The longer Emperor Jiajing built Jiao cultivation, the more he couldn't extricate himself. He actually wore Taoist shoes on his feet, and wore a fragrant leaf crown worn by a Taoist priest on his head, and practiced day and night in Renshou Palace.
* What else is the emperor's majesty, just like a Taoist priest.
He knew that this move would inevitably be opposed by his subordinates, so he issued edicts one after another, pretending to be provoked, using more angry words, and also disposed of the two "anti-dragon scale" courtiers Zhou Yi and Xiong Hu. The ministers were interested, so they no longer dared to discuss the government and obstruct what the emperor did.
Emperor Jiajing's ears were pure, and his heart became happy. One day, Xia Yan, Zhai Luan, Yan Song, Zhu Xizhong, and Cui Yuan were all summoned to Renshou Palace to listen to the Taoist Tao Zhongwen's preaching.
Yan Song listened carefully, and asked Tao Zhongwen for advice from time to time.
Xia Yan was angry in his heart, his face was blue, and he sat there without saying a word.
Jiajing, who was in a good mood, didn't seem to notice all this, and when Tao Zhongwen finished speaking, he took off the fragrant leaf crown on his head and said to Xia Yan: "This fragrant leaf crown was given to me by Tao Daoshi. I don't know how many times more beautiful than the Wing Shan Crown I wore before!”
In the crown system of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor and the crown prince had to wear a scarf folded with black yarn, which was called the Yishan crown in the Tang Dynasty. Jiajing advocates Taoism and even wears the fragrant leaf crown worn by Taoist priests.
Xia Yan stiffened his face and said, "Please forgive Your Majesty for the crime of refusing to wear it." His Majesty is the honor of the Ninety-Five, and the crown that His Majesty has worn is to kill the minister, and the minister does not have the courage to wear it on his head. ”
The emperor bowed his head and said: "It makes sense. I'll let Shang Fang make a few more and give them to a few Aiqing. ”
A few days later, five crowns of fragrant leaves and Taoist shoes made of leather silk were given to Xia Yan and other five ministers, so that they could wear them, and they were allowed to ride horses in the West Garden according to the treatment of Taoist priests.
Xia Yan received the order, and he was already angry: "Ridiculous!."It's ridiculous!The palace has become a Taoist temple, and the courtiers have to become Taoist priests”
He refused to accept the order, and hurriedly made a note: "This is not something that a minister should wear, it violates the ancestral system, please forgive your majesty for the minister's crime of refusing to reward." In addition, the West Garden is a royal forbidden garden, and the ministers ride horses in the ceremony, and the ministers only dare to take the waist. ”
Jiajing was proud of wearing the crown of Taoist shoes for his courtiers, and when he received Xia Yan's recital, he didn't feel angry from his heart, and the officials just talked nonsense, and even Xia Yan, who had followed the emperor for many years, wanted to criticize the government. Jiajing threw Na Song Shu to the ground and said, "It's so unsightly that you dare to refuse my reward!"He and Guo Xun, the longer they stay by my side, the more presumptuous they become, one refuses to accept the order, the other refuses to accept the reward, it seems that he doesn't want to be an official anymore!”
However, not all ministers rejected Jiajing, Yan Song not only did not refuse, but also took this opportunity to please Jiajing!
Just when Jiajing was angry about Xia Yan's refusal to reward him, the eunuch Zhao Luo said angrily: "Yan Song, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asks to see. ”
Come in!I saw Yan Song wearing a crown of fragrant leaves on his head and Taoist shoes on his feet, and walked into the palace cautiously. Under the golden candlelight, I feel that the fragrant leaf crown has a hazy and fluttering beauty.
Jiajing stared at the crown in surprise and asked, "Why is Aiqing's fragrant leaf crown so beautiful?"”
Yan Songyu said: "Weichen was afraid that the dust would stain this crown, so he covered it with high-quality silk yarn. If Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, the minister will remove it. ”
Right, right. Jiajing looked at Yan Song with satisfaction, "Aiqing entered the palace today, is there anything you want to tell me?"”
Yan Song said: "The saint also gave the ministers and others to ride horses in the forbidden, and the same treatment as Tao Daoist, if the holy grace is like this, how can the ministers be at peace!."A special poem was written to Ji Sheng'en. Yan Song said, and presented a poem thanking the Holy Lord for "giving a horse in the forbidden". Na Shiyun:
Tianxian Shenjun gave the horse to teach, and the long was preached over the garden embankment.
Because Cuihuachen was close, the willow side was faintly hissing.
Obviously, Yan Song compared himself to the emperor's bowed royal horse in the poem.
After reading it, the emperor couldn't help but praise in his heart: "Good" Liu Bian was deeply silent, he was really a respectful and humble old minister, compared with Xia Yan, who refused to reward him, he was really a hundred times stronger!”
Yan Song reluctantly withdrew, forcing the ecstasy in his heart, he knew that he had won.
On the second day, Xia Yan was supposed to be on duty, but the emperor sent the edict to Yan Song. It was like this for several days, and Xia Yan couldn't help but panic in his heart. Although the result of the refusal of the reward is clearly estimated, the emperor has not encountered such a big fire in Xia Yan for so many years. What does the emperor think now?How can we get through this?Xia Yan thought about it, but there was still no result.
He can't ask for a Taoist priest. He hates the stinky Taoist priest who pretends to be a god and leads the emperor to the evil path.
He could not ask for a eunuch. These things that are not male or female, in addition to obeying the emperor, what else will they do?
Xia Yan leaned his head on the back of the chair tiredly, and the "Spring Dawn of the Sea and Sky" on the wall caught his eye. Above the turbulent blue waves, a round of red sun is about to erupt;Clear springs splash on the nearby rocks, and ancient trees are evergreen. Yin Yin green grass is all over the mountain rock, and on the top of the mountain rock, the fairy Zhi Yao grass is in full bloom. In the distance, the red-crowned crane is coming in the distance on a rainbow, and a giant turtle representing longevity is cruising in huge waves. In the lower right corner of this painting, the inscription reads, "Haitian Spring Dawn Picture Song for Gui Weng".
This is Yan Song's handwriting, the most strange is that the "hanging spring hanging on the wall ancient pine green, fragrant mist around the island laurel tree rong", skillfully Xia Yan's number "Guizhou" into the poem, Xia Yan appreciated the most. This is Yan Song's first year as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he made it for Xia Yan's birthday.
That year's birthday party was held by Yan Song. Originally, Xia Yan didn't want to alarm his colleagues, so no one told him, and he and his family celebrated at the house. But he didn't know that Yan Song knew about his birthday from **, and he actually gathered a group of courtiers to come to celebrate his birthday. Although Xia Yan was reluctant to publicize it, he was still very happy to see so many people coming.
When Xia Yan saw this painting, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart: "Yan Song was pulled by me." If it weren't for my kind words, how could he have stayed in the capital smoothly. He has always respected me, why don't you find him to think of a way, the emperor is trusting him, maybe he can help me. ”
The family was ordered to go to Yan's Mansion to invite Yan Song.
Xia Yan whispered the birthday poem that Yan Song dedicated to him:
The sword shoes are calm in the east of the Han Palace, and the silk is dense and not forbidden.
Yuan Tai is extremely noble, and the elegant word is called Baidaixiong.
When the cup of longevity wine is divided, the scented strings should play the south wind.
The peach is ripe for 3,000 years, and Lin Ge directly receives the first work.
Half an hour later, the family sent by Xia Yan to invite Yan Song to come back, panting and saying, "Master, Yan Shangshu is not at home." The doorman of his family said that he went to Tao Zhongwen's real mansion. ”
Xia Yan stood up from his seat abruptly and asked in a loud voice, "Is this true?"”
Seriously. The man at the head of the sect still refused to speak, and I stuffed ten taels of silver into his hand before he told me, and told me not to tell others, especially not to let Master Yan know that he was talking about it. I came to the real people's mansion again, and the person I knew him well, so I talked to him, and he told me that Master Yan was in their mansion and was discussing the Tao with the Taoist!”
What else did the doorman of the real man's mansion say?”
didn't say anything, only said that Lord Yan often went to their house, and on the birthday of Master Taoist, Lord Yan also offered a noble gift. Usually, they also welcome Lord Yan to the mansion the most, because Lord Yan is generous, every time they go, they can get a reward for their subordinates. ”
I see, study ink for me!Xia Yan said.
Xia Yan's face had become iron-blue, he was full of thick ink, wrote hard, and hurriedly wrote a ** Yan Song's recital.
Xia Yan is a shrewd person, and the news brought back by his subordinates made him have an epiphany, Yan Song not only won't.
Help him, and ten ** are colluding with the Taoist priest to squeeze him out. Although Xia Yan had long known that Yan Song was a person with insatiable desires, he did not expect that he was colluding with Tao Zhongwen to take advantage of the danger of others and fall into the well.
Only fight!Xia Yan sighed in his heart.