Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 240 Yan Shifan who escaped from the Hu case
The Great Strict Party Hu Zongxian fell, and many small officials who were originally attached to the Strict Party changed their families one after another.

When Yan Shifan heard the news in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, he scolded the people around him: "He Liu's hands are black enough, Hu Zongxian treated him well, and He Liu can do it too."

That's right.Xiaoge old Yan Shifan is currently in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi.

Five months have passed since Emperor Jiajing ordered Yan Shifan to be dispatched to Leizhou last winter.

Although Leizhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, but within two or three months, they can always arrive.

Yan Shifan walked for five months, but he didn't even finish half of the journey.Because Yan Maoqing, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment assigned by Guan Chongjun, is Yan Song's best friend.

Yan Shifan's journey was said to be exile, but in fact it was a tour of mountains and rivers.The guards who escorted him almost became his slaves.

Xiaoge is always in a good mood, and occasionally asks a few singing and dancing girls to sleep together.

Exile is not a dinner party.Yan Shifan was so contemptuous of the national law that from the Dali Temple to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then to the Ministry of Punishment, the three justices turned a blind eye and closed one eye.

The strict party officials turned a blind eye, because Yan Shifan was their young master.

The officials of Yuwang Party turned a blind eye and closed their eyes, in order to make Yan Shifan more arrogant and do more shocking things.They can take this opportunity to impeach Yan Party again.This is called playing hard to get.

When Yan Shifan came to Jingdezhen, he was greeted by Song Ming, the supervisor of Jingdezhen official kiln.

Although the supervisor of the official kiln is a small official of the seventh rank, he has a lot of money to fish for.In order to seek this position, Song Ming gave Yan Shifan's concubine's brother-in-law's friend a full 8000 taels of referral money.Seeing Yan Shifan, he presented another 9 taels of Detai bank banknote, and then sat on the official kiln supervisor.

Song Ming is an inconspicuous young man of the strict party.

Hu Zongxian has fallen, and the strict party is gone.Song Ming, like many strict party minions, changed his family.Now, he has caught up with the line of Hubu Shangshu Gao Gong.

Logically speaking, when Yan Shifan came to Jingdezhen, Song Ming, who had already taken refuge in Gao Gong, should turn a blind eye.

Gao Gong wrote to Song Ming: "We must treat Yan Shifan well."And so and so, so and so explained.

In Cuixiang Restaurant in Jingdezhen, Song Ming met Yan Shifan.

Song Ming bowed his head and bowed: "Mr. Xiaoge, you are kind to me! Please accept my bow!"

Yan Shifan has promoted many officials after accepting bribes over the years, how could he remember a seventh-rank official?

Yan Shifan asked with some embarrassment: "You are?"

Song Ming said: "You forget about Xiaoge? The next official is Song Ming, the supervisor of Jingdezhen Guanyao! I can become this official because of your promotion!"

Then, Song Ming waved his hand towards his followers.The attendant brought up a box of antique jades for Yan Shifan: "Xiaoge used to pass through Jingdezhen, and I don't have anything to show filial piety to you. Please don't dislike these miscellaneous gifts."

Yan Shifan was a little moved.Now his father has lost his position as chief assistant, and his father's favorite student Hu Zongxian has been dismissed from office again.Along the way, the magistrates of all states, prefectures and counties are avoiding him.A seven-rank small official kiln supervisor did not shy away, came to see him and gave him a gift.

Yan Shifan thought to himself: This Song Ming is still a kind person.

Yan Shifan smiled awkwardly: "Master Song. Heh, how could I have forgotten you? Were you recommended by me in Jiajing 37, 38 or 39 to be the supervisor of the official kiln? Don't talk about this, come here , sit down and drink."

The two started drinking upstairs in Cuixiang.

All officials of the strict party know that Mr. Xiaoge has many hobbies.There are elegant and dirty.

The food and wine are almost done.Song Ming said: "Mr. Xiaoge. In the past, you were in the capital with all kinds of affairs. I don't have the honor to honor you as an official. Now that you have come to Jingdezhen, that's okay. This is our own land. I think so. In the afternoon, let's go to the official kiln first. Take a tour."

Yan Shifan said: "I am naturally fond of high-quality porcelain, but I don't know how these porcelains are made. Well, I will ask you to lead the way in the next afternoon, and lead me to the official kiln to see and see."

After eating the food, Song Ming led Yan Shifan to Jingdezhen Guanyao.

Song Ming pointed to a workshop in front of him: "In this workshop, the first step in making porcelain is to knead the clay. If the clay is not well kneaded, the porcelain body will easily break when it is fired."

Yan Shifan watched a group of craftsmen kneading mud, which was quite fresh.

Then Song Ming led Yan Shifan to the second workshop: "What is done here is the second process of making porcelain to make blanks."

Yan Shifan nodded: "Oh, I know that, it is to make clay into the shape of pots and bowls."

After that, Song Ming led Yan Shifan to see the workshops of printing blanks, sharpening blanks, glazing, drawing blanks, and hooking lines.

Yan Shifan was very interested, and said to Song Ming: "Oh, I never thought that a piece of fine porcelain would go through so many processes. It's interesting, very interesting."

Song Ming cupped his hands and said, "Xiao Ge, it's getting late. In the evening, I invited seven or eight well-known local actresses in Jingdezhen to sing for you."

Yan Shifan said with satisfaction: "I am a prisoner who has lost his official position, but I have troubled you so much..."

Song Ming looked terrified: "What are you talking about, Mr. Xiaoge! Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today!"

Yan Shifan followed Song Ming to the official kiln supervisor's office.

Song Ming asked people to serve food and wine, and asked the actors to sing songs to add to the fun.

It's strange that the actors sang ditties made up of ancient poets' nostalgic poems.

"The garrison drum cuts off the pedestrians, and there is a sound of geese in autumn. The dew is white tonight, and the moon is the brightness of the hometown."

"A tree with fallen leaves in a foreign country, a lonely man in the cold light."

"Being close to the hometown is more timid, and I dare not ask people who come here."

The homesick ditties, sung by Yan Shifan, are extremely sad.Although he is a corrupt official and treacherous minister.But he is first and foremost a human being.If you are a human being, you will miss your hometown, parents, and relatives.

Song Ming said: "Mr. Xiaoge misses Mr. Ge and his hometown, Fenyi County, right?"

Yan Shifan nodded desolately.

Song Ming said: "In fact, Fenyi County is not far from Jingdezhen. When you arrive in Jingdezhen, it's like returning to your own home."

Yan Shifan suddenly slapped the table: "There is only one hometown in me. That is Fenyi, Jiangxi! My 83-year-old father is there! Come!"

Several guards who were escorting him to Leizhou to serve as an army hurried forward and cupped their hands: "What orders does Mr. Xiaoge have?"

Yan Shifan said: "I won't go to Leizhou anymore! Change the road and go back to my hometown in Fenyi County!"

Song Ming's heart blossomed with joy.The things that Gao Gong entrusted to him are all done now!
The next day, Yan Shifan, a felon in the army, escaped halfway, set off from Jingdezhen, and swaggered back to his hometown in Fenyi!

Yan Shifan is the son of Yan Song.By his side, Jin Yiwei was naturally watching him all the time.

Jin Yiwei's eyes and ears immediately sent a letter to Beizhen Fusi about Yan Shifan's escape on the way to the army and his return to his hometown.

When He Liu got the news, he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly went to the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xu Jie.

He Liudao: "It is a felony for a repeat offender to run away halfway. What's more, Yan Shifan is the one who escaped? Mr. Xu Ge, should I report it to the emperor immediately?"

Xu Jie smiled: "He Zhenfu, don't be in a hurry. If you want to destroy it, you must first indulge it! Let Yan Shifan mess around first. Wait until he makes something appalling, and then report it to the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)