Yang Jingzong and Yang Xiang himself have resigned several times until today.
Obviously, the prime minister did not want to stay in the position of prime minister anymore and thus stood completely opposite to the emperor. Therefore, he was able to escape unscathed. Of course he also wanted to escape intact.
It's just that behind Yang Jingzong, there are countless interest groups, and he also represents the interests of many people in the court.
For example, Chen Yu.
Prime Minister Yang has made it clear in private that he will take office in the spring of the seventh year of Hongde. At this time, Prime Minister Yang's disciples and grandsons, Chen Yu, naturally have a stronger sense of crisis.
And Chen Yu is a person with a strong "enterprise spirit". He dreams of entering the center of the court and becoming an important minister with the right to speak. But now that his backer has fallen, even a capable minister like Chen Fuzun will not be able to do so. My son also felt very powerless.
Shen Yi sat opposite Chen Yu, lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said slowly: "It is impossible for the officials to not see the achievements of the governor in Jiangdu. Maybe next year, in the official examination, the governor will be able to jump into one of the six departments. In the middle, he became a high-ranking official in the court."
"I will be thankful if I am not dismissed next year."
Master Chen shook his head and sighed, then looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "On the other hand, Mr. Shen, you, a distinguished disciple from a famous family, won the imperial examination again this year. If you win again next year, maybe I will see Mr. Shen in two years." , but also call me Shangguan."
"Don't dare."
Shen Yi shook his head quickly, feeling a little panicked: "Fu Zun is a Jinshi, and he has decades more official career than the students. It will be difficult for students to catch up with Fu Zun in the officialdom in this life..."
"What's the use of more than ten years of officialdom?"
Chen Yu looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "How can you compare to Mr. Shen in the emperor's heart? I heard that Mr. Shen compiles newspapers for the palace in the capital and is highly appreciated by His Majesty..."
Hearing Chen Fuzun's words, Shen Yi felt like the hair on his head stood on end!
His writing for the Di newspaper was strictly confidential!
All the manuscripts he wrote in the Di Newspaper Department were unsigned, and the high eunuch in the palace also promised that he would keep this matter strictly confidential!
Even Princess Izumo of the Northern Qi Dynasty at that time was very angry because of Shen Yi's article, and Shen Yi was not found out in the end!
But Chen Yu actually knew!
Shen Yi took a deep breath, lowered his head to Chen Yu and said, "Why can't the students understand what the Master is saying?"
Magistrate Chen squinted his eyes and looked at Shen Yi, then smiled with relief.
"I originally thought of asking Mr. Shen to write a few nice words for me in the residence newspaper, so that maybe you won't lose your job next year. Since Mr. Shen said that he doesn't understand, then let's forget about it."
By this time, Shen Yi had calmed down.
Chen Yu was a student of Yang Jingzong. Yang Jingzong had controlled the government for seven or eight years. He had countless eyes, ears and informants in Jiankang City. Maybe there were people from Yang Jingzong in the palace and even in the newspaper department!
Thinking this way, it seems natural that Chen Yu knew that he was writing articles for the Di Newspaper Company...
wrong…!
Shen Yi's brain was spinning rapidly. He looked up at Chen Yu. An idea thundered in Shen Yi's mind like lightning!
Chen Yu may know that he wrote a report to the palace, but there is absolutely no reason for him to say it so dryly, or even say it without concealing it!
Because in this way, it is equivalent to telling Shen Yi that there are people from their "Yang faction" in the palace!
If Shen Yi knows, then His Majesty the Emperor should also know!
Logically speaking, the emperor must have known very well that there were some young eunuchs in the palace who would have "illicit affairs" with ministers outside. Even Emperor Hongde himself said, "A fart in the palace will make a loud noise outside." That's true, but if the emperor knew that there was a member of Yang Jingzong in the newly established Di News Department in the palace, and that there was someone from Yang Jingzong in the top management of the Di News Department, then His Majesty the Emperor, who had just taken charge, would definitely start to investigate the Di News Department and even the palace. The minister’s spy here!
Chen Yu is a man with both mind and means. It is impossible for him to make such a stupid mistake unless...
He intended to send this news to the palace through Shen Yi!
Shen Qilang was silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and looked at the Jiangdu Prefect in front of him.
"Master Fu, it is definitely not up to me to decide what to write in the newspaper."
"It doesn't matter."
Chen Yu smiled and said: "The official examination will be in the fall of next year. I will probably go to the official department to report on my work. If I can see your majesty, I can boast about myself. There is no need for Mr. Shen to waste time on the residence report."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Jiangdu Prefecture is an important city in Gyeonggi Province. Your Majesty has been in charge of Jiangdu Prefecture for many years. If you ask to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty will have no reason to refuse. It will then depend on what your Majesty says in front of Your Majesty."
After Shen Yi finished speaking, Chen Fuzun couldn't help stroking his hands and exclaimed: "Master Shen is really a rare smart man. I like to talk to smart people the most."
He looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "Master Shen is right. It is not difficult for me to meet His Majesty. The key is what to say and how to say it in front of His Majesty."
"Master Shen, do you have any suggestions?"
Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "The Master is a student of Prime Minister Yang, and he should stay with him until the end."
"good."
Chen Fuzun couldn't help shouting "Hello", he stood up from his chair and came to Shen Yi, his face full of admiration: "It turns out that I was a little angry with you because of your writing of nursery rhymes. After what you said, I am not angry at all."
He smiled sincerely at Shen Yi: "Maybe we can become friends in the future."
Shen Yi was still neither humble nor arrogant. He lowered his head slightly and said, "If the Master wants to find a future, it would be better not to be friends with people from our academy in the future."
The reason is simple. As an emperor, the most important thing is to maintain the balance of the court and the country.
In other words, one family cannot be the only one.
In the past, Yang Jingzong's family was the dominant one. Of course the emperor wanted to get rid of Prime Minister Yang, but after Prime Minister Yang is no longer in the court, the radicals headed by Zhao Changping and Zhang Jing are very likely to become the dominant family. In this case Next, the "Turtle Sect" represented by Yang Jingzong must be able to decline but not collapse.
What Shen Yi meant was to let Chen Yu be the talkative person of this weak "Turtle Sect".
Although it will be difficult for the Turtle sect to get ahead for a long time in the future and will be suppressed by the radicals, they are not worried about being knocked into the dust because the emperor needs such a force that can jump out to check and balance at any time. Stay with those radicals.
Therefore, this Turtle sect must oppose the radical party headed by Ganquan Academy, and it is impossible to make friends with Ganquan Academy.
Master Chen touched his palms and praised: "I have been thinking about this matter in Jiangdu for a year or two, and even secretly went to the capital to meet with Master Yang several times before I slowly woke up. I never thought that Mr. Shen could think of it at such a young age. So transparent.”
He looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "However, after Mr. Shen goes to Jiankang next year, if there is a chance, he still has to tell the palace that I already know about you writing articles for the Di Newspaper Department."
Even Shen Yi could pass this incident and think that Chen Yu deliberately revealed the news, so so many people in the palace, especially the concerned Emperor, must also be able to think of this.
If you can think of this level, you can understand that Chen Yu is a "loyal to the emperor" among the Yang faction.
Chen Yu did this to leave an impression on the emperor. After meeting the emperor next year, he might express his loyalty to the emperor and show that he was not Yang Jingzong's faction, but the emperor's faction, and would stand with the emperor at all times.
Shen Yi thought for a while, and then smiled too.
"Don't worry, Master. If the student reports this matter, it will be a great achievement for the student."
"Since there is merit, students will naturally be happy to do it."
Chen Fuzun smiled heartily and bowed his hand to Shen Yi.
"In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Shen."
"It's rare that I had such a happy chat with Mr. Shen today. If Mr. Shen enters the court in the future, I'm afraid we will be enemies of each other."
Shen Yi also bowed his head and returned the courtesy.
"If you are lucky enough to become an official in the court in the future, please show mercy to me."
Chen Fuzun laughed.
“Show mercy and show mercy to each other.”
