Yan Shifan's motorcade entered the capital, and the Yan Party officials in the capital cheered and spontaneously went to the city gate to greet Yan Shifan.
Yan Shifan was very low-key. He just said hello to everyone and went straight to Yan's mansion.
After entering the gate of Yan's Mansion, Yan Shifan pushed the cart from the front yard, to the middle yard, to the back yard, one by one, with a very emotional expression on his face.
Then he moved to Yan Song's side of the house and waited for Yan Song to return home from duty. As soon as Yan Song entered the house, he saw his son and burst into tears.
"Donglou, you...you are back! You look different from before, much calmer."
Yan Shifan nodded: "Father, I'm back. And, I won't leave again this time. Together, father and son, we will make a comeback!"
Yan Song wiped his tears happily, and suddenly thought of something, and tears welled up again.
"It's a pity that your mother and wife are no longer here, otherwise they would be so happy to see you like this.
And Wenhua, if he was still here, it would be a lively night. Alas, why did this child die? "
Yan Shifan also comforted his father with a sad face, as if he was really sad about Zhao Wenhua's death.
"Brother Wenhua is indeed such a pity. I have always regarded him as my dearest relative and friend, a brother and sister..."
Then he felt that the air seemed to be cooling down a little, his spine felt a little chilly, and an inexplicable voice came from his ears.
"I'm treating you like a cow and a horse, you're fucking fooling me..."
Yan Shifan frowned and dug his ears to make sure he was hearing hallucinations. What kind of bullshit poem is this? Who would write such a bad poem?
"Donglou, when you come to Beijing today, you may not have heard some news. Luo Wenlong sued Xu Hai.
It was said that he colluded with Japanese pirates and planned to seize Ningbo and Hangzhou. Hu Zongxian has put Xu Hai in jail and is interrogating him. "
Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment and pondered for a long time: "Why is Luo Wenlong doing this now? Isn't it good for him?"
He thought about it again and then smiled: "This is not Luo Wenlong's handiwork. It seems that Hu Zongxian only wants Xu Hai's fleet, but does not want to command across Xu Hai.
So he simply used Luo Wenlong's mouth to take the opportunity to get rid of Xu Hai. In this way, not only did he still have the ability to recruit and surrender, but he also had the ability to suppress bandits. He also directly controlled Xu Hai's fleet.
With this fleet as a family, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Jiangnan, has the capital to confront Xiao Feng and Yan Dang. Hum, it is indeed extraordinary! "
Yan Song also came to his senses: "I admired this guy Hu Zongxian at first, but later he got close to Xiao Feng, so I stopped talking to him.
Donglou, if he continues to develop at this rate, will he really stand on three pillars and pose a threat to us? "
Yan Shifan waved his hand: "Don't worry, father. The number one enemy at this time is Xiao Feng. With Hu Zongxian disrupting the situation, it will be easier for us to deal with Xiao Feng.
As for Xiao Feng's fall, Hu Zongxian was nothing. He is not the junior brother of Long Live, and he does not have a death-free medal. If I want to kill him, it will be easy! "
Yu Dayou came to Beijing with Hu Zongxian's secret report and reported it directly to Jiajing without going through the cabinet. This is the prerogative of the governors of various regions and the censors of various regions.
Those who have the privilege of submitting secret reports directly to heaven without going through the cabinet include the governors of various places, the censors on patrol, and the eunuchs overseeing the army. However, there are very few who can actually use this privilege. .
Because the imperial court gives you this privilege, it is an expression of favor, which means that the emperor treats you as one of his own, so when you have special topics, you don’t need to @me in the imperial group, but directly chat privately.
But this kind of private chat cannot avoid the eyes and ears of others. Although others don't know the content of your private chat with the emperor, they do know that you two stayed up in the middle of the night and typed secretly behind others' backs.
In this case, no matter what you are chatting about privately, it will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among the people in the imperial court group, especially the group leader - the chief minister of the cabinet will be even more dissatisfied.
Therefore, this kind of secret speech is actually a kind of behavior that greatly offends the cabinet. It is generally not used unless it is really a big deal.
Just like Shang Fang's sword, it is used to scare people most of the time, and it is rarely used to actually kill people.
But this time Hu Zongxian used it, and after Jiajing read the memorial, he broke the fly whisk. Before dawn the next day, Jin Yiwei went from house to house calling people to come to court.
This time it was not a small court meeting, but a big court meeting. Jiajing returned to the palace! This is enough to show how serious this matter is.
Everyone in the cabinet knew that Hu Zongxian had a private chat with Long Live, but no one knew what they had talked about in private. Therefore, hundreds of officials went to court to ask the cabinet, and the cabinet said that I didn’t know much!
The most puzzling among them was Yan Song, who was ordered to bring Yan Shifan to court. Yan Song was originally very happy, thinking that the pending reward was about to be fulfilled.
But Yan Shifan felt something was wrong. After Jin Yiwei informed him to leave, he looked at his father quietly and didn't speak for a long time.
"Father, something is wrong."
Yan Song was stunned: "What's wrong? Long live said before that he would reward you after Xu Hai's surrender is over.
Now that Hu Zongxian's secret report has arrived, Long Live asked you to go to court, and you should be rewarded in public. We don’t expect too much, we can just give you a member of staff and start from scratch. "
Yan Shifan shook his head: "If I were to be rewarded, with Long Live's current state of mind, I would never hold a court meeting. Although I have made meritorious deeds, Xiao Feng has not made any mistakes.
Therefore, Long Live should give the reward in a low-key manner at this time to avoid dissatisfaction and fierce opposition from Xiao Feng. You would never act in such a big way! "
Yan Song was stunned: "Then... what could it be? How should we deal with it?"
Yan Shifan smiled bitterly and said: "We are in the capital, so we can only resign ourselves to fate. My father just goes to change his official uniform and prepare to go to court. Is it a blessing or a curse? There is no way to avoid it!
We have survived so many strong winds and waves, I don’t believe Xiao Feng can have any more powerful tricks at this time! "
Yan Shifan pushed the cart and hurried back to his yard, beckoning and calling Su Sui to his side.
"Go to the wall and take a look quietly. Are there any secret stakes of Jin Yiwei hidden around the house? Are there more hidden stakes than before?"
After a while, he gradually came back, his face turned slightly pale, and he nodded to Yan Shifan.
"At least ten hidden stakes. The maximum number before was only three or five."
Yan Shifan's face was heavy, and he smiled bitterly after a long time: "Although I don't know what it is, everything will be done if you are prepared, and if you are not prepared, it will be ruined. Gradually, you immediately find a way to get out of the city.
I definitely can't leave. You have great kung fu and the ability to charm the blood girl. What's more, they won't care too much about the movements of a maid until things are settled.
After you leave the city, wait for news outside the city. If nothing happens, you can come back. If something goes wrong, take this letter back to Miao territory and give it to Xiao Qin! "
After a moment of silence, he smiled seductively, grabbed Yan Shifan's collar, pressed his red lips to Yan Shifan's lips, kissed her hard, and turned around to leave.
Yan Shifan licked his lips in recollection, smiled coldly, straightened his clothes, pushed the cart, came to the door, and asked someone to open the door.
The gaze of Jin Yiwei's hidden stake was all focused on Yan Shifan. Gradually, like a leaf in the shadow, quietly falling from the wall behind, he walked a few steps quickly and blended into the crowd.
In the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Feng got dressed and straightened his clothes. He wore a green robe and a white robe, reflecting a young face and a pair of deep and vicissitudes of eyes.
Liu Xueer helped him pull up his clothes and looked at him in concentration: "Brother Feng, I feel that you are different from usual today. Do you have something big to do?"
Xiao Feng patted Liu Xueer's shoulder, feeling the elasticity of the flesh, and smiled lightly: "Yes, today, I have something big to settle."
An invisible heavy atmosphere almost enveloped the entire capital, and everyone in the Xiao Mansion naturally felt it. Just like all insects and arthritis sufferers can feel it when a heavy rain is coming.
The women from the backyard came out, Qiao Niang holding Qiao Qiao, Liu Ruyun holding the female apprentice, and Zhang Yunqing holding Wang Cai.
Liu Xueer from the Central Court held Xiaomei, and Lan Niang held Lan Xiaozi. Since Lan's father passed away, Xiao Feng stopped letting Lan Niang live in the front yard and asked her to move to the middle yard to take care of Liu Xueer with Xiaomei.
Lan Xiaozi and Liu Peng were the same age, and Liu Xueer regarded him as her younger brother, so as long as he followed his master back to Beijing, he would live in the middle hospital with Lan Niang.
The people in the front yard, headed by Qi An and Chen Zhonghou, and more than a dozen servants, were not holding anyone back.
Across the street, Liu Tong was also going to court. He had already boarded the sedan, but it hadn't started yet. He was obviously watching the movement at the gate of Xiao Mansion. Seeing Xiao Feng coming out, the sedan started to move.
Mrs. Liu, Liu Peng, and Liu Mansion's housekeeper stood at the door, seemingly seeing off Liu Tong, but in fact they were all looking at Xiao Feng.
The people and vendors on the main street were all surprisingly quiet today. They didn't know what would happen today, but they felt like the sky in the entire capital was pressing down on their heads, making them breathless.
These people watched Xiao Feng walk out of Xiao Mansion and watched his back walking further and further away. The white robe fluttered in the wind, revealing the cyan clothes underneath, giving people a strange feeling.
The figure didn't seem to get smaller as it walked, but grew bigger and bigger as it walked. It was as tall as the pavilions and pavilions on the roadside, as tall as the red walls and green tiles of the palace, and so big that it pressed darkly on people's heads. It's like the sky is on my shoulders.
The dynasty is filled with nobles, civil and military officials, the palace is full of brocade robes, and the emperor is at court. The last time this kind of scene happened in Jiajing Dynasty can be traced back to the last time.
Among the standing ministers, Yan Shifan was sitting in a car and parked next to Yan Song. He was dressed in gray cloth, simple and unpretentious, and looked particularly calm.
Jiajing's eyes were slightly closed, his face was pale, and his eye circles were blue, obviously he had not slept all night. He nodded tiredly, and Huang Jin beside him took a step forward.
"My lords, last night the governor of Jiangnan, Hu Zongxian, made a secret report and listed Luo Wenlong's five major crimes and Yan Shifan's eight major crimes.
Article 1: Collude with Japanese pirates and kill common people;
Article 2: Collude with Bai Lian and kidnap the princess;
Article 3: Ambush at the seaside and assassinate the imperial envoy;
Article 4: Conceal the truth and assassinate the prince;
Article 5: Hiding wealth in Japan and creating a gangster nest.
In the above five items, Yan Shifan is the chief envoy and Luo Wenlong is the minions. Yan Shifan also committed three major crimes.
Raise the dead and indulge the prisoners on death row; seek huge profits by privately selling arms; collude with Bai Lian to assassinate Long Live! "
All civil and military officials in the court were as silent as a cicada. For such explosive words, not even one person below raised an exclamation mark.
Any of the above items, taken alone, are the crime of beheading. At least five of them are the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. At least two of them are the crime of killing the nine tribes.
In the past, prisoners who could commit two of these crimes were considered very good. If what is said in the memorial is true, Yan Shifan can be said to have set a Ming Dynasty criminal record.
Yan Song sat down on the ground. He quickly got up and fell to his knees, his whole body shaking, tears streaming down his face, and his voice hoarse.
"Long live, long live, Hu Zongxian must have been instigated by others to frame my son! The crime also involves the prince, his heart is to be punished, please be aware of it, please be aware of it!"
Everyone looked at Xiao Feng. If Hu Zongxian was instigated by someone, it goes without saying that it must be Xiao Feng. There is no need to consider other people.
This is also the sophistication of Yan Song. Even if he was struck by thunder, he did not lose his mind. He was not in a hurry to defend his son's sins, but first made a fuss about the larger framework.
As long as this matter is dragged into a party struggle, Jiajing will have doubts in his heart. It is best to drag this matter into a party struggle among the princes, then everything is possible!
Jiajing did not open his eyes, but said lightly: "Yan Shifan, if you have any excuse, just say it, I will give you a chance."
Old friend, this is my last care for you. Your son has convinced me countless times that if you have the ability, just go ahead and say it this time.
Yan Shifan had two extra legs under his body, so he could kneel down. He knelt on the ground, and the wood hit the ground with a loud sound. The wooden ankle exposed at the ankle also made people feel quite moved.
This man is already a useless person. Do we really need to kill him to death? At this moment, even some neutral people felt this way, and Jiajing's eyelids twitched.
Yan Shifan's expression was calm, as if Ling Chi's crime of destroying the family was all about someone else. He looked at Xiao Feng very calmly.
"Long live this, over the years, we have never stopped suing the common people, but in the end they are all empty talk. Common people, please ask, are there any real evidence for the charges this time?"
Jiajing naturally would not answer Yan Shifan's words. He was not a judge of cases. He nodded, and Huang Jin handed all the documents in his hand to Lu Bing.
Lu Bing gritted his teeth and whispered to Jiajing: "Long live, I suddenly felt severe pain in my abdomen. I deserve death for my crime. I... please come down to the palace for now..."
Lu Bing didn't know that his excuse was very suspicious, but he couldn't find a better excuse. People have three urgent needs. Even the emperor can't help but make people feel upset.
He really didn't want to take over the responsibility of presiding Yan Shifan on this occasion. All fools knew that today was different from the past. This was the moment of decisive battle between Xiao Feng and Yan Shifan!
Being involved at this time, when Yan Shifan is really desperate, what if he loses his mind, feels that the presiding judge Lu Bing is overbearing, and is suspected of blowing a dirty whistle, and exposes all his disgraceful things in anger?
Even if Long live Nobuyoshi, those things are not enough to cause him to lose his official position and lose his life, but what kind of occasion is this? How will I face hundreds of officials and Long Live in the future?
Jiajing didn't know if he had read Lu Bing's thoughts, so he frowned slightly and nodded.
"Then leave it to Xiao Feng. He is also used to trying cases. At this time, in full view of everyone, I am also present. No matter who is interrogating, it will be the same. Nothing can happen."
Lu Bing was granted amnesty, and went down the hall from the side with his legs crossed. He went to the toilet and pretended to walk around before returning, still standing behind Jiajing.
When Lu Bing ran out, Xiao Feng took the document from Huang Jin's hand, stood beside Yan Shifan, and said calmly.
"Yan Shifan, which crime do you have questions about? Just ask."
Yan Shifan didn't even raise his head and asked calmly: "What evidence is there for saying that I colluded with the Japanese pirates and killed the people?"
Xiao Feng took out a confession and handed it to him: "Here are the confessions of Xu Hai and the confessions of the Japanese pirate leaders captured by Hu Zongxian.
It proves that you repeatedly instigated Luo Wenlong, mobilized the Xu Hai fleet, colluded with coastal Japanese pirates, and robbed coastal villages and towns, as well as coastal counties. "
Yan Shifan continued to ask: "What evidence is there for saying that I colluded with Bai Lian and robbed the princess?"
Xiao Feng took out another confession and gave it to him: "Here are the confessions of Xu Hai, the confessions of the Japanese pirate leaders, and the testimonies of the commander of the Nanjing camp and the commander of the Taicang Guards.
On that day, Luo Wenlong and Xiao Qin led their troops to attack together. In full view of everyone, the witnesses had all seen Luo Wenlong with their own eyes, and there was no mistake. "
Yan Shifan did not defend himself, but continued to ask: "The ambush at the seaside and the assassination of the imperial envoy must have had everyone's confession?"
Xiao Feng came up with a confession: "The ambush on the seaside happened when Wang Zhi and I were meeting with Wanghailou. Not only the testimony of the soldiers, but also the testimony of the people around Wanghailou."
Yan Shifan said calmly: "Even if Luo Wenlong did all these things, what does it have to do with me? Do you have evidence that I ordered him to do these things? For example, letters or something like that?"
Xiao Feng shook his head: "There is no evidence of these crimes in the letters you wrote to Luo Wenlong, but there is ironclad evidence that Luo Wenlong did these things.
Don't you think you have a close connection with Luo Wenlong and have always guided him in his work? It’s not like all the good things he does are directed by you, and the bad things he does have nothing to do with you, right? "
Yan Shifan smiled slightly: "It turns out that you tried so hard to put the credit for the surrender on Luo Wenlong, just to induce me to produce evidence of my close connection with Luo Wenlong.
You also know that if I don't take the initiative to produce the evidence that I arranged for Luo Wenlong to be a spy, you won't be able to prove that I have a relationship with Luo Wenlong.
You also know that if I don't take the initiative to admit that I have a close relationship with Luo Wenlong, you can't prove that Luo Wenlong has been keeping in touch with me all these years.
What a scheming idea and a good method. Xiao Feng, you are really the smartest person I have ever met. Unfortunately, you forgot one thing. "
Xiao Feng looked at him coldly: "Really? What did I forget?"
Yan Shifan looked at Xiao Feng indifferently: "You said that I have always instructed Luo Wenlong to do things, so the good and bad things Luo Wenlong did should be done by me.
Then I would like to ask, among all the civil and military officials of the imperial court, including you and me, which one of them does not listen to Wanzai’s teachings and guidance?
According to you, are all the good and bad things we do done by Long Live Rong? Long live those corrupt officials?
Your remarks are simply treasonous! "
