Although there were many disciples in Chaozhong School, their numbers were still fewer than Yang Tinghe's.
Moreover, many disciples of the School of Mind were related to Yang Tinghe. Although they were on Zhu Houzhen's side, they would not offend Yang Tinghe when it came to such a direct conflict.
Thus, after the two sides cursed for a while, Zhang Cong and Yan Song were completely at a disadvantage. If not for Zhang Cong and Yan Song persisting in the battle, they would probably have been drowned by the other party's saliva long ago.
"Hehe, alright!"
Zhu Houjin laughed in his heart. He was very satisfied with the results of this experiment.
Through this experiment, Zhu Houzhen had a rough idea of Yang Tinghe's power in the court and was even more confident in defeating him.
Zhu Houzhen knew that if they continued to quarrel, not only would the situation in the court go out of control, but Zhang Cong and Yan Song would also be drowned by each other's saliva and fall into a state of eternal damnation.
"Cough!"
Just as Zhu Houjiu was about to speak up and stop the chaos in the court…Suddenly, someone shouted from a corner of Taihe Palace.
"Everyone knows that Yang Tinghe is a powerful official in the court. Now that you are desperately protecting Yang Tinghe, have you lost the integrity of the officials of Great Ming?”
This person's words were powerful and loud, and it scared Yang Ting and the officials on the other side on the spot. The other party was stunned for a while before he reacted.
"Good, Xia Yan, I didn't expect you to start slandering Lord Yang!”
"Don't forget, your position was obtained for you by Lord Yang. Now you are repaying kindness with ingratitude!”
"Xia Yan, you are indeed an ingrate. We didn't misjudge you!”
After Yang Ting and his men reacted, they scolded Xia Yan. Xia Yan was fearless. He rushed to the front and helped Zhang Cong and Yan Song scold the other party.
What happened next left Zhu Houjin dumbstruck. Although Xia Yan was only helping out by himself, he was quick-witted and had a very powerful aura. After he joined, he managed to level the battlefield where Zhang Cong and the others were at a disadvantage. He relied on his own strength to scold Yang Ting and the people on his side until they could not retaliate.
"Xia Yan?"
Although Zhu Houjin knew a little about history, he had only heard of Yan Song and not Xia Yan, so he checked Xia Yan's information in his system.
In the end, he wouldn't have known if he hadn't investigated. After investigating, Zhu Houzhen discovered that this Xia Yan was an outstanding talent in the Jiajing Dynasty.
Xia Yan was one of the chief assistants of the Jiajing Dynasty, the previous chief assistant of Yan Song. This person was the other honest official in Jiajing Dynasty besides Hai Rui. Xia Yan did not accept gifts, did not form cliques for personal gain, and was diligent and capable. He was simply a representative of the perfect talent.
However, Xia Yan had another characteristic, which was that he had a particularly fiery personality and liked to curse and fight. Xia Yan might be a scholar, but when it came to a verbal battle in the court, whether it was a verbal battle or a debate on the memorial, Xia Yan was nothing to scoff at.
Xia Yan was quick-witted and could often scold more than a dozen people without being able to fight back. This skill was really second to none in the Great Ming Dynasty. It turned out that Xia Yan didn't like to form cliques for personal gain, but there was no need for it. No matter how many enemies there were, Xia Yan could kill them all by himself.
"Ha, not bad. This time, I actually have an unexpected harvest!”
After discovering Xia Yan in the court, Zhu Houjin was very satisfied. This Xia Yan was a talent, and Zhu Houjiu was lacking talents. Xia Yan's arrival could make up for the lack of talents under Zhu Houjiu.
However, the current task was to organize this debate in time. Zhu Houjiu could tell that with Xia Yan's participation, the debate among the officials became more and more intense. If Zhu Houjiu did not care, they would probably start fighting immediately.
"Dear ministers, shut up!"
After Zhu Houjiu said this, the voices of the officials became softer, but there were still many officials who kept cursing.
"Dear ministers, why do you want me to say it a second time?”
Hearing Zhu Houjiu's tone gradually becoming stern, the officials stopped cursing. However, the officials of the two sects were still glaring at each other, as if they were prepared to stand up and scold each other again if anything went wrong.
"Yan Song, Zhang Cong, and the others impeached Yang Tinghe Daren. This is purely fabricated. Lord Yang is loyal to the country and has served my Ming Dynasty for decades. He is diligent and bears no complaints.”
"Lord Yang is a minister that Zhen respects very much. Zhen will never allow anyone to insult Lord Yang. Yan Song and Zhang Cong made a mistake this time. I will never forgive them!”
"Pass down the imperial decree. Yan Song will be transferred out of the capital and transferred to the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. Zhang Cong will be transferred to Nanjing and appointed as the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
In the end, Zhu Houyi punished Zhang Cong and Yan Song, ending this palace struggle. After seeing this result, all the officials were very satisfied. Because in their eyes, the Emperor had finally stood on their side. This battle was still won by Yang Ting and his party.
However, Yang Tinghe was a little confused when he heard Zhu Houjian's verdict. Yang Tinghe had originally thought that Zhu Houjiu was going to attack him, but who knew that Zhu Houjiu would actually surrender after the battle ended?
Yang Tinghe was an old official of four dynasties and had experienced countless political struggles. He defeated the eunuch Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, Jiang Bin, and Wang Yangming. In every battle, Yang Tinghe was neither anxious nor impatient. He was confident and had a thorough understanding of his opponent.
However, Yang Tinghe was somewhat confused by Zhu Houlin's performance today. He didn't know what Zhu Houlin's intentions were. This made Yang Tinghe, who had been in the court for decades, feel a trace of fear for the first time in his life.
What was the little Emperor trying to do?
Could it be that he was testing him?
But if they were testing him, why did they transfer Zhang Cong and Yan Song out? This was equivalent to cutting off his own arm. In this way, without his trusted subordinates, how could the little Emperor fight with Yang Ting in the future?
Yang Tinghe felt extremely uneasy. This was the first time he had felt this way in his decades of being an official.
Just as Yang Tinghe lowered his head and pondered, Zhu Houjian smiled and walked to Yang Tinghe's side.
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