prosperous age

Chapter 484 Chapter 483
"Your Highness, my lords, I just received the news that Yan Ge has gone to Xiyuan."

The servant's report made everyone in the room fearful again, but Yan Song's holy family is still there, and his meeting with the emperor will change the situation again.

King Yu frowned, but said nothing.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were also holding faces, wondering if Emperor Jiajing would revise this punishment because of Yan Song's relationship.

Only Yin Shizhen seemed to be relaxed at this moment, and he laughed and said: "It's done, hahaha."

His laughter naturally made him the focus of the people in the room, and everyone's eyes were on him.

"Your Highness, Uncle, Shan Loan, you have forgotten that His Majesty wants Yan Ge to become an official. It is reasonable for him to go to Xiyuan Memorial. When he goes to Xiyuan this time, he will definitely intercede with his son, but there is another thing to thank His Majesty for letting him The grace of service.

Tsk tsk son was punished, but His Majesty still let him return to his hometown according to the old practice of returning with honor, and even gave Lumi a gift. "

Seeing that everyone's eyes were attracted to him, Yin Shizhen explained with a smile.

"What do you mean, Yan Song didn't intend to resist, but just wanted to go to Xiyuan to intercede with his son? He has actually accepted the order to become an official?"

In the teaching Xu Jie gave him, Yan Song and Yan Shifan were always described as very powerful characters. They were greedy for money and power, and logically speaking, they would not give up their power easily.

Knowing that even if Yan Song interceded in front of Emperor Jiajing, Yan Shifan would not be released, and the outcome of the Yan family's downfall would not change, Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde naturally did not worry much.

When he walked out of the gate of Xiyuan, he turned his head unconsciously, and all he saw were red walls and green tiles.

While Yan Song was speaking, he held up the memorabilia in his hands, Huang Jin stepped forward to take it from him, and handed it to the emperor.

Up to now, in the Sanfa Division, the Yan family can still control the Dali Temple. The Ministry of Punishment was taken down by him in the past, so the connections are still there.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing's voice reached Yan Song's ears, and he couldn't help feeling a little frightened.

Although there are many people under his command and they can do many things, Yan Shifan has a clear understanding of these people.

In fact, this is just taking what they need, and it will not have any impact on the government.

Just because of political disagreement, they were beheaded by Emperor Jiajing, which made them do things.

"Exactly."

It's not that easy to be an officer.

After all, they are over 80 people, their age is there, and such an image is deliberately created, of course, the purpose is to win the sympathy of Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing said emotionally, as if all his propositions were for Yan Song's consideration.

"Flat body."

"A country has its own laws and regulations, and the crimes of Shifan have their own judicial decisions."

Supporters, of course, hold the same position as Xia Yan, who can benefit from Xia Yan's ruling, at least they have similar views, and they support Xia Yan's rectification measures.

Even if Emperor Jiajing wanted them to leave the court, he should have resisted stubbornly.

However, Yan Song naturally wouldn't affect his plan just because of the emperor's words. After kneeling five times and kowtowing three times with difficulty, he shouted loudly: "Minister Yan Song, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness."

Yan Song didn't know about this, but Jinyiwei and Dongchang would not fail to pay attention.

Emperor Jiajing didn't read the two memorials, so he naturally knew what was written in them.

This is the reason why civil servants of the Ming Dynasty dared to challenge the emperor. Xia Yan was not a traitor, but just an official who was more greedy for power, but his ability was obvious to all. At least Emperor Jiajing felt many times that the cabinet could not live without Xia Yan .

"Yan Aiqing has worked diligently in political affairs and shared my worries over the years. It is also hard work. You have said several times before that you want to return to your hometown for the elderly. At that time, I really couldn't do without Aiqing's assistance. This was delayed for many years.

Indeed, if Yan Shifan is taken down and put in prison, even if Yan Song goes south and returns to his hometown, it is impossible for him to make any trouble, and his son is still locked in the prison.

Emperor Jiajing wanted to take Yan Shifan into custody, so he could only say that his son must have really eviled the emperor, so he had to kowtow to plead guilty.

Opponents, on the other hand, are mostly because of Xia Yan's one-party deprivation of rights, which hurt their own interests. Naturally, they stand on the opposite side of him. They don't necessarily think that Xia Yan is incompetent, but only because Xia Yan touches their interests. .

Aiqing is strange in her [-]s. Ordinary people have already enjoyed their old age in peace, but Aiqing is still working hard on state affairs. I can't bear it. That's why I came up with this decree. "

Others give money, and if they meet the conditions for taking up the post, they will be given some preferential treatment, so that they can take up the post in advance.

Although it was a performance, the state of mind at this time was real.

As long as a person is released from prison by Emperor Jiajing, the matter in the capital will be exposed, and it will not be mentioned again.

When I got inside, I knelt down to salute Emperor Jiajing.

The judicial department, isn't that the three legal departments, which are dealt with by the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple.

In fact, he didn't know whether he was still greedy for that bit of power. After all, his body really couldn't take it anymore, and all he wanted was to keep his family.

But on the side of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Pan En, the censor of Zuodu, belongs to Xu Jie.

Letting Yan Song go back to Jiangxi easily is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain, and the best, once and for all solution is to take all Yan Song and his son, so that the worries of the future can be relieved.

Scholar-bureaucrats cannot be punished.

"Then, no matter what, it is impossible for Yan Shifan to get out of the imperial prison."

Yan Song is really not afraid of people turning over old accounts.

How did he know how many official positions Yan Shifan had sold, and how many of them were drawn to his side and became nails in the place.

He knew about Yan Shifan's sale of officials and nobles. Whether it was Wu Peng or Ouyang Bi, he did hint at some times when he was in charge of the government and officials, but in his opinion, they were all insignificant positions, and between them, they were just a deal.

To be honest, they were really afraid that Yan Song would cry and beg in front of Emperor Jiajing and bring back the good situation that was finally formed.

Jin Yiwei in Nanchang may have taken Yan Hu down at this time, and his son and grandson are not there, even if Yan Song wants to do something, he is powerless.

The so-called tree fell and the monkeys scattered, as long as they leave their jobs, these people will be almost independent and act independently, which will not arouse Emperor Jiajing's fear at all. What's more, most of the high-level officials have been replaced by others in the past few years. Many people he used were either resigned or punished , is no longer what it used to be.

Yin Shizhen then said: "At least, before Hu Zongxian is relieved of his military power, Yan Shifan will never be released. No matter how Yan Song pleads for mercy, he may just be exempted from death."

As for whether someone will copy Zou Yinglong's memorial, continue to impeach, and want to hold accountable?
Picking up people's teeth, and targeting the family members of the former chief minister, Yan Song believes that no one will do it.

After Yan Song finished speaking, he looked at Yan Song who was prostrate on the ground, shook his head lightly and said, "What Shifan did, I already know through the memorial, and I also asked the factory guard to check and find out where he was found. ?
Are you really ignorant of these things? "

After asking questions twice in a row, Emperor Jiajing got up, and said in a somewhat grim tone: "Xuancheng is grateful for your kindness, you are a villain, and you are bullying and slandering the king day by day.

The purpose of arranging these is also to strengthen King Jing's position in the future, and he is worried that there will be a strong rebound in the local area, so he can be controlled by human hands. However, in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, these actions are ulterior motives.

As the saying goes, "The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom", which actually means that different people have different views on the same issue from different positions or angles.

I think you have been conscientious and diligent in the affairs of the king for more than [-] years, so you are bestowed with advantages, and why do you use evil to save you. "

Emperor Jiajing sat on the throne, watched Yan Song kneel down, and said.

On the issue of treating Yan Shifan, Emperor Jiajing and Yan Song actually had different understandings of him, so everyone's views are naturally very different.

After Hu Zongxian was taken down, Yan Shifan's punishment should come out. Even if they really released him at this time, they would not be able to cause any trouble.

After discovering that many people still had contact with the Yan Mansion after taking office, they naturally knew what was going on. These were all people from the Yan Mansion, so they naturally went to Xiaoben.

Zhang Juzheng asked with a frown.

He had been prepared for a long time, but he didn't expect that his son would be arrested and sent to prison at the last moment, so he was in a very bad mood.

"Your Majesty, everything is due to the lack of strict governance of the family. Shifan has committed a serious crime. Please punish him severely to make atonement."

Even if they knew that Xia Yan's death was inextricably related to Yan Song and Lu Bing, they figured it out after a long time, it was Yan and Lu who killed him, even though it was Emperor Jiajing who gave the order .

Because of this, Yan Song was gradually rejected by the civil official group, especially because he was not inferior to Xia Yan in terms of seizing power, so he finally stood on the opposite side with most officials.

In fact, since he entered the door, Emperor Jiajing still softened his heart a little, but thinking of some scruples, he knew that he had to be hard-hearted, at least not until the hidden dangers were solved.

Fortunately, Dali Temple can talk, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice can also speak, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a bit difficult to deal with.

Yan Song was actually selling miserably at this time, hoping to exchange his credit and hard work for Emperor Jiajing's sympathy, so that he could go south with his son Yan Shifan.

People's words are awesome, so it's clear how they choose.

It's just that most of those who have real materials choose to follow the right path, and naturally they won't have anything to do with the Yan family.

If you want to be promoted, you can only rely on Yan Song.

At this time, Yan Song was walking into the Yuxi Palace step by step with trembling legs, looking so desolate, with a numb expression, and the appearance of holding memorials in both hands, which made people feel a little pitiful when they saw it.

Therefore, Yan Song thought that the strict party called by the outside world was actually on the bright side. Emperor Jiajing naturally knew who was there?

As for the money they sent to the Yan family, whether they would scrape the land to get the money back after taking office was no longer within his consideration. Severe punishment and strict laws would be enough for breaking the law.

If you think about it this way, you really don't need to catch them all. Although it will make people unwilling, it will have the least impact on the court.

In a trance, Yan Song withdrew from Yuxi Palace.

In the capital, the Ministry of War and nobles control the surrounding garrisons, but after all, Yan Song has been Prime Minister for more than ten years, and he has placed many people in the local area, especially Hu Zongxian in Zhejiang, who can hold a hundred thousand troops in his hands, and it is the entire south The most capable troops.

If you want the merits to pay off, then plead guilty and ask for a heavy punishment. I think the emperor should have a little bit of incense.

In the officialdom, there are many people who support Xia Yan and many who oppose it, but Xia Yan's beheading still makes the opponents feel dissatisfied.

Naturally, not many people know about these things. Even Yan Song was kept in the dark. He didn't know that his family members had expanded infinitely under the control of Yan Shifan, and had spread from the capital to many places, and they were all very important. prefectures and counties.

In such an environment, if other people were willing to vote for him as horsemen, they would naturally stand on the opposite side of most people.

After all, Zou Yinglong's impeachment almost covered all of Yan Shifan's crimes. If the investigation continues, it is not the Yan family's problem, but the emperor's.

Go home obediently and take care of yourselves. People in their 80s can enjoy their old age in peace.

Now, he can finally be freed from the endless official documents, which is a good thing in his heart, but what his son has committed still makes him uneasy.

Retreating is the only choice Yan Song can make at this time.

As for the gang of cronies around Yan Shifan, in his opinion, he just wanted to take advantage of the situation. If he resigned and took his son south, he would naturally stop contacting them.

At the beginning, punishing Xia Yan by asking Xia Yan not only lost the face of the court, but also chilled the hearts of many insightful people.

Yan Song was a Jinshi in the Hongzhi year and served the three emperors Hongzhi, Zhengde and Jiajing, so he naturally has a very clear understanding of this.

However, maybe Yan Song knew that after today, he might never have another chance. If he was not more docile, he might not be able to intercede face to face again after leaving here, so he did everything that should be done.

At this time, Yan Song, hearing the words in Emperor Jiajing's eyes like this, was also terrified in his heart, knowing that he could not force it.

In fact, Yan Song planned from the overall situation and competed for some key positions for his own governance, but these were actually only achieved with the acquiescence of Emperor Jiajing.

In the past, Yan Song just bowed his hands when he came in. In the Ming Dynasty, there was no requirement for ministers to kneel and kowtow when they saw the emperor. Only formal occasions had to salute. On occasions like today, just bow and salute.

"Thank you for your majesty's love and care. I was lucky enough to be favored by your majesty to be in charge of the cabinet with my insignificant achievements, and I neglected to discipline my ministers."

Retirement is a punishment for some people, but it is also a relief for some people.

Hearing Yin Shizhen's words, Zhang Juzheng suddenly understood.

Stability above all else.

Wei Guangde said suddenly.

Even though Tan Lun took away a group of troops because of the encirclement and suppression of Fujian rebels, the strength in his hands should not be underestimated.

It's just that here is no longer a place for him to come.

In any case, Yan Song never thought that as a cabinet minister and a scholar of the Huagaidian University, the last decree he drafted was actually his own edict to become an official. Although he enjoyed Chiyi and Lumi like the previous decree, his most concerned son Still haven't come out of the prison.

The decree was quickly sent to the Supervisor of Rituals, and soon after it was printed, it was sent to the Sixth Division and the cabinet for processing.

Huang Jin witnessed all this in Yuxi Palace, knowing that Emperor Jiajing had already made up his mind to take Yan Song, so naturally he didn't dare to delay at all.

(End of this chapter)