Rise From the Humble

The night was getting dark and silent.

When Emperor Jiajing was reading Qingci, the owners of these Qingci were also working hard in the Xiyuan Cabinet House. Emperor Jiajing is awake, who dares to sleep? The Qing Ci they submitted has not received a reply yet.

This cottage is specially used by cabinet ministers and ministers who are good at writing Qing Ci. Whenever Emperor Jiajing issues an order to present Qing Ci, these ministers will come to this cottage. This place is close to Emperor Jiajing, which makes it convenient for them to submit Qingci. If Emperor Jiajing is not satisfied with the Qingci they submit, they will work overtime here to revise or re-create Qingci to save travel time.

The Qingci Cottage is small in area and relatively simple in condition, with only simple tables and chairs and other practical furnishings, but the people sitting inside are some of the most powerful people in the entire Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, there are ten ministers in the house, including cabinet ministers Yan Song, Li Ben, Xu Jie and others, as well as Li Chunfang, Yuan Wei, Yan Na, Guo Pu and others who are good at writing Qingci.

Since receiving the order from the palace at noon to present Qing Ci, whether they are in the Yamen or at home, they have rushed here to finish the Qing Ci, or come here as soon as possible to finish the Qing Ci, and then finish the Qing Ci. The written Qing Ci was presented to Emperor Jiajing.

I submitted Qing Ci early in the afternoon, but I still haven't received a reply. It's almost midnight now, and there's no news from the palace.

Is good?

Is it bad?

Is the Holy Spirit satisfied or dissatisfied?

They didn't know the attitude of the Holy Emperor, but there was no letter from the palace at this time, so they felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

They all knew the reason for writing Qing Ci today. Emperor Jiajing's favorite cat, General Huwei, died. Emperor Jiajing was in a bad mood. Not only could he not eat, he heard that he had not even taken Tao Tianshi's new elixir.

This has never happened before, which shows how bad Emperor Jiajing was.

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger

Jun Hu was displeased today, so they naturally had to be more careful. They submitted a poem to commemorate General Hu Wei, but there was no reply yet. Moreover, Mr. Yan Ge had just asked a chamberlain to inquire about it, and heard that the Holy Emperor had not eaten yet.

Although they have been writing Qingci for Emperor Jiajing for more than a year or two, and although they are confident in their Qingci works today, as the above situations show, they are not optimistic, so how can they not be uneasy.

Of course not everyone is like this.

Mr. Yan Ge was sitting at the front seat with a calm expression, holding a cup of tea as usual. There was no trace of worry at all. His calm demeanor was much stronger than that of everyone in the house. Of course, he had a reason to be calm. Today's Qingci was ghostwritten by his son Yan Shifan. Yan Song read it when he was copying it. It was better than usual, and it was an excellent Qingci.

Yan Song was very relieved when Yan Shifan wrote Qing Ci. Yan Shifan did not write Qing Ci for him once or twice, and Yan Shifan's Qing Ci was praised by Jiajing not once or twice.

Why did Yan Shifan write Qingci?

It's not that Yan Song can't write Qing Ci. Yan Song gained the favor by relying on Qing Ci back then. Why can't he write Qing Ci? It's just that in recent years, as he has gotten older, his talent and thinking are not as good as in previous years, and his Qing Ci skills have also declined.

About three years ago, Yan Song found that his Qing Ci was not as good as in previous years. Emperor Jiajing was a little dissatisfied with his Qing Ci, and people who were good at writing Qing Ci such as Li Chunfang, Yan Na, and Yuan Wei began to emerge.

No one knows the importance of Qingci better than Yan Song.

Yan Song was worried and anxious about the decline in his Qingci skills, but there was always a way. When Emperor Jiajing asked Yan Song to present Qingci again, Yan Song accidentally discovered a Qingci written by Yan Shifan. He was so shocked that he decided to He donated it to Emperor Jiajing in his own name and was praised by Emperor Jiajing.

Since then, most of Yan Song's Qing Ci was ghostwritten by Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan did not disappoint Yan Song. The Qing Ci he wrote was even more appreciated by Emperor Jiajing than when Yan Song was in his heyday. With Yan Shifan's ghostwriting, Yan Song continued to be favored. .

Yan Shifan was a prodigy, and he had a better understanding of Qing Ci than Yan Song. Yan Song himself had to admit that even in his prime, his Qing Ci was not as good as that of Donglou Xiaoer.

Today's Qing Ci was ghostwritten by Yan Shifan, so why should Yan Song be worried?

Next to Yan Song was Li Ben, with a worried look on his face, maybe because he was old and couldn't stay up late, so he beat him several times in a row haha

Xu Jie was a new bachelor who joined the cabinet. He sat in the position below Li Ben and kept adding tea to Yan Song and Li Ben from time to time. He did not regard himself as a cabinet minister at all, and he did not rely on his own hands to serve tea and pour water.

Li Chunfang, Guo Pu and others were still lacking in Qi-nurturing skills. They chatted absentmindedly and looked outside the door and window from time to time.

Yuan Wei probably had a more relaxed expression among these people. He glanced at Li Chunfang, Guo Pu and others with disdain, looking down on their performance.

Yuan Wei is confident, he has the capital of self-confidence, although he has almost the lowest official position among everyone, but when it comes to Qing Ci, Yuan Wei has never been afraid of anyone.

Zhaijiao, temple, sacrifice

Every time His Majesty needs Qingci, it is the stage for me, Yuan Wei, to show off my quick thinking, wonderful writing skills, and the ability to compose a poem in seven steps. I can’t remember how many times Emperor Jiajing praised himself.

Not to mention

"The Yuan Gui in Luoshui presented auspiciousness at the beginning. The yin number is nine, the yang number is nine, and the number is nine, nine, and eighty-one. The number is connected to the Tao. The Tao is in line with the Yuanshi Tianzun. I sincerely feel it; the two red and phoenixes of Qishan are auspicious, and the majestic sound is six. The female chirps six, sixty-six and thirty-six times, and the sound is heard in the sky. He is born as the Emperor Jiajing and has a long life."

This poem was framed by the Holy Spirit as a poem about the palace!

This is His Majesty’s favorite Qing Ci, bar none! This is what the Holy Spirit said.

I dare not say anything else, but when it comes to Qing Ci, among the ministers on duty today, Yuan Wei is very confident in his Qing Ci.

Da da da.

A burst of light footsteps sounded outside the duty room.

Everyone looked up and couldn't help but feel a little excited. The person who appeared in everyone's sight was a little father-in-law.

"After reading your noble words, long live the meal."

The little father-in-law sent a message, and then he went in a hurry. He had other things to do.

After receiving the news, the anxious atmosphere in the guard house was swept away, and everyone could finally put their hearts in their stomachs. In just an instant, worry turned to joy.

Although this little father-in-law just sent a private letter and it was not official, the facts were unmistakable. After the saint read the Qing Ci, he began to eat. Doesn't it mean that these Qing Ci made the Holy Spirit very satisfied?

You know, Your Majesty has not eaten since noon, so there is no need to elaborate on the meaning of this poem.

Rewards come second

Emperor Jiajing's appreciation is what everyone values ​​the most.