Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Victory

It seems that everything has become clear, Lu Bing is dead, Yan Shifan has left, the emperor is tired of him, and the good days of Yan Song, an old Jianghu, are finally over. But Xu Jie found that even though the situation was extremely favorable for him, the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time still did not appear.Decades of political fighting experience told him that if he launches an attack, he must pursue it to the end, but he must not act rashly until he is sure of victory. Jiajing has been inseparable from Yan Song. From the 17th year of Jiajing, Yan Song has been with him almost day and night for more than 20 years. He knows his temper and his preferences. There has been a relationship between the two of them that surpasses that of monarchs and ministers. That's why Yan Song was able to gain Jiajing's full trust, and use this trust to eliminate dissidents and seek benefits.

That is to say, even if there is a rift between them, it doesn't mean that Yan Song will be finished. At most, he will be scolded and punished. The so-called dismissal is really a distant fairy tale. Xu Jie knew this clearly, so he was not in a hurry. He had waited for twenty years, and he didn't care about waiting for a few more years. The advantage was already on his side, and what he needed now was just the final touch. Xu Jie is no longer afraid of waiting. The bloody experience of the past years has made him understand that in the endurance race of politics, no matter how good the situation is at the moment, only those who persevere to the end are the real winners.Compared with Yan Song, he has one of the biggest advantages—young.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, life is still very long, if you can't fight to death, you can also kill you. With the awareness of waiting for the farewell of Yan Song's body, Xu Jie began another round of waiting. He originally thought that he would have to wait for a long time this time, but soon after, an unexpected guest arrived, breaking all the tranquility. Xu Jie had always been suspicious of what Tang Shunzhi said before he left. He wanted to ask more questions, but unexpectedly, in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing (1560), this mysterious comrade died due to overwork.

People are inherently mortal, but you have to leave a few words, explain the matter clearly before leaving, and leave this puzzle, what is the matter.Just when Xu Jie scratched his head and was at a loss, that person really appeared. It should be said that this is a person Xu Jie is no stranger to, although the two have never met before.His name is He Xinyin. More than 30 years ago, the great Wang Shouren left four teachings on the teaching of the mind on the Tianquan Bridge, and passed away shortly thereafter. However, facts have proved that thoughts are indelible, and his teachings of the mind have survived tenaciously, and prevalent in the world.

But according to the glorious tradition of academia, as long as it is about ideas and theories, there must be disputes, there are sects, and Xinxue is no exception. After Wang Shouren's death, his disciples split into left and right factions due to different opinions.The right school, also known as the Jiangyou school, is recognized by later generations as the authentic descendant.But what was unexpected was that not only was the representative of this school not a direct disciple of Wang Shouren, he didn't even have a teacher at all. He was Xu Jie's teacher Nie Bao. Although his name is not correct and his words are not right, Nie Bao has become one of the academic leaders of Jiangyou School by virtue of his years of hard work and solid academic foundation. With Wang Ji, they partially revised Wang Shouren's theory and became the Wang Xue Zuo School, also known as the Zhezhong School. Therefore, although Xu Jie and Tang Shunzhi were both Wang Shouren's second-generation disciples, they belonged to different schools.

But it turns out that it was not the above two factions that had the greatest influence on later generations, but another faction that was inconspicuous at the time—the Taizhou School. As the second branch of the left, the Taizhou School has the most radical and sharpest views, and the founder of this school is Wang Gen, the most restless disciple of Wang Shouren. This person who wanted to make fun of Wang Shouren back then, wearing a white coat and a white hat to show off in the market, is really not a master of living and working in peace and contentment. Under his explanation, Xinxue has become a sharp sword against feudal ethics, not only scolding the Four Books and Five Classics, Even the sage Confucius has become the object of criticism, and He Xinyin is the successor of this school.

This is the end of the introduction of the gang issue. It can be seen that a good man is a good man. Comrade Wang Shouren has only been dead for more than 30 years, and he has created so many sects. He is a member of the Wang family, but the relationship is not very good. As the most peculiar figure in the Taizhou School, He Xinyin has an extremely complicated background. He Xinyin, originally named Liang Ruyuan, was born in the eleventh year of Zhengde (1517). Although this man is not a high-ranking official and has an ordinary appearance, he is an extremely powerful person. He has extensive contacts and complicated social relationships. In today's words, he is a black and white A role that everyone can eat.

What is even more frightening is that this person has no beliefs and no taboos. He despises imperial power, does not believe in gods, and criticizes Confucius severely. So in addition to his real name, he also got a nickname - "He Kuang". In addition, he also hated feudal ethics, and once publicly advocated the liberation of individuality, thinking that the government could do nothing but toss about it, and it would be better to abolish it. At that time, he was roughly regarded as an anarchist and a dangerous element in society. Because of his radical views and his tendency to make trouble, even the comrades of the Taizhou School didn’t like him. For example, Zhao Zhenji, a high-ranking court official at the time, later Minister of Rites, and cabinet scholar Zhao Zhenji, belonged to the same school as him, but hated this wild Unruly dear friend, never get in touch with each other.

But no matter what the difference is, it is just a matter of opinion in the final analysis. As the inheritors of Wang Xue, they always adhere to the same belief and courage: King Ning rebelled, so he defeated King Ning, and Yang Tinghe was domineering, so he drove away Yang Tinghe. Ebb and flow, but the mainstay, proudly not to fall. Now it is Yan Song, who, for his own self-interest, eats a vegetarian meal, kills innocent people, has many party members, and is a high-ranking Yan Song, so Wang Shouren's spiritual flame is ignited again: Kuang supports the righteous way, bare-handed, and dares to fight dragons and snakes!

It was under the reflection of the blazing flames that Xu Jie, a disciple of the Jiangyou School, He Xinyin, a disciple of the Taizhou School, and Tang Shunzhi, a disciple of the Zhezhong School who had died, eliminated all their sect views, and there were three sects in one school. Finally united again for a common goal. Contrary to Xu Jie's expectations, He Xinyin understood the current situation very well. They conducted a detailed comparison of the strength of the enemy and us again, and only then discovered that the strength of Wang Xuemen was so powerful. Apart from those small fish and shrimps and Xu Jie himself, Ouyang De, Minister of Rites who appeared in the code word, is a loyal believer in Xinxue, and Xu Jie's teacher, Nie Bao, also served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Prince Taibao, If these old guys are ignored, there are also Zhao Zhenji, the right servant of the Ministry of household affairs, the left servant of the Ministry of rites, Li Chunfang, Zhang Juzheng's old classmate, and so on.

However, the problem is that although there are a lot of ministers and deputy ministers in this group, there are no geniuses like Lu Bing and Yang Bo, and they can't play a role at all. The only one who can really be useful is Xu Jie himself. Probably because he was afraid that Xu Jie would not be depressed enough, He Xinyin further pointed out a crueler fact: Even you, Xu Jie, are useless. For more than ten years, you have been thinking about the same question: how to get rid of Yan Song.You work hard and endure pains, just want to find the answer to this question, but in fact, the answer is always in front of you, but you turn a blind eye. In fact, the answer to the riddle is very simple: in this world, there is only one person who can get rid of Yan Song - the emperor. Jiajing is already in his fifties, and he is no longer the one who plays tricks on the courtiers. Although he is obsessed with cultivating Taoism and used to being served and bewitched by Yan Song, he is still the emperor, a smart emperor. And under the control of such a person, no one can openly get rid of Yan Song, except himself. That is to say, even if Yan Song is no longer trusted, even if the time is ripe, to completely solve Yan Song, you must get the approval of the emperor, and relying on Xu Jie's influence, this is really an impossible task. Xu Jie reluctantly agreed with He Xinyin's point of view, but he was not discouraged, because he knew that the solution might be in the heart of this person in front of him: "Then can you do it?" "Yes, I have a solution." He Xinyin replied confidently. In this world, everyone will have things that they don't know, no matter how smart people are, including Jiajing. And once there is a question but no answer, people's first reaction is to ask someone, but if no one can answer the question, then who should they ask? Jiajing encountered such a difficult problem. He had many questions, such as what is the future of the country, will there be a famine next year, how long can I live, etc., but the ministers dare not and cannot answer these questions because he is the emperor, and He is very self-willed, if he thinks he is smart, he will be beheaded if he makes trouble. But this did not bother Jiajing, he quickly thought of a solution to the problem, since he could not ask people, he should ask God. Although the immortals do not live in the same community as us, and do not communicate on the phone or access the Internet, after long-term scientific research by the Chinese people, they have finally found a way to communicate with the immortals, such as high-tech methods such as jumping the gods and upper body, and become famous. The dross and garbage have been passed down to this day. However, the above-mentioned methods are all used by ordinary people, and the emperor naturally has his own unique way of doing it, and the system in Jiajing is called Fushi. The so-called Fuji is a mysterious thing. The general method is that the emperor writes the questions to be asked on paper, then seals them, and the eunuchs hand them over to the Taoist priests, and then the Taoist priests burn them in public. The right is to be transferred to the gods. That's the end of the question. So where to find the answer?You can't expect a brick to fall from the sky with "I don't know" written in big characters on it. The correct procedure is this: first find a sand table, build a shelf on the sand table, there are two tree branches on the shelf, and two eunuchs hold them with their fingers respectively, and wait until the Taoist priest burns the emperor's question, no, it is handed over Immortal, the two of them immediately had a stroke, closed their eyes tightly, and let their fingers scribble on the sand. This is the answer of the immortal. Some people may ask, what should I do if the painting is completely different, I tell you, it doesn’t matter, the emperor will naturally think about it, after all, we can’t count on the calligraphy level of the gods. For more than 20 years, the emperor has been communicating with the gods, exchanging ideas, and asking questions in this way, so the question arises again. With Jiajing's character, how can he study the inexplicable symbols that appear in Fushi for decades? ? Jiajing is not a patient person, so the answer is that what he saw were not ghost symbols, but recognizable Chinese characters. In fact, you can write a standard answer with your finger on a tree branch, but there is one condition-intentional, as long as you are not possessed by a ghost, as long as you have a clear consciousness, your wrist can allow you to write a clear answer. Chinese characters, of course, this is by no means the intention of the gods, but your own answer. That is to say, the so-called immortal hotline that Mr. Jiajing worked so hard to obtain was only written by a few Taoist eunuchs, but because he expected too much information from heaven, he still believed in it for decades without complaint or regret. In fact, this is no wonder Taoist priests and eunuchs, they are forced to, you write those boring questions, and you are not allowed to read, but you have to reply to the letter, and you can’t understand it if you doodle, and you will lose your temper if you don’t understand it. Or the servants suffer, be it Taoist priests or eunuchs, everyone comes out to mess around, but they just want to make a living, so why bother to be human, just fool around like this. But in this trick, the most critical person is not the emperor, but the Taoist priest who burned the paper. Because he is the person who transfers the emperor's questions, and is also the most important part, this position has always been held by the emperor's most trusted Taoist priests, such as Shao Yuanjie before, Tao Zhongwen later, and now Lan Daoxing. Lan Dao Xingren lived up to his name, and he was really good at it. It was said that he was very accurate in fortune-telling and had a great reputation, so he was elected into the palace to serve the emperor, and was given the job of burning paper. This is how He Xinyin's first step plan came to fruition. This Mr. Lan Daoxing is certainly a Taoist priest, but besides believing in the Supreme Lord, he also believes in Wang Shouren. As a Taoist priest and friend of He Xinyin, Lan Daoxing seems to be as interested in learning about the mind as he is in cultivating alchemy, and as a loyal member of Wang Xuemen, they have a common enemy-Yan Song. This is the most complicated moment in the political situation. Yan Song loses power and begins to shrink his defense. Xu Jie gains power, but cannot eradicate his opponent. In this fog, the sober and wise He Xinyin finally found the only breakthrough - Jiajing. Jiajing is a very smart person, he guards against ministers and hates eunuchs, but he also has his own weakness - Taoist priests.Only Taoist priests can gain his trust, and only Taoist priests can really influence his decisions. So in a support session not long after, Comrade Jiajing had an in-depth communication with the gods. This time, Comrade Jiajing raised a very profound question: Why has the world not been governed? Of course, according to the procedures, the question he raised was sealed, and only the gods knew about it, but when he handed over the note to Comrade Lan Daoxing, because the gods were on a business trip, Lan Daxian naturally did his part and temporarily acted as the spokesperson Role. So when the paper with the problem was burned in public, under the control of the stroke eunuch, the god's answer was revealed on the sand table: "Traitors are in power, but virtuous officials are not!" (Special reminder: The punctuation is provided by me kindly) Seeing that the god had spoken, Jiajing immediately wrote a second note: "Who is the traitor? Who is the sage?" The fairy replied again: "A treacherous minister is like Yan Song, and a wise man is like Xu Jie." From this point of view, the popularity of Yan Song and Xu Jie is so high that even gods know about it. The fooling continues, but if you think that Comrade Jiajing is so easy to fool, you are wrong.The wise emperor questioned: "If that's the case, why aren't traitors punished by heaven?" I believe that when Lan Daoxing peeked at this question, his spirit was extremely tense, but he did not panic, but gave a perfect answer: "Leave it to the emperor to judge himself!" It turned out that God also respected him, Jiajing was finally satisfied, and Yan Song's fate was sealed. Since God doesn't like Yan Song anymore, it's better to let him go away, otherwise God probably won't sign and stamp his longevity report. This is roughly the true feeling of Comrade Jiajing after that day. The news quickly reached Xu Jie's ears, and he immediately became excited because he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for for more than ten years had finally arrived. So he called Zou Yinglong. "Now is the time to act." When Zou Yinglong heard these words, he agreed without hesitation. After the humiliation and forbearance, the time to fight back finally came. "I'll write a memorial to impeach Yan Song immediately!" He was gearing up, ready to do it right away. Xu Jie stopped him, and smiled mysteriously: "It's natural to write bullets, but the target is not Yan Song." Zou Yinglong was stunned for a moment, then nodded, Jiang is still old and hot, that's right, the real target should be another person. He rushed home immediately, and wrote the famous memorial overnight. Although historically, the talent and popularity of this bullet were far inferior to those of Yang Jisheng and Hai Rui, it was still effective. Soon, Jiajing saw this strange article, which was really straight to the point: "Yan Shifan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, relies on his father's power, and has no tires of patents!" In view of the length of the article, there are not many excerpts here. After listing many crimes, Zou Yinglong wrote a sentence that is very rare in bullets: "I beg you to behead the head of the world and hang it in the city, as a warning to be vicious and unfaithful!" The knives were all exposed, and it could be said to be murderous. Although brother Zou acted according to orders, he is still worthy of praise, because at the end of this memorial, there is such a sentence: "Gou Chen's words are not true, and Gan Fu will be slaughtered!" This is the legendary death-defying. The central idea of ​​this article is nothing more than the following meaning: Yan Shifan is a villain with numerous crimes, please kill him, His Majesty, if there is anything untrue in what I said, your Majesty will kill me! The anger accumulated for twenty years finally broke out, there is no need to bear it any longer, and there is no need to retreat any longer. Life, death, success or failure depend on this hammer deal! This heavy hammer hit the right person, at the right time, at the right target. Xu Jie was extremely clever. He knew that Yan Song had fallen out of favor, but he also knew that Jiajing would never have the heart to do anything to Yan Song after more than 20 years of friendship.Therefore, in order to completely defeat Yan Song, Yan Shifan must be defeated first. Yan Shifan is Yan Song's think tank and the pillar of the Yan Party, and more importantly, Jiajing has no reason to be soft on this person. Soon, the emperor showed his wrath. He issued several decrees in a row, strictly ordering Yan Shifan to be arrested and put in prison. He is innocent, but you are his father after all, and you have to bear some educational responsibilities anyway, so I understand you, and now you are removed from all official positions, and you don't have to take care of things anymore, so you can retire and go home to take care of yourself!As for your retirement salary, I will also pay it regularly. At this time, it was May of the 41st year of Jiajing (1562). Yan Song, who received the imperial decree, was like a thunderbolt. He had expected such a day, but he did not expect it to come so fast and with such a strong momentum, but the old hooligan is the old hooligan. Shang Mizhe pleaded with the emperor, saying that he is in good health and can work for a few more years (a few more greedy years), hoping to continue to play light and heat for Daming. But what he waited for was not the emperor's persuasion and emotion, but the urging of the court officials: he is already a retired person, why not go on the road?Get out! In this way, Yan Song, an evergreen tree in the political arena, who spent half his life in the rivers and lakes and served as the chief assistant for more than ten years, finally fell. At this moment, it has been six years since Shen Lian's death, eight years since Yang Jisheng's death, and fifteen years since Xia Yan's death. But victory came after all. History has told us this truth time and time again: Justice and justice may be late, but never absent from school. Everything went so smoothly, Yan Song fell, Yan Shifan was imprisoned, Yan's party fell apart, and the victory seemed to belong to Xu Jie. When Zou Yinglong became famous because of the hit of the play, Yan Shifan was sad and sang prison songs, and the court was full of joy, but Xu Jie went to visit a special guest in a place that no one expected. He went to Yan Song's house, and the purpose of going was to comfort Yan Song's wounded heart. Like everyone else, Yan Song was greatly surprised, but besides the surprise, he was also grateful. At this time, Comrade Xu Jie was still so generous. He was really a good person, so he paused and thanked him a thousand times. What is certain is that Xu Jie is not insane, nor will he suddenly turn to do good deeds.As the instigator of all this, the reason for this is only because he knows very well that everything is not over yet. This is a very correct judgment. After more than ten years of struggle, the most powerful treacherous party in the history of the Ming Dynasty, an era mixed with countless wisdom and conspiracy, and a generation of geniuses, such a wonderful performance, absolutely will not be hasty Curtain call. The real fun has just begun, Xu Jie finished his move, now it's Yan Song's turn.