Volume Four, Chapter 97, A Fist of Chaos
Yang Jisheng is not very famous in history, but his actions are indeed worthy of being the title of "the most powerful man in the Ming Dynasty", because he not only impeached Yan Song but also Qiu Luan. Moreover, he had no background at the time, impeaching these two powerful treacherous ministers was tantamount to seeking death.
When he impeached Qiu Luan, he happened to encounter a conflict between Qiu Luan and Yan Song. Yan Song deliberately helped him attack Qiu Luan in secret, so he did not die.
When he impeached Yan Song, his luck was not so good. At that time, Yan Song was at its peak and was favored by Jiajing, so he was sent to the imperial prison and tortured to death.
This is his past life, it is a tragic and regrettable thing. Of course, in this life, with Master Yang Cong, the tragedy cannot happen again.
After Yang Cong tentatively tried him, he taught tactfully: "Zhongfang, do you know that your idea is good, but your approach is not considered."
If someone else said this, Yang Jisheng probably should be angry. However, when his mentor Yang Cong said this, he had no idea of being angry at all. He humbly asked for advice: "Mr. I don't know what is wrong with the disciple's approach, so I'll ask my mentor for teachings."
Yang Cong nodded slightly and continued to teach: "Yan Song is indeed a treacherous minister. All the knowledgeable people in the court know this. However, he is the chief minister of the cabinet and is deeply favored by the emperor. It is difficult to defeat him. You should know this. Only by starting from his gangsters, slowly weakening his strength, and at the same time letting the emperor slowly see his true face, can he succeed, do you know?"
When Yang Jisheng heard this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He is a fierce man, but not a fool. The reason why he used his life to fight Yan Song in his previous life was because he had no background. He knew that he would not be able to beat Yan Song, so he could only rush forward and splash Yan Song's face with blood.
It was different at this time. With Yang Cong's support and Yangming's lineage as his backing, there was hope of fighting Yan Song, and it was quite large.
After carefully understanding Yang Cong's words, he bowed with conscience: "What the teacher said makes sense, and the disciple has been taught. So, this time we will aim at Yan Maoqing and cut off one of the arm of Yan Song, the dog thief?"
Yang Cong nodded with relief and said, "Yes, our target this time is Yan Maoqing. This person is indeed a good player in corruption. It can be said that most of Yan Song's corruption gains were contributed by this guy. If this person can be impeached and imprisoned, Yan Song will definitely have big trouble."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jisheng couldn't help but say impatiently: "Students understand, thank you for your teacher's teachings. Students will write memorials now."
After saying that, he actually bowed respectfully and then turned around and left.
Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but raise his hand and laughed and said, "Wait, why are you going to impeach Yan Maoqing?"
Yang Jisheng said without hesitation: "Yan Maoqing embezzled salt and attracted income. Almost everyone in the court knew about it. The student impeached him to be corrupt and abuse his power during his tenure as Minister of Revenue in Nanjing, which led to insufficient supply of food and salary in the border army, which eventually led to a mutiny."
Yang Cong asked again: "Where is the evidence?"
Yang Jisheng said inexplicably: "Almost everyone in the court knows this. Do you still need evidence?"
Yang Cong said laughing and crying: "Why do you make the emperor believe your words without evidence? People can bite you back and say you are false accusation. At that time, I am afraid that it will be reversed. Not only will you not be able to impeach Yan Maoqing, but you will be framed and convicted by others. You must know that Yan Song is the chief minister of the cabinet, and his slander is more useful than your ten memorials."
Yang Jisheng stammered his neck and said, "The Censor was not guilty when he heard that he was not guilty. This is the ancestral system. The emperor wouldn't even know this, right?"
Yang Cong shook his head helplessly and said, "So what if the emperor knows? Do you still know Yan Song's ability to turn black and white into a different way? Even if you won't be convicted of this, can the emperor punish Yan Maoqing with just a few words? He is the Minister of Revenue in Nanjing and a second-rank official of the court."
Yang Jisheng was stunned when he heard this, yes, can the emperor punish Yan Maoqing for his crime with one memorial?
It's impossible!
So, what should I do?
He stood there stupidly, and was speechless.
Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "You are just too impulsive. You have to think twice before doing everything, do you know?"
After saying that, he stood up, took out a bunch of information from the bookshelf behind him and placed it in front of Yang Jisheng, and then said lightly: "You can take a look at these first."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jisheng couldn't help but pick up the information and look at it curiously.
These are actually evidence of Yan Maoqing's corruption, including bills, confessions, and official documents, which are extremely detailed!
After watching all this in shock, his eyes at Yang Cong suddenly changed.
My mentor is really amazing. He has actually investigated Yan Maoqing!
He looked at Yang Cong with a respectful face, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this, Yang Cong shook his head helplessly and said, "Now, you know why your teacher said that your idea is good, but your approach is not considered. The emperor is different from you and me. He can come into contact with all kinds of people and learn a lot of things. He must understand the whole story by reading memorials, examining evidence, or even asking his confidants to understand the whole story. How could he trust a memorial? You are still too young."
Yang Jisheng was convinced again: "Students have received teachings, thank you for your teacher."
After saying that, he picked up the information on the table and waited for him to leave.
Seeing this, Yang Cong had no choice but to raise his hand again and said, "Stop, how are you going to impeach Yan Maoqing?"
Yang Jisheng raised the information in his hand and said in confusion: "Are these not enough?"
Yang Cong shook his head and sighed: "A second-rank Shangshu is not so easy to be dismissed, not to mention that he has the big backstage of the cabinet chief Yan Song."
ah!
Not enough?
Yang Jisheng was stunned for a while, then humbly asked: "Mr., what should I do to pull Yan Maoqing off?"
Yang Cong reminded: "Didn't you say you want to invite justice in the court to impeach Yan Song? This idea is very good. Let's show these things. I believe that many people will be indignant and help you impeach Yan Song together."
Didn’t it mean to impeach Yan Maoqing? Why did it mean to impeach Yan Song again?
Yang Jisheng asked silly: "Mr., do you mean to impeach Yan Maoqing or Yan Song?"
Yang Cong said wisely: "Isn't the impeachment of Yan Maoqing just to impeach Yan Song? You impeach Yan Maoqing and they impeach Yan Song. Your evidence is conclusive. When they heard the news, they rushed forward. How do you think Yan Song deal with it?"
Yang Jisheng suddenly said, "Mr., what you mean is to make Yan Song tired of dealing with it, so that he can defeat Yan Maoqing, right?"
Chapter completed!