Chapter 267 Don’t scare Mr. Yan Ge
The house Yan Song borrowed was not small. There were two trees in the courtyard and two trees planted in front of the main house. The shopkeeper probably sent someone to clean it in advance when he borrowed the house. Except for a few fallen pieces on the brown stone road, Leaves and no other dirt.
The same goes for every room, they are all very clean. In addition, there are many books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and there are even some collections of books.
"Well... Mr. Sheng is very particular about people, but I'm afraid it would be a bit wasteful for me to live in such a big courtyard by myself."
In fact, the Sheng family is not so much about being particular as it is about being proficient.
'Investment, if they, the new Jinshi, don't give it well, it's better not to give it at all.
And Yan Song was thinking that he had to find a suitable time to go to Nancheng and find a few messengers, otherwise it would always be inconvenient. Just like now, when there was a knock on the door, he found the two trees in front of the study and hall. Go to the front yard and walk another seven or eight steps to the left.
"Who are you looking for?"
The outsider replied: "Excuse me, I'm from Xuchang, a man from Fenyi, Jiangxi. I'm looking for Mr. Yan from Xinke to explore Hua."
"Master Yan doesn't know you, please go back."
The voice from outside became anxious, "Young master, my father Xu Youming is Mr. Yan's cousin, please let me know!"
"Cousin?"
Yan Song thought that he was her mother's cousin. He dug deep into the deepest corners of his memory, but only found a few impressions.
"A direct cousin cannot be faked! My grandfather and Mr. Yan's maternal grandmother are biological siblings born from the same mother!"
Yan Song thought that he had never met his grandmother.
People outside are still wondering why a gatekeeper with such great power dares to make arbitrary decisions even though he claims to be a relative.
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing serious. I just saw the imperial list and found out that I still have relatives in the capital. I bought some good duck meat with my father and wanted to present it to Mr. Yan."
Yan Song thought it was okay if nothing serious happened, so he opened the door.
He was not polite when he opened the door, "I am Yan Song. There are no young masters here."
Xu Chang has sharp eyes and quick hands, "Ah, it turns out to be my cousin. My cousin Xu Chang has come to give you a gift."
This man has a fair face and no beard, but he really looks young. Looking at his face, Yan Song felt that he should be a person with an innocent family background, but this person was too thick-skinned. He didn't feel embarrassed at all when he saw him. On the contrary, he was in a happier mood than him, as if he had known him for many years.
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"Brother Xu said that your father is my cousin, and my name is taboo..."
"Xu Youming."
"What's the word?"
"Zi Deshan."
"Then do you know my mother's name?"
"Mrs. Yan's real name is Yan, and she is called Yan Yun."
Xu Chang's answer was so smooth that Yan Song couldn't even suspect it. There was no trace of thinking at all.
"So, you are really my cousin's son."
"There's no lie in this. When I was young, I followed my father to visit my aunt."
Maybe I've seen it, but the intersection shouldn't be very deep. Yan Song's mother, Yan's family, was from a good family, but his father was average, so his father had to take the imperial examinations for the rest of his life, but only a few could cross this single-plank bridge.
When Yan's father failed in the examination, he naturally began to be ignored. Even the Yan family is drifting away from their natal family. ….
If I hadn't won the third prize this time, I would never have had such a cousin appear in my life. Yan Song felt a little proud of his success, but also felt a little sad about the harshness of the world.
"Cousin, did you buy this yard yourself?"
Yan Song was wary of him, and only paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."
"It's a little small. Originally, my father prepared a bigger one."
He said this as if he was very rich.
However, Yan Song was a little surprised, "Where is my cousin?"
Logically speaking, if this is done to him
If a beauty hunter takes it seriously, why don't you have to come to the door in person?
As a result, after saying this, Xu Chang was no longer as happy as before. Instead, he knelt down with a thump and said, "Cousin, my father has been arrested!"
Yan Song slapped his forehead, he was careless and shouldn't have let him in.
"Is this why you came to me?"
Xu Chang banged his head and kowtowed, "Cousin, Mr. Yan, you are the Tanhua Lang, a big shot who can meet the emperor and his elders. Cousin, I really have no choice. Four days ago, my father was as usual. He was doing business in the inn honestly, but suddenly a group of officials came and took him in. He didn’t say anything or asked anything. I’ve spent hundreds of taels of money so far, but I don’t even know why. Those who were arrested were not even asked!"
"What kind of big shot is Tanhua Lang?" Yan Song stood in the courtyard and looked up at the lush poplar tree. In his mind was Xie Pi's back.
If he were Xie Pi. Just asking what crime was committed. That's easy.
But he is Yan Song, where can he go to find out?
Jin Yiwei, the Ministry of Punishment... No one in their right mind would want to be associated with them.
"Go away, I can't help you."
"Master Yan!" Xu Chang was really anxious, "You can do it, you can just ask where I will be detained."
Yan Song was heartbroken and said, "Let's go!"
"cousin!"
With no other choice, Yan Song could only pull Xuchang out personally. There is no use shedding such tears in front of him.
Xu Chang lay on the ground, refusing to leave, "Otherwise, Mr. Yan, please stop asking about my father. He is a nobody. Please ask why Zhan Xiushan was arrested. He is a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs. You need to go to the Ministry of Finance and ask, maybe you will know. My father may also be related to him."
Zhan Xiushan...Zhan family?
Yan Song suddenly became a little more interested.
"Cousin...is he still in contact with the Zhan family?"
"No!" Xu Chang shook his head hastily.
"Really? If you lied to me, I will kick you out immediately!"
Xu Chang's expression tightened, "Mr. Yan, this... this can't be said to be true. We are from Jiangxi, and the Zhan family is also from Jiangxi. We have some business contacts, but Master Zhan was hit by two in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi's reign. A Jinshi, after that our Xu family will actually not be able to climb up to the lintel of the Zhan family."
Jiangxi, Jiangxi again.
Yan Song felt inexplicably dangerous, but he didn't know what the problem was.
He was alone, with no background or support, and facing the unknown and dangerous court officialdom, he was even a little at a loss. No book he has read since childhood taught him what to do at this time! ….
"Come in!" Yan Song pointed at Xu Chang, "Tell me everything about Zhan Xiushan!"
Now, as long as Xu Chang is not kicked out, he is willing to do whatever is asked of him, regardless of dignity or face...
He immediately got up from the ground and even poured tea for Yan Song skillfully.
"cousin."
"You lied to me and said you were just here to deliver duck meat. Who in my family would lie to my own family? So don't call me cousin. Random relatives will only make me hate you. Just call me Master Yan."
Xu Chang hit a nail that was neither hard nor soft, and could only swallow, "Yes, Master Yan. Let's talk about Zhan Xiushan. But I only know about Hongzhi fifteen years ago, after he won the Jinshi... … He rarely interacts with us.”
"Zhan Xiushan is the third son of the Zhan family in Raozhou. He is the youngest son and the smartest son in the family. The Zhan family is also a well-known and prominent family in Raozhou Prefecture. Several generations of the family have been in the cloth business and have considerable wealth. In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, Zhan Xiushan passed the second-level title and was awarded the title of Guizhou Silangzhong of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In addition, he also had an elder brother of the same clan. He passed the imperial examination in the sixth year of Hongzhi and is now the general magistrate of Ningbo Prefecture in Zhejiang Province. Originally, When we talk about the Zhan family, we always think of Ningbo Prefecture Tongfan as the biggest one, but fifteen years after Hongzhi, Zhan Xiushan caught up with them... My father also said in private
Probably because they were praising that person and ignoring Zhan Xiushan, people were dissatisfied with us..."
"What is your original relationship with him?"
Xu Chang answered honestly, "Zhan Xiushan has two interests, one is a girl, and the other is gambling. Originally, he would borrow money from my father."
"Borrow money? Mr. Zhan asked your father to borrow money?"
"It turned out that Zhan Xiushan couldn't get money at home. Zhan's family knew about this problem, so they always controlled him in terms of money. And..."
"And what?"
"Mr. Yan may have never seen anyone who loves gambling. If they get addicted to gambling, they will borrow money from anyone they can, no matter who they borrow it from, as long as they have money."
Yan Song no longer fully believed what he said, and while listening, he thought, "I'm afraid you also want to climb onto someone else's tree, so I'm quite willing to borrow it."
"This is one aspect. The main thing is that the Zhan family has money. As long as there is an IOU, there is no fear that he will not repay the money. If you don't borrow it, you will offend him, so why not borrow it? But after the fifteen years of Hongzhi, there will be very little... Probably when he Now that I have become an official and have money, I will not be short of these few hundred taels of silver."
"Did he do anything illegal because of this? So he was arrested?"
Xu Chang was confused, "I haven't heard of it... This happened half a month ago, in the dead of night, suddenly the Jin Yiwei came and took the person away."
"Then your father won't be arrested because of the money he borrowed three years ago, right?" Yan Song narrowed his eyes, "You have something to hide from me."
Xuchang's heart skipped a beat. After all, he was the master who won the imperial examination and was not easy to deceive.
Then he knelt down again and said, "Master Yan, my father is really your cousin. I beg Master Yan to save my father in this relationship. We are just people doing a small business. Even if we want to commit a crime, we don't have the ability." It's a big deal. If Mr. Yan can show mercy and agree to me, I won't hide anything."….
Yan Song said, "Hey, then stop talking. I don't want to hear it either. Why are you listening to such troublesome things? It's better to hide away."
Xu Chang was dumbfounded when he saw it. How could this be possible?
Don't blame him, he is no match for Yan Song in his tricks.
"Master Yan, I said, I said it's not okay!"
Old God Yan Song is here. He mainly wants to understand the situation clearly. He doesn't want everyone talking about Zhan's family to him, as if he, as a Jiangxi native, has got into some trouble, which makes him unable to sleep at night. .
Xu Chang struggled in his heart, but there was no other way for him. In the end, he had to grit his teeth and take a gamble, "...Zhan Xiushan has a few best friends who are fond of gambling. My father will find a special person for them in the backyard of the inn. A place where he can’t be found! So he sometimes borrows money from our family.”
Yan Song began to feel that something was wrong, and they gathered together to gamble. The court would not send Jin Yiwei to arrest people, which meant that there were other reasons for arresting people. And his cousin, whom he had never met and still didn't know the truth, was actually very close to that small group, so this should be the reason for being caught.
No matter what Zhan Xiushan's reason was, it was definitely not a good thing to involve Jin Yiwei.
Thinking about it further, he suddenly felt a little annoyed. I don't know if this Xuchang is being targeted. Maybe if he is left to wander around, whoever he bumps into will be a clue.
damn it!
"Since you have indeed committed a crime, then act according to the laws of the court! What is the use of you coming to me? Get out!"
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Zhu Houzhao was a little confused when he heard Mao's retelling of this sentence in Chinese.
"Did Yan Song really say this?"
"yes."
Oh, that's awesome. Zhu Houzhao exclaimed in his heart, is it possible that Yan Ge was also a righteous and passionate young man when he was young?
However, after listening to Mao Yuwen's report, Zhu Houzhao actually became more confident in Zhan Xiushan's slander of Mei Huaigu, meaning Mei Kejia.
"Pass an order to order Xie Pi, the new top scholar, and Tanhua Yan Song to enter the attendant's room!"
"yes!"
"Language."
"I'm here."
"You go find this Yan Song tonight and ask him to bring that Xu Chang
Please come back. "
"yes."
"You know my intention, right?"
"Wei Chen knows."
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"Don't scare him."
Mao Yuwen: "..."
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I'm going to Nanjing for a meeting tomorrow.
This is what I said before...if you go to a meeting out of town and come back late.
However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it can only be updated to 4,000. I will still try hard to see. .
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