Chapter 328: There are often emperors seeking longevity
The princes of Yanyan, who were full of poetry and wine, and whose manners and demeanor were astonishing, are now somewhat unable to hold their heads high in Bianliang.
Cai Jing, the prime minister, was a very powerful one since the Song Dynasty. Although he was not as authoritarian as Zhao Pu, nor as domineering as Zhang Dun, he was the most merciless in attacking dissidents.
Since the first year of Daguan, no fewer than forty or fifty of the six ministers have been demoted to Qiongzhou to eat lychees.
Unlike previous prime ministers, Cai Jing does not care whether you are a high official or a small official, as long as you oppose him, your nephews, masters and apprentices will suffer.
Yang Lin saw this in his eyes and did not waver at all, because he could not touch his own people.
The only person who can control Cai Jing is the current emperor Zhao Ji. Regardless of Cai Jing's fortune teller in the Jade Palace, Tong Ting Xuan Ma is equally popular.
But as long as Zhao Ji is interested, he can be allowed to go home and rest in one word, and Yang Lin is a close official of Zhao Ji and will never allow Cai Jing to touch him.
Cai Jing also knew that if Yang Lin was easily touched, the boy would immediately go back to the officials to file a complaint without even a moment's hesitation.
As long as your own people are not dealt with by Cai Jing, I don't care about the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty. To put it bluntly, seventy-eight out of ten of the officials in the Song Dynasty will be eliminated, and the remaining people will be more than enough to handle government affairs.
As long as this situation continues, Zhao Ji will take action against Cai Jing soon.
Cai Jing was different from himself. Everything he did was to expand territory for Zhao Ji, praise the gods, build palaces, and organize celebrations. It seemed that he had great glory, but in fact he did not establish any influence.
And Cai Jing, who controls so many government offices and speaks more effectively than the emperor, how can Zhao Ji tolerate him?
Yang Lin's power was not concentrated in Bianliang, the center of the world, but spread throughout the country.
Dali and Tubo in the southwest, Qinlong Hetao in the northwest, Zhejiang and Huaihe in the south of the Yangtze River, Mizhou in Shandong, and Hejian in Hebei
There were grassroots officials and yamen he had installed everywhere, as well as carriage and horse shops, and water transport ships. Only in Bianliang, Yang Lin only had one Long Live Battalion, and there were no more than ten officials following him.
At least at the moment, he has no way to compete with Cai Jing. Only by relying on officialdom can he maintain his wealth and glory. This is also the position Yang Lin hopes to be in the most.
In Zhaode Square, it was very busy. Yang Lin's wedding was coming soon, and the whole government was making preparations.
Even the idlers raised in the outer courtyard expressed their opinions and whispered that they wanted to give gifts to Shaozai on the wedding day.
Under a pomegranate tree, Yang Lin and Liu Qingshui sat across from each other, chatting about some anecdotes about the DPRK.
After a man gets married, he matures quickly. From Liu Qingshui's perspective, this is indeed true.
Concubine Liu's idea of finding a wife for her younger brother so that he could become a man and become the leader of the family seems to be a very wise idea now.
The frivolousness on Liu Qingshui's face gradually faded away, and now he looks more stable and has a pink face. He has also started to grow a beard. Not to mention that this beard is really handsome, and he is worthy of being the little concubine Liu.
The younger brother of the same mother.
Yang Lin felt a little jealous every time he saw him. This boy had a handsome face that was so charming that he would die for nothing. If he had looked like him, this noble lady from Bianliang would not have fallen in a heap on me.
Under the golden gun of slaughter.
Sometimes, women are much more lustful than men.
"Da Lang, a few days ago Cai Jing promoted his second son Cai Fei to be the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Grand Bachelor of Baohe Palace. Several old officials in the Ministry of Rites opposed it overwhelmingly and brought their disciples and old officials to make a big fuss. I didn't expect Cai Jing to come back.
He was so cruel that he demoted all these people."
Liu Qingshui was somewhat gloating about his misfortune. His Imperial City Division had not been impeached several times and had always been a thorn in the eyes of the civil officials. Now that these people had been demoted, it was too late for him to be happy.
Yang Lin leaned back, leaned his head on the back of the chair, squinted his eyes slightly and said: "The nerds in the court are only looking at the temple. They are fighting Cai Jing here, and they are still a little short of the mark.
However, these are not our business, leaving it up to Cai Jing to make trouble with them. We can just build the royal palaces in Bianliang for a few princes.
No matter how turbulent he is, I will remain unmoved. When they make a big fuss, the officials will naturally come forward. We, the officials, don't care about anything, as if we have a clear mind."
Liu Qingshui curled his lips slightly, obviously he didn't think much of his brother-in-law, but he would definitely not say it out loud, even to a close friend like Yang Lin.
Suddenly his eyebrows moved, and he thought of something, and said with a sad face: "Dalang, I heard from Yang Jian that the official family seems to be obsessed with the elixir of immortality recently."
Yang Lin sat up straight in an instant and asked: "When did it happen? Where did the Taoist priest come from to give elixirs to the officials?"
"It's Guo Tianxin."
Yang Lin nodded and secretly said that it was indeed him. This Guo Tianxin was an old friend of Zhao Ji when he was King Duan. It is said that when Zhao Ji was an idle prince, the old Taoist secretly said to him: "The king should rule the world."
In Yang Lin's opinion, it was probably because these two guys drank too much, and Guo Tianxin had flattered them and made a treasonous joke.
After all, at that time, Zhao Ji's imperial brother was very strong, and it was his turn to be emperor in Baganzi.
Who knew that Song Zhezong Zhao Xu suddenly died of illness at the age of twenty-four. After Zhao Ji became emperor, Guo Tianxin's good days came, and he publicized his original "prophecy" everywhere.
At that time, Zhao Ji's throne was unstable and many people were dissatisfied. This mythical prophecy was of great use to him, so he promoted Guo Tianxin to the Privy Council to accept the decree, and stayed behind for Jiedu observation. His son Zhongzhong was restored to the position of Minister of the Pavilion.
Xu accompanied Jinshi to examine the imperial court and was promoted to Secretary Provincial School Secretary.
If Yang Lin hadn't been born, this guy would have been the most favored Taoist priest in the court. Now that he was being left out, he thought of a way to trick the emperor into taking the elixir, which could be regarded as a way to regain some of the holy family.
Since ancient times, when emperors lived a comfortable life, they wanted to live forever and enjoy it forever. Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty were not exempt from vulgarity, let alone Zhao Ji, who already believed in Taoism.
Zhao Ji, an old boy, has become more comfortable in recent years, so it is not surprising that he has this idea.
The last time Zhao Ji expressed his tact to Yang Lin, Yang Lin pushed him away with disdain and only said that the elixir was a small path, and the Shenxiao Avenue did not need these external objects.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ji still didn't give up. It didn't matter if he died after taking the elixir. The new emperor must be chosen from several princes, and they are not yet adults.
Today, the eldest prince is Zhao Huan, later known as Qinzong of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Heng is the eldest son of the late Queen Xian Gong and the Wang family. His identity is impeccable and he is the absolute best choice for the crown prince.
The key to the problem is that he is still a five-year-old child. Although a palace will be built for him soon, he will probably have to live in confinement for a few more years.
If such a young child becomes emperor, he will definitely be ignored, and he probably has no share in it.
It's either Liang Shicheng, that old monster, or Cai Jing, that old devil. Both of them are more powerful than him, and Zhao Ji must be the one to control them now.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Ji is Yang Lin's biggest protective umbrella at this time, and he must do his best to protect this romantic emperor.
Zhao Ji, the treasure emperor, I am good at cheating, but other people actually come to cheat on him. It is simply intolerable!
Liu Qingshui looked at Yang Lin's face, which gradually turned ugly, and felt a little strange. In his opinion, the emperor's obsession with elixirs was also a recognition of Taoism.
Dalang, as the deputy leader of Taoism in the world, why does he look like this?