"Okay, let me go."
After arriving at a deserted place in the Forbidden City, Yan Song spoke calmly.
"Yes, father, it's just..." Yan Shifan let go of his hand immediately, with a look of worry on his face.
"There is nothing to regret. Everything went according to plan! When we go back, the house will be closed and no one will be seen."
"Okay, kid, let's go give them orders now!" Yan Shifan said and left quickly.
…
In the Forbidden City, inside the Yangxin Hall.
Jiajing sat on the dragon chair and carefully read the memorial handed over by Yan Song with an expressionless face.
Lu Fang was waiting on the side, with a worried look on his face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the dragon body, you should rest for a while first!"
Jiajing nodded after hearing this, then put down the memorial in his hand and called to Lu Fang softly: "Come, drink tea with me."
After Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang tremblingly sat down in front of Jiajing. The maid beside him quickly poured tea for the two of them.
The aroma of tea overflowed. Jiajing picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "What do you think of Mr. Yan Ge's memorial?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not comment." Lu Fang held the teacup in her hand with a wry smile.
"I think this memorial is quite good, but the words and sentences don't look like his own handwriting, but more like the writing style of his son Yan Shifan. Look at the sentences used here..." Jiajing got excited, put down the teacup, and Then he talked endlessly to Lu Fang about the differences in writing styles.
"Your Majesty is not angry with this memorial from Mr. Yan Ge?" After hesitating for a long time, Lu Fang asked tentatively.
"Angry? Why should I be angry?" Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words and laughed loudly.
"Could it be that His Majesty and Mr. Yan Ge are together..." Lu Fang seemed to have guessed something, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Now that you know it, don't talk nonsense." Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang with a faint look, and then lowered his voice.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely keep this thing in my stomach forever!" After hearing the emperor's words, Lu Fang was so panicked that she almost knocked over the teacup on the table.
"Okay, why are you nervous? There is something else you need to do next." After Jiajing drank all the tea in the cup, he poured himself another cup.
"Your Majesty, please tell me, I am willing to do your best for Your Majesty, even if I die!" After hearing what Jiajing said, Lu Fang immediately paused her head on the ground and said.
"Go and spread the news about Imperial Concubine Shen's pregnancy later. Remember, don't leave any clues!" Jiajing looked at Lu Fang who was kneeling on the ground and said calmly.
"Yes, slave, go and do it now."
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he bowed to Jiajing and turned to leave. On the way back, Lu Fang kept thinking about the emperor's intention.
"Does the emperor want to use his unborn child as a bargaining chip to urge the officials to take sides? Or does he have some other intention..."
Numerous possibilities flashed through Lu Fang's mind, but he rejected them one by one. With this feeling in mind, Lu Fang continued the matter.
…
Night, Beijing, Prince Yu's Mansion.
Because everything that happened at the court meeting during the day was too shocking, King Yu Zhu Zaijing (ji) was panicked. After leaving his duty, he invited everyone in Qingliu to the mansion to discuss the matter.
"What should we do next? Then Yan Song proposed to his father to reduce the clan's expenses and implement the grace order! Isn't this forcing people to die?" When Zhu Zaijing saw Xu Jie and others arriving, he quickly poured out his bitter words. .
"Your Highness, please relax. When Yan Song mentioned this matter to Your Majesty today, His Majesty was furious and even asked his son to take him back home. I believe His Majesty will not accept it." Gao Gong saw that Zhu Zaijing was so nervous. , quickly spoke out to comfort him.
"I don't think so. Yan Song and I have been officials in the same dynasty for nearly twenty years! According to my understanding of him, he will never do such irrational things rashly. Let's go into the study and talk about it." Xu Jie took in the expression on Zhu Zaijing's face and said in a deep voice.
"Everyone, please come in quickly!" After Zhu Zaijing heard what Xu Jie said, he quickly called everyone to the study and called the housekeeper to give his orders without allowing anyone to disturb them.
"Is there any basis for what Mr. Xu Ge said before?" After entering the study, Zhu Zaijing couldn't wait to ask Xu Jie.
"Your Highness, I don't have any basis for this at the moment, but based on Yan Song's usual behavior, he would never do such an impulsive thing."
"That Yan Song is a cunning man, and he is careful in everything he does, never leaving any clues! Others think twice before acting, and there may be mistakes in them, but this Yan Song only takes action after careful consideration. I doubt what happened today It was also planned by him!"
Xu Jie frowned and put forward his conjecture to Zhu Zaijing.
"I think Mr. Xu Ge's words are reasonable. How could Yan Song, who is so careful in his daily behavior, suddenly say such heart-wrenching words at today's court meeting? There must be someone behind this!" After listening to Xu Jie's words, Zhang Juzheng said, After thinking for a moment, he gave the answer.
And there is only one person who can bring down the dignified chief minister of the cabinet personally, and that is the emperor!
"Hiss~" Everyone was shocked by their conjecture and couldn't help but take a breath.
"You mean, His Majesty is behind this?" Gao Gong's face was horrified, and his tone became hesitant.
"In that case, I will go to my father to ask him clearly and ask him to take back his life!" After hearing everyone's suspicions, Zhu Zaijing thought for a moment before preparing to go to the Forbidden City.
"Your Highness, no! Since Your Majesty has already decided on this matter, it cannot be changed no matter what. Now your going will not only have no effect, but will also offend Your Majesty." Seeing this, Xu Jie quickly stopped Zhu Zaijing. , tried to console him.
"Then what should we do? If we follow Yan Song's method, those clans will not be able to survive!" Zhu Zaijing, who was stopped by Xu Jie, retorted with worry and anger on his face.
"This..." Everyone was silent, and they couldn't think of any solution for a while.
…
At this time, a large number of officials and students from the Imperial College gathered in front of the Yan Mansion, and even many ordinary people from the capital were among them. Without him, everything that happened at the court meeting during the day was quickly resolved under the promotion of thoughtful people. It spread throughout the capital.
This made many people in the capital know that there was still a cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty who cared about the people, was righteous, and was not afraid of power! Those vassal kings and clans usually bully the people, and the people who are bullied dare to be angry and dare not speak out because of their status. Now that someone is helping them to vent their anger, how can there be no reason not to help? So as night fell, many people spontaneously gathered in Yan's Mansion to support him.
Among those officials and Imperial College students, some were originally from the Yan Party lineage, while others were moved by Yan Song's outspoken words at the court meeting today and wanted to join his disciples.
Officials, students from the Imperial College, and people from the capital, who usually have very different identities, gathered tonight on the street where Yan's mansion is located, in an orderly manner and without any noise.
The closed door of Yan's mansion opened, and Yan Shifan walked out. His face was haggard and his eyes were red. He bowed to everyone present and said, "Father is not feeling well. I hope you can please come back."
"Mr. Ge!" The crowd gathered here couldn't help shouting in pain when they heard Yan Shifan's words.
"Recently, my Yan family has closed its doors to thank guests and has not seen anyone. I hope you can understand."
After Yan Shifan finished speaking, he bowed to everyone again, and then slowly closed the door.
"These clans are really scumbags. They forced such a good elder into this state!"
"Yes, why don't we submit to His Majesty and let him take care of these people!"
"Let's go to the Forbidden City!"
