Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 127 Falling into the Water (rd update, please subscribe!)
Putting aside the fact that the students, under Yang Tinghe's secret arrangement, attempted to write a petition using Wang Ao's death, the most concerned issue in the court now is the new candidate for the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Because this position often indicates who will enter the cabinet directly in the future.

In terms of seniority, connections, and abilities, there is no doubt that Yang Tinghe has the greatest chance of becoming the Left Vice Minister of the new Ministry of Personnel.

What's more, Yang Tinghe was once the master of the Eastern Palace and the teacher of the current emperor.

Yang Tinghe himself knew that there was great hope, but he did not get carried away like Wang Ao. He always acted in a low profile, and he also knew that the current emperor valued innovation and ministers who had made achievements.

Therefore, Yang Tinghe always tried his best and never openly opposed the new policies of Ma Wensheng and others, but in his heart he hated them more than anyone else, even Zhu Houzhao.

"According to the imperial decree! Convey your majesty's oral order! Instruct Yang Tinghe to go to the Western Garden the day after tomorrow and visit the Taiye Lake with your majesty!"

After receiving this imperial edict, Yang Tinghe was very happy, thinking to himself that this should mean that there is a great possibility that he will become the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and that the emperor was giving him instructions in person.

Yang Tinghe hurriedly accepted the imperial edict, thanked the emperor, and went to the West Garden early the next morning.

As soon as Yang Tinghe arrived at the imperial city, he couldn't help but look around the imperial city.

Yang Tinghe couldn't help but smile, thinking that in the future, countless scholars would come here to appeal for justice for Wang Ao.

If, at that time, Zhu Houzhao complies with the wishes of the scholars, it would be good;

If he refused, it would naturally make the scholars hate Zhu Houzhao even more;

Moreover, if Zhu Houzhao refused, he would support him from the side. This would not only gain Zhu Houzhao's trust, but also lay a better foundation for entering the cabinet in the future, and even becoming the prime minister!
Finally, get rid of Zhu Houzhao and follow the will of the people to correct the policies that Zhu Houzhao had changed during his lifetime with his will!
While Yang Tinghe was thinking about his grand plans, he unknowingly arrived at Taiye Lake in the Western Garden.

"Mr. Yang, please come in. The Emperor once said that among all the masters, Mr. Yang is the one he likes the most. Now the Emperor has personally invited Mr. Yang to join him in a tour of Taiye Lake. Naturally, he wants to use you. I'm sure you understand that, Mr. Yang!"

At this time, Liu Jin came to greet Yang Tinghe in person and was very polite.

Yang Tinghe was very satisfied with this and was very happy. He thought that as he expected, Zhu Houzhao still valued him more. He couldn't help but sneered in his heart:

"But what you, Zhu Houzhao, don't know is that not only do you know how to keep a low profile, I, Yang Tinghe, also know how to keep a low profile!"

"I also have to thank you for speaking well of me in front of Your Majesty," Yang Tinghe said respectfully to Liu Jin.

"Mr. Yang, you are too polite! We are all close to the Emperor, so why should we differentiate between us? The Emperor is waiting for you at the pavilion in the center of the lake. Mr. Yang, please come with us on the boat!"

Liu Jin showed a harmless smile and politely let Yang Tinghe get on board first.

Yang Tinghe was not suspicious. After all, he was going to be appointed as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel by Zhu Houzhao, and the next step would be to join the cabinet. Even if Liu Jin was the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, it was normal for him to be polite to him, and it also benefited him a lot.

Yang Tinghe boarded the boat and enjoyed the autumn scenery by the lake in a relaxed and pleasant manner, praising it for a moment: "It really is worthy of being called a royal scenery!"

But at this moment, a cold wind blew over, causing Yang Tinghe to shiver and almost fall into the water.

Only then did Yang Tinghe realize that it was already late autumn and the weather was turning cold. If he fell down like this, he would either die or get sick.

But Yang Tinghe suddenly thought of something and couldn't help asking Liu Jin: "Excuse me, Eunuch Liu, does Your Majesty often like to go boating on the lake?" "Of course! Your Majesty loves boating on the lake very much. These boats were prepared by Your Majesty," Liu Jin replied with a smile, while keeping his eyes on the situation under the water.

At this time, Yang Tinghe just nodded, and at the same time thought to himself that perhaps in the future, letting Zhu Houzhao fall into the water would be a good choice, but before that, he had to let everyone in the world know that the emperor liked to go boating.

When Yang Tinghe was lost in thought, the boat suddenly shook, and Liu Jin suddenly shouted, "Mr. Yang, be careful!"

Immediately, someone suddenly kicked Yang Tinghe into the water.

Plop!
Yang Tinghe suddenly had an intimate contact with the lake water, causing countless splashes, and the cold water quickly invaded his body, making him so cold that his whole body suddenly became numb.

Yang Tinghe was so scared at the beginning that he didn't think too much about it. Before drinking water, he shouted, "I can't swim!"

Immediately afterwards, Yang Tinghe flapped the water a few times like a duck, then sank into the water and drank a few gulps of water. Only his official uniform was still floating on the lake.

Seeing this, Liu Jin started to shout in panic: "Hurry up and save Mr. Yang! Hurry up and save Mr. Yang!"

At this time, a eunuch who was good at swimming swam over quietly, pulled Yang Tinghe into the deeper water of the lake, and stabbed a thin rusty iron wire into Yang Tinghe's thigh, and stabbed him several times in other parts of the body.

Yang Tinghe, who had been knocked unconscious by the cold water, was not aware of any of this.

After a while, Yang Tinghe was rescued to the shore by Zhu Houzhao's close attendants, and was given chest compression treatment.

……

Zhu Houzhao was standing in the pavilion in the middle of the lake watching this scene.

This was a scene he had Liu Jin prepared for long ago. He knew that the Emperor Zhengde in the previous life was framed by Yang Tinghe and fell into the water. Now he was just giving Yang Tinghe a taste of his own medicine.

What's more, Zhu Houzhao didn't want to keep Yang Tinghe any longer. He could guess that Yang Tinghe might have been plotting against him, or at least was dissatisfied with him. Therefore, he had to get rid of Yang Tinghe, and now was the best time. If he waited for Yang Tinghe to really become the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it would be more troublesome!
Zhu Houzhao hurried over and looked at Yang Tinghe, who was weak and unconscious after falling into the water. He could not help but scold Liu Jin: "Liu Jin, what's wrong with you? How could you let Mr. Yang fall into the water!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I didn't expect that Mr. Yang said he suddenly wanted to go fishing, so he took a fishing rod from the boat and said he would come to see Your Majesty while fishing, saying that he wanted to catch a goldfish for Your Majesty. But who knew that he actually caught it, but who knew that Mr. Yang couldn't pull up the fish, and he fell into the water!"

Liu Jin replied.

Zhu Houzhao could not help but sigh, "I didn't expect that Yang Xueshi was so fond of playing, just like me. I ordered the record officer to record that in October of the first year of Zhengde, Yang Tinghe, the Grand Secretary of Zuo Chunfang, fell into the water while fishing in Taiye Lake!"

At this time, Yang Tinghe also woke up. Seeing Zhu Houzhao here, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am your subject!"

"Qing Yang, please don't talk for now. It's important to rest. Don't catch a cold!"

Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered: "Carry Yang Aiqing to the warm room, light the ground cage, and add ten basins of charcoal fire!"

Zhu Houzhao believed that Yang Tinghe had fallen into the water in late autumn and was now heated. The alternation of hot and cold, coupled with the wounds he had the eunuchs leave on him, should have caused him to become seriously ill.

(End of this chapter)