Chapter 1,206 Neither King Yu nor King Jing can do it, why dont you inherit the great treasure!
Inside Yuxi Palace.
Hearing Yan Shifan's name uttered from his old father's mouth, and his undoubted position as a sinner, King Yu and King Jing's eyes widened suddenly, revealing expressions of astonishment.
The targets of Jiajing's questioning were undoubtedly Yan Maoqing and Luo Longwen, who were already Yan Song's adopted sons and the core of the Yan Party. Once they were captured, it would be very painful.
But who is Yan Shifan? He is a parent and son. Yan Song and Ouyang only have one son. If they are gone, the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter!
To take a step back, we have always sacrificed our adopted children to protect our own children. Is it possible that this chief minister wants to kill his relatives out of justice?
Jiajing was obviously startled, and there was a hint of surprise between his brows: "Mr. Yan Ge, you might as well explain it more clearly."
"yes!"
Yan Song bent down, his whole back hunched, and said slowly: "The old minister is old and frail, and his spirit is tired. When handling government affairs, he cannot help but rely on the dog. He always wants to discuss with him before making a decision..."
When he first entered the cabinet, the most common thing the chief minister said was, "We will decide after I discuss it with Donglou Xiao'er." Gradually, he simply let Yan Shifan vote on his behalf.
You must know that the vote plan is the cabinet's approval in the memorial. After it is drafted, it is handed over to the emperor for approval. It is the most important manifestation of the power of the cabinet ministers.
When Yan Song handed this matter over to Yan Shifan, he actually handed over part of the elder Ge's power to the past. The title of "Little Ge Elder" is worthy of his name.
Jiajing knew this very well, and naturally he would not be able to do it randomly if it were someone else, so that other ministers could imitate him. However, Yan Shifan was really smart, and he could always cater to the holy will, which made Jiajing quite satisfied. He received many awards and his status was natural.
More and more stable.
At this time, Yan Song's evaluation of this proud son was very unbearable: "However, the dog's intelligence cannot understand the sorrow of the saints, and can not solve the people's difficulties. The organs are exhausted, and it is difficult to bear the heavy responsibility!"
"Zhejiang and Nanzhili are important tax areas for the imperial court. There are so many Japanese pirates there, and the Japanese are unwilling to give up. If Hu Zongxian is transferred away, if it is difficult to suppress them, won't it cause a big trouble?"
"The old minister has no way of teaching his son, and he should not allow his son to hold a high position and betray the divine grace."
Having said this, Yan Song took out a memorial from his sleeve and held it up high: "This is my resignation request for dismissal. I hope your majesty will approve it!"
King Yu and King Jing held their breath for a moment. If this person resigned from his position as chief minister, even if he retired and returned to his hometown, there would be a big earthquake in the court.
Jiajing did not let Lu Fang pick him up, but stared deeply at him: "Mr. Yan Ge...do you want to give up your choice?"
Yan Song immediately lowered his head: "I don't dare."
Jiajing was silent for a while and said calmly: "Don't you dare, I won't let you give up your choice! I still know one thing about you. You know the general situation, take the overall situation into consideration, and can use talents..."
King Yu's eyes moved slightly, and King Jing's expression changed slightly.
If there is only the first half of the sentence, it is basically nonsense, just a formality of making three concessions and three concessions. After all, Yan Song has served the emperor for more than 20 years, and he cannot be left without any retention.
But coupled with the comment in the second half of the sentence, this chief assistant who is worth less than ten thousand people may really not be able to leave.
It is basically a joke to comment on a prime minister who was aware of the general situation and took the overall situation into account when the officials were panicked when Anda Khan led his army to attack Beijing, but he was writing Qing Ci. However, it seems to be true that he can use talents.
That's right.
Yan Song was greedy for power and flattered others, framed Zhongliang, and committed many shocking crimes. He was definitely no less qualified than Yan Shifan. But one thing was that he always remained clear-headed. The governance of the country could not rely entirely on people like them, but also on capable officials.
Therefore, Prime Minister Qingci still had many talented and learned people under his command. This is why Yan Song mentioned Hu Zongxian several times and regretted not recruiting them.
This was what Jiajing valued. As an emperor, no matter how unsympathetic he was, he still valued the country. Yan Song was able to flatter without a bottom line, satisfy his selfish desires, and also hold the line, making the people suffer even though they were suffering.
, but it won’t lead to desperation. The first assistant in Feng Yan is indeed rare.
Therefore, Jiajing had no intention of letting Yan Song fall.
Of course, keeping Yan Song does not mean that Yan Dang can pass the test, nor does it mean that Yan Shifan can pass the test.
Jiajing was wary of the rapid expansion of the Yan Party, and also hated Yan Shifan's practice in the Tianshi Mansion.
These two things were really Yan Shifan's fault.
The former is reflected in the marriage with Xu Jie, which was promoted by Yan Shifan. He felt that the seemingly submissive Mr. Xu Ge was Yan's enemy in the future, so the marriage was used to suppress his reputation and restrict his actions.
The latter was because Yan Shifan had grasped the identity of a Taoist doctor early on, and ended up being involved himself. He really regarded this great master, whom the emperor respected, as the doctor who treated him.
In view of this, Jiajing asked: "How does Mr. Yan Ge think Yan Shifan should be dealt with?"
Yan Song said categorically: "Even a dog who disturbs the holy cultivators and disturbs the country will never show any mercy for personal gain. He will be punished with a rod and exiled, and he will be severely punished!"
Jiajing showed a half-smiling expression again, and low-pitched voices circulated in the hall: "It's a good punishment to be exiled. Even though Yan Shifan proposed to transfer Hu Zongxian, it has not been implemented yet. Where do you deal with it like this?
Great Ming Law? Or... he also knows Japanese?"
Yan Song's mouth trembled: "This... Tongwa really doesn't..."
Jiajing said: "Isn't it too much for the old godson of Qiyan Pavilion to use the court's laws to intimidate you?"
Yan Song lowered his body: "Old minister... is guilty!"
Looking at the old and tired chief minister, Jiajing felt a little pity but also a little dissatisfaction. He waved his hand: "Take your son back. The Celestial Master is not an imperial doctor. What does it look like to live in someone else's house! What nonsense?
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As soon as the word "nonsense" came out, Yan Song finally calmed down and knew that Yan Shifan had finally passed this test.
However, Jiajing did not finish speaking, and turned to the two princes: "You also have heirs. Remember this lesson. If Yan Shifan can learn more from Yan Ge, it will not be just Xiao Ge who is old. It's a pity that
No matter how talented he is, he will never be able to stand alone!"
King Yu and King Jing hurriedly stood up, followed by Nuonuo.
Yan Song felt a great pain in his heart.
In front of King Yu and King Jing, Jiajing gave this evaluation, which blocked Yan Shifan's future path to the cabinet. It can be seen that this narrow-minded majesty did not let go of his displeasure, but was not prepared to punish him so severely.
The prestige of the chief assistant has been completely lost.
Jiajing finally concluded: "Go back and discipline yourself well, remember this lesson, and don't have evil thoughts again!"
"yes!"
Yan Song deeply bowed his head, knowing that this discipline also included Yan Maoqing and Luo Longwen.
In this turmoil, the two people who were actually involved in the crime of treason with the Japanese were supposed to be discussed, but they were not mentioned in the whole process.
But everyone present knew that Yan Dang passed this test without any danger.
"Help Wei Zhong get up."
Jiajing resumed the familiar acknowledgment of Yan Song. When the chamberlain helped Yan Song, who was really exhausted, he returned to the short pier and took the exam on Prince Yu and Prince Jing again.
However, compared to the conversation with the minister, there was a strong sense of strangeness between the father and son, and both parties felt uncomfortable talking.
Jiajing had just scolded Yan Song to educate his son well. Seeing that his son was not close to him either, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed and slowly closed his eyes.
King Yu, King Jing, and Yan Song stood up quickly and looked at Lu Fang, who had been silent all this time. After she nodded slightly, they all said in unison: "My son, please retire!" "Old minister, please retire!"
The sound of slight footsteps gradually faded away. Lu Fang walked to the back, wrapped the handle with a thick handkerchief in a large copper incense burner, and took out a small copper pot.
Lu Fang then added a few pieces of sandalwood to the incense burner and put the lid on it. Lu Fang then took the copper pot and poured a cup of warm water into the purple clay cup.
Holding a water glass in one hand and a small porcelain medicine jar in the other, the internal minister walked up to Jiajing and whispered: "Master, it's time to take the elixir."
Jiajing opened his eyes, stretched out his slender fingers, took out a self-refined elixir from the porcelain medicine jar, put it into his mouth, took the water and swallowed it in one gulp.
After taking the pill, Jiajing felt a little more comfortable and said calmly: "Do you think Yan Song is discouraged when things go wrong and wants to retreat bravely and protect himself wisely, or is he retreating in order to advance for the sake of his son?"
Lu Fang's brows trembled slightly.
In fact, when Jiajing asked this question, he already knew the answer.
This great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, influenced by the great ceremony of the year, likes to fight with others, especially with his ministers. Others want to go west, but he wants to go east...
Yan Song grasped this mentality. If he wanted to frame a person, he would first praise that person greatly, and then inadvertently frame him. When Jiajing became displeased with him, he would finally add insult to injury, causing Long Yan to be furious and convict and kill him.
On the contrary, if Yan Song wants to save people, he will slander them and even deliberately punish them too harshly. When Jiajing feels that it is too much and wants to confront him, he cleverly turns the big things into small things and makes the small things disappear.
"You wait for your majesty to indulge in your happiness and anger, and steal the power of your Majesty." This evaluation of Yan Song is extremely accurate.
Of course, Jiajing was not necessarily unaware of the incident, and his dissatisfaction with Yan Song would increase day by day. Finally, it completely erupted when Lan Daoxing said, "Today there is a treacherous official."
Lu Fang hated doing this out of her loyalty to Jiajing. In addition, Yan Maoqing's previous behavior of sending beggars made everyone in the Li Supervisor feel uncomfortable. At this moment, he answered very heart-wrenchingly: "What is Yan Ge doing?
I don’t dare to speculate on my thoughts, but the cause of this incident may be the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau..."
At this time, the mention of Jiangnan Weaving Bureau suddenly brought Yan Song's painstaking efforts to educate his son into reality.
And it is the reality that Jiajing hates the most.
Compete with me for wealth!
The Ming Dynasty's "Hubu Shangshu" looked sharply and snorted: "A raccoon dog of the same kind, insatiable greed!"
However, after scolding, Jiajing knew that it was unrealistic to want officials to be non-corrupt. Taizu did not stop even though he killed so many people, let alone today's Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he would not take back his orders childishly, but just murmured: "There is no money in the national treasury, so we have to rely on Yan Shifan and others to get it. Eight points will go to the national treasury, and two points will go to them. I accept it. Seven points will go to the national treasury, and three points will go to them."
, I can bear it too..."
"If they can't even spare the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, they can't even tolerate Hu Zongxian, and they ruin the overall situation of Southeast Asia, I can't tolerate them anymore!"
These words were both self-comfort and an ultimatum. Only Lu Fang who was close to him could hear them immediately, but the others had no idea at all.
For example, when King Yu and King Jing left the Yuxi Palace, they were very preoccupied. When they recalled their performance just now, they secretly regretted it. When they looked at Yan Song, he looked like a political tumbler.
In the ensuing battle to seize the heir, with this help, there is no doubt that his success will be greatly increased.
Thinking of his somewhat mocking words not long ago, King Jing was ready to make amends and enthusiastically stepped forward to support him: "Slow down, Mr. Ge!"
Yan Song's expression was indifferent, and he slowly moved his hand away: "Thank you, His Highness King Jing, I don't dare to be an old minister!"
King Jing's face froze, and King Yu hesitated a little.
He has always been in contact with Qingliu, such as Gao Gong, the lecturer in the palace. Normally he has a hostile relationship with Yan Song, but now seeing this great opportunity, he finally gritted his teeth and stepped forward to support him as well: "The pavilion has always been a mainstay, Xiao
Wang Jingzhi, as it should be!"
"Thank you, His Highness Prince Yu..."
This time, Yan Song did not break free. Instead, he whispered softly to King Yu and headed forward.
"Damn old man, are you actually prepared to support that trash?"
King Jing's facial features were twisted, and with a flick of his long sleeves, he got into the royal sedan in shock and anger.
"In order to seize the heir, even a dog official like Yan Song has to work hard to win over. These two royal brothers are really disappointing..."
They didn't know that in a palace deep in Xiyuan, two pairs of eyes were staring at this place.
It was a special room, with crane-shaped copper lamp holders placed around it. The slender crane's mouth was the candle holder, and a candle as thick as an arm was inserted. The candlelight flickered on it and smoke curled up.
Two illusory figures hung in the center. Through a water mirror, they looked at King Yu and King Jing vying to show their goodwill, shaking their heads greatly.
The only ones who can call them younger brothers are Princess Chang'an and Prince Zhuang Jing.
Compared to her previous casualness, Xiaoqian's demeanor was now a bit more dignified. Prince Zhuang Jing was even more confused and his eyes were clear, which meant that the "spirit-locking ring" on his body had been lifted.
Xiaoqian has remembered everything. There are few people she likes in the palace, and her evaluation of the two royal brothers is very ruthless: "King Yu is timid, King Jing is showing off, both of them are far inferior to you.
However, there are still fights for the legitimate sons, and the court is in turmoil... The underworld is in chaos today, and rewards and punishments are unfair. Instead of expecting a fair reincarnation, it is better to fight for the return of the sun. Do you really not think about it anymore? "
Prince Zhuang Jing knew that this girl wanted him to be resurrected and take the position of crown prince again. Now that he looked down on King Yu and King Jing, he had even more such thoughts.
But he was not willing to do this: "Returning to the Yang Dynasty as a prince is really not what I want. The resurrection of the prince who has been dead for many years will also cause turmoil in the world!"
Xiao Qian said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Compared with these two becoming crown princes, what is your resurrection?"
Prince Zhuang Jing smiled bitterly and simply said: "I grew up in the palace, but it was difficult to see my father. I only heard people around me say that a real dragon cannot see a real dragon. At that time, I thought, if I were not the prince, I should
How good…”
Xiaoqian followed Li Yan and saw many sufferings in the world. She felt that this prince brother was so blessed that he did not know the blessings: "The crown prince of a country is so honorable. How many people can't desire it, but you don't want to... You know
All living beings suffer. Once you change your identity and experience other troubles, you will probably miss your position as a prince!"
Prince Zhuang Jing really didn't realize it, but he had a new goal, and said with a smile: "Then I will be greedy. After reincarnation, how about worshiping my sister and practicing?"
Xiaoqian shook her head: "I don't see any future in my cultivation path, so I'm afraid I won't be able to teach you..."
There are no such things as ghosts and immortals in this world, so naturally there are no related techniques. Xiaoqian is lucky because Li Yan taught the "Taiyuan Suppressing Technique" of the Water Margin world, and the Yin Qi of Gathering Moonlight was transformed into magic power.
Became a righteous ghost.
But that’s it. It’s almost impossible to follow this path to practice and become an immortal.
Prince Zhuang Jing said worriedly: "Then what will you do?"
Xiaoqian said: "I have been reincarnated, and after redeeming my sins in this life, I will be a human again..."
Prince Zhuang Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "Then what kind of person do you want to be?"
"It would be my greatest wish if I could return to that person again..."
Xiaoqian sighed in her heart and said slowly: "I don't expect too much, I just hope that you will be a prince, a minister and a general, and I will assist you in achieving great things!"
Prince Zhuang Jing shrank his head. Thinking of the words that the brother and sister had talked about in detail during this period, he rolled his eyes and said: "I think you are more suitable than me. After reincarnation, you will become the prince. In the future, you will inherit the great treasure and rule the Ming Dynasty.