Jiajing first set the tone for the matter and then spoke slowly.
"Yan Shifan is not broad-minded, Xiao Feng is not wrong to speculate that you have revenge!
You are already guilty, yet you still never forget to seek revenge. You don’t need to argue, just change it if you have it, and encourage it if you don’t!
As an official of the imperial court and the plaintiff in the Rouge Leopard case, Xiao Feng didn't know how to avoid suspicion! Colluded with Zhang Juzheng to sneak into the cell and behaved inappropriately!
The two of you have always had a rift. You plotted against each other, used tricks on each other, and each set up traps. As a result, fights and riots broke out in the sky jail.
Not only did it cause a large number of prisoner casualties, but it also involved the generals of the imperial court, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, and Dongchang, and they started fighting. It was simply unreasonable!
Read the word "Xiao Feng" to give an early warning. It means you have done a good job in protecting the driver. If the merit is reduced to a crime, there will be no reward or punishment. That's it!
Well, Yan Shifan did not forget the emperor's safety on his way out of the capital, and returned to the capital in time, and Yan Song warned me, which is commendable.
After escorting the corpses of mother and wife back to their hometown, they can observe mourning for three years. The matter of being exiled to Leizhou should be postponed for a while. "
Yan Shifan glanced at Xiao Feng proudly, and knelt down heavily. Tears came at every turn, and he was really grateful.
"My lord, thank you for your grace!"
With Yan Shifan's gratitude, this vigorous battle in the capital finally came to an end.
Judging from the result of this duel between Xiao Feng and Yan Shifan, no one took much advantage.
The biggest goals in Yan Shifan's plan are two. One is to kill King Yu and put the blame on the White Lotus Sect; the other is to kill Xiao Feng and put the blame on Xiao Feng's prison robbery.
As a result, the first goal was discovered by Xiao Feng and King Yu was transferred to the Xiao Mansion. The second goal failed and was destroyed by Yan Zhihu when he was about to succeed.
The biggest goals in Xiao Feng's plan are two. One is to encircle and annihilate all the rebels in the capital, including those from the White Lotus Sect and those from Yan Shifan.
Second, when Yan Shifan took advantage of the chaos to torture Yan Zhihu, catch him in action, make him add to his crimes, and directly punish him.
As a result, the first goal was basically achieved. Although Xiao Qin and Xiang Xiang were not found among the dead bodies, judging from the number of people, nearly 200 rebels were killed or injured. Judging from the battle process, everyone is a master, and they are definitely the best.
After this battle, both the backbone of the White Lotus Sect and Yan Shifan's dead soldiers, including the masters of the coastal Japanese pirates, suffered almost all casualties and suffered heavy losses.
The second goal was very tragic. Not only did he fail to achieve it, but he was almost killed in the sky prison by Yan Shifan. If Yan Zhihu hadn't scared Yan Shifan in the end, he might have been a dead man.
As for the subsequent court debate, the two of them were evenly matched, and no one could take advantage.
Whether Xiao Feng robbed the prison or not actually didn't matter when Xiao Feng walked out of the prison alive. Yan Shifan just wanted to try it out to see how much Jiajing favored Xiao Feng.
The original design of this strategy was not to complain in court, but to directly attack the Ministry of Punishment in the name of preventing Xiao Feng from robbing prison, using Dongchang fanzi, prisoners, and prison bosses to kill Xiao Feng on the spot.
Even though Jiajing was furious afterwards, he had done the job of calling the police to save the driver, and everyone else testified. He was trying to prevent Xiao Feng from robbing the prison, but Xiao Feng died in a manslaughter in a chaotic battle, and Jiajing would not do anything to him.
As long as Xiao Feng dies, it won't take long for Jiajing, whose emotions and wallet begin to feel empty, to rekindle his old relationship with his father Yan Song. His father's blood bar will quickly fill up, and he will turn around and make a comeback.
Everything was planned, but unfortunately Xiao Feng's musket was too sharp and Yan Zhihu's desperate fight was too bluffing, which actually allowed Xiao Feng to escape death. This plan has already failed more than half.
But even so, Yan Shifan still achieved his biggest hidden goal: to restore part of his position in Jiajing's heart and cancel his exile in Leizhou, which actually erased his guilt.
This was because he had done a good job in escorting, and the other was because Jiajing believed in his heart that Xiao Feng was suspected of robbing prison to save people, and he blew the whistle in order to help his junior brother, so he wanted to find some balance for the Yan family.
The price Yan Shifan paid was just betraying the White Lotus Sect. Even without his betrayal, with Xiao Feng's warning in front of him and Tan Xinren entering the city to present the map, the White Lotus Sect would not have been able to succeed in assassinating the emperor.
So in Yan Shifan's view, he was just using waste and pushing the boat along. What could he do wrong?
Of course, there are too many people involved in this incident, and there are still some follow-up measures.
For example, Zhan Feiyun and Yu Dayou were both fined for one year, the number of guards in King Yu's and King Jing's mansions was doubled, the military division of the five cities around Xiao's and Yan's mansions added an extra patrol team, and so on.
Just when Jiajing announced that he was retiring from the court, Xiao Feng suddenly stepped forward and bowed directly to Jiajing, which shocked Jiajing and made him a little angry.
Don’t you usually practice Taoist rituals? Is this a tantrum? Don’t you want to recognize me as your senior brother? I've helped you this far, what else do you want me to do?
"Long live, I have a merciless request, and I hope Long live will grant you permission. Therefore, the matter is governed by the laws of the country, and only Long live can make the decision. Therefore, Xiao Feng, as a courtier, asks Long live to show mercy outside the law."
Um? Oh, it turns out you were asking me to do something, that would be much easier. Jiajing nodded and said if you have anything to say, just say it and don't be surprised.
"Long live this time, I encountered an ambush in the sky prison. The right and wrong are right and wrong. I have already confronted Mr. Yan for a long time, so I will not argue again.
But there is no doubt that if Rouge Leopard hadn't rescued him when he was dying, I would have died in the sky prison.
Life-saving grace must not be repaid. However, Rouge Leopard is dead, and I have no chance to repay my kindness.
Long Live said before that although Rouge Leopard had merit, he was still a serious offender. After all the crimes are found out, we can discuss the merits and demerits.
Now Rouge Leopard's crime has been paid with his life, but Rouge Leopard's merits have not yet been rewarded. Although Rouge Leopard is dead, Rouge Tiger is still living in the world.
Although Sister Rouge's crime was serious, after all, she was acting under her master's orders, and her crime was no greater than her master's.
Today, Mr. Yan can be exempted from the crime for the time being. I sincerely ask Long Live to show mercy outside the law and exempt Yan Zhihu from the crime! "
These words are reasonable and reasonable. No matter how serious the Rouge sisters' crimes are, can they still be more serious than the mastermind? If you don’t even hold the mastermind accountable, why would you hold a clerk accountable?
Jiajing pondered for a moment to see if anyone would object. No one objected, not even Yan Shifan. He finally escaped from exile, so naturally he did not dare to cause trouble.
"Rouge Leopard is dead. He testified before and made a meritorious service. He saved Xiao Feng's life this time. As you requested, cancel the sea arrest documents from the Ministry of Punishment and absolve him of all crimes."
Everyone went down to the court, but Jiajing stopped Xiao Feng and left behind his two sons and daughters. Upon seeing this, Huang Jin wisely withdrew and guarded the door.
"Junior brother, I have something unclear, and I want to ask you in front of these three children.
You are my junior brother, they are all my children, and they are also your apprentices. This is not a conversation between a king and his ministers, but a family conversation. "
Xiao Feng nodded: "I probably know what senior brother wants to ask, but do you want to ask me why I only brought Prince Yu into the Xiao Mansion but ignored Prince Jing?"
Jiajing nodded: "Both of them are your disciples, both my sons, and both Chang An's brothers.
As far as I know, they both respect you very much. Do you still treat them differently in your heart? "
Xiao Feng looked at King Jing, who nodded: "Master, I have the same problem."
This question is actually really difficult to answer. The difficulty is that Xiao Feng clearly knows that Yan Shifan will not send people to assassinate King Jing, but he cannot say it clearly.
Because this involved a party dispute behind the two princes, Yan Shifan used the White Lotus to teach his teammates to worship the sky and successfully restored Jiajing's heart.
At this time, Xiao Fengruo only said that the person who assassinated King Yu was Yan Shifan, and that Prince Jing's Mansion and Yan Mansion were all acting out. Not only would Jiajing not believe it, but he would also increasingly feel that Xiao Feng was biased towards King Yu.
So Xiao Feng smiled lightly: "Senior brother, my feelings for the two children are exactly the same. There are two reasons why I only brought Prince Yu into the Xiao Mansion."
Jiajing was stunned. He originally thought it would be good to hear one reason, but there were two.
"First, I am just guessing whether the rebels will attack the two palaces. I am not sure. But the rebels hate me to the core, but they will definitely attack Xiao Mansion.
Therefore, Prince Yu's stay in our mansion is just the lesser of two evils. It does not guarantee that we will be safe, but it is just safer than in Prince Yu's mansion.
Moreover, King Yu's hiding in my house requires the cooperation of the head of the bodyguard and riding in Chang'an's carriage. I am very familiar with Zhan Yu, but I am not familiar with the chief of King Jing's bodyguard.
Hiding Prince Yu alone in my house can hide it from other people's eyes and ears. If two princes hide in my house at the same time, the possibility of leaking the news is very high.
If the rebels know that the two princes are in my house, they will probably give up attacking the prince's house and concentrate all their forces to attack Xiao's house.
If you can't resist it, the Xiao Mansion is destroyed, and everyone is destroyed, what will senior brother do? What should Daming do?
Brother, you can't put all your eggs in one basket, otherwise they might be smashed together. "
Jiajing nodded, looked at the two eggs in front of him, and felt that Xiao Feng's consideration was quite reasonable.
It’s better to have one egg left than two broken eggs, and all men know this.
“Secondly, Prince Yu’s Mansion is far away from the palace, while Prince Jing’s Mansion is very close to the palace.
If both places launch an attack, Prince Jing's Palace will be able to receive reinforcements from the Forbidden Army more quickly, while Prince Yu's Palace will have to wait for reinforcements from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
In terms of location, Prince Yu's Mansion is more dangerous. Judging from the results, the guards in Prince Yu's Mansion suffered heavy casualties, but the guards in Prince Jing's Mansion suffered no casualties.
It can be seen that my speculation is correct. It is more difficult for the rebels to assassinate King Jing, and their main target should still be King Yu. "
Jiajing nodded. Indeed, more than half of King Yu's guards were killed or injured, and the most seriously injured among King Jing's guards was the hair lost due to the gunpowder thrown in from outside the wall by the rebels.
Xiao Feng smiled: "Senior brother, have you ever thought about it? It is contradictory for rebels to enter the palace to assassinate senior brother and at the same time assassinate two princes."
After all, Jiajing had an extraordinary IQ. Xiao Feng thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Yes, the White Lotus Sect wants to rebel and become emperor. Their biggest target should actually be me.
If they succeed, neither King Yu nor King Jing will be the prince, and the situation in the court will be chaotic, and they will have the opportunity to take advantage of it. But if the two princes were assassinated at the same time, the situation would change again.
I gave birth to eight sons, but in the end I only had these two sons left. If they are both assassinated at the same time, the ministers will definitely follow my example of ascending the throne and choose a virtuous person from the clan to be the emperor, and the situation will be less likely to be chaotic. "
Thinking of this possibility, Jiajing felt scared for a while. I won the throne with my strength, and I must not let others take advantage of me again!
Xiao Feng nodded: "So it stands to reason that the White Lotus Sect should only want to assassinate the senior brother, at most plus me. Assassinating the prince is very difficult for them, but the benefits are small."
Jiajing fell into deep thought, and after a while he said, "Keep talking."
"So I concluded that the White Lotus Sect should be the one who assassinated my senior brother and me, but the one who assassinated the prince should be another group of people.
Judging from the corpses left at the scene, there were many Japanese pirates who used long knives. I guess this group of people must be Japanese pirates. But the Japanese pirates are different from the White Lotus Sect.
They are short, ugly, and have long swords, making them easier to spot. If there is no powerful internal force in the capital, it is difficult to imagine where they are hiding. "
Jiajing nodded without comment, but mentioned another matter to Xiao Feng.
"I will let Lu Bing continue to investigate this matter. Just junior brother, during this period, Chang An frequently visited your house, and the ministers were quite critical.
Although it is for medical treatment, there are always some inconveniences in staying at your house.
The house next to you was originally bought by me and I wanted to renovate it and use it as a palace. After much deliberation, I decided to give Chang'an as a separate courtyard.
This way she can stay while she's being treated. She doesn't have to live in your house to stir up trouble, and she also avoids the trouble of running around. "
Xiao Feng looked at Jiajing speechlessly, senior brother, can you find a better excuse? It's also a palace. Whose palace is on the same street as the royal palace?
How weak is your body that you need to stay in a palace after taking so many steps?
But Xiao Feng naturally didn't dare to say this, so he had to smile bitterly and hand over to Chang An: "Congratulations to the princess for receiving the mansion. It shows how much my senior brother loves the princess."
Princess Chang'an was so excited that she held Jiajing's arm and shook it back and forth. Xiao Feng knew that today was New Year's Eve and the whole family was going to have a banquet together, so she cupped her hands and left.
On the stone steps outside the palace, Yan Zhihu's cold body was still lying on the ground, with several guards in royal robes waiting beside him.
Seeing Xiao Feng coming out, the Jin Yiwei stepped forward and said, "Master Xiao, I will be waiting for you here to command the mission. He said you will need help."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Carry her up, buy a coffin, and come with me."
Several Jinyi guards carried Rouge Tiger and followed Xiao Feng all the way to the Western Mountain. Xiao Feng pointed to Wang Jue's grave.
"Just bury it next to it. Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Let's use this little money to drink."
Several Jin Yiwei had the experience of burying Wang Jue last time, so they worked much faster this time. After finishing the work, he took the silver and left happily.
Xiao Feng sat between the two tombs, reached out and touched the palm prints on Wang Jue's tomb, and patted Yan Zhihu's tomb twice.
"Rouge Tiger, that day you told Wang Jue that he could save his master if he died. Wang Jue had no hesitation and chose to die together with Yan Shifan.
A few days ago, I told you that you could save your sister by dying, but you also chose to die with Yan Shifan without hesitation.
Wang Jue, you are dead and your master is alive. Yan Zhihu did not lie to you. Yan Zhihu, if you die, your sister will be free, and I didn’t lie to you.
But you are all dead and Yan Shifan is still alive. I am sorry for you. Today is the Chinese New Year, you two should be companions, you are both poor people.
Give me some more time, and I promise you that when I come to see you again, it will be Yan Shifan's death. "
Yan Shifan did not stay in the mansion to celebrate the New Year, but once again helped the spirit out of the capital. This time is different from last time.
The last time he left Beijing, no one wanted to see him off, and the queue for the hearse was not very long and was very low-key. When he left Beijing this time, strict party officials greeted him on the road, full of enthusiasm.
"Master Yan, you left the capital too early yesterday. When I got the news, my shoes were all gone and I didn't even get to see you off!"
"Master Yan, my rooster was bitten to death by a weasel yesterday. It didn't crow, and I fell asleep soundly and didn't get up.
I didn't get there in time to send it to you. I was so angry that I stewed the chicken last night! "
"Mr. Yan, my mistress didn't know what she was doing yesterday. She tormented me all night and she still didn't stop in the morning.
In order to see you off, I kicked her to the ground, but when I rushed to the city gate, I still didn’t have time, alas..."
"Master Yan, my neighbor on the left had his rooster bitten to death by a weasel, and the neighbor on the right kept fussing about it all night.
I slept late and there was no rooster crowing, so..."
Yan Shifan had a humble smile on his face and kept greeting the officials who were seeing him off. He was completely different from his previous arrogant look.
The strict party officials all felt that Mr. Xiao Ge was more approachable than before. Sure enough, the motherless child grew up overnight!
The motorcade walked out for a long time, and the capital city had gradually faded away and disappeared from sight, and then it stopped to rest.
Yan Shifan was pushed by his servants to the coffin of his mother and wife. He reached out and knocked on the coffin, and the heavy lid of the coffin was pushed open from the inside.
Xiao Qin, Xiao Wuji, and gradually Luo Wenlong jumped out of the coffin, landed on the ground, and quickly changed into servant clothes.
Yan Shifan sighed and said: "I feel sorry for you. Others can pretend to be my servants and follow you out of the city. You four are too easy to be recognized. You can only be reliable if you hide in the coffin."
There was no displeasure on Xiao Qin's face, and she said with a smile: "Brother Yan was thoughtful. The old lady and my wife are newly mourned. Long live the mourning ceremony. Even the guards guarding the city gate would not dare to open the coffin for inspection."
Yan Shifan saw that Xiao Qin, who had lost all his elite Bailian overnight, was still chatting and laughing, gentle and elegant, and secretly admired Xiao Qin in his heart. This person was indeed a hero, who could win and lose!
"Brother Xiao is not going well this time, but do you want to go back to Miao territory? I want to help him return to Yuanzhou Mansion in Jiangxi, which is the ancestral home of my family.
To be honest, Brother Xiao, I have already sent people to run the business in my hometown. After returning to Yuanzhou, although he was far away from the capital and had inconvenience in fighting with the court, he was more relaxed in planning things.
If Brother Xiao has nowhere to stay, you can come to Yuanzhou to find me and plan big things together. A real man has the world in mind, and temporary success or failure means nothing. "
Before Xiao Qin could speak, Xiao Wuji had already spoken coldly.
"Yan Shifan, Jin Yiwei came to your house this morning to declare that you had merit in calling the police and treason, and that you would be exempted from the crime of exile.
Today, in front of the city gate, hundreds of officials saw him off, and there were many words like this.
I wonder if there is any connection between the ambush we suffered at the palace last night and your credit? "
