Episode 32
According to records, Yan Maoqing did not hesitate to spend two hundred thousand taels of silver to buy a theatrical troupe to flatter Yan Song.This opera troupe is extraordinary. The Kunlings in it specialize in singing authentic Wu dialect and Kunqu opera, and what they perform is exactly the Shuimo tune that Wei Liangfu of Kunshan has mastered after being closed for ten years - what people in Jiangnan call it.Water grinding chamber.This kind of tune is beautiful and has a unique charm, and it has become a hot topic in the capital for a while.
In Yuxi Palace, a secret report broke the superficial calm.The secret report revealed the scandal of Yan Maoqing embezzling half of the salt tax money for the Yan Party, and the matter was quickly reported to Emperor Jiajing.Emperor Jiajing had long been dissatisfied with Yan Song's autocratic power, and this secret report undoubtedly provided him with an excellent opportunity.However, Yan Song had great power in the court, and Emperor Jiajing knew that he could not act rashly.
In order to stabilize Yan Song, Emperor Jiajing summoned him to the palace. On the surface, he was conciliating Yan Song, but secretly he was planning countermeasures.In order to appease Yan Song, Emperor Jiajing even agreed to put Qi Dazhu to death. This decision convinced Yan Song and his son that their status was still stable.
This decision caused great uneasiness among Yuwang Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others.They knew that Qi Dazhu was the irrefutable evidence of the Yan Party's involvement in the Japanese in Zhejiang in the future, and they must try to rescue him.
