Chapter 612: The opening of Zhongyuan

July 3, commonly known as the Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival. Although it cannot be ranked one or two in the Chinese solar terms, it is definitely an important festival and has many taboos.

The seventh month of the second year of Chongzhen was different from the Zhongyuan Festival in previous years. On the sixth month of the year, the emperor gathered the well-known people in the world, and the great monks and masters preached, making a water and land temple to save the souls of the dead, and paying homage to the soldiers and the people. All the famous monks and masters and masters rushed to the capital early.

Also, literati and scholars from all over the world gathered in the capital to discuss the grand event of education, and there was also a dispute over the Confucian word "Confucian".

If we include the aristocratic families, landlords, and wealthy businessmen from all over the world to find ways to seek development, it can be said that the city of Beijing during the Zhongyuan Festival in the second year of Chongzhen was in the mid-year lunar month!

In the court, the battle between the important officials was calm and there was almost no turmoil. It seemed that this matter involved the energy of the important officials, leaving the important officials without the energy to engage in the struggle any more.

The hard fighting in the court is a middle-level, with a low level and a little heavy weight. The ministers at this level are fighting fiercely. Impeach this today, impeach that tomorrow, and reveal the inside story today, and have the foundation to reveal that tomorrow, and they are very happy to fight. However, although these people are fighting fiercely, in Beijing, where countless aristocratic families, high-ranking officials, nobles, scholars, monks and great monks gather together, their voices are squeezed to the edge. The things and struggles they dominate are nothing to these top aristocratic families and figures in the Ming Dynasty, and they are disdainful and always praise them in trivial matters.

These top families and top figures in the Ming Dynasty knew that if the emperor had such a big move, something shocking would definitely happen. What everyone was concerned about was the emperor's movements, or the destiny of the country! Or where should the Ming Dynasty go?

During these days of Yang Jingjing, he was a little quiet. There was no fighting in the court. The important officials around him seemed to have discussed it. In addition to doing things seriously, he would no longer disturb Yang Jingjing.

Yang Jingwei had nothing to do, but there were more and more receptions and social engagements. Many eminent monks and masters who rushed to Beijing from all over the world, and Yang Jingwei met them one by one. When they met particularly famous people, they would even meet them alone for a while, talk about things, opinions, and enhance their feelings.

There are also aristocratic families and high-ranking officials from all sides, and they are also among the interviews of Yang Jing. These families or people are the real ruling class of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Jing was no exception to interviews in batches, and then they chat and talk.

On this day, Yang Jie got up early and was preparing to deal with today's affairs. If the elites gathered today, Yang Jie didn't dare to sleep in anymore. He woke up an hour earlier than usual. Although there were not many political affairs and were not complicated, dealing with interpersonal relationships was quite energy-consuming.

Yang Jie got up too early and his sleepiness was not fully awake. With some sleepiness, he allowed the palace maids and eunuchs to take care of him and wear and wash.

"Your Majesty, the King of Jin in Shanxi requested an order to enter the capital!" Wang Chengen knew that the emperor liked to ask about today's arrangements and handle some official affairs at this time. He was prepared every day, and today was no exception. He also prepared early. When the emperor asked, he immediately reported to the emperor according to Shunxun.

"King Jin? How much did he save when he saved money?" Yang Jing immediately remembered the money saving last year. Yang Jing's standard for distinguishing the quality of these vassal kings was the amount of money he saved when he ran his own bank last year. The more he saved, Yang Jing decided that he was better. On the contrary, the less he saved, Yang Jing decided that he was worse. There were too many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, and Yang Jing could only remember a few more famous princes, such as King Fu and others. Others could only rely on this saving standard to judge. If he saved more, Yang Jing decided that he was more wise. At least a director, he could also give him some face and even take them to make money. Many things could be taken care of, such as this Zhongyuan Festival.

Yang Jing can take care of the matter of entering Beijing, so that the vassal kings who save a lot of money will enter Beijing, but those who save less money will definitely not agree to let them enter Beijing. What else can these people do besides bad things? Now those who can get Yang Jing allow them to enter Beijing, that is, the vassal kings who strongly supported Yang Jing. Without exception, they deposited a lot of money in Yang Jing's bank, and even took out their old secrets. Now Yang Jing has also repaid them. In addition to taking them to make money, he has not stingy to let these people enter Beijing and come out to breathe. These vassal kings are also quite grateful. After all, the system of the vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty did not allow them to go out to breathe, and it is also a luxury to be able to go out to breathe.

"Reply to Your Majesty, 500 taels..." Wang Chengen knew that the emperor would ask this, and immediately reported the number, with a smile on his face.

"I just want to go to Beijing with five hundred taels?" Yang Jing asked in a "shocking" retort! I heard that the guy only saved five hundred taels and woke up even the only little sleepiness. It was funny to wake up. In his words, there was a very unexpected shock and surprise.

The emperor's scream made the palace maids and eunuchs who served the emperor couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh. The few close-fitting eunuchs and the palace maids even lowered their heads to hold back their laughter. The number of five hundred taels was even funny. This was too little. If I had known today, why would it have been the first time?

"When you go to Your Majesty, it's exactly five hundred taels, no more or less." Wang Chengen also laughed and reported seriously.

"No, I'm determined not to be sure. I want to go out to Beijing for five hundred taels. This is too cheap. Let them continue to stay at home. I'm not allowed to go there if I'm fine." Yang Jing made a ruling instantly, rejecting the request of King Jin to enter Beijing.

"Abide by the order, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen immediately agreed, and he secretly scolded himself in his heart that he deserved it and could not get out of the palace for the rest of his life. If you were aware of your knowledge, I strongly supported the emperor last year. This year, it was in two worlds. In addition to making money, he could also go out of the city to breathe and even travel far away, but it was not better than staying in the palace for the rest of his life? Look at the emperor's imperial edict from the emperor to the capital early. Now he has been traveling all the way, how free and happy he has lived. This person is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry that he is so angry.

After dealing with this matter, Wang Chengen reported another one.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Tongzheng Department has experienced Fan Weicheng's request for a visit." Wang Chengen also reported that Fan Weicheng was the mouthpiece of the imperial party. Although his rank was not high, Wang Chengen ranked his affairs behind the King of Jin, which shows the importance of this person.

"Fan Weicheng? What's wrong with him?" Yang Kailai turned around and frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, it seems that there is something important to report..." Wang Chengen could only answer vaguely. Speaking of this matter, it may be that the emperor was negligent. Now the important officials in the court are not fighting much, but those small characters have not stopped fighting each other, fighting this and that all day long. Fan Weicheng is obviously a small character and occupies an important position. It is natural that this guy is coming to ask the emperor for help.

"Oh, let's arrange for him to go to the Ganqing Palace Warehouse." Yang Jie thought for a moment and decided to meet. The things that happened these days were mainly to meet a lot of people, so he had to arrange the meeting of Fan Weicheng in front, otherwise, the things he received were often endless.

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed.

"By the way, big companion, where is Liu Tingyuan? How have you been doing recently?" Yang Jinge seemed to remember something and suddenly asked.

"Go back to Your Majesty, it seems like you have been staying at home..." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, I know. When I have time, I will ask him to come to the palace. I have something to say to him." Yang Jingai thought for a moment and said, "This work of comforting his subordinates cannot be careless, and he has to follow up."

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed again.

"By the way, how is the resettlement situation?" Yang Jingwei asked thoughtfully again.

"Go back to Your Majesty, it's underway." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, okay, keep following up, and you can repay me at any time if there is any progress." Yang Jingwei said.

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed again.

After being dressed by eunuchs and palace maids, a thrilling emperor came out.

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Ganqing Palace Warm Pavilion.

Not long after Yang Jing came in, Fan Weicheng came.

Fan Weicheng has really not had a good sleep these two days. The impeachment of Liu Tingyuan a while ago made him feel pressure. Now, although the big guys in the court stopped fighting, the people below are still fighting fiercely, and the impeachment is getting more and more intense. Fan Weicheng is in charge of the editing and distribution of the newspaper, and the news channels are naturally unobstructed. He has received the news that those people are going to treat him as a target. Some people have taken his position and want his position. Fan Weicheng has not slept for a few days. Today, he got up and entered the palace before dawn today to ask for protection from the emperor. His official position is too small and there are many people who have been paying attention. Although he has been guarding, Fan Weicheng feels that it is not that simple this time. After all, there is a precedent for the impeachment of the Emperor Party before, and then the emperor goes to the Imperial College for support. Fan Weicheng even felt that it is necessary to enter the palace to ask for protection from the emperor.

"My memory of Fan Weicheng, please kowtow to Your Majesty!" Fan Weicheng came in and immediately kowtowed respectfully.

"Get out of gifts, get up." Yang Jie said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fan Weicheng hurriedly.

"Your family is here today, but it's for impeachment?" Yang Jing asked. In fact, there is no need to ask. Now, there is undercurrent in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If you are not careful, you will be broken into pieces. Naturally, you are asking for peace of mind.

"Your Majesty..., I..." Fan Weicheng immediately felt moved when he heard the emperor ask if it was impeachment. He burst into tears. Fan Weicheng, who had been talking about why he had been thinking about it, felt that he was indeed not following the wrong person.

"Well, I understand. What countermeasures do you have for this matter?" Yang Jing naturally cannot allow others to keep him in such an important position. This right to speak naturally must be in his own hands.

"Report to Your Majesty, since Your Majesty ordered me to take charge of the mansion, I have been doing things diligently as your Majesty's instructions. No matter which manuscript comes from, I have always treated it with confidence and did not favor one party, so that everyone can have the freedom to speak, so as to protect themselves..." Fan Weicheng said.

"Well, this is right. Otherwise, if you take charge of Di Bao, you will be driven out in two days and you will be held true to your support." Yang Jing nodded and said. Yang Jing knew that he could not take away all the right to speak with traditional scholars at once, nor could he completely defeat the right to speak with scholars, and he would only strive to have his own right to speak. As long as there is a place to make his own voice, there is no need to completely seal the traditional scholars' right to speak. Therefore, Fan Weicheng, who works in Di Bao, also implemented his attitude of perseverance and basically did not favor a certain party, so that the imperial party had room to speak, and the opposition had the right to speak.

"...Yes, Your Majesty, I have always done my best as your Majesty's instructions, but this time the situation will be different. Some people seem to believe that they will not give up until they drive me away. After hearing the rumors, there seems to be many people collecting my handles." Fan Weicheng lowered his head and stood there and said.

"Oh, is this happening?" Yang Jingang asked with a frown.

"Return to Your Majesty, it's absolutely true." Fan Weicheng said.

"Oh, then what are your handles in the hands of others?" Yang Jing asked in confusion. Yang Jing did not hear any bad rumors about Fan Weicheng. At most, he would organize a group of navy troops and often give him good news and give him a long face. Compared with Liu Tingyuan, humans and animals can be said to be harmless.

"Report to Your Majesty, I believe that I am innocent and have no handle, but if I take out the sesame-sized matters and say it, I..." Fan Weicheng hurriedly asked for help.

"Well, I know. As long as I haven't done anything bad, I'm not afraid of some trivial things..." Yang Jing thought for a while, said, comforted Fan Weicheng for a while, and stopped again. No matter what, this person must be kept.

"Please make the decision for your master." Fan Weicheng hurriedly asked for help.

"Well, I'm going to find a way to do this. Don't worry, I should protect you from nothing..." Yang Jie paused for a moment and decided to protect Fan Weicheng.

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Fan Weicheng immediately thanked him for his kindness when he saw the emperor agreeing.

"By the way, this time my water and land conference will gather famous people from all over the world. People with famous reputations from all walks of life will come. You use 30% of the page of the mansion to introduce the origin of these celebrities, what their theories and commendable achievements are published on the mansion. Use your powers to promote them well and praise them. You do this in person. It is best to interview those celebrities in person and deal with those celebrities more. You promote their reputation for them. They will naturally be grateful to you. Some things that are unfavorable to you can offset them invisibly. You can also take this opportunity to increase your value. Otherwise, it is impossible to always be the experience of being a Tongzhengsi. Do you understand?" Yang Jing ordered again that the status of this mansion is still too low. If you compare the treatment of later generations, you can at least get to the deputy ministerial level and department level. Now you are a seventh-rank official, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

"I thank Your Majesty for your advice, I understand." Fan Weicheng was overjoyed and followed the emperor to do things. He had a future. The emperor treated others kindly.

"No need to thank you. Remember to do things with peace of mind and do things with your heart. Is there any problem?" Yang Jingwei said gently.

"Reply to Your Majesty,... No, no... But Your Majesty, I've gone to 30% of the page. Have you removed some things?" Fan Weicheng was very happy and was a little excited to speak. He remembered that many of the things on this page were decided by the emperor himself. If he changed 30% of them, he was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy, especially the travel notes of Xu Xiake, who occupied the page, were always thousands of words.

"This is not simple? In this extraordinary time, the pages of the diary newspaper are not enough. If you double the diary newspaper, you will naturally have all kinds of pages. Those who are not satisfied with you will also give them a chance to report, and naturally they will not be too targeted at you." Yang Jingwei said.

"Thank you Your Majesty to give me some advice. I understand, I understand!" Fan Weicheng was happy and immediately thanked him.

"Just understand, go back and do things with peace of mind. Is there anything else?" Yang Jing asked again.

"Reply to Your Majesty, there is no more, no more... Well, your Majesty, the mansion has doubled, what price?" Fan Weicheng asked again.

"No need to raise the price. There are too many people reading Dibao, so the cost of advertising will naturally increase. You can just ask Liulizhai to raise the price." Yang Jie replied immediately.

"I obey the order! Thank you for your kindness." Fan Weicheng immediately agreed with gratitude.

...

Fan Weicheng left, Yang Jie frowned and thought for a while.

"Big companion!" Yang Jingying shouted.

"I am here." Wang Chengen quickly agreed.

"Go and check who is deducing the attack on Fan Weicheng, find a few people in that group of people, and find someone to impeach them, so that they can be quiet, do you know?" Yang Jingjie said. Yang Jingjie has always been disliked to use the power in the dark to solve problems, but these little fish and shrimps are too annoying. Yang Jingjie didn't have much patience to hang out with them and just killed a few.

"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed.

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Shandong.

On the mansion of Yansheng Gong.

Kong Yinzhi sat alone in the study, frowning. On the desk, it was a letter from the capital. The situation mentioned in the letter made Kong Yinzhi quite uneasy. The emperor suddenly made them clear in public, which made Kong Yinzhi a little uncomfortable, and even scared. Why did the emperor suddenly disclose their connection? What was the emperor doing?

Kong Yinzhi picked up the letter again and looked at it again, his brows still furrowed.

After reading it for a while, I put down the latest letter, picked up the other letters and read them again. Some of them were already very worn out.

Kong Yinzhi looked at it for a long time and his brows were frowning.

Go or not? It seems that the emperor can't do anything to him if he doesn't go? He is still Yan Shenggong, can the emperor even withdraw his family's title?
Chapter completed!