Rise From the Humble

After returning to the office room of Prince Yu's Mansion, Zhu Ping'an closed the door, crumpled the memorial in his sleeve, stuffed it into the tea stove, and burned it.

It was not that Zhu Ping'an gave up interceding for Yang Jisheng's superior, but that he interceded for a better superior.

The Three Kingdoms Wolong Zhuge Kongming said: A general who does not understand astronomy, geography, strange gates, yin and yang, does not understand formation diagrams, and does not understand military strength is a mediocre person.

The same goes for begging for mercy. Begging for mercy is a technical job.

Those who ask for mercy but do not understand astronomy, geography, current situation, current affairs, do not understand current affairs, and do not understand the situation are mediocre.

Solar eclipse!

If you don't make use of such a rare astronomical phenomenon in your plea, you are mediocre and have wasted this rare God-given opportunity.

Zhu Ping'an was not a genius, nor was he a mediocre person. He would not waste the God-given opportunity of a solar eclipse, so he burned the petition for mercy he had drafted last night and took the opportunity of this solar eclipse to write a new petition for mercy.

This eclipse!

Well done, wonderfully come, so timely! With today's solar eclipse, I have greater certainty.

Zhu Ping'an quickly laid out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to write his second petition.

How to take advantage of a solar eclipse?

Routine rescue? !

No!

Zhu Ping'an would not be like those officials queuing up in front of the general office today.

Although routine rescue is a good angle, it can be brought into play by taking advantage of the solar eclipse. It is said that the solar eclipse is the cause of the emperor's lack of morality and political failure. When a solar eclipse occurs, routine rescue is necessary. The emperor and ministers must strengthen their moral cultivation and strengthen their moral integrity. Correcting the error can then be extended to the case of Yang Jisheng, and this can be used to say that the death sentence for Yang Jisheng was wrong and must be corrected and the death sentence sentenced to be revoked.

Using solar eclipses to give memorials and comment on government affairs is a common tactic used by officials throughout history.

but!

Zhu Pingan would not do this.

Zhu Ping'an believed that if he drafted the memorial according to this idea, not only would he not be able to save Senior Brother Yang, but he would also become a reminder for Senior Brother Yang and send Senior Brother Yang to the guillotine in advance!

Saying routine rescue means that Emperor Jiajing was wrong. Isn't this the same old mistake of Senior Brother Yang's memorial? In addition, from the extension of routine rescue to the wrong verdict in Yang Jisheng's case, doesn't that mean that Yang Jisheng's impeachment was right? ! In other words, Yan Song was wrong, Yan Song was guilty, and Yan Song should be punished. This will definitely cause a strong backlash from the Yan Party!

Such a pleading memorial not only angered Emperor Jiajing, but also touched the sore point of Yan Dang. How could it play the role of pleading for mercy? It was more like urging him to die.

Therefore, this angle is not advisable. Zhu Pingan would not write a petition for mercy from this angle.

On the contrary, Zhu Ping'an decided to write from the perspective of "exemption from rescue", which means that there is no need for rescue, that is to say, there is no need to cultivate virtue, that is to say, the government is good, that is to say, Emperor Jiajing's government is good.

I believe Emperor Jiajing will definitely be delighted when he sees it.

It's a bit flattering, but if it can save Senior Brother Yang, why not do it.

In my impression, in another five years, that is, in the 36th year of Jiajing, there will also be a solar eclipse. His colleague at the Hanlin Academy, Yuan Wei, seemed to have written a memorandum on "exemption from emergency treatment", which immediately made Emperor Jiajing Longyan happy, and he seemed to have promoted Yuan Wei. So, this routine definitely works.

In addition, thinking that Yuan Wei, a petty person, had repeatedly targeted him, Zhu Ping'an was even more willing to pick Yuan Wei's fruits a few years in advance.

Well, taking Yuan Wei's path leaves Yuan Wei with nowhere to go.

As for whether he would be criticized in front of his face or behind his back for flattering His Majesty, Zhu Pingan didn't care at all.

It's just a solar eclipse.

Regardless of whether you rescue or not, in the eyes of modern people, you will be labeled as feudal and superstitious. When a crow lands on a pig, they are all equally black. Who is laughing?

Besides, Yan Song is the biggest flatterer, okay? If it's really a breath of fresh air, you should talk to Yan Song first.

Therefore, Zhu Pingan has no psychological pressure when writing from the perspective of emergency rescue.

The first part of Zhu Ping'an's plan was to write an example to avoid emergency treatment, and the second part was to persuade Emperor Jiajing to celebrate and grant amnesty to the world, and then it was logical to point to Yang Jisheng. Well, the content of the memorial he had written before could be modified and put into this part.

Just do what comes to mind.

Zhu Pingan laid out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, picked up the pen and began to write the first part.

When writing the first part, Zhu Ping'an took the memorial letter that Yuan Wei used to flatter Emperor Jiajing five years later, and took the essence and discarded the dross. It has to be said that in terms of flattering Emperor Jiajing, Yuan Wei He is a rare expert.

If you stand on Yuan Wei's side, you can shoot better and louder.

"Zhu Ping'an, a scholar at Prince Yu's Mansion, would like to report: Your Majesty serves heaven as a father, serves the sun as a brother, manages government with diligence, loves the herdsmen, improves internal affairs, strengthens the country and enriches the people, and benefits the world. Therefore, Qun Yin retreats. , all things are brilliant. Therefore, the sun is shining brightly, and the atmosphere is shining. Stopping eating for even one point is the same as not eating. I am very happy and dissatisfied."

Zhu Ping'an's literary thoughts surged like a fountain, and as if he had divine help when he started writing, he quickly wrote the first part of the petition.

The "one minute" in "eating stops one minute" in Zhu Ping'an's memorial does not refer to the modern minute. The "fen" here refers to the ancient calculation of the difference between solar and lunar eclipses. This is a very complicated calculation, not much simpler than modern functions. In addition to "fen", there is also "fen" seconds" difference.

The difference in the solar eclipse that occurred this morning was carefully calculated by Qin Tian Jian and was "one minute and four seconds."

In order to reach the level of "no need for emergency treatment", Zhu Ping'an rounded it up and wrote "one point for eating only". This reached the level of "no food" and could avoid emergency treatment.

After writing the first part, Zhu Pingan revised the content of the previous memorial and added a transitional sentence to the effect of universal celebration and amnesty. The second part was quickly written.

After finishing writing, Zhu Ping'an revised and polished it again and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he found a blank memorial on the bookshelf and copied the prepared plea.

After the memorial was completed, Zhu Ping'an carefully put it into his sleeve and put the draft on the table into the stove to burn it to ashes.

After packing up in this way, Zhu Ping'an closed the door and took a shortcut to the general affairs envoy's Yamen without stopping.

There was still a queue in front of the General Government Office.

It seems that there are many officials presenting the solar eclipse today, and Zhu Ping'an reluctantly ranks at the back of the queue.

Fortunately, there were only five or six people in the queue, and the speed was relatively fast. Zhu Pingan was soon in line.

Register and make a list, enter the General Affairs Department, and submit a memorial.

The officials who queued up to submit the memorial today were all those who wrote about the solar eclipse. The official in charge of collecting the memorial from the General Affairs Department glanced at Zhu Pingan's memorial. Seeing that Zhu Pingan also wrote about the solar eclipse at the beginning, he didn't bother to read it carefully. Look, it was handed over easily.

A solar eclipse is a very time-sensitive matter, so after receiving such memorials, the General Secretary will submit them to Xiyuan as soon as possible. Zhu Ping'an's memorial was mixed in, and he soon arrived at Xiyuan.