Xiao Feng shook his head: "Master Yan, as the chief minister of the cabinet, guards the court and handles all the officials for Long Live. You claim to be incapable of knowing others. Don't you want outsiders to laugh at you?"
Yan Song choked: "That's not what I meant. You were arguing with the envoy as to why you wanted to drag me along. It shows that you have ulterior motives!"
Xiao Feng spread his hands innocently: "Don't I want him to see that we, the Ming Dynasty, are united in politics and have a harmonious relationship? Who knew you were so disrespectful, sir?"
As soon as these words came out, Jiajing also frowned, thinking that Yan Song's reaction was too slow, couldn't he cooperate with Xiao Feng in acting?
Do you have to expose your conflict in front of outsiders to embarrass me?
Yan Song knew Jiajing very well. As soon as he heard Xiao Feng's words, he knew that he had been deceived again unintentionally.
He was so filled with hatred that Xiao Feng, a bastard who was clearly at odds with Ke Zifan, still found time to trip him up!
Yan Song could only put away his angry face and put on a smiling face.
"Just now, I was thinking about what Mr. Xiao said about relieving the victims, and I got distracted for a moment.
What Mr. Xiao said is true. In our Ming Dynasty, everyone is united and has good governance and people.
Even people with flawed hearts can only pretend to be loyal ministers and upright officials for the rest of their lives if they don't want to be caught. "
Ke Zifan thought to himself, I believe this when others say it, what do you think? Why should I believe that your son has been like that and hasn't been caught yet killed?
Since Xiao Feng didn't take advantage of Miao Jiang's matter at all, Ke Zifan decided to use his final trump card! This trump card was handed to him by Yan Shifan himself!
"Master Xiao said that everyone in the court is united and the government is in harmony with the people, but I heard one thing.
Yesterday, Mr. Xiao slapped the current prince, His Highness Prince Jing, in front of the Xiao Mansion. How to explain this? "
Jiajing opened his eyes suddenly too many times today, and even his eyelids felt a little sore. He looked at Lu Bing, waiting for an explanation.
Lu Bing sighed secretly: "This happened yesterday night. King Jing asked the guards and Jin Yiwei to stay quiet. Later, he entered the Xiao Mansion and must have reconciled with Xiao Feng.
When I learned the news, it was already very late. I wanted to tell Long live the news at court today.
There were very few people on the street at that time. Ke Zifan knew so quickly that if he didn't have an informant, there was someone in the capital. "
Jiajing snorted dissatisfied. As a Taoist disciple, Xiao Feng slapped King Jing, which is not inexplicable.
But the principle is one thing, and the reality is another. You are the master, you can kneel down as a punishment, and you can slap your palms symbolically.
People say that you should not spank someone in the face, but haven’t you seen me spank civil servants in the butt as well? What does it mean if you slap my son?
All the officials were also shocked. Yan Song had already learned the news from Yan Shifan when he went out in the morning, but at this time he pretended to be shocked and pointed at Xiao Feng and scolded him angrily.
"It's contrary, it's contrary! You rely on your Taoist status and ignore the dignity of the royal family. How can it be unreasonable? It is really unreasonable!
Minister of Rites! Minister of the Ministry of Justice! What crime should Xiao Feng deserve for slapping the prince? "
The Minister of Rites was vacant at this time, and Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet, was also in charge. He grunted, but Yan Song didn't hear it clearly.
"Master Xu, what did you say?"
"Master Chief Assistant, I second your proposal."
"You..." I asked you to do the quiz questions, but you gave me multiple choice questions? If there is no answer, you must choose c
Yu Maojian, the Minister of Punishment who had been in the spotlight for a long time, miraculously came to the palace today, which made Liu Tai extremely depressed.
Because although Yu Maojian actually doesn't care about anything, as long as he is in the palace, it is not Liutai's turn to speak.
Yu Maojian looked at Yan Song tremblingly, with a confused look on his face: "Huh?"
Yan Song gritted his teeth and wished he could kick him away so that Liu Tai could speak. But of course he couldn't do that.
"I'm asking, what crime should Xiao Feng deserve for slapping the prince?"
Yu Maojian suddenly realized: "Slap the prince! Oh my god, who is so brave!"
Yan Song explained patiently: "Yu Shangshu, it's Xiao Feng, it's Xiao Feng!"
Yu Maojian nodded happily: "Yes, yes, it's Xiao Feng, it's Xiao Feng. What's wrong with Xiao Feng? Is the word test again?"
Yan Song saw that Yu Maojian was pretending to be stupid, so he gritted his teeth and stopped talking. Zhao Wenhua still refused to give up and shouted a reminder.
"Shang Shu Yu, slap the prince! Slap the prince!"
"Ah, yes, yes, slap the prince! Oh my God, who is so brave!"
Yan Song was furious: "You..."
Yu Maojian fell to his knees with a plop: "Long live, my ears and eyes are not working well and my reaction is slow. I am really old and decrepit. I hope Long live will be kind to me and let me retire and return to my hometown."
Jiajing snorted: "It doesn't matter, my dear, if you insist a little longer, I will naturally give you money and return home when a suitable candidate is found."
Liutai cannot be promoted, Zhang Juzheng is still too junior, and you are far from the level of an old fool.
You know that I have no idea how to deal with Xiao Feng, so I refuse to express my position, old fox!
After a long commotion, no one was willing to express their position, and Jiajing remained silent. Everyone still had to turn their attention to Xiao Feng and listen to his explanation.
Xiao Feng nodded sadly: "I did beat King Jing, because King Jing made a big mistake, and I had to educate him."
Yan Song said coldly: "No matter how big a mistake King Jing made, the clan's mansion is here and Long Live is here. Although you are masters and disciples of the Taoist sect, if you directly attack King Jing, you will not be able to escape the crime!"
Xiao Feng said proudly: "If it's an ordinary mistake, I can naturally try to persuade him, but the mistake he made is so big that I have to take action!"
Jiajing couldn't help but feel his heart sink. Like everyone else, he didn't know what was going on. He looked at Lu Bing, who also shook his head slightly.
"Long live, the time is too short, the incident happened suddenly, and King Jing refused to tell me, I still don't know the reason why Xiao Feng hit King Jing."
Jiajing prayed silently in his heart: It doesn't matter what mistakes he makes, it doesn't matter if he kills someone, it must not be a rebellion, and it must not be an attempt to murder King Yu!
As long as it's not these two things, I can do big things...
"He steals."
The ministers were silent, then in an uproar, all talking, even Ke Zifan was stunned.
Yan Shifan didn't tell him the whole story, and it was really not something he could tell that his leg had been cut off by his concubine.
But stealing things is a big mistake! Let alone a prince, even a child from an ordinary family would be beaten for stealing at most.
Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief, then got angry again. He was just stealing something. King Jing was still a child. You, the master, just do it!
Yan Song said angrily: "Prince Jing is young, how can stealing be considered a serious crime? You are clearly showing partiality and are using it as an excuse!"
Yan Song's words are very meaningful. If he said this normally, he would never dare.
Because he accused Xiao Feng of being partial, but he was actually implicitly involved in the factional struggle between princes, which was very dangerous.
According to Newton's third law, the effects of forces are reciprocal.
Yan Song accused Xiao Feng of favoring King Yu, and the reaction was that people would immediately think that Yan Dang favored King Jing.
Jiajing was the most sensitive to the factional struggle between princes, several times more sensitive than ordinary party struggle.
Historically, Yang Jisheng was eventually killed when Yan Shifan found out that the prince was involved in the memorial.
But at this moment, Yan Song took advantage of King Jing's beating and Long Live to be angry, and pretended to be angry without hesitation. If he said this, others would not think of him, but would only doubt Xiao Feng!
Of course Xiao Feng knew what this old duck was thinking, he said with a wry smile.
"Stealing something is not a big sin in itself. If it were left in an ordinary family's house, at most it would turn out to be a thief when it grows up, but if it is placed on the prince..."
Xiao Feng paused, reflecting on the dramatic effect, and then said calmly: "Stealing means trying to take something that does not belong to you as your own.
It stands to reason that when the prince grows up, he has everything he needs, so what else can he steal? "
Jiajing's heart moved when she heard Xiao Feng continue: "But stealing is a habit. Once it is formed, it cannot be changed by just changing it.
Therefore, if the children of ordinary families steal things, they do not need to be strictly controlled. If the princes steal things, then they must be disciplined in the most severe way in the world! "
After Yan Song heard Xiao Feng's entanglement, he knew that the situation was not good, so he could only pretend not to understand and change the topic.
"There are many ways to discipline, why do you want to slap the prince? If you can't explain this section, all the previous excuses will be excuses!"
This is what everyone thinks is the most unjustifiable thing about Xiao Feng. No matter what you say makes sense, why would you hit someone?
Don't you know that no matter how reasonable you are, as long as you take action, you will be unreasonable?
Xiao Feng took a deep breath and looked at Yan Song coldly: "Master Yan, these are the discipline rules of our Taoist sect. If you don't understand, don't ask questions."
Yan Song knew that Xiao Feng wanted to bullshit this most difficult part, how could he let him do so, he sneered.
"Is it still a rule to hit people? Okay, tell me the truth!"
Xiao Feng looked at him helplessly: "Should I tell the truth and the matter will be dismissed?"
Yan Song thought it couldn't be that easy. Just as he was about to speak, Jiajing said lightly: "If it makes sense, I'll give it up naturally."
Yan Song was stunned. Now that Jiajing had spoken, he couldn't hold on. Anyway, he didn't believe what Xiao Feng could say.
Xiao Feng looked at Yan Song: "Sir, you are learned, have you ever heard of a slap in the face? The master explains the truth to the disciple. If the disciple doesn't understand, the master will give him a stick, and the disciple will become enlightened."
Yan Song was stunned, of course he had heard of it: "Xiao Feng, it is the rule of Buddhist preaching to give a warning. You are a Taoist, don't fish in troubled waters!"
Xiao Feng said calmly: "Buddhism and Taoism have the same origin but different paths, but the principles of preaching, teaching, and solving doubts are the same.
The stick used in Buddhism is too rough, so I use my hands to be much gentler. "
Yan Song sneered and said: "Today Long Live is the real person of Taoism. If there is such a rule in Taoism, Long Live doesn't know? Who are you fooling?"
Xiao Feng shook his head: "Taoists have established sects, and each sect has different rules. Some are vegetarian, some are not afraid of meat and fish; some are not close to women, and some marry wives and have children.
Each sect has its own rules. As long as you have the Tao in your heart and are sincere and good, all the Tao will be harmonious but different, so there is no need to be rigid. Senior brother, am I right? "
Jiajing nodded and said there was nothing wrong with him, but it is still not good for you to hit my son. It is best not to hit him next time.
Yan Song was anxious, and saluted Jiajing and said: "Long live Xiao Feng, he has a thousand great ways at his mouth, long live the scholarly heavenly man, have you heard of any sect or sect that has ever used slapping to preach?"
Yan Song knew that Jiajing was very serious when it came to Taoist matters, and he would not be guilty of talking nonsense for Xiao Feng's sake.
Sure enough, Jiajing said calmly: "I have never heard of such a method."
Yan Song was overjoyed and had not spoken yet. Zhao Wenhua, who had not had a chance to express himself for a long time, finally couldn't bear it anymore and spoke before his adoptive father.
"Xiao Feng, long live the truth, you are just talking nonsense and trying to get away with it!
Which sect's rules govern the method of slapping someone to preach? It’s hard to say!
Say it, say it, can’t you say it? "
Xiao Feng looked at Zhao Wenhua and said in his heart that you are really indomitable. You have been tricked by me so many times and you still don't have a long memory. He smiled faintly.
"This is the rule of the World Sect. The rules of Taoism have always been established by the founders of the sect.
I would like to ask Mr. Zhao, as the pope of the Worldly Cult and the master of the Worldly Cult, do I have the right to stipulate the rules of the Worldly Cult? "
Yan Song took a breath of cold air. Damn it, this bastard is waiting here!
No wonder he is so confident! How could such a big thing as beating the prince be ignored like this?
Is this really the human brain? East Tower, it would be great if you were here!
Zhao Wenhua didn't expect that the good opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time would be rewarded with a slap in the face. When he was questioned by Xiao Feng, he was flustered, but he couldn't lose because of his momentum.
"I don't understand, I don't understand your sect's rules, who knows if you are talking nonsense.
I am a scholar, the rules of Taoism have nothing to do with me, I am too lazy to understand..."
Yan Song coughed heavily, and Zhao Wenhua suddenly woke up and realized that this was not a quarrel with Xiao Feng in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion, but in front of Long Live!
Jiajing frowned, very unhappy. What happened to the scholar? Are scholars of higher status than monks?
Damn it, do you look down on me?
Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua ceased their activities, all officials were convinced, and Jiajing's expression softened.
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Xiao Feng said something else.
"Of course, not everyone needs to be slapped and preached. For someone with the status of King Jing, I am naturally more cautious.
However, King Jing's master was Yan Shaoqing, who was a thief by nature, and his upper beam was not straight and his lower beam was crooked.
In order to prevent King Jing from going astray, I had to use extraordinary measures. I hope Long Live will understand! "
I don't know whether Jiajing was considerate or not, but Yan Song definitely couldn't be considerate. Xiao Feng even pointed at his nose and scolded him. He couldn't help it even if he had the city government.
"Xiao Feng, you...you, you are so wanton! You are so bloody!
Although my Yan Mansion is not luxurious, I have been greatly favored by Long Live. I have received many rewards, and I have plenty of food and clothing, so I have no shortage of anything.
You dare to accuse my son of stealing in front of the civil and military officials of the court. You... tell me, what did my son steal? If you can't tell me, I will never let you go! "
All civil and military officials in the court thought, no wonder Yan Song was angry. As a parent, you can be scolded yourself, but who can bear the scolding of your son?
What's more, he was called a thief. This charge was simply an insult to Yan Shifan! It's worse than scolding him for murder and arson!
Xiao Feng smiled, raised his fingers and said, "For example, stealing people, stealing money, stealing medicine, stealing jade..."
Yan Song had already held back enough energy to curse, but when he heard the fourth "stealing jade", he suddenly became discouraged and stopped without saying a word.
Except for a few people who knew it, most of the ministers didn't know the reason, but no one dared to ask. They just secretly wondered why Xiao Feng had said so much, but Yan Song, who was unwilling to give up, said nothing.
Seeing that Yan Song was finally honest, Xiao Feng smiled and looked back at Ke Zifan, who had been left out for a long time.
"Brother Ke laughed. We in the Ming Dynasty have always been united and united in politics. If we are dissatisfied with anything, we will quarrel in the hall. After the quarrel, we will still be dedicated to the country.
Throughout the dynasties, the reason why the government gradually became corrupt and weakened was because the officials were too scheming and only focused on exercising power without speaking out.
Now that the Mingjun is in the hall, all the ministers have made their thoughts known to the public. They are loyal to the Emperor and patriotic, and they can talk to others about everything.
With such a character and such a noble court, is it comparable to that of the chieftain of the Miao Territory or in the Mongolian Khan's tent? Do you still think Xiao Qin has a role? "
Ke Zifan was stunned. He had never seen such a court before. Even in his father's chieftain's house, everyone is friendly and friendly on the surface, but secretly they are fighting to the death.
Ke Zifan began to feel guilty. Xiao Qin said that the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty was fierce and could be exploited.
But now I see that the court is full of vitality. In a dynamic court, even if there are mistakes, they will be corrected.
Because as long as someone dares to speak and the superiors allow people to speak, all mistakes will be exposed and corrected.
The scariest thing is actually that everyone shouts "Long Live the Wise One", which is really bad.
But he didn't know that before Xiao Feng appeared, the Ming Dynasty Hall was the same. It was only after Xiao Feng appeared that it slowly became like this.
It’s not that Yan Song doesn’t have the magnanimity of the chief minister, it’s not that Liu Tai is not deep-minded enough, it’s not that the negotiation is not reserved and calm enough, it’s not that Zhao Wenhua is willing to jump over the wall.
Xiao Feng is really wicked, we can't help it!
Ke Zifan forced a smile and said: "This mission can be considered a success, but the terms proposed cannot be explained clearly in a few words. I ask the court to consider it carefully. In this case, I am resigning."
Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Why, brother Ke still misses the word "mission"?
Ke Zifan was agitated and quickly changed his words: "No, no, no. This time I met with the Holy Spirit to report my duties, I feel that I am satisfied. I also ask the court to be considerate of the loyalty of returning to Xinjiang and consider returning to Xinjiang."
Xiao Feng shook his head: "The matter is not over yet, Brother Ke, you are just asking for conditions. Now, we should talk about the last thing in your memorial."
Ke Zifan pretended to be confused: "I wonder what you are referring to?"
Xiao Feng said calmly: "I would like to express my gratitude and ask the imperial court to station troops, open a private school and educate the people of Miao territory!"
Some people died, but not completely...
