Not long after, Jiajing rode the dragon boat and headed towards the Yan Mansion.
The streets along the road had long been cleared, and the people had been driven back to their homes. The streets were full of patrolling soldiers. They looked nervous at the moment and were searching for every possible hiding place with their eyes.
Not only that, overtly and covertly, there were countless Jinyi guards guarding Jiajing's safety.
Before that, Yan Shifan had already learned the news that Jiajing was coming in person, and quickly told the housekeeper to be prepared to welcome the Holy Emperor.
At this moment, the dragon that Jiajing was riding on had arrived not far from Yan's mansion. Every five steps on the street, there was a soldier on guard.
Seeing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze, then turned to Lu Fang and asked.
"Lu Fang, what do you think the court is like now?"
When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she lowered her head, looked at the ground under her feet, and immediately responded.
"Your Majesty, I feel that as soon as the news of Yan Ge's serious illness comes out, the hearts of both the government and the public will inevitably change!"
"I'm afraid most of the officials in the court are thinking about how to get closer to Xu Jie, right?"
After listening to Lu Fang's answer, Jiajing nodded subtly and said slowly: "Yes, the people in the court are fluctuating right now, and I have no problem with some people wanting to go further, but isn't it a little too impatient? "
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang responded without hesitation: "Could it be that the person your Majesty is talking about is Xu..."
Before Lu Fang could finish her words, she quickly realized what she was saying. She immediately stopped talking and looked at the ground casually without saying a word.
Seeing this situation, Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang lightly and said unhurriedly.
"Tell me, why don't you continue?"
Lu Fang was helpless. After hesitating for a moment, he immediately answered bravely: "Your Majesty, is the person you are referring to Mr. Xu Jie and Mr. Xu Ge?"
When Jiajing heard this, he withdrew his gaze from Lu Fang and said slowly: "Who else besides him? Don't think that I don't know about Xu Jie's little tricks that he did without telling me. It's just that I have always been open to it." Close one eye."
When Jiajing said this, he paused for a moment and then continued.
"Although Yan Song is easy to use, he is getting older after all, and he is gradually unable to control the people under his command. If no one is there to exert pressure, the Yan Party will definitely become uncontrollable. By then, how can they still be so determined? Are you doing something for me?"
After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Lu Fang suddenly felt that everything suddenly became clearer, and all the doubts in the past were eliminated at this moment.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Fang followed this train of thought and continued to think.
"Your Majesty keeps Xu Jie in order to control the Yan Party so that they can work wholeheartedly. Even if the Yan Party fails, Your Majesty can still rely on the strength of Qingliu to get things done!"
"But now, Yan Song is seriously ill and the balance has been broken. Will Your Majesty take measures in this regard?"
"If His Majesty wants to take measures, what method will he choose?"
Immediately afterwards, Lu Fang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly recalled in his mind what Zhao Zhenji had reported to Jiajing: "The Xu family in Songjiang, where Xu Jie lives, has annexed 280,000 acres of land!"
"In other words, His Majesty has always held Xu Jie's handle in his hands. As long as he wants to, he can kill Xu Jie at any time!"
"Now, if Yan Song dies, Qingliu will definitely become uncontrollable. Your Majesty may send Xu Jie away too!"
Lu Fang thought of this and looked at Jiajing with horror in her eyes.
What he didn't expect was that Jiajing had already made complete preparations before this. If Yan Song died, Xu Jie wouldn't be able to escape!
Just as Lu Fang was dazed, Jiajing's ancient voice sounded in Lu Fang's ears: "Lu Fang, why are you still dazed? We're here!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she suddenly came back to her senses, lowered her head deeply, and respectfully responded: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
…
At this moment, the main entrance of Yan Mansion.
Yan Shifan and the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital knelt here early, waiting for Jiajing's arrival.
When the dragon that Jiajing was riding arrived at the gate of Yan's mansion, under the leadership of Yan Shifan, everyone immediately said in unison.
"I respectfully welcome your majesty. Long live my emperor!"
After Jiajing heard the words, he got down from the dragon boat, then glanced at them one by one, and after a moment, he gave the order.
"Well, everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, everyone slowly stood up from the ground with gratitude.
Jiajing did not exchange too many pleasantries, but went straight to the topic, turned his eyes to Yan Shifan, and said: "Take me in and have a look!"
"As ordered, Your Majesty, please come here!"
After Yan Shifan finished speaking, he led the way ahead with a look of humility on his face, while the group of imperial doctors followed Jiajing uneasily.
Under the leadership of Yan Shifan, everyone walked through a long corridor and arrived at Yan Song's room.
After that, Yan Shifan stopped, turned around, and reported to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, the room where my father is is just ahead."
When Jiajing heard this, he nodded slightly to Yan Shifan, then turned around, looked at the imperial doctors, and asked.
"I ask you, how is Mr. Yan Ge's current situation?"
After hearing this, the imperial doctors immediately knelt on the ground in fear, mustered up their courage, and responded.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan Ge's current symptoms include abnormal body temperature, accompanied by symptoms such as hemoptysis and night sweats."
"Combined with the information we received from Mr. Xiao Ge earlier, the illness suffered by Mr. Yan Ge is undoubtedly tuberculosis!"
When Jiajing heard this, an impatient look suddenly appeared on his face. He glanced at the imperial doctor coldly and said in a deep voice.
"Where does all this nonsense come from? Let me tell you directly, can Yan Song's illness be cured?"
When the imperial doctor saw this situation, he immediately panicked and hesitated for a long time without explaining the reason. Everyone present saw this and their hearts sank.
"This means that Yan Song's condition is very difficult and there is little hope of cure!"
Seeing this, Lu Fang stood up immediately with a gloomy look on his face, and immediately reprimanded him: "What an idiot, His Majesty is asking you a question!"
Seeing this, the imperial doctor's face became even more panicked, and he just kept kowtowing to the ground.
At this moment, Doctor Li, who had been silent all this time, stood up as if he had made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of this!"
Hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but have a look of curiosity on his face, and immediately asked: "Oh, Doctor Li, what are you guilty of?"
When Doctor Li saw Jiajing's eyes falling on him, he immediately suppressed the panic in his heart and told everything he knew about the situation.
"Actually, before this, Wei Chen discovered the illness of Mr. Yan Ge the last time he treated him!"
After Dr. Li finished speaking, everyone present had a look of surprise on their faces, especially Yan Shifan.
When Dr. Li said this, he looked around and continued: "After Wei Chen learned that Mr. Yan Ge was suffering from tuberculosis, he urged him to pay attention to rest and prescribed some medicine for him to take care of his body. !”
"Unexpectedly, Mr. Yan Ge made Wei Chen swear in front of him not to reveal his condition to anyone. There was only one maid present at the time. Faced with Mr. Yan Ge's request, Wei Chen did not dare to disobey, so he just said it in front of him I swore an oath in front of Mr. Yan Ge."
After Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately reacted, turned his eyes to Imperial Physician Li, and asked.
"Is the maid who was at the scene the one who prepared medicine for my father full-time?"
At first, Dr. Li was a little confused, but after Yan Shifan gave a rough description of the maid's clothing and appearance, Dr. Li immediately came to his senses and confirmed with certainty.
"Well, that's right!"
After that, Yan Shifan summoned the maid who was responsible for Yan Song's decoction in front of everyone, and learned the truth from her.
After Dr. Li completed his diagnosis and treatment for Yan Song, Yan Song did not follow Dr. Li's advice and continued to go his own way. Correspondingly, Yan Song's physical condition worsened.
Not only that, the frequency of taking medicine also gradually increased from three times a day to four or even five times a day. Just before Yan Song vomited blood, the number of medicines he took had reached as many as six times a day!
It was only then that Yan Shifan realized that the pottery jar full of medicine residue he had seen earlier was not the medicine residue that had been accumulated and unprocessed before, but because he had taken the medicine too many times and there was no time to dump the remaining medicine residue. for the sake of!
After listening to Dr. Li's account, everyone was silent for a long time, not knowing how to respond.
At this moment, Dr. Li's trembling voice was heard: "Wei Chen has made such a big mistake, your Majesty, please deal with me!"
When Jiajing heard this, he just looked at Dr. Li up and down without responding.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that the development of the matter to this point has nothing to do with Dr. Li. Because of this, Wei Chen implores Your Majesty to be accommodating!"
After that, Yan Shifan fell to his knees on the ground with a plop and begged Jiajing.
After Yan Shifan, the imperial doctors also requested Jiajing: "I sincerely ask your majesty to be lenient!"
After Jiajing heard this, he was silent for a long time, then turned his eyes to Dr. Li and gave instructions.
"In that case, let's fine him two months' salary as punishment!"
When Dr. Li heard this, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on his face, and he kept kowtowing on the ground.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty, I would like to thank Your Majesty, I would like to thank Your Majesty!"
Everyone present knew that the emperor had spared Dr. Li's life. Otherwise, if he really wanted to be held accountable, Dr. Li would definitely be blamed. Failure to do so would result in the whole family being executed.
After that, Jiajing turned his attention to the room where Yan Song was and asked the imperial doctor on the side.
"In that case, can I go in and see Mr. Yan Ge now?"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, the imperial doctors buried their heads deeply and thought about it for a long time before giving a response.
"Your Majesty, please do so!"
Facing the emperor's request, they didn't dare not agree. After all, this was probably the last meeting between their monarch and his ministers!
After that, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly, and then walked into Yan Song's room alone.
…
As soon as he entered the room, a strong and pungent smell of medicine poured into Jiajing's nose. Then, the silver needles used by the imperial doctors on the table appeared in front of Jiajing one by one.
Just as Jiajing was stunned, Yan Song's extremely weak voice sounded in the room: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, are you here?"
Jiajing followed the sound and saw Yan Song struggling to get up from the bed and salute to Jiajing.
When Jiajing saw this situation, he immediately stepped to Yan Song's side, shook his head and said slowly.
"No need!"
When Yan Song heard this, he stopped moving. His eyes were filled with loneliness. After he coughed twice, he spoke to Jiajing.
"Wei...Wei Chen asked Your Majesty to worry about it, cough cough!"
Jiajing did not make any comment on this, but moved a stool, sat in front of Yan Song's bed, and comforted him.
"It doesn't matter. I've already asked the doctors outside. They said you will get better soon."
When Yan Song heard this, a helpless smile appeared on his pale face, and he turned to speak.
"Your Majesty, Weichen knows Weichen's physical condition best. Weichen won't last long!"
Yan Song didn't wait for Jiajing to respond, and continued: "By the way, Your Majesty, how long has Wei Chen been the chief minister of your cabinet?"
When Jiajing heard this, he thought about it for a moment and then responded: "It must have been twenty years!"
After hearing Jiajing's answer, Yan Song couldn't help but be filled with emotion and immediately spoke.
"Time flies so fast, twenty years have passed in a flash!"
"But what happened twenty years ago still pops up in Wei Chen's mind from time to time. Wei Chen remembers that the chief minister of the cabinet at that time was Xia Yan, right?"
When Yan Song said this, he turned his attention to Jiajing and continued: "Wei Chen took down Xia Yan and took the position of chief minister of the cabinet!"
Jiajing seemed to have a premonition of what Yan Song was going to say, but he did not stop him, but just allowed Yan Song to continue speaking.
After that, Yan Song was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has done a lot of wrong things since he became the chief minister of the cabinet, and he has also killed many loyal and good people unjustly!"
"There is a person who Wei Chen remembers very deeply. His name is Shen Lian. Wei Chen remembers that he was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing."
"At that time, he wrote a ten-crime book to impeach the ministers. The content of it is still clearly remembered by the ministers: specializing in state affairs, embezzling and accepting bribes, selling out officials and titles, excluding dissidents, being jealous of talents and talents, blocking the way of speech, framing loyalty, Corruption of military pay resulted in frequent Japanese pirate attacks along the southeastern coast, and Anda Khan in the north took the opportunity to rob the people."
When Yan Song said this, he paused and continued.
"Your Majesty, whether the above-mentioned things were done by Wei Chen or someone in the name of Wei Chen, I believe you already have the answer in your mind!"
(End of chapter)
