It's night, Yang Mansion.
Yang Shiqi felt uneasy. He had received his son's letter. His years of temple experience told him that someone had taken action against him.
However, he couldn't figure out who actually touched him.
The Empress Dowager is old and only wants to keep the Ming Dynasty running. It cannot be her, and it is impossible for the young emperor to be the one. He has no real power... Who is it?
Yang Shiqi frowned.
Although he was far away in the temple, how could he not know anything about his son's behavior?
Of course he tried to persuade his son, but to no avail.
With an old man who was a powerful influence in the capital, and local officials who were fawning over him, it was difficult for Yang Ji not to become inflated. It was not something he could do with just a few words of persuasion.
Yang Ji is not Yang Shiqi. He doesn't know the court's plot. He only knows that with his father here, no one can do anything to him, and no one dares to do anything to him.
Until I met Li Qing.
However, he didn't know Li Qing's identity or even his name. The letter only said that he was a young man.
Yang Shiqi sighed bitterly and placed the letter on the flame. As the letter burned, his old face became uncertain.
"No matter who it is, no matter who is scheming, they will eventually come up with their own plan. This time we lost the opportunity and can only take advantage of it." Yang Shiqi was a little tired and turned around to go to the side room.
The maid had already warmed the bed. It was warm, soft and comfortable, but Yang Shiqi was not sleepy at all.
This night was particularly difficult.
…
Finally, it was dawn.
Yang Shiqi stood up, put on his official robe, took a picture in front of the bronze mirror, straightened his appearance and went out.
He had no sleep all night, but he was particularly energetic.
The sedan swayed to the entrance of the palace, and Yang Shiqi got off the sedan. Colleagues who arrived one after another came up to say hello in a friendly tone.
Everything is the same as before.
He slowly let go of his anxious heart and rushed towards Fengtian Hall.
Maybe it was just a whim of the world, not a temple fight... He comforted himself.
Fengtian Temple.
The ministers gathered here. The Empress Dowager and the young emperor had not yet arrived. The ministers and close friends were chatting quietly, and the atmosphere was lively.
Yang Shiqi turned his head and glanced at Yu Qian. The latter looked at his nose, his nose and his heart, and frowned, as if he had something on his mind.
Yu Qian was indeed worried. Yesterday's scene lingered in his mind for a long time. Reason told him that he had nothing to do with the young man, but he subjectively believed that the two knew each other. Not only did they know each other, but they were also very familiar with each other.
He didn't know why he had such a mentality, and he couldn't understand it.
Just as he was thinking about something, he suddenly noticed someone watching him. Yu Qian looked up and saw Yang Shiqi looking at him blankly, nodding slightly.
Yang Shiqi also showed a kind smile in response.
The two fought fiercely in the court, but most of the time they were restrained and kept each other's face.
It is an unwritten rule in the court to laugh in the face and stab in the back.
The two just looked at each other and then thought about their own thoughts.
A quarter of an hour later, Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Qizhen came hand in hand.
The ministers stopped talking and paid homage.
"I wish you long live the Emperor, and wish the Queen Mother a Thousand Lives."
"All the ministers are equal." Zhu Qizhen was wearing black uniform today, which made him look more handsome with red lips and white teeth, but after all, he was too young and lacked some imperial aura.
The ministers thanked each other and stood up and stood in line.
The Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at the ministers and said: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and has a good grasp of the government. I am already old. In the future, all the ministers must do their best to assist me so that the Ming Dynasty will continue to prosper."
Baiguan's body trembled, and he could not hide his shock.
Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before the Queen Mother returned to power, but no one expected that this day would come so quickly and suddenly.
Without waiting for the ministers to react, the Empress Dowager Zhang turned and left without giving these people a chance to stay.
She is indeed old and doesn’t want to do it anymore.
The incident happened suddenly, and before the officials had time to think about it, the overall situation was decided. When they regained consciousness, Mrs. Zhang had already left.
For a moment, the court became chaotic, and everything was said.
Zhu Qizhen had expected this and only glanced at the eunuch on duty.
"Quiet~" The little eunuch raised his whisk, and his high-pitched voice drowned out everyone.
The noisy hall fell silent for a moment, but soon became noisy again.
Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath and said loudly: "Do you have the original performance?"
Did he go straight to the point and didn't mention the Queen Mother's return to power at all? Once it was mentioned, it would be another round of nonsense.
Although Zhu Qizhen is young, he is well versed in court battles - never follow the other side, otherwise you will only be led by the nose. At most, you will not lose, but you will never win.
He didn't want to mention it, but the ministers didn't want to let him get his wish, and still tried to bring the topic back to the return of the Queen Mother to power.
It's not that they have any objections to Zhu Qizhen, but that they haven't had time to make arrangements yet and don't want to change the 'boss' rashly.
"Do you have your own notes?" Zhu Qizhen's voice was louder, and his tone was slightly impatient.
"I have this memorial." The Minister of Rites said loudly.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Zhi.
Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his lips, "It's accurate."
"Your Majesty, I am impeaching Yang Shiqi, a great scholar in the cabinet and Minister of the Ministry of War, for committing a murder." Wang Zhi came up and said, "Yang Ji has brought trouble to the countryside by robbing people's daughters, digging people's graves, and seeking wealth and killing many people." Starting from ten.”
These were of course Zhu Qizhen's instructions. After Wang Zhen left yesterday, he came to Wang Zhi and gave him face-to-face advice.
Wang Zhi was a straight-tempered person. He and Yu Qian advanced and retreated together, and they had already disliked Yang Shiqi. Seeing that the emperor wanted to attack Yang Shiqi, he agreed without thinking.
The officials were dumbfounded again.
Wang Zhi actually publicly impeached Yang Shiqi, which shocked them even more than when the Queen Mother returned to power.
What a glorious scene Yang Shiqi is now. It can be said that more than 70% of the officials have taken refuge under him.
Isn't this Wang Zhi too reckless?
For a moment, everyone focused their attention on Yu Qian.
After all, Wang Zhi has always respected Yu Qian, and everything he does is based on Yu Qian's ideas.
Now that such a commotion has occurred, if it was not Yu Qian's idea, they would not believe it even to death.
Yu Qian was very surprised. He really didn't know about it because Wang Zhi didn't discuss it with him at all.
"Wang Shilang, you must provide evidence when you speak." Guo Jing, the official minister, who had been in prison for two years, came out of the job. "Where did you hear the news?"
After Guo Jing was avenged by Zhang Fu, she completely surrendered to Yang Shiqi.
Now that the opportunity to show off has come, I will naturally not miss it.
"How do you know about local affairs when you are in a temple?" Guo Jing pointedly pointed out and hummed: "I am afraid that some thoughtful people, in order to criticize Grand Scholar Yang, deliberately framed him to achieve ulterior motives. "
He said this to Yu Qian, but Yu Qian didn't care about him at all.
Wang Zhi smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am also from Jiangxi. This news was given to me by someone who sent me a letter from my second uncle's neighbor's brother-in-law, my mother-in-law's cousin's niece, and my husband's cousin. The information is absolutely accurate. .”
Guo Jinrao is shrewd, but he is also confused by this series of complicated relationships that are constantly being cut and confused.
He simply stopped thinking about it and said, "Your Majesty, this is clearly a malicious slander and there is no trace of truth. Please don't fall into Wang Zhi's trick."
"Treacherous plot?" Wang Zhi sneered, "The Ming Dynasty law contains clear words to slander officials and their families. If there is no real evidence, the slanderer will rebel against him. I am not an official, so how can I hear about it?"
After a pause, he replied sarcastically, "Master Yang hasn't said anything yet. What are you, Shangshu Guo, talking about here? Could it be that... a dignified official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs has become someone else's mouthpiece?"
"You...!" Guo Jing was furious.
"Okay." Zhu Qizhen slapped the paper weight and said solemnly: "Wang Aiqing, what should I do if there is no solid evidence?"
"I am willing to die to apologize!" Wang Zhi replied loudly.
The sound echoed in the hall, deafening.
This time, Guo Jing stopped talking.
Even a fool can see that Wang Zhi is desperate.
As the saying goes: A dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist.
Guo Jing took refuge in Yang Shiqi because he could rely on a big tree to get some shade. He did it for himself, rather than sincerely hurting Yang Shiqi. Now it seemed like a life and death situation, so how could he dare to get involved.
He immediately kept silent.
Not only him, but also the big bosses from the Ministry of Industry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Punishment all looked at their noses with their eyes, their mouths with their noses, and their hearts with their mouths, just like clay carvings and wood sculptures.
As a result, no one mentioned the Queen Mother's return to power.
Zhu Qizhen nodded: "Since Wang Aiqing is so sure, then we will investigate. However, if Yang Ji is not guilty, I will deal with you severely."
After a pause, he looked at Yang Shiqi, "What do Yang Aiqing think?"
Yang Shiqi's face was full of bitterness. He hesitated for a long time and could only say, "Your Majesty is wise."
He couldn't understand that this was what the little emperor ordered Wang Zhi to do. Even if he didn't agree to investigate, the little emperor would still investigate.
…
Dispersed.
Yang Shiqi walked out of the hall lonely. He had greeted him when he went to court, but all the officials who were fawning and flattering avoided him one by one.
No one is stupid. If Wang Zhi dares to do this, it is definitely not without purpose, just for fear of getting close to Yang Shiqi.
Yang Shiqi sighed in loneliness: Scholars look down on each other, but the world is so cold...!
He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and the 'vitality' that power had brought to him disappeared in an instant.
