Good morning Daming

Chapter 1090 Sweet Power

In the afternoon, a drizzle caused the temperature in the capital to drop significantly. The lights were on, and pedestrians on both sides of the street were in a hurry, while the horses or carriages in the middle seemed very leisurely.

Jiang Ying, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, reached out his hand, then took it back and rubbed his cheek with his hand. "When I was in Jiangnan, every spring, the drizzle was like silk, and it felt very lingering. The drizzle in the capital, however, is a bit colder."

The attendant said, "Minister, this day is not good for the elderly, especially those who are already in poor health."

His words were alluding to Jiang Ying's immediate superior, Xiong Jia.

Jiang Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, "Don't say such things outside."

"Yes." The follower responded.

The two turned right into an alley, and there was a restaurant not far away.

The restaurant was quiet and the waiter outside the door greeted guests with a polite and polite greeting, "Sir, please come in."

Jiang Ying walked into the restaurant and asked, "Is Lao Qian here?"

"On the second floor."

Jiang Ying arrived on the second floor, where the entourage of Qian Yu, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was waiting. "County Minister Jiang."

Jiang Ying nodded and followed her entourage into a room.

In the room, the short Qian Yu stood up with a smile on his face, "Minister Jiang."

"Something happened in the department, so I was delayed for a while and came late." Jiang Ying sat down.

"Serve the food and wine." Qian Yu waved his hand and his followers left.

The two sat facing each other in silence.

The drizzle fell on the roof, making a subtle sound, as if someone was constantly sprinkling fine sand.

"It will be very lively tomorrow." Qian Yu broke the silence.

"Hmm!" Jiang Ying picked up the teacup and rubbed it in her hands. "Did Jiang Qingzhi really not cheat in the matter of the female centurion of the Jinyiwei?"

Qian Yu shook his head. "Someone got the news that Sun Ying was involved in a case in the palace that year, and he was the mastermind."

"In the palace?"

"Ok!"

"There have been two things in the palace over the years. One is the palace coup, and the other is the poisoning of the crown prince. Given your majesty's character, if Sun Ying was involved in the poisoning of the crown prince, his entire family would be executed. Since his entire family has not been executed, then..."

"That's what I was thinking."

"Palace coup!"

"Ok!"

At this time, footsteps were heard outside and the two fell silent again.

The door was pushed open and the waiter came in carrying wine and food.

Five dishes, a pot of wine, and two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

"Enjoy your meal," the waiter said in a low voice and then left.

"This restaurant run by the Wang family is quite interesting. Normally, a restaurant should be full of wine and meat, with friends invited to drink and toast. But his family is different. Whenever a new guest comes, they will remind them not to make loud noises or make any loud noises."

Qian Yu smiled and said, "To be honest, the first time I came here, I thought it was unique, but the more I come here, the more I feel it is unique."

"You and I both have a lot of things to do in our respective departments, and it's noisy all day long. It would be nice to have a quiet place to drink and talk."

"Hmm!" Qian Yu raised his glass, and the two drank in silence. After putting down the glass, Qian Yu picked up the wine pot and poured wine for Jiang Ying with one hand pressing down on his sleeve.

The sound of the wine dripping drowned out the sound of the drizzle outside. Jiang Ying stared at the wine line in a trance until it was filled.

Qian Yu sat down, filled his glass with wine, put down the wine pot, and said, "There has been a lot of debate in the Ministry about the expedition to Japan. Everyone in the Ministry of Revenue says that the northern expedition has created a huge hole in the money and grain. Now the hole has not been filled, and Jiang Qingzhi is stirring up trouble again. Where will the money and grain be embezzled from? Should we stop all the officials' salaries?"

"Lu Song can suppress such complaints." Jiang Ying took advantage of the situation and said, "This matter is outside, not inside."

"Jiang Qingzhi went south and made those people miserable. Now the scholars in the north and south are united, and the situation is very good!" Qian Yu laughed and said, "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the scholars in the north and south have never been so united. Good and bad things are interdependent, and the ancients were not deceiving us!"

"Two directions." Jiang Ying held up two fingers. "One is that we don't have enough money and food. This will depend on you tomorrow. But what is Lu Song's attitude?"

"Ambiguous." Qian Yu's eyes were filled with sarcasm when he mentioned his immediate superior. "He is now just short of having the words 'Jiang's running dog' carved on his forehead."

"An ambiguous attitude... is not bad. If he fully supports us, we will be in big trouble." Jiang Ying bent his index finger, "Second, it is the ancestral system. Japan is a country that Emperor Taizu Gao listed as not to be conquered. Jiang Qingzhi's move... is too bold."

"did you mean……"

There was a cold look in Jiang Ying's eyes, "You are just blaming me!"

"it is good!"

The two raised their glasses, and Qian Yu said, "Xiong Jia is old. He only goes to the Ministry of Personnel every three to five days. What can he do with his dim eyesight? The Ministry of Revenue is under the control of you, Old Jiang. If you can lead us to defeat Jiang Qingzhi tomorrow, it will be just a matter of time before you take over the Ministry of Personnel."

Jiang Ying shook her head. "It's too early to talk about this. I only have one idea at the moment. To suppress that damned new policy and Jiang Qingzhi!"

Later, the two parted at the entrance of the restaurant.

Qian Yu watched Jiang Ying leave, and the attendant beside him said, "Master, Minister Jiang is young and strong. If he follows the rules, he doesn't need to be an enemy of Jiang Qingzhi." Qian Yu smiled and said, "Others don't know, but I know why he does this."

After the horse was put on, Qian Yu looked at the gray sky and said, "More than 3,000 acres of fertile land in Jiang Ying's hometown were forced to declare. Jiang Ying seemed generous, but in fact he hated Jiang Qingzhi. In addition, he had the ambition to become the leader of all officials, so he naturally opposed the new policy."

The follower was startled and looked back.

In the drizzle, Jiang Ying's back looked a little blurry.

……

Yan family.

There will be a court meeting tomorrow, and it will be difficult for Yan Song and his son to go home together today.

"Not on duty today?" Ouyang asked happily.

Yan Song sat on the armchair, holding a cup of tea. There were snacks on the table beside him, and he had already eaten half of the plate. He swallowed the snacks and said, "There will be important matters in the court tomorrow, and His Majesty said he wanted to go to bed early."

"Last time, the imperial physician examined my pulse as a routine procedure. I asked him if this person's upside-down sleep was harmful to his health. The imperial physician said that of course it was harmful. I said, if that's the case, your Majesty is in good health, and so is my husband, so what's the problem?"

Ouyang sat down and picked up a piece of dessert. "The imperial physician was speechless." She took a bite of the dessert and frowned. "It's too sweet. It's so sweet that it makes my teeth fall out."

"Not sweet." Yan Song took another piece of dessert, "Your Majesty said that the universe is a world, and this person is also a world, just a big world and a small world. When the inner and outer worlds are coordinated, you will achieve enlightenment.

As for the reversal of day and night, it is just a habit. Everything is a matter of habit. Look at the coarse food that the farmers eat, and they rarely eat meat throughout the year. They should be weak, right? But who is as strong as them?"

"It's rare for Donglou not to go out for fun and have fun. I've been discussing with those guests in the study for a long time. Normally, I shouldn't ask about what's going on outside, but you and Donglou have been acting a little sneaky recently, sometimes meeting several guests late at night. Husband, is there something wrong?"

Ouyang took a look at the half-eaten snack and thought, let's not eat it! It would be a waste and it would hurt my teeth if I eat it.

"Let's talk about this! Jiang Qingzhi proposed to conquer Japan." Yan Song briefly explained the matter. "Japan was listed by Emperor Taizu as a country that would not be conquered. In addition, there was not enough money and grain, so there were many opponents."

"Your Majesty, do you agree or disagree?" Ouyang asked.

"I don't know." The Taoist priest's failure to express his opinion was a troublesome matter for Yan Song.

"That's probably in agreement." Ouyang sighed, "I don't understand politics, but it has always been the case that if the prime minister wants to have a good end, the monarch and his subjects must get along. The emperor should go east, and the prime minister cannot go west. Look at me...my husband naturally knows these things."

This involves the position of Yan Song and his son. What Ouyang is most worried about is their reputation. If you go out and ask anyone what he thinks of Yan Song and his son, most people will say that the father and son are treacherous.

Being condemned by thousands of people and dying of illness, Ouyang was worried that the father and son would not have a good end.

"I'll go take a look at the East Building." Yan Song stood up and left.

Whenever Ouyang mentioned this topic, Yan Song would find an excuse to avoid it.

Ouyang smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty agrees. Those people you and Donglou met secretly are probably opponents! This is a whirlpool. You guys! Shouldn't be sucked into it!"

Ouyang looked at the half piece of dessert in her hand and sighed, "Now you and your son are in the middle of a game, like pawns crossing a river, you have no choice but to move. What are you doing here? For fame and fortune."

Dim sum entrance.

The old woman frowned, swallowed it for a long time, and said, "Too sweet!"

In the study, when Yan Song came in, the guests all stood up and said, "Prime Minister."

"Sit down." Yan Song nodded, and Yan Shifan stood up and came over to help him up, "Dad, Jiang Ying sent someone here earlier."

"What did you say?" Yan Song sat down, missing the half plate of snacks.

"Jiang Ying means that if we don't help Jiang Qingzhi tomorrow, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction to His Majesty. The best way is to play a supporting role, seemingly supporting the proposal to conquer Japan, but actually opposing it."

"Playing this trick..." Yan Song looked at his son, "Donglou, I'm afraid no one in the world can compare to your majesty."

"Father, you are speaking from the position of the Prime Minister, so you should be impartial." Yan Shifan said with a smile, "Father, can't you see clearly now? Jiang Qingzhi's new policy has aroused the resentment of heaven and people. Your Majesty is in charge from behind, and he can feel the undercurrents. It is enough for us to be impartial. You must know...if our wall is kicked by someone, is Your Majesty ready to face the ministers directly?"

"You!" Yan Song pointed at his son and sighed for a long time, "You have little experience with His Majesty's methods. Back then, Yang Tinghe was so powerful that he used his power to suppress His Majesty, but in the end he still stepped down in disgrace."

"Things are different now." Yan Shifan said, "We are in charge of the Political Affairs Hall, and we have to take the overall situation into consideration. Dad, if we side with Jiang Qingzhi, will anyone still obey the orders issued by the Political Affairs Hall and His Majesty in the future?"

Yan Song took a deep breath, and Yan Shifan smiled and said, "This is the condition that Jiang Ying and I agreed on. They forced us to be impartial."

Yan Song pondered for a long time, "In this way, we can manipulate it. But be careful not to reveal your true identity."

"Dad, His Majesty is also a human being, not a god." Yan Shifan felt that the older his father got, the less courageous he became. "Besides, power is like candy, who doesn't want to have something sweet? Jiang Qingzhi is pressing forward step by step, and His Majesty seems to be impartial, but in fact he is on his side. If we occasionally fight back, His Majesty will shout for war and killing, who is willing to be the wall in front of him?"

"As I said before, be careful and cautious." Yan Song stood up with the help of the table and said, "The bottom line is, you must not oppose anything that Your Majesty supports."

"I know what to do." Yan Shifan nodded. He didn't object openly, but he would do something secretly.

Yan Song returned to his room. His wife had left, but half a plate of snacks was still there.

He sat down, drank a sip of tea, took a piece of dessert and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly.

a long time.

The old minister said:

“Not sweet enough!”

(End of this chapter)