My father is Jiajing

Chapter 481 I Don’t Believe It

After Emperor Jiajing finished laughing, he returned his attention to the two memorials in his hands.

Emperor Jiajing continued to comment, "Gao Gong is still a little young, but he has indeed made some achievements in the Beijing Special District and the Ming Federal Reserve in recent years. I should indeed reward him and promote him. But with his straightforward temper, is he really suitable for working in the Ministry of Personnel?"

Huang Jin did not respond directly to the Emperor Jiajing's question and answer. Instead, he wiped the tables, chairs, furniture and other items in the abode more carefully. While wiping, he said, "I don't know either, but Prince Yu seems to be quite optimistic about him."

Emperor Jiajing hummed, "Since San'er thinks highly of him, let him have a try. But I estimate that he will not be recommended by the majority of officials after the imperial examinations after the New Year. At that time, I will have to make the final decision."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "The Emperor is the Son of Heaven, a deity. The Emperor has the exclusive right to make decisions. How can he be so emotional?"

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "It is true that I have the right to make decisions arbitrarily, but I am not a stubborn monarch who does not listen to the advice of my subjects. If the candidate is unanimously recommended by all officials, I will still give it more consideration. Otherwise, what should I do if these guys think that their opinions are not valued and that I have gone back on my word and given up the job?"

Huang Jin laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. Who in this world dares to give up your responsibility?"

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "Why wouldn't I dare? When I first ascended the throne, in order to compete for the title of Emperor Father, didn't the then Prime Minister Yang Tinghe give up his post? He thought he could blackmail me in this way, it's really ridiculous! Especially his son, he is so conceited about his talent and reputation, he doesn't even take me seriously, he talks about morality and filial piety, and he has to force me to step down. He is really a man of courage! Where is he now?"

The son of Yang Tinghe that Emperor Jiajing is talking about now is Yang Shen, one of the three famous talents in the Ming Dynasty!

His famous representative work in the history of literature is "Linjiangxian", which is the poem "The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward".

Huang Jin replied: "Let me think about it."

After a while, Huang Jin finally remembered and replied, "It seems he died last year."

Emperor Jiajing was also slightly stunned when he suddenly heard Huang Jin say that Yang Shen was dead.

Although he hated Yang Shen as a person, he still admired Yang Shen's talent.

In particular, the opening words of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" revised by the Daming Bookstore, which has been very popular in recent years, still quote Yang Shen's "Linjiangxian". Emperor Jiajing still has fresh memories of this great talent Yang who had contradicted him decades ago.

Now, suddenly hearing that Yang Shen had actually died, Emperor Jiajing felt inexplicably sad, as if the person was gone and time had flown by.

Emperor Jiajing sighed, "Let him die, this old fellow is quite long-lived, he should be over seventy years old, right?"

Huang Jin replied: "Seventy-two years old."

Emperor Jiajing laughed again, "He can live longer than his father. Give him some mercy and let his family bury him next to Yang Tinghe's tomb. This will allow him to fulfill his filial duty after his death and let him understand the principle that a son should be filial to his biological father."

When Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, he quickly responded, "Your Majesty is kind and benevolent. If Yang Shen were still alive, he would definitely realize the great righteousness of filial piety and would never argue with the Emperor about those corrupt scholars' views."

Emperor Jiajing snorted in dissatisfaction, "Even if he continues to argue, the facts remain the same as before. I will never be led by them. They forced me so hard in the past, just to put a yoke on me and turn me into the ideal puppet emperor in their minds."

"How can I not see their sinister intentions? So, since I am right, I will not be petty and bear grudges. Besides, he is already dead, so I will not let him be unable to reunite with his father after his death. So I will grant him burial in front of Yang Tinghe's tomb, so that he can experience what filial piety is in the underworld."

After talking about this little episode about Yang Shen, Emperor Jiajing turned his attention back to business.

Emperor Jiajing put aside the memorial in which Xu Jie recommended Gao Gong, and looked carefully at another memorial in his hand.

This memorial was just delivered to the Western Garden by the Ministry of Public Security today. When the eunuch on duty in the Imperial Household Department saw the contents of the memorial, he did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he quickly handed it to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing frowned slightly as he looked at the contents of the memorial. He could not believe that Yan Shifan was so bold as to use ordinary giant trees to impersonate golden nanmu and serve as the main beams of the newly built Wanshou Palace.

After reading the memorial, Emperor Jiajing did not say anything and did not show any anger at the first moment.

He felt that he had to verify it himself before making a conclusion, otherwise if the news spread quickly, no matter whether the beams of his newly built Wanshou Palace were made of ordinary giant trees or not, the legend outside would say that it was a fake.

Once this kind of thing is spread and discussed again, the one who will be hurt in the end is the reputation of Emperor Jiajing, not the life of Yan Shifan who deceived the emperor!
Therefore, at this time, what Emperor Jiajing cared most about was his own face. He did not want to make it public and just wanted to digest the matter in a small circle, so as not to spread it out and become a joke that he did not know how to judge people, and even the palace house he lived in was a fake.

"Is Huang Jin done with his work?"

Emperor Jiajing quietly put down the memorial in his hand, turned to look at Huang Jin and asked.

Huang Jin quickly folded up the rag in her hand and said, "I just finished wiping it."

Emperor Jiajing hummed and said, "Accompany me to the Wanshou Palace. I want to see how this new house is built."

Huang Jin had no idea what Emperor Jiajing was thinking at the moment, because he did not have time to go to the Imperial Household Department today, so naturally he did not see the memorial sent by the Ministry of Public Security.

So at this moment, Huang Jin still had a smile on her face, "Your Majesty, are you going to see the new house again? Okay, I will accompany you to take another look."

Huang Jin put away the folded rag and came over to help Emperor Jiajing put on his shoes. Then he took out a dark navy blue cloak for Emperor Jiajing and put it on him.

After finishing all this, Huang Jin also put on the cotton coat he was going to wear. Then he slightly opened the window of the abode, felt the temperature outside, and turned around and said, "Your Majesty, it's still a little cold outside. Wait for me to find you another warm lining."

Emperor Jiajing nodded lightly. Now his body was "normal" and he was aware of the cold and heat. He no longer had to open the doors and windows in the middle of winter wearing only a single layer of clothes and enjoying the comfortable cool breeze, showing off his unique immortal style.

Huang Jin quickly found a warm mink fur lining for Emperor Jiajing in the monastery. After helping Emperor Jiajing put on the lining, he accompanied Emperor Jiajing out of the monastery.

At this time, the Western Garden was also covered in snow, and thick ice had formed on the Nanhai Lake. Some eunuchs who took shortcuts would travel between the palaces in the Western Garden on the ice.

Emperor Jiajing looked at this scene and was tempted to walk on the ice. He said, "Huang Jin, let's walk on the ice today."

Huang Jin was immediately frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you must not do this. The ice is slippery, and if there is a part that is not frozen well and is still a little thin, it will be dangerous."

Emperor Jiajing said, "What's the danger? It's the middle of winter now, and the ice on Nanhai Lake is so deep. Look at those servants walking on it, right? They are all fine, so what's the danger for me to go up there? Am I heavier than them?"

Huang Jin said: "The Emperor is heavy. He is worth millions of gold. His weight is beyond words. What are these servants? Each of them is as light as a feather. How can they compare with the Emperor? Let's go by land." Huang Jin would never agree to let Emperor Jiajing walk on the ice. In case of any accident, it would be no joke. So he would rather take a detour and take the usual land route or bridge than take a shortcut and walk on the ice.

Emperor Jiajing also knew that Huang Jin was doing this for his own good, so he could only sigh and say, "Okay, I'll listen to you, okay? Can we go over there by land or by bridge?"

Huang Jin smiled and said happily: "I obey your order."

Emperor Jiajing chuckled, snorted proudly, and then he and Huang Jin walked slowly on the palace road in the Western Garden, heading towards the Wanshou Palace.

About a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin finally walked from Yuxi Palace to Wanshou Palace.

At this time, the gates of Wanshou Palace were closed, with only a few eunuchs and guards guarding it, and some painters from the Construction Department filling in the missing murals or auspicious paintings on the window and door railings.

"Open the door."

Huang Jin accompanied Emperor Jiajing to the Wanshou Palace and gave instructions to the eunuchs and guards guarding the gate.

When these young eunuchs and guards saw that it was the Emperor himself, they all knelt on the ground nervously and saluted, not taking the severe cold on the ground seriously at all.

But after hearing Huang Jin's instructions, they all stood up from the ground swiftly, pushed open the tightly closed palace door with great respect, and then stood on both sides with their heads down. No one dared to look up at the actions of Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin.

From this we can see how strict the rules are in the Xiyuan Palace!
Emperor Jiajing, supported by Huang Jin's arm, stepped into the gate of Wanshou Palace.

This was also the first time that Emperor Jiajing stepped into the palace since the reconstruction of Wanshou Palace. In the past, when he went out for a walk, he would just take a look from a distance and looked forward to admiring this new home after he officially moved in.

But now someone actually reported that Yan Shifan used ordinary giant trees to impersonate golden nanmu as the beams of the main hall of Wanshou Palace. How could this not make Emperor Jiajing nervous?
So today, Emperor Jiajing broke his previous practice of watching from afar and asked Huang Jin to accompany him to the Wanshou Palace. He went inside and prepared to take a look to see whether what this person reported was true or false!

After entering the palace gate, Emperor Jiajing had no time to look at the rockery scenery inside the palace. He went straight to the main hall in front.

Huang Jin saw Emperor Jiajing walking so fast and quickly followed him, saying nervously, "Your Majesty, please slow down and be careful with the steps."

Emperor Jiajing listened to Huang Jin's reminder, but his pace did not slow down at all. He quickly walked to the main hall of Wanshou Palace. Without waiting for Huang Jin to help open the door, he reached out and pushed the door open.

At this time, even though Huang Jin didn't know what had happened to Emperor Jiajing, he sensed a hint of unusual aura.

Huang Jin quickly followed and asked quietly beside Emperor Jiajing, "What happened to the Emperor?"

Emperor Jiajing looked up at the beams on the roof, but the beams of the main hall had long been painted with solemn and noble auspicious clouds, and the original wood color could no longer be seen at all.

If you want to know whether the wood of the beam under the painted auspicious clouds is golden nanmu, you must first scrape off the painted auspicious clouds before you can verify its authenticity.

Otherwise, if you look directly up like this, you won't be able to see it at all.

But even so, Emperor Jiajing still couldn't feel at ease.

Emperor Jiajing said to Huang Jin, "Go find a few craftsmen and ask them to build a wooden ladder to the beam. I want to go up and take a look."

Huang Jin was shocked when he heard what Emperor Jiajing said. The main beam was at least three or four zhang from the ground, which was equivalent to the height of three or four floors in later generations.

How could Emperor Jiajing climb up to such a high altitude to see it?

If something goes wrong, it will be much more serious than Emperor Jiajing going ice-skating on Nanhai Lake.

So Huang Jin hurriedly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, no, it's so high, how can you go up there? If you really want to go up, I will be the one to go up."

But at this moment, Emperor Jiajing did not trust anyone. He had to see it with his own eyes, otherwise he would not be at ease.

Emperor Jiajing said without question: "Go and arrange it quickly, I'll be waiting here!"

Huang Jin's heart skipped a beat, and looking at the serious expression on Emperor Jiajing's face, he really didn't know what had happened. How unexpected was it that Emperor Jiajing had to climb up to a height of thirty or forty feet to see the beam?

Huang Jin had no choice but to turn around and order the craftsmen outside to immediately build a sturdy and stable wooden ladder in the hall in accordance with Emperor Jiajing's order to meet Emperor Jiajing's requirements.

When the craftsmen heard the emperor's order from Huang Jin, they all looked bewildered. They even couldn't help wondering if the auspicious clouds on the roof were painted wrong?
How else could this happen?

But now is not the time to think about whether the auspicious clouds on the roof were painted incorrectly. They have to immediately follow the order from Huang Jin and go to the main hall to set up the wooden ladder.

After nearly an hour of preparation and construction by the craftsmen, a wooden ladder leading directly to the roof was finally built. However, this ladder was nothing for these craftsmen who were often climbing up and down, but for Emperor Jiajing, who had always lived a life of luxury, it was not so easy.

It seems like he doesn't know how to climb this kind of ladder at all!
So at this moment, Emperor Jiajing was in an awkward situation, not knowing whether to go up or leave.

At this time, Huang Jin volunteered again: "Emperor, how about letting this servant try?"

Emperor Jiajing looked at Huang Jin's fat body, then raised his head to look at the distance of the roof, and finally shook his head as if angrily: "Forget it, I won't look anymore."

But then, Emperor Jiajing said, "Go to San'er later and ask him to climb. I don't believe that I can't find someone to go up and check the situation."

Huang Jin was stunned again when he heard this. Prince Yu seemed to be very precious. Is it really okay to climb so high?

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