Chronicle of Emperor Jing

These days, Qi Yuanheng has been sitting in the center at will, secretly influencing public opinion. Sun Ke's story has been widely spread, and now it is enough to contend with the rumors of the rumors. He also has a share of the credit, but the story has been uncovered again, and the source is not He, but someone else.

He and the Wei family, or others, were the ones who helped to stir up the flames. It was unknown who was the first to let the wind out.

In any case, this person must be on the side of them when he is letting out the wind at this time. Qi Yuanheng asked people to pay attention to find out who the person behind them is and whether there is a possibility of joining forces.

Within a few days, Yuan Hongjing brought a person to see him.

"Great Layman Qi!" When the visitor saw him, he was the first to bow his hands in salute.

Qi Yuanheng looked up, and saw that the person who came was a man in his thirties, with a handsome appearance, excellent appearance, and personable demeanor, which made people feel good about him.

Qi Yuanheng thought for a while, recognized who he was, was taken aback, immediately stood up, returned a big gift, and called: "Master Sun!"

"Now that I'm at home, I'm not an official. Layman Qi, please don't be too polite!" The man hurried forward and stretched out his hands to support Qi Yuanheng.

It turned out that the person who came here was the protagonist of the Sun Ke case, Sun Zhuangyuan, the county magistrate Sun himself.

That day, Sun Ke was so wronged that he narrowly escaped death, but because of this incident, the queen mother was furious and forced the emperor to exile Wei Yan. When the emperor thought of this incident, he felt very uncomfortable. I don't want to use him again, so that he has been idle at home for the past few years, reading and writing to kill time.

He was originally from Jingzhou, and his family had quite a lot of property, but his family was not rich, and he had been an only son for several generations. Before he passed the Jinshi examination, the whole family moved to the capital and bought a small house in the city. , I bought a big village outside the city to accompany him to study for the exam.

He was the number one scholar in high school and became a member of Zhongshushe. However, due to a temporary errand, he had the idea of ​​taking a shortcut and did not refuse the emperor's invitation to play chess with ulterior motives. The emperor was released far away, but his family has always lived in the capital.

He was imprisoned unjustly, and was escorted to Beijing. In order to save him, his family members went to the doctor in a hurry and spent a lot of money on management, but they didn't even get a word of truth.

However, Marquis Yongning, who never received any favor from his family, knew about this, but spoke out righteously, and the emperor moved forward to remonstrate, and finally let the emperor order a retrial of the case, returning his innocence.

But it was because of him that Yongninghou was exiled.

Sun Ke sometimes thinks about these things, and feels that the fate of life is often really unclear.I don't know who is more unlucky, he or Yongninghou.Maybe it's because of being on the emperor's side, it's just so involuntary.

Of course, he only dared to think about such words of slandering the emperor in his heart, and absolutely did not dare to let others know.

Marquis Yongning was speaking out of righteousness, if Sun Ke used property to thank him, it would make things worse, so after he was released from prison, he went to Wei Mansion empty-handed to thank him.At that time, the Marquis of Yongning politely treated him to a meal of tea and then saw off the guests.

Later, Marquis Yongning was exiled, and Sun Ke couldn't do anything about it, so he kept struggling with how he should repay this kindness. Until Marquis Yongning returned to the capital, he didn't find a suitable opportunity to come repay.

Marquis Yongning was loved by his family and the emperor, he had everything he needed, and he never thanked him for his great kindness. Of course, the kindness of life-saving and the suffering of exile cannot be easily ended.

This time the rumors suddenly broke out. Sun Ke had also experienced in the officialdom, and he was almost cheated to death. When he saw this posture, he immediately realized that someone was going to make things difficult for Yongninghou.

As for whether it is true or false, it really doesn't matter, the most important thing is what purpose you want to achieve with this matter.

Of course, some people will definitely be entangled in the truth and falsehood, and want to know whether Yongninghou is really deceiving the Lord, or whether the emperor really wants to dismiss the harem for him, but that is not the intention of those behind the scenes.

When Sun Ke came to his senses, he ordered his family to hire some idlers to let go of the rumors, and put his affairs of that day in front of everyone's eyes again for people to discuss.

However, he is single and weak. Although he has family members to help him, he can't make much trouble. Now he can fight against the rumors. Naturally, it is because other people have realized that it is indeed a good way to fight back. Let's fight together up.

After a few days, his housekeeper knew from the idlers that he was hired that someone was inquiring about him, and it wasn't just a group of people who were inquiring about him, so he got up to see Qi Yuanheng casually.

His matter had offended many people, including the emperor, but this time he made a move and offended many people. Others have nothing to do with the Marquis of Yongning and the Wei family, but dealing with him, an idler at home, is a matter of course. A breeze.

At times like this, of course he has to get closer to his teammates, so as not to fight alone, and not even know if someone secretly cheated on him.

In the officialdom, the reason why there are all kinds of cliques is because it is too easy to be blacked out by being alone.

Sun Ke almost used his head on his neck to understand this truth, and he will definitely not make this mistake again at this time.

Although Qi Yuan Heng Qi Daju is an idle cloud wild crane and has no official status, he has made good words, and the emperor sent an edict to the world to praise him. In today's Qingliu people's discussion, his opinions are the leader, and he has an extraordinary friendship with Yongning Hou , is a more suitable candidate.

As for why Sun Ke didn't have direct contact with the Marquis of Yongning, or the Wei family, of course there was a reason.

Still the same sentence, if he gets too close to the Wei family, the reputation of Yongninghou, a loyal and righteous man, will be reduced by a few points, and he has no direct relationship with the Wei family, so people can be convinced that Yongninghou is so righteous , only for justice, not for personal friendship.

In this way, the Marquis of Yongning is an upright and loyal minister. If someone spreads the word that he deceives the Lord, it must be a slander.

All of the above are the reasons why Sun Ke came to see Qi Yuanheng today.

"Sun Zhuangyuan, please take a seat!" Qi Yuanheng saw that he was so polite, so he didn't pay him much courtesy, changed his address, and stretched out his hand to invite him to take a seat.

Of course, Sun Ke would not be so pushy, so he gave way to him, and the two sat next to each other.

Soon, a waiter came into the quiet room with a tray and served tea.

"Sun Zhuangyuan, please use tea!" Qi Yuanheng raised the teacup at hand and gestured to Sun Ke.

"Good tea!" Sun Ke took a sip and praised.

It is winter now, and the tea is old tea, but because it is well preserved, it is still fragrant.

"I don't dare to take credit for this, it's the credit of the master here." Qi Yuanheng chatted with him, not in a hurry to talk about business.

There is no need to say clearly why Sun Ke came, Qi Yuanheng knew it.

Of course, there is no need for Sun Keduo to say who was the one who made the news at the beginning, Qi Yuanheng also understood.

It's that simple when smart people talk to smart people, and many things don't need to be said too clearly.

The two chatted about romance, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and after three rounds of tea, Qi Yuanheng finally got down to business.

"Sun Zhuangyuan, I'm thinking, the situation is stalemate now, so why don't we open another battlefield and talk about whether it is good or bad to dismiss the harem this time?"

As soon as Sun Ke heard it, he understood what he meant.

If it is a good thing for the emperor to disband the harem, other people will not have a reasonable position to accuse Marquis Yongning.

No matter what the emperor is for, if the emperor does a right thing, and others accuse the person who made the emperor do it as a courtier, then this person himself is a big treacherous minister.

"Layman Qi's idea is very good. Although Sun is not talented, he is willing to write and write, and do his best." Sun Ke nodded in agreement.

Of course, his words are polite words, he can be appointed as the number one scholar by the emperor, he is naturally a generation with outstanding literary talents.

"Sun Zhuangyuan is too polite, why don't I ask someone to send paper and ink, and we are here, writing a document, and confirming each other?" Qi Yuanheng thought of this, and without delay, he immediately acted.

"That's great!" Sun Ke didn't object, and agreed immediately.

He came to see Qi Yuanheng today to show that he was going to get closer to the Wei family. At this time, it is appropriate to make some efforts.

If he is useless for anything, he is too embarrassed to appear here.

Seeing that he agreed, Qi Yuanheng stood up without further delay, walked to the door, opened the door of the quiet room, and gave a few instructions to the outside.

Soon, some waiting halls brought paper, ink and other items.

The two of them took a corner of the book case, pondered for a moment, held the pen with their left hand, and began to write an article.

Qi Yuanheng's style of writing is open and close. He used the past to describe the present, and quoted extensively, proving that the emperor dismissed the harem, cared for the common people, and favored the weak women in the harem.

Sun Ke's style of writing is graceful and restrained. He wrote a mourning and thanking article in the tone of a harem lady. The front is a lonely beauty in the deep palace, and the back is a reunion of flesh and blood to thank God. Likes and praises.

The two of them wrote and finished almost at the same time.

After finishing the work, the two exchanged with each other, carefully read each other's masterpieces, looked at each other and smiled, and felt a little bit of sympathy for each other.

They did not sign these two articles. After the ink on the rice paper dried up, Qi Yuanheng had people send hundreds of copies to be printed, and distributed them that night.

The next day, the streets and alleys were talking about it.

Of the two of them, one is a well-known celebrity, and the other is the number one scholar in Tianxi's second year. Of course, both of them are first-rate in writing.

The so-called expert will know if there is one as soon as he makes a move.

A master writes an article, and he can say that there is no reason for it, not to mention whether it is reasonable or not.For example, for a person like Minghui County Lord, everything she gets now is what she is willing to do. She must think that the emperor is very good, while Concubine Zhou and others have various reasons for not wanting to leave the palace. They must think that it is very bad for the emperor to do so. .

But among the common people, there are not many people who can objectively analyze this matter. Most of them just follow what others say. Whoever says it well will believe what other side says. Now that the two articles appear, they will lead to public opinion. The nose is gone.

Among the scholars, there are not a few people who are persuaded by their articles, especially many scholars who have not yet entered the officialdom. They have no interest in both parties in this matter, so it is easier to talk from the heart.

These people have not yet been sharpened by the officialdom, and they still have ideals and enthusiasm in their hearts. Speaking from the heart, they must agree with this point of view.

Therefore, in just a few days, the Qingliu Minshuo turned into praising the Emperor Mingjun for dismissing the harem.

The emperor is a Mingjun, what is against him, what is condemning the Marquis of Yongning, do people need to say more?

In just a short while, the pressure on the courtiers became greater, and the hat of a treacherous minister would soon be worn on their heads.