Zhu Houyi and Lu Bing followed Fang Xianfu to the mansion. It turned out that they were not anywhere else but the place Zhu Houyi had wanted to go to, the mansion of the Sage Wang Yangming.
"This…Fang Xianfu, could it be that the teacher you speak of is Mister Yang Ming?”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Fang Xianfu blushed when he heard that Zhu Houzhen had recognized him.""We didn't mean to hide it from the emperor, but because master said so, we followed master's instructions.”
"Alright, alright, I won't blame you!"
After Zhu Houyi understood that the person behind Fang Xianfu was Wang Yangming, he instantly understood all the doubts.
Why was the person behind Fang Xianfu so intelligent? Even though he never left the palace, he could control the court struggles. Why was this person no less powerful than Yang Tinghe in the imperial court, but why did he hide behind the scenes?
There was no doubt about Wang Yangming's intelligence. He was known as the number one person in the Ming Dynasty. The influence of the Yangming School of Mind was also very great in the court.
Although Wang Yangming's disciples of the School of Mind seemed to be a school of thought and an organization similar to an academy, in fact, this School of Mind had a huge influence in the Ming Dynasty.
Simply put, at least one-third of the officials in the court were followers of Wang Yangming, and the remaining one-third of the officials had more or less received Wang Yangming's kindness. Once something happened, they would stand on Wang Yangming's side.
Wang Yangming was very powerful in the court. As long as he said a word, he could decide the fate of the officials. It could be said that Wang Yangming's power was definitely not below Yang Tinghe's. In fact, he was even more powerful than Yang Tinghe.
During the reign of Emperor Wanli, the greatest power in the court was the Taizhou School, a branch of Wang Yangming's School of Mind. When the Taizhou School was strong, it did not even take Zhang Juzheng seriously. Zhang Juzheng had to maintain a good relationship with the Taizhou School in order to maintain the stability of the court.
It was because Wang Yangming was not greedy for power and position. He only wanted the country to be prosperous and the people to be safe. Therefore, his control over the court was not as strong as Yang Tinghe. Even a strong person like Wang Yangming was eventually squeezed out of the court by Yang Tinghe.
However, Yang Tinghe still didn't dare to touch Wang Yangming, because he knew that if he really killed Wang Yangming, there would be a big incident in the court. At that time, even he, the chief minister of the cabinet, might not be able to suppress it.
At this time, Zhu Houyi understood that the power behind Fang Xianfu was Wang Yangming. He immediately relaxed and laughed.
Lu Bing and Fang Xianfu found it strange and said,""Emperor, what are you laughing at?"
"I am laughing at Yang Ting and that old thief, the day of their demise is not far away! Since Mister Yang Ming wants to submit to me, then my power in the court will immediately expand. At that time, why would I still be afraid of Yang Ting and that old thief?”
"Oh, so that's how it is, the emperor is wise!”
Zhu Houyu was indeed very satisfied with meeting Wang Yangming, because as long as Wang Yangming gave his power in the court to Zhu Houyu, and Zhu Houyu was in charge of military power and specific actions, Zhu Houyu was confident that he could defeat Yang Tinghe.
Now, after learning of Wang Yangming's existence, Zhu Houyi knew that his power in the court would be further strengthened.
"Emperor, please follow me to see master! Yesterday, Master decided to open the altar to accept disciples today. I took the first place for you. You can go in and see Master now!”
When Wang Yangming accepted disciples, he never cared about the status of the other party. It didn't matter if you were a royal noble or a peddler. Wang Yangming treated everyone equally. As long as you came to see him, you had to queue up. Special privileges were useless here.
Therefore, even if Zhu Houzhen came, it was because Fang Xianfu helped him make an appointment in advance, so he could go in to see Wang Yangming.
……
Just as Zhu Houyi was about to meet Wang Yangming, a gorgeous carriage slowly drove in front of the city gate.
Although the commoners in the city did not know who was sitting in the carriage, they could tell from the way the carriage was dressed that the person in the carriage was an ineffably noble person. He was definitely someone of the upper class in the capital.
At this moment, the person sitting in the carriage was none other than Yang Qingxi, the daughter of Yang Tinghe, the prime minister of the Great Ming Dynasty, and the younger sister of Yang Shen, the number one genius in the world.
Yang Qingxi was 16 years old this year. She had a refined temperament, was young and beautiful, and was extremely beautiful. She was definitely the top beauty of the Jiajing Dynasty.
This time, Yang Qingxi came to the capital from her hometown for no other reason than Yang Tinghe's intention to marry her to Zhu Houjie and make Yang Qingxi the Empress of Ming Dynasty. This was to control Zhu Houjie's actions.
When Yang Qingxi's carriage passed by the streets, the commoners on both sides stopped to watch. Yang Qingxi lifted the curtains and looked around the street. The people on both sides of the street were stunned.
"Aiya, did you see that? This…Whose daughter is this? She's actually so beautiful!”
"She's not just beautiful. She's like a celestial descending to the mortal world!”
"This…To be able to see this lady on the street today, it's really not in vain!”
Yang Qingxi had only revealed her face for a moment, but the men on the street who saw her could not help but fall head over heels for her.
Yang Qingxi's title as the top beauty of the Jiajing Dynasty was definitely not undeserved. Just that glimpse of hers had fulfilled the dreams of countless men.
"Xiao He, I saw so many people gathered near the city gate just now. What are they doing?”
"Miss, do you want to know? Then I'll go and ask for you!"
After hearing Yang Qingxi's words, a pretty maid ran to Wang Yangming's mansion to take a look. After she understood what was going on, she came back to report to Yang Qingxi.
"Miss, I heard that Mr. Yang Ming is giving a lecture!”
"Mr. Yang Ming?"
"Yes, I am!"
"Hey, I heard that this Mr. Yang Ming is a master of the current era. It's a rare opportunity for him to give a lecture here…Hey, stop the car, stop the car!”
When the servants heard Yang Qingxi's words, they hurriedly pulled the carriage. Yang Qingxi came out of the carriage and took Xiao He's hand.
"You guys go back first. I want to go to Mr. Yang Ming's mansion to take a look and listen to his lecture!”
"What? Young Miss, this…this is not appropriate ah, Old Master is still waiting for you in the residence!”
"Go back and tell Old Master that I'm in Mister Yang Ming's mansion. It wasn't often that they would come across Mr. Yang Ming giving lectures. This time, they definitely couldn't miss it!”
As Yang Qingxi spoke, she led Xiao He towards Wang Yangming's mansion. When the servants saw this, they sent someone to report to Yang Tinghe while sending a few servants to protect Yang Qingxi.
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