Compared with Yang Shiqi's sad exit, Yan Keng's departure was extremely grand.
Zhu Qizhen issued an edict to confer Yan Keng as the Grand Master, and rewarded him with countless gold, silver, cloth, and precious medicinal materials and supplements.
When Yan Keng left the capital, the orthodox emperor personally came to the city gate to see him off!
This is the ultimate honor.
The two said goodbye in the suburbs, talking for several hours, and finally separated at dusk.
It is recorded in history that "the emperor held the sword in his hand and shed tears", which shows the emperor's deep feelings for this imperial master.
Zhu Qizhen stood outside the city gate of Beijing, watching Yan Keng's motorcade drive away.
From this day on, he will face the ups and downs of the court alone.
The courtesy that Yan Keng received was also seen by all the courtiers, and their hearts were filled with envy and shock.
The emperor personally sent him off, which was undoubtedly the pinnacle of human affairs and the supreme honor.
Many people are secretly regretting: Why didn't I compete for the position of Emperor Master back then?
But in fact, it is useless for them to argue. The relationship between Yan Keng and Zhu Qizhen has surpassed that of many imperial teachers and emperors in history. This is due to his unique education method, which cannot be copied by others.
But all said and done, Yan Keng left after all.
He left the temple and gave up his supreme power.
There is a saying that people should take tea to cool down, and this is true.
When Yan Keng was around, not only the whole court was full of hawks and dogs, but there were also many people who took refuge in him, which also made his decrees very smooth, and almost no one would object.
But now he's gone.
And his son Jun Jun is just a small military judge.
I don’t know how many of Yan Keng’s subordinates, who are higher than the fifth rank, have taken refuge with him? How can it be.
In an instant, Yan Keng's men dispersed one after another.
Of course, this does not mean that such a big thing as the Yan family has collapsed. Among other things, Yan Keng has led several imperial examinations. Many ministers in this dynasty are still Yan Keng's disciples. This is a terrible political deal. resource.
Many people promoted by Yan Keng are naturally bound to the Yan family. They may seem to be neutrals now, but if something goes wrong, they will still lend a helping hand.
However, it is true that a large number of people are just outsiders.
Without the leader, even the Yan family's confidants were forced to hibernate. This made the Yan family in the court seem as if trees fell down and hozens dispersed in an instant.
Some people couldn't help but think about it.
These people are headed by the officials.
The Yan Guan was composed of Yu Shi and Liu Ke Shizhong, and they were not well received by Chen Guogong.
Although there are indeed many civil servants who speak out and dare to remonstrate, many more people do not have such high moral character.
In particular, the officials can get wind of the impeachment without being punished, which makes these guys become more and more unscrupulous, and even deviate from the original intention of setting it up. They scold anyone they don't like, and make up impeachment memorials at random.
Especially in the six subjects, they can not only scold you, but also deny the emperor's decree, which makes Yan Keng unbearable.
Therefore, during the period when Yan Keng was assisting the government, they were severely suppressed. Anyone who dared to take the lead would be impeached by Yan Keng's men, and then Yan Keng would naturally let him return to his hometown.
A good man will not suffer the immediate loss, and the officials kept their mouths shut obediently.
Seven years, do you know how we spent these seven years?
The speakers' eyes filled with tears.
Now it's finally time to fight back.
So just a few days after Yan Keng retired, at the court meeting one day, a censor stood up.
"I, Luan Conggui, impeach Chen Guogong Yan Keng for twelve major crimes!"
It was hard for the censor to compile twelve crimes, and he even included lifestyle issues and other issues.
But the only thing that is relevant is the "authoritarian power" inside.
Luan Conggui was not a fool. He dared to stand up, so he naturally thought he had figured out the emperor's mind.
As the little emperor grew up, he must be dissatisfied with Yan Keng. After all, he was a majestic emperor, but he was suppressed by a minister for seven years. Moreover, they heard that Yan Keng's education was also strict. They thought that the little emperor must hate him. It turns out that this guy was just forced to compromise because the power was in Yan Keng's hands.
In fact, it was not just him, but many people had this idea. Seeing Luan Conggui step forward, they secretly sighed in their hearts, but they were actually overtaken by this guy.
As Luan Conggui recounted the story, he couldn't help but feel excited.
If you figure it out correctly, the benefits will definitely be great.
He was already secretly happy in his heart.
However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, an inkstone flew down from above and hit Luan Conggui hard on the head.
A big hole was opened in an instant, and blood spurted out, mixing with the ink.
Luan Conggui was stunned. He touched his head in disbelief, then raised his head and saw the furious Zhu Qizhen.
At this time, the little emperor had already stood up. His fists were clenched tightly, his eyes were glaring, and veins appeared faintly on his head.
"How brave! Chen Guogong is my teacher, the second son of King Jingping, the former chief minister, and the late emperor's entrusted minister! Who are you? You are just a seventh-rank official. How dare you speak nonsense about Chen Guogong's right and wrong? , so brave!”
"Authority? The power I gave him! How do you get the qualifications to make comments? You also often go in and out of the house... I think this is something that only you can do!"
Everyone was dumbfounded. They had never seen the emperor so furious.
The roar of the young dragon shook the sky!
"Pull it down, give me two hundred court sticks, and give me a severe beating! After the beating, order the Jin Yiwei to punish him for slandering the minister!"
Zhu Qizhen said fiercely, with an expression as if he wanted to eat Luan Conggui alive.
"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to punish someone for what you say. It is your duty to be an official and speak out." Seeing that his subordinates were about to suffer, Yushi Zuodu stood up. He was telling the truth. Officials cannot be punished for what they said. This is a rule, but you can't break.
Two hundred imperial staffs were used to kill him, and he still asked for guilt?
"Pa!" But it was Zhu Qizhen who slapped his palm on the table.
But Yushi Zuodu looked at him firmly and had no intention of giving in.
The power of the Supervisory Office to speak out about officials and report matters must never be taken away.
Zhu Qizhen gritted his teeth.
He stared at Luan Conggui, who was trembling and kowtowing on the ground, rolled his eyes, and had an idea.
"Luan Yushi, you did a good job. Although there were many rumors during the impeachment, your courage to speak out and remonstrate is commendable. I decided to reward you." Zhu Qizhen's face suddenly changed and he smiled.
"Huh???" Luan Conggui didn't know why the emperor suddenly changed his tune, and looked up at Zhu Qizhen in confusion.
"I have decided to promote you to the rank of fifth-grade doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette." Zhu Qizhen smiled.
"Your Majesty, this..." Zuodu Yushi certainly knew what the emperor was planning,
"Why, I wanted to punish him and you stopped him. Now I want to promote him, do you want to stop him too?" Zhu Qizhen's eyes widened and he was about to get angry.
"Yes..." Zuodu Yushi was helpless. He knew that this was the limit of the emperor's concession, so he could only look at Luan Conggui with sympathetic eyes.
Not only him, but also all the ministers' eyes were faintly cast on Luan Yushi, who was trembling all over.
This guy is going to suffer a lot.
Although he doesn't attack now, it is probably just to give face to the censor of Zuodu. In less than two days, Luan Conggui will probably be in trouble.
However, his sacrifice was worth it. At least he made the officials see Yan Keng's transcendent status in Zhu Qizhen's heart.
This is an untouchable threshold.
(End of chapter)
