Rise From the Humble

The sky was bright, and the warm sunshine poured into the rippling blue waves of the Taiye Pond. A small boat in the Taiye Pond carried Zhu Ping'an and slowly approached the shore.

After arriving at the shore, Zhu Pingan got off the boat and stood by the Taiye Pool to thank the palace maid and eunuch who was supporting the boat.

After Emperor Jiajing went down to the court, he went to the Guanghan Palace built on a small island in Taiye Pond, where he summoned Zhu Pingan. Because the Guanghan Palace was built on a small island in the middle of the lake, the only way to reach the palace was by punting, so Zhu Ping'an came to pay homage to Emperor Jiajing in this small boat.

There was a little eunuch who had been waiting on the shore of the small island in the middle of the lake where the Guanghan Palace was located. This little eunuch was also an acquaintance to Zhu Ping'an, Feng Bao and Eunuch Feng. Eunuch Feng and Zhu Pingan greeted each other with a smile on his face. On the way to lead Zhu Pingan to Guanghan Hall, he reminded Zhu Pingan in a low voice, saying that His Majesty is in a bad mood today, and Zhu Pingan should be careful when he meets the saint.

In fact, there was no need for Feng Bao to remind Zhu Pingan that Emperor Jiajing was in a bad mood today. After all, it was Zhu Pingan who witnessed Emperor Jiajing getting angry with his own eyes.

However, Feng Bao was taking the initiative to show his goodwill, and Zhu Ping'an would not miss this opportunity in vain.

"Thank you, Eunuch Feng, for reminding me."

Zhu Ping'an cupped his hand to express his thanks, and then slipped a small banknote into Feng Bao's sleeve without leaving any trace. Feng Bao declined in a low voice for a moment and then accepted.

Under the guidance of Feng Bao, Zhu Pingan entered the Guanghan Palace. Feng Bao stopped and another young eunuch led Zhu Pingan into the palace where Emperor Jiajing was temporarily resting. At this time, Emperor Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the bed in a meditation posture, still looking at the memorial presented by Shen Lian in his hand, his face was full of anger, and a large part of his wide dragon robe was hanging on the ground.

"I greet my emperor, long live my emperor." Zhu Pingan, led by the little eunuch into the main hall, knelt down and saluted Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon couch.

"Without courtesy, I love you." Emperor Jiajing nodded and motioned for Zhu Pingan to get up and come forward. The main hall is very large, and the dragon cave where Emperor Jiajing is located is quite far away from where Zhu Ping'an is standing. It is a bit difficult to speak across such a large distance.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Pingan stood up and thanked him.

Emperor Jiajing's anger has not subsided at this moment, and Shen Lian's letter made Emperor Jiajing's anger hard to dissipate. As long as he thought of the content of Shen Lian's letter, Emperor Jiajing would not be angry.

Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne when he was weak. You must know that Emperor Jiajing was only the son of a local king at that time. The civil and military ministers headed by Yang Tinghe made it difficult for Emperor Jiajing, but in the end, Emperor Jiajing was superior, perfectly controlling the government and governing the Ming Dynasty in an orderly manner. Therefore, Emperor Jiajing often compares himself to the best in history in terms of martial arts and martial arts, and is complacent.

However, Shen Lian did not expect that when Shen Lian wrote the letter, he compared himself to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. In Jiajing's eyes, this memorial was not so much an impeachment of Yan Song as a humiliation of himself. How could Emperor Jiajing appease his anger.

However, Emperor Jiajing's punishment today was far beyond Zhu Pingan's expectations.

He was given a royal staff and then thrown into prison to be punished on a day-to-day basis!

What does Mingzhengdian punishment mean? Ming means to express; it means to punish a crime; Dian Xing means law. This idiom is mostly used in official documents or announcements about the execution of prisoners.

This means that after beating Shen Lian's imperial staff, the court will choose a good and auspicious day to execute Shen Lian!

This is inconsistent with Zhu Pingan's own history. In history, Emperor Jiajing just hit Shen Lian's court staff and sent him to the border. Why is he going to kill Shen Lian now?

It doesn't matter whether Shen Lian is impulsive or irrational, but it is undeniable that Shen Lian is a good person, his starting point is good, and his purpose is also good.

Zhu Pingan couldn't help but watch such a good official die.

It just so happened that he had such an opportunity to meet the Holy Spirit, so he must seize it, Zhu Pingan thought secretly in his heart.

"My dear, why don't you come closer?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Ping'an, who was stunned, and couldn't help but put down the memorial and asked in a deep voice.

Only then did Zhu Pingan realize that Emperor Jiajing had indeed signaled him to speak up just now, but because he was thinking about Shen Lian, his mind was a little distracted. How should I say it? What excuse should I use? Emperor Jiajing is a narrow-minded person, especially when he is angry now. If he doesn’t answer well, not only will the good impression he had on Emperor Jiajing be gone, but he may also be in Jiajing. This leaves a bad impression.

In this era of feudal imperial power, the emperor's likes and dislikes are related to your future, so you must be cautious.

In the midst of this electric light and flint, Zhu Pingan suddenly caught a glimpse of Emperor Jiajing's dragon robe hanging on the ground. A story circulated in unofficial history about the imperial doctor's visit to Jiajing emerged in Zhu Pingan's mind. The imperial doctor saw Emperor Jiajing hanging on the ground. When wearing the dragon robe, he said something that made Emperor Jiajing happy. This story happened in the last years of Jiajing. It has not happened yet, but the occasion is quite similar.

It's hard to tell others, but it's really suitable for someone as fastidious as Jiajing.

With a firm mind, Zhu Pingan saluted Emperor Jiajing calmly and said, "Your Majesty's dragon robe is on the ground, and I dare not approach him."

Your Majesty's dragon robe is on the ground, and I dare not come near. The seemingly simple sentence scratched the itch in Emperor Jiajing's heart.

The dragon robe was hanging on the ground. Zhu Pingan said this, which fully shows his loyalty to me. If I am on the ground, I am a human; if I am underground, then I am a ghost. Emperor Jiajing's anger because of Shen Lian's letter was relieved by Zhu Pingan's words.

The difference between the ground and the underground was a world of difference in Emperor Jiajing's heart.

Emperor Jiajing pulled up the dragon robe hanging on the ground with his hands, placed it on the dragon couch, and motioned for Zhu Pingan to come forward and reply.

After Zhu Pingan saluted, he walked to Emperor Jiajing.

"Take a look, what do you think?"

Emperor Jiajing gently threw the memorial in Zhu Pingan's hand and asked in a calm voice.

Zhu Pingan took the memorial with both hands, confessed his guilt to Emperor Jiajing, and then looked at it seriously. Of course, this was just a careful look on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about how to reply to Emperor Jiajing. At this moment, Emperor Jiajing was preconceived, obviously venting his anger on Shen Lian. If he pleaded for Shen Lian or even helped Shen Lian to speak, not only would he not be able to save Shen Lian, but it would only aggravate Shen Lian's tragedy, and it would also make Shen Lian feel sad. Emperor Jiajing's anger implicated himself.

"How?" A few minutes later, Emperor Jiajing looked directly at Zhu Pingan and asked.

"I'll be honest, this memorial has nothing to do with its appearance." Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands and reported back.

"Oh?" Emperor Jiajing's eyes flickered as he examined Zhu Ping'an.

"The ten serious crimes are based on words alone. There is no physical evidence, no witnesses, and no corroborating evidence. Therefore, I bluntly said that there are falsehoods." Zhu Pingan replied calmly under the scrutiny of Emperor Jiajing.

"Yeah." Jiajing nodded when he heard the words, a little anger appeared on his face, "This kind of villain doesn't want to serve the country, but he engages in these tricks of framing people, damn it!"

"I heard that this person had bought a coffin and placed it at home before he submitted the letter."

At the end, Zhu Ping'an said something calmly, which extinguished the anger in Emperor Jiajing's heart. Okay, I bought the coffin in advance. This guy Shen Lian didn't want to live when he submitted the letter this time. This guy Shen Lian wants to die for fame, but I won't satisfy him!