Idle courtiers

Chapter 331 The Wind Seems to Have Changed
The early summer of the 41st year of Jiajing was a precarious one for the Yan Party.

When Yan Maoqing smuggled salt to raise military expenses for the Fujian frontline, the emperor Longyan was furious, and the author was arrested and imprisoned.

Yan Song was on sick leave and had been at home for a month, and Ren Jiu showed no signs of recovery.

However, when the weather got hot, there was good news—Old Xiaoge was able to walk around in the field, and he could see things.

Yan Shifan is the think tank and backbone of the Yan Party. With him in charge, everyone has strong confidence to completely turn this sinister situation over.

Sure enough, as everyone expected.

The first thing Xiao Yan did when he went to the field was to go to the Ministry of Industry that he led. While joking, he cleared up the backlog of official affairs for a quarter in just one morning, and dealt with a dozen or so officials who were negligent in administration.

In the afternoon, he went through the major manufacturing bureaus below without stopping, exhausting the four fast horses.

When it came to Shen Shi, Yan Shifan still refused to rest.Another dozen officials were called to the Ministry of Industry to discuss matters while having a working meal until midnight.

During this time, Xiao Yan ate three bowls of dry rice, ate a pound of braised elbow, drank a pound of rice wine, and said with a smile: "When Sima Yi talked about Zhuge Wuhou, he said: "If you eat less, you will be troubled, and it won't be long." Back then when a certain disease was lying in bed, each meal only had a bowl of thin porridge, can you think about it?"

Laughing, he threw his cup to the ground, full of vigor.

I, Yan Donglou, are back!

Everyone knows how powerful Yan Shifan is. The reason why Yan Ge's family has survived for so many years is because of his clever words and extraordinary financial management methods;

This person's methods are vicious and he has no limit.

Thinking of this, the courtier felt awe-inspiring.Those who planned to follow up on impeachment hesitated, and the officials who had danced so well before began to regret it.

Next, the number of impeachment papers flying to the cabinet began to dwindle.

The downturn began to ease.

……

"Simple, brutal, crushing with force. Political struggles in the court, in the final analysis, are the struggle of strength." It was night, Xiao Yan returned to the mansion, and could no longer bear the discomfort of his body. He lay down in front of the spittoon, "wow", Spit out all the wine and meat that I ate tonight.

He has not recovered from his illness, he eats and drinks too much, and he is full of oil and fat, how can he benefit from it.

This vomit, only vomited tears in the eyes, sweat profusely, and there was no strength at all.

Yan Song hurriedly helped him onto the Hu bed, and said sadly: "Qing'er, Qing'er, why do you spoil yourself so much! It doesn't matter if Daddy, the chief assistant, returns to his hometown in Fenyi, Xiaoao Mountain Forest, and ends up in this ruined body , can be regarded as a rich man. I have been in the ups and downs of the officialdom, and I am tired of being a father. I am tired, and it is time to go home. You are not Jinshi, not Hanlin, so what if you continue to fight?"

While talking, he lovingly wiped the sweat from his son's forehead with a wet towel.

Yan Shifan smiled bitterly: "A gentleman should think twice, thinking about danger, thinking about retreating, and thinking about change. Among them, thinking about retreating is the most difficult thing. Dad wants to retreat, but he can't. For more than ten years, our father and son have killed Xia Yan and killed Shen Lian and Yang Jisheng, the people who were exiled by us and removed from their official positions are overwhelming. If you take a step back, the wall will fall and everyone will push you, and you will die without a place to die!"

Yan Song sighed: "Yes, the most difficult thing in this world is to retreat."

"Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement." Yan Shifan rested for a while, regained his strength, and shouted angrily: "There is another sentence, the most difficult thing in the world is to do it. The so-called doing a lot and making mistakes, my father and son do it for the sake of doing it." The imperial court has worked so hard for the emperor's father, and he has suffered countless infamy. It is not easy to be impeached and accused of crimes. However, what else can those so-called honest gentlemen do, and what is the benefit to the country? "

"Is it possible to let those gentlemen who only know how to read the Four Books and Five Classics raise a million taels of military expenditure for the Fujian front line and a few hundred thousand taels for the emperor every year?"

After venting for a while, Yan Shifan finally said: "Father, Your Majesty still can't leave you. The Son of Heaven is holy, and the heart of heaven is unpredictable. After the thunder, there will be rain and dew. This can be seen from Xu Jie's previous visit to our house. The son is sure, and the father will soon can recover."

Yan Song cheered up: "Really?"

Yan Shifan analyzed: "My lord, the reason why the emperor suppressed his anger this time is mainly because he was angry with Yan Maoqing and the others for their greed for a large sum of money from selling salt and silver. Just imagine, if the money earned is not only sent to Hu Ruzhen for military supplies, but also Donate money, isn’t it all right? It’s easy for the Son of Heaven to remove his father’s position as chief assistant, but it’s worth thinking about who will replace him?”

"Let me ask, who dares to say that he can spend a lot of money to maintain the war situation in Fujian, who dares to raise so much money for the construction of palaces for His Majesty? Can Xu Jie do it, Li Chunfang is a rotten scholar."

Hearing his son's words, Yan Song's eyes brightened.Things in the world can't be escaped by a single word.Removing his father and son would only harm the emperor but not benefit him. It is really unnecessary!

Yan Shifan: "Xu Jie is very popular now, and he waits in front of the marquis all day long, so he must have figured out what His Majesty is thinking, so he came here to please our father and son. Your Majesty still loves our father and son, so don't worry about it, Father."

Yan Song let out a long sigh of relief: "It seems that it is so. Naturally, I don't believe Xu Jie, but it's good to let him play tricks behind the scenes."

He continued to sigh: "Yan Maoqing and the others made a fuss. It is said that he made a huge amount of 100 million taels, but he only sent 20 taels to the capital. They divided the rest privately... Alas, he There are many people under him, and they all need to be appeased, and there is no way to do this."

Xiao Yan is also silent, as the leader of a huge interest group, your greatest responsibility is to feed everyone.If you don't give money, no one will work for you.If you want the horse to run without feeding the horse, how can there be such a beautiful thing in the world?

In the past, when the Yan family and his son sent subordinates to collect money locally, only [-]% to [-]% of the money was left in their hands, and the rest was divided up by everyone.They had no choice but to pretend not to see it.

Now, there is a big mistake in this.

It's no wonder they were there.

Yan Song showed a smile on his face: "Qing'er has relieved her so much, and her father's mood has improved a lot. You have not recovered from your serious illness, so don't work too hard, and don't go to the Ministry of Industry."

Yan Shifan sighed: "If you don't go, you can't do it. My son has an idea. Isn't Xu Jie responsible for the reconstruction of Renshou Palace? My son wants to grab it. After all, now we have given His Majesty 20 taels of silver, and we have contributed a lot. Our Ministry of Industry is also in charge of this piece." Son, when the time comes, father can take this opportunity to serve you again, after all, it depends on the emperor's will in the end."

Yan Song nodded: "This plan is great."

(End of this chapter)