Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 279

The dining room of King Yu's Mansion.

Feng Bao is having dinner with his godfather Lao Hu.

In the middle of the dining table, there is a plate of roast chicken.In Hangzhou that year, He Liu and Lao Hu let Feng Bao eat the first whole roast chicken in his life.Feng Bao will never forget the kindness of a meal.

Feng Bao poured wine for Lao Hu: "Godfather, why is your hair all white in the past two years?"

Lao Hu took a sip of wine and said, "Bao'er, godfather is 66, how can his hair not turn white? You have to work hard and work hard for Prince Yu. When godfather resigns from his post and loses power, how can he not be so white?" I want to count on you to die in old age."

Feng Bao felt a little sad: "Godfather, don't worry. Don't dare to say anything else. When you get old and leave your job, my son will let you eat a whole roast chicken!"

Lao Hu looked at the maids serving in the dining room.Feng Bao understood and dismissed several maids.

Old Hu lowered his voice, and said to Feng Bao: "Now the powers of the Supervisor of Rites are in the hands of the government. You must not get involved with those people. Don't offend them, and don't flatter them, understand?"

Feng Bao said with a smile: "Don't worry, godfather, I understand the truth. No matter the lights outside are dim or the wind and rain are pouring, I just focus on taking good care of the emperor's eldest grandson in Prince Yu's mansion. How did the literati say that? Yes, keep your ears out of the window."

Lao Hu nodded in satisfaction: "Bao'er, you are a smart person. Take good care of the emperor's eldest grandson, and you will have everything! Prince Yu has succeeded, and the emperor's eldest grandson will be the prince! You, a big companion, can be admitted to the inspector of ceremonies!"

The father and son were talking, and He Liu walked into the dining room.

Feng Bao got up quickly, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed: "Sixth brother!"

He Liu quickly helped Feng Bao up: "You are now the eldest grandson of the emperor, I can't bear this beckoning!"

Feng Bao stood up and said, "Sixth brother, what are you talking about. Don't care what position I hold, I'm also your younger brother. The elder brother is like a father!"

Feng Bao added a pair of bowls and chopsticks to He Liu, and served him personally, pouring wine and serving dishes.

Old Hu asked: "These confessions were presented to Prince Yu?"

He Liu nodded: "According to the crimes I mentioned, go to Yan Shifan, even if he has three heads and six arms, he must be chopped off by the emperor."

Inside the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Huang Jin was kneeling outside the green gauze curtain and beating Emperor Jiajing's leg.Lu Fang walked into the hall with a booklet.

Emperor Jiajing had just eaten the Three Treasure Feixian Pill presented by Lingji Palace, his blood was surging, and his whole body was dry and hot.

Lu Fang said: "Report to the emperor, the three judges have convicted Yan Shifan."

Emperor Jiajing closed his eyes and said, "Read!"

Lu Fang said: "Check, Yan Shifan occupied the royal treasure land and built a house with the intention of rebelling; there is also an underground palace in the house, which looks like the Yongshou Palace, which violates the system and intends to rebel; the underground palace hides armored soldiers and swords privately, with the intention of rebelling; colluding with local bandits , training the dead, with the intention of rebellion; there is a huge amount of silver hidden in the underground palace, which is used as military pay for the rebellion, with the intention of rebellion; privately fled from exile in Leizhou and returned to Fenyi, and made friends with fierce bandits, with the intention of rebellion!"

When Lu Fang finished reading these six crimes, he thought to himself: Yan Shifan, Yan Shifan, it's not that I took the money and didn't save your life.With these six crimes, even Da Luo Jinxian can't save you!
Emperor Jiajing opened his eyes and let out a long roar: "Rebellion! Yan Shifan is rebellion!"

Emperor Jiajing had just eaten the golden elixir, and it was the time when he was irritable.In addition, the word "rebellion" is the most taboo in his life.He directly threw the bronze chime in the green gauze tent to the ground angrily.

"Dang bang~"

Emperor Jiajing said: "Father and son of the Yan family deserve to die! I have defended them all these years. In the past two years, all the papers from them have merged into a river! I have suppressed them all! I want to leave a way out for them! They don't care about my kindness, but they still want to rebel! Kill! Lu Fang, kill!"

Lu Fang kowtowed and said, "Please tell the emperor who to kill."

Emperor Jiajing said: "Yan Shifan, execute the decision! Yan's family property is confiscated! Send He Liujian to execute Yan Shifan, and let him go to Jiangxi immediately to check the Yan family's wealth! As for Yan Song, he has already suffered from hysteria and salivation. Shui, I can't even speak clearly. Perhaps, his son rebelled, and he, the father, didn't know about it. However, the death penalty is inevitable, and the living crime is inevitable. Hasn't he been rich and honored all his life? Let him beg on the street from now on, and end his life like this! "

At this time, Chen Hong, the governor of the East Factory, walked into the hall.

Chen Hong kowtowed and said, "My servant pays homage to the emperor."

Emperor Jiajing asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Hong took out a memorial from his sleeve, and said: "Zhong Chuhan, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, participated in the impeachment of Hu Zongxian, the former governor of Zhejiang Province. He colluded with the strict party, pretended to deceive the emperor, and intended to rebel!"

Chen Hong served as the supervisory eunuch of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau six years ago.While in office, he wanted to embezzle and extort bribes.Hu Zongxian couldn't understand him, and once punished him severely.Chen Hong is a villain who cares about pennies and pennies.He always remembered the grievances and grievances six years ago.This time, taking advantage of the complete collapse of the Yan Party, he wanted to fish in troubled waters and take revenge on Hu Zongxian.Zhong Chuhan, the imperial censor of the capital, had already taken refuge in him.This memorial was naturally ordered by Chen Hong.

Emperor Jiajing was furious.He forgot Hu Zongxian's great contribution to pacifying the southeast: "Catch! Take Hu Zongxian into Beijing!"

As soon as this remark came out, Emperor Jiajing immediately regretted it.What kind of person Hu Zongxian is and what kind of official he is, the emperor knows better than anyone else.

Chen Hong was overjoyed in his heart, and said: "Your servant complies with the order, and my servant will send people from Dongchang to Anhui to arrest Hu Zongxian!"

Emperor Jiajing said, "Wait a minute. Anyway, He Liu is going to Jiangxi to copy Yan Song's home. Let him go to Anhui on the way, and take Hu Zongxian's lock into Beijing!"

Emperor Jiajing knew that if Dongchang was asked to arrest Hu Zongxian, Hu Zongxian would undoubtedly die.

Chen Hong was a little disappointed: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jiajing said again: "Let the cabinet formulate a decree to announce the crimes of Yan Song and his son to the world! Anyone who dares to complain for Yan Song and his son will be killed without pardon!"

The cabinet drew up a decree.On behalf of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng declared the crimes of Yan's father and son to officials above the fourth rank in Beijing who were on duty in Xiyuan.

The Beijing official stations above the fourth rank are full of Xiyuan value houses.

Zhang Juzheng announced the many crimes of Wanyan's father and son, and all the officials fell to the ground and cried loudly: "Wuuuuuu, Yang Liangong! Old Chief Assistant Xia Yan, you can rest in peace!"

Peng Yuan, the new left servant of the Ministry of Industry, stood up, pointed at the nose of Xu Yuanju, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and cursed: "You worshiped under Yan Song's family back then, and you were an out-and-out strict party! Are you ashamed to cry for Duke Yang Lian?"

Xu Yuanju was not to be outdone: "Peng Yuan, in the 38th year of Jiajing, when Yan Song passed his birthday, who gave him the words 'Grand Achievement'? You are the most hardcore strict party!"

Other officials also abused each other: "You are a strict party", "Your mother is a strict party", "Your whole family is a strict party"!
Afterwards, a group of senior officials of the fourth rank and above, and scholars with two-rank Jinshi backgrounds, actually fought in the value room of Xiyuan.Either tearing each other's official uniforms, or using eight punches, or directly biting their political opponents with their mouths like mad dogs. . . .

Zhang Juzheng did not stop this farce.He sadly withdrew from the cabinet to be a housekeeper.Walking to the door, he thought in frustration: Is this an official of my Ming Dynasty?Relying on such a group of people to govern the world, Ming Dynasty will perish!

(End of this chapter)