even prepared the ceremony. However, the day before he was to be crowned the crown prince, his first son died.
At this time, Emperor Jiajing's imperial celestial master Tao Zhongwen proposed the motto "Two dragons cannot meet". Tao Zhongwen said that the death of the eldest son was caused by "two dragons cannot meet". Your Majesty is a real dragon, and the prince is a latent dragon. The two dragons are mutually exclusive, and there is no room for two dragons in one mountain. Therefore, Your Majesty and the prince, especially the prince, cannot meet, otherwise, your real dragon's power will hurt the latent dragon!
In fact, at first, Emperor Jiajing did not quite believe the proverb that two dragons cannot meet. Two dragons cannot meet? Then how come the emperors of previous dynasties could meet their princes and crown princes without any problems, but why is it that in my case, two dragons cannot meet
However, Emperor Jiajing was a Taoist monk after all, and was superstitious. In addition, he trusted Tao Zhongwen, the Heavenly Master, so he practiced the rule of "two dragons never meeting" with the idea of "it is better to believe it than not to believe it", but he did not strictly enforce it, and they would occasionally meet.
With the premature death of the princes and princesses born later, Emperor Jiajing completely believed in this motto. Especially the year before last, when Emperor Jiajing attended the second prince's ceremony to give lectures and met the second prince, the second prince fell ill and passed away the next day. Emperor Jiajing believed in this motto like a demon. Last year, his teacher Xu Jie proposed to establish a crown prince early, but was ignored and scolded by the emperor.
"But senior brother, the emperor firmly believes in this maxim." Zhu Ping'an sighed and reminded Yang Jisheng.
"Your Majesty has been bewitched by the evil spirits." Yang Jisheng replied.
"Brother, be it bewitching or something else, the short answer is that His Majesty now firmly believes in the motto of "two dragons cannot meet each other". Last year, Master Xu violated His Majesty's taboo by proposing to establish the crown prince early. Now, Brother, you are suggesting that His Majesty "ask the two kings" and let the two kings "tell His Majesty his evil deeds to their faces". Doesn't this violate His Majesty's taboo of "two dragons cannot meet each other"? " Zhu Ping'an shook his head slowly and said to Yang Jisheng with a worried look on his face.
Upon hearing this, Yang Jisheng just smiled slightly.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingan continued, "Besides this, our Ming Dynasty ancestral system stipulates that vassal kings cannot interfere in government affairs without the emperor's permission. The current emperor also strictly prohibits ministers from contacting vassal kings. Senior brother suggested that the emperor "may ask the two kings", doesn't this mean that senior brother has privately contacted the two princes, which is a violation of the emperor's taboo."
"Zihou, I know everything you said." Yang Jisheng smiled slightly.
Well
Brother, you know all this?!
You know, why do you still commit the same mistake? ! You are committing the same mistake knowingly, did you take the wrong medicine? !
Zhu Ping'an was stunned.
"Brother, since you knew it, why did you still do it anyway?" Zhu Ping'an looked at Yang Jisheng excitedly, with a puzzled look on his face.
"Zihou, the traitor Yan has harmed the country and brought harm to the people. Your Majesty is in a confused state and has been deceived by the five traitors of Yan. The same is true of what Zihou said just now about the two dragons not meeting. Your Majesty has been deceived by the evil Taoist. Your Majesty has been deceived, but what can he do? The two princes are young and smart. They have not been deceived by the traitor Yan and the evil Taoist. They can see through the truth. Moreover, as princes, they are second only to the emperor and above everyone else. They will not be afraid of the power of Yan. They can tell the truth and make Your Majesty wake up and severely punish Yan, so that our Ming Dynasty can have a bright future." Yang Jisheng stood up and explained passionately.
Σ(⊙▽⊙“a
At this moment, Zhu Ping'an's expression was like this, he was stunned, his eyes and mouth were in the shape of round holes, he stood there like a piece of wood, first he was struck by lightning, and he seemed to be stunned.
real.
Zhu Pingan was really shocked.
I never expected that the reason why Brother Yang Jisheng "may ask the two kings" in his memorial was this: the emperor was deceived, the two kings were young and smart, and had not been deceived yet. They were not afraid of Yan Song, and they could tell the truth...
Isn't the subtext of this speech: Your Majesty, you are old, confused, and deceived by Yan Song. However, your two sons are young and smart, and have not been deceived by Yan Song. They can tell the truth... ...
Senior brother.
You, you are... ... you must be kidding me, aren't you indirectly implying that the current emperor is a tyrant
At this moment, Zhu Ping'an was unable to describe his feelings in words, and looked up at Yang Jisheng in disbelief.
"Zihou, what's wrong with you?" Yang Jisheng frowned slightly.
"Brother..." Zhu Pingan took a deep breath, looked at Yang Jisheng very, very, very seriously, and said in a very serious and formal manner, "Brother, please don't tell anyone else what you said."
If Yang Jisheng's words were heard by Emperor Jiajing, the always conceited Emperor Jiajing would surely be furious.
"Why?" Yang Jisheng asked.
"What senior brother said, if it were to be manipulated by someone with ulterior motives, would it imply that the current emperor is a tyrant?" Zhu Ping'an sighed.
"Zihou's words make sense." Upon hearing this, Yang Jisheng nodded slowly.
Zhu Ping'an was overjoyed when he heard this.
Originally thinking, I don't know how much more effort it would take to persuade Senior Brother Yang to change his mind, Zhu Ping'an was mentally prepared for a protracted battle.
I didn't expect happiness to come so quickly.
It’s great to have Yang Jisheng again in the world.
However, Zhu Ping'an's joy only lasted for a second before it was shattered.
"Zihou's words make sense," Yang Jisheng paused for a second and then continued, "In the future, if the emperor asks me why I mentioned the Second Prince, I will just answer that the Second Prince is not afraid of the thief Yan and can tell the truth."